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1.
Which is the highest judicial authority in a state?
The Supreme Court
The High Court
The District Court
Subordinate Court
2.
What is the full form of PAC?
Private Armed Constabulary
Provincial Armed Constabulary
Provincial Art Collection
Public Art Community
3.
Which Article of the Constitution established the Right to Life?
Article 14
Article 15
Article 18
Article 21
4.
What is the full form of PIL?
Public Interest Litigation
Private Interest Litigation
Public Information Litigation
Public Information Law
5.
Which two states share a common High Court?
Punjab and Haryana
Delhi and Punjab
Delhi and Haryana
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
6.
The High Court of Madras was established in
1970
1962
1955
1862
7.
Total number of High Courts is India
19
24
25
28
8.
The High Court of Delhi came up in
1950
1952
1966
1970
9.
The number of courts at the apex level is
One
Two
Three
Four
10.
The Supreme Court was established on
26th January, 1930
26th January, 1950
15th August, 1952
30th January, 1947
11.
When did the 'Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act' come into effect.
1990
2001
2005
2006
12.
Which of the following is a repressive law?
Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005
The Domestic Violence Act, 2005
The Seditions Act, 1870
All of the above
13.
A bill finally becomes an Act after the assent of
Prime Minister
Speaker
Supreme Court
President
14.
When was the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act passed?
1870
1962
1979
2005
15.
The Rowlatt Act came into effect on _____________ ?
10th February, 1917
10th March 1919
13th April, 1919
20th April, 1920
16.
Where is Jallianwala Bagh located?
Delhi
Kanpur
Amritsar
Agra
17.
Abuse of a woman in the domestic sphere could be
verbal abuse
sexual abuse
economic abuse
All of the above
18.
When was the Sedition Act passed?
1858
1860
1870
1919
19.
When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
10th March, 1919
13th April, 1919
20th April, 1920
30th January, 1930
20.
When was the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act passed?
1990
2001
2005
2007
21.
Who owns the Union Carbide plant at present?
United Chemical
Dow Chemical
Indian government
None of the above
22.
Right to a healthy environment is intrinsic to the Fundamental Right of
Right to Equality
Right against Exploitation
Right to Life
Right to Freedom
23.
What did the Union Carbide's Bhopal plant produce?
Pesticides
Fertilisers
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
24.
Name the poisonous gas that leaked from Union Carbide's plant leading to a serious disaster.
Methyl Isocyanite (MIC)
Sulphuric Acid (H2S04)
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
None of the above
25.
Which type of pollution was caused by the Bhopal gas tragedy?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Neither (a) nor (b)
Both (a) and (b)
26.
Union Carbide was a/an
American company
English company
Government-owned company
None of the above
27.
When did the government amend the 'Child Labour Prevention Act'?
December, 2001
January, 2004
October, 2006
July, 2007
28.
Who ensures that the laws are implemented?
The people
Private companies
The government
None of the above
29.
The Justice Sachar Committee was set-up in the year
1995
2001
2005
2008
30.
Where is Niyamgiri Hill located?
Bihar
Jharkhand
Orissa
West Bengal
31.
Tribals are also referred to as
Adivasis
Muslims
Minorities
Dalits
32.
What is the literacy rate of Muslims in India (2001)?
90 per cent
76 per cent
69 per cent
59 per cent
33.
Which among the following states does the Jagannath cult belong to?
West Bengal
Bihar
Orissa
Jharkhand
34.
What percentage of India's total population is comprised of Muslims (2001)?
7 per cent
15 per cent
13.4 per cent
49.5 per cent
35.
Where do Adivasis live?
Kutcha houses
Pacca houses
Colonies
In/near forests
36.
What is the share of Adivasis in India's population?
8 per cent
15 per cent
38 per cent
98 per cent
37.
A ghetto is an area/locality populated by
poor people
members of a particular community
malnourished people
displaced people
38.
Adivasis literally means
minorities
tribals
original inhabitants
marginalisation
39.
The benefits of a public facility can be shared by
Only richer people
Only poor people
everyone in the society
None of the above
40.
What is the most important form of public transport over short distances?
Bus
Car
Metro
Rickshaw
41.
According to Census 2001, the percentage of rural households with electricity connectionis
23%
44%
59%
68%
42.
Which of the following is not a source of water in rural areas?
Wells
Handpumps
Overhead tanks
Borewells
43.
Where is Porto Alegre situated?
Bolivia
Portugal
Brazil
Spain
44.
The raw material of textile industry is/are
cotton only
silk only
fibres
None of these
45.
Industrial disaster occurred in Bhopal on
3rd December, 1974
3rd December, 1980
3rd December, 1983
3rd December, 1984
46.
These industries are owned and operated by the producers or suppliers or both
Private sector
Public sector
Joint sector
Co-operative sector
47.
The textile industry at Osaka imports raw cotton from:
Egypt
India and China
USA
All of these
48.
Maruti Udyog industry comes under
Private Sector
Public Sector
Joint Sector
Cooperative Sector
49.
The first successful modern textile mill was established in
Mumbai
Kolkata
Chennai
Delhi
50.
______ is an important steel city of the United States of America.
New York
Pittsburgh
Washington
Scranton
51.
TISCO was started in the year ______ at Sakchi.
1907
1980
1807
1957
52.
When was the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act passed?
1993
1989
2001
2006
53.
Which community has been mainly employed in manual scavenging?
Adivasis
Children
Poor women
Dalits
54.
Who among the following is an Adivasi activist?
Kabir
C K Janu
Chokhamela
Rathnam
55.
Who among the following can avail reservations?
Dalits
Women
Brahmins
None of these
56.
Which of the following is a step to promote social justice?
Manual scavenging
Untouchability
Reservations
None of these
57.
When was the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act passed?
