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| 197351. |
B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | the Bombay Presidency |
| C. | the then Madhya Bharat |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» B. the Bombay Presidency | |
| 197352. |
Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India ? |
| A. | Swaraj Party in 1934 |
| B. | Congress Party in 1936 |
| C. | Muslim League in 1942 |
| D. | All Parties Conference in 1946 |
| Answer» B. Congress Party in 1936 | |
| 197353. |
Which of the following awards had not been conferred upon RK Laxman? |
| A. | Padma Bhushan |
| B. | Padma Vibhushan |
| C. | The Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197354. |
Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji ? |
| A. | B.G. Tilak |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | M.G. Ranade |
| D. | Sir syed Ahmed Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197355. |
24th of January was celebrated in India as: |
| A. | National Girl Child Day |
| B. | National e-Governance Day |
| C. | National Day for the Disabled |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. National e-Governance Day | |
| 197356. |
Which Indian state will host Indo-Russian Musical Festival ZimaFest? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Goa |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» C. Gujarat | |
| 197357. |
Who amongst the following became the first PM of Thailand to be impeached by its parliament? |
| A. | Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan |
| B. | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| C. | Yingluck Shinawatra |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 197358. |
Paulina Vega was crowned as Miss Universe 2014. She belongs to which country: |
| A. | Spain |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Venezuela |
| D. | Colombia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197359. |
Which of the following personalities is not among the list of people to be conferred Padma Vibhushan in the year 2015? |
| A. | Dr. D Veerendra Heggade |
| B. | Mohammad Yusuf Khan |
| C. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| D. | Swapan Dasgupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197360. |
Recently,Congo Feverpatients were detected in which states? |
| A. | Gujarat u0026 Rajasthan |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» B. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 197361. |
RK Laxman passed away recently. He was a legendary: |
| A. | Cinematographer |
| B. | Writer |
| C. | Cartoonist |
| D. | Singer |
| Answer» D. Singer | |
| 197362. |
Syed Modi Grand Prix tournament belong to which sports? |
| A. | tennis |
| B. | cricket |
| C. | billiard |
| D. | Badminton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197363. |
What is name of Barack Obama's bullet proof vehicle? |
| A. | Fortuner |
| B. | The beast |
| C. | Crocodile |
| D. | Stealth |
| Answer» C. Crocodile | |
| 197364. |
Who among the following has not received Padma Bhusan 2015 award? |
| A. | Harsh Salve |
| B. | Rajat Sharma |
| C. | Bill Gates |
| D. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197365. |
olden Dawnpolitical party belong to which country? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Greece |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197366. |
Who won the Miss Universe 2015 title? |
| A. | Julia Furdea |
| B. | Niketa Barker |
| C. | Koyal Rana |
| D. | Paulina Vega |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197367. |
Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bangal by |
| A. | the Portuguese |
| B. | the French |
| C. | the Danish |
| D. | the British |
| Answer» B. the French | |
| 197368. |
Which one of the following pairs are not correcty matched ? |
| A. | Jamnalal Bajaja: satyagraha Ashram at Wardha |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji: Bombay Association |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai: National School at Lahore |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak : satya shodhak sabha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197369. |
Which of the following political parties is/are national political parties ?1. Muslim League 2. Revolutionary Socialist Party3. All India Forward Block 4. Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| A. | 1,2 and 3 |
| B. | 2 and 4 |
| C. | 3 only |
| D. | None |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197370. |
The sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Chittaranjan Das |
| C. | Rajaguru |
| D. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197371. |
The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by: |
| A. | Mahatma Gandi |
| B. | Thakkar Bappa |
| C. | Jyotiba Phule |
| D. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» C. Jyotiba Phule | |
| 197372. |
What is the correct sequence of the following events ?1. The Lucknow Pact2. The Introduction of Dyarchy3. The Rowlatt Act4. The partition of Bengal |
