Indian History – Series 2


41)The Constitution of India was adopted by the constituent Assembly on –

a) Aug. 15, 1947

b) Jan. 30, 1948

c) Nov. 26, 1949

d) Jan. 26, 1950

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Option – c)


42) Teachers’ Day is celebrated on the British day of –

a) Jawahar Lal Nehru

b) S.Radha Krishnan

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Indira Gandhi

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Option – b)


43) Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got independence ?

a) Attlee

b) Churchill

c) Thatcher

d) Wilson

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Option – a)


44) The introduction of local self-government in the modern period of India is associated with the administration of

a) Lord Ripon

b) Lord Irwin

c) Lord Dufferin

d) Lord Canning

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Option – a)


45) Bande Mataram, the National song, was part of –

a) Durgesh Nandini

b) Saraswati Chandra

c) Grihadaha

d) Anand math

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Option – d)


46) Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India ?

a) Lord Dalhousie

b) Lord Auckland

c) Lord Canning

d) Lord William Bentinck

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Option – a)


47) Who headed the Cabinet Mission ?

a) Staford Cripps

b) A.V. Alexander

c) Lord Pathic Lawrence

d) None of these

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Option – c)


48) The famous Gayatrimantra is addressed to

(a) Indra

(b) Varuna

(c) Pashupati

(d) Savita

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Option – d)


49) The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on account of its

(a) town planning

(b) metal working

(c) weights and measures

(d) seals and figures

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Option – a)


50) The Vedic economy was based on

(a) trade and commerce

(b) crafts and industries

(c) agriculture and cattle rearing

(d) all the above

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Option – c)

Here are the answers to all the questions about Indian history.

Good Luck!