Q. The first Indian selected for Indian Civil Service was

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Satyendra Nath Tagore

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  • Q. Which of the following leader who presided All India Congress Committee session on 9th August?
    A)Aruna Asif Ali
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Aruna Asif Ali
  • Q. August Offer’ was issued by __________
    A)Parliament
    B)Crown
    C)Viceroy
    D)Secretary of State
    Answer: Viceroy
  • Q. Who said that the congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Minto
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Which of the following is not true about Tipu Sultan?
    A)His autobiography was Tarikh-i-Khudai
    B)He was a Great admirer of Jagadguru Sankracharya of Sringeri
    C)He died during the fourth Anglo-Mysore war
    D)He laid the foundation of Krishnaraj Sagar Dam on Cauvery
    Answer: His autobiography was Tarikh-i-Khudai
  • Q. Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and compassion’ In
    A)Amarakosa
    B)The Light of Asia
    C)Buddhacharita
    D)Jatak Tales
    Answer: Amarakosa
  • Q. Through which principle or device did Ghandhiji strive to bridge economics inequalities?
    A)Establishment of village industries
    B)Abolition of machinery
    C)Trusteeship theory
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Trusteeship theory
  • Q. Federal form of government at centre was introduced in India under
    A)Indian Councils Act of 1909
    B)Government of India Act of 1909
    C)Government of India Act of 1935
    D)Indian Independence Act of 1947
    Answer: Government of India Act of 1935
  • Q. Who was the first Gupta ruler who assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja?
    A)Chandragupta I
    B)Skandhgupta
    C)Chandragupta II
    D)Kumaragupta
    Answer: Chandragupta I
  • Q. Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to Babur
    A)Raja Jai Singh
    B)Rana Man Singh
    C)Rana Sanga
    D)Rana Pratap
    Answer: Rana Sanga
  • Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
    A)Narayan Rao
    B)Raghunath Rao
    C)Madhav Rao-II
    D)Baji Rao-II
    Answer: Baji Rao-II
  • Q. Who gave the concept of Total Revolution?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Jayaprakash Narayan
    C)Karl Marx
    D)Lenin
    Answer: Jayaprakash Narayan
  • Q. Which of the following countries is regarded as the home of ‘Fabian Socialism’?
    A)England
    B)Russia
    C)France
    D)Italy
    Answer: England
  • Q. Which city was recaptured at the end of the first war of Crusade
    A)Venice
    B)Rome
    C)Jerusalem
    D)Vienna
    Answer: Jerusalem
  • Q. Poorna Swaraj’ (Complete Independence) was declared to be the goal of the Indian National Congress in its session of
    A)Lahore, 1929
    B)Lucknow, 1916
    C)Tripuri, 1939
    D)Lahore, 1940
    Answer: Lahore, 1929
  • Q. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Both (A) and (B) above
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Jahangir was the son of
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who got the monumental ‘Rayagopurams’ in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiru-pati, etc., constructed?
    A)Krishnadeva Raya
    B)Vidyaranya
    C)Harihara
    D)Raja raj
    Answer: Krishnadeva Raya
  • Q. Who developed system ranks of binary patterns?
    A)Aryabhata
    B)Baudhayana
    C)Mahavira
    D)Pingala
    Answer: Pingala
  • Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians?
    A)It did not have any woman member
    B)It did not include any Indian as a member
    C)It was appointed before the stipulated time
    D)If refused to meet prominent Indian leaders
    Answer: It did not include any Indian as a member
  • Q. What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August?
    A)On this day Mahatma Gandhi started 'Quit India Movement'
    B)On this day the Indian National Congress had demanded "Poorna Swaraj"
    C)Anniversary of formation of Interim Government
    D)Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
    Answer: Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten

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