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WBCS Main - 2019 - GS 1 - Paper III

Total No. of Questions : 200

Total Marks : 200

Time : 150 min

Negative Marks : ¹/₃ or (- 0.33)

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1. Which of the following was the chief organizer of the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar ?

(A) Amar Singh

(B) Kunwar Singh

(D) Imaduddin

2. ________________ crosses the Himalayas and brings dry and stable weather in winter in India.

(A) Easterly Jet Streams

(B) Westerly Jet Streams

(D) South Eastern Monsoon wind

3. The Nawab of Awadh who was appointed as Wazir of the Mughal empire was

(A) Sadat Khan

(B) Safdar Jang

(D) Nasiruddin

4. Madan Lal Dhingra murdered Curzon Wylie in London, who was a / an — .

(A) Adviser to the Secretary of State for India.

(B) Secretary of State for India.

(D) Law Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.

5. '100 Smart Cities Mission' was launched by Indian Government in the year _____________ .

(A) 2014

(B) 2015

(D) 2013

6. The Vaikkom Satyagraha was launched in 1924 for

(A) opening the temples to the low caste Hindus

(B) fighting against the exploitation by the Landlords

(D) democratisation of the administration of Travancore State

7. The first Provisional Government of Free India was inaugurated by Subhas Chandra Basu at

(A) Imphal

(B) Kohima

(D) Rangoon

8. The famous __________ glacier is located at Nubra Valley.

(A) Baltora

(B) Punmah

(D) Kanchenjunga

9. Mandakini and Alakananda meet at

(A) Rudra Prayag

(B) Karan Prayag

(D) Deva Prayag

10. The _______ is first National Park established in India in the year 1936.

(A) Bandhavgarh

(B) Gir

(D) Jim Corbett

11. The Historic Lucknow Session of the Congress in 1916, was presided over by

(A) Mrs. Annie Besant

(B) R. N. Mudhokar

(D) Madan Mohan Malviya

12. _____________ has one of the four training centers of National Disaster Response Force.

(A) Delhi

(B) Hyderabad

(D) Bhopal

13. Gopal Hari Deshmukh is popularly known as Lokhitwadi because :

(A) He was a great philanthropist and social worker.

(B) He distributed money and medicines to the poor and the needy.

(D) All of the above.

14. The extension of the cultivation of indigo, cotton, opium, tea and coffee in India, besides benefitting the British planters, also benefitted

(A) The Zamindars

(B) The small merchants

(D) The Indian Bankers

15. Why did Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutt throw bombs on the floor of the Central Assembly in New Delhi and in the Process got themselves arrested ?

(A) After the murders of Sanders at Lahore, the people were suffering terribly at the hands of the Police

(B) A feeling had slowly gained around that the people had to suffer the consequences of the crimes committed by Bhagat Singh, etc. to remove such a feeling H.S.R.A. decided to send two members to commit a crime and then to count arrest

(D) All of the above

16. The famous 'Purna Swaraj Declaration', which says: "We hold it to be a crime against man and God to submit any longer to a rule that has caused this fourfold disaster to our country", was prepared by

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) M. K.Gandhi

(D) All of the above

17. __________________ is not a drought prone area.

(A) Kalahandi (Orissa)

(B) Purulia (West Bengal)

(D) Assam Valley (Assam)

18. Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on ______________ river.

(A) Narmada

(B) Mahanadi

(D) Kaveri

19. The President of the Lahore Session of the I.N.C. (December 1929) which passed the Purna Swaraj resolution was

(A) Motilal Nehru

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Subhas Chandra Bose

20. Which of the following acted as President of the Indian National Congress for six consecutive year ?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

21. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order :

I. Bombing on Lord Hardinge
II. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
III. Outbreak of the First World War.
IV. Gandhiji's arrival in India

(A) II I IV III

(B) I II III IV

(D) II I III IV

22. In the year _________ the first Census of India was conducted.

(A) 1911

(B) 1872

(D) 1891

23. Ganga is an example of _____________ river .

(A) Consequent

(B) Subsequent

(D) None of the above

24. According to the Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one is ______________ .

(A) Jhelurn

(B) Ravi

(D) Indus

25. Who was the propounder of the Ajivika Sect ?

(A) Purana Nassapa

(B) Purandha Kaecayana

(D) Ajita Keshakambalin

26. ___________ is the largest product of Mica.

