21. In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid?
(a)1853
(b) 1854
(c) 1856
(d) 1858
Ans: (a)
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22. In Buddhism, what does Patimokkha stand for?
(a)A description of Mahayana Buddhism
(b) A description of Hinayana Buddhism
(c) The rules of the Sangha
(d) The questions of king Menander
Ans: (c)
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23. Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League?
(a)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Nawab Salimullah
(d) Aga Khan
Ans: (c)
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24. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita?
(a)Ramanujacharya
(b) Shankaracharya
(c) Nagarjuna
(d) Vasumitra
Ans: (b)
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25. The Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as ‘Turning of the wheel of law’ at
(a)Sanchi
(b) Sarnath
(c) Sravasti
(d) Bodh Gaya
Ans: (b)
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26. Who among the following has started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?
(a)Lord William Bentinck
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Cornwallis
Ans: (b)
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27. Who among the following was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress?
(a)Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhl
(d) Shankaran Nair
Ans: (a)
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28. Match the following List I List II
(Person) (Associated in Formation of)
A. GK Gokhaie 1. Servants of Indian Society
B. MM Malaviya 2. Banaras Hindu University
C. C Rajagopalachari 3. Free India Society
D. VD Savarkar 4. Swatantra Party Codes:
A B C D
(a)1 2 4 3
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 3 2 4 1
Ans: (a)
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29. Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference?
(a)Faiz Ahmad
(b) Josh Malihabadi
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Firaq Gorakhpuri
Ans: (c)
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30. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Bardoli Satyagraha
2. Rajkot Satyagraha
3. Champaran Satyagraha
4. Nagpur Satyagraha Codes:
(a)1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 4, 3, 1, 2
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 3, 4, 1, 2
Ans: (d)
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31. Who among the following has issued the coin rupee for the first time?
(a)Muhammad bin Tughluq
(b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Akbar
Ans: (c)
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32. Which one of the following was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in the court of Akbar?
(a)Mahananda Pande
(b) Lal Kalwant
(c) Baz Bahadur
(d) Ramtanu Pande
Ans: (d)
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33. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
(a)Sir Stafford Cripps
(b) AV Alexander
(c) Radcliffe
(d) Pathick Lawrence
Ans: (c)
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34. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Rowlatt Act
2. Gandhi-lrwin Pact
3. Morley-Minto Reforms
4. Illbert Bill Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a)1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2
(d) 4, 3, 1, 2
Ans: (d)
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35. Under which one of the following systems of assessment, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers?
(a)Zamindari
(b) Ryotwari
(c) Annawari
(d) Desaiwari
Ans: (b)
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36. The head of a district (Ahara), the principal coordinator of the revenue and the officer incharge of general and military functions in his jurisdiction during Mauryan empire was known as
(a)Krori
(b) Rajuka
(c) Foujdar
(d) Chirastadar
Ans: (b)
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37. Who among the following had moved the objectives resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946?
(a)Dr B R Ambedkar
(b) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (d)
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38. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?
(a)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Acharya JB Kriplani
(c) Lok Nayak Jayprakash
(d) K M Munshi
Ans: (c)
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39. Who among the following was elected as the President of All India Khilafat Conference met at Delhi in 1919?
(a)Motilal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) M A Jinnah
(d) Shaukat Ali
Ans: (b)
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40. In which of the following years was the All India Trade Union Congress formed in Bombay?
(a)1918
(b) 1919
(c) 1920
(d) 1921
Ans: (c)
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