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This section includes 1708 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Polity and Civics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Ambedkari Sahitya Parishad was formed in.............. |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1962 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
Ambedkari Sahitya Parishad successfully organized Third Akhil Bhartiya Ambedkari Sahitya Sammelan in .............. and became a strong advocacy force of this transformation. |
| A. | 1926 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1996 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
In 1993, Ambedkari Sahitya Parishad organized first "AkhilBhartiya Ambedkari Sahitya Sammelan" in Wardha, ............... to reconceptualize and transform "Dalit Sahitya (literature) into "Ambedkari Sahitya". |
| A. | maharashtra |
| B. | bengal |
| C. | u.p |
| D. | delhi |
| Answer» B. bengal | |
| 54. |
Sekkizhar's Periya Puranam portraying ............ women like half- naked and sexually exploitable. |
| A. | dalit |
| B. | namboothiri |
| C. | nair |
| D. | kshtriya |
| Answer» B. namboothiri | |
| 55. |
Indian Constitution came into force on 26th January ............ that the picture became clear regarding the structure ofgovernment and the rights of the citizens of India. |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
India attained Independence on 15th August ............... |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1927 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
In fiction, Lajja, a controversial 1993 novel in Bengali byBangladeshi writer ................, has a story based in the days after the demolition. |
| A. | taslima nasrin |
| B. | prakash karat |
| C. | m. s. liberhan |
| D. | tagore |
| Answer» B. prakash karat | |
| 58. |
On 16 December 1992, the Union home ministry set upthe Liberhan Commission to investigate the destruction of the Mosque, headed by retired High Court Judge ................. |
| A. | m. s. liberhan |
| B. | l. k. advani |
| C. | murli manohar joshi |
| D. | sekkizhar |
| Answer» B. l. k. advani | |
| 59. |
On 6 December ................., the BJP and other supportingorganizations organized a religious ceremony to symbolically start the building of a temple at the sacred site. |
| A. | 1912 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
In September 1990, .................leader L. K. Advani started RathYatra, a tour of the country to educate the masses about the Ayodhya struggle. |
| A. | bjp |
| B. | cpm |
| C. | congress |
| D. | janatha dal |
| Answer» B. cpm | |
| 61. |
The city of ................. is regarded by Hindus to be the birthplace of the God-king Rama and is regarded as one of India's most sacred and religious sites. |
| A. | ahmadabad |
| B. | calcutta |
| C. | bombay |
| D. | ayodhya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
In 1528, after the Mughal invasion, a mosque was built byMughal general ................, who reportedly destroyed a pre- existing temple of Rama at the site, and named it after Emperor Babur. |
| A. | mir banki |
| B. | bairamkan |
| C. | rajathodarmal |
| D. | l. k. advani |
| Answer» B. bairamkan | |
| 63. |
On December 6, 1992, Hindu Karsevaks destroyed the 16th- century Babri mosque in Ayodhya, .............., India, in an attempt to reclaim the land known as Ram Janmabhoomi. |
| A. | uttar pradesh |
| B. | madya pradesh |
| C. | rajasthan |
| D. | bihar |
| Answer» B. madya pradesh | |
| 64. |
The destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on 6 December............... by militant Hindu nationalist outfits. |
| A. | 1932 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
The destruction of the Babri Masjid in ............. on 6 December1992 by militant Hindu nationalist outfits. |
| A. | cuttack |
| B. | allahabad |
| C. | varanasi |
| D. | ayodhya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
'Two Nations Theory' was put forward by ............ in 1930. |
| A. | muhammad iqbal |
| B. | jinnah |
| C. | kunjalikutty |
| D. | ali brothers |
| Answer» B. jinnah | |
| 67. |
The .............. conflict is a dispute over sacred space between thetwo largest religious communities in South Asia: Hindus and Muslims. |
| A. | allahabad |
| B. | bombay |
| C. | ayodhya |
| D. | bhopal |
| Answer» D. bhopal | |
| 68. |
