Which of the following was a saint of the Bhakti Movement in Bengal?

Q. Which of the following was a saint of the Bhakti Movement in Bengal?
  1 Tulshidas
  2 Vivekananda
  3 Chaitanya
  4 Kabir
    Ans:3 

Q. The first long distance overhead telegraphic link in India was started in 1853 between Calcutta and
  1 Delhi
  2 Bombay
  3 Agra
  4 None of these
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the following is associated with Lord Wellesley, the Governor General of India from 1798 to 1805?
  1 Doctrine of Lapse
  2 Subsidiary Alliance
  3 First Mysore War
  4 Conquest of Rajputana
    Ans:2 

Q. Who was the first Governor General of India?
  1 Clive
  2 Warren Hastings
  3 Cornwallis
  4 Dalhousie
    Ans:2 

Q. Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at
  1 Vaishali
  2 Pataliputra
  3 Sanchi
  4 Sarnath
    Ans:4 

Q. A periscope works by the principle of
  1 Refraction
  2 Total Internal reflection
  3 Diffraction
  4 Reflection and refraction
    Ans:2 

Q. Which one of the following was to be discovered first in the chromosphere of the sun
  1 Helium
  2 Neon
  3 Xenon
  4 Krypton
    Ans:1 

Q. A falling drop of rain water acquires the spherical shape due to
  1 Surface Tension
  2 Gravitational force
  3 Atmospheric pressure
  4 Viscosity
    Ans:1 

Q. Each of 3 capacitors of capacity C are connected together in series. This combination is added in paralled to a capacitor of capacity C. Resultant capacity will be
  1 C
  2 3C
  3 4C
  4 4C/3
    Ans:4 

Q. A boy has five resistance of 1/5 ohm each. The maximum resistance that can be formed with them is
  1 0.5 ohm
  2 1 ohm
  3 1/25 ohm
  4 1/5 ohm
    Ans:2

Which of the following gases is used in fire extinguishers?

Q. Which of the following gases is used in fire extinguishers?
  1 Carbon monoxide
  2 Carbon dioxide
  3 Nitrogen oxide
  4 Sulpher dioxide
    Ans:2 

Q. Choromosomes are
  1 Presents only in the nucleus of a cell
  2 Visible in all cells at every time
  3 Made up of DNA as a main component
  4 The biggest in number in human cells
    Ans:3 

Q. The meaning of the word 'Secular' used in the Preamble of the Constitution is
  1 Freedom of religion and worship to all citizen
  2 Monotheism
  3 Polytheism
  4 Abnegation of all religions
    Ans:1 

Q. The Council of the Ministers is collectively responsible to
  1 The Prime Minister
  2 The President
  3 The Lok Sabha
  4 The Rajya Sabha
    Ans:3 

Q. Study of life in outer space is
  1 Endobiology
  2 Entrobiology
  3 Neobiology
  4 Exobiology
    Ans:4 

Q. Centra Arid Zone Research Institute is located in
  1 Rajasthan
  2 Gujrat
  3 Madhya Pradesh
  4 Orissa
    Ans:1 

Q. What is Sriharikota famous for?
  1 An important steel making centre
  2 Satellite launching station
  3 Thermal Power House
  4 Hindu pilgrim centre
    Ans:2 

Q. Rubber plantations are located mostly in
  1 Kerala and Karnataka
  2 Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
  3 West Bengal and Kerala
  4 Maharastra and Kerala
    Ans:1 

Q. Which are the west-flowing rivers of Southern India which flow into the Arabian Sea?
  1 Narmada and Tapti
  2 Chambal and Betwa
  3 Krishna and Kaveri
  4 Damodar and Mahanadi
    Ans:1 

Q. The seat of Central Government of British India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
  1 1910
  2 1909
  3 1911
  4 1912
    Ans:3

Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in

Q. March 4 1931 is an important date in Indian History because on this day
  1 Mahatma Gandhi undertook the famous "Dandi March"
  2 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for starting a civil disobedience movement known as "Salt Satyagraha"
  3 First Round Table Conference started in London
  4 Gandhi Irwin Pact was concluded
    Ans:4 

Q. Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in
  1 Mandalay
  2 Singapore
  3 Midnapore
  4 Kuala Lumpur
    Ans:2 

Q. Who said "You shall give me blood I will return freedom" ?
  1 Mahatma Gandhi
  2 C. R. Das
  3 Jawaharlal Nehru
  4 Subhash Chandra Bose
    Ans:4 

Q. Malaria in man is due to
  1 Plasmodium
  2 Malarial genus
  3 Trypanosoma genus
  4 Amoeba genus
    Ans:1 

Q. Vitamin concerned with vision is
  1 Vitamin A
  2 Vitamin B1
  3 Vitamin B2
  4 Vitamin B6
    Ans:1 

Q. The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with heart is known as
  1 Cytogenetics
  2 Geriatrics
  3 Haematology
  4 Cardiology
    Ans:4 

