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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the statement is correct ? |
| A. | Tea is extensively grown in the Surma valley |
| B. | Coffee is extensively grown in 'danda Karanya |
| C. | Cotton is extensively grown in lower Ganga plain |
| D. | Tobacco is extensively grown in West Bengal |
| Answer» B. Coffee is extensively grown in 'danda Karanya | |
| 2. |
With reference to the soil conservation, consider the following practices- 1. Crop rotation 2. Sand Fences 3. Terracing 4. Wind breaksWhich of the above are considered appropriate methods for soil conservation in India ? |
| A. | 1,2 and 3 only |
| B. | 2 and 4 only |
| C. | 1,3and 4 only |
| D. | 1,2,3 and 4 only |
| Answer» D. 1,2,3 and 4 only | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following is the busiest ocean trade route ? |
| A. | Cape of Good Hope |
| B. | Panama Canal |
| C. | Suez Canal |
| D. | North Atlantic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which ruler of Vijaynagar had sent his embassy to the emperor of China ? |
| A. | Harihar I |
| B. | Bukka I |
| C. | Krishnadava Raya |
| D. | Saluva Narsimaha |
| Answer» C. Krishnadava Raya | |
| 5. |
The state which tops in the cultivation of flowers is- |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» D. West Bengal | |
| 6. |
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: List-I (Park/Sanctuary) A. Dochigam Wildlife Sanctuary B. Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary C. Kanha National Park D. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary List-II (State) 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Rajasthan 3. Kerala 4. Jammu and Kashmir |
| A. | A4, B2, C1, D3 |
| B. | A1, B3. C2, D4 |
| C. | A2, B1, C4, D3 |
| D. | A3, B4, C2, D1 |
| Answer» B. A1, B3. C2, D4 | |
| 7. |
The International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is located at: |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Patna |
| C. | Bhubaneshwar |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The small and marginal farmers will get irrigation facilities through- |
| A. | Jal Yojna |
| B. | Krishak Yojna |
| C. | Ganga Kalyan Yojna |
| D. | Dhara Yojna |
| Answer» D. Dhara Yojna | |
| 9. |
Who was given the title of Andhra Kavita Pitamaha ? |
| A. | Sayan |
| B. | Madhav |
| C. | Srinath |
| D. | Paddana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Match list -I with list -II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:- List-I: A Birhor B. Bhutiya C. Toda D. Sentinelese List-II 1. andaman and Nicobar Island 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Sikkim 4. Jharkhand |
| A. | A4, B3, C2, D1 |
| B. | A2, B4, C1, D3 |
| C. | A3, B2, C4, D1 |
| D. | A4, B1, C3, D2 |
| Answer» B. A2, B4, C1, D3 | |
| 11. |
Who of the following took the passing of resolution on partition in the meeting of the congress Committee (1947) as aSurrender of Nationalism in favour of Communalism? |
| A. | Dr.Kitchlew |
| B. | Purushottam Das Tandon |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | G.B.Pant |
| Answer» B. Purushottam Das Tandon | |
| 12. |
Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the charateristic of- |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Kashmir |
| D. | None of These |
| Answer» D. None of These | |
| 13. |
Who of the following had regarded the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress (1931) as the pinnacle of Mahatma Gandhi's popularity and prestige ? |
| A. | S.C.Bose |
| B. | Pattabhi Sitaramayya |
| C. | Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel |
| D. | Sardar Kishan Singh |
| Answer» B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya | |
| 14. |
Under whose chairmanship a committee was formed to defend the accused in Kakori case ? |
| A. | Acharya Narendra Dev |
| B. | Govind Ballabh Pant |
| C. | Chandrabhanu Gupta |
| D. | Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Who among the following had seconded the resolution on partition in the meeting of All India Congress Committee held in New Delhi in 1947 ? |
| A. | Govind Ballah Pant |
| B. | sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| C. | J.B.Kripalani |
| D. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The kingdom of Vijaynagar was founded by- |
| A. | Vijaya Raja |
| B. | HariharII |
| C. | Harihar and Bukka |
| D. | Bukka II |
| Answer» D. Bukka II | |
| 17. |