(A) Bihar

(B) Jharkhand

(D) Madhya Pradesh

27. The greatest merit of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was that :

(A) The I.N.C. agreed to join the Second Round Table Conference.

(B) For the first time the I.N.C. was treated on a footing of equality as a political opponent.

(D) The I.N.C. gained a status and authority to speak for political India

28. Which of the following did not form part of the contingents maintained by the mansabdar ?

(A) Cavalrymen

(B) Artillerymen

(D) Musketeers

29. The day M. K. Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement, a great National leader died he was :

(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D) C.R. Das

30. The Congress gave up its ideal of a United India and accepted partition, because

(A) The country was sinking into a civil war

(B) The congress leaders felt that partition was a lesser evil than a civil war

(D) The interim Govt, had become an arena of struggle

31. The brain behind the bomb attack on Viceroy Lord Hardinge at Chandni Chawk, Delhi in December 1912, was :-

(A) Rashbehari Basu

(B) Bhai Parmanand

(D) Shobhan Lal Pathak

32. The spies during the Sangam age was known as

(A) Spasas

(B) Dutas

(D) Sanjayans

33. ____________ is the largest producer of sugarcane in India.

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Gujrat

(D) Madhya Pradesh

34. India is the second largest producer of _____________ after Zimbabwe.

(A) Iron

(B) Manganese

(D) Lead

35. The precursor of the Indian National Congress was

(A) Indian Association of Calcutta

(B) Indian National Conference

(D) The Indian Union

36. Mahatma Gandhi first experimented with his technique of Satyagraha in

(A) Champaran

(B) Khera

(D) Anti-Rowlatt Act Agitation

37. The Muslim kingdom of Golconda grew up on the ruins of the old Hindu kingdom of

(A) Devagiri

(B) Dwarsamudra

(D) Kanchi

38. When did the Company lose its monopoly of Indian trade which was thrown open to all Britons ?

(A) 1813

(B) 1833

(D) 1793

39. Many people of _____________ state speaks Kinnauri.

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Uttarakhand

40. Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh is famous for production of ___________ .

(A) Millet

(B) Cotton

(D) Sugarcane

41. IMD has defined severe drought when deficiency of rainfall exceeds __________ of normal rainfall.

(A) 25%

(B) 40%

(D) 75%

42. Who founded a Social Organization, the 'Jat Pat Torak Mandal' in 1922, for breaking the caste barriers among the Hindus ?

(A) Bhai Parmanand

(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(D) Keshab Chandra Sen

43. The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association movement ended with the death of

(A) Bhagat Singh

(B) Ram Prasad Bismil

(D) Jogesh Chandra Chatterji

44. The chief Dutch export from the Coromondel Ports was

(A) Textiles

(B) Indigo

(D) Saltpetre

45. ___________ is a tribe of north-east India.

(A) Oraon

(B) Chenchu

(D) Irula

46. ____________ is the highest peak of Maghalaya Plateau.

(A) Norkek

(B) Shilong

(D) None of the above

47. Bangladesh access the enclaves in Cooch Behar through —— corridor.

(A) Teen Bigha

(B) Darjeeling

(D) None of the above

48. According to Koppen's climatic classification, Kerala has ______________ climate.

(A) Tropical monsoon

(B) Tropical moist

(D) Cold Humid Winter

49. The immediate cause of the Surat Split (1907) between the moderates and the extremists was

(A) the Boycott of the moderates by the extremists.

(B) the election of the President of I.N.C.

(D) the extremists resolution of Swadeshi Boycott, National Education and Self-Government

50. Who gave the title of Rani to the Naga woman leader Gaidinliu ?

(A) Subhas Chandra Basu

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

51. The Meerut Conspiracy Case, in which 27 accused persons were defended by Jawaharlal Nehru and K.N. Katju, related to the members of the

(A) Ghadar Party

(B) Hindu Mahasabha

(D) Communist Party of lndia

52. ____________ census year recorded a negative growth rate of -0.31 in India.

