Manu writes about the rules that should be followed

by people falling in four varna. On what basis the

Vedic texts and Manu segregates Sudra?
A) Initiation rites
B) Job assigned
C) education rights
D) hereditary

Which of the four varnas of Indian society lived

under the patronage of kings and enjoyed great
privileges?
A) Brahman
B) Kshatriya
C) Vaishya
D) Sudra

The Kshatriyas during the Vedic period were also

called...
A) Rajanya
B) Yavana
C) Parshuram
D) nyapalak

Who amidst the following is the most prominent

ancient Indian Grammarian...
A) Panini
B) Kautilya
C) Kalhan
D) Charak

Which Indian writer allowed some share to women in

parental property?
A) Manu
B) Kautilya
C) Bhadrabahu
D) Maitreys

The famous Gayatri mantra is written in praise of...

A) Brahma
B) Savtri
C) Varuna
D) Prithvi
Which of the following is the oldest text?
A) Rgveda
B) Ramayana
C) Zenedavesta
D) The Old Testament

The highest Rgvedic God is:

A) Indra
B) Rudra
C) Marut
D) Vishnu

Which India text proclaims salvation by knowledge and

realisation?
A) The Vedas
B) The Upnishads
C) The Dharma Shastras
D) Bhagvadgeeta

Later Vedic texts accept Gautam Buddha as an avatar

of Vishnu. What was his rank in the ten avtars.
A) fifth
B) ninth
C) eighth
D) tenth

Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon...

A) Kapilvastu
B) Bothgaya
C) Kushinagar
D) Saarnath

The fourth Buddhist council that split Buddhism into

Heenyaan and Mahayaan sec was summoned during the
regn of...
A) Kanishka
B) Ashoka
C) Harshvardhan
D) Bimbisara

What is the most appropriate cause of sustenance of

Jainism in India?
A) It was patronaged by Kings during all times.
B) It could never turn into a full fledged religion
like Buddhism.
C) Jain sect did not pass into monasteries and Sangh
system.
D) The Jain sect was adopted by Vaishya community in
India.

Which ancient king adopted Jainism?

A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Bindusara
C) Ajjatshatru
D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya I

Which Jain saint was a contemporary of Buddha?

A) Rishabhdev
B) Arihant
C) Vardhmaan
D) Parshavnath

Which of the following is a Vedic God?

A) Pashupati
B) Rama
C) Krishna
D) Rudra

What does ethics apply to:

A) Distinguish between right or wrong
B) Welfare of Community
C) Welfare of organisation or business
D) All the above
E) None of these

Which of the following is the most important factor

of Rigveda?
a) It talks about Hindu Gods.
b) It is the oldest text relating to Hindu origin and
philosophy.
c) It is a product of Oral tradition.
d) It is the sources of remaining three Vedas.
e) It established Indra as the most important Hindu
Deity.
A) a
B) b
C) c
D) d
E) e
Who first translated Vedas into English?
A) H H Wilson
B) Max Muller
C) William James
D) Louis Jacolliot

Which of the following book served as a model and

source of Indian Constitution?
A) Rigveda
B) Manusmriti
C) Upnishads
D) Atharvaveda
E) Samveda

Which theory states that the state is a creation of

the people?
A) The Social Contract Theory
B) The Historical or Evolutionary Theory
C) The Theory of Divine Rights of Kings
D) Democrtic Theories

The term Civil Society is collectively used to refer

to:
a) Voluntary Organisations
b) Corporate bodies
c) Socially active groups
A) a and b
B) b and c
C) None of the options
D) a and c
E) a, b, and c
ANSWER: E
Swami Vivekananda had three paths in front of him to
choose:1. The path to service of Humanity2. Follow
Raja Ram Mohun Roy and join Brahmosamaj3. To follow
total renunciationWhich did he choose?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) None of these paths
What was the source of Mahatama Gandhi's Philosophy
of Nonviolence?
A) His Western Education
B) Hindu Philosophy
C) Bible
D) The belief that Indian are weak

Gandhi and Ambedkar had many agreements in

philosophical thoughts. Yet they differ considerably
on one ground. What is it?
A) Hindu Caste and Varna System
B) Nonviolence
C) liberal and democratic systems
D) All of the options

Which of the following is a feature of Indian

Constitution?
A) Written Constitution
B) Division of Powers
C) Independent Judiciary
D) Superamacy of Constitution
E) All the option

When a bill is passed by the Loksabha, it is sent to

Rajyasabha for approval. In how many days Rajyasabha
has to pass the bill, failing which the bill stands
automatically passed.
A) 7 days
B) 14 days
C) 21 days
D) 28 days

Who elects the President of India?

A) Loksabha
B) Rajyasabha
C) Elected members of both the houses
D) Elected members of both the houses and legislative
assemblies of state and union territories

Who appoints the governor of a state?

A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) Supreme Court
D) Parliament
What is the total number of judges in Supreme Court
including the Chief justice of India
A) 31
B) 26
C) 21
D) The number is variable

What is the term of Prime Minister for holding his

office
A) Five Years
B) Has no fixed term
C) Specified at the time of appointment
D) A Maximum of 10 years

Which of the following requirement is the least

needed for an entrepreneurship:
A) Capital
B) Idea
C) Innovative
D) Risk taking

Who coined the social contract theory?

