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1. Consider the following statements about the 4. The Chiang Mai Initiative, sometimes seen
Indian National Army (INA): in the news, is a
1. The idea of INA was first conceived (a) financial swap mechanism among
by Mohan Singh, an officer of the
ASEAN countries.
British Indian army.
(b) an initiative to develop partnerships for
2. Recruits were sought only from Indian
prisoners of war and ex-army men in the Belt and Road Initiative by China.
British forces. (c) regional initiative to promote tourism in
3. INA was headquartered in Calcutta. the East and Southeast Asian region.
Which of the statements given above is/are (d) an annual naval exercise of Pacific rim
correct?
countries led by China.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
5. Consider the following statements about the
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Cripps Mission proposals, 1941:
1. It outrightly rejected the demand for a
2. Consider the following statements about separate Pakistan put forward by Muslim
Congress Socialist Party: League.
1. It was founded by the efforts of 2. It proposed that a constitution-making
Jayaprakash Narayan, Minoo Masaani
body after the second world war would
and others.
be set up.
2. It worked within the Congress Party and
accepted Congress as the primary body Which of the statements given above is/are
leading the National Movement. correct?
Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1 only
correct? (b) 2 only
(a) 1 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
6. Consider the following statements about

3. Which of the following was/were the 1937 elections:

provisions of the Government of India Act, 1. Only provincial elections were held and
1935? no elections were held at the federal
1. It proposed an All India Federation. level.
2. It provided for the abolition of dyarchy
2. Congress Ministries were formed in all
at the provincial level.
the provinces except Bengal and
3. It provided residuary powers to the
Punjab.
Viceroy.
Select the correct answer using the code Which of the statements given above is/are
given below. correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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7. With reference to Genetically Modified 10. Who among the following was called
Crops (GM crops) in India, often seen in the ‘Lokahitavadi’?
news, consider the following statements: (a) Keshub Chandra Sen
1. They are regulated in India by the (b) Mahatma Phule
National Biodiversity Authority (NBA). (c) Ishwar Vidyasagar
2. Bt cotton is the only GM crop allowed (d) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
for commercial cultivation in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are 11. Consider the following tribal movements:
correct? 1. Santhal rebellion under Sidhu and
(a) 1 only Kanhu
(b) 2 only 2. Munda rebellion under Birsa Munda
(c) Both 1 and 2 3. Uprising by Kols of Chhotanagpur
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the following is the correct
chronological sequence of the above-given
8. Consider the following statements with movements?
regard to the development of means of (a) 1-2-3
communication in the 19th century: (b) 2-3-1
1. The railways were primarily laid to (c) 1-3-2
promote the linkage of backward regions (d) 3-1-2
with the presidencies.
2. The postage stamps in India were 12. In the context of revolutionary activity
introduced by Lord Dalhousie. during the freedom struggle, consider the
3. The first telegraph line in India, which following pairs:
was an experimental line, was Freedom fighter Conspiracy case
established between Calcutta and 1. Bhagat Singh : Lahore
Diamond Harbour. Conspiracy case
Which of the statements given above are 2. Ramprasad Bismil : Kakori
correct? Conspiracy case
(a) 1 and 2 only 3. Rajguru : Kanpur Bolshevik
(b) 2 and 3 only Conspiracy case
(c) 1, 2 and 3 Which of the pairs given above is/are
(d) 1 and 3 only correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
9. Consider the following statements with
(c) 2 and 3 only
reference to All India States’ People’s
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Conference (AISPC):
1. It's objective was to coordinate political
13. What was the purpose behind issuing Delhi
activities and to raise demands for
Manifesto in 1929?
constitutional changes in the Princely
(a) To organise military coups against the
States.
British empire through military revolt.
2. It was headquartered at Lucknow.
(b) To safeguard the political rights of
Which of the statements given above is/are
Muslims in British India.
correct?
(c) To sever ties with Britain and demand
(a) 1 only
complete independence for India.
(b) 2 only
(d) To demand implementation of
(c) Both 1 and 2
'Dominion Status' in the Round Table
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Conferences.
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14. Consider the following pairs: 18. Who among the following was the founder
Newspaper Associated personality of the ‘Young Bengal Movement in the
1. Amrita Bazar : Sisir Kumar Ghosh 1820’s?
Patrika (a) David Hare
2. Sudharak : Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Keshub Chandra Sen
3. Voice of : Gopala Krishna (c) Henry Vivian Derozio
India Gokhale (d) Dwarkanath Tagore
Which of the pairs given above
is/are correctly matched?
19. Which of the following contribution are
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only made by Bal Gangadhar Tilak to the cause of
(c) 1 only Indian National Movement?
(d) 2 only 1. Started the practice of using the
traditional religious festival to propagate
15. Tianwen 1 mission to Mars was recently nationalist ideas.
launched by 2. Associated with the Home Rule League
(a) European Union
movement.
(b) China
(c) Japan 3. Concluded the Lucknow Pact which
(d) South Korea provided for Hindu-Muslim unity in the
nationalist struggle.
16. In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Select the correct answer using the code
which of the following were the demands of given below.
the members of the Indian National (a) 1 and 2 only
Congress?
(b) 2 and 3 only
1. Indianization of civil services
(c) 1 and 3 only
2. Reduction of import duties on textile
imports. (d) 1, 2 and 3
3. The right to bear arms.
Select the correct answer using the code 20. 'India Energy Modeling Forum' was recently
given below. launched by India jointly with
(a) 1 only
(a) Germany
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (b) Russia
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) Japan
(d) The United States of America
17. The main reason for the launch of Khilafat
movement was to: 21. What was the main demand of the Bardoli
(a) Demand for greater political Satyagraha organized under the leadership of
representation of Muslims in the
Vallabhbhai Patel?
legislature and executive.
(b) Agitate against the discrimination being (a) Writing off peasant debts
meted out to the Indian Muslims. (b) Granting land ownership right to tiller
(c) Protest against the treatment meted out (c) Released of the Political prisoner
to the Ottoman Empire by Britain. arrested during Non-Cooperation
(d) Show dissent against government’s
Movement
decision to go back on partition of
(d) Withdrawal of enhanced land revenue
Bengal.
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22. ASEEM platform, launched recently by the 25. In the context of Salt Satyagraha, consider
government, aims to the following statements:
1. Mahatma Gandhi broke the salt law at
(a) enable faster clearances of
Dandi.
environmental impact assessments of 2. K. Kelappan led a salt march to
infrastructure projects. Vedaranyam on the Tanjore coast.
(b) monitor real time power consumption 3. Sarojini Naidu participated in the non-
across Indian cities. violent march to Dharasana salt works.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) bridge demand-supply gap of skilled
correct?
workforce across sectors. (a) 3 only
(d) provide handholding services to attract (b) 1 and 2 only
foreign investment in strategic sectors. (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

