IN D IA N P O L IT IC A L T H O U G H T

1 . K a u tilya w a s a ls o k n o w n a s
a ) C h a n a k ya
b ) S a ra s w a ti
c ) S w a m i V iv ek a n a n d a
d ) D a y a n a n d S a ra s w a ti

2 . K a u tilya ’ s A rth a s a s tra c o n s is ts o f

a) 10 Boo ks
b) 15 Books
c) 2 0 B ooks
d) 22 Books
3 . T h e m a in a rc h ite c t o f a n c ie n t In d ia n p o lity w a s
a ) K a u tily a
b ) B .R . A m b e d k a r
c ) J a w a h a rla l N e h ru
d) Ra m m oha n Roy

4 . W h a t c o n s titu tes th e m o s t re lia b le a n d o rig in a l

s o u rc e o f In d ia n p o litic a l th o u g h t?
a ) M a h a b h a ra ta
b ) V e d ic litera tu re
c ) A rth a s a s tra
d ) D h a rm a s a s tra
5 . W h ic h o f th e fo llo w in g is n o t a s o u rc e o f In d ia n
p o litic a l th o u g h t?
a ) S m ritis
b) Vedas
c ) K o ra n
d ) C o in s a n d c o p p er in s c rip tio n s

6 . In A rth a s a s tra , K a u tily a d iv id e d th e S ta te in to

a ) 5 e le m e n ts
b ) 7 ele m en ts
c ) 1 0 e lem e n ts
d ) 1 2 ele m en ts

7 . In A rth a s a s tra , th e k in g

a ) is th e la w -m a k e r
b ) p ro te c ts th e la w
c ) p a s s e s th e la w
d ) n o n e o f th e a b o v e

8 . W h ic h o f th e fo llo w in g is n o t K a u tily a ’ s e le m e n t o f
s ta te ?
a ) A m a ty a
b) Ja na pada
c) D a nda
d) Kosh a

9 . K a u tilya s u g g e s ts th a t th e C o u n c il o f M in is te rs
s h o u ld c o n s is t o f
a ) 2 o r 3 m in is te rs
b ) 3 o r 4 m in is te rs
c ) 4 o r 5 m in is te rs
d ) 7 o r 8 m in is te rs

1 0 . K a u tily a p re s c rib e s f o r m e m b e rs a c q u a in ted w ith

s a c re d la w
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 7

1 1 . In A rth a s a s tra , w h ic h o f th e f o llo w in g is n o t

in c lu d ed in th e m a jo r ty p e s o f p u n is h m en t?
a ) F in e
b ) M u tila tio n o f lim b s
c ) Im p ris o n m en t
d ) F o rc ed la b o u r
1 2 . In th e field o f fo re ig n p o lic y, K a u tily a s u g g e s te d
th a t th e re s h o u ld b e p o lic y o f th e s ta te
a ) s ix-f o ld b ) s e v e n -fo ld
c ) e ig h t-fo ld
d ) te n -fo ld
1 3 . In V e d ic lite ra tu re, th e re a re

a) 3 vedas
b) 4 vedas
c) 5 veda s
d) 7 vedas

1 4 . In A rth a s a s tra , s e c re t w a r w a s c a rrie d o u t f ro m

a ) T re a s u ry
b) Ja na pada
c ) D u rg a
d ) N o n e o f th e a b o v e

1 5 . In A rth a s a s tra , K a u tily a m e n tio n e d a b o u t

a ) 7 ty p e s o f s p ie s
b ) 8 ty p e s o f s p ie s
c ) 9 typ e s o f s p ies
d ) 1 0 ty p e s o f s p ie s

1 6 . A rth a s a s tra w a s w ritte n in

a ) H in d i
b ) E n g lis h
c ) S a n s k rit
d ) G ree k
1 7 . K a u tily a w a s th e -------------o f C h a n d ra g u p ta M a u ry a

a ) L a w m in is ter
b ) P rim e M in is ter
c ) F in a n c e M in is te r
d ) R e v e n u e M in is ter

1 8 . “ In th e h a p p in e s s o f h is s u b jec ts lies th e K in g ’ s
h a p p in e s s , in th eir w elfa re la ys h is w e lfa re . H e s h a ll n o t
c o n s id e r a s g o o d a s o n ly th a t w h ic h p le a s es h im b u t
trea t a s b e n e fic ia l to h im w h a te v e r p le a s e s h is
s u b je c ts ” . W h o s e s ta te m e n t is th is ?
a) G and hi
b) Am bedkar
c ) K a u tily a
d ) V iv e k a n a n d a
1 9 . W h o s a y s “ A k in g w h o a d m in is te rs ju s tic e in
a c c o rd a n c e w ith D h a rm a , E v id e n c e , C u s to m s a n d
W ritten L a w s w ill b e a b le to c o n q u e r th e w h o le
w o rld ” ? a ) K a u tily a
b) Dayananda
c ) N eh ru
d) G a ndh i

2 0 . A c c o rd in g to K a u tilya , If th e re is c o n flic t a m o n g th e
v a rio u s la w s , w h ic h o n e o f th e fo llo w in g la w is
s u p re m e?
a ) C u s to m
b ) E v id e n c e
c ) D h a rm a
d ) R o ry a l E d its

2 1 . K a u tily a b e lo n g s to th e c a s te o f
a ) B ra h m in
b ) K s h a triya
c ) V a is ya
d ) S u d ra

2 2 . K a u tily a c a to g a riz es leg a l m a tters in to

a ) N a tu ra l a n d S ta te
b ) C iv il a n d C rim in a l
c ) S ta te a n d C o n s titu tio n a l
d ) N a tio n a l a n d In te rn a tio n a l

