1st April is celebrated as
1.Odisha day
2.Childrens Day
3.AIDS Day
4.April Fools day
After elections, vote of no-confidence against the sarpanch can be proposed only after
1.3 months
2.6 months
3.1 year
4.2 years
Ancient Egyptian script is known as
1.There was no script
2.Demotic
3.Cuneiform
4.Hieroglyphics
April 18 is observed as
1.World Heritage Day
2.World Amateur Radio Day
3.World Disabled Day
4.Both (a) and (b)
Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor?
1.Aurangzeb
2.Akbar
3.Babur
4.Jahangir
Bhakti Movement was started by
1.Tulsidas
2.Surdas
3.Sufi saints
4.Alwar saints
Cotton for textile was first cultivated in
1.India
2.Central America
3.Mesopotamia
4.Egypt
December 19 is observed as
1.Global Family day
2.International Human Solidarity Day
3.United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
4.World Telecommunication Day
If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within
1.One month
2.Three months
3.Six months
4.One year
International Day for the Girl Child is observed on
1.March 21
2. August 23
3.October 11
4.December 12
Jiatrang Movement started in
1.Mijoram
2.Manipur
3.Tripura
4.Nagaland
Kabir was the disciple of
1.Ramananda
2.Ramanuj
3.Shankaracharya
4.Nanak
Kabuliyat and Patta was introduced by
1.Aurangazeb
2.Jahangir
3.Shivaji
4.Sher Shah
November 17 is observed as
1.International Students Day
2.World Alzheimers Day
3.World Freedom day
4.United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
NRI Dayis observed on which of the following days?
1.September 19
2.March 19
3.February 9
4.January 9
Panchayati Raj is based on the principles of
1.Deconcentration
2.Democratic centralization
3.Democratic decentralization
4.Decentralization
The Ashok Mehta Committee laid greater emphasis on
1.Zila Parishad
2.Taluka panchayat samiti
3.Mandal Sabha
4.Gram sabha
The constitution of India mandates that the elections of the Panchayati Raj should be held regularly after a gap of
1.2 years
2.3 years
3.4 years
4.5 years
The first Indian Hindi scholar of the Mughal period was
1.Abdur Rahim
2.Chandbardai
3.Malik Mohammad Jayasi
4.Mulla Wajhi
The Jesus Christ, founder of the Christian religion, was a
1.Christian
2.Zoroastrian
3.Muslim
4.Jew
The most important organization of the pre-congress nationalist organizations was the
1.Indian Association of Calcutta
2.Young Bengal Association
3.East India Association
4.Bengal British India Society
The partition of Bengal (1905) was annulled by the
1.Indian Councils Act of 1909
2.Chelmsford- Montague Report, 1919
3.Government of India Act, 1935
4.Proclamation of Delhi Durbar in 1911
The partition of Bengal came into effect on
1.15th August 1905
2.15th September 1905
3.15th October 1905
4.15th November 1905
The programme announced by the prime minister for the minorities in India is called
1.Antodaya Programme
2.15 Point Programme
3.20 Point Programme
4.Prime Minister Rozgar Yojna
The united Nations declared 1990-2000 as the International Decade for
1.Water for Life Decade
2.Bone and Joint Decade
3.Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
4.International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
What was the language of the Catholic Church?
1.French
2.Greek
3.Latin
4.Italian
When is International Day of the Worlds Indigenous people, recognized by the UN is observed?
1.August 9
2.March 8
3.July 11
4.December 11
When was founded the Indian Association?
1.1876
2.1884
3.1887
4.1890
When was the panchayati Raj System introduced in India?
1.1945
2.1950
3.1959
4.1962
When World Humanitarian Action Day is is observed?
1.October 2
2.October 8
3.November 29
4.Second Wednesday of October
Where was the first session of Indian National Congress held?
1.Allahabad
2.Ahmedabad
3.Bombay
4.Calcutta
Which committee had first of all recommended three-tier Panchayati Raj in India in 1957?
1.Ashok Mehta Committee
2.Balwant Rai Committee
3.Setalwad Committee
4.Hanumantayaa Committee
Which European nation first began sustained campaign of exploration?
1.England
2.The Netherlands
3.France
4.Portugal
Which of the following countries is associated with Zen Buddhism ?
1.India
2.China
3.Sri Lanka
4.Japan
Which one of the following books is associated with rise of National Movement in India?
1.Gita Rahasya
2.Satyagrah Prakash
3.Anand Math
4.Gitanjali
Which one of the following days is observed as the Fathers Day?
1.1st Sunday of June
2.2nd Sunday of June
3.3rd Sunday of June
4.4th Sunday of June
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
1.Dvaitadvaitvad - Vallabhacharya
2.Dvaitvad - Madhvacharya
3.Visistadvaitvad - Sankaracharya
4.Advaitvad - Ramanujacharya
Which one of the following states started the panchayati Raj institution soon after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment act was passed?
1.Orissa
2.West Bengal
3.Bihar
4.Karnataka
Who among the following stated that there was no slavery in India?
1.Megasthenes
2.Strabo
3.Huen Tsang
4.Fa-hien
Who among the following was an illiterate?
1.Aurangzeb
2.Akbar
3.Shahjahan
4.Jahangir
Who among the following was defeated by Babur in the first battle of Panipat?
1.Sikandhar Lodi
2.Ibrahim Lodi
3.Daulat Khan Lodi
4.Bahlol Lodi
Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
1.Tulsidas
2.Ramananda
3.Dadu
4.Kabir
Who among the following, rejected the title of Knight hood and refused to accept a position in the council of the Secretary of State for India?
1.B.G. Tilak
2.G.K.Gokhale
3.Motilal Nehru
4.M.G. Ranade
Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization?
1.A. L. Basham
2.Dayaram Sahni
3.V.S. Agrawal
4.Sir Leonard Wooley
Who is the exponent of theory of economic drain of India during the British rule?
1.Ram Manohar Lohiya
2.Jai Prakash Narayan
3.M.N. Roy
4.Dadabhai Naoroji
Who was conferred the tille of Gunraj khan ?
1.Sri Chaitanya
2.Kavi Jaydeva
3.Maladhar Basu
4.Bipradas Pipilai
Who was the first Indian to become member of the British Parliament?
1.Dadabhai Naoroji
2.D.N. Wacha
3.W.C. Bannerjee
4.Badruddin Tayabji
Who was the Hindu saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims?
1.Namdev
2.Ravidas
3.Ramanuja
4.Sri Chaitanya
Who was the president of the committee on whose recommendation was the Panchayati Raj established in India?
1.Jeevraj Mehta
2.Balwant Rai Mehta
3.Ashok Mehta
4.Dr. Iqbal Narayan
Who was the Sikh Guru to be slaughtered by Aurangzeb?
1.Arjundev
2.Teg Bahadur
3.Ramdas
4.Gobind Singh