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APSC Prelims Ts – Test 6

1. ‘Purushapura’ is the other name for d) An ancient astronomer

(a) Patna
(b) Pataliputra 8. What is the first sermon of Buddha called as?
(c) Peshawar a) Brahmajalasutta
(d) Punjab b) Dhammachakkra parvartana sutta
c) Kachchayanagottasutta
2. ‘Tripitaka’ is the religious book of d) Mahaparinirvansutta
(a) Jains
(b) Buddhists 9. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization is
(c) Sikhs a) Kharosthi
(d) Hindus b) Undeciphered
c) Brahmi
3. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was d) Tamil
(a) barley and rice
(b) milk and its products 10. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
(c) rice and pulses a) Valmiki
(d) vegetables and fruits b) Veda Vyasa
c) Vishnu Sharma
4. Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the d) Tulsidas
reign of which Pallava ruler?
(a) Mahendravarman I 11. Building ‘Lotus Mahal’ and 'Mahanavmi Dibba'
(b) Narasinghavarman I was a notable feature in the kingdom of
(c) Parameshwarvarman I (a) Vijayanagara
(d) Nandivarman I (b) Chandela
(c) Pala
5. Which of the following is not the “Tri Ratna” of (d) Rashtrakuta
Jainism?
(a) Right faith 12. It is a famous Sanskrit literary work by Sudraka.
(b) Right knowledge The characters are drawn from all strata of society.
(c) Right view In one of its acts, an interesting account of a burglary
(d) Right conduct is given in which stealing is mentioned as a regular
art.
6. Which of the following tribes is associated with the Which of the following literary works is described in
“Tana Bhagat” movement? the passage given above?
(a) Uraon (a) Meghaduta
(b) Munda
(b) Mudrarakshasa
(c) Santhal
(d) Kondadora (c) Mricchakatika
(d) Malavikagnimitra
7. Varahamihira is
a) An astronaut
b) A space shuttle
c) A power station

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APSC Prelims Ts – Test 6

13. Which of the following was/were the provisions 17. Who among the following was the founder of the
of the Government of India Act, 1935? ‘Young Bengal Movement in the 1820’s?
1. It proposed an All-India Federation. (a) David Hare
2. It provided for the abolition of dyarchy (b) Keshub Chandra Sen
at the provincial level. (c) Henry Vivian Derozio
3. It provided residuary powers to the Viceroy. (d) Dwarkanath Tagore
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. 18. Which of the following leaders was the first
(a) 1 and 2 only satyagrahi to offer Individual Satyagraha in 1940?
(b) 2 and 3 only (a) Vinoba Bhave
(c) 1 and 3 only (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Brahma Dutt
14. Who among the following was called
‘Lokahitavadi’? 19. Which of the following personalities were
(a) Keshub Chandra Sen associated with the Mahalwari System in India?
(b) Mahatma Phule 1. Holt Mackenzie
(c) Ishwar Vidyasagar 2. Robert Martins Bird
(d) Gopal Hari Deshmukh 3. Francis Hastings
Select the correct answer using the code
15. What was the purpose behind issuing Delhi given below.
Manifesto in 1929? (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) To organise military coups against the British (b) 2 and 3 only
empire through military revolt. (c) 1 and 3 only
(b) To safeguard the political rights of Muslims in (d) 1, 2 and 3
British India.
(c) To sever ties with Britain and demand complete 20. He was a Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned
independence for India. for his devotion to Rama and as the author of the
(d) To demand implementation of 'Dominion Status' Hindu epic Ramcharitmanas, retelling the Sanskrit
in the Round Table Conferences. Ramayana in Awadlii. He was a contemporary of
Akbar. He is also known to have started the Ramlila
16. The main reason for the launch of Khilafat plays.
movement was to: Which of the following saint is being described in the
(a) Demand for greater political representation of above passage?
Muslims in the legislature and executive. (a) Valmiki
(b) Agitate against the discrimination being meted (b) Tulsidas
out to the Indian Muslims. (c) Ved Vyasa
(c) Protest against the treatment meted out to the (d) Kamban
Ottoman Empire by Britain.
(d) Show dissent against government’s decision to
go back on partition of Bengal.

21. Who among the following is are associated with (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Independence for India League? (c) Jagan-nath Shankar Seth
1. Mahatma Gandhi (d) Karsondas Mulji
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Subhash Chandra Bose 26. The 1907 Surat session of Indian National
Select the correct answer using the code Congress is significant in the history of the freedom
given below. movement, because:
(a) 1 only (a) Congress accepted separate electorate for
(b) 2 only Muslims.
(c) 2 and 3 only (b) Congress split into moderate and extremist
(d) 1.2 and 3 groups.
(c) Swadeshi movement was launched.
22. With reference to British rule in India, the (d) "Swaraj" was adopted as the goal of the Indian
'Downward filtration theory ' was used in the context National Congress.
of which of the following?
(a) Army 27. Which of the following leaders founded the
(b) Police Reforms "Harijan Sevak Sangh" in 1932?
(c) Health (a) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Education (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
23. Ripon's resolution of 1882 pertained to: (d) K. Kelappan
(a) Financial devolution to local bodies
(b) Improvement of labour conditions 28. In the context of the Indian freedom movement,
(c) Shifting the capital of British India Khudai Khidmatgars organised
(d) Strictly regulating the vernacular press (a) a peasant movement in Punjab
(b) a movement for upliftment of tribals in Gujarat
24. He joined Anushilan Samiti and was tried in the (c) nonviolent resistance movement in North-West
Lahore Conspiracy Case. He died after his 63 days Frontier Province
prolonged hunger strike demanding better treatment (d) international political movement to overthrow
for political prisoners '. He was British rule in India.
(a) Jatin Das
(b) Batukeshwar Dutt 29. Who proposed the “Build Back Better World
(c) Surya Sen (B3W)” Initiative which was seen recently in the
(d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal news?
(a) World Bank
25. ‘'He was the Principal of the Sanskrit College in (b) World Economic Forum
Bengal. He raised his voice in favor of the Widow (c) European Union
Remarriage Act 1855. As a Government Inspector of (d) G7
schools, he organized thirty-five girl’s schools.’'
The above passage refers to which of the following
social reformers?
(a) Debendranath Tagore

30. What is the purpose of the ‘evolved Laser 3. Trishul

interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA)’ project? 4. Nag
(a) To detect neutrinos 5. Akash
(b) To gravitational waves Select the correct answer using the code given
(c) To detect the effectiveness of missile defence below:
system (a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) To study the effect of solar flares on our (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
communication systems (c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
31. Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Truth Seekers)
was founded by? 35. Lake Sawa, recently seen in the news, it is
(a) Annie Beasant situated in which of the following countries?
(b) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (a) Saudi Arabia
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Lebanon
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Iraq
(d) Yemen
32. Formosa Strait is located between which of the
following? 36. The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa
(a) Taiwan and Philippines Prize recently seen in the news, it is related to
(b) Japan and Russia (a) Sports
(c) Korea and Japan (b) Music
(d) Taiwan and China (c) Defence
(d) Education
33. Consider the following statements regarding
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: 37. Sao Joao festival recently seen in the news, it is
1. The convention has been organized every year mainly related to which of the following states?
since 2003. (a) Kerala
2. On this day Mahatma Gandhi returned to India (b) Tamil Nadu
from South Africa. (c) Goa
3. It aims to reconnect the Non-Resident Indian (d) Madhya Pradesh
community with their original roots.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct? 38. Which of the following is the nodal ministry for
(a) 1 and 2 only Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) platform?
(b) 2 and 3 only (a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(c) 3 only (b) Ministry of Finance
(d) 1,2 and 3 (c) Ministry of Labour and Employment
(d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
34. Which of the following missiles developed under
Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
(IGMDP)?
1. Prithvi
2. Agni

39. Which of the following nation was the first Gulf 3. Socio-economic caste census (SECC) of 2011
country to normalise ties with Israel and only the was full of discrepancies and was never published.
third Arab nation to do so after Egypt and Jordan? Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Oman (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) Kuwait (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) UAE (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Bahrain (d) 1, 2 and 3

40. Consider the following statements: 43. Which of the following has launched the
1. The Group of Seven (G7) is an inter-governmental “Performance Grading Index (PGI)” for States?
political forum consisting of Russia and China. (a) Department of School Education and Literacy,
2. The G7 is not based on a treaty and has no Ministry of Education
permanent secretariat or office. (b) Department of Financial Services, Ministry of
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Finance
(a) 1 only (c) Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural
(b) 2 only Development
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Department of Programme Implementation,
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
41. With reference to Leadership for Industry
Transition (Lead IT), consider the following 44. Gulabi Meenakari is a GI-tagged art form
statements: (a) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
1. It was launched by France and India at the UN (b) Kumaon, Uttarakhand
Climate Action Summit in September 2019. (c) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
2. It supports governments and industries to co- (d) Darbhanga, Bihar
produce stakeholder-led pathways to low carbon
industry transformation. 45. Which of the following are the reasons for the
3. It is aiming to achieve net-zero carbon emissions occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial
by 2050. pathogens in India?
Which of the statements given above are correct? 1. Genetic predisposition of some people
(a) 1 and 2 Only 2. Taking incorrect doses of antibiotics to cure
(b) 2 and 3 Only diseases
(c) 1 and 3 Only 3. Using antibiotics in livestock farming
(d) 1, 2 and 3 4. Multiple chronic diseases in some people
Select the correct answer using the code given
42. Consider the following statements regarding the below.
Caste Census in India: (a) 1 and 2
1. The last comprehensive data on caste was (b) 2 and 3 only
collected was in the 1931 Census. (c) 1, 3 and 4
2. Census in independent India conducted from (d) 2, 3 and 4
1951 to 2011 never published data on castes like
SC’s, ST’s or OBC’s.

46. Consider the following statements: 51. With reference to New Development Bank
1. Salt is a Central Subject in the Constitution of. (NDB), consider the following statements:
India. 1. It was established by BRICS countries.
2. Gujarat is the largest salt producing state in India. 2. The Bank’s membership is open to members of
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? the United Nations.
(a) 1 only 3. The bank is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
(b) 2 only Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (a) 1 and 2 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
47. He was called as ‘Father of PSUs’ and (d) 1, 2 and 3
‘Turnaround Man’ as he was the founding chairman
of Maruti Udyog, he revived BHEL, GAIL and SAIL 52. Saavira Kambada Temple, also known as
PSUs in India. He was “Chandranatha Temple” since it honours the
(a) Venkatraman Krishnamurthy Tirthankara Chandraprabha, whose eight-foot idol is
(b) Maidavolu Narasimham worshipped in the shrine. It is located in
(c) E. Sreedharan (a) Karnataka
(d) Rajiv Gandhi (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
48. ‘Hermit’, was in news recently, is a/an/the (d) Odisha
(a) New spyware
(b) Insect 53. The International Yoga Day 2022 was celebrated
(c) Reusable satellite under the theme
(d) Small fish (a) Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family
(b) Yoga for Well-being
49. The ‘Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’ (c) Yoga for Humanity
(JCPOA) is an agreement on the Iranian nuclear (d) Yoga for Heart
program reached in Vienna on 14 July 2015,
between Iran and the 54. West Seti Hydropower Project is to be built on
(a) five permanent members of the United Nations the
Security Council (UNSC) (a) Karnali river
(b) five permanent members of the UNSC and India (b) Feni River
(c) five permanent members of the UNSC and (c) Mahananda River
Germany (d) None of the above
(d) five permanent members of the UNSC and Italy
55. Bollgard I and Bollgard II technologies are
50. In which one of the following groups are all the mentioned in the context of
three states are largest producers of millets in India? (a) clonal propagation of crop plants modified
(a) Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Karnataka genetically
(b) Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Telangana (b) developing genetically modified crop plants
(c) Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttara Pradesh growth substances
(d) Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh (c) production of substances

