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Q1.The Article 343 of the Indian Constitution is about -/ भारतीय संविधान के अनुच्छेद 343 किसके बारे में है?
(a) Number of seats for the Lok Sabha / लोकसभा के सीटों की संख्या
(b) Number of seats for the Rajya Sabha / राज्यसभा के सीटों की संख्या
(c) Hindi as official language / राजभाषा के रूप में हिंदी
(d) Special status to Kashmir / कश्मीर को विषय दर्जा

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Article 343 states that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals.

Q2. How many members of the Rajya Sabha are elected every two years?/ प्रत्येक दो वर्ष में राज्यसभा के कितने सदस्य चुने जाते हैं?
(a) All / सभी
(b) One fourth/ एक चौथाई
(c) Half /आधे
(d) One third/ एक तिहाई

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. One third members of Rajya sabha are elected after every two years.

Q3. The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the following, except – / भारतीय संविधान ने भारत को निम्नलिखित में से सभी के रूप में घोषित किया, सिवाय –
(a) Communist/साम्यवादी
(b) Democratic republic/लोकतान्त्रिक गणराज्य
(c) Socialist/ समाजवादी
(d) Secular/ धर्मनिरपेक्ष

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Indian Constitution declares India as democratic,socialist and secular.

Q4.What is the approximate circumference of earth?/ पृथ्वी की अनुमानित परिधि क्या है?
(a) 40,000 Km /40,000 किमी
(b) 60,000 Km / 60,000 किमी
(c) 80,000 Km / 80,000 किमी
(d) 1,00,000 Km / 1,00,000 किमी

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The approximate circumference of earth is 40,000 Km.

Q5.In terms of size, Mars ranks no. ___ in our Solar System. /आकार के संदर्भ में, हमारे सौर मंडल में मंगल कौन-सी संख्या पर है?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol.Mars is the 7th largest planet in our solar system.Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the seventh largest. Mars is also referred to as the Red Planet

Q6.Which is the coldest planet?/ सबसे ठंडा ग्रह कौन-सा है?
(a) Uranus / अरुण
(b) Venus / शुक्र
(c) Neptune / वरुण
(d) Jupiter / बृहस्पति

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Neptune is the coldest planet within our Solar System because it is the furthest planet from the Sun. The Sun is the ultimate source of energy for the Solar System. The temperature of a planet is affected by its distance from the Sun. Radiation from the Sun is lost to its surroundings as it travels through space.

Q7. Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor general of Bengal? / निम्नलिखित में से कौन पहली बार बंगाल के गवर्नर जनरल के रूप में नामित किए गए थे?
(a) Clive/ क्लाईव
(b) Cornwallis / कॉर्नवॉलिस
(c) Warren Hastings / वारेन हेस्टिंग्स
(d) Wellesley / वैलेस्ली

S7.Ans.(c)
Sol. Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Fort William or Governor-General of Bengal, he took office on 20 October 1773, appointed by the Court of Directors of the East India Company. Lord William Bentinck (1833)was the 1st Governor-General of British India.

Q8. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of / भारतीय सिविल सेवा अधिनियम को _______ वायसराय के दौरान पारित किया गया था।
(a) Elgin / एल्गिन
(b) Canning / कैनिंग
(c) Minto / मिंटो
(d) Lytton / लिटन

S8.Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Civil Services Act, under Lord canning in 1861, validated a number of irregular appointments which were made in India to meet the exigencies in disregard of the restriction that all offices in the civil cadre of the company’s service in India were reserved to the civil services of the Presidency.

Q9. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by the timely action of / 1873-74 में बिहार और बंगाल में अकाल, ______ के समय पर हुई करवाई के द्वारा तल गया था।
(a) Minto / मिन्टों
(b) Morley / मोर्ले
(c) Northbrook / नार्थब्रूक
(d) Hastings / हास्टिंग्स

S9.Ans.(c)
Sol. The Bihar famine of 1873–1874 was a famine in British India that followed a drought in the province of Bihar, the neighboring provinces of Bengal, the North-Western Provinces and Oudh.
It was averted by the timely action of Northbrook.

