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Q1. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi is considered to have introduced

revolutionary trends in his state policy vis-a-vis the religious sanctions? (A) Iltutmish

(B) Jalaluddin Khilji

(C) Balban

(D) Alauddin Khilji

Q2. The battle of Buxar was fought between the British and: (A) Akbar II

(B) Shah Alam II

(C) Bahadur Shah I

(D) None of the above

Q3. Nil Darpan written by Dinabandhu Mitra became very Popular during the Freedom

Movement of India because: (A) It popularised the use of indigo

(B) It highlights the interests of the indigo planters

(C) It was a treatise on methods and techniques of indigo plantation

(D) It highlighted the plight of Indian peasants

Q4. The president can assign any of the functions of the union government to the state

government (A) In consultation with the chief justice of India

(B) In consultation with the state governor

(C) In his discretion

(D) In consultation with the government of the state

Q5. The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers

through (A) Questions and supplementary questions

(B) Criticism of its policies

(C) Adjournment motion

(D) All of the above

Q6. The name of the union given in the Constitution is (A) Hindustan or Bharatavarsha

(B) India or Hindustan

(C) India or Bharat

(D) Bharatadesh or India

Q7. The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947

and was presented to the nation at the midnight session of the Assembly on 14th August

1947 on behalf of (A) The minorities of India

(B) The National Integration Council


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(C) The women of India

(D) The people of India

Q8. The oath of office is administered to the members of the state council of ministers by (A) The governor

(B) The chief minister

(C) The chief justice of the state high court

(D) Speaker of the legislative assembly

Q9. The minimum age of the voter in India is (A) 15 years

(B) 18 years

(C) 21 years

(D) 25 years

Q10. The members of the panchayat are (A) Nominated by the district officer

(B) The electorates of the respective territorial constituencies

(C) Nominated by local self-government minister of the state

(D) Nominated by the block development organization

Q11. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi islands was changed to

Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in (A) 1970

(B) 1971

(C) 1972

(D) 1973

Q12. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by (A) The people

(B) Lok Sabha

(C) Elected members of the legislative assembly

(D) Elected members of the legislative council

Q13. The members of a State Commission can be removed by the (A) Governor on a report by the Supreme Court

(B) Governor on a resolution passed by Parliament

(C) President on a report by the Supreme Court

(D) President on a resolution passed by Parliament

Q14. The members of the Rajya Sabha are (A) Directly elected by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise

(B) Elected by the members of the state legislative assemblies

(C) Elected by the members of the state legislative councils

(D) Elected by the members of the state legislative councils and state legislative assemblies


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Q15. The position of the prime minister of India is superior to that of his counterpart in

Britain because (A) India is the biggest democracy

(B) India has adopted the federal system

(C) India has a written constitution

(D) His office enjoys a constitutional basis

Q16. The members of the committees of Parliament are (A) Nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament

(B) Nominated by the prime minister

(C) Appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not

members of Parliament

(D) Appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members

Q17. The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is (A) 21 years

(B) 25 years

(C) 30 years

(D) 35 years

Q18. The Objectives Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on (A) 22nd January 1947

(B) 26th November 1946

(C) 1st October 1948


Q19. The new committee system constitutes an improvement over the earlier committee

system in so far as (A) It assures representation to all the political parties in proportion to their strength in the

Parliament

(B) It enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail

(C) It enables the Parliament to accept the demands of various ministries without scrutiny


Q20. The minimum age required to become the prime minister of India is (A) 25 years

(B) 30 years

(C) 40 years

(D) 35 years

Q21. The Parliament of India can make use of the residuary powers (A) At all times

(B) Only during a national emergency

(C) During national emergency as well as a constitutional emergency as well in a state



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Q22. The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of (A) 4 years

(B) 5 years

(C) 6 years

(D) 3 years

Q23. The Objectives Resolution which laid down the main objectives to guide the

deliberations of the Assembly was moved by (A) Sardar Patel

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) K.M. Munshi

(D) BR. Ambedkar

Q24. The office of the prime minister of India (A) Has a constitutional basis

(B) Has a statutory basis

(C) Has a conventional basis


Q25. The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in (A) English only

(B) Hindi only

(C) English or Hindi

(D) English, Hindi, or mother tongue

Q26. The phrase 'procedure established by the law' means (A) The judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, provided it is within the

limits of the constitution

(B) Judges in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law even if it is within the

limits of the constitution

(C) Judges in India can declare a law invalid simply because in their opinion the law is not due

or is unjust


Q27. The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelled out in (A) The speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj

(B) The Nehru report

(C) A resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress

(D) The Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly

Q28. The parliament works through committees which (A) Help the government in the formulation of policy

(B) Exercise effective control over government on a regular and continuing basis

(C) Ensure that the parliament strictly adheres to the provision of the constitution and the

prescribed parliamentary procedure

(D) Both (a) and (b)


