Naib Tehsildar

1. Tihra Sujanpur was developed as a capital city by:

1. Raja Sansarchand2. Raja Chamandehand3. Raja Abhaychand4. Raja Jaisingh

2. Which practice was known as “Saradena” among the Brahmins of Kangra?

1. Initiation into learning2. Marriage of a Halwaha’s daughter

into a Nagarkotiya family3. Meeting of community panchayat of

Nagarkotiya Brahmins4. Grand feast organized on the eve

of Holi

3. Who are known as Bhojkis ?

1. Family priest of Katoch dynasty2. Priests of Jwalaji and Naina Devi

Temples3. Reciters of poetry during marriage

ceremony4. Brahmins who got land grants from

Thakurs

4. What is meant by Pabuchi, Pandvani and Bhataakshri ?

1. Types of Scripts2. Wall painting3. Fabric painting4. Woollen Garments

5. On what count Raja Aniruddhachand went to the extent of abdicating the throne instead of carrying out the bidding of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh?

1. Surrendering the Kangra fort2. Payment of hefty Nazrana3. To marry his sister in the family

of Mian Dhyanchand4. Conceding harsh conditions of

Treaty

6. The only dynasty which has its genesis in Himachal Pradesh and does not owe its existence to migration from outside:

1. Pathania2. Katoch3. Mankotiya4. Sen

7. Mukhiya , Wazir and Mahar subcastes of Kanets are found in:

1. District Sirmur2. District Shimla3. Kinnur4. Lahul

8. Who are the Ghiraths of Kangra region?

1. Shepherds2. Weavers3. Farmers4. Traders

9. Pandit Chandradhar Sharma Guleri’s father held an honorable position in Jaipur state. He was:

1. Court Astrologer2. Head of potheekhana3. Principal of Maharaja’s college4. Head of Toshakhana

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10. ‘Bhent ‘ and ‘ Bihagra ’ folk songs are:

1. Religious songs2. Pastoral songs3. Matrimonial songs4. Milkmaid songs

11. Customers of Chundavad and Pagvand are related with:

1. Division of parental property2. Dowry given to the daughter3. Rituals performed for bountiful

crops4. Offerings to the village deity

12. Kamala Rani and Roshani Devi have carved niche for themselves in the field of:

1. Embroidery2. Wall painting3. Folk song4. Carpet weaving

13. In which district was Himachal’s first music studio, “Sound of Mountains “established in the year 1986?

1. Mandi2. Kangra3. Shimla4. Hamirpur

14. The theme of Kinnauri folk-song “Tipsi Ban Thanee” is :

1. Beauty of kinnur lissome2. Usha Devi’s curse to beautiful

Kinnar gjirl being onvious of her beauty

3. Welcome of newlywed couple4. Onset of rainy season

15. For which literary work Dr. Susheel Kumar Fulla was honoured with Himachal’s highest literary award?

1. Shadow of flower2. Smell of soil3. hare hue log4. khulte hue pank

16. Essay collection of which litterateur has been published under the title “Fund Samani Samudra”?

1. Ratansingh Himesh2. Prem Pakhrolvi3. Piyush Guleri4. Rajeev Kumar Trigarta

17. The litterateur who is known as “Dard Dhamotavi” happens to be:

1. Harnamdas Dogra2. Deshraj Dogra3. Ramdayal Neeraj4. Harikrishna Mittu

18. In what manner Nobel Laureate Aung San Su Kyi has an intimate connection with Shimla?

1. She graduated from Himachal Pradesh University:

2. She stayed in Shimla as a research fellow in IIAS for two years

3. Her doctoral thesis is about Shimla.4. She has been a visiting faculty in

Himachal Pradesh University.

