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| 101. |
An All India Khilafat Conference was held at ..............on November 23,1919 with Gandhi as its president. |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» D. Delhi | |
| 102. |
Congress leaders, like Lokamanya Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi, viewed the ....................as an opportunity to bring about Hindu-Muslim unity against British. |
| A. | Khalifat Movement |
| B. | Khudai Khidmatgars |
| C. | Peasant movement |
| D. | Womens’ movement |
| Answer» A. Khalifat Movement | |
| 103. |
.............visited Malabar in 1921, giving a further impetus to the Khilafat movement. |
| A. | Gandhiji |
| B. | Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Sri Aurobindo |
| Answer» A. Gandhiji | |
| 104. |
The Constitution of ....................is the largest written liberal democratic constitution of the world. |
| A. | India |
| B. | America |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» A. India | |
| 105. |
The Constitution of ...................provides for a mixture of federalism andUnitarianism, and flexibility and with rigidity. |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | America |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | India |
| Answer» D. India | |
| 106. |
Indian Constitution consists of ................ Articles divided into 22 Parts with 12Schedules and 94 constitutional amendments. |
| A. | 295 |
| B. | 305 |
| C. | 388 |
| D. | 395 |
| Answer» D. 395 | |
| 107. |
The Constitution of India indeed much bigger than the US Constitution which hasonly 7 Articles and the ..................Constitution with its 89 Articles. |
| A. | French |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» A. French | |
| 108. |
The constitution of India became fully operational with effect from 26thJanuary.......................... |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» D. 1950 | |
| 109. |
India has an elected head of state (President of India) who wields power for a fixed term of ................... years. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 110. |
. Every voter of .................years or above of age is eligible to contest elections to the Lok Sabha. |
| A. | 21 |
| B. | 23 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» D. 25 | |
| 111. |
The tenure of the Lok Sabha is ........................ years. a)2 b)3 c)4 d) 512.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 | |
| 112. |
The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of .................... had brought a large scale discontentment among the people of India. |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1911 |
| C. | 1916 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» D. 1919 | |
| 113. |
The Non-Cooperation Movement launched by ..................had fanned the fire of this discontentment. |
| A. | Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| D. | Sardar Vallabhai |
| Answer» A. Gandhi | |
| 114. |
In order to give some concession to Indians in the field of administration, the Government of India Act, ................was designed on the basis of the recommendation of Simon Commission. |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» D. 1935 | |
| 115. |
Diarchy was introduced by the Act. Of ....................... |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1913 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» D. 1919 | |
| 116. |
The States Reorganization Act was passed by parliament in November.............. |
| A. | 1916 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1956. |
| Answer» D. 1956. | |
| 117. |
In India, "the Emergency" refers to a 21-month period in 1975–77 when Prime Minister................ 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 | |
| 118. |
Officially issued by President................ Ahmed under Article 352(1) of the Constitution for "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June1975 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 | |
| 119. |
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 | |
| 120. |
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 | |
| 121. |
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 | |
| 122. |
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 | |
| 123. |
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. | ManmohanSingh |
| Answer» A. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed | |
| 124. |
................ 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 | |
| 125. |
Ramnath Goenka, the only newspaper owner who stood up to.................., was harassed and he faced a series of troubles at the hands of her government. |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | JP, George Fernandes, |
| C. | AB Vajpayee |
| D. | LK Advani, |
| Answer» A. Indira Gandhi | |
| 126. |
However, .................... shocked everybody by declaring Lok Sabha elections in January 1977 bringing an end to draconian Emergency. |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | Ramakrishna Hegde, |
| C. | HD Deve Gowda, |
| D. | M Karunanidhi. |
| Answer» A. Indira Gandhi | |
| 127. |
...................... 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 | |
| 128. |
In the ................... Lok Sabha polls, Indira Gandhi returned to power and remainedin power till her assassination in 1984. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1940 |
| C. | 1970 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» D. 1980 | |
| 129. |
................... started his career as the Prime Minister of independent India in 1947, and immediately launched a number of economic reforms. |
| A. | Nehru |
| B. | Indira Gandhi |
| C. | Morarji Desai |
| D. | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Answer» A. Nehru | |
| 130. |
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. | |
| 131. |
Nehru's economic policies have often been considered to be .................in nature. |
| A. | Socialist |
| B. | Communist |
| C. | Capitalist |
| D. | Utopian Socialism |
| Answer» A. Socialist | |
| 132. |
................... was the main architect of first green revolution of India listed fivecomponents of Agricultural renewal? |
| A. | Dr. M.S. Swaminathan |
| B. | Lalu Prasad Yadav, |