(A) 1931

(B) 1921

(D) 1911

53. What was the fundamental difference between Subhas Chandra Basu and Gandhi-Nehru group, which led to the defeat of Gandhiji's candidate for the Presidentship of the I.N.C. ?

(A) Gandhiji had a personal dislike for Basu.

(B) Basu had radical and socialist ideas.

(C) Basu wanted to exploit the war between Germany and Britain to India's advantage and said: "England's necessity is India's opportunity".

(D) Insinuations made by Basu against Gandhiji that he was not keen on carrying on the National Struggle.

54. ____________ state has the highest literacy rate among the north-eastern states of India.

(A) Mizoram

(B) Nagaland

(D) Tripura

55. The largest standing army of the Sultanate directly paid by the state was created by

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Alauddin Khilji

(D) Sikandar Lodi

56. After Leaving the Congress, Subhas Chandra Bose organized the Forward Block in

(A) 1939

(B) 1938

(D) 1941

57. The first session of the All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by _________________ .

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) V. V. Giri

(D) N. M. Joshi

58. What was the solution found by B. R. Ambedkar in later years after Independence to end the hardship of scheduled class people ?

(A) More Representations

(B) Separate Electorate

(D) Organized Movement

59. In the year 1988, India launched the first remote sensing satellite _______________ .

(A) IRS-IA

(B) INSAT-ID

(D) None of the above

60. Which of the following was not a leader of the All India Hindu Mahasabha ?

(A) V. D. Savarkar

(B) Bhai Parmanand

(D) M. R. Jayakar

61. ____________ is the oldest denudated mountain of India.

(A) Eastern Ghats

(B) Nilgiri Hills

(D) Zaskar

62. Dalma Trap is located in _____________ state of India.

(A) Bihar

(B) Orissa

(D) None of the above

63. The Calcutta session of the l.N.C. (1906) marks a turning point in the history of the congress because,

(A) it marked the end of the twenty years of the l.N.C.

(B) it marked the end of the moderate phase of the l.N.C.

(D) it was the last session when the I.N.C. was dominated by the old guard.

64. Barren Island Wild Life Sanctuary is located in

(A) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(B) Pondicherry

(D) Lakshwadeep

65. The European Organization in India which launched agitation against the Ilbert Bill was :

(A) European Defence Association

(B) Indo-British Association

(D) European Rights Front

66. Wet temperate forest is found in _________ region of India.

(A) Nilgiri

(B) Eastern Ghats

(D) Kachch Peninsula

67. The Zoji La Pass is located in ___________ state of India.

(A) Jamnu and Kashmir

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

68. The Nehru Committee Report got a decent burial at the hands of the Congress at the ___________ Session of the I.N.C.

(A) Calcutta

(B) Madras

(D) Bombay

69. Khar Dung La pass joins ______________ .

(A) Leh and Chumbi valley

(B) Leh and Siachen glacier

(D) Valley of Kashmir and Kargil

70. After Bengal, the English secured the rights of duty free trade in the dominions of

(A) Raja of Benaras

(B) Nawab of Awadh

(D) The Jats of Bharatpur

71. Who said 'The Congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to its peaceful demise' ?

(A) Syed Ahmed Khan

(B) Raja Shiv Prasad

(D) Lord Curzon

72. _____________ is the largest producer of tea.

(A) West Bengal

(B) Tamil Nadu

(D) Karnataka

73. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is situated at about 14 kilometers south of ____________ city.

(A) Chennai

(B) Mumbai

(D) Kolkata

74. The longest border of India is with ___________ (4096 kilometers).

(A) Nepal

(B) Bhutan

(D) Bangladesh

75. Black soil is mostly found in _________ state of India.

(A) Maharastra and Gujrat

(B) Maharastra and Rajasthan

(D) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh

76. _________ hill range is also known as Sahyadris.

