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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 1. |
.................................... is considered as the architect of t he Constitution of India. |
| A. | dr. |
| B. | r. ambedkar b) vallabhbhai patel |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | dr.rajendra prasad |
| Answer» A. dr. | |
| 2. |
India has adopted the Parliamentary system as found in.............. |
| A. | afghanistan |
| B. | america |
| C. | france |
| D. | britain |
| Answer» D. britain | |
| 3. |
since its inauguration on 26th January.............. , the Constitution India has been successfully guiding the path and progress of India. |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» D. 1950 | |
| 4. |
......................... was instrumental in the integration of over 500 princely states into the Indian Union. |
| A. | mahatma gandhi |
| B. | dr. b.r. ambedkar |
| C. | moulana azad |
| D. | vallabhbhai patel |
| Answer» D. vallabhbhai patel | |
| 5. |
.......................was elected as the president of Indian National Congress Party for its Karachi session of 1931. |
| A. | vallabhbhai patel |
| B. | netaji subhash chandra bose |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | . |
| Answer» A. vallabhbhai patel | |
| 6. |
The constitution of India became fully operational with effect from 26th January.......................... |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» D. 1950 | |
| 7. |
One of ................. key economic reforms was the introduction of the Five Years Plan in 1951. |
| A. | mahatma gandhi’s |
| B. | dr. b.r. ambedkar’s |
| C. | moulana azad’s |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru’s |
| Answer» D. jawaharlal nehru’s | |
| 8. |
Jawaharlal Nehru advocated a kind of mixed economy in India. |
| A. | vallabhbhai patel |
| B. | netaji subhash chandra bose |
| C. | rajagopalachari |
| D. | . jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» D. . jawaharlal nehru | |
| 9. |
To guide India through its rapid industrialization, Nehru inaugurated the first of India’s Soviet-style Five Year Plans in................ |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1951 |
| Answer» D. 1951 | |
| 10. |
The ..................revolution consists of technological improvements which were mainly adopted to increase agriculture productivity. |
| A. | white |
| B. | blue |
| C. | red |
| D. | green |
| Answer» D. green | |
| 11. |
The first world was considered the.................. |
| A. | britain |
| B. | france |
| C. | germany |
| D. | usa |
| Answer» D. usa | |
| 12. |
The key person behind the Constitution of India was.................. |
| A. | dr. |
| B. | r. ambedkar b)jawaharlal nehru |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | sardar vallabhai patel |
| Answer» D. sardar vallabhai patel | |
| 13. |
...............was considered as part of the third world wand chose to remain neutral. |
| A. | britain |
| B. | france |
| C. | germany |
| D. | india |
| Answer» D. india | |
| 14. |
The Non-Cooperation Movement launched by .................. |
| A. | gandhi |
| B. | jawaharlal nehru |
| C. | dr. b.r. ambedkar |
| D. | sardar vallabhai |
| Answer» A. gandhi | |
| 15. |
Jawaharlal's concept of nonalignment brought India considerable international prestige among newly independent states. |
| A. | dr. |
| B. | r. ambedkar b) sardar vallabhai patel |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» D. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 16. |
In 1984, ........................was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. |
| A. | dr. |
| B. | r. ambedkar b) sardar vallabhai patel |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» D. indira gandhi | |
| 17. |
The States Reorganization Act was passed by parliament in November.............. |
| A. | 1916 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1956. |
| Answer» D. 1956. | |
| 18. |
In India, "the Emergency" refers to a 21-month period in 1975–77 when PrimeMinister ................ unilaterally had an emergency declared across the country. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | jawaharlal nehru |
| C. | dr. b.r. ambedkar |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» A. indira gandhi | |
| 19. |
Officially issued by President ................ Ahmed under Article 352(1) of the Constitution for "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June 1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977. |
| A. | fakhruddin ali |
| B. | dr.s.radhakrishnan |
| C. | dr.rajendra prasad |
| D. | manmohan singh |
| Answer» A. fakhruddin ali | |
| 20. |
On June 25, ......................prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in India citing grave threat to her government and sovereignty of the country from both internal and external forces. |
| A. | 1955 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1975 |
| Answer» D. 1975 | |
| 21. |
Indira Gandhi became the prime minister in January ............. and then emerged victorious in the 1971 Lok Sabha elections. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» D. 1966 | |
| 22. |
The socialist stalwart ...................openly led a mass movement against her calling her corrupt and autocratic. |
| A. | jaya prakash narayan |
| B. | fakruddin ali ahmed |
| C. | ems |
| D. | akg |
| Answer» A. jaya prakash narayan | |
| 23. |
The firebrand trade union leader ....................had successfully organised an all India Railways strike bringing the public transport and economy to a halt. |
| A. | george fernandes |
| B. | fakruddin ali ahmed |
| C. | jaya prakash narayan |
| D. | ems |
| Answer» A. george fernandes | |
| 24. |
The Emergency draft was hurriedly sent to the President of India ................who signed it immediately. |
| A. | fakruddin ali ahmed |
| B. | george fernandes |
| C. | dr.rajendra prasad |
| D. | manmohan singh |
| Answer» A. fakruddin ali ahmed | |
| 25. |
................ second son Sanjay Gandhi, who was just 29 years old then, took charge of the administration and started sending opposition leaders and workers to jails across India. |
| A. | nanaji deshmukh’s |
| B. | morarji desai’s |
| C. | indira gandhi's |
| D. | , subramanian swamy’s, |
| Answer» C. indira gandhi's | |
| 26. |
.........................was elected president of the Indian National Congress in 1960. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | george fernandes |