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Q29. The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the (A) Chief minister

(B) Chief justice

(C) Governor

(D) Vice-president

Q30. The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was (A) Extension of provincial assemblies

(B) To give more powers to local government

(C) To abolish the post of secretary of the state for India

(D) To establish diarchy in provinces

Q31. The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because (A) It can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution

(B) It has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution

(C) The Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they

contravene the provisions of the Constitution


Q32. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the (A) Parliament

(B) Supreme Court

(C) High courts

(D) Election Commission

Q33. The present Lok Sabha is the (A) 14th Lok Sabha

(B) 15th Lok Sabha

(C) 16th Lok Sabha

(D) 17th Lok Sabha

Q34. The Parliament exercises control over the council of ministers, the real executive, in

several ways. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a method of control

over executive? (A) Questions

(B) Supplementary questions

(C) Adjournment motions


Q35. The pre-requisite for the enforcement of directive principles of the state policy is (A) An effective, honest government

(B) Socialist government

(C) Active opposition

(D) Adequate resources


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Q36. The president can advance money to meet unforeseen expenses, pending

authorization by Parliament, from (A) The Consolidated Fund of India

(B) The Contingency Fund

(C) Both the above funds


Q37. The president can be impeached for (A) Violating the constitution

(B) Disregarding Parliament

(C) For not taking the prime minister's advice


Q38. The national anthem was written by (A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(B) Rabindranath Tagore

(C) Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

(D) Aurobindo Ghosh

Q39. The Muslim League as a political party was founded in (A) 1906

(B) 1909

(C) 1915

(D) 1919

Q40. Mainstream Nationalism in India (A) Was characterized by Chauvinism

(B) Aimed at restoration of the Hindu state

(C) Had national socialism as its ultimate goal

(D) Aimed at emancipation from colonial rule

Q41. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National

Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted? (A) Only the first stanza

(B) The whole song

(C) Third and Fourth stanza

(D) First and Second stanza

Q42. 'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by (A) Nara Muni

(B) Bharat Muni

(C) Abhinav Gupt

(D) Tandu Muni

Q43. 'Dandia' is a popular dance of (A) Punjab


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(B) Gujarat

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Maharashtra

Q44. The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India

are taken from (A) Rigveda

(B) Satpath Brahmana

(C) Mundak Upanishad

(D) Ramayana

Q45. Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state? (A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Orissa

(C) Kerala

(D) Karnataka

Q46. The dance encouraged and a performance from the temple of Thanjavur was (A) Kathakali

(B) Odissi

(C) Kathak

(D) Bharatanatyam

Q47. The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at (A) Nasik

(B) Ujjain

(C) Allahabad

(D) Haridwar

Q48. The National Song of India was composed by (A) Rabindranath Tagore

(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterji

(C) Iqbal

(D) Jai Shankar Prasad

Q49. Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan SeAchha'? (A) Jaidev

(B) Mohammad Iqbal

(C) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

(D) Rabindranath Tagore

Q50. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature? (A) Onam

(B) Rongali Bihu

(C) Navratri

(D) Pongal


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Q51. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honor of which Hindu deity (A) Ram

(B) Jaganath

(C) Shiva

(D) Vishnu

Q52. The book of Parsis is (A) Torah

(B) Bible

(C) Zend Avesta

(D) Gita

Q53. 'Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state? (A) Karnataka

(B) Orissa

(C) Kerala

(D) Manipur

Q54. Which of the following dances is a solo dance? (A) Ottan Thullal

(B) Kuchipudi

(C) Yakshagana

(D) Odissi

Q55. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is (A) 3:5

(B) 2:3

(C) 2:4

(D) 3:4

Q56. Kathak is a classical dance of (A) North India

(B) Tamilnadu

(C) Manipur

(D) Kerala

Q57. The headquarters of Sahitya Akademi is at (A) Mumbai

(B) Chennai

(C) New Delhi

(D) Kolkata

Q58. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies? (A) Hinduism

(B) Buddhism


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(C) Jainism

(D) Islam

Q59. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional

art of embroidery? (A) Lucknow

(B) Hyderabad

(C) Jaipur

(D) Mysore

Q60. 'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in

India? (A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Bihar

Q61. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat? (A) Nautanki

(B) Garba

(C) Kathakali

(D) Bhangra

Q62. Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of

dance, drama, and music in India? (A) National School of Drama

(B) Sangeet Akademi

(C) Sahitya Akademi

(D) Lalit Kala Akademi

Q63. The National Anthem was first sung in the year (A) 1911

(B) 1913

(C) 1936

(D) 1935

Q64. Thillana is a format of (A) Kuchipudi

(B) Odissi

(C) Bharatanatyam

(D) Kathak

Q65. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after (A) Military affairs

