?We the people of India? ? the words in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution are on the basis of the format of the (a) British Constitution (b) Irish Constitution (c) American Constitution (d) French Constitution

After resigning from the Indian National Congress, Subhas Chandra Bose founded (a) Congress Socialist Party (b) Swaraj Party (c) Krishak Praja Party (d) Forward Bloc

The Finance Commission derives its authority from the (a) Parliament (b) President (c) Constitution (d) Supreme Court

Who among the following was the President of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of the Indian Republic ? (a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (b) Liaqat Ali Khan (c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Who is empowered by the Constitution to dissolve the Lok Sabha before the expiry of its term? (a) The Prime Minister (b) The President (c) The President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister (d) The Chief Election Commissioner

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In the Lucknow pact of 1916, the Indian National Congress (a) Agreed to separate electorates for the Muslims (b) Conceded job reservation for the depressed classes (c) Supported the demand of Muslim league for the creation of Pakistan (d) Decided to enter into electoral alliance with the Muslim League

Swaraj Party was established to (a) Fight against the repressive measures of the British Government (b) Launch agitation for complete independence (c) Offer systematic obstruction to the British Government inside the councils to discredit the Dyarchy (d) Enter the councils for the formation of provincial governments

Match List-I (Kings) with List-II (Dynasties) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Kings) List-II (Dynasties) A. Bindusara 1. Chola B. Kanishka 2. Kushan C. Pushyamitra 3. Maurya D. Raja Rajendra 4. Sunga A B C D (a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 2 3 4 1 (c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 2 3 1 4

Huen Tsang and Fahien visited the kingdoms of (a) Harsha and Chandragupta Maurya respectively (b) Chandragupta Vikramaditya and Harsha respectively (c) Krishnadeva and Chandragupta Vikramaditya respectively (d) Harsha and Chandragupta Vikramaditya respectively

Which one of the following places has to Ashokan edict ? (a) Gimar (b) Kandahar (c) Patliputra (d) Topra

With reference to Sultan Alauddin Khilji, consider the following statements : 1 Alauddin Khilji fixed the prices of foodgrains. 2 Alauddin paid his soldiers in cash. 3 During Alauddin?s rule, the share of the land revenue to be paid by the peasant was raised to half of the produce. Which of these statements are correct ? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

With reference to the Indian Literary works, what is Digha Nikaya? (a) An important Buddhist text in Pali (b) Miscellaneous work in prose and verse associated with Mudrarakshasha (c) Collection of long sermons ascribed to Mahavira (d) Collection of short stories ascribed to Kautilya

Which one of the following regions was not the bone of contention between the Vijayanagar rulers and the Bahamani sultans? (a) Krishna-Godavari delta (b) Marathwada country (c) Tungabhadra doab (d) Warangal

The President of India is elected by the members of an electoral college which does not include (a) The eleted members of the Rajya Sabha (b) The members of the Lok Sabha (c) The elected members of the State Assemblies (d) The elected members of the State Legislative Councils

During the reign of Akbar, the role of an official called Amalguzar was (a) To be in-charge of law and order (b) To make an assessment and collection of land revenue (c) To be in-charge of imperial house-hold (d) To maintain the royal treasury