Vinod Mehta, who edited the sleazy girlie magazine Debonairfrom ............, was asked to have his articles and pictures cleared before they were sent to the printer. |
| A. | poona |
| B. | allahabad |
| C. | bombay |
| D. | bhubaneswar |
| Answer» D. bhubaneswar | |
| 69. |
One of Indira Gandhi’s first acts on 26th June 1975 was to remove her mild-mannered and democratically inclinedInformation minister ................ and replace him with Vidya Charan Shukla, who she thought would better serve her Goebbelsian design.” |
| A. | i. k. gujral |
| B. | p.n. dhar |
| C. | charan singh |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» B. p.n. dhar | |
| 70. |
...............poem was “Where the mind is without fear and thehead is held high”. |
| A. | rabindranth tagore’s |
| B. | p.sukathakumari |
| C. | o.n.v. kurup |
| D. | vallathol |
| Answer» B. p.sukathakumari | |
| 71. |
In his book “Indira Gandhi, the emergency and Indian Democracy”, Prof. ..............states that it was largely because of the opposition pressure that she was forced to resign. |
| A. | r.c.datt |
| B. | i. k. gujral |
| C. | p.n. dhar |
| D. | romila thaper |
| Answer» D. romila thaper | |
| 72. |
After the .............High Court verdict, “JP”, as Jayaprakash Narayan was better known, gave the call for a “Total Revolution” and also demanded the resignation of Mrs. Gandhi. |
| A. | islamabad |
| B. | ahmedabad |
| C. | allahabad |
| D. | poona |
| Answer» D. poona | |
| 73. |
Prof. ............., Secretary to the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi andher chief official advisor during this period. |
| A. | p.n. dhar |
| B. | rabindranth tagore |
| C. | a.k. menon |
| D. | i. k. gujral |
| Answer» B. rabindranth tagore | |
| 74. |
Many regard .............as “the Gandhi of Independent India”. |
| A. | jayaprakash narayan |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | charan singh |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» B. indira gandhi | |
| 75. |
In many ways the foundation for the emergency was laid when the Allahabad High Court set aside .............. re-election to the Lok Sabha in 1971 on the grounds of electoral malpractices. |
| A. | indira gandhi’s |
| B. | fakhruddin ali ahmed |
| C. | charan singh |
| D. | i.k. gujaral |
| Answer» B. fakhruddin ali ahmed | |
| 76. |
On 25th June 1975, Prime Minister ............ imposed an emergency in the country. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | fakhruddin ali ahmed |
| C. | morarji desai |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» B. fakhruddin ali ahmed | |
| 77. |
In many ways the foundation for the emergency was laid when the ...............High Court set aside Indira Gandhi’s re-election to the Lok Sabha in 1971 on the grounds of electoral malpractices. |
| A. | allahabad |
| B. | ahmedabad |
| C. | islamabad |
| D. | hyderabad |
| Answer» B. ahmedabad | |
| 78. |
In many ways the foundation for the emergency was laid when the Allahabad High Court set aside Indira Gandhi’s re-election to the Lok Sabha in ............. on the grounds of electoral malpractices. |
| A. | 1931 |
| B. | 1941 |
| C. | 1961 |
| D. | 1971 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
The imposition of the emergency in ............... struck at the verycore of these ideals, which constitute our democracy. |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1975 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
The Indian Emergency of 25th June 1975-21st March 1977 was a 21 month period, when President................, upon advice by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, declared a state of emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, effectively bestowing on her the power to rule by decree, suspending elections and civil liberties. |
| A. | fakhruddin ali ahmed |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | rajiv gandhi |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» B. indira gandhi | |
| 81. |
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, declared a state of emergency in................... |
| A. | 1965 |
| B. | 1975 |
| C. | 1985 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» C. 1985 | |
| 82. |
The Andhra Pradesh government banned the PWG and its sixfront organizations in............. |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1962 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
The revolutionary writers of the Jana Natya Mandali, the cultural front of the PWG, greatly helped in preparing the environment in which the .............ideology found ready acceptance. |
