The Indian National Congress was founded by ______

(a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

(b)

Gandhi

(c)

A.O. Hume

(d)

B.G. Tilak

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(a)

Brahmo Samaj - Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(b)

Sambad Kaumudi - Gandhiji

(c)

Bengali - Mirat-Ul-Akbar

(d)

Indian textile industry - A. O.Hume

Modern intelligentsia formed political organisation like

(a)

Madras Native Association

(b)

East India Association

(c)

The Servants of India Society

(d)

None of these

Whose name was proposed as president by militant nationalists for the surat session of the Congress?

(a)

Aurobindo Ghose

(b)

Dadabhai Naoroji

(c)

Pherozesha Mehta

(d)

Lala Lajpat Rai

Which of the following statement is not true about Subramania Bharati?

(a)

Bharati was the sub-editor of Swadesamitran

(b)

He translated Tilak’s Tenets of the New Party into Tamil

(c)

Bharati’s Gurumani was Swami Vivekananda

(d)

He was editor of a woman’s magazine byname Chakravartini

The Lucknow session of 1916 is noted for

(a)

Resurgence of Muslim League

(b)

Temporary merger of Muslims League into Congress

(c)

Congress’ acceptance of League’s demand for separate electorates for Muslims

(d)

Jinnah’s negative role in the joint-session of the League and the Congress

After returning from South Africa Gandhi launched his first successful Satyagraha in

(a)

Kheda

(b)

Dandi

(c)

Champaran

(d)

Bardoli

Arrange the different stages of Non-Cooperation Movement in chronological order.
1. The most heinous of political crime was perpetrated on an unarmed mass by the British regime at Amritsar town.
2. Rowlatt Act was promulgated to imprison any person without trial by a law court.
3. Chauri Chaura incident of mob violence made Gandhi announce the suspension of Non-Cooperation Movement.
4. A special session held at Calcutta resolved to accept Gandhi’s proposal on non-cooperation with the colonial state.

(a)

2, 1, 4, 3

(b)

1, 3, 2, 4

(c)

2, 4, 1, 3

(d)

3, 2, 4, 1

Communist Party of India was formed in the year

(a)

1920

(b)

1925

(c)

1930

(d)

1935

The First Cotton Mill in Bombay was started in

(a)

1852

(b)

1854

(c)

1861

(d)

1865

A place where weapons are kept.

(a)

Bolshevik

(b)

Communism

(c)

radicalism

(d)

armoury

Personal freedom which cannot be denied without due process of law.

(a)

non-violence

(b)

untouchablity

(c)

civil liberties

(d)

fundamental Rights

During the Mughal Period the Official and Court language was

(a)

Urdu

(b)

Hindi

(c)

Marathi

(d)

Persian

In the 1937 elections, Congress won in

(a)

12 Provinces

(b)

7 Provinces

(c)

5 Provinces

(d)

8 Provinces

The Muslim League celebrated the end of Congress rule as a Day of Deliverance on

(a)

22 December 1940

(b)

5 February 1939

(c)

23 March 1937

(d)

22 December 1939

Direct Action Day organised by the Muslim League on

(a)

25 December, 1942

(b)

16 August, 1946

(c)

21 March, 1937

(d)

22 December, 1939

When did ‘Individual Satyagraha’ begin?

(a)

March 23, 1940

(b)

August 8, 1940

(c)

17 October 1940

(d)

August 9, 1942

When was Subhash Chandra Bose removed from the congress?

(a)

1938

(b)

1939

(c)

1940

(d)

1942

Who appeared in court in defense of the INA soldiers

(a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

(b)

Motilal Nehru

(c)

Rajaji

(d)

Subhash Chandra Bose

INA was founded with the help of

(a)

Germany

(b)

Japan

(c)

France

(d)

USA

Arrange the following in correct order
(i) Formation of Indian National Army
(ii) Royal Indian Navy Revolt
(iii) Indian National Army Trials
(iv) Rajaji formula
Select the correct answer from the codes given below

(a)

ii, i, iii, iv

(b)

i, iv, iii, ii

(c)

iii, iv, i, ii

(d)

iii, iv, ii, i

British had their intention to leave India by

(a)

August 15, 1947

(b)

January 26, 1950

(c)

June, 1948

(d)

December, 1949

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on

(a)

January, 30, 1948

(b)

August 15, 1947

(c)

January, 30, 1949

(d)

October, 2, 1948

The Objectives Resolution before the Constituent Assembly was placed by

(a)

Rajendra Prashad

(b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

(c)

Vallabh bhai Patel

(d)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

The first State formed on linguistic basis was

(a)

Kashmir

(b)

Assam

(c)

Andhra

(d)

Orissa

In which of the following State/s land reformswere very successful

(a)

Kerala

(b)

West Bengal

(c)

Orissa

(d)

Both a and b

Land Ceiling Act in Tamilnadu was for the second time implemented in the year _________

(a)

1961

(b)

1972

(c)

1976

(d)

1978

MGNREG Act provided ________ days work for an individual.

