Indian History GK Part – 8
161. Consider the following statements-
1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.
2. Jawaharal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constīuency as a Member of Parliament.
3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the Office in the year 1977.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1and 3
Ans:- (d) 1 and 3.
162. Match ListI with List-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-1 (Author) List-II (Work)
(A) Bankimchandra
(B) Dinabandhu Mitra
(C) Premchand
1. Shatranj Ke Khiari
2. Debi Chaudhurani
3. Ni-Darpan
4. Chandrakanta
Code-
(a) A-2; B-4; C-1
(b) A-3; B-4; C-2
(c) A-2; B-3; C-1
(d) A-3; B-1; C-4
Ans:- (c) A-2; B-3; C-1
163. Match List With List and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists-
List-I (Person) List-II (Position) A. Nagender Singh 1. Chief Election Commissioner of India
B. AN Ray 2. President, International CourtofJustice
C. R.KTrivedi 3. Chief Justice of India
D. Ashok Desai 4. Attorney General of India
Code-
(a) A-1;B-4;C-2; D-3
(b) A-2;B-3; C-1; D-4
(c) A-1:B-3;C-2; D-4
(d) A-2; B-4;C-1; D-3
Ans:- (b) A-2; B-3;C-1; D-4
164. Consider the following statements-
1. Justice V R Krishna iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
2. Justice V R Krishna iyer is considered as one of the progenitors.of public interest litigation (PIL) in the 1ndian judicial system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both land2
(d) Neither 1 nor2
Ans:- (b) 2 only.
165. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander. Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta.
(a) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
Ans:- (d) Raja Rammohan Roy
166. Consider the following statements-
1. The first telegraph line in India was aid between
Kolkat (formerly Cakutta) and Diamond Harbour.
2. The first ExpoFt Processing Zone in india was set up in Kannada.
Which of the statements given ábove is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:- (c) Both 1 and 2.
167. Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Wellesey
(c) Cornwallis
(d) William Bentinck
Ans:- (c) Cornwallis.
168. By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector. was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only, what was the reason for such regulation ?
(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Colector’s efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work.
(b) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts.
(c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person.
(d) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis felt that District Collector should be only a revenue collector.
Ans:- (c) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Colleotor’s efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work.
169. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat 1
(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore.
(b) The frustrated governor of Jalandhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab.
(c) He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal
(Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur).
(d) He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom.
Ans:- (a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by MarathasS of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore.
170. With reference to Pondicherry (now Pondicherry) consider the following statements-
1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry was the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry was the French.
3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans:-(c) 3 only
171. How many sects in Buddhism-
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Ans:- (b) Two.
172. Sects of Buddhism-
(a) Hinayanism
(b) Mahayanism
(c) Non of the above
(d) both (a) and (b)
Ans:- (d) both (a) and (b)
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