जो धातु या शब्द के अंत में जोड़ा जाता है उसे कहते है ?
A
समास
B
अव्यय
C
उपसर्ग
D
प्रत्यय
General English
Question 9Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
He was in the temper
B
and refused
C
discuss the matter again
D
No error
Question 10Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
A flower makes no garland
B
so we must do a thing together
C
in a unit for a good result
D
No error
Question 11Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
My friend is a software engineer
B
and his wife is doctor
C
so they don’t have enough time for each other
D
No error
Question 12Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
I don’t have much time that
B
I hear you in detail with verbosity
C
tell everything in nutshell
D
No error
Question 13Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
The atmosphere is changing
B
so I have severe pain in my body
C
if you have any painkiller, please give it to me
D
No error
General Knowledge & Reasoning, Numerical Ability
Question 14Single Answer
Passage :
Direction:Study the given information carefully and answer the given question
P, Q, R, S, T, V, X and Y are seated in a straight line facing North. P sits fourth to the left of V. V sits either sixth from the left end of the line or fourth from the right end of the line. S sits second to the right of R. R is not an immediate neighbor of V. T and Q are immediate neighbours of each other but neither T not Q sits at extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits between T and X. X does not sit at the extreme end of the line
According to the passage, what is the main purpose of data protection laws ?
A
To ensure that foreign countries invest in research for drugs to treat diseases like TB
B
To attract Indian scientists back to the country
C
To prevent misuse of research to make profit by competing companies
D
To make clinical trials more acceptable to the public
E
None of these
Question 15Single Answer
‘Gram’ is relatd to ‘Mass’ in the same way as ‘Centimetre’ is related to
A
Area
B
Volume
C
Length
D
Sound
E
Energy
Question 16Single Answer
The height of 5 boys is recorded as 146 cms. 154 cms.164 cms.148 cms.And 158 cms. What is the average height of all these boys?
A
152 cms
B
158 cms
C
156 cms
D
154 cms
E
None of these
Question 17Single Answer
A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream .
A
2 hours
B
3 hours
C
4 hours
D
5 hours
Question 18Single Answer
Which of the following is an important Paleolithic site of Madhya Pradesh?
A
Narmada valley
B
Hathnora
C
Jogdaha
D
All of the above
Question 19Single Answer
Bhimbetka Rock shelters, a UNESCO world Heritage Site is located at which place?
A
Indore
B
Bhopal
C
Raisen
D
Mandla
Question 20Single Answer
Which day is observed on 1 October every year as declared by the United Nations?
A
World Teachers’ Day
B
International Day of Non-Violence
C
World Food Day
D
International Day of Older Persons
Pedagogy
Question 21Single Answer
Of Froebel's idealism it can be said that :
A
education is not a process of unflodment
B
learning unites knowledge, feelings and doing
C
education cannot be a process of self realination
D
the notion of self activity is limited to manual activity is limited to manual activity
Question 22Single Answer
Critically examine the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and give your answer from the codes given below : Assertion (A) : There is almost a consensus that drop out rate of the government primary schools is much higher in comparison to that of public schools. Reason (R) : It is so because the government primary schools do not offer enough cocurricular activities.
A
Codes :
Both (A) and (R) are true.
B
(A) is true but (R) is false.
C
(A) is false but (R) is true.
D
Both (A) and (R) are false.
Question 23Single Answer
A student has a problem. He/she comes to the teacher and asks. "What shall I do?" The teacher should :
A
tell the student the course of action after considering the student's abilities and
B
tell the student what he/she (the teacher) would do if he/she were in student's place
C
ask questions to the student, which will develop the information needed for an intelligent decision.
D
tell the student to figure out himself/herself to find solution to his/her problems
Question 24Single Answer
Which of the following premises is inconsistent with democratic school administratioin?
A
Every teacher should make an equal contribution to the cause of education.
B
The welfare of the group is assured by furthering the welfare of individuals.
C
Cooperative group decisions are aptto be more valid than the decisions of individuals.
D
Every person can make a unique and important contribution.
Question 25Single Answer
Find the odd item out :
A
Budhi
B
Antahkaran
C
Chitta
D
Manas
Question 26Single Answer
The initiation ceremony called "Pabajja" is related to which of the following?
A
Islam
B
Jainism
C
Buddhism
D
Samkhya-Yoga
Question 27Single Answer
Match Column-1 (thinkers) and Column-II (their words) and give your answer from the codes given below : Column-I Column-II
(a) Ivan Illiach (i) The laboratory school
(b) John Dewey (ii) Education and social order
(c) Paulo Frierce (iii) Deschooling society
(d) Bertrand Russell (iv) Banking concept of education
(v) Integral education
A
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
B
(iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
C
(v) (ii) (iii) (iv)
D
(ii) (iii) (v) (iv)
Question 28Single Answer
Which of the following is correct?
A
Maktab is a place where pupils learn reading and writing and madarsa is where lectures are delivered.
B
The two concepts are the same there is no actual difference.
C
Madarsa is where literacy is provided and Maktab where higher education is given.
D
Maktabs are educational institutions meant for religious (Islamic) education but Madarsas are institutions where nonreligious secular education is provided.
Question 29Single Answer
Application of general principles of sociology in the process of education is known as :
A
Educational Sociology
B
Social foundations of education
C
Sociology of education
D
Educational foundations of education
Question 30Single Answer
In modern society one spends a significant part of one's formative years ....... to avail formal education.