19. Who has given orders to H.P. Power Corporation against felling trees in the heartland of tribal Kinnaur district?

1. Ministry of forest and Environment, New Delhi

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2. Department of Forestry, Himachal Pradesh

3. National Green Tribunal4. High Court of Himachal Pradesh

20. During the Riyasati era Minjar festival in Chamba used to commence with:

1. Singing of Kunjari Malhar songs2. Presentation of Minjar in the

temples of Raghuveer and Laxminarayan in early morning by the King

3. Floating of Minjar and Coconut in the river Ravi

4. Commencement of a grand procession from the palace

21. Which pass connects Lahaul region to chamba district’s Bharmaur area?

1. Rohtang2. kunjam3. Kugati4. Baralacha

22. “Thuppa”, the main traditional dish of Lahual valley is prepared particularly during:

1. Winter2. Spring3. Summer4. Wedding

23. Which Temple’s Kardas (manager ) happens to be a Thakur , whereas the priest happens to be a Lama ?

1. Trilokinath temple2. Shikari devi temple3. Naina devi temple4. Hidimba devi temple

24. For the prosperity and happiness of which state Guru Govind Singh performed Akhand Keertan for 18 days?

1. Mandi2. Chamba3. Suket4. Sirmaur

25. Johadji fair, the most popular fair of Solan district is associated with:

1. Guru Hargovind2. Guru Amardas3. Guru Nanak Deo4. Guru Angad Deo

26. What step was the taken by the British government through Shimla manifesto?

1. Announcement of war with Afghanistan

2. treaty with Maharaja Ranjeet Singh3. Establishment of the first church in

Shimla4. Commencement of laying down of

Kalka- Shimla Rail

27. Ruler of which state used to send snow compressed into ice and packed in pine needles and hay for chilling the wine of Mughal princess Jahanara Begum?

1. Suket2. Sirmaur3. Chamba4. Mandi

28. The only hill chief who did not provide men and money to British government during the upheaval of 1857 A.D.?

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1. Ruler of Kahlur2. Ruler of Bushahr3. Ruler of Sirmaur4. Ruler of Mandi

29. Who designated Shimla as the summer capital of British Empire in India?

1. Lord Canning2. Lord Elgin3. Sir John Lawrence4. Lord Lyton

30. By whom Shimla’s designation as summer capital of British India was defended in the following manner – “IT was only place in India where a viceroy could divest himself of the trapping of office.”

1. Lord Curzon2. Lord Minto3. Lord Reading4. Lord Chelmsford

31. Which country’s National Anthem has been revised recently to remove its masculine bias by inserting into it the words ‘Great Daughters’ too along with great sons?

1. Australia2. Austria3. Hungary4. Germany

32. By whom Malala Yousafzai’s name has been suggested for the next Nobel Peace Prize?

1. Asma Jahangir2. Mitchelli Obama3. Hil;lary Clinton4. Angelina Jolie

33. The enormous increase in the brain size of humans has been ascribed to the intake of cooked food by them in a recently published research paper by two Latin American Woman Researchers. They belong to:

1. Bolivia2. Brazil3. Venezuela4. Columbia

34. In an Indian state 60 years old struggle of farmers for land rights succeeded recently when state government agreed to return 85000 acres of land to the farmers taken over by the British government. The State is:

1. Bihar2. Karnataka3. Maharashtra4. Odisha

35. Legendary astronomer Patric Moore(passed away recently) holds the unique record of presenting a programme continuously for 50 years on BBC Television. This landmark was:

1. The sky at night2. The unfathomable universe3. Infinite universe4. Our globe and its neighbors

36. According to a new genetic study, Europe’s largest minority group Romani began their migration 1500 years ago from:

1. West Asia2. India3. North Africa4. Afghanistan

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37. At the heart of current political impasse in Nepal happens to be:

1. Harp differences about federalism2. Assimilation of Maoist cadres in

the Nepalese Army3. Opposition’s insistence on changing

the Prime Minister4. Renegotiation of 1950 treaty with

India

38. Direct Cash Transfer Scheme will be launched in 51 district across India from January 2013 with a rider that in the concerned district:

1. 80% of population should have Aadhar Cards.