(A) Western Ghats

(B) Eastern Ghats

(D) Satpura

77. Dadabhai Naoroji was elected to the British House of Commons as a member of the ____________ party.

(A) Conservative

(B) Liberal

(D) Labour-Liberal Combine

78. Varanasi is an example of __________ City.

(A) Defense

(B) Administrative

(D) Eclecelestial

79. The two greatest women revolutionaries of the National Movement — Pritilata Wadedar and Kalpana Dutta were the revolutionary co-workers of

(A) Surya Sen

(B) Bhagat Singh

(D) Chapekar Brothers

80. India and Pakistan have boundary dispute over _____________ creek.

(A) Sir

(B) Kari

(D) None of the above

81. The coal belt of peninsular India developed during ____________ period.

(A) Tertiary

(B) Pleistocene

(D) None of the above

82. The Indian Wild Life Protection Act was passed in the year

(A) 1962

(B) 1972

(D) 1965

83. According to Census of India, 2011 the crude birth rate of the country is ______________ per thousand.

(A) 25.8

(B) 23.8

(D) 21.8

84. Jatin Das, an accused in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, on whose death the family of the Irish martyr, Teren Macswiney sent condolence message to the family of Das, died after undertaking a fast of _______________ days.

(A) Fifty six

(B) Sixty three

(D) Eighty one

85. The present habitat of ___________ tribe is mainly in the plateau regions of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.

(A) Bhils

(B) Nagas

(D) None of the above

86. Chilka is an example of ______________ lake.

(A) Crater

(B) Lagoon

(D) Aeolian

87. Blue revolution is aimed at increasing the production of _______________ .

(A) Milk

(B) Poultry

(D) Indigo

88. India is the largest exporter of ___________ .

(A) Orange

(B) Pear

(D) Strawberry

89. _________ plateau is separated from the main peninsular plateau of India by the wide gap of Garo Rajmahal Gap.

(A) Madhya Bharat Pathar

(B) Meghalaya

(D) Malwa

90. The Indus originates from the glaciers of ___________ range.

(A) Pir Panjal

(B) Kailash

(D) Saltora

91. Lands during the post-Gupta period, were classified on the basis of

(A) Being cultivated and uncultivated

(B) Being irrigated and unirrigated

(D) All of the above

92. The western disturbances cause winter precipitation in north-west regions of Indian subcontinent. It originates from __________ .

(A) Mediterranean Sea

(B) Aral Sea

(D) None of the above

93. A brilliant and patriotic Anglo-Indian teacher, Henry Vivian Derozeo, was the founder of :

(A) The Young Bengal Movement

(B) The Indian National Union

(D) The British India Association

94. A senior congress leader, who held that the Quit India Movement was misguided and detrimental to India's long term interests, was

(A) Tej Bahadur Sapru

(B) Jayaprakash Narayan

(D) J.B. Kripalani

95. Ridiculing the idea of Swarajya in 1903 : who said, "Only mad men outside lunatic assylums could think or talk of independence" ?

(A) Lord Carzon

(B) Lord Hardinge

(D) Pheroze Shah Mehta

96. Match the epithets of the following National Leaders(a) B.G. Tilak (i) Lokmanya
(b) Andrews (ii) Dinabandhu
(c) Madan Mohan Malviya (iii) Mahamana
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai (iv) Punjab Kesari

(A) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(B) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(D) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

97. Woods of sundari tree is used mainly for making _______________ .

(A) Railway sleepers

(B) Boat making

(D) None of the above

98. The full form of the abbreviation NLM is ___________ .

(A) Northern Line of Monsoon

(B) Normal Line of Monsoon

(D) Normal Limit of Monsoon

99. Opposition to the Gandhi-lrwin pact was mainly

(A) because of the execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Deb and Raj Guru.

(B) because the I.N.C. reneged the Purna Swarajya pledge.

(D) because the Pact was a self delusion.

