WBCS Main - 2019 - GS 1 - Paper III
Total No. of Questions : 200
Total Marks : 200
Time : 150 min
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The precursor of the Indian National Congress was
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Bundelkhand is famous for production of ____________ mineral.
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Which of the following revolutionary and terrorist organizations had a large number of young women revolutionaries ?
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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
5.
The Meerut Conspiracy Case, in which 27 accused persons were defended by Jawaharlal Nehru and K.N. Katju, related to the members of the
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Who gave the title of Rani to the Naga woman leader Gaidinliu ?
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By ______________ amendment constitutional status was given to the Panchayat system.
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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' ?
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Khar Dung La pass joins ______________ .
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The extension of the cultivation of indigo, cotton, opium, tea and coffee in India, besides benefitting the British planters, also benefitted
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____________ census year recorded a negative growth rate of -0.31 in India.
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The Nawab of Awadh who was appointed as Wazir of the Mughal empire was
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Which of the following acted as President of the Indian National Congress for six consecutive year ?
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Which of the following did not form part of the contingents maintained by the mansabdar ?
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Bangladesh access the enclaves in Cooch Behar through —— corridor.
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According to the Census of India 2011, the child sex-ratio of India is _____________ .
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_________ pass is in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Kannad belongs to ____________ language group.
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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
20.
____________ is the highest peak of Maghalaya Plateau.
21.
What was the solution found by B. R. Ambedkar in later years after Independence to end the hardship of scheduled class people ?
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The four brigades of the I.N. A. were named after :
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Which of the following is not one of the arrangements made by the English after defeating the Marathas in the third Anglo-Maratha war ?
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___________ is declared as National Park in the year 2014 and became the newest National Park in India.
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The l.N.C. became both 'Indian' and 'National' in reality as well as in rare, at the
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What approximately was the number of Princely States which legally became independent at the lapse of British paramountcy on August 15, 1947 ?
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Who is regarded as 'the Mother of Indian Revolution' ?
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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 :
29.
Ganga is an example of _____________ river .
30.
Who killed Michael O' Dyer, the Governor of Punjab, who had ordered the brutal firing on the innocent people at Jalianwala Bag ?
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Copper is found in large quantity at
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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.
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The brain behind the bomb attack on Viceroy Lord Hardinge at Chandni Chawk, Delhi in December 1912, was :-
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The Tripuri Session of the I.N.C. (March 1939) was a historic event on account of
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The National Air Monitoring Program was initiated by _____________ .
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According to the Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one is ______________ .
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In the year _________ the first Census of India was conducted.
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According to Koppen's climatic classification, Kerala has ______________ climate.
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During the British rule the only British King to visit India and hold his magnificent Durbar, was :
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The HDI of India for the year 2017 is ______________ .
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Salem is famous for production of _____________ iron ore.
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____________ is the highest peak of Sahayadris.
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Certain movements of the early twentieth century described as 'Movements from below' were :
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The Congress gave up its ideal of a United India and accepted partition, because
45.
According to Census of India, 2011 the crude birth rate of the country is ______________ per thousand.
46.
Mahatma Gandhi first experimented with his technique of Satyagraha in
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The coal belt of peninsular India developed during ____________ period.
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Ridiculing the idea of Swarajya in 1903 : who said, "Only mad men outside lunatic assylums could think or talk of independence" ?
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Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh is famous for production of ___________ .
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India is not the leading producers of ___________ spices.
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The Pallava-Chola style of architecture is commonly known as
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Blue revolution is aimed at increasing the production of _______________ .
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'Sal' tree is found in ___________ forest.
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_________ plateau is separated from the main peninsular plateau of India by the wide gap of Garo Rajmahal Gap.
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The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by
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___________ is a tribe of north-east India.
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The largest standing army of the Sultanate directly paid by the state was created by
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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 |
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India Standard Time is ___________ ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
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The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association movement ended with the death of
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Lord Mountbatten's Declaration on the Freedom of India and its partition is known as
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India is the largest exporter of ___________ .
63.
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
64.
Who is known as the 'Plato of the Jat tribe' ?
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A Public Service Commission was established in India for the first time by
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Jatin Das, who died (September 13, 1929) after a long hunger strike in the prison, had been arrested in connection with
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_________ hill range is also known as Sahyadris.