A
in family
B
in community
C
with peers
D
at school
History
Question 31Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(Author) (Book)
(a) John William Kaye (i) Indian Old and New
(b) Mary Carpenter (ii) The Economic History of India under Early British Rule
(c) Ramesh Chandra Dutt (iii) A History of the Sepoy War in India
(d) Valentine Chiral (iv) Six months in India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
B
(iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
C
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
D
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Question 32Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Book) (Contents)
(a) Nizami-i Anjum (i) Deals with current weights and measures
(b) Tuhfat-ul Hind (ii) Hindu astrology
(c) Dabistan-i (iii) Hindu prosody and Mazahib rhetoric
(d) Risala-Miqdariyah (iv) Different religions and sects of India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
B
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
D
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Question 33Single Answer
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : The Supreme Council of the Governor-General in Calcutta gave extraordinary powers to Special Commissions to capture and punish rebels of the 1857 Revolt, in its Act XIV of June 1857
Reason (R) : The primary aim of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's Causes of the Indian Revolt (1858), then a government sub-Judge, was to show the loyalty of Muslims, who in the years following the rebellion were viewed with suspicion and disfavour
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
D
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Question 34Single Answer
Ibn Battuta informs that the Sultan had fixed Wednesday for freeing male slaves, Friday for freeing female slaves and Saturday for marrying men slaves to female slaves. Identify the Sultan .
A
Balban
B
Aladdin Kanji
C
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Question 35Single Answer
In the Bayan Hoard, coins of which Gupta ruler have been found in the highest number ?
A
Chandragupta-I
B
Samudragupta
C
Chandragupta-II
D
Kumaragupta-I
Question 36Single Answer
Which of the following texts were authored by the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra ?
(a) Kuttanimata
(b) Kalavilasa
(c) Prabodhachandrodaya
(d) Samayamatrika
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(b), (c) and (d) only
Question 37Single Answer
Regarding Maratha relations with Nizamul Mulk, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) As the Viceroy of the Deccan, from 1710 to 1715. Nizamul Mulk resisted the Maratha claims for the Chough and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan
(b) After his successful rebellion against the Saiyids, Nizamul Mulk respected the Imperial farman granting the Chough and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan to the Marathas
(c) In January 1721. he had his first meeting with Baji Rao
(d) The most important point of conflict between Marathas and Nizamul Mulk was the Karnataka
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (c) and (d) only
B
(a), (b) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(a) and (d) only
Question 38Single Answer
"Our general policy is to avoid entanglement in power politics and not to join any group of powers as against any other group . The two leading groups today are the Russian Bloc and the Anglo-American Bloc . We must be friendly to both and yet not join either" .
The above words constitute the central idea of which policy ?
A
Non-alignment
B
Baghdad Pact
C
Afro-Asian conference of 1955
D
Panchsheel
Question 39Single Answer
Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : When a soldier died showing exemplary valour while fighting for the king, he was granted land for the livelihood of his dependents, called 'Mrityukarvritti'
Statement (II) : A Chandella inscription records the grant of such a 'Mrityukarvritti'
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
C
Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
D
Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Question 40Single Answer
Given below are two statements One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : When the All India Women's Conference began their campaign in support of the Child Marriage Restraint Bill (1929), Sister Subbalakshmi gave evidence before the Joshi Committee about the harmful effects of youthful marriages
Reasons (R) : Methuen Petit, a social worker who became leading trade unionist, organized the Seva Mandir to work among the poor
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
D
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Question 41Single Answer
Which of the following statements regarding Gandhi's concept of Satyagraha are correct ?
(a) For Gandhi, Satyagraha aimed to penetrate the barriers of prejudice, ill-will, dogmatism, self-righteousness and selfishness
(b) Gandhi explained the effectiveness of Satyagraha in terms of the spiritual impact of suffering love
(c) The Satyagraha was considered by Gandhi as the ultimate tool of humiliating the opponent
(d) Gandhi's political realism triumphed over his moral idealism and despite its claims to the contrary, his Satyagrahas were not always purely spiritual in nature
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a), (c) and (d) only
C
(b), (c) and (d) only
D
(a), (b) and (d) only
Question 42Single Answer
Chronologically arrange Muhammad bin Tughlaq's experiments/projects :
(a) Token currency
(b) Khorasan expedition
(c) Transfer of capital
(d) Qarachil expedition
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(c), (a), (d), (b)
B
(d), (a), (b), (c)
C
(c), (a), (b), (d)
D
(a), (c), (d), (b)
Question 43Single Answer
The earliest extant examples of the Mughal baluster columns are found solely in which of the following Mughal emperor's fortress palaces ?
A
Akbar
B
Jahangir
C
Shahjahan
D
Aurangzeb
Question 44Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II : List-I List-II (Sikh Guru) (Sub-Caste)
(a) Guru Nanak (i) Bhalla
(b) Guru Amar Das (ii) Bedi
(c) Guru Ram Das (iii) Trehan
(d) Guru Angad (iv) Sodhi
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
B
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
C
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
D
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Question 45Single Answer
Which of the following Sultans in his farman used to address the amirs as Masnad-i ali ?
