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Indian history . Which of the following was started first by Mahatma Gandhi ?(A) Non-cooperation(B) Civil Disobedience(C) Quit India Movement(D) ChamparanAns : (D)2. Mahatma Gandhi used for the first time hunger strike as a weapon during—(A) Kheda Satyagraha(B) Ahmedabad Strike(C) Bardoli Satyagraha(D) Champaran SatyagrahaAns : (B)3. The Dandi March is associated with—(A) Partition of Bengal(B) Khilafat Movement(C) Non-cooperation Movement(D) Civil Disobedience MovementAns : (D)4. Which one of the following leaders did not support the ‘Khilafat Movement’ ?(A) Swami Shraddhanand(B) Madan Mohan Malviya(C) Mohammad Ali Jinnah(D) Jawahar Lal NehruAns : (C)5. Ali brothers are related to which of the following ?(A) Khilafat Movement(B) Quit India Movement(C) Indian National Congress(D) FascismAns : (A)6. The key leaders of Khilafat Movement were—(A) Syed Ahmad Khan and Agha khan(B) Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali(C) Muhammad Iqbal and Salimullah Khan(D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sikandar Hayat KhanAns : (B)7. At which place was the All India Khilafat Conference held in 1919 ?(A) Lucknow(B) Delhi(C) Aligarh(D) PorbandarAns : (B)8. Who organized the Satyagraha Sabha whose members took a pledge to disobey the Rowlatt Acts ?(A) Saifuddin Kitchlew(B) Motilal Nehru(C) Maulana Shaukat Ali(D) Mahatma GandhiAns : (D)9. What prompted the British Government to arrest Gandhi and get him convicted after the suspension of the Non-cooperation movement ?(A) It wanted to create terror in the hearts of other nationalists(B) It wanted to ensure that there was no resurgence of the movement(C) It wanted to save Gandhi from public disgrace for suspending the movement(D) It took advantage of the division among the nationalist forces caused by the suspension of the Non-cooperation Movement.Ans : (D)10. The resolution for non-cooperation was passed by—(A) By the Congress at the special session held in Calcutta in 1920(B) By the Khilafat Committee(C) By Gandhi immediately after the Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy(D) Simultaneously by the Congress and Khilafat CommitteeAns : (A)11. The boycott of foreign cloth during the Non-cooperation Movement—(A) Was not agreeable to the masses(B) Caused a striking fall in the value of imports of foreign cloth in 1921-22(C) Had little impact on the economy(D) Made the government relax controls on exports of Indian goodsAns : (B)12. How did the Non-cooperation Movement affect the Congress?(A) It became a more business like body with a Working Committee and Constitution(B) Once again the control shifted from moderates to extremists(C) From constitutional agitation it changed its method to passive resistance(D) It became the leader of the masses in the nationalist struggle to win freedom from British ruleAns : (D)13. In which district is Dandi associated with the March of Gandhi, is located ?(A) Mehsana(B) Bhuj(C) Nausari(D) DwarkaAns : (C)14. Which one of the following is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March ?(A) It was a pedestrian March(B) It began with 8 Satyagrahis comprising Hindus, Muslims and Christians(C) Its motive was to violate salt law(D) Reaching the sea-shore Mahatma Gandhi did not manufacture the saltAns : (D)15. What is the correct chronological order of Gandhian Movements ?1. Rowlatt Acts Movement2. Khera Movement3. Champaran Movement4. Ahmedabad Mill strike(A) 3, 4, 2, 1(B) 3, 2, 4, 1(C) 2, 3, 4, 1(D) 2, 3, 1, 4Ans : (A)16. With which event did the Civil Disobedience Movement started ?(A) Prohibition of wine(B) Breaking salt law(C) Protesting high land Revenue(D) Boycotting foreign clothesAns : (B)17. On which occasion the slogan ‘Nagpur Chalo’ was raised ?(A) Dandi March(B) Non-cooperation Movement(C) Quit India Movement(D) Jhanda SatyagrahAns : (D)18. When did Kasturba Gandhi die in prison ?(A) 1905(B) 1919(C) 1934(D) 1944Ans : (D)19. The main reason for criticizing the Gandhi-Irwin pact was—(A) Communal electorate(B) Banning of peaceful processions(C) Lacked the provision of saving the hangings of freedom fighters(D) Amnesty to the political prisonersAns : (C)20. What was the immediate reaction of the government to the Salt Satyagraha and the Dandi March ?(A) The government resorted to repressive measures(B) It took measures to prevent the mischief from spreading(C) It did not take it seriously(D) The Congress was bannedAns : (C)[ Read More... ] 0 comments Labels: Indian History Objective GK Indian National Movement Questions Indian History Questions 1. Aurbindo Ghosh was defended in the Alipur conspiracy case by—(A) Tej Bahadur Sapru(B) Motilal Nehru(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru(D) Chitranjan DasAns : (D)2. Who among the following founded the Hindustan Republican Army (or Association) in 1924 ?(A) Surya Sen(B) V. D. Savarkar(C) Sachindra Nath Sanyal(D) Batukeshwar DuttaAns : (C)3. Who gave the title of Rani to the Naga woman leader Gaidinliu ?(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru(B) Sardar Patel(C) Mahatma Gandhi(D) C. R. DasAns : (A)4. Name the great Indian revolutionary who was a professor of Sanskrit and Philosophy and died as a Sanyasi in Philadelphia ?(A) Lala Hardayal(B) Bhai Parmanand(C) Madan Lal Dhingra(D) Shyamji Krishna VarmaAns : (A)5. In which place February 21, 1915 was fixed as the date for an armed revolt by the Ghadarites ?(A) Bombay(B) Madras(C) Punjab(D) BengalAns : (C)6. The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was founded in—(A) 1922(B) 1924(C) 1926(D) 1928Ans : (D)7. Name the woman revolutionary who shot the Governor of Bengal while receiving her degree at the convocation of the university of Calcutta ?(A) Lila Datta(B) Preeti Lata Wadekar(C) Kalpana Ganguly(D) Bina DasAns : (D)8. The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association Movement ended with the death of—(A) Ramprasad Bismil(B) Chandra Shekhar Azad(C) Surya Sen(D) Bhagat SinghAns : (B)9. Which revolutionary said the following, ‘‘We shall be born again, shall meet again and shall jointly fight once again for the cause of the motherland as comrades-in-arms’’ ?(A) Chandra Shekhar Azad(B) Ramprasad Bismil(C) Rajendra Lahiri(D) Ashfaquallah KhanAns : (B)10. Which association sprang us in Bengal during the Swadeshi Movement ?(A) Anushilan Samiti(B) Swadeshi Samiti(C) Krantikari Samiti(D) Jugantar SamitiAns : (D)11. Which of the following was not hanged in connection with the Kakori Conspiracy Case ?(A) Bhagat Singh(B) Ashfaqullah Khan(C) Rajendra Lahiri(D) Roshan SinghAns : (A)12. The first tribal leader who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology was—(A) Alluri Sitaram Raju(B) Jadonang(C) Jhabkar Bapa(D) Rani GaidinliuAns : (B)13. Which among the following was sentenced to death in the Hardinge Bomb Case ?(A) Sohan Singh Bhakna(B) Asutosh Choudhary(C) Bhai Bal Mukund(D) Ras Behari BoseAns : (C)14. Who among the following was awarded the China Medal for taking part in China war of 1900 ?(A) Maharaja Ganga Singh(B) Maharaja Sumer Singh(C) Maharaja Fateh Singh(D) Maharaja Jai SinghAns : (A)15. Mr. Philip Sprat, an English man was tried under which conspiracy case ?(A) Lahore conspiracy case(B) Kanpur conspiracy case(C) Meerut conspiracy case(D) Chittagong conspiracy caseAns : (C)16. Gadar-Dal was founded at—(A) Berlin(B) Tokyo(C) Washington(D) San FranciscoAns : (D)17. The differences between the Moderates and the Extremists led to a split in Congress at its session held in 1907 at—(A) Surat(B) Calcutta(C) Nagpur(D) MadrasAns : (A)18. Who among the following was known as the Grand Old Man of Indian politics ?(A) Bipin Chandra Pal(B) Dadabhai Nauroji(C) Surendra Nath Bannerjee(D) Rasbehari BoseAns : (B)19. The most revolutionary secret organization of Bengal was—(A) Abhinava Bharat(B) Mitra Mela(C) Ghadar Party(D) Anushilan SamitiAns : (A)20. I.N.A. (Indian National Army) trial took place in the—(A) Calcutta High Court(B) Supreme Court(C) Federal Court(D) Red FortAns : (D)[ Read More... ] 0 comments Labels: Indian History Objective GK Indian History Questions and Answers Indian History Questions 1. Who was elected as the permanent President of the Muslim League in 1908 ?(A) Nawab Salimullah(B) Syed Ahmad Khan(C) Aga Khan(D) Syed Amir AliAns : (C)2. According to Sarojini Naidu who was ‘‘the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity’’ ?(A) Syed Ahmad Khan(B) Hasrat Mohani(C) Maulana Azad(D) Mohammad Ali JinnahAns : (C)3. Which of the following statements are not true of the Home Rule Movement ?I. The demand was for selfgovernment and not complete independence.II. The movement included promoting political education to build a base for selfgovernmentIII. It did not achieve much impact or popularity.IV. The movement was the part of the Congress activity.(A) I and II(B) II and III(C) III and IV(D) IV and IAns : (C)4. The two Home Leagues were founded in 1916. Their founders were—I. Annie BesantII. B. G. TilakIII. Motilal NehruIV. Sardar Patel(A) I and II(B) II and III(C) III and IV(D) IV and IAns : (A)5. The partition of Bengal made in 1905—(A) Was annulled as a result of the Morley-Minto Reforms in 1919(B) Was withdrawn in 1908 because of the immense protests it evoked(C) Was annulled by the king’s proclamation at the Delhi Durbar in 1911(D) Continued till India got independenceAns : (C)6. The basic defect of the Lucknow Pact was—(A) It was an agreement purely based on the bond of common hatred of the foreign rule(B) It was based on the wrong notion that Hindus and Muslims formed separate communities(C) It was a marriage of convenience without a pontiff(D) It was a pact between powerless potentatesAns : (B)7. Who among the following is known as ‘the liberator of the press’ ?