Modern Indian History, Indian Polity, Governance, Economics, and Major National Schemes (Set 37)

1801. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. Lord Irwin
Ans: A


1802. Who founded the Indian Home Rule League in 1916?
A. Tilak and Annie Besant
B. Nehru and Azad
C. Gokhale and Tagore
D. Motilal and C.R. Das
Ans: A


1803. The Poona Pact (1932) was signed between:
A. Gandhi and Ambedkar
B. Nehru and Jinnah
C. Patel and Rajaji
D. Gandhi and Azad
Ans: A


1804. Mountbatten Plan was announced in:
A. June 1947
B. August 1947
C. May 1947
D. January 1947
Ans: A


1805. The first Governor-General of British India was:
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Cornwallis
Ans: C


1806. Which Article empowers the President to grant pardons?
A. Article 72
B. Article 73
C. Article 74
D. Article 75
Ans: A


1807. The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 deals with:
A. Urban Local Bodies
B. Right to Education
C. Panchayati Raj
D. Anti-Defection
Ans: C


1808. Which Part of the Constitution deals with the Union Judiciary?
A. Part IV
B. Part V
C. Part VI
D. Part VII
Ans: B


1809. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on:
A. 15th August 1947
B. 26th January 1950
C. 26th November 1949
D. 9th December 1946
Ans: C


1810. Article 368 of the Constitution deals with:
A. Election Commission
B. Constitutional Amendment
C. Emergency Powers
D. Fundamental Rights
Ans: B


1811. Which body recommends the distribution of taxes between Union and States?
A. NITI Aayog
B. RBI
C. Finance Commission
D. CAG
Ans: C


1812. Indian Constitution is a blend of:
A. Federal and Unitary
B. Presidential and Parliamentary
C. Dictatorship and Democracy
D. Monarchy and Republic
Ans: A


1813. Who appoints the Chief Justice of High Court?
A. Governor
B. Chief Minister
C. President
D. Prime Minister
Ans: C


1814. Which body settles inter-state water disputes?
A. Parliament
B. President
C. Supreme Court
D. Tribunal appointed under Article 262
Ans: D


1815. The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state was:
A. Sucheta Kriplani
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Ans: A


1816. Which Committee proposed the idea of FPI (Fiscal Policy Institute)?
A. Kelkar Committee
B. Narsimham Committee
C. Abhijit Banerjee Committee
D. Rangarajan Committee
Ans: A


1817. GST is a:
A. Direct Tax
B. Indirect Tax
C. Corporate Tax
D. Wealth Tax
Ans: B


1818. Repo rate is:
A. Rate at which RBI lends to banks
B. Rate banks charge customers
C. Rate of GDP growth
D. None of the above
Ans: A


1819. The term “Blue Economy” relates to:
A. Ocean resources
B. Rainwater harvesting
C. Maritime pollution
D. Solar energy
Ans: A


1820. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) aims at:
A. Micro irrigation
B. Crop insurance
C. Agro exports
D. Fertilizer subsidy
Ans: A


1821. e-NAM platform connects:
A. Retail buyers
B. Rural banks
C. Agricultural markets
D. APMC officials
Ans: C


1822. MUDRA scheme supports:
A. Medium industries
B. Micro & small enterprises
C. Banks
D. Women SHGs only
Ans: B


1823. Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana is meant for:
A. Youth entrepreneurs
B. Senior citizens needing assistive devices
C. Children with disabilities
D. Cancer patients
Ans: B


1824. PENCIL portal tracks:
A. Child labour
B. Rural electrification
C. Skill training
D. Forest fires
Ans: A


1825. AYUSHMAN Bharat Scheme offers health cover of:
A. ₹2 lakh
B. ₹3 lakh
C. ₹5 lakh
D. ₹10 lakh
Ans: C


1826. Nai Manzil Scheme is for:
A. Urban SHGs
B. Education & skilling for minority youth
C. Female entrepreneurship
D. ITIs modernisation
Ans: B


1827. One Nation One Ration Card ensures:
A. Single tax policy
B. Common electoral rolls
C. Ration portability across states
D. Common GST filing
Ans: C


1828. E-Daakhil portal is for:
A. Rural grievance filing
B. Online consumer complaints
C. RTI filing
D. Judiciary tracking
Ans: B


1829. National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) includes how many missions?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Ans: C


1830. Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme is in:
A. Education
B. Railways
C. Transportation
D. Steel industry
Ans: C


1831. India’s First Hydrogen Valley Mission is in:
A. Gujarat
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans: B


1832. National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established in:
A. 2008
B. 2010
C. 2012
D. 2014
Ans: B


1833. India’s first carbon-neutral Panchayat is in:
A. Ladakh
B. Kerala
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Himachal Pradesh
Ans: C


1834. Forest Rights Act (2006) recognizes rights of:
A. Farmers
B. Forest-dwelling tribal communities
C. Forest officers
D. NGOs
Ans: B


1835. Ecomark label signifies:
A. Organic food
B. Eco-friendly products
C. GST exemption
D. Wildlife preservation
Ans: B


1836. The National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) is operated by:
A. MoEFCC
B. NITI Aayog
C. NABARD
D. MNRE
Ans: C


1837. INTACH stands for:
A. Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
B. Indian Tech for Archaeology & Culture
C. International Agency for Tribal Art
D. Institute for Traditional Agriculture
Ans: A


1838. Operation Greens promotes:
A. Organic farming
B. Price stability in TOP crops
C. Green energy
D. Forest revival
Ans: B


1839. BHUVAN platform is developed by:
A. NIC
B. ISRO
C. NITI Aayog
D. Survey of India
Ans: B


1840. Mission Bhagiratha is an initiative by:
A. Odisha
B. Gujarat
C. Telangana
D. Madhya Pradesh
Ans: C


1841. UDISE+ is used in:
A. Defence
B. Education statistics
C. Banking
D. Police reforms
Ans: B


1842. SHe-Box is related to:
A. Women’s workplace harassment complaints
B. Fertility tracking
C. Childcare leave
D. Girl education
Ans: A


1843. PM-DAKSH portal offers:
A. Direct income transfer
B. Skill training for SC/OBC/others
C. AI workshops
D. Women’s microloans
Ans: B


1844. National Ed-Tech Policy is under:
A. UGC
B. NCERT
C. Ministry of Education
D. NITI Aayog
Ans: C


1845. ‘Fit India Movement’ was launched in:
A. 2018
B. 2019
C. 2020
D. 2021
Ans: B


1846. POSHAN Tracker is an initiative of:
A. Ministry of Women & Child Development
B. Ministry of Health
C. NITI Aayog
D. NIC
Ans: A


1847. The NIRYAT portal was launched to:
A. Track school dropouts
B. Monitor Indian exports
C. Train police
D. Register MSMEs
Ans: B


1848. Shikshak Parv celebrates:
A. NEP implementation
B. Teacher excellence
C. National Girl Child Day
D. Education budget
Ans: B


1849. Karmayogi Bharat platform is for:
A. Teacher skilling
B. Bureaucratic training
C. Startup ecosystem
D. Agriculture startups
Ans: B


1850. Vigyan Jyoti Programme encourages:
A. Women in STEM
B. Tribal students
C. Sanskrit revival
D. Digital ethics
Ans: A

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