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| 1. |
Who among the following was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb? |
| A. | Gauhar Ara |
| B. | Mehrunnisa |
| C. | Roshan Ara |
| D. | Jahanara |
| Answer» C. Roshan Ara | |
| 2. |
Which tomb is called the second Taj Mahal? |
| A. | Rabia-ud-Daurani's Tomb |
| B. | Itmad-ud-Daula's Tomb |
| C. | Anarkali's Tomb |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Itmad-ud-Daula's Tomb | |
| 3. |
The builder of Bibi Ka Maqbara was- |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Akbar II |
| Answer» B. shahjahan | |
| 4. |
To whom did Aurangzeb bestow the title of Sahibat-ut-Zamani? |
| A. | where the saw |
| B. | Amin Khan |
| C. | Roshan Ara |
| D. | Shaista Khan |
| Answer» B. Amin Khan | |
| 5. |
Jaziya was re-imposed during the reign of- |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which of the following language belongs to Baluchistan but the language belongs to the Dravidian family from the classical point of view? |
| A. | brahui |
| B. | Cui |
| C. | parasite |
| D. | panga |
| Answer» B. Cui | |
| 7. |
Sant Ramdas is associated with the reign of- |
| A. | shahjahan |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 8. |
Aurangzeb defeated Jaswant Singh, the ruler of Jodhpur, in the battle of Dharamat in 1658 AD, in which state is Dharamat situated? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 9. |
Indus civilization can also be called Saraswati civilization because - |
| A. | इस सभ्यता के 80 प्रतिशत स्थल सरस्वती नदी के आस - पास स्थित थे - |
| B. | Saraswati river was the oldest river |
| C. | Saraswati river was considered to be the most sacred river |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Saraswati river was the oldest river | |
| 10. |
Moti Masjid was built in the Red Fort of Delhi by- |
| A. | Shah Jahan |
| B. | by Jahangir |
| C. | by Aurangzeb |
| D. | Akbar did |
| Answer» D. Akbar did | |
| 11. |
When did Aurangzeb conquer Bijapur? |
| A. | 1687 |
| B. | 1685 |
| C. | 1686 |
| D. | 1684 |
| Answer» D. 1684 | |
| 12. |
With which Mughal general did Shivaji sign the Treaty of Purandar in 1665 AD? |
| A. | Jaswant Singh |
| B. | jaisingh |
| C. | Shaista Khan |
| D. | Diler Khan |
| Answer» C. Shaista Khan | |
| 13. |
Establishment of a new state in India |
| A. | can be done by a simple majority of the parliament |
| B. | By a simple majority of the Parliament and with the approval of most of the States |
| C. | by a two-thirds majority of parliament |
| D. | With a two-thirds majority of each House of Parliament and with the approval of most of the states |
| Answer» B. By a simple majority of the Parliament and with the approval of most of the States | |
| 14. |
Which of the following is a pioneering recommendation of the Sarkaria Commission? |
| A. | Abolition of All India Services |
| B. | activate regional councils |
| C. | To make serious changes in the present working division of Finance Commission and Planning Commission |
| D. | abolishing regional councils |
| Answer» C. To make serious changes in the present working division of Finance Commission and Planning Commission | |
| 15. |
Which son of Aurangzeb weakened his father's position against the Rajputs by revolting? |
| A. | Muazzam |
| B. | Kambaksh |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | azam |
| Answer» D. azam | |
| 16. |
Bone-made ornaments have been found in India in the context of the Mesolithic period - |
| A. | Lekhahiya |
| B. | Chopanimando |
| C. | Sarai Nahar Rai |
| D. | Mahadaha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The battle of Dharamat was fought between which of the following - |
| A. | Babur and the Afghan |
| B. | Ahmed Shah Durrani and Maratha |
| C. | Muhammad Ghori and Jaichand |
| D. | Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Which subject was removed from the State List in 1976 and included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment? |
| A. | Health |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Population |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The Mughal prince who took shelter in Srinagar Garhwal - |
| A. | Suleiman Shikoh |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Murad |
| D. | Dara Shikoh |
| Answer» B. Aurangzeb | |
| 20. |
The Upanishads were translated into Persian during the reign of which Mughal emperor? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 21. |
Sarkaria Commission was constituted to review - |
| A. | relations between the President and the Prime Minister |
| B. | the relationship between the legislature and the executive |
| C. | relations between the executive and the judiciary |
| D. | relations between the union and the states |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Who among these was given the title of Shah Buland Iqbal by Shah Jahan? |
| A. | Murad |
| B. | Shuja |
| C. | Dara Shikoh |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 23. |
The Center provides grants-in-aid to the states from the Consolidated Fund of India, this is done on the recommendation of- |
| A. | Planning Commission |
| B. | Union Finance Minister |
| C. | Finance Commission |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 24. |
India has adopted a federal system, which is based on the distribution of powers between the center and the states, but which power was not divided between the center and the states - |
| A. | executive body |
| B. | Legislature |
| C. | judicial |
| D. | financial |
| Answer» D. financial | |
| 25. |
Which of the following Mughal emperors was coronated twice? |
| A. | shahjahan |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 26. |
