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HIS6 B11- INDIAN HISTORY – 4

The Making of Contemporary India

Multiple Choice Questions

1) Who wrote the book- ‘The Story of the Integration of the Indian States’?

(a) B. N. Rau
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Krishna Menon
(d) V. P. Menon
2) The Constitution of India came into force on ……..
a) 26 January 1950.
b) 27 January 1950
c) 25 January 1950
d) 20 January 1950
3) The Nehru Report, submitted on 10 August ……
a) 1928
b) 1927
c) 1926
d) 1929
4) Who was the chairman of the the Drafting committee of Indian constitution, set up by
the Constituent Assembly
a) B R Ambedkar
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) B. N. Rau
d) C. Rajagopalachari
5) Poona Pact of
a) 1931
b) 1932
c) 1933
d) 1930
6) The basic philosophy of the Constitution can be found in the
a) Fundamental Duties
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b) DPSP
c) Preamble
d) Introduction section
7) Part II of the Constitution, under Articles 5 to 11 deals with the
a) Fundamental Rights
b) DPSP
c) Fundamental Duties
d) Citizenship.
8) 1948 the Linguistic Provinces Commission, headed by
a) Justice S.K. Dar,
b) ) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Krishna Menon
(d) V. P. Menon
9) ................................. is considered as the architect of the Constitution of India.
a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b) Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d)Dr.Rajendra Prasad
10)......................was elected as the president of Indian National Congress Party for its
Karachi session of 1931.
a) Vallabhbhai Patel
b)Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
c)Jawaharlal Nehru
d).Rajagopalachari
11) The constitution of India became fully operational with effect from 26th
January..........................
a)1905
b)1935
c)1947
d) 1950
12) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education
Act
(RTEA) is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted on
a) 4 August 2009
b) 4 August 2008
c) 25 September 2009
d) 26 September 2008
13) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education
Act (RTEA) is an Act of the Parliament of India comes under …………..of the Indian
Constitution
a) Article 21A
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c) Article 23 A
d) Article 24 A
14) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education
Act (RTEA) is an Act of the Parliament of India, which describes the modalities of the
importance of free and compulsory education for children between the ages of
a) 6 to 15 years
b) 6 to 14 years
c) 5 to 15 years
d) 8 to 14 years
15) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education
Act (RTEA) is an Act of the Parliament of India; the act came into force on
a) 1 April 2008
b) 1 April 2009
c) 1 April 2011
d) 1 April 2010
16) The title of the RTE Act incorporates the words ‘free and ………
a) compulsory
b) Democratic
c) Equality
d) Forcefully
17) The National Food Security Act of
a) 2011
b) 2013
c) 2012
d) 2014
18) What does PDS stand for?
A) Product data Sheet
b) Product Disclosure Statement
c) Public Distribution system
d) Public Domain System
19) What does ICDS stand for?
a) Integrated Child Development Scheme
b) International Conference on Dynamical System
c) Integrated Child Development Services
d) International Children’s Development Scheme
20) The RTI Bill was passed by Parliament of India on
a) 18 June 2005
b) 15 June 2005
c) 16 July 2008
d) 20 July 2003
21) The RTI Bill was passed by Parliament of India on 15 June 2005 and came into force
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a) 12 October 2004
b) 15 October 2004
c) 10 October 2004
d) 12 October 2005.
22) What does PIO stand for?
a) Public International Organization
b) Program Information Office
c) The Public Information Officer
d) Press and Information Officer
23) What does MMS Stand For?
a) Midday Meals Scheme
b) Multi Media Service
c) Mini Medical School
d) Modern Media Service
24) What does NHRC stand for?
a) National Human Rights Commission
b) Naval Health Research Centre
c) Nepal Health Research Council
d) Navrongo Health Research Centre
25) National Human Rights Commission is a ......
(a) Statutory body
(b) Constitutional body
(c) Multilateral institution
(d) Both a and c
26) Who is the current chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
(a) Justice A.S. Anand
(b) Justice H.L. Dattu
(c) Justice Arun Kumar Mishra
(d) Justice K. Balakrishnan
27) Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the National Human Rights
Commission?
(a) It was established in 1993.
(b) In the cases of human rights violation, the Commission has no right to punish
the culprit
(c) The Chairman and members of this Commission are appointed by the Supreme
Court of India
(d) The Commission sends its annual report to the Central Government and State
Governments
28) Which of the following is not the function of the National Human Rights Commission?
(a) To interfere in the proceedings related to any human rights violation case
pending in the court
(b) Protecting the human rights of prisoners