23. Consider the following statements with

26. Consider the following pairs:
reference to police reforms during the Place in the news Located in
Governor Generalship of Lord Cornwallis: 1. Hagia Sophia : Turkey
1. Lord Cornwallis established circles or 2. Bhashan Char Island : Indonesia
3. Pasakha : Bhutan
thanas which were headed by European
Which of the pairs given above is/are
darogas.
correctly matched?
2. The zamindars were relieved of their (a) 1 only
police functions. (b) 2 and 3 only
3. In the villages, the policing duties were (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
continued by the village watchmen.
Which of the statements given above is/are
27. Which of the following leaders was the fist
correct? satyagrahi to offer Individual Satyagraha in
(a) 1 and 3 only 1940?
(b) 2 only (a) Vinoba Bhave
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Brahma Dutt

24. Which of the following correctly describes 28. Which of the following countries are the
the term 'lunar maria', recently seen in the members of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
news? (QUAD), often seen in the news?
1. India
(a) A thin layer of atmospheric gases
2. Japan
released by radioactive degassing. 3. Russia
(b) Craters and volcanic features on 4. USA
the surface of the moon. Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(c) Optical halo rings around the moon
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
formed by ice-crystal. (b) 2 and 3 only
(d) A short-lived change in the color and (c) 1 and 4 only
appearance of the Moon. (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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29. Consider the following passage: 33. Consider the following statements about
The nationalists were totally dissatisfied Public Safety Bill:
with the Act. They saw in it a mockery of
1. Its aim was to give the Government
their demands. They now demanded a
majority for non-official elected members power to deport 'undesirable' and
with the right to vote on the budget and, 'subversive' foreign nationals to stop the
thus, to the public purse. They raised the spread of socialist and communist ideas.
slogan ‘no taxation without representation.' 2. The bill was opposed by Swarijists but
Which of the following act is being referred
supported by the Capitalists &
to in the above passage?
(a) Indian Councils Act 1909 Liberals in the Legislative Council.
(b) Indian Councils Act of 1892 Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) Government of India Act 1919 correct?
(d) Indian Councils Act of 1861 (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
30. PRAGYATA guidelines were recently
(c) Both 1 and 2
issued by the government in the context of
(a) facilitating digital education. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) preventing cyber-attacks.
(c) regulating foreign funding. 34. Who of the following was/were economic
(d) incentivizing start-ups. critic of colonialism in India?
1. G.K. Gokhale
31. Consider the following statements about All-
2. G.V. Joshi
India Kisan Sabha:
1. All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) was 3. Syed Ahmed Khan
established in 1936 under the Select the correct answer using the code
presidentship of Jawahar Lal Nehru. given below.
2. Faizpur Session, 1936-37 was the first (a) 1 only
session of Congress to be held in a
(b) 1 and 2 only
village, under the influence of AIKS.
Which of the statements given above is/are (c) 2 and 3 only
correct? (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
35. Arrange the following events of the Indian
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 freedom movement in correct chronological
sequence:
32. With reference to recently launched 1. Second Round Table Conference
Accelerate Vigyan Scheme, consider the 2. The foundation of All-India Students'
following statements: Federation
1. It aims at creating a single platform for
3. The first Independence (Swarajya) day
high-end scientific research by scholars
and students. was celebrated.
2. It is an initiative of NITI Aayog. Select the correct answer using the code
Which of the statements given above is/are given below.
correct? (a) 1-2-3
(a) 1 only
(b) 1-3-2
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 3-1-2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 3-2-1

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36. Which of the following personalities were 39. MANODARPAN, an initiative by the
associated with the Mahalwari System in government, aims to
(a) provide forum for women to file real
India?
