1. Who were the 'Dikus'?

a) Tribal chiefs
b) British officials and outsiders
c) religious leaders
d) Nomadic tribes
2. Which tribe is mentioned as practicing 'Podu' cultivation?
a) Gonds
b) Santhals
c) Bhils
d) Ahoms
3. The 'Tana Bhagat Movement' was a:
a) Religious movement among the tribals
b) Political movement against the British
c) Social reform movement
d) Economic uprising
4. Who was the British Governor-General during the 1857 revolt?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Canning
d) Lord Hastings
5. Which British official was killed during the siege of Cawnpore (Kanpur)?
a) Sir Henry Lawrence
b) Sir Hugh Rose
c) Sir John Lawrence
d) Sir James Outram
6. Revolt of 1857 started in:
a) Meerut, 10 May 1857
b) Lucknow, 10 May 1857
c) Lucknow, 10 April 1857
d) Meerut, 10 May 1857
7. Match with the leaders of different place:-
I) Jagdishpur (Bihar) 1. Nana sahib & Tantiya tope
Ii) Allahabad 2. Begum Hazrat Mahal
iii) Faizabad 3. Kuwer singh
iv) Kanpur 4. Liyadat Ali
v) Lucknow 5. Amanullah shah
a) I – 4, II – 5, III – 3, IV – 2, V - 1
b) I – 3, II – 4, III – 5, IV – 1, V - 2
c) I – 3, II – 2, III – 1, IV – 5, V - 4
d) I – 1, II – 2, III – 3, IV – 4, V – 5
8. The governor-general of India was given the title of Viceroy in
a) 1803
b)1857
c)1911
d)1905
9. How many members are nominated in Rajya
Sabha by President?
(b) 10
(a) 12
(d) 20
(c) 15
10. "A group of girls is harassed by a group of boys,"
comes under:
(b) Economical law
(a) Civil law
(d) Social law
(c) Criminal law
11. Indian Constitution begin with a:
(b) Amendment
(a) Suggestion
(d) Preamble
(c) Proposal
12. The International demand for indigo was affected
by the discovery of
(b) Jute
(a) Tea
(d) Rice
(c) Woad
13. Rashtrapati Bhawan is situated at..
(b) Raisina Hill
(a) Aravali Hill
(d) Shiwalik Hill
(c) Mt. Abu
14. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian
National Congress?
(b) Abdul Kalam Azad
(a) M.A. Jinnah
(d) Badruddin Tayyabji
(c) M. A. Ansari
15. Under which system "Village Headman" was
given the responsibility to collect the revenue and
paying it to the Company.
(a) Permanent Settlement
(b) Mahalwari System
(c) Munro System
(d) Ryotwari System
16. Gandhiji broke the salt law at Dandi in:
(b) 1931
(a) 1930
(d) 1929
(c) 1932
17. Tipu Sultan's Sword was made of...........
(b) Steel
(a) Copper
(d) Wootz Steel
(c) Brass
18. The tank and ponds specially constructed for the
breeding of fish is called:
(a) Agriculture
(b) Pisciculture
(c) Viticulture
(d) Horticulture
19. Which city is known as the Manchester of
India"?
(a) Bombay
(b) Delhi
(c) Ahmadabad
(d) Kanpur
20. What is the Full Form of FIR?
(a) First Information Report
(b) First Information Result
(c) First Incident Report
(d) None of these
21. The key players in Indian Criminal Justice
System is/are
(a) Criminal and Police
(b) Police, Public Prosecutor, Defence
Lawyer and Judge
(c) Police and Public Prosecutor
(d) Police, Defence lawyer and Judge
22. Mughal Empire started to decline after the death
of:
(b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(a) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
(c) Shahjahan
23. When did Delhi become capital of British India?
(b) 1909
(a) 1911
(d) 1857
(c) 1808
24. Bhopal gas tragedy took place on:
(a) 5 June 1984
(b) 2 December 1984
(c) 12 June 1985
(d) 10 December 1984
25. The first step of investigation into crime is:
(a) Charge sheet
(b) Punishment
(c) Investigation
(d) FIR
26. The Parliament in India consists of:
(a) The President, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
(b) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
(c) Lok Sabha only
(d) Prime Minister, President and the Rajya Sabha
27. Who is the Final interpreter of the Constitution?
(b) Supreme Court
(a) President
(d) Parliament
(c) High Court
28. Democracy means:
(b) Rule of people
(a) Rule of king
(c) Rule of speaker (d) Rule of Ministers
29. Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
(a) Right to Equality
(b) Cultural and Educational Right
(c) Right to Property
(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
30. Osaka in Japan and Mumbai in India are two densely populated areas. What is the reason?
(a) Topographically Favourable
(b) Religious Significance
(c) Excellent climatic conditions
(d) Industrial belts providing large employment opportunities.
31. The largest Producer of coffee is:
(b) Brazil
(a) China
(d) America
(c) India
32. Which of the following is not in favour of the conservation of nature?
(a) dispose poly packs after shopping
(b) close the tap immediately after using
(c) switch of the bulb when not in use
(d) None of the above
33. Which is a popular eco-friendly automobile fuel?
(a) CNG
(b) LPG
(c) Petroleum
(d) Diesel
34. is often called the backbone of modern Industry.