(a)

200

(b)

150

(c)

100

(d)

75

When was Tata Institute of Fundamental Research established?

(a)

1905

(b)

1921

(c)

1945

(d)

1957

There were only __________ public-sector enterprises in India in 1951.

(a)

3

(b)

5

(c)

7

(d)

9

India followed the example of the ____________ in palanning for Development through five year plans.

(a)

USSR

(b)

USA

(c)

EU

(d)

singapore

(i) Various initiatives are being taken by the government to such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
(ii) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and
(iii) the recenly integrated scheme of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan to redress the issue of dropouts

(a)

ii,i,iii

(b)

i,ii,iii

(c)

iii,ii,i

(d)

ii,iii,i

Which one of the following had relegated religion to a subordinate place?

(a)

Renaissance

(b)

Reformation

(c)

Geographical Discovery

(d)

Commercial Revolution

Assertion: Galileo Galilei was tried by the Church for heresy.
Reason: He accepted the views of Copernicus’ heliocentric theory.

(a)

Both A and R are correct. R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct but R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong but R is correct

Which one of the following was not the work of Leonardo da Vinci?

(a)

Virgin of the Rocks

(b)

Last Supper

(c)

Mona Lisa

(d)

Madonna and Child

Assertion: The Black Death weakened the position of the church as it could not explain the causes for the Black Death.
Reason: The authority of Pope came to be increasingly challenged.

(a)

Both A and R are correct. R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct. R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong but R is correct

Boston Tea Party incident took place in the year _________

(a)

1775

(b)

1773

(c)

1784

(d)

1799

In the American War of Independence the British army was led by _________

(a)

Richard Lee

(b)

George Washington

(c)

William Howe

(d)

Rockingham

The liberator of Argentina was ___________

(a)

San Martin

(b)

Dom Pedro

(c)

Bernardo O’Higgins

(d)

Marina Morelos

The clergy and the nobility enjoyed special privileges and they were exempted from various taxes imposed by the_____________.

(a)

Monarchy

(b)

tyranchy

(c)

anarchy

(d)

oligarchy

Napoleon was defeated by the allied forces of British, Belgians and Prussians at Waterloo in__________

(a)

France

(b)

Germany

(c)

Belgium

(d)

Italy

Labour Unions were legalised in England in__________

(a)

1815

(b)

1822

(c)

1824

(d)

1827

Assertion: J.G. Fichte promoted the idea of nationalism among the Germans.
Reason: Fichte was the leader of Young Italy Movement.

(a)

Both A and R are correct. R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct. R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong but R is correct

What was the battle in which the French succeeded in pushing back the advancing army of Germans?

(a)

Battle of Marne

(b)

Battle of Tannenberg

(c)

Battle of Verdun

(d)

Battle of Somme

The first Secretary General of the League of Nations Eric Drummond belonged to _________

(a)

France

(b)

South Africa

(c)

Britain

(d)

USA

Lend-Lease system introduced by President Roosevelt was helpful in _______

(a)

providing additional soldiers to countries fighting the fascist forces

(b)

safeguarding the Jews from the murderous attacks of Hitler’s army

(c)

expanding the resources of the allies, supplying arms and ammunition

(d)

providing medical services to those wounded in the Second World War.

In August 1942, US forces in the Pacific was commanded by ________

(a)

MacArthur

(b)

Eisenhower

(c)

General de Gaulle

(d)

George Marshall

Assertion: Stalin criticised Churchill as a warmonger.
Reason: Churchill had earlier called for a western alliance against communism.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

The aim of the Baghdad Pact was to _________

(a)

protect England’s leadership in the Middle East

(b)

exploit the oil resources in the region

(c)

prevent communist influence

(d)

destabilise the government in Iraq

Trygve Lie, the first Secretary General of the UNO, belonged to ___________

(a)

Burma

(b)

Japan

(c)

Singapore

(d)

Norway