THE PANORAMA : 22

 
1. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly, when the Indian Constitution was adopted?
1. B.R. Ambedkar 2. Dr. Rajendra Prassad 3. Sachindanand Sinha 4. C.
Rajagopalachari

2. How many types of emergency have been visualized in the Constitution of India?

1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four

3. “Satyameve Jayate” has been taken from

1. Mundak Upanishad 2. Rigveda 3. Natya Sutra 4. Mahvastu

4. It is often said that the key to the minds of themakers of our Constitution lies in the

1. Preamble 2. Fundamental Rights

3. Fundamental Duties 4. Directive Principles of State Policy

5. Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of

1. Bijapur 2. Golkonda 3. Ahmednagar 4. Vijayanagar

6. Who elects the President of India?

1. An electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament

2. An electoral college consisting of the elected members of Lok Sabha and the elected members
of all the Stae Legislative Assemblies.

3. People of India

4. An electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and
the elected members of all the State Legislative Assemblies.

7. How many members can be nominated to the Lok Sabha by the President?

1. 2 2. 4 3. 5 4. 12

 
8. The dispute regarding the election of President of India of India is referred to

1. Chief Election Commissioner 2. Supreme Court

3. Parliament 4. Attorney General

9. The Council of Minister of the Union of India is responsible to the

1. Rajya Sabha 2. Prime Minister 3. President 4. Lok Sabha

10. When a money bill is passed by the Parliament, the President has the power to

1. Amend it 2. Reject it

3. Keep it with him 4. Return it for reconsideration.

11. Akbar founded the Din-I-llahi primarily to

1. Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims.

2. Establish a national religion, which would be acceptable to the Muslim and Hindus.

3. Ensure racial and communal harmony 4. Found a religious club.

12. Finance Commission is appointed for

1. Passing the money bills 2. Approving the money bills

3. Drafting the budget

4. Making recommendations to the President regarding the distribution between the Union and
the States of the net proceeds of taxes.

13. Which of the following is included in the Union List?

1. Posts and Telegraphs 2. Criminal Law 3. Land Revenue 4. Police

14. The Indian Constitution was declared passed on

1. Jan 26, 1950 2. Jan 26, 1949 3. Nov 26, 1949 4. None of these

 
15. Who amongst the following went to Sri Lanka for the propagation of Buddhism?

1. Gopa 2. Maha Prajapati Gotami 3. Sanghamitra 4. Yashodhara

16. Match the following :

II. Gol Gumbaj B. Iltutmish

III. Buland Darwaza C. Aurangzeb

IV. Moti Masjid D. Jahangir

E Akbar

1. I-E, II-A, III-C, IV-D 2. I-B, II-D, III-E, IV-A 3. I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-C 4. I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C

17. The capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was at

1. Amritsar 2. Lahore 3. Patiala 4.

18. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

1. Ripon – Subsidiary Alliance 2. Wellesley – Doctrine of Lapse

3. Bentick – Abolition of Sati 4. Dalhouse – Partition of Bengal

19. Who pioneered the movement leading to the Widow Remarriage Act?

1. Swami Vivekanand 2. Raja Ram Mohun Roy 3. Keshab Chandra Sen 4. Ishwar C. Vidyasagar.

20. The Aligarh Movement was associated with the name of

1. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 2. M.A. Jinnah 3. Maulana Mohammed Ali 4. Liaqat Ali

21. Who emphasized on democratization of local administration of India?

1. Charles Metcalf 2. Lord Mayo 3. Lord Ripon 4. Lord Dufferin

 
22. Uranium mines in India are located in which of the following places?

1. Alwaye 2. Jadugoda 3. Kolar 4. Singhbhum

23. Indian Standard Time (I.S.T) is determined according to the local time of which one of the following
longitudes?

1. 82.50 East Longitude 2. 00 Longitude or Greenwich meridian

3. 1800 East or West Longitude 4. 700 East Longitude.

24. In which of the following States is the Dudhwa National Park situated?

1. U.P. 2. M.P. 3. Karnataka 4. Assam

25. Which one of the following is famous for its sun temple?

1. Khajuraho 2. Konark 3. Pattadakkal 4. Thanjavur

26. Which of the following rivers flows west-ward?

1. Krishna 2. Cauvery 3. Mahanadi 4. Narmada

27. The river Chambal flows through the states of

1. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh 2. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and
Orissa

3. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan 4. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya

28. The gas usually mixed with oxygen during artificial respiration is

1. Hydrogen 2. Helium 3. Argon 4. Nitrogen

29. How many Loksabha seats are allotted to the states?

1. 525 2. 535 3. 530 4. 520

 
30. The country having the smallest area is

1. Nouru 2. Burkina Phaso 3. Brunei

31. The Rath Temple is in

1. Madurai 2. Mahabalispuram 3. Puri 4. Tanjaur

32. By the end of the 9th Five Year Plan, the government plans to spend ________ percent of GDP on
education.

1. 9 2. 8 3. 6 4. 5

33. Identify the incorrect pair :-

1. X-ray: Roentgen 2. Radium : Joseph Lister

3. Blood Circulation : William Harvey 4. First Heart Transplant : Dr. Christian

34. “The Little Corporal” is a title given to

1. Lal Bahadur Shastri 2. Napoleon 3. Bismarck 4. Winston Churchill

35. The Kaziranga sanctuary is famous for

1. One-horned rhinos 2. Deer 3. White lions 4. Tigers

36. The current % age of forested area in India is

1. 22% 2. 30% 3. 19% 4. 25%

37. The National Science Day is observed on

1. 28 Feb 2. 8 March 3. 15 March 4. 1 December

38. The Vice-President is the ex-office chairman of

39. The first woman Governor of India was

1. Sarojini Naidu 2. Suchketa Kriplani 3. Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur 4. None

40. Birsa Munda led a powrful tribal movement against the British rule in

1. Orissa 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Madhya Pradesh

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1. 2 2. 3 3. 1 4. 1 5. 1 6. 2 7. 1 8. 2 9. 4 10. 4 11. 4 12. 4
13. 1 14. 3 15. 3 16. 4 17. 2 18. 1 19. 4 20. 1 21. 3 22. 2 23. 1 24. 1
25. 2 26. 4 27. 3 28. 2 29. 4 30. 4 31. 3 32. 3 33. 2 34. 2 35. 1 36. 3
37. 1 38. 2 39. 1 40. 4