WorksheetsCAT-1 Ess.Ind.Know.
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the century old sructure of river kaveri
a)
A) Canal intake
b)
B) Twin Well
c)
C) Grand Anicut
d)
D) Single well
2.
The inculation method is known as
a)
A) Subunit
b)
B)variolation
c)
C) Toxoid
d)
D) Recombiant
3.
Albert Howard wrote_ the series of books
a)
A)Indian Agriculture
b)
B)Fine Arts
c)
C)Craft
d)
D)Medicine
4.
John Ruskin began which movement
a)
A) Agri
b)
B) English Arts and Crafts
c)
C) Wool Based
d)
D) Fine Arts
5.
Who introduced Calcutta Art School to miniature paintings
a)
A) Havell
b)
B)Nivedita
c)
C) Coomarasamy
d)
D)Abindranath
6.
Radhakanta establish _college
a)
A) Arts
b)
B) Hindoo
c)
C) srinikethan
d)
D) Bengal school
7.
Baroda College was setup by_
a)
A) T.K.Gajjar
b)
B)Sayaji Roa Gaekward
c)
C) Kala Bhavan
d)
D)Havell
8.
The first American Patent Act was passed by the congress_
a)
A)1790
b)
B)1795
c)
C)1600
d)
D) 1800
9.
Modern matches was invented by_
a)
A)Howard
b)
B)John Walker
c)
C) Coomarasamy
d)
D) Ajmal Khan
10.
Few books on Trigonometry, logarithms, and Euclid were translated in _local language for the benefit of artisans.
a)
A) khari boli
b)
B) Sanskrit
c)
C) Bengali
d)
D) Hindi
11.
Tipu Sultan showed his keen interest on European inventions like and
a)
A) Therometer and barometer
b)
B) Steam Engine and Printing Machine
c)
C) Printing Machine and Therometer
d)
D) Steam Engine and Barometer
12.
traders had exclusive possession trade with India by using their control over the land route
a)
A) Arab
b)
B) Spain
c)
C) Portugal
d)
D) British
13.
Name the two reformers who debated in print on ancient shastras and slokas.
a)
A) Rammohan Roy and Chandra Vidyasagar
b)
B) Rajaram Mohan Roy and Mahadev Govind
c)
C) Tagore and Chandra Vidyasagar
d)
D) Chandra Vidyasagar and Saviriti bai
14.
Whose book explained the logic and practices of the Indian agricultural system and its superiority over modern agriculture
a)
A) Albert Howard
b)
B) Voelcker
c)
C) John Augustus
d)
D) Arnold
15.
Name the event that created a huge demand for Indian handicraft products in European and Amerian Markets.
a)
A) The Great Exhibition
b)
B) American Aesthetic Movement
c)
C) English Arts and Crafts Movement
d)
D) Mingei movement
16.
Raja Ravi Varma’s art were rejected for approval by .
a)
A) Bengal School
b)
B) Calcutta Art School
c)
C) English Fine Arts School
d)
D) Amerian Art School
17.
Which industrial school were given training to appear for the engineer certificate examinations?.
a)
A) Kala bhavan School
b)
B) Lucknow industrial school
c)
C) Calcutta Government School of Art
d)
D) European Art School
18.
Who founded Bengal Chemical Works in 1900?
a)
A) Prafulla Chandra Ray
b)
B) U. N. Brahmachari
c)
C) Meghnad Saha
d)
D) Mahendra Lal Sircar
19.
In which year the Vasco da Gama actually found and reached India by sailing to the east.
a)
A) 1492
b)
B) 1497
c)
C) 1498
d)
D) 1504
20.
The British East India Company received permission from which Mughal emperor to establish trading posts and factories in India.
a)
A) Akbar-i-Azam
b)
B) Jahangir
c)
C) Shah-Jahan
d)
D) Humayun
21.
Asiatic Society was established by William Jones in
a)
A) 25th January 1784
b)
B) 15th January 1784
c)
C) 10th January 1784
d)
D) 15th December1784
22.
The East India Company in the year 1779 possesed
a)
A) Kaveri Delta
b)
B) Ganges Delta
c)
C) Sundarbans Delta
d)
D) Brahmaputra Delta
23.
The process of injecting an infective agent in a healthy person is called _.
a)
A) Infection
b)
B) Variolation
c)
C) Vaccination
d)
D) Immunisation
24.
Who announced his discovery of smallpox vaccine obtained from cowpox in 1798.
a)
A) Arthur Cotton
b)
B) John Augustus Voelcker
c)
C) Edward Jenner
d)
D) Albert Howard
25.
In the American Aesthetic Movement, the Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in
a)
A) Handloom craft and paintings
b)
B) Wall Paintings and Architectures
c)
C) English Arts and Crafts
d)
D) The decorative and fine arts
26.