(d) production of biofertilizers 62. Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the
Court of
56. State Food Safety Index (SFSI) is released by (a) Jehangir
the (b) Akbar
(a) NITI Aayog (c) Shah Jahan
(b) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (d)Bahadur Shah
(c) Bureau of Indian Standards
(d) Agricultural Mark (AGMARK) 63. Which Battle laid the foundation of Mughal rule
in India?
57. Who was the first lexicographer of Assam? (a) Battle of Plassey
a) Jatindranath Duwaraha (b) Battle of Talikota
b) Ramakanta Choudhury (c) First Battle of Panipat
c) Anandaram Dekhial Phukan (d) Battle of Haldighati
d) Jaduram Dekabaruah
64. The first battle of Tarain took place between?
58. Who wrote the first history of Assamese (a) Alauddin khilji and Prithviraj Chauhan
literature? (b) Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
a) Jatindranath Duwaraha (c) Mahmud Ghazni and Prithviraj Chauhan
b) Ramakanta Choudhury (d) Mohammad Shah and Prithviraj Chauhan
c) Anandaram Dekhial Phukan
d) Devendranath Bezbarua 65. The Sikh Guru who wrote “Zafar Namah” in
Persian was
59. Who wrote the first grammar of Assamese (a) Guru Har Rai
language? (b) Guru Har Krishan
a) Jatindranath Duwaraha (c) Guru Gobind Singh
b) Ramakanta Choudhury (d) Guru Tegbahadur
c) Anandaram Dekhial Phukan
d) Dr. William Robinson 66. What is meant by a ‘pir’ in the Sufi tradition?
(a) The Supreme God
60. Who wrote the first novel based on tribal life of (b) The Guru of the Sufis
Assam? (c) The greatest of all Sufi saints
a) Jatindranath Duwaraha (d) The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi
b) Ramakanta Choudhury beliefs
c) Rajanikanta Bordoloi
d) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya 67. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India .at
(a) Fatehpur Sikri
61. ‘Chauth’ was (b) Aurangabad
(a) a religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb (c) Hyderabad
(b) toll tax imposed by Shivaji (d) Jaunpur
(c) irrigation tax charged by Akbar
(d) land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States

68. Who among the Delhi Sultans died of a sudden 74. Jonbeel Mela in Assam was celebrated in which
fall from a horse at Lahore while playing Chaugan? of the following districts?
(a) Qutbuddin Aibak a) Jorhat
(b) Iltutmish b) Nagaon
(c) Balban c) Tinsukia
(d) Jalaluddin Khilji d) Morigaon

69. The system of communal electorate in India was 75. One time associate of Mahatma Gandhi, broke
first introduced by: off from him and launched a radical movement called
(a) Indian Council Act of 1892. ‘self-respect movement’. Who was he?
(b) Minto-Morley reforms of 1909 (a) P. Thyagaraja Shetti
(c) Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919 (b) Chhatrapati Maharaj
(d) Government of India of 1935 (c) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
(d) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
70. Name the National Park located in Assam which
was declared in 1998? 76. Which of the following pairs contributed
a) Manas significantly to integrate the princely states into
b) Kaziranga Indian Union?
c) Nameri (a) Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Orang (b) Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon
(c) Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi
71. Which of the following National Park of Assam is (d) Sardar Patel and K.M. Munsi
famous for Wild Horses?
a) Dibru Saikhowa National Park 77. When was first telegraph line started in India?
b) Raimona National Park (a) 1850
c) Dehing Patkai National Park (b) 1875
d) Nameri National Park (c) 1884
(d) 1900
72. What is the State Tree of Assam?
a) Bauhinia purpurea 78. The original name of Swami Dayananda
b) Hollong Saraswati was
c) Paharijam (a) Abhi Shankar
d) Magnolia species (b) Gowri Shankar
(c) Daya Shankar
73. Which of the following is NOT a type of forest (d) Moola Shankar
found in Assam?
a) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests 79. The Swadeshi Movement was launched
b) Temperate Wet Evergreen Forests (a) as a protest against division of Bengal
c) Tropical Semi Evergreen Forests (b) with a view to improve the economic condition of
d) Sub-tropical Pine Forests the people by encouraging consumption of Indian
goods

(c) as a protest against the massacre of Indian (b) Lord Dalhousie

people at Jallianwala Bagh (c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) due to the failure of the British Government to (d) Lord Canning
introduce responsible Government in India
86. Who is called the ‘Father of the Indian National
80. In which session of Indian National Congress the Congress’?
tri-colour flag was unfurled for the first time? (a) Mahatma Gandhi
(a) Calcutta Session, 1920 (b) A.O. Hume
(b) Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur, 1920 (c) Lokmanya Tilak
(c) Lahore Congress, 1929 (d) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(d) Haripura Congress Conference, 1938
87. Which one of the following was not a French
81. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the settlement in India?
British Parliament? (a) Puducherry
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Mahe
(b) Gopala Krishna Gokhale (c) Goa
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal (d) Chandarnagar
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
88. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai died?
82. Who scripted Gandhiji’s favorite song ‘Vaishnav (a) 1905
Jan To ......” ? (b) 1907
(a) Narsinh Mehta (c) 1909
(b) Premanand (d) 1928
(c) Chunilal
(d) Dharmiklal 89. The issue on which the Civil Disobedience
Movement of 1930 was launched was
83. Do or Die’ is the famous slogan given by (a) equal employment opportunities for Indians
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) the proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel (c) salt monopoly exercised by the British
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru Government
(d) Rajiv Gandhi (d) complete freedom

84. The English established their first factory in India 90. The Kuka movement started in mid-Nineteenth
at century in
(a) Bombay (a) Western Punjab
(b) Surat (b) Maharashtra
(c) Masulipatnam (c) Bengal
(d) Madras (d) Madhya Bharat

85. Punjab was annexed to the British empire during

the reign of Governor-General
(a) Lord Bentick

91. The British introduced the railways in India in (c) Ahmedabad

order to (d) Allahabad
(a) promote heavy industries in India
(b) facilitate British commerce and adminis-trative 96. Begum Hazrat Mahal led the 1857 revolt from:
control (a) Lucknow
(c) move foodstuff in case of famine (b) Kanpur
(d) enable Indians to move freely within the country (c) Benares
(d) Allahabad
92. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by
the writings of 97. The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by
(a) Bernard Shaw (a) Lord Curzon
(b) Karl Marx (b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lenin (c) Lord Lytton
(d) Leo Tolstoy (d) Lord William Bentinck

93. According to Gandhiji, which of the following are 98. The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for
the major means of Satyagraha? (a) the creation of dominion status for India
A. Non-cooperation (b) separate electorates for Muslims
B. Strike (c) separate electorates for the Harijans
C. Demonstration (d) joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
D. Civil disobedience
(a) a and b are correct 99. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union
(b) a and d are correct in 1936?
(c) b and d are correct (a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) c and d are correct (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
94. The Ryotwari System of Land Tenure refers to a (d) Rajendra Prasad
situation where—
(a) the Ryot is the owner of the land held by him/her 100. Consider the following statements:
and directly pays the revenue assessed on the land 1.The Swadeshi Movement was formally
to the State announced on the 7th of August, 1905, from the
(b) the Ryot is an occupancy tenant of his/her land Calcutta Town Hall in retaliation to the process of the
and pays the land revenue to the Zamindar Partition of Bengal.
(c) the person cultivates the land leased from a 2. The partition took place on 16 Dec 1905.
landlord and in return pays rent to the landlord Find the correct statement/s:
(d) the land is collectively owned and cultivated on a (a) 1 only
cooperative bas (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
95. the Indian National Congress had its first (d) None of the above.
meeting in the city of
(a) Calcutta
(b) Bombay

1. ‘Purushapura’ is the other name for 4. Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the
(a) Patna reign of which Pallava ruler?
(b) Pataliputra (a) Mahendravarman I
(c) Peshawar (b) Narasinghavarman I
(d) Punjab (c) Parameshwarvarman I
(d) Nandivarman I
Ans: c
Ans: b
Sol. During Kushan ruler Kanishka’s rule Peshawar
became a great center of Buddhist learning. His Sol. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolith
second capital was at Mathura. Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th
century, located at Mahabalipuram. The Pancha
2. ‘Tripitaka’ is the religious book of Rathas shrines were carved during the reign of
(a) Jains King Mahendravarman-I and his son
(b) Buddhists Narasimhavarman-I. The purpose of their
(c) Sikhs construction is not known, structures are not
(d) Hindus completed.

Ans: b 5. Which of the following is not the “Tri Ratna” of

Jainism?
Sol. Tripitaka is the three main categories of texts (a) Right faith
that make up the Buddhist canon. As the name (b) Right knowledge
suggests, a Tripitaka traditionally contains three (c) Right view
"baskets" of teachings: a Sutta Pitaka, a Vinaya (d) Right conduct
Pitaka and an Abhidharma Pitaka
Ans: c
3. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was
(a) barley and rice Sol. In Jainism the three jewels (also referred to as
(b) milk and its products ratnatraya) are understood as samyak darshana
(c) rice and pulses (“right faith”), samyak gjnana (“right knowledge”),
and samyak charitra (“right conduct”). One of the
(d) vegetables and fruits
three cannot exist exclusive of the others, and all
are required for spiritual liberation
Ans: b
6. Which of the following tribes is associated with
Sol. The Vedic economy revolved around cow and the “Tana Bhagat” movement?
dairy products which is clear from the references (a) Uraon
found in the Rig Veda. The economy was primarily (b) Munda
pastoral. (c) Santhal
(d) Kondadora
The staple diet of the people was milk, ghee
(clarified butter), vegetables, fruit and barley. On
Ans: a
special occasions like a religious feast or the arrival
of a guest, a more elaborate meal was organized

Sol. Just like the Birsa’s religious movement among Sol. Although these seals and samples of Indus
the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained writing have been floating around the scholastic
among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The world for close to 70 years, little progress has been
movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a
made on deciphering this elegant script. The Indus
young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Bhagat.
script is an un-deciphered script.
7. Varahamihira is
a) An astronaut 10. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
b) A space shuttle a) Valmiki
c) A power station b) Veda Vyasa
d) An ancient astronomer c) Vishnu Sharma
d) Tulsidas
Ans: d
Ans: c
Sol. Varahamihira was an Indian astronomer,
mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. Sol. The Panchatantra is attributed to Vishnu
Panch sidhantika was one of his most famous Sharma.
work. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels It an ancient Indian collection of inter-related animal
of the court of legendary ruler Vikramaditya fables in verse and prose arranged within a frame
(thought to be the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II story. The original Sanskrit work, some scholars
Vikramaditya. believe was composed around the 3rd century BC.

