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| 51. |
After Quit India Movement, C. Raja gopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled "The Way Out". Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet? |
| A. | The establishment of a "War Advisory Council" composed of representatives of British India and the Indian States |
| B. | Reconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members, except the Governor General and the Commander-in-Chief should be Indian leaders |
| C. | Fresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and the Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possible |
| D. | A solution for the constitutional deadlock |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
Match the following:a. DhumketuI. Kolkatab. NavayugaII. Gunturc. SocialistIII. Mumbaid. Vanguard of Indian IndependenceIV. Berlin |
| A. | a-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV |
| B. | a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I |
| C. | a-II, b-I, c-III, d-IV |
| D. | a-III, b-II, c-I, d-IV |
| Answer» B. a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I | |
| 53. |
Arrange the following Political Associations chronologically according to its inception:a) Madras Native Associationb) Poona Sarvajanika Sabhac) All Assam Ahom Associationd) Indian Association |
| A. | a, b, d, c |
| B. | a, c, b, d |
| C. | d, b, c, a |
| D. | d, c, b, a |
| Answer» B. a, c, b, d | |
| 54. |
_____ this press was established in 1931 in Mumbai and is considered as one of the earliest presses established by Maharashtrian persons. |
| A. | Bhaskar Pandurang Press |
| B. | Ganpat Krishnaji Press |
| C. | Nimaysagar Press |
| D. | Jnyanoday Press |
| Answer» C. Nimaysagar Press | |
| 55. |
Match the followingA. Dadabhai Naorojii. Satyarth PrakashB. Dayanand Saraswatiii. KapalkundalaC. Bal Gangadhar Tilakiii. The wants and means of IndiaD. Bankim Chandra Chetterjeeiv. Gita Rahasya |
| A. | A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv |
| B. | A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii |
| C. | A-iv, B-iii, C-i, D-ii |
| D. | A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-iv |
| Answer» C. A-iv, B-iii, C-i, D-ii | |
| 56. |
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose wrote the book: |
| A. | Unhappy India |
| B. | Anandamath |
| C. | Poverty and Un-British Rule in India |
| D. | The Indian Struggle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
In 1853, a Railway line was laid connecting Bombay with which city? |
| A. | Thane |
| B. | Pune |
| C. | Nashik |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» B. Pune | |
| 58. |
Name one book written by Swami Vivekananda |
| A. | Kathamrita |
| B. | Kathamala |
| C. | Bartaman Bharat |
| D. | A Nation in Making |
| Answer» D. A Nation in Making | |
| 59. |
Gandhiji inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement on 6th April 1930, at Sabarmati; the Movement was simultaneously inaugurated in Maharashtra at _____ , a suburb of Bombay, on 6th April 1930. |
| A. | Wadala |
| B. | Vadibundar |
| C. | Vile Parle |
| D. | Andheri |
| Answer» D. Andheri | |
| 60. |
Direction: Answer the following questions by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.Which of the following forms the trading arrangement between a weaver and a merchant under the “Putting out” system? Choose the correct option. |
| A. | Yarn is bought for the lowest bid from merchant; and cloth is sold at highest bid. |
| B. | Yarn is sold to the weaver by the merchant; and weaver makes cloth for self-consumption. |
| C. | Yarn is supplied by the merchant to the weaver and cloth produced is bought back from weaver at a low price. |
| D. | Yarn is bought by weaver from the open market and cloth is sold to merchant at a low price. |
| Answer» D. Yarn is bought by weaver from the open market and cloth is sold to merchant at a low price. | |
| 61. |
Identify the legislative act that sought to create political equality by vesting Indian judges with the power to try the Europeans or the British citizens residing in India. |
| A. | Morley-Minto Reforms |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | Pitts India Act |
| D. | Ibert Bill |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
On what day did the Civil Disobedience Movement start? |
| A. | 21st May 1931 |
| B. | 10th May 1930 |
| C. | 12th March 1930 |
| D. | 13thMarch 1931 |
| Answer» D. 13thMarch 1931 | |
| 63. |
Match the following:List - IList – IIA. Obaidullah1. FranceB. Barkatullah2. GenevaC. Madam Cama3. GermanyD. Lala Hardayal4. Afghanistan |
| A. | A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 |
| B. | A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 |
| C. | A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 |
| D. | A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
'Neel-Darpan' by Dina Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of _______. |
| A. | Bengali Artisans |
| B. | Indigo Planters |
| C. | Landless Labourers |
| D. | All of them |
| Answer» C. Landless Labourers | |
| 65. |
In Tinkathia System in Bihar, how much land was to be reserved for indigo cultivation? |
| A. | 01/10 |
| B. | 01/03 |
| C. | 03/20 |
| D. | 03/25 |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» D. 03/25 | |
| 66. |
Match List - I with List - II and find the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:List – IList – II (A) Vinoba Bhave (1) Home Rule Movement (B) B.G. Tilak (2) Individual Satyagraha (C) Aruna Asaf Ali (3) Dharsana Raid (D) Sarojini Naidu (4) Quit India Movement |
| A. | A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3 |
| B. | A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4 |
| C. | A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1 |
| D. | A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3 |
| Answer» B. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4 | |
| 67. |
In which of the following years did Sarojini Naidu preside over the Indian National Congress session? |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
During World War II, the Battles of Kohima and Imphal were fought in the year ________. |
| A. | 1943 |
| B. | 1944 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» C. 1942 | |
| 69. |
Hindustani Socialist Republican Association was established in 1928, in ______. |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» B. Bengal | |
| 70. |
Partition of Bengal was withdrawn in |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1906 |
| C. | 1911 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» D. 1909 | |
| 71. |
Consider the following statements related to Wellesley's administration:1) In the six years of Wellesley's administration, the army accounted for 42.5 percent of the Company's total expenditure.2) Wellesley's administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the Company and had nothing to do with the commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families.Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
______ was the last Governor General of India before the Indian Constitution came into existence.A. Chakravarti RajagopalachariB. The Viscount MountbattenC. Dr. Rajendra PrasadD. The Viscount Wavell |
| A. | A |
| B. | C |
| C. | D |
| D. | B |
| Answer» B. C | |
| 73. |
Arrange the following in the chronological order.1. August Offer2. Poona Pact3. Third Round Table ConferenceChoose the right code. |
| A. | 1 - 2 - 3 |
| B. | 3 - 2 - 1 |
| C. | 2 - 3 - 1 |
| D. | 1 - 3 - 2 |
| Answer» D. 1 - 3 - 2 | |
| 74. |
Match the following:Institution / Council / CommissionOfficer Name(a) Director-General of Indian Council of World Affairs(i) Vishwas Patel(b) Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NALCO(ii) Tapan Kumar Chand(c) Chairman of Payments Council of India(iii) T. C. A. Raghavan(d) Chairman of National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights(iv) Shrimat Pandey (v) Stuti Narain KackerChoose the correct pairs/ answer |
| A. | (a) – (iii), (b) – (ii), (c) – (i), (d) – (v) |
| B. | (a) – (v), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iv), (d) – (iii) |
| C. | (a) – (iv), (b) – (iii), (c) – (i), (d) – (ii) |
| D. | (a) – (ii), (b) –(i), (c) – (iii), (d) – (v) |
| Answer» B. (a) – (v), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iv), (d) – (iii) | |
| 75. |