1970
1980
1989
1993
58.
What was Kabir's caste occupation?
Weaver
Barber
Potter
Mason
59.
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act came into being in the year?
1970
1980
1989
1992
60.
Which article of the Indian Constitution prohibits untouchability?
Article 14
Article 15
Article 16
Article 17
61.
Which of the following is a marginalised group in our Indian society?
Women
Men
Children
None of these
62.
Who presents the budget?
President
Prime Minister
Finance Minister
Opposition Party
63.
Which of the following is a water-borne disease?
Malaria
Flu
Dysentery
All of the above
64.
Right to Education is guaranteed for all children aged between
5-15 years
6-14 years
6- 2 years
5-10 years
65.
Which of the following is not a public facility?
Water
Schools
Electricity
None of the above
66.
The Constitution of India recognises the right to water as being a part of ___________
Right to Life
Right to Equality
Cultural and Educational Right
None of the above
67.
Which one of the following is a natural fibre?
Nylon
Jute
Acryclic
68.
Which one of the following industries is known as sunrise industry?
Iron and steel industry
Cotton industry
Information technology industry
69.
Silicon valley is located in
Bangalore
California
Ahmedabad
70.
General Baird was
an artist
a trader
a commander of the British army
a Governor-General
71.
Who among these was a portrait painter?
Rober Kerr Porter
Johann Zoffany
David Wilkie
G Farrington
72.
When did Thomas Daniell and William Daniell come to India?
1785
1765
1755
1855
73.
Raja Ravi Varma decided to set-up a picture production team and printing press on the outskirts of
Calcutta
Bombay
Madras
Hyderabad
74.
Samuel Bourne was a famous
photographer
painter
historian
biographer
75.
Abanindranath Tagore was influenced by the art of
Japanese artists
French artists
Chinese artists
British artists
76.
Abanindranath Tagore and a new group of artists rejected the art of Ravi Varma because
it was westernised
it was imitative
it was ornamental
Both 'a' and 'b'
77.
Kalighat is located in
West Bengal
Bihar
Bombay
Tripura
78.
Who painted 'Nala and Damayanti'?
Thomas Daniell
William Daniell
Abanindranath Tagore
Ha]a Ravi Varma
79.
Mural painting means
oil painting
miniature painting
wall painting
None of the above
80.
William Adam toured the districts of
Bihar and Orissa
Bihar and Bengal
Bengal and Rajasthan
Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
81.
A madrasa was set-up in Calcutta in 1781 to promote the study of
Arabic
Muslim religion
Urdu
Ancient scriptures
82.
From where did William Jones study Greek and Latin?
At Oxford
From friends
At Cambridge
None of these
83.
Who was William Adam?
An Orientalist
An English officer
A Scottish missionary
A professor
84.
The English Education Act was introduced in the year
1825
1835
1845
1855
85.
'English education had enslaved Indians'. Name the speaker.
Mahatma Gandhi
Rabindranath Tagore
Raja Rammohan Roy
Subhash Chandra Bose
86.
The ideas of William Jones were supported by
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
James Mill
Thomas Macaulay
Charles Wood
87.
Who set-up the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
William Jones
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Nathaniel Halhed
All of the above
88.
In which year did William Jones arrive in Calcutta?
1783
1743
1793
1885
89.
Who attacked the Orientalists?
Thomas Macaulay
James Mill
William Adam
Both 'a' and 'b'
90.
Untouchability is an ancient practice of
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
None of the these
91.
The government does not force Sikhs to wear helmet while driving two-wheelers because:
people of Sikh religion enjoy some privileges because they are superior.
Sikhs are powerful, so they 'do not need helmets.
Sikhs do not obey rules
Sikhs wear turban (pagri) which is an important part of their, religion
92.
Which of the following is correct with reference to Saudi Arabia?
It is a secular country.
All religions are treated equally
Non-muslims are free to practise their religion the way they want.
Non-muslims cannot gather in public spaces for prayer.
93.
Secularism means
separation of religion from State power
separation of one community from another
separation of politics from religion
mixing of religion with politics.
94.
Indian Constitution does not contain
equality
fundamental rights
reservations
discriminations
95.
Majority of the population of Israel is
Christian
Jewish
Muslim
No majority religion in Israel
96.
What can we not do in government schools?
Sing the national song
Celebrate national festivals
Celebrate religious festivals
None of the above
97.
What happened in Germany during Hitler's rule?
Bombing of Nagasaki
End of World War II
Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
Killing of Jews
98.
Which of the following is correct?
The police cannot file an FIR on a cogniza offence.
The judge cannot decide whether a person guilty or innocent
The police cannot torture anyone during his/her investigation.
The police can give punishment for petty offences.
99.
Who files an FIR?
The public
The police
The lawyer
None of these
100.
Which article places a duty upon the State to provide a lawyer to the accused if he is not able to engage one himself (due to poverty or some other disability)?
Article 21
Article 22
Article 39 A
Article 49 A
101.
What is the full form of FIR?
Fast Information Report
First Information Report
Fast Investigation Report
Fort Information Report
102.
According to Article 22 of the Constitution, every person has a Fundamental Right to
accuse the guilty
protection against arrest
be defended by a lawyer
appeal to the judge
103.
Who among the following does not play any role in the criminal justice system?
The police
The judge
The public
The defence lawyer
104.
Why did Mr Shinde go to the police station?
To meet his friend
To see the police officer
To get his wife's gold chain
To file an FIR
105.
In court, the Public Prosecutor represents the interests of the ... ......
public
government
woman and children
State
106.
Who can be called to the police station for questioning?
Children
Women
Neither 'a' nor 'b'
Both 'a' and 'b'
107.
Who decides whether the accused person is guilty or not?
The police
The public
The judge
The defence lawyer
108.
