13th council of ministers meeting of the Indian ocean Rim association was held in
1.Australia
2.Newzealand
3.Thailand
4.Philippines
42nd amendment of the constitution of India was made during the period of which one of the following prime ministers?
1.Ch. Charan Singh
2.Lal Bahadur Shastri
3.Morarji Desai
4.Indira Gandhi
Britain launched super priority visa service for Travelers from
1.Australia
2.South Africa
3.US
4.India
Chanakya was known as
1.Vishnugupta
2.Visakhadatta
3.Rajasekhara
4.Bhattasvamin
Chauri-Chaura incident was associated with which Gandhian movement?
1.Rowlatt Agitation�
2.Civil Disobedience Movement
3.Non co-operation Movement
4.Quit India Movement
European Union has signed an agreement to provide financial assistance to
1.Tunisia
2.Egypt
3.Italy
4.Syria
Except Jammu and Kashmir and Hyderabad, the integration of Indian states was completed in
1.December 1950
2.November 1949
3.October 1948
4.August 1947
In Jainism perfect knowledge is referred to as
1.Nirvanas
2.Ratna
3.Kaivalya
4.Jina
In which case the Supreme Court evolved the concept of Basic Structure of Constitution ?
1.Minerva Mills case
2.Kishana Nanda Bharti case
3.Shankari Prasad case
4.Golak Nath case
India and china held their first dialogue on Afghanistan in
1.Tai pei
2.Kabul
3.New Delhi
4.Beijing
India and Liechtenstein signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) in
1.Oslo
2.Geneva
3.Bern
4.Paris
India signed agreement for the Jharkhand Tribal empowerment livelihood project with
1.World Bank
2.IFAD
3.UNESCO
4.UNICEF
India signed an agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation with
1.Albania
2.Bulgaria
3.Ethopia
4.Kuwait
India signed an agreement to produce clean technology with
1.Switzerland
2.Sweden
3.Finland
4.Norway
Indian constitution is
1.Presidential
2.Federal
3.Unitary
4.Quasi-federal
Kanishka ascended the throne in about
1.120 B.C.
2.120 A.D.
3.130 A.D.
4.130 B.C.
Khalsa was founded by
1.Guru Ramadas
2.Guru Govind Singh
3.Guru Arjun Dev
4.Guru Arjun Dev
Nobel Memorial Wall inaugurated by the Swedish ambassador at
1.Chennai
2.Kolkata
3.Mumbai
4.New Delhi
On the death of Gandhiji, who said that The light has gone out of our lives ?
1.Jawaharlal Nehru
2.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3.Lord Mountbatten
4.Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
1.Harsha
2.Chandragupta Vikramaditya
3.Samudragupta
4.Chandragupta Maurya
Quit India campaign was launched by the National Congress after the failure of
1.Simla Conference held at the instance of Governor
2.British Cabinet Mission
3.Cripps Mission
4.None Of These
Russia successfully launched Proton-M Rocket carrying a military satellite named
1.Roduga-1 M
2.Shekova-1 M
3.Romonov-1 M
4.Casanova-1 M
The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in
1.1909
2.1910
3.1911
4.1912
The capital of India was shifted to Delhi during the reign of
1.Chelmsford
2.Hardinge
3.Minto
4.Curzon
The constitution of India vests the executive powers of the Indian Union in which of the following?
1.The parliament
2.The council of ministers
3.The prime minister
4.The president
The constitution of India was completed by which of the following dates
1.Jan 26,1950
2.Feb11, 1948
3.mar14, 1948
4.Nov 26, 1949
The country WHO signed MoU with Shanghai Cooperation organization (SCO) as its dialogue partner is
1.N Korea
2.Iran
3.Turkey
4.Italy
The dynasty founded by two brothers Harihara and Bakka of Vijayanagar Empire was called
1.Saluva Dynasty
2.Tuluva Dynasty
3.Sangam Dynasty
4.Vijaynagar Dynasty
The father of extremist movement in India is
1.Motilal Nehru
2.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4.Vallabhbhai Patel
The first Indian to be elected to the leadership of communist International was
1.Sohan Singh Josh
2.M.N. Roy
3.S. A. Dange
4.P.C. Joshi
The first Southern US state to abolish death penalty is
1.Ohio
2.South Carolina
3.Lausiana
4.Maryland
The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was
1.Charles Andrews
2.Robert Montgomery
3.Richard Temple
4.Baden Powell
The movement withdrawn immediately after the Chauri Chaura incident was
1.Non cooperation
2.Individual Satyagraha
3.Civil Disobedience
4.None of these
The office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India was created
1.through a cabinet resolution
2.through an act of the parliament
3.by the constitution
4.none of the above
The Parliament of the country passed a bill criminalizing Gay marriage is
1.Egypt
2.Chad
3.Nigeria
4.Libya
The word Hindu as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by
1.The Romans
2.The Arabs
3.The Greeks
4.The Portuguese
Timur invaded India in
1.1396 A.D.
2.1396 A.D.
3.1450 A.D.
4.1398 A.D.
Under which article the president of India can be removed by the process of impeachment
1.Article 76
2.Article 79
3.Article 61
4.Article 57
Which country decided to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations?
1.Gaban
2.Ghana
3.Gambia
4.Zambia
Which country developed worlds first zinc-enriched rice variety
1.Pakistan
2.China
3.Bangladesh
4.India
Which national leader resigned from Congress in 1942 supporting the Muslim League on the question of Pakistan?
1.Chakravarti Raj Gopalachari
2.J.B. Kriplani
3.Shankaran Nayyar
4.None of these
Which of the following is not provided for by the constitution of India?
1.Planning Commission
2.Public Service Commission
3.Finance Commissions
4.Election Commission
Which of the following was a continuous movement based on the philosophy of Gandhiji, and not a specific movement?
1.Quit India Movement
2.Civil Disobedience Movement
3.Non Cooperation Movement
4.Swadeshi Movement
Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi?
1.Tamralipti
2.Tripuri
3.Tagara
4.Sripura
Which one of the following is not related to the fundamental rights of the Indian Constitution?
1.Freedom of Assembly
2.Freedom of Movement
3.Freedom to be elected as a member of parliament
4.Freedom of Association
Which one of the following terms does not appear in the constitution of India?
1.Consolidated Fund of India
2.Budget
3.Appropriation Bill
4.Annual Financial statement
Which one of the following was a revolutionary who latter turned into a yogi and a philosopher?
1.Aurobindo Ghosh
2.Agarkar
3.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4.Lala Lajpat Rai
Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim State in India?
1.M.A. Jinnah
2.Syed Ahmad Khan
3.Mohammad Iqbal
4.None of these
Who was known as the Liberator of the Press ?
1.Metcalfe
2.Bentinck
3.Macaulay
4.Hastings
Who was the leader of Bihar to lead Peasant Movement with Mahatma Gandhi?
1.Baba Ramchand
2.Raj Kumar Shukla
3.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4.Rafi Ahmad Kidwai