Who of the following was not included in the first Interim National government announced in August, 1946?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Jagjivan Ram
Answer. (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Who among the following was India’s Defence Minister when the Chinese invaded the northern part of India in 1962?
(a) Morarji Desai
(b) V.K. Krishna Menon
(c) T.T. Krishnamachari
(d) Jagjivan Ram
Answer. (b) V.K. Krishna Menon
Paloura, mentioned as a part in the early sources was located on the cost of:
(a) Kerala
(b) Vanga
(c) Kalinga
(d) Andhra
Answer. (c) Kalinga
Pratishthana, an important trading centre was on the river:
(a) Cauvery
(b) Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) Narmada
Answer. (c) Godavari
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Sorabje Bengali : Business magnate
(b) Sir George Birdwood : Sheriff of Bombay
(c) Dinshaw Wacha : Founder of the Swaraj Party
(d) C.R. Das : Educationist
Answer. (b) Sir George Birdwood : Sheriff of Bombay
Foreign capitalists were attracted by Indian Industry for a variety of reasons. Which one of the following reasons was not one of them?
(a) Labour was extremely cheap
(b)Raw materials were radily and cheaply available
(c) Indian capitalist class was well developed but unable to compete
(d) For many Indian products there was a ready demand the world over
Answer. (c) Indian capitalist class was well developed but unable to compete
The economic policy of the British in India was to:
(a) Industrialize India
(b) Bring India to the level of Western countries
(c) Promote the material prosperity of the Indians
(d) Convert India into an agrarian satellite of metropolitan capitalism
Answer. (d) Convert India into an agrarian satellite of metropolitan capitalism
Assertion (A) : Cottage industries and handicrafts of India flourished due to the development of railways.
Reason (R) : Railways helped movement of commodities and goods.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer. (d) A is false but R is true
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists-
List – I (Buildings)
A. Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta
B. Central Secretariat, New Delhi
C. Gateway of India, Mumbai
D. Madras University Senate House, Chennai
List – II (Architects)
1. Herbert Baker
2. W. Emerson
3. R.F. Chisholm
4. George Clarke
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
Answer. (b) 3 1 2 4
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists-
List – I (Ports)
A. Barygaza
B. Muziris
C. Sopara
D. Suvarnabhumi
List – II (Location)
1. Malabar coast
2. Present day Mumbai coast
3. The eastern coast of India
4. At the mouth of the Narmada river
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 1 3 3
(d) 1 2 4 3
Answer. (c) 2 1 3 3
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Jagjivan Ram
Answer. (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Who among the following was India’s Defence Minister when the Chinese invaded the northern part of India in 1962?
(a) Morarji Desai
(b) V.K. Krishna Menon
(c) T.T. Krishnamachari
(d) Jagjivan Ram
Answer. (b) V.K. Krishna Menon
Paloura, mentioned as a part in the early sources was located on the cost of:
(a) Kerala
(b) Vanga
(c) Kalinga
(d) Andhra
Answer. (c) Kalinga
Pratishthana, an important trading centre was on the river:
(a) Cauvery
(b) Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) Narmada
Answer. (c) Godavari
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Sorabje Bengali : Business magnate
(b) Sir George Birdwood : Sheriff of Bombay
(c) Dinshaw Wacha : Founder of the Swaraj Party
(d) C.R. Das : Educationist
Answer. (b) Sir George Birdwood : Sheriff of Bombay
Foreign capitalists were attracted by Indian Industry for a variety of reasons. Which one of the following reasons was not one of them?
(a) Labour was extremely cheap
(b)Raw materials were radily and cheaply available
(c) Indian capitalist class was well developed but unable to compete
(d) For many Indian products there was a ready demand the world over
Answer. (c) Indian capitalist class was well developed but unable to compete
The economic policy of the British in India was to:
(a) Industrialize India
(b) Bring India to the level of Western countries
(c) Promote the material prosperity of the Indians
(d) Convert India into an agrarian satellite of metropolitan capitalism
Answer. (d) Convert India into an agrarian satellite of metropolitan capitalism
Assertion (A) : Cottage industries and handicrafts of India flourished due to the development of railways.
Reason (R) : Railways helped movement of commodities and goods.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer. (d) A is false but R is true
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists-
List – I (Buildings)
A. Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta
B. Central Secretariat, New Delhi
C. Gateway of India, Mumbai
D. Madras University Senate House, Chennai
List – II (Architects)
1. Herbert Baker
2. W. Emerson
3. R.F. Chisholm
4. George Clarke
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
Answer. (b) 3 1 2 4
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists-
List – I (Ports)
A. Barygaza
B. Muziris
C. Sopara
D. Suvarnabhumi
List – II (Location)
1. Malabar coast
2. Present day Mumbai coast
3. The eastern coast of India
4. At the mouth of the Narmada river
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 1 3 3
(d) 1 2 4 3
Answer. (c) 2 1 3 3