41. Which one of the following was the first English newspaper in India in the
year 1780?

a. The Calcutta Gazette
b. The Bengal Gazette
c. The Bengal Journal
d. The Bombay Herald

42. Who succeeded Robert Clive to lead the East India Company?

a. Lord Bentinck
b. Lord Cornwallis
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Wellesley

43. Job Charnock founded Calcutta at the site of

a. Sutanuti
b. Kolkata
c. Bovindapur
d. All of the above

44. The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of

a. Equatorial
b. Mediterranean climate
c. Monsoon climate
d. All of the above

45. For which one of the following items Tirupur is well-known as a huge
export to many parts of the world?

a. Gems and jewelry
b. leather goods
c. Handicraft
d. Knitted garments

46. Eight-fold path of the Buddha is known as the Middle Path because of it

a. does not attach too much importance to knowledge and conduct
b. attached equal importance to knowledge and conduct
c. avoids self-indulgence as well as self-immolation
d. is open to the clergy and the laity

47. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose is the year 1939 after
he broke away from the Congress

a. Azad Hind Fauz
b. Indian Freedom Party
c. Revolutionary party
d. Forward Bloc

48. The doctrines of non-violence and civil disobedience associated with
Mahatma Gandhi were influenced by

a. Churchill, Irwin, Tolstoy
b. Ruskin, Tolstoy, Thoreau
c. Thoreau, Truman, Bernard Shaw
d. Cripps, Tolstoy, Howes

49. Chief Ministers of all the state are the ex officio member of the

a. Finance Commission
b. Planning Commission
c. Interstate Council
d. National Development Council

50. Area wise, which one of the following is the largest Lok Sabha
constituency?

a. Kutch
b. Kangra
c. Patna Sahib
d. Ladakh