INDIAN HISTORY - PAGE 13
1. The Sikh Kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the English East India Company in--
(A) 1836
(B) 1839
(C) 1849
(D) 1852
Ans: 1849
2. The Kol Uprising of 1831 started in--
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bengal
(C) Rajputana
(D) Chota Nagpur
Ans: Chota Nagpur
3. Who led the Revolt of the Bareilly troops in 1857 ?
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Khan Bahadur Khan
(C) Azimullah
(D) Maulvi Ahmadullah
Ans: Khan Bahadur Khan
4. A historical cause is :
A. An event , an action or omission but for which the subsequent events would have been significantly different
B. That, a historian uses to explain a historical situation or event
C. One of a number of necessary conditions preceding the event to be explained
D. Intentions, motives etc. of the historical agent which propel him to action
1) A & B
2) A & C
3) A , B & C
4) A, B , C & D
Ans: 4
5. Who said , "History repeats itself, first as tragedy , second as farce."
1) Hegel
2) Marx
3) Acton
4) Butterfield
Ans: 2
6. Which one of the following information need not be given by a researcher in bibliography ?
1) Name of the author
2) Title of the book
3) Year of publication
4) Number of pages of the book
Ans: 4
7. Who expressed the view that any Hindu , Muslim or Englishman could not write objective history ?
1) B.C. Choudhary
2) R.C. Majumdar
3) R.P. Tripathi
4) G.N. Sharma
Ans: 2
8. Who was known as ‘The Grand Old Man of India’ ?
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) G.K. Gokhale
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: D
9. The most important Pre-Con-gress Nationalist Organisation was--
(A) The Indian Association of Calcutta
(B) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
(C) Bombay Presidency Association
(D) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
Ans: A
10. Who among the following was a leader of Prarthana Samaj ?
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(B) Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
(C) R.G. Bhandarkar
(D) G.K. Gokhale
Ans: C
11. Who made the following statement "The revolutionary ideas in science were developed under the impact of history ?"
1) Darwin
2) Collingwood
3) Marx
4) R.C. Majumdar
Ans: 2
12. What according to Toynbee should be the Historian's unit of total History ?
1) Nation
2) Continent
3) Culture
4) Civilization
Ans: 4
13. What does the phrase "End of History" mean according to Postmodernists ?
1) That history has reached where it had to
2) Now the time will stand still and history will not move forward
3) History has achieved its goal in the Western society . Other societies will also achieve it sooner or later . There will be no progress beyond this point
4) We are living in a "posthistorical" age, that history as we have known it has come to an end
Ans: 4
14. Which of the following sentences does not state correctly about the nature of history ?
1) History can be objective in a very restricted sense
2) History is not a generalising discipline
3) Historian's aim is not objectivity
4) History refers to the past as well as an account of the past
Ans: 3
15. Cliometrics is :
1) A Mathematical Study of History
2) A Study of History only
3) A Study of Chronological History
4) A Study of Political History
Ans: 1
16. In which of the following forts the dargah of Miththe sahib is situated?
A. Gagron fort
B. Jalore fort
C. Siwana fort
D. Ranthambore fort
Ans: Gagron fort
17. The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in--
(A) 1909
(B) 1911
(C) 1913
(D) 1916
Ans: B
18. Who criticised Indians for having lost touch with the rest of the World ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Sayyed Ahmad Khan
