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The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
(1) Russia                            (2) China
(3) Brazil                              (4) Sri Lanka

Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of the “Simla Agreement” between India and Pakistan?
(1) End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
(2) Halt in production of nuclear weapon
(3) Aries wars condition in both the countries
(4) Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries

Who introduced the Mansabdari system in India?

(1) Babur                   (2) Humayun
(3) Akbar                    (4) Jahangir

During the period of which Governor-General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
(1) Dalhousie                     (2) Curzon
(3) Bentick                          (4) Cornwallis

The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on:
(1) August 10,1947
(2) August 1,1947
(3) July 14,1947
(4) July 4,1947

Who established the Sadr-Diwani-Adalat during the British East India Company’s rule?
(1) Wellesley
(2) Warren Hastings
(3) Dalhousie
(4) Cornwallis

The quintessence of Gandhian thought is:
(1) Satyagraha                            (2) Metaphysics
(3) Spiritualism                            (4) Moksha

In which pact, warm relations were established between “Garam dal” and “Naram dal”, the two groups of the Indian National Congress?
(1) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(2) Lucknow Pact
(3) Karachi agreement
(4) Lahore declaration

In which year was the Morley Minto reform passed?
(1) 1917                     (2) 1902
(3) 1909                     (4) 1912

Who was the founder of Kolkata’s first “Atmiya Sabha” (philosophical discussion circle) held in 1815?
(1) Ram Mohan Roy
(2) Lala Lajpat Rai
(3) Rabindranath Tagore
(4) Jawahar Lal Nehru

The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was

(1) Lord Harding
(2) Lord Northbrook
(3) Lord Ellenborough
(4) Lord Mayo

Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society?
(1) Justice Ranade
(2) Madam Blavatsky
(3) Annie Besant
(4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

“Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman’s need but not everyman’s greed”. Who said this?

(1) Guru Nanak Dev
(2) Mahatma Gandhi
(3) Pope Paul \(\mathrm{VI}\)
(4) Smt. Indira Gandhi

The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in
(1) 1931                                 (2) 1919
(3) 1925                                 (4) 1929

Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
(1) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(2) Sharda Mukherjee
(3) Fathima Beevi
(4) Sarojini Naidu

Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?

(1) Rabindranath Tagore
(2) Raja Rammohan Roy
(3) Mahatma Phule
(4) M.G. Ranade

The ‘Blue Water Policy’ was introduced by the Portuguese leader

(1) Franscisco-de-Almeida
(2) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(3) Francis Caron
(4) Francis Martin

Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?

(1) Sabarmati Ashram
(2) Sevagram Ashram
(3) Vishwa Bharti
(4) Phoenix Ashram