8. What is the first sermon of Buddha called as? 11. Building ‘Lotus Mahal’ and 'Mahanavmi Dibba'
a) Brahmajalasutta was a notable feature in the kingdom of
b) Dhammachakkra parvartana sutta (a) Vijayanagara
c) Kachchayanagottasutta (b) Chandela
d) Mahaparinirvansutta (c) Pala
(d) Rashtrakuta
Ans: b
Ans: a
Sol. The first sermon Buddha gave to the five
monks was called the Dhammachakkra parvartana Sol. King's palace is an important part of the
sutta. It is also called the Setting in Motion of the Vijayanagara kingdom. The “king’s palace” is the
Wheel of Dharma largest of the enclosures but has not yielded
definitive evidence of being a royal residence. It
9. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization is has two of the most impressive platforms, usually
a) Kharosthi called the “audience hall” and the “mahanavami
b) Undeciphered dibba”.
c) Brahmi o The entire complex is surrounded by high
d) Tamil double walls with a street running
between them.
Ans: b o The audience hall is a high platform with
slots for wooden pillars at close and

regular intervals. It had a staircase going •One of the most beautiful buildings in
up to the second floor, which rested on the royal centre of Vijayanagara
these pillars. The pillars being closely Kingdom is the Lotus Mahal, so named
spaced would have left little free space, by British travelers in the nineteenth
and thus it is not clear what the hall was century. While the name is certainly
used for. romantic, historians are not quite sure
o Located on one of the highest points in what the building was used for. It is also
the city, the “mahanavami dibba” is a called the Kamal Mahal or Chitragani
massive platform rising from a base of Mahal. The curves of the palace are
about 11,000 sq. ft to a height of 40 ft. given an Islamic touch while the multi-
o There is evidence that it supported a layered roof design is moreover related
wooden structure. The base of the to Indo style of buildings. It is designed
platform is covered with relief carvings. as a palace for royal ladies of those
o Rituals associated with the structure times to mingle around and enjoy
probably coincided with Mahanavami recreational activities. The Mahal also
(literally, the great ninth day) of the ten- served as a meeting point for the king
day Hindu festival during the autumn and his ministers.
months of September and October, Hence option (a) is the correct answer.
known variously as Dussehra (northern
India), Durga Puja (in Bengal) and 12. It is a famous Sanskrit literary work by Sudraka.
Navaratri or Mahanavami (in peninsular The characters are drawn from all strata of society.
India). In one of its acts, an interesting account of a
• The Vijayanagara kings displayed their burglary is given in which stealing is mentioned as
prestige, power, and suzerainty on this a regular art.
occasion. The ceremonies performed Which of the following literary works is described in
on the occasion included worship of the the passage given above?
image, worship of the state horse, and (a) Meghaduta
the sacrifice of buffaloes and other (b) Mudrarakshasa
animals. Dances, wrestling matches, (c) Mricchakatika
and processions of caparisoned horses, (d) Malavikagnimitra
elephants and chariots and soldiers, as
well as ritual presentations before the Ans: c
king and his guests by the chief
nayakas and subordinate kings marked Sol. Mricchakatika meaning " the clay-cart", was
the occasion. penned by Sudraka (248 A.D.)
• On the last day of the festival, the king ● It presents a remarkable social drama with
inspected his army and the armies of touches of grim reality.
the nayakas in a grand ceremony in an ● The characters are drawn from all strata of
open field. On this occasion, the society, which include thieves and
nayakas brought rich gifts for the king gamblers, rogues and idlers, courtesans
as well as the stipulated tribute. and their associates, police constables,
mendicants, and politicians.

● In Act III an interesting account of a burglary number of representatives in the two

is given in which stealing is treated as a houses of the central legislature.
regular art. o However, the provisions with regards
● The interlinking of a political revolution with to the federation were not
the private affairs of the two lovers adds implemented as princes refused to
new charm to the play. join the federation.
● Hence option (c) is the correct answer. ● The franchise was limited to about one-sixth
of the adults.
13. Which of the following was/were the provisions ● Defence and foreign affairs would remain
of the Government of India Act, 1935? outside the control of the federal legislature,
1. It proposed an All-India Federation. while the Viceroy would retain special
2. It provided for the abolition of dyarchy control over other subjects.
at the provincial level. ● The Act divided the powers between the
3. It provided residuary powers to the Viceroy. Centre and Units in terms of 3 lists: Federal
Select the correct answer using the code List (for Centre, with 59 items), Provincial
given below. List (for provinces, with 54 items) and the
(a) 1 and 2 only Concurrent List (for both, with 36 items).
(b) 2 and 3 only Residuary powers were given to the
(c) 1 and 3 only Viceroy. Hence statement 3 is correct.
(d) 1, 2 and 3 ● It provided for the adoption of dyarchy at the
Centre. Consequently, the federal subjects
Ans: d were divided into reserved subjects and
transferred subjects. However, this
Sol. provision of the Act did not come into
● On August 1935, the Government of India operation at all.
passed the longest act i.e. Government of ● The provinces were to be governed under a
India Act 1935 under the British Act of new system based on provincial autonomy
Parliament. This act also included the under which elected ministers controlled all
Government of Burma Act 1935. provincial departments. Dyarchy which was
● The Act provided for the establishment of an introduced at the provincial level in
All-India Federation to be based on the Government of India Act, 1919 was
union of the British Indian provinces and the abolished. Hence statement 2 is correct.
Princely States. Hence statement 1 is ● It abolished the Council of India, established
correct. by the Government of India Act of 1858.
o The representatives of the States to The Secretary of State for India was
the federal legislature were to be provided with a team of advisors.
appointed directly by the Princes ● The appointment of the Viceroy and
who were to be used to check and Governors remained in the hands of the
counter the nationalists. British government and they were not
o India would become a federation if responsible to the legislatures.
50% of Indian states decided to join ● It introduced bicameralism in six out of
it. They would then have a large eleven provinces. Thus, the legislatures of

Bengal, Bombay, Madras, Bihar, Assam the weekly Prabhakar under the pen name
and the United Provinces were made Lokhitawadi.
bicameral consisting of a legislative council • He promoted emancipation (liberation) and
(upper house) and a legislative assembly education of women and wrote against
(lower house). arranged child marriages, dowry system,
● Once again, the Governors, appointed by and polygamy, all of which were prevalent in
the British Government, retained special India in his times.
powers. They could veto legislative and • He wrote against the evils of the caste
administrative measures, especially those system, condemned harmful Hindu religious
concerning minorities, the rights of civil orthodoxy, and attacked the monopoly in
servants, law and order and British business religious matters and rituals which Brahmin
interests. priests had through a long tradition
● The Governor also had the power to take (Deshmukh, himself, belonged to the
over and indefinitely run the administration Brahmin caste). He enunciated certain 15
of a province. Thus both political and principles for bringing about religious reform
economic power remained concentrated in in Hindu society. For all his social works he
British hands; colonialism remained intact. came to be known as Lokhitwadi (one who
● It provided for the establishment of a works in the interest of the people).
Reserve Bank of India to control the Hence option (d) is the correct option.
currency and credit of the country. It
provided for the establishment of not only a He took a leadership role in founding Gyan
Federal Public Service Commission but also Prakash, Indu Prakash, and Lokhitwadi periodicals
a Provincial Public Service Commission and in Maharashtra.
Joint Public Service Commission for two or • In 1867, the government appointed him a
more provinces. small cause judge in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
● It provided for the establishment of a He worked as a Diwan also in Ratlam state.
Federal Court, which was set up in 1937. The government had commended him with
the honorifics 'Justice of Peace' and
14. Who among the following was called 'Raobahadur' while he was still working. He
‘Lokahitavadi’? retired as a sessions judge. He held many
(a) Keshub Chandra Sen other important positions, including those of
(b) Mahatma Phule the Assistant Inam Commissioner, Joint
(c) Ishwar Vidyasagar Judge of Nasik High Court, and Member of
(d) Gopal Hari Deshmukh the Law Council.

Ans: d 15. What was the purpose behind issuing Delhi

Manifesto in 1929?
Sol. (a) To organise military coups against the British
• Gopal Hari Deshmukh, was an Indian activist, empire through military revolt.
thinker, social reformer, and writer from (b) To safeguard the political rights of Muslims in
Maharashtra. At age 25, Deshmukh started writing British India.
articles aimed at social reform in Maharashtra in

(c) To sever ties with Britain and demand complete Ans: c

independence for India.
(d) To demand implementation of 'Dominion Status' Sol.
in the Round Table Conferences. • The background to the Khilafat movement
was provided by a series of events after the
Ans: d First World War. The Treaty of Sevres with
Turkey, signed in May 1920, completely
Sol. dismembered Turkey and sanctions
• In October 1929 Lord Irwin, the Viceroy imposed upon the Caliphate, who was
stated that it is implicit in the Declaration of considered as supreme leader of muslims
1917 that the natural issue of India’s all over the world.
progress as there contemplated, is the • Indian Muslims were critical of the treatment
attainment of dominion status.’ meted out to Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
• He also promised a Round Table under Treaty of Sevres. Khilafat movement
Conference as soon as the Simon was launched to influence British in its
Commission submitted its report. treatment of the Ottoman Empire post World
• Two days later, on November 2, 1929, a War 1.
conference of prominent national leaders • Mohammad Ali and his brother Maulana
issued a ‘Delhi Manifesto’ in which they Shaukat Ali joined with other Muslim leaders
demanded that it should be made clear that to form the All India Khilafat Committee
the purpose of the Round Table Conference which called upon the British to protect the
was not to discuss when Dominion Status Caliphate and for Indian Muslims to unite
should be granted but to formulate a and hold the British accountable for this
scheme for its implementation. They also purpose.
demanded that Congress should have Hence option (c) is the correct answer.
majority representation at the conference;
and there should be a general amnesty for 17. Who among the following was the founder of
political prisoners and a policy of the ‘Young Bengal Movement in the 1820’s?
conciliation. (a) David Hare
Hence option (d) is the correct answer. (b) Keshub Chandra Sen
(c) Henry Vivian Derozio
16. The main reason for the launch of Khilafat (d) Dwarkanath Tagore
movement was to:
(a) Demand for greater political representation of Ans: c
Muslims in the legislature and executive.
(b) Agitate against the discrimination being meted Sol.
out to the Indian Muslims. • A radical trend arose among the Bengali
(c) Protest against the treatment meted out to the intellectuals during the late 1820's and
Ottoman Empire by Britain. 1830's. It was more modern than even
(d) Show dissent against government’s decision to Rammohan Roy's and is known as Young
go back on partition of Bengal. Bengal Movement founded by Henry Vivian
Derozio. He followed the most radical views

of the time drawing his inspiration from the mass satyagraha because he did not want
great French Revolution. violence.
Hence option (c) is the correct answer. The aims/methodology of Individual Satyagrahis
were:
• He inspired his students and followers the o To show that nationalist patience was not
Derozians and Young Bengal, to think due to weakness.
rationally and freely, to question all o To express people’s feelings that they
authority, to love libery equality and were not interested in the war and that
freedom, and to worship truth. they made no distinction between
• The Derozians attacked old and decadent Nazism and the double autocracy that
customs, rites and traditions. They were ruled India.
passionate advocates of women's rights and o To give another opportunity to the
demanded education for them. Government to accept Congress’s
• However, the social conditions then were demands peacefully.
not ripe for their ideas to flourish, they did o The demand of the Satyagrahi was using
not take up the peasant's cause and no Freedom of Speech against the war
other class supported their advanced ideas. through an anti-war declaration. If the
government did not arrest the
18. Which of the following leaders was the first Satyagrahi, he or she will move
satyagrahi to offer Individual Satyagraha in 1940? repeating it in villages and start march
(a) Vinoba Bhave towards Delhi (“Delhi Chalo
(b) Mahatma Gandhi Movement”). The centerpiece of
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru Individual Satyagraha was non-violence
(d) Brahma Dutt which could be achieved only by
selecting the Satyagrahis.
Ans: a • Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Pt. Jawaharlal
Nehru, and Brahma Dutt were the first,
Sol. second, and third the selected Satyagarhi
• Individual Satyagraha: In 1940, then Viceroy respectively.
Linlithgow made a set of proposals called Hence option a) is correct.
the ‘August offer’ which included that a
representative Indian body would frame a Till 15 May 1941, 25000 satyagrahis had been
constitution for India after the war and jailed.
Dominion status is the objective for India. • Thus, the Individual Satyagraha had a dual
Indian National Congress rejected this offer purpose - while giving expression to the
in its meeting at Wardha in August 1940 Indian people’s strong political feeling, it
and demanded complete freedom from the gave the British government further
colonial rule. Jawaharlal Nehru remarked opportunity to peacefully accept the Indian
that the dominion status concept was as demands. Gandhiji and the Congress were,
dead as a doornail. After this, Mahatma because of their anti-Nazi feelings, still
Gandhi initiated the Individual Satyagraha to reluctant to take advantage of’ the British
affirm the right to free speech. He avoided a predicament and embarrass her war effort