The government of a state can make laws on
Union List
State List
Concurrent List
None of the above
109.
In which year was the first general election under the new Constitution held?
1930
1947
1946
1952
110.
Members of Lok Sabha are
nominated by President
nominated by Prime Minister
elected by the people
chosen on first-come-first-serve basis
111.
Who presides over the Lok Sabha?
President
Prime Minister
Speaker
People
112.
Who is the head of the Indian state?
The President
Prime Minister
Both 'a' and 'b'
Neither 'a' nor 'b'
113.
The term/tenure of Lok Sabha is
1 year
3 years
5 years
It is a permanent house
114.
The total membership of the Lok Sabha is
243
543
100
250
115.
The Upper House of Parliament is termed as
Lok Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Executive
116.
When were EVMs first used in India?
1947
1984
1994
2004
117.
When was the Indian National Congress (INC) formed?
1857
1885
1930
1946
118.
Sunlight is which type of resource?
Exhaustible
Inexhaustible
Both 'a' and 'b'
None of these
119.
This term signifies 'balancing the needs to use resources and also conserve them for future generation'. It is called
development
sustainable development
human resource development
devaluation
120.
It signifies development of human beings i.e. developing the quality and capacity of people state.
Human resources
Human-made resources
Human resources development
None of the above
121.
These resources are inorganic in nature and constitute minerals, rocks, soils etc
Natural resources
Man-made resources
Biotic resources
Abiotic resources
122.
Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called
resource balancing
resource conservation
resource depletion
devaluation
123.
The types of resources on the basis of origin are
actual and potential
renewable-and non-renewable
ubiquitous and localised
biotic and abiotic
124.
Resources drawn from nature and used without much modification are called
human-made resources
cultural resources
natural resources
All of the above
125.
The resources whose quantities are not known are called
potential resources
actual resources
stock
All of the above
126.
The value associated with resources are
economic value
aesthetic value
legal value
ethical value
127.
The basis of classification of resources are
origin
level of development and use
stock and distribution
All of the above
128.
The exclusive right over any idea or invention is called
invention
technology
patent
stock of resource
129.
What makes an object or substance a resource?
Utility
Value
Usability
Both 'a' and 'c'
130.
Which of the following physical features are best suited for living?
Plains and river valleys
Deserts
Lakes and rivers
Mountains
131.
Which is not an example of ground water?
Water flowing in rivers
Water through hand pumps
Water through submersible pumps
Water through wells
132.
Which among the following natural vegetations is most predominant in India?
Tropical deciduous forest
Alpine forest
Thorny bushes
Mangrove forest
133.
Which of the following types of vegetation is common in fertile, level lands?
Forest
Grasslands
Mangroves
Cultivated crops
134.
Which of the following factors influences the type and distribution of natural vegetation?
Landforms
Soil
Climate
All of these
135.
The total Earth's surface cover with water is about
One-fourth
Two-third
Three-fourth
One-third
136.
What is the percentage of usable water for human consumption?
97
12
1
10
137.
Vanamohatasava is celebrated to create awareness about
conservation of forests
conservation of minerals
recycling of water
preserving historical monuments
138.
Common property resource is also known as
industrial land
agricultural land
community land
private land
139.
The major vegetation types of the world are grouped as forests, grasslands, tundra and
shrubs
herbs
scrubs
trees
140.
The use of land is determined by factors such as
(i) topography
(ii) soil
(iii) climate
(iv) mineral
Choose the correct option.
(i), (ii) and (iii)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
All are correct.
141.
Although more than 2,800 types of minerals have been identified, only about 100 are considered
mining
quarrying
ore minerals
metallic
142.
The salt in your food and graphite in your pencil are also
iron
minerals
ore
None of these
143.
From which mineral silicon is obtained?
Thorium
Bauxite
Quartz
Coal
144.
Cite the name of one of the gold mines of India, which is one of the deepest mines of the world?
Jharia
Raniganj
Bikaner
Kolar
145.
Which continent is the largest producer of iron?
North America
Australia
Asia
Europe
146.
Minerals are a ..... resource
renewable
mining
non-renewable
open cast
147.
Extraction of salt from sam bar lake in
Gujarat
Assam
Rajasthan
Bihar
148.
Where is the largest solar plant of India located?
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Odisha
Gujarat
149.
The monozite sands of Kerala are rich in
uranium
thorium
platinum
coal
150.
Which is India's oldest oil producing state?
Arunachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Assam
Karnataka
151.
Electricity from coal is called
Buried sunshine
Black Gold
Thermal Power
None of these
152.
India has deposits of high grade
iron ore
petroleum
coal
gold
153.
India is critically deficient in the reserves and production of
copper
zinc
platinum
bauxite
154.
Geothermal energy is found in
Manikaran
Gujarat
Karnataka
Jharkhand
155.
Petroleum is referred to as 'Black Gold' because
it has immense value
it is black in colour
it is yellow in colour
it is used in making jewellery
156.
Complete the statement: Non-renewable resources are ___________________
those which have limited stock
made by human beings
derived from non-living things
157.
Which one of the following is a human-made resource?
Medicines to treat cancer
Spring water
Tropical forests
158.
Which one of the following does not make substance a resource?
Utility
Value
Quantity
159.
_______ is grown in winter. It requires rainfall during growing season and bright sunshine at the time of harvest.
Rice
Watermelon
Wheat
Bajra
160.
__________ activity is concerned with processing and manufacturing.
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
None of the above
161.
What happened when Nehru went to Telugu speaking districts of Madras Presidency
People warmly welcomed him
He was met with black flags and slogans
People threw stone at him
People stopped his car and insulted him
162.
When was the Second Five Year Plan formulated?
1950
1948
1956
1960
163.
In 1966, the state of Punjab was divided into........
