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Q.1 Which of the following was/were not related to the Buddha’s life ?

1. Kanthaka

2. Alara Kalama

3. Channa

4. Goshala Maskariputra

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) Only 1

B) Only 4

C) 1 & 2

D) 3 & 4

Ans.B

 

Q.2 With reference to the Satyagraha, consider the following statements :

1. Rajkumar Shukla invited Gandhi from Lucknow & Mahatma Gandhi started first Satyagraha at Champaran

2. In this movement , Rajendra Prasad , A.N. Singh & J.B. Kriplani supported in Champaran

3. It leads to the abolition of Tinkathia system where earlier peasant had to grow indigo on 3/20 part of their land

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) 1 & 3

B) 2 & 3

C) 1 & 2

D) 1,2,3

Ans. D

 

Q.3 With reference to the Wavell plan, consider the following provisions :

1. Under this plan India was granted dominion status

2. Indians would themselves draft the constitution

3. Position of secretary of state & viceroy would remain the same

4. Viceroy would retain the power of veto

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) 1,3,4

B) 2,3,4

C) Only 1 & 4

D) 1,2,3,4

Ans. D

 

These proposals were not to be applied to the Indian states

 

Q.4 With reference to the Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan movement , consider the following statements :

1. Vinoba bhave organized Sarvodya samaj through land reforms with the willing cooperation of landowners

2. Large landowners were persuaded to gift atleast one-sixth of their land

3. On April 1951 the first donation of land took place in a village called Pochampalli

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) 1 & 3

B) Only 2

C) 2 & 3

D) 1,2,3

Ans. D

 

Q.5 With reference to the Indian freedom, consider the following statements :

1. Cabinet Mission plan stated that the Muslim league’s demand for Pakistan could not be conceded

2. Cabinet Mission plan proposed a federal union embracing both the british India & princely states

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans.C

 

Q.6 Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1. Humayun invented Taj-i-izzat

2. Taj-i-izzat was a head gear , composed of a cap & a wrapping cloth

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans.C

 

Q.7 Betweent the 15th August 1947 when India became free & the 26th January 1950 when she declared herself a democratic sovereign republic , the government of India functioned under the provision of :

A) Government of India act 1935

B) Indian Independence Act 1947

C) Indian (Provisional Constitution) order 1947

D) None of the above

Ans. A

 

Q.8 Consider the following statements :

1.Kali age reflects the presence of deep social crisis characterized by the Varbasankara i.e. intermixture of varnas or social orders

2.The vaisyas & Sudras either refused to perform producing functions or pay taxes or supply necessary labour for economic production resulting in weakening of Brahminical social order & social tension

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. A

 

Q.9 Anjuman-e-Khawatin-e-Islam founded in 1914 was :

A) All India muslim ladies conference

B) A radical wing of all india muslim league

C) All India Muslim Student’s Conference

D) All India Islamic Conference

Ans.A

 

Q.10 Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1. Early Buddhist literature is generally composed of canonical text

2. Buddhist schools classify their canonical literature as only the Pitakas

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. C