by a mass upheaval in India. More assessment was done every 30 years and
importantly, Gandhiji was beginning to in some areas every 20 years.
prepare the people for the coming struggle. • The Mahalwari system was introduced by
The Congress organization was being put Francis Hastings & R.M. Bird in 1822. The
back in shape; opportunist elements were other two systems were the Permanent
being discovered and pushed out of the Settlement of Bengal in 1793 and the
organization; and above all the people were Ryotwari system in 1792.
being politically aroused, educated, and • It covered the States of Punjab, Awadh, and
mobilized. Agra, parts of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
• It was introduced in NWFP in 1822 by
19. Which of the following personalities were Regulation VIII in 1822. This Regulation
associated with the Mahalwari System in India? was introduced by Holt Mackenzie.
1. Holt Mackenzie • It was further extended from Central
2. Robert Martins Bird Provinces to British Punjab.
3. Francis Hastings • The settlement under the Mahalwari System
Select the correct answer using the code was made directly with the villages or
given below. estates or Mahals by the instructions of the
(a) 1 and 2 only settlement officers, who fixed the rent with
(b) 2 and 3 only the consultation of lambardars.
(c) 1 and 3 only • The assessment was done every 30 years
(d) 1, 2 and 3 and, in some areas, every 20 years.
• The word "Mahalwari" is derived from the
Ans: d Hindi word Mahal, which means house,
district, neighborhood or quarter. This
Sol. system consisted of landlords or lambardars
• The word Mahalwari is derived from the claiming to represent entire villages or even
Hindi word Mahal, meant village, district, groups of villages. Along with the village
neighborhood or quarter. This system communities, the landlords were jointly
consisted of landlords or lambardars responsible for the payment of the
claiming to represent entire villages or even revenues. But, there was individual
groups of villages. Along with the village responsibility. The land included under this
communities, the landlords were jointly system consisted of all land of the villages,
responsible for the payment of the even the forestland, pastures etc.
revenues. But, there was individual
responsibility. The land included under this 20. He was a Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned
system consisted of all land of the villages, for his devotion to Rama and as the author of the
even the forestland, pastures, etc. Hindu epic Ramcharitmanas, retelling the Sanskrit
• The settlement under the Mahalwari System Ramayana in Awadlii. He was a contemporary of
was made directly with the villages or Akbar. He is also known to have started the Ramlila
estates or Mahals by the instructions of the plays.
settlement officers, who fixed the rent with Which of the following saint is being described in
the consultation of lambardars. The the above passage?

(a) Valmiki festival of Guru Purnima is dedicated to him.

(b) Tulsidas Exact date of his birth not known but he is
(c) Ved Vyasa believed to have lived around 3rd
(d) Kamban millennium BCE.
• Kamban (1180–1250 CE) was a medieval
Ans: b Tamil Hindu poet and the author of the
Ramavataram, popularly known as
Sol. Kambaramayanam, Tamil version of the
Tulsidas (1497-1623), also known as Goswami epic Ramayana.
Tulsidas, was a Ramanandi Vaishnava saint and
poet. 21. Who among the following is are associated with
He was a contemporary of Akbar (reigned 1556– Independence for India League?
1605). 1. Mahatma Gandhi
o He was renowned for his devotion to the 2. Jawaharlal Nehru
deity Rama. He wrote several popular 3. Subhash Chandra Bose
works in Sanskrit and Awadhi, but is Select the correct answer using the code
best known as the author of the epic given below.
Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the (a) 1 only
Sanskrit Ramayana based on Rama's (b) 2 only
life in the vernacular Awadhi. (c) 2 and 3 only
Hence option (b) is the correct answer. (d) 1.2 and 3

• The Ramayana was originally written by Ans: c

Maharshi Valmiki in Sanskrit and was
accessible only to scholars. Sol.
Tulsidas brought it to the masses when he • A powerful left-wing group developed in
wrote Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi, which is India in the late 1920s and 1930s
a dialect of Hindi. contributing to the radicalization of the
• Tulsidas started the Ramlila plays, a folk- national movement. Jawaharlal Nehru
theatre adaption of the Ramayana played crucial role in imparting a socialist
• He has been acclaimed as one of the vision to the national movement and who
greatest poets in Hindi, Indian, and world became the symbol of socialism and
literature. The impact of Tulsidas and his socialist ideas in India after 1929.
works on the art, culture and society in India • In 1928, Jawaharlal Nehru joined hands
is widespread and is seen to date in with Subhas Chandra Bose and Srinivasa
vernacular language, Ramlila plays, Iyengar to organize the Independence for
Hindustani classical music, popular music, India League to fight for complete
and television series independence, ‘a socialist revision of the
• Tulsidas Jayanti was recently celebrated on economic structure of society' and became
27th July. its general secretary. Srinivas Iyengar was
• Ved Vyāsa is the author of the the first President.
Mahabharata, Vedas and Puranas. The Hence option (c) is the correct answer.

22. With reference to British rule in India, the decentralisation which Lord Mayo's
'Downward filtration theory ' was used in the Government had begun towards them.
context of which of the following? Hence option (a) is the correct answer.
(a) Army
(b) Police Reforms The main points of the resolution were as follows:
(c) Health • Development of local bodies advocated to
(d) Education improve the administration and as an
instrument of political and popular
Ans: d education; Policy of administrating local
affairs through urban and rural local bodies
Sol. charged with definite duties and entrusted
• To make up for the paucity of expenditure with suitable sources of revenues
on education, the officials had recourse to • Non-officials to be in majority in these
the so-called "downward filtration theory". bodies, who could be elected if the officials
Since the allocated funds could educate thought that it was possible to introduce
only a handful of Indians, it was decided to elections
spend them in educating a few persons • Non-officials to act as chairpersons to these
from the upper and middle classes who bodies
were expected to assume the task of • Official interference to be reduced to the
educating the masses and spreading minimum and to be exercised to revise and
modern ideas among them. check the acts of local bodies, but not to
Education and modem ideas were thus supposed dictate policies
to filter or radiate downwards from the upper • Official executive sanction required in
classes. certain cases, such as raising of loans,
Lord Macaulay’s Education Policy, 1835 was an alienation of municipal property, imposition
attempt to create that system of education which of new taxes, undertaking works costing
educates only upper strata of society through more than a prescribed sum, framing rules
English. and bye-laws, etc. In pursuance of this
resolution many Acts were passed between
23. Ripon's resolution of 1882 pertained to: 1883 and 1885 which greatly altered the
(a) Financial devolution to local bodies constitution, powers and functions of
(b) Improvement of labour conditions municipal bodies in India. But, an era of
(c) Shifting the capital of British India effective local self-governing bodies was still
(d) Strictly regulating the vernacular press a dream unfulfilled.

Ans: a 24. He joined Anushilan Samiti and was tried in the

Lahore Conspiracy Case. He died after his 63 days
Sol. prolonged hunger strike demanding better
• Ripon's Resolution of 1882: The treatment for political prisoners '. He was
Government of Ripon desired the provincial (a) Jatin Das
governments to apply in case of local (b) Batukeshwar Dutt
bodies the same principle of financial (c) Surya Sen

(d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal The above passage refers to which of the following
social reformers?
Ans: a (a) Debendranath Tagore
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Sol. (c) Jagan-nath Shankar Seth
• Jatindra Nath Das, also known as Jatin Das, (d) Karsondas Mulji
was a revolutionary and Independence
activist. He joined the Anushilan Samiti, a Ans: b
revolutionary group in Bengal, and also
participated in Mahatma Gandhi's Non- Sol.
Cooperation movement in 1921, at the • Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a
tender age of just 17. great scholar and social reformer, who
• While pursuing BA at Vidyasagar College in dedicated his entire life to the cause of
Calcutta, in November 1925, he was social reform. In 1851, he became the
arrested for political activities and was jailed Principal of the Sanskrit College, Calcutta.
at the Mymensingh Central Jail, where he He opened the gates of this college to non-
resorted to hunger strike to protest against Brahmin students.
the ill-treatment meted out to political • Though he was a great Sanskrit scholar, his
prisoners. mind was open to the best in Western
• On 8 April, 1929, Bhagat Singh and thoughts, and he came to represent a happy
Batukeswar Dutt of the Hindustan Socialist blend of Indian and Western culture. He
Republican Army (HSRA) threw harmless waged a long struggle in favor of widow
bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly remarriage. He raised his voice, backed by
and were arrested. the weight of immense traditional learning in
• On June 14, 1929, Jatin Das was arrested favour of widow remarriage in 1855.
for revolutionary activities and was • He was also deeply interested in the
imprisoned in Lahore jail along with Bhagat education of women and as a Government
Singh and others to be tried under the Inspector of Schools, he organized 35 girl's
supplementary Lahore Conspiracy Case. schools, many of which he ran at his own
• In jail, the members of the HSRA went on a expense. As a Secretary to Bethune School,
prolonged hunger strike demanding better he was one of the pioneers for higher
treatment for political prisoners, and in education for women.
September the death of one of them, Jatin Hence option (b) is the correct answer.
Das, on the 64th day of the hunger strike
led to some of the biggest demonstrations • Debendranath Tagore (15 May 1817 – 19
the country had ever witnessed. Hence January 1905) was a Hindu philosopher and
option (a) is the correct answer. religious reformer, active in the Brahmo
Samaj (“Society of Brahma,” also translated
25. ‘'He was the Principal of the Sanskrit College in as “Society of God”). He was the founder in
Bengal. He raised his voice in favor of the Widow 1848 of the Brahmo religion, which today is
Remarriage Act 1855. As a Government Inspector synonymous with Brahmoism.
of schools, he organized thirty-five girl’s schools.’'

