1. The most worshipped God in later vedic period (1000 BC–600 BC) was—
(A) Indra (B) Agni
(C) Varuna (D) Prajapati
2. The capital of Mahajanpad ‘Vatsa’ was—
(A) Kausambi
(B) Mathura
(C) Varanasi
(D) Viratnagar
3. Four Noble Truths are associated with—
(A) Jainism
(B) Hinduism
(C) Buddhism
(D) None of the above
4. Alexander, the Great invaded India in—
(A) 325 BC (B) 326 BC
(C) 327 BC (D) 330 BC
5. The second Buddhist Council was held in 383 BC in—
(A) Saptaparni
(B) Vaishali
(C) Patliputra
(D) Kundala Van
6. Rishabhadeva was Jainism—
(A) First Tirthankar
(B) Second Tirthankar
(C) Last Tirthankar
(D) None of the above
7. Kundgram is the birth place of—
(A) Lord Mahavira
(B) Lord Buddha
(C) Lord Krishna
(D) Guru Nanak
8. Who was the founder of Mimansa Darshan (Philosophy) ?
(A) Jamini
(B) Badarayana
(C) Patanjali
(D) Kapila
9. Which of the following rivers was known by the name vitasta in ancient vedic period ?
(A) Jhelum
(B) Chenab
(C) Parushani
(D) Beas
10. Who established Nalanda (Buddhist) University ?
(A) Gopala (Pala ruler)
(B) Dharampal (Pala ruler)
(C) Kumargupta I (Gupta ruler)
(D) Ramapal (Pala ruler)
11. Harisena who wrote Prayaga Prasasti / Allahabad Pillar inscription was the court poet of—
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Kumargupta-II
(D) Chandragupta-II
12. Harsh era began in—
(A) 706 AD (B) 606 AD
(C) 806 AD (D) 506 AD
13. Who among the following was not the part of tripartite struggle which took place towards the end of
the 8th century ?
(A) Pallavas
(B) Palas
(C) Partiharas
(D) Rashtrakutas
14. Who among the following created the department of Agri-culture Diwan-i-Kohi ?
(A) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(D) Ibrahim Lodhi
15. Which Sultanate ruler assumed the title Zille-Ilahi (Shadow of God) ?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Ibrahim Lodhi
