101. ‘New Lamps for Old’ was a series of articles (1893-94) that criticized the Congress for being out of touch with the ‘proletariat’. Who was the author of these articles?
Aurobindo Ghose
A. O. Hume
G. K. Gokhale
B. G. Tilak
102. Fill in the blanks: The Nehru Report was drafted by a committee headed by _____ and the subject was ____.
Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru; India’s relationship with the British Empire
Jawaharlal Nehru; Local Self-Government in India
Motilal Nehru; Constitutional arrangements in India
Jawaharlal Nehru; Constitutional arrangements in India
103. What was the common relationship between Katherine Mayo, Aldous Huxley, Charles Andrews and William Digby?
They wrote commentaries on the condition of India during the British rule
They were supporters of the Indian National Movement
They were opponents of the Indian National Movement
They were friends of Mahatma Gandhi
104. Who penned the following lines? “Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai, Dekhna hai zor kitna baju-e-qatil me hai,”
Bismil
Raj guru
Bhagat Singh
Azad
105. Who raised the demand of ‘Complete Independence’ for the first time in 1921?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Maulana Hasrat Mohani
106. Identity the years those are closest to the founding of the Communist Party of India and the RSS respectively.
1915, 1914
1925, 1925
1928, 1925
1925, 1929
107. Swami Sahajananda Saraswati formed the All India United Kisan Sabha with the demand for the ‘nationalization of land and waterways’
just before his death
at a very young age
in the 1930s
in the 1920s
108. Fill iii the blank: In ______, the rights of the tenants on land in Bengal and Bihar were given by the Bengal Tenancy Act.
1885
1886
1889
1900
109. Which Round Table Conference held in 1932?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
110. One of the popular beliefs in Bihar during the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920-22 was that victory would come to them because Gandhi
was the epitome of Dharma
was an accomplished politician
knew the ways to defeat the English
knew English
111. Who among the following was/ were peasant leader(s) from Bihar? I. Swami Vidyananda II. Swami Sahajananda III. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Choose the correct option from the following.
I and II
II and III
I and III
Only II
112. In which area was Rahul Sankrityayan active in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920?
Chhapra
Delhi
Lucknow
Patna
113. Which of the following statements is correct?
In 1857, the Maharajas of Darbhanga, Dumraon and Hatwa and their fellow landlords helped the English with men and money
In 1857, the Maharajas of Darbhanga, Dumraon and Hatwa and their fellow landlords helped the English with men but not with money
In 1857, the Maharajas of Darbhanga, Dumraon and Hatwa and their fellow landlords helped the English with money but not with men
In 1857, the Maharajas of Darbhanga, Dumraon and Hatwa and their fellow landlords opposed the English
114. Who highlighted the plight of the peasants of Champaran by writing under pseudonyms like ‘Dukhi’, ‘Dukhi Atma’, ‘Dukhi Hridaya?
Peer Muhammad Moonis
Rajendra Prasad
Sahajananda Saraswati
S. N. Sinha
115. Match Column-A with Column-B and select the correct answer using the codes given below: Column-A Column-Ba. Open-general license 1. Employmentb. TRYSEM 2. External tradec. Wholesale price 3. Credit control indexd. Cash-reserve ratio 4. Inflation Codes:
a b c d 2 1 4 3
a b c d 2 4 3 1
a b c d 4 3 2 1
a b c d 3 2 1 4
116. The controlling authority of government expenditure is
the Reserve Bank of India
the Planning Commission
the Finance Ministry
the Finance Commission
117. Effective Revenue Deficit was introduced in the Union Budget of
2010 - 11
2011 - 12
2009 - 10
2012 - 13
118. Interest payment is an item of
revenue expenditure
capital expenditure
plan expenditure
None of the above
119. The HDI rank of India as per the HDR-2014 is
137
128
135
147
120. Consider the following consumer price indices: I. Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers II. Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers III. Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers IV. Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees Which of the above indices is/ are compiled by Central Statistical Organization (CSO)?
III and IV only
I, II and III only
IV only
I, II, III and IV
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