Who among the following was associated with chipko movement?
A. Sundarlal Bahuguna
B. Gaura Devi
C. Sudesha Devi
D. All of the above
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The Anti-Arrack movement was against the use of . . . . . . . .
A. Alcohol
B. Pesticides
C. Fungicides
D. None of these
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How many national and state parties were there at the time of the first general election?
A. 14 National parties and 35 State parties
B. 14 National parties and 39 State parties
C. 13 National parties and 30 State parties
D. 14 National parties and 31 State parties
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Who among the following was associated with Bishnoi movement?
A. Amrita Devi
B. Gaura Devi
C. Govind Singh Rawat
D. Shamsher Singh Bisht
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. . . . . . . . is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government.
A. Pressure Group
B. Political Party
C. Interest Group
D. Business Lobby
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Which statement about Ram Manohar Lohia is NOT true?
A. He is one of the founder members of the Congress Socialist Party
B. He is the founder editor of Mankind and Jan
C. He advocated reservation for the backward caste
D. He favoured English as a language in India
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. . . . . . . . is when several parties join hands to context elections.
A. Alliance
B. Factions
C. Group
D. Coalition
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Which is the largest tribe in India?
A. Bhil
B. Gond
C. Baiga
D. None of these
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How many seats were secured by the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha in 1967 election?
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The one-party dominance in India was similar to one-party dominance in . . . . . . . .
A. South Africa
B. Italy
C. China
D. Malaysia
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Which of the following is/are true?
1. Article 244 in Part X of the Constitution envisages a special system of administration for certain areas designated as 'scheduled areas' and 'tribal areas'.
2. The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in any state.
Select the correct answer
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. All of the above
D. None of the above
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K. Kamaraj was born in
A. 1903
B. 1908
C. 1905
D. None of these
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The impact of the Emergency was felt most strongly in the part of the country.
A. northern
B. southern
C. eastern
D. western
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In which year the Central Social Welfare Board was established?
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The first general election in 1952 involved simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and . . . . . . . .
A. The President of India
B. Rajya Sabha
C. The Prime Minister
D. State Assemblies
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The subject of Fisheries comes under which of the following lists?
A. State List
B. Concurrent List
C. Union List
D. None of these
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After freedom, the elections had to be postponed twice and finally held from
A. November 1951 to February 1952
B. December 1951 to February 1952
C. October 1951 to February 1952
D. September 1951 to February 1952
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The amendment which made state planning boards mandatory:
A. 73rd constitutional amendment
B. 61st amendment
C. 42nd amendment
D. None of these
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The Sardar Sarovar Project was to be implemented in which of the following state?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Uttar Pradesh
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Which of the following matches is not correct?
A. Louis Dumont ⟺ Caste based on purity and pollution
B. B. R. Ambedkar ⟺ Caste as graded form of inequality
C. M. N. Srinivas ⟺ Dominant caste
D. G. S. Ghurye ⟺ Racial origin of caste
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