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a) Punchhi Samiti

b) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

c) Singhvi Committee

d) Alok Roy Committee

e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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Answer b

Explanation: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was made for Panchayati Raj system in India; whichsubmitted its report in 1957.

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a) Gram Panchayat

b) Block Committee

c) Zila Parishad

d) Both b and c


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Answer: a

Explanation: The Gram Panchayat is established on the basis of direct election.

1. Which of the following committee recommended forPanchayati Raj System in India?

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2. Which of the following system is established on the basis ofdirect election?

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a) Panchayati Raj was established in India by Jawahar Lal Nehru

b) Madhya Pradesh was the `rst state which implemented the The Panchayati Rajsystem in India

c) 73rd Constitutional amendment was implemented in 1992

d) Tamil Nadu has adopted bicameral method


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b) Madhya Pradesh was the `rst state which implemented the The PanchayatiRaj system in India

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Answer: (b)

Explanation: First of all the Panchayati Raj system was established in Rajasthan (2 October 1959)after which Andhra Pradesh adopted this system.

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a) 6th

b) 7th

c) 9th

d) 11th


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Answer: (d)

Explanation: 11th schedule was added in the Indian constitution.

4. Which schedule was added to the constitution by the 73rdConstitutional Amendment?

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a) It is a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls of a villagecomprised within the area of the Panchayat level.

b) It is a village assembly consisting of all the registered voters in the area of thePanchayat.

c) Its powers have been determined by the Central Government

d) Its powers and functions at village level are like state legislature at the state level.


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c) Its powers have been determined by the Central Government

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Answer: (c)

Explanation: Its powers have been determined by the State Legislature.

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a) 1/3

b) 1/2

c) 2/3

d) 1/4


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Answer: (a)

Explanation: One-third posts (for both the member and the chief) are reserved for women

6. How many posts are reserved for women at all levels inPanchayati raj system.

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a) It is a permanent and independent body

b) It is responsible for getting conduct the elections of President, Vice Presidentand Municipal Corporations

c) Article 324 of the Constitution envisages the provisions relating to the ElectionCommission

d) This is an all-India institution


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Answer: (b)

Explanation: The election commission is not responsible for conducting the election of municipalcorporations.

7. Which statement about the Election Commission is notcorrect?

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a) 3

b) 4

c) 2

d) 1


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Answer: (a)

Explanation: There are 3 commissioners in the election commission which includes one ChiefElection Commissioner and two other Election Commissioners.

Though the chief election commissioner is the chairman of the election commission, however hispowers are equal to the other election commissioners. All the matters in the commission are decidedby the majority amongst its members. The chief election commissioner and the two other electioncommissioners receive equal salary, allowances and other beneUts.

8. How many Election Commissioners are in the ElectionCommission?

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a) To conduct the election of Lok Sabha, Legislative Assembly, President and VicePresident

b) Approval of setting up of political parties

c) Deciding the disquali`cation of a Member of Parliament by using his discretionpower

d) Advising the governor on matters related to the disquali`cation of members of theLegislative Council


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Answer: (c)

Explanation: The Election Commission shall seek the approval of the president in deciding thedisqualiUcation of a Member of Parliament.

The powers and functions of the election commission are mentioned below:1. It determines the territorial area of the electoral constituencies in accordance with the DelimitationCommission Act.2. It prepares the electoral rolls and revises them from time to time. It registers all the eligible voters. 3. It prepares and notiUes the schedule of the election.4. It receives and scrutinizes the nomination papers from all the candidates in the elections. 5. It registers political parties and grants recognition to them. It provides election symbols to thepolitical parties. 6. It provides the status of national or state parties to the political parties on the basis of theirperformance in the elections. 7. It acts as court to look into disputes regarding recognition of political parties and allotment ofsymbols to them. 8. It appoints o\cers to enquire into disputes relating to electoral arrangements. 9. It prepares the time table for the publicity of the policies and programmes of political partiesthrough TV and radio.10.It ensures that the model code of conduct is followed by all the political parties and all thecandidates. 11. It advises the president on matters relating to the disqualiUcation of the members of theparliament.12. It advises the governor of the state on matters relating to the disqualiUcation of the members ofthe state legislature. 13. It requests the president or the governor for the necessary staff required for conductingelections.14. It supervises election machinery and conduct of elections to ensure free and fair elections.15. It cancels polls in the event of irregularities and wrongdoings during an election.16. It advises the president whether the elections can be held in a state under president’s rule.

9. Which of the following is not the work of ElectionCommission?

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a) Law Minister

b) Chief Election Commissioner

c) Governor

d) Chief Justice of the High Court


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Answer: (b)

Explanation: Chief Election Commissioner

10. The State Election Commissioner can be removed on thebasis of whose recommendation?

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a) President

b) Parliament

c) Law Minister

d) Prime Minister


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Answer: (b) Parliament

More Reading: The Urst Unance commission was constituted on November 1951.

The Finance Commission is a body of Uve experts composed of one chairman, four members and asecretary. The Finance Commission is appointed by the President under Article 280 of theConstitution. As per the provisions contained in the Finance Commission [Miscellaneous Provisions]Act, 1951 and The Finance Commission (Salaries & Allowances) Rules, 1951, the Chairman of theCommission is selected from among persons who have had experience in public affairs, and the fourother members are selected from among persons who—

(a) Are, or have been, or are qualiUed to be appointed as Judges of a High Court; or(b) Have special knowledge of the Unances and accounts of Government; or(c) Have had wide experience in Unancial matters and in administration; or(d) Have special knowledge of economics

11. Who determines the eligibility of members of the FinanceCommission?

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a) 3

b) 4

c) 5

d) 6


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Answer: (b)

Explanation: There are four members and one Chairman in the Finance Commission.

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a) The 14th Finance Commission has tenure of 2015-2020

b) It has recommended the share of states to 42% in tax collection of the centralGovt.

c) The highest tax component of total taxes is given to Maharashtra

d) Jammu and Kashmir has been given 1.85% of the total taxes.


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Answer: (c)

Explanation: The highest tax share of the total taxes collection is 17.95% given to Uttar Pradesh.Chairman of 14th FC - Dr. Y.V.Reddy, Former Governor Reserve Bank of IndiaChairman of 15th FC - N.K. Singh

12. How many members are in the Finance Commission ofIndia?

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13. Which statement about the 14th Finance Commission is notcorrect?

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a) 15

(b) 13

(c) 14

(d) 16


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Ans:(a) 15

14. How many `nance commissions have been set up so far? 1


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a) Attorney General of India

b) CAG

c) President

d) Solicitor General of India


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Ans:(a)Exp:Article 76 and 78 deals with the Attorney General of India. The Attorney General of India is thehighest law o\cer of the country. He is responsible to assist the government in all its legal matters.

Appointment and Term of o\ce:The President appoints the Attorney General (AG). The person who is appointed should be qualiUedto be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. That means, he should be a citizen of India and ajudge of some high court for Uve years or an advocate of some high court for ten years or should bean eminent jurist, in the opinion of the president.

The constitution does not provide for Uxed tenure to the AG. So, he holds o\ce during the pleasureof the president. He can be removed by the president at any time. There is no procedure or groundmentioned in the constitution for his removal.

The AG receives such remuneration as the president may determine. The constitution has not Uxedthe remuneration of the AG.

15. Who is the highest legal okcer of the Union Government ofIndia?

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a) Judge of Supreme Court of India

b) Judge of a high court

c) A renown lawyer

d) Solicitor General of India


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Ans:(a)Exp:He is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and holds o\ceduring the pleasure of the President. He must be a person qualiUed to be appointed as a Judge of theSupreme Court.

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a) He is the legal advisor to the Government of India

b) His tenure and salary is decided by the President

c) He has the voting right in the proceeding of the Parliament

d) He appears before high courts and Supreme Court in cases involving uniongovernment.