• Jagannath Shankarsheth Murkute (10 boycotts. Nationalists led by Lokmanya

February 1803 – 31 July 1865) was an Tilak agitated against the Moderates.
Indian philanthropist and educationalist. • The conflict between these two sections
Unlike his forefathers, who performed became visible at the end of Congress'
priestly duties for his community, he Banaras Session (1905).
engaged in commerce and soon developed The difference between moderates and extremists
a reputation as a very reliable businessman. widened in Congress' Calcutta Session of (1906)
He became one of the founders of the and attempts were made to select one of them as
School Society and the Native School of the president. The moderates opposed the
Bombay. resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott of foreign
• Karsandas Mulji (25 July 1832 – 28 August goods, and National Education and requested to
1871) was a Gujarati language journalist, withdraw from the policy laid down in the Calcutta
writer and social reformer from IndiaBorn to session. But the extremists were not ready to do
a family belonging to the Kapol Caste, a so.
trading caste of western India, he was • The moderates supported the idea of Rash
repudiated by his family because of his Behari Ghosh as the President. The
views on widow remarriage. He became a moderate leaders have captured the
vernacular schoolmaster and started machinery of the congress excluded the
Satyaprakash, a weekly in Gujarati, in which militant extremist elements from it. The
he attacked what he perceived to be the congress split into two separate groups of
immoralities of the Maharajas or hereditary moderates and extremists.
high priests of the Pushtimarg Vaishnavism,
Hence option (b) is the correct answer.
26. The 1907 Surat session of Indian National
Congress is significant in the history of the freedom 27. Which of the following leaders founded the
movement, because: "Harijan Sevak Sangh" in 1932?
(a) Congress accepted separate electorate for (a) Mahatma Gandhi
Muslims. (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Congress split into moderate and extremist (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
groups. (d) K. Kelappan
(c) Swadeshi movement was launched.
(d) "Swaraj" was adopted as the goal of the Indian Ans: a
National Congress.
Sol.
Ans: b • Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded by
Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 when he left
Sol. Sabarmati and decided to settle in Wardha
• Moderates believed in the policy of till Swaraj and eradication of untouchability
settlement of minor issues with the was achieved. He undertook intensive
government by deliberations. But the "Harijan Tour" traveling across the country
extremists believed in agitation, strikes, and and propagating the removal of

untouchability in all its forms and practices. • Also called "Red Shirts", this was originally
He collected money under this organization. a social reform organisation focusing on
• After the Second Round Table Conference, education and the elimination of blood
the British government agreed to give feuds. The movement was led by Abdul
Communal Award to the depressed classes Ghaffar Khan, known locally as Bacha
on the request of B. R. Ambedkar. Gandhi Khan, became popular as Frontier Gandhi.
opposed the government's decision which It gradually became more political as its
he considered would divide the Hindu members were being targeted by the British
society and subsequently went on to the Raj. By 1929 its leadership was exiled from
indefinite fast in Yerwada Jail. He ended his the province and large numbers were
fast after signed Poona Pact with Ambedkar arrested.
on 24 September 1932. On 30 September, • It played an active role in the Civil
Gandhi founded All India Anti Untouchability Disobedience Movement. The atmosphere
League, to remove untouchability in the created by its political work contributed to
society, which later renamed as Harijan the mass upsurge in Peshawar during the
Sevak Sangh ("Servants of Untouchables movement. The Peshawar demonstrations
Society"). are significant because it was here that the
• At the time industrialist, Ghanshyam Das soldiers of the Garhwali regiments refused
Birla was its founding president with Amritlal to fire on the unarmed crowd.
Takkar as its Secretary.
29. Who proposed the “Build Back Better World
28. In the context of the Indian freedom movement, (B3W)” Initiative which was seen recently in the
Khudai Khidmatgars organised news?
(a) a peasant movement in Punjab (a) World Bank
(b) a movement for upliftment of tribals in Gujarat (b) World Economic Forum
(c) nonviolent resistance movement in North-West (c) European Union
Frontier Province (d) G7
(d) international political movement to overthrow
British rule in India. Ans: d

Ans: c Sol.
Recently, Group of Seven (G7) countries met at
Sol. Berlin to join hands against antimicrobial
• Khudai Khidmatgar (servants of God) was a resistance.
predominantly Pashtun nonviolent • It is an initiative of G7 countries.
resistance movement known for its activism • It was proposed by the US President for a
against the British Raj in colonial India. It free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
was based in British India's North-West • The initiative pledges hundreds of billions of
Frontier Province (now in Khyber infrastructure investment in low- and middle-
Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). income countries based on values-driven,
Hence option (c) is the correct answer. high-standard and transparent partnerships.

• It is seen as a counterweight against 32. Formosa Strait is located between which of the
China's multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road following?
Initiative (a) Taiwan and Philippines
(b) Japan and Russia
30. What is the purpose of the ‘evolved Laser (c) Korea and Japan
interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA)’ project? (d) Taiwan and China
(a) To detect neutrinos
(b) To gravitational waves Ans: d
(c) To detect the effectiveness of missile defence
system Sol. Option d is correct: Taiwan strait is a 110-mile-
(d) To study the effect of solar flares on our wide channel that separates mainland China from
communication systems the island of Taiwan. Also known as the Formosa
Strait or the Tai-hai (the Tai Sea). It forms part of
Ans: b the South China Sea. Its northern portion is linked
to the East China Sea. The strait borders the
Sol. Option B is correct: eLISA aims to measure southeastern part of China and runs along the
gravitational waves in the frequency range from eastern part of China’s Fujian Province.
0.1mHz to about 100 mHz. Indian teams have
worked on the theoretical aspects of eLISA:in the 33. Consider the following statements regarding
theoretical aspects of measurement of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas:
cosmological parameters; using eLISA to set 1. The convention has been organized every year
constraints on the dark energy equation of state; since 2003.
developing techniques for time delay 2. On this day Mahatma Gandhi returned to India
interferometry, and so on. from South Africa.
3. It aims to reconnect the Non-Resident Indian
31. Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Truth community with their original roots.
Seekers) was founded by? Which of the given above statements is/are
(a) Annie Beasant correct?
(b) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (a) 1 and 2 only
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) 2 and 3 only
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: b
Ans: b
Sol. Option A is correct: Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
aka Jyotiba Phule along with his followers, formed Sol. Statement 1 is not correct: The convention is
the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Truth held once every two years.
Seekers) to attain equal rights for people from Statement 2 is correct: on this day Mahatma
exploited castes. People from all religions and Gandhi returned to India from South Africa, is
castes could become a part of this association celebrated grandly to strengthen the engagement
which worked for the upliftment of the oppressed of the Government of India with the overseas Indian
classes. community.

Statement 3 is correct: The main idea behind this (d) Yemen

event is to reconnect the Non-Resident Indian
community with their original roots. Ans: c

34. Which of the following missiles developed Sol. Iraq’s famous and prominent Lake Sawa has
under Integrated Guided Missile Development dried up for the first time in its centuries-long history
Programme (IGMDP)? and locals believe that it is due to mismanagement
1. Prithvi by local investors, government neglect and climate
2. Agni change. The Sawa Lake, a biodiverse wetland
3. Trishul situated near the city of Samawa, south of the
4. Nag capital Baghdad,
5. Akash • The lake has been formed over limestone
Select the correct answer using the code given rock and studded with gypsum formations.
below:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only 36. The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only Prize recently seen in the news, it is related to
(c) 2 and 5 only (a) Sports
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (b) Music
(c) Defence
Ans: d (d) Education

Sol. In News: Recently, India successfully test-fired Ans: d

its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable Prithvi-
II missile which is developed by the Defence Sol. The "PM eVidya" scheme has been awarded
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) with the UNESCO’s King Hamad Bin Isa AlKhalifa
under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Prize for the Use of ICT in Education for the year
Program (IGMDP). 2021.
• IGMDP was conceived by Dr A.P.J. Abdul • The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-
Kalam. Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education
• It was started in 1983 and completed in recognizes innovative approaches in
March 2012. leveraging new technologies to expand
• Its aim was to enable India to attain self- educational and lifelong learning
sufficiency in the field of missile technology. opportunities for all, in line with the 2030
• The 5 missiles developed under this Agenda for Sustainable Development and
program its Goal 4 on education.
• Prithvi, Agni, Trishul, Nag, Akash • Established in 2005 with the support of the
Kingdom of Bahrain, the Prize rewards
35. Lake Sawa, recently seen in the news, it is individuals and organisations that are
situated in which of the following countries? implementing outstanding projects and
(a) Saudi Arabia promoting the creative use of technologies
(b) Lebanon to enhance learning, teaching and overall
(c) Iraq educational performance in the digital age.

37. Sao Joao festival recently seen in the news, it 56% of the order value processed through the GeM
is mainly related to which of the following states? portal has been delivered by Micro, Small and
(a) Kerala Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), with seven lakh
(b) Tamil Nadu small firms on board.
(c) Goa
(d) Madhya Pradesh 39. Which of the following nation was the first Gulf
country to normalise ties with Israel and only the
Ans: c third Arab nation to do so after Egypt and Jordan?
(a) Oman
Sol. In News: Goa is celebrating the Sao Joao (b) Kuwait
festival on 24 June. (c) UAE
• Every monsoon the Sao Joao feast is (d) Bahrain
celebrated with grandeur and gaiety.
• It is dedicated to St. John the Baptist is Ans: c
celebrated as the Sao Joao feast in Goa.
• It is one of the most important festivals of Sol.
the Catholic community in Goa. • Israel and the United Arab Emirates have
• The Sao Joao traditional boat festival signed a free trade agreement.
started in 1992. • This is the first of its kind that Israel has
concluded with an Arab country.
38. Which of the following is the nodal ministry for • The deal scraps customs duties on 96% of
Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) platform? all products traded.
(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry • The UAE was the first Gulf country to
(b) Ministry of Finance normalise ties with Israel and only the third
(c) Ministry of Labour and Employment Arab nation to do so after Egypt and Jordan.
(d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
40. Consider the following statements:
Ans: a 1. The Group of Seven (G7) is an inter-
governmental political forum consisting of Russia
Sol. the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) and China.
platform. 2. The G7 is not based on a treaty and has no
• It is a one stop portal to facilitate online permanent secretariat or office.
procurement of common use Goods and Which of the statements given above is/are
Services. correct?
• The portal is open for all government (a) 1 only
buyers— Central and State Ministries, (b) 2 only
departments, public sector enterprises etc. (c) Both 1 and 2
• Private buyers cannot buy on the platform (d) Neither 1 nor 2
but private people can sell products to
government bodies through the portal. Ans: b
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and
Industry.

Sol. • It lays specific focus on hard to abate

• S2: The G7 is not based on a treaty and has sectors that are key stakeholders in the
no permanent secretariat or office; its global climate action and require specific
presidency rotates annually among the interventions.
member states, with the presiding state • Japan and South Africa, the latest members
setting the group's priorities, and hosting of the initiative were welcomed.
and organizing its summit. o This extends the total membership
• S1: The Group of Seven (G7) is an inter- of Lead IT to 37 including countries
governmental political forum consisting of and companies together.
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the • It gathers countries and companies that are
United Kingdom and the United States. In committed to action to achieve the Paris
addition, the European Union is a 'non- Agreement.
enumerated member'. Statements 2 and 3 are correct: Lead IT members
Its members are the world's largest IMF advanced subscribe to the notion that energy-intensive
economies and wealthiest liberal democracies; industry can and must progress on low-carbon
pathways, aiming to achieve net-zero carbon
41. With reference to Leadership for Industry emissions by 2050. It provides an arena for public-
Transition (Lead IT), consider the following private collaboration, and for sectoral and cross
statements: sectoral learning for example when it comes to
1. It was launched by France and India at the UN innovation opportunities and new technologies. It
Climate Action Summit in September 2019. also supports governments and industries to co-
2. It supports governments and industries to co- produce stakeholder-led pathways to low carbon
produce stakeholder-led pathways to low carbon industry transformation
industry transformation.
3. It is aiming to achieve net-zero carbon emissions 42. Consider the following statements regarding the
by 2050. Caste Census in India:
Which of the statements given above are correct? 1. The last comprehensive data on caste was
(a) 1 and 2 Only collected was in the 1931 Census.
(b) 2 and 3 Only 2. Census in independent India conducted from
(c) 1 and 3 Only 1951 to 2011 never published data on castes like
(d) 1, 2 and 3 SC’s, ST’s or OBC’s.
3. Socio-economic caste census (SECC) of 2011
Ans: b was full of discrepancies and was never published.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Sol. Recently, India and Sweden hosted the (a) 1 and 2 only
Industry Transition Dialogue in Stockholm, as a part (b) 1 and 3 only
of their joint initiative i.e. Leadership for Industry (c) 2 and 3 only
Transition (LeadIT). (d) 1, 2 and 3
Statement 1 is not correct: LeadIT was launched by
the governments of Sweden and India at the UN Ans: b
Climate Action Summit in September 2019 and is
supported by the World Economic Forum.