(A) William Jones(B) Wellesley(C) Sir Charles Metcalfe(D) Lord MintoAns : (C)8. Who had given the title of ‘Mahatma’ to Gandhi ?(A) B. G. Tilak(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(C) Moti Lal Nehru(D) Rabindra Nath TagoreAns : (D)9. Who had said on the death of Tilak ‘my strongest bulkwar is gone’ ?(A) Shaukat Ali(B) Muhammad Ali(C) Lala Lajpat Rai(D) Mahatma GandhiAns : (D)10. Rabindra Nath Tagore renounced his knighthood for which reason ?(A) Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy(B) Cruel suppression of Civil Disobedience Movement(C) Bhagat Singh was hanged(D) Chauri-Chaura incidentAns : (A)11. Which among the following pair accused for killing English officers in England was hanged ?(A) Raj Guru and Sukhdev(B) Khudi Ram Bose and Suryasen(C) Madan Lal Dhingra and Udham Singh(D) Kartar Singh Sarabhai and Ashfaqullah KhanAns : (C)12. Write the correct chronological order of the following :1. Foundation of Swaraj Party2. Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy3. Congress-Muslim League Pact4. Chauri-Chaura incident(A) 2, 3, 1, 4(B) 3, 2, 1, 4(C) 3, 2, 4, 1(D) 2, 3, 4, 1Ans : (C)13. In 1908 an attempt was made on the life of Kingsford, the unpopular judge at Muzzafarpur by—1. Satyen Bose2. Barindra Ghosh3. Prafulla Chaki4. Khudiram Bose(A) 1 and 2(B) 3 and 4(C) 1 and 4(D) 2 and 3Ans : (B)14. Which of the following were involved in throwing a bomb at the procession of Lord Hardinge through Chandni Chowk (Delhi) in 1912 ?1. Pulin Das2. Bal Mukund3 Avadh Behari4. Amir Chand(A) 1, 2, 3(B) 2, 3, 4(C) 2 and 3(D) None of theseAns : (B)15. Who defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipur bomb case ?(A) Chittaranjan Das(B) Motilal Nehru(C) B.G. Tilak(D) Surendra Nath BanerjeeAns : (B)16. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of ‘Lokmanya’ during—(A) Home Rule Movement(B) Surat Split(C) Swadeshi Movement(D) His imprisonment in 1908Ans : (A)17. The only Indian prince who actively participated in the Revolutionary Movement within and outside India was—(A) Raja Aridaman Singh(B) Raja Hari Singh(C) Raja Kumar Singh(D) Raja Mahendra PratapAns : (D)18. Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by Modan Lal Dhingra in London, was—(A) Secretary of State for India(B) Adviser to the Secretary of State for India(C) Law Member(D) Governor of BengalAns : (B)19. Who edited ‘Basumati’, the oldest Bengali Daily paper ?(A) Anand Mohan Bose(B) Surya Sen(C) Barinder Ghosh(D) V. D. SavarkarAns : (C)20. Who said the following ‘‘the only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom’’ ?(A) Aurbindo Ghosh(B) Khudiram Bose(C) Chandra Shekhar Azad(D) Madan Lal DhingraAns : (D)[ Read More... ] 0 comments Labels: Indian History Objective GK Indian History Quiz Questions Indian History Questions 1. Who said the following ‘‘the British empire is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction and tyrannical and mean’’ ?(A) Mrs. Annie Besant(B) W. Digby(C) Sister Nivedita(D) William WedderburnAns : (C)2. Badruddin Taiyabji was an active member of—(A) Communist Party of India(B) Jansangh(C) Indian National Congress(D) Muslim LeagueAns : (C)3. Who founded Indian National Congress on 1885 ?(A) A.O. Hume(B) J. L. Nehru(C) Willaim Wedderburn(D) J.R.D. TataAns : (A)4. An association which merged with the Congress in 1886 was the—(A) East Indian Association(B) Indian National Conference(C) British Indian Association(D) Indian LeagueAns : (B)5. The term ‘Congress’ was derived from—(A) Irish history(B) British Commonwealth(C) The name of the American Parliament(D) The history of North AmericaAns : (D)6. Who among the following never became President of the Indian National Congress ?(A) B. G. Tilak(B) S.C. Bose(C) G.K. Gokhale(D) Annie BesantAns : (C)7. Which of the following may be considered drawbacks of the early phase of the Congress activities ?I. Preservation of caste and communal considerations presenting mass involvement.II. It was confined to the educated middle class.III. No proper understanding of the exploitative nature of British economic policies.IV. Misplaced faith in the benevolence and fairmindedness of the British rulers.(A) I and IV(B) II and III(C) I and II(D) III and IVAns : (C)8. Who was the first Englishmen to preside over a Congress session?(A) George Yule(B) Dufferin(C) W. Wedderburn(D) None of theseAns : (A)9. Who is known as the Father of Indian Unrest ?(A) Dadabhai Nauroji(B) G. K. Gokhale(C) Mahatma Gandhi(D) Bal Gangadhar TilakAns : (D)10. The number of delegates who attended the first session of the Indian National Congress, was—(A) 750(B) 75(C) 720(D) 72Ans : (D)11. Arrange the following in chronological order—I. Surat splitII. Partition of BengalIII. Foundation of Muslim LeagueIV. Congress session drafts its constitution(A) IV, II, III, I(B) III, II, I, IV(C) II, IV, III, I(D) II, III, I, IVAns : (D)12. Who attended the imperial durbar of 1877 dressed in hand-spun khadi ?(A) M.G. Ranade(B) Rabindra Nath Tagore(C) Ganesh Vasudev Joshi(D) Hakim Ajmal KhanAns : (C)13. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence ?(A) J. B. Kripalani(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(D) Jawahar Lal NehruAns : (A)14. In which of the following session of Indian National Congress the resolution of Swadeshi was adopted ?(A) Madras session of 1903(B) Bombay session of 1904(C) Benaras session of 1905(D) Calcutta session of 1906Ans : (D)15. Arrange the following events in chronological order on the basis of codes given below :1. The Surat Congress2. March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi.3. Rowlatt Act4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.Code : (A) 3, 2, 1, 4(B) 1, 3, 2, 4(C) 2, 1, 3, 4(D) 1, 2, 4, 3Ans : (B)16. When did the British pass a law making it an offence to preach nationalism ?(A) 1892(B) 1898(C) 1900(D) 1904Ans : (B)17. Mahatma Gandhi was the President of Indian National Congress only once at—(A) Allahabad(B) Guwahati(C) Belgaun(D) KakinadaAns : (C)18. Which of the following events was the last in chronological order?(A) Home Rule Movement(B) Khilafat Movement(C) Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre(D) Mopala RevoltAns : (D)19. Which of the following Muslim Leaders was not one of the founding fathers of the All India Muslim League ?(A) Nawab Moshin-ul-Mulk(B) Maulana Abul KalamAzad(C) Aga Khan(D) Nawab Salimullah of DaccaAns : (B)20. The first President of Muslim League was—(A) Salimullah Khan(B) Aga Khan(C) Mustaq Hussain(D) Sir Syed Ahmad KhanAns : (A)[ Read More... ] 0 comments Labels: Indian History Objective GK Objective Questions on Indian History Indian History Questions 1. The Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal was—(A) Syed Ahmad Khan(B) Ameer Ali(C) Nawab Abdul Latif Khan(D) Nawab Samiullah KhanAns : (B)2. Who was the founder of ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’ ?(A) Atmaram Pandurang(B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh(C) M. G. Ranade(D) Jyotiba PhuleAns : (D)3. Which of the following Socioreligious Movements raised the slogan : ‘India for Indians’ ?(A) Prarthana Samaj(B) Brahmo Samaj(C) Arya Samaj(D) Satya Shodhak SamajAns : (C)4. Who was the first President of the Indian Home Rule League established in April 1916 ?(A) Joseph Bapista(B) Annie Besant(C) N.C. Kelkar(D) B.G. TilakAns : (A)5. Which of the following did not contribute in a major way to the growth of a nationalist consciousness in India ?(A) Impact of western education(B) Consistent economic exploitation of India by the British(C) Revivalist Movements of the 19th century(D) World public opinionAns : (D)6. The ‘Bombay Triumvirate’ consisted of all the following except—(A) Dadabhai Nauroji(B) K.T. Telang(C) Pherozeshah Mehta(D) Badruddin TyabjiAns : (A)7. The Theosophical Society was founded in the U.S.A. by—(A) Dr. Annie Besant(B) A. O. Hume(C) Tilak and Gokhale(D) Madam Blavatsky and OlcottAns : (D)8. An important reason for social and religious reforms in nineteenth century was—(A) Scientific inventions(B) Industrial revolution(C) Western education and awakening(D) Influence of NewspapersAns : (C)9. Which famous social reformer wrote the books ‘Jnana Yoga’, ‘Karma Yoga’ and ‘Raj Yoga’ ?(A) M. G. Ranade(B) Swami Vivekanand(C) Ramkrishna Paramhansa(D) Raja Ram Mohan RoyAns : (B)10. Who was the Governor General of India when the Indian National Congress was formed ?(A) Lord Chelmsford(B) Lord Dalhousie(C) Lord Dufferin(D) None of theseAns : (C)11. Which of the following did not influence the growth of nationalist sentiments against the British rule in the first few years of the twentieth century ?(A) British reverses in the Boer War(B) Italy’s defeat by Ethopia(C) The establishment of the Kerensky Government in Russia(D) Japanese defeat of RussiaAns : (C)12. Which of the following cannot be considered a cause for the rise of Extremism ?(A) The reactionary policies of Lord Lytton(B) The failure of the moderates to achieve anything significant through their methods(C) Serious problem of unemployment among the educated Indians(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)13. Who said, ‘‘The Congress is in reality a civil war without arms’’?