Punjab and Haryana
Punjab and Delhi
Punjab an Chandigarh
Chandigarh and Haryana
164.
In..................the bilingual state of Bombay was divided into separate states for Marathi and Gujarati speakers
1955
1960
1965
1958
165.
Who is called the father of the Indian Constitution?
Mahatma Gandhi
BR Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
166.
The person who said, "Disruptionist tendencies had come to the fore; to check them, the nation had to be strong and united" was
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Dr. BR Ambedkar
167.
When did Potti Sriramulu die?
15 December, 1952
12 December, 1981
15 December, 1938
15 August, 1957
168.
Who was HJ Khandekar?
A member of the Constituent Assembly
A member of Parliament
A socialist leader
An industrialist
169.
Which practice was described as a 'slur and a blot' on the 'fair name of India'?
Untouchability
Discrimination on the basis of religion
Racism
None of these
170.
According to Dr. BR Ambedkar, political democracy has to be accompanied by two kinds of democracy, namely economic democracy and
representative democracy
linguistic democracy
religious democracy
social democracy
171.
Growing vegetables, flowers, fruits and decorative plants for commercial use is known as
viticulture
horticulture
sericulture
pisciculture
172.
More_______than percentage of population in the world depends on agriculture.
20 %
50 %
75 %
35 %
173.
Factor(s) influencing the crop cultivation is/are
temperature
fertile soil
rainfall
All of the above
174.
Cultivation of grapes is also known as _______
viticulture
horticulture
sericulture
pisciculture
175.
The word agriculture has been derived from two________words.
German
American
Latin
Arabic
176.
The type of agriculture largely practised in India is
subsistence farming
extensive farming
commercial farming
mixed farming
177.
Which is not a millet crop?
Jowar
Ragi
Wheat
Bajra
178.
The two most important staple food crops of the world are
ragi and bajra
tea and coffee
rice and wheat
millets and maize
179.
Slash and burn practice of agriculture is also known as
intensive farming
extensive farming
shifting farming
nomadic farming
180.
Agriculture is a
primary activity
secondary activity
tertiary activity
None of these
181.
All minorities, religious or linguistic, can set up their own educational institutions in order to preserve and develop their own culture. Which part of the Constitution says this?
Fundamental Rights
Directive Principles of State Policy
Fundamental Duties
Preamble
182.
Right to Freedom includes
right to make children under 14 years of age work.
right to discriminate between the upper caste and lower caste.
right to freedom of speech and expression.
None of the above
183.
Who among the following was/were members of the Constituent Assembly?
Jawaharlal Nehru
AK Ayyar
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
All of the above
184.
According to the Fundamental Rights mentioned in the Indian Constitution, which of the following is prohibited?
Human trafficking
Forced labour
Children under 14 years of age working in hazardous occupations
All of the above
185.
Which of the following is not a key feature of the Indian Constitution?
Federalism
Secularism
Separation of powers
Presidential form of government
186.
Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
Dr BR Ambedkar
Pt Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Dr Rajendra Prasad
187.
In which year did Nepal adopt the Interim Constitution?
2002
2005
2007
2008
188.
What is the third- tier of Government in India?
Panchayati Raj
Municipal Government
State Government
Central Government
189.
The political system in Nepal till 2006 was
democracy
dictatorship
Panchayati Raj
monarchy
190.
Which one of the following is NOT in favour of the conservation of nature?
Switch off the bulb when not in use.
Close the tap immediately after using.
Dispose polypacks after shopping.
191.
Which one of the following methods is most appropriate to check soil erosion on steep slopes?
Shelter belts
Mulching
Terrace cultivation
192.
Which one of the following is not a factor of soil formation?
Time
Soil texture
Organic matter
193.
Most of the people usually prefer to live in this region:
Plains
Equatorial forest area
High mountains
High altitude areas
194.
Human resources differ from one another in respect of
age
educational level
sex
all of these
195.
What is the average population density of the world? (persons per sq. km).
10
100
51
300
196.
According to population, what is India's rank in the world?
1st
2nd
5th
7th
197.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development was established by the Government of India in the year.
1955
1965
1975
1985
198.
The highest density of the population in the world is in:
South Central Asia
Europe
South America
None of these
199.
Which of the following countries has slow growth rate of population?
Russia
Brazil
Australia
United Kingdom
200.
How much population lives on 30% of the land surface?
60%
70%
80%
90%
201.
The country which does not have high growth rate of population is
Kenya
New Zealand
Brazil
Egypt
202.
The factors which influence population change are
birth rate
death rate
migration
All of these
203.
Kesari, a Marathi newspaper was edited by
Bepin Chandra Pal
Dadabhai Naoroji
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Sardar Vallabhbhai Pate
204.
The book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' is authored by
Dadabhai Naoroji
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sarojini Naidu
205.
Second World War ended in
1910
1941
1942
1945
206.
The Vernacular Press Act was enacted in
1878
1894
1905
1920
207.
When and where was All India Muslim League formed?
1850, Calcutta
1906, Dacca
1920, Bombay
1910, Delhi
208.
When did Gandhiji arrive in India from South Africa?
1910
1915
1920
1925
209.
Who was the first Indian Governor-General of free India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Raja Gopalachari
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
210.
Who established National Congress?
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
None of the above
211.
The founder of Khudai Khidmatgars was
Mohammad Ali
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Shaukat Ali
Abul Kalam Azad
212.
Lala Lajpat Rai was a nationalist from
Bengal
Punjab
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
213.
The Meiji regime assumed power in Japan in _________
1868
1878
1898
1908
214.
TISCO expanded steel production during
Early 19th century
First World War
Second World War
Mid-19th century
215.
Smelting furnaces in villages were built with _______________
carbon crystals and bricks
clay pots and Wootz steel
charcoal and bellows
clay and sun-dried bricks
216.