100. Lepcha, Assamese, Bhutia are types of ___________ language family.

(A) Sino-Tibetian

(B) Austric

(D) Indo-Aryan

101. The Marwar plain is found in __________ .

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Gujrat

(D) Uttar Pradesh

102. IISCO has iron and steel plant at

(A) Rourkela

(B) Burnpur

(D) Vishakapatnam

103. The basic objective of ___________ is to provide all-weather connectivity to all villages.

(A) SGSY

(B) IAY

(D) PMGSY

104. Sheets, rods, plates, utensils from _______________ are manufactured by mill at Belur (West Bengal).

(A) Iron and steel

(B) Copper

(D) Aluminum

105. The four brigades of the I.N. A. were named after :

(A) Lai, Bal, Pal, Subhas

(B) Surya, Chandra, Jatin, Bhagat

(D) Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada, Kaveri

106. ____________ is not a potential area for generation of geo-thermal energy.

(A) Son Valley

(B) Damodar Valley

(D) None of the above

107. Bundelkhand is famous for production of ____________ mineral.

(A) Diamond

(B) Mica

(D) Iron

108. _____________ state of India has more females in number than males a sex-ratio of 1084/1000 according to the Census of India, 2011.

(A) Karnataka

(B) West Bengal

(D) Orissa

109. A Muslim organization, which proposed during the First World War that Muslims should participate and try to reach an accord with the Congress, was

(A) Muslim League

(B) Ahmadiya Movement

(D) Deoband Movement

110. _________ is the highest producer of milk in India.

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

111. Who of the following was not hanged in the famous Kakori Train Dacoity Case ?

(A) Pandit Ramprasad Bismil

(B) Roshan Lal

(D) Surya Sen

112. Which of the following consequences of the British rule did not affect the Muslim middle classes ?

(A) The tyranny of the British Indigo Planters

(B) The disbandment of the Nawab's forces

(D) The resumptions of Imam's lands which provided sustenance to the learned

113. Certain movements of the early twentieth century described as 'Movements from below' were :

(A) Caste movements

(B) Revolutionary movements

(D) Socio-religious movements

114. The main principle of M.K. Gandhi's famous Basic Eduction System or Wardha Scheme was :

(A) Learning through activity

(B) Learning through productivity

(D) Learning and spinning

115. ___________ is a central university in West Bengal.

(A) Gour Banga University

(B) Rabindra Bharati

(D) University of Calcutta

116. India Standard Time is ___________ ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

(A) 6 hours 30 minutes

(B) 4 hours 30 minutes

(D) 6 hours 15 minutes

117. ___________ is declared as National Park in the year 2014 and became the newest National Park in India.

(A) Dachigam

(B) Gorumara

(D) Inderkilla

118. is a minority group in India who are followers of Zeroastrianism.

(A) Jains

(B) Parsis

(D) Christians

119. India is not the leading producers of ___________ spices.

(A) Cumin

(B) Cardamom

(D) Chilli

120. The first president of the Indian National Congress was

(A) A. O. Hume

(B) W. C. Bonerjee

(D) Dadabhai Naoroji

121. Tilaiya Dam is on _____________ river.

(A) Barakar

(B) Damodar

(D) None of the above

122. ____________ is the highest peak of Sahayadris.

(A) Anaimudi

(B) Mahabaleswar

(D) Aroya-Konda

123. _____________ is not a SEZ of India.

(A) Falta

(B) Noida

(D) None of the above

124. Match the founders of the following revolutionary organisations:

(a)	Anushilan Samiti	(i)	V.D. Savarkar
(b)	Abhinava Bharata	(ii)	Barindra Kumar Ghosh
(c)	Ghadar Party	(iii)	Lala Hardayal
(d)	Hindustan Socialist Republical Army	(iv)	Sachindra Nath Sunyal and Bhagat Singh

(A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(B) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(D) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