(a) Gold
(b) Steel
(c) Aluminium
(d) Iron
35. Banking and Insurance are good example of:
(a) Primary activities
(b) Secondary activities
(c) Primary and Secondary
(d) Tertiary activities
36. The architect who designed New Delhi was:
(a) Le Corbusier (b) Edward Lutyens
(c) George Wittet (d) Edwin Max Well Fry
37. Lord Dalhousie implemented
(a) Paramountry
(b) Subsidiary alliance
(c) Permanent settlement
(d) Doctrine of Lapse
38. Tipu Sultan died in the
(b) Fourth War
(a) First War
(d) Third War
(c) Second War
39. The Festival of flowers is called
(b) Khanqah
(a) ldgah
(d) Dargah
(c) Gulfroshan
40. "Wood Dispatch" was an educational policy introduced in
(b) 1856
(a) 1835
(d) 1857
(c) 1854
41. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain started schools
for Muslim girls in:
(a) Patna and Calcutta
(b) Bhopal and Aligarh
(c) Bhopal and Lucknow
(d) Delhi and Kanpur
42. Kesari and Maratha News Paper was started by:
(a) Lala Lajpat Roy
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prashad
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
43. Gandhiji gave slogan "Do and Die" during:
(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Chauri Chaura Incident
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Civil Disobedient Movement
44. The Chief Justice of Supreme Court get retired at the age of
(a) 56 years (b) 60 years (c) 62 years (d) 65 years
45. 'Rule of law' was defined by
(a) Dyasi
(b) Glade stone
(c) Laski
(d) Supreme Court
46. The Indian judiciary consists of a .... for entire nation.
(a) District Court (b) High Court
(c) Supreme Court (d) All of these
47. Marshal judge is related with
(a) Public law
(b) Constitutional law
(d) International law
(c) Rule of law
48. The largest producer of Spices in India is
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) West Bengal
49. India is the second largest producer, after USA of
(a) Rice
(b) Milk
(c) Wheat
(d) Coffe
50. Which of the following is s the Kharif Crops
(a) Rice
(b) Bajra
(c) Cotton
(d) All of these
51. Which of the following is not the Rabi Crops
(a) Wheat
(b) Barley
(c) Jawar
(d) Cucumber
52. Green Revolution is related to-
(b) Milk (a) Agriculture
(d) Oil (c) Fish
53. White Revolution is related to-
(b) Milk (a) Agriculture
(d) Oil (c) Fish
54. In 1888 an extension scheme called the
(b) Gateway of India (a) India Gate
(d) Ajmeri Gate (c) Lahore Gate
55. Which group of cities was recognised as
Presidency cities?
(a) Bombay, Odisha and Calcutta
(b) Bombay, Madras and Vishakhapatnam
(c) Bombay, Madras and Calcutta
(d) Madras, Rajasthan and Calcutta
56. The capital of British India before Delhi we
(b) Bombay
(a) Madras
(d) Calcutta
(c) Odisha
57. The Delhi College was built in the year
(b) 1785 AD
(a) 1792 AD
(d) 1695 AD
(c) 1700 AD
58. The Viceroy's Palace is now known as
(a) Mantri Bhavan (b) Pradhan Mantri Bhavan
(c) Raj Bhavan (d) Rashtrapati Bhavan
59. In 1877, Viceroy Lytton organised a grand durbar acknowledge Queen Victoria as the Empress of India at
(b) Delhi
(a) Calcutta
(d) Madras
(c) Bombay
60. The central dome of the Viceroy's Palace
copied from the
(a) Buddhist Architecture
(b) Mughal Architecture
(c) Persian Architecture
(d) British Architecture
61. An important port town of17th century in the state of Andhra Pradesh today. This port was also deurbanized
during 19th century.
(a) Machilipatnam (b) Gang avaram
(c) Kakinada
(d) Krishnapatnam
62. Who was the first President of the Frist Planning Commission established in 1950?
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) VK Krishna Menon
(d) Dr Rajendra Prasad
63. The Planning Commission designed and executed suitable policies for economic development-based model on
A) Market economy b) Mixed Economy
C) Private enterprise (d) Public enterprise
64. The Second five Year Plan was formulated in
(b) 1956
(a) 1965
(d) 1960
(c) 1968
65. The Second Five Year Plan focused on
(a) Transport
(b) Agriculture
(c) Heavy industries like steel
(d) Cement and fertilizer sector
66. The first war of independence ended in
a)1905
b)1899
c)1859
d)none
67. The bilingual state of Bombay was divided into separate states for Marathi and Gujarati in
(a) 1965
(b) 1968
(c) 1960
(d) 1967
68. The most important reason as to why landslides, soil erosion, land degradation, desertification etc
are major threats to the environment is
(a) Superior quality of land used for cultivation
(b) People and their demands are growing because the availability of land is not limited.