Q. The effect of hormones on the body is
  1 Stimulation of organs
  2 Catalytic function
  3 Proper growth
  4 Coordination of functions of different organs
    Ans:2 

Q. Goitre is caused by the deficiency of
  1 Zinc
  2 Iodine
  3 Chlorine
  4 Iron
    Ans:2 

Q. When a green leaf is seen in red light, its colour will be
  1 Green
  2 Red
  3 Black
  4 Brown
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following light waves is outside the visible spectrum?
  1 Violet
  2 Blue
  3 Yellow
  4 Ultraviolet
    Ans:4

Osaka (japan) is known as the

Q. Osaka (japan) is known as the
  1 Queen of the Adriatic
  2 Manchaster of the Orient
  3 Land of Morning Calm
  4 Land of Cakes
    Ans:2 

Q. R. K. Laxman is a renowned
  1 Writer
  2 Cartoonist
  3 Journalist
  4 Cricketer
    Ans:2 

Q. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
  1 Onam
  2 Pongal
  3 Ranali Bihu
  4 Navratri
    Ans:1 

Q. National Cadet Corp is an organization for
  1 Workers in Factories
  2 Students in Schools and colleges
  3 Farmers engaged in agriculture
  4 Teachers in Universities
    Ans:2 

Q. The bounday line between India and China is called
  1 Durand Line
  2 Radclife Line
  3 McMahon Line
  4 Red Line
    Ans:3 

Q. Who wrote the line " A thing of beauty is a joy forever"?
  1 Robert Browning
  2 John Keats
  3 P. B. Shelly
  4 William Wordsworth
    Ans:2 

Q. Kathak is classical dance of
  1 North India
  2 Manipur
  3 Tamil Nadu
  4 Kerala
    Ans:1 

Q. The hottest place in the world is
  1 Dallol, Ethiopia
  2 Azizia, Libya
  3 Jaisalmer, India
  4 Teheran, Iran
    Ans:1 

Q. Ranji Trophy is associated with
  1 Hockey
  2 Cricket
  3 Foortbal
  4 Tennis
    Ans:2 

Q. The indigenously built third generation anti-tank missile has been named as
  1 Trishul
  2 Agni
  3 Prithvi
  4 Nag
    Ans:4

According to the Human Development Report 2006, India has acquired 126th place in HDI ranking which is.than that of last year.

Q. According to the Human Development Report 2006, India has acquired 126th place in HDI ranking which is.than that of last year.
  1 Two ranks up
  2 One rank up
  3 Two ranks down
  4 One rank dwon
    Ans:2 

Q. Dabhol Power Project had been restarted on November 1, 2006 after a gap of about-
  1 Four month
  2 Six month
  3 One year
  4 Two Years
    Ans:1 

Q. According to the latest statistics released by WTO, which rank India has acquired in exports of commercial Services?
  1 Fifth.
  2 Seventh
  3 Eleventh
  4 Thirteenth.
    Ans:3 

Q. Estimated time period of a pendulum of length 0.2m is closer to is
  1 .5 sec
  2 1 sec
  3 2 sec
  4 None of these
    Ans:2 

Q. The smallest of all human cells are
  1 Nerve cells
  2 WBCs
  3 Epithelial cells
  4 RBCs
    Ans:4 

Q. Diseases caused by the actual contact with the sick person, is called
  1 Infectious disease
  2 Contagious disease
  3 Congenital disease
  4 Degenerative disease
    Ans:2 

Q. Who among the following, proved the spherical shape of the earth during his first voyage around the world?
  1 Captain Cook
  2 Ferdinand Magellan
  3 Vasco da Gama
  4 Columbus
    Ans:2 

Q. Iodised salt is useful for men because it
  1 Improves digestion
  2 Increases resistance to diseases
  3 Controls the thyroid gland
  4 Slows down ageing process
    Ans:1 

Q. Which onr the following is the most effective carrier for communications?
  1 Cables
  2 Microwaves
  3 Optical fibres
  4 Radiowaves
    Ans:2 

Q. The most important divinity in the Rig Veda is
  1 Agni
  2 Marut
  3 Varuna
  4 Indra
    Ans:3

Rainbow' is

Q. `Rainbow' is
  1 An ice-cream
  2 Prasar Bharti's FM Channel
  3 A suitcase
  4 A musical group
    Ans:2 

Q. Which among the following targets for 11th Plan (2007-12) is incorrect?
  1 Double per capita income by 2016-17
  2 GDP growth rate to be increased to 10 percent
  3 Farm sector growth to be increased to 6 percent
  4 Literacy rate to be increased to 80%
    Ans:3 

Q. SAARC Disaster Management Centre has been inaugurated in
  1 Mumbai
  2 Bangalore
  3 New Delhi
  4 Noida
    Ans:3 

Q. India will host the 58th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Hyderabad in September 2007. The theme of the Congress is
  1 Touching Humanity: Space for improving the quality of life
  2 Touching souls: Space for self development
  3 Touching space: Exploring a new world
  4 Touching Universe: Exploring a new horizon
    Ans:1 