| C. | ab vajpayee |
| D. | lk advani, |
| Answer» A. indira gandhi | |
| 27. |
When Lal Bahadur Shastri, died in 1966, ............was appointed to the post of prime minister. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | sanjay gandhi |
| C. | morarji desai |
| D. | hd deve gowda |
| Answer» A. indira gandhi | |
| 28. |
After Sanjay's death, ................prepared her other son, Rajiv Gandhi for leadership. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | jb patnaik |
| C. | jyoti basu, |
| D. | madhu dandavate |
| Answer» A. indira gandhi | |
| 29. |
...................... succeeded her as the Prime Minister and led the Janata Party government till 1980. |
| A. | morarji desai |
| B. | lalu prasad yadav |
| C. | mulayam singh yadav |
| D. | , sharad yadav |
| Answer» A. morarji desai | |
| 30. |
In the ................... Lok Sabha polls, Indira Gandhi returned to power and remained in power till her assassination in 1984. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1940 |
| C. | 1970 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» D. 1980 | |
| 31. |
................... started his career as the Prime Minister of independent India in 1947, |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | morarji desai |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» A. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 32. |
One of Nehru's key economic reforms was the introduction of the Five Years Plan in........................ |
| A. | 1901 |
| B. | 1911 |
| C. | 1941 |
| D. | 1951. |
| Answer» D. 1951. | |
| 33. |
Nehru's economic policies have often been considered to be .................in nature. a) Socialist b)Communist c)Capitalist d)Utopian Socialism \34.................... was the main architect of first green revolution of India. |
| A. | dr. m.s. swaminathan |
| B. | lalu prasad yadav |
| C. | mulayam singh yadav |
| D. | sharad yadav |
| Answer» A. dr. m.s. swaminathan | |
| 34. |
Since......................., the Indian economy has pursued free market liberalisation, greater openness in trade and increase investment in infrastructure. |
| A. | 1961 |
| B. | 1971 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» D. 1991 | |
| 35. |
The National Herald newspaper was founded by Motilal Nehru in..................... |
| A. | delhi |
| B. | bombay |
| C. | madras |
| D. | allahabad |
| Answer» D. allahabad | |
| 36. |
To deal with the anti-Sikh agitation, that followed the death of his mother, .................signed an accord with Akali Dal president Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, on 24 July, 1985. |
| A. | rajiv gandhi |
| B. | sanjay gandhi |
| C. | zail sing |
| D. | lalu prasad yadav |
| Answer» A. rajiv gandhi | |
| 37. |
The infamous Bofors scandal that still haunts the political walls of the country was exposed during Rajiv Gandhi's reign. |
| A. | rajiv gandhi |
| B. | sanjay gandhi |
| C. | zail sing |
| D. | mulayam singh yadav |
| Answer» A. rajiv gandhi | |
| 38. |
............................is called the "Father of Indian Economic Reforms," |
| A. | morarji desai |
| B. | lalu prasad yadav |
| C. | mulayam singh yadav |
| D. | p.v. narasimha rao |
| Answer» D. p.v. narasimha rao | |
| 39. |
Soon after becoming the Prime Minister of India, .................created a Ministry of Scientific Research and Natural Resources and actively supported the atomic energy programme for peaceful purposes. |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | narasimha rao |
| C. | prof. p.m.s blackett |
| D. | vajpayee |
| Answer» A. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 40. |
Along with his cousin Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao, ................edited a Telugu weekly magazine called Kakatiya Patrika from 1948 to 1955. |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | rajive gandhi |
| C. | prof. p.m.s blackett |
| D. | narasimha rao |
| Answer» D. narasimha rao | |
| 41. |
Under the farsighted leadership of ...........the nation, the government and the public leaders became committed to the promotion of science and technology. |
| A. | nehru, |
| B. | narasimha rao |
| C. | prof. p.m.s blackett |
| D. | vajpayee |
| Answer» A. nehru, | |
| 42. |
When the Indian National Congress split in 1969 ................stayed on the side of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and remained loyal to her during the Emergency period (1975 - 77). |
| A. | j.l. nehru |
| B. | prof. p.m.s blackett |
| C. | p.v.narasimha rao |
| D. | vajpayee |
| Answer» C. p.v.narasimha rao | |
| 43. |
Defence organization was set up in 1948, on advice ................for the scientific evolution of weapons and equipment, operational research and special studies. |
| A. | prof. p.m.s blackett |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» A. prof. p.m.s blackett | |
| 44. |
..................... is an Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. |
| A. | manmohan singh |
| B. | p. v.narasimha rao |
| C. | atal bihari vajpayee |
| D. | sonia gandhi |
| Answer» A. manmohan singh | |
| 45. |
The Muslim League had been founded in Dhaka in 1906. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» A. 1906 | |
| 46. |
The economic liberalisation in India denotes the continuing financial reforms which began since July 24,.......................... |
| A. | 1961 |
| B. | 1971 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» D. 1991 | |
| 47. |
The CPM had originally split from the united CPI in 1964 on grounds of differences over revolutionary politics, reformist parliamentary politics. |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1964 |
| Answer» D. 1964 | |
| 48. |
.................... was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India (1991–1996). |
| A. | p.v.narasimha rao |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» A. p.v.narasimha rao | |
| 49. |
..................ascendancy to the prime minister ship was politically significant in that he was the first holder of this office from non-Hindi-speaking south India. |
| A. | narasimha rao’s |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» A. narasimha rao’s | |
| 50. |
................... is often referred to as the "Father of Indian Economic Reforms". |
| A. | narasimha rao |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» A. narasimha rao | |
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