(C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(D) Ghiyasuddin Balban
16. Who wrote Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi giving an account of Firoz Shah Tughlaq’s reign ?
(A) Alberuni
(B) Zia Uddin Barni
(C) Amir Khusrau
(D) Minhaj-us-Siraj
17. The most famous sufi saint of Naqshbandi order of Sufism is—
(A) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhind
(B) Shaikh Badruddin Samar-kandi
(C) Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
(D) Khwaja Baqi Billah
18. Akbar proclaimed new religion Din-i-Ilahi in—
(A) 1560 (B) 1570
(C) 1581 (D) 1590
19. In India, the first Portuguese governor of was—
(A) Alfonso d Albuquerque
(B) Francisco de Almeida
(C) Nino da Cunha
(D) Martin Alfonso de Souza
20. The headquarters of Central Water Tribunal is located in—
(A) Kolkata (B) Delhi
(C) Mumbai (D) Chennai
21. By which Constitutional Amend ment Act was Article 19 amen-ded to impose restrictions on the freedom of expression ?
(A) 16th Constitutional Amend-ment Act 1963
(B) 19th Constitutional Amend-ment Act 1966
(C) 15th Constitutional Amend-ment Act 1963
(D) 14th Constitutional Amend-ment Act 1962
22. The Constitution deals with the citizenship from Article 5 to 11 under—
(A) Part III (B) Part II
(C) Part IV (D) Part V
23. Trafffic in human beings and forced labour has been prevented under—
(A) Article 24
(B) Article 26
(C) Article 23
(D) Article 27
24. Who among the following has called the Constitution of India a paradise for lawyers ?
(A) Ivor Jennings
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Dr. B. N. Rau
25. Who was the chairman of Special Committee to Examine the Draft Constitution of India ?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Sir Alladi Krisnaswamy Iyer
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru
26. The final session of the Consti-tuent Assembly of India was held on—
(A) January 20, 1950
(B) January 25, 1950
(C) January 24, 1950
(D) January 15, 1950
27. The ideal of justice as enshrined in the preamble to the Constitu-tion of India has been taken from—
(A) Irish Constitution
(B) Russian Constitution
(C) Japanese Constitution
(D) Canadian Constitution
28. In which of the following cases did Supreme Court of India hold that Preamble is a part of the Constitution ?
(A) Kesavananda Bharati Case (1973)
(B) Berubar Union Case (1960)
(C) Both of the above
(D) None of the above
29. Under which Article can the Martial Law be imposed ?
(A) Article 35
(B) Article 34
(C) Article 36
(D) Article 38
30. The Protection of Civil Rights Act which provides for
punish-ments for offences related to caste and religion was
passed in—
(A) 1955 (B) 1960
(C) 1965 (D) 1970
31. Who among the following has never been Chairman of Finance Commission of India ?
(A) N. K. P. Salve
(B) Y. B. Chavan
(C) A. M. Khusro
(D) B. B. Tandon
32. On behalf of the government which of the following decides Minimum Support Prices ?
(A) Planning Commission
(B) Ministry of Agriculture
(C) Agriculture Cost and Price Commission
(D) None of the above
33. Tarapore Committee submitted its report on full convertibility on Rupee in—
(A) Current Account
(B) Capital Account
(C) Both in Current as well as in capital account
(D) Special Drawings Rights (SDR)
34. SEBI is a—
(A) Statutory Body
(B) Advisory Body
(C) Constitutional Body
(D) Non-statutory Body
35. When was SAARC established ?
(A) On December 8, 1984
(B) On January 1, 1984
(C) On December 8, 1985
(D) On January 1, 1985
36. Public Sector means—
(A) Government ownership on commerce and trade
(B) Capitalist ownership on commerce and trade
(C) Private ownership on trade
(D) None of the above
37. The basis of determining dear-ness allowance to employees in India is—
(A) National Income
(B) Consumer Price Index
(C) Standard of Living
(D) Per Capita Income
38. Which of the following commit-tees was constituted for reforms in tax structure ?
(A) Narsimham Committee
(B) Chelliah Committee
(C) Gadgil Committee
(D) Kelkar Committee
39. Cryolite is ore of—
(A) Sodium
(B) Potassium
(C) Aluminium
(D) Copper
40. Odontology is the study of—
(A) Bones
(B) Blood
(C) Liver
(D) Teeth and gums
Answers with Hints
1. (D) 2. (A)
3. (C) The four noble truths of Buddhism are Dukha (Life is full
of sorrow), Dukh Samudaya (There are causes of sorrow), Dukh Nirodh
(The sorrow can be removed), Dukh Nirodha Gamini Pratipada (There is a
path on which treading sorrow can be alleviated).
4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (A)
9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (B) Harisena who was a court poet of Samudragupta (335-380
AD) composed Prayaga Prasasti/ Allahabad pillar inscription which
contains the authentic and detailed record of Samudra-gupta’s reign.
As per this inscri-ption Samudragupta was the greatest king of Gupta
Dynasty (319 AD-540 AD).
12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (B)
17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (B)
21. (A) By the Constitution (Six-teenth Amendment) Act, 1963,
Article 19 was amended to impose further restriction on the rights to
freedom of speech and expression, to assemble peace-ably and without
arms and to form associations in the interests of sovereignty and
integrity of India.
22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (A) 25. (B) 26. (C)
27. (B) 28. (A) 29. (B) 30. (A)
31. (D) B. B. Tandon was the Chief Election Commissioner of India from May 2005 till Feb. 2006.
32. (c) Minimum Support Price is the price at which government
may purchase the crop from the farmers directly if the price of their
crops falls below Minimum Support Price.
33. (B)
34. (A) SEBI stands for Securities and Exchange Board of India.
35. (C) SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
36. (A) 37. (B) 38. (B) 39. (C) 40. (D)