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Ans:(C)Exp:Below are the duties and functions of the AG:

(1) He gives advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, which are referred orassigned to him by the president.

16. To be eligible for appointment as Attorney General of India,a person must possess the quali`cations prescribed for a________ .

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17. Which one is not true about the Attorney General of India? 1

(2) He performs such other duties of a legal character that are referred or assigned to him by thepresident.

(3) He discharges the functions conferred on him by or under the Constitution or any other law.

In the performance of his o\cial duties,

(1) He appears on behalf of the government of India in all the cases in Supreme Court in which theGovernment of India is concerned.

(2) He appears on behalf of the government of India in any reference made by the president to theSupreme Court under Article 143 of the constitution.

(3) He appears on behalf of the government of India in any case in a high court in which theGovernment of India is concerned, if Government of India requires so.

Rights and Limitations

Following are the Rights of the AG:

(1) In the performance of his duties, he has right of audience in all courts in the territory of India.

(2) He has the right to speak or to take part in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament andtheir joint sittings, but without a right to vote.

(3) He has the right to speak or to take part in the meeting of any committee of the Parliament ofwhich he is named as a member, but without a right to vote.

(4) He enjoys all the privileges and immunities that are available to a member of parliament.

Below mentioned are the Limitations placed on the Attorney General:

(1) He should not advise or hold a brief against the Government of India.

(2) He should not defend accused persons in criminal cases without the permission of thegovernment of India.(3) He should not accept appointment as a director in any company without the permission ofgovernment.

It should be noted that the AG is not debarred from private legal practice. He is not a governmentservant as he is not paid Uxed salary and his remuneration is decided by the president.


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a) 5 years

b) 6 years

c) Decided by the President

d) No `x tenure


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d) No `x tenure

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Ans:(d)Exp:The constitution does not provide for Uxed tenure to the Advocate General. So, he holds o\ce duringthe pleasure of the governor of the state concerned. He can be removed by the governor at any time.There is no procedure or ground mentioned in the constitution for his removal.

18. Advocate General of the State is appointed for the period of-

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a) Chief Judge of high court of the state

b) Governor of the respective state

c) President of India

d) Chief Minister of the state


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b) Governor of the respective state

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Ans:(b)Exp:Appointment and Term of O\ce

The Governor appoints the Advocate General of the state. The person who is appointed should bequaliUed to be appointed a judge of a high court. That means, he should be a citizen of India andshould have held a judicial o\ce for ten years or been an advocate of a high court for ten years.

The constitution does not provide for Uxed tenure to the Advocate General. So, he holds o\ce duringthe pleasure of the governor of the state concerned. He can be removed by the governor at any time.There is no procedure or ground mentioned in the constitution for his removal.He can be removed from o\ce anytime or can submit his resignation to the Governor

The Advocate General receives such remuneration as the governor may determine. The constitutionhas not Uxed the remuneration of the Advocate General.

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a) Article 194

b) Article 177

c) Article 197

d) Article 165


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Ans:(d)Exp:Article 165 deals with the Advocate General for the State and Article 177 deals with the rights ofMinisters and Advocate General as respects the Houses.

The Advocate General is the highest law o\cer in the state. He is responsible to assist the stategovernment in all its legal matters. He defends and protects the interest of the state government.The o\ce of the Advocate General in state corresponds to the o\ce of Attorney General of India.

The Governor of each State shall appoint a person who is qualiUed to be appointed as a Judge of aHigh Court to be Advocate General for the State.

20. Which article states that each state shall have an AdvocateGeneral?

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a) Dholavira

b) Surkotda

c) Harappa

d) Banwali


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Ans:(b)Exp:Surkotada (Gujarat)

1. Excavated by JP Joshi in 1972.

2. Situated between the rivers Sabarmati and the Bhogavo.

3. Evidence of horse, oval grave and pit burial has been found here.

Kalibanga (Black Bangles), Rajasthan

1. Excavated by BB Lal in 1961.

2. Situated on the bank of river Ghaggar

3. Evidence of ploughed Ueld, wooden furrow, seven Ure-altars, bones of camel and two types ofburials (Circular grave and rectangular grave) have been found.

21. At which Harappan site traces of a horse have been found? 1


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a) Agriculture

b) Trade

c) Ship Making

d) Apparel design


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Ans:(e) More than oneExp:Civilization was dominated by the peasants and merchants and thus also called as an agro-commercial civilization.

22. What was the main occupation of the people of the IndusValley Civilization?

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A) Anga

B) Magadha

C) Vajji

D) Kasi

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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Ans:(A)Exp:Champa. kingdom of Anga (a region corresponding with the eastern part of present-day Bihar state).It is identiUed with two villages of that name on the south bank of the Ganges (Ganga) River east ofMunger.

23. Champa was the capital of which one of the followingMahajanapadas in Ancient India?

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A) Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra

B) Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC

C) Ashoka invaded the kalinga in 261 BC

D) Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator.


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Ans:(B)Exp:Ashoka died in 232 BC after ruling for 40 years.

Ashoka was the son of Bindusara. He was governor of Taxila and Ujjain during his father’s reign.Ashoka sat on the throne around 268 B.C. after successfully defeating his brothers. There was aninterval of four years between Asoka’s accession to the throne (273 B.C.) Ashoka conquered Kalinga in the 9th year of his reign (261 BC). Kalinga was modern Odisha. Ashokadecided to attack Kalinga due to its strategic location. Kalinga war was a horrifying event as it wasmentioned in 13th Rock Edict of Ashoka. Approximately, hundred and Ufty thousand people werewounded while hundred thousand people were killed in the course of the war.

This horriUc event deeply impacted Ashoka and led to a change of his heart. He vowed to never Ughta war. He preferred now Dhammavijay over Dig-Vijay.

24. Which of the following statement is wrong? 1


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A) Ashoka

B) Chandragupta Maurya

C) Samudragupta

D) Chandragupta II


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Ans:(D)Exp:According to a popular translation of the Brahmi script upon the Iron Pillar of Delhi, the pillar wasmade for a king (presumably of the Gupta period, given the era of its creation). It was also made tohonor one of the most important Hindu gods – Vishnu. Which Gupta king the Iron Pillar was made foris not made clear by the inscription. However, it is widely believed that the king to which theinscription refers is Chandragupta II.

25. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is believed to record theachievements of --

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A) Vima Kadphises

B) Vima Taktu

C) Vasishka

D) Kujula Kadphises


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Ans:(A)Exp:Vima Kadphises added to the Kushan territory by his conquests in Afghanistan and north-westPakistan. He issued an extensive series of coins and inscriptions. He was the Urst to introduce goldcoinage in India, in addition to the existing copper and silver coinage

26. Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the `rst tointroduce the gold coinage in India?

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A) Hiuen-Tsang

B) Megasthenese

C) I Ching

D) Fahien


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Ans:(B)Exp:Megasthenes is the very Urst foreigner to be visited India from Greek. He had worked as ambassadorof Selecus I of Syria. He came to the court of Sandrokattes who is none other than, the GreatChandragupta Maurya.

27. Who among the following foreigners was the `rst to visitIndia?

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A) Raghuvamsha and Kiratarjuniya

B) Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha

C) Malti Madhava and Kumara Sambhava

D) Malti Madhav and Kumara Sambhava


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Ans:(B)Exp:Kalidasa, (mourished 5th century CE, India), Sanskrit poet and dramatist, probably the greatest Indianwriter of any epoch. The six works identiUed as genuine are the dramas Abhijnanashakuntala (“TheRecognition of Shakuntala”), Vikramorvashi (“Urvashi Won by Valour”), and Malavikagnimitra(“Malavika and Agnimitra”); the epic poems Raghuvamsha (“Dynasty of Raghu”) andKumarasambhava (“Birth of the War God”); and the lyric “Meghaduta” (“Cloud Messenger”).

