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301. |
Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is/are correct?_x005F_x000D_ 1.It proposed to grant limited criminal jurisdiction to native officials._x005F_x000D_ 2.It proposed to grant complete civil and criminal jurisdiction to native officials._x005F_x000D_ 3.The proposed Bill generated opposition from England’s European subjects in India._x005F_x000D_ 4.In spite of opposition to the Bill, it was passed without any modifications._x005F_x000D_ Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
A. | 1 and 2 |
B. | 2 only |
C. | 1 and 3 |
D. | 3 and 4 |
Answer» C. 1 and 3 | |
302. |
Which of the following statements about the  Shiromani  Gurudwara  Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) are correct?_x005F_x000D_ 1.It began as the political wing of the Singh Sabhas in the late 19th century._x005F_x000D_ 2.It was formed in 1920 as part of the upcoming Akali movement._x005F_x000D_ 3.It was founded to reclaim control of the Sikh  shrines  from  the  government manipulated loyalist committees._x005F_x000D_ 4.It formed the Akali Dal to coordinate groups (Jathas) to reclaim control of the shrines._x005F_x000D_ Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
A. | 1, 3 and 4 |
B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
C. | 2 and 4 only |
D. | 2 and 3 only |
Answer» C. 2 and 4 only | |
303. |
Which of the following statements about the social base of the Arya Samaj in British India is/are correct?1.It was located mainly in Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh.2.It  mainly  comprised  the  trading castes.3.It was much more limited than that of the Brahmo Samaj._x005F_x000D_ Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
A. | 1 and 2 only |
B. | 2 and 3 only |
C. | 1 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
304. |
Which of the following act was mentioned as a " Charter of Slavery " by Jawahar Lal Nehru ? |
A. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
B. | Vernacular Press Act |
C. | Government of India Act, 1919 |
D. | Regulation Act |
Answer» B. Vernacular Press Act | |
305. |
Which movement was called off following the violence at 'Chauri Chaura' incident? |
A. | Khilafat Movement |
B. | Quit India Movement |
C. | Non Co-operation Movement |
D. | Home Rule Movement |
Answer» D. Home Rule Movement | |
306. |
Which Mughal emperor imprisoned his father and executed his brother? |
A. | Babur |
B. | Humayun |
C. | Aurangzeb |
D. | Shah Alam II |
Answer» D. Shah Alam II | |
307. |
Which Mughal Emperor was deported to Rangoon by the British? |
A. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
B. | Bahadur Shah III |
C. | Bahadur Shah Ahmed Shah |
D. | Bahadur Shah I |
Answer» B. Bahadur Shah III | |
308. |
Which Mughal Emperor fought the battle of Panipat in 1526? |
A. | Babur |
B. | Humayun |
C. | Akbar |
D. | Aurangzeb |
Answer» B. Humayun | |
309. |
Which  one  of  the  following  statements about  the  All India  Depressed  Classes Association is not correct? |
A. | The  All  India  Depressed  Classes Association was formed in Nagpur with M.  C.  Rajah  as  its  first  elected President. |
B. | The  All  India  Depressed  Classes Association was not attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in 1926 |
C. | Ambedkar resigned from the All India Depressed  Classes  Association  and formed his own All India Depressed Classes Congress in 1930. |
D. | The  All  India  Depressed  Classes association  favoured  Ambedkar’s demand for separate electorate for the depressed classes. |
Answer» D. The  All  India  Depressed  Classes association  favoured  Ambedkar’s demand for separate electorate for the depressed classes. | |
310. |
Which major event in Indian history is also called as 'White Flowing River'? |
A. | Partition of India |
B. | Dandi March |