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Mandakini and Alakananda meet at
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The Vaikkom Satyagraha was launched in 1924 for
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Which of the following is not a feature of Lothal ?
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____________ valley lies in between Pir Panjal and Zaskar range.
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The greatest merit of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was that :
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The President of the Lahore Session of the I.N.C. (December 1929) which passed the Purna Swaraj resolution was
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________________ crosses the Himalayas and brings dry and stable weather in winter in India.
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The Zoji La Pass is located in ___________ state of India.
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___________ is the largest product of Mica.
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The National Fire Service College is located at ____________ .
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_________ is the highest producer of milk in India.
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__________ is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India.
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A senior congress leader, who held that the Quit India Movement was misguided and detrimental to India's long term interests, was
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Tropical Moist deciduous is not found in __________
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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in the year ____________ .
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The Calcutta session of the l.N.C. (1906) marks a turning point in the history of the congress because,
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The famous __________ glacier is located at Nubra Valley.
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IMD has defined severe drought when deficiency of rainfall exceeds __________ of normal rainfall.
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The present habitat of ___________ tribe is mainly in the plateau regions of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
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After the Surat split in 1907, the Second Split in the Congress took place in 1918 on the issue of :
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Who of the following was not hanged in the famous Kakori Train Dacoity Case ?
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_______________ forecast flood in India.
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Who edited a Bengali weekly the 'Jugantor' and 'Basumati' ?
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The western disturbances cause winter precipitation in north-west regions of Indian subcontinent. It originates from __________ .
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The Muslim kingdom of Golconda grew up on the ruins of the old Hindu kingdom of
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The longest border of India is with ___________ (4096 kilometers).
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Bamboo, rags, rice bran are the main raw materials of ___________ industry.
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The Indian Wild Life Protection Act was passed in the year
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Madan Lal Dhingra murdered Curzon Wylie in London, who was a / an — .
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The Marwar plain is found in __________ .
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Black soil is mostly found in _________ state of India.
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'100 Smart Cities Mission' was launched by Indian Government in the year _____________ .
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The Historic Lucknow Session of the Congress in 1916, was presided over by
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The name 'Indian National Congress' was given by
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___________ is the main occupation of the Toda tribe of southern India.
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The immediate cause of the Surat Split (1907) between the moderates and the extremists was
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_____________ has one of the four training centers of National Disaster Response Force.
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Chandra Tal is located in ____________ valley.
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Lands during the post-Gupta period, were classified on the basis of
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____________ is the source of river Chambal
108.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is situated at about 14 kilometers south of ____________ city.
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After the Partition of Bengal, the two new provinces which came into existence were :
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The southern most point of India is _________ located at 6°45' N.
111.
Opposition to the Gandhi-lrwin pact was mainly
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____________ is the oldest denudated mountain of India.
113.
When did the Company lose its monopoly of Indian trade which was thrown open to all Britons ?
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'Doordarshan' is the broadcasting agency of ___________ .
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Introduction of Joint Forest Management was an important objective of ________________ .
116.
The first session of the All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by _________________ .
117.
____________ is not a potential area for generation of geo-thermal energy.
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_____________ is the largest producer of tea.
119.
After Leaving the Congress, Subhas Chandra Bose organized the Forward Block in
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In the year 1988, India launched the first remote sensing satellite _______________ .
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Who was the first to unfurl the first Indian National Flag, the parent and precursor of the Flag of Independent India ?
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Which of the following was the chief organizer of the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar ?
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Who was the propounder of the Ajivika Sect ?
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IISCO has iron and steel plant at
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Who were designated as Neo Nationalists ?
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In 2005, the Indian Government enacted an act for prevention and mitigation of disaster. It is known as ___________ .
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__________________ is not a drought prone area.
128.
What was the primary reason for the failure of Mahalwari Settlement in checking the process of destruction of the village communities ?
129.
Many people of _____________ state speaks Kinnauri.
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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
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The famous earthquake of January 26, 2001 took place at _______________ .
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during :
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_________ coastal plain stretches from Daman to Goa.
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Who founded a Social Organization, the 'Jat Pat Torak Mandal' in 1922, for breaking the caste barriers among the Hindus ?