A
Qutbuddin Aibek
B
Balban
C
Firuz Tughlaq
D
Bahlol Lodi
Question 46Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Authors) (Dharmasastras)
(a) Bhatta Lakshmidhara (i) Chaturvarga-chintamani
(b) Devannabhatta (ii) Smrityarthasara
(c) Hemadri (iii) Kriyakalpataru
(d) Sridhara (iv) Smriti-Chandrika
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
C
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
D
(iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Question 47Single Answer
Which of the following statements regarding interpretation in historical writing are correct ?
(a) Interpretation as an essential step in historical method seems to lie beyond criticism and exposition
(b) To know what a document means is as much a challenge to critical judgment as to know when or by whom was it written, or whether one may trust it
(c) The literary exposition of historical data is greatly conditioned by the interpretation one places upon them
(d) Factual interpretation deals with the facts of a document, not with the words
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c) and (d) only
B
(a), (b) and (d) only
C
(b), (c) and (d) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 48Single Answer
The Sultan ordered the Maliks, Amirs, officers of the court and persons of responsibility and status not to go to each other's houses or to collect parties at banquets : there were to be no intermarriage among them unless the Sultan had been informed and his permission obtained'. Identify the Sultan .
A
Balban
B
Alauddin Khalji
C
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Question 49Single Answer
Who was the first elected president of the All India Depressed Classes Association formed in 1926 ?
A
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B
Rao Bahaddur M.C. Rajah
C
Bhaskarrao Jadhav
D
Jagjivan Ram
Question 50Single Answer
Poems classified as upadesharupaka (didactic metaphors) in Marathi bhakti poetry were known as
A
Bharud
B
Abhang
C
Palana
D
Vachana
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History
Question 51Single Answer
During Jahangir's period certain painters developed recognizable areas of expertise in the field of Mughal paintings . In this regard which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) Mansur wars expert in painting animals and flowers
(b) Abul Hasan was a portraitist
(c) Govardhan was an expert painter of painting holy men, musicians, and eccentrics
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b) and (c) only
B
(a) and (b) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(a), (b) and (c)
Question 52Single Answer
Which of the following Sanskrit intellectuals of the seventeenth century had relations with the Mughal emperor Shahjahan ?
(a) Santi Chandra
(b) Jagannath Panditraja
(c) Kavindracarya Saraswati
(d) Padmasundra
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b) and (c) only
B
(b), (c) and (d) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 53Single Answer
From among the following statements regarding Munshi Premchand and his works, which of them are correct ?
(a) Premchand was among the first to portray the Dalits as independent and recognizable characters both as part of the poor and with their own particular problems
(b) Premchand was extremely insensitive to the political and social movements of his times
(c) Premchand was concerned both about social evils and enslaved conditions of his country
(d) One of his (Premchand's) last and most famous stories, Kafan (the Shroud), was first published in Hindi in 1935 and later appeared in Urdu
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (c) only
B
(c) and (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(b), (c) and (d) only
Question 54Single Answer
Which of the following texts allow divorce ?
(a) Narada Sinriti
(b) Manava Dharmasastra
(c) Arthasastra
(d) Yajnavalkya Smriti
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(d) only
B
(a) and (c) only
C
(a) and (d) only
D
(c) only
Question 55Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
A
Colonial sources cited the Rebellion of 1857 as 'sepoy mutiny'
B
Syed Ahmad Khan focussed on the loyalty of Muslims towards British rulers in the 1857 Rebellion
C
The English 'Free Traders' supported the East India Company's monopoly in India and condemned the Indian chieftains for rebelling against the company
D
R.C. Majumdar refused to accept the 1857 Rebellion as the First War of Independence'
Question 56Single Answer
Arrange the following organizations chronologically from their date of establishment :
(a) All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
(b) Indian National Trade Union
(c) Independent Labour Party of India (Dr. Ambedkar)
(d) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (d), (c), (a)
B
(a), (c), (d), (b)
C
(c), (d), (a), (b)
D
(a), (d), (c), (b)
Question 57Single Answer
Who was the first president of the All India Trade Union Congress founded on 31 August 1920 ?
A
Lala Lajpat Rai
B
Diwan Chaman Lal
C
Joseph Baptista
D
N. M. Joshi
Question 58Single Answer
Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ?
(a) In the Tamil region right-hand and left hand groups were known as idangai and valangai respectively
(b) Both the right hand and left-hand groups included non-peasant castes such as those of artisans as well as higher ranking castes
(c) Both the right-hand and left-hand groups usually excluded the outcastes, notably the Paraiyas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) only
B
(a) and (b) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(b) and (c) only
Question 59Single Answer
Which of the following are included among the seven limbs of ancient Indian State ?
(a) Svamin
(b) Amatya
(c) Janapada
(d) Yuvaraja
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(a), (b), (c), (d)
Question 60Single Answer
From among the following statements regarding economic critique of colonialism, which ones are correct ?
(a) The British administrators attributed the rapid construction of railroads and the growth of India's foreign trade as a proof of India's prosperity
(b) For nationalists, a negative impact on indigenous industries, foreign trade and railways represented India's underdevelopment of economy
(c) The nationalists emphasized that while expenditure served British imperial needs, it also brought consequent prosperity to Indian people
(d) Not until 1905, did the drain theory f part of the Indian National Congress agenda
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b), (c) and (d) only
C
(b) and (d) only
D
(a) and (d) only
Question 61Single Answer
In which of the following rulers' reigns the billion currency seems to have nearly entirely replaced silver coinage ?