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(c) To provide Economic compensation to any human rights violation victim

(d) Promoting research in the field of human rights
29) Where is the headquarter of the National Human Rights Commission?
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Kolkata
30) When changes have been made in the National Human Rights Commission Act?
(a) 2001
(b) 1999
(c) 2006
(d) 2016
31) Caste in Indian Politics written by
a) Rajni Kothari
b) C P Bhambari
c) Mohit Bhattacharya
d) Granville Austin
32) Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti (DS4) founded in
a) 1991
b) 1981
c) 1971
d) 1992
33) Narmada Bachao Andolan is related to which dam
a. Tehri
b.Sardar Sarovar
c. Bhakhara Nagal
d. Rihand
34) Narmada Bachao Andolan is a good example of _____________.
(A) Interest group
(B) Religious group
(C) Political group
(D) Movement group
35) On which river is Sardar Sarovar Dam built?
A. Tapi
B. Narmada
C. Krishna
D. Kaveri
36) Which one of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
A.Narmada
B.Mahanadi
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D.Krishna
37) In which state did Narmada Bachao Andolan , an NGO, launched a movement against
the river valley project ?
A) Himachal pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka
D) Gujarat
38) Name the longest westward flowing river of Peninsular India.
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Narmada
D. All of these
39) Who among the following was associated with chipko movement?
A. Sundarlal Bahuguna
B. Gaura Devi
C. Sudesha Devi
D. All of the above
40) Which of the following was started in 1973 to save the evergreen tropical forest in the
Palakkad district of Kerala, India from being flooded by a hydroelectric project?
A. Chipko Movement
B. Silent Valley Movement
C. Appiko Movement
D. Jungle Bachao Andolan
41) The Chipko is one of the world known…………………. movements in India.
a) Environmental
b) Political
c) social
d) Economic
42) The Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and……………….,
a) Kerala
b) Tamilnadu
c) AndhraPradesh
d) Telegana
43) Which article of Indian constitution gives the power to the government to make special
provisions for the development of SC/ST/OBC against the article 15?
A. Article 19
B. Article 29
C. Article 25
D. None of these
44) How many members are in the National Commission for Other Backward Class?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 3 D. 8

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45) .The ULFA was formed in April

a)1978
b) 1979
c) 1970
d)1989
46) The Khalistan Movement aims to create a homeland for ……………by establishing a
sovereign state, called ‘Khālistān’ (Land of Khalsa) in the Punjab region.
a) Sikhs
b) Muslims
c) Hindu
d) Parsi
47) Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession on 26 October
a) 1950
b) 1947
c) 1945
d) 1943
48) Which Indian State/States share boundaries with Pakistan?
A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. All the above
49) India and Pakistan border is also known as .......
A.Zero point border
B. International Border
C. Coastal Border
D. None of the above
50) When borders of Pakistan were drawn?
A. 14 August, 1947
B. 15 August, 1947
C. 16 August, 1947
D. 17 August, 1947
51) The first capital of independent Pakistan was.....
A. Karachi
B. Faisalabad
C. Islamabad
D. Lahore
52) Who drew up the borders for newly independent Pakistan?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Sir Cyril Radcliff
C. Clement Atlee
D. None of the above