The _____________ was a community of iron smelters
Agarias
aurangs
tantis
chhipigars
217.
From the 16th century, who began buying Indian textiles for sale in Europe?
The Spanish
European trading companies
East India Company
The Dutch
218.
_____________ was the foremost textile centre in India during the 18th century.
Calcutta
Bombay
Dacca
Ahmedabad
219.
_______________ became the general name for all cotton textiles from India
Chhint
Chintz
Khassa
Calico
220.
The first cotton mill in India was set-up at ____________in the year ___________
Bombay, 1900
Bombay, 1854
Ahmedabad, 1861
Kanpur, 1848
221.
A/An ____________ was a ritual hand loom cloth woven in Gujarat.
patola weave
jamdani weave
bandanna
odhni
222.
In 1786, the ________________ was invented by ___________
spinning jenny, Arkwright
spinning jenny, Kaye
steam engine, Kaye
steam engine, Arkwright
223.
India was the world's largest producer of cotton textiles around the year ____________
1850
1750
1730
1680
224.
In the 1850s, Britain came to be known as the _____________
textile hub
most industrialised nation
workshop of the world
devil's workshop
225.
What is a population pyramid?
A graphical presentation of the age, sex composition of a population.
When the population density of an area is so high that people live in tall buildings.
Pattern of population distribution in large urban areas.
226.
In 1999, the world population reached
1 billion
3 billion
6 billion
227.
Which are three main factors that cause population change?
Births, deaths and marriage
Births, deaths and migration
Births, deaths and life expectancy.
228.
Which does the term population distribution refer to?
How population in a specified area changes over time
The number of people who die in relation to the number of people born in a specified area
The way in which people are spread across a given area.
229.
Periyar founded
Temple Entry Movement
Self-Respect Movement
Dalit Movement
None of the above
230.
The first Urdu novels began to be written from
the late 19th century
the late 18th century
the late 16th century
the late 17th century
231.
Name the educationist who started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta.
Jyotirao Phule
Rabindranath Tagore
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Mumtaz Ali
232.
Name the national leader(s) who lent support to demand for greater equality and freedom for women.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Shri Narayan Guru
Subhas Chandra Bose
Both 'a' and 'c'
233.
Peasants and artisans were referred to as
Vaishyas
Shudras
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
234.
A widow's home was established at Poona by
Tarabai Shinde
Pandita Ramabai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
235.
The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College was established by
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Sayyid Ahmed Khan
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
236.
The practice of sati was banned in the year
1800
1821
1827
1829
237.
Prarthana Samaj was founded by
HLV Derozio
Swami Vivekananda
RG Bhandarkar
Raja Rammohun Roy
238.
EV Ramaswamy was known by the name
Phule
Periyar
Vidyasagar
Babasaheb
239.
The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by
Periyar
Mumtaz Ali
Jyotirao Phule
Dr BR Ambedkar
240.
Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year
1826
1846
1856
1876
241.
Leading producer of coffee is
Brazil
India
Russia
242.
Golden fibre refers to
tea
cotton
jute
243.
Horticulture means
growing of fruits and vegetables
primitive farming
growing of wheat
244.
Which one of the following practices will not conserve LPG in your kitchen?
Soaking the dal for sometime before cooking it.
Cooking food in a pressure cooker
Keeping the vegetable chopped before lighting the gas for cooking.
Cooking food in an open pan kept on low flame
245.
Which one of the followings is a leading producer of copper in the world?
Bolivia
Ghana
Chile
Zimbabwe
246.
Which one of the followings is not a producer of mica?
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
247.
Which one of the followings is not a characteristic of minerals?
They are created by natural processes.
They have a definite chemical composition.
They are inexhaustible.
Their distribution is uneven.
248.
Most of the migrants in Delhi from?
Punjab
Bengal
Assam
Rajasthan
249.
Which of the following is a manufacturing town?
Madurai
Dacca
Surat
Agra
250.
One of the achievements of the Delhi Improvement Trust was ________
building more than one hundred havelis
building market squares around which shops would be built
building houses grouped around parks with better privacy
building colonial bungalows for the British in New Delhi
251.
How many refugees were added to Delhi's population due to partition?
Almost 44000
Almost 5 lakhs
Almost 8 lakhs
None of these
252.
Where did the British in Delhi live after the rebellion was quelled?
In the walled city
In New Delhi
In Red Fort
In the Civil Lines
253.
Which time period was known as the Delhi renaissance period?
1830 to 1857
1792 to 1857
1857 to 1877
1911 to 1931
254.
What was in the centre of Shajahanabad?
Jama Masjid
Chandni Chowk
Faiz Bazaar
Faiz Bazaar
255.
By the early 20th century, what proportion of Indians was not living in cities?
11 out of 100
89 out of 100
75 out of 100
Unknown
256.
Which of the following groups of cities were known as Presidency cities?
Bombay, Surat and Machlipatnam
Delhi, Calcutta and Bombay
Bombay, Delhi, and Dacca
Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras
257.
Which of the following cities was de-urbanized during the 19th century?
Madras
Delhi
Seringapatam
Madurai
258.
A Grand Durbar was organized in 1877 to acknowledge as the ruler of India.
Queen Victoria
King Edward VII
King George V
Queen Mary
259.
Delhi College was closed down in the year
1792
1858
1877
1936
260.
Which of the following changes was not made by the British after the revolt was quelled?
The powers of the East India Company were transferred to the British Crown.
The Hindus were treated with suspicion and hostility, being responsible for the mutiny
Landlords' and zamindars' rights on their land were protected in the new policies made.
None of the above
261.
When was Lucknow recaptured by British forces?
21st March 1858
1st November 1858
20th September 1857
None of the above
262.
