801. Who among the following first demanded Swaraj as a constitutional right?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Annie Besant
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: C
802. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte inspired which Indian thinker the most?
A. Rajaram Mohan Roy
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Jyotiba Phule
D. M.G. Ranade
Ans: C
803. Who founded the Satya Shodhak Samaj (1873)?
A. Periyar
B. Gopal Baba Walangkar
C. Jyotiba Phule
D. B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: C
804. The first all-India organization for backward castes was founded by:
A. Periyar
B. Narayana Guru
C. Jyotiba Phule
D. Shahu Maharaj
Ans: D
805. Which thinker promoted the slogan “One Caste, One Religion, One God for Mankind”?
A. Dayananda Saraswati
B. Narayana Guru
C. Periyar
D. Ambedkar
Ans: B
806. B.R. Ambedkar’s political party in 1936 was called:
A. Scheduled Castes Federation
B. Independent Labour Party
C. Dalit Mahasabha
D. Bahujan Samaj Party
Ans: B
807. Which one of the following books is not written by B.R. Ambedkar?
A. Annihilation of Caste
B. Thoughts on Linguistic States
C. Discovery of India
D. The Problem of the Rupee
Ans: C
808. The Servants of India Society aimed to:
A. Fight caste discrimination
B. Promote constitutional reforms
C. Train national missionaries
D. Organize industrial strikes
Ans: C
809. Which social reformer started Widow Remarriage Association in Maharashtra?
A. Tilak
B. Phule
C. Gopal Baba
D. Vishnushastri Pandit
Ans: D
810. The book “Precepts of Jesus” was published by:
A. Keshab Chandra Sen
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Tagore
D. Ishwar Vidyasagar
Ans: B
811. The Brahmo Samaj was officially founded in:
A. 1815
B. 1828
C. 1830
D. 1843
Ans: B
812. The first woman to become President of the Indian National Congress was:
A. Annie Besant
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D. Sucheta Kriplani
Ans: A
813. The Theosophical Society was founded in India at:
A. Bombay
B. Madras
C. Pune
D. Adyar
Ans: D
814. Who called Dayananda Saraswati the “Martin Luther of Hinduism”?
A. Annie Besant
B. Gandhi
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Max Mueller
Ans: A
815. Who coined the term “Depressed Classes”?
A. Ambedkar
B. Gandhi
C. Tilak
D. Shahu Maharaj
Ans: B
816. Periyar E.V. Ramasamy started which movement?
A. Self-Respect Movement
B. Anti-Brahmin Movement
C. Temple Entry Movement
D. All of the above
Ans: D
817. The Poona Pact was signed between:
A. Gandhi and Tilak
B. Gandhi and Ambedkar
C. Gandhi and Shahu Maharaj
D. Ambedkar and Nehru
Ans: B
818. The first Indian to be elected to British Parliament was:
A. M.G. Ranade
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Surendranath Banerjee
D. S.N. Tagore
Ans: B
819. The book “Economic History of India” was authored by:
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. R.C. Dutt
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Pherozeshah Mehta
Ans: B
820. The Indian National Army trials were held in which fort?
A. Agra Fort
B. Red Fort
C. Fort William
D. Golconda Fort
Ans: B
821. Who among the following rejected Gandhiji’s leadership and formed a new party in 1939?
A. Nehru
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Maulana Azad
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Ans: B
822. The term “Pakistan” was first used by:
A. M.A. Jinnah
B. Rahmat Ali
C. Liaquat Ali Khan
D. Syed Ahmed Khan
Ans: B
823. The Cabinet Mission Plan recommended:
A. Immediate partition
B. Interim government
C. Grouping of provinces
D. Dominion status
Ans: C
824. The Interim Government (1946) was headed by:
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Sardar Patel
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. M.A. Jinnah
Ans: C
825. The Cripps Mission (1942) offered:
A. Federation
B. Dominion status after war
C. Immediate independence
D. Communal electorates
Ans: B
826. The Wavell Plan (1945) failed because:
A. Gandhi rejected it
B. Muslim League insisted on parity
C. Congress wanted full independence
D. All of the above
Ans: D
827. The Directive Principles of State Policy aim to:
A. Guarantee justice and equality
B. Bind courts
C. Limit fundamental rights
D. Promote socialism
Ans: A
828. The idea of Fundamental Duties was inspired from:
A. USA
B. UK
C. Russia (USSR)
D. Ireland
Ans: C
829. The first Draft Constitution of India was published in:
A. 1946
B. 1947
C. 1948
D. 1949
Ans: C
830. The language of proceedings in the Constituent Assembly was:
A. Hindi
B. English
C. Hindi and English
D. Sanskrit
Ans: C
831. The first Constitution Day was celebrated in India on:
A. 26 January 1950
B. 26 November 2015
C. 15 August 1947
D. 14 April 1990
Ans: B
832. The term “Secular” was added to the Preamble by which amendment?
A. 42nd
B. 44th
C. 52nd
D. 61st
Ans: A
833. The Fundamental Right to Property was removed by:
A. 44th Amendment
B. 42nd Amendment
C. 86th Amendment
D. 73rd Amendment
Ans: A
834. The Anti-Defection Law was passed in:
A. 1984
B. 1985
C. 1987
D. 1990
Ans: B
835. Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists languages?
A. 6th
B. 7th
C. 8th
D. 10th
Ans: C
836. India became a republic on:
A. 15 August 1947
B. 26 November 1949
C. 26 January 1950
D. 30 January 1950
Ans: C
837. The term “We the people of India” signifies:
A. India is a democracy
B. Popular sovereignty
C. Socialism
D. Judicial review
Ans: B
838. The idea of judicial review is borrowed from:
A. USA
B. UK
C. Ireland
D. Canada
Ans: A
839. The Concurrent List was borrowed from:
A. Canada
B. Australia
C. UK
D. USA
Ans: B
840. The minimum age to be a member of Rajya Sabha is:
A. 21
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35
Ans: C
841. The first woman judge of Supreme Court of India was:
A. Fathima Beevi
B. Leila Seth
C. Ruma Pal
D. Indira Banerjee
Ans: A
842. The first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha was:
A. Meira Kumar
B. Sumitra Mahajan
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Sucheta Kriplani
Ans: A
843. The term “Socialist” in the Preamble was added by:
A. 42nd Amendment
B. 44th Amendment
C. 86th Amendment
D. 93rd Amendment
Ans: A
844. Right to Education (RTE) was made a Fundamental Right in:
A. 2001
B. 2002
C. 2005
D. 2010
Ans: B
845. The Second Backward Classes Commission was headed by:
A. Kaka Kalelkar
B. B.P. Mandal
C. M.N. Srinivas
D. Jagjivan Ram
Ans: B
846. The term “Basic Structure” was first used in:
A. Golaknath Case
B. Minerva Mills Case
C. Kesavananda Bharati Case
D. Shankari Prasad Case
Ans: C
847. Which Fundamental Right cannot be suspended even during Emergency?
A. Right to Life
B. Right to Religion
C. Right to Freedom
D. Right to Property
Ans: A
848. The Finance Commission is constituted under which Article?
A. Article 265
B. Article 280
C. Article 300
D. Article 356
Ans: B
849. Swaraj Party (1923) was formed to:
A. Fight for Dominion Status
B. Demand complete independence
C. Enter Legislative Councils
D. Promote Hindu-Muslim unity
Ans: C
850. The term “Police Raj” was used by nationalists to criticize:
A. Preventive Detention
B. Rowlatt Act
C. Cripps Mission
D. Vernacular Press Act
Ans: B