2. It should be drought prone area.3. It should have experienced natural

disaster for two consecutive years.4. Its inclusion in the scheme should

be recommended by that area’s M.P

39. British Prime Minister’s decision to reject Lord Leveson Report has evoked widespread protest there. Its key recommendation is:

1. Establishment of an independent media regulatory body backed by legislation.

2. Parliamentary control over media.3. Stiff rules to rein in undesirable

activities of media.4. A code of conduct should be laid

down to eliminate hacking practices.

40. Noble Laureate of which field gave a touching human touch to his Noble acceptance lecture in the following manner recently: “Two hours ago, the wife of General Secretary of Swedish

Academy had a Baby girl. It is the beginning of a beautiful story.”

1. Physiology2. Peace3. Literature4. Economics

41. What has been impact of Himachal Pradesh High Court’s judgment in Satinder Kumar and other Vs. Union of India Case?

1. Cement Plants in Solan district have been disbanded.

2. Mega hydropower projects have been given green signal.

3. Gurudwara at Pontasahib declared a protected monument.

4. Religious functions cannot be performed in the Church located within the Rashtrapati Niwas.

Question scrapped and weightage to all

42. Indian Railways are looking forward to technical and commercial cooperation with Jungfau railway on all aspects of running the mountain railways .Jungfau Railway belongs to:

1. Sweden2. Switzerland3. China4. Norway.

43. The Gun walking Scheme of U.S.A. has recently come under fire in the lower house of U.S.A Congress .It is related with:

1. Liberal arms licensing policy.2. Proliferation of fire arms production

units.

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3. Strategy of allowing fire arms to be bought by arms traffickers of Mexican drug cartels.

4. Turning Nelson’s eye towards Gun lobby’s activities.

44. Preparation for the presentation of five centuries old ‘Chavittu Natkam’ is underway on a big scale to be performed during a Grand Art festival having a span of three months. This is being done in:

1. Andhra Pradesh2. Kerala3. Karnataka4. Odisha

45. What is the eligibility criterion for availing benefit through “Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana” ?

1. The beneficiary should be from SC/ST category.

2. Should not have more than two living children.

3. Should not have more than two living children and should be more than 19 years of age.

4. Should be from a BPL family.

46. What is the role of Petrocaribe in the world energy sector?

1. It is an energy giant serving the former Soviet republics.

2. An energy co-operation agreement through which Venezuela supplies crudes oil on concessional terms to 17 Latin American nations.

3. African conglomerate of oil producing countries.

4. Saudi oil Company providing funds to the Salafis and Jihadists.

47. A preppy lissome Malvika Vaz, the only Asian selected for “The students on ice expedition into Antarctica”, and the first girl to be a Naval Aviation for a day belongs to:

1. Gujarat2. West Bengal3. Goa4. Karnataka

48. Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Aung San Su Kyi became extraordinary in the sense that:

1. She was the first woman to get it.2. She accepted it personally after 21

years of winning the award.3. She was not allowed to send even

her acceptance speech by junta.4. It was awarded for her relentless

crusade against bonded labor and drug cartels.

49. Which Hindi Classic film was recently added to Time Magazine’s All Time 100’ list of greatest films made since 1923?

1. Mother India2. Mughal –e-Azam3. Aawara4. Do Bigha Zameen

50. The language that has been added recently by Pope Benedict XVI to the Weekly Vatican address in front of the pilgrims :

1. Mandarin(Chinese)2. Arabic3. Spanish4. Turkish

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51 .Aleppo is the largest city in which Asian Country that is going through a big political turmoil?

1. China2. Syria3. Lebanon4. Iraq

52. Adi Shankaracharya, the founder of ‘Advait Darshan’ was torn at Kalady, it is in:

1. West Bengal2. Tripura3. Kerala4. Tamil nadu

53. Sri Lanka is in the throes of standoff between the executive and judiciary because of controversy over ‘Divineguma Bill’ It means:

1. Uplifting lives2. Cheerful lives3. Fragrant lives4. Wholesome lives

54. From which Indian state members of the Enei Menashe Community have been migrating to Israel for the last seven years?