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A) Black-slipped Ware

B) Black and Red Ware

C) Painted Grey Ware

D) Red Ware


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D) Red Ware

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Ans:(D)Exp:The most distinct was the Painted grey Ware. Red Ware was most popular among them and hasbeen found almost all over western Uttar Pradesh.

29. Which type of pottery was most popular with the Later Vedicpeople?

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A) Do not speak a lie.

B) non-adultery

C) Do not commit violence.

D) Do not steal.


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Ans:(B)Exp:Five Great Vows (Maha-vratas) of Jainism(1) Ahimsa (non-injury)

(2) Satya (speaking truth)

(3) Asteya (non-stealing),

(4) Aparigraha (non-possession),

(5) Brahmacharya (non-adultery).

It is said that only Ufth doctrine was added by Mahavira to the Urst four doctrines preached byParsva.

30. Which of the doctrines of Jainism was added by Mahavira? 1


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A) In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa

B) In denying the authority of the Vedas

C) In opposing animal sacri`ce

D) In its attitude towards trade


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Ans:(A)Exp:The concept of Ahimsa (non-violence) is different in Buddhism as compared to Jainism. WhileJainism emphasized it very much, Buddhism remained liberal in its interpretation in foreign countries,and even permitted eating of animal mesh where it was a necessity or traditional diet of the people.Yet, the Buddhist concept of Ahimsa is more a\rmative as compared to that of Jainism. Buddhismemphasized love to all beings which is a more positive virtue as compared to the concept of non-injury to all beings of Jainism.

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A) Balban

B) Aram Shah

C) Nasiruddin Mahmud

D) IIitutmish


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Ans:(D) IltutmishExp:Iltutmish, also called Shams al-Dīn Iltutmish, Iltutmish also spelled Altamsh, (died April 29, 1236),third and greatest Delhi sultan of the so-called Slave dynasty. He was from the Ilabari tribe of the Turks and that is why some scholars call the slave dynasty hasIlabari dynasty.Iltutmish was sold into slavery but married the daughter of his master, Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak, whom hesucceeded in 1211. He strengthened and expanded the Muslim empire in northern India and movedthe capital to Delhi, where he built the great victory tower, the Quṭub Mīnār.Iltutmish was able to preserve his kingdom against the ravages of the Mongol invasions thatcoincided with his reign.The Iqta system was a practice of Tax farming that was introduced by Iltutmish in Delhi Sultanate.This grant was not hereditary and was subject to passing from o\cer to o\cer.

Iltutmish organized the army of the sultanate and made it the “King’s army” which was centrallyrecruited and centrally paid.Iltutmish introduced Silver Tanka and Copper Jital , the two coins of the Delhi Sultanate.Iltutmish was the Urst to introduce a “Pure Arabic Coin” in India.

32. Who was the `rst Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currencyand to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

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A) Qutbuddin: Adhai din ka Jhompra

B) Iltutmish :Qutab Minar

C) Alauddin :Hauz-i-Khas

D) Firuz Tughlaq : Tughlaqabad


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D) Firuz Tughlaq : Tughlaqabad

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Ans:(D)Exp: Tughlaqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, built by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaqdynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate of India in 1321, as he established the third historic city of Delhi, whichwas later abandoned in 1327

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a) The cream of Afghan nobles

b) The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis

c) The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

d) The Ulema or the Muslim divines


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c) The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

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Ans:(c)Exp:The slave system had grown stronger by the successful careers of Aybek and Altamish. The latterhad formed a corps of Turkish mamluks known as “the Forty,” and these men, proUting by theremoval of their sovereign's hand, shared among themselves the wealth and power of the kingdom.Later Iltutmish organized the nobles in a corporate body, known as Turkan-i-Chehilgani (“The Forty”)which was personally loyal to him.

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a) To destroy idolatry

b) To gain possession of the wealth of India

c) To spread Islam into India

d) To establish a Muslim State in India


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Ans:(b)Exp:Mahmud Ghaznavi was the king of Ghazni who ruled from 971 to 1030 AD. He was the son ofSubuktgeen. Attracted by India’s wealth, Gahznavi attacked India several times. In fact, Ghaznaviattacked India 17 times. The main objective of his attacks was to plunder the wealth of Ghaznavi.He was attracted to the enormous wealth of India. This made him repeatedly raid India. He alsoadded religious dimension to his invasion of India. He destroyed the temples of Somnath, Kangra,Mathura and Jwalamukhi to earn the nickname of Idol Breaker.

35. What was the most important cause of the invasion ofMahmud of Ghazni?

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A) Afghanistan

B) Turkey

C) Mongolia

D) Persia


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Ans:(C)Exp:The Mansabdari system was borrowed from Mongolia. Mansabdar implies the generic term for themilitary-kind grading of all royal functionaries of the Mughal Empire. The Mansabdari systemintroduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in Mongolia.

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A) Thiruvalluvar

B) Ayaikar

C) Shankracharya

D) Rishi Agasta


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A) Thiruvalluvar

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Ans:(A)Exp:Thiruvalluvar was the author of the book 'Tirukkural (also known as the Kural). It is a classic Tamilsangam literature consisting of 1330 couplets or Kurals.

37. Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals withmany aspects of life and religion?

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A) Nanmanikkatiga

B) Naaladiyar

C) Inna Narpathu

D) Iniyavai Narpathu


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B) Naaladiyar

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Ans:(B)Exp:Naaladiyar was composed by Jain monks and the theme is the transient nature of life and youth. Itwas work of Nalatiyar.The Nālaṭiyār is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku anthologyof Tamil literature. This belongs to the post Sangam period corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE.Nālaṭiyār contains 400 poems, each containing four lines

38. Which Sangam literature was composed by Jain monks andthe theme is the transient nature of life and youth?

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A) Kapila Muni

B) Gautama Muni

C) Jaimini

D) Kanada


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Ans:(A)Exp:Sankhya is the oldest of the Aastika or Orthodox philosophical systems in Hinduism. Sankhya meansEnumeration. Sage Kapila is traditionally credited as a founder of the Sankhya school.

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A) Godavari & Krishna

B) Mahanadi & Godavari

C) Mahanadi & Krishna

D) Krishna & Kaveri


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Ans:(B)Exp:Kalinga is a historical region of India. It is generally deUned as the eastern coastal region betweenthe Mahanadi and the Godavari rivers, although its boundaries have muctuated with the territory of itsrulers. The core territory of Kalinga now encompasses a large part of Odisha and northern part ofAndhra Pradesh.

39. Who was the founder of Sankhya system of Indianphilosophy?

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40. Kalinga was situated between? 1


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A) The Hindu

B) Indian Express

C) The Times of India

D) New India


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Ans:(D)Exp:Dr. Annie Besant founded two newspapers viz. The Common Wealth and New India for India'sfreedom.

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A) Nawab Salimullah

B) Syed Ahmad Khan

C) Abul Kalam Azad

D) Muhhammed Ali Jinnah


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Ans: (B)Exp:Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is an Indian public central university. It was originally established bySir Syed Ahmad Khan as Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

41. Which of the following newspaper was started by AnnieBesant?

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42. Who among the following was the real founder of theAligarh Muslim University?

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A) Lokmanya Tilak

B) Aurobindo Ghosh

C) Lala Lajpat Rai

D) A. O. Hume


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Ans:(D)Exp: The Indian National Congress was founded by AO Hume during the reign of Governor-GeneralLord Duffering. Its 1st session was held at Bombay in 1885 under the presidency of W C Banerjee.The Congress split into two parts-Moderates and Extremists in the year 1907 at the Surat Session ofCongress, which was also popularly known as 'Surat Split'.

