21. The union of India has accepted the recommendation of the fourteenth
finance Commission for raising the devolution of net central taxes by?
(A) 42%
(B) 45%
(C) 33%
(D)37%
22. Non Developmental expenditure involves
1. Interest payments
2. Subsidies
3. Defence
4. Irrigation
Which one of the following is true?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2,3 and 4th
(C) 1 and 2nd only
(D)1, 2 and 3
23. Ikebana is the Japanese art of which one of the following?
(A) Papercraft
(B) Flower decoration
(C) Miniature tree farming
(D)Dress drawing
24. The civil disobedience Movement led to Singing of a pact in 1931. There
was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Wellington
(C) Lord Irwin
(D)Lord Mountbatten
25. The Red Fort was built by
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D)Sher Shah
26. Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?
(A) Home rule Movement
(B) Non – Cooperation Movement
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) Civil disobedience Movement
27. Who put an end to the system of dual Government in Bengal?
(A) Lord Clive
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Lord Bentinck
(D)Lord Irwin
28. The East India company was established on 31 st December 1600 as per The Royal Charter issued by
(A) Queen Victoria
(B) Queen Elizabeth I
(C) Henry VII
(D) British parliament
29. By which Act, was the governance of India passed to the British crown?
(A) Rowlatt Act, 1919
(B) Dominion Lands Act, 1872
(C) The government of India Act, 1858
(D)Official Secrets Act, 1923
30. Who among the following kings was credited with establishing the
equivalent of a modern postal delivery system in India?
(A) Humayun
(B) Ashoka
(C) Quli Qutub Shah
(D) Sher Shah Suri