Match List-I with List -II and Find the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List-I A. Vinoba Bhave B. B.G.Tilak C. Aruna Asaf Ali D. Sarojini Naidu List- II Home Rule Movement 2. Individual Satyagraha 3. Dharsana Raid 4. Quit India Movement |
| A. | A2, B1, C4, D3` |
| B. | A1, B2, C3, D4 |
| C. | A4, B3, C2, D1 |
| D. | A1, B2, C4, D3 |
| Answer» B. A1, B2, C3, D4 | |
| 18. |
The book The Man Who Divided India was written by: |
| A. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Dr.Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Rafiq Zakaria |
| D. | Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre |
| Answer» D. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre | |
| 19. |
Who among the following took Mahatma Gandhi's gain in the gandhi-Irwin Pact as Consolation prizes? |
| A. | S.C.Bose |
| B. | Alan Campbell Johnson |
| C. | B.G.Hornimam |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» B. Alan Campbell Johnson | |
| 20. |
After the sentence of B.G.Tilak, Who among the following had pleaded for mercy and said:My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit Scholar |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Max Muller |
| C. | Bipinchandra Pal |
| D. | William Jones |
| Answer» C. Bipinchandra Pal | |
| 21. |
In which of the following session of Indian National Congress , the word Swaraj was uttered from the Congress platform for the first time ? |
| A. | Banaras Session, 1905 |
| B. | Calcutta Session 1906 |
| C. | Surat Session, 1907 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Surat Session, 1907 | |
| 22. |
The Bahmani Kingdom was founded in the year- |
| A. | 1336 |
| B. | 1338 |
| C. | 1347 |
| D. | 1361 |
| Answer» D. 1361 | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following statements is not correct about Dadabhai Naoroji ? |
| A. | He was the first Indian to be appointed as professor of Mathematics and Physics at Elphinstone College, Bombay. |
| B. | He was elected as the member of British Parliament in 1892. |
| C. | He started a Gujarati Journal, 'Rast Goftar' |
| D. | For four times he had presided over the Indian National Congress. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Along with Mahatma Gandhi who amongst the following Muslims did lift the bier of Bal Gangadhar Tilak ? |
| A. | Shaukat Ali |
| B. | Mohammad Ali |
| C. | Maulana A.K. Azad |
| D. | M.A.Ansari |
| Answer» B. Mohammad Ali | |
| 25. |
Consider the following events connected with Indian National Movement and find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below-1. Demise of B.G.Tilak 2. Passing of Rowlatt Bill as an Act 3.Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 4. Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress, 1919. |
| A. | 2,3,4,1 |
| B. | 4,3,2,1. |
| C. | 3,4,2,1 |
| D. | 1,2,3,4 |
| Answer» B. 4,3,2,1. | |
| 26. |
The first editor of the Journal 'Indian Opinion' was- |
| A. | M.K.Gandhi |
| B. | Albert West |
| C. | Mahadev Desai |
| D. | Mansukhlal Nazar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The last session of Indian National Congress attended by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was- |
| A. | Calcutta Session, 1906 |
| B. | Surat Session, 1907 |
| C. | Calcutta Session, 1917 |
| D. | Amritsar Session 1919 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The British Journalist H.W. Nevinson was associated with- |
| A. | Non-Co-Operation movement |
| B. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| C. | Swadeshi Movement |
| D. | quit India Movement |
| Answer» D. quit India Movement | |
| 29. |
The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of - |
| A. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| B. | Mohammad bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Firoz Tughlaq | |
| 30. |
Who were the ashta diggaja in the court of Krishnadeva Raya? |
| A. | Eight ministers |
| B. | Eight Telugu poets |
| C. | Eight Great Generals |
| D. | Eight advisors |
| Answer» C. Eight Great Generals | |
| 31. |
The task of drafting Congress Inquiry Committee report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted to- |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | C.R.Das |
| D. | Fazlul Haq |
| Answer» C. C.R.Das | |
| 32. |
In which of his following books did Mahatma Gandhi call British Parliament as sterile and prostitute ? |
| A. | Sarvodaya or Universal dawn |
| B. | An Autobiography or the story of my experiments with truth |
| C. | Hind Swaraj |
| D. | the Story of a Satyagrahi |
| Answer» D. the Story of a Satyagrahi | |