A
Alauddin Khalji
B
Muhammad Tughlaq
C
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
D
Balban
Question 62Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is true about the stand of the communist party of India during the India-China war of 1962 ?
A
One wing of the party supported the Indian Government against the Chinese attack
B
The Communist Party (Marxist) wing of the party supported the stand of China
C
One wing of the party criticized China as a bourgeois state
D
The Communist Party (Marxist) wing joined hands with the revolutionary elements across the globe
Question 63Single Answer
The first pilgrim centre for the Sikhs, symbolized with the construction of a well with 84 steps, to reach the water for bathing, which became sacred for the Sikhs was established by which one of the following Sikh Gums and at which place ?
A
Guru Ram Das - Amritsar
B
Guru Amar Das - Goindwal
C
Guru Angad - Khadur
D
Guru Nanak - Kartarpur
Question 64Single Answer
Which of the following statements about Chokhamela are correct ?
(a) Chokhamela was a Varkari Saint
(b) His poems express devotion for Vitthal
(c) As a great devotee of Vitthala, after his death his samadhi was built inside the Vitthala temple at Pandharpur
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b) and (c) only
B
(a) and (b) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(a), (b) and (c)
Question 65Single Answer
Which of the following suttas are associated with the Dighanikaya ?
(a) Brahmajala Sutta
(b) Mahapadana Sutta
(c) Mahaparinibbana Sutta
(d) Samannaphala Sutta
Choose the correct answer from the options iven below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (d) only
D
(a), (b), (c), (d)
Question 66Single Answer
Which female social reformer wrote the short stories Sultana's Dream (1905) and Avarodhbasini (1929), criticizing the custom of purdah among Muslims ?
A
Katherine Mayo
B
Mrs. Abbas Tyabji
C
BegamJahanAra Shah Nawaz
D
Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Question 67Single Answer
Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : Hoes and sickles, small weapons and horse trappings of iron have been found at megalithic sites
Statement (II) : Maski and Nagarjunakonda are megalithic sites
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B
Both Statement I and Statement 11 are false
C
Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
D
Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Question 68Single Answer
Chronologically arrange various Farman’s/memorandum issued by Mughal emperors/nobles :
(a) Akbar’s Farman to Ram Das
(b) Raja Todarmal’s memorandum on revenue administration
(c) Farman to Muhammad Hashim
(d) Farman to Resides Karori
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (d), and (b) (c) only
B
(b) (c) (a), (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (d) (c) only
D
(d), (c), (b), (a)
Question 69Single Answer
After Gwalior compaign in 1232, a commemorative coin was struck to mark the victory . Whose name was inscribed on the coin along with that of iiotutmish ?
A
Turkan Hatton
B
Nasiruddin Mahmud
C
Ruknuddin Firuz
D
Raziya Sultan
Question 70Single Answer
Which of the following Sailendra rulers are known to have had friendly relations with their contemporary Indian kings ?
(a) Samaragravira
(b) Balaputrdeve
(c) Chudamanivarman
(d) Sri-Maravijayottungavarman
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (d), only
B
(d) (a), only
C
(a), (b) only
D
(b), (c), (d)
Question 71Single Answer
Chronologically arrange the following treaties starting from the earliest :
(a) The Treaty of Srirangpattanam
(b) The Treaty of Lahore
(c) The Treaty of Bassien (Vasai)
(d) The Treaty of Allahabad and Kara
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c), and (d) (b) only
B
(c) (d) (b), (a) only
C
(d), (a) and (c) (b) only
D
(d), (c), (b), (a)
Question 72Single Answer
Which one of the following statements in not true ?
A
Annie Besant of the Madras Theosophical society asserted that in ancient times Hindu woman were educated and moved freely in society
B
The Arya Samaj of North India strongly supported the cause of female education
C
The Hunter Commission Report of 1882 recommended more liberal grants-in-aid for girls’ schools than for boys’ and special scholarships and prizes for girls
D
Dhondo Keshav Karve was against the education of high caste Hindu widows
Question 73Single Answer
Digambar Biwa’s and Bishnu Biswas led which of the following movement in 1859-60 ?
A
Munda Rebellion
B
Kuka Revolt
C
Indigo Revolt
D
Faraizi Movement
Question 74Single Answer
Which of the following statements are true about colonial cities ?