Q. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2006 has been awarded to
  1 Shabana Azmi
  2 Javed Akhtar
  3 Dalai Lama
  4 Archbishop Desmond Tutu
    Ans:1 

Q. `Sakshat' is
  1 A website
  2 A missile
  3 An artificial satellite
  4 A railway project
    Ans:1 

Q. The book `Falling Over Back-wards' is written by
  1 Arun Shourie
  2 Ninan Koshi
  3 Arundhati Roy
  4 R.K. Narayan
    Ans:1 

Q. Tshwane Declaration has been signed between
  1 India and China
  2 India and South Africa
  3 India and Nepal
  4 India and Russia
    Ans:2 

Q. The fourth Asian Film Festival was held in
  1 Pune
  2 Mumbai
  3 Nagpur
  4 Goa
    Ans:1 

Q. Tata Steel has recently acquired which among the following steel producer company?
  1 Mittal Steel
  2 Corus
  3 Arcelor
  4 Nippon Steel
    Ans:2

Which of the following was selected as capital by Kanishka?

Q. Which of the following was selected as capital by Kanishka?
  1 Purushpur
  2 Pataliputra
  3 Ujjain
  4 Kannauj
    Ans:1 

Q. As a prince where was Ashoka sent to suppress the revolt?
  1 Taxila
  2 Kalinga
  3 Ujjain
  4 Deccan
    Ans:1 

Q. The wheel of Saranath pillar denotes -
  1 Revolution
  2 Justice
  3 Dharmachakra Pravartan
  4 Dhamma
    Ans:3 

Q. Which is the most important source of Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga?
  1 Mahavnsha
  2 Divyavadan
  3 Thirteen Rock edict
  4 Seventh Pillar edict
    Ans:3 

Q. Saina Nehwal is related with which among the following sports?
  1 Badminton
  2 Tennis
  3 Chees
  4 Table Tennis
    Ans:1 

Q. Solar-B satellite to study the sun has been launched by
  1 Japan
  2 China
  3 Russia
  4 America
    Ans:1 

Q. Uttar Pradesh's `Yash Bharti' award 2006 has been awarded to which among the following actors?
  1 Shabana Azmi
  2 Abhishek Bachchan
  3 Jaya Bachchan
  4 Amitabh Bachchan
    Ans:3 

Q. The Multi-Lingual Natural Disaster Information System (NDIS) has been developed by
  1 Geneva Software Technologies Ltd. (GSTL)
  2 Infosys
  3 Wipro
  4 Microsoft
    Ans:1 

Q. `Garib Rath' is
  1 The first AC train for the poor
  2 A portal
  3 A project launched by Ministry of HRD
  4 A low price car
    Ans:1 

Q. Which among the following is not among the venues for the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup to be held in 2007 in South Africa?
  1 Cape Town
  2 Durban
  3 Johannesburg
  4 Pretoria
    Ans:4

What type of control was established by Samudragupta over Southern States?

Q. What type of control was established by Samudragupta over Southern States?
  1 They were annexed to the empire by him
  2 They paid respect to him
  3 He had no control over them
  4 They paid him regular tax
    Ans:2 

Q. In which field of art extraordinary progress was made in the Gupta period?
  1 Architecture
  2 Sculpture
  3 Painting
  4 Coinage
    Ans:3 

Q. Which religion gained greatest prominence during the Gupta period?
  1 Buddhism
  2 Jainism
  3 Pauranic religion
  4 Religion of the Yavanas
    Ans:3 

Q. Against whom Skandagupta had to wage long wars on the North West border?
  1 Shakas
  2 Yavanas
  3 Huns
  4 Greeks
    Ans:3 

Q. What was the primary source of income of the State during the Gupta period?
  1 Land revenue
  2 Tax from the traders
  3 Import-Export duties
  4 Income from conquest of other States
    Ans:1 

Q. Kautilya's 'Arthashastra' mainly deals with which aspect of he Mauryan period?
  1 Village Community
  2 City Administration
  3 Economic system
  4 The state
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the following factors was most important for the rapid development of trade in pre-Gupta period?
  1 Needs of the Roman Empire
  2 Success of the banking system
  3 Better system of coinage
  4 Encouragement from the Kings
    Ans:1 

Q. Which ruler, for the first time issued gold coins on a large scale in ancient India?
  1 Ashoka
  2 Kanishka
  3 Samudragupta
  4 Harsha
    Ans:2 

Q. From Which period the worship of the images of Gautam Buddha started?
  1 Mauryan period
  2 Kushan age
  3 Gupta period
  4 Sixth Century B. C.
    Ans:2 

Q. Which of the following is true of the social life during the Mauryan period?
  1 Flexible Varna System
  2 Flexible Cast System
  3 Well developed Varna and cast system
  4 Classless Social System
    Ans:1

Who ascended the throne after the death of Iltutmish amongst the following?

