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CONTENTS

GENERAL AWARENESS (1-168)PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS 01

Chapter-1 History of British Rules in India and Freedom Struggle 14Chapter-2 Current National Events 35Chapter-3 Indian Constitution 42Chapter-4 Important Aspects of Governance.... 61Chapter-5 Current International Events 67Chapter-6 Physical Geography of World, India & Odisha 71Chapter-7 Scientific Inventions & Use of Science in Daily Life 86Chapter-8 Biology 89Chapter-9 Indian Economy & Issues 92Chapter-10 UNO, National, International Institute and Defence Sector in India 102

PRACTICE SET 109-168Practice Set - 1 109Practice Set - 2 115Practice Set - 3 121Practice Set - 4 126Practice Set - 5 132Practice Set - 6 138Practice Set - 7 144Practice Set - 8 150Practice Set - 9 156Practice Set - 10 162

PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS1. Who is the Director General of WTO?

(a) Roberto Azevedo (b) Gabriel Duque(c) Harald Neple (d) Stephen Karau

2. Who was the first Odia to sail overseas?(a) Sarangadhar Das(b) Gopabahdhu Das(c) Madhusudan Das(d) Biswanath Das

3. Who is the President of South Africa atpresent ?(a) Jacob Zuma(b) Hailemariam Dessaleng(c) Navtej Sarna(d) None of above

4. Who is the author of the book, ‘DreamingBig : A Journey to Connect India’?(a) Chetan Bhagat (b) Sashi Tharoor(c) Sam Pitroda (d) Meghnad Shah

5. Who is Kaushik Basu?(a) Film Director(b) Finance Minister of West Bengal(c) The World Bank Chief Economist(d) None of the above

6. Who is the first Woman President of Nepal?(a) Onsari Gharti(b) Bidhya Devi Bhandari(c) Ram Kumari Jhakri(d) HisilaYami

7. National Institution for Transforming IndiaAayog was formed on :(a) 26th January, 2015(b) 30th January, 2015(c) 1st April, 2015(d) 1st January, 2015

8. Suresh D. Tendulkar is known for.:(a) Report on Estimation of Poverty(b) Contribution to Cricket(c) Economic Reforms(d) Tax Reform

9. Who is the President of the United NationsGeneral Assembly?

(a) Miroslav Lajcak(b) Courtenay Rattray(c) Sylvie Lucas(d) None of the above

10. Who is the author of ‘The Blue Economy: 10years–100 innovations–100 million jobs’?(a) Amartya Sen (b) Gunter Pauli(c) Peter Garrett (d) Hunter Lovins

11. The World Bank expects that in 2015-16Indian economy will grow at rate of:(a) 8.0% (b) 7.75%(c) 7.0% (d) 7.5%

12. AGMARK is:(a) An agricultural co-operative society(b) A certification mark employed on

agricultural products in India(c) A market for animal products(d) A regulated agricultural market

13. 7th BRICS Summit was held in:(a) Ufa (b) Uren(c) Ukhta (d) Uray

14. Which of the following statements is not trueabout NATO?(a) It is a military alliance.(b) Its headquarters is In Brussels, Belgium.(c) Its official languages are English and

German.(d) It was formed on 4th April, 1949.

15. Marrakesh, Agreement signed on 15th April,1994 gave birth to :(a) WTO (b) GATT(c) SAARC (d) BRICS

16. When was Reserve Bank of India nationa-lised ?(a) January, 1950 (b) August, 1947(c) January, 1949 (d) April, 1935

17. ‘Skill India’ Programme aims to train over40 crore people in different skills by :(a) 2020 (b) 2025(c) 2030 (d) 2022

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18. On which date the ‘Make in India’ Programmewas launched by the Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi?(a) 25th Sep, 2014 (b) 15th Aug, 2014(c) 1st Jan,2015 (d) 26th Jan, 2015

19. Which of the following has been empoweredto inspect the books of accounts of financialintermediaries in India?(a) Bombay Stock Exchange(b) Comptroller and Auditor General of

India(c) Securities and Exchange board of India(d) Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

20. A Controlling Ownership in a businessenterprise in one country by an entity inanother country is called:(a) Foreign Portfolio Investment(b) External Capital(c) Foreign Direct Investment(d) None of the above

21. Which of the following Acts was passed in1999 by the Parliament of India to consolidateand amend the law relating to foreignexchange?(a) Prevention of Money Laundering Act(b) Foreign Trade (Development and

Regulation) Act(c) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act(d) Foreign Exchange Management Act

22. The first Union Budget of Independent Indiawas presented by :(a) R.K. Shanmukham Chetty(b) Morarji Desai(c) Jawaharlal Nehru(d) T.T. Krishnamachari

23. What is the amount of central assistanceunder the ‘Smart City’ Programme for eachsmart city?(a) One time grant of Rs. 100 crore(b) Rs. 100 crore per annum for five years(c) Rs. 100 crore per annum for three years(d) None of the above

24. If Sensex goes up, it means that:(a) Prices of stocks of most of the major

companies on the BSE have gone up

(b) Prices of stocks of most of the, majorcompanies on the NSE have gone up

(c) Prices of stocks of most of the majorcompanies on the BSE and NSF havegone up

(d) None of the above25. Who is known as India’s Waterman?

(a) Medha Patkar (b) Baba Amte(c) Ramesh Sharma (d) Rajendra Singh

26. Who is the recipient of Geeta ChopraAward, 2015?(a) Riya Choudhury(b) Gunjan Sharma(c) Reshma Fatma(d) Monika Choudhury

27. The National Bravery Awards given tochildren between the ages of :(a) 6 to 18 (b) 5 to 18(c) 6 to 20 (d) 5 to 21

28. How many children received NationalBravery Awards in 2015 ?(a) 25 (b) 24(c) 20 (d) 29

29. The Monopolistic and Restrictive TradePractices Act, 1969 was enacted:(a) To prevent concentration of economic

power in the hands of few(b) To encourage heavy investment(c) To gradually decontrol monopolies(d) To encourage competition

30. The exemption limit of income tax for seniorcitizens above 80 years of age for thefinancial year 2015-16 is :(a) Rs. 5 Iakh (b) Rs. 3 lakh(c) Rs. 2.5 Iakh (d) Rs. 3.5 Iakh

31. Central Excise Duty is :(a) A Direct Tax(b) A tax on manufacture of goods(c) A tax on capital goods(d) A tax on import of goods

32. Service tax was introduced in India in :(a) 1994 (b) 1991(c) 1992 (d) 1993

33. Decrease in a currency’s value (relating toother major currency benchmark) due to themarket forces is called:

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(a) Devaluation (b) Deflation(c) Appreciation (d) Depreciation

34. Which of the following is the highest honourgiven for the achievement in sports?(a) Dronacharya Award(b) Dhyan Chand Award(c) Rajiv Gandhi KheI Ratna Award(d) None of the above

35. The Sahitya Academy Award was firstawarded in:(a) 1954 (b) 1955(c) 1951 (d) 1960

36. The Man Booker International Prize isawarded for the achievement in :(a) Translation (b) Novel(c) Fiction (d) Drama

37. Which one of the following is not a NewYear festival?(a) Ugadi (b) Gudhi Padwa(c) Kathigai (d) Puthandu

38. What percentage of population of Indiapractise Hinduism according to 2011census?(a) 75.0% (b) 79.0%(c) 79.8% (d) 80.8%

39. Buddha preached his first sermon at :(a) Lumbini (b) Saranath(c) Sanchi (d) Gaya

40. The first Odia magazine published in 1861was:(a) Utkal Barta (b) Utkal Deepika(c) Bodha Dayini (d) Utkal Prasanga

41. Which of the following Odia novels isconsidered to be the first Indian novel todeal with the exploitations of landlesspeasants by the feudal lords?(a) Matira Manisha(b) Ha Anna(c) Chha Maana Atha Guntha(d) Mati Matala

42. The first Odia film to receive National Awardwas :(a) Sita Bibaha (b) Sri Lokenath(c) Lakshmi (d) Amadabata

43. Aruna Stambha placed at Lion’s Gate of theJagannath Temple, Puri is made of howmany stones?(a) Five (b) One(c) Two (d) Three

44. Legends say that Lord Jagannath wasoriginally worshipped as Lord Nilamadhavaby a tribal chief named :(a) Badagrahi (b) Vidyapati(c) Viswavasu (d) Galamadhav

45. Which one of the following rivers has asource within the state?(a) The Subarnarekha(b) The Brahmani(c) The Mahanadi(d) The Nagavali

46. The sweet water lake Kanjia Lake is locatedin:(a) Athgarh (b) Bhubaneswar(c) Puri (d) Chhatrapur

47. Who among the following eminentpersonalities of Odisha regarded politics asan instrument of service to the people?(a) Fakir Mohan Senapati(b) Gopabandhu Das(c) Chandra Sekhar Behera(d) Raja Artatran Deo

48. Who was conferred with Sahitya BharatiSammana for the Odia translation of famousnovel ‘Lajja’?(a) Sri Laxmi Narayan Mohanty(b) Smt. Nandini Satpathy(c) Sri Janaki Ballabh Patnaik(d) Sri Jugal Kishor Dutta

49. Who was the first Governor of Odisha ?(a) Asaf Ali(b) Fazal Ali(c) John Austen Hubback(d) Howthrone Lewis

50. Who was the first Chief Justice of OdishaHigh Court?(a) Shri Gatikrushna Mishra(b) Shri Bira Kishore Ray(c) Shri B. Jagannath Das(d) Shri R.L. Narasingham

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51. The largest of living birds is:(a) Cassowary (b) Albatross(c) Elephant Bird (d) African Ostrich

52. For transfusion, ‘O’ group blood can beaccepted by a person having blood group:(a) ‘B’ (b) ‘A’(c) ‘AB’ (d) All of the above

53. The filament of an electric bulb is made of :(a) Iron (b) Nichrome(c) Tungsten (d) Graphite

54. Who among the following is considered asfounder of modern science of genetics?(a) Gregor Mendel (b) Hugo de Vries(c) T. H. Morgan (d) W. Johannsen

55. Gobar gas contains mainly:(a) Methane (b) Carbon dioxide(c) Butane (d) Carbon monoxide

56. Water for Civil Supplies is commonlypurified by:(a) Chlorination (b) Distillation(c) Filtration (d) Decantation

57. The metal that is present in photo films :(a) Mercury (b) Platinum(c) Magnesium (d) Silver

58. An acid used to remove ink spots is :(a) Oxalic acid (b) Butyric acid(c) Lactic acid (d) Tartaric acid

59. Nail Polish remover contains:(a) Acetone (b) Benzene(c) Petroleum ether (d) Acetic acid

60. The best colour(s) for a sun umbrella will be(a) Black(b) Black on the top and white on the Inside(c) White on the top and black on the inside(d) Printed with all seven colours of rainbow

61. Who among the following laid the foundationof nuclear science in the country?(a) Vikram Sarabhai (b) Homi J. Bhabha(c) M. G. K. Menon (d) Raja Ramanna

62. A convex mirror makes a good rear-viewmirror for a car because:(a) It does not form diminished images(b) It has no focal point(c) Its image can be thrown on a screen(d) It forms clear, erect, reduced image

63. The energy of the winds and the waves is :(a) Potential(b) Kinetic(c) Electrical(d) Potential and kinetic

64. The stars twinkle in the night because:(a) They emit tight intermittently(b) The star s atmosphere absorbs light

intermittently(c) The earth’s atmosphere absorbs tight

intermittently(d) The refractive index of the air in

atmosphere fluctuates65. Why two blankets warmer than one ?

