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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. |
From which of the following Upanishads the words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed in Devanagari Script below the abacus of the state Emblem are? |
| A. | rashna |
| B. | ajurveda |
| C. | undaka |
| D. | shavasya |
| Answer» D. shavasya | |
| 2. |
Jathi Nirnayam is the work of __________ |
| A. | ree Narayana Guru |
| B. | .Kesavan |
| C. | ataraja Guru |
| D. | .K.Madhavan |
| Answer» B. .Kesavan | |
| 3. |
Mahabandula was the great General of the |
| A. | arathas |
| B. | ikhs |
| C. | epalese |
| D. | urmese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which of the following pair of author & book is incorrectly matched? |
| A. | abindra Nath Tagore: Gora |
| B. | adabhai Naoroji: Poverty and the Un-British rule in India |
| C. | inabandhu Mitra: Nil Darpan |
| D. | .C Dutt: History of India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who was the author of the book My Experiment with Truth? |
| A. | urobindo |
| B. | ilak |
| C. | andhi |
| D. | inobha |
| Answer» D. inobha | |
| 6. |
On Cabinet Mission, __________ observed, the proposalspreserve the essential unity of India which la threatened bythe dispute between two major communities |
| A. | ord Wavell |
| B. | ehru |
| C. | atel |
| D. | ahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» B. ehru | |
| 7. |
The upliftment of the backward classes had been the prime concern of the |
| A. | rya Samaj |
| B. | rarthana Samaj |
| C. | atyashodhak Samaj |
| D. | amakrishna Mission |
| Answer» D. amakrishna Mission | |
| 8. |
The system of civil services had been introduced into India by |
| A. | ord Ripon |
| B. | ord Dalhousie |
| C. | ord Bentick |
| D. | ord Hastings |
| Answer» D. ord Hastings | |
| 9. |
Of the following who are not given reserved seats in the Indian legislature? |
| A. | cheduled Caste |
| B. | cheduled Tribes |
| C. | nglo-Indian |
| D. | anded Gentry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century? |
| A. | inbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana |
| B. | ankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882) |
| C. | ishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81) |
| D. | haratendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts |
| Answer» C. ishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81) | |
| 11. |
The Singh Sabha intended to restore Sikhism to its past purity by publishing historical religious books, magazines and journals, to propagate knowledge using Punjabi, to return Sikh apostates to their original faith, and to involve highly placed __________in the educational programme of the Sikhs |
| A. | ortuguese |
| B. | renchmen |
| C. | utch |
| D. | nglishmen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which of the following leader is correctly matched with their association/party/ books/ newspaper? |
| A. | evendranath Tagore: Young India |
| B. | abindranath Tagore: Patrika |
| C. | . K. Gandhi: Gitanjali |
| D. | . G. Tilak: Kesari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February 1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies set up outside India. This society was founded by |
| A. | ala Har Dayal |
| B. | D Savarkar |
| C. | hyamji Krishnavarma |
| D. | adan Lal Dhingra |
| Answer» D. adan Lal Dhingra | |
| 14. |
When did the Cripps Mission, which had practically repeated the August Offer 1940 visit India? |
| A. | 941 |
| B. | 942 |
| C. | 943 |
| D. | 944 |
| Answer» C. 943 | |
| 15. |
The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj, Boycott and National Education at its annual session held at |
| A. | anaras (1905) |
| B. | alcutta (1906) |
| C. | urat (1907) |
| D. | adras (1908) |
| Answer» C. urat (1907) | |
| 16. |
Who was the first Indian Governor General of India? |
| A. | .R. Ambedkar |
| B. | .Raja Gopalachari |
| C. | r.Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | r. S.Radhakrishnan |
| Answer» C. r.Rajendra Prasad | |
| 17. |
India attained 'Dominionstatus' on |
| A. | 5th January, 1947 |
| B. | 5th August, 1947 |
| C. | 5th August, 1950 |
| D. | 5th October, 1947 |
| Answer» C. 5th August, 1950 | |
| 18. |
Who said about Mahatma Gandhi that he is a "half naked Fakir"? |
| A. | inston Churchill |
| B. | ord Mountbatten |
| C. | ord Wavell |
| D. | ord Lirrlithgow |
| Answer» B. ord Mountbatten | |
| 19. |
Who was advocated of the famous INA Trials? |
| A. | hulabhai Desai |
| B. | saf Ali |
| C. | ubhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | . Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» B. saf Ali | |
| 20. |
Swami Vivekananda was graduated from __________University |
| A. | elhi |
| B. | yderabad |
| C. | alcutta |
| D. | arachi |
| Answer» D. arachi | |
| 21. |
Who is called as the 'Prophet of New India'? |
| A. | ayanand Saraswati |
| B. | ri Ramkrishna |
| C. | aja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | wami Vivekananda |
| Answer» C. aja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 22. |
Who was the Chairman of the Union Powers Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India? |
| A. | ardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| B. | r. B.R. Ambedkar |
| C. | ir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar |
| D. | t. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
In 1937, the Congress formed Ministries in |
| A. | states |
| B. | states |
| C. | states |
| D. | states |
| Answer» D. states | |
| 24. |
Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company? |
| A. | homas Arthur, Comte de Lally |
| B. | odeheu |
| C. | a Bourdonnais |
| D. | oseph Francois Dupleix |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The Hindu College was started in 1817 at |
