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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 following languages/languages has been declared 'Classic' by the Government? 1. Gujarati 2. Kannada 3. Telugu |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | only 3 |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | all these |
| Answer» D. all these | |
| 2. |
What does the word 'Panchayatan' refer to in the context of the cultural history of India? |
| A. | village elders meeting |
| B. | religious denomination |
| C. | temple building style |
| D. | administration Officer |
| Answer» D. administration Officer | |
| 3. |
Azad Hind Fauj came into existence in the year 1943. |
| A. | in japan |
| B. | in erstwhile Burma |
| C. | in Singapore |
| D. | in then Malaya |
| Answer» D. in then Malaya | |
| 4. |
In 1867-68, the per capita income in India was Rs.20. was | It was first determined |
| A. | M G Ranade |
| B. | Sir W Hunter |
| C. | RC Dutt |
| D. | Dada Bhai Naoroji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
During the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» D. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 6. |
Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress 1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress. 2. When CR Das served as Congress President, he was in jail. 3. Alan Octavian Hume was the first British citizen who became the Congress President. 4. Alfred Webb was the President of Congress in 1894 AD. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 3 |
| B. | 2 and 4 |
| C. | 2,3 and 4 |
| D. | all these |
| Answer» C. 2,3 and 4 | |
| 7. |
As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he |
| A. | suspend the work of granting freedom |
| B. | Invite Jinnah to form the government |
| C. | Invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together |
| D. | Invite the army to take possession for the time being |
| Answer» C. Invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together | |
| 8. |
The last major expansion of the British Indian territory took place |
| A. | in Dufferin's time |
| B. | Dalhousie's time |
| C. | in Lytton's time |
| D. | in the time of curzon |
| Answer» C. in Lytton's time | |
| 9. |
At the time of the partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British-India put forward a plan for a joint independent existence? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | A state in Eastern India |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 10. |
Gandhi started the first successful Satyagraha after his return from South Africa. |
| A. | in Chauri Chaura |
| B. | in the bead |
| C. | in Champaran |
| D. | in bardoli |
| Answer» D. in bardoli | |
| 11. |
Consider the following events. Which is/are the correct chronological sequence of these events? 1. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara. 2. Construction of Qutub Minar. 3. Arrival of Portuguese in India. 4. Death of Firoz Tughlaq. |
| A. | 2,4,3,1 |
| B. | 2,4,1,3 |
| C. | 4,2,1,3 |
| D. | 4,2,3,1 |
| Answer» B. 2,4,1,3 | |
| 12. |
The princely state of Tripura joined the freedom movement in the early twentieth century, because |
| A. | The kings of Tripura were always anti-British |
| B. | The revolutionaries of Bengal were taking shelter in Tripura. |
| C. | The tribes of the state were fiercely freedom-loving |
| D. | Already some groups were fighting against the British Rajpad and its protectors. |
| Answer» D. Already some groups were fighting against the British Rajpad and its protectors. | |
| 13. |
n this instance we could not find the Muslims fighting the Hindus.In which one of the following events is this statement of Aitchison related? |
| A. | 1857 AD Revolt of |
| B. | Champaran Satyagraha (1917 AD) |
| C. | Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement (1919–22) |
| D. | August Revolution of 1942 |
| Answer» B. Champaran Satyagraha (1917 AD) | |
| 14. |
The Balkan Plan was a product of the partition of India. |
| A. | of the brain of W Churchill |
| B. | M A Jinnah's brain |
| C. | Lord Mountbatten's brain |
| D. | V P Menon's brain |
| Answer» D. V P Menon's brain | |
| 15. |
Military rule was introduced in India for the first time |
| A. | by the Greeks |
| B. | by suspicion |
| C. | by Perthians |
| D. | by the Mughals |
| Answer» B. by suspicion | |
| 16. |
Which one of the following Muslim rulers was called Jagadguru by his Muslim subjects because of his faith in secularism? |
| A. | Hussain Shah |
| B. | Zain-ul-Abidin |
| C. | Ibrahim Adil Shah |
| D. | Mahmud II |
| Answer» D. Mahmud II | |
| 17. |
Hunter commission was appointed |
| A. | After the black closet incident |
| B. | After Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
| C. | After the revolt of 1857 AD |
| D. | After the partition of Bengal |
