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
42) Teachers’ Day is celebrated on the British day of –
a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
b) S.Radha Krishnan
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Indira Gandhi
43) Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got independence ?
a) Attlee
b) Churchill
c) Thatcher
d) Wilson
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
45) Bande Mataram, the National song, was part of –
a) Durgesh Nandini
b) Saraswati Chandra
c) Grihadaha
d) Anand math
46) Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India ?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Auckland
c) Lord Canning
d) Lord William Bentinck
47) Who headed the Cabinet Mission ?
a) Staford Cripps
b) A.V. Alexander
c) Lord Pathic Lawrence
d) None of these
48) The famous Gayatrimantra is addressed to
(a) Indra
(b) Varuna
(c) Pashupati
(d) Savita
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
50) The Vedic economy was based on
(a) trade and commerce
(b) crafts and industries
(c) agriculture and cattle rearing
(d) all the above
Here are the answers to all the questions about Indian history.