Sol. History of Caste Census • Since the total number cannot be

• A population census was first carried out by “exponentially high to this extent”, the
the British colonial state in 1872. government has said this entire data set is
• The 65-page census volume enumerated flawed and the census unreliable, rendering
the populations of various castes, including it unusable for the purposes of reservations
Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Rajputs across and policy.
several provinces. • For these reasons, it has refused to make
• Caste populations were specifically counted public even the raw caste data of the
based on their traditional occupations at the SECC-2011.
time. Hence statement 3 is correct.
o For instance, “Hindoos” in the
Madras province were counted in 17 43. Which of the following has launched the
sets, which included “priests, “Performance Grading Index (PGI)” for States?
warriors, traders, agriculturists, (a) Department of School Education and Literacy,
shepherds and pastoral castes” Ministry of Education
among others. (b) Department of Financial Services, Ministry of
• The last time comprehensive data on caste Finance
was collected was in the 1931 Census. (c) Department of Land Resources, Ministry of
Hence statement 1 is correct. Rural Development
(d) Department of Programme Implementation,
Every Census in independent India from 1951 to Ministry of Statistics and Programme
2011 has published data on Scheduled Castes and Implementation
Scheduled Tribes, but not on other castes. Hence
statement 2 is incorrect. Ans: a
Socio-economic caste census (SECC):
• It is a study of the socio-economic status of Sol.
rural and urban households and allows • The 1st ever reports on PGI-D for the year
ranking of households based on predefined 2018-19 and 2019-20 was released to
parameters. grade schools in Indian districts.
• The flaws in the data stem primarily from • Conducted by: Department of School
the fact that no registry of castes was Education and Literacy (DoSEL under the
prepared before conducting the 2011 caste ministry of education)
census. • Importance: Will help prioritise interventions
o This resulted in mistakes by in school education
enumerators, who spelt the same
caste in dozens of different ways. 44. Gulabi Meenakari is a GI-tagged art form
(a) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
At the national level, whereas the total number of (b) Kumaon, Uttarakhand
castes as per the last caste census of 1931 was (c) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
4,147, the SECC-2011 showed the presence of 46 (d) Darbhanga, Bihar
lakh different castes.
Ans: a

Sol. See
• Gulabi Meenakari is a GI-tagged art form of https://www.who.int/foodsafety/areas_work/antimicr
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. obialresistance/amrfoodchain/en/
• It is a Unique art form, Characterised by • S4: This is a confusing option, nonetheless
pink strokes on white enamel. seems correct.
• Many medical advances are dependent on
45. Which of the following are the reasons for the the ability to fight infections using
occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial antibiotics, such as for treatment of chronic
pathogens in India? diseases like diabetes, asthma, and
1. Genetic predisposition of some people rheumatoid arthritis (See
2. Taking incorrect doses of antibiotics to cure https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.ht
diseases ml), and thus, multiple chronic diseases in
3. Using antibiotics in livestock farming some people may lead them to take more
4. Multiple chronic diseases in some people antibiotics than others exacerbating the
Select the correct answer using the code given problem.
below. • Sometimes healthcare providers prescribe
(a) 1 and 2 antimicrobials inappropriately, wishing to
(b) 2 and 3 only placate an insistent patient who has a viral
(c) 1, 3 and 4 infection or an as-yet undiagnosed
(d) 2, 3 and 4 condition. At times there could be a wrong
identification of the disease. All these
Ans: d worsen the problem. Whether this is actually
a reason or not is hard to testify unless we
Sol. find a solid evidence, but based on
• Justification: S1 and S2: Selection of reasoning alone this would be correct.
resistant microorganisms is exacerbated by • Also, MDR provokes obstruction in disease
inappropriate use of antimicrobials since a control by intensifying the possibility of
number of microbes are resistant to these spreading of resistant pathogens, thus,
anti-biotics. So, S1 is irrelevant to MDR. declining efficacy of treatment and, hence,
• The practice of adding antibiotics to resulting in prolonged time of infection in
agricultural feed promotes drug resistance. patient
• S3: As per WHO, the high volume of
antibiotics in food-producing animals 46. Consider the following statements:
contributes to the development of 1. Salt is a Central Subject in the Constitution of.
antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, particularly India.
in settings of intensive animal production. 2. Gujarat is the largest salt producing state in
These bacteria can be transmitted from India.
animals to humans via direct contact Which of the statements given above is/are
between animals and humans, or through correct?
the food chain and the environment. (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 48. ‘Hermit’, was in news recently, is a/an/the

(a) New spyware
Ans: c (b) Insect
(c) Reusable satellite
Sol. (d) Small fish
Status of Salt sector in India:
• Central control: Salt is under the Union List Ans: a
of the 7th schedule
• India is the world’s third-largest producer of Sol.
salt, after US and China. • Hermit is new spyware with the capability to
• Salt is mainly produced through a solar- affect both Android and iOS devices.
evaporation process of seawater. • Spyware is malicious software that enters a
• Nodal Agency: Salt Commissioner’s user’s computer, gathers data from the
Organisation (an attached Office under the device and user, and sends it to third parties
Ministry of Commerce & Industry) without their consent.
• Occupational Health hazards related to salt:
Chronic dermatitis (skin ulcers), vision loss 49. The ‘Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’
• States: Gujarat accounts for almost 80% of (JCPOA) is an agreement on the Iranian nuclear
the country’s production, followed by Tamil program reached in Vienna on 14 July 2015,
Nadu, Rajasthan (through mining), Andhra between Iran and the
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and (a) five permanent members of the United Nations
Himachal Pradesh (through mining). Security Council (UNSC)
(b) five permanent members of the UNSC and India
47. He was called as ‘Father of PSUs’ and (c) five permanent members of the UNSC and
‘Turnaround Man’ as he was the founding chairman Germany
of Maruti Udyog, he revived BHEL, GAIL and SAIL (d) five permanent members of the UNSC and Italy
PSUs in India. He was
(a) Venkatraman Krishnamurthy Ans: c
(b) Maidavolu Narasimham
(c) E. Sreedharan Sol.
(d) Rajiv Gandhi • known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran
deal, is an agreement on the Iranian nuclear
Ans: a program reached in Vienna on 14 July 2015,
between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent
Sol. Venkatraman Krishnamurthy (1925-2022) members of the United Nations Security Council—
• Context: Death recently China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United
• Contributions: States—plus Germany) together with the European
o Called ‘Father of PSUs’ and ‘Turnaround Union
Man’ as he was the founding chairman of
Maruti Udyog, he revived BHEL, GAIL and
SAIL PSUs

50. In which one of the following groups are all the 3. The bank is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
three states are largest producers of millets in Which of the statements given above is/are
India? correct?
(a) Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Karnataka (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Telangana (b) 2 only
(c) Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttara Pradesh (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh (d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: a Ans: d

Sol. Sol.
• India currently has around 14 million hectares of • The New Development Bank (NDB) was
land under millets cultivation and produces established in 2014 by BRICS countries –
around 14 million tonnes a year with Rajasthan, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Maharashtra, and Karnataka leading in millet Africa. The Bank’s membership is open to
farming. members of the United Nations. NDB
• MoS for M/o Food Processing Industries, commenced the admission of its first new
inaugurates the National Conference on Millets member countries in the second half of
on the theme ‘The Future Super Food for India’. 2021.
• Millets are a group of highly variable small- • The bank is headquartered in Shanghai,
seeded grasses, widely grown around the world China.
as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human
food. 52. Saavira Kambada Temple, also known as
• Millets in India: jowar (sorghum), bajra (pearl “Chandranatha Temple” since it honours the
millet) and ragi (finger millet) and varities of Tirthankara Chandraprabha, whose eight-foot idol
small millets like kodo, kutki, chenna and is worshipped in the shrine. It is located in
sanwa. Major producers: Rajasthan, Andhra (a) Karnataka
Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, (b) Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana. (c) Kerala
• Superfood: Millets are low cost and are rich in (d) Odisha
iron, calcium, magnesium, and antioxidants
(e.g., Ragi is known to have the highest calcium Ans: a
content) among all the food grains.
• Climate Resilient: They are also harder and Sol.
drought-resistant crops with a short growing • The temple is also known as “Chandranatha
season and lower water requirement Temple” since it honours the Tirthankara
Chandraprabha, whose eight-foot idol is
51. With reference to New Development Bank worshipped in the shrine. It is the most
(NDB), consider the following statements: prominent of the 18 Jain temples in
1. It was established by BRICS countries. Moodubidiri town, Karnataka.
2. The Bank’s membership is open to members of • The Basadi was built by the local chieftain,
the United Nations. Devaraya Wodeyar in 1430 additions to

temples were made in 1962. The shrine has Sol. West Seti project:
a 50feet tall monolith manasthambha • The proposed 750-megawatt West Seti
erected by Karkala Bhairava Queen Nagala Hydropower Project is to be built on the Seti
Devi. river in far-western Nepal.
• West Seti and Seti river, a joint project, has the
53. The International Yoga Day 2022 was capacity to generate 1200 MW of electricity.
celebrated under the theme
(a) Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family 55. Bollgard I and Bollgard II technologies are
(b) Yoga for Well-being mentioned in the context of
(c) Yoga for Humanity (a) clonal propagation of crop plants modified
(d) Yoga for Heart genetically
(b) developing genetically modified crop plants
Ans: (c) growth substances
(c) production of substances
Sol. (d) production of biofertilizers
• Each year on 21 June, the world comes
together to observe the International Day of Ans: b
Yoga, a day designated by the United Nations
to celebrate the power of yoga in promoting Sol.
holistic health practices worldwide. • In India, Monsanto introduced its first-
• Yoga derives its name from the Sanskrit root generation Bt cotton, called Bollgard I (BG-I) in
‘yuj’ which means to join or to unite. It 2002 followed by Bollgard II (BG-II) in 2006.
symbolizes the unity of one’s mind, body, and • Bollgard1 and Bollgard 2 help in developing
spirit with the world outside, through a set of genetically modified crop plants. Bollgard cotton
exercises that include breathing techniques, provides in-built protection for cotton against
physical postures, and relaxation methods. destructive Bollworm infestations, and contains
• Theme: an insecticidal protein from a naturally occurring
o The International Yoga Day 2022 will be soil microorganism, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt).
celebrated under the theme ‘Yoga for
Humanity’ 56. State Food Safety Index (SFSI) is released by
the
54. West Seti Hydropower Project is to be built on (a) NITI Aayog
the (b) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(a) Karnali river (c) Bureau of Indian Standards
(b) Feni River (d) Agricultural Mark (AGMARK)
(c) Mahananda River
(d) None of the above Ans: b

Ans: d Sol. What is the State Food Safety Index (SFSI)?