(C) Vivekananda
(D) Swami Dayanand
Ans: C
19. All India Harijan Sangh was founded by--
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Jotiba Phule
(D) B.M. Malabari
Ans: B
20. Who among the following was not a leader of militant nationa-lism ?
(A) Rajnarain Bose
(B) V.S. Chiplunkar
(C) Arbindo Ghosh
(D) Sasipada Bannerjee
Ans: A
21. Who among the following was the leader of Bihar Kisan Sabha ?
(A) Sahajanand Saraswati
(B) Baba Ramchandra
(C) Vijay Singh Pathik
(D) Shraddhanand
Ans: A
22. Who became the Vice-President of the Viceroy’s Council in the Interim Government of 1946-47 ?
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) M.A. Jinnah
Ans: C
23. Who among the following woman social reformers was called ‘Pandita’ ?
(A) Gangabai
(B) Ramabai
(C) Sister Subbalaksmi
(D) Annie Besant
Ans: B
24. Who was the leader of No Tax Campaign of the peasants organised in 1928 ?
(A) S.A. Dange
(B) Baba Ramchandra
(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans: C
25. The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in--
(A) 1928
(B) 1930
(C) 1932
(D) 1934
Ans: C
26. An All India Strike by Postal and Telegraph Workers started in--
(A) November, 1945
(B) February, 1946
(C) July, 1946
(D) August, 1946
Ans: B
27. Samhita is--
(A) Collection of hymns
(B) Text on grammar
(C) Text on Ayurveda
(D) Forest treatises
Ans: A
28. Which of the following state-ments is not true about Rigvedic Aryans ?
(A) They lived in villages.
(B) They did not know gamb-ling.
(C) They practised polygamy.
(D) Family was the unit of social life.
Ans: B
29. Early Vedic society was organi-sed in--
(A) Janas
(B) Jati
(C) Rajanya
(D) Sabha
Ans: A
30. Who was the author of Astadh-yayi ?
(A) Patanjali
(B) Panini
(C) Magha
(D) Visakhadatta
Ans: B
31. Which of the following metal was not used by the people of the Indus Civilization ?
(A) Iron
(B) Bronze
(C) Gold
(D) Silver
Ans: A
32. Which of the following Harap-pan sites is located in Gujarat ?
(A) Banawali
(B) Sanghol
(C) Mudiala Kalan
(D) Surkotada
Ans: D
33. The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was--
(A) Dhyana
(B) Brahmacharya
(C) Puja
(D) Yajna
Ans: D
34. Under whose patronage was the Sangam literature composed ?
(A) Cholas
(B) Cheras
(C) Pandyas
(D) Chalukyas
Ans: C
35. What is the language of the Sangam literature ?
(A) Tamil
(B) Pali
(C) Prakrit
(D) Sanskrit
Ans: A
36. Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ?