2 3 . W h o w a s th e fo u n d e r o f B ra h m o S a m a j?

a ) S w a m i V iv e k a n a n d a
b ) B a l G a n g a d h a r T ila k
c ) R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y
d ) D a y a n a n d S a ra s w a ti
2 4 . W h o is k n o w n a s th e F a th e r o f M o d e rn In d ia

a ) S w a m i V iv e k a n a n d a
b ) R a b in d ra n a th T a g o re
c ) K a u tily a
d ) R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y

2 5 . B ra h m o S a m a j o p p o s e d -

a ) S a ti s y s te m
b ) C a s te s y s te m
c ) C h ild m a rria g e
d ) A ll o f th e a b o v e

2 6 . W h ic h o f th e fo llo w in g s o c ia l re fo rm er p ro p a g a te d
th e c o n c e p t o f u n iv e rs a l re lig io n ?

a) M N Roy
b ) R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y
c ) S w a m i V iv ek a n a n d a
d ) G o p a l K ris h n a G h o k le

2 7 . W h o w ro te th e b o o k ’ A G if t to m o n o th e is ts ’ ?

a ) S w a m i V iv e k a n a n d a
b ) R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y
c ) M a h a tm a G a n d h i
d ) J a w a h a rla l N eh ru

2 8 . W h ic h o f th e fo llw in g ref o rm m o v e m e n ts w a s th e
firs t to b e s ta rte d in th e 1 9 th c e n tu ry ?
a ) B ra h m o S a m a j
b ) A ry a S a m a j
c ) R a m K ris h n a M is s io n
d ) N o n e o f th e s e
2 9 . W h ic h o f th e fo llo w in g s ta te m e n t w ith re g a rd to
R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y is /a re c o rrec t?

I. H e a d v o c a te d th e p ro m o tio n o f E n g lis h La n g u a g e
II. H e s tro n g ly a d v o c a te d th e a b o litio n o f S a ti s ys te m III.
H e a d v o c a te d th e w id o w re m a rria g e

a ) O n ly I
b ) O n ly II
c ) I a n d II o n ly
d ) A ll o f th es e

3 0 . W h ic h o f th e fo llo w in g s ta te m e n t w ith re g a rd to
R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y is /a re c o rrec t?

I. H e a d v o c a te d th e p ro m o tio n o f E n g lis h La n g u a g e
II. H e s tro n g ly a d v o c a te d th e a b o litio n o f S a ti s ys te m III.
 H e a d v o c a te d th e w id o w re m a rria g e

a ) O n ly I
b ) O n ly II
c ) I a n d II o n ly
d ) A ll o f th es e

3 1 . W h o is c a lled p io n ee r o f In d ia n R e n a is s a n c e in
1 9 th A . D .?
a ) S w a m i V iv e k a n a n d a
b ) D a y a n a n d S a ra s w a ti
c ) Is h w a r C h a n d ra V id ya s a g a r
d ) R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y

3 2 . W h ic h a m o n g s t th e fo llo w in g is / a re c o rre c t a b o u t
R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y ?

I. H e w a s a d ef en d e r o f th e b a s ic a n d u n iv e rs a l
p rin c ip les o f a ll re lig io n s .
II. H e b e lie v e d in m o n o th e is m o f th e V ed a s a n d
u n ita ria n is m o f C h ris tia n ity .
III. H e f o u n d e d B ra h m o S a b h a in 1 8 2 8 . H e w ro te a
b o o k “ g ift to m o n o th e is ts ” (1 8 0 9 ) .
a ) O n ly I a n d III a re c o rre c t
b ) I, II, III a re c o rre c t
c ) A ll a re c o rrec t
d ) O n ly IV is in c o rre c t

3 3 . W h o w a s th e firs t to a d v o c a te w es te rn e d u c a tio n in
In d ia n e d u c a tio n s ys te m ?

a ) S w a m i V iv e k a n a n d a
b ) R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y
c ) D a ya n a n d S a ra s w a ti
d ) M a h a tm a G a n d h i

3 4 . W h ic h o f th e fo llo w in g s ta te m e n t is n o t c o rrec t
a b o u t R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y?

a ) R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y w a s b o rn in a w e ll-to -d o fa m ily
in B en g a l, p ro b a b ly in 1 7 7 2 .
b ) H e d ie d in In d ia in 1 8 3 3 .
c ) H e w a s g iv en th e title o f R a ja b y th e M u g h a l
E m p e ro r.
d ) H e s ta rte d th e n ew s p a p er n a m e d “ S a m b a d
K a u m u d i”

3 5 . W h ic h o f th e f o llo w in g a re fe a tu re s o f R o y 's B ra h m o
S a m a j?

1 . O p p o s itio n to id o l-w o rs h ip
2 . P ra c tic e o f c o lle c tiv e p ra ye r
3 . Id e a ls o f b ra h m a c h a ry a

a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 a nd 3
d ) A ll

3 6 . W h o w a s th e firs t to a d v o c a te w es te rn e d u c a tio n in
In d ia n e d u c a tio n s ys te m ?

a . S w a m i V iv ek a n a n d a
b . R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y
c . D a ya n a n d S a ra s w a ti
d . M a h a tm a G a n d h i

3 7 . W h o s ta rte d A ry a S a m a j ?

a . S w a m i V iv ek a n a n d a
b . R a ja R a m M o h a n R o y
c . G o p a l K ris h n a G o k h a le
d . S w a m i D a ya n a n d S a ra s w a ti

3 8 . B a c k to th e V e d a s w a s a s lo g a n o f a . G o p a l
K h ris h n a G o k h a le