(a) Two blankets have more wool(b) Two blankets enclose air which does not

allow cold to penetrate(c) Two blankets compress the air between

the body and the blankets(d) None of the above

66. The most malleable metal is:(a) Silver (b) Gold(c) Aluminium (d) Sodium

67. Which of the following is the lightest gas ?(a) Nitrogen (b) Hydrogen(c) Ammonia (d) Carbon-dioxide

68. Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of :(a) Tin (b) Lead(c) Zinc (d) Chromium

69. Consumption of fish is considered to behealthy when compared to flesh of otheranimals because fish contains :(a) Polyunsaturated fatty acids(b) Saturated fatty acids(c) Essential vitamins(d) More carbohydrates than proteins

70. Which among the following is the richestsource of ascorbic acid?(a) Apple (b) Bean(c) Carrot (d) Guava

71. Which of the following diseases is hereditary?(a) Leprosy (b) Tuberculosis(c) Haemophilia (d) Cancer


72. Healing of wounds is hastened by vitamin :(a) E (b) A(c) K (d) C

73. Oncogene is responsible for :(a) AIDS (b) Typhoid(c) Malaria (d) Cancer

74. The virus of AIDS affects the growth of :(a) Haemoglobin (b) RBCs in blood(c) T cells in blood (d) Grey cells in brain

75. The normal temperature of the human bodyis:(a) 90° F (b) 98° F(c) 98.4° F (d) 98.8° F

76. Who was the President of the ConstituentAssembly?(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(c) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar(d) C. Rajagopalachari

77. Minimum age required to contest for the postof President of India is :(a) 35 years (b) 25 years(c) 21 years (d) 45 years

78. In a parliamentary democracy the :(a) Executive controls the Legislature(b) Executive and Legislature are completely

separate from each other(c) Judiciary controls both Executive and

Legislature(d) Legislature controls Executive

79. Which of the following committees isconcerned with the regularity and economyof expenditure of Government?(a) Public Accounts Committee(b) Estimates Committee(c) Business Advisory Committee(d) Committee on Public Undertakings

80. Which of the following is not an obligatoryfunction of a municipality?(a) Supply of pure and wholesome water(b) Cleaning of public streets, places and

sewers(c) Registration of births and deaths(d) All of these

81. Megasthenes was the ambassador of :(a) Seleucus – I (b) Alexander(c) Darius (d) The Greeks

82. Which of the following gives detailedinstructions on the control of the state,organisation of national economy andconduct of war?(a) Arthashastra (b) Rajatarangini(c) Atharvaveda (d) Mahabharat

83. The title ‘Devanam Priya’ was given to:(a) Harsha(b) Kanishka(c) Ashoka(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

84. Who built the Stupa at Sanchi in MadhyaPradesh?(a) Harsha (b) Ashoka(c) Kanishka (d) Chandragupta

85. How many dynasties ruled over DelhiSultanate sequentially?(a) Five (b) Four(c) Three (d) Six

86. Who was the first European to translateBhagwat Gita into English?(a) William Jones(b) Charles Wilkins(c) John Stuart(d) Alexander Cunningham

87. Who among the following was called asFather of Indian Renaissance?(a) B.G. Tilak(b) G.K. Gokhale(c) Lala Lajpat Rai(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

88. Where did Babar die?(a) Agra (b) Kabul(c) Lahore (d) Delhi

89. When did Vasco da Gama first come toIndia?(a) 1492 (b) 1498(c) 1398 (d) 1542

90. Who among the following was one of thefounders of the All India Trade UnionCongress in 1920?

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(a) N. M. Joshi (b) V. V. Giri(c) S. R Mukherjee(d) Purshottamdas Thakurdas

91. Bibi-ka-Maqbara is located in India at :(a) Hyderabad (b) Fatehpur Sikri(c) Aurangabad (d) Bijapur

92. Shashnak Monohar, President of BCCI, isa/an:(a) Engineer (b) Lawyer(c) Professor (d) Doctor

93. Who was the Captain of Indian HockeyTeam in 2004 Olympics?(a) Bharat Chettri (b) Ramdeep Singh(c) Pargat Singh (d) Dillip Tirkey

94. Teesta forms a part of which major riversystem?(a) Ganga (b) Krishna(c) Cauvery (d) Brahmaputra

95. Which of the following is not a tributary ofthe Ganga ?(a) Yamuna (b) Son(c) Gomati (d) Sutlej

96. Wular Lake is in :(a) Punjab(b) Himachal Pradesh(c) Jammu & Kashmir(d) Non of the above

97. Which of the following is the highest damin India ?(a) Bhakra Nangal Dam(b) Tehri Dam(c) Hirakud Dam(d) Nagarjunsagar Dam

98. How many river basins/drainage areas arethere in India?(a) 25 (b) 20(c) 22 (d) 26

99. Which of the following is the largest Bauxiteproducing state in India?(a) Jharkhand (b) Madhya Pradesh(c) Odisha (d) Gujarat

100. The total course (length) of the riverMahanadi is:(a) 858 km (b) 958 km(c) 585 km (d) 859 km

ANSWER KEYS1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (b)

13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c) 21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (a)25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (b) 31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (c) 35. (a) 36. (c)37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (b) 40. (c) 41. (c) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46. (b) 47. (b) 48. (b)49. (c) 50. (b) 51. (d) 52. (d) 53. (c) 54. (a) 55. (a) 56. (a) 57. (d) 58. (a) 59. (a) 60. (c)61. (b) 62. (d) 63. (b) 64. (d) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (a) 70. (d) 71. (c) 72. (d)73. (d) 74. (c) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (a) 78. (d) 79. (a) 80. (d) 81. (a) 82. (a) 83. (c) 84. (b)85. (a) 86. (b) 87. (d) 88. (a) 89. (b) 90. (a) 91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (d) 94. (d) 95. (d) 96. (c)97. (b) 98. (b) 99. (c) 100. (a)

Explanation1. (a) The current Director-General is Roberto

Azevedo of Brazil, since 1 September 2013.Before the creation of the WTO, theGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Tradehad a series of Directors-General. PeterSutherland was the last DG of GATT andthe first of the WTO.

2. (c) Acclaimed as a great Legislator andJournalist, he was the first Odia to be the

member of Legislative Council andMember of Central Legislative Assemblyand was the first to sail overseas. He hadthe distinction of being the first IndianMinister. He is also Known as KulaBrudha & Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das.

3. (a) Zuma is the President of the AfricanNational Congress (ANC), the governingpolitical party, and was Deputy


President of South Africa from 1999-2005.Zuma is also referred to by his initials JZand his clan name Msholozi. Zumabecame the President of the ANC on 18December 2007 after defeating incumbentThabo Mbeki at the ANC conference inPolokwane. He was re-elected as ANCleader at the ANC conference inMangaung on 18 December 2012,defeating challenger Kgalema Motlantheby a large majority.

4. (c) He was also the founder and first chairmanof India’s Telecom Commission. Recently,Mr Pitroda served as adviser to the PrimeMinister of India on public informationinfrastructure and innovation, with therank of cabinet minister.

5. (c) Kaushik Basu, is an Indian economistand academic who was Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of theWorld Bank. He is on leave from CornellUniversity, where he is the C. MarksProfessor of International Studies andProfessor of Economics.

6. (b) Bidhya Devi Bhandari was born on 19June 1961, in Mane Bhanjyang of Bhojpur,to Ram Bahadur Pandey and MithilaPandey. Her political career began from aLeftist student union and she got themembership of them Communist Party ofNepal - Marxist–Leninist in 1980.

7. (d) On January 1, 2015 a Cabinet resolutionwas passed to replace the PlanningCommission with the newly formed NITIAayog (National Institution forTransforming India). The first meeting ofNITI Aayog was chaired by NarendraModi on February 8, 2015.

8. (c) Suresh D. Tendulkar (15 February 1939 –21 June 2011) was an Indian economistand former chief of National StatisticalCommission.[1] Tendulkar was a memberof the Prime Minister’s EconomicAdvisory Council (PMEAC) from 2004 to2008 and as its chairman from 2008 to2009 when C. Rangarajan vacated thepost to enter the Rajya Sabha. He died on21 June 2011, as a result of cardiac arrestat Prayag Hospital, Pune (India).

9. (d) The President presides over the sessionsof the General Assembly. Peter Thomson ofFiji has been elected as the United NationsGeneral Assembly President of its 71stsession beginning in September 2016. Theelection of Peter Thomson is a first for Fijiand the Pacific.

10. (b) The book expresses the ultimate aim thata Blue Economy business model will shiftsociety from scarcity to abundance “withwhat is locally available”, by tacklingissues that cause environmental andrelated problems in new ways.

11. (d) The World Bank on retained India’seconomic growth rate at 7.5 per cent forthe current financial year on back ofincrease in capital expenditure. Theretention of estimates are unlike those ofthe International Monetary Fund (IMF)which earlier this year revised India’sGDP growth rate to 7.4 per cent from anearlier estimate of 7.5 percent for 2015-16.

12. (b) AGMARK is a certification mark employedon agricultural products in India,assuring that they conform to a set ofstandards approved by the Directorate ofMarketing and Inspection, an agency ofthe Govern-ment of India. The AGMARKis legally enforced in India by theAgricultural Produce (Grading andMarking) Act of 1937 (and amended in1986). The present AGMARK standardscover quality guidelines for 213 differentcommodities spanning a variety of pulses,cereals, essential oils, vegetable oils, fruitsand vegetables and semi-processedproducts like vermicelli.

13. (a) The 7th BRICS summit was the seventhannual diplomatic summit of the head ofstates or government of the BRICS memberstates. It was held in the Russian city ofUfa in Bashkortostan on 8-9 July 2015.

14. (c) The official language is English & French.15. (b) The Marrakesh Agreement, manifested by

the Marrakesh Declaration, was anagreement signed in Marrakesh, Morocco,by 124 nations on 15 April 1994, markingthe culmination of the 12-year-longUruguay Round and establishing the

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World Trade Organization, whichofficially came into being on January 1, 1995.

16. (c) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) isIndia’s central banking institution,which controls the monetary policy ofthe Indian rupee. It commenced itsoperations on 1 April 1935 during theBritish Rule in accordance with theprovisions of the Reserve Bank of IndiaAct, 1934. The original share capital wasdivided into shares of 100 each fully paid,which were initially owned entirely byprivate shareholders. Following India’sindepen-dence on 15 August 1947, theRBI was nationalised on 1 January 1949.

17. (d) Skill India is a campaign launchedby Prime Minister Narendra DamodardasModi on 15 July 2015 which aim to trainover 40 crore (400 million) people in Indiain different skills by 2022. It includesvarious initiatives of the government like“National Skill Development Mission”,“National Policy for Skill Developmentand Entrepreneurship, 2015”, “PradhanMantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)”and the “Skill Loan scheme”.

18. (a) Make in India. Make in India is aninitiative launched by the Government ofIndia to encourage multi-national, as wellas national companies to manufacturetheir products in India. It was launchedby Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25September 2014.

