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Administrative Legacy & Miscellaneous Quiz 02
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Q1. The command of Indian National Army was given to Subhash Chandra Bose in:
A.
1941
B.
1942
C.
1943
D.
1944
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Bose arrived in Singapore in July 1943 and took over the leadership of the Azad Hind Fauj from Rash Behari Bose.
Q2. The name â˜Indian National Congressâ was given by
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
M.G. Ranade
C.
S.N. Bannerjee
D.
A.O. Hume
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Correct Answer:
A
The name was suggested by Dadabhai Naoroji to replace the original name 'Indian National Union'.
Q3. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in:
A.
1833
B.
1853
C.
1858
D.
1882
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
The Charter Act of 1853 ended the patronage of the East India Company and introduced the open competitive system.
Q4. Who among the following had welcomed Vasco-da-Gama at Calicut?
A.
Zamorin
B.
Don Almaida
C.
Albuquerque
D.
Gasper Correa
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Vasco da Gama was received by the Samoothiri (Zamorin), the local Hindu ruler of Calicut, in May 1498.
Q5. The first Swadeshi dacoity or robbery was organised in the year 1906 in
A.
Maniktala
B.
Rangapur
C.
Muzaffarpur
D.
Midnapur
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
The Rangapur dacoity was one of the early revolutionary acts intended to raise funds for the anti-colonial struggle.
Q6. Under the Government of India Act 1935, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
A.
Bihar
B.
Madras
C.
Assam
D.
Punjab
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Correct Answer:
D
Punjab was among the provinces that maintained a unicameral legislature under the 1935 Act.
Q7. Who among the following Indian cracks the British Indian Civil Services Examination for the first time?
A.
Satyendranath Tagore
B.
R. C. Dutt
C.
Behari Lal Gupta
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Satyendranath Tagore, brother of Rabindranath Tagore, became the first Indian to join the ICS in 1863.
Q8. Which Commission was entrusted the task of demarcating the line of India and Pakistan in 1947?
A.
Wavell
B.
Radcliffe
C.
Alexander
D.
Marshall
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
Sir Cyril Radcliffe headed the Boundary Commission to draw the borders for the partition of Punjab and Bengal.
Q9. The government of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers as âNational Riverâ?
A.
Ganga
B.
Yamuna
C.
Kaveri
D.
Brahmaputra
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
The Ganges (Ganga) was officially declared the National River of India in November 2008.
Q10. Which war is associated with Florence Nightingale?
A.
Crimean War
B.
World War I
C.
World War II
D.
Battle of Leipzig
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Nightingale became famous as 'The Lady with the Lamp' while nursing soldiers during the Crimean War (1853â“1856).
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