(A) W. Wedderburn(B) W. Digby(C) D.W. Bethune(D) Lord DufferinAns : (B)14. Which of the following was not a method adopted by the Extremists ?(A) Promoting the use of Swadeshi(B) Boycott of schools, courts and government service(C) Burning down shops and godowns storing foreign clothes(D) Launching national education schemes and building the national spiritAns : (C)15. October 16, 1905, the date of partition of Bengal, was celebrated on the suggestion of Rabindra Nath Tagore, as—(A) Rakhi Bandhan Day(B) Brotherhood Day(C) Solidarity Day(D) Black DayAns : (A)16. After the Surat split, the Congress—(A) Was temporarily disbanded(B) Was banned by the British Government(C) Went to the Extremists(D) Remained under the control of the ModeratesAns : (D)17. The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress was—(A) Hakim Azmal Khan(B) Abul Kalam Azad(C) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai(D) Badruddin TaiyabjiAns : (D)18. Who was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and the Moderates together at Lucknow ?(A) Gokhale(B) Tilak(C) Annie Besant(D) None of theseAns : (C)19. In the beginning the political activities of the Muslim League were directed against—(A) The liberal socio-religious reformers(B) The Hindus and the Indian National Congress(C) The British Government(D) The landlords and the zamindarsAns : (B)20. The Red Crescent Society was concerned with—(A) Communists(B) Getting a separate state for Muslims even through blood shed(C) Revolutionary activities in Punjab(D) Providing medical help to the Turkish troops in the Balkan WarAns : (D)[ Read More... ] 0 comments Labels: Indian History Objective GK Indian History Questions Indian History Questions 1. Which one of the following proved to be Dalhousie’s worst political blunder ?(A) Annexation of Punjab(B) Occupation of lower Burma(C) Abolition of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’(D) Annexation of OudhAns : (D)2. The leader of the revolt of 1857 in Bihar was—(A) Kunwar Singh(B) Nana Saheb(C) Tantia Tope(D) Mangal PandeyAns : (A)3. The writer of ‘‘Indian War of Independence, 1857’’ is—(A) R.C Majumdar(B) V.D. Savarkar(C) S.B. Chaudhary(D) S.N. SenAns : (B)4. Who called the 1857 revolt ‘‘a planned war of National Independence’’ ?(A) Benjamin Disraeli(B) Sir John Seeley(C) V.D. Savarkar(D) S.N. SenAns : (C)5. The leader of the 1857 Revolt in Delhi was—(A) Bahadur Shah Zafar(B) Bakht Khan(C) Begum Zinat Mahal(D) Khan Bahadur KhanAns : (A)6. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(A) Umaji Naik—Ramosi Rising(B) Tipu—Pagal Panthi(C) Haji Shariat—Deobond Movement(D) Syed Ahmad Raibarelvi—Wahabi MovementAns : (C)7. Which of the following was a precursor of the 1857 revolt ?(A) Indigo revolt(B) Sanyasi revolt(C) Ulgulan(D) Pabna risingAns : (B)8. The play ‘Neeldarpan’ is associated with the—(A) Santhal Revolt(B) Pabna Riots(C) Indigo Revolts(D) Champaran SatyagrahaAns : (C)9. Which of the following is not correctly matched?(A) Bhil revolt—1818–31(B) Stara revolt—1814(C) Kittur revolt—1824(D) Gadkari revolt—1844Ans : (B)10. The tribal leader who was regarded as an incarnation of God and father of the world was—(A) Nanak Bhil(B) Jagia Bhagat(C) Birsa Munda(D) Siddhu SanthaAns : (C)11. According to which famous political leader of Britain the revolt of 1857 is described as a ‘National Rising’ ?(A) Canning(B) Gladstone(C) Palmerstone(D) DisraeliAns : (D)12. Who was the founder leader of ‘Muslim Faqirs’ ?(A) Majnun Shah(B) Dadu Mian(C) Tipu(D) Chirag Ali ShahAns : (A)13. Who among the following is known as the ‘father of renaissance’ of Western India?(A) B.M. Malabari(B) M.G. Ranade(C) R. G. Bhandarkar(D) K.T. TelangAns : (B)14. Who is known as the Hindu Luther of Northern India during 19th century was ?(A) Dayanand Saraswati(B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar(C) Radhakant Dev(D) Keshav Chandra SenAns : (B)15. Who inspired the young Bengal Movement in the 19th century ?(A) Ram Tanu Lahiri(B) Henry Vivian Dorozev(C) Rasik Kumar Malik(D) Piyare Chand MitraAns : (B)16. Who is regarded as the ‘Father of Modern India’ ?(A) M. G. Ranade(B) Mahatma Gandhi(C) Keshav Chandra Sen(D) Ram Mohan RoyAns : (D)17. Who is known as ‘Mother of Indian Revolution’ ?(A) Rama Bai(B) Bhikaji Rustam Kama(C) Annie Besant(D) Sarojini NaiduAns : (B)18. Who was the founder of Ramkrishna Mission ?(A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(B) Keshav Chandra Sen(C) Swami Vivekanand(D) Ram Krishna ParamhansaAns : (C)19. Who established the ‘Vedanta Society’ ?(A) Keshav Chandra Sen(B) Devendra Nath Tagore(C) Vivekanand(D) Ram Mohan RoyAns : (C)20. Kumaran Asan is associated with the Social Renaissance of—(A) Kerala(B) Tamilnadu(C) Andhra Pradesh(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)[ Read More... ] 0 comments Labels: Indian History Objective GK Indian History Objective Questions 1. The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was built by—(A) Chandragupta Maurya(B) Kharvela(C) Amoghavarsha(D) ChamundarayaAns : (D)2. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return’. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the—(A) Kapalika sect(B) Sunyavada of Nagarjun(C) Ajivikas(D) CharvakasAns : (D)3. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development ?(A) Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha(B) Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra(C) Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa(D) Indra-Surya-Rudra-MarutAns : (C)4. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was—(A) Amritsar (B) Patiala(C) Lahore (D) KapurthalaAns : (C)5. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath is—(A) Abhaya (B) Dhyana(C) Dharmachakra (D) BhumisparsaAns : (C)6. The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the—(A) Allahabad pillar inscription(B) Aihole inscription(C) Alapadu grant(D) Hanumakonda inscriptionAns : (B)7. Zero was invented by—(A) Aryabhatta (B) Varahamihira(C) Bhaskara I (D) An unknown IndianAns : (D)8. Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi ?(A) Tagara (B) Sripura(C) Tripuri (D) TamraliptiAns : (A)9. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance was—(A) The Nawab of Oudh(B) The Nizam of Hyderabad(C) Peshwa Baji Rao II(D) The king of TravancoreAns : (B)10. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a—(A) Brahmana (B) Kshatriya(C) Vaishya (D) ShudraAns : (A)11. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the—(A) Scythians (B) Hunas(C) Yue-chis (D) SakasAns : (B)12. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans ?(A) Ziauddin Barani(B) Shams-i-siraj Afif(C) Minhaj-us-siraj(D) Amir KhusrauAns : (D)13. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was—(A) Alauddin Khilji (B) Feroz Tughlaq(C) Akbar (D) AurangzebAns : (C)14. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period ?(A) Gulbadan Begum(B) Noorjahan Begum(C) Jahanara Begum(D) Zebun-nissah BegumAns : (A)15. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the—(A) Portuguese (B) Dutch(C) French (D) DanishAns : (B)16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are—(A) Buddhist(B) Buddhist and Jain(C) Hindu and Jain(D) Hindu, Buddhist and JainAns : (D)17. The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that—(A) It provided for the establishment of the Supreme court(B) It restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only(C) It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims(D) It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law CommissionAns : (C)18. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in—(A) Afghanistan (B) Turkey(C) Mongolia (D) PersiaAns : (C)19. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world ?(A) Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram(B) Jama Masjid, Delhi(C) Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tuglaq, Delhi(D) Gol Gumbaz, BijapurAns : (D)20. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers—(A) In the Gupta administration(B) In the Chola administration(C) In the Vijaynagar administration(D) In the Maratha administrationAns : (D)21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by—(A) Mahayana Buddhism(B) Hinayana Buddhism(C) Jainism(D) The Lokayata SchoolAns : (C)22. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the revolt of 1857 ?(A) Jhansi (B) Jagdishpur(C) Lucknow (D) ChittorAns : (D)23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?(A) Battle of Buxar— Mir Jafar Vs Clive(B) Battle of Wandiwash—French Vs East India Company(C) Battle of Chelianwala—Dalhousie Vs Marathas(D) Battle of Kharda—Nizam Vs East India CompanyAns : (B)24. The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by—(A) The Greeks (B) The Romans(C) The Chinese (D) The ArabsAns : (A)25. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by—(A) The Portuguese (B) The French(C) The Danish (D) The BritishAns : (A)[ Read More... ] 0 comments Labels: Indian History Objective GK Indian History Questions 1. The term ‘nishka’ which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an—(A) Weapon(B) Agricultural implement(C) Script(D) CoinAns : (D)2. Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of Indian history and the works authored by them is correctly matched ?