A group of influential persons of Calcutta established the Hindoo College. Amonng the following who played a vital role.
a)
A) Rabanindranath
b)
B) Sister Nivedita
c)
C) Radhakanta Deb
d)
D) Coomarswamy
27.
In which year, an accidental meeting on a ship Vivekananda inspired Jamshedji Tata to start an institute of higher research
a)
A) 1784
b)
B) 1893
c)
C) 1803
d)
D) 1854
28.
Who stated the following quote “Free education was well-known in India from the most ancient times. That education was traditional, not very good or profitable, but it was available to poor students without any Payment”.
a)
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
b)
B) Mahatma Gandhi
c)
C) Radhakanta Deb
d)
D) Rabindranath Tagore
29.
The term CTST stands for_ .
a)
A) Centre for Traditional Science and Technology
b)
B) Congress of Traditional Science and Technology
c)
C) Center for Techology science and Transformation
d)
D) Centre for Tribual and source transformation
30.
In the later half of the twelfth century, a muslim scholar named in sourthern spain, made the greek philosophy to reappear and flourish.
a)
A) Ibn Rushd
b)
B) Ibn Batuta
c)
C) Ibn sinia
d)
D) Albruni
31.
Diwani rights was granted to East India Company by the year
a)
A) 1612
b)
B) 1766
c)
C) 1675
d)
D) 1765
32.
who was regarded with respect as "Bhagiratha" by the people belonging to Godavari belt.
a)
A) Lord Mountbatten
b)
B) Sir Arthur Cotton
c)
C) Sir Robert Clive
d)
D) Warren Hastings
33.
The process of injecting an smallpox agent in a healthy body to create better resistance that praticed in the ancient india and china was called
a)
A) Variolation
b)
B) Vaccination
c)
C) Immunization
d)
D) Circulation
34.
"Trying to reform the Indian Agriculture on western lines was a fundamental mistake" was felt by
a)
A) Havell
b)
B) Sir Arthur Cotton
c)
C) Albert Howard
d)
D) David Agustus
35.
The first modern institution of higher learning in India, the Hindoo college was estabilished in
a)
A) 1817
b)
B) 1867
c)
C) 1917
d)
D) 1967
36.
The three bitter compounds from neem oil, named as Nimbin, Nimbinin and Nimbidin was extracted by
a)
A) Salimuzzaman Siddiqui
b)
B) Ajmal Khan
c)
C) R N Chopra
d)
D) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
37.
who is considered as the father of pharmacology and also the architect of indian drug policy
a)
A) Ram Narayan Chopra
b)
B) Sir Leonard Rogers
c)
C) Ram Nath Chopra
d)
D) Ajmal Khan
38.
The name of the Rural Reconstruction Institute established by Tagore was
a)
A) Sriniketan
b)
B) Shantiniketan
c)
C) Viswa-Bharathi
d)
D) Potisar
39.
The "Indian Journal Of Traditional Knowledge" was released by
a)
A) CSIR
b)
B) PPST
c)
C) PSM
d)
D) ASTRA
40.
Zero was invented by
a)
A) Aryabhatta
b)
B) Einstein
c)
C) Thomas Alwa Edison
d)
D) Sir C V Raman
41.
Gauthama Buddha was a
a)
A) Philosopher
b)
B) Meditator
c)
C) Spritual Teacher
d)
D) All the these
42.
The Theory of Soul was highlighted by
a)
A) Aryabhatta
b)
B) Gauthama Buddha
c)
C) Aristotle
d)
D) Alexander the Great
43.
Chanakya plays a prominet role in
a)
A) Ashoka Empire
b)
B) Indus Civilization
c)
C) Chola Empire
d)
D) Maurya Empire
44.
Arthashatra was written by
a)
A) Aryabhatta
b)
B) Chanakya
c)
C) Gauthama Buddha
d)
D) Bharathiyar
45.
Who is called as father of Geometry?
a)
A) Geo
b)
B) Euclid
c)
C) Eigen
d)
D) Stocks
46.
Who find the sea route from Europe to India?
a)
A) East India Company
b)
B) Columbus
c)
C) Vasco da Gama
d)
D) Alexander the Great
47.
Indian Products exported to Europe during the initial phase of Trade between India and Europe is
a)
A) Wheat
b)
B) Spices
c)
C) Mango
d)
D) Basmathi Rice
48.
The Lower Anaicut was constructed across Coleroon River near Trichy by
a)
A) Sir Arthur Cotton
b)
B) Winston Churchill
c)
C) Howard
d)
D) Voelcker
49.
The British Rule was established in India during the year
a)
A) 1710 to 1785
b)
B) 1785 to 1823
c)
C) 1845 to 1849
d)
D) 1857 to 1856
50.
Who was given an idea to Tata to setup Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore in India?
a)
A) C V Raman
b)
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
c)
C) Mahatma Gandhi
d)
D) Vivekananda
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