Q. Who ascended the throne after the death of Iltutmish amongst the following?
  1 Razia
  2 Baharamshah
  3 Nasiruddin
  4 Ruknuddin
    Ans:4 

Q. What was the only permanent effect of hte invasions of Mahmud Ghaznavi?
  1 Control over Western India
  2 Control over Kashmir
  3 Annexation of Punjab
  4 Acceptance of subordinate position by rulers of North India
    Ans:3 

Q. The contemporary historians, Ziauddin Barni and Sham-i-Siraz Afif gave the same title to which of the following their books?
  1 Tabkat-i-Nasiri
  2 Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi
  3 Fatwa-i-Jahandari
  4 Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi
    Ans:2 

Q. During whose period Al-Beruni came to India?
  1 Mahmud Ghaznavi
  2 Balban
  3 Firoz Tughluq
  4 Ibrahim Lodhi
    Ans:1 

Q. Where was the battle fought between Pulakeshi-II and Harsha?
  1 On the bank of Narmada river
  2 On the Saurashtra borders
  3 On Vindhyachal ranges
  4 On the banks of Godavari river
    Ans:1 

Q. Which university was provided special patronage by Harsha?
  1 Taxila
  2 Vikram
  3 Nalanda
  4 Magadh
    Ans:3 

Q. How did Hiuen Tsang undertake journey from and to India?
  1 He came by land route and also returned by land route
  2 He came by land route but returned by sea route
  3 He came by sea route and returned by land route
  4 He came by sea route and also returned by sea route
    Ans:1 

Q. When the fully developed splendid form of temple architecture emerged in India?
  1 First century B. C.
  2 Fourth century B. C.
  3 Sixth century A. D.
  4 Eight century A. D.
    Ans:4 

Q. Who was the first famous astronomer of Ancient India?
  1 Banbhatta
  2 Aryabhatta
  3 Vishakhadatta
  4 Katyayan
    Ans:2 

Q. From which period large scale land grants were given to officers and other importanr person?
  1 Mauryan period
  2 Kushan age
  3 Harsha's Administration
  4 Gupta period
    Ans:4

Which of the following rulers built the longest canal in Northern India of his time which is still useful?

Q. Which of the following rulers built the longest canal in Northern India of his time which is still useful?
  1 Sher Shah Suri
  2 Babur
  3 Shahjahan
  4 Firozshah Tughluq
    Ans:4 

Q. Ravidas and Kabir were the disciples of which of the following?
  1 Namdeva
  2 Ramananda
  3 Ramanuj
  4 Vallabhacharya
    Ans:2 

Q. Which Sufi Saint was a witness to the reign of seven Sultans but did not keep contacts with any of them?
  1 Nizamuddin Aulia
  2 Shahbuddin Suharavardi
  3 Muinuddin Chishti
  4 Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag
    Ans:1 

Q. Why did Iltutmish obtain investiture from Khalifa?
  1 To please the Khalifa
  2 To strengthen his authority
  3 To establish contacts with other countries
  4 To gain help in expanding his empire
    Ans:2 

Q. Due to Which reason the peasantry suffered during Alauddin Khalji's reign?
  1 Burden of large number of taxes
  2 Irrigation taxes
  3 Land acquisition
  4 Atrocities of Zamindars
    Ans:1 

Q. Which of the following city was founded by Firoz Tughluq?
  1 Jaunpur
  2 Hissar
  3 Fatehabad
  4 All of the Above
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the following Sultans for the first time organised a standing Army?
  1 Iltutmish
  2 Balban
  3 Alauddin Khalji
  4 Muhammad Bin Tughluq
    Ans:1 

Q. Among the following historians who is last in the chronological order?
  1 Amir Khusro
  2 Firdausi
  3 Hasan Nizami
  4 Ziauddin Barni
    Ans:4 

Q. Who among the following wrote Prithviraja Raso?
  1 Amar Singh
  2 Jai Singh Sura
  3 Raskhan
  4 Chandabardai
    Ans:4 

Q. During the Sultanate period the Zakat Tax was levied on which of the following?
  1 Hindus
  2 Muslims
  3 Brahmans
  4 Travellers
    Ans:2

Where did Aurangzeb die?