(A) Krishnadevaraya : Samaranganasutradhra(B) Mehendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana(C) Bhojadeva : Manasollasa(D) Somesvara : AmuktamalyadaAns : (B)3. The founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement was—(A) Charles Andrews(B) Robert Montgomery(C) Richard Temple(D) Baden PowellAns : (D)4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(A) Dharamsastra : Works on religion and philosophy(B) Chaturvarnya : Four Ashrams(C) Shudra : Service to three varnas(D) Mahamatra : Superior OfficialsAns : (B)5. Chanakya was known as—(A) Bhattasvamin (B) Rajasekhara(C) Vishnugupta (D) VisakhadattaAns : (C)6. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at—(A) Thanjavur (B) Uraiyur(C) Kanchipuram (D) UttaramerurAns : (D)7. In Jainism ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred to as—(A) Jina (B) Ratna(C) Kaivalya (D) NirvanasAns : (C)8. Who among the following is NOT associated with medicine in ancient India ?(A) Dhanvantri(B) Bhaskaracharya(C) Charaka(D) SusrutaAns : (B)9. In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of the principles of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of the—(A) British (B) Dutch(C) Portuguese (D) DanishAns : (C)10. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by—(A) Buhler (B) Robert Sewell(C) James Prinsep (D) CodringtonAns : (C)11. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature ?(A) Amarakosa(B) Siddhantasiromani(C) Brhat Samhita(D) AshtangahrdayaAns : (A)12. Consider the following passage—In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44 modern countries and put behind him a total distance of approximately 73000 miles.The world's greatest traveller of pre-modern times to whom the above passage refers is—(A) Megasthenes (B) Fa Hien(C) Marco Polo (D) Ibn BattutaAns : (C)13. The first political organisation established in India in 1838 was known as—(A) British India Society(B) Bengal British India Society(C) Settlers Association(D) Zamindary AssociationAns : (D)14. The foundation of modern education system in India was laid by—(A) The Charter Act of 1813(B) Macaulay's Minutes of 1835(C) The Hunter Commission of 1882(D) Wood's Despatch of 1854Ans : (B)15. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the—(A) Prarthana Samaj(B) Satya Shodhak Samaj(C) Arya Samaj(D) Ramakrishna MissionAns : (B)16. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the—(A) Bengal Presidency(B) Madras Presidency(C) Bombay Presidency(D) Madras and Bombay PresidenciesAns : (D)17. The Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of—(A) Ajatashatru (B) Ashoka(C) Dharmapala (D) KanishkaAns : (D)18. The last in succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was—(A) Parsvanatha (B) Rishabha(C) Mahavira (D) ManisubrataAns : (C)19. The earliest rock cut caves in western India are those at—(A) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta(B) Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora(C) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane(D) Bhaja, Pitalkhora and KondaneAns : (A)20. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is—(A) Chakravarti (B) Dharmadeva(C) Dharmakirti (D) PriyadarsiAns : (D)21. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah ?(A) Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi(B) Atala Masjid at Jaunpur(C) Barasona Masjid at Gaur(D) Quiwwat-al-Islam mosque at DelhiAns : (A)22. Which among the following cities is considered as one of the oldest surviving cities in the world ?(A) Mathura (B) Varanasi(C) Hardwar (D) AyodhyaAns : (A)23. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the—(A) Harappan culture(B) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India(C) Vedic texts(D) Silver punch marked coinsAns : (A)24. Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan but linguistically Dravidian ?(A) Brahui (B) Kui(C) Parji (D) PengoAns : (A)25. Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism ?(A) Emphasis on ahimsa(B) Casteless society(C) Worship of gods and goddesses(D) Worship of stupaAns : (C)   General Knowledge - Teaching Aptitude - General English Teaching Aptitude : Solved Paper 101. Most important work of teacher is—(A) to organize teaching work(B) to deliver lecture in class(C) to take care of children(D) to evaluate the students102. A teacher should be—(A) Honest(B) Dilligent(C) Dutiful(D) Punctual103. Environmental education should be taught in schools because—(A) it will affect environmental pollution(B) it is important part of life(C) it will provide job to teachers(D) we cannot escape from environment104. Navodaya Schools have been established to—(A) increase number of school in rural areas(B) provide good education in rural areas(C) complete ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’(D) check wastage of education in rural areas105. At primary level, it is better to teach in mother language because—(A) it develops self-confidence in children(B) it makes learning easy(C) it is helpful in intellectual development(D) it helps children in learning in natural atmosphere106. Women are better teacher at primary level because—(A) they behave more patiently with children(B) they are ready to work with low salary(C) higher qualification is not needed in this profession(D) they have less chances in other profession107. You have been selected in all the four professions given below. Where would you like to go ?(A) Teacher(B) Police(C) Army(D) Bank108. What is most important while writing on blackboard ?(A) Good writing(B) Clarity in writing(C) Writing in big letters(D) Writing in small letters109. Some students send a greeting card to you on teacher’s day. What will you do ? You will—(A) do nothing(B) say thanks to them(C) ask them to not to waste money(D) reciprocate the good wishes to them110. A student comes late in your class. Then you will—(A) inform to parents(B) punish him(C) try to know the reason(D) not pay attention there111. When the students become failed, it can be understood that—(A) The system has failed(B) The teachers failure(C) The text-books failure(D) The individual student’s failure112. It is advantage of giving home work that students—(A) remain busy at home(B) study at home(C) may be checked for their progress(D) may develop habit of self study113. In computers, the length of a word is measured in—(A) Bit(B) Byte(C) Millimeter(D) None of these114. Who is known as ‘father of computer’ ?(A) B. Pascal(B) H. Hollerith(C) Charles Babbage(D) J. V. Neumann115. A teacher has serious defect is he/she—(A) is physically handicapped(B) belongs to low socio-economic status(C) has weak personality(D) has immature mental development116. The success of teacher is—(A) high achievement of students(B) good traits of his/her personality(C) his/her good teaching(D) his/her good character117. A Deepawali fair is being organized in your school. What would you like to do ?(A) only to visit the fair(B) to take part in function(C) to take a shop to sell something(D) to distribute free water to visitors118. The most important trait of a student is—(A) sense of responsibility(B) to speak truth(C) co-operation(D) obedience119. The purpose of basic education scheme is—(A) universalization of primary education(B) to vocationalise the eduction(C) to fulfil basic need of persons through education(D) to make education compulsory for all120. You are teaching a topic in class and a student ask a question unrelated to the topic. What will you do ?(A) you will allow him to ask unrelated question(B) you will not allow him to ask unrealated question(C) you will consider it indiscipline and punish him(D) you will answer the question after the class121. If you are unable to get a job of teacher, then you will—(A) start giving tuition at home(B) remain at home till you get a job(C) take some another job(D) continue applying for teaching122. A teacher can motivate the students by—(A) giving suitable prizes(B) giving proper guidance(C) giving examples(D) delivering speech in class123. If a student does not pay any respect to you, then you will—(A) ignore him(B) award less marks in examination(C) talk to his/her parents(D) rebuke him124. National Literacy Mission was established in—(A) 1996(B) 1988(C) 1999(D) 2000125. The aim of National Council for teacher education is—(A) to open college of education(B) to promote research in education(C) to maintain standards in colleges of education(D) to provide grant to colleges of education126. Kindergarten system of education was contributed by—(A) T. P. Nunn(B) Spencer(C) Froebel(D) Montessori127. ‘National Council of Educational Research and Training’ was established in—(A) 1961(B) 1962(C) 1963(D) 1964128. Essay type test are not reliable because—(A) their answers are different(B) their results are different(C) their checking is affected by examiner’s mood(D) their responding styles are different129. A guardian never comes to see you in school.You will—(A) ignore the child(B) write to the guardian(C) go to meet him youself(D) start punishing the child130. To maintain interest among students in class, a teacher should—(A) use blackboard(B) discuss(C) tell stories(D) ask question131. The purpose of new education policy is—(A) to provide equal opportunity of education to all(B) to improve the whole education system(C) to link the education with employment(D) to delink the degree with education132. To raise the standard of education, it is necessary—(A) to evaluate students continuously(B) to give high salary to teachers(C) to revise curriculum(D) to make good school building133. What is most important for a teacher ?