time complaint against cyber bullying.
1. Holt Mackenzie (b) provide counselling support to prisoners.
2. Robert Martins Bird (c) expedite development of digital
3. Francis Hastings infrastructure in underserved and remote
areas.
Select the correct answer using the code
(d) provide psychosocial support to students
given below. for their mental health and well-being.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only 40. With reference to the socio-political and
(c) 1 and 3 only educational organizations set up during the
colonial rule in India, consider the following
(d) 1, 2 and 3
pairs:
Organization Founder
37. With reference to the revolt of 1857,
1. Scientific Society : Syed Ahmed Khan
consider the following pairs:
2. East India : Dadabhai Nauroji
Leader Centre of the 1857 Association
Revolt 3. Madras Mahajan : Subramaniya Siva
1. Nana Saheb : Kanpur Sabha
2. Khan Bahadur : Faizabad Which of the pairs given above is/are
correctly matched?
3. Kunwar Singh : Bihar
(a) 1 only
4. Begum Hazrat : Lucknow (b) 1 and 2 only
Mahal (c) 2 and 3 only
Which of the pairs given above are correctly (d) 1, 2 and 3
matched?
41. In the 1930s, Karshak Sanghams was well
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
known for leading peasant movements in
(b) 1 and 2 only which of the following regions?
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (a) Malabar region
(d) 1, 2 , 3 and 4 (b) United Provinces
(c) Central Provinces
(d) Mysore
38. 'Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis
Report' was recently published by the United 42. Who among the following were the founders
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) of the "Labor-Swaraj Party of Indian
and National Congress" established in 1925?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru, Subhash Chandra
(a) International Renewable Energy Agency
Bose and M.A.Ansari
(IRENA) (b) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S.
(b) World Economic Forum (WEF) Namboodiripad and K.C. George
(c) International Energy Agency (IEA) (c) Muzaffar Ahmed, Qazi Nazrul Islam and
Hemanta Kumar Sarkar
(d) Organization for Economic Co-
(d) Motilal Nehru, C.R. Das and Lala Lajpat
operation and Development (OECD)
Rai
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43. Consider the following statement with 45. With reference to Vaccine-derived
reference to the Government of India Act of polioviruses (VDPVs), consider the
following statements:
1858?
1. It is a rare strain of poliovirus that has
1. It is known as an Act for the Better genetically mutated from the strain
Government of India. contained in the oral polio vaccine.
2. The post of viceroy was abolished under 2. Currently, it is the only source of
this Act. polioviruses in the world.
3. It is an incurable form of poliovirus.
3. The secretary of state made under the
Which of the statements given above is/are
Act was directly responsible to the correct?
British Parliament. (a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above are (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
correct?
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only 46. Consider the Gandhian movements given
(c) 2 and 3 only below and the associated Indian National
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Congress session in which the resolution for
the movement was passed:
Movement Session
44. Consider the following statements with
1.Non-Cooperation : Nagpur
reference to the Consumer Protection Act, Movement Session
2019: 2. Civil Disobedience : Karachi
1. The definition of consumer under the Movement Session
3. Quit India Movement : Calcutta
Act includes a person who obtains a
Session
good for resale or for any commercial Which of the pairs given above is/are
purpose. correctly matched?
2. It provides for product liability under (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
which a product manufacturer or service
(c) 1 only
provider has to compensate a consumer
(d) 1, 2 and 3
for any harm caused by a defective good
or deficient service. 47. Who were called as the "responsivists"
3. The Act does away with Mediation as a during the Indian national movement?
(a) A group which was influenced by
mechanism of dispute resolution
socialist and communist ideas.
between parties.
(b) A group which wanted to organise an
Which of the statements given above is/are armed revolt against the colonial
correct? government.
(a) 1 only (c) A group which promoted communal
harmony.
(b) 2 and 3 only
(d) A group which offered support to the
(c) 2 only government for the protection of Hindu
(d) 1 and 2 only interests.