1. Kerala2. Manipur3. Sikkim4. Jharkhand

55. Where are ’Chintally Talks’ being held between the Afghan government and Taliban to facilitate a roadmap for 2015?

1. Norway2. Iran3. Netherlands

4. France

56. The Parsi Panchayat Mumbai has informed the Bombay High Court that only a “Poor Parsi” is eligible for accommodation in a subsidized housing scheme of the community. According to it “a poor Parsi” is one who earns:

1. Rs. 1.50 lakh monthly2. Rs 90 thousand monthly3. Rs 2 lakh monthly4. Rs. 1 lakh monthly

57. Contribution of which renowned judge of the Supreme Court was hailed in the following manner recently – ‘He believed that law was meant to serve the Last, Least and Lost and that was his constituency.’

1. Justice D.N.Desai2. Justice O. Chinappa Reddy3. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer4. Justice M. Hidaytullah

58. In the context of hoary spiritually heritage of Indian society who presented the following syncretistic view of secularism:

“When India is said to be a secular state, it does not mean that we reject the reality of an unseen spirit or the relevance of religion to life or that would exalt irreligion.”

1. Dr. S. Radhaksrishnan2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad4. K.M.Munshi

59. The purpose for which it has been declared by the UN special envoy for Education that henceforth November 10

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will be observed as “ Malana and 32 million girls day “.

1. To end discrimination faced by the girls.

2. To stop female feticide3. To educate the out of school girls

across the world.4. To start a global campaign against

domestic violence.

60. NASA’s curiosity rover which completed its first soil analysis on Mars has found minerals on the Red Planet similar to basalt volcanic soils in:

1. Hawaii2. Iceland3. Finland4. Japan

61. A renowned Nationalist newspaper established in 1913 had the following lines on the top of its front page:

Jisko na nij gorav tatha nij desh ka abhiman hai

Vh nar nahi nar pashu nira hai aur mritak saman hai.

It was:

1. Karmaveer2. Pratap3. Veer Arjuna4. Hans

62. In which year was AITUC (All India Trade Union Congress) founded and who presided over its maiden session?

1. Year 1930 and Mahatama Gandhi2. Year 1922 and Pandit Motilal Nehru3. Year 1920 and Lala Lajpat Rai

4. Year 1925 and Vallabhai Patel

63. “Operation Black Tornado” was launched in the wake of:

1. UKFA Extremism2. Sikh Militancy3. Maoist Violence in West Bengal4. Terrorist attack on Mumbai

64. Which prominent leader of Indian National Congress had predicted during an interview given to the Editor of “Chattan “ (a Lahore Periodical ) in April, 1946 that “If Pakistan comes into existence it will have to face some very serious problems from the very beginning. An incapable and incompetent political leadership will pave the way for military take over.”

1. Mahatma Gandhi2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad3. Sardar Patel4. Acharya J.B. Kriplani

65. Almost half of Rs. 21 lakh fund spent for the construction of ‘Gate Way of India’ at Mumbai was received through donation from a single family. It was a:

1. Parse family2. Jewish family3. Syrian Christian family4. Marwari family

66. In 1984 general election contest for which parliamentary constituency in West Bengal was dubbed as ‘Giant Killing Contest’?

1. Jadavpur2. Bolpur3. Darjeeling4. Burdvan

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67. In which present day Indian state progressive step of abolition of centuries old slavery system was taken first of all during the British era?

1. Andhra Pradesh2. Tamil Nadu3. Kerala4. Gujarat

68. During British rule which factor signified the importance of Postmen in the Summer Capital of the Raj?

1. Postmen were given special bonus twice in a year.

2. They got biannual LTC3. They were paid more than teachers.4. They were invited to official

function

69. Practiced in different parts of India, Patua , Worli and Kalighat are varieties of:

1. Weaving2. Culinary art3. Folk art4. Folk music

70. Which Bharat Ratna’s performance on Independence Day was a highlight every year from 1947 till his earthly Sojourn’s Continuity?

