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63 previous year questions
Q: Consider the following social movements: 1. Chipko Movement 2. Bardoli Satyagraha 3. Satyashodhak Samaj Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the launch of the above social movements ?
Q: Consider the following statements about the use of stirrup in India: 1. The Konarak horse sculpture (c. 1250) shows a ring-stirrup. 2. A broad, probably wooden, stirrup appears in Khajuraho sculptures (probably 10th century). 3. The iron-stirrup was used in the Delhi Sultans' armies from the thirteenth century onwards. How many of the above statements is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements about the arms used by Europeans in warfare in India: 1. The flint-lock muskets could work even in wet weather. 2. The addition of bayonet made musket a more effective and dangerous weapon in close combat. 3. The wrought-iron cannon barrels were easy to move and manoeuvre. How many of the above statements is/are correct?
Q: Who composed Zainavilas, a history of the rulers of Kashmir, in the time of Zainul Abidin?
Q: Which one of the following periods has provided the evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan in Rajasthan?
Q: Consider the following events: 1. Muslim League Resolution for Pakistan 2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 3. Dandi March 4. Second Round Table Conference Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events (earliest to latest)?
Q: With reference to the Revolt of 1857, consider the following statements: 1. Shah Mal mobilised the people of Baraut region of Uttar Pradesh and captured the bungalow of an Englishman and converted it into a "hall of justice". 2. Gonoo was a Kol leader of the Singhbhum region of Chotanagpur. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: The Sanikatta Salt Works, known for Salt Satyagraha, is located in:
Q: Matangini Hazra and Lakshman Naik sacrificed their lives in:
Q: Which one among the following statements about Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, a freedom fighter, is not correct?
Q: Which organisation/institute has recently started the new initiatives such as Bharat Vidya Pariyojana, Brihattar Bharat and Nari Samvaad Prakalp?
Q: The book ‘The Art of War’ was written by :
Q: Recently, ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) has developed the world's first genome-edited rice varieties. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the developed products? 1. The genome-edited varieties — DRR Rice 100 (Kamla) and Pusa DST Rice 1 have been developed by ICAR-IARI, New Delhi. 2. DRR Rice 100 (Kamla), based on Samba Mahsuri, has a shorter duration of maturity. Select the answer using the code given below:
Q: The rest mass of Higgs boson is estimated to be close to
Q: Which of the following regarding gateway city is/are correct? 1. City whose physical location makes it a link between one country and others, or between one region and others. 2. A gateway city exercises control over a large area because it commands the entry and exit rights and powers for a particular country or region. 3. Most gateway cities are ports, many of which were formerly administrative centres for a colonial government. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Consider the following statements about the initial development of railways in India by the British : 1. Private financial investors for railways would get land free from the British Government in India. 2. The investors would get a return of 5 percent on their capital from the government if they ran at a loss or secured inadequate profit. 3. The railways would be jointly managed with the government. How many of the above statements is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following events leading to the Indian Independence : 1. Lucknow Pact 2. Return of Subhash Chandra Bose to India 3. Cripps Mission 4. Naval Mutiny in Bombay Select the chronological sequence of these events (earliest to latest) from the code given below :
Q: Consider the following statements with reference to the Utpala dynasty of Kashmir: 1. Avantivarman, the founder, devoted his energies to the economic upliftment of his subjects. 2. Avantivarman’s period in Kashmir is known for the engineering operations under his minister Suyya, resulting in the enormous increase of grains and fall in prices. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. During the Second Round Table Conference held in London in 1931, the British Government refused to accept the basic nationalist demand for freedom. 2. India was granted dominion status in 1932. 3. Viceroy Lord Willingdon adopted a policy of reconciliation with Congress. 4. The Civil Disobedience Movement was started with the breaking of salt laws. Select the answer using the code given below:
Q: Who propounded Kashmir Shaivism?
Q: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund was established with the view to help which one of the following groups?
Q: India's women's badminton team recently won the Badminton Asia Team Championship, 2024. Who among the following players was not a part of the team?
Q: Who among the following is the author of the book, Bandi Jivan?
Q: Who among the following is the author of the book 'The Indian Struggle 1920 – 1942' ?
Q: Name the battle in which the Travancore King defeated the Dutch in 1741.
Q: Name the location of the musical inscription containing groups of musical notes arranged for the benefit of his pupils by a king in the seventh or eighth century CE.
Q: Which one of the following Viceroys was the first to officially shift his Council to Simla in summer season?
Q: Who among the following founded the Hindu Dharma Sabha in the 19th century?
Q: The Dutch were defeated by Marthanda Varma of Travancore Kingdom in the battle of
Q: Who among the following formulated the concept of poverty as a measurable development indicator in the Indian subcontinent ?
Q: What was a munjaniq in medieval period?
Q: In the citadel and lower-town areas of which one of the following Harappan cities, have several large cisterns and reservoirs been found?
Q: The headquarters of Ghadar Movement/Party were at
Q: Which one of the following pairs of Newspaper and Editor is not correctly matched? Newspaper — Editor
Q: Which one of the following was not included in the terms and conditions of Subsidiary Alliance System of Lord Wellesley?
Q: Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 is correct?
Q: The Amara-Nayaka system was a major political innovation of which Indian imperial rulers?
Q: Which one of the following British firms was taken over by Soorajmull-Nagarmull group?
Q: When was the monopoly of China trade lost by East India Company?
Q: The Self-Respect Movement was initiated by
Q: The location of the ancient city of Taxila (Takshshila), mentioned in ancient Indian texts, was identified by
Q: In India, the first major public appearance of Mahatma Gandhi was in
Q: Who founded the Central Hindu School at Benaras which was later developed into Benaras Hindu University?
Q: Which one of the following may lead to movement along the demand curve of a commodity?
Q: Who among the following was popularly known as 'Lokahitwadi'?
Q: Who among the following socialist activists persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the salt march protest to men alone?
Q: The call for 'renunciation of (all) voluntary associations with the (British) Government' was given during
Q: Which one of the following British officials was elevated to the position of Governor General after the Regulating Act of 1773?
Q: Who amongst the following was honoured with Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020?
Q: With whom did Subhas Chandra Bose form an alliance to destroy the Holwell Monument in Calcutta during 1939-40?
Q: Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March, a great event in Indian freedom struggle, was associated with
Q: Which one among the following was demanded by the All India Depressed Classes Leaders' Conference at Bombay in 1931?
Q: During the 19th century, who among the following wrote Satapatra Series?
Q: After the First World War, the Triveni Sangh was formed by
Q: The socialist idea of Sapta Kranti (Seven Revolutions) was proposed by
Q: Who among the following wrote The Philosophy of the Bomb?
Q: At which one of the following Sessions of the Indian National Congress was the resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy passed?
Q: Which one of the following towns was not a centre of the Revolt of 1857?
Q: Consider the following statements: The Azamgarh Proclamation refers to 1. the declaration by the rebels of 1857 2. the statement by the leader of the underground movement in the Revolt of 1942 Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
Q: The work Siyar-ul-Mutakherin, which describes the Battle of Plassey, 1757, was written by
Q: The ‘Tattvabodhini Sabha’ was established by
Q: ‘Gandhi Solar Park’ is located at
Q: Who founded the ‘Seva Samiti’ at Allahabad in 1914?