(B) The state treasury


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(C) The royal household

(D) The land revenue system

Q66. Tripitaka's are sacred books of (A) Buddhists

(B) Hindus

(C) Jains


Q67.The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated

between the rivers of (A) Sutlej and Beas

(B) Jhelum and Chenab

(C) Ravi and Chenab

(D) Ganga and Yamuna

Q68. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent (A) Nirvana

(B) Sangha

(C) Buddha

(D) Dhamma

Q69 The theory of the economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded

by (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(C) R.C Dutt

(D) M.K. Gandhi

Q70 The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and (A) Robert Clive

(B) Cornwallis

(C) Dalhousie

(D) Warren Hastings

Q71. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in

the year (A) 1833

(B) 1853

(C) 1858

(D) 1882

Q72. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the

Vijayanagar Empire? (A) Dannayaka

(B) Sumanta


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(C) Nayaka

(D) Mahanayakacharya

Q73. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in (A) Telugu

(B) Sanskrit

(C) Tamil

(D) Kannada

Q74. The Venetian traveler who traveled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around

1420 was (A) Athanasius Nikitin

(B) Nicolo de Conti

(C) Ibn Batuta

(D) Ferishta

Q75. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why? (A) Shankracharya was born that year

(B) Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, dies

(C) Samudragupta converted to Hinduism

(D) All Muslim invaders were defeate

Q76. To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the

region of (A) Qutub-ud-din Aibak

(B) Iltutmish

(C) Ruknuddin Firoz Shah

(D) Jalal-id-din Khilji

Q77. The weekly Commonweal was founded by (A) Annie Besant

(B) Bipan Chandra Pal

(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D) Sarojini Naidu

Q78. Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of (A) Shajahan

(B) Akbar

(C) Humayun

(D) Jahangir

Q79. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with (A) The cultivator

(B) The village community

(C) The king

(D) The joint family


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Q80. To which of the republic of Buddha belong? (A) Licchavis

(B) Sakyas

(C) Mallas


Q81. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about (A) Two centuries

(B) Three centuries

(C) Four centuries

(D) A little over one century

Q82. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of

administration between vishayas (districts) and villages. Identify it. (A) Bhukit

(B) Pradesa

(C) Vithi

(D) Ahara

Q83. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid

and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at (A) Agra

(B) Delhi

(C) Dhar

(D) Gulbarga

Q84. The term Nirgrantha is associated with (A) Ajivikas

(B) Charvakas

(C) Jainas

(D) Pasupatas

Q85. The Battle of Plassey was fought in (A) 1757

(B) 1782

(C) 1748

(D) 1764

Q86. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by (A) S.N. Sen

(B) R.C Mazumdar

(C) B G. Tilak

(D) V.D Savakar

Q87. The Upanishads are (A) A source of Hindu philosophy


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(B) Books of ancient Hindu laws

(C) Books on the social behavior of man

(D) Prayers to God

Q88. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in (A) 1857

(B) 1858

(C) 1900

(D) 1909

Q89. The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised

the fighting capacity of his bowmen was (A) Bukka I

(B) Devaraya I

(C) Krishnadevaraya

(D) Ramaraya

Q90. The Kalinga was fought in (A) 321 BC

(B) 301 BC

(C) 261 BC

(D) 241 BC

Q91. Tolkappiyam is associated with the (A) First Sangam period

(B) Second Sangam period

(C) Third Sangam period

(D) Post-third Sangam period

Q92. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of (A) Chalukyas

(B) Cholas

(C) Pallavas

(D) Satavahanas

Q93. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in (A) Early Vedic texts

(B) Early Buddhist texts

(C) Pre-Gupta inscriptions

(D) post-Gupta inscriptions

Q94. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira

enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira addess which of the following

as the fifth vow? (A) Abstention from stealing

(B) Non-injury


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(C) Brahmacharya or continence

(D) Non-attachment

Q95. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers,

except in the case of (A) Assam

(B) Bihar

(C) Madras

(D) Punjab

Q96. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not

mentioned in any other source. He is (A) Kunala

(B) Tivara

(C) Mahendra

(D) Jalauka

Q97. The System of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is

associated with the name of (A) Clive

(B) Cornwallis

(C) Waren Hastings

(D) William Bentinck

Q98. 'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by (A) Swami Vivekananda

(B) Swami Dayananda

(C) Raja Rammohan Roy


Q99. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the

Vijayanagar Empire? (A) Dannayaka

(B) Sumanta

(C) Nayaka

(D) Mahanayakacharya

Q100. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in (A) Telugu

(B) Sanskrit

(C) Tamil

(D) Kannada


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A B D D D C C A B B D C C B D

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D C A B A A B B A D A D B C A

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D C D D D B A B A D A B B C C

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D D B B A B C C A B A C B A D

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B B A C A A B A B B B D A B A

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B A D C B B C B C A D A A B C

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A A C C D B A B D A

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