Moderates Leadership

A.O. Hume. W.C. Banerjee. Surendra Nath Banerjee, Dadabhai Naoroji, Feroze Shah Mehta.Gopalakrishna Gokhale. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. Badruddin Tyabji. Justice Ranade andG.Subramanya Aiyar

Extremist LeadershipLala Lajpat Rai, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Bipin Chandra Pal, Aurobindo Ghosem RajnarayanBose, and Ashwini Kumar Dutt

43. Which of the following leader was not associated withextremist leadership of Indian National Congress?

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A) September, 1920

B) December, 1922

C) October, 1924

D) November, 1925


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Ans:(A)Exp:On 4 September 1920, Congress met at Calcutta in a special session. This special session waspresided by Lala Lajpat Rai. In this session Gandhi wrongly projected that if the Non-cooperationmovement gets successful, Swaraj could be attained in One year. This was something immediatelyrepudiated by CR Das. In December 1920, Congress met once again in the Nagpur Session. This timethe differences of CR das had melted away. He moved the main resolution of Non-cooperation. Aprogramme of surrender of titles, the boycott of schools, courts and councils, the boycott of foreigngoods, the promotion maintenance of a Hindu-Muslim unity and strict non-violence was adopted.Nagpur Session 1920 At the Nagpur session in December 1920, some crucial changes were made inthe organization of the Congress, , so that it becomes a real political party. These changes wereactually mooted by Gandhi, but they confused Jinnah and Jinnah left the party, a beginning of thedivision that later would make him Qaide-i-azam of Pakistan.

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A) Bhagat Singh: Meerut Conspiracy Case

B) Ram Prasad Bismil: Kakori Conspiracy Case

C) Chandra Shekhar Azad: New Delhi Conspiracy

D) Surya Sen: Chittagong Armoury Raid


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44. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation underthe inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a specialsession of the Congress held in Calcutta?

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C) Chandra Shekhar Azad: New Delhi Conspiracy

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Ans:(C)Exp:List of Famous Conspiracy Case during British Rule in India:

1. Muzaffarpur Conspiracy Case (1908 AD)

It was a revolutionary conspiracy by the Khudiran Bose and Praful Chaki to kill the Chief PresidencyMagistrate DH Kingsford of Muzaffarpur. They threw bombs on a vehicle of DH Kingsford but he wassafe and unfortunately two British women were killed in the attack. Later on Kudiram Bose wasarrested by the Indian British police o\cer Nandalal Banerjee, who was later shot dead by theNarendranath Banerjee. Prafulla Chaki committed suicide when he was about to be arrested by thePolice. Khudiram Bose was the youngest India who was hanging by the British.

2. Delhi Conspiracy Case (1912 AD)

This incident was also called as Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy. It was organised by the Indianrevolutionary underground in Bengal and Punjab and headed by Rashbehari Bose to assassinate thethen Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge. Basant Kumar Biswas, Amir Chand and Avadh Behari wereconvicted and executed in the trial of this Delhi Conspiracy Case. Rash Behari Bose was identiUed asthe person who threw the bomb.

3. Kakori Conspiracy Case (1925 AD)

It is also called Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case was a train robbery against the British IndianGovernment.

It was organised by revolutionary organisation i.e., Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) underthe leadership of Ram Prasad Bismil and supported by Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri,Chandrashekhar Azad, Sachindra Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarty, Manmathnath Gupta, Murari Lal Gupta(Murari Lal Khanna), Mukundi Lal (Mukundi Lal Gupta) and Banwari Lal.Objectives of this robbery

(1) To fund the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under with funds stolen from the Britishadministration.

(2) To garner public attention by creating a positive image of the Hindustan Republican Association(HRA) under among Indians.

4. Meerut Conspiracy Case (1929 AD)

This was immense political signiUcance for the Indian working class movement because it wasconspiracy of British Government against the rise of Communism in India. During this case 31 labourleader included three Englishmen were arrested on the charge of conspiracy.

Muzafr Ahamed, S.A Dange, S.V Ghate, Dr. G Adhikari, P.C.Joshi, S.S.Mirajkar, Shaukat Usmani, PhilipStratt etc. were arrested on the charge of conspiracy to overthrow the British Government of Indiathrough strikes and other militant methods.


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A) The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic

B) The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it

C) Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government

D) Chauri Chaura incident


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Ans:(D)Exp:Causes of withdrawal of the Non-cooperation Movement:

(i) Due to the Chauri Chaura incident where 22 policemen were burnt alive, Mahatma Gandhi decidedto withdraw the movement.

(ii) He felt the movement was turning violent in many places and satyagrahis needed to be trainedproperly for mass movement.

(iii) Within the congress some leaders were tired of mass struggles and they now wanted toparticipate in elections.

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A) Morarji Desai

B) M. K. Gandhi

C) Mahadev Desai

D) Vallabhbhai Patel


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Ans:(D)Exp:The Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by Sardar Vallabhai

46. Which of the following event was the reason for suspensionof the Non-Cooperation Movement?

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47. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928? 1

Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes.

Background:The Bardoli Taluk in modern-day Gujarat was hit by moods and famines in 1925, which adverselyaffected crop yield. This affected the farmers Unancially.Ignoring the plight of the farmers, the Bombay Presidency increased the tax rates by 22%.Despite petitions and appeals from civic groups and farmers to review this unjust hike in tax rates inlieu of the grave situation, the government decided to go ahead with tax collection.In 1927, the local Congress Party published a report to show that the farmers could not carry theburden of the enhanced assessment. But the authorities did not budge.In January 1928, farmers in Bardoli invited Vallabhai Patel to launch the protest movement whereinall of them resolved not to pay taxes.They also assured Gandhiji of their commitment to non-violence.Patel agreed to take on the leadership role only after getting assurances from the farmers of theirresolve to the movement. He informed them of the possible consequences of their move such asconUscation of land and property and imprisonment.Patel got in touch with the government and apprised it of the situation. He got the reply that thegovernment was unwilling to make any concessions.Gandhiji also lend support to the movement through his writings in ‘Young India’ magazine.

The Movement:Patel was an exemplary commander of his non-violent ‘army’ in Bardoli.He divided the taluk into camps and organised hundreds of men and women under the camps.The volunteers came from Hindu, Muslim and Parsi communities also.From the camps, volunteers issued news bulletins, campaigns and also made speeches educatingthe masses about the need to be disciplined and prepared for austerity.Door-to-door campaigning was also done.A large number of women took active part in the movement. It was these women who gave Patel themoniker ‘Sardar’.Peasants were asked to take oaths in the name of god that they would not pay the taxes.Those who paid taxes or were supportive of the British were socially boycotted.They also worked for the betterment of the Kaliparaj caste (farmers who worked as landlesslabourers).They refused non-essential goods to government o\ces in the area.They resisted eviction and conUscation (jabti) in unique ways. They had informers in the governmento\ces who would give prior information as to if and when a jabti notice was going to be carried out.The whole village would then move to another place and the o\cers would be faced with an emptyvillage when they arrived to conUscate the property.K M Munshi and Lalji Naranji resigned from the Bombay Legislative Council.Although the movement was local, it received nation-wide attention and support.

Effects:Fearing things could go out of hand, the government set up the Maxwell-BroomUeld commission tolook into the matter.The revenue was reduced to 6.03%.The peasants were returned their conUscated land.Patel emerged as a national leader after the success of the Bardoli Satyagraha. He showed hisremarkable organising skills.


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A) To remove racial discrimination in employment

B) To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans

C) To save Indians from racial humiliation

D) To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service


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Ans:(B)Exp:Ilbert Bill is named after Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert, who was appointed as legal adviser to theCouncil of India. The bill was introduced in 1883 by Viceroy Ripon, who actually desired to abolish theracial prejudice from the Indian Penal Code. Ripon had proposed an amendment for existing laws inthe country and to allow Indian judges and magistrates the jurisdiction to try British offenders incriminal cases at the District level.

48. What was the Ilbert Bill intended for? 1


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A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Rajendra Prasad

C) Mahatma Gandhi

D) Vallabhbhai Patel


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Ans:(A)Exp:The Government of India act came into force on 4 August 1935.The safeguards and the special powers vested in the Governor General was something like a “Charterof Slavery” as mentioned by Jawahar Lal Nehru. He compared it with a “machine with all brakes, noengine“.

49. Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935provided 'a machine with strong brakes but no engine'?

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A) The Nizam of Hyderabad and the French

B) The English and the French

C) The English and Hyder Ali

D) The Nawab of Carnatic and the English


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Ans:(B)Exp:The Battle of Wandiwash was a decisive battle in India during the Seven Years' War. The Count deLally's army, burdened by a lack of naval support and funds, attempted to regain the fort atVandavasi, now in Tamil Nadu. He was attacked by Sir Eyre Coote's forces and decisively defeated.The French general Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau and the French were then restricted to Pondichéry,where they surrendered on 16 January 1761. Wandiwash is the Anglicised pronunciation ofVandavasi. This was the Third Carnatic War fought between the French and the British. Having madesubstantial gains in Bengal and Hyderabad, the British, after collecting huge amount of revenue, werefully equipped to face the French in Wandiwash, whom they defeated.

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A) To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident

B) To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death

C) To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement

D) To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission


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Ans:(A)Exp:Rabindranath tagore renounced his knighthood after the jallianwala bagh tragedy on 13th April 1919.

Rowlatt Act

50. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between: 1


51. Which of the following event compel the RabindranathTagore to renounce his knighthood?

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O\cially known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919.Passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council.This act authorised the British government to arrest anybody suspected of terrorist activities.It also authorised the government to detain such people arrested for up to 2 years without trial.It empowered the police to search a place without a warrant.It also placed severe restrictions on the freedom of the press.The act was passed as per recommendations of the Rowlatt Committee chaired by a judge, SirSidney Rowlatt.The act was widely condemned by Indian leaders and the public. The bills came to be known as‘black bills’.The act was passed despite unanimous opposition from the Indian members of the council, all ofwhom resigned in protest. These included Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Madan Mohan Malviya andMazhar Ul Haq.In response to this act, a nationwide hartal was called by Gandhiji on 6th April. This was called theRowlatt Satyagraha.The movement was cancelled by Gandhiji when it was marred by rioting in some provinces,particularly in Punjab where the situation was grim.Jallianwala Bagh MassacreThe situation in Punjab was alarming as there were riots and protests against the Rowlatt Act.Punjab was put under martial law which meant that it became unlawful for more than 4 people toassemble at a place.The Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab at that time was Michael O’Dwyer. Lord Chelmsford was India’sViceroy.On the day of the festival of Baisakhi on 13th April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden inAmritsar, a crowd of non-violent protestors had gathered. Also among the crowd were pilgrims whohad come to celebrate Baisakhi.General Dyer came there with his troops and blocked the only narrow entrance to the garden.Then, without warning, he ordered his troops to Ure at the unarmed crowd which included children aswell.The indiscriminate Uring went on for about 10 minutes which resulted in the deaths of at least 1000people and injured more than 1500 people.This tragedy came as a rude shock to Indians and totally destroyed their faith in the British system ofjustice.In protest against the massacre and the British failure to give due justice to the victims, RabindranathTagore gave up his knighthood and Gandhiji relinquished his title ‘Kaiser-e-hind’ bestowed on him bythe British for his services during the Boer War in South Africa.Michael O’Dwyer, the then Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab, who had approved the actions of BrigadierGeneral Dyer, was assassinated by Udham Singh in London in 1940 as revenge against themassacre. Udham Singh is believed to have witnessed the massacre as a child.


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A) Lord Wellesley

B) Lord Auckland

C) Lord Dalhousie

D) Warren Hastings


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Ans:(C)Exp:The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy followed widely by Lord Dalhousie when he wasIndia’s Governor-General from 1848 to 1856.

States annexed by the Doctrine of LapseIn 1824, before the time of Dalhousie, the princely state of Kittur was acquired by the East IndiaCompany by this doctrine.Other states were also annexed in 1830’s and 1840’s through this doctrine.After Dalhousie became the Governor-General, in 1848, Satara was acquired as per this doctrine.Other major states annexed by the British as per the Doctrine of Lapse:Jaipur – 1849Sambhalpur – 1849Udaipur – 1852Jhansi – 1853Nagpur – 1854It was as per this policy that Nana Sahib, the adopted son of the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II wasdenied his titles and pension.

52. Which of the following British okcial intiated the Doctrine ofLapse?

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A) Lord Cornwallis

B) Lord Dalhousie

C) Lord Wellesley

D) Lord Bentinck


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Ans:(B)Exp:Dalhousie introduced a new system of internal communication in India. He was the father of IndianRailways. Dalhousies' famous Railway Minute of 1853 convinced the home authorities of the need ofthe railways and laid down the main lines of their development.

He was great both in war and peace. He introduced a number of reforms which paved the way for themodernisation of India and also earned the title, “Maker of the Modern India”.

In 1852 Dalhousie introduced the Electric Telegraph System in India. The Urst telegraph line fromCalcutta to Agra was opened in 1854, covering a distance of 800 miles.

The credit of establishing Postal Department also goes to Lord Dalhousie. In 1854 a new Post O\ceAct was passed. Under this system, a Director-General was appointed to supervise the work of PostO\ces in all the Presidencies; a uniform rate of half-anna per letter was introduced and for the Ursttime postage stamps were issued.

Before Lord Dalhousie, military boards were in charge of the construction of Public Works. HenceCivilian works were completely neglected by the military board. A separate Public Works Departmentwas established by Lord Dalhousie.Dalhousie abolished female infanticide which was prevalent among the Rajputs of higher castes. Healso abolished the practice of human sacriUce practiced by the khonds of Orissa, Madras and CentralProvinces who had blind belief that the fertility of the soil would be increased by sacriUcing humanbeings.

53. Which of the following Governor-General introduced theservices of Railway and telegraph systems?

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A) Hardinge-II

B) Chelmsford

C) Reading

D) Irwin


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Ans:(B)Exp:Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India when Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on April 13,1919.

54. Who was the Viceroy when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacretook place?

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A) Devendranath Tagore: Young India

B) Rabindranath Tagore : Patrika

C) M. K. Gandhi: Gitanjali

D) B. G. Tilak : Kesari


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C) M. K. Gandhi: Gitanjali

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Ans:(C)Exp:Gitanjali is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received theNobel Prize for Literature, largely for the book. And is part of the Collection from the UNESCO ofRepresentative Works.

55. Which of the following leader is not correctly matched withtheir association/party/ books/ newspaper?

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A) Sena dynasty —Founded by Vijaya Sena

B) Pala dynasty —Founded by Gopala

C) Prathihara dynasty —Founded by Bhoja

D) Rastrakuta dynasty —Founded by Amogavarsha


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Ans:(D)Exp:Dantidurga ( also known as Dantivarman or Dantidurga II) founded Rashtrakuta empire in Deccan byoverthrowing Kirtivarman II

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A) 1004 (AD)

B) 1001 (AD)

C) 1000 (AD)

D) 999 (AD)


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Ans:(C)Exp:To accumulate the vast amount of wealth that existed in India and to spread Islam, Mahmud ofGhazni attacked and plundered India 17 times. The Urst invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazniwas took place against Hindu shahi ruler Raja Jaipala at Peshawar in 1000 AD.

56. Which of the following is wrongly matched? 1


57. The `rst invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in - 1


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A) Swami Vivekananda

B) Raja Rammohan Roy

C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

D) Ramakrishna Paramahansa


Correct answer

C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

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Ans:(C) Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarExp:Socio-Religious Reform Movements and Reformers in India:1. Raja Rammohan Roy (1772-1833):He was the founder of Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta in 1815 to propagate monotheism and reform in theHindu society. In 1828, Atmiya Sabha was named Brahmo Samaj. It believed in one universal Godand prayer, meditation, reading from Upanishads was used as a medium to worship God. There wasno place for temple, rituals, sacriUces, priest, etc. in the Samaj. It believed in progressive socialpractices. He launched a movement for the abolition of sitting through his journal Sambad Koumudi(1819).