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48. He was a Vaishnava sainl and poet, 51. Consider the following statements with
renowned for his devotion to Rama and as regard to Pitt's India Act, 1784:
the author of the Hindu epic
1. Under this Act, for the first time, the
Ramcharitnianas, retelling the Saris
term 'British possessions in India’ was
Ramayana in Awadhi. He was a
contemporary of Akbar. He is also known to used.
have started the Ramlila plays. 2. The company monopoly of Indian and
Which of the following saint is being
Chinese trade remained intact.
described in the above passage?
3. For political matters related to India, a
(a) Valmiki
(b) Tulsidas Board of Control was created under the
(c) Ved Vyasa Act.
(d) Kamban Which of the statements given above are
correct ?
49. Which of the following statements
(a) 1 and 2 only
is not correct with regard to the Ryotwari
settlement? (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) It was introduced initially in the south (c) 1, 2 and 3
and south-western India . (d) 1 and 3 only
(b) The settlements under the system were
revised periodically
52. Which of the following is/are correct with
(c) The tax revenue was paid by the peasant
to the state through an intermediary. reference to the Transgender Persons
(d) The system was introduced in 1820 by (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019?
Sir Thomas Munro. 1. It recognizes the right to self-perceived
gender identity and does away with the
50. Which of the following is/are correct with
need for certification from a District
reference to the Code on Wages Act, 2019?
1. It provides that different floor wages Magistrate.

may be fixed for different geographical 2. It offers reservations for the transgender
areas under government educational
2. It provides that employees working in
institutions and in public employment.
excess of a normal working day will be
3. It provides for a National Council for
entitled to overtime wage, which must
be at least twice the normal rate of Transgender persons (NCT) with Union
wages. Minister of Social Justice
3. The wage period will be fixed by the Empowerment as Chairman.
respective state governments as either -
Select the correct answer using the code
daily, weekly, fortnightly, or monthly.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
given below. (a) 1 and 2 only
(1) 1 only (b) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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 Consider the following statements 56. Consider the following statements with
regarding Turtle Survival Alliance: regard to Permanent settlement:
1. It is an initiative of Indo-Pacific Rim 1. It was introduced in Bengal and Bihar by
Warren Hestings.
countries to conserve the population of
2. The zamindars were made the owner of
turtles.
the whole land.
2. It recently launched the KURMA mobile 3. The rights of the zamindars were
application for creating a turtle digital hereditary and transferable.
database. Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
correct? (a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(a) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
57. In the l9th century, which of the following
economic policies of the British led to the
54. Who among the following is/are associated collapse of Indian handicmfts?
with Independence for India League? 1. High import duties on Indian goods in
1. Mahatma Gandhi Britain.
2. Import of cheaper machine-made Textiles
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
from Britain
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Absence of patronage for Indian artisans
Select the correct answer using the code
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. given below.
(a) 1 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

