MCQ QUIZ TODAY: Indian Polity, National Movement, History & Culture

MCQ Quiz – Indian Polity, National Movement, History & Culture

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Indian Polity and Constitution

1) The actual strength of the Legislative Council of any State is fixed by

a) The President b) The Parliament c) The Governor d) The State Legislature

Correct answer: b) The Parliament

2) If the President returns the ordinary bill to the State Legislature, it must be reconsidered within

a) Three months b) Six months c) One year d) Nine months

Correct answer: b) Six months

3) If a State Legislature's bill presented to the Governor diminishes the power of the High Courts, the Governor must

a) Reject the bill b) Reserve the bill for the consideration of the President c) Return the bill to the Assembly d) Sign it immediately

Correct answer: b) Reserve the bill for the consideration of the President

Indian National Movement

4) The four resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education were passed at

a) Lahore Session, 1929 b) Calcutta Session, 1906 c) Surat Session, 1907 d) Bombay Session, 1885

Correct answer: b) Calcutta Session, 1906

5) The Vernacular Press Act, 1878, was repealed in 1882 under the governor-generalship of

a) Lord Curzon b) Lord Ripon c) Lord Lytton d) Lord Dufferin

Correct answer: b) Lord Ripon

6) Who provided the legal defence to the arrested people in the Chauri-Chaura incident?

a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Sardar Patel c) Madan Mohan Malviya and Krishna Kant d) Lala Lajpat Rai

Correct answer: c) Madan Mohan Malviya and Krishna Kant

History and Culture of India

7) Who was the first President of the Asiatic Society of India?

a) Sir William Jones b) Lord Cornwallis c) James Prinsep d) Max Muller

Correct answer: a) Sir William Jones

8) Which Sanskrit play of Kalidasa depicts the love story of King Pururavas and Urvashi?

a) Meghaduta b) Vikramorvashiyam c) Abhijnanasakuntalam d) Malavikagnimitram

Correct answer: b) Vikramorvashiyam

9) Which Italian traveller visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Devaraya I?

a) Marco Polo b) Nicolo de Conti c) Duarte Barbosa d) Caesar Fredric

Correct answer: b) Nicolo de Conti