Who was the son of the deposed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh?
Begum Hazrat Mahal
Birjis Qadr
Ahmadullah Shah
Bakht Khan
263.
Where was Nana Saheb living when the mutiny started?
At Gwalior
On his farm near Delhi
At Jhansi
Near Kanpur
264.
Where did Bahadur Shah Zafar die?
In Rangoon
In Delhi
On the battlefield
In Lucknow
265.
What was the reason for the hanging of sepoy Mangal Pandey?
For refusing to use the greased cartridges
For killing British women
For attacking his officers
For disobeying orders
266.
What was the objective of the new law passed by the Company in 1850?
Converting all Muslims and Hindus to Christianity.
To divide the Indians on religious lines.
Making religious conversion to Christianity easier.
Not allowing Christians to inherit the land of their ancestors.
267.
When was the Act transferring the power to rule India from the East India Company to the British Crown passed?
11th February, 1856
29th March 1857
21st March 1858
1st November 1858
268.
The mutiny started from __________
Meerut
Delhi
Barrackpore
Lucknow
269.
The British regained control of the country in the year
1860
1859
1858
1880
270.
The movement started by Birsa Munda identified the as the main cause of the misery of the tribals.
Hindu landlords
British Government
Missionaries and moneylenders
All of the above
271.
___________ were flowers used to dye clothes and color leather.
Mahua and sal
Kusum and sleeper
Palash and kusum
Palash and rnahua
272.
Vaishnavs are __________
Worshippers of Vishnu
Incarnations of the God Vishnu
Christian Missionaries
Muslim preachers
273.
In jhum cultivation, why is a field left fallow for many years after being cultivated once?
To enable forest to grow on it again
To allow the groundwater to seep in again.
To enable the soil to recover its fertility.
All of the above
274.
The Bastar Rebellion took place in the year
1895
1910
1930
1940
275.
The hunter-gatherer tribes got their supplies of rice and other grains
by buying these grains with their meagre earnings from selling forest produce
by exchanging them for forest produce
by doing odd jobs
All of the above
276.
The usual work done by the Baigas during the month of Baisakh was
harvesting of the crop
sowing of seeds
holding dances and marriages
setting forests on fire to clear land for cultivation
277.
Where does the term 'Bewar' mean shifting cultivation?
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
North-East India
Andhra Pradesh
278.
The_________ lived by herding and rearing animals.
Labadis
Santhals
Oraons
Bhils
279.
The Mahua is a flower
used to flavour food cooked by the tribals.
used for dyeing the clothes by the tribals.
used to make alcohol.
blooms in summer.
280.
The Governor-General who was impeached by the British Parliament was _____________
Lord Mountbatten
Warren Hastings
William Bentinck
Lord Dalhousie
281.
After Alivardi Khan________ became the Nawab of Bengal.
Murshid Quli Khan
Sirajuddaulah
Haidar Ali
Mir Qasim
282.
Which one of these was annexed on the basis of Dalhousie's 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
Punjab
Satara
Calcutta
Saurashtra
283.
The Governor-General who introduced the policy of 'paramountcy' was
Warren Hastings
Lord Hastings
William Bentinck
Lord Dalhousie
284.
Haidar Ali was the ruler of
Bhopal
Hyderabad
Mysore
Karnataka
285.
Tipu Sultan stopped trade through his kingdom in
1764
1785
1740
1786
286.
The first English factory was set-up in the year
1651
1600
1630
1665
287.
Rani Channamma was the ruler of
Bengal
Kitoor
Agra
Delhi
288.
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year
1743
1752
1767
1761
289.
Which of the following was not the Presidency?
Bengal
Madras
Pune
Bombay
290.
Name the ruler who gave permission to the East India Company to establish trade relations with the East.
Henry V
Henry VI
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth I
291.
Nawab Sirajuddaulah was the ruler of
Bihar
Bengal
Awadh
Mysore
292.
Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?
Robert Clive
Vasco da Gama
Columbus
None of the above
293.
After the indigo production collapsed in Bengal, the planters shifted their operation to
Gujarat
Bihar
Orissa
Maharashtra
294.
The Indigo Commission was set-up to enquire into the system of indigo production. Whom did the Commission hold guilty?
The ryots
The government
The planters
Both 'a' and 'b'
295.
The Permanent Settlement was introduced at the time of
Charles Cornwallis
Thomas Munro
Lord Dalhousie
Warren Hastings
296.
H.T. Colebrook described the conditions of the under-tenant farmers in
1806
1810
1815
1820
297.
In 1788, only about 30 per cent of the indigo was exported to Britain from India which rose to which per cent by 1810?
70 per cent
80 per cent
95 per cent
85 per cent
298.
Who was the Governor of Madras in 1819 to 1826?
Thomas Munro
William Bentinck
Thomas Disilva
Warren Hastings
299.
Between 1783 and 1789, the production of indigo in the world
fell by half
became larger
was not encourage
became a profitable business
300.
Who was William Morris?
A famous actor
A famous cricketer
A famous poet and artist
A famous scientist
301.
In which state, the weavers created Kalamkari print in cotton clothes?
Orissa
Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Bengal
302.
What do you mean by Mahal in British revenue records?
Farmer and fields
A village or a group of villages
Seeds and crops
Local name of land revenue
303.
In which of the following states about ten million people were killed in the terrible femine of 1770?
Bengal
Punjab
Bihar
Odisha
304.
The East India Company was appointed as the Diwan of Bengal in
1760
1762
1764
1765
305.
An advertisement for Lipton tea suggested that royalty all over the world was associated with this tea. When did the advertisement appear?
1920
1925
1922
1932
306.
When New Delhi was built, the National Museum and the National Archives were both located close to the
Supreme Court
Parliament House
Viceregal Palace
Red Fort
307.