58. With reference to Lichens, consider the

55. Which of the following is not correct with
reference to English Hast India Company
(EIC) ?
(a) It was granted by Queen Elizabeth a
Royal Charter and the exclusive
privilege to trade in the East.
(b) Jahangir was the first Mughal emperor
to grant a fârman to EIC.
(c) The company opened its first factory at
Hugli.
(d) It opened new markets for Indian
products and manufactures.
following statements:
1. Lichens are a symbiotic association
between bacteria and protozoa.
2. They can be used as bio-indicators to
assess environmental pollution.
3. India's first lichen park has recently
been developed in the Western Ghals.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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59. With reference to British rule in India, the 63. Ripon's resolution of 1882 pertained to:
'Downward filtration theory ' was used in the (a) Financial devolution to local bodies
context of which of the following?
(b) Improvement of labour conditions
(a) Army
(c) Shifting the capital of British India
(b) Police Reforms
(c) Health (d) Strictly regulating the vernacular press
(d) Education
64. Which of the following were part of the
60. This national park was first established as Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931?
Wildlife Sanctuary. It is a UNESCO World 1. Right to make salt for personal
Heritage Site. It is the biggest habitat of one-
consumption
horned rhinoceros. It was recently in news
2. Release of political prisoners who were
over the devastating floods causing the death
of many wild animals. not convicted for violence
Which of the following national parks is 3. Public inquiry into police excesses
being described in the above passage? 4. Right to peaceful picketing
(a) Manas National Park Select the correct answer using the code
(b) Valmiki National Park
given below.
(c) Kaziranga National Park
(a) 1 and 3 only
(d) Periyar National Park
(b) 3 and 4 only
61. Who among the following gave (c) 1, 2 and 4 only
the slogan ''no religion, no caste and no God (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
for mankind''?
(a) Sri Narayana Guru 65. With reference to Vernacular Press Act
(b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(1878), which of the following statements
(c) Swami Dayanand
is/are correct?
(d) Sahadaran Ayyapan
1. The Act aimed to restrict the freedom of
62. Consider the following statements with both Indian language and English
reference to Revolt of 1857: newspapers in India.
1. Most of the rulers of princely states took 2. Under this Act the district magistrate
part in the revolt actively.
was all-empowered to take punitive
2. The revolt started in the form of a
actions, which cannot be appealed in the
mutiny in Meerut.
3. Bahadur Shah Zafar was proclaimed as court of law.
the Emperor of Hindustan during the 3. The Act was repealed by Lytton in 1882.
revolt. Select the correct answer using the code
Which of the statements given above are given below.
correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only
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66. Battle of Buxar was one of the most decisive 69. Which of the following statements is/are
battles of Indian history. In this context, correct regarding the Congress Benares
which of the following are correct with session of 1905 ?
reference to consequences of Battle of 1. It was presided by Dadabhai Naoroji.
Buxar? 2. Self government or Swaraj was declared
1. The Company secured the diwani rights as the goal of Congress at this session.
of entire Mughal India. 3. At the session it was decided to extend
2. Bengal came under dual system of the Swadeshi movement outside Bengal.
administration. Select the correct answer using the code
3. The battle ended with the signing of the given below.
Treaty of Allahabad. (a) 1 only
Select the correct answer using the code (b) 1 and 2 only
given below. (c) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (d) None
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only 70. Which of the following best describes the
(d) 1, 2 and 3 strategy of Indian national movement from
1920s to 1940s?
67. Rogan painting refers to: (a) Struggle-truce-struggle
(a) a hand-painted fabric art in the Kutch (b) Struggle till the freedom
region of India. (c) Struggle within the constitutional sphere
(b) a miniature art practiced in Rajasthan. (d) Struggle without harming the British
(c) ritualistic mural art practiced by local rule
tribal women in Jharkhand.
(d) a three-color cotton painting 71. With reference to the recently launched
in Telangana. National Initiative for School Heads' and
Teachers' Holistic Advancement
68. Consider the following statements with (NISHTHA), consider the following
reference to Federation of Indian Chambers statements:
of Commerce and Industry (FICCI): 1. It is a capacity-building programme for
1. It was established through the efforts of improving the learning outcomes of
Indian capitalists like G.D. Birla students through the integration of
and Purshottamdas Thakurdas. technology.
2. The FICCI remained as a trade union 2. It has been initiated by the National
organization and effectively restricted Council of Educational Research and
itself from intervening in politics. Training.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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72. With reference to the MSME Emergency 75. "The movement occurred in the Eastern
Response Programme, recently in news, Bengal. The peasants organised agrarian
consider the following statements: leagues to resist increased rents by
1. It is an initiative by the International zamindars. The main form of struggle was
Monetary Fund. legal resistance. After the uprising, the
2. It aims to increase the flow of finance Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885 was passed to
into the hands of MSMEs which are protect the tenant's rights."
severely impacted by the COVID-19 Which of the following movements is being
crisis. described in the above-given passage?"
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) Tebhaga movement
correct?
(b) Pabna revolt
(a) 1 only
(c) Indigo revolt
(b) 2 only
(d) Eka movement
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
76. Which of the following organizations/
movements was/were reformist in nature?
73. Which of the following correctly describes
1. Tatvabodhini Sabha
the phenomenon of 'Helium Flash'?
2. Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha
(a) The illuminated tail of a comet when it
3. Deoband Movement
passes through the inner Solar System.
Select the correct answer using the code
(b) A thermonuclear phenomenon to
given below.
generate power from nuclear fusion
(a) 1 only
reactions.
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) The natural light display caused by solar
(c) 2 and 3 only
wind disturbances in the magnetosphere.
(d) A lithium enrichment stage in the (d) 1, 2 and 3