1. Pandit Bheemsen Joshi2. M.S. Subbulakshmi3. Ustad Bismillah Khan4. Pandit Ravishankar

71. Who was known as ‘Nightingale of India’ during the freedom struggle?

1. SubhadrakumariChauhan2. Sarojini Naidu

3. Mahadevi Varma4. Noor Jahan

72. According to Newar Buddhists Deepavali is an auspicious day for Saddharma because:

1. On this day Siddharth Gautam attaimed enlightenment.

2. It is birthday of Lord Buddha3. Emperor Ashoka embraced

Buddhism on this day.4. Emperor Ashoka sent his son

Mahendra and daughter Sanghmitra to Sri Lanka on this occasion to spread Saddharma.

73. Who persuaded the river Ganges to descend on the Earth by his extreme penance?

1. King Raghu2. King Dilip3. King Bhagirath4. King Ikshvaku

74. Which day is celebrated as ‘Bandi Chhod Divas’ in the Sikh Panth?

1. Baishakhi2. Holi3. Vijaya Dashmi4. Deepavali

75. Which literary work of Sanskrit depicts the geographical features of India in an enchasing manner?

1. Meghdoot2. Kadambari3. Raghuvansham4. Dashkumar Charit

76. Who is known as Radheya among the prominent characters of Mahabharat?

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1. Abhimanyu2. Karna3. Bheeshma4. Ghatotkach

77. Who accomplished the stupendous task of writing the epic Mahabharata conceding the request of Sage Vyas?

1. Acharya Brihaspati2. Mahatma Vidur3. Lord Ganesh4. Sage Narad

78. Lumbini is a sacred place for Buddhists because:

1. Lord Buddha attained enlightenment here.

2. Here Lord Buddha gave his first sermon

3. It is the birthplace of Lord Buddha.4. Buddha attained Nirvana at this

place.

79. Who is working for the amelioration of the pathetic condition of beggars and rag pickers living in the Charran Khadda area of Dharmashala?

1. Lion’s Club Dharmashala2. Sisters of Charity3. Tibetan monk Jamyang4. Department of Social Welfare

80. The order of the Supreme court in the year 2006 in Prakash Singh case is considered a landmark order because through this order the apex court:

1. Laid down guidelines to make the police people friendly

2. Laid down a series of seven recommendations to make the

police force accountable to the citizens.

3. Provided a roadmap to unfetter police from colonial mindset

4. Recommended through modernization of police force

81. On what ground Maulana Hasrat Mohani refused to sign the Constitution of India passed by the Constituent Assembly?

1. It lacked Indian ethos2. States were made subservient to

the center3. It was anti people4. It did not reflect Gandhian ideology

82. Who asked renowned Cartoonist Shankar’ “Don’t spare me Shankar” , showing the true democratic and liberal spirit at the very outset of India’s onward march as a republic?

1. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru2. Govind Vallabh Pant3. C. Rajgopalachari4. Sardar Patel

83. Vrindavan Vastra, a unque tapestry that depicts scenes from Srikrishna’s childhood originated in:

1. Uttar Pradesh2. Gujarat3. Assam4. Tripura

84. Among the following who is a descendant of Maulana Fazle Haq Khairabadi who was exiled for life to Andaman for rising against the British?

1. Nazma Heptullah2. Hamid Ansari

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3. Javed Akhtar4. Rashid Alwi

85. During the first war of Independence who exhorted the fellow Indian in the following manner:

In Roman Script – “ Hmari Rai hai ki videshion ka sashan Bharat par na bhao chaije aur hum fauj ki taiyaree kar rahe hai so Angrejan se ladvo bahut zaruri hai.”

