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Practice Set 46

December 26, 2025
Questionnaire

1. Who was the disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya?

A. Kabir

B. Amir Khusrau

C. Baba Farid

D. Salim Chishti

 

2. Who built the Dargah of Salim Chishti?

A. Babur

B. Humayun

C. Akbar

D. Jahangir

 

3. Who gave the title “Amir” to Amir Khusrau?

A. Alauddin Khilji

B. Balban

C. Jalaluddin Khilji

D. Qutbuddin Aibak

 

4. Who founded the city of Agra?

A. Sikandar Lodi

B. Akbar

C. Babur

D. Ibrahim Lodi

 

5. Who was the Hindu wife of Alauddin Khilji?

A. Jodha Bai

B. Kamala Devi

C. Rani Padmini

D. Meera Bai

 

6. Which Indian state has three capitals?

A. Telangana

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Maharashtra

D. Jammu & Kashmir

 

7. What is considered the oldest city in India?

A. Patna

B. Varanasi

C. Madurai

D. Ujjain

 

8. Andhra Pradesh was divided in:

A. 2012

B. 2013

C. 2014

D. 2015

 

9. Which is called the last city of India?

A. Leh

B. Kanyakumari

C. Dhanushkodi 

D. Bikaner

 

10. Which king died while playing Polo?

A. Qutbuddin Aibak

B. Alauddin Khilji

C. Balban

D. Firoz Shah

 

11. Which country has three capitals?

A. South Africa

B. Switzerland

C. Bolivia

D. Netherlands

 

12. Which state was removed from the list of 29 states of India?

A. Telangana

B. Jammu & Kashmir

C. Ladakh

D. Andhra Pradesh

 

13. Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous slogan was:

A. Quit India

B. Jai Hind

C. Aaram Haram Hai

D. Swaraj is my birthright

 

14. Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement after the Chauri Chaura incident in:

A. 1921

B. 1922

C. 1923

D. 1924

 

15. Who was the first Sufi saint to come to India?

A. Nizamuddin Auliya

B. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

C. Baba Farid

D. Salim Chishti

 

16. Disciple in Sufism is called:

A. Guru

B. Bhakta

C. Mursid

D. Fakir

 

17. Gandhiji officially retired from the Indian National Congress in:

A. 1929

B. 1931

C. 1934

D. 1937

 

18. Which Indian state has only two districts?

A. Goa

B. Sikkim

C. Arunachal Pradesh

D. Tripura

 

19. Who is called the Father of Indian Railways?

A. Lord Curzon

B. Lord Dalhousie

C. George Stephenson

D. John Lawrence

 

20. Which Indian state has the highest GDP?

A. Gujarat

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Maharashtra

D. Karnataka

 

21. Which river flows behind the Taj Mahal?

A. Ganga

B. Yamuna

C. Chambal

D. Betwa

 

22. Vedic name of Yamuna river is:

A. Vipasha

B. Vitasta

C. Kalindi

D. Iravati

 

23. The twin city of Kolkata is:

A. Salt Lake

B. Dum Dum

C. Howrah

D. Barasat

 

24. "Hussain Sagar Lake" is located on which river?

A. Musi

B. Krishna

C. Godavari

D. Manjira

 

25. Charminar is also known as:

A. Arc of Deccan

B. Arch of Triumph

C. Pearl Gate

D. Mosque of Four Minarets

 

26. The biggest waterfall in Telangana is:

A. Kuntala

B. Bogatha

C. Ethipothala

D. Talakona

 

27. How many steps are there in Charminar?

A. 120

B. 140

C. 149

D. 160

 

28. Which three rivers meet in Telangana?

A. GodavariPranahitaManjira

B. Krishna–Bhima–Tungabhadra

C. Musi–Manjira–Godavari

D. Wardha–Wainganga–Godavari

 

29. Gandhiji was imprisoned in Aga Khan Palace during:

A. Civil Disobedience Movement

B. Quit India Movement

C. Non-Cooperation Movement

D. Khilafat Movement

 

30. Landour is located in which state?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Uttarakhand

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Sikkim

 

31. Tobacco is a:

A. Food crop

B. Cash crop

C. Plantation crop

D. Oilseed crop

 

32. Another name of tobacco plant is:

A. Nicotiana tabacum

B. Solanum

C. Atropa

D. Capsicum

 

33. Gandhi first used Satyagraha in South Africa in:

A. 1893

B. 1905

C. 1906

D. 1910

 

34. The youngest freedom fighter hanged to death was:

A. Bhagat Singh

B. Rajguru

C. Khudiram Bose

D. Chandrashekhar Azad

 

35. Which freedom fighter died while fasting in jail?

A. Bhagat Singh

B. Jatin Das

C. Lala Lajpat Rai

D. Rajguru

 

36. Old name of Bihar was:

A. Anga

B. Magadha

C. Kosala

D. Vajji

 

37. Gandhi’s autobiography “The Story of My Experiments with Truth” was first published in:

A. 1915

B. 1929

C. 1930

D. 1936

 

38. "Hind Swaraj” was written by Gandhi in:

A. 1908

B. 1909

C. 1910

D. 1911

 

39. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in:

A. 1909

B. 1912

C. 1915

D. 1917

 

40. Hussain Sagar connects which twin cities?

A. HyderabadSecunderabad

B. Hyderabad–Gachibowli

C. Secunderabad–Medchal

D. Hyderabad–Cyberabad

 

41. The Constituent Assembly of India was formed under the:

A. Indian Councils Act, 1909

B. Government of India Act, 1919

C. Government of India Act, 1935

D. Cabinet Mission Plan

 

42. Who was the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly?

A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B. Jawaharlal Nehru

C. Sachchidananda Sinha

D. B. R. Ambedkar

 

43. The permanent President of the Constituent Assembly was:

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

C. B. R. Ambedkar

D. Sardar Patel

 

44. Who was the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly?

A. H. C. Mukherjee

B. B. R. Ambedkar

C. K. M. Munshi

D. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

 

45. How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly initially?

A. 299

B. 389

C. 292

D. 250

 

46. After partition, the strength of the Constituent Assembly became:

A. 389

B. 350

C. 299

D. 280

 

47. The final session of the Constituent Assembly was held on:

A. 24 January 1950

B. 26 January 1950

C. 30 January 1950

D. 22 January 1950

 

48. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

A. Drafting Committee — Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Union Powers Committee — Sardar Patel

C. Advisory Committee — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

D. Drafting CommitteeB. R. Ambedkar

 

49. The Union Constitution Committee dealt mainly with:

A. Fundamental Rights

B. State powers

C. CentreState relations

D. Judiciary

 

50. Which Act introduced separate electorates for Muslims?

A. Indian Councils Act, 1892

B. Indian Councils Act, 1909

C. Government of India Act, 1919

D. Government of India Act, 1935