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| 197251. |
With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct ? |
| A. | The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499 |
| B. | The English opened their first factory in south India at Masulipatam |
| C. | In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633 |
| D. | Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746 |
| Answer» B. The English opened their first factory in south India at Masulipatam | |
| 197252. |
The leader of the Bardoli satyagraha(1928) was |
| A. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Vithalbhai J. Patel |
| D. | Mehadev Desai |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 197253. |
During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the witley Commission? |
| A. | To review the fitness of India for further political reforms |
| B. | To report on existing conditions of labourand to make recommendations |
| C. | To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India |
| D. | TO develop a comprehensive scheme for civil services in India |
| Answer» C. To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India | |
| 197254. |
With reference to colonial period of Indian history,Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List(Person) List(Event)A. Macdonald 1. Doctrine of LapseB. Linlithgow 2. Communal AwardC. Dalhousie 3. August OfferD. Chelmsford 4. Dyarchy |
| A. | A-(3),B-(2),C-(1),D-(4) |
| B. | A-(3),B-(2),C-(4),D-(1) |
| C. | A-(2),B-(3),C-(1),D-(4) |
| D. | A-(2),B-(3),C-(4),D-(1) |
| Answer» D. A-(2),B-(3),C-(4),D-(1) | |
| 197255. |
The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was |
| A. | C.Rajagopalachari |
| B. | J.B. Kripalani |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Maulana Abul kalam Azad |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 197256. |
Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy's authority over his executive council by substituting portfoliodepartmental system for corporate functioning ? |
| A. | India Councils Act,1861 |
| B. | Governments of India Act,1858 |
| C. | Indian Councils Act,1892 |
| D. | Indian Councils Act,1909 |
| Answer» B. Governments of India Act,1858 | |
| 197257. |
Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India's direct representation in the British Parliament? |
| A. | The Deccan Association |
| B. | The Indian Association |
| C. | The Madras Mahajan Sabha |
| D. | The Poona Sarvajanik sabha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197258. |
The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to: |
| A. | exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely staes |
| B. | involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony |
| C. | finally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely states by the British |
| D. | use the princes to counter -balance the ant-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders |
| Answer» B. involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony | |
| 197259. |
With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is not correct ? |
| A. | Liakat Hussain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations |
| B. | In 1898, the scheme of national education was formulated by satish Chandra Mukherjee |
| C. | The Bengal National college was founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as the Principal |
| D. | Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the main plank of which was social and economic regeneration of the villages |
| Answer» B. In 1898, the scheme of national education was formulated by satish Chandra Mukherjee | |
| 197260. |
With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765 ? |
| A. | Garos |
| B. | khasis |
| C. | kukis |
| D. | Tipperahs |
| Answer» C. kukis | |
| 197261. |
Which company has reported profit, which isnhighest ever by a public firm worldwide |
| A. | Flipkart |
| B. | Amazon |
| C. | |
| D. | Apple Inc. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197262. |
Whonhas been appointed as new Foreign Secretary of India |
| A. | Ajay Misra |
| B. | Ajit Doval |
| C. | Sujata Singh |
| D. | S. Jaishankar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197263. |
Whonhas been appointed as new Global CEO of Deloitte Ltd |
| A. | Suneel Singh |
| B. | Punit Renjen |
| C. | Sandeep Jain |
| D. | Ragini Misra |
| Answer» C. Sandeep Jain | |
| 197264. |
Whonhas been appointed to the UN Peacebuilding Panel |
| A. | Puja Singh |
| B. | S. Jaishankar |
| C. | Saraswathy Menon |
| D. | Sujata Singh |
| Answer» D. Sujata Singh | |
| 197265. |
hagabatpur Crocodile Projecthas been implementednin which area |
| A. | Andamans |
| B. | Western Ghats |
| C. | Sundarbans |
| D. | Chambal River |
| Answer» D. Chambal River | |
| 197266. |
OlympiannJaswant singh Rajput has died, he wasnassociated with which sport |
| A. | Boxing |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Cricket |
| D. | Hockey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197267. |
ivotnto Asiais a strategy of foreign policy which country |
| A. | India |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. Japan | |
| 197268. |
Indo-Russianmusical festivalZimafestwill be hosted by which state |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 197269. |
'Socialist'nand 'secular' were added to Preamble of the constitution through which constitutional amendment |
| A. | 52nd constitutional amendment |
| B. | 25th constitutional amendment |
| C. | 42nd constitutional amendment |
| D. | 44th constitutional amendment |
| Answer» D. 44th constitutional amendment | |
| 197270. |
The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of |
| A. | Cripps Mission |
| B. | Rajagopalachari Formula |
| C. | Cabinet Mission |
| D. | Wavell Plan |
| Answer» D. Wavell Plan | |
| 197271. |
hauryanChakrahas been awarded to |
| A. | Prem Sharma |
| B. | Manjeet Singh |
| C. | Sumer Singh |
| D. | Veer Bahadur |
| Answer» C. Sumer Singh | |
| 197272. |
A Londo branch of the All India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of |
| A. | Aga Khan |
| B. | Ameer Ali |
| C. | Liaquat Ali |
| D. | M.A. Jinnah |
| Answer» C. Liaquat Ali | |
| 197273. |
Who amongst the following Englishmen first translated Bhagvad-Gita into English ? |
| A. | William Jones |
| B. | CharlesWilkins |
| C. | AlexanderCunningham |
| D. | John Marshall |
| Answer» C. AlexanderCunningham | |
| 197274. |
Who among the following was the President of the All-India States People's Conference in 1939 ? |
| A. | Jaya Prakash Narayan |
| B. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| C. | Sheikh Abdullah |
| D. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» C. Sheikh Abdullah | |
| 197275. |
Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong armoury raid ? |
| A. | Laxmi Sehgal |
| B. | Surya sen |
| C. | Batukeshwar Datta |
| D. | J.M. Sen gupta |
| Answer» C. Batukeshwar Datta | |
| 197276. |
The Hunter Commission was appointed after the |
| A. | Black -hole incident |
| B. | Jalianwallabagh massacre |
| C. | Uprising of 1857 |
| D. | Partition of Bengal |
| Answer» C. Uprising of 1857 | |
| 197277. |
Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920 ? |
| A. | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Hasrat Mohani |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
| Answer» C. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 197278. |
Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars.The reason was |
| A. | The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers |
| B. | There was no official check upon the Zamindars |
| C. | It was the responsibility of the British government |
| D. | The farmers were not interested in getting pattas |
| Answer» C. It was the responsibility of the British government | |
| 197279. |
Consider the following statements:1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes.3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women's education.4. Vinoba Bhave founded the statements are correct ? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 2 and 4 |
| D. | 3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197280. |
Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress 1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress2. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the congress3. The first Britisher to become the President of the congress was Alan Octavian Hume.4.Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894Which of these statements are correct ? |
| A. | 1 and 3 |
| B. | 2 and 4 |
| C. | 2,3 and 4 |
| D. | 1,2,3, and 4 |
| Answer» C. 2,3 and 4 | |
| 197281. |
Which one of the following is NOT a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935 ? |
| A. | Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces |
| B. | A bicameral legislature |
| C. | Provincial autonomy |
| D. | An All-India Federation |
| Answer» B. A bicameral legislature | |
| 197282. |
Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines ? |
| A. | Haider Ali |
| B. | Mir Qasin |
| C. | Shah Alam II |
| D. | Tipu Sultan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197283. |
The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain -child of |
| A. | W.Churchill |
| B. | M.A. Jinnah |
| C. | Lord Mountbatten |
| D. | V.P.Menon |
| Answer» D. V.P.Menon | |
| 197284. |
At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence ? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 197285. |
After returning from South Africa, Gandhi launched his first successful Satyagraha in |
| A. | Chauri-Chaura |
| B. | Dandi |
| C. | Champaran |
| D. | Bardoli |
| Answer» D. Bardoli | |
| 197286. |
As an alternative to the partition of India Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he |
| A. | postpone granting of independence |
| B. | invite Jinnah to form the government |
| C. | invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together |
| D. | invite the army to take over for some time |
| Answer» C. invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together | |
| 197287. |
The native state of Tripura became involved in the Freedom movement early in the 20th century because |
| A. | the kings of Tripura were always anti-British |
| B. | the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura |
| C. | the tribes of the state were fiercely freedom loving |
| D. | there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197288. |
That the per capita income in India was Rs.20/- in 1867 -68, was ascertained for the first time by |
| A. | M.G. Ranade |
| B. | Sir W.Hunter |
| C. | R.C. Dutta |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197289. |
The Indian National Army (I.N.A) came into existence in 1943 in |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | then Burma |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | then Malaya |
| Answer» D. then Malaya | |
| 197290. |
In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.To which one of the following events did this remarks of Aitchison relate? |
| A. | Revolt of 1857 |
| B. | Champaran Satyagraha (1917) |
| C. | Khilafatu0026 Non -Cooperation Movement(1919-22) |
| D. | August Movement of 1942 |
| Answer» D. August Movement of 1942 | |
| 197291. |
Match List -I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II A. 1775 1. First Anglo-Burmese WarB. 1780 2. First Anglo-Afghan WarC. 1824 3. First Anglo-Maratha WarD. 1838 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War |
| A. | A-(4),B-(3),C-(2),C-(1) |
| B. | A-(4),B-(3),C-(1),D-(2) |
| C. | A-(3),B-(4),C-(1),D-(2) |
| D. | A-(3),B-(4),C-(2),D-(1) |
| Answer» D. A-(3),B-(4),C-(2),D-(1) | |
| 197292. |
Sanitarynand Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) are associated with working of which organization |
| A. | UNICEF |
| B. | World Bank |
| C. | IMF |
| D. | WTO |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197293. |
The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of |
| A. | Dufferin |
| B. | Dalhousie |
| C. | Lytton |
| D. | Curzon |
| Answer» C. Lytton | |
| 197294. |
USAnhas normalized diplomatic relations with which country recently |
| A. | Peru |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Venezuela |
| D. | Cuba |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197295. |
Whonhas become first lady to lead first Inter-Service guard of Honour |
| A. | Arunima Singh |
| B. | Seema Puri |
| C. | Smriti Singh |
| D. | Puja Thakur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197296. |
Whonhas won Khuswant singh memorial prize for poetry |
| A. | Shabana Azmi |
| B. | Gulzar |
| C. | Arundhati Subramanium |
| D. | Javed Akhtar |
| Answer» D. Javed Akhtar | |
| 197297. |
RBInhas signed MOU on supervisory cooperation with which country'snCentral Bank |
| A. | Kenya |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» D. South Africa | |
| 197298. |
Which Award is the highest Peacetime Military Honour |
| A. | Ashok Chakra |
| B. | Mahavir Chakra |
| C. | Paramveer Chakra |
| D. | Kirti Chakra |
| Answer» B. Mahavir Chakra | |
| 197299. |
lizzard, a cold wind has affected which country recently |
| A. | France |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» C. Spain | |
| 197300. |
Consider the following events:1. Indigo Revolt2. Santhal Rebellion3. Deccan Riot4. Mutiny of the Sepoys The correct chronological sequence of these events is |
| A. | 4,2,1,3 |
| B. | 4,2,3,1 |
| C. | 2,4,3,1 |
| D. | 2,4,1,3 |
| Answer» B. 4,2,3,1 | |