SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

  

POLITY

1. When did English become the official language of India?

Ans. 1835

2. When did the written I.C.S. examinations started in India and in presence of which Viceroy?

Ans. 1923, viceroy Lord Reading

3. When did the Government of India Act launch?

Ans. 1858

4. Who was the last Governor-General of India and the first Viceroy of India?

Ans. Lord Canning

5. Who presented the first Indian Budget and in which year?

Ans. James Wilson, in 1860

6. Who is called the "Father of Income Tax"?

Ans. Lord Canning

7. Where did three High Courts establish in India for the first time?

Ans. Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras

8. Who was the English founder of the Congress Party?

Ans. Allan Octavian Hume ( A.O. Hume) founded Congress Party in 1885

9 . When did the partition of Bengal take place?

Ans. 1905

10. When did Simon Commission arrived in India and how many members it contains?

Ans. Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928 containing seven members.

11. Who welcomed Simon Commission in India?

Ans. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Unionist party and Mohammad Saifi Group (Muslim League)

12. What is called the Blue Print of Indian Constitution?

Ans. Nehru Report presented by Moti Lal Nehru in 1928

13. Name the leaders of Old Congress and All India Youth Congress.

Ans. Moti Lal Nehru and Pt. J.L. Nehru

 

14. When did the "First Purna Swaraj Resolution" celebrated in India?

Ans. 26 January 1930

15. When did the first Reserve Bank establish in India?

Ans. 1 April 1935