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IDO – Prelim Question Paper – 2019
- Which of the following is not an example of literature of Vedic tradition?
(A) Vedas
(B) Puranas
(C) Vedangas
(D) Purvas
- The ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ first started in
(A) Mirat
(B) Barrackpur
(C) Bihar
(D) Nagpur
- Gautam Buddha spread his religion in the language of
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Magadhi
(C) Pali
(D) Sauraseni
- Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
(A) Pottery
(B) Seals
(C) Boats
(D) Houses
- Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translated ‘Bhagvad Gita’ to English?
(A) William Jones
(B) Charles Wilkins
(C) Alexander Cunningham
(D) John Marshall
- Who wrote ‘The autobiography of an unknown Indian’?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Nirad C. Chaudhuri
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) R. K. Narayan
- Who was the first Indian Governor-General of free India?
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Maulana Azad
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Rajendra Prasad
- In which year was Rowlatt Act passed?
(A) 1919
(B) 1921
(C) 1929
(D) 1916
- Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of
(A) Kanishk
(B) Harshavardhan
(C) Chandragupta
(D) Skandgupta
- What was the immediate reason of withdrawal of non-cooperation movement ?
(A) Chauri-Chaura Incidence
(B) Withdrawal of Muslims from the movement
(C) Suppression by British Government
(D) None of the above
- ‘Bande Mataram‘ was first composed in
(A) 1870
(B) 1872
(C) 1875
(D) 1876
IDO – Prelim Question Paper – 2007
- The ‘Mansabdari’ system introduced by Akbar borrowed from the system followed in
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Turkey
(C) Mongolia
(D) Persia
- Brahmo Samaj was founded in
(A) 1825
(B) 1828
(C) 1827
(D) 1830
- Which Bourbon King was overthrown by the July Revolution in France?
(A) Louis XVIII
(B) Charles X
(C) Louis Phillippe
(D) Louis VI
- ‘Bande Mataram’ was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
(A) 1886
(B) 1896
(C) 1894
(D) 1907
- Who was the Congress president when India attained independence?
(A) Aruna Asaf Ali
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) J. B. Kripalani
(D) Rajendra Prasad
- Which British Governor General introduced postage stamp in India?
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Lord Auckland
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord William Bentinck
- Who was not a party of ‘Triple Alliance’?
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Austria
(D) England
- The formation of an Interim Government which was set up on September 2, 1946 was first envisaged by
(A) Cripps Mission
(B) Wavell Plan
(C) Cabinet Mission Plan
(D) None of the above
(A) Kalidasa
(B) Banabhatta
(C) Jaydev
(D) Kalhan
(Pierre Leroux)
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Robert Owen
(C) Thomas Hodgkin
(D) William Thomson