i) It was a revolutionary association of Indians with
headquarters in Seattle
ii) It was headed by Shyamji Krishna Verma
a) Only (i)
b) Only (ii)
c) Both (i) and (ii)
d) neither (i) nor (ii)
1) Arrange the following British trading centres in their
chronological order.
(i) Calcutta (ii) Surat
(iii) Madras (iv)Bombay
Correct Code:
(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (b) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(c) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) (d) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
2) Madam Cama had worked as a secretary of which of the
following person?
a) Dadabhai Noaroji b) Phirozshah Mehta
c) Dinshaw Petit
d) Neville Wadia
3) Annie Beasant wasi) Responsible for starting of the Home Rule Movement
ii) Founder of the Theosophical Society
iii) Once the President of Indian National Congress
Select the correct statement/statements using the codes belowa) Only (i)
b) only (i) and (iii)
c) Only (ii) and (iii)
d) All the above
4) What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn
and W. S. Craine had set up Indian Parliamentary Committee
in 1893?
a) To agitate of Indian political reforms in the House of
Commons
b) To campaign for the entry of Indians in Imperial judiciary
c) To facilitate about India’s independence in British
Parliament
d) To agitate for entry of eminent Indians in British Parliament
5) The partition of Bengal made by Curzon in 1905 lasted
untila) The first world war when Indian Troops were needed by the
British and the partition was needed
b) King Geogre V abrogated Curzon’s act at the Royal Durbar
held in 1911
c) Gandhiji launched his civil disobedience movement
d) The partition of India when East Bengal became East
Pakistan
6) Which of the following statement/statements is/are true
regarding Ghadar?
7) Consider the following statements regarding Gopal Krishna
Gokalei) Mahatma Gandhi Considered G. K. Gokale to be his
political guru
ii) G. K. Gokale was given the title of ‘leader of opposition’
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
a) Only (i)
b) Only (ii)
c) Both (i) and (ii)
d) neither (i) nor (ii)
8) Consider the following regarding the Muslim League
i) The first President of Muslim league was Badaruddin
Tyyabji
ii) First session of Muslim league was held at Dacca
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
a) Only (i)
b) Only (ii)
c) Both (i) and (ii)
d) neither (i) nor (ii)
9) The First Factory Act restricting the working hours of
women and children, and authorizing local governments to
make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
a) Lord Lytton
b) Lord Bentinck
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Canning
10) Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) Sanyasi rebellion was made famous by Bamkin Chandra
Chatterjee’s novel Anand Math
(2) In his book Economic History of India, R. C. Dutt has
detailed the evolution on revenue system in the Mughals
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1&2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
11) Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) The first Municipal Corporation was established at
Calcutta
(2) The first fort constructed by the British in India was Fort
St. George in Madras
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1&2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
12) Who of the following was considered Gandhiji's
Conscience Keeper ?
a) C. Rajagopalachari
b) Vallahbhai Patel
c) Rajendra Prasad
d) Acharya Kirplani
13) Which of the following states was not annexed by Lord
Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) Awadh
b) Jhasi
c) Nagpur
d) Satara
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14) Which one among the following statements is correct?
a) The Revolt of 1857 was not supported by the Nizam of
Hyderabad
b) R. C. Dutt was author of the book the Glimpses of Bengal
c) The Scindias of Gwalior gave shelter to the Rani of Jhansi
d) Mangal Pandey led the Sepoys March to Delhi
15. Dinabandhu Mitra published a play in Bengali titled:
Neeldarpan(Blue Mirror), which depicted the atrocities on the
indigo planters. The play was translated into English by:
a)- Reverend James Long
b)- DwarakanathTagore
c)- Michael Madhusudan Datta
d)- Rabindranath Tagore
16. Which one among the following is not true of the
theosophical society of Madam H P Blavatsky?
a)- It was founded outside india
b)- It advocated the revival of ancient religions
c)- It recognised the doctrine of transmigration of soul
d)- It was silent on the idea of universal brotherhood
17. The song ‘Amar sonar bangla’ written during the swadeshi
movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of
bangladesh and was adopted as the national anthem of
Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?
a)Rajni kanta sen
b)Dwijendralal Ray
c)Mukunda Das
d)Rabindranath tagore
18. Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the
moderate politics of the Indian national congress in a series of
articles entitled New lamps for old?
a) Aurobindo Ghosh
b) R.C. Dutt
c) Dadabhai Nairoji
d) Viraraghavachari
19. Who among the following was the President of Congress
at the Lucknow Session in 1916 when Tilak and his followers
were re-admitted in the Congress?
a) Satyendranath Sinha
b) Ambika Charan Mazumdar
c) Annie Beasant
d) Bishan Dhar
20. Which of the following statement regarding Home Rule
League is corrent?
a) An All India Home Rule League was started under the
leadership of Annie Beasant
b) An All India Home Rule League was started under the
leadership of Lokmanya Tilak
c) Both Annie Beasant and Tilak started their Home Rule
League separately by demarcating their respective provinces
d) Mahatma Gandhi gave support to the Home Rule
Movement
21) Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. The goal of Purna Swaraj was adopted by the Congress at
the Calcutta Session in 1906 under the President ship of Gopal
Krishna Gokhale.
2. The President of Congress during the 1907 session when
Split took place was Rashbihari Ghosh
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
22) Who among the following was the first woman to address
the session of Congress from it’s platform?
a) Annie Beasant b) Kadambari Ganguly
c) Sarojini Naidu d) Vijya Laxmi Pandit
23) ‘Bhujan Hitay-Bhujan Sukay’ is the motto of which of the
following organization?
a) All India Radio b) Doordarshan
c) ISRO
d) Air India
24) Which of the following project/s can be classified as
National Project?
1. International projects where usage of water in India is
required by a treaty or where planning and early
completion of the project is necessary in the interest of
the country.
2.Inter-State projects which are dragging on due to nonresolution of Inter-State issues relating to sharing of
costs, rehabilitation, aspects of power production etc.,
including river interlinking projects.
3.Intra-State projects with additional potential of more than
2,00,000 hectare (ha) and with no dispute regarding
sharing of water and where hydrology is established
a) All the above b) Only 1 and 2
c) Only 2 and 3 d) Only 1 and 3
25) Air Enclave for the Coast will be established soon in
Andhra Pradesh at which of the following places?
a) Kunnur
b) Guntur
c) Amravati
d) Vishakapatnam
26) Which of the following is virus causing swine flu?
a) H1N1
b) H1N2
c) H1N5
d) H2N1
27) Iran was recently in news due to the missile test it had
conducted. The desert of Iran is also known asa) Nefud
b) Takla Makan
c) Kalahari
c) Dast-e-Kavir
28) Alok Verma was recently appointed as the chief of Central
Bureau of Investigation, which of the following statement/s
is/are correct about CBI?
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1. It derives its power to investigate from the Delhi Special
Police Establishment Act, 1946.
2. It co-ordinates with the Interpol on behalf of India
3. The Headquaters of CBI is in Hyderabad
a) All the above b) Only 1 and 2
c) Only 2 and 3 d) Only 1 and 3
29) Which of the following is the only country in the world to
have nuclear ice-breaker?
a) Canada
b) USA
c) Russia
d) China
30) The Pakistani Province of Baluchistan is in news due to
the terrorist attacks happening in the province and also due to
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through it.
Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding
Baluchistan?
1. Baluchistan was earlier the Kingdom of Kalat
2. The Capital city of Baluchistan is Peshawar
3. Baluchistan touches the border of both Afghanistan and Iran
a) All the above b) Only 1 and 2
c) Only 1 and 3 d) Only 2 and 3
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