GPSC PAST EXAM PRELIMS MCQ PART 2

010. The Nagarsheth who intervened to save the city of Ahmedabad from being looted by the Marathas by paying ransom money from his personnel funds in 1725 was 

(A) Sheth Santidas Jawahari 

(B) Sheth Lakshmichand 

(C) Sheth Khushalchand 

(D) Sheth Shamlaji 

011. Where is the Headquarter of the Theosophical Society situated? 

(A) Adyar 

(B) Pondicherry 

(C) Banglore 

(D) Pune 

012. Name the leading Parsi industrialist of Ahmedabad who was awarded the Khan Bahadur Medal by the English for his services rendered to the Parsi Society 

(A) Sheth Naoroji Pestanji Vakil 

(B) Dadabhai Naoroji 

(C) Kharshedji Ferdunji Parekh 

(D) Vakil Bejanji Manekji Ankleshriya 

013. The idea of the Indian National Army (INA) was first conceived in Malaya by 

(A) Mohan Singh 

(B) Rasbehari Bose 

(C) Subhas Chandra Bose 

(D) Niranjan Singh Gill

014. The Art of temple building and making the idols has been preserved by a community in Gujarat Known as 

(A) Kshtriyas 

(B) Sompuras 

(C) Bhils 

(D) Vaishyas 


015. Who founded Bhavnagar Darbar Savings Bank?

(A) Takhtasinhji 

(B) Bhavsinhji-I 

(C) Bhavsinhji-II 

(D) Krishna Kumarsinhji 

016. Who wrote a book entitled The Problem of the Rupee: Its Origin and Its Solutions?

(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 

(B) M. K. Gandhi 

(C) Rajagopalachari Chakravarti 

(D) I. G. Patel 

017. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization site shows continuous occupation from the seventh millennium BC? 

(A) Mohenjodaro 

(B) Harappa 

(C) Dholavira 

(D) Mehrgarh 

018. According to the Arthashastra udka-bhaga was a tax levied 

(A) In the situation of a fiscal crisis 

(B) On actors, singers, and prostitutes 

(C) Cultivation in the crown 

(D) Use of irrigation works

019. The scheme of extending agricultural loans Sondhar was introduced by

(A) Alauddin Khalji 

(B) Muhammad Tughlaq

(C) Firuz Tughlaq 

(D) Mubarak Khalji