(a) Delhi, Agra and Lahore lost much of their older glory
(b) Dacca, Murshidabad and Patna came into prominence in the British period
(c) The Victoria Terminal station of Bombay was built after Mughal architectural style
(d) According to C.A. Bayle, there was a significant expansion of small towns in the mid-Ganga region from around the 1720s
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b) and (c) only
B
(a), (c) and (d) only
C
(a) and (d) only
D
(b) and (d) only
Question 75Single Answer
Match List I with List II :
List I List II
(Monument) (Calligrapher)
(a) Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (i) Baqi Muhammad
(b) Atagha Khan’s tomb, Delhi (ii) Abd al Nabi al Quraishi
(c) Shah Begum’s tomb, Allahabad (iii) Ahmad al Chisthi
(d) Itimad ud daul’s tomb, Agra (iv) Mir Abdulla Mushkin Qalam
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
B
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
C
(iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
D
(i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Question 76Single Answer
Match List-1 with List-II :
List I List II
(Yakshinis or Sasana devata) (Association with Tirthankaras)
(a) Siddhayika (i) Adinatha
(b) Chakresvari (ii) Neminatha
(c) Ambika (iii) Parsvanatha
(d) Padmavati (iv) Mahavira
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
B
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
C
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
D
(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Question 77Single Answer
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Devaraya 11 strengthened the military base of the kingdom by improving the quality of war horses and the training of horsemen and archers. He established deeper political control over west-coast emporia, thus linking military reform with international commerce
Reason (R) : Military and administrative dominance over the major ports on the Arabian Sea provided Devaraya II with a new and different source of state finance
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
D
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Question 78Single Answer
Lajahoma was a part of :
A
Vajpayee sacrifice
B
Marriage ceremony
C
The Sannyasin's duties
D
Panchamahayajna
Question 79Single Answer
Which of the following combinations of Indian revolutionaries abroad and their newspaper not correct ?
(a) Tarak Nath Das - Circular-e-Azadi
(b) Ramnath Puri - Free Hindusthan
(c) Shyamji Krishna Verma - Indian Sociologist
(d) Indu Bhushan Dey Mazumdar - Gaelic American
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (d) only
B
(b), (c) and (d) only
C
(c) and (d) only
D
(a), (b) and (d) only
Question 80Single Answer
In which of the following texts are the Sabah and the Samiti mentioned as the two daughters of a Vedic deity ?
A
Rigveda
B
Yajurveda
C
Atharvaveda
D
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Question 81Single Answer
Who wrote the dictum: "all history is the history of ideas" .
A
G. R. Elton
B
R. G. Collingwood
C
G. M. Trevelyan
D
Leo von Ranke
Question 82Single Answer
Who founded the autonomous kingdom of Hyderabad in 1724 ?
A
Mubriz Khan
B
Asaf Jah
C
Aliwardi Khan
D
Shaukat Jung
Question 83Single Answer
"At some times and places there will be no roads, docks, harbours, canals, works of irrigation, hospitals, schools, colleges, printing presses, unless the government establishes them".
The above quotation from John Stuart Mill's Political Economy refers to which policy adopted by the Company government ?
A
Laissez faire
B
Interventionism
C
Mercantilism
D
Indifferentism
Question 84Single Answer
During the Saka-Satavahana period the range of interest on fixed deposit (akshayanivi) as described in the inscription of Nasik Cave No. 10 was :
A
From 6 to 9%
B
From 9 to 12%
C
From 12 to 16%
D
From 15 to 18%
Question 85Single Answer
Who among the following travellers visited a "Hospital of Birds" at Cambay in 1623-24, where he saw some lame, sick and mateless birds and some tiny orphan mice. He writes, "A venerable old man with a white beard was keeping them in a box amongst cotton, with his spectacles on his nose, giving them milk to eat with a bird's feather, because they were so little that as yet they could eat nothing else, and as he told us. he intended when they are grown up to let them go free whither they please" .
A
Ralph Fitch
B
John Mildenhall
C
Pietro Della Valle
D
Sebastian Manrique
Question 86Single Answer
Arrange Akbar's following victories in chronological order :
(a) Sind (b) Khandesh
(c) Bengal (d) Kabul
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(c), (d), (a), (b)
B
(a), (b), (c), (d)
C
(c), (b), (d), (a)
D
(b), (d), (c), (a)
Question 87Single Answer
Which of the following located in Rajasthan ?
A
Songaon
B
Eran
C
Chandoli
D
Ganeshwar
Question 88Single Answer
Which of the following statements are correct about the balutedars of Deccan ?
(a) Balutedars were village servants and artisans
(b) Watandarbalutedar had a permanent right to work and receive remunerations in the village
(c) Uparibalutedars had no permanent rights in the village and were migratory
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(a), (b) and (c)
Question 89Single Answer
Raziya's accession to the throne of Delhi was marked by which of the following features ?
(a) The people of Delhi had for the first time in the history of the Delhi Sultanate, decided a succession issue on their own initiative. Thereafter the support of the Delhi population constituted the main source of Raziya's strength
(b) She gave her accession the form of a contract when she asked people of depose her if she did not fulfil their expectations
(c) It shows the robustness of the Turkish mind in accepting a woman as ruler
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(a), (b) and (c)
Question 90Single Answer
Arrange the following Gurjarapratihara kings in chronological order :
(a) Mahendrapala-I
(b) Mihirabhoja
(c) Nagabhatta-II
(d) Vatsaraja
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b), (c), (d)
B
(c), (a), (d), (b)
C
(b), (c), (d), (a)
D
(d), (c), (b), (a)
Question 91Single Answer
Who played an important role in distribution of Gautama Buddha's sarira-dhatu (relics) after his Mahaparinirvana ?
A
Ajatasatru
B
Drone
C
Mahakasyapa
D
Upali
Question 92Single Answer
With regard to the Mughal finance system which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) There was a well-developed system of finance and credit in Mughal India
(b) The use of hundis or bills of exchange was widespread
(c) There was no insurance system hence risks of loss in transit were very high
(d) Transport across land was itself costlier, it was more vulnerable to the exactions of chiefs and rebels
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b) and (d) only
B
(a), (c) and (d) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 93Single Answer
Name the Sultan who, because of his generosity, was also known as Lakh Bakhsh
A
Qutbuddin Aibek
B
Iltutmish
C
Firuz Tughlaq
D
Sikandar Lodi
Question 94Single Answer
Which among the following Persian painters of father-son duo joined Humayun's court ?