19. (b) Comptroller and Auditor General of India20. (c) A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an

investment in the form of a controllingownership in a business in one countryby an entity based in another country.

21. (d) An Act to consolidate and amend the lawrelating to foreign exchange with theobjective of facilitating external trade andpayments and for promoting the orderlydevelopment and maintenance of foreignexchange market in India. BE it enactedby Parliament in the Fiftieth Year of theRepublic of India.

22. (a) The first Union budget of independentIndia was presented by R. K.Shanmukham Chetty on November 26,

1947.23. (b) Under the Smart Cities Mission, each

selected city would get central assistanceof Rs 100 crore per year for five years.

24. (a) Prices of stocks of most of the majorcompanies on the BSE have gone up.

25. (d) Rajendra Singh (born on 9 August 1959)is a well-known water conservationistfrom Alwar district, Rajasthan in India.Also known as “waterman of India”, hewon the Stockholm Water Prize, an awardknown as “the Nobel Prize for water”, in2015.

26. (b) 14-year-old Netravati M Chavan fromKarnataka, who lost her life while tryingto save two young boys from drowning,would be posthumously given the GeetaChopra award. While Netravati managedto rescue 16-year-old Muthu from a pond,she lost her life in a failed attempt to save10-year-old Ganesh, who drowned aswell.

27. (a) The awards are given to children whowere between the ages of six to eighteenwhen they committed their acts ofbravery. The award includes a medal, acertificate, and a cash prize. The BharatAward winner gets a gold medal, whilethe rest get a silver medal. Each child isalso given financial assistance to completehis or her schooling, as a part of ICCW’ssponsorship program, under the IndiraGandhi scholarship scheme. In 2009, theGovernment of India announced it wasreserving some seats in medical,engineering and polytechnic colleges forthe winners of the awards.

28. (b) Every year, 24 children are acknowledgedfor their extra ordinary courage andpresented the National Bravery Award onRepublic Day. This year too, PrimeMinister Modi awarded 24 amazingbravehearts who showed incrediblecourage in the face of adversity or danger,some of whom even losing their own liveswhile helping others.

29. (c) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) willset up a state-of-the-art Civil AviationResearch Organisation (CARO) at


Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad to findindigenous solutions to meet thechallenges posed by the growing airtraffic and for enhancing safety, capacityand efficiency of aircraft operations in thecountry. Union aviation minister SureshPrabhu has recently laid the foundationstone for CARO which will be spread over27 acres and cater to air navigationservices and airport/engineering research.It will houses latest infrastructure and beequipped with simulators. The CAROwill take up research work on 4 priorityareas: increasing airport throughput withthe existing infrastructural limitations;airspace optimization; cost-effectiveinfrastructure solutions for the upcoming56 RCS airports and integrating dronesin civil airspace.

30. (b) A senior citizen is an individual resident(man or woman) who is 60 years old ormore but below 80 years as on the lastday of the previous year (born on or afterApril 1st, 1935 and before April 1st, 1955).Senior citizens source of income includepension, rental income, interest onsavings, fixed deposits, senior citizensaving scheme, reverse mortgage and postoffice scheme. According to a CentralBoard of Direct Taxes directive, cases ofsenior citizens cannot be scrutinisedunless an assessment is necessary on thebasis of credible information.Exemption limit has been increased fromRs. 2,50,000 to Rs. 3 lakh for assessmentyear 2015-16. Under sections 80D and80DDB, senior citizens can avail ofdeductions up to Rs.30,000 on their healthinsurance premium and Rs. 60,000 to Rs.80,000 for medical treatment respectively.Under Varishtha Bima Yojana, seniorcitizens need not pay service tax onpremium. If senior citizens want to giftobjects, the items are exempted from tax.Senior citizens who have public providentfunds can avail of exemption up toRs.1,50,000 for the assessment year 2015-16. Short-term capital gains will beexempt from tax if the basic limit at 15% is

not exceeded. Under section 80L, seniorcitizens can avail of tax exemptions oninterest up to Rs.12,000 p.a.

31. (b) Central Excise Duty is levied on a manu-facturer or producer in respect of thecommodities produced or manufacturedby it, with intention to sell or proceed tosale of those particular goods. Thedepartment of revenue of the ministry offinance exercises control in mattersrelating to all indirect taxes throughstatutory board named the Central Boardof Excise and Customs [CBEC].

32. (a) Service Tax was first introduced in 1994when Dr. Manmohan Singh was theFinance Minister. The initial rate was only5% and was levied on only 3 services. Withthe introduction of Krishi Kalyan Cess,the Service Tax rate in India is now 15%.

33. (d) In contrast, a depreciation is a decreasein a currency’s value (relative to othermajor currency benchmarks) due to marketforces under a floating exchange rate, notgovernment or central bank policy actions.

34. (c) The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officiallyknown as Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaAward in Sports and Games, is thehighest sporting honour of the Republicof India. The award is named after RajivGandhi, former Prime Minister of India whoserved the office from 1984 to 1989.

35. (b) The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literaryhonor in India, which the SahityaAkademi, India’s National Academy ofLetters, annually confers on writers of themost outstanding books of literary meritpublished in any of the major Indianlanguages (24 languages, including the22 listed in the Eighth Schedule of theIndian constitution. This awards is givenin first time 1955.

36. (c) The Man Booker Prize for Fiction (formerlyknown as the Booker-McConnell Prizeand commonly known simply as theBooker Prize) is a literary prize awardedeach year for the best original novel,written in the English language andpublished in the UK.

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37. (c) Karthikai Deepam or Karthikai vilakkiduis a Tamil hindu, Festival of Lights. Thefestival is observed in most Hindu homesand every temple of Sri Lanka, TamilNadu and Kerala, and falls in the monthof Karttikai as per Tamil calendar.

38. (c) According to the 2011 census, 79.8% of thepopulation of India practices Hinduismand 14.2% adheres to Islam, while theremaining 6% adheres to other religions(Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainismand various indigenous ethnically-boundfaiths).

39. (b) Buddha attained ‘Niravana’ or ‘Enlighten-ment’ at the age of 35 at Gaya in Biharunder the papal tree. He delivered the firstsermon at sarnath where his first fivedisciples had settled. His first sermon iscalled ‘Dharmachakra pravartan’ or‘Turning of the wheel of Law’.

40. (c) In 1861 Boda Dayini got published fromBalasore being edited by Fakir MohanSenapati.

41. (c) Fakir Mohan Senapati’s novel Chha ManaAtha Guntha, or Six Acres and a Third isset in colonial Indian society during theearly decades of the 19th century. It tells atale of wealth and greed, of property andtheft. On one level it is the story of an evillandlord, Ramachandra Mangaraj, whoexploits poor peasants and uses the newlegal system to appropriate the propertyof others. But this is merely one of thethemes of the novel; as the text unfolds, itreveals several layers of meaning andimplication.

42. (b) The films made in Odia language werenot considered until the 8th National FilmAwards ceremony held in March 1961.The 1960 Prafulla Kumar Senguptadirectorial film Sri Lokanath received thefirst president’s Silver Medal for BestFeature Film in Odia.

43. (b) Situated in Puri, the temple of LordJagannath was built in the 12th century.Besides being a sacred Hindu temple, thistemple is also known for its beautifularchitecture and its two exclusive pillarscalled the Aruna stambha (sun pillar) and

the Garuda stambha. It’s made in onepiece of stone.

44. (c) Nila Madhava is the name of the idol thatwas in the possession of a tribal king nameViswavasu. Mythology says that, after thetragic death of lord Krishna, his spirit (orbramha) took a shape of a small stone.Viswavasu found this stone and felt itsdivinity. So he started worshiping it andname it Lord Nila Madhava. This brahmawas later fetched by King Indradyumnaby Brahmin Vidyapati for the creation ofLord Jagannath’s idol. It has been keptinside a small chamber inside the Lordsidol. It is believed that it is still presentinside the Lord’s idol and is transferredto the new idol after every 12 years.

45. (d) Nagavali River rises in the eastern slopesof the Eastern Ghats near Lakhbahal inthe Kalahandi district of Odisha at anelevation of about 1,300 metres. Thegeographic co-ordinates of the river arenorth latitudes 18 10 to 19 44 and eastlongitudes of 82 53 to 84 05. Niyamgirihills where Bauxite mining is proposedare located in Nagavali river basin.

46. (b) Kanjia Lake is a natural lake on thenorthern outskirts of Bhubaneswar,Odisha, India. While the main lake covers75 hectares (190 acres), the total wetlandcovers an area of 105 hectares (260 acres)with the scuba diving facility. It has a richbiodiversity and is a wetland of nationalimportance which is helpful formaintaining the city’s ecology.

47. (b) Gopabandhu Das, known as Utkalamani,was a social worker, reformer, politicalactivist, journalist, poet and essayist. Asan instrument of service to the people.

48. (b) Nandini Satpathy (9 June 1931 – 4 August2006) was an Indian politician andauthor. She was ... and published into anumber of other languages. She receivedthe 1998 Sahitya Bharati Samman Awardfor her contributions to Oriya literature.Her last major literary work was trans-lating Taslima Nasreen’s Lajja into Oriya.

49. (c) When Orissa became a separate provincein 1936, Sir John Austen Hubback, a


British civilian and a distant relative ofJane Austen, was appointed its firstgovernor. Hubback was no stranger to thenewly-created province. In fact, he wasintimately associated with Orissa for 15long years. Even before he assumed theoffice of the governor of Orissa, the firstvolume of the monumental Oriya dictio-nary, Purna Chandra Ordia Bhasakosh,had been dedicated to Hubback.

50. (b) He was the first Advocate General ofOrissa Province. Later he was elevated tothe Bench of Patna High Court in 1945.He was also the first Odia to become theJudge of Patna High Court.

51. (d) The largest living bird, a member of theStruthioniformes, is the ostrich (Struthiocamelus), from the plains of Africa andArabia. A large male ostrich can reach aheight of 2.8 m (9.2 ft) and weigh over 156kg (344 lb).

52. (d) A person, having blood group ‘O’, has noAntigen, so, when the persons havingblood group A, B or AB accepts ‘O’ group;no agglutination takes I their blood’santibody.

53. (c) This wire is called a filament. The filamentis the part of the light bulb that produceslight. Filaments in incandescent lightbulbs are made of tungsten. When-electriccurrent goes through the filament, thefilament glows.

54. (a) Gregor Johann Mendel was a scientist.55. (a) The lower explosive limit is 5% methane

and the upper is 15% methane. Themethane in biogas is 20 times more potenta greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.Therefore, uncontained landfill gas,which escapes into the atmosphere maysignificantly contribute to the effects ofglobal warming.

Composition of Gobar Gas

methane CH 4 50–75Carbon dioxide CO 2 25–50

Nitrogen N 2 0–10Hydrogen H 2 0–1

56. (a) Chlorine is used as disinfectant

57. (d) Silver” is the metal that is present in thephoto film and the reason for it is that itcreates darkness on the film or photo. Thedeveloper dissolves the unreactedsilverand makes the film or photo stableto light

58. (a) Oxalic acid is widely used as an acid rinsein laundries, where it is effective inremoving rust and ink stains because itconverts most insoluble iron compoundsinto a soluble complex ion

59. (a) The most common remover is acetone.This can be harsh on skin and nails, andcan also remove artificial nails made ofacrylic or cured gel. A less harsh nailpolish remover is ethyl acetate, whichoften also contains isopropyl alcohol.