1. Rani Lakshmi Bai2. Tatya Tope3. Rana Beni Madhav4. Peshwa Nana Sahib

86. As a protest against which incident Rabindranath Tagore relinquished his knighthood?

1. Partition of Bengal2. Exile of Lokmanya Tilak3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre4. Hanging of Bhagat Singh

87. Who was the first to be honored with Bharat Rata posthumously?

1. Indira Gandhi2. Dr. B.R . Ambedkar3. Lal Bahadur Shastri4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

88. Himalayan Pass Bomdila is situated in:

1. Sikkim2. Himachal Pradesh3. Arunanchal Pradesh4. Uttarakhand

89. In which state Kanchenjunga biosphere has been carved out?

1. Uttarakhand2. West Bengal3. Sikkim4. Arunachal Pradesh

90. IN which Upanishad do we find the dialogue between Rishi Yagyavalkya and Gargi?

1. Kath2. Ken3. Mundak4. Virhadarnayak

91. In spite of being a secular state Indian Constitution itself has provided for grant from consolidated fund of certain states to ‘Devaswom ‘ (Divine Property ) trust as a consequence to the merger agreement with:

1. Jammu and Kashmir2. Tanjore3. Mysore4. Travecore Cochin

92. Which constitutional amendment virtually transferred Article 45 from Part IV (Directive Principles) to part III (Fundamental Rights) in the form of Articles 21 A?

1. 86th amendment2. 25th amendment3. 73rd amendment4. 90th amendment

93. During which prime Minister’s regime the right to property was excluded from the list of fundamental rights?

1. Rajeev Gandhi2. Morarji Desai3. Indra Kumar Gujral

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4. H.D. Devegowda

94. The Five Year Plan id endorsed and reviewed by:

1. The Union Cabinet2. The Cabinet Committee on

Economic Affairs3. The National Development Council4. The Ministry of Finance

95. Who can appoint an ad hoc judge in the Supreme Court?

1. President of India2. Minister of Law3. Collegium of the Supreme Court4. Chief Justice of India with the

permission of the President

96. Article 28 of the Constitution prohibits:

1. Discrimination on the basis of caste and religion

2. Spread of communal hatred3. Religious Education in the

government educational institutions4. Untouchability

97. What is the principal ingredient of a pearl?

1. Calcium carbonate and Magnesium carbonate

2. Calcium sulfate3. Calcium oxide and calcium sulfate4. Calcium carbonate only

98. Peeling or cutting of onion caused profuse tearing in the eyes because of

1. Presence of sulphur in its cells2. Presence of amino acids in the cells3. presence of magnesium

4. presence of ammonia gas

99. What is the role of idolized salt in the human body?

1. To regulate the function of thyroid gland

2. to activate the pancreas3. To augment the working of

kidneys4. To strengthen the cells of mind

100. Night-blindness is caused by the deficiency of:

1. Vitamin A2. Inadequate intake of green

vegetables3. Deficiency of Vitamin ‘B’4. Poor maintenance of eyes

101. Who was the first Indian savant to be invited to accept the chair of oriental philosophy at Harvard University?

1. Dr. S. Radhakrushnan2. Swami Vivekananda3. Swami Rangnathananda4. Sri Aurobindo

102. The first commercial civil aviation flight in India on 18 th February, 1911, took place between:

1. Allahabad and Naini2. Allahabad and Varanasi3. Mumbai and Pune4. Delhi and Amritsar

103. Who commented about the inadequacy of Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms in the following manner?

“It has dawned but where is the sun?”

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1. Lokmanya Tilak2. Lala Lajpat Rai3. Deshbandhu Chitranjandas4. M.R. Jaikar

104. “My ambition is to become Muslim Gokhle.”

Who once expressed his political ambition in the above words?

