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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. |
The Singh Sabha intended to restore Sikhism to its past purity by publishing historical religious books, magazines and journals, to propagate knowledge using Punjabi, to return Sikh apostates totheir original faith, and to involve highly placed …………in the educational programme of the Sikhs. |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Frenchmen |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | Englishmen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Who was the first to give the call for SwarajyaIndia for Indians”? |
| A. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| C. | Sri Aurobindo |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» B. Lokmanya Tilak | |
| 3. |
Dayananda was born on February 12 in 1824, in the town of Tankara, near Morvi (Morbi) in the Kathiawar region of the princely state of…………… |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the …………… |
| A. | Arya Samaj |
| B. | Brahma Samaj |
| C. | Ramakrishna Mission |
| D. | Theosophical society |
| Answer» B. Brahma Samaj | |
| 5. |
From the Constitution of Japan We, the Japanese people, acting through our duly elected representatives in the National Diet, determined that we shall secure for ourselves and our posterity the fruits of peaceful cooperation with all nations and the blessings of liberty throughout this land. . . . Which of these is a source for the ideas outlined in the Japanese Constitution? |
| A. | Charter of the United Nations |
| B. | legal writings of Thomas Hobbes |
| C. | writings on constitutions by Voltaire |
| D. | United States Constitution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
When a country’s constitution requires thebranches of government to remain independent of each other, it is adhering to the constitutional principle of |
| A. | popular sovereignty. |
| B. | separation of powers. |
| C. | federalism. |
| D. | direct democracy. |
| Answer» C. federalism. | |
| 7. |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 22, 1772 in village Radhanagar in the District ofHooghly in ……………. |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | MP |
| Answer» D. MP | |
| 8. |
In ……………., a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called 'Brahma Samaj'. |
| A. | 1628 |
| B. | 1728 |
| C. | 1828 |
| D. | 1928 |
| Answer» D. 1928 | |
| 9. |
The English philosopher John Locke arguedthat life, liberty, and property are |
| A. | natural rights that should be protected by government. |
| B. | political rights to be granted as determined by law. |
| C. | economic rights earned in a capitalistic system. |
| D. | social rights guaranteed by the ruling class. |
| Answer» B. political rights to be granted as determined by law. | |
| 10. |
Which of the following is a concept from classical Athens that is central to Western political thought today? |
| A. | Individuals should fight against nature and society to achieve greatness. |
| B. | Individual achievement, dignity, and worth are of great importance. |
| C. | Individual recognition impedes societal progress. |
| D. | Individuals play an insignificant role in shaping ideas, society, and the state. |
| Answer» C. Individual recognition impedes societal progress. | |
| 11. |
Jewish and Christian beliefs differ from the Greco-Roman tradition in matters concerning the importance of |
| A. | the role of law. |
| B. | individual morality. |
| C. | belief in one God. |
| D. | the family unit. |
| Answer» D. the family unit. | |
| 12. |
He who trusts any man with supreme power gives it to a wild beast, for such his appetite sometimes makes him: passion influences those in power, even the best of men, but law is reason without desire. . . . —AristotleWhich feature of modern Western democratic government reflects Aristotle’s views as given above? |
| A. | the direct election of members of the legislature |
| B. | the power of the courts to review the law |
| C. | the granting of emergency powers to the chief executive |
| D. | the requirement that government actions must adhere to the law |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Who believed that in an ideal society the government should be controlled by a class of “philosopher kings”? |
| A. | Muhammad |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Lao-tzu |
| D. | Thomas Aquinas |
| Answer» C. Lao-tzu | |
| 14. |
. . . for the administration of justice . . . is the principle of order in political society. —Aristotle,Politics From Aristotle’s statement above, it can be inferred that |