Q. Where did Aurangzeb die?
  1 Agra
  2 Asirgarh
  3 Daultabad
  4 Ahmadnagar
    Ans:4 

Q. Who among the following joined the 'Din-i-Ilahi' propounded by Akbar?
  1 Todarmal
  2 Birbal
  3 Man Singh
  4 Bhagwandas
    Ans:2 

Q. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
  1 Second Battle of Panipat - Akbar and Ibrahim Lodi
  2 Battle of Khanwa - Akbar and Rana Sanga
  3 Battle of Chausa - Humayun and Sher Shah
  4 First battle of Tarian - Mahmud Ghaznavi and Prithviraj Chauhan
    Ans:3 

Q. What was Sher Shah's precious legacy to the Mughals?
  1 Organization of Army
  2 Land Revenue System
  3 Mansabdari System
  4 Provincial Administration
    Ans:2 

Q. In his autobiography, Babur has given less details about which of the following?
  1 Description of Nature
  2 Scoial life and the pattern of the life of people
  3 Wars
  4 Political condition of India
    Ans:3 

Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the victories of Babur?
  1 Panipat, Chanderi, Ghaghara and Khanwah
  2 Panipat, Ghaghara, Khanwah and Chanderi
  3 Panipat, Khanwah, Chanderi and Ghaghara
  4 Ghaghara, Panipat, Khanwah and Chanderi
    Ans:3 

Q. Among the following foreign travellers who was the first to visit India?
  1 Bernier
  2 Ibn Batuta
  3 Abdur Rajjak
  4 Vasco-da-Gama
    Ans:2 

Q. Which language gained most by the patronage given to scholars by Krishna Deva Rai?
  1 Tamil
  2 Sanskrit
  3 Telugu
  4 Kannada
    Ans:3 

Q. Over Which territory there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar Kingdom?
  1 The Raichur Doab
  2 Warangal
  3 Madurai
  4 Malabar
    Ans:1 

Q. Among the following who was in chronological order, the last famous ruler of Vijayanagar?
  1 Harihar-II
  2 Devarai-I
  3 Vir Narsingh
  4 Krishna Deva Rai
    Ans:4

Who were the signatories to the Treaty of Purandar(1665)?

Q. Who among the following were the allies of Mir Qasim in the battle of Buxar in 1764 A. D.?
  1 Shujauddaula and Shah Alam -II
  2 Shah Alam-II and Mohammad Ali
  3 Shujauddaula and Mohammad Ali
  4 Muzaffar Jung and Muhammad Khan Bangash
    Ans:1 

Q. In which order the British established their trading centres?
  1 Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
  2 Surat, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
  3 Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Surat
  4 Calcutta, Madras, Surat, Bombay
    Ans:1 

Q. In whose court Mansur and Manohar were prominent painters?
  1 Akbar
  2 Jahangir
  3 Shah Jahan
  4 Aurangzeb
    Ans:2 

Q. Who among the successors of Shivaji, was imprisoned for a long period by Aurangzeb?
  1 Shambhaji
  2 Raja Ram
  3 Sahu
  4 None of the above
    Ans:3 

Q. Who were the signatories to the Treaty of Purandar(1665)?
  1 Shivaji and Aurangzeb
  2 Shivaji and Jai Singh
  3 Shivaji and Shiesta Khan
  4 Shivaji and Afjal Khan
    Ans:2 

Q. Under whose order was Teg Bahadur killed?
  1 Jahangir
  2 Shah Jahan
  3 Aurangzeb
  4 Akbar - II
    Ans:3 

Q. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
  1 Akbar - William Hawkins
  2 Jahangir - Rolph Fich
  3 Shah Jahan - Thomas Roe
  4 Aurangzeb - Manucci
    Ans:4 

Q. During whose reign, the Jana Masjid at Delhi was constructed?
  1 Babur
  2 Akbar
  3 Jahangir
  4 Shah Jahan
    Ans:4 

Q. Who collected land revenue during Akbar's reign?
  1 Government Employees
  2 Zamindars
  3 Jagirdars
  4 Village Panchayats
    Ans:1 

Q. The pillars of the Mughal army were -
  1 Cavalry
  2 Forts
  3 Able army Officer
  4 Infanitry
    Ans:1

As a result of regulating act -

Q. Who created the new state of Kashmir, indipendent of the Sikh Kingdom?
  1 Gulab Singh
  2 Ranbir Singh
  3 Hari Singh
  4 None of these
    Ans:1 

Q. As a result of regulating act -
  1 The company's trade in India was stopped
  2 A Supreme Court in Calcutta was set up
  3 On Oudh the company's authority was established
  4 Restrictions were imposed on the Nizam
    Ans:2 

Q. Who put an end to the system of Dual Government in Bengal?
  1 Warren Hastings
  2 Clive
  3 Regulating Act
  4 British Parliament
    Ans:1 

Q. Which Nawab established independent rule in Oudh?
  1 Murshid Kuli Khan
  2 Shujauddaulah
  3 Sadaat Khan
  4 Safdarjang
    Ans:3 

Q. Who was the first Peshwa of the Marathas in the 18th Century?
  1 Baji Rao
  2 Balaji Vishwanath
  3 Balaji Baji Rao
  4 Madhava Rao
    Ans:2 

Q. What was the most important gainto Ahmad Shah Abdali as a result of the Third Battle of Panipat?
  1 Control over Delhi
  2 Enormous wealth
  3 Control over Punjab
  4 Opportunity to expand his empire in India
    Ans:2 

