1. Which of the following statement is not correct about ‘Bombay Plan’?

a) The Bombay Plan is also called the ‘Tata Bidla Plan’

b) It was started in 1944

c) Its draft was prepared by the John Mathai

d) There were 10 members in this plan

2. Which of the following statements is not correct?

a) There is no constitutional provision in India about the Planning Commission

b) Planning commission was established in January 1951

c) National Development Council was established in August 1952

d) Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first chairman of the Planning Commission

3. Who started the ‘Gandhian Plan’?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Dadabhai Naoroji

c) M.N. Roy

d) None of the above

4. Who was the revenue collector during Vedic period?

a) Senani

b) Jivagribha

c) Bhagadugha

d) Madhyamasi

5. Which of the following statements is not correct?

a) The first five year plan was launched from 1st April, 1951

b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first chairman of the Planning Commission of India

c) The National Development Council used to give final approval to the Five Year Plan

d) The first five year plan was based on the Harrod- Domar model

6. What was the ancient name of Shivalik Hills?

a) Manak Parbat

b) Mahabharata Hills

c) Shiva Parvat

d) None of the above

7. Who among the following was the founder of Rashtrakutas?

a) Dantidurga

b) Yashovarman

c) Mihir Bhoja

d) Vakpatiraja

8. Who among the following ruling dynasty of early Medieval India called themselves descendants of Satyaki?

a) Pala

b) Rashtrakutas

c) Chola

d) Vijayanagara

9. The process of Constitutional amendment in India is taken from……..?

a) America

b) Japan

c) South Africa

d) Canada

10. Consider the following

The tripartite struggle was between the Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakuta.
Fight was to acquire supremacy over Kanauj, a symbol of prestige in Indian politics.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct about tripartite struggle of early medieval India?

a) Only I

b) Only II

c) Both I and II

d) Neither I nor II

11. Which of the following is not ruling class of Kashmir?

a) Karkota

b) Utpala

c) Loharas

d) Senas

12. Which one of was the significant feature of the Quit India Movement?

(a) Women did not play an important role in the movement
(b) Nasik in Maharashtra was an important regional base during the movement
(c) It was marked by anti-zamindar violence
(d) It was marked by the emergence of parallel governments in different parts of India

13. Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi sought to link it to the Non-Cooperation movement
(b) It was not supported by the Congress
(c) It demanded that the Turkish Sultan must retain control over Muslim sacred spaces in the erstwhile Ottoman empire
(d) It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

14. Which one of the following was NOT a feature of railways in colonial India?

(a) The main purpose of the setting up of railways in India was to serve the interest of the empire
(b) British capital investments were invited with 15% guaranteed interest to be paid if necessary from Indian revenues
(c) The construction work disturbed ecology
(d) The construction of the railways was planned in such a way that it connected the internal markets with the ports, but provided no interconnection between internal market cities

15. Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904? “Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme”

(a) Lord Curzon
(b) H. H. Risley
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Sir Lancelot Hare

16. Who launched the Bardoli Satyagraha on 4th February, 1928?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Kalyanji Mehta

17. Which one of the following is a feature of thought and philosophy of the Kandukuri Viresalingam?

(a) He believed that science and morality were unconnected to truth
(b) He believed in universal education
(c) He believed that language had no role in inculcating morality in students
(d) He did not attempt to build a national consciousness on a cultural base

18. Shivalik Hills are part of which of the following?

a) Aravali

b) Western Ghats

c) Himalaya

d) Satpura

19. The Nanda Devi is located in which of the following state?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Jammu & Kashmir

c) Uttarakhand

d) Uttar Pradesh

20. The Shivalik range was formed in which of the following period?

a) Eozoic

b) Pliocene

c) Mesozoic

d) Cenozoic