(A) to maintain discipline in class(B) to be punctual in class(C) to remove difficulties of students(D) to be good orator134. Why students should play games in school ?(A) It makes them physically strong(B) It makes work easier for teachers(C) It helps in passing time(D) It develops co-operation and physical balance135. Family is a means of—(A) Informal education(B) Formal education(C) Non-formal education(D) Distance education136. There is tension among villagers and you are teacher there. What will you do ?(A) You will inform “Gram Pradhan”(B) You will try to pacify them(C) You will report to police(D) You will keep distance from them137. A teacher can develop social values among students by—(A) telling them about great people(B) developing sense of discipline(C) behaving ideally(D) telling them good stories138. What will you do in leisure time in school ?You will—(A) take rest in teacher’s room(B) read magazines in library(C) talk to clerks in office(D) check home work of students139. A teacher asks the questions in the class to—(A) keep students busy(B) maintain discipline(C) attract student’s attention(D) teach140. You like teaching profession because—(A) it has less responsibility(B) you are interested in it(C) it is easy(D) it provide you more holidays141. How the students should be motivated to get success in life ?(A) Selected study(B) Incidental study(C) Intensive study(D) Learning by recitation142. In context of the habit of Absenteeism of student—(A) The principal and parents should get worried(B) The officials of the schools should take action against them as per school’s discipline(C) The teachers should take it as a serious problem(D) They should be given less priority in the class room in relation to regular students143. To whom the responsibility of organisation of curricular activities should be stored with ?(A) The principal(B) The teacher who is appointed for this work(C) The teachers who take interest in it(D) All the teachers144. When the students try to solve the questions in some different way as taught by the teacher from prescribed books, then these students should be—(A) Discouraged to consult some other books on the subject(B) Encouraged to consult some other books on the subject(C) Suggested to talk with their teacher after the period(D) Suggested to follow the class room notes in order to get good mark in the examination145. The experienced teachers do not require the detailed lesson plan of a topic because—(A) They can teach in a good manner without its help(B) The number of curious students is very poor in the class(C) When they commit some mistake, they do not face any challange from their students(D) They can equip themselves with brief outline as they gain specialisation in it through experience146. The problem of drop-out in which students leave their schooling in early years can be tackled in a better way through—(A) Reduction of the weight of curriculum(B) Sympathy of teachers(C) Attractive environment of the school(D) Encouragement of the students147. The ideal teacher—(A) Teaches the whole curriculum(B) Helps his students in learning(C) Is a friend, philosopher and guide(D) Maintains good discipline148. The aim of education should be—(A) To develop vocational skills in the students(B) To develop social awareness in the students(C) To prepare the students for examination(D) To prepare the students for practical life149. The best method of checking student’s homework is—(A) To assign it to intelligent students of the class(B) To check the answers in the class in group manner(C) To check them with the help of specimen answer(D) To check by the teacher himself in a regular way150. A time bound testing programme for a students should be implemented in Shools so that—(A) The progress of the students should be informed to their parents(B) A regular practice can be carried out(C) The students can be trained for final examinations(D) The remedial programme can be adopted on the basis of the feedback from the results151. The essential element of the syllabus for the children remained out of school should be—(A) Literacy competencies(B) Life-skills(C) Numerical competencies(D) Vocational competencies152. The contribution of taxpayers in Primary education is in the form of—(A) Income Tax(B) Tuition Fee(C) Paying money for individual tution(D) Educational cess153. The priority to girls education should be given because—(A) The girls are more intelligent in comparison than the boys(B) The girls are lesser in number than boys(C) The girls were badly discriminated in favour of boys in the past(D) Only girls are capable of leading for social change154. The success of integrated education depends on—(A) The support of community(B) The excellence of text-books(C) The highest quality of teaching-learning material(D) The attitudinal changes in teachers155. The quality of schools education is exclusively depending upon—(A) Infrastructural facilities(B) Financial provisions(C) International support(D) The quality of teacher education156. The idea of Basic Education is propounded by—(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(C) Mahatma Gandhi(D) Rabindranath Tagore157. The most important indicator of quality of education in a school is—(A) Infrastructural facilities of a school(B) Classroom system(C) Text-books and Teaching-learning material(D) Student Achievement level158. The best remedy of the student’s problems related with learning is—(A) Suggestion for hard work(B) Supervised study in Library(C) Suggestion for private tuition(D) Diagnostic teaching159. The in-service teacher’ training can be made more effective by—(A) Using training package which in wellprepared in advance(B) Making it a residential programme(C) Using co-operative approach(D) Practising training followup procedures160. Child Labour Prohibition Act (1986)—(A) Prohibits all types of child labour upto 14 years of age of child(B) Prohibits child labour in risk-taking works only(C) Prohibits child labour during school hours only(D) Prohibits child labour by imposing the responsibility of children’s education on the employersAnswers:101. (A) 102. (C) 103. (B) 104. (B) 105. (D) 106. (A) 107. (A) 108. (A) 109. (B) 110. (C)111. (D) 112. (D) 113. (A) 114. (C) 115. (D) 116. (C) 117. (B) 118. (D) 119. (C) 120. (D)121. (D) 122. (A) 123. (A) 124. (B) 125. (C) 126. (C) 127. (A) 128. (C) 129. (C) 130. (D)131. (B) 132. (A) 133. (C) 134. (D) 135. (A) 136. (B) 137. (C) 138. (D) 139. (C) 140. (B)141. (C) 142. (C) 143. (A) 144. (B) 145. (D) 146. (D) 147. (C) 148. (D) 149. (D) 150. (D)151. (D) 152. (D) 153. (D) 154. (B) 155. (D) 156. (C) 157. (D) 158. (D) 159. (D) 160. (A) Mental Ability 1. Mohan is 18th from either end of a row of boys ? How many boys are there in that row ?(A) 26 (B) 32(C) 24 (D) 352. In a class of 60 where boys are twice that of girls, Ramya ranked 17th from the top. If there are 9 boys ahead of Ramya, how many girls are after her in the rank ?(A) 26 (B) 12(C) 10 (D) 333. ‘Soldier’ is related to ‘Army’ in the same way as ‘Pupil’ is related to ……….(A) Education (B) Teacher(C) Student (D) Class4. ‘Kilogram’ is related to ‘Quintal’ in the same way as ‘Paisa’ is related to ……….(A) Coin (B) Money(C) Cheque (D) Rupee5. ‘Stammering’ is to ‘Speech’ as Deafness is to ……….(A) Ear (B) Hearing(C) Noise (D) Commotion6. ‘Guilt’ is to ‘Past’ as ‘Hope’ is to ……….(A) Present (B) Future(C) Today (D) HopelessDirections—(Q. 7 to 9) based on the alphabets.7. If the sequence of the alphabets is reversed which of the following would be the 14th letter from your left ?(A) N (B) L(C) O (D) None of these8. Which letter is the 8th letter to the right of the letter, which is 12th from the left ?(A) V (B) T(C) W (D) Y9. Which letter is the 8th letter to the right of the letter which is 10th to the left of the last but one letter from the right ?(A) V (B) X(C) W (D) I10. What should come in the place of (?) in the given series ?ACE, FGH, ?, PON(A) KKK (B) JKI(C) HJH (D) IKL11. Typist : Typewriter : : Writer : ?(A) Script (B) Pen(C) Paper (D) Book12. Paint : Artist : : Wood : ?(A) Furniture (B) Forest(C) Fire (D) Carpenter13. acme : mace : : alga : ?(A) glaa (B) gaal(C) laga (D) gala14. EIGHTY : GIEYTH : : OUTPUT : ?(A) UTOPTU (B) UOTUPT(C) TUOUTP (D) TUOTUP15. ‘Medicine’ is related to ‘Patient’ in the same way as ‘Education’ is related to—(A) Teacher (B) School(C) Student (D) Tuition16. Fill in the missing letter in the following series—S, V, Y, B, ?(A) C (B) D(C) E (D) G17. What should come in the place of question mark in the following series ?3, 8, 6, 14, ?, 20(A) 11 (B) 10(C) 8 (D) 918. Select the correct option in place of the question mark.AOP, CQR, EST, GUV, ?(A) IYZ (B) HWX(C) IWX (D) JWX19. What should come in the place of question mark in the following series ?1, 4, 9, 25, 36, ?(A) 48 (B) 49(C) 52 (D) 5620. In a certain code ‘CONTRIBUTOR’ is written as ‘RTNOCIROTUB’. How is ‘prohibition’ written in that code ?(A) NOITIBIHORP (B) IHORPBITION(C) ITIONBIHOTP (D) IHORPBNOITI21. If ‘CAT’ and ‘BOAT’ are written as XZG and ‘YLZG’ respectively in a code language how is ‘EGG’ to be written in the same language ?(A) VSS (B) URR(C) VTT (D) UTT22. In a code language SINGER is written as AIBCED then GINGER will be written in the same code as—(A) CBIECD (B) CIBCED(C) CBICED (D) CIBECD23. If BAT is coded as 283, CAT is coded as 383 and ARE is coded as 801, then the code for BETTER is—(A) 213310 (B) 213301(C) 123301 (D) 01233424. If water is called black, black is called tree, tree is called blue, blue is called rain, rain is called pink and pink is called fish in a certain language then what is the colour of sky called in that language ?