HISTORY (TYBA) HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

SET D

1. Which Court in India has both the Original and Appellate Jurisdiction? A. Munsif courts B. High Court C. District Court D. Criminal Court

2. The First Round Table Conference was called in which year? A. 1930 B. 1938 C. 1932 D. 1931

3. Who was selected as the Secretary for the newly created States’ Department for the integration of the Princely States in India? A. K.L.Munshi B. Sardar Patel C. V.P.Menon D. Jamunalal Bajaj

4. Who was the king of Kashmir when the instrument of accession was signed with India? A. Kunwarsingh B. Lalitaditya C. Randhirsingh D. Harisingh

5. Who led the Razakars against the Indian Government in the war of Hyderabad Liberation? A. Qasim Razvi B. Barkhat Ali C. Salim Razvi D. Riyaz Akhtar

6. The Tashkent Pact was signed between whom? A. Lal Bahadur Shastri & General Ayub Khan B. Lal Bahadur Shastri & General Yahya Khan C. Lal Bahadur Shastri & General Zia-ul-Haq D. Lal Bahadur Shastri & Liaquat Ali

7. In which year was the Tashkent Pact signed/ A. 1965 B. 1966 C. 1967 D. 1968

8. Who among the following was linked to the Baroda Dynamite Case? A. L.K Advani B. Lalu Prasad Yadav C. Jaswant Singh D.

9. Along with , Jan Sangh and of India which was the fourth party to join them to form Janta Party against the might of ? A. RJD B. Congress (O) C. DMK D. AIADMK

10. In the 1977 Election how many seats were won by the Janta Party Alliances out of 542? A. 300 B. 310 C. 320 D. 330

11. Which Seat did Indira Gandhi won in 1978 election? A. Ammeti B. Lucknow C. Bijnor D. Chikmangalur

12. When was the Community Development Programme launched? A. 30th Jan, 1948 B. 2nd Oct, 1952 C. 2nd Oct,1950 D. 30th Jan,1950 13. When was the Panchayati Raj introduced in India? A. 1957 B. 1952 C. 1959 D. 1960

14. The Indo-Pak War took place in which year? A. 1970 B. 1971 C. 1972 D. 1973

15. Who was the President of Pakistan during Indo-Pak war of 1971? A. Liaquat Ali B. General Yahya Khan C. General Zia-ul-Haq D. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

16. Which Country helped India in the 1971 Indo-Pak War? A. USA B. USSR C. UK D. France

17. Which Constitutional Amendment Bill allowed one third reservation seats for women at all levels of administration? A. 73rd B. 74th C. 76th D. 77th

18. The Shramik Sanghatana was organised at grass root level by which Tribe? A. Kolis B. Munda C. Bhils D. Dhangar

19. What is the full form of UCC? A. United Civil Code B. United Civil Claim C. United Civic Code D. Uniform Civil Code

20. Which Commission was formed by Central Government for the identification of OBC community in 1953? A. Mandal Commission B. Urs Commission C. Venkataswamy Commission D. Kaka Kalekar Commission

21. Under whose leadership was the Indian Space Station launched in 1962? A. Satish Dhavan B. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai C. Dr. Homi J. Baba D. Dr. Abdul Kalam

22. Which was the biggest university of Ancient India? A. Takshashila B. Nalanda C. Vikramashila D. Ujjain

23. Who led Sikh militants in Golden Temple against Government of India for fulfilling their demand for separate homeland for Sikhs called Khalistan? A. Bhindranwale B. Surjit Singh C. Prakash Singh Badal D. Longowal

24. The Anti-Defection Law was passed in which year? A.1985 B.1986 C.1987 D.1988

25. During whose tenure as PM, the Liberalization Privatization Globalization was introduced? A. V.P. Singh B. C. Rajiv Gandhi D. P.V. Narsimha Rao