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Why did Gandhiji organise Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat?
To support the plantation workers
To protest against high revenue demand
To support the mill workers to fulfil their demand
To demand loans for the farmers
The main problem with the Simon Commission was that ______
It was an all British commission.
It was formed in Britain.
It was set up in response to the nationalist movement.
It supported the Muslim League
The Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement began in
_________
January 1921
February 1922
December 1929
April 1919
Who founded the ‘Depressed Classes Association’ in 1930?
Alluri Sitaram Raju
C.R. Das
M.R. Jayakar
Dr B.R. Ambedkar
What are the features of the fundamental rights?
1) Law for giving effect to fundamental rights can be made only by the Parliament.
2) Fundamental rights are defended and guaranteed by the Supreme Court.
3) Fundamental rights available are absolute.
2,3
1,2
1,3
1,2,3
Which of the following is/are true regarding right to education?
1) Article 21 deals with right to education.
2) 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 changed article 45.
Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following are legal rights?
1) Right to property
2) No tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law
3) Freedom of Trade, commerce and intercourse
Only 1 and 2
Only 1 and 3
Only 2 and 3
All of the above
Article 30 grants rights to
1) Religious minorities
2) Linguistic minorities
3) Cultural Minorities
Only 1 and 2
Only 1 and 3
Only 3 and 2
1,2 and 3
Which of the following is/are true?
1) Children can work in family business but after school hours.
2) Employing children below 14 years in hotels is banned
3) Presently, children under the age of 14 are prohibited from employment in hazardous occupations and processes while employment in non-hazardous occupations is regulated.
1,3
1,2
2,3
All of the above
Which article confers the right to remedies for the enforcement of the fundamental rights?
32
31
36
35
Which of the following are considered exceptions to Fundamental Rights?
1) 31A
2) 31B
3) 31C
1,3
1,2
2,3
1,2 and 3
Which of the following are correctly matched?
1) Certiorari - to forbid
2) Mandamaus - we command
3) Quo-Warranto - by what authority
2, 3
1, 3
1, 2
All of the above
Which of the following is/are true?
1) The right of outsiders to reside and settle in tribal areas is restricted.
2) No objection can be made when the State carries on a trade, business, etc. as a monopoly.
Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
The scope of Article 29 includes -
1)Religious minorities
2) Linguistic minorities
3) Majority
Only 1 and 2
Only 1 and 3
Only 2 and 3
All of the above
Which of the following is/are true regarding Fundamental Duties?
1) Their inclusion in the Constitution is unnecessary as per some critics.
2) The Parliament can provide for appropriate penalty or punishment for failure to fulfill any of the Fundamental Duties.
Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Who among the following opposed Gandhiji’s Satyagraha against the Rowlett Act?
M.A Jinnah
Abdulbari
Annie Besant
none of them
The number of resolutions adopted by the first congress session______
7
9
11
13
C.R. Formula was framed in the year
1944
1942
1943
1940
Who was the nationalist leader associated with the paper Harijan_____
J.L. Nehru
Ambedkar
Annie Besant
Mahatma Gandhi
When was the widow Remarriage Act passed
1854
1853
1855
1856
Who wrote the book, the Discovery of India?
Subhash Chandra Bose
Gandhi
Nehru
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Which of the following was the first women president of the Indian national congress?
Sarojini Naidu
Sucheta Kripalani
Annie Besant
Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
The first printing press in India was set up by _____
Portuguese
Dutch
French
English
Which act came to be known as Black Act?
Rowlett act
1935 act
1919 act
1909 act
The Interim Government formed by INC in 2nd September 1946 was headed by ______
C. Rajgopalachari
Mahatma Gandhi
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
When Subhash Chandra Bose resigned as the President of INC, who was appointed in his place?
Pattabhi Sitaramish
C. Rajgopalachari
Abul Kalam Azad
Rajendra Prasad
Who commented that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru
Before Delhi, where was the capital of India during the British India ?
Calcutta
Patna
Lucknow
Bombay
Who was the first viceroy of India?
Dalhousie
Charles Woods
Lord Canning
Lord Curzon
All the three Round Table Conferences were held in ____
Manchester
Calcutta
Bombay
London
According to the Govt. of India ACT of 1935, India had been divided into …………… provinces.
9
11
12
14
Viceroy of India during Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ___
Lord Curzon
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Bentick
Lord Minto
The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in ______
July, 1947
August, 1947
July, 1948
July, 1950
Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution_____
Rajendra Prasad
C. Rajagopalachari
Tej Bahadur Sapru
B.R. Ambedkar
The first session of the Constituent Assembly was
held in______
Bombay
Lahore
Calcutta
New Delhi
The Indian Constitution was enforced on______
15th Aug, 1947
26th Nov, 1949
26th Jan, 1950
30th Jan, 1950
The Constitution names our country as
Bharat
Aryavarta
Hindustan
India, that is Bharat
Chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee at the
time of independence was______
Sardar Patel
B.R. Ambedkar
S. Radhakrishnan
J.L. Nehru
When was the Madras state renamed Tamil Nadu ?
1968
1971
1969
1970
A Judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold
office until he attains the age of______
58 years
62 years
60 years
65 years
The total number of High Courts in India at
present is______
15
21
16
18
Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution of India ?
President
Union Cabinet
Supreme Court
Parliament
Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court ?
Governor of the State
Parliament
President
State Government
The Supreme Court originally consisted of how many other judges besides the Chief Justice ?
6
12
14
7
The__________laws were broken at Dandi
Salt
Sugar
Forest
Chowkidari
Where was Gandhi imprisoned after being arrested in August 1942?
Gwalior
Delhi
Poona
Bhopal
Who was the woman revolutionary to attack a European Club?
Usha Mehta
Sunidhi Roy
Preetilata Wadedar
Indira Gandhi
The first article in which the English started trading was_______
Indigo
Saltpetre
Pepper
Cotton
Indian independence act was passed on ...............
July 14
June 14
August 15
January 26
India wins freedom was written by _______
Azad
Patel
Sarojini Naidu
Bipan Chandra