Q10. The first Famine Commission was constituted under- / पहले अकाल आयोग का गठन ______ के अधीन किया गया था।
(a) Sir Richard Strachey / सर रिचर्ड स्ट्रेची
(b) Sir John Strachey / सर जॉन स्ट्रेची
(c) Roberts / रॉबर्ट्स
(d) Chamberlain / चैंबरलेन

S10.Ans.(a)
Sol. During the period of Lord Lytton, Strachey Commission of 1880 was created to develop a general strategy and principles to deal with the famines. The Strachey Commission came out with the recommendation on whose basis a Famine Code was developed under Sir Richard Strachey.

Q1.Securities and Exchange Board of India is a
भारतीय प्रतिभूति और विनिमय बोर्ड एक ____________ है
(a)Quasi Judicial body/ अर्द्धन्यायिक निकाय
(b)Regulatory body/ नियामक निकाय
(c)Advisory body/ सलाहकार निकाय
(d)Constitutional body/ संवैधानिक निकाय

S1.Ans.(b)
Sol.The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulator for the securities market in India. It was established in the year 1988 and given statutory powers on 30 January 1992 through the SEBI Act, 1992.

Q2.The Election Commission of India has a
भारत निर्वाचन आयोग के पास ________ शक्ति है
(a)Quasi Judicial Power/ अर्द्धन्यायिक शक्ति
(b)Advisory power/ सलाहकार शक्ति
(c)Military power/ सेन्य ताकत
(d)Regulatory power/ नियामक शक्ति

S2.Ans.(a)
Sol. The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. It has quasi judicial powers.

Q3.Which constitutional article abolished the Privy Purses—
किस संवैधानिक अनुच्छेद ने प्रिवी पर्स को समाप्त कर दिया?
(a) Article 374/ अनुच्छेद 374
(b) Article 392/ अनुच्छेद 392
(c) Article 363A/ अनुच्छेद 363A
(d) Article 364/ अनुच्छेद 364

S3.Ans.(c)
Sol. Article 363A- Recognition granted to Rulers of Indian States to cease and privy purses to be abolished

Q4.Janapav hill situated near Indore is the source of which river?
इंदौर के पास स्थित जनपव पहाड़ी किस नदी का उद्गम स्थल है?
(a) Tapi river/ तापी नदी
(b) Chambal river/ चंबल नदी
(c) Mahi River/ माही नदी
(d) Mahanadi/ महानदी

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Janapav also known as Janapav Kuti is a mountain at altitude of 881m from sea level and a famous tourist place located on Indore-Mumbai highway, near the village of Janapav Kuti in Mhow Tehsil, Indore district of Madhya Pradesh.

Q5. Idukki hydroelectric power project is situated in which state?
इडुक्की जलविद्युत परियोजना किस राज्य में स्थित है?
(a) Kerala /केरल
(b) Himachal Pradesh/हिमाचल प्रदेश
(c) Arunachal Pradesh/अरुणाचल प्रदेश
(d) Karnataka/कर्नाटक

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Idukki Dam, located in Kerala, India, is a 168.91 m (554 ft) tall arch dam. The dam stands between the two mountains – Kuravanmala (839)m and Kurathimala (925)m. It was constructed and is owned by the Kerala State Electricity Board. It supports a 780 MW hydroelectric power station.

Q6. The Ukai project is situated _____________.
उकाई परियोजना _____________ पर स्थित है।
(a) On Tapi river in Madhya Pradesh/ मध्य प्रदेश में तापी नदी पर
(b) On Tapi river in Gujarat/ गुजरात में तापी नदी पर
(c) On Sabarmati river in Gujarat/गुजरात में साबरमती नदी पर
(d) On Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh/मध्य प्रदेश में नर्मदा नदी पर

S6.Ans.(b)
Sol. The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the second largest reservoir in Gujarat after the Sardar Sarovar. It is also known as Vallabh Sagar.