evolution of star caused by the rise in

77. ‘'He was the Principal of the Sanskrit
temperature and pressure.
College in Bengal. He raised his voice in

74. He joined Anushilan Samiti and was tried in favor of the Widow Remarriage Act 1855.

the Lahore Conspiracy Case. He died after As a Government Inspector of schools, he

his 63 days prolonged hunger strike organized thirty-five girl’s schools.’'
demanding better treatment for political The above passage refers to which of the
prisoners '. He was following social reformers?
(a) Jatin Das (a) Debendranath Tagore
(b) Batukeshwar Dutt (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Surya Sen (c) Jagan-nath Shankar Seth
(d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal (d) Karsondas Mulji

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78. The 1907 Surat session of Indian National 82. Which of the following events happened in
Congress is significant in the history of the the Lahore session of the Indian National
freedom movement, because: Congress (1929)?
(a) Congress accepted separate electorate 1. Resolution on National Economic
Programme
for Muslims.
2. Resolution to reject the two-nation
(b) Congress split into moderate and
theory
extremist groups. 3. Poorna Swaraj Declaration
(c) Swadeshi movement was launched. 4. Resolution on Fundamental rights
(d) "Swaraj" was adopted as the goal of the Select the correct answer using the code
Indian National Congress. given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
79. Which of the following leaders founded the (b) 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
"Harijan Sevak Sangh" in 1932?
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
83. In the context of Indigo revolt of the 19th
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
century, consider the following statements:
(d) K. Kelappan 1. The revolt occurred in the western
regions of the United Provinces.
80. Consider the following statements with 2. The rebellion against the European
respect to the Simon Commission: planters later turned into a movement
1. No Indian was a member of the Simon against the colonial government.
Commission. 3. The Indigo Commission appointed to
inquire into the problem, found that the
2. The report of the Simon Commission
indigo cultivation system is oppressive.
recommended for the Dominion Status
Which of the statements given above is/are
for India. correct?
Which of the statements given above (a) 1 and 2 only
is/are correct? (b) 3 only
(a) 1 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only (d) 1 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 84. Consider the following statements regarding
the Congress sessions and princely states'
participation in freedom struggle:
81. Consider the following statements with
1. The Nagpur Session of 1920 allowed the
reference to the changes in the army after
people of the States for the first time to
1858: initiate political activities in the name of
1. The proportion of the Europeans to Indian National Congress.
Indians in the army was reduced. 2. The Haripura Session of 1938 extended
2. The European troops were kept in key the call for freedom struggle to the
geographical and military positions. people of the States.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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85. With reference to disqualification of 88. During the Civil Disobedience Movement, a
legislators under the anti-defection law, powerful agitation against 'Cunningham
recently seen in the news, consider the Circular ' was launched in Assam because it
following statements: (a) imposed censorship on national and
1. When a member is disqualified under
regional press.
the anti-defection law, he can be
(b) forbade industrial workers to form trade
immediately appointed a minister and
unions.
will get six months to get re-elected.
(c) prohibited students from participating in
2. Resigning as an MLA and subsequently
joining another party does not attract political activities.
disqualification. (d) provided for imprisonment without trial.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 89. Which of the following parties were a part of
(a) 1 only Boycott of the Simon Commission in 1928?
(b) 2 only 1. Liberal Federation
(c) Both 1 and 2 2. Bahishkrita Hitakarini Sabha
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. Indian Industrial and Commercial
Congress
86. Consider the following statements regarding
4. Hindu Mahasabha
the Battle of Plassey:
Select the correct answer using the code
1. It was fought with British East India
Company on one side and the Nawab of given below.
Bengal and French force on the other (a) 1 and 2 only
side. (b) 2 and 3 only
2. After the battle, Mir Jafar was made the (c) 1, 3 and 4 only
Nawab of Bengal. (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 90. Portuguese were the first to arrive in India
(a) 1 only and had established monopoly of eastern
(b) 2 only
trade for nearly a century. Yet they were
(c) Both 1 and 2
unable to maintain dominions in India
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
because:
1. Their merchants enjoyed less power than
87. Which of the following was/were the
demands of the Nehru Report of 1928? landed aristocrats.
1. It sought reservations for Muslims in all 2. As compared to other European powers
the provincial governments. they lagged in the development of
2. It recommended universal adult suffrage shipping.
and dissociation of state from religion. 3. They followed a policy of religious
3. It demanded complete independence for intolerance.
India. Select the correct answer using the code
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