1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah3. Mohammad Karim Chhagla4. Maulana Hasrat Mohani

105. By whom Sqami Vivekananda has been hailed as” the greatest gift of India to mankind”?

1. Sri Aurobindo2. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose3. Sister Nivedita4. Rabindranath Tagore

106. Defying the orders of Viceroy Lord Curzon, ruler of which princely state, mustered the courage to remain absent from Delhi Darbar held in 1903 to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII ?

1. Mandi2. Suket3. Mewar4. Baroda

107. Who was instrumental in establishing Sabarmati Ashram of Mahatma Gandhi by providing Rs 1.50 lakh in the year 1921 A.D.?

1. Jamnalal Bajaj2. Raja Baldeo Das Birla3. Dr. Pranjeevan Das Mehta4. Adamji Peerbhoy

108. In which format ‘Hind Swaraj’ was written by Mahatma Gandhi?

1. Dairy2. Letters3. Dialogue between the Editor and

Reader4. Essay

109. Basically Hind Swaraj happens to be:

1. An outline for attaining Swaraj2. A discourse on civilization3. A blueprint for rural development4. Exposure of the menace of colonial

rule

110. What was the greatest achievement of modern civilization according to Mahatma Gandhi?

1. Invention of weapons of mass destruction

2. Machines capable of mass production

3. Curtailment of distance of time and place

4. Plenty of material comforts

111. Who has given a stirring poetic expression to the sentiments that stirred the people before war of independence, 1857 in the following manner:

Sihansan hil uthe rajvanshon ne bhrikuti tani thi

Bude bharat mein aai phir se nayi jawani thi

Door firangi ko krne ki sabne man mn thani thi

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Chamak uthi san 57 ki vo talwar purani thi

1. Makhanlal Chaturvedi2. Balkrishna Sharma Naveen3. Subhadrakumari Chauhan4. Mahadevi Verma

112. What caption was given to the first American edition of Hind Swaraj publi8shed in 1924?

1. Sermon on the mount2. Sermon on the sea3. Commandment of an Eastern Sage4. Vision of a better world

113. What was the reaction of Mahatma Gandhi after going through R.C Dutt’s monumental work “Economic history of India”?

1. British rule was a stannic rule2. The blood of country’s heart was

being sucked3. His eyes moist with tears4. British rule was a curse

114. Which mental state of conducive for the renunciation of anything according to Mahatma Gandhi?

1. After the arousal of robust sense of duty

2. After releasing the futility of material things

3. After finding better alternative to desired things

4. After brooding over the ephemerality of the material world

115. When did Winston Churchill dubbed Mahatma Gandhi “Half Naked Fakir”

Of India giving vent to this intense disliking for Mahatma Gandhi?

1. During the hay day of Non-Co-operation Movement

2. Amidst civil Disobedience Movement

3. During Dandi March4. During Quit India Movement

116. About which book Mahatma Gandhi has commented that it has been written with“blood and tears”?

1. The White slaves of England2. The kingdom of God is within you3. Unto This Last4. A new Crusade

117. Which renowned political thinker was so impressed by the sagacity of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution that he opened his important book on social and political theory by quoting it verbatim?

1. Prof. Harold J. Laski2. Sir Ernest Barker3. Sir Ivor Jennings4. Prof K.C. Wheare

118. “Rare Personality like Mahatma Gandhi arrive rarely on this earth for the weal of humanity and Motherland,” who eulogized Mahatma Gandhi in these terms?

1. Albert Einstein2. Romain Rolland3. Rabindranath Tagore4. Dr. Pranjeevandas Mehta

119. Berwyn 1936 and 1945 Mahatma Gandhi often stayed at Manorville,

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whenever he visiting Shimla. This mansion belonged to:

1. Amrita Shergil2. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur3. Sir Kenneth Fitz4. Mohan Singh Oberoi

120. After taking one look at the Shimla town during British era who burst out: “If one were told that monkeys had built it, all; one could say, “What wonderful monkeys, they must be shot in case they do it again.”

1. Sir Edwin Lutyens2. Lady Curzon3. Lady Duffrin4. Iris Mary Butler

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