A
Mir Musavvir and Sayyid Ali
B
Dust Muhammad and Sayyid Ali
C
Abdus Samad and Sayyid Ali
D
Mir Musavvir and Abdus Samad
Question 95Single Answer
Who among the following kings mentioned in the Rajatarangini personally went to a leather worker (charmakara) with a request to get a small piece of land of his cottage needed for the construction of temple of Tribhuvanasvami ?
A
Avantivarman
B
Chandrapida
C
Muktapida Lalitaditya
D
Tarapida
Question 96Single Answer
The punishment for theft differed from Varna to Varna. Who among the following was given the highest punishment ?
A
Brahmana
B
Kshatriya
C
Vaisya
D
Sudra
Question 97Single Answer
He took keen interest in debates, and when Srinatha defeated his court poet, Dindima, in a disputation, he honoured the former with the title of Kavi Sarvabhauma, and 'bathed him in gold coins'. Identify this Vijayanagar ruler :
A
Marinara II
B
Deva Raya II
C
Mallikarjuna Raya
D
Virupaksha Raya II
Question 98Single Answer
Arrange chronologically the following queens who played an important role in the administration and culture of ancient Kashmir mentioned by Kalhana :
(a) Didda (b) Radda
(c) Sugandha (d) Suryamati
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b), (c), (d)
B
(b), (a), (d), (c)
C
(c), (a), (d), (b)
D
(d), (c), (a), (b)
Question 99Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(a) Mullai (i) Arid rerrain
(b) Palai (ii) Riverine tract
(c) Kurinchi (iii) Pastoral region
(d) Marutam (iv) Mountainous region
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
B
(iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
C
(iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
D
(iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
Question 100Single Answer
Arrange the following archaeological cultures of India in chronological order :
(a) Kot Diji Culture
(b) Jorwe culture
(c) Malwa culture
(d) Kayatha culture
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (d), (c), (a)
B
(a), (c), (d), (a)
C
(a), (b), (d), (c)
D
(a), (d), (c), (b)
Question 101Single Answer
Which of the following cave temples of Ellora are related to Brahmanical religion ?
(a) Dhumera Lena
(b) Indra-Sabha
(c) Jagannatha Sabha
(d) Ravana Ki Khai
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(c) and (d) only
C
(a) and (d) only
D
(a), (b) and (c) only
Question 102Single Answer
Which of the following dynasties traced its origin from Asura Naraka ?
(a) Bhanjas of Orissa
(b) Palas of Bengal
(c) Sailodbhavas of Orissa
(d) Varmanas of Assam
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (c) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(a) and (b) only
D
(d) only
Question 103Single Answer
Regarding Shershah Suri, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) To promote trade and commerce, Shereshah struck fine coins of silver and copper of uniform standards in place of the debased coins of mixed metals of earlier times
(b) He also made some effort to standardize weights and measures
(c) In his empire, goods paid customs duty only two times-at the place of entry and at the time of sale
(d) He built a number of sarais which exclusively served as the resting places for the travellers only
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c) and (d) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(c) and (d) only
D
(a), (b) and (c) only
Question 104Single Answer
Which of the following statements are correct about the linguistics reorganization of Indian states ?
(a) The Linguistic Provinces Commission of 1948 was headed by SardarVallabhbhai Patel
(b) In 1952, Potti Sriramulu undertook a fast unto death over the demand for a separate Andhra state
(c) The States Reorganization Act was passed by the Parliament as late as 1968
(d) In the case of Punjab, the Akali Dal and the Hindu right wing supported each other
(e) Article 347 of the constitution protects the rights of linguistic minorities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c) and (d) only
B
(c) and (e) only
C
(a), (b) and (d) only
D
(b) and (e) only
Question 105Single Answer
Isvarakrishna was :
A
a Vaishnava teacher from early medieval Orissa
B
a King of Assam in the eighth century AD
C
a philosopher of one of the six systems of philosophy
D
a lawgiver of the medieval period
Question 106Single Answer
The Jaina council at Valabhi was presided over by :
A
Nagarjuna
B
Kundakunda
C
Skandila
D
Bahubali
Question 107Single Answer
Match List-1 with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Books) (Authors)
(a) Sanjay Joshi (i) Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge
(b) Nicholas B. Dirks (ii) Fractured Modernity Making of a Middle Class in Colonial North India
(c) Bernard S. Cohn (iii) Castes of Mind Colonialism North India
(d) Eric Hobsbawm (iv) Fractured Time-Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
B
(iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
C
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
D
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Question 108Single Answer
Which of the following officers were known for water arrangement of their provinces ?
(a) Suyya
(b) Pushyagupta
(c) Tushaspa
(d) Suvisakha
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (c) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(a), (b), (c), (d)
Question 109Single Answer
Which of the following statements regarding Balban's theory of kingship are correct ?