2. Debendranath TagoreHe founded Tattavabodhini Sabha (1839) and also published Tattvabodhini Patrika. TattvabodhiniSabha amalgamated with the Brahmo Samaj in 1859. He also compiled selected passage from theUpanishads, which known as Brahma Dharma.

3. Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarHe introduced the study of Western thought in the Sanskrit College and opened its gates to non-Brahmin students. His greatest contribution lay in the Ueld of female emancipation. Widow re-marriage was the speciUc social issue he devoted his entire life to.

4. Dadoba PandurangHe founded Paramhansa Sabha in 1840, was the Urst reform organisation of the 19th century inMaharashtra. Its main objective was to demolish all caste distinctions.

5. Mahadev Gobind RanadeHe founded Prarthana Samaj along with Dr. Atmaram Pandurang. Two other social reformers whowork with Ranade were Vishnu Shastri and DK Karue. Karue launched the Widow RemarriageMovement. Prarthana Samaj did not reject the Vedas or Upanishads. However, it paid more emphasison Bhakti (devotion).

6. Swami Sahajanad (1781-1830)

58. Who among the following reformer associated with thepassing of the Widow Remarriage Act?

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He founded Swami Narain Sect in Gujarat. The main focus of the sect was social unity and harmony.It encouraged widow remarriage and discouraged institution of Sati, female infanticide etc.

7. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898)He started the Aligarh Movement to modernise Indian Muslims. He founded the Aligarh School in1875, which was upgraded as Mohammodan-Anglo Oriental College, which became nucleus for theformation of Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. He stressed the need for Hindu-Muslim unity. SirSyed Ahmad started a journal named tahzib-al-Akhlaq in 1870.

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A) Improve the administration of the Indian States

B) Prevent disloyalty towards the British

C) Tone up the British Indian administration

D) Prevent the French inquence in the Indian States


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Ans:(D)Exp:Subsidiary Alliance was basically a treaty between the British East India Company and the Indianprincely states, by virtue of which the Indian kingdoms lost their sovereignty to the English. It alsowas a major process that led to the building of the British Empire in India. It was framed by LordWellesley, the Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. It was actually used for the Urst time bythe French Governor-General Marquis Dupleix.According to the terms of a subsidiary alliance, princely rulers were not allowed to have anindependent armed force. They were to be protected by the East India Company, but had to pay forthe 'subsidiary forces' that the company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection.If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as penalty.For example,the ruler of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to the company in 1801,ashe failed to pay for the "subsidiary forces". Hyderabad was also forced to cede territories on similargrounds.

By the late 18th century, the power of the Maratha Empire had weakened and the Indian subcontinentwas left with a great number of states, most small and weak. Many rulers accepted the offer ofprotection by Lord Wellesley, as it gave them security against attack by their neighbours.


59. What was the motive of Lord Wellesley to introduced thesystem of Subsidiary Alliance?

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A) M. G. Ranade

B) Bhandarkar

C) Atmaram Pandurang

D) Chandavarkar


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Ans:(C)Exp:Prarthana Samaj, or "Prayer Society" in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reform inBombay based on earlier reform movements. Prarthana Samaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurangin 1867 when Kesab Chandra sen visited Maharashtra, with an aim to make people believe in oneGod and worship only one God

60. Which of the following reformer was associated withPrarthana Samaj?

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A) M1

B) M0

C) M3

D) M4


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Ans:(C)Exp:Narrow Money M1 = Currency with the public + Demand Deposits of public in Banks When a thirdcomponent viz. Post o\ce Savings Deposits is also added to M1, it becomes M2. M2 = M1 + PostO\ce Savings. Broad Money M3 = Narrow money + Time Deposits of public with banks.

61. Which of the following is used to denote broad money? 1


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A) Bank Rate

B) Credit Ceiling

C) Credit rationing

D) Cash Reserve Ratio


Correct answer

C) Credit rationing

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Answer: C [Credit rationing ]Exp:The quantitative instruments are Open Market Operations, Liquidity Adjustment Facility (Repo andReverse Repo), Marginal Standing Facility, SLR, CRR, Bank Rate, Credit Ceiling etc. On the other hand,qualitative instruments are: credit rationing, moral suasion and direct action (by RBI on banks).

62. Which among the following is a qualitative tool of monetarypolicy?

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A) Minimum capital standards

B) Supervisory review

C) Market discipline

D) Consolidation of assets


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Ans:(D)Exp:The Basel III framework is based on 3 components called 3 pillars, which include:Pillar 1 : Minimum capital standards, Pillar 2 : Supervisory review and Pillar 3 : Market discipline.

63. Which among the following is NOT a pillar of Basel III? 1


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A) The relationship between tax rates and absolute revenue these rates generatefor the government.

B) The inverse relationship between the rate of unemployment and the rate ofinqation in an economy.

C) The inequality in income distribution

D) The relationship between environmental quality and economic development.


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Ans:(A)Exp:The Laffer Curve states that if tax rates are increased above a certain level, then tax revenues canactually fall because higher tax rates discourage people from working.Equally, the Laffer Curve states that cutting taxes could, in theory, lead to higher tax revenues.

It starts from the premise that if tax rates are 0% – then the government gets zero revenue.Equally, if tax rates are 100% – then the government would also get zero revenue – because there isno point in working.If tax rates are very high, and then they are cut, it can create an incentive for business to expand andpeople to work longer. This boost to economic growth will lead to higher tax revenues – higherincome tax, corporation tax and VAT.

64. The Laffer curve is the graphical representation of : 1


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A) 49 %

B) 75%

C) 51%

D) 99%


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Ans:(D)Exp:The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in 1982. RBIhad sold its stake and now the Government of India (GOI) has 99 percent in it. It was established toprovide credit for the promotion of the agriculture, SSI and Cottage and village industry. It is an apexbank for agriculture. Its Unances are available to SLDBs, SCBs (state cooperative banks), scheduledcommercial banks, and RRBs. It can take loans for GOI, World Bank, and Asian development bank(ADB).

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A) Ministry of Finance

B) EXIM bank

C) Reserve Bank of India

D) Selected Public Sector Banks


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Ans:(C) [Reserve Bank of India]

65. What is the share of Government of India in NABARD? 1


66. In India, the Foreign Exchange Reserves are kept in thecustody of which among the following?

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a) Finance Minister of India; Lok Sabha

b) Prime Minister of India; Rajya Sabha

c) Cabinet Secretary; Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

d) President of India; in joint session of Parliamnet


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Ans:(a) Finance Minister of India; Lok Sabha

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a) GST is like a last-point retail tax. GST is being collected at point of Sale.

b) GST abolished all the direct tax levied in India

c) It was implemented from 1 July, 2017 throughout the country.

d) It uni`ed the tax structure in India


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Ans:(b)Exp: GST abolished all the Indirect Tax levied in India.

67. Union Budget of India is presented by whom and in whichhouse/ houses of the Parliament?

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68. Which of the following is statement is not correct aboutGST?

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(a) M. Visvesvaraya

(b) Dada Bhai Nairobi

(c) Bhim Rao Ambedkar

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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Ans:(a)Exp:Planned Economy for India was authored by Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

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(a) Dec. 27,1945

(b) Jan. 30, 1947

(c) Jan.1, 1946

(d) Sept. 24, 1947


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Ans. (a)Exp:The IMF was conceived at a UN conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, in July1944. Its formation take place on Dec. 27, 1945.

69. Who was the author of the Book 'Planned Economy ofIndia'?

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70. When was IMF established? 1


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(a) IBRD

(b) WTO

(c) IDA

(d) IFC


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Ans:(b)Exp:WTO or World Trade Organisation is not part of the World Bank community. World Bank group iscomprised of the Uve institutions i.e. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), theMultilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for Settlement ofInvestment Disputes (ICSID).