60. (c) Because White Reflects Sunlight.61. (b) Homi Jehangir Bhabha was an Indian

nuclear physicist, founding director, andprofessor of physics at the Tata Instituteof Fundamental Research

62. (d) It forms clear, erect, reduced images63. (b) As it is in Motion64. (d) The movement of air in the atmosphere of

Earth causes the starlight to get slightlybent as it travels from the distant starthrough the atmosphere down to us onthe ground. This means that some of thelight reaches us directly and some getsbent slightly away. To our eyes, this makesthe star seem to twinkle.

65. (c) US-based Kathak dancer AninditaAnaam has been honoured with theprestigious 'Shri Jayadev Rastriya YuvaPratibha Puraskar 2018' for outstandingcontribution to the field of art. The awardwas presented to the Kathak exponentduring the 'Jayadev International DanceFestival'.The 4-day festival that began onMay 13 has been organised under theaegis of Odisha's culture department andNational Culture Mission.

66. (b) Malleability is the quality of somethingthat can be shaped into something elsewithout breaking, like the malleability ofclay.

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67. (b) List of Lightest Gas• Hot air. Heated air is frequently used

in recreational ballooning. ...• Hydrogen. Hydrogen, being the

lightest existing gas (14 times lessdense than air), seems to be the mostappropriate gas for lifting. ...

• Helium. ...• Steam / water vapor. ...• Ammonia. ...• Methane. ...• Coal gas. ...• Neon.

68. (c) ZINC Galvanization (or galvanizing as itis most commonly called in that industry)is the process of applying a protective zinccoating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting.The most common method is hot-dipgalvanizing, in which parts aresubmerged in a bath of molten zinc.

69. (a) In fish polyunsaturated fatty acid (omega– 6 – fatty acid) is found, which preventthe heart disease and lower the bloodpressure.

70. (d) Guava is rich source of vitamin ‘C’,contains ascorbic acid.

71. (c) Haemophilla is a bleeding disorder thatslows the blood clotting process. Theseare two type – Haemophilia A andhaemophilia ‘B’ are inherited in a X –linked recessive pattern. The genesassociated with these conditions arelocated on the X chromosome. A mutationoccur in this chromosome, cause thisdisorder, that can inherited.

72. (d) It helps the body make collegen and isessential to wound healing because ithelps the body form new tissue.

73. (d) An oncogene is a gene that has thepotential to cause cancer.

74. (c) A T-cell, or T lymphocyte, is a type oflymphocyte (A subtype of WBC), playsimportant roles in all arms of immunity.HIV destroy the T.cell.

75. (c) 98.4oF or 37o C76. (b) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first

elected chairman (temporary) of Consti-

tuent Assembly. Laterm Dr. RajendraPrasad was elected as the president andits vice-president was Harendra CoomarMookerjee, a Christian from Bengal andformer vice-chancellor of CalcuttaUniversity.

77. (a) A President must be: A citizen of India.Of 35 years of age or above. Qualified tobecome a member of the Lok Sabha.

78. (d) Parliamentary democracy, democraticform of government in which the party(or a coalition of parties) with the greatestrepresentation in the parliament(legislature) forms the government.

79. (a) Public Accounts Committee80. (c) Registration of Birth and Deaths81. (a) A great Ambassador sent by Seleucus to

the court of Chandragupta Maurya was àMegasthenes He wrote the book ‘Indica’.

82. (a) Arthashastra is an ancient India treatiseon state craft, economic policy andmilitary strategy, written in sanskrit.Kautilya, also identified as vishnuguptaand chanakya, is traditionally credited asthe author of the text. It was rediscoveredin 1905 by R. Shmasastry, who publishedit in 1909.

83. (c) Ashok was known as ‘Devanam priya’ –beloved of the gods. He was known as‘Piyadassi’ – of pleasing appearances. Heis called ‘Buddha shakya and Ashok’ inMaski edict. He is called ‘Dharmasoka’in sarnath inscription.

84. (b) The ‘Great Stupa’ at sanchi is the oldeststructure and was originally commi-ssioned by the empower Ashok the greatin the 3rd century BC. Its nucleus was ahemispherical brick structure built overthe relics of the Buddha.

85. (a) The sultanate of Delhi (1206 – 1526) had5 rulling dynasties. They were Theslave Dynasty, The Khilji Dynasty, TheTughlaq Dynasty, The Sayyid Dynastyand The Lodhi Dynasty. Founder of Delhisultanate Qutab-ud-din-Aibak. LastDelhi sultanate Imbrahim Lodhi.

86. (b) Warren Hastings (1772 - 1785) was thefirst governor general of Bengal. Intro-


duction to the first English translation of‘The Gita’ was by Charles Wilkins duringthe reign of Warren Hastings.

87. (d) It was he who first introduced the word“HInduism” in to the English languagein 1810. For his diverse activities andcontributions to society, Raja Ram MohanRoy is known as further of IndianRenaissance.

88. (a) Babur died in 26 December 1530 at theage of 47 in Agra. He was buried at AramBagh in Agra. Later his body was taken toAram bagh, Kabul (Present dayAfghanistan)

89. (b) The Portuguese voyager Vasco da Gamareached Calicut (Kerala) on may 17, 1498.At that time Calicut was ruled by a kingnamed Zamorin.

90. (a) All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)is the oldest trade union federations inIndia. It was founded on 31 October 1920in Bombay by Lala Lajpat Rai, JosephBaptista, N.M. Joshi and a few other.

91. (c) The Bibi Ka Maqbara means “Tomb of theLady”. It is oldest in Aurangabad,Maharashtra, India. Construction in 1660,by Aurangzeb I the memory of his first wifeand chief consort, Dil ras Banu Begum.

92. (b) Shashank Vyankatesh Manohar; born 29September 1957 is a prominent Indianlawyer and cricket administrator. Hetwice served as the President of the Boardof Control for Cricket in India, from 2008to 2011, and from November 2015 to May2016. He served as the chairman ofthe International Cricket Council fromNovember 2015 to March 2017. On 24March 2017, a resolution was passed toreinstate him as the chairman till asuccessor was elected

93. (d) Dilip Tirkey, hailing from Sundargarh,Odisha, is a former Indian Odia hockeyplayer and his playing position was offull back. He was best known for hispenalty corner hit. Dilip was one of the mostdifficult defenders to beat in the world.

94. (d) The Teesta River (or Tista River) is a 309km (192 mi) long river flowing through theIndian states of West Bengal and Sikkim,before going to Bay of Bengal throughBangladesh. It carves out from the verdantHimalayas in temperate and tropical rivervalleys and forms the border betweenSikkim and West Bengal. ... Landslides inthis region often dam up parts of the riverin this season.

95. (d) The Sutlej River is the longest of the fiverivers that flow through the historiccrossroads region of Punjab in northernIndia and Pakistan. The Sutlej River isalso known as Satadree. It is theeasternmost tributary of the Indus River.

96. (c) Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh waterlakes in Asia. It is sited in Bandiporadistrict in the Indian state of Jammu andKashmir. The lake basin was formed as aresult of tectonic activity and is fed by theJhelum River.

97. (b) -It is the highest dam in India & 8th highestdam in the world. -Tehri Dam is locatedon the Bhagirathi River nearTehri inUttara-khand, India. -It’s a multi - purposerock and earth - fill embankment Dam. -Itis the primary Dam of theTehri HydroDevelopment Corporation Ltd.

98. (b) There are 20 river basins/draining areas,large and small, in India. The Gangabasin is the largest. Narmada river is thefifth largest river and is also the largestwest flowing river.

99. (c) Bauxite deposits of Orissa are of diverseparentage. More than 95%of the bauxiteresources of the state come under EastCoast Bauxite (Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt)located in Southern and Western part ofthe state i.e. Koraput ,Raygada, Kalahandi,Bolangir districts.

100.(a)The Mahanadi is a major river in EastCentral India. It drains an area of around141,600 square kilometres (54,700 sq mi)and has a total course of 858 kilometres(533 mi).

1. Which among the following about Babur iscorrect:-(a) He was born to Umar Shaikh Mirza and

Qutlugh Nigar Khanum.(b) He was descendent of Timur and

Chengiz Khan(c) He was the first ruler who used gun

powder and artillery system(d) All of these.

2. Match the following:-List - IA. 1st battle of PanipathB. Battle of KhanuaC. Battle of ChanderiD. Battle of GhaggarList - II1. Babur and Rana Sangh2. Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi3. Babur and Muhammad Lodhi4. Babur and Medini RaiCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 4 3 2 1(c) 2 1 4 3(d) 3 4 1 2

3. Which among the following about Babur isincorrect :(a) He wrote his autobiography in Turki

language(b) He built Babri mosque at Ayodhya(c) He was the founder of Mughal empire

who ruled in Fargana before 1526 AD(d) In 1483 AD he died

4. Which among the following is correct :-(a) Battle of Khanua-1526 AD(b) Battle of Chanderi -1527 AD

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(c) Battle of Ghagar-1529 AD(d) All of these

5. The first battle of Panipath took place in :(a) 1495 AD (b) 1526 AD(c) 1530 AD (d) 1556 AD

6. Which among the following about Humayunis incorrect :-(a) He was born to Babur and Maham Begum

in 1508.(b) He died due to fall from his library

building stairs which known as SherMandal

(c) He was the weakest among all greatMughals

(d) He was 15 years exile after the battle ofChausa

7. Biography of Humayun written by :-(a) Gulbadan Begum (b) Haji Begum(c) Kamran (d) Hindal

8. The Battle of Chausa fought between :-(a) Babur & Muhammad Lodhi(b) Babur & Ibrahim Lodhi(c) Humayun & Sher Shah(d) Humanyan and Muhammad Shah

9. Which is correct about Humayun :-(a) 1526 AD- Accession of Humayun(b) 1554 AD- Return of Humayun from

exile after 15 years.(c) 1556 AD-Death of Humayun(d) All of these

10. Who among the following was the faithfulofficer of Humayun :-(a) Akbar (b) Bairam Khan(c) Hindal (d) Askari

11. Which among the following queen builtHumayuns tomb in Delhi:(a) Rani Karnavati(b) Bega Begum


(c) Kamaladevi(d) Hamidabanu Begum

12. 2nd battle of Panipath took place in :-(a) 1542 AD (b) 1556 AD(c) 1561 AD (d) 1576 AD

13. Who was defeated by Akbar in the secondbattle of Panipath :-(a) Bairam Khan (b) Hemu(c) Raja Man Singh (d) Maharana Pratap

14. Who among the following ‘Navaratna’ ofAkbar was a devotee of Lord Krishna :-(a) Abul Fazi(b) Abul Rahim Khan-i-Khana(c) Faizi(d) Birbal

15. Which among the following about Akbar iscorrect :-(a) He formulated Din-i-Ilahi(b) Tulasi Das wrote ‘Ram Charit Manas’

during his time(c) He considered the real founder of

Mughal empire in India(d) All of these

16. Who was defeated by Akbar in the battle ofHaldighati :-(a) Hemu (b) Baz Bahdur(c) Man Singh (d) Maharana Pratap

17. Which is incorrect in the following aboutAkbar :-(a) Ralph Fitch was the first English man

who visited during his time(b) Asirgarh was last conquest of Akbar(c) He introduced Mansabdari system and