Who was the last Viceroy of India?
Lord Ripon
Lord Mountbatten
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Wellesley
308.
The British thought surveys were important for
effective administration
effective judgement
writing history
None of the above
309.
James Rennel produced the first map of India in
1785
1782
1885
1830
310.
Usually, census operations in India are held
every five years
every seven years
every ten years
every twelve years
311.
The British preserve official documents because
the preserved documents reveal the progress made by the country in the past.
one can study the notes and reports which were prepared in the past.
their copies may be made and used in modern times.
All of the above
312.
The National Archives of India came up in the
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
313.
A History of British India was written by
Mahatma Gandhi
Lord Mountbatten
James Mill
Dadabhai Naoroji
314.
The first Governor-General of India was
Lord Dalhousie
Warren Hastings
Lord Canning
Lord William Bentinck
1.
(b)
The High Court
2.
(b)
Provincial Armed Constabulary
3.
(d)
Article 21
4.
(a)
Public Interest Litigation
5.
(a)
Punjab and Haryana
6.
(d)
1862
7.
(b)
24
8.
(c)
1966
9.
(a)
One
10.
(b)
26th January, 1950
11.
(d)
2006
12.
(c)
The Seditions Act, 1870
13.
(d)
President
14.
(d)
2005
15.
(b)
10th March 1919
16.
(c)
Amritsar
17.
(d)
All of the above
18.
(c)
1870
19.
(b)
13th April, 1919
20.
(c)
2005
21.
(b)
Dow Chemical
22.
(c)
Right to Life
23.
(a)
Pesticides
24.
(a)
Methyl Isocyanite (MIC)
25.
(d)
Both (a) and (b)
26.
(a)
American company
27.
(c)
October, 2006
28.
(c)
The government
29.
(c)
2005
30.
(c)
Orissa
31.
(a)
Adivasis
32.
(d)
59 per cent
33.
(c)
Orissa
34.
(c)
13.4 per cent
35.
(d)
In/near forests
36.
37.
(b)
members of a particular community
38.
(c)
original inhabitants
39.
(c)
everyone in the society
40.
(d)
Rickshaw
41.
(b)
44%
42.
(c)
Overhead tanks
43.
(c)
Brazil
44.
(c)
fibres
45.
(d)
3rd December, 1984
46.
(d)
Co-operative sector
47.
(d)
All of these
48.
(c)
Joint Sector
49.
(a)
Mumbai
50.
(b)
Pittsburgh
51.
(a)
1907
52.
(d)
2006
53.
(d)
Dalits
54.
(b)
C K Janu
55.
(a)
Dalits
56.
(c)
Reservations
57.
(d)
1993
58.
(a)
Weaver
59.
(c)
1989
60.
(d)
Article 17
61.
(a)
Women
62.
(c)
Finance Minister
63.
(c)
Dysentery
64.
(b)
6-14 years
65.
(d)
None of the above
66.
(a)
Right to Life
67.
(b)
Jute
68.
(c)
Information technology industry
69.
(b)
California
70.
(c)
a commander of the British army
71.
(b)
Johann Zoffany
72.
(a)
1785
73.
(b)
Bombay
74.
(a)
photographer
75.
(a)
Japanese artists
76.
(d)
Both 'a' and 'b'
77.
(a)
West Bengal
78.
(d)
Ha]a Ravi Varma
79.
(c)
wall painting
80.
(b)
Bihar and Bengal
81.
(a)
Arabic
82.
(a)
At Oxford
83.
(c)
A Scottish missionary
84.
(b)
1835
85.
(a)
Mahatma Gandhi
86.
(a)
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
87.
(d)
All of the above
88.
(a)
1783
89.
(d)
Both 'a' and 'b'
90.
(a)
Hinduism
91.
(d)
Sikhs wear turban (pagri) which is an important part of their, religion
92.
(a)
It is a secular country.
93.
(a)
separation of religion from State power
94.
(d)
discriminations
95.
(b)
Jewish
96.
(c)
Celebrate religious festivals
97.
(d)
Killing of Jews
98.
(c)
The police cannot torture anyone during his/her investigation.
99.
(b)
The police
100.
101.
(b)
First Information Report
102.
(b)
protection against arrest
103.
(c)
The public
104.
(d)
To file an FIR
105.
(d)
State
106.
(c)
Neither 'a' nor 'b'
107.
(c)
The judge
108.
(b)
State List
109.
(d)
1952
110.
(c)
elected by the people
111.
(c)
Speaker
112.
(a)
The President
113.
(c)
5 years
114.
(b)
543
115.
(c)
Rajya Sabha
116.
(d)
2004
117.
(b)
1885
118.
(b)
Inexhaustible
119.
(b)
sustainable development
120.
(c)
Human resources development
121.
(d)
Abiotic resources
122.
(b)
resource conservation
123.
(d)
biotic and abiotic
124.
(c)
natural resources
125.
(a)
potential resources
126.
(a)
economic value
127.
(d)
All of the above
128.
(c)
patent
129.
(d)
Both 'a' and 'c'
130.
(a)
Plains and river valleys
131.
(a)
Water flowing in rivers
132.
(a)
Tropical deciduous forest
133.
(d)
Cultivated crops
134.
(d)
All of these
135.
(c)
Three-fourth
136.
(c)
1
137.
(a)
conservation of forests
138.
(c)
community land
139.
(c)
scrubs
140.
(d)
All are correct.
141.
(c)
ore minerals
142.
(b)
minerals
143.
(c)
Quartz
144.
(d)
Kolar
145.
(c)
Asia
146.
(c)
non-renewable
147.
(c)
Rajasthan
148.
(d)
Gujarat
149.
(b)
thorium
150.
(c)
Assam
151.