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A) large number of buyer

B) Small number of buyer

C) A single `rm controlling the market

D) Any of the above


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Ans:(C) A single Urm controlling the market

71. Which of the following institutions is not part of the WorldBank community?

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72. Monopoly is a form of market where there is _____ 1


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a) Gold

b) Money

c) Land

d) Treasury bonds


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ANSWER: b) Money Exp:Liquid assets are those assets that can be exchanged most readily with minimum number ofobstacles and minimum time.

73. Which among the following is considered to be the mostliquid asset?

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a) protection

b) liberalization

c) stabilization

d) sterilization


Correct answer

d) sterilization

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Ans:(d)Exp:Sterilization is a form of monetary action in which a central bank seeks to limit the effect of inmowsand outmows of capital on the money supply. Sterilization most frequently involves the purchase orsale of Unancial assets by a central bank, and is designed to offset the effect of foreign exchangeintervention. The sterilization process is used to manipulate the value of one domestic currencyrelative to another, and is initiated in the foreign exchange market.RBI does this by performing a host of operations, for example controlling the Bank Rate, buying orselling government securities, etc

74. The process by which RBI or any Central bank protects theeconomy against adverse economic shocks is known as :

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a) Public de`cit

b) Market de`cit

c) Government de`cit

d) Budget de`cit


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Ans:(d)Exp:A budget deUcit occurs when expenses exceed revenue, and it is an indicator of Unancial health. Thegovernment generally uses this term in reference to its spending rather than business or individuals.Accrued government deUcits form the national debt.In cases where a budget deUcit is identiUed, current expenses exceed the amount of income receivedthrough standard operations. To correct a budget deUcit, a nation may need to cut back on certainexpenditures, increase revenue-generating activities or employ a combination of the two.

75. Whenever the government spends more than it collectsthrough revenue, the resulting imbalance is known as :

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A) Varanasi

B) Ahmedabad

C) Jaipur

D) New Delhi


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Answer: A

Explanation:

The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in the holy city of Varanasi from January 21 to 23, 2019.The theme of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is "Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India".The Ministry of External Affairs will also organize four Know India Programmes and online "Bharat KoJaaniye Quiz".

76. The 2019 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in which city? 1


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A) 6th

B) 9th

C) 7th

D) 4th


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Answer: A

Explanation:

India has been ranked joint-sixth in the list of doping violations with 69 cases, same as that ofRussia, according to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report for samples collected in 2016. Indiaimproved its position to sixth after being joint-third for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015.Though, the number of dope violations for India has reduced but the trend of sports which are mostlyunder the scanner remain same. Italy topped the rankings of drug cases in 2016, followed by France(86), United States (76), Australia (75), Belgium (73).

77. Indian ranks ___________ in the list of doping violations asper the report of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

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A) Shahzar Rizvi

B) Gagan Narang

C) Abhinav Bindra

D) Om Prakash Mitharval


Correct answer

A) Shahzar Rizvi

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Answer: A

Explanation:

Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi grabbed the number one spot in 10m air pistol rankings by ISSF. He wonthe silver medal in the just-concluded World Cup in Changwon, Korea. Rizvi had previously won agold medal with a world record score at the World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico in March. The otherIndians in the top-10 are Jitu Rai and Om Prakash Mitharval who are at 6th & 12th spot.

78. Which Indian shooter grabbed the number one spot in 10mair pistol rankings by ISSF?

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A) India

B) Russia

C) France

D) Singapore


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Ans:(A)Explanation:

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released a report, according to whichIndia joined the United States and China as one of the world's 5 biggest military spenders. As per theSIPRI report, New Delhi's defence spending increased by 5.5 percent to $63.9 billion in 2017. Now ithas surpassed France.

79. Recently, which country has joined with United States andChina as one of the world's `ve biggest military spenders?

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A) 7

B) 10

C) 14

D) 5


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Answer: C

Explanation:

As per data released by World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 Indian cities have Ugured in a list of 20most polluted cities in the world. 'Polluted Cities' in context of this news, implies particulate matter(PM) 2.5 concentrations in air in 2016. It includes pollutants like sulphate, nitrate and black carbon.14 Indian cities that have Ugured in the list are: Kanpur, Faridabad, Gaya, Patna, Agra, Muzaffarpur,Srinagar, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Patiala, Lucknow, Delhi and Varanasi. The WHO data measuredlevels of Une particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) from more than 4300 cities in 108 countries. Asper WHO's estimates, around 7 million people die every year from exposure to Une particles inpolluted air. Continuous exposure to Une particles causes several diseases including lung cancer,stroke, heart disease and respiratory infections, including pneumonia.

80. How many Indian cities are marked as the World's 20 mostpolluted cities list as per data released by World HealthOrganisation (WHO)?

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A. Indonesia

B. Netherland

C. Nepal

D. Iraq


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Answer: A

Explanation:

India and Indonesia have agreed to set up a special task force to enhance connectivity between thestrategic Andaman and Nicobar Islands and provinces in Sumatra Island. This will promote trade,tourism and people-to-people contacts. The Joint Task Force will undertake projects for port relatedinfrastructure in and around Sabang which is an Indonesian island.

81. With which country India have agreed to set up a specialtask force to enhance connectivity between the strategicAndaman and Nicobar Islands and provinces in Sumatra Island?

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A) Chandigarh

B) Jharkhand

C) Chhattisgarh

D) Odisha


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Answer: A

Explanation:

Foundation of Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory was laid in the campus of CentralForensic Science Lab (CFSL), Chandigarh. It is India's Urst advanced forensic lab dedicated forcrimes related to women for timely deliver justice. The advanced lab in par with internationalstandards will contribute to address gap in forensic DNA analysis of pending sexual assault cases inthe country. The lab has been set up as model forensic lab and will be replicated in other parts of thecountry.

82. India's First Advanced Forensic Lab has to be opened in__________.

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A) 115

B) 100

C) 113

D) 114


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Answer: C

Explanation:

India has improved its ranking in the world childhood index but stays at a poor 113th position in thelist of 175 countries indexed by global child rights group, Save the Children. The report, titled "End ofChildhood", commends India's achievements in reducing the rate of child marriages. Nutrition, infantmortality and child labour remained issues of grave concern in India.

83. India ranks __________ in childhood index ranking 2018. 1


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A) China

B) India

C) Japan

D) US


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Answer: B

Explanation:

India successfully performed the Urst test its new surface-to-air missile with nozzle less boosterpowered by Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology, from launching complex-III of theIntegrated Test Range (ITR) off Odisha coast. The missile has not been given a formal name yet. Ithas been indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO). The Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology was developed by India in collaborationwith Russia. The missile mew in its intended trajectory at a speed of Mach 3 (three times the speed ofsound). It performed as expected and perfectly validated the new indigenous technology. All radars,telemetry and electro-optical systems deployed along the coast tracked and monitored the healthparameters of the missile system. The data generated during the test are analysed for futuremissions.

84. Name the country which successfully performed the `rsttest its new surface-to-air missile with nozzle less boosterpowered by Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology?

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A) Giuseppe Conte

B) Luigi Di Maio

C) Matteo Salvini

D) Sergio Mattarella


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Answer: A

Explanation:

Giuseppe Conte, an academic and political novice, has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister ofItaly on June 1, 2018.

85. Who has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy? 1


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A) Punjab

B) Gujarat

C) Kerala

D) Bihar


Correct answer

B) Gujarat

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Ans:(B)Exp:Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani met Israel's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Uri Arieland announced a joint working group (JWG) between Gujarat and Israel in the Uelds of agriculture,horticulture and allied sectors. The objective of the meeting was strengthening the Indo-Israeliagricultural cooperation and extension of the Indo-Israel Agriculture Plan (IIAP) and also to explorethe opportunities of using the hi-tech protective cultivation and precision farming methods of Israel.

86. Which state CM announced a joint working group with Israelin the `elds of agriculture, horticulture and allied sectors?