A) Thomas Hobbes
B) Immanuel Kant
C) Jean Jacques Rousseau
D) John Locke

Who authored the book _Levithan_

A) Thomas Hobbes
B) John Locke
C) Plato
D) Karl Marx

Who first propounded the notion that religion is a

personal choice?
A) Plato
B) Thomas Hobbes
C) John Locke

Who illustrated the concept of Polyarchy

A) Robert Dahl
B) John Locke
C) Thomas Hobbes
Which Article of Indian Constitution defines State?
A) Article 12
B) Article 10
C) Article 01
D) Article 20
ANSWER: A
Civil society is an association between the ---------
-- and the -------------
A) state, people
B) government, people
C) religion, people
D) politics, government
ANSWER: A
Which Organization was founded by Raja Ram Mohun Roy
A) Arya Samaj
B) Brahmo Samaj
C) Women Rights Organisation
ANSWER: B
Who amidst the following stressed on the essence of
Hinduism and Vedant School (of Philosophy)
A) Swami Vivekanand
B) John Locke
C) Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D) Dayanand Saraswati
ANSWER: A
Which social reformer is credited with assisting the
introduction of English Language in India?
A) Saratchandan Bose
B) Raja Ram Mohun Roy
C) Lord Mcaulay
D) William Bentick
ANSWER: B
Raja Ram Mohun Roy was successful in persuading the
British a Law towards...
A) Abolition of Sati
B) Widow Remarriage
C) Mandatory Education for children
D) Abolition of Child Marriage

Which of the following is not a function of civil

society?
A) preserves democracy
B) creates a fruitful opposition to authoritarian
rule
C) inculcates moral values
D) secures rights of people

Which of these is referred to as apostate in

philosophical thought.a) Mahatama Gandhib) Bhimrao
Ambedkarc) Raja Ram Mohun Royd) Swami Vivekanand
A) a and b
B) b and c
C) c and d
D) a and d
ANSWER: A
Which of these are the features of Indian
Legislature:a) Nominal or Real Executiveb) Majority
Party Rulec) Collective Responsibilityd) Bicameral
A) a, b, c
B) a, b, c, d
C) a, c, d
D) b, c, d
ANSWER: B
Which amendment in the Indian Constitution laid
provision for Union territories.
A) VI Amendment
B) VII Amendment
C) VIII Amendment
D) It is a part of Constitution since inception
(1950)
ANSWER: B
How many members are nominated by the president to
Rajya Sabha.
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) 13
ANSWER: C
How many MPs are elected from states to the Lok
Sabha.
A) 525
B) 545
C) 552
D) 542
ANSWER: A
What is the maximum time lok sabha can remain
dissolved in Indian polity.
A) 3 month
B) 6 months
C) 9 months
D) 12 months
ANSWER: B
The Speaker of Lok Sabha is ...
A) elected by the MPs
B) elected by the ruling party
C) elected by opposition
D) appointed by President of India
ANSWER: A
Who amidst the following options is not indirectly
elected in India?
A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) Vice-President
D) Leader of Opposition
ANSWER: A
Who appoints the judges of Supreme Court?
A) Prime Minister
B) Appointed through Cabinet decision
C) President of India
ANSWER: C
Under which article of Indian constitution National
Emergency be declared in India?
A) 356
B) 352
C) 360
D) 355
ANSWER: B
Who appoints the chairman of National Development
Council?
A) Prime Minister himself is the chairman
B) Prime Minister appoints the chairman
C) President of India is the Chairman
D) President of India appoints the Chairman
ANSWER: A
Which of these rightly defines Judicial Activism:
A) an approach to the exercise of judicial review in
which a judge is generally considered more willing
to decide constitutional issues and to invalidate
legislative or executive actions.
B) Uphold the supremacy of the Indian constitution
C) Protection of fundamental rights
D) None of these
ANSWER: B
Judiciary has the power to examine
the constitutionality of legislative and executive...
This is a fitting definition of:
A) Judicial Review
B) Judicial Activism
C) Basic tenet of judiciary process
D) code of jurisdiction
ANSWER: A
Which of these best illustrates certiorari?
A) A writ issued by supreme court to review a
decision by a lower court
B) An order by higher court dismissing an order by a
lower court
C) A directive issued by a higher court to lower
court with directions to follow
D) A provision in court of law that no man can
detailed for interrogation without a warrant
ANSWER: A
Which of these statements is/are true:Oligarchies
are:a. a form of dictatorshipb. a form of government
not a democratic one but somewhat similar to itc.
rule of elite peopled. ancient Rome and Greece are
examples of oligarchy
A) a, b, c
B) b, c, d
C) c, d, a
D) a, b, d
ANSWER: B
The only ancient Indian kingdom that paid its
officers [in form of salaries] is ..........
A) Kingdom of Magadha
B) The Mauryan Kingdom
C) The Gupta Kingdom
D) The Chalukyas of Deccan
ANSWER: B
The Indian philosophical thought is largely divided
into two sects. Which are they?
A) Aastik and Nastik
B) Vedas and Upnishad
C) Varna and Jati
D) Values and Traditions
ANSWER: A
The preamble of Indian Constitution mentions the
following terms:a. Justiceb. Secularc. Fraternityd.
Federal
A) a and b
B) b
C) c
D) d
E) a
ANSWER: D
How many articles are there in Indian Constitution.
A) 365
B) 465
C) 395
D) 425
ANSWER: B
Into how many parts Indian Constitution is presently
divided?
A) 22
B) 25
C) 24
D) 23
ANSWER: B
The preamble of India Constitution states India to be
a state with following features:a. sovereignb.
democraticc. seculard. federale. socialist
A) a, b, c, e
B) a, b, c, d
C) a, b, d, e
D) a, c, d, e
E) b, c, d, e
ANSWER: A
Which Article has provisions of fundamental duties of
a citizen?
A) 50
B) 51
C) 25
D) 24
ANSWER: B
What is the true meaning of Astik in Hindu
philosophy?
A) One who believes in Gods
B) One who believes in Hindu religion/gods
C) One who believes in Vedas
D) One who reads and follows Vedas