• The index was developed by FSSAI (Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India) in
2018-19 to measure the performance of

states on five significant parameters of Food Ans: d

Safety.
• The parameters include Human Resources Sol. Dr. William Robinson wrote the first grammar
and Institutional Data, Compliance, Food of Assamese language, titled “Grammar of
Testing – Infrastructure and Surveillance, Assamese Language”, in 1839.
Training & Capacity Building and Consumer
Empowerment. 60. Who wrote the first novel based on tribal life of
• The index will help in providing safe and Assam?
nutritious food to our citizens a) Jatindranath Duwaraha
b) Ramakanta Choudhury
57. Who was the first lexicographer of Assam? c) Rajanikanta Bordoloi
a) Jatindranath Duwaraha d) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
b) Ramakanta Choudhury
c) Anandaram Dekhial Phukan Ans: c
d) Jaduram Dekabaruah
Sol. Rajanikanta Bordoloi wrote the first novel
Ans: d based on tribal life of Assam, titled “Miri Jiori”, in
1894.
Sol. Jaduram Dekabaruah was the first
lexicographer of Assam, who wrote the first 61. ‘Chauth’ was
dictionary in Assamese, titled “Asomiya Aru Engrazi (a) a religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
Abhidhan”, in 1867. (b) toll tax imposed by Shivaji
(c) irrigation tax charged by Akbar
58. Who wrote the first history of Assamese (d) land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring
literature? States
a) Jatindranath Duwaraha
b) Ramakanta Choudhury Ans: d
c) Anandaram Dekhial Phukan
d) Devendranath Bezbarua Sol. Chauth (from Sanskrit meaning one-fourth)
was regular a tax or tribute imposed, from early
Ans: d 18th century, by the Maratha Empire in India. It was
nominally levied at 25% on revenue or produce,
Sol. Devendranath Bezbarua wrote the first history hence the name. It was levied on the Mughalai
of Assamese literature, titled “Asomiya Sahityar lands which was under Mughal rule. The right to
Buranji”, in 1884. assess and collect this tax was asserted first by
Shivaji in the later 17th century, on spurious
59. Who wrote the first grammar of Assamese grounds that his family was hereditary tax collectors
language? in Maharashtra
a) Jatindranath Duwaraha
b) Ramakanta Choudhury
c) Anandaram Dekhial Phukan
d) Dr. William Robinson

62. Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the two battles, Muhammad Ghauri was defeated,
the Court of but left to flee by the Chauhan king.
(a) Jehangir
(b) Akbar 65. The Sikh Guru who wrote “Zafar Namah” in
(c) Shah Jahan Persian was
(d)Bahadur Shah (a) Guru Har Rai
(b) Guru Har Krishan
Ans: b (c) Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Tegbahadur
Sol. Tansen, the magical musician, was one of the
'Navratna' (nine gems) at the court of the Mughal Ans: c
Emperor Akbar.
Sol. The Zafarnama is a letter written by Guru
63. Which Battle laid the foundation of Mughal rule Gobind Singh Ji addressed to the Mughal Emperor,
in India? Aurangzeb. In the letter, the Guruji condemns the
(a) Battle of Plassey Mughal Emporer for breaking the moral code
(b) Battle of Talikota
(c) First Battle of Panipat 66. What is meant by a ‘pir’ in the Sufi tradition?
(d) Battle of Haldighati (a) The Supreme God
(b) The Guru of the Sufis
Ans: c (c) The greatest of all Sufi saints
(d) The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi
Sol. The Battle of Panipat was fought between the beliefs
invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Empire,
which took place on 21 April 1526 in North India. It Ans: b
marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire. This
was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowder Sol. Pir is a title for a Sufi master equally used in
firearms and field artillery the nath tradition. They are also referred to as a
Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man. The
64. The first battle of Tarain took place between? title is often translated into English as "saint" and
(a) Alauddin khilji and Prithviraj Chauhan could be interpreted as "Elder". In Sufism a Pir's
(b) Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan role is to guide and instruct his disciples on the Sufi
(c) Mahmud Ghazni and Prithviraj Chauhan path. This is often done by general lessons (called
(d) Mohammad Shah and Prithviraj Chauhan Suhbas) and individual guidance.

Ans: b 67. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India .at

(a) Fatehpur Sikri
Sol. The Battles of Tarain were fought in 1191 and (b) Aurangabad
1192 between a Turkic Ghurid raiding force led by (c) Hyderabad
Sultan Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghauri and a (d) Jaunpur
Rajput army led by Prithviraj Chauhan. In the first of
Ans: b

Sol. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in Aurangabad, 70. Name the National Park located in Assam
Maharashtra. It is the tomb of wife of Mughal which was declared in 1998?
Emperor Aurangzeb a) Manas
b) Kaziranga
68. Who among the Delhi Sultans died of a sudden c) Nameri
fall from a horse at Lahore while playing Chaugan ? d) Orang
(a) Qutbuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish Ans: c.
(c) Balban
(d) Jalaluddin Khilji Sol. Nameri National Park is located in Assam and
was declared as a National Park in 1998. Manas,
Ans: a Kaziranga and Orang are National Parks which
were declared in 1990, 1974 and 1985 respectively.
Sol. In 1210, Qutb-ud-din Aibak died in an accident
while he was playing polo. He fell from the 71. Which of the following National Park of Assam
horseback and was severely injured. He was buried is famous for Wild Horses?
in Lahore near the Anarkali Bazaar. a) Dibru Saikhowa National Park
b) Raimona National Park
69. The system of communal electorate in India c) Dehing Patkai National Park
was first introduced by: d) Nameri National Park
(a) Indian Council Act of 1892.
(b) Minto-Morley reforms of 1909 Ans: a
(c) Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
(d) Government of India of 1935 Sol. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is located in
Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam. The
Ans: b park is one of the few places in the world which is
home to feral horses.
Sol. The Indian Councils Act 1909, commonly
known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, introduced the 72. What is the State Tree of Assam?
system of communal electorate in India. It provided a) Bauhinia purpurea
that Indian Muslims be allotted reserved seats in b) Hollong
the Municipal and District Boards, in the Provincial c) Paharijam
Councils and in the Imperial Legislature; that the d) Magnolia species
number of reserved seats be in excess of their
relative population (25 percent of the Indian Ans: b
population); and, that only Muslims should vote for
candidates for the Muslim seats (‘separate Sol. Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus) is the
electorates’). These concessions were a constant State Tree of Assam and the tallest tree of Assam.
source of strife during 1909-47. It is the most predominant constituent of the
Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests.

73. Which of the following is NOT a type of forest Sol. The Self-Respect Movement is a movement
found in Assam? with the aim of achieving a society where backward
A. Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests castes have equal human rights, and encouraging
B. Temperate Wet Evergreen Forests backward castes to have self-respect in the context
C. Tropical Semi Evergreen Forests of a caste based society that considered them to be
D. Sub-tropical Pine Forests a lower end of the hierarchy. It was founded in
1925 by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (also known as
Ans: B. Periyar) in Tamil Nadu, India. Periyar was
convinced that if man developed self-respect, he
Sol. Temperate Wet Evergreen Forests are not would automatically develop individuality and would
found in Assam. The types of forests found in refuse to be led by the nose by schemers. One of
Assam are Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests, his most known quotes on Self-Respect was, “we
Tropical Semi Evergreen Forests, Tropical Moist are fit to think of ‘self-respect’ only when
Deciduous Forests, Sub-tropical Broadleaf Hill the notion of ‘superior’ and ‘inferior’ caste is
Forests, Sub-tropical Pine Forests, Littoral and banished from our land”
Swamp Forests, Grassland and Savannahs.
76. Which of the following pairs contributed
74. Jonbeel Mela in Assam was celebrated in which significantly to integrate the princely states into
of the following districts? Indian Union?
a) Jorhat (a) Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Nagaon (b) Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon
c) Tinsukia (c) Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi
d) Morigaon (d) Sardar Patel and K.M. Munsi

Ans: D Ans: b

Sol. Jonbeel Mela was celebrated by the Tiwa Sol. At the time of Indian independence, India was
community at a historic place known as Dayang divided into two sets of territories, the first being the
Belguri which is 3 km from Jagiroad in Morigaon territories of “British India,” which were under the
district of Assam. direct control of the India Office in London and the
Governor-General of India, and the second being
the “Princely states,” the territories over which the
75. One time associate of Mahatma Gandhi, broke Crown had suzerainty, but which were under the
off from him and launched a radical movement control of their hereditary rulers. In addition, there
called ‘self-respect movement’. Who was he? were several colonial enclaves controlled by France
(a) P. Thyagaraja Shetti and Portugal. The integration of these territories
(b) Chhatrapati Maharaj into Dominion of India, created by the Indian
(c) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament,
(d) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule was a declared objective of the Indian National
Congress, which the Government of India pursued
Ans: c over the years 1947 to 1949. Through a
combination of tactics, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

and V. P. Menon in the months immediately 1876, later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak. Since he
preceding and following the independence was born under Mul Nakshatra, he was named
convinced the rulers of almost all of the hundreds of “Moola shankar”, and led a comfortable early life,
princely states to accede to India. studying Sanskrit, the Vedas and other religious
texts to prepare himself for a future as a Hindu
77. When was first telegraph line started in India? priest.
(a) 1850
(b) 1875 79. The Swadeshi Movement was launched
(c) 1884 (a) as a protest against division of Bengal
(d) 1900 (b) with a view to improve the economic condition
of the people by encouraging consumption of
Ans: a Indian goods
(c) as a protest against the massacre of Indian
Sol. In 1850, the first experimental electric people at Jallianwala Bagh
telegraph line was started between Kolkata and (d) due to the failure of the British Government to
Diamond Harbour. In 1851, it was opened for the introduce responsible Government in India
use of the British East India Company.
Subsequently, the construction of 6,400 km of Ans: a
telegraph lines connecting Kolkata (then Calcutta)
and Peshawar in the north along with Agra, Sol. The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian
Mumbai (then Bombay) through Sindwa Ghats, and independence movement and the developing
Chennai (then Madras) in the south, as well as Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy
Ootacamund and Bangalore was started in aimed at removing the British Empire from power
November 1853. William O’Shaughnessy, who and improving economic conditions in India by
pioneered the telegraph and telephone in India, following the principles of swadeshi (self-
belonged to the Public Works Department, and sufficiency), which had some success. Strategies of
worked towards the development of telecom the Swadeshi movement involved boycotting British
throughout this period. products and the revival of domestic products and
production processes. The Swadeshi Movement
78. The original name of Swami Dayananda started with the partition of Bengal by the Viceroy of
Saraswati was India, Lord Curzon, 1905 and continued up to 1908.
(a) Abhi Shankar
(b) Gowri Shankar 80. In which session of Indian National Congress
(c) Daya Shankar the tri-colour flag was unfurled for the first time?
(d) Moola Shankar (a) Calcutta Session, 1920
(b) Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur, 1920
Ans: d (c) Lahore Congress, 1929
(d) Haripura Congress Conference, 1938
Sol. Dayananda Saraswati was an important Hindu
religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the Arya Ans: c
Samaj, a Hindu reform movement. He was the first
to give the call for Swarajya– “India for Indians” – in

Sol. On December 31, 1929, the newly adopted (c) Chunilal

tricolour flag was unfurled at the Lahore session of (d) Dharmiklal
the Indian National Congress. At this session,
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as the newly elected Ans: a
president spoke the following inspiring words: ‘I
have just unfurled the National Flag of Hindustan. Sol. Narsingh Mehta was a poet-saint of Gujarat,
What is the meaning of this flag? It is symbol of India, and a member of the Nagar Brahmins
India’s unity. The flag under which you stand today community, notable as a bhakta, an exponent of
and which you have just saluted does not belong to Vaishnava poetry. He is especially revered in
any particular section of society or community. It is Gujarati literature, where he is acclaimed as its Adi
the flag of the country. All those who stand today Kavi (Sanskrit for “first among poets”). His bhajan,
under this flag are Indians, not Hindus, not Vaishnav Jan To was Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite
Muslims, but Indians. Re-member once again, now and had become synonymous to him. The bhajan
that this flag is unfurled, it must not be lowered so tells us about the life, ideals and mentality of a
long as a single Indian, man, woman, or child lives Vaishnav Jana (A follower of Vishnu or Krishna).
in India.”
81. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the 83. Do or Die’ is the famous slogan given by
British Parliament? (a) Mahatma Gandhi
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Gopala Krishna Gokhale (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal (d) Rajiv Gandhi
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: a
Ans: a
Sol. In 1942, although still committed in his efforts
Sol. Dadabhai Naoroji, known as the Grand Old to “launch a non-violent movement”, Gandhi
Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, clarified that the Quit India Movement would not be
cotton trader, and an early Indian political and stopped by individual acts of violence, saying that
social leader. His book Poverty and Un-British Rule the “ordered anarchy” of “the present system of
in India brought attention to the draining of India’s administration” was “worse than real anarchy.” He
wealth into Britain. called on all Congressmen and Indians to maintain
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United discipline via ahimsa, and Karo ya maro (“Do or
Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and die”) in the cause of ultimate freedom
1895, and the first Asian to be a British Member of
Parliament. He is also credited with the founding of 84. The English established their first factory in
the Indian National Congress, along with A.O. India at
Hume and Dinshaw Edulji Wacha. (a) Bombay
(b) Surat
82. Who scripted Gandhiji’s favorite song ‘Vaishnav (c) Masulipatnam
Jan To ......” ? (d) Madras
(a) Narsinh Mehta
(b) Premanand Ans: c