| Answer» D. After the partition of Bengal | |
| 18. |
A London branch of the All India Muslim League was established in the year 1908. |
| A. | headed by the Aga Khan |
| B. | headed by Amir Ali |
| C. | headed by Liaquat Ali Khan |
| D. | Under the chairmanship of M A Jinnah |
| Answer» C. headed by Liaquat Ali Khan | |
| 19. |
Under the Permanent Settlement 1793 AD, the landlords were expected to issue leases to the cultivators. Many landlords did not issue leases. it was the reason |
| A. | The farmers had faith in the landlords |
| B. | There was no government control over the landlords |
| C. | It was the responsibility of the British government |
| D. | The cultivators were not interested in getting the lease |
| Answer» C. It was the responsibility of the British government | |
| 20. |
The original intention of the British was to include the princely provinces in the federal union proposed by the India Act of 1935. |
| A. | to exercise greater and direct political and administrative control over the princely provinces |
| B. | To actively involve the kings in the administration of the colony |
| C. | To finally effect the complete political and administrative takeover of all the princely provinces by the British |
| D. | Using kings to nullify the anti-imperialist doctrines of nationalist leaders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Who was one of the following Indian rulers who established embassies abroad in a modern way? |
| A. | Hyder Ali |
| B. | mir kasim |
| C. | Shah Alam II |
| D. | Tipu Sultan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Who among the following was the President of Bharat Praja Mandal (All India States People's Conference) in 1939? |
| A. | Jai Prakash Narayan |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Sheikh Abdullah |
| D. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| Answer» C. Sheikh Abdullah | |
| 23. |
Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong armory raid? |
| A. | Laxmi Sehgal |
| B. | suryasen |
| C. | batukeshwar |
| D. | J M Sen Gupta |
| Answer» C. batukeshwar | |
| 24. |
In the Ahmedabad session of 1920, who among the following leaders proposed to consider Sampoorna Swaraj as the goal of the Congress? |
| A. | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Hasrat Mohani |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 25. |
When did the Mongols invade India under Genghis Khan? |
| A. | during the reign of Balban |
| B. | During the reign of Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | During the reign of Iltutmish |
| D. | During the reign of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. During the reign of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq | |
| 26. |
Which one of the following animals was not represented in the seals and terracotta artefacts found in the Harappan culture? |
| A. | Cow |
| B. | Elephant |
| C. | rhinoceros |
| D. | Tiger |
| Answer» B. Elephant | |
| 27. |
Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held in Kashmir during the reign of Kanishka? |
| A. | side |
| B. | Nagarjuna |
| C. | Shudraka |
| D. | Vasumitra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Who among the following Englishmen was the first to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English? |
| A. | William Jones |
| B. | Charles Wilkins |
| C. | alexander cunningham |
| D. | John Marshall |
| Answer» C. alexander cunningham | |
| 29. |
Recently, which navigation satellite has been launched by ISRO? |
| A. | IRNSS-3D |
| B. | IRNSS-4D |
| C. | IRNSS-1D |
| D. | IRNSS-5D |
| Answer» D. IRNSS-5D | |
| 30. |
Who among the following is the Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency? |
| A. | Yulia Avanko |
| B. | Anil Kakodkar |
| C. | Yukiya Amano |
| D. | Tim Cook |
| Answer» D. Tim Cook | |
| 31. |
During the Indian independence struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Redshirts, called for |
| A. | To integrate the Pashtun tribal areas of Uttar Pradesh with Afghanistan |
| B. | The use of terrorist tactics and methods to terrorize the colonial rulers and eventually remove them |
| C. | To adopt communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform |
| D. | Pathan of regional nationalist unity and struggle against colonialism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of the Partition of India was |
| A. | C Rajagopalachari |
| B. | J B Kripalani |
| C. | Jabaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» C. Jabaharlal Nehru | |
| 33. |
In which one of the following Acts of British India, instead of collective functioning, his authority over the Viceroy's executive council was further strengthened by the 'Department' or departmental system? |
| A. | Indian Councils Act, 1861 |
| B. | Government of India Act, 1884 |
| C. | Indian Councils Act, 1892 |
| D. | Indian Councils Act, 1909 |
