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Which among the following was not a challenge to nationhood in the immediate post-Independence India?

• (A) To shape an united nation that was accommodative of the diversity in India
• (B) To restructure its economy through structural adjustment programme
• (C) To develop democratic practices in accordance with the Constitution
• (D) To evolve policies that address economic development and eradication of poverty

Which of the following statements are correct about the problems of the Partition of India?

• (A) There was no single belt of Muslim majority areas in British India.
• (B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan of North Eastern Frontier Province opposed the two nation theory.
• (C) There were areas in Bengal and Punjab provinces in British India where non-Muslims were in majority.
• (D) Minorities on both sides of the border suffered violence due to Partition.

Which of the following part of the Indian Constitution is related to the Directive Principles of State Policy?

• (A) Part III in the Indian Constitution
• (B) Part IV in the Indian Constitution
• (C) Part V in the Indian Constitution
• (D) Part VI in the Indian Constitution

The first general elections was held in India between:

• (A) 1951-1952
• (B) 1952-1953
• (C) 1953-1954
• (D) 1954-1955

How many women were not recorded in the first draft of the electoral rolls?

• (A) 10 lakh
• (B) 20 lakh
• (C) 30 lakh
• (D) 40 lakh

Which political leader did not participate in any of the Independence Day Celebrations on the 15th August, 1947?

• (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
• (B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• (D) M.K. Gandhi

Which initiative was launched by the government between 1987 and 1991 that involved campaigns for development?

• (A) Development Outcome Programme
• (B) Kamraj Plan
• (C) New Democratic Initiative
• (D) Socialist pattern of society

Operation Flood deals with:

• (A) Nationwide Milk Grid
• (B) Flood Management in Bihar
• (C) Increasing Wheat Production in Punjab and Haryana
• (D) Investigating flood crisis in lower Assam

Which of the following provision of the Indian Constitution deals with promoting International Peace and Security?

• (A) Article 51
• (B) Article 21
• (C) Article 25
• (D) Article 44

Which of the following provision of the Indian Constitution deals with promoting International Peace and Security?

• (A) Article 51
• (B) Article 21
• (C) Article 25
• (D) Article 44

Which country India signed a 20 year Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1971?

• (A) China
• (B) Pakistan
• (C) Soviet Union
• (D) Bangladesh

Which of the following statements is/are not true about privy purse?

• (A) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (B) (B) and (C) only
• (C) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (D) (D) only

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

• (A) DMK was formed
• (B) Indira Gandhi got the Congress Working Committee adopt a Ten Point Programme.
• (C) K. Kamraj proposed that all Congressmen should resign from office.
• (D) The fifth general election to Lok Sabha were held.

The DMK came to power for the first time in state elections because-

• (A) It demanded President's rule in Andhra Pradesh
• (B) It was against frequent floor-crossing of legislators
• (C) It led an anti-Hindi agitation against the centre
• (D) It supported the Congress Syndicate to form coalition government in Tamil Nadu

When was the Department of Defence Supplies established?

• (A) 1962
• (B) 1965
• (C) 1968
• (D) 1974

Match List-I with List-II

• (A) Gujarat Movement
• (B) Bihar Movement
• (C) Assam Movement
• (D) Railway Strike
• (I) May 1974
• (II) 1979
• (III) March 1974
• (IV) January 1974

In which of the following movements was the slogan- 'Vadakku Vaazhkiradhu; Therkku Thaekiradhu' (The north thrives even as the south decays) used?

• (A) Gujarat movement
• (B) Anna movement
• (C) Assam movement
• (D) Dravidian movement

Who among the following started the Self-Respect Movement in 1925?

• (A) E.V. Ramasami Naicker
• (B) Kashiram
• (C) B. R. Ambedkar
• (D) Jyotiba Phule

Which of the following statements are correct about elections in India?

• (A) The Congress Party won more seats in the Lok Sabha in 1989 elections than in 1984 elections.
• (B) The 1991 Lok Sabha elections marked the end of the 'Congress system'.
• (C) The Lok Sabha elections in 1989 led to the defeat of the Congress party but did not result in a majority for any other party.
• (D) In 1989 the National Front formed a coalition government at the centre.

Under which provision of the Indian Constitution, Kashmir was given a special status?

• (A) Article 324
• (B) Article 364
• (C) Article 370
• (D) Article 375

In which year did the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) lead an anti-foreigner movement?

• (A) 1979
• (B) 1978
• (C) 1976
• (D) 1977

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

• (A) (A), (B), (C), (D)
• (B) (B), (C), (A), (D)
• (C) (A), (D), (B), (C)
• (D) (C), (B), (D), (A)

The Shah Bano case dealt with-

• (A) Post-partition rehabilitation of Muslims
• (B) Maintenance of a Muslim woman from her husband
• (C) Wakf Board
• (D) Triple Talaq

The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolises which of the following events in International Politics?