125. During the first twenty years of the Congress, which of the following acted as president of the INC thrice ?

(A) Surendra Nath Banerjee

(B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Sankaran Nair

126. The only Indian Prince, who actively participated in the revolutionary movement within and outside India, was

(A) Raja Mahendra Pratap

(B) Kunwar Singh

(D) Raja Ripudaman Singh

127. During the British rule the only British King to visit India and hold his magnificent Durbar, was :

(A) Edward VII

(B) George V

(D) Edward VI

128. The issue of discussion and stalemate at the Second Round Table Conference related to the

(A) Communal Problem

(B) Federal Structure

(D) Representation of Depressed Classes

129. By ______________ amendment constitutional status was given to the Panchayat system.

(A) 74th

(B) 73th

(D) 62th

130. Saline soil is found in ——

(A) Estuary of Narmada

(B) Malwa Plateau

(D) Rajmahal Hills

131. Kannad belongs to ____________ language group.

(A) Austric

(B) Aryan

(D) Dravidian

132. Who is known as the 'Plato of the Jat tribe' ?

(A) Rajaram

(B) Churaman

(D) Surajmal

133. After the Partition of Bengal, the two new provinces which came into existence were :

(A) East Bengal and Bengal

(B) East Bengal and West Bengal

(D) East Bengal and North Bengal

134. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order :

I. Partition of Bengal
II. Varanasi Session of the I.N.C.
III. Calcutta Session of the I.N.C.
IV. Foundation of Muslim League

(A) I II III IV

(B) II I III IV

(D) I III II IV

135. Who killed Michael O' Dyer, the Governor of Punjab, who had ordered the brutal firing on the innocent people at Jalianwala Bag ?

(A) Madan Lal Dhingra

(B) Sardar Udham Singh

(D) Kanai Lal Dutt

136. The Tripuri Session of the I.N.C. (March 1939) was a historic event on account of

(A) the victory of Subhas Chandra Basu as President of I.N.C against Gandhiji's nominee, Pattabhi Sitaramayya.

(B) the resignation of the entire Working Committee except Subhas Chandra Basu and his brother Sarat Chandra Basu.

(D) rejection of the British Foreign Policy by the I.N.C.

137. Who was the first to unfurl the first Indian National Flag, the parent and precursor of the Flag of Independent India ?

(A) Madam Bhikaiji Cama

(B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Taraknath Das

138. The l.N.C. became both 'Indian' and 'National' in reality as well as in rare, at the

(A) Surat Session (1917)

(B) Calcutta Session (1906)

(D) Lahore Session (1929)

139. He was a great Indian revolutionary who was a Professor of Sanskrit and Philosophy in the Universities of Berkeley and Standford and died as a sanyasi in Philadelphia. He was :

(A) Shyamji Krishna Verma

(B) Lala Hardayal

(D) Ram Chandra

140. ___________ is the main occupation of the Toda tribe of southern India.

(A) Hunting

(B) Pastoralism

(D) Agriculture

141. Which of the following was not the result of Home Rule movement of Tilak and Besant ?

(A) The I.N.C and the Muslim League both thought of starting a passive Resistance movement.

(B) The Home Rule campaign virtually ousted the moderates from the political field.

(D) The movement generated a cultural awakening in India.

142. A remarkable feature of the spread of landlordism was the growth of

(A) Aristocracy

(B) Capitalism

(D) Cultivation

143. In the year ___________ tsunami occurred in coastal areas of India.

(A) 2003

(B) 2006

(D) 2005

144. Which of the following is not one of the arrangements made by the English after defeating the Marathas in the third Anglo-Maratha war ?

(A) The peswaship was abolished

(B) Holkar was forced to enter into a subsidiary alliance

(D) The small kingdom of Satara formed out of Peswa dominions was given to Pratap Singh

145. Who murdered Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Lahore, for assaulting Lala Lajpat Rai ?

(A) Bhagat Singh

(B) Batukeswar Dutt

(D) Raj Guru

146. A Public Service Commission was established in India for the first time by

(A) The Indian Council Act 1892

(B) Act of 1909

(D) The Government of India Act, 1935

147. The famous earthquake of January 26, 2001 took place at _______________ .

(A) Uttar Kashi

(B) Bhuj (Gujrat)

(D) Kinnaur

148. ____________ valley lies in between Pir Panjal and Zaskar range.