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53) Maintenance of the Internal Security Act 1971 (MISA), which was passed in May
a) 1970
b) 1968
c) 1969
d) 1971
54) Raj Narain, who had been defeated in the 1971 parliamentary election by
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Sanjay Gandhi
c) Rajiv Gandhi
d) Morarji Deshai
55) The National Emergency in India came into existence from 25th June
a) 1974
b) 1973
c) 1975
d) 1976
56) Total Revolution was associated with
a) Jayaprakash Narayan
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi
d) V P menon
57) The National Emergency in India was declared on 25th June 1975 for a period of 21-
months by ………………………….the President of India
a) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Lal BAhadur Shastri
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
58) Which of the following constitutional amendments equipped President to impose
National Emergency on any particular part of India?
(A) 38th
(B) 40th
(C) 42nd
(D) 62nd
59) Which kind of emergency will be imposed in the case of war, external aggression and
armed rebellion?
(A) 356
(B) 352
(C) 360
(D) None of the following
60) How many times have the financial emergency imposed in India?
(A) 1
(B) 2
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(D) Never
61) Which of the following Fundamental Rights do not get abolished automatically during
National Emergency?
(A) Article 19
(B) Article20
(C) Article21
(D) Both b and c
62) Which of the following statements is not true?
(A) The Fundamental Rights of Article 19 are susepnded automatically during
National Emergency declared on the basis of war or external aggression .
(B) The Fundamental Rights of Article 19 can not be suspended in the case of
National Emergency declared on the basis of armed rebellion.
(C) Article 19 automatically revives when the National Emergency is over.
(D) When a National Emergency is enforced, the Fundamental Rights of Article
19 are repealed after the President's order.
63) How many times have the National Emergency been implemented in India?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
64) National Mission for a Green India is merged with -
a. Swacha Bharat Abhiyan
b. National River Conservation scheme
c. National Afforestation Program
d. MGNREGA
65) Consider the following statements
1. MGNREGS fulfills the constitutional rights in India.
2. MGNREGA is to be implemented mainly by gram panchayats.
3. The places where the recent unseasonal rain and hailstorms have affected crops
the government will increase the number of work days under the Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to 200 from 100.
Which of the above statements are correct?
a. 1,2
b. 1,3
c. 2,3
d. All
66) The New Economic policy announced by the government of India in
A) 1991
B) 1992
C) 1993
D) 1994
67) What were the reasons for introducing the economic reforms in 1991?

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A) The Gulf war

B) The negative balance of payments
C) Increase in fiscal deficit
D) All of the above
68) How many industries were reserved only for the public sector before the deregulation
of the industrial sector in 1991?
A) 20
B) 17
C) 24
D) 19
69) ___________ is the policy that helps integrate a domestic economy with the world
economy.
A) Liberalisation
B) Globalisation
C) Privatisation
D) None of the above
70) The process of transferring the ownership, management and control of a public sector
partially/entirely to the private sector is known as ________.
A) Globalisation
B) Liberalisation
C) Privatisation
D) None of the above
71) What was the primary outcome of the liberalisation and privatisation initiatives under
the New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1991, followed by the Indian government?
A) Fiscal policy reforms
B) Globalisation
C) Monetary policy reforms
D) None of the above
72) Which of the following concepts was not a part of the economic reforms under the
New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1991?
A) Centralisation
B) Liberalisation
C) Globalisation
D) Privatisation
73) In ………the Rajiv Gandhi government introduced a new National Policy on
Education,
popularly known as The New Education Policy (NEP).
A) 1986
B) 1987
C) 1985
D) 1988
74) The New Education Policy expected to spent ………% of GDP on education.

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A) 5
B) 2
C) 6
D) 7
75) Which of the following Indian state does not share a border with China?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttrakhand
76 . Which of the following Indian state does not share a border with China?
a) Redcliff Line
(b) Durand Line
(c) Mcmohan Line
(d) Silent line
77) Which of the following is not the disputed site between India & China?
(a) Doklam
(b) Galwan valley
(c) Depsang Plains
(d) Lipulekh pass
78) Wagah Border exists between.........
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and China
(c) India and Afghanistan
(d) India and Nepal
79) When India-china fought the deadliest war?
(a) 1947
(b) 1971
(c) 1995
(d) 1962
80) The panchsheel treaty has been signed between________
a) India and Nepal
b) Indian and Pakistan
c) India and China
d) India and Sri Lanka
81) . India conducted its first Nuclear Test in the year:
A. 1974
B. 197
C. 1998
D. 1996
82) The Cold War began:
A. Immediately after World War II