Zabti system(d) Bhagaban Das was one of his famous

Navaratna18. Which among the following was not built

by Akbar :-(a) Temple of Govinda Deva(b) Fatepur Sikri(c) Jodhabai Palace(d) Capital of Dinpanah

19. Match the following :-List - IA. TodarmalB. Faizi

C. MansinghD. Rahim Khan-i-KhanaList - II1. Adopted son of Akbar2. Writer of Lilabati3. Great General4. Revenue MinisterCodes:

A B C D(a) 4 2 3 1(b) 4 3 2 1(c) 4 1 2 3(d) 4 2 1 3

20. The tomb of Akbar is situated at :-(a) Kabul (b) Delhi(c) Agra (d) Lahore

21. Mahesh Das is the real name of :-(a) Tansen (b) Birbal(c) Bhagaban Das (d) Raja Mansingh

22. Who among the following was not involvedwith Moti Masjid :-(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir(c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb

23. Match the following :-A. Dewan 1. Head of RevenueB. Mir Bakshi 2. Head of MilitaryC. Lambardar 3. Village headmanD. Patwari 4. Village accountantCodes:

A B C D(a) 2 1 4 3(b) 1 2 3 4(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

24. The Prime Minister during Akbar was :-(a) Vakil (b) Amil(c) Wazir (d) Mustaufi

25. Match the following :-A. Abolition of Jaziya 1. AkbarB. Kabuli Bagh Mosque 2. BabarC. Humayun Tomb 3. Haji BegumD. Jamali Mosque 4. Humayan

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Codes:A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

26. Fifth Guru of Sikh Arjun Dev was assa-ssinated by :-(a) Babur (b) Humayun(c) Akbar (d) Jahangir

27. The real name of Nur Jahan was :-(a) Arjumand Banu(b) Mehr-un-Nissa(c) Haji Begum(d) Hamida Banu Begum

28. Which among the following was correctabout Jahangir :-(a) He mostly live in Agra(b) He faced rebellion by his son Khuram(c) He married to Nur Jahan in 1611(d) He was succeeded by Shah Jahan

29. Which is not a name of Jahangir :(a) Salim(b) Shikhubaba(c) Jalauddin Muhammad(d) Nur-uddin Muhammad

30. Who among the following Europeans nevervisit Jahangir’s court :-(a) Captain Hawkins (b) Thomas Roe(c) Pietra Valle (d) Ralph Fitch

31. Which among the following in incorrectabout Jahangir :-(a) He had a chain of Justice known as

Zanjir-i-Adil(b) He built Moti Masjid at Agra(c) His childhood name was Salim(d) He married to Manbai and Jagat Gossain

32. Match the following :-A. Maham Begum 1. BaburB. Hamidabanu Begum 2. HumayunC. Reqaiya Begum 3. AkbarD. Jodhabai 4. Jahangir

Codes:A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

33. Which among the following Mughal rulerwrote his autobiography :-(a) Humayun (b) Akbar(c) Jahangir (d) Shah Jahan

34. Match the following :-A. Babur 1. WarB. Akbar 2. AdministrationC. Jahangir 3. ArchitectureD. Shah Jahan 4. PaintingCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 1 2 4 3(c) 1 3 4 2(d) 1 4 3 2

35. The greatest contribution of Shah Jahan toIndia history is :-(a) Taj Mahal(b) Kohinoor Diamond(c) Peacock Throne(d) Moti Masjid

36. The golden age of Mughal empire was during:(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir(c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb

37. Who among the following son of ShahJahan translated Geeta and Upanishad :-(a) Aurangzeb (b) Dara(c) Murad (d) Shuja

38. Which among the following was not acontribution of Shah Jahan :-(a) Moti Masjid (b) Jama Masjid(c) Agra Fort (d) Red Fort

39. Who among the following didn’t visitduring Shah Jahan :-(a) Bernier (b) Tavernier(c) Manucci (d) Captain Hawkins

40. Under which title Aurangzeb crowned atDelhi :-


(a) Muhiuddin Muhammad(b) Darvesh(c) Alamgir(d) Zindapir

41. ‘Bibi ka Maqbara’ built at Aurangabad by:(a) Jahangir (b) Shah Jahan(c) Aurangzeb (d) Azam Shah

42. Which among the following is incorrectabout Aurangzeb :-(a) He banned Nauroj and Jhorkha Darsan(b) He reimposed Jaziya(c) He executed Teg Bahadur(d) He was succeded by Shah Alam II

43. Match the following :-A. Battle of Samugarh 1. 1707 ADB. Treaty of Purandar 2. 1675 ADC. Execution of Teg Bahadur 3. 1665 ADD. Death of Aurangzeb 4. 1658 ADCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 4 3 2 1(c) 2 1 4 3(d) 3 4 1 2

44. Who among the following Mughal rulerassumed the title Shah Alam I:(a) Bahadur Shah (b) Jahandar Shah(c) Md. Shah (d) Ahmad Shah

45. Which Mughal ruler was the first puppetruler but reabolished Jaziya :-(a) Farukhsiyar (b) Jahandar Shah(c) Akbar II (d) Shah Alam II

46. Battle of Karnal fought between :(a) Nadir Shah and Jahandar Shah(b) Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah(c) Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah(d) Nadir Shah and Bahadur Shah

47. Which among the following about Md. Shahis incorrect :-(a) He is nick named as ‘Rangeela’(b) He was defeated by Nadir Shah in 1739

AD(c) He was the last Mughal ruler to sit on

Peacock throne(d) He was the longest serving later Mughal

ruler

48. Which among the following Mughal rulerwas associated with ‘Battle of Buxar’:(a) Md. Shah (b) Nadir Shah(c) Shah Alam I (d) Shah Alam II

49. The title ‘Raja’ Conferred to Ram MohanRoy by :-(a) Akbar (b) Akbar II(c) Bahadur Shah I (d) Bahadur Shah II

50. Which among the following was the lastruler of Mughal empire:(a) Shah Alam I (b) Md Shah(c) Shah Alam II (d) Bahadur Shah II

51. The childhood name of Sher Shah was:(a) Farid (b) Salim(c) Sher Khan (d) Khuram

52. Who among the following built GrandTrunk road :(a) Babur (b) Humayan(c) Sher Shah (d) Akbar

53. Which among the following about SherShah is correct:(a) He was the son of Hasan of Sasaram.(b) He defeated to Humayun twice in the

battle of Chausa and the battle of Kaunojor Bilgram

(c) In 1545 he died during his campaignagainst Kalinjar fort

(d) All of these54. Sher Shah was succeded by :

(a) Humayan (b) Md. Adil Shah(c) Islam Shah (d) Firoz Shah

55. Who among the following was the courthistorian of Sher Shah :-(a) Hasan Nizami (b) Abas K. Sarwani(c) Utbi (d) Barani

56. Which among the following is incorrectabout Sher Shah:(a) He issued a coin called Rupiya and fixed

the standard of weight and measure(b) Malik Md. Jaisi wrote Padmavat during

his time(c) He built a city called Purana Quila(d) He followed the Mughal pattern of

administration for better administration

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57. Shivaji was born at:(a) Kalanaur (b) Shivner(c) Raigarh (d) Agra

58. Match the following :-List -IA. Father of ShivajiB. Mother of ShivajiC. Religious Guru of ShivajiD. Political Guru of ShivajiList - II1. Shahaji Bhonsle 2. Jijabai3. Guru Ram Das 4. Dadaji KondadeoCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 1 2 4 3

59. To whom Shivaji killed by his tiger claws:(a) Adil Shah (b) Afzal Khan(c) Shaista Khan (d) Auranzeb

60. Match the following :A. Birth of Shivaji 1. 1680 ADB. Assumtion of charge of Jagir 2. 1666 ADC. Agra visit of Shivaji 3. 1647 ADD. Death of Shivaji 4. 1627 ADCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 4 3 2 1(c) 4 2 3 1(d) 2 1 3 4

61. Who was sent to sign the treaty of Purandarwith Shivaji:(a) Man Singh (b) Shaista Khan(c) Jai Singh (d) Shambaji

62. Which among the following is incorrectabout Shivaji :-(a) Shaistha Khan was injured by Shivaji

in a daring manner(b) A Mughal force was defeated by Shivaji

in the battle of Salher(c) He assumed the title ‘Chhatrapati’ at

Raigarh in 1674(d) He was defeated by Mughals in the

battle of Salher

63. Shivaji was succeded by :(a) Raja Ram (b) Shahu(c) Shambaji (d) Shivaji II

64. Battle of Khed fought between :-(a) Shambaji and Raja Ram(b) Rajaram and Shahu(c) Shahu and Tarabai(d) Shivaji II and Tarabai

65. Who among the following was the firstamong the seven Peshwas :(a) Balaji Biswanath (b) Baji Rao I(c) Balaji Baji Rao (d) Baji Rao II

66. Who was the following was ablest amongthe Peshwas:(a) Balaji Biswanath (b) Baji Rao I(c) Balaji Baji Rao (d) Madho Rao

67. Third battle of Panipath took place during :(a) Madho Rao Narayan(b) Narayan Rao(c) Madho Rao(d) Balaji Baji Rao

68. The first Anglo Maratha war and Treaty ofSalbai Signed during :-(a) Madho Rao(b) Madho Rao Narayan(c) Baji Rao I(d) Baji Rao II

69. Who was the Peshwa during 2nd and 3rdAnglo-Maratha war :(a) Baji Rao I(b) Madho Rao(c) Baji Rao II(d) Madho Rao Narayan

70. Match the following :-A. Gaekward 1. BarodaB. Peshwa 2. PoonaC. Bhonsle 3. NagpurD. Scindhia 4. GwaliorCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2


71. During Shivaji which minister acted asFinance Minister :(a) Peshwa (b) Amatya(c) Waqianavis (d) Dabir

72. Which two ministers during Shivaji werenot involved with war and army :-(a) Nyayadhish and Sachiv(b) Pundit Rao and Amatya(c) Nyayadhish and Pundit Rao(d) Samant and Senapati

73. Which Maratha ruler created a newministers post called Pratinidhi :(a) Shahu (b) Raja Ram(c) Shambaji (d) Shivaji

74. Which among the following was the firstVijay Nagar kingdom:(a) Aravidu Dynasty (b) Saluva Dynasty(c) Sangam Dynasty (d) Tuluva Dynasty

75. Vijay Nagar kingdom founded in :(a) 1325 AD (b) 1336 AD(c) 1347 AD (d) 1351 AD

76. Which among the following was not amongthe dynasty of Vijaynagar kingdom :(a) Sangam Dynasty (b) Saluva Dynasty(c) Tuluva Dynasty (d) Surya Dynasty

77. The greatest ruler of Vijaynagar kingdomwas:(a) Dev Roy I (b) Dev Roy II(c) Saluva Narasingh (d) Krishna Dev Roy

78. The chronological order of Vijaynagarkingdom were :(a) Sangam-Tuluva-Saluva-Aravidu(b) Sangam-Saluva-Tuluva-Aravidu(c) Sangam-Aravidu-Tuluva-Saluva(d) Sangam-Tuluva-Aravidu-Saluva