| A. | 1,3,2,4 |
| B. | 4,1,3,2 |
| C. | 1,2,3,4 |
| D. | 4,3,2,1 |
| Answer» C. 1,2,3,4 | |
| 197373. |
Which one of the following was an emigree Communist journal of M.N Roy? |
| A. | Kisan Sabha |
| B. | The worker |
| C. | Vanguard |
| D. | Anushilan |
| Answer» D. Anushilan | |
| 197374. |
Why did Budhism start declining in India in the early medieval times ?1. Buddha was by that time considered as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus became a part of Vaishnavism2. The invading tribes from Central Asia Hinduism and percecuted Buddhists.3. The king of Gupta dynasty were strongly ,opposed to Buddhism.Which of the statements given above is / are correct ? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 3 only |
| C. | 2 and 3 only |
| D. | 1,2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 1 and 3 only | |
| 197375. |
What does Baudhayan theorem(Baudhayan sulva sutras) relate to ? |
| A. | Lengths of sides of a right angled triangle |
| B. | Calculation of the value of pi |
| C. | Logarithmic calculations |
| D. | Normal distribution curve |
| Answer» B. Calculation of the value of pi | |
| 197376. |
The radical wing of the congress Party with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders,founded the ' independence for India League' in opposition to |
| A. | the Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| B. | the Home Rule Movement |
| C. | the Nehru report |
| D. | the Mont-ford reforms |
| Answer» D. the Mont-ford reforms | |
| 197377. |
Where is the famous Virupaksha temple located ? |
| A. | Bhadrachalam |
| B. | Chidambaram |
| C. | Hampi |
| D. | Srikalahasti |
| Answer» D. Srikalahasti | |
| 197378. |
Where is the famous Vijaya Vittala temple having its 56 carved pillars emitting musicalnotes located ? |
| A. | Belur |
| B. | Bhadrachalam |
| C. | Pochampalli |
| D. | Sriarangam |
| Answer» D. Sriarangam | |
| 197379. |
In India history,who was Abdul Hamid Lahori ? |
| A. | An important military commander during Akbar's reign |
| B. | An official historian ofthe reign of shah Jahan |
| C. | An important noble and confidant of Aurangzeb |
| D. | A chronicler and poet during the reign of MuhammadShah |
| Answer» C. An important noble and confidant of Aurangzeb | |
| 197380. |
When Raja Wodeyar founded the Kingdom of Mysore,who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire ? |
| A. | Sadasiva |
| B. | Tirumala |
| C. | Ranga II |
| D. | Venkata II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197381. |
Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 197382. |
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the throne of Delhi ? |
| A. | Sikandar Shah-Ibrahim Lodi -Bahlol Khan Lodi |
| B. | Sikandar Shah-Bahlol Khan Lodi-Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Bahlol KhanLodi-Sikandar Shah-Ibrahim Lodi |
| D. | Bahlol Khan Lodi-Ibrahim Lodi -Sikandar Shah |
| Answer» D. Bahlol Khan Lodi-Ibrahim Lodi -Sikandar Shah | |
| 197383. |
Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate ? |
| A. | Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
| B. | Ghiyas -ud-din Tughlaq shah II |
| C. | Nasir -ud-din Mahmud |
| D. | Nasrat Shah |
| Answer» D. Nasrat Shah | |
| 197384. |
How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end ? |
| A. | Ahmadnagar was annexed into Mughal empire and Husain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment |
| B. | Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam-ul Mulk of Ahmadnagar |
| C. | Fateh Khan unsurped the throne from Nizam-ul-Mulk |
| D. | Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle with Mughals in 1631 and the entire royal family was killed by the Mughal troops |
| Answer» B. Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam-ul Mulk of Ahmadnagar | |
| 197385. |
Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order ? |
| A. | Shankaracharya-Ramanuja-Chaitanya |
| B. | Ramanuja-Shankaracharya-Chaitanya |
| C. | Ramanuja-Chaitanya-Shankaracharya |
| D. | Shankaracharya-Chaitanya-Ramanuja |
| Answer» B. Ramanuja-Shankaracharya-Chaitanya | |
| 197386. |
Consider the following statements about Sikh Gurus:1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as the military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur2.Guru Arjun Dev became the sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das.3. Guru Arjun Dev gave to Sikhs their own script-Guru mukhi.which of the statements given above is/ are correct ? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 1 and 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197387. |
Consider the following statements:1. In the Third Battle of Panipat,Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab siraj-ud -daulah in the Battle of Plasseywhich of the statements given above is/are correct ? |
| A. | 1,2 and 3 |
| B. | 3 only |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. 2 and 3 | |
| 197388. |
How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandarshan's reign come to an early end ? |