Match the following:List - IList - II(a) Vicar-il-Umrai. Purani Haveli(b) Kamal Khanii. Falaknuma Palace(c) Salar Jung - I iii. Diwan Devidi(d) Mahbood Ali Khaniv. King KothiThe correct match is: |
| A. | a - iv, b - ii, c - iii, d - i |
| B. | a - ii, b - iv, c - iii, d - i |
| C. | a - iv, b - ii, c - i, d - iii |
| D. | a - iii, b - iv, c - i, d - ii |
| Answer» B. a - ii, b - iv, c - iii, d - i | |
| 76. |
Gandhiji edited which of the following newspapers/magazines? |
| A. | Statesman |
| B. | Kesari |
| C. | Harijan |
| D. | Maratha |
| Answer» D. Maratha | |
| 77. |
First time during which Indian movement "Vande Mataram" became the popular song of people? |
| A. | Khilafat Movement |
| B. | Quit India Movement |
| C. | Non-Co-operation Movement |
| D. | Swadeshi Movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
(a) He was D.K. Karve's teacher in the Robert Money High School.(b) He also taught Sankskrit at St. Xaviers College in Bombay.(c) He was a Social Reformer.(d) In about, 1905 he accepted the idea of widow remarriage.(e) He strongly opposed the caste system and untouchability.Who was he? |
| A. | Narhar Malhar Joshi |
| B. | Rajaram Shastri Bhagwat |
| C. | R.P. Paranjapye |
| D. | G.G. Agarkar |
| Answer» C. R.P. Paranjapye | |
| 79. |
In which year the demand for separate Pakistan was raised by Muslim League ? |
| A. | 1922 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1940 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» D. 1945 | |
| 80. |
Choose the correct option with respect to the Poona Pact. |
| A. | Signed in August 1931 between Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar. |
| B. | Signed in August 1931 between Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin. |
| C. | Signed in August 1932 between Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin. |
| D. | Signed in August 1932 between Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
In whose leadership the Tribal Movement took place in Sendhawa? |
| A. | Bhima Nayak |
| B. | Kondu |
| C. | Ganjan Singh |
| D. | Veersa |
| Answer» B. Kondu | |
| 82. |
Kakori Consipiracy Case took place in |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» C. 1930 | |
| 83. |
Arrange the following incidents in their chronological order.a. Muslim League was formed in Dhaka.b. Khudiram Bose was executed.c. Bomb was thrown at Lord Hardinge.d. Hindu Conference was held at Lahore, under the Presidentship of Sir Prafulchandra Chatterji. |
| A. | a, b, c, d |
| B. | b, a, d, c |
| C. | a, b, d, c |
| D. | a, d, c, b |
| Answer» D. a, d, c, b | |
| 84. |
Civil Disobedience Movement was started in 1930 with_______. |
| A. | Rowlatt Satyagraha |
| B. | Champaran Movement |
| C. | Dandi March |
| D. | Khilafat Movement |
| Answer» D. Khilafat Movement | |
| 85. |
After the First World War, the Triveni Sangh was formed by |
| A. | the Jats and Gujjars |
| B. | the Rajputs and Yadavs |
| C. | the Jats and Yadavs |
| D. | the Ahirs and Kurmis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
Match the ‘Historic Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat’ (List-A) with their significant feature (List-B)List-AList-B(i) Lothal(v) one of 7 Wonders of Gujarat and a very old ancient city of Indus Valley Civilisation(ii) Dholavira(vi) the major ancient city of the Harappan civilization and one of the largest sites of Harappan in the Indian subcontinent(iii) Laxmi Vilas Palace(vii) known for the best style of Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture(iv) Huzoor Palace(viii) it looks as if a European palace has been transplanted on the soil of Porbandar |
| A. | (i)-(v), (ii)-(vi), (iii)-(vii), (iv)-(viii) |
| B. | (i)-(v), (ii)-(vi), (iii)-(viii), (iv)-(vii) |
| C. | (i)-(vi), (ii)-(v), (iii)-(vii), (iv)-(viii) |
| D. | (i)-(vi), (ii)-(v), (iii)-(viii), (iv)-(vii) |
| Answer» B. (i)-(v), (ii)-(vi), (iii)-(viii), (iv)-(vii) | |
| 87. |
"I have no time to think about God because a lot of work has to be done on this earth" whose statement is above? |
| A. | Swami Vivekanad |
| B. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| C. | Swami Ramakrishna Paramhans |
| D. | Ishwarchandra Vidhyasagar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