| A. | monarchs protect citizens from tyranny. |
| B. | only elected officials should impose laws. |
| C. | laws maintain the stability of the nation. |
| D. | majority rule ensures a stable government. |
| Answer» D. majority rule ensures a stable government. | |
| 15. |
The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the……………… |
| A. | introduction of western education in India |
| B. | Racial arrogance of the British |
| C. | Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians |
| D. | Queen's proclamation of 1858 |
| Answer» B. Racial arrogance of the British | |
| 16. |
…………… started an all-India campaign for restoring the entrance age of 21 and for simultaneous ICS examination in India. |
| A. | Gokahale |
| B. | S.N. Banerjee |
| C. | Tilak |
| D. | William Logan |
| Answer» C. Tilak | |
| 17. |
Who put on the statute book two obnoxious measures the vernacular press Act and the Indian Arms Act. |
| A. | Lord Ripon |
| B. | Lytton |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Queen Victoria |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 18. |
The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the British and united the Indians.a) b) c) d) |
| A. | Lytton |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Queen Elizabeth |
| D. | Queen Anne |
| Answer» C. Queen Elizabeth | |
| 19. |
Lytton held an Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 to announce …………..as the Empress of India at a time when a large part of the country was in the grip of a severe famine. |
| A. | Queen Elizabeth |
| B. | Queen Victoria |
| C. | Queen Anne |
| D. | Queen Marie |
| Answer» C. Queen Anne | |
| 20. |
50. The violent Mappilas stormed the bunglow of the District Magistrate ……….and murdered him in 1855. |
| A. | H.V. Connolly |
| B. | William Logan |
| C. | Lord Ripond |
| D. | Gladstone |
| Answer» B. William Logan | |
| 21. |
As the unrest continued unabatedly, the Madras government appointed ………, the collector of Malabar as special commissioner to enquire into the causes of the uprisings and recommendremedial measures. |
| A. | Connolly |
| B. | William Logan |
| C. | S.N. Banerjee |
| D. | Gokahale |
| Answer» C. S.N. Banerjee | |
| 22. |
Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the………….and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar. |
| A. | Ernad |
| B. | Cochi |
| C. | Travancore |
| D. | Kannur |
| Answer» B. Cochi | |
| 23. |
MSP means means ……………… |
| A. | Malabar Special Police |
| B. | Mysore special police |
| C. | Madras special police |
| D. | Mappila Special Police |
| Answer» B. Mysore special police | |
| 24. |
Which five year plan had an objective of rapid industrilization with particular emphasis on development of basic and heavy industries: |
| A. | First |
| B. | Second |
| C. | Third |
| D. | Fourth |
| Answer» C. Third | |
| 25. |
Which one of the following is not within the duties of the planning Commission ? |
| A. | To define the stage of growth and suggest allocation of resources |
| B. | To make an assessment of the material capital ad human resources of the country |
| C. | To determine the nature of machinery required for implementation of plan proposals |
| D. | To prepare the anual central budget |
| Answer» D. To prepare the anual central budget | |
| 26. |
………………………., a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D. |
| A. | Sir William Jones |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Lord Macaulay |
| Answer» B. Warren Hastings | |
| 27. |
…………………….Permanent settlement was made in Bengal in the sphere of revenue administration. |
| A. | William Pitt |
| B. | Hastings |
| C. | William Bentic |
| D. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Which one of the following Five Year Plans of India had growth with social justice and equality for achieving its goal as the main focus ? |
| A. | VI |
| B. | VII |
| C. | VIII |
| D. | IX |
| Answer» C. VIII | |
| 29. |
The Company was granted an English Royal Charter, under the name Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies, by …………………. on 31 December 1600. |
| A. | Elizabeth I |
| B. | Elizabeth II |
| C. | Henry VII |
| D. | Henry VIII |
| Answer» B. Elizabeth II | |
| 30. |
The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of …………………. in 1612. |
| A. | Buxar |
| B. | Plassey |
| C. | Swally |
| D. | Trafalgar |
| Answer» D. Trafalgar | |
| 31. |
Under the Government of India ……………, the British Crown assumed direct administration of India in the new British Raj. |