(A) Kangra

(B) Kashmir

(D) Dun

149. Match the authors and the works :(a) Sceptred Flute I. M.K. Gandhi
(b) Savitri II. Sarojini Naidu
(c) India and the world III. Aurobindo Ghosh
(d) Conquest of Self IV. Jawaharlal Nehru

(A) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(B) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

(D) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

150. Who were designated as Neo Nationalists ?

(A) Extremists

(B) Revolutionaries

(D) Swarajists

151. Match the social reformers of the nineteenth century with their individual contributions:(a) Raja Rammohan (i) Abolition of Sati
(b) Keshab Chandra Sen (ii) Intercastc marriage, widow remarriage and emancipation of women
(c) Jyotiba Phule (iii) Removal of untouchability
(d) Dayanand Saraswati (iv) Shuddhi movement and rejection of hereditary caste system

(A) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(B) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(D) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

152. The southern most point of India is _________ located at 6°45' N.

(A) Indira Point

(B) Kanniya Kumari

(D) Chennai

153. _________ coastal plain stretches from Daman to Goa.

(A) Western Ghats

(B) Eastern Ghats

(D) Satpura

154. The Pallava-Chola style of architecture is commonly known as

(A) Pallava

(B) Chola

(D) Dravida

155. Who is regarded as 'the Mother of Indian Revolution' ?

(A) Mrs. Annie Besant

(B) Snehlata Wadkar

(D) Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama

156. After the Surat split in 1907, the Second Split in the Congress took place in 1918 on the issue of :

(A) Lucknow Pact

(B) Montagu Declaration

(D) Both (A) & (C)

157. Salem is famous for production of _____________ iron ore.

(A) Hematite

(B) Mangnetite

(D) Siderite

158. Copper is found in large quantity at

(A) Durgapur

(B) Ghatsila

(D) Mayurbhanj

159. _________ pass is in Arunachal Pradesh.

(A) Bum La

(B) Jelep La

(D) Bazil

160. 'Sal' tree is found in ___________ forest.

(A) Moist Tropical

(B) Aline

(D) None of the above

161. ___________ National Park is located in the state of Jharkhand.

(A) Bhitarkanika

(B) Betla

(D) Bandhavgarh

162. What was the primary reason for the failure of Mahalwari Settlement in checking the process of destruction of the village communities ?

(A) It was introduced only as a temporary measure to be replaced ultimately by the rayatwari system

(B) Individual rights in the land were recognized and guaranteed by the state

(D) It met with severe opposition from certain sections of the village community

163. Lord Mountbatten's Declaration on the Freedom of India and its partition is known as

(A) The August Plan

(B) The June 3rd Plan

(D) The Partition Plan

164. Jatin Das, an accused in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, on whose death the family of the Irish martyr, Teren Macswiney sent condolence message to the family of Das, died after undertaking a fast of —— days.

(A) Fifty six

(B) Sixty three.

(D) Eighty one

165. Tropical Moist deciduous is not found in __________

(A) West Bengal

(B) Bihar

(D) Orissa

166. ____________ is the source of river Chambal

(A) Malwa plateau

(B) Aravalli range

(D) Satpura range

167. According to the Census of India 2011, the child sex-ratio of India is _____________ .

(A) 920

(B) 914

(D) 921

168. British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule of India on

(A) February 20, 1947

(B) August 16, 1946

(D) December 9, 1946

169. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in the year ____________ .

(A) 2000

(B) 2001

(D) 2003

170. The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by

(A) Surya Sen

(B) Chandra Dutta

(D) Jatin Das

171. The HDI of India for the year 2017 is ______________ .

(A) 0.635

(B) 0.640

(D) 0.650

172. Jatin Das, who died (September 13, 1929) after a long hunger strike in the prison, had been arrested in connection with

(A) Murder of Saunders

(B) Throwing of bombs in the Assembly at Delhi

(D) Meerut Conspiracy case

173. Match the following events with the dates of their occurrance :(a) August Offer I. August 9-11,1942
(b) Arrival of Cripps Mission II. July 14,1942
(c) Quit India Resolution III. March 23, 1942
(d) The Great August Uprising IV. August 8,1940

(A) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

(B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

(D) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

174. The Congress decided to raise a Swaraj Fund of one crore rupees for

(A) Organizing the Non-Co-operation Movement

(B) Memorial of Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D) Supporting the families of the political workers

175. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during :

(A) Swadeshi Movement

(B) Revolutionary Movement

(D) His Imprisonment in 1908

176. The founder President of the Harijan Sevak Sangha, founded by M.K. Gandhi, was

(A) Mahadev Desai

(B) G.D. Birla

(D) B. R. Ambedkar

177. Which of the following revolutionary and terrorist organizations had a large number of young women revolutionaries ?