Q7.Ujjain is situated on the banks of which river?
उज्जैन निम्नलिखित में से किस नदी के तट पर स्थित है?
(a) Narmada/नर्मदा
(b) Tawa/तवा
(c) Tapi/तापी
(d) Shipra/शिप्रा

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The holy city of Ujjain is situated on east bank of shipra. Every 12 years, the Sinhastha fair (Kumbh Mela) takes place on the city’s elaborate riverside ghats, as do yearly celebrations of the river goddess Kshipra. There are hundreds of Hindu shrines along the banks of the river Shipra. Shipra is a perennial river.

Q8. The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and __________.
पूना पैक्ट महात्मा गांधी और __________ के बीच हस्ताक्षरित किया गया था।
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah/ मुहम्मद अली जिन्नाह
(b) Lord Irwin/ लार्ड इरविन
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose/ सुभाष चन्द्र बोस
(d) B. R. Ambedkar/ बी. आर. आंबेडकर

S8.Ans.(d)
Sol. The Poona Pact was signed between B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi on the 24th of September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Poona, India. He had been protesting the decision by British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald to give separate electorates to Dalits for the election of members of provincial legislative assemblies in British India.

Q9. Which Governor General abolished the ‘Sati System’ in India?
किस गवर्नर जनरल ने भारत में ‘सती प्रणाली’ को समाप्त कर दिया?
(a) Lord Canning/ लॉर्ड कैनिंग
(b) Lord Ripon/ लॉर्ड रिपन
(c) Lord Wiliam Bentinck/ लॉर्ड विलियम बेंटिक
(d) Lord Dalhousie / लॉर्ड डलहौजी

S9.Ans.(c)
Sol. Lord William Bentinck abolished the Sati system in India.

Q10. Arrest of _________ in 1930 led to angry demonstrations in streets of Peshawar.
1930 में _________ की गिरफ्तारी पेशावर की सड़कों पर गुस्सा प्रदर्शन का कारण बनी
(a) Abdul Ghaffar Khan /अब्दुल गफ्फार खान
(b) Abul Kalam Azad/ अबुल कलाम आज़ाद
(c) Zakir Hussain/ जाकिर हुसैन
(d) Muzaffar Ahmed/ मुजफ्फर अहमद

S10.Ans.(a)

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Q1.The High Courts are empowered to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights under
उच्च न्यायालयों को किस अनुच्छेद के तहत मौलिक अधिकारों के प्रवर्तन के लिए रिट जारी करने का अधिकार है?
(a) Article 225 /अनुच्छेद 225
(b) Article 226/ अनुच्छेद 226
(c) Article 227 /अनुच्छेद 227
(d) Article 228/ अनुच्छेद 228

S1.Ans.(b)
Sol.Article 226 of the Constitution empowers a high court to issue writs including habeas corpus,
mandamus, certiorari, prohibition and quo-warrento for the enforcement of the fundamental rights of
the citizens and for any other purpose.

Q2.First Five Year Plan was started in : 
पहली पंचवर्षीय योजना कब शुरू की गई थी?
(a)1951-52
(b)1956-57
(c)1961-62
(d)1966-67

S2. Ans (a)
Sol. The First Five-year Plan was launched in 1951 which mainly focused in development of the primary sector. In July 1951, the Planning Commission issued the draft outline of the First Five Year Plan for the period April 1951 to March 1956. It was presented to the parliament in Dec. 1952 by the Planning Commission.