| A. | Act of 1658 |
| B. | Act of 1758 |
| C. | Act of 1858 |
| D. | Act of 1947 |
| Answer» D. Act of 1947 | |
| 32. |
The fourth …………………..War was of short duration and decisive and ended with Tipu’s death on May 4, 1799. |
| A. | Anglo-Mysore |
| B. | French- Mysore War |
| C. | Maratha -Mysore war |
| D. | Nyzam-Mysore War |
| Answer» B. French- Mysore War | |
| 33. |
The Treaty of Mangalore was in the year...................... |
| A. | 1484 |
| B. | 1584 |
| C. | 1684 |
| D. | 1784 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
A rolling plan refers to a plan which: |
| A. | does not change its targets every year |
| B. | change its allocations every year |
| C. | Changes its allocations and targets every year |
| D. | changes only its targets every year |
| Answer» D. changes only its targets every year | |
| 35. |
Seringapatnam was the capital of ……………. |
| A. | Pazhassi Raja |
| B. | Tipu Sultan |
| C. | Kurumbranad Raja |
| D. | Srimoolam Tirunal |
| Answer» C. Kurumbranad Raja | |
| 36. |
6. In 1650 Gabriel Boughton, an employee of the Company obtained a license for trade in…………. |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Mysore |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» B. Orissa | |
| 37. |
7. Year of the Battle of Plassey is …………. |
| A. | 1557 |
| B. | 1657 |
| C. | 1757 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» D. 1857 | |
| 38. |
Which of the following is an extra constitutional and non-statutory body ? |
| A. | Planning Commission |
| B. | Finance Commission |
| C. | Election Commission |
| D. | Union Public Service Commission |
| Answer» B. Finance Commission | |
| 39. |
A manufacturer undertakes to supply 2000 pieces of a particular component at Rs.25 per piece.According to his estimates, even if 5% fail to pass the quality tests, then he will make a profit of 25%. However, as it turned out, 50% of the components were rejected. What is the loss to the manufacturer ? |
| A. | Rs.12000 |
| B. | Rs.13000 |
| C. | Rs.14000 |
| D. | Rs.15000 |
| Answer» C. Rs.14000 | |
| 40. |
Only one of the following can be the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission. He is the: |
| A. | Minister for Planning and Development |
| B. | Home Minister |
| C. | Prime Minister |
| D. | Finance Minister |
| Answer» D. Finance Minister | |
| 41. |
Jacob bought a scooter for a certain sum of money . He spent 10% of the cost on repairs and sold the scooter for a profit of Rs.1100/-. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20%? |
| A. | Rs.400 |
| B. | Rs.440 |
| C. | Rs.500 |
| D. | Rs.550 |
| Answer» D. Rs.550 | |
| 42. |
5358x51=?. |
| A. | 273258 |
| B. | 273268 |
| C. | 273348 |
| D. | 273358 |
| Answer» B. 273268 | |
| 43. |
100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs.350 and sold at the rate of Rs.48 per dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is: |
| A. | 14(2/7)% gain |
| B. | 15% gain |
| C. | 14(2/7)% Loss |
| D. | 15% loss |
| Answer» B. 15% gain | |
| 44. |
A sells an article which costs him Rs.400/- to B at a profit of 20%. B then sells it to C, making profit of 10%on the price he paid to A. How much does C pay B ? |
| A. | 472 |
| B. | 476 |
| C. | 528 |
| D. | 532 |
| Answer» D. 532 | |
| 45. |
Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs.375/- per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs.33/-. What was his percentage profit ? |
| A. | 3.5 |
| B. | 4.5 |
| C. | 5.6 |
| D. | 6.5 |
| Answer» D. 6.5 | |
| 46. |
A shopkeeper purchased 70 kg. of potatoes for Rs.420 and sold the whole lot at the rate of Rs.6.50 per kg. What will be his gain percent ? |
| A. | 4(1/6)% |
| B. | 6(1/4)% |
| C. | 8(1/3)% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» D. 20% | |
| 47. |
Peter purchased a machine for Rs.80000/- and spent Rs.5000/-on repair and Rs.1000/-on transport and sold it with 25% profit. At what price did he sell the machine ? |
| A. | 105100 |
| B. | 106250 |
| C. | 107500 |
| D. | 117500 |
| Answer» D. 117500 | |
| 48. |
A man buys a cycle for Rs.1400/- and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle ? |
| A. | 1090 |
| B. | 1160 |
| C. | 1190 |
| D. | 1202 |
| Answer» D. 1202 | |
| 49. |
Alfred buys an old scooter for R.4700/- and spends Rs.800/- on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs.5800, his gain percent is: |
| A. | 4(4/7)% |
| B. | 5(5/11)% |
| C. | 10% |
| D. | 12% |
| Answer» C. 10% | |
| 50. |
4500x?=3375 |
| A. | 2/5 |
| B. | 3/4 |
| C. | 1/4 |
| D. | 3/5 |
| Answer» C. 1/4 | |