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a) Maharashtra

b) Madhya Pardesh

c) Uttar Pardesh

d) Tamil Nadu


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Answer – (a)Exp• In the run-up to the GST, there was anxiety amongst themanufacturing states that the switch to a destination andconsumption-based tax would transfer the tax base towardconsuming states.• State-wise share of the total GST base suggests that the topstates are Maharashtra (16 percent), Tamil Nadu (10percent), Karnataka (9 percent), Uttar Pradesh (7percent), and Gujarat (6 percent). So the biggest tax basesstill seem to be in the biggest producing states.• It is true that the share of Maharashtra’s and Gujarat’s taxbase under the GST is lower than their share ofmanufacturing. But because these two states also have asignifcant presence in services, their tax base share remainsin line with their share of GSDP.

Economic Survey 2018-19

87. Which of the following states has the highest indirect taxbase under GST?

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a) Gujarat

b) Maharashtra

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Karnataka


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Answer – bExp:

Five states—Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, andTelangana—in that order account for 70% of India’s exports

88. Which state accounts for the largest share in India’sexports?

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A) 60%

B) 45%

C) 55%

D) 75%


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Ans:(A) 60%Exp:Interstate trade• The fve largest exporting states are Maharashtra, Gujarat,Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka• The fve largest importing states are Maharashtra, TamilNadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat• The states with the largest internal trade surpluses areGujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.

89. India’s internal trade in Goods & Services is what per cent ofGDP?

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A) 15 – 18%

B) 20 – 25%

C) 20 – 30%

D) 25 – 30%


Correct answer

A) 15 – 18%

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Ans:(A) 15-18%

90. As per Economic Survey 2017-2018, Climate change couldreduce annual agricultural incomes by what percent onaverage?

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A) Shri Suresh Prabhu

B) Smt Smriti Irani

C) Shri Nitin Gadkari

D) Shri Jayant Sinha


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Answer: A

Explanation:

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu launched a mobileapplication called 'ReUnite' which helps to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India.The app is multiuser where parents and citizens can upload pictures of children, and provide detaileddescription like name, birthmark, address, report to the police station, search and identify missingkids.

91. Who launched a mobile application called 'ReUnite' whichhelps to track and trace missing and abandoned children inIndia?

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A) 29th

B) 35th

C) 40th

D) 55th


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Answer: B

Explanation:

India has been ranked 35th in the 2018 Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI), according toa report by real estate advisory Urm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL)

92. India ranks __________ in the 2018 Global Real EstateTransparency Index (GRETI).

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A) Malaysia

B) India

C) Singapore

D) China


Correct answer

B) India

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Answer: B

Explanation:

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) announced that India has won GlobalRestructuring Review's "most improved jurisdiction" award. This award is to honour the jurisdictionwhich improved its restructuring and insolvency regime the most over the last year. In 2017, Indialost the title to Singapore.

93. As per (IBBI), which country has won Global RestructuringReview's "most improved jurisdiction" award?

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A) 7

B) 10

C) 15

D) 18


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Ans:(A)Exp:E-Aksharayan is free, desktop software for converting scanned printed Indian Language documentsinto a fully editable text format in Unicode encoding. The software supports editing in seven Indianlanguages - Hindi, Bangla, Malayalam, Gurmukhi, Tamil, Kannada & Assamese.

94. Govt launched e-Aksharayan Software in how manylanguages?

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A) Chandigarh

B) New Delhi

C) Pune

D) Lucknow


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Answer: A

Explanation:

India’s Urst in-phone tourism guide and mobile application “Go whats That” has launched byDharmendra Pradhan, the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development &Entrepreneurship, at Rock Garden in Chandigarh on July 28, 2018. This is Urst of its kind app wheretourist can scan QR code at a heritage site to download the history & details of that place in multiplelanguages. Initially, 1,100 tags have been placed at different tourist spots, which will give accurateinformation on each artifact. The app will also help the UT Administration in data analytics by gettingreal-time updates on each place, including the number of tourists visiting the places, scan details,etc.

95. India’s `rst in-phone tourism guide and mobile application“Go whats That” has launched in which city?

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A) 75th

B) 85th

C) 96th

D) 97th


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Answer: C

Explanation:

India has jumped 22 places to 96th rank to break into the top 100 of the United Nations E-Government Development Index 2018.Denmark topped the list.

96. What was India’s rank in Nations E-GovernmentDevelopment Index 2018?

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A) Udaipur

B) Kathmandu

C) New Delhi

D) Varanasi


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Answer: B

Explanation:

The Urst ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit was held in Kathmandu on July 31 to foster greatercollaboration and knowledge-sharing among the think tanks of the two countries. It was inauguratedby Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co-Chairman of rulingNepal Communist Party. The summit was jointly organized by the Asian Institute of Diplomacy andInternational Affairs (AIDA) and Nehru Memorial Museum Library (NMML). The purpose of thesummit was to support the networks and promote mutual understanding through institutionalcollaboration on resource sharing for joint events / publications among think tanks of the twocountries. The participants including think tanks, policy makers, diplomats, academicians,businesspersons and journalists deliberated on the Indo-Nepal ties and its dimensions in differentsessions.

97. Which city hosted the `rst ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit? 1


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A) Shakshi

B) Rashmi

C) Jayanti

D) Khatoon


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Answer: B

Explanation:

Ranchi-based software developer Ranjit Srivastava is developing the world's Urst Hindi-speakinghumanoid robot, claimed to cost just Rs50,000 so far. Named Rashmi, the AI-powered robot can alsospeak Bhojpuri, Marathi, and English, and is equipped with facial expressions and recognitionsystems. He was inspired to create Rashmi after seeing Hong Kong-made humanoid 'Sophia' in 2016.

98. The name of World's 1st Hindi-Speaking Robot is __________. 1


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A) Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India

B) Open the door for a New Strategy

C) The New logistic revolutions

D) An iconic Logistic Experience


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Answer: A

Explanation:

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launched a logo and tagline for GeographicalIndications (GI) to increase awareness about intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the country. Theslogan for the GI tag is- 'Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India'. A GI product is primarily anagricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicraft and industrial goods) originating from adeUnite geographical territory

99. Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launched alogo and tagline for Geographical Indications (GI) to increaseawareness about intellectual property rights (IPRs) in thecountry. The slogan is _____

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A) Jammu & Kashmir

B) Assam

C) Bihar

D) Jharkhand


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Answer: C

Explanation:

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana', a scheme for thegirl child. The scheme will provide Rs.54,100 for a girl child from her birth until she graduates. This isto express the State government's resolve for the empowerment of women. The 'scheme will be runby three departments namely education, health and social welfare. The Chief Minister also said thatthe amount under the 'Bicycle Yojna' will be increased from Rs.2500 to Rs.3000.

100. A scheme for the girl child 'Mukhyamantri Kanya UtthanYojana' was launched in __________

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A) 8 minutes

B) 10 mintues

C) 12 minutes

D) 14 minutes


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Ans: B

Explanation:

Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less.

Time taken to cover 9 km = (9/54) hour = (1/6)*60 minutes= 10 minutes

101. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph andincluding stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes doesthe bus stop per hour ?

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A) 7:15 am

B) 7:30 am

C) 7: 42 am

D) 7:50 am


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Answer : C

Explanation:

Relative speed between two = 6-1 = 5 round per hour

They will cross when one round will complete with relative speed,which is 1/5 hour = 12 mins.

So 7:30 + 12 mins = 7:42

102. A walks around a circular `eld at the rate of one round perhour while B runs around it at the rate of six rounds per hour.They start at same point at 7:30 am. They shall `rst cross eachother at ?

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A) 15 hours

B) 16 hours

C) 17 hours

D) 18 hours


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Answer : C

Explanation:

In this type of questions we need to get the relative speed between them, The relative speed of the boys = 5.5kmph – 5kmph= 0.5 kmph

Distance between them is 8.5 kmTime = Distance/SpeedTime= 8.5km / 0.5 kmph = 17 hrs

103. Two boys starting from the same plac

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