C. | Operation Bluestar |
D. | Quit India Movement |
Answer» C. Operation Bluestar | |
311. |
Which is the first talkie film in India? |
A. | Alam Ara |
B. | Raja Harishchandra |
C. | Pundalik |
D. | Sant Tukaram |
Answer» B. Raja Harishchandra | |
312. |
Which is the first newspaper of India? |
A. | Bombay Gazette |
B. | Bengal Gazette |
C. | Bombay Times |
D. | Hindustan Times |
Answer» C. Bombay Times | |
313. |
Which is the correct inverted sequence (last to first) of Mughal Emperors who ruled the Indian Subcontinent?_x005F_x000D_ |
A. | Akbar, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah II |
B. | Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah II, Shah Jahan, Akbar |
C. | Bahadur Shah II, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Akbar |
D. | Akbar, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Bahadur Shah II |
Answer» D. Akbar, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Bahadur Shah II | |
314. |
Which is a good example of roman portrait painting? |
A. | Hellenistic |
B. | Faiyum portraits |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | The bust of Julius Caesar |
Answer» E. | |
315. |
Which is the biggest building at Mohenjodaro? |
A. | Great Bath |
B. | Great Granary |
C. | Assembly Hall |
D. | Rectangular Building |
Answer» C. Assembly Hall | |
316. |
Which is the first news paper in India? |
A. | Peking Gazette |
B. | Kashmir Times |
C. | Dainik Jagran |
D. | Bengal Gazette |
Answer» E. | |
317. |
Which Indian city was gifted by the Portuguese as dowry to Charles II, the king of England, when he got married to the sister of the King of Portugal in 1662?_x005F_x000D_ |
A. | Daman |
B. | Cochin |
C. | Goa |
D. | Mumbai |
Answer» E. | |
318. |
Which Indian states celebrating their Statehood Day on 21st Jan? |
A. | Manipur & Meghalaya |
B. | Tripura & Meghalaya |
C. | Manipur & Tripura |
D. | Manipur, Tripura & Meghalaya |
Answer» E. | |
319. |
Which Indian freedom fighter unfurled the flag known as Saptarishi at Stuttgart in Germany in 1907? |
A. | Madam Cama |
B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
C. | Dadabhai Naroji |
D. | Lokmanya Tilak |
Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
320. |
Which Indian king used naval power to conquer parts of East Asia? |
A. | Akbar |
B. | Krishna deva Raya |
C. | Rajendra Chola |
D. | Shivaji |
Answer» D. Shivaji | |
321. |
Which Governor-General prohibited practice of 'Sati' in 1829? |
A. | Sir George Barlow |
B. | Lord William Bentinck |
C. | Warren Hastings |
D. | Lord Minto |
Answer» C. Warren Hastings | |
322. |
Which European ruler had observed 'Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world .... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe? |
A. | Queen Victoria |
B. | Peter the Great of Russia |
C. | Napoleon Bonaparte |
D. | Gustav II Adolf |
Answer» C. Napoleon Bonaparte | |
323. |
Which Freedom Fighter addressed Mahatma Gandhi as "Father of the Nation" for the 1st time? |
A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
C. | Sarojini Naidu |
D. | Chandra Shekhar Azad |
Answer» C. Sarojini Naidu | |
324. |
Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India? |
A. | Lord Wellesley |
B. | Lord Hardinge |
C. | Lord Dalhousie |
D. | Lord William Bentinck |
Answer» E. | |
325. |
Which empire is regarded as the Golden Age of Hinduism? |
A. | Maurya |
B. | Mughal |
C. | Gupta |
D. | Chola |
Answer» D. Chola | |
326. |
Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota? |
A. | Sangam |
B. | Aniridu |
C. | Tuluva |
D. | Saluva |
Answer» D. Saluva | |
327. |
Which early ruler of Magadha murdered his father to ascend the throne and, was murdered by his own son |
A. | Bimbisar |
B. | Ajatasatru |
C. | Udayan |
D. | Nagadashak |
Answer» C. Udayan | |
328. |
Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language? |