79. Which Sangam ruler constructed a damacross the Tungabhadra river to bring theCanals into the city to relieve the shortageof water:(a) Devroy I (b) Devroy II(c) Krishna Dev Roy (d) Saluva Narasingh

80. Which among the following about Dev RoyI is correct :-(a) Nicolo Conti and Nikitin visited his court(b) Telugu poet Srinath was in his court

who wrote Haravilasam

(c) He was succeeded to Bukka I(d) All of these

81. Abdur Razzaq visited during which amongthe following ruler :-(a) Dev Roy I (b) Dev Roy II(c) Harihar I (d) Bukka I

82. Which among the following about DevarajaII is incorrect :-(a) He was the greatest Sangam ruler who

recruited a large number of muslimsoldiers in his army

(b) During his time Vijaynagar became themost wealthy and powerful state

(c) He wrote Mahanataka Sudhanidhi(d) None of these

83. Match the following :-List - I List - IIA. Sangam Dynasty 1. Saluva NarasinghB. Saluva Dynasty 2. Veera NarasinghC. Tuluva Dynasty 3. Harihar I & Bukka ID. Aravidu Dynasty 4. Tirumala Dev RoyCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 3 1 2 4(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 2 4 3 1

84. Which Vijaynagar kingdom was thereduring Vascodagama’s arrival to Calicut :(a) Sangama (b) Aravidu(c) Saluva (d) Tuluva

85. Which among the following wrote AmuktaMalyada in Telugu :(a) Krishnadev Roy (b) Saluva Narasingh(c) Dev Roy I (d) Dev Roy II

86. Who among the following was not amongthe eight celebrated poet during KrishnadevRoy:(a) Tenalirama(b) Raja Rama Chandra(c) Pedana(d) Srinath

87. Who among the following didn’t come toIndia during Krishnadev Roy :-(a) Dominigo Paes (b) Berbosa(c) Nicolo Conti (d) All of these

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88. Krishnadev Roy was succeeded by :(a) Sadasiva Roy (b) Achutya Roy(c) Ram Roy (d) Tirumala Dev Roy

89. Battle of Talikota between Vijaynagar andBahmani took place during :-(a) Sadasiv (b) Achutya(c) Tirumala D. Roy (d) Achutya Roy

90. During whose reign eight celebrated poetsadorned in his court:(a) Saluva Narasingh(b) Krishnadev Roy(c) Devroy I(d) Devroy II

91. Who was the last ruler of Aravidu dynasty:-(a) Sadasiva (b) Narasing Roy II(c) Sriranga III (d) Tirumala Dev Roy

92. Bahamani kingdom was found in :-(a) 1336 AD (b) 1347 AD(c) 1351 AD (d) 1388 AD

93. Bahamani kingdom was founded by :(a) Md. Shah (b) Hasan Gangu(c) Ahamad Shah (d) Kalim Ullah Shah

94. Which among the following area was thebone of contention between Vijayanagar andBahmani :(a) Cauvery Delta(b) Krishna Tungabhadra Doab(c) Berar(d) Malbar Coast

95. The capital of Bahmani kingdom was:(a) Hampi (b) Gulberga(c) Bider (d) Ahmadnagar

96. Bahmani kingdom divided into how manynumber of Muslim dynasty :(a) 3 (b) 4(c) 5 (d) 6

97. Match the following :List - I List - IIA. Imad Shahi Kingdom 1. BerarB. Qutub Shahi kingdom 2. GolkondaC. Barid Shahi kingdom 3. BidarD. Adil Shahi Kingdom 4. Bijapur

Codes:A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 4 3 2 1(c) 2 1 4 3(d) 3 4 1 2

98. Md. Adil Shah built which of the following:(a) Golkonda Fort (b) Hyderabad(c) Gol Gombuj (d) All of these

99. Golkonda Fort and Hyderabad builty by:(a) Malik Ahmad (b) Quli Qutub Shah(c) Yusuf Adil Shah (d) Amir Ali Barid

100. The last ruler of Bahmani kingdom was:(a) Kalim Ullah Shah (b) Ullah Imad Shah(c) Yusf Adil Shah (d) Malik Ahmad

101. The European which came to India firstand left India in the last was:(a) Portuguese (b) English(c) Dutch (d) French

102. When Vascodama reached India who wasthe ruler at Calicut:(a) Sikandar Lodhi(b) Muhammad Tuglaq(c) Zamorin(d) Narasingh Roy II

103. The Chronological order of the formation ofEast India company is:(a) English-Danes-Dutch-French(b) Portuguese-English-Dutch-French(c) English-Portuguese-Dutch-French(d) Portuguese-French-English-Danes

104. Which of the following is incorrectlymatched:(a) Robert Clive-English(b) Duplex-French(c) Nino Da Cunha-Dutch(d) Francisco Aldemeida-Portuguese

105. Match the following:List - I List - IIA. Portuguese 1. CochinB. Dutch 2. MusalipatnamC. English 3. SuratD. Danes 4. Serampur


Codes:A B C D

(a) 1 2 4 3(b) 2 1 3 4(c) 1 4 3 2(d) 1 2 3 4

106. Who was the Mughal ruler during theformation of English India Company:(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir(c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb

107. The first East India Company lost itsimportance in India was:(a) French (b) Dutch(c) Danes (d) Portuguese

108. The English East India Company gotpermission to start business in India from:(a) Akbar (b) Shah Jahan(c) Jahangir (d) Aurangzeb

109. The two Europeans set up their first factoryat Surat were:(a) Dutch,Danes(b) English, French(c) English, Danes(d) English, Portuguese

110. The first Governor of Portuguese in India was:(a) Francisco Almeida(b) Alfonso Albuquerque(c) Nino-Da-Cunha(d) Vascodagama

111. In which year Battle of Plassey took place:(a) 1757 AD (b) 1764 AD(c) 1857 AD (d) 1885 AD

112. Who was responsible for ‘Black HoleTragedy’:(a) Alivardi Khan (b) Siraj-ud-Daula(c) Mir Qasim (d) Mir Zafar

113. Who among the following was not involvedduring the battle of Buxar:(a) Robert Clive (b) Major Munro(c) Sujau-ud-Daula (d) Shah Alam II

114. Match the following:List - I List - IIA. Treaty of Allahabad 1. 1792 ADB. Treaty of Madras 2. 1784 AD

C. Treaty of Mangalore 3. 1769 ADD. Treaty of Seringapatnam 4. 1765 ADCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

115. Who among the following was the firstIndian ruler to defeat the British forces:(a) Hyder Ali (b) Tipu Sultan(c) Siraj-ud-Daula (d) Akbar

116. The Carnatic war were fought between:(a) English and Dutch(b) English and Danes(c) English and French(d) English and Portuguese

117. Which among the following are incorrect :(a) First Carnatic War : (1746-48)(b) Second Carnatic War : (1749-54)(c) Third Carnatic War : (1756-63)(d) Battle of Wandiwash: (1760-1764)

118. Which among the following is incorrect :(a) First Anglo Mysore War : (1767-69)(b) Second Anglo Mysore War : (1782-84)(c) Third Anglo Mysore War :(1790-1792)(d) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War : (1799)

119. In which year Treaty of Paris took place:(a) 1748 AD (b) 1754 AD(c) 1760 AD (d) 1763 AD

120. Tipu Sultan died during:(a) First Anglo Mysore War(b) Second Anglo Mysore War(c) Third Anglo Mysore War(d) Fourth Anglo Mysore war

121. Who was the first Governor of Bengal:(a) Robert Clive (b) Warren Hastings(c) Vansittart (d) Henry Varlet

122. Which among the following events aboutWarren Hastings are true during his time:(a) Regulating Act(b) Foundation of Asiatic Society(c) English translation of ‘The Gita’(d) All of these

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123. Match the followingList - IA. Robert Clive B. Warren HastingC. Lord Cornwallis D. Lord WellesleyList - II1. Beginning of Dual Govt2. Treaty of Mangalore3. Permanent Settlement4. Subsidiary AllianceCodes:

A B C D(a) 4 3 2 1(b) 3 4 1 2(c) 1 2 3 4(d) 2 4 3 1

124. The first ruler who adopted the policy ofSubsidiary Alliance was:(a) The ruler of Mysore(b) Nizam of Hyderbad(c) The Nawab of Awadh(d) The Rajput of Jodhpur

125. The chronological order of the GovernorGeneral of Bengal were:1. Warren Hastings 2. Lord Cornwallis3. Lord Wellesley 4. Lord Minto I(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 3 4(c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 2 3 1 4

126. The treaty signed during Lord Minto I in1809 was:(a) Treaty of Madras(b) Treaty of Mangalore(c) Treaty of Lahore(d) Treaty of Amritsar

127. Which is incorrectly matched(a) First Governor General of Bengal-

Warren Hastings(b) First G.G. of India-Lord William Bentick(c) First Viceroy of India-Lord Canning(d) First Governor General of free India-C

Rajgopalchari128. Match the following

List - IA. Police commissionB. Durand CommissionC. Organisation of first Delhi durbarD. Formation of INC

List - II1. Lord Curzon 2. Lord Lansdowne3. Lord Lytton 4. Lord DufferinCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 4 3 2 1(c) 3 4 1 2(d) 2 1 3 4

129. The first among the following viceroy was:(a) Lord Minto II (b) Lord Hardinge II(c) Lord Chelmsford (d) Lord Reading

130. Who was the Viceroy during transfer ofcapital from Calcutta to Delhi:(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Minto II(c) Lord Hardinge II (d) Lord Reading

131. Match the following:List - IA. Bengal TigerB. Viceroy of reverse characterC. Father of Local self govtD. Only Viceroy murdered in officeList - II1. Lord Wellesley 2. Lord Lytton3. Lord Rippon 4. Lord MayoCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 3 4(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

132. The first state captured by British throughDoctrine of Lapse:(a) Nagpur (b) Udaipur(c) Satara (d) Sambalpur

133. Match the followingList - IA. Non Cooperation MovementB. Civil Disobedience MovementC. Quit India MovementD. Transfer of CapitalList - II1. Lord Hardinge II 2. Lord Linlithgow3. Lord Irwin 4. Lord Chelmsford


Codes:A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

134. During which of the following Viceroy“Ilbert Bill” was passed:(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Ripon(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Chelmsford

135. In which among the following event whereLord Irwin was not involved:(a) First Round Table Conference(b) Second Round Table Conference(c) Simon Commission(d) Martyrdom of Jatin Das

136. Chronological order of Viceroys in thefollowing:1. Lord Reading 2. Lord Chelmsoford3. Lord Willingdon 4. Lord Linlithgow(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 4 3 2(c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 2 1 4 3

137. Who was the Viceroy during IndianIndependence:(a) Lord Linlithgow (b) Lord Mount Batten(c) Lord Wavel (d) C. Rajgopalchari

138. Match the following:List - IA. Declaration of Communal AwardB. Formation of Swaraj PartyC. Cripps MissionD. Komagatamaru IncidentList - II1. Lord Willingdon 2. Lord Reading3. Lord Linlinthgow 4. Lord Hardinge IICodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 3 4(c) 3 4 1 2(d) 4 3 2 1

139. Who was the Viceroy during the firstmeeting of Constituent Assembly:(a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Mountbatten(c) C. Rajgopalchari (d) None of these

