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1. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler ? |
| a. | | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
| b. | | Iltutmish |
| c. | | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| d. | | Alauddin Khilji
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| 2. | Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress ? |
| a. | | Muhammed Ali Jinnah |
| b. | | Badruddin Tyabji |
| c. | | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
| d. | | Abul Kalam Azad
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| 3. | During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveler Fa-hien visit India ? |
| a. | | Chandra Gupta I |
| b. | | Samudra Gupta |
| c. | | Chandra Gupta II |
| d. | | Kumara Gupta
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| 4. | The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from— |
| a. | | East India Company to the British Crown |
| b. | | British Crown to the East India Company |
| c. | | East India Company to the Governor General |
| d. | | British Crown to the Board of Directors
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| 5. | The issue on which the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched was— |
| a. | | Equal employment opportunities for Indians |
| b. | | The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh |
| c. | | Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government |
| d. | | Complete freedom
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| 6. | Who was the last Governor-General of India ? |
| a. | | Sir Cripps |
| b. | | Lord Mountbatten |
| c. | | C. Rajagopalachari |
| d. | | Sir Attlee
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| 7. | Which party provided two Prime Ministers in two years’ time ? |
| a. | | B.J.P. |
| b. | | Janata Party |
| c. | | Janata Dal |
| d. | | Samajwadi Janata Party
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| 8. | Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral philosophy ? |
| a. | | Equal pay for equal work |
| b. | | Provision of free legal aid and advice |
| c. | | Prohibition of the slaughter of cows |
| d. | | Protection of the monuments of historical importance
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| 9. | Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes ‘Untouchability’ ? |
| a. | | 14 |
| b. | | `5 |
| c. | | 16 |
| d. | | 17
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| 10. | In case the President wishes to resign, to whom is he to address his resignation letter ? |
| a. | | Chief Justice of India |
| b. | | Secretary of Lok Sabha |
| c. | | Vice-President |
| d. | | Prime Minister
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| 11. | The Preamble of our Constitution reads India as— |
| a. | | Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Secular Republic |
| b. | | Socialist, Democratic, Secular Republic |
| c. | | Democratic, Sovereign, Secular, Socialist Republic |
| d. | | Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
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| 12. | Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas ? |
| a. | | Mulching |
| b. | | Shelter belt |
| c. | | Gully plugging |
| d. | | Terracing
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| 13. | The river which is not Westflowing towards the Arabian Sea is— |
| a. | | Narmada |
| b. | | Tapti |
| c. | | Periyar |
| d. | | Kaveri
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| 14. | Tsunamis are caused by— |
| a. | | Mixing of cold and warm currents |
| b. | | Earthquakes |
| c. | | Changes in sea level |
| d. | | Volcanic eruption
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| 15. | Which current is responsible for increasing the temperature of Western Europe ? |
| a. | | Labrador current |
| b. | | Gulf stream |
| c. | | Canari current |
| d. | | North Equatorial current
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| 16. | Smog is a combination of— |
| a. | | Air and water vapours |
| b. | | Water and smoke |
| c. | | Fire and water |
| d. | | Smoke and fog
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| 17. | A refrigerator operating in a chemist’s shop is an example of— |
| a. | | Free good |
| b. | | Final good |
| c. | | Producer’s good |
| d. | | Consumer’s good
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| 18. | Disinvestment is— |
| a. | | Offloading of shares of private companies to government |
| b. | | Offloading of government shares to private companies |
| c. | | Increase in investment |
| d. | | Closing down of business concerns
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| 19. | The Commission in India dealing with minimum support price, procurement price, etc. in connection with agricultural goods is the— |
| a. | | Planning Commission |
| b. | | Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission |
| c. | | Agricultural Price Commission |
| d. | | National Marketing Commission
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| 20. | Which one of the following is a development expenditure ? |
| a. | | Irrigation expenditure |
| b. | | Civil administration |
| c. | | Debt services |
| d. | | Grant-in-aid
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