(A) Blue (B) Fish(C) Rain (D) Pink25. A man walks 3 km northwards and then turns left and goes 2 km. He again turns left and goes 3 km. He turns right and walks straight. In which direction he is walking now ?(A) East (B) West(C) North (D) South26. One morning after sunrise Vikram and Shailesh were standing in a lawn with their back towards each other. Vikram’s shadow fell exactly towards left-hand side. Which direction Shailesh was facing ?(A) East (B) West(C) North (D) South27. Nageena is taller than Pushpa but not as tall as Manish. Rama is taller than Namita but not as tall as Pushpa. Who among them is the tallest ?(A) Manish (B) Pushpa(C) Namita (D) Nageena28. In an examination Raj got more marks than Moti but not as many as Meena. Meena got more marks than Ganesh and Rupali. Ganesh got less marks than Moti but his marks are not the lowest in the group. Who is second in the descending order of marks ?(A) Meena (B) Rupali(C) Raj (D) None of these29. Pointing to a photograph of a girl, Rajan said “She has no sister or daughter but her mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the girl in the photograph related with Rajan’s mother ?(A) Sister in law (B) Grand daughter(C) Daughter in law (D) None of these30. If Amit’s father is Billoo’s father’s only son and Billoo has neither a brother nor a daughter. What is the relationship between Amit and Billoo ?(A) Uncle—Nephew(B) Father—Daughter(C) Father—Son(D) Grandfather—Grandson31. An application was received by inward clerk in the afternoon of a weekday. Next day he forwarded it to the table of the senior clerk, who was on leave that day. The senior clerk next day evening put up the application to the desk officer. Desk officer studied the application and disposed off the matter on the same day, i.e., Friday. Which day the application was received by the inward clerk ?(A) Tuesday(B) Earlier week’s Saturday(C) Wednesday(D) Monday32. Flight to Mumbai leaves every 5 hours. At the information counter I learnt that the flight took off 25 minutes before. If the time now is 10 : 45 a.m., what is the time for the next flight ?(A) 2 : 20 a.m. (B) 3 : 30 a.m.(C) 3 : 55 p.m. (D) 3 : 20 p.m.33. Babloo ranked 16th from the top and 29th from the bottom among those who passed an examination. 6 boys did not participate in the competition and 5 failed in the examination. How many boys were there in that class ?(A) 44 (B) 40(C) 50 (D) 5534. Indra is 7th from the left and Jaya is 5th from the right. When they interchange their position Jaya becomes 19th from the right. What is Indra’s position from the left ?(A) 21st (B) 19th(C) 23rd (D) 20th35. How many 5’s are there in the following sequence of numbers which are immediately preceded by 7 ?8 9 5 3 2 5 3 8 5 5 6 8 7 3 3 5 7 7 5 3 6 5 3 3 5 7 3 8(A) One (B) Two(C) Three (D) FourDirections—(Q. 36 to 39) Select the one which is different from the other three. 36. (A) Bokaro (B) Jamshedpur(C) Bhilai (D) Agra37. (A) January (B) February(C) July (D) December38. (A) Bible (B) Panchsheel(C) Geeta (D) Quran39. (A) Star (B) Sun(C) Sky (D) Moon40. How many 8’s are there in the following sequence which are immediately preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 5 ?6 8 5 7 8 5 4 3 6 8 1 9 8 5 4 6 8 2 9 6 8 1 3 6 8 5 3 6(A) One (B) Two(C) Three (D) Four41. If EARTHQUAKE is coded as MOGPENJOSM then EQUATE will be coded as—(A) MENOPM (B) MENOMP(C) NJOGPM (D) MNJOPM42 If COUNTRY is coded in certain way as EMWLVPA, ELECTORATE will be coded in the same manner as—(A) CJCEFQPYWC (B) CJGERQTYVG(C) CNCERQPCRG (D) GJGAVMTYVC43. ‘Air’ is to ‘Bird’ as ‘Water’ is to ……….(A) Drink (B) Fish(C) Wash (D) Swim44. ‘Pencil’ is to ‘Write’ as ‘Knife’ is to ……….(A) Injure (B) Peel(C) Prick (D) AttackDirections—(Q. 45 to 50) Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?45. (A) Green (B) Red(C) Colour (D) Orange46 (A) Rabbit (B) Crocodile(C) Earthworm (D) Snail47. (A) Polo (B) Chess(C) Ludo (D) Carrom48. (A) Sun (B) Universe(C) Moon (D) Star49. (A) Cheese (B) Milk(C) Curd (D) Ghee50. (A) Carrot (B) Radish(C) Potato (D) BrinjalAnswers :1. (D) 2. (B)3. (D) As ‘Soldier’ is a part of ‘Army’ in the same way ‘Pupil’ is a part of ‘Class’.4. (D)5. (B) As ‘Stammering’ is a defect of ‘Speech’ in the same way ‘Deafness’ is a defect of ‘Hearing’.6. (B)7. (D) The 14th letter from the left in the sequence of alphabet when it is reversed, is M.8. (B) The letter 12th from the left in alphabet is L and the 8th letter to the right of ‘L’ is ‘T’.9. (C) The last but one letter from the right is Y and from Y the 10th letter to left is O and from O, 8th letter to the right is ‘W’.10. (A)11. (B) As the tool for ‘Typist’ is ‘Typewriter’, similarly the tool for the writer is ‘Pen’.12. (D) As ‘Paint’ is used by ‘Artist’, similarly ‘Wood’ is used by ‘Carpenter’.13. (D) 14. (D) 15. (C) As ‘Medicine’ cures the ‘Patient’, similarly ‘Education’ educates the ‘Student’.16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (D) 21. (C) 22. (B) 23. (A) 24. (C) 25. (B) 26. (D) 27. (A) 28. (C) 29. (B) 30. (C)31. (C) The application was received by the inward clerk on Wednesday.32. (D) 33. (D) 34. (A) 35. (A) Reqd. ‘5’s are printed boldly in the sequence below :8 9 5 3 2 5 3 8 5 5 6 8 7 3 3 5 7 7 5 3 6 5 3 3 5 7 3 836. (D) All the rest cities are famous for Ironindustry.37. (B) Each of the rest month has thirtyone days.38. (B) All the rest are religious books.39. (C) All the rest are heavenly bodies.40. (C) Reqd. ‘8’s are printed boldly in the sequence below :6 8 5 7 8 5 4 3 6 8 1 9 8 5 4 6 8 2 9 6 8 1 3 6 8 5 3 641. (D) 42. (D)43. (B) As ‘Birds’ fly in ‘Air’, similarly ‘Fish’ swim in ‘Water’.44. (B) As ‘Pencil’ is used for ‘Writing’, similarly ‘Knife’ is used to ‘Peel’.45. (C) All the rest are different ‘colours’.46. (A) All the rest are related with water.47. (A) All the rest are indoor games.48. (B) All the rest heavenly bodies.49. (B) All the rest products are made from ‘Milk’.50. (D) All the rest grow under ground. General Knowledge Quiz Questions & Answers 1. Where is the National Environment Engineering Institute?(A) Jamshedpur (B) Cuttack(C) Nagpur (D) RanchiAns : (C)2. Who was declared as Miss Universe 2010 ? (A) Claudia Julissa Guz Rodriguez (Dominican Republic)(B) Nancy Randall (USA)(C) Jimena Navarrete (Mexico)(D) Rosanna Davison (Ireland)Ans : (C)3. Who has been appointed the new Chief of the Army Staff ?(A) Arun Prakash (B) S. P. Tyagi(C) Ajit Bhavnani (D) B. K. SinghAns : (D)4. What is the exemption limit for Income Tax in the Budget for 2010-11 for general category ?(A) 1 lakh 50 thousand(B) 1 lakh 60 thousand(C) 2 lakh 25 thousand(D) 2 lakh 90 thousandAns : (B)5. Australian Open Lawn Tennis (2010) women’s single title was won by—(A) Jennifer Capriati (USA)(B) Venus Williams(C) Serena Williams (USA)(D) Amelie Mauresmo (France)Ans : (C)6. The French Open Lawn Tennis (June 2010) women’s singles title was won by—(A) Maria Sharapova (Russia)(B) Anastasia Myskina (Russia)(C) Francesca Schiavone (Italy)(D) Elena Dementieva (Russia)Ans : (C)7. What was the annual growth rate of GDP at factor cost achieved during the financial year 2008-09 as announced by Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) ?(A) 6•5% (B) 6•7%(C) 6% (D) 7%Ans : (B)8. The Government of India has formed a new command of the army known as South-Western Command with its headquarters at Jaipur. With this the number of commands of the Indian land army will be raised to—(A) 6 (B) 8(C) 7 (D) 5Ans : (C)9. The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is—(A) K. Radhakrishnan(B) S. K. Joshi(C) M. S. Swaminathan(D) K. KasturiranganAns : (A)10. Who won the Best Actress Award in the 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Oscar Awards) 2009, conferred in March 2010 ? (A) Renee Zellweger(B) Sandra Bullock(C) Charlize Theron(D) Cate BlanchettAns : (B)11. M. K. Narayanan is the new Governor of—(A) Assam (B) West Bengal(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) JharkhandAns : (B)12. Where is the Headquarter of the World Health Organisation?(A) Paris (B) Geneva(C) Rome (D) New YorkAns : (B)13. Which state registered a win over Bengal lifting the Santosh Trophy in the 64th edition of the National Football Championship held at Kolkata in August 2010 ?(A) Rajasthan (B) West Bengal(C) Chhattisgarh (D) PunjabAns : (B)14. Who was conferred the Maharashtra Govt.’s Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2009 ?(A) Suman Kalyanpur(B) Nirmal Verma(C) Mahashweta Devi(D) None of theseAns : (A)15. The 10th SCO conference in June 2010 was held in—(A) Singapore (B) Uzbekistan(C) Malaysia (D) DohaAns : (B)16. Hygrometer is used for the measurement of—(A) Relative humidity(B) Density(C) Vapour Pressure(D) VoltageAns : (A)17. The 29th Olympic Games were held in 2008 in Beijing. Where will the 30th Olympic Games be held in 2012 ?(A) Kualalumpur (Malaysia)(B) London (UK)(C) Cairo (Egypt)(D) Toronto (Canada)Ans : (B)18. Who is the recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Development and Disarmament 2009 ?(A) Sheikh Hasina(B) Prince Norodom Sihanouk, ex-King (Combodia)(C) Dr. Karan Singh, former Union Minister of India(D) Late Yasser Arafat of PalestineAns : (A)19. What is the name of India’s projected Moon Mission ?(A) Chandrayan (B) Edusat(C) Pioneer (D) ChandrikaAns : (A)20. Who is the Chief Justice of India ?