In 1916 A.D. the Indian National Congress Lucknow session was presided by : |
| A. | Mohandas Kramchand Gandhi |
| B. | Moti Lal Nehru |
| C. | N.C. Chandravakar |
| D. | Ambikacharan Majumdar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
Match the following authors with the books they wrote:List- IList - II(a) Allam Narayanai. Telangana Jaitra Yatra(b) Ghanta Chakrapaniii. Pranashita(c) N. Gopi iii. Salam Hyderabad(d) P. Lokeshwariv. Thangeti Poolu |
| A. | a - ii, b - iii, c - i, d - iv |
| B. | a - iv, b - ii, c - iii, d - i |
| C. | a - i, b - iii, c - iv, d - ii |
| D. | a - ii, b - i, c - iv, d - iii |
| Answer» B. a - iv, b - ii, c - iii, d - i | |
| 90. |
Consider the following statements in the context of the Indian Independence League.1. It was a political organisation founded by Indian nationalists to foster Indian nationalism and obtain Japanese support for the Indian independence movement.2. Founded in 1928, the organisation was located in various parts of South - East Asia.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Both 1 and 2 |
| C. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| D. | Only 2 |
| Answer» C. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 91. |
On which date the 'Telangana Sayuda Porata committee' withdrew its armed struggle? |
| A. | 21st October, 1951 |
| B. | 4th August, 1951 |
| C. | 20th January, 1951 |
| D. | 15th December, 1950 |
| Answer» B. 4th August, 1951 | |
| 92. |
In which year was the historic Lucknow Pact signed? |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» C. 1920 | |
| 93. |
Match the following:List - IList – IIA. Kesari1. Gadicherla Harisarvottama RaoB. Vivekavardhini2. Sisira Kumar GhoshC. Swarajya Patrika3. TilakD. Amrita Bazar Patrika4. Kandukuri Veereshalingam |
| A. | A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 |
| B. | A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 |
| C. | A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 |
| D. | A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 |
| Answer» D. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 | |
| 94. |
Consider the following statements about the Salt March:1. The Salt March was deliberately ignored by the European media.2. The Salt March was widely covered by the American and European press.3. The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers.4. The Salt March impressed upon the British the urgent need to devolve more power to Indians.Which of the statements given above are correct? |
| A. | 1, 2, and 4 |
| B. | 2, 3, and 4 |
| C. | 3 and 4 only |
| D. | 2 and 3 only |
| Answer» C. 3 and 4 only | |
| 95. |
Along with Mahatma Gandhi who amongst the following Muslims did lift the bier of Bal Gangadhar Tilak? |
| A. | Shaukat Ali |
| B. | Mohammad Ali |
| C. | Maulana A. K. Azad |
| D. | M. A. Ansari |
| Answer» B. Mohammad Ali | |
| 96. |
English Education Act 1835 was based on report of which commission? |
| A. | Henry Colebrooke |
| B. | Woods Despatch |
| C. | Macaulay's Minute |
| D. | Thomas Babington |
| Answer» D. Thomas Babington | |
| 97. |
_______ from Indore, who was appointed as 'Sanghachalak' of Indore branch in 1940, after the demise of Dr. Hedgevar made it clear that his first loyalty was 'Bharat' and 'Congress'. |
| A. | Golvalkar Guruji |
| B. | Bhayyaji Dani |
| C. | Vinayak Sitaram Sarvate |
| D. | Dr. Munje |
| Answer» D. Dr. Munje | |
| 98. |
On 30th October 1947, who was appointed as the Emergency Administrator for the state of Jammu and Kashmir by Maharaja Hari Singh? |
| A. | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed |
| B. | Yuvraj Karan Singh |
| C. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
In which of his following books did Mahatma Gandhi call British Parliament as sterile and prostitute? |
| A. | Sarvodaya or Universal dawn |
| B. | An Autobiography or the story of my experiments with truth |
| C. | Hind Swaraj |
| D. | The Story of a Satyagrahi |
| Answer» D. The Story of a Satyagrahi | |
| 100. |
Party founded by Subhash Bose was |
| A. | Indian Freedom Party |
| B. | Azad Hind Fauz |
| C. | Revolutionary Front |
| D. | Forward Bloc |
| Answer» E. | |