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B. Immediately before World War II

C. Immediately before World War I
D. Immediately before World War I
83) India is part of……………………
A. SAARC
B. NAFTA
C. CER
D. European Union
84) SAARC is headquartered in………………………..
A. Kathmandu
B. Colombo
C. New Delhi
D. Islamabad
85) Simla Agreement was signed on :
A. 1971
B. 1972
C. 1974
D. 1975
86) Simla Agreement was signed between:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B. Benazir Bhuto and Indira Gandhi
C. Indira Gandhi and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
D. Jawaharlal Nehru and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
87) NAM was founded in ……………………………. in 1961
A. New Delhi
B. Colombo
C. Belgrade
D. Bandung
88) Which agreement was signed between India and Pakistan after Indo-Pakistani War of
1965
A. Tashkent Agreement
B. Bangkok Agreement
C. Panchasheel Agreement
D. None of the above
89) India declared LTTE to be a terrorist outfit after the assassination
of……………………….
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Rajiv Gandhi
C. Mahtma Gandhi
D. None of these
90) Which of among the following is associated with the liberation of Bangladesh:
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B. Mukti Bahini
C. NATO
D. International Court of Justice
91) Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan in the Year………….
A. 1971
B. 1972
C. 1980
D. 1985
92) The main objective of the first five year plan of India was?
(a) Development of infrastructure
(b) Development of ports
(c) Development of the industries
(d) Development of agriculture
93) Who is the president of the National Development Council?
(a) Vice-President
(b) RBI Governor
(c) Home Minister
(d) Prime Minister
94) The first five-year plan of India started in?
(a) 1951
(b) 1952
(c) 1949
(d) 1950
95) NITI Aayog or the National Institution for Transforming India replaced which of the
following commission?
a) Public Service Commission
(b) Civil Service Commission
(c) The Election Commission
(d) The Planning Commission
96) Who is the chairman of NITI Aayog?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Home Minister
(c) President of India
(d) Finance Minister
97) The State Reorganization Commission was formed in 1953 to reconsider the demand
for language-based state formation, which was led by –
(a) Fazal Ali
(b) KM Panikker
(C) H. N. Kunjakar
(d) M. C. Mahajana
98) the State Reorganization Act of 1956 divides the whole country
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(b) Into 14 States and 6 Union Territories

(c) Into 17 States and 7 Union Territories
(d) Into 24 States and 4 Union Territories
99) The Constituent Assembly of India was step up under the framework of?

(a) Cripps mission (1942)

(b) Cabinet mission (1946)
(c) Simon commission (1927)
(d) None of these.
100) The all-important drafting committee had two distinguished jurist and lawyers along
with the chairman Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. They were?
(a) B.N Rau and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
(b) B.N Rau and S.N. Mukherjee
(c) Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer and K.M. Munshi
(d) K.M. Munshi and S.N. Mukherjee

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Answer Key

1. D 26. c 51. a 76. C

2. A 27. c 52. b 77. D
3. A 28. c 53. d 78. A
4. A 29. a 54. a 79. D
5. B 30. c 55. c 80. C
6. C 31. a 56. a 81. A
7. D 32. b 57. a 82. A
8. A 33. b 58. C 83. A
9. a 34. d 59. B 84. A
10. c 35. b 60. D 85. B
11. d 36. a 61. D 86. C
12. A 37. d 62. D 87. C
13. A 38. c 63. B 88. A
14. B 39. d 64. D 89. B
15. D 40. b 65. A 90. B
16. A 41. a 66. A 91. A
17. B 42. b 67. D 92. D
18. c 43. b 68. B 93. D
19. c 44. a 69. B 94. A
20. b 45. b 70. C 95. D
21. d 46. a 71. B 96. A
22. c 47. b 72. A 97. A
23. a 48. d 73. A 98. B
24. a 49. b 74. C 99. B
25. d 50. d 75. B 100. C

Prepared by:
Shihabudeen T.P,
Asst. Professor,
SDE, University of Calicut

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