140. The first and only Indian Governor Generalof India was:(a) C. Rajagopalchari(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(c) G.V. Mavalankar(d) A. Sayyanam Ayyangar

141. Who was the Mughal ruler during the revoltof 1857:(a) Bahadur Shah I (b) Bahadur Shah II(c) Muhammad Shah (d) Shah Alam II

142. Match the following:List - IA. Policy of Doctorine of LapseB. Heavy TaxationC. Low salary to SoldiersD. Abolition of SatiList - II1. Political Cause 2. Economic Cause3. Millitary Cause 4. Religious CauseCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

143. The first man who refused to use EnfieldRifle was:(a) Nana Saheb (b) Tantia Tope(c) Mangal Pandey (d) Laxmibai

144. Who among the following was not theleader from Kanpur during the revolt of1857:(a) Nanasaheb (b) Tantia Tope(c) Azimullah (d) Hazrat Mahal

145. Who among the following leader wasneither captured nor died during the Revoltof 1857?(a) Nana Saheb (b) Tantia Tope(c) Rani Laxmibai (d) Bahadur Shah II

146. Match the following:List - I List - IIA. Kunwar Singh 1. BarreilyB. Devi Singh 2. MeerutC. Kadam Singh 3. MathuraD. Bakht Khan 4. Bihar

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Codes:A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 3 4(c) 3 4 1 2(d) 4 3 2 1

147. Which among the following was/were notcorrect during or after the revolt of 1857:(a) Nana Saheb and Begum Hazarat Mahal

escaped to Nepal(b) Jhansi Rani Laxmibai died in the battle

field(c) Tantia Tope deported to Rangoon where

he died(d) All of these

148. Match the followingA. John Nicholson 1. BenarasB. James Neil 2. DelhiC. Huge Rose 3. LucknowD. Havelock 4. JhansiCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

149. Which among the following was not thecause of failure of the revolt of 1857:(a) Inferior military equipment of Indian

rebels(b) Efficient leadership of the British(c) Without the support of Indian rulers

and Indian Intelligentsia to the rebels(d) None of these

150. Which among the following were the impactof the revolt of 1857:(a) End of company rule and beginning of

crown rule(b) Withdrawn of Doctorine of Lapse(c) Creation of the post of Viceroy(d) All of these

151. Who was the Viceroy during the formationof Indian National Congress:(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Lytton(c) Lord Dufferin (d) Lord Lansdowne

152. Who was the founder of Indian NationalCongress(a) A.O. Hume (b) W.C. Benerji(c) Lord Dufferin (d) All of these

153. Which among the following is not correctabout Indian National Congress:(a) The first session was held in Poona

instead of Bombay(b) No. of delegates attended were 72 in

Bombay session of INC(c) It was W.C. Benerjee who presided the

first meeting(d) All of these

154. In which session of Indian NationalCongress division took place among theleaders of Indian National Congress:(a) Bombay (b) Calcutta Session(c) Surat Session (d) Lahore session

155. Who was the first woman President ofIndian National Congress:(a) Annie Besant (b) Sarojini Naidu(c) Aruna Asaf Ali (d) Sucheta Kripalini

156. Which is correctly matched(a) Badruddin Tyyabji-First President of

INC(b) George Yule-First English President of

INC(c) Sarojini Naidu-First Female President of

INC(d) All of these

157. Match the following:List - I List - IIA. Delhi Session 1. Maulana AzadB. Belgaon Session 2. Mahatma GandhiC. Faizpur Session 3. J.L. NehruD. Meerut Session 4. J.B. KripaliniCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 3 4(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 1 3 4 2

158. In which session Subhas Chandra Bosedefeated to Mahatma Gandhi indirectly:(a) Haripura Session (b) Tripuri Session(c) Ramgarh Session (d) Calcutta Session


159. Match the following(a) Lahore Session (1929)(b) Karachi Session (1931)(c) Lucknow Session (1916)(d) Calcutta Session (1928)1. All Indian Youth Congress2. Resolution on Fundamental Rights3. Poona Swaraj Declaration4. Reunion of CongressCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 3 1 4(c) 3 2 4 1(d) 3 4 2 1

160. Who among the following elected asPresident of Indian National Congress threetimes:(a) Dadabhai Naroji (b) S.N. Benerji(c) Rash B. Ghosh (d) C.R. Das

161. Which among the two organisations mergedto form Indian National Congress:(a) National Conference and Indian

National Union(b) British India Association and East

Indian Association(c) Bombay Association and Indian

Association(d) Indian Society and Indian League

162. Who was the founder of Landlord’s Societyor Zamindary Association:(a) Dwarakanath Tagore(b) Debendranath Tagore(c) Ravindranath Tagore(d) Anand Mohan Bose

163. Who among the following groups of leadersare moderate:(a) Dadabhai Naroji, Surendra Nath

Benerji, Aswini Kumar Dutta, MadanMohan Malavya, T. Prakasham

(b) W.C. Benerji, S.N. Benerji, Gopal KrishnaGokhale, Ras Bihari Ghosh,Madhusudan Das

(c) Badruddin Tyabji, Bal Gangadhar Tilak,Ferozshah Mehta, Tej Bahadur Sapru,Anand Mohan Bose, P Ananda Charlu

(d) S. Subramanyam Aiyar, K.T. Telang,Dinsha Wacha, M.G.Ranade, A.O.Hume, Bipin Chandra Pal, AurobindaGhosh, Chidambaram Pillai

164. Which among the following were the maindemands of moderates:(a) Expansion and reform of legislative

councils(b) Separation of the judiciary from executives(c) Freedom of speech and expression and

freedom to form associations(d) All of these

165. which among the following groups ofleaders were Extremist(a) Lala Lajpat Roy, Bal Gangadhar Tilak,

Ferozshah Mehta, M.G.Ranade(b) Badruddin Tyabji, Bipin Chandra pal,

Raj Narayan Bose(c) Aurobinda Ghosh, T. Prakashan,

Chidambaram Pillai,Aswini KumarDutt,Lala Lajpat Roy, Bal GangadharTilak

(d) C.V. Raghvachariar, Aswini KumarDutta, Lala Lajpat Roy, Bipin ChandraPal, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, AurobindaGhosh, M.G. Ranade

166. In which year Partition of Bengal took place:(a) 1885 (b) 1905(c) 1906 (d) 1907

167. Match the following:List - IA. K.K. MitraB. Motilal GhoshC. Bipin Chandra PalD. Aurovindo GhoshList - II1. Sanjibani2. Amrit Bazar Patrika3. New India4. Bande MataramCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 2 1

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168. Which among the following playedsignificant role during Partion of Bengal:(a) Bengali by S.N. Benerji(b) Bharat Mata by Ajit Singh(c) Amar Sonar Bangla by R.N. Tagore(d) All of these

169. Who among the following was not thefounder member of Muslim League:(a) Aga Khan(b) Nawab Salimullah(c) Nawab Mohsin-Ul-Mulk(d) Md Ali Jinhah

170. In which year the division of IndianNational Congress took place:(a) 1906 (b) 1907(c) 1908 (d) 1909

171. Which among the extremist leader sentencedsix years jail at Mandalay of Mynmar:(a) Bipin Chandra Pal(b) Lala Lajpat Roy(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(d) Aurobindo Ghosh

172. Which among following was the first eventduring Indian National Movement :(a) Formation of Ghadar Party(b) Morley- Minto Reform(c) Separation of Bihar-Odisha from Bengal(d) Komagatamaru incident

173. In which year Ghadar Party was founded :(a) 1912 (b) 1913(c) 1914 (d) 1915

174. Who was the founder President of GhadarParty:(a) Sohan S. Bhakna (b) Lala Hardayal(c) Tarakhnath Das (d) Kartar Singh

175. Who among the following was not themember of Ghadar Party:(a) Muhamad Barakatullah(b) Ras Bihari Bose(c) Lala Haradayal(d) Bhagat Singh

176. Which among the following are correctabout Ghadar Party:(a) Ghadar was the weekly newspaper of

Ghadar Party

(b) The headquarter of Ghadar party wasin San Francisco

(c) The party was known for setting thefoundation for future Indian revolu-tionary movement

(d) All of these177. In which year Komagatamaru incident took

place:(a) 1913 (b) 1914(c) 1915 (d) 1916

178. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in fromSouth Africa:(a) 1888 (b) 1891(c) 1893 (d) 1915

179. Which among the following events was/were took place in 1916:(a) Home Rule League Movement(b) The Lucknow Pact(c) Formation of Sabarmati Ashram(d) August Declaration

180. Who was the ambassador of Hindu-MuslimUnity:(a) Abul Kalam Azad(b) Md. Ali Jinnah(c) Liaqat Ali Khan(d) Khan Abul Ghaffar Khan

181. Who among the following was the startedthe Home Rule Movement in India:(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(b) Annie Besant(c) George Arundale(d) B.P. Wadia

182. Who among the following were themembers of Home Rule Movement alongwith Annie Besant:(a) C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar(b) George Arundale(c) B.P. Wadia(d) All of these

183. Which among the following were incorrectabout Home Rule League movement:(a) The headquarter of first and second

Home Rule were Poona and Madrasrespectively

(b) The objective of home rule was self-government for India in the British empire


(c) “Maratha”and “Kesari” of Tilak and“New India”and “Common-weal” ofAnnie Besant were the important organsof Home Rule Movement

(d) None of these184. In which year mahatma Gandhi started his

first Satyagraha:(a) 1916 AD (b) 1917 AD(c) 1918 AD (d) 1920 AD

185. Match the following:List - I List - IIA. August Declaration 1. 1920 ADB. Kheda Satyagraha 2. 1919 ADC. Rowlatt Act 3. 1918 ADD. Khilafat Movement 4. 1917 ADCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 3 4(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

186. In which year Jallianwala Bagh Massacretook place :(a) April 13, 1917 (b) April 13, 1918(c) April 13, 1919 (d) April 13, 1920

187. Which act was called “Black Act” byMahatma Gandhi:(a) Rowlatt Act,1919(b) Govt. of India Act, 1919(c) August Declaration,1917(d) Govt. of India Act,1935

188. Which among the following are correctabout Rowlatt Act:(a) Rowlatt act also known as Anarchical

and Revolutionary Crimes Act(b) It was passed on 18 March, 1919 in Delhi(c) This act gave powers to the govt to arrest

and imprison without trial for two yearsmaximum.