• (A) Disintegration of Germany
• (B) Unification of Germany
• (C) Beginning of Cold War
• (D) Collapse of the Second World

Arrange the events in chronological order:

• (A) China occupies Aksai-Chin area
• (B) Full diplomatic relations were restored between India and China
• (C) Atal Behari Vajpayee the first top level leader to visit China
• (D) China's massive invasion
• (A) (A), (B), (C), (D)
• (B) (B), (C), (A), (D)
• (C) (A), (D), (B), (C)
• (D) (C), (B), (D), (A)

Arrange the following events related to disintegration of the Soviet Union in chronological order:

• (A) Boris Yeltsin is appointed as the head of the Communist Party in Moscow.
• (B) Soviet Union declares that the Warsaw Pact members are free to decide their own future.
• (C) Boris Yeltsin becomes the President of Russia.
• (D) The Commonwealth of Independent States is established.
• (A) (A), (B), (C), (D)
• (B) (B), (A), (C), (D)
• (C) (C), (A), (B), (D)
• (D) (R), (C), (A), (D)

Which country's development into an economic power is known as the "Miracle on the Han River"?

• (A) Japan
• (B) China
• (C) South Korea
• (D) Indonesia

Which Treaty was resisted by Denmark and Sweden as an Euro-skeptic response to European Union's integrationist agenda?

• (A) Bangkok Declaration
• (B) Maastricht Treaty
• (C) Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty
• (D) Warsaw Pact

In which of the following year did India and Pakistan sign the Shimla Agreement?

• (A) July 1966
• (B) July 1972
• (C) July 1976
• (D) July 1987

In which year did India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty for sharing of the Ganga water?

• (A) 1985
• (B) 1988
• (C) 1991
• (D) 1996

The olive branches in the emblem of the United Nations' logo signifies:

• (A) Security
• (B) Reform
• (C) World peace
• (D) Human rights

The WTO was set up in 1995 as the successor to which of the following organization?

• (A) General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT)
• (B) League of Nations
• (C) United Nations
• (D) Amnesty International

Match List-I with List-II

• (A) (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
• (B) (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (C) (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
• (D) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

The Vajpayee-Musharraf Summit in 2001 was held in-

• (A) Agra
• (B) Lahore
• (C) Delhi
• (D) Islamabad

Match List-I with List-II:

• (A) (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)
• (B) (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (C) (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
• (D) (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Limits to Growth focuses on which of the following Environmental Concerns?

• (A) Depletion of the Earth's resources
• (B) Depletion of Ozone Layer
• (C) Coastal Pollution
• (D) Water Pollution

Which of the following regions are subject to special regional rules of Environmental Protection?

• (A) Argentina
• (B) Australia
• (C) France
• (D) The Antarctic and the Arctic polar regions

Which one of the following international institutions plays an important role in determining economic policies across the world?

• (A) IMF
• (B) IAEA
• (C) Amnesty International
• (D) Human Rights Watch

Which among the following statements are correct about the impact of Globalisation?

• (A) Globalisation results in erosion of state capacity.
• (B) It means erosion in the ability of the government to do what they do.
• (C) All over the world, the old 'welfare state' is now giving way to a more minimalist state that performs certain core functions.
• (D) In place of the welfare state, it is the market that becomes the prime determinant of economic and social priorities.
• (A) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (B) (C), (B) and (D) only
• (C) (A), (D) and (C) only
• (D) (B), (A) and (D) only

'McDonaldisation' is the result of which one of the following?

• (A) Political consequence of globalisation
• (B) Economic consequence of globalisation
• (C) Cultural consequence of globalisation
• (D) Resistance to globalisation

In which year Nepal became a democratic republic after abolishing monarchy?

• (A) 2004
• (B) 2015
• (C) 2008
• (D) 2010

Which among the following statements is not correct about the nature of state and society in Nepal?

• (A) Nepal was a Buddhist Kingdom in the past.
• (B) The king retained full control over the government with the help of the army.
• (C) The Maoists of Nepal were successful in spreading their influence in Nepal.
• (D) There was a triangular conflict among the monarchist forces, the democrats and the Maoists in Nepal.

In which year the King of Nepal accepted the demand for New Democratic Constitution?

• (A) 1999
• (B) 1990
• (C) 1992
• (D) 1993

What is the name of the famous activist in the above picture?

• (A) Nahar Thapa
• (B) Durga Thapa
• (C) Renuka Kani
• (D) Tima Koni

The non-violent movement to restore democracy in Nepal was led by-

• (A) Socialist Democratic Alliance
• (B) Pro-Democracy Initiative
• (C) All Nepal Democratic Party
• (D) Seven Party Alliance

Which of the following community was in the minority in Sri Lanka?

• (A) Sinhala
• (B) Tamils
• (C) Indigenous
• (D) Rohingyas

What was the earlier name of Sri Lanka?

• (A) Rangoon
• (B) Ceylon
• (C) Shatagu
• (D) Shahbajgadhi

What was the demand of Tamilians to Sri Lanka's government?

• (A) Right to Vote
• (B) Right to contest in general elections
• (C) "Tamil Eelam" or a separate country for the Tamilians.
• (D) Establishment of Democracy

Choose the correct answers from the statements given below-

• (A) India signed an accord with Sri Lanka and sent troops to stabilize relations between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamils.
• (B) In 1989, the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) pulled out of Sri Lanka without attaining its objective.
• (C) The LTTE was vanquished in 2009.
• (D) Sri Lanka has retained democracy since its independence in 1947.
• (A) Only (A) and (B) are correct.
• (B) Only (A), (B) and (C) are correct.
• (C) Only (A), (B) and (D) are correct.
• (D) Only (A), (C) and (D) are correct.

In which year IPKF (Indian Peace Keeping Force) was pulled out from Sri Lanka?

• (A) 1987
• (B) 1989
• (C) 1985
• (D) 1984