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