Who deserves the credit for the construction of the Red Fort? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Even though Hindi is the official language of India, English is also allowed to continue as the official language. |
| A. | 1999 तक दी गई है |
| B. | 2000 तक दी गई है |
| C. | 2010 तक दी गई है |
| D. | granted for an indefinite period |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
In which list the regional languages recognized by the constitution have been included? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The idol of the famous dancer found from Mohenjodaro is related to which of the following species? |
| A. | Proto-Australoid |
| B. | Mongoloid |
| C. | Mediterranean |
| D. | alpine |
| Answer» B. Mongoloid | |
| 30. |
Who among the following shifted the capital of the empire from Agra to Delhi? |
| A. | Shah Jahan |
| B. | Akbar did |
| C. | by Jahangir |
| D. | by Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Akbar did | |
| 31. |
Under which title did Dara Shikoh translate the Upanishads into Persian? |
| A. | mazm-ul-bahrain |
| B. | Sirr-e-Akbar |
| C. | kitab-al-bayan |
| D. | al fihrisht |
| Answer» C. kitab-al-bayan | |
| 32. |
To declare crisis in the state of Jammu and Kashmir to the President - |
| A. | Parliament's prior permission is required |
| B. | The permission of the Chief Justice of India is required |
| C. | the permission of the state legislature is required |
| D. | Governor's permission is required |
| Answer» D. Governor's permission is required | |
| 33. |
Which of the following subjects is not included in the Concurrent List of our Constitution? |
| A. | Stock market and futures market |
| B. | protection of wild animals and birds |
| C. | jungle |
| D. | labor union |
| Answer» B. protection of wild animals and birds | |
| 34. |
Which schedule of the Constitution of India determines the distribution of seats in the Rajya Sabha? |
| A. | 3 अनुसूची |
| B. | 4 अनुसूची |
| C. | 5 अनुसूची |
| D. | 6 अनुसूची |
| Answer» C. 5 अनुसूची | |
| 35. |
During which period the salary of Central Government employees can be reduced? |
| A. | national emergency |
| B. | state emergency |
| C. | financial emergency |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 36. |
Who among the following can be the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | a serving judge in the Supreme Court |
| B. | any serving judge in the High Courts |
| C. | Retired Chief Justice of India only |
| D. | Retired Chief Justice of High Courts only |
| Answer» D. Retired Chief Justice of High Courts only | |
| 37. |
India is a secular state because in our country - |
| A. | state has no religion |
| B. | religion has been abolished |
| C. | The state provides protection to a particular religion |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. religion has been abolished | |
| 38. |
What does socialism succeed in achieving? |
| A. | high standard of living of people |
| B. | equitable distribution of income in the society |
| C. | high individual welfare in society |
| D. | maximum social welfare in the society |
| Answer» C. high individual welfare in society | |
| 39. |
Which body is constituted by the President to consult on the decision of Central resources between the Center and the States? |
| A. | Finance Commission |
| B. | Planning Commission |
| C. | taxation inquiry commission |
| D. | tariff commission |
| Answer» B. Planning Commission | |
| 40. |
Who among the following recommended the establishment of Ombudsman for local governments in India? |
| A. | Balwant Rai Mehta Committee |
| B. | प्रशासनिक सुधार आयोग-1 |
| C. | प्रशासनिक सुधार आयोग-2 |
| D. | Santhanam Committee |
| Answer» D. Santhanam Committee | |
| 41. |
What is the name of the chairman of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir? |
| A. | Chief Minister |
| B. | Prime minister |
| C. | premier |
| D. | Presidency |
| Answer» B. Prime minister | |
| 42. |
Indus civilization was discovered in India, which of the following is the second largest site? |
| A. | dholavira |
| B. | Alamgirpur |
| C. | Manda |
| D. | Rakhigarhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Dual citizenship is an important feature in which type of government? |
| A. | parliamentary |
| B. | federal |
| C. | Unitary |
| D. | authoritarian |
| Answer» C. Unitary | |
| 44. |
The official language of the Indian Union is - |
| A. | Hindi in Devanagari script |
| B. | Hindi and English |
| C. | English |
| D. | Hindi, English and Urdu |
| Answer» B. Hindi and English | |
| 45. |
Who among the following acts as a coordinator between the Planning Commission and the State Governments? |
| A. | national integration council |
| B. | Finance Commission |
| C. | National Development Council |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 46. |
According to which one of the following Articles, the Constitution of India makes provisions regarding the Inter-State Council - |
| A. | अनुच्छेद 262 के अनुसार |
| B. | अनुच्छेद 263 के अनुसार |
| C. | अनुच्छेद 264 के अनुसार |
| D. | अनुच्छेद 265 के अनुसार |
| Answer» C. अनुच्छेद 264 के अनुसार | |
| 47. |
How is India described in the Constitution of India? |
| A. | Confederation - Kalp |
| B. | Unitary |
| C. | union of states |
| D. | confederation |
| Answer» D. confederation | |
| 48. |
Which one of the following subjects is in the Concurrent List? |
| A. | police |
| B. | criminal cases |
| C. | radio and television |
| D. | Foreign affairs |
| Answer» C. radio and television | |
| 49. |
The laws made by the executive (executive) are called - |
| A. | administrative law |
| B. | delegated legislation |
| C. | preferential legislation |
| D. | The rule of law |
| Answer» B. delegated legislation | |
| 50. |
How many Vidhan Sabha seats are there in Delhi? |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» D. 50 | |