| 33. |
Who renovated Sudarshan Lake without using forced labour- |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Bindusar |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Rudradaman- I |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of Partition of Bengal was - |
| A. | Sir Andrws Fraser |
| B. | H.H.Risley |
| C. | Broddrick |
| D. | A.T.Arundel |
| Answer» B. H.H.Risley | |
| 35. |
Akbarnama was completed by Abul Fazl in- |
| A. | Seven years |
| B. | Eight years |
| C. | Nine years |
| D. | Ten years |
| Answer» B. Eight years | |
| 36. |
What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka ? |
| A. | 78 A.D. |
| B. | 81 A.D. |
| C. | 98 A.D. |
| D. | 121 A.D. |
| Answer» C. 98 A.D. | |
| 37. |
Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti ? |
| A. | Khwaja Abdal Chisti |
| B. | Shah Wali Ullah |
| C. | Mir Dard |
| D. | Khwaja Usman Haruni |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which Sufi saint was called Mahbub-i-Ilahi ? |
| A. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti |
| B. | Baba Farid |
| C. | Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| D. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
What was the boundary between the Delhi Sultan and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khilji after 1306 A.D. ? |
| A. | Beas |
| B. | Ravi |
| C. | Indus |
| D. | Sutlaj |
| Answer» D. Sutlaj | |
| 40. |
What is the meaning of Athavana ? |
| A. | Revenue Department |
| B. | Revenue |
| C. | Import Tax |
| D. | Trade Tax |
| Answer» B. Revenue | |
| 41. |
To whom Aurangzeb bestowed upon the title of Sahibat-uz-Zamani' ? |
| A. | Shaista Khan |
| B. | Amin Khan |
| C. | Jahan Ara |
| D. | Roshan Ara |
| Answer» D. Roshan Ara | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following statements is correct about an amendment in an article of Penal Code made by the Parliament of Morocco on 23rd Januay 2014 ? |
| A. | Rapist of a minor girl should marry her in order to avoid the trial. |
| B. | Rapist of minor girl should only face the trial. |
| C. | Rapist should marry the minor girl and face the trial also |
| D. | Rapist should pay the money to the parents of the minor girl in order to revive her chastity |
| Answer» B. Rapist of minor girl should only face the trial. | |
| 43. |
Who were called 'Dastar-Bandan ? |
| A. | Sufi saints |
| B. | Khan |
| C. | Malik |
| D. | Ulema |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Which one of the following statements is not correct about 7th Central Pay Commission ? |
| A. | Dr.Manmohan Singh approved composition of the 7th pay Commission on 4th February, 2014. |
| B. | Ashok Kumar Mathur has been appointed as Chairman of the Commission. |
| C. | The Commission has been mandated to submit its report in three years |
| D. | The recommendations of the Commission would be implemented from 1st January 2016. |
| Answer» D. The recommendations of the Commission would be implemented from 1st January 2016. | |
| 45. |
The route of Pakistani terrorists Abdul Walid and Fahim to Gorakhpur, who were nabbed in Gorakhpur on 27th March, 2014 was- |
| A. | Karachi, KathmanduGorakhpur |
| B. | Karachi, Lucknow, Gorakhpur |
| C. | Karachi, New Delhi, Gorakhpur |
| D. | Karachi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Gorakhpur |
| Answer» B. Karachi, Lucknow, Gorakhpur | |
| 46. |
Which of the following countries won the Women's Hockey World Cup, 2014 ? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | South Korea |
| C. | Netherlands |
| D. | India |
| Answer» D. India | |
| 47. |
The largest warship formally included in Indian Navy in June, 2014 is- |
| A. | I.N.S.Vikramaditya |
| B. | I.N.S. Prithviraj |
| C. | I.N.S. Rajendra |
| D. | I.N.S.Ashok |
| Answer» B. I.N.S. Prithviraj | |
| 48. |
When did World Health Organisation officially declare the South East Asia region Polio free ? |
| A. | 27th March, 2014 |
| B. | 28th March, 2014 |
| C. | 29th March 2014 |
| D. | 30th March 2014 |
| Answer» B. 28th March, 2014 | |
| 49. |
In which of the following one cities was played the final match of the seventh season of IPL, 2014 ? |
| A. | Bengaluru |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Kolkata |
| Answer» B. Hyderabad | |
| 50. |
Who amongst the following was appointed as Protem Speaker for sixteenth Lok Sabha ? |
| A. | Murali Manohar Joshi |
| B. | Kamal Nath |
| C. | Lal Krishna Advani |
| D. | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Answer» C. Lal Krishna Advani | |