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91. During the nineteenth century in British 93. Bhagat Singh, a revolutionary socialist
India, which of the following objectives leader, was associated with which of the
following organizations?
guided the colonial economic policies?
1. Hindustan Socialist Republican
1. Transformation of colonies into a Association
supplier of foodstuffs and raw materials 2. Naujawan Bharat Sabha
3. Workers' & Peasants Party
to the metropolis.
Select the correct answer using the code
2. A market for the metropolitan given below.
manufacturers (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
3. A field for the investment of British
(c) 1 and 2 only
capital. (d) 1, 2 and 3
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. 94. With reference to the recently launched
scheme 'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund',
(a) 1 and 2 only
consider the following statements:
(b) 2 and 3 only 1. It aims to finance projects related to the
(c) 1, 2 and 3 improvement of post-harvesting
infrastructure.
(d) 1 only
2. It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
Which of the statements given above is/are
92. Consider the following statements with correct?
regard to civil services in India: (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
1. Lord Cornwallis introduced the
(c) Both 1 and 2
covenanted civil services and the (d) Neither 1 nor 2
uncovenanted civil services.
2. Lord Wellesley established the college 95. With reference to Anti-Chowkidara
Movement, consider the following
of Fort William at Calcutta to educate
statements:
recruits for civil services 1. Anti-Chowkidara movement became a
3. The Charter Act of 1853 provided for an part of the Civil Disobedience
Movement.
open competitive examination for the
2. Chowkidara was a tax levied on the
recruitment of civil servants. villages by the Panchayats.
Which of the statements given above is/are 3. It was prominent in various parts of
Southern & North Western India.
correct?
Which of the statements given above are
(a) 1 and 3 only correct?
(b) 2 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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96. Which of the following is/are correct with 99. Consider the following statements:
reference to the UN Convention Against 1. The early nationalists actively demanded
Torture (UNCAT)?
industrial worker's rights.
1. It prevents the extradition of criminals to
a country where there is a danger of 2. Sasipada Banerjee brought out the
torture. journal Bharat Sramjeebi to educate the
2. India has signed and ratified the
workers.
convention.
Select the correct answer using the code 3. Narayan Meghajee Lokhanday started
given below. the Bombay Mill and
(a) 1 only
Millhands’Association in 1890.
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 Which of the statements given above is/are
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 correct?
(a) 3 only
97. In the context of the Indian freedom
movement, Khudai Khidmatgars organised (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) a peasant movement in Punjab (c) 1 and 2 only
(b) a movement for upliftment of tribals in
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Gujarat
(c) non violent resistance movement in
North-West Frontier Province 100. The ‘Post War Economic Development
(d) international political movement to Committee,’ set up in 1942 drafted the
overthrow British rule in India.
Bombay Plan. The Bombay Plan provided

98. With reference to Active Pharmaceutical for which of the following?

Ingredients (API), consider the following 1. Comprehensive land reform
statements:
2. Cooperativization of production
1. API is a biologically active component
of a drug product required for making 3. Series of workers’ welfare schemes
medicines. 4. Complete nationalization
2. India is the largest producer and exporter
Select the correct answer using the code
of APIs in the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are given below.
correct? (a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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