(A) Justice A. S. Anand(B) Justice J. S. Verma(C) Justice Jayant Reddy(D) Justice Sarosh Homi KapadiaAns : (D) General Awareness 101. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which of the following games ?(A) Swimming (B) Weightlifting(C) Shooting (D) Archery102. ‘The Dronacharya Award’ is associated with—(A) Eminent Surgeons(B) Famous Artists(C) Sport Coaches(D) Expert Engineers103. The author of ‘Gitagovinda’ was—(A) Halayudha (B) Jayadeva(C) Kalhana (D) Jona-Raja104. Who wrote the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ ?(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(B) Mahatma Gandhi(C) Sir Mohammad Iqbal(D) Abdul Gaffar Khan105. Baba Amte is famous as a ………(A) Painter (B) Singer(C) Politician (D) Social Worker106. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian State ?(A) Sushila Nayar(B) Sucheta Kriplani(C) Sarojini Naidu(D) Sulochan Modi107. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna ?(A) Martin Luther King(B) Zubin Mehta(C) Mother Teresa(D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan108. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of—(A) Kathak (B) Bharathanatyam(C) Playing Violin (D) Vocal Music109. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?(A) Ravi Shankar–Sitarist(B) M.F. Hussain–Tabla(C) R.K. Narayan–Novelist(D) Kaifi Azmi–Poet110. Who said, “You give me blood, I will give you freedom” ?(A) Mahatma Gandhi(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(C) Subhash Chandra Bose(D) Bhagat Singh111. Nobel Prizes are not given for which of the following fields ?(A) Physics (B) Chemistry(C) Peace (D) Music112. When is the ‘International Women’s Day’ observed ?(A) March 8 (B) February 14(C) May 10 (D) October 2113. Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer of which company ?(A) Pepsi (B) Coca Cola(C) LG (D) Samsung114. The 2008 Olympics will be held in—(A) London (B) Sydney(C) Beijing (D) Seoul115. 6th April, 1930 is well known in the history of India because this date is associated with ……(A) Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi(B) Quit India Movement(C) Partition of Bengal(D) Partition of India116. The concept of ‘Din-e-Elahi’ was founded by which king ?(A) Dara Shikoh (B) Akbar(C) Shershah Suri (D) Shahjahan117. The central point in Ashoka’s Dharma was—(A) Loyalty to kings(B) Peace and non-violence(C) Respect to elders(D) Religious toleration118. Mahatma Gandhi for the first time practiced his Satyagraha in India at—(A) Chauri-Chaura (B) Ahmedabad(C) Champaran (D) Nauokhali119. ‘Do or Die’ was one of the most powerful slogans of India’s freedom struggle. Who gave it ?(A) Gandhiji(B) J.L. Nehru(C) Balgangadhar Tilak(D) Subhash Chandra Bose120. Who among the following formed a party named as ‘Forward Block’ ?(A) Subhash Chandra Bose(B) Sardar Bhagat Singh(C) Chandrashekhar Azad(D) J.L. Nehru121. Where are the Dilwara Temple’s located ?(A) Shravana Belgola (B) Parasnath Hills(C) Indore (D) Mt. Abu122. Who was the first Indian lady to preside over the Congress ?(A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur(B) Annie Besant(C) Vijaylakshmi Pandit(D) Amrita Shergill123. In India, there are three crop seasons. Two of them are Kharif and Rabi, name the third one ?(A) Barsati (B) Grama(C) Zaid (D) Khari124. In India agriculture of jute is maximum on which Delta area ?(A) Ganga (B) Mahanadi(C) Brahamputra (D) Godavari125. The most discussed Tehri Dam Project is located in which of the following States ?(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan(C) Haryana (D) Uttarakhand126. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ?(A) Kota — Chambal(B) Bhubaneshwar — Mahanadi(C) Jabalpur — Narmada(D) Surat — Tapti127. Which is the India’s largest lake ?(A) Nainital (B) Sambhar(C) Sishram (D) Chilka128. Which of the following States has rich forest of sandalwood ?(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Karnataka(C) Kerala (D) Madhya Pradesh129. Which of the following is the smallest ocean of the world ?(A) Pacific (B) Indian(C) Atlantic (D) Arctic130. The Hirakud Project is on which of the following rivers ?(A) Godavari (B) Mahanadi(C) Damodar (D) Kosi131. The name of the galaxy, in which the earth is a planet, is—(A) Andromeda (B) Ursa Major(C) Ursa Minor (D) Milky Way132. Which national park is known for the Great Indian one-horned Rhinoceros ?(A) Dudhwa (B) Kanha(C) Kaziranga (D) Gir133. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the—(A) Yamuna Canal(B) Sirhind Canal(C) Indira Gandhi Canal(D) Upper Bari Doab Canal134. Where does Chambal river originate from ?(A) Bhind (B) Ratlam(C) Mhow (D) Ujjain135. Which of the following river is known as ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ ?(A) Damodar (B) Gandak(C) Kosi (D) Sone136. The largest public sector bank in India is—(A) Central Bank of India(B) Punjab National Bank(C) State Bank of India(D) Indian Overseas Bank137. Who gives recognition t o political parties in India ?(A) Parliament(B) President(C) Supreme Court(D) Election Commission138. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with Amendment Procedure ?(A) Article 368 (B) Article 358(C) Article 367 (D) All these139. If the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly decides to resign, he should submit his resignation to the—(A) Judges of the High Court(B) Deputy Speaker(C) Chief Minister(D) Finance Minister140. When the offices of both the President and Vice President of India are vacant, who will discharge their functions ?(A) Prime Minister(B) Home Minister(C) Chief Justice of India(D) The Speaker141. Sharda Act deals with—(A) Widow Remarriage(B) Child Marriage(C) Inter-caste Marriage(D) Polygamy142. ‘Hemophilia’ is the disease of—(A) Liver (B) Blood(C) Brain (D) Bones143. Which of the following is present in Tobacco ?(A) Nicotine (B) Heroin(C) Marijuana (D) Cocaine144. These days yellow lamps are frequently used as street-light. Which one of the following is used in these lamps ?(A) Sodium (B) Neon(C) Hydrogen (D) Nitrogen145. Raja Harishchandra, an early Indian film, was produced by—(A) D. G. Phalke (B) Ashok Kumar(C) Ardeshir Irani (D) None of these146. Who composed the song ‘Jara Yaad Karo Kurbani’ ?(A) Javed Akhtar(B) Pradeep(C) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan(D) Raghupati Sahay ‘Firaq’147. Which of the following is a folk dance of Rajasthan ?(A) Garba (B) Dandiya(C) Ghoomar (D) Kathak148. Kuchipudi is a dance drama of which of the following States ?(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kerala(C) Karnataka (D) Tamil Nadu149. ‘The Colonel’ is the name of which Indian test cricketer ?(A) Colonel C.K. Naidu(B) Rahul Dravid(C) Mohinder Amarnath(D) Dilip Vengsarkar150. Deodhar Trophy is related to which sport ?(A) Volleyball (B) Football(C) Cricket (D) TennisAnswers :101. (C) 102. (C) 103. (B) 104. (A) 105. (D) 106. (C) 107. (D) 108. (D) 109. (B) 110. (C)111. (D) 112. (A) 113. (A) 114. (C) 115. (A) 116. (B) 117. (D) 118. (C) 119. (A) 120. (A)121. (D) 122. (B) 123. (C) 124. (A) 125. (D) 126. (B) 127. (D) 128. (B) 129. (D) 130. (B) 131. (D) 132. (C) 133. (C) 134. (C) 135. (A) 136. (C) 137. (D) 138. (A) 139. (B) 140. (C) 141. (B) 142. (B) 143. (A) 144. (A) 145. (A) 146. (B) 147. (C) 148. (A) 149. (D) 150. (C) [ Read More... ] Current Affairs Questions and Answers 1. Which of the following team has won the men’s World Cup Hockey 2010 ?(A) Germany (B) Australia(C) Pakistan (D) IndiaAns : (B)2. The 2010 Man Booker Prize was conferred upon—(A) T. N. Sheshan (B) Kiran Bedi(C) Howard Jacobson (D) K.P.S. GillAns : (C)3. Which one of the following got one Gold medal for India in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ?(A) Anju B. George(B) Abhinav Bindra(C) Karnam Malleshwari(D) K. M. BeenamoleAns : (B)4. The 2008 Jnanpith Award was conferred upon—(A) Nirmal Verma(B) Gurdayal Singh(C) Khuswant Singh(D) Akhlaq Khan ShahryarAns : (D)5. Who is the Chairman of the recently constituted National Knowledge Commission ?(A) Sam Pitroda (B) Surinder Nath(C) N. Raja (D) A. R. GandhiAns : (A)6. The 2009 Dada Sahib Phalke Award was conferred upon—(A) Dr. Raj Kumar(B) B. R. Chopra(C) Shivaji Ganeshan(D) Dr. D. RamanaiduAns : (D)7. Who among the following has won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the year 2010 ?(A) Robert G. Edwards(B) Andre Geim(C) Konstantin Novoselov(D) None of theseAns : (A)8. Who is the author of the book ‘The White Tiger’ ?(A) Mark Tully(B) Shyam Bhatia(C) Arvind Adiga(D) Michael CunninghamAns : (C)9. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2010 ?(A) P. C. Alexzander(B) Mario Vergas Llosa(C) Wangari Mathai(D) Mohamed El BaradeiAns : (B)10. The French Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title 2010 was won by—(A) Rafael Nadal (Spain)(B) Xavier Malisse (Belgium)(C) Guillermo Coria (Argentina)(D) Andy Roddick (USA)Ans : (A)11. The Wimbledon Tennis Women’s Singles Title (July 2010) was won by—(A) Anastasia Myskina (Russia)(B) Maria Sharapova (Russia)(C) Serena Williams (USA)(D) Venus Williams (USA)Ans : (C)12. Who was awarded Sarswati Samman for 2009 ?(A) Ashok Bajpai (B) Indrani Goswami(C) Surjit Patar (D) R. RamaswamyAns : (C)13. Which country won the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup 2010 ?(A) Australia (B) England(C) West Indies (D) South AfricaAns : (B)14. Who has won the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award 2009 for promoting Gandhian values outside India ?