(d) All of these189. Who was the military authority during the

Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre:(a) Michael O’Dwyer (b) General O’Dwyer(c) Lord Chelmsford (d) All of these

190. Which is chronological order of the eventsof 1919:1. Rowlatt act2. Renounce of sir title by Rabindra Nath

Tagore3. Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre4. Hunter Commission(a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 1 2 3 4(c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 1 3 4 2

191. In which year Khilafat Movement started:(a) 1919 (b) 1920(c) 1921 (d) 1922

192. Which among the following were the leaderof Khilafat Movement(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(b) Saifuddin Kitchlew & Hakim Ajmal

Khan(c) Hasrat Mohani and M.A. Ansari(d) All of these

193. In which year the famous Non CooperationMovement started by M K Gandhi:(a) 1919 AD (b) 1920 AD(c) 1921 AD (d) 1923 AD

194. Which was not the important event duringNon-Cooperation Movement:(a) Renounce of Kaiser-i-Hind medal(b) Establishment of National schools like

Kashi Vidyapeeth, Bihar Vidyapith andJamia malia Islamia

(c) Giving up legal practice by C.R. Das andMotilal Nehru and resignation ofSubhas Chandra Bose from civil service

(d) Formation of Swaraj Party195. Which among the following was the last

event during Indian Freedom struggle:(a) Champaran Satyagraha(b) Khera Movement(c) Rowlatt Act(d) Non Cooperation Movement

196. Which among the following was correctabout Chauri Chaura incident:(a) It was started in 1922(b) 22 police were burnt during Chauri

Chaura incident

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(c) After this Chauri Chaura incidentMahatma Gandhi withdrew NonCooperation Movement

(d) All of these197. Who among the following was a prominent

member of Swaraj Party which founded in1923:(a) Mahatma Gandhi(b) Jawaharlal Nehru(c) Motilal Nehru(d) Subhas Chandra Bose

198. Which among the following are correctabout Simon Commission:(a) It was appointed in 1927 under Sir John

Simon(b) No Indian was appointed in the Simon

Commission so it led to a resolutionwhich was passed to boycott it

(c) It came to India in 1928 and greeted byhartal with placard saying ‘Simon GoBack’

(d) All of these199. Which among the following are incorrect

about Nehru Report:(a) To prepare Nehru report Motilal Nehru

was selected as Chairman and J.L.Nehru appointed as Secretary

(b) Tej Bahadur Sapru, Subhash ChandraBose, Ali Imam, M.S. Aney, MangalSingh and G.R. Pradhan were othermembers of this Nehru report.

(c) It submitted its report in 1928(d) The Viceroy during Nehru Report was

Lord Willingdon200. Which among the following event was not

an event in 1929:(a) Lahore Session(b) Sharda Act(c) Bardoli Satyagraha(d) Death of Jatin Das

201. The famous Dandi March or Salt Satyagrahastarted in which year:(a) 1929 (b) 1930(c) 1931 (d) 1932

202. Match the following:List - I List - IIA. C. Rajgopalchari 1. Tamil NaduB. K. Kalapan 2. KeralaC. Gopabandhu Choudhury 3. OdishaD. Mahatma Gandhi 4. GujaratCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

203. Which among the following events arecorrect:(a) First Round Table Conference-1930 AD(b) Second Round Table Conference-1931 AD(c) Third Round Table Conference-1932 AD(d) All of these

204. Which among the following was not theevent of 1931:(a) Gandhi-Irwin Pact(b) Resolution of Fundamental Rights(c) Poona Pact(d) Karachi Session of INC

205. Who among the following attended all thethree Round Table Conference along withB.R. Ambedkar:(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Tej Bahadur Sapru(c) Sardar Patel (d) Mahatma Gandhi

206. Which among the following were the Eventof 1932:(a) The Communal Award(b) Poona Pact(c) Third Round Table Conference(d) All of these

207. Which among the following are incorrect inthe following about Mahatma Gandhi:(a) Mahatma Gandhi started a fast unto

death against communal award inYeravada jail

(b) An all India Anti-Untouchability Leagueand a weekly newspaper in 1933

(c) Mahatma Gandhi also started IndividualCivil Disobedience on August, 1933

(d) He participated in all the three RoundTable Conference


208. Who among the following was not selectedas the individual Satyagrahi:(a) Acharya Vinoba Bhave(b) Jawaharlal Nehru(c) Brahma Dutt(d) Dr Rajendra Prasad

209. Who was the Prime Minister of Englandduring Quit India Movement:(a) Ramsay Mc Donald(b) Winston Churchill(c) Clement Attlee(d) Sir Robert Walpole

210. Who was the Heroine of Quit India movement:(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Sucheta Kripalini(c) Aruna Asaf Ali (d) Vijayalaxmi Pandit

211. Which among the following are incorrectabout Quit India Movement:(a) It was called leaderless revolt(b) Gandhi was kept at Aga Khan palace, Pune(c) J.P.Narayan,R.M.Lohia and Aruna Asaf

Ali started underground activitiesduring Quit India Movement

(d) An all India radio was started byVijaylaxmi Pandit

212. Match the followingA. Rajgopalchari Formula 1. 1944 ADB. Simla Conference 2. 1945 ADC. Naval Mutiny 3. 1946 ADD. Mount Batten Plan 4. 1947 ADCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

213. During which movement there was theestablishment of Congress Radio took place:(a) Non Cooperation Movement(b) Civil Disobedience Movement(c) Quit India Movement(d) Mahad Satyagraha

214. Which among the following were incorrectabout ‘Two- Nation Theory’:(a) It was drafted by Sikandar Hayat Khan(b) It was moved by Fazlul Haq

(c) It was seconded by Khaliquazzaman(d) It was given by Ali brothers

215. Match the following:List - IA. Karachi Session of Muslim LeagueB. Individual SatyagrahaC. Cripps MissionD. Wavell PlanList - II1. 1940 AD 2. 1942 AD3. 1943 AD 4. 1945 ADCodes:

A B C D(a) 3 1 2 4(b) 1 2 3 4(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 2 1 4 3

216. The term Pakistan was given by:(a) Md. Iqbal(b) Chaudhury Rehmat Ali(c) Md. Ali Jinnah(d) Liaqat Ali Khan

217. The Cabinet mission of 1946 headed by:(a) Sir Stafford Cripps(b) Pathic Lawrence(c) A.V. Alexander(d) Lord Wavell

218. No of Princely states within the geogra-phical boundaries of India at the time ofIndian Indepence:(a) 549 (b) 552(c) 560 (d) 565

219. Who among the following was the ruler ofJunagarh during the Independence of India:(a) Raja Hari Singh(b) Osman Ali Khan(c) Md Mahabat Khan(d) Bahadur Shah II

220. The operation polo was associated with theannexation of which one among thefollowing princely states into Indian union:(a) Kashmir (b) Junagarh(c) Travancore (d) Hyderabad

221. Who among the following earned the title‘Father of Indian Renaissance’:

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(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy(b) Dayanand Saraswati(c) Swami Vivekananda(d) Debendra Nath Tagore

222. Which among the following about Raja RamMohan Roy is incorrect:(a) He started Atmiya Sabha is 1815(b) He criticised sati pratha,casteism and

widow remarriage(c) He is given the title ‘Raja’ by Akbar II(d) He assisted to Lord William Bentick in

the foundation of Hindu law college223. Match the following:

List - IA. Brahma SamajB. Adi Brahma SamajC. Brahma Samaj of IndiaD. Sadharan Brahma SamajList - II1. Raja Ram Mohn Roy2. Debendra Nath Tagore3. Keshav Chandra Sen4. Anand Mohan BoseCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 3 2 4(b) 1 2 3 4(c) 3 2 4 1(d) 2 1 4 3

224. Arya Samaj was founded by:(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy(b) Swami Vivekananda(c) Dayananda Saraswati(d) Annie Besant

225. Match the following:List - IA. Prathana SamajB. Deva SamajC. Veda SamajD. Satya Shodhak SamajList - II1. Jyotirao Phule2. Sridharu Naidu3. Shiv Narayan Agnihotri4. Atmaram Panduranga

Codes:A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 1 2 3(d) 4 3 2 1

226. Who suggested the name ‘Vivekananda’ forNarendranath Dutt:(a) Ajit Singh(b) Margarett Nobel(c) Ramakrishna Paramahansa(d) Swami Sadananda

227. Which among the following about AryaSamaj is incorrect:(a) It was founded by Swami Dayananada

Saraswati in 1875(b) The prominent persons of Arya Samaj

were Lala Lajpat Roy, Lala Hansraj, PtGuru Dutt

(c) ‘Go back to Vedas’ and ‘India for theIndians’ were the motto of Arya Samaj

(d) It advocated casteism and anduntouchability

228. Which among the following is incorrectlymatched as founder :(a) Theosophical Society - H.P. Blavasky(b) Prathana Samaj - Mahadev Govind

Ranade(c) Servants of India Society-G.K. Gokhale(d) Ramakrishna Mission - Swami

Vivekananda229. Who among the following attended the

parliament of world religion held at Chicago:(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy(b) Swami Vivekananda(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(d) Annie Besant

230. Match the following:List - IA. Bipin Ch. Pal B. Lala Lajpat RoyC. Thakkar Bappa D. Sister NiveditaList - II1. Brahma Samaj2. Arya Samaj3. Servants of India Society4. Rama Krishna Mission


Codes:A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1(b) 3 4 1 2(c) 1 2 3 4(d) 2 1 3 4

231. Which among the following is incorrectlymatched(a) New India-Annie Besant(b) Ghulamgiri-Jyotirao Phule(c) Sayartha Prakash-Lala Lajpat Rai(d) Prabudha Bharat-Vivekananda

232. Match the following:List - IA. Female education for the upliftment of

womenB. Intercaste MarriageC. Orphanage for WidowsD. Widow RemarriageList - II1. Lokahitwadi2. Indian Social Conference3. Satyashadhak samaj4. Arya SamajCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 4 2 3(b) 1 2 3 4(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 2 1 4 3

233. Who among the following worked forlegalisation of widow remarriage andfemale education:(a) D.V. Karve(b) M.G. Ranade(c) Annie Besant(d) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar

234. Match the following:List-IA. Dayananda SaraswatiB. Margaret NobelC. Shiv Dayal SahebD. Amritlal Vithaldas

List-II1. Mool Sankar 2. Sister Nivedita3. Tulasiram 4. Thakkar BappaCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

235. Which two reformer founded Indian SocialConference:(a) Madam H P Blavasky & H S Olcot(b) M.G.Ranade & Ragunath Rao(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale & Thakkar

Bappa(d) R.G. Bhandarkar & N.G. Chandravarkar

236. Which is the Chronological order of theformation of the following organization1. Satyashadhak Samaj2. Arya Samaj3. Prathana Samaj4. Ramakrishna Mission(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 3 4(c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 4 3 2 1

237. The description Theosophist, educationalistand Indian National Leader refers to:(a) Madan Mohan Malavya(b) Dayananda Saraswati(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy(d) Annie Besant

238. Match the following:List - IA. The Aligarh MovementB. The Ahmedia MovementC. The Deoband MovementD. The Young Bengal MovementList - II1. Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan2. Mirza Gulam Ahmed3. Rashid Ahmad Gangohi4. Henry Vivian DerozioCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 4 3 2 1

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(c) 2 1 4 3(d) 3 4 1 2

239. Match the following:List - IA. First Indian Women UniversityB. Vedanta CollegeC. Central Hindu CollegeD. DAV SchoolList - II1. Dayanand Saraswati2. Annie Besant3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy4. D.K. KarveCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 4 3 2 1(d) 3 4 1 2

240. Who among the following gave the word‘Adivasi’ for Tribals:(a) Thakkar Bappa (b) Narasingh Mehta(c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Mahatma Gandhi

241. Match the following:A. Chuar Rising 1. West BengalB. Khasi Rising 2. MeghalayaC. Naikad Revolt 3. GujaratD. Oraon Revolt 4. Chhota NagpurCode

(assistant section officer) general awareness...(b) morarji desai (c) jawaharlal nehru (d) t.t....

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