1. Which article deals free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to
fourteen year
Correct : B. Arti 21A
2. Child labor Act was enacted in
Correct : A. 1986
3. The minimum age for marriage is that the boy must be ---------- and the girl----------
Correct : A. 21 yrs and 18yrs
4. Borstel schools are established for offenders below the age of
Correct : B. 16
5. International Day for the Elimination of violence against women is observed on
Correct : A. 25th November
6. The self Employed women’s Association of India (SEWA) was formed by
Correct : C. Dr. Ela Bhatt
7. The first National Commission for Scheduled Caste was constituted on
Correct : B. 2004
8. National Commission of Scheduled Tribes has been under Article
Correct : B. 33A
9. Reservation for seats for SC and ST in Loksabha comes under
Correct : A. Art 330
10. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was formed in
Correct : B. 2007
11. Women helpline number is
Correct : A. 1091
12. The chairperson and members of the Kerala State Commission for Women (KWC)
hold office for a period of
Correct : B. 5 years
13. Under which Act. it was provided that women doing similar work to men, would
qualify for equal pay
Correct : B. Equal remuneration Act 1976
14. Who was the founder of Muslim League?
Correct : B. Liaqat Alikhan
15. Which of the following was started in 1973 to save the evergreen tropical forest in the
Palakkad district of Kerala, India from being flooded by a hydroelectric project?
Correct : D. Silent Valley Movement
16. An act in violation of the penal laws of a state
Correct : B. Crime
17. Name the first Malayalee women Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
Correct : C. K K Usha
18. Terrorist and Disruptive Activities ( prevention ) Act was passed by parliament in
Correct : A. 1985
19. Who was the president of Indian National Congress when it launched quit India
movement?
Correct : D. Abdul Kalam Azad
20. Who founded Harijan Sevak Sangh in 1932 to eradicate untouchability?
Correct : B. Gandhiji
21. In which five year plans, preference was given to the weaker sections of the society
Correct : B. 5th
22. Where are juvenile delinquents sent to?
Correct : C. Borstal schools
23. Who among the following has listed nine main features of the caste system?
Correct : B. M N Srinivas
24. Who wrote that Caste as been politicized but in the process it has provided to
Indian political process and symbols of political articulation’?
Correct : C. Rajini Kothari
25. Who among the following jointly written ‘Communist Manifesto’?
Correct : B. M N Roy and Gandhi
26. Marxian Analysis sees power as being derived from – position. c.
Correct : C. Class.
27. The Dravida Muneetra Kazhagam (DMK) movement against the imposition of Hindi language in a good example of d.
Correct : B. Resistance movements
28. The oldest women’s organization formed in 1927 is
Correct : C. All India women’s conference
29. The trade Union movement in India is highly dominated by
Correct : C. the political parties
30. In India the majority of the working-class came from.
Correct : A. The rural areas
31. Female infanticide and dowry system are the major concerns of
Correct : C. feminist movement
32. In 1917 the Women of ------------------ formed the Women’s Indian Association
Correct : B. Madras
33. In the first decade following independence, which of the following legislations
transformed the legal status of women?
Correct : D. All of the above
34. Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggle of
Correct : B. Jharkahand
35. The grant of franchise to women on equal terms with men is assertion of the
principle of
Correct : A. Political equality
36. When did Muslim League adopt self government as one of its objectives?
Correct : C. 1912
37. Who among the following communists of India played a notable role in the
world communist movement ?
Correct : C. M N Roy
38. How many times Nehru became the president of INC
Correct : B. 3
39. Political parities are responsible for maintaining a continuous connection between
Correct : D. Both a and b
40. Who among the following made the famous statement England does not love
coalitions’?
Correct : C. Disraeli
41. Rainbow coalition is a term derived from the politics and polices of
Correct : C. A.B vajpayee
42. The Ezhavas’ and Velamos’ are socially dominate caste groups in
Correct : B. Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively
43. Socially dominant castes of Bihar are:
Correct : B. Yadavas and Kurmis
44. As socially dominant caste- groups the Rajputs, Kayasthas and Marwari’s
are dominant in
Correct : A. Rajasthan
45. Which among the following Indian states have the largest number of poor in
absolute terms?