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_____________ state of India has more females in number than males a sex-ratio of 1084/1000 according to the Census of India, 2011.
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The first president of the Indian National Congress was
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According to the Census of India, 2011 the sex ratio of West Bengal is ___________ .
138.
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
139.
Dadabhai Naoroji was elected to the British House of Commons as a member of the ____________ party.
140.
Dalma Trap is located in _____________ state of India.
141.
During the first twenty years of the Congress, which of the following acted as president of the INC thrice ?
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The Congress decided to raise a Swaraj Fund of one crore rupees for
143.
Sheets, rods, plates, utensils from _______________ are manufactured by mill at Belur (West Bengal).
144.
A brilliant and patriotic Anglo-Indian teacher, Henry Vivian Derozeo, was the founder of :
145.
Subhas Chandra Basu was unanimously elected President of the I.N.C. at the Haripur Session held in February :
146.
The Nehru Committee Report got a decent burial at the hands of the Congress at the ___________ Session of the I.N.C.
147.
_____________ is not a SEZ of India.
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Which of the following was not the result of Home Rule movement of Tilak and Besant ?
149.
The day M. K. Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement, a great National leader died he was :
150.
The issue of discussion and stalemate at the Second Round Table Conference related to the
151.
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 ?
152.
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.
153.
The European Organization in India which launched agitation against the Ilbert Bill was :
154.
Varanasi is an example of __________ City.
155.
A remarkable feature of the spread of landlordism was the growth of
156.
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
157.
Tilaiya Dam is on _____________ river.
158.
The main principle of M.K. Gandhi's famous Basic Eduction System or Wardha Scheme was :
159.
Chilka is an example of ______________ lake.
160.
Who murdered Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Lahore, for assaulting Lala Lajpat Rai ?
161.
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
162.
According to the Census Department of Government of India, a class Ill urban place have a population between ________________ .
163.
The Indus originates from the glaciers of ___________ range.
164.
Which of the following consequences of the British rule did not affect the Muslim middle classes ?
165.
The chief Dutch export from the Coromondel Ports was
166.
India and Pakistan have boundary dispute over _____________ creek.
167.
Which of the following was not a leader of the All India Hindu Mahasabha ?
168.
British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule of India on
169.
A Muslim organization, which proposed during the First World War that Muslims should participate and try to reach an accord with the Congress, was
170.
The spies during the Sangam age was known as
171.
After Bengal, the English secured the rights of duty free trade in the dominions of
172.
Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on ______________ river.
173.
____________ is the largest producer of sugarcane in India.
174.
is a minority group in India who are followers of Zeroastrianism.
175.
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
176.
The full form of the abbreviation NLM is ___________ .
177.
The first Provisional Government of Free India was inaugurated by Subhas Chandra Basu at
178.
In the year ___________ tsunami occurred in coastal areas of India.
179.
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
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____________ state has the highest literacy rate among the north-eastern states of India.
181.
Aurobindo Ghosh was brilliantly defended by
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The two greatest women revolutionaries of the National Movement — Pritilata Wadedar and Kalpana Dutta were the revolutionary co-workers of
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The only Indian Prince, who actively participated in the revolutionary movement within and outside India, was
184.
The founder President of the Harijan Sevak Sangha, founded by M.K. Gandhi, was
185.
The Dravidian rock system is found in ____________ region.
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Integrated Urban Development Project was initiated during ______________ five year plan.
187.
India is the second largest producer of _____________ after Zimbabwe.
188.
Barren Island Wild Life Sanctuary is located in
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The _______ is first National Park established in India in the year 1936.
190.
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. ?
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Ukai dam is on Ukai river which is a tributary of _____________ river.
192.
Saline soil is found in ——
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The basic objective of ___________ is to provide all-weather connectivity to all villages.
194.
Gopal Hari Deshmukh is popularly known as Lokhitwadi because :
195.
___________ National Park is located in the state of Jharkhand.
196.
Wet temperate forest is found in _________ region of India.
197.
Woods of sundari tree is used mainly for making _______________ .
198.
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
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Lepcha, Assamese, Bhutia are types of ___________ language family.
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___________ is a central university in West Bengal.