(a) Kingship is the vice-regency of God on earth. The king is the shadow of God
(b) External dignity and prestige were not considered as essential for Kingship
(c) A distinction between the high-born and the low-born was constantly emphasized by Balban
(d) Balban believed that Persian customs and ways of life are not necessary to emulate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b) and (c) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(b). (c) and (d) only
D
(a) and (c) only
Question 110Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List I List-II
(Author) (Books)
(a) Lewis Mumford (i) Vande Mataram-The Biography of a Song
(b) Catherine Arnold (ii) Masks of Conquest Literary study and British Rule in India
(c) Gauri Viswanathan (iii) Pandemic-1918
(d) Sabyasachi Bhattacharya (iv) The City in History
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
B
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
C
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
D
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Question 111Single Answer
The royal orders issued by the Rashtrakuta kings and recorded by their secretaries were known as :
A
rajapatra
B
rahasvadhikrita
C
rajasrayitam
D
adhikarana
Question 112Single Answer
Which Sikh patriot was tried and executed by the British Government in 1940 for the murder of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, who was involved in the infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
A
Harbans Singh Attariawala
B
Baba Santa Singh
C
SardarUdham Singh
D
Manjit Singh Kashid
Question 113Single Answer
Which of the following inscriptions suggests a time reckoning starting from the Bharata war ?
A
Aihole Inscription of Pulakesin-II
B
Madhuban copper-plate of Harsha
C
Poona copper-plate of Prabhavati Gupta
D
Haraha Inscription of Isanavarman
Question 114Single Answer
On 27th December 1891, which socioreligious reform movement met for its first general gathering in Qadiyan, Punjab ?
A
Arya Samaj
B
The Ahmadiyas
C
The Nirankaris
D
The Dev Samaj
Question 115Single Answer
Arrange the following landmark legal cases chronologically starting from the earliest :
(a) Pulmonic Case
(b) Vijialakshmi Case
(c) Maharaja Libel case
(d) Rukhmabai case
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c), (d), (b)
B
(c), (b), (d), (a)
C
(d), (c), (a), (b)
D
(d), (b), (c), (a)
Question 116Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Mughal Ruler) (Approximate Khalisa share in total Jama)
(a) Akbar (i) 1/20th
(b) Jahangir (ii) 1/5th
(c) Shahjahan (iii) 1/4th
(d) Aurangzeb (iv) 1/7th
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
B
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
C
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
D
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Question 117Single Answer
Which of the following historians claimed that Abar's empire in 1592 was said to contain as many as 120 cities and 3.200 towns ?
A
Nizamuddin Ahmad
B
Badauni
C
Abul Fazl
D
Faizi
Question 118Single Answer
Which of the following pairs indicate female teachers according to ancient grammarians ?
A
Acharya and Acharyani
B
Acharyani and Upadhyayani
C
Upadhyaya and Upadhyayani
D
Acharya and Upadhyaya
Question 119Single Answer
Apararka the famous commentator of Yajnavalkya Smriti was the king of :
A
Sailodabhava dynasty
B
Sena dynasty
C
Silahara dynasty
D
Kakatiya dynasty
Question 120Single Answer
Arrange the sequence of following parts of Orissian temples starting from bottom to top :
(a) Baranda
(b) Beki
(c) Khapuri
(d) Pabhaga
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b), (c), (d)
B
(b), (a), (d), (c)
C
(c), (b), (a), (d)
D
(d), (a), (b), (c)
Question 121Single Answer
In the Early Vedic Period, who was the vrajapati ?
A
The officer who led to battle heads of the fighting hordes
B
The senior minister of the king
C
The officer who presided over the meetings of the tribal assemblies
D
The village headman
Question 122Single Answer
Who among the following was the first to become a Jaina nun ?
A
Chan Dana
B
Khema
C
Sujata
D
Trisala
Question 123Single Answer
The term 'stridhana' is first mentioned in which of the following texts ?
A
Shatapatha Brahmana
B
Sutta Pitaka
C
Arthashastra
D
Harshacharita
Question 124Single Answer
The enormous wealth accumulated by the Nandas has been mentioned by which early Tamil author ?
A
Kamban
B
Kulasekhara
C
Madhur kavi
D
Mamulanar
Question 125Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is correct about the Rabatak inscription ?
A
Clarifying the relationship between Kanishka and Kadphises kings
B
Supplying new information about the last three Mauryan Kings
C
Describing an early form of worship of Vishnu
D
Describing the coastal trade in early Tamil history
Question 126Single Answer
Who among following provides much useful information for determining the beginning of Gupta Era ?
A
Fa-Hian
B
Hien-Tsang
C
Al-Masudi
D
Al-Biruni
Question 127Single Answer
"Not even a hundred karohs of my territory are obedient to me in the proper way"
Identify the person whom Sultan Alauddin Khalji was complaining to ?
A
Qazi Mughisuddin
B
Qazi Fakhruddin
C
Sharaf Qaini
D
Alaul Mulk
Question 128Single Answer
Which of the following was not discovered by Aryabhatta ?
A
The earth is a sphere
B
The earth rotates on its axis
C
The earth revolves around the sun
D
The shadow of the earth falling on the moon causes eclipses
Question 129Single Answer
The first epigraphic evidence of Sati is found in which of the following inscriptions ?
A
Eran Pillar inscription of Bhanugupta
B
Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman
C
Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta
D
Madhuban inscription of Harsha
Question 130Single Answer
What is the meaning of the Burunjis ?