| A. | naxalite |
| B. | communist |
| C. | congress |
| D. | bjp |
| Answer» B. communist | |
| 84. |
The formation of People’s War Group in Andhra Pradeshsubsequently in 1980 under the leadership of ................ gave a new lease of life to the Naxalite movement. |
| A. | kondapalli seetharamaiah |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | charu mazumdar |
| D. | k. ajitha |
| Answer» B. indira gandhi | |
| 85. |
............. death marked the end of a phase in the Naxalite movement. |
| A. | charu mazumdar |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | akg |
| D. | ems |
| Answer» B. indira gandhi | |
| 86. |
Charu Mazumdar was arrested by the Calcutta Police detectiveson July 16,.............. |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1972 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
The Naxalite movement, drawing inspiration from the ..............ideology, had a meteoric phase for about two years from the formation of the party till the end of June 1971. |
| A. | maoist |
| B. | congress |
| C. | bjp |
| D. | cpi |
| Answer» B. congress | |
| 88. |
Charu Mazumdar was arrested by the ............. Police detectives on July 16, 1972. |
| A. | calcutta |
| B. | hyderabad |
| C. | pune |
| D. | ahmadabad |
| Answer» B. hyderabad | |
| 89. |
The Santhal tribals of ............., armed with bows and arrows,forcibly occupied the land of the kulaks and ploughed them to establish their ownership. |
| A. | naxalbari |
| B. | telengana |
| C. | kerala |
| D. | hyderabad |
| Answer» B. telengana | |
| 90. |
Naxalbari is a small village in the southern part of India’s .............. province. |
| A. | bengal |
| B. | andhra pardesh |
| C. | chattisgarh |
| D. | orissa |
| Answer» B. andhra pardesh | |
| 91. |
The CPI (Leninist-Marxist) emerged when the Indian CommunistParty broke up into several factions in............... |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
General ................., the military governor made a statement from Hyderabad, calling all “communists to surrender within a week, failing which they would be exterminated”. |
| A. | j.n. chaudhuri |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» B. indira gandhi | |
| 93. |
The Telengana struggle withdrawn on October 21, ................. |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1921 |
| C. | 1941 |
| D. | 1951 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
The Jagir Abolition Regulation was passed on August ............ |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
Following the capture of the razakars, a military administration was set up under General.............., and a military offensive was directed at the peasant rebels in the Telengana region. |
| A. | j.n.chaudhuri |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» B. indira gandhi | |
| 96. |
In February 1948, the ...................introduced a new policy aimedat encouraging guerrilla offensives, largely influenced by the success of the Telengana insurrection. |
| A. | congress |
| B. | janatha |
| C. | cpi |
| D. | bjp |
| Answer» D. bjp | |
| 97. |
In October................, the Nizam’s government banned the AMS, and a spurt of arrests and military raids took place. |
| A. | 1926 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
The death of ..................enraged the people, sparking a massive revolt amongst the Telengana peasantry, with people from neighbouring villages marching, holding meetings in front of the landlords’ house, and declaring: “Sangham is organised here. No more vetti, no more illegal exactions, no evictions”. |
| A. | komarayya |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | j.n.chaudhuri |
| D. | j.nehru |
| Answer» B. indira gandhi | |
| 99. |
Before Indian independence, ..............state was a princely state within the territory of British India, comprised of three linguisticregions: the Telugu-speaking Telengana area (including the capital city, Hyderabad), the Marathi-speaking Marathwada area, and a small Kannada-speaking area. |
| A. | mumbai |
| B. | pune |
| C. | ahmadabad |
| D. | hyderabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
The peasant insurrection of 1946-51 in the Telengana region ofthe erstwhile .............state was a pivotal moment in Indian history. |
| A. | madras |
| B. | pune |
| C. | ahmadabad |
| D. | hyderabad |
| Answer» E. | |