Sol. The British presence in India dates back to the 1849, between the Sikh Empire and the British East
early part of the seventeenth century. On 31 India Company. It resulted in the subjugation ofn
December, 1600, Elizabeth, then the monarch of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab
the United Kingdom, acceded to the demand of a and what subsequently became the North-West
large body of merchants that a royal charter be Frontier Province by the East India Company
given to a new trading company, “The Governor
and Company of Merchants of London, Trading into 86. Who is called the ‘Father of the Indian National
the East-Indies.” Between 1601 and 1613, Congress’?
merchants of the East India Company took twelve (a) Mahatma Gandhi
voyages to India, and in 1609 (b) A.O. Hume
William Hawkins arrived at the court of Jahangir to (c) Lokmanya Tilak
seek permission to establish a British presence in (d) Surendra Nath Banerjee
India. Hawkins was rebuffed by Jahangir, but Sir
Thomas Roe, who presented himself before the Ans: b
Mughal Emperor in 1617, was rather more
successful. Sol. Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant,
The British thus established their first (temporary) political reformer and amateur ornithologist and
factory at Masulipatnam. horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the
But, the first permanent British factory was founders of the Indian National Congress for which
established at Surat. he is known as the ‘Father of the Indian National
Congress’. A notable ornithologist, Hume has also
85. Punjab was annexed to the British empire been called “the Father of Indian Ornithology.”
during the reign of Governor-General
(a) Lord Bentick 87. Which one of the following was not a French
(b) Lord Dalhousie settlement in India?
(c) Lord Cornwallis (a) Puducherry
(d) Lord Canning (b) Mahe
(c) Goa
Ans: b (d) Chandarnagar

Sol. The Marquis of Dalhousie, the new governor- Ans: c

general, who arrived in India in January 1848
scarcely approved of Hardinge’s “annexation Sol. Goa is a former Portuguese colony, the
without encumbrances. “ In April 1848 Diwan Mul Portuguese overseas territory of Portuguese India
Raj’s revolt at Multan opened the prospect of a existed for about 450 years until it was annexed by
fresh war in the Punjab. On the very day (4 May) India in 1961. In 1510, the Portuguese defeated the
Dalhousie received Resident Frederick Currie’s ruling Bijapur kings with the help of a local ally,
report of the incident at Multan, he wrote to the Timayya, leading to the establishment of a
Home government: “I shall feel it my duty as the permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa).
servant of the Company and Crown to exact
national reparation from the State of Lahore. The
Second Anglo-Sikh War took place in 1848 and

88. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai died? Sol. The Namdhari or Kuka movement had its
(a) 1905 origin in the north-west corner of the Sikh kingdom.
(b) 1907 The main difference between Namdhari Sikhs and
(c) 1909 mainstream Sikhs is their belief in Jagjit Singh as
(d) 1928 their living Guru (as opposed to the Guru Granth
Sahib, the present Guru of Sikhs). Other
Ans: d differences include being: strict vegetarians; placing
equal importance between the Guru Granth Sahib
Sol. Lala Lajpat Rai’s health received a permanent and the Dasam Granth, the holy book written by the
setback, by the injuries inflicted on his aging body 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.Ram Singh Kuka
during the Anti-Simon Commission protests. He was the founder of the Kuka movement. He was
was not able to recover and passed away on strongly opposed to the British rule and started an
November 17, 1928. It was evident that the actions intense non-cooperation movement against them.
of James Scott hastened Lalaji’s death. The British Led by him, the people boycotted English
Parliament denied any role in his death. education, mill made cloths and other imported
Members of HRA avenged his death by killing goods
Saunders.
91. The British introduced the railways in India in
89. The issue on which the Civil Disobedience order to
Movement of 1930 was launched was (a) promote heavy industries in India
(a) equal employment opportunities for Indians (b) facilitate British commerce and adminis-trative
(b) the proposed execution of Bhagat Singh control
(c) salt monopoly exercised by the British (c) move foodstuff in case of famine
Government (d) enable Indians to move freely within the country
(d) complete freedom
Ans: b
Ans: c
Sol. The primary purpose for the introduction of
Sol. On the historic day of 12th March 1930, railways was to serve the colonial interests in a
Gandhi inaugurated The Civil Disobedience better way. Besides, the Revolt of 1857 had shown
Movement by conducting the historic Dandi Salt how vulnerable and fragile the roots of British rule
March, where he broke the Salt Laws imposed by could be. So Railways were introduced to organize
the British Government administration in a better way and facilitate British
commercial interests in India.
90. The Kuka movement started in mid-Nineteenth
century in 92. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by
(a) Western Punjab the writings of
(b) Maharashtra (a) Bernard Shaw
(c) Bengal (b) Karl Marx
(d) Madhya Bharat (c) Lenin
(d) Leo Tolstoy
Ans: a

Ans: d 94. The Ryotwari System of Land Tenure refers to

a situation where—
Sol. When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi started (a) the Ryot is the owner of the land held by
to practice law in South Africa as a young barrister him/her and directly pays the revenue assessed on
in the 1890s, he was confronted with glaring racial the land to the State
discrimination as well as various other injustices. It (b) the Ryot is an occupancy tenant of his/her land
was then that he began to develop his satyagraha and pays the land revenue to the Zamindar
philosophy of nonviolence, through which he would (c) the person cultivates the land leased from a
later lead India to independence. Perhaps the most landlord and in return pays rent to the landlord
profound influence on Gandhi at this time were the (d) the land is collectively owned and cultivated on
ideas and living example of the Russian author Leo a cooperative bas
Tolstoy who, in the last year of his life, became
Gandhi’s mentor on nonviolence. Ans: a

93. According to Gandhiji, which of the following Sol. Under the Ryotwari system of land revenue
are the major means of Satyagraha? settlement, every registered landowner were called
A. Non-cooperation proprietor. These proprietors were responsible for
B. Strike the direct payment of the land revenue to the state.
C. Demonstration The Proprietor had the right to sub let his land
D. Civil disobedience holdings, or to transfer, mortgage or to sell it.
(a) a and b are correct
(b) a and d are correct 95. the Indian National Congress had its first
(c) b and d are correct meeting in the city of
(d) c and d are correct (a) Calcutta
(b) Bombay
Ans: b (c) Ahmedabad
(d) Allahabad
Sol. Gandhi’s main tactic in his fight against the
British was what he called Satyagraha, which Ans: b
means “SoulForce” or “The power of truth”. Gandhi
developed Satyagraha as the practical extension of Sol. The Indian National Congress was formed
ahimsa and love; it meant standing firmly behind when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and
one’s ideals, but without hatred. Satyagraha took provinces of India met at Bombay from 28 to 30
the form of civil disobedience and non-cooperation December 1885. Allan Octavian Hume, a retired
with evil. Civil disobedience involved breaking a British Indian Civil Servant, played a leading role in
specific law if it was believed to be unjust, and then the formation of the Congress. He established
facing the consequences. The other element of contact with some of the most important Indian
Satyagraha, non-cooperation with evil, consisted of Leaders all over the country and received their
pulling out all support for an unjust system, such as cooperation in forming the Congress.
the British rule of India

96. Begum Hazrat Mahal led the 1857 revolt from: henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be
(a) Lucknow regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth
(b) Kanpur and they will have the same rights in all the social
(c) Benares institutions as the other Hindus have". This
(d) Allahabad landmark resolution in the history of the Dalit
movement in India subsequently formed the basis
Ans: a for giving due share to Dalits in the political
empowerment of Indian people in a democratic
Sol. Begum Hazrat Mahal also known as Begum of Indian polity.
Awadh, was the first wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
She was stunningly beautiful, and used her 99. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union
courage and leadership qualities to rebel against in 1936?
the British East India Company during the Indian (a) Subhash Chandra Bose
Rebellion of 1857. (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
97. The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by (d) Rajendra Prasad
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Wellesley Ans: c
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord William Bentinck Sol. Jawaharlal Nehru formed the first human rights
organization in India, the Indian Civil Liberties
Ans: d Union (ICLU), in Bombay in 1936. While
inaugurating ICLU he said that the idea behind its
Sol. It was on 4 December, 1829, when the formation was to have the right to oppose the
practicewas formally banned in all the lands under government.
Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By
this regulation, the people who abetted sati were 100. Consider the following statements:
declared guilty of "culpable homicide.” 1.The Swadeshi Movement was formally
announced on the 7th of August, 1905, from the
98. The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for Calcutta Town Hall in retaliation to the process of
(a) the creation of dominion status for India the Partition of Bengal.
(b) separate electorates for Muslims 2. The partition took place on 16 Dec 1905.
(c) separate electorates for the Harijans
(d) joint electorate with reservation for Harijans Find the correct statement/s:
(a) 1 only
Ans: d (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
Sol. A compromise between the leaders of caste (d) None of the above.
Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on
September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Ans: a
Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting
on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -"

Sol: The Swadeshi Movement was formally

announced on the 7th of August, 1905, from the
Calcutta Town Hall in retaliation to the process of
the Partition of Bengal based on religious and
linguistic grounds. The Partition of Bengal had been
in talks since 1903 and was finalised on 16 October
1905. The day was mourned across the state of
Bengal. People fasted, and no fire was lit.

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APSC Prelims Ts – Test 6

1. ‘Purushapura’ is the other name for d) An ancient astronomer

30. What is the purpose of the ‘evolved Laser 3. Trishul

(c) as a protest against the massacre of Indian (b) Lord Dalhousie

85. Punjab was annexed to the British empire during

91. The British introduced the railways in India in (c) Ahmedabad

Ans: b 5. Which of the following is not the “Tri Ratna” of

● In Act III an interesting account of a burglary number of representatives in the two

Ans: d 15. What was the purpose behind issuing Delhi

(c) To sever ties with Britain and demand complete Ans: c

(a) Valmiki festival of Guru Purnima is dedicated to him.

• The Ramayana was originally written by Ans: c

Ans: a 24. He joined Anushilan Samiti and was tried in the

• Jagannath Shankarsheth Murkute (10 boycotts. Nationalists led by Lokmanya

Statement 3 is correct: The main idea behind this (d) Yemen

Sol. In News: Recently, India successfully test-fired Ans: d

Sol. • It lays specific focus on hard to abate

Sol. History of Caste Census • Since the total number cannot be

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 48. ‘Hermit’, was in news recently, is a/an/the

Ans: d Sol. What is the State Food Safety Index (SFSI)?

states on five significant parameters of Food Ans: d

Ans: b 67. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India .at

Sol. On December 31, 1929, the newly adopted (c) Chunilal

Sol. The Marquis of Dalhousie, the new governor- Ans: c

Ans: d 94. The Ryotwari System of Land Tenure refers to

Sol: The Swadeshi Movement was formally

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