| Answer» B. Government of India Act, 1884 | |
| 34. |
Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon? |
| A. | Aditya I |
| B. | Rajaraja I |
| C. | Rajendra |
| D. | Vijayalaya |
| Answer» D. Vijayalaya | |
| 35. |
Who has topped Fortune magazine's 2015 list of the 50 Greatest World Leaders? |
| A. | Barack Obama |
| B. | Tim Cook |
| C. | Narendra Modi |
| D. | Kailash Satyarthi |
| Answer» C. Narendra Modi | |
| 36. |
Who, in badminton, has become the first Indian woman to reach the first position in the world? |
| A. | Sania Mirza |
| B. | Jwala Gutta |
| C. | Ashwini Ponnappa |
| D. | Saina Nehwal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Which two people have been included in Fortune magazine's list of 50 Greatest Celebrities of 2015? |
| A. | Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi |
| B. | Kailash Satyarthi and Sonia Gandhi |
| C. | Narendra Modi and Virat Kohli |
| D. | Narendra Modi and Kailash Satyarthi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
When is the International Day of Remembrance of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Victims observed? |
| A. | March 23 |
| B. | March 25 |
| C. | March 26 |
| D. | March 28 |
| Answer» C. March 26 | |
| 39. |
Celebrity person, Tim Cook, is the CEO of which company? |
| A. | |
| B. | |
| C. | Apple |
| D. | |
| Answer» D. Twitter | |
| 40. |
Who among the following has been selected for Bharat Ratna along with Atal Bihari Vajpayee? |
| A. | Lal Krishna Advani |
| B. | Arvind kejriwal |
| C. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| D. | Medha Patkar |
| Answer» D. Medha Patkar | |
| 41. |
Who among the following has won the Gandhi Peace Prize 2014? |
| A. | Arvind kejriwal |
| B. | Gopalkrishna Gandhi |
| C. | ISRO |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following statements is not correct in the context of the extremist nationalist movement period of India, which was filled with the spirit of Swadeshi? |
| A. | Liaquat Hussain led the Muslim peasant movements of Barisal. |
| B. | In 1898 AD, the plan of national education was prepared by Satish Chandra Mukherjee. |
| C. | Bengal National College was established in the year 1906 by which Aurobindo was the principal |
| D. | Tagore preached the worship of Atmashakti, whose main objective was the social and economic revival of the villages. |
| Answer» B. In 1898 AD, the plan of national education was prepared by Satish Chandra Mukherjee. | |
| 43. |
Which state has become the first Indian state to fix a minimum educational qualification for contesting elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions? |
| A. | Chhattisgarh |
| B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» D. Mizoram | |
| 44. |
Which of the following hill tribes did the British first come into contact with after being granted Diwani in 1765? |
| A. | Garo |
| B. | Cough |
| C. | cookie |
| D. | tipparah |
| Answer» C. cookie | |
| 45. |
Who is the first Indian badminton player to becomenumber onein the world? |
| A. | Saina Nehwal |
| B. | Prakash Padukone |
| C. | Aparna Popat |
| D. | P. Gopichand |
| Answer» C. Aparna Popat | |
| 46. |
Which one of the following statements about the medieval Indian kings is correct? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji first established a separate Ariz department |
| B. | Balban introduced the method of firing the horses of his army. |
| C. | After Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq, his uncle sat on the throne of Delhi. |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq established a separate department of slaves |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Who was given the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2014 in the field of politics? |
| A. | Arun Jaitley |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | Amit Shah |
| D. | Arvind kejriwal |
| Answer» B. Narendra Modi | |
| 48. |
The last opportunity to avert the partition of India was over - |
| A. | Along with rejecting the Cripps mission |
| B. | Along with rejecting the Rajagopalachari formula |
| C. | Along with rejecting the cabinet mission |
| D. | Along with rejecting the Wavell plan |
| Answer» D. Along with rejecting the Wavell plan | |
| 49. |
The historian Barani did not consider the rule of India under the Sultans of Delhi to be truly Islamic, because |
| A. | Most of the population did not follow Islam |
| B. | Muslim theologians were expected to |
| C. | Sultan had made his own rules along with Muslim law. |
| D. | Religious freedom was given to non-Muslims |
| Answer» D. Religious freedom was given to non-Muslims | |
| 50. |
On which celestial body has NASA's Curiosity rover discovered nitrogen in the form of nitrate? |
| A. | Moon |
| B. | Planet Mars |
| C. | chiron |
| D. | Ceres |
| Answer» C. chiron | |