A
The name of a hill Tribe in Nepal
B
The name of a recently discovered Neolithic site in Kashmir
C
Genealogical records from Assam
D
Mother-goddesses worshipped in Odisha
Question 131Single Answer
Who among the following Gupta ruler issued gold coins with the lowest percentage of gold ?
A
Skandagupta
B
Budhagupta
C
Narasimhagupta
D
Vishnugupta
Question 132Single Answer
The involvement of ladies in the administration was a feature of which of the following dynasties ?
A
Chahamanas
B
Chandelas
C
Chalukyas
D
Cholas
Question 133Single Answer
A manuscript of Dhammapada written in Kharoshthi script was found from which of the following places ?
A
Turfan
B
Kashagara
C
Kuchi
D
Khotan
Question 134Single Answer
Identify the Sultan who started the practice of putting on the tanka the name of the mint town :
A
Qutbuddin Aibek
B
Iltutmish
C
Alauddin Khalji
D
Muhammad Tughlaq
Question 135Single Answer
The Sultan himself used to take keen personal interest in the development of agriculture. He abolished zakat (import duty) on grain and introduced a measurement standard, which continued to prevail till the Mughal period. Who was this Sultan ?
A
Balban
B
Alauddin Khalji
C
Firuz Tughlaq
D
Sikandar Lodi
Question 136Single Answer
Amrit Kund, which deals with different exercises and practices for health, was translated into Persian under which of the following titles ?
A
Khwan-i Pur Nimat
B
Hauz-ul Hayat
C
Nuh Sipihr
D
Hasht Bihisht
Question 137Single Answer
The Mughal emperors wanted to control the nomadic pastoral tribes of Sind because :
A
they wanted to proselytize them to Islam
B
they wanted to bring them under the influence of Suhrawardi sufi silsilah
C
they wanted to make them sedentary to enhance the imperial income
D
they wanted to acquire their huge live stock for their use
Question 138Single Answer
Which of the following Malwa Sultans had constructed a grand Darul-Shifa (hospital) in Mandu ?
A
Hushang Shah
B
Ghiyas Shah
C
Mahmud Khalji I
D
Mahmud Khalji II
Question 139Single Answer
Which of the following Raja/Sultan/poet was entitled Gandharva on account of his genius in the field of music ?
A
Sultan Sikandar Lodi
B
Sultan Husain Sharqi
C
Raja Man Singh of Gwalior
D
Amir Khusrau
Question 140Single Answer
Who drew the attention of Babur to the fact that during Sikandar Lodi's regime the Hindus took to learning Persian and were recruited in large numbers to different posts ?
A
Maulana Abdullah Ajudhani
B
Shaikh Abdullah
C
Shaikh Azizullah
D
Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gangohi
Question 141Single Answer
Which of the following is not a prem-margi nirguna bhakti saint ?
A
Mulla Daud
B
Qutban
C
Manjhan
D
Maluk Das
Question 142Single Answer
Which one of the following contains the biographies of the sufis of India, and the author presented it to Jahangir ?
A
Maasir- ul Umara
B
Tazkirat-ul Umara
C
Akhbar-ul Akhyar
D
Zakhirat-ul Khwanin
Question 143Single Answer
The illustrated copy of Shahnama of the late sixteenth century Mughal school was prepared at the library of which of the following Prince/ noble ?
A
Prince Murad
B
Prince Khurram
C
Khwaja Abdul Majid Asaf Khan
D
Abdul Rahim Khan-i Khanan
Question 144Single Answer
The earliest mention of the use of belt drive for powering gem-cutting comes from which of the following travellers' accounts ?
A
Peter Mundy and Manrique
B
Bernier and Manucci
C
Tavernier and Fryer
D
Master Streynsham and Georges Roques
Question 145Single Answer
Which of the following is the earliest known account of the medieval bhaktas to be found in a single work ?
A
Bhaktamal
B
Vaisnavtabjya Bhaskar
C
Chaurasi Vaishnavon ki varta
D
252 Vaishnavon ki varta
Question 146Single Answer
With regard to Tamil Siddhas which of the following is not correct ?
A
Tirumular was the greatest of the Tamil Siddhas
B
Tamil Siddhism shows features of anti-Brahmanism and anti-ritualism
C
Tamil Siddhas laid emphasis on the importance of Siva and Murukan, the Tamil deity
D
The chief centres of Tamil Siddhas were Tondinadu and Pandinadu
Question 147Single Answer
By 1914, about three-quarters of the Indian infantry came from which of the following regions ?
A
Bengal, Bihar and Awadhi
B
Madras, Bombay and Bengal
C
Punjab, Nepal and North-West Frontier Province
D
Punjab, Sind and Rajput Ana
Question 148Single Answer
When was the infamous section 124-A relating to sedition' was incorporated into the Indian Penal code by an Act XXVII ?
A
1860
B
1861
C
1870
D
1879
Question 149Single Answer
In 1850, on the eve of the rise of large-scale industry in India, which of the following was the most prominent community engaged in the trade of the two principal exportable goods from the western coast, cotton and opium ?
A
European capitalists
B
Bengali traders
C
Parsis
D
Chettiars
Question 150Single Answer
Who among the following was not associated with the Lahore resolution adopted by the Muslim League on 23 March, 1940 ?