| A. | He was deposed by his Wazir |
| B. | He died due to a slip while climbing down steps |
| C. | He was defeated by his nephew in a battle |
| D. | He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine |
| Answer» D. He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine | |
| 197389. |
Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was |
| A. | an uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Dehli |
| B. | a cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was illtreated and expelled from the country |
| C. | the father of Dilawar khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi |
| D. | a high official in Punjab province who was very much discontentedwith Ibrahim Lodi treatment to his tribe |
| Answer» B. a cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was illtreated and expelled from the country | |
| 197390. |
Consider the following statements :1. Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangama dynasty and seized the throne for himself u0026 started the Saluva dynasty.2. Vira Narasimha deposed the last saluva ruler and seized the throne for himself.3. Vira Narasimha was succeeded by his younger brother, krishnadeva Raya.4. Krishnadeva Raya was succeeded by his half- brother, Achyuta Raya.which of the statements given above are correct ? |
| A. | 1,2 and 3 |
| B. | 2,3 and 4 |
| C. | 1 and 4 |
| D. | 1,2,3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197391. |
How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die ? |
| A. | He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles |
| B. | He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab |
| C. | He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later |
| D. | He died after a fall from his horse while playing chaugan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197392. |
Consider the following statements :1. Kitab -i-Nauras, a collection of song in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints, was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II.2. Amir Khusrau was the originator in India of the early form of the musical style known as Qawali.Which of these statements is/are correct ? |
| A. | only 1 |
| B. | only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 197393. |
With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the following statements:1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a Contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi.2. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirg-i-Dehlavi was a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya.3. Aurangzeb was a contemporayof Shaikh Salim Chisti.4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Shaikh Niamtullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani.Which of these statements are correct ? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1 and 3 |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | 2 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197394. |
The motive behind Shah Jahan's Balkh campaign was to |
| A. | secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered kabul |
| B. | conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands |
| C. | fix the Mughal frontier on the ' scientific line', the Amu Daria |
| D. | expand the Mughal Empire beyond the sub-continent |
| Answer» B. conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands | |
| 197395. |
Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message ? |
| A. | Dadu |
| B. | Kabir |
| C. | Ramananda |
| D. | Tulsidas |
| Answer» D. Tulsidas | |
| 197396. |
With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following satements is correct ? |
| A. | Alauddin Khaloji first set up a separate ariz's department |
| B. | Balban introduced the branding system of horses in his military |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197397. |
The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Dehli Sultans as truly Islamic because. |
| A. | the majority of the population did not follow Islam |
| B. | the Muslim theologists were often disregarded |
| C. | the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations |
| D. | religious freedom was accorded to nonmuslims |
| Answer» D. religious freedom was accorded to nonmuslims | |
| 197398. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II ( Bhakti Saint ) ( Profession)A. Namdev 1. BarberB. Kabir 2. WeaverC. Ravidas 3. TailorD. Sena 4. Cobbler |
| A. | A-(2),B-(3),C-(1),D-(4) |
| B. | A-(3),B-(2),C-(4),D-(1) |
| C. | A-(3),B-(2),C-(1),D-(4) |
| D. | A-(2),B-(3),C-(4),D-(1) |
| Answer» C. A-(3),B-(2),C-(1),D-(4) | |
| 197399. |
Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal Period ? |
| A. | Calicut |
| B. | Broach |
| C. | Cambay |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» D. Surat | |
| 197400. |
The Mongols under Chengiz Khan invaded India during the reign of |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Feroz Tughlaq |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq | |