Q. The ‘Second International’ was attended by (a) Pherozeshah Mehta (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) Surendranath Banerjee (d) Dinshaw Edulji Wacha. Ans: (b) Dadabhai Naoroji

Q. What did Mahadev Govind Ranade advocate besides social service? (a) Extremism (b) British rule (c) Political agitations (d) Peaceful progress through constitutional means Ans: (d) Peaceful progress through constitutional means Explanation:  Mahadev Govind Ranade, an ...

Q. Lord Warren Hastings was not associated with (a) Rohilla war (b) Chait Singh’s case (c) Afghan war (d) Nand Kumar’s case. Ans: (c) Afghan war Explanation:  The correct option is (c) Afghan war. Lord Warren Hastings, who served as the Governor-General of Bengal from ...

Q. Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Paunar Ashram is in (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Bihar (d) Bengal. Ans: (a) Maharashtra

Q. In which year was the system of competitive examination for Civil Service accepted? (a) 1833 (b) 1863  (c) 1853 (d) 1873 Ans: (c) 1853 Explanation:   The correct answer is (c) 1853. The system of competitive examinations for the Civil Service was accepted in ...

Q. In which year was the Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament, which aimed at improving the administration of the East India Company? (a) 1777 (b) 1775 (c) 1773 (d) 1863 Ans: (c) 1773 Explanation: The correct answer is (c) 1773. The Regulating Act was passed by the ...

Q. From which year onwards was Income Tax permanently imposed in India? (a) 1863 (b) 1860 (c) 1876 (d) 1888 Ans: (b) 1860 Explanation: To fill the treasury, the first Income-tax Act was introduced in February 1860 by Sir James Wilson (British India's first finance minister). The ...

Q. Which of the following was the chief authority to control the financial administration of India from 1858 onwards? (a) British Parliament (b) Viceroy (c) Governor-General (d) Secretary of State in Council Ans: (a) British Parliament

Q. Which of the following personality was among the members of Cabinet Mission? (a) Sir Pethic Lawrence (b) A.V. Alexander (c) Sir Stafford Cripps (d) Lord Wavell (e) All of them Ans: (e) All of them

Q. Following the revolt of 1857, which of the following constituted the heaviest drain on the country’s resources? (a) Home charges (b) Military expenditure (c) Interests on foreign capital investment (d) Non-commercial exports Ans: (d) Non-commercial exports