| A. | alcutta |
| B. | ombay |
| C. | adras |
| D. | ondicherry |
| Answer» B. ombay | |
| 26. |
When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact made? |
| A. | 935 |
| B. | 931 |
| C. | 929 |
| D. | 932 |
| Answer» C. 929 | |
| 27. |
During the Second World War Churchill replaced __________ as Prime Minister of England |
| A. | hamberlain |
| B. | ttlee |
| C. | israeli |
| D. | squith |
| Answer» B. ttlee | |
| 28. |
Which of the following statements is not correct? Provision was made In the Act of 1935 for |
| A. | he Central Subjects |
| B. | rovincial Subjects |
| C. | oncurrent Lists |
| D. | List of Subjects for Princely States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The Province of Bengal Constituted by the Act of 1935 would cease to exist as per __________ |
| A. | he Cabinet Mission Plan |
| B. | avell's Plan |
| C. | he Indian Independence Act of 1947 |
| D. | he Dikie Bird Plan |
| Answer» D. he Dikie Bird Plan | |
| 30. |
Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru? |
| A. | heroze Shah Mehta |
| B. | G Tilak |
| C. | opal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | adabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» D. adabhai Naoroji | |
| 31. |
A new period in__________'s life began in 1913 when she became active in Indian politics, and gave a lead by claiming 'Home Rule' for India |
| A. | mmu Swaminathan |
| B. | alati Patwardhan |
| C. | nnie Besant |
| D. | mbujammal |
| Answer» D. mbujammal | |
| 32. |
'Lucknow pact' was a deal between |
| A. | ndians and the British about legislative seats |
| B. | indus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures |
| C. | epressed castes and Brahmins about job reservations |
| D. | indus and Sikhs about job reservations |
| Answer» C. epressed castes and Brahmins about job reservations | |
| 33. |
The first newspaper which was published in India was |
| A. | he Calculatta Gazette |
| B. | he Bombay Gazette |
| C. | he Oriental Maganize of Calculatta |
| D. | he Bengal Gazette |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
To face the Maratha Army the Rohelas chief entered into a pact with |
| A. | he Nawab of Awadh |
| B. | he French |
| C. | he Portuguese |
| D. | he Sikhs |
| Answer» B. he French | |
| 35. |
Which year did Bankim Chandra Chatopadhyay wrote Anand Math? |
| A. | 858 |
| B. | 892 |
| C. | 882 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» D. one of these | |
| 36. |
Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the central Secretariat in Delhi? |
| A. | ir Edward Lutyens |
| B. | erbert Bakers |
| C. | obert Tor Tussell |
| D. | ntonin Raymond |
| Answer» B. erbert Bakers | |
| 37. |
The Second Round Table Conference failed over the question of |
| A. | ommunal representation |
| B. | uspension of Civil Disobedience Movement |
| C. | rant of dominion status |
| D. | ate of transfer of power |
| Answer» B. uspension of Civil Disobedience Movement | |
| 38. |
Who among the following introduced Ryotwari system in madras? |
| A. | ord Hastings |
| B. | ord Wellesley |
| C. | ir Thomas Munro |
| D. | ord Cannemara |
| Answer» D. ord Cannemara | |
| 39. |
Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934? |
| A. | awaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | charya Narendra Bose and P.C. Joshi |
| C. | ubhas Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi |
| D. | aifuddin Kitchlwe and Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» C. ubhas Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi | |
| 40. |
In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram |
| A. | aikom |
| B. | alluruthi |
| C. | luva |
| D. | richur |
| Answer» D. richur | |
| 41. |
Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's political capital. Which city was called his religious capital? |
| A. | mritsar |
| B. | nandpur Sahib |
| C. | ujranwala |
| D. | eshawar |
| Answer» B. nandpur Sahib | |
| 42. |
Who among the following had during his reign introduced a new calendar, a new system or coinage, and new scales of weights and measures? |
| A. | ipu Sultan |
| B. | urshid Quli Khan |
| C. | aghunath Rao |
| D. | ord Cornwallis |
| Answer» B. urshid Quli Khan | |
| 43. |
High courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in |
| A. | 935 |
| B. | 919 |
| C. | 862 |
| D. | 861 |
| Answer» D. 861 | |
| 44. |
As per the Act of 1853 the Governor-General's Council was enlarged for the purpose of |
| A. | efence |
| B. | egislation |
| C. | inance |
| D. | ecurity |
| Answer» C. inance | |
| 45. |
The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with |
| A. | allianwala Bagh tragedy |
| B. | etaji Subash Bose's fight against Britishoccupation of India |
| C. | he first war of Indian Independence in 1857 |
| D. | he partition of India and Pakistan |
| Answer» D. he partition of India and Pakistan | |
| 46. |
In which year was Burma separated from India? |
| A. | 863 |
| B. | 902 |
| C. | 937 |
| D. | 947 |
| Answer» D. 947 | |
| 47. |
Narayana Guru's later literary and philosophical masterpiece Atmopadesa Satakam was written in__________ |
| A. | amil |
| B. | alayalam |
| C. | anskrit |
| D. | indi |
| Answer» C. anskrit | |
| 48. |
When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice President appointed by __________ would act for him |
| A. | rown |
| B. | arliament |
| C. | oard of Control |
| D. | overnor-General |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry was not formed in June 1937? |
| A. | nited Provinces |
| B. | entral Provinces |
| C. | adras |
| D. | ssam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of |
| A. | richinopoly |
| B. | rcot |
| C. | andiwash |
| D. | ondicherry |
| Answer» D. ondicherry | |