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Who was the commander-in-chief of Nana Saheb?
(A) Azimullah
(B) Birjis Qadir
(C) Tatya Tope
(D) None of these
Option c – Tatya Tope
Azimullah Khan was an advisor to
(A) Nana Saheb
(B) Tatya Tope
(C) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(D) Kunwar Singh
Option a – Nana Saheb
With reference to the ‘revolt of 1857’ who of the following was betrayed by a ‘friend’ captured and put to death by the British?
(A) Nana Saheb
(B) Kunwar Singh
(C) Khan Bahadur Khan
(D) Tatya Tope
Option d – Tatya Tope
The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by
(A) Begum of Awadh
(B) Tatya Tope
(C) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(D) Nana Saheb
Option a – Begum of Awadh
The revolutionary woman who led the revolution of 1857 in Oudh was
(A) Lakshmi Bai
(B) Ahilya Bai
(C) Aruna Asaf Ali
(D) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Option d – Begum Hazrat Mahal
The largest number of soldiers who participated in the struggle of 1857 came from
(A) Bengal
(B) Awadh
(C) Bihar
(D) Rajasthan
Option b – Awadh
Who amongst the following was the leader of the 1857 uprising at Allahabad?
(A) Nana Saheb
(B) Azimullah
(C) Tatya Tope
(D) Maulvi Liyaqat Ali
Option d – Maulvi Liyaqat Ali
Who was the leader of the 1857 struggle for freedom in Lucknow?
(A) Zeenat Mahal
(B) Nana Saheb
(C) Hazrat Mahal
(D) Tatya Tope
Option c – Hazrat Mahal
Indian monsoon is marked by seasonal shift caused by
1. differential heating of land and sea
2. cold winds of Central Asia
3. great uniformity of temperature
4. None of these
Option 1 – differential heating of land and sea
Which part of the country receives precipitation from the Bay of Bengal branch of the monsoons as well as the Arabian Sea branch?
1. West Bengal
2. Maharashtra
3. the Punjab Plains
4. Uttar Pradesh
Option 3 – the Punjab Plains
South west monsoon blows during :
1. May – September
2. November – January
3. October – December
4. None of these
Option 1 – May – September
Heavy rain in both summer and winter seasons is a characteristic feature of
1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. Orissa
4. Tamil Nadu
Option 4 – Tamil Nadu
Norwesters cause significant amount of rainfall in
1. Assam & West Bengal
2. West Bengal & Orissa
3. Bihar & Orissa
4. Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh
Option 1 – Assam & West Bengal
Rainfall in India is not associated with
1. Orography
2. Convection
3. Cyclones
4. Anticyclones
Option 4 – Anticyclones
Which of the following statements is not true?
1. The intensity of monsoons is determined by tropical depressions
2. Tamil Nadu receives rainfall from north-east monsoon
3. Andhra Pradesh is not affected by retreating south-west monsoon
4. All are correct
Option 3 – Andhra Pradesh is not affected by retreating south-west monsoon
Which generally the hottest time of the day is all over India?
1. 12 PM
2. 1 PM
3. 2 PM
4. 3 PM
Option 4 – 3 PM
Which hill tract receives maximum rainfall?
1. Garo
2. Khasi
3. Jaintia
4. Mizo
Option 2 – Khasi
The western disturbances which cause rain in north west India originate in
1. Black Sea
2. Caspian Sea
3. Ural Sea
4. Mediterranean Sea
Option 4 – Mediterranean Sea
What is the major cause of ‘October heat’?
1. high temperature associated with high humidity
2. hot dry weather
3. very low velocity of winds
4. low pressure over the Indo-gangetic Plains
Option 1 – high temperature associated with high humidity
The Norwesters or Kala baisakhis originate over chota Nagpur plateau during
1. pre-monsoon period
2. post-monsoon period
3. monsoon period
4. retreating monsoon period
Option 1 – pre-monsoon period
Which area of India receives the least Rinfall?
1. eastern Rajasthan
2. Rayalaseema
3. Gujarath
4. Leh
Option 4 – Leh
Which of the following States of India receives rainfall during the winter from the Mediterranean disturbances?
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Gujarat
3. Maharashtra
4. Punjab
Option 4 – Punjab
Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/ cities as one proceeds from west to east?
1. Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Silchar
2. Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch
3. Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudam, Vishakhapatnam
4. Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl
Option 3 – Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudam, Vishakhapatnam
Gangtok is the capital of
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Sikkim
4. Nagaland
Option 3 – Sikkim
The smallest Union Territory is
1. Chandigarh
2. Pondicherry
3. Lakshadweep
4. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Option 3 – Lakshadweep
The States of India having common border with Myanmar are
1. Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
2. Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
3. Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya
4. Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
Option 1 – Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies between which of the following states of India?
1. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
2. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
4. Gujarat and Maharashtra
Option 4 – Gujarat and Maharashtra
Which of the following States touches the boundary of four nations?
1. Assam
2. Uttar Pradesh.
3. Nagaland
4. Jammu & Kashmir
Option 4 – Jammu & Kashmir
Which of the following States lies along the border of Pakistan?
1. Uttar Pradesh.
2. Haryana
3. Rajasthan
4. Himachal Pradesh
Option 3 – Rajasthan
The State in India having dry season for only 3 or 4 months every year is
1. West Bengal
2. Mizoram
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Kerala
Option 4 – Kerala
Punjab and Haryana receive rainfall in winter from
1. westerly disturbances
2. cyclones in Bay of Bengal
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above
Option 1 – westerly disturbances
The driest place in India is
1. Leh
2. Barmer
3. Jaisalmer
4. Bikaner
Option 3 – Jaisalmer
Who declared, “The only hope for India is from the masses. The upper classes are physically and morally dead”?
1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option 1 – Swami Vivekananda
Who gave the slogan “Jai Hind”?
1. M.K.Gandhi
2. J.L.Nehru
3. S.C.Bose
4. B. G. Tilak
Option 3 – S.C.Bose
The Forward Bloc (1939) was founded by :
1. Jai Prakash Narayan
2. P.C. Joshi
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. M.N.Roy
Option 3 – Subhash Chandra Bose
Who among the following attend all the three Round Table Conferences?
1. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
2. Madan Mohan Malviya
3. M.K. Gandhi
4. Annie Besant
Option 1 – Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
Rani Gaidinlu was the fearless freedom fighter from :
1. Mizoram
2. Nagaland
3. Assam
4. Manipur
Option 2 – Nagaland
Which was the first news paper from India?
1. Patriot
2. Pioneer
3. Gazetteer
4. Bengal Gazette
Option 4 – Bengal Gazette
Moderate politics were criticized in 1893-94 in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old written by :
1. B.C. Pal
2. B.G. Tilak
3. Aurobindo Ghosh
4. Lala Lajpat Rai
Option 3 – Aurobindo Ghosh
Who attacked the Congress in a public speech and ridiculed it as representing’s microscopic minority of the people?
1. Lytton
2. Dufferin
3. Curzon
4. Canning
Option 2 – Dufferin
Which revolutionary started the newspaper, The Talwar in Holland?
1. Bhikaji Cama
2. Lala Hardayal
3. Rahmat Ali
4. None of the above
Option 1 – Bhikaji Cama
The book “India Divided” was written by :
1. M.N.Roy
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. Aurobindo Ghosh
4. M.A. Jinnah
Option 2 – Rajendra Prasad
Gandhi evolved the technique of Satyagraha based on truth and non-violence in :
1. South Africa
2. Kheda
3. Champaran
4. None of the above
Option 1 – South Africa
Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?
1. Badruddin Tyabji
2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
3. Abul Kalam Azad
4. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Option 1 – Badruddin Tyabji
The First Battle of panipat was fought between
1. Sher Shah Suri and Akbar
2. Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi
3. Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi
4. Babar and Rana Sangha
Option 4 – Babar and Rana Sangha
The Battle of Haldighat was fought in
1. 1526
2. 1576
3. 1605
4. 1660
Option 2 – 1576
The capital of Harsha’s empire was
1. Ujjain
2. Kannauj
3. Thanesar
4. Prayag
Option 3 – Thanesar
Fa-hien came to India during the reign of
1. Ashok
2. Chandragupta II
3. Hiarsha
4. Kanishka
Option 2 – Chandragupta II
Who was first President of the Indian National Congress?
1. H.O.Hume
2. W.C. Bannerjee
3. Annie Besant
4. Motilal Nehru
Option 2 – W.C. Bannerjee
King George V visited India during the viceroyalty of :
1. Lord Ripon
2. Lord Curzon
3. Lord Harding
4. Lord Reading
Option 3 – Lord Harding
Who founded the Amrita Bazar Patrika?
1. Girishchandra Ghosh
2. Sisirkumar Ghosh
3. Surendranath Banerji
4. James Hickey
Option 2 – Sisirkumar Ghosh
Where did Alexander the Great die?
1. Macedonia
2. Babylon
3. Iran
4. Egypt
Option 2 – Babylon
Whom did Seleucus, one of the generals of Alexander, give his daughter in marriage?
