Deck 1: History and Politics

Question 1

When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?

A)15 August
B)4 July
C)16 August
D)14 August

Answer 1

14 August

Question 2

The first Defence Minister of India was -

A)K. M. Cariappa
B)Gopalaswami Aiyangar
C)Baldev Singh
D)Sardar Patel

Answer 2

Baldev Singh

Question 3

First Indian Commander-in Chief was -

A)Gen. K. S. Thimayya
B)Gen. K.M. Kariappa
C)S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
D)None of the above

Answer 3

Gen. K.M. Kariappa

Question 4

Who gave the concept of Total Revolution?

A)Jayaprakash Narayan
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Karl Marx
D)Lenin

Question 5

The potato crop was introduced in India by the -

A)British
B)Dutch
C)Portuguese
D)French

Question 6

Which country offered its good office to resolve Indo-Pak conflict peacefully, in the year 1966?

A)U.S.A
B)Britain
C)U.S.S.R
D)Japan

Question 7

Identify the UNESCO approved World Heritage Site from the following -

A)Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
B)Writers' Building, Calcutta
C)Purana gila, Delhi
D)Kaziranga National Park

Question 8

Wich of the following Gods are worshipped in the sanctum of Badrinath and Kedarnath temples respectively?

A)Vishnu and Shiva
B)Shiva and Vishnu
C)Shiva and Parvati
D)Vishnu and Brahma

Question 9

The first woman Governor of a State in free India was -

A)Mrs, Sarojini Naidu
B)Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani
C)Mrs. Indira Gandhi
D)Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Question 10

Name the Pakistan Prime-Minister who signed the Simla Agreement in 1972.

A)Ayub Khan
B)Yahya Khan
C)Z.A. Bhutto
D)Benazir Bhutto

Question 11

Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

A)Harshvardhan- Hiuen Tsang
B)Akbar- Todarmal
C)Chanakya -Chandragupta
D)Vikramaditya - Chaitanya

Question 12

Who amidst the following great music composers was the ruler of a State?

A)Tyagaraja
B)Shyama Shastri
C)Muthu Swami Dikshitar
D)Swati Thirunal

Question 13

Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the Central Secretariat in Delhi?

A)Sir Edward Lutyens
B)Herbert Bakers
C)Robert Tor Tussell
D)Antonin Raymond

Question 14

Which of the following is called the Land of the Golden Pagoda?

A)Myanmar
B)China
C)Japan
D)North Korea

Question 15

'Buland Darwaza' was built by           .

A)Humayun
B)Akbar
C)Babur
D)Aurangzeb

Question 16

Battle of Buxar was fought in the year

A)1576
B)1526
C)1764
D)1857

Question 17

Chandragupta Maurya was the

A)Great grandfather of Ashoka
B)Brother of Ashoka
C)Father of Ashoka
D)Grandfather of Ashoka

Question 18

The First Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of

A)Akbar and Hemu
B)Abdali and the Marathas
C)Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
D)Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

Question 19

India Gate was designed by -

A)Frank Lloyd Wright
B)Sir Edwin Lutyens
C)Frank Gehry
D)Zaha Hadid

Question 20

Indian Constitution came into force on

A)15th August, 1947
B)26th January, 1950
C)26th November, 1948
D)6th November, 1948

Question 21

In India Governor of a state is removed by -

A)Parliament
B)Central Government
C)President
D)Cheif Minister of a respective state

Question 22

In which of the following Indus civilization sites, the Grate Bath structure is found?

A)Harappa
B)Mohenjodaro
C)Kalibangan
D)Dholavira

Question 23

Who was the first Indian woman to win 'Miss World' title?

A)Reita Faria Powell
B)Susmita Sen
C)Aishwara Rai
D)Lara Dutta

Question 24

n which session 'Dadabhai Naoroji' was elected as President of Indian National Congress for the first time?

A)Lahore
B)Banaras
C)Calcutta
D)Lucknow

Question 25

Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom ?

A)Satavahana
B)Shunga
C)Nanda
D)Kanva