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1. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Mahatma Gandhi?
Sarojini Naidu
Muthu Lakshmi
Mridula Sarabhai
Annie Besant
2. The mantra Do or Die was given by
Mahatma Gandhi
C.V. Raman
B.C. Bose
P.C. Roy
3. During Indias struggle for independence who was the first to start Satyagraha ?
Mahatma Gandhi
Sardar Patel
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Vinoba Bhave
4. Mahatma Gandhis close English compatriot during the freedom Movement was
William Wavell
Thomas Moore
Charlie Freer (C.F.) Andrews
A.O. Hume
5. Gandhji returned to India from South Africa in
1914
1915
1916
1917
6. Who called Gandhiji half naked beggar ?
Jinnah
Winston Churchill
Hastings
Mountbatten
7. Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
Lord Lintithgow
Lord Wavell
Clement Atlee
Lord Mountbatten
8. The lady Congress leader who went underground during the Quit India Movement was
Aruna Asaf Ali
Sarojini Naidu
Vijay Laxmi Pandit
Sucheta Kripalani
9. Gandhi Irwin pact was in
5 March 1931
10 March 1927
15 March 1929
28 March 1935
10. India attained Dominion States on
15th January, 1947
15th August,1947
15th August, 1950
15th October, 1947
11. Which of the following bills can be introduced in the Parliament only after the consent of the President?
The Constitution Amendment Bill
The Bill providing for the creation of a new All India Service
The Bill for the creation of a new state
The Finance Bill
12. Who prepares the Draft outline of Five year Plans?
Ministry of Finance
National Development Council
Governor of R.B.I.
Planning Commission
13. Parliament or a state Legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absence himself without permission from the session for
30 days
60 days
90 days
120 days
14. Grants-in-aid of revenue to the states is recommended by the
National Development Council
Finance Commission
Planning Commission
Inter State Council
15. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
Alamgirpur
Lothal
Kalibangan
Banavali
16. The control of the preparation of electoral rolls for Parliament and legislatures vests with the
Prime Minister
Election Commission
President
Cabinet
17. According to the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, in the event of dissolution of a panchayat, elections are to be compulsory held within
2 months
4 months
6 months
8 months
18. At the 13th Lok Sabha Elections in which of the following states did the ruling alliance win all the seats?
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
19. Which one of the following is not a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy?
Separation of judiciary from legislature
To establish Panchayati Raj institutions
Encourage settlement of International Disputes by arbitration
Equal wages for equal work to both men and women
20. In Indian Republic the real executive authority rests with the
Prime Minister
President
Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister
Bureaucrats
21. The ratio between the length and breadth of our tricolor national flag according to our constitution is
3:1
3:2
3:3
3:4
22. Separation of the judiciary from the executive has been provided in one of the following parts of the Indian Constitution
The Directive Principles of State Policy
The Seventh schedule
The Fundamental Rights
The Preamble
23. Next to Hindi, the language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian sub continent is
Tamil
Bengali
Telugu
Urdu
24. The First Act permitting legal marriage with a person not belonging to ones endogamous group is known as
Abolition of Untouchability Act
Hindu Marriage Validity Act
Arya Samaj Marriage Validity Act
Special Marriage Act
25. At what level does a Panchayat samiti operate in a Panchayati Raj structure?
Gram Panchayat level
Village level
Block level
District level
26. Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Court and the Supreme Court?
Protection against the violation of the Constitution
Protection of the fundamental rights
Disputes between the Inter states
Disputes between the Centre and States
27. The capital of Kadamba kings was
Kanchi
Tanjore
Badami
Vanavasi
28. Who was the founder of Puhar (Kaveripattanam)?
Needujeliyan
Senguttuvan
Karikala
None of these
29. Tolakappiyam is related to
Administration
Law
Grammar
None of these
30. The Paditrupputtu is a collection of poems in the praise of which of the following kings?
Pandya
Chera
Chola
None of these
31. The author of Kural or Muppal, a treatise on polity, ethics and social norms, was
Sittalai Sattanar
Tolakapiyyar
Tiruvalluvar
Illango Adigal
32. Which of the following is called The Bible of Tamil Land ?
Manimekalai
Silappadikaram
Tolkappiyam
Kural
33. Which of the following were the patrons of Sangam, an assembly of Tamil poets?
Chola
Kadamb
Pandya
Chera
34. Which of the following is correctly matched?
Silappadikaram -- Illango Adigal
Purananuru -- Mamalanar
Ahananuru -- Paranar
Purananuru -- Mamalanar
35. Who is the author of the novel Devdas?
Munshi Premchand
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bankim Chandra Cahttopadhyay
Rabindranath Tagore
36. Who is the author of the book Mother India ?
Sister Nivedita
Katherine Mayo
Katherine Frank
Annie Besant
37. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakupta Empire?
Amoghavarsha I
Dantidurga
Dhruva
Krishna I
38. The two kingdoms established by the Indian in Indo-China included
Svarnbhumi and Champa
Srivijaya and Kamboja
Champa and Srivijaya
Chamba and Kamboja
39. The famous battle of Takkolam of South India was fought between
Cholas and Pandyas
Cholas and Hoyasals
Cholas and Rashtrakutas
Cholas and North Chalukyas
40. Which of the following was NOT one of the titles assumed by the Chola king Rajendra?
Mudikonda
Tyagasamudra
Pandita Chola
Gangikonda
41. The South Indian state which was famous for its naval power, was
Chalukyas
Cholas
Hoyasals
Pandyas
42. Who among the following never became President of Indian National Congress?
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra Bose
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
43. Who was the founder of Ram Krishna Mission?
Raja ram Mohan Roy
Swami Vivekanand
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Ram Krishna Paramahansa
44. Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?
Allan Octavian Hume
W.C. Banerjee
William Wedderburn
Dadabhai Naoroji
45. Which one of the following had presided over the Surat Session of Indian National Congress 1907?
Feroz shah Mehta
Dadabhai Naoroji
Rash Bihari Bose
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
46. Queen Victorias proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November 1858 at
Madras
Bombay
Calcutta
Allahabad
47. Which part of India was silent when Revolt of 1857 was spreading in India?
Western India
Central India
North India
South India
48. The first Indian Factory Act was passed by
Lord Curzon
Lord Wellesley
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Ripon
49. Who was the first viceroy of India?
Lord Curzon
Lord William Bentinck
Warren Hastings
Lord Canning
50. Who was the leader of Kanpur spear heading Revolt of 1857?
Kunwar Singh
Nana Saheb
Khan Bahadur
Birjis Quadir
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