(c) Expansion on agriculture and construction activities
(d) Suitable, planned and scientific methods of cultivation
69. Which of the following method that cannot be considered to ensure that the natural resources are
not depleted?
(b) Land Reclamation
(a) Afforestation
(c) Checks on overgrazing
(d) Uncontrolled use of fertilizers and pesticides
70, Amass movement of rock, debris or earth down a
slope. This major disaster in the hilly terrains is
(b) Rising Sea Levels
(a) Air Pollution
(d) Deforestation
(c) Landslide
71. Some important techniques to cope with Land slide are given below. Which one is not applicable?
(a) Hazard mapping locate areas prone to landslides
(b) Implementation of the surface drainage control
(c) Decrease in vegetation cover
(d) Construction of retention wall to stop land from slipping.
72. Which of the following profile of Soil has a fine texture, a high content of organic matter and vital for plant
growth?
(b) Weathered rock material
(a) Parent rock
(d) Top soil
(c) Sub soil
73. On the basis of the availability of supply, Natural resources can be classified as...... and...........
(a) Biotic and Abiotic resources
(b) Renewable and Non-Renewable
(c) Ubiquitous and Localised resources
(d) Actual and Potential resources
74. On the basis of their use and development, Natural resources can be classified as .......and ....
(a) Biotic and Abiotic resources
(b) Renewable and Non-Renewable
(c) Actual and Potential resources
(d) Ubiquitous and Localised resource
75. On the basis of their distribution, Natural resources can be classified as.......and......
(a) Renewable and Non-Renewable
(b) Biotic and Abiotic resources
(c) Actual and Potential resources
(d) Ubiquitous and Localised resources
76. Which one can be considered as an example of Natural Resource?
(b) Bridges
(a) Roads
(d) Railway Tracks
(c) Sunlight
77. Nitrogen fixation can be done by
(b) Rhizobium
(a) Industries
(d) All of the above
(c) Lightening
78. Petroleum found in the West Asian areas. This is a good example of
(a) Potential Resources
(b) Actual Resources
(c) Human made Resources
(d) Renewable Resources
79. How many languages are mention in 8th Schedule in Indian Constitution?
(a) 15
(b) 22
(c) 18
(d) 28
80. Which of the following is included in Right to Freedom of Religion?
(a) Right to Freedom of Conscience
(b) Freedom against Forced Religious instructions
(c) Practice & Propagation of Religion
(d) All of these
81. Dictatorship is a government in which
(a) People can choose new leader by vote
(b) There is freedom of speech and Press
(c) The dictator is tolerant of any opposing group
(d) The entire power of the government is held by a single person
82. Secularism is added in Constitution by the amendment of
(a) 42th
(b) 62th
(c) 47th
(d) 73th
83. Coercion means:
(a) Freedom of speech
(b) Freedom of religion
(c) Force someone to do something
(d) All of these
84. When did Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce the transfer of power to the Indians?
(a) February. 1947 (b) June, 1948
(c) August, 1947
(d) June, 1949
85. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in
(a) July, 1948
(b) August, 1947
(d) July, 1950
(c) July. 1947
86. The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because
(a) It was an auspicious day.
(b) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929.
(c) It was the wish of the farmers of the Constitution.
(d) The British did not want to leave India earlier than this date
87, Which statement from the following is in the Preamble of Indian Constitution?
(a) India is a sovereign democratic republic.
(b) India is a sovereign, secular democratic republic.
(c) India is a sovereign, socialist, secular republic.
(d) India is a sovereign, socialist, secular democratic republic
88. What does the term Socialist refer to as per Indian Constitution
(a) No discrimination on the basis of religion
(b) An independent India, no longer governed by any external authority
(c) People of India govern themselves through their elected representatives
(d) Equal opportunities to everyone to make use of the resources of the country
89. Kakrapar Nuclear power stations is located in
(a) Tamandu (b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat (d) Kamataka
90. Naroda Nuclear power stations is located in
(a) Tamil Nādu (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat (d) Karnataka
91, Kaiga Nuclear power stations is located in
(b) Maharashtra (a) Tamil Nādu
(d) Karnataka (c) Gujarat
92. The first-time geothermal power was developed in
(a) Italy (b) Japan (c)Germany
(d) France
93. Bio gas is
(b) Butane
(a) Methane (d) Hydrogen
(c) Propane
94. Which country is the largest producer of Mica?
(b) Bangladesh (a) India (d) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
95. Which one is a non-metallise mineral?
(b) Bauxite (a) Iron ore (d) Manganese ore
(c) Limestone
96. Which continent produces more than half of the
world's tin?
(b) Asia (a) Africa
(d) South America (c) Europe
97. Ship-breaking industry is located in
(a) Kandala (b) Alang
(d) Chennai (c) Marma Goa
98. Right to health' is included in
(a) Article 21 (b) Article 42
(c) Article 35(b) (d) Article 29
99, Right to life' is a Fundamental Right under
(a) Article 12 (b) Article 58 (c) Article 40
(d) Article 21
100. Supreme Court is located in
(a) Chandigarh (b) Punjab (d) New Delhi
(c) Haryana