Translator • Paper-I
16th August 1946 was proclaimed by the Muslims as-
A)
Communal Day of Horror
B)
Direct Action Day
C)
Pakistan Resolution Day
D)
Aligarh Day
16 August 1946 was Direct Action Day.
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After winning a massive victory in 1937 Election, the Congress later resigned in-
A)
1937
B)
1938
C)
1939
D)
1940
Congress ministries resigned in 1939 after the outbreak of World War II.
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The oldest fold mountain of India is:
A)
Aravallis
B)
Himalaya
C)
Satpura
D)
Vindhya
The Aravalli range is the oldest fold mountain system in India.
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The real beginning of modern large scale industry in India can be recognized with the establishment of:
A)
Cotton textile industry at Mumbai in 1854
B)
Jute mill at Rishra in 1855
C)
Paper industry at Serampore in 1812
D)
Establishment of TISCO in 1907
The modern large-scale industrial era is often marked by the first cotton textile mill at Mumbai in 1854.
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On the basis of nature of raw materials industries can be classified into different types. Industries based on metals having iron content are known as:
A)
Chemical Industries
B)
Non-Ferrous Industries
C)
Ferrous Industries
D)
Non-Metallic Industries
Industries using iron-containing metals are ferrous industries.
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India’s top trading partner is-
A)
China
B)
UAE
C)
Germany
D)
USA
The USA is India’s top trading partner in the source’s contemporary context.
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Which one of the following is correct?
A)
Indian economy is a mixed economy
B)
Indian economy is a capitalist and market-driven economy
C)
Indian economy is characterised by federal system of finance
D)
None of these
India is a mixed economy.
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The biggest stock exchange in India is?
A)
The Interconnected Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
B)
The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
C)
The Over the Counter Exchange of India Ltd.
D)
The Bombay Stock exchange Ltd.
NSE is the largest stock exchange by many standard exam-era measures in terms of turnover/market activity; source likely expects NSE.
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India’s first Five Year Plan was launched in-
A)
1931
B)
1941
C)
1951
D)
1961
India’s First Five-Year Plan began in 1951.
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The term isohyet refers to:
A)
Equal temperature
B)
Equal Rainfall
C)
Equal Pressure
D)
Equal Sunshine
An isohyet joins places receiving equal rainfall.
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Which one of the following comprises the largest physiographic unit of India?
A)
The northern mountain
B)
The great plain
C)
The coastal plains
D)
The peninsular plateau
The Peninsular Plateau is the largest physiographic unit of India among these choices.
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The kingdom annexed by the British on account of mal-administration in 1856 was-
A)
Hyderabad
B)
Kashmir
C)
Awadh
D)
Kanpur
Awadh was annexed in 1856 on the ground of alleged misgovernment.
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In the year 1969 how many banks were nationalised?
A)
12
B)
14
C)
16
D)
18
14 banks were nationalised in 1969.
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Punjab was annexed by the British East India Company in the year-
A)
1846
B)
1849
C)
1852
D)
1856
Punjab was annexed by the East India Company in 1849.
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“Go back to the Vedas” was a slogan of the-
A)
Brahmo Samaj
B)
Arya Samaj
C)
Prarthana Samaj
D)
Rama Krishna Mission
“Go back to the Vedas” was associated with the Arya Samaj.
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Rice, maize, millets, cotton, sugarcane are-
A)
the chief Rabbi Crops
B)
the main Cash Crops
C)
the chief Kharif Crops
D)
the Plantation Crops
Rice, maize, millets, cotton and sugarcane are chief Kharif crops.
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The largest public sector bank in the country is-
A)
RBI
B)
SBI
C)
Rural Banks
D)
ICICI
SBI is India’s largest public-sector bank.
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The political agreement which temporarily suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement on 5th March 1931 was the-
A)
Gandhi-Irwin Pact
B)
Communal Pact
C)
Poona Pact
D)
Mumbai Pact
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact of 5 March 1931 suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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The most flood prone state in India is?
A)
Uttar Pradesh
B)
Bihar
C)
West Bengal
D)
Punjab
Bihar is traditionally identified as India’s most flood-prone state.
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The credit of abolishing Sati in 1829 goes to-
A)
Raja Rammohan Roy and William Bentinck
B)
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and William Bentinck
C)
Raja Rammohan Roy and Lord Cornwallis
D)
Raja Ramoham Roy and Lord Dalhousie
Sati was abolished in 1829 through Raja Rammohan Roy’s reform movement and Bentinck’s regulation.
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After the long Dandi March in 1930, Gandhi and his followers broke the-
A)
Tax law
B)
Salt law
C)
Racial law
D)
Land law
The Dandi March culminated in breaking the colonial salt law.
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The word “Pakistan” was first coined by-
A)
Jadunath Sarkar
B)
Muhammed Iqbal
C)
Shaukat Ali
D)
Choudhry Rahmat Ali
Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined the name Pakistan.
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The Battle of Plassey, 1757 was fought between-
A)
The British East India Company and the Mughal Emperor
B)
The British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal
C)
The French East India Company and the Nawab of Awadh
D)
The French East India Company and the ruler of Bengal
The Battle of Plassey was fought between the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal.
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‘El Nino’ is a:
A)
a cold current off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador
B)
a warm current off the coasts of Ecuador and Chile
C)
a cold current off the coasts of Chile and Peru
D)
a warm current off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador
El Niño is the anomalous warming of surface waters in the eastern/central Pacific, including off Peru/Ecuador.
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The Interim Government of India was formed in-
A)
August 1946
B)
September 1946
C)
July 1947
D)
August 1947
The Interim Government was formed in September 1946.