(A) Yugantor

(B) Anushilan Samiti

(D) Indian Republican Army

178. The name 'Indian National Congress' was given by

(A) S. N. Banerjee

(B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) M. G. Ranade

179. Introduction of Joint Forest Management was an important objective of ________________ .

(A) National Forest Policy, 1988

(B) Man and Biosphere Program

(D) None of the above

180. According to the Census Department of Government of India, a class Ill urban place have a population between ________________ .

(A) 10,000 to 19,999

(B) 20,000 to 49,999

(D) None of the above

181. _______________ forecast flood in India.

(A) Indian Meteorological Department

(B) Central Flood Forecasting Organization

(D) None of the above

182. In 2005, the Indian Government enacted an act for prevention and mitigation of disaster. It is known as ___________ .

(A) Disaster Prevention Act

(B) Disaster Mitigation Act

(D) None of the above

183. Integrated Urban Development Project was initiated during ______________ five year plan.

(A) Fourth

(B) Fifth

(D) Seventh

184. Chandra Tal is located in ____________ valley.

(A) Kashmir

(B) Lahaul and Spiti

(D) None of the above

185. The National Air Monitoring Program was initiated by _____________ .

(A) National Disaster Management Agency

(B) State Pollution Control Board

(D) Indian Meteorological Department

186. 'Doordarshan' is the broadcasting agency of ___________ .

(A) Prasar Bharati

(B) Akash Vani

(D) National Film Development Corporation

187. Which of the following is not a feature of Lothal ?

(A) Discovery of a dockyard

(B) Rectangular and circular fire alters for animal sacrifice

(D) Evidence of the use of the plough

188. Bamboo, rags, rice bran are the main raw materials of ___________ industry.

(A) Chemical

(B) Fertilizer

(D) Paper

189. According to the Census of India, 2011 the sex ratio of West Bengal is ___________ .

(A) 947

(B) 948

(D) 958

190. What approximately was the number of Princely States which legally became independent at the lapse of British paramountcy on August 15, 1947 ?

(A) 300

(B) 600

(D) 700

191. Subhas Chandra Basu was unanimously elected President of the I.N.C. at the Haripur Session held in February :

(A) 1936

(B) 1937

(D) 1939

192. The National Fire Service College is located at ____________ .

(A) Ahmedabad

(B) Chennai

(D) Allahabad

193. After the Gaya Session of the I.N.C. in December 1922 a new party was formed by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das. Its name was

(A) National Liberal Party

(B) The Congress Khilafat Swarajya Party

(D) Swarajya Congress Party

194. Who edited a Bengali weekly the 'Jugantor' and 'Basumati' ?

(A) Barindra Ghosh

(B) Aurobindu Ghosh

(D) Anand Mohan Bose

195. Ukai dam is on Ukai river which is a tributary of _____________ river.

(A) Narmada

(B) Mahanadi

(D) Ganga

196. The Dravidian rock system is found in ____________ region.

(A) Krishna Valley

(B) Chotonagpur Plateau

(D) Damodar Valley

197. Match the authors with their works :(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad I. The Nations Voice
(b) Abul Kalam Azad II. India Divided
(c) V.D. Savarkar III. India Wins Freedom
(d) C. Rajagopalachari IV. Indian War of Independence

(A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)

(B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

(D) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

198. Aurobindo Ghosh was brilliantly defended by

(A) Chittaranjan Das

(B) W. C. Banerjee

(D) Tej Bahadur Sapru

199. __________ is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India.

(A) Tapi

(B) Sabarmati

(D) None of the above

200. Match the papers of periodicals with the National leaders who Published them.(a) Abdul Kalam Azad (i) Bombay Chronicle
(b) Pheroze Shah Mehta (ii) Al Hilal
(c) Mrs. Annie Besant (iii) Young India
(d) M.K. Gandhi (iv) New India

(A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

(B) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(D) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

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