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Q1. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Explanation: Dr.
Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent President of the Constituent
Assembly.
Q2. The Swaraj Party (1923) was formed by—
a) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
b) Gandhi and Patel
c) Rajendra Prasad and B.R. Ambedkar
d) Subhas Chandra Bose and Nehru
Answer: a) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
Explanation: Formed
after Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation withdrawal, the Swaraj Party aimed to enter
councils to resist colonial policies.
Q3. The Simon Commission (1927) faced protests because—
a) It did not include Indian members
b) It opposed Dominion Status
c) It was pro-British industry
d) It rejected separate electorates
Answer: a) It did not include Indian members
Explanation: Indians
opposed it because all 7 members were British. The slogan was “Simon Go Back.”
Q4. Who among the following was called the “Grand Old Man of India”?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: a) Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: Dadabhai
Naoroji earned the title for his lifelong service to the Indian freedom
struggle.
Q5. The Dandakaranya Project was mainly concerned with—
a) Irrigation
b) Refugee Rehabilitation
c) Industrial Development
d) Afforestation
Answer: b) Refugee Rehabilitation
Explanation: The
project aimed at resettling Bangladeshi refugees in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and
Andhra Pradesh regions.
Q6. The Khilafat Movement (1919–24) was launched to protect—
a) Ottoman Caliphate
b) Hindu temples
c) Indian trade
d) Urdu language
Answer: a) Ottoman Caliphate
Explanation: It
aimed to restore the Caliph of Turkey, seen as the religious head of Muslims.
Q7. The chief architect of Chandigarh city was—
a) Edwin Lutyens
b) Le Corbusier
c) Herbert Baker
d) Charles Correa
Answer: b) Le Corbusier
Explanation: Swiss-French
architect Le Corbusier designed Chandigarh after India’s independence.
Q8. The Chipko Movement was led by—
a) Medha Patkar
b) Sundarlal Bahuguna
c) Aruna Roy
d) Baba Amte
Answer: b) Sundarlal Bahuguna
Explanation: The
Chipko Movement began in Uttarakhand in 1970s to stop deforestation.
Q9. The Federal Court of India was established in—
a) 1935
b) 1937
c) 1940
d) 1942
Answer: b) 1937
Explanation: Set
up under the Government of India Act 1935, it was the precursor to today’s
Supreme Court.
Q10. The first Indian to win an Olympic medal (individual) was—
a) Leander Paes
b) K.D. Jadhav
c) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
d) Abhinav Bindra
Answer: b) K.D. Jadhav
Explanation: K.D.
Jadhav won bronze in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
Q11. The planning commission was replaced by—
a) NITI Aayog
b) Finance Commission
c) National Development Council
d) GST Council
Answer: a) NITI Aayog
Explanation: In
2015, Planning Commission was replaced with NITI Aayog to promote cooperative
federalism.
Q12. The highest civilian award of Pakistan given to non-Pakistanis is—
a) Nishan-e-Pakistan
b) Hilal-e-Imtiaz
c) Sitara-e-Pakistan
d) Tamgha-e-Pakistan
Answer: a) Nishan-e-Pakistan
Explanation: Nelson
Mandela and Morarji Desai were among recipients of this award.
Q13. Raja Rammohan Roy founded which reformist society in 1828?
a) Arya Samaj
b) Brahmo Samaj
c) Prarthana Samaj
d) Ramakrishna Mission
Answer: b) Brahmo Samaj
Explanation: Brahmo
Samaj fought against social evils like Sati and caste system.
Q14. The first woman President of India was—
a) Pratibha Patil
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: a) Pratibha Patil
Explanation: Pratibha
Patil served as India’s 12th President from 2007–2012.
Q15. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was passed in—
a) 2011
b) 2012
c) 2013
d) 2014
Answer: c) 2013
Explanation: The
Act provided for an anti-corruption ombudsman at the central and state levels.
Q16. National Income in India was first estimated by—
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) R.C. Dutt
c) V.K.R.V. Rao
d) M. Visvesvaraya
Answer: a) Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: In
his “Drain of Wealth” theory, he estimated India’s national income in the 19th
century.
Q17. The doctrine of “Basic Structure” was propounded in which case?
a) Kesavananda Bharati Case
b) Golaknath Case
c) Minerva Mills Case
d) Indira Sawhney Case
Answer: a) Kesavananda Bharati Case
Explanation: In
1973, SC ruled that the Parliament cannot alter the Constitution’s “basic
structure.”
Q18. The headquarters of International Court of Justice is—
a) New York
b) Geneva
c) The Hague
d) Paris
Answer: c) The Hague
Explanation: ICJ,
the principal judicial organ of the UN, is based in The Hague, Netherlands.
Q19. The first Indian to climb Mount Everest without oxygen was—
a) Tenzing Norgay
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Santosh Yadav
d) Phu Dorjee
Answer: d) Phu Dorjee
Explanation: Phu
Dorjee achieved this feat in 1984.
Q20. The founder of Arya Samaj was—
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Dayananda Saraswati
c) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
d) Swami Shraddhanand
Answer: b) Dayananda Saraswati
Explanation: Founded
in 1875, Arya Samaj promoted Vedic values and social reforms.
Q21. The longest National Highway in India is—
a) NH-27
b) NH-44
c) NH-48
d) NH-52
Answer: b) NH-44
Explanation: NH-44
runs from Srinagar to Kanyakumari, covering over 3,700 km.
Q22. The founder of Indian National Congress was—
a) A.O. Hume
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: a) A.O. Hume
Explanation: Allan
Octavian Hume, a retired British ICS officer, helped establish INC in 1885.
Q23. The India’s first biosphere reserve was—
a) Nanda Devi
b) Nilgiri
c) Sundarbans
d) Simlipal
Answer: b) Nilgiri
Explanation: Declared
in 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve spans Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka.
Q24. The Communal Award (1932) was announced by—
a) Winston Churchill
b) Ramsay MacDonald
c) Clement Attlee
d) Lord Irwin
Answer: b) Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation: It
introduced separate electorates for minorities, leading to the Poona Pact.
Q25. The largest brackish water lake in India is—
a) Vembanad Lake
b) Sambhar Lake
c) Chilika Lake
d) Pulicat Lake
Answer: c) Chilika Lake
Explanation: Located
in Odisha, Chilika is Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon.
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