Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism ? (a) Robert Owen (b) Proudhan Pierre Joseph (c) Karl Marx (d) Saint Simon Henri Claude

During the Mughal period which one of the following traders were the first to come to India? (a) Portuguese (b) Dutch (c) Danish (d) English

UPSC,

With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements : 1. A member of the Lok Sabha cannot be arrested by the police under any case when the Parliament is in session. 2. Members of the Indian Parliament have the privilege of exemption from attendance as witnesses in the law courts. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire? (a) Shramana (b) Uparika (c) Rajuka (d) Jumaramatya

Consider the following statements : 1. Jainsim in ancient India condemned the vama system. 2. Jain religious literature was written in Ardhamagadhi. 3. Mahavira admitted women into the order of his followers. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 3 only (d) 2 and 3

Who was popularly known as Lokhitawadi? (a) G. G. Agarkar (b) M. G. Ranade (c) R. G. Bhandarkar (d) G. H. Deshmukh

Apollo,

In the context of Panchayati Raj, which one of the following is true about Gram Sabha ? (a) This is the topmost tier of the Panchayati Raj. (b) It consists of all the voters residing in the jurisdiction of a village Panchayat. (c) It is the executive body consisting of selected representatives from the village Panchayat. (d) It consists of all the adult males of the village Panchayat.

The decimal system was first known in India in the beginning of (a) 2nd Century AD (b) 3rd Century AD (c) 4th Century AD (d) 5th Century AD

With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, consider the following statements : 1. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Congress Khilafat Swarajya Party. 2. In 1919, Gandhiji was elected President of the Khilafat Conference. 3. The Communist Party of India was banned by the Government in 1934. Which of the statements is/are correct ? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following events : 1. Gndhi-Irwin Pact 2. First Round Table Conference 3. Simon Commission 4. Poona Pact The correct chronological order of these events is (a) 1 ? 4 ? 3 ? 2 (b) 2 ? 1 ? 3 ? 4 (c) 3 ? 2 ? 1 ? 4 (d) 2 ? 3 ? 1 ? 4

Which one of the following is NOT within the duties of the Planning Commission? (a) To define the stages of growth and suggest allocation of resources. (b) To make an assessment of the material, capital and human resources of the country. (c) To determine the nature of machiner required for implementation of plan proposals. (d) To prepare the annual central budget.

In the history of Russian Revolution, what is ?Bloody Sunday?? (a) It was the Sunday on which the entire family of last Czar of Russia was massacred. (b) It was the day on which a mass of peaceful workers on its way to present a petition was fired upon (c) It was the Sunday when the sailors of the battleship Potemkin joined the revolutionaries and were killed. (d) It was the day when hundreds of Bolshevik revolutionaries were killed in a conflict with Mensheviks.

With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, consider the following statements : The Simon Commission recommended that 1. A federal government representing both British India and the Princely States was to be set up 2. The communal representation was to be abandoned Which of the statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ? (a) Iltutmish (b) Balban (c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Firoze Tughlaq

CLAT,

During the colonial period of India, Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded (a) For carrying on researches into the past history and antiquities of India (b) To examine the policy of colonial discrimination against the Indians (c) For developing English education in India (d) For carrying out social reforms