(c)
Thermal Power
152.
(a)
iron ore
153.
(a)
copper
154.
(a)
Manikaran
155.
(a)
it has immense value
156.
(a)
those which have limited stock
157.
(a)
Medicines to treat cancer
158.
(c)
Quantity
159.
(c)
Wheat
160.
(b)
Secondary
161.
(b)
He was met with black flags and slogans
162.
(c)
1956
163.
(a)
Punjab and Haryana
164.
(b)
1960
165.
(b)
BR Ambedkar
166.
(a)
Jawaharlal Nehru
167.
(a)
15 December, 1952
168.
(a)
A member of the Constituent Assembly
169.
(a)
Untouchability
170.
(d)
social democracy
171.
(b)
horticulture
172.
(b)
50 %
173.
(d)
All of the above
174.
(a)
viticulture
175.
(c)
Latin
176.
(a)
subsistence farming
177.
(c)
Wheat
178.
(c)
rice and wheat
179.
(b)
extensive farming
180.
(a)
primary activity
181.
(a)
Fundamental Rights
182.
(c)
right to freedom of speech and expression.
183.
(d)
All of the above
184.
(d)
All of the above
185.
(d)
Presidential form of government
186.
(d)
Dr Rajendra Prasad
187.
(c)
2007
188.
(a)
Panchayati Raj
189.
(d)
monarchy
190.
(c)
Dispose polypacks after shopping.
191.
(c)
Terrace cultivation
192.
(b)
Soil texture
193.
(a)
Plains
194.
(d)
all of these
195.
196.
(b)
2nd
197.
(d)
1985
198.
(a)
South Central Asia
199.
(d)
United Kingdom
200.
(d)
90%
201.
(b)
New Zealand
202.
(d)
All of these
203.
(c)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
204.
(a)
Dadabhai Naoroji
205.
(d)
1945
206.
(a)
1878
207.
(b)
1906, Dacca
208.
(b)
1915
209.
(c)
C. Raja Gopalachari
210.
(d)
None of the above
211.
(b)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
212.
(b)
Punjab
213.
(a)
1868
214.
(b)
First World War
215.
(d)
clay and sun-dried bricks
216.
(a)
Agarias
217.
(b)
European trading companies
218.
(c)
Dacca
219.
(d)
Calico
220.
(b)
Bombay, 1854
221.
(a)
patola weave
222.
(d)
steam engine, Arkwright
223.
(b)
1750
224.
(c)
workshop of the world
225.
(a)
A graphical presentation of the age, sex composition of a population.
226.
(c)
6 billion
227.
(b)
Births, deaths and migration
228.
(c)
The way in which people are spread across a given area.
229.
(b)
Self-Respect Movement
230.
(a)
the late 19th century
231.
(c)
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
232.
(d)
Both 'a' and 'c'
233.
(b)
Shudras
234.
(b)
Pandita Ramabai
235.
(b)
Sayyid Ahmed Khan
236.
(d)
1829
237.
(c)
RG Bhandarkar
238.
(b)
Periyar
239.
(c)
Jyotirao Phule
240.
(c)
1856
241.
(a)
Brazil
242.
(c)
jute
243.
(a)
growing of fruits and vegetables
244.
(d)
Cooking food in an open pan kept on low flame
245.
(c)
Chile
246.
(b)
Karnataka
247.
(c)
They are inexhaustible.
248.
(a)
Punjab
249.
(b)
Dacca
250.
(c)
building houses grouped around parks with better privacy
251.
(b)
Almost 5 lakhs
252.
(d)
In the Civil Lines
253.
(a)
1830 to 1857
254.
(b)
Chandni Chowk
255.
(b)
89 out of 100
256.
(d)
Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras
257.
(c)
Seringapatam
258.
(a)
Queen Victoria
259.
(c)
1877
260.
(b)
The Hindus were treated with suspicion and hostility, being responsible for the mutiny
261.
(a)
21st March 1858
262.
(b)
Birjis Qadr
263.
(d)
Near Kanpur
264.
(a)
In Rangoon
265.
(c)
For attacking his officers
266.
(c)
Making religious conversion to Christianity easier.
267.
(d)
1st November 1858
268.
(a)
Meerut
269.
(b)
1859
270.
(d)
All of the above
271.
(c)
Palash and kusum
272.
(a)
Worshippers of Vishnu
273.
(c)
To enable the soil to recover its fertility.
274.
(b)
1910
275.
(d)
All of the above
276.
(d)
setting forests on fire to clear land for cultivation
277.
(b)
Madhya Pradesh
278.
(a)
Labadis
279.
(c)
used to make alcohol.
280.
(b)
Warren Hastings
281.
(b)
Sirajuddaulah
282.
(b)
Satara
283.
(b)
Lord Hastings
284.
(c)
Mysore
285.
(b)
1785
286.
(a)
1651
287.
(b)
Kitoor
288.
(d)
1761
289.
(c)
Pune
290.
(d)
Queen Elizabeth I
291.
(b)
Bengal
292.
(b)
Vasco da Gama
293.
(b)
Bihar
294.
(c)
The planters
295.
(a)
Charles Cornwallis
296.
(a)
1806
297.
(c)
95 per cent
298.
(a)
Thomas Munro
299.
(a)
fell by half
300.
(c)
A famous poet and artist
301.
(c)
Andhra Pradesh
302.
(b)
A village or a group of villages
303.
(a)
Bengal
304.
(d)
1765
305.
(c)
1922
306.
(c)
Viceregal Palace
307.
(b)
Lord Mountbatten
308.
(a)
effective administration
309.
(b)
1782
310.
(c)
every ten years
311.
(d)
All of the above
312.
(a)
1920s
313.
(c)
James Mill
314.
(b)
Warren Hastings
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