Q. Whose prestige increased in Deccan as a result of the First Carnatic War?
  1 The English
  2 The Nawab of Carnatic
  3 The French
  4 The Marathas
    Ans:3 

Q. In which order Europeans came to India for carrying on trade?
  1 Portuguese, Dutch, English, French
  2 Portuguese, English, Dutch, French
  3 English, Portuguese, Dutch, French
  4 Dutch, Protuguese, French, English
    Ans:1 

Q. Why did Clive introduce Dual Government in Bengal?
  1 He was afraid of hostile reaction of people
  2 He was order to do so
  3 The Mughal emperor wanted this
  4 He wanted to avoid taking over responsibility of the administration of Bengal
    Ans:4 

Q. The disput of internal trade between which Nawab of Bengal and the East India Company brought about a war like situation?
  1 Alivardi Khan
  2 Mir Qasim
  3 Mir Jafar
  4 Sirajuddaula
    Ans:2

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

Q. What policy was followed by British administrators towards the Indian States after the Revolt of 1857?
  1 To annex as many Indian states as possible to the British empire
  2 To maintain the status of Indian States
  3 To give more powers to Indian states
  4 To allow Indian states to maintain relations with foreign powers
    Ans:2 

Q. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
  1 Permanent Settlement - Madras
  2 Ryotwari Settlement - Bengal
  3 Mahalwari Settlement - United province and North Western Province
  4 Talukdari System - Bombay
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following was the first event relating to the Revolt of 1857?
  1 Revolt in Kanpur and taking over the leadership by Nana Saheb
  2 Marching of sepoys to Red Fort of Delhi
  3 Raising of the Banner of revolt by the Rani Jhansi
  4 Hanging of Tantia Tope to death
    Ans:2 

Q. Who among the following writers described the Revolt of 1857 as the 'First War of Independence'?
  1 V. D. Savarkar
  2 R. C. Majumdar
  3 S. N. Sen
  4 Ashok Mehta
    Ans:1 

Q. Which of the following Acts abolished thebtrading rights of the East India Company?
  1 Regulating Act
  2 Charter Act of 1813
  3 Charter Act of 1833
  4 Charter Act of 1853
    Ans:3 

Q. During whose Governor Generalship the Maratha confederacy ended?
  1 Wellesley
  2 Cornwallis
  3 Lord Hastings
  4 Dalhousie
    Ans:3 

Q. Historians are of the view that the British signed the Treaty of Bassien (1802) with a 'Cypher'. Who was this 'Cypher'?
  1 Baji Rao II
  2 Raghunath Rao
  3 Nana Phadanvis
  4 Daulat Rao Sindhia
    Ans:1 

Q. What was the British policy towardsMysore after Tipu Sultan's death?
  1 Establishing control over the whole of Mysore
  2 The whole of Mysore was handed over to the successor of Tipu Sultan
  3 The whole of Mysore was handed over to the successor of Wadyar dynasty
  4 Only the central part of erstwhile Mysore was handed over to the successor of Wadyar dynasty
    Ans:4 

Q. Who were the signatories of the Treaty of Salbai?
  1 Peshwa and the East India Company
  2 Haider Ali, Peshwa and East India Company
  3 Haider Ali and Peshwa
  4 Mahadaji Sindhia and Warren Hastings
    Ans:4 

Q. What situation gave an opportunity to Warren Hastings to intervene in Maratha politics?
  1 Weakening Maratha power after the Third Battle of Panipat
  2 Struggle among Deccan Kingdoms
  3 Haider Ali - Maratha Struggle
  4 Vaccum in Poona after Madhawa Rao's death
    Ans:4

Where did the Mopalla Revolt of 1921 take place?

Q. Where did the Mopalla Revolt of 1921 take place?
  1 Telangana
  2 Malabar
  3 Mysore
  4 Vidarbha
    Ans:2 

Q. How long A. O. Hume guided the Congress while living in India?
  1 Twenty years
  2 Fifteen years
  3 Ten years
  4 Six years
    Ans:1 

Q. Who launched the strongest opposition to the Ilbert Bill during Ripon's regime?
  1 Educated Indians
  2 Indian Association
  3 European Businessmen
  4 Surendra Nath Banarjee
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following did not attract foreign capital?
  1 Cotton
  2 Indigo
  3 Jute
  4 Tea
    Ans:1 

Q. Which of the following was the main source of the revenue of the Government of India in the second half of the 19th Century?
  1 Land Revenue
  2 Tariff Duties
  3 Monopoly tax of Opium and Salt
  4 Income Tax
    Ans:1 

Q. What was Gandhiji's view regarding the VArna System?
  1 Expressed opposition
  2 Expressed no definite opinion
  3 Opposed it in theory only
  4 Accepted it in original form
    Ans:4 