A. | Prabhakaravardhana |
B. | Harshavadhana |
C. | Chandragupta II |
D. | Bindusara |
Answer» C. Chandragupta II | |
329. |
Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan ? |
A. | The Sayyids |
B. | The Lodhis |
C. | The Rajputs |
D. | The Khiljis |
Answer» B. The Lodhis | |
330. |
Which company was a monopoly during the gilded age? |
A. | Carnegie Steel |
B. | Microsoft |
C. | Allegheny Steel |
D. | AT&T |
Answer» B. Microsoft | |
331. |
Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauiyan Emperor Ashoka? |
A. | Vinaya Pitaka |
B. | Sutta Pitaka |
C. | Abhidhamma Pitaka |
D. | Mahavamsa |
Answer» E. | |
332. |
Which British Governor General is also known as the maker of Modern India? |
A. | Lord Dalhousie |
B. | Lord Amherst |
C. | Lord Canning |
D. | Lord Wiliam Bentinck |
Answer» B. Lord Amherst | |
333. |
Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire? |
A. | Battle of Takkolam |
B. | Battle of Talikota |
C. | Battle of Kanwah |
D. | Battle of Panipat |
Answer» C. Battle of Kanwah | |
334. |
Which battle established British supremacy in India? |
A. | The Battle of Buxar |
B. | The Battle of Plassey |
C. | The Battle of Mysore |
D. | The Battle of Samergarh |
Answer» C. The Battle of Mysore | |
335. |
Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate? |
A. | Shah Jahan |
B. | Aurangzeb |
C. | Akbar |
D. | Jahangir |
Answer» D. Jahangir | |
336. |
Which among the following was 1st Municipal Corporation of India? |
A. | Allahabad |
B. | Madras |
C. | Bombay |
D. | Kolkata |
Answer» C. Bombay | |
337. |
Which art did jehangir patronize in particular? |
A. | Architecture |
B. | Painting |
C. | Music |
D. | Sculpture |
Answer» C. Music | |
338. |
Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddists |
A. | Upanishad |
B. | Vedas |
C. | Tripitaka |
D. | Agams |
Answer» D. Agams | |
339. |
Which act ended the "Trade Monopoly" of the East India Company? |
A. | Regulating Act of 1773 |
B. | Pitt's India Act of 1784 |
C. | The Charter Act of 1833 |
D. | The Charter Act of 1813 |
Answer» E. | |
340. |
Which among the following is the resting place of Morarji Desai? |
A. | Abhay Ghat |
B. | Ekta Sthal |
C. | Shakti Sthal |
D. | Vijay Ghat |
Answer» B. Ekta Sthal | |
341. |
Which among the following is not correctly paired? |
A. | ShivajiÂAfzal Khan |
B. | NurjahanÂMahabat Khan |
C. | AkbarÂRana Pratap |
D. | BabarÂBairam Khan |
Answer» E. | |
342. |
Which among the following is the largest museum in India |
A. | Salarjung Museum |
B. | Indian Museum |
C. | SubhashChandraBose Museum |
D. | Tagore museum |
Answer» C. SubhashChandraBose Museum | |
343. |
Where is the tomb of Sher Shah located?_x005F_x000D_ |
A. | Sasaram |
B. | Delhi |
C. | Kalinger |
D. | Sonargaon |
Answer» B. Delhi | |
344. |
Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC |
A. | Athens |
B. | Vaishali |
C. | Sparta |
D. | Pataliputra |
Answer» C. Sparta | |
345. |
Where was the third Buddhist council held |
A. | Vatsa |
B. | Pataliputra |
C. | Kosambi |
D. | Kashmir |
Answer» C. Kosambi | |
346. |
Where is the tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir in Pakistan? |
A. | Islamabad |
B. | Hyderabad |
C. | Lahore |
D. | Karach |
Answer» D. Karach | |
347. |
Where was christianity founded? |
A. | Jerusalem |
B. | Bethlehem |
C. | Palestine |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Bethlehem | |
348. |
Where did the Indian Independence League form in 1907? |
A. | Surat |
B. | Calcutta |
C. | California |
D. | Berlin |
Answer» D. Berlin | |
349. |
Where is Panch Mahal situated |
A. | Fatehpur Sikri |
B. | Gandhinagar |
C. | Allahabad |
D. | Varanasi |
Answer» B. Gandhinagar | |
350. |
Where did the leader of the Individual Satyagraha movement, Acharya Vinoba Bhave started this movement?_x005F_x000D_ |
A. | Nashik |
B. | Poona |
C. | Pavnar |
D. | Nagpur |
Answer» D. Nagpur | |