1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Megasthenese
3. Kautilya
4. Ashoka
Option 1 – Chandragupta Maurya
Which of the following words. “I am restless. I thirst for the distant, the far-away”?
1. Motilal nehru
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. Aurobindo
4. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Option 4 – Rabindra Nath Tagore
Which of the following leaders gave the slogan “Do or Die”?
1. Lala Lajipat Rai
2. Subhas Chandra Bose
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Gandhiji
Option 4 – Gandhiji
The founders of Theosophical Society, Colonel Alcot and Madame H.P. Blavatsky, set up their first office in India in :
1. Delhi
2. Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
3. Cochin, Kerala
4. Adayar, Madras
Option 4 – Adayar, Madras
Who is said to be the “Grand Old Man of India”?
1. G.K. Gokhale
2. Justice Ranade
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Dadabhai Nauroji
Option 4 – Dadabhai Nauroji
In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and was sent to :
1. Naini Jail
2. Yervada Jail
3. Mandalay
4. Singapore
Option 3 – Mandalay
Who was the Congress president at the time when India became free?
1. J.L.Nehru
2. V.L.Pandit
3. Sardar Patel
4. J.B.Kripalani
Option 4 – J.B.Kripalani
The revolutionary who died of a 64-days’ hunger strike was
1. SukhDev
2. Batukeshwar Dutt
3. Jatin Das
4. Raj Guru
Option 3 – Jatin Das
Who founded the first women’s university in India?
1. Rani Ahilya Devi
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidya sagar
3. Rani of Thomi
4. Dhondo Keshave Karve
Option 4 – Dhondo Keshave Karve
Who had given out the political message of ‘India for the Indians”?
1. P.A.Charlu
2. Dayananda Saraswati
3. A.O.Hume
4. Swami Vivekananda
Option 2 – Dayananda Saraswati
Bibi Ka Maqbara was erected by ……. at Aurangabad and is a replica of the Taj Mahal.
1. Jehangir
2. Bahadur Shah Zafar
3. Aurangzeb
4. None of the above
Option 3 – Aurangzeb
Madurai had been the capital of the
1. Cholas
2. Pallavas
3. Rashtrakutas
4. Pandyas
Option 4 – Pandyas
1. Kolaba
2. Salsette
3. Bassein
4. Kalyani
Option 1 – Kolaba
The famous Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi had been built by the
1. Mauryas
2. Guptas
3. Nandas
4. Khiljis
Option 2 – Guptas
The temples known as the Seven Pagodas had been built by the
1. Pallavas
2. Cholas
3. Hoysalas
4. Chalukyas
Option 1 – Pallavas
Who among the follwing had go the Upanishads translated into Persian?
1. Akbar
2. Abul Fazal
3. Jehangir
4. Dara Shikoh
Option 4 – Dara Shikoh
Who is the saint to have written the famous Bijak?
1. Santh Kabir
2. Guru Nanak Dev
3. Ramdas
4. Tulsidas
Option 1 – Santh Kabir
Kanchi had been the capital of the
1. Cholas
2. Pallavas
3. Chalukyas
4. Rashtrakutas
Option 2 – Pallavas
The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
1. Babur
2. Shahjahan
3. Humayun
4. Aurangzeb
Option 3 – Humayun
Who among the following was the first woman to become a Buddhist
1. Gautami
2. Yasodhara
3. Mahamaya
4. Amrapali
Option 1 – Gautami
Who was the founder of the boy scouts and civil guides movement in India?
1. Richard Temple
2. Baden Powell
3. Charles Andrew
4. Robert Montgomery
Option 2 – Baden Powell
What was the name of the English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Young India
2. Kesari
3. Bombay Chronicle
4. Resurgent India
Option 1 – Young India
The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
1. Lord Ripon
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord caranwalis
4. Lord Hastings
Option 3 – Lord caranwalis
The process of the introduction of education in English had been initiated in India by Lord
1. Curzon
2. Bentick
3. Hastings
4. Macaulay
Option 4 – Macaulay
Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi?
1. Sevagram Ashram
2. Ramakrishna Mission
3. Phoenix Ashram
4. Sabarmati Ashram
Option 2 – Ramakrishna Mission
How many voluteers had accompanied Gandhi on the famous Dandi march of March 12, 1930?
1. 13
2. 44
3. 78
4. 108
Option 3 – 78
Who had observed that “Good government was never a good substitute for self-government”?
1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Ramakrishna Parama hamsa
3. Swami Dayananda
4. Aurobindo Ghosh
Option 3 – Swami Dayananda
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