Q. Who played the most significant role in the enactment of the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856?
  1 Ishwarchandra Vidhyasagar
  2 Ram Mohan Roy
  3 Keshab Chandra Sen
  4 Mahadeva Govinda Ranade
    Ans:1 

Q. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
  1 Brahmo Samaj - Annie Basant
  2 Arya Samaj - Lala Lajpat Rai
  3 Ram Krishna Mission - Keshab Chandra Sen
  4 Theosophical Society - vivekananda
    Ans:2 

Q. How did Tilak react to the Age of Consent Act of 1891?
  1 Total Support
  2 Limited Support
  3 Total opposition
  4 Neutrality
    Ans:3 

Q. He has been called the pioneer of Indian Renaissance -
  1 Ramkrishna Paramhansa
  2 Raja Rammohan Roy
  3 Ishwarchandra Vidhyasagar
  4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    Ans:2

Where did Rigvedic Aryans live in India?

Q. In which book or books the religious discourses of Gautam Buddha were collected?
  1 Suttapitaka
  2 Jataks
  3 Vinayapitaka
  4 Amidhammapitaka
    Ans:1 

Q. The main emphasis of Upnishads is on which aspect of philosophy?
  1 Bhakti
  2 Gyan
  3 Karma
  4 Tapa
    Ans:2 

Q. Where did Rigvedic Aryans live in India?
  1 Northern India
  2 All over India
  3 Eastern part of India
  4 Sapta Sindhu area
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the following was the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
  1 Economic System
  2 Religious life
  3 Town Planning
  4 Social life
    Ans:3 

Q. Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley people?
  1 Gold
  2 Silver
  3 Iron
  4 Copper
    Ans:3 

Q. The largest number of seals of Indus Valley Civilization are made of -
  1 Terracotta
  2 Faience
  3 Agate
  4 Steatite
    Ans:4 

Q. Why was the Swaraj Party established?
  1 To co-operate with Government
  2 To place obstacles in the functioning of the legislative council
  3 To form an organization parallel to the Congress
  4 Because of schism in the Congress
    Ans:2 

Q. Among the following who never joined the Congress Socialist Party?
  1 Sampurnanand
  2 Jaiprakash Narayan
  3 Jawaharlal Nehru
  4 Acharya Narendra Deva
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following events was the first to take place?
  1 Chauri Chaura Incident
  2 Kakori Incident
  3 Bardoli Satyagraha
  4 Rowlatt Satyagraha
    Ans:4 

Q. Whichone of the following newspaper was launched by Motilal Nehru?
  1 Leader
  2 The Independent
  3 Hindustan Times
  4 National Herald
    Ans:2

What is the S. I. unit of magnetic flux density?

Q. What is the S. I. unit of magnetic flux density?
  1 Gauss
  2 Tesla
  3 Oersted
  4 Weber
    Ans:2 

Q. There are rings around which of the following?
  1 Uranus
  2 Mars
  3 Jupiter
  4 Saturn
    Ans:4 

Q. Function of N. S. D. L. are related to -
  1 Bearer bonds
  2 GDRs
  3 Electronic share
  4 Debenture
    Ans:4 

Q. What is the power factor of a pure resistor circuit?
  1 One
  2 Zero
  3 Leading
  4 Lagging
    Ans:1 

Q. A transformer mainly transforms -
  1 Current
  2 Voltage
  3 Frequency
  4 Power
    Ans:2 

Q. There is 20 volt accross the inductor and 15 volt across the resistance in the a.c. supplied series R-L circuit. What would be the supply voltage?
  1 20 volt
  2 15 volt
  3 25 volt
  4 17.5 volt
    Ans:3 

Q. Which organization had proposed first to constitute the Constitution Assembly to form the Indian Constitution?
  1 Swaraj Party in 1928
  2 Indian National Congress in 1936
  3 Muslim League in 1942
  4 By all parties convention in 1946
    Ans:2 

Q. What is the value of knee voltage of silicon diode?
  1 0.3V
  2 0.33V
  3 0.7V
  4 1.1V
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following kings of ancient India embraced Jainism and became a Sanyasi?
  1 Bimbisara
  2 Chandra Gupta Maurya
  3 Pushyamitra
  4 Harsha
    Ans:2 

Q. In which Buddhist Council Hinyan and Mahayan School of thought emerged in Buddhism?
  1 First
  2 Second
  3 Third
  4 Fourth
    Ans:4

Share of export from India is the maximum to the following country-

Q. Share of export from India is the maximum to the following country-
  1 U.S.A
  2 U.K
  3 U.A.E
  4 Japan
    Ans:1 

Q. Germanium possesses -
  1 Two valence electrons
  2 Three valence electrons
  3 Four valence electrons
  4 Five valence electrons
    Ans:3 

Q. Moisture can be removed from lubricating oil using -
  1 Tubular centrifugal
  2 Clarifier
  3 Sparkler filter
  4 Vacuum leaf filter
    Ans:1 