(A) Vinayak Patel (B) Madhur Bajaj(C) Peter Dougherty (D) Ms. Alice GargAns : (C)15. The book ‘The Lost Symbol’ is authored by—(A) Jhumpa Lahiri(B) Don Brown(C) Amit Chaudhary(D) Vikram A. ChandraAns : (B)16. How many countries participated in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ?(A) 195 (B) 185(C) 199 (D) 204Ans : (D)17. The Nobel Prize for Peace for 2010 goes to—(A) Wangari Mathai(B) Herta Mueller(C) H. Mantel(D) Liu XiaoboAns : (D)18. What new name has been given to the newly acquired aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov from Russia ?(A) INS Samudragupta(B) INS Vikramaditya(C) INS Prabal(D) INS ChandraguptaAns : (B)19. What is the lowest commissioned rank in the Indian Air Force?(A) Wing Commander(B) Flying Officer(C) Flt. Lieutenant(D) None of theseAns : (B)20. Where is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration?(A) New Delhi (B) Hyderabad(C) Mussoorie (D) AhmedabadAns : (C) Current Affairs Questions 1. Recently GoM approved—(A) Religion-based census(B) Caste-based census(C) Sub-caste-based census(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)2. Which political party has emerged as the richest one in India ?(A) BJP(B) Congress(C) CPM (D) BSPAns : (B)3. The Central Government has set up a committee to evolve a comprehensive policy on autonomy for—(A) Central Universities(B) Indian Institutes of Technology(C) The Indian Institutes of Management(D) All of the aboveAns : (D)4. Nuclear Submarine Akula has been handed over to India recently by—(A) France (B) Russia(C) USA (D) GermanyAns : (B)5. Lok Sabha on August 25, 2010 adopted—(A) Educational Tribunal Bill(B) Bill on Whistle Blowers(C) Nuclear Liability Bill(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)6. The World’s Number two economy is—(A) USA (B) Japan(C) China (D) GermanyAns : (C)7. As per the recent report how many UN peacekeeping missions India has taken part in?(A) 50 (B) 42(C) 60 (D) 70Ans : (B)8. The United States recently concluded a major phase of military withdrawal from—(A) Afghanistan (B) Iraq(C) Iran (D) CubaAns : (B)9. Which of the following signed recently a pact to fight terrorism ?(A) Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan(B) Tajikistan, China, Pakistan and India(C) India, Iran, Pakistan and China(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)10. Russia recently extended base lease in—(A) Georgia (B) Armenia(C) Turkey (D) AzerbaijanAns : (A)11. Karrar is the unmanned bomber aircraft of—(A) Iraq (B) Iran(C) Turkey (D) PakistanAns : (B)12. Iran recently test-fired its—(A) Gauri Missle (B) The Fateh 110(C) Shaheen (D) None of the aboveAns : (B)13. Which African country recently adopted its new Constitution ?(A) Kenya (B) Zimbabwe(C) Mozambique (D) South AfricaAns : (A)14. ESPO which recently came into news stands for—(A) Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline(B) Eastern Sino Philippines Ocean pipeline(C) East Siberia-Philippines Ocean pipeline(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)15. Saina Nehwal has been named the brand ambassador for—(A) Orissa (B) Andhra Pradesh(C) Tamil Nadu (D) KeralaAns : (B)16. North India’s first Food Processing Park is being developed in—(A) Haryana(B) Kerala(C) Himachal Pradesh(D) KarnatakaAns : (A)17. Justice Barin Ghosh has recently been appointed Chief Justice of—(A) Uttarakhand High Court(B) Patna High Court(C) Calcutta High Court(D) Madras High CourtAns : (A)18. Justice Bhagwati Prasad has recently been appointed as the Chief Justice of—(A) Orissa High Court(B) Patna High Court(C) Jharkhand High Court(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)19. Who has recently been honoured with 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award ?(A) Shabana Azmi(B) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan(C) Javed Akhtar(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)20. Who among the following has not been honoured with the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award ?(A) Tadatoshi Akiba(B) Huo Daishan(C) Fu Quiping(D) Ratan TataAns : (D) Dear Friends,Recollecting the "Freedom at midnight" speech by Jawaharlal Nehru at Parliament house in New Delhi............ A 15 August 1947 photo shows Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, delivering his famous "tryst with destiny" speech at Parliament House in New Delhi Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment, we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity. At the dawn of history, India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and grandeur of her success and failures. Through good and ill fortune alike, she has never lost sight of that quest, forgotten the ideals which gave her strength. We end today a period of misfortunes and India discovers herself again. The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future? Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon this Assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. Before the birth of freedom, we have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory of this sorrrow. Some of those pains continue even now. Nevertheless, the past is over and it is the future that beckons us now. That future is not one of ease or resting but of incessant striving so that we may fulfill the pledges we have so often taken and the one we shall take today. The service of India means, the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and poverty and disease and inequality of opportunity. The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but as long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over. And so we have to labour and to work, and to work hard, to give reality to our dreams. Those dreams are for India, but they are also for the world, for all the nations and peoples are too closely knit together today for any one of them to imagine that it can live apart. Peace is said to be indivisible, so is freedom, so is prosperity now, and also is disaster in this one world that can no longer be split into isolated fragments. To the people of India, whose representatives we are, we make an appeal to join us with faith and confidence in this great adventure. This is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill-will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell. The appointed day has come -the day appointed by destiny- and India stands forth again, after long slumber and struggle, awake, vital, free and independent. The past clings on to us still in some measure and we have to do much before we redeem the pledges we have so often taken. Yet the turning-point is past, and history begins anew for us, the history which we shall live and act and others will write about. It is a fateful moment for us in India, for all Asia and for the world. A new star rises, the star of freedom in the East, a new hope comes into being, a vision long cherished materializes. May the star never set and that hope never be betrayed! We rejoice in that freedom, even though clouds surround us, and many of our people are sorrow-stricken and difficult problems encompass us. But freedom brings responsibilities and burdens and we have to face them in the spirit of a free and disciplined people. On this day our first thoughts go to the architect of this freedom, the Father of our Nation, who, embodying the old spirit of India, held aloft the torch of freedom and lighted up the darkness that surrounded us. We have often been unworthy followers of his and have strayed from his message, but not only we but succeeding generations will remember this message and bear the imprint in their hearts of this great son of India, magnificent in his faith and strength and courage and humility. We shall never allow that torch of freedom to be blown out, however high the wind or stormy the tempest.Our next thoughts must be of the unknown volunteers and soldiers of freedom who, without praise or reward, have served India even unto death. We think also of our brothers and sisters who have been cut off from us by political boundaries and who unhappily cannot share at present in the freedom that has come. They are of us and will remain of us whatever may happen, and we shall be sharers in their good [or] ill fortune alike. The future beckons to us. Whither do we go and what shall be our endeavour? To bring freedom and opportunity to the common man, to the peasants and workers of India; to fight and end poverty and ignorance and disease; to build up a prosperous, democratic and progressive nation, and to create social, economic and political institutions which will ensure justice and fullness of life to every man and woman. We have hard work ahead. There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full, till we make all the people of India what destiny intended them to be. We are citizens of a great country on the verge of bold advance, and we have to live up to that high standard. All of us, to whatever religion we may belong, are equally the children of India with equal rights, privileges and obligations. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action. To the nations and peoples of the world we send greetings and pledge ourselves to cooperate with them in furthering peace, freedom and democracy. And to India, our much-loved motherland, the ancient, the eternal and the ever-new, we pay our reverent homage and we bind ourselves afresh to her service. Jai Hind.....