| C. | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| D. | Sharad Yadav |
| Answer» A. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan | |
| 133. |
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 | |
| 134. |
The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy in India first came into inception on April 1, .......................... |
| A. | 1900 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1991 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» D. 2000 | |
| 135. |
The prime objective of ................was to enhance foreign investment and provide an internationally competitive and hassle free environment for exports. |
| A. | SEZ |
| B. | Land Grabbing |
| C. | Liberalization |
| D. | Privatization |
| Answer» A. SEZ | |
| 136. |
...............is a specifically delineated duty-free enclave and shall be deemed to be foreign territory for the purposes of trade operations and duties and tariffs. |
| A. | SEZ |
| B. | Liberalization |
| C. | Privatization |
| D. | Globalization |
| Answer» A. SEZ | |
| 137. |
In................, with the emergence of a new politically independent nation, India continued to march ahead pursuing a programme of using modern science and technology for national development. |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» D. 1947 | |
| 138. |
There is no doubt that J.L Nehru's India's first Prime Minister was fully analysed the indispensability of science and technology in the economic and the social independence. |
| A. | J.L Nehru\s |
| B. | Narasimha Rao |
| C. | Prof. P.M.S Blackett |
| D. | Vajpayee |
| Answer» A. J.L Nehru\s | |
| 139. |
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. | Nehru |
| B. | Narasimha Rao |
| C. | Prof. P.M.S Blackett |
| D. | Vajpayee5 |
| Answer» A. Nehru | |
| 140. |
In.................., the Atomic Energy Act was passed and the Department of Atomic Energy was directly under his charge was created. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1938 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» D. 1948 | |
| 141. |
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, | |
| 142. |
......................appointed a scientific man power committee and five institutes of technology came up at Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur and Delhi besides a number of regional engineering colleges by his efforts. |
| A. | J.L. Nehru |
| B. | Prof. P.M.S Blackett |
| C. | Indira Gandhi |
| D. | Vajpayee |
| Answer» A. J.L. Nehru | |
| 143. |
In................., Nehru directed the CSIR to prepare National Register of Scientific and Technical personnel. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1938 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» C. 1948 | |
| 144. |
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 | |
| 145. |
The vision of Homi. ..................also led to advanced research in nuclear energy and other fundamental areas through the creation of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research which is now known as the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC). |
| A. | J. Bhabha |
| B. | Vajpayee |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Sardar Patel |
| Answer» A. J. Bhabha | |
| 146. |
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 | |
| 147. |
In....................., the country experienced a balance of payments dilemma following the Gulf War and the downfall of the erstwhile Soviet Union. |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1961 |
| C. | 1971 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» D. 1991 | |
| 148. |
Who said permanent settlement that it was sad blunder |
| A. | Marshman |
| B. | Holmes |
| C. | V A Smith |
| D. | Lanepoole |
| Answer» B. Holmes | |
| 149. |
Among the following ,permanent settlement was introduced in the province of |
| A. | Madras |
| B. | punjab |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» C. Bengal | |
| 150. |
Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of |
| A. | Travancore |
| B. | Baroda |
| C. | Hyderaba |
| D. | D Mysore |
| Answer» A. Travancore | |
| 151. |
Tipu sultan was the ruler of |
| A. | Hyderabad |
| B. | Madurai |
| C. | Mysore |
| D. | Vijaya nagar |
| Answer» C. Mysore | |
| 152. |
What was the prominent reason of the out break of the Battle of Plassey |
| A. | Mir Jafar |
| B. | Mir Kasim |
| C. | Jagat Sait |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» A. Mir Jafar | |
| 153. |
What was the immediate cause of the out break of the revolt of 1857 |
| A. | Greased Catridges |
| B. | Transfer policy of English |
| C. | Behavoiur of the English |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Greased Catridges | |
| 154. |
The Indian Soldier who instigated the sepoys to the revolt of 1857 was |
| A. | Mangal Pandey |
| B. | Suresh Pandey |
| C. | Ramesh Pandey |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Mangal Pandey | |
| 155. |
India came under direct colony of British in |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1858 |
| C. | 1869 |
| D. | 1860 |
| Answer» B. 1858 | |
| 156. |
The governor general of India came to be known as Viceroy of India with effect from |
| A. | 1855 |
| B. | 1856 |
| C. | 1857 |
| D. | 1858 |
| Answer» D. 1858 | |
| 157. |
Whose tomb is at Bristol? |
| A. | Rajaram Mohan Roy |
| B. | William Bentik |
| C. | Vivekanda |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Rajaram Mohan Roy | |
| 158. |
What does the meaning peshwa means |
| A. | A great personality |
| B. | A great commander of the Army |
| C. | Hea |
| D. | of justice department D leader or Prime minister |
| Answer» D. of justice department D leader or Prime minister | |
| 159. |
Shudhi movement was started by |
| A. | . swami shraddhanand |
| B. | swami dayanand |
| C. | sree narayana guru |
| D. | R G Ranade |
| Answer» A. . swami shraddhanand | |
| 160. |
up to 1704 Mysore was under the supremacy of |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shajahan |
| D. | Aurangazeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangazeb | |
| 161. |
Haider Ali was born in 1722 at …......... |
| A. | Siyal kot |
| B. | Budikot |
| C. | Sherkot |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Budikot | |
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