Q. The information is sent by CW transmitter by -
  1 Changing the audio frequency
  2 Interrupting radio signal
  3 Using microphone
  4 Using camera
    Ans:1 

Q. If one cylinder of a diesel engine receives more fuel than the others, then for that cylinder the --
  1 Exhaust will be smokey
  2 Piston rings would stik into piston grooves
  3 Scavenging occurs
  4 Engine starts overheating
    Ans:1 

Q. Who started the Shaka era?
  1 Ashok
  2 Chandragupta-II
  3 Kanishka
  4 Harsha
    Ans:3 

Q. Nasik is situated on the bank of which river?
  1 Godavari
  2 Narmada
  3 Tapti
  4 Kshipra
    Ans:1 

Q. What is the proper use of signal generator?
  1 Designing
  2 Testing
  3 Repairing
  4 All of the Above
    Ans:4 

Q. Where is the headquarters of Geological Survey of India located?
  1 Patna
  2 Dehradun
  3 Kolkata
  4 Agra
    Ans:2 

Q. Which type of oscillator is most stable in simple circuit?
  1 Crystalline oscillators
  2 Clapp oscillators
  3 Colepitts oscillator
  4 Armstong oscillator
    Ans:1

A. C. servomotor is basically a/an ...

Q. ...signal will become zero when the feedback signal and reference signs are equal.
  1 Input
  2 Actuating
  3 Feedback
  4 Reference
    Ans:2 

Q. The capacitance, in force-current analogy, is analogous to -
  1 Momentum
  2 Velocity
  3 Displacement
  4 Mass
    Ans:4 

Q. Co-efficient of velocity as compared to the coefficient of discharge is -
  1 Less
  2 More
  3 Equal
  4 Less or more depending on flow
    Ans:2 

Q. A. C. servomotor is basically a/an ...
  1 Universal motor
  2 Single phase induction motor
  3 Two phase induction motor
  4 Three phase induction motor
    Ans:3 

Q. For generating large currents on D.C. generators which winding is generally preferred?
  1 Progressive wave winding
  2 Lap winding
  3 Retrogressive wave winding
  4 Current depends on design
    Ans:2 

Q. Natural rubber is polymer of -
  1 Isobutane
  2 Isoprene
  3 Propane
  4 Isopropene
    Ans:2 

Q. The Colonial system of the Company was formalized by -
  1 Battle of Plassey
  2 Battle of Buxar
  3 Battle of Panipat
  4 Battle of Wandiwash
    Ans:2 

Q. Calorie value is the least of the following materials -
  1 Coal gas
  2 Producer gas
  3 Steam fiery gas
  4 Oil gas
    Ans:2 

Q. Where are the caves of Ajanta located?
  1 Orissa
  2 Kerala
  3 Maharashtra
  4 Madhya Pradesh
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following is not a property of difference amplifier?
  1 Capacitor is used in it
  2 It is used to compare two signals
  3 Difference amplifier yields more than the direct couple ampliier
  4 Frequency of difference amplifier remains flat from zero to high frequency
    Ans:1

National Library, the largest in India is located at -

Q. Pak strait joins which of the following two countries -
  1 India-Pakistan
  2 India-Myanmar
  3 India-Sri Lanka
  4 None of these
    Ans:3 

Q. National Library, the largest in India is located at -
  1 Chennai
  2 Mumbai
  3 Delhi
  4 Kolkata
    Ans:4 

Q. The translator program that converts source code in high level language into machine code line by line is called -
  1 Assembler
  2 Compiler
  3 Loader
  4 Interpreter
    Ans:4 

Q. What are Ferrites?
  1 Magnetic but have low resistance
  2 Magnetic but have high resistance
  3 Non-magnetic with low resistance
  4 Non-magnetic with high resistance
    Ans:2 

Q. An electronics circuits in which different components such as Diode, Resistor and Capacitor etc. are connected separately is called -
  1 Chassis
  2 Printed board
  3 Integrated circuit
  4 Discrete circuit
    Ans:3 

Q. Selectivity of the receiver can be increased by which of the following?
  1 By using more tuned circuit
  2 By decreasing number of tuned circuit
  3 By using loudspeaker
  4 By increasing gain of the receiver
    Ans:4 

Q. In case of ball bearings, which part is made harder than others -
  1 Ball
  2 Outer race
  3 Inner race
  4 All are made equally hard
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the following motors is preferred when quick speed reversal is the main consideration?
  1 Squirrel cage induction motor
  2 Wound rotor induction motor
  3 Synchronous motor
  4 D. C. motor
    Ans:4 

Q. Motor-generator set for D. C. arc welding has generator of -
  1 Series type
  2 Shunt type
  3 Differentially compound type
  4 Level compound type
    Ans:3 

Q. Most of the weather phenomena take place in the -
  1 Stratosphere
  2 Troposphere
  3 Tropopause
  4 Ionosphere
    Ans:2