Correct : C. Uttar Pradesh
46. As a political strategy, communalism is apposed to
Correct : A. Nationalism
47. If the name of a tribe has to be excluded from the list of Scheduled Tribes,
who has the power for such exclusion?
Correct : B. parliment
48. Communalism in India was born, nurtured and promoted by
Correct : B. British imperialism
49. Economically, Muslims in India have failed to produce:
Correct : D. A viable capitalist class
50. Which of the following problems most fostered regionalism in India.
Correct : D. Both A and B
51. Sub nationalism in India is most readily associate with
Correct : A. Language
52. An unequal society is most prone to
Correct : C. structural violence
53. The extreme form of regionalism in India is
Correct : A. interstate dispute
54. Which among them is not a pre-independence political party ?
Correct : C. Bharatiya Jan Sang
55. Janatha party was formed by the merger of Bharatiya Jan Sang and
Correct : B. Justice party
56. What term was used for Indian party system initially
Correct : A. One party dominant system
57. Who said ‘ Political party is an organized body with voluntary member ship
Correct : A. Finer
58. Which of the following scheme provide education to girls and their welfare?
Correct : B. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
59. Which scheme helps in the prevention of trafficking and provide support for
rescue, rehabilitation, reintegration and repatriation of women?
Correct : C. Ujjawala scheme
60. Name the online platform launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to
support women entrepreneurs?
Correct : A. Mahila E-haat
61. SEWA or Self Employed Women’s Association was established in 1972 under the initiative
of---
Correct : B. Ela Bhatt
62. Which of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code introduced by British makes sexual
activities against the ‘order of nature’ illegal
Correct : C. Section 377.
63. Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in _____
Correct : B. 1961.
64. Provisions regarding disqualification on ground of defection have been described in –
Correct : D. Tenth Schedule
65. Under whose Chairmanship was a committee formed to study the relation between crime
and politics.
Correct : A. N.N.Vohra
66. Whose words are these, “communalism is a challenge to Indian nationhood and Indian
nationalism.”?
Correct : C. Jawaharlal Nehru
67. Which among the following movement was the source of the origin of the
naxalbari peasants revolt?
Correct : D. land grab movement
68. Who among the following advocated party less democracy in India
Correct : B. Jayaprakash Narayan
69. Who among the following was considered to be a Fortuner of back ward
class Movement
Correct : D. Ram Manohar Lohia
70. As per the constitution of India, a citizen of India to become the president
should not less than?
Correct : B. 35
71. The authority to specify which castes shall be deemed to be scheduled castes
rests with the
Correct : A. President
72. The trend of regional political parties bargaining with the coalition government at the centre is-
Correct : B. Bargaining Federalism
73. Equality of opportunity is guaranteed in matters of
Correct : A. Public employment
74. Which article of the Indian constitution gives abolition of untouchability?
Correct : D. Article 17
75. Who is known as the father of the political movement in Travencore?
Correct : B. G P Pillai
76. Who conducted the first widow marriage in Kerala?
Correct : A. V T Bhattatirippad
77. The first joint sitting if both houses of Indian parliament were held in connection with?
Correct : B. Dowry Abolition Bill
78. The first Backward Classes Commission emphasized which of the following as a
condition Identifying social and educational backwardness?
Correct : C. Cast
79. The Naxalite Movement still existence in
Correct : D. All of the above
80. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Correct : A. Motial Nehru- Nehru Report
81. Which is the most powerful pressure group in India
Correct : B. Institutional groups
82. Which political party in India given this slogan ‘Desh Ke liye – EK Saal, (A year for
the country )
Correct : C. Congress
83. The first EMS Ministry assumed Power on.
Correct : A. 1957 April 5
84. The first non-congress prime minister of India?