Q3.The High Court of a State is directly under
किसी राज्य का उच्च न्यायालय सीधे किस के अधीन होता है?
(a)The President/राष्ट्रपति
(b)The Supreme Court of India/ भारत का सर्वोच्च न्यायालय
(c)The Governor of the state/ राज्य का राज्यपाल
(d) The Chief Justice of India/ भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश

S3.Ans.(b)
Sol.At the apex of the judicial pyramid stands the Supreme Court of India. India has only one system of state courts with the High Court at the top. In the All India sphere, there is only one court i.e. the Supreme Court of India. In this integrated Court system, the Supreme Court stands out as the highest and the final judicial tribunal of India.

Q4.The number of judges of High Court is determined by
उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीशों की संख्या किस के द्वारा निर्धारित की जाती है?
(a)The Chief Justice of India/ भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश
(b)The President of India/भारत के राष्ट्रपति
(c)The Governor of the state/ राज्य का राज्यपाल
(d)The Parliament/संसद

S4.Ans.(b)
Sol. In every High Court, there is a Chief Justice and many other judges whose number is defined by the President of India. The judges of a high court are appointed by the president in consultation with the members of the judiciary itself.

Q5. The Great Smog of 1952 was a severe air-pollution event which affected _______.
1952 का द ग्रेट स्मॉग एक गंभीर वायु-प्रदूषण घटना थी, जिसने _______ को प्रभावित किया था।
(a)Paris/पेरिस
(b) London/लन्दन
(c) New York/ न्यूयॉर्क
(d) Delhi/दिल्ली

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol.The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog of 1952 was a severe air-pollution event that affected the British capital of London in early-December 1952. A period of cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants – mostly arising from the use of coal – to form a thick layer of smog over the city.

Q6. Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
ब्रह्मपुत्र नदी के किनारे कौन सा शहर स्थित है?
(a)Kanpur/कानपूर
(b) Srinagar/श्रीनगर
(c) Dibrugarh/ डिब्रूगढ़
(d) Lucknow/लखनऊ

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Dibrugarh is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra.

Q7. Manas National Park is in which state?
मानस राष्ट्रीय उद्यान किस राज्य में है?
(a) Orissa/उड़ीसा
(b) Maharashtra/महाराष्ट्र
(c) Assam/असम
(d) Sikkim/सिक्किम

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Manas National park is situated in the foothills of Himalayas in Assam, India and was designated as a tiger reserve in 1973.

Q8. Who among the following used Hooghly as the base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
निम्नलिखित में से किसने बंगाल की खाड़ी में समुद्री डकैती के लिए आधार के रूप में हुगली का उपयोग किया था?
(a) The Portuguese / पुर्तगाली
(b) The French/ फ्रेंच
(c) The Danish/ डेनिश
(d) The British/ अंग्रेजों

S8.Ans.(a)
Sol. Hooghly is situated in West Bengal and it is base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by the Portuguese.

Q9. Even though India became independent in 1947 but Daman and Diu remained a European colony till 1961. Which country ruled over it?
भले ही भारत 1947 में स्वतंत्र हो गया था लेकिन दमन और दीव 1961 तक यूरोपीय उपनिवेश बना रहा। किस देश ने इस पर शासन किया?
(a) France/ फ्रांस
(b) Britain/ ब्रिटेन
(c) Netherlands/ नीदरलैंड
(d) Portugal/ पुर्तगाल

S9.Ans.(d)
Sol. Daman and Diu on the Arabian Sea coast were part of Portuguese India, along with Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Goa, Daman and Diu were incorporated into the Republic of India on December 19, 1961 by military conquest. Portugal did not recognise the Indian annexation of these territories until 1974.

Q10. The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at ________ in England.
ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी के लेखकों ने इंग्लैंड में ________ कॉलेज में अपना प्रशिक्षण किया था।
(a) London / लंदन
(b) Manchester/ मैनचेस्टर
(c) Liverpool / लिवरपूल
(d) Haileybury/ हैलेबेरी

S10.Ans.(d)
Sol. Haileybury is an independent school near Hertford in England where the writers of East India Company had their training in the college.

Sol. Arrest of Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1930 led to angry demonstrations in streets of Peshawar.