(A) Sila
(B) Prajna
(C) Pitru
(D) Dhyana
Ans: C
37. The highest goal in Buddhism is--
(A) Nirvana
(B) Madhyama Marga
(C) Vinaya
(D) Atmavad
Ans: A
38. The Third Buddhist Council was convened at--
(A) Takshasila
(B) Sarnath
(C) Bodhgaya
(D) Pataliputra
Ans: D
39. Who among the following scho-lars wrote ‘History of Dharam Sastra’ ?
(A) D.P. Chattopadhyay
(B) P.V. Kane
(C) A.S. Altekar
(D) D.C. Sarkar
Ans: B
40. Who among the following argued that the Aryans came from Central Asia ?
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) Brandenstein
(C) William Jones
(D) V.A. Smith
Ans: B
41. According to tradition, how many Sangam were held ?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
Ans: D
42. Which of the following terms denotes a market centre ?
(A) Prasada
(B) Nigama
(C) Grama
(D) Nadi
Ans: B
43. Which of the following denotes a land revenue term ?
(A) Vivita
(B) Bhaga
(C) Sulka
(D) Kara
Ans: B
(A) 1836
(B) 1839
(C) 1849
(D) 1852
Ans: 1849
2. The Kol Uprising of 1831 started in--
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bengal
(C) Rajputana
(D) Chota Nagpur
Ans: Chota Nagpur
3. Who led the Revolt of the Bareilly troops in 1857 ?
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Khan Bahadur Khan
(C) Azimullah
(D) Maulvi Ahmadullah
Ans: Khan Bahadur Khan
4. A historical cause is :
A. An event , an action or omission but for which the subsequent events would have been significantly different
B. That, a historian uses to explain a historical situation or event
C. One of a number of necessary conditions preceding the event to be explained
D. Intentions, motives etc. of the historical agent which propel him to action
1) A & B
2) A & C
3) A , B & C
4) A, B , C & D
Ans: 4
5. Who said , "History repeats itself, first as tragedy , second as farce."
1) Hegel
2) Marx
3) Acton
4) Butterfield
Ans: 2
6. Which one of the following information need not be given by a researcher in bibliography ?
1) Name of the author
2) Title of the book
3) Year of publication
4) Number of pages of the book
Ans: 4
7. Who expressed the view that any Hindu , Muslim or Englishman could not write objective history ?
1) B.C. Choudhary
2) R.C. Majumdar
3) R.P. Tripathi
4) G.N. Sharma
Ans: 2
8. Who was known as ‘The Grand Old Man of India’ ?
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) G.K. Gokhale
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: D
9. The most important Pre-Con-gress Nationalist Organisation was--
(A) The Indian Association of Calcutta
(B) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
(C) Bombay Presidency Association
(D) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
Ans: A
10. Who among the following was a leader of Prarthana Samaj ?
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(B) Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
(C) R.G. Bhandarkar
(D) G.K. Gokhale
Ans: C
11. Who made the following statement "The revolutionary ideas in science were developed under the impact of history ?"
1) Darwin
2) Collingwood
3) Marx
4) R.C. Majumdar
Ans: 2
12. What according to Toynbee should be the Historian's unit of total History ?
1) Nation
2) Continent
3) Culture
4) Civilization
Ans: 4
13. What does the phrase "End of History" mean according to Postmodernists ?
1) That history has reached where it had to
2) Now the time will stand still and history will not move forward
3) History has achieved its goal in the Western society . Other societies will also achieve it sooner or later . There will be no progress beyond this point
4) We are living in a "posthistorical" age, that history as we have known it has come to an end
Ans: 4
14. Which of the following sentences does not state correctly about the nature of history ?
1) History can be objective in a very restricted sense
2) History is not a generalising discipline
3) Historian's aim is not objectivity
4) History refers to the past as well as an account of the past
Ans: 3
15. Cliometrics is :
1) A Mathematical Study of History
2) A Study of History only
3) A Study of Chronological History
4) A Study of Political History
Ans: 1
16. In which of the following forts the dargah of Miththe sahib is situated?
A. Gagron fort
B. Jalore fort
C. Siwana fort
D. Ranthambore fort
Ans: Gagron fort
17. The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in--
(A) 1909
(B) 1911
(C) 1913
(D) 1916
Ans: B
18. Who criticised Indians for having lost touch with the rest of the World ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Sayyed Ahmad Khan
(C) Vivekananda
(D) Swami Dayanand
Ans: C
19. All India Harijan Sangh was founded by--
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Jotiba Phule
(D) B.M. Malabari
Ans: B
20. Who among the following was not a leader of militant nationa-lism ?
(A) Rajnarain Bose
(B) V.S. Chiplunkar
(C) Arbindo Ghosh
(D) Sasipada Bannerjee
Ans: A
21. Who among the following was the leader of Bihar Kisan Sabha ?
(A) Sahajanand Saraswati
(B) Baba Ramchandra
(C) Vijay Singh Pathik
(D) Shraddhanand
Ans: A
22. Who became the Vice-President of the Viceroy’s Council in the Interim Government of 1946-47 ?
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) M.A. Jinnah
Ans: C
23. Who among the following woman social reformers was called ‘Pandita’ ?
(A) Gangabai
(B) Ramabai
(C) Sister Subbalaksmi
(D) Annie Besant
Ans: B
24. Who was the leader of No Tax Campaign of the peasants organised in 1928 ?
(A) S.A. Dange
(B) Baba Ramchandra
(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans: C
25. The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in--
(A) 1928
(B) 1930
(C) 1932
(D) 1934
Ans: C
26. An All India Strike by Postal and Telegraph Workers started in--
(A) November, 1945
(B) February, 1946
(C) July, 1946
(D) August, 1946
Ans: B
27. Samhita is--
(A) Collection of hymns
(B) Text on grammar
(C) Text on Ayurveda
(D) Forest treatises
Ans: A
28. Which of the following state-ments is not true about Rigvedic Aryans ?
(A) They lived in villages.
(B) They did not know gamb-ling.
(C) They practised polygamy.
(D) Family was the unit of social life.
Ans: B
29. Early Vedic society was organi-sed in--
(A) Janas
(B) Jati
(C) Rajanya
(D) Sabha
Ans: A
30. Who was the author of Astadh-yayi ?
(A) Patanjali
(B) Panini
(C) Magha
(D) Visakhadatta
Ans: B
31. Which of the following metal was not used by the people of the Indus Civilization ?
(A) Iron
(B) Bronze
(C) Gold
(D) Silver
Ans: A
32. Which of the following Harap-pan sites is located in Gujarat ?
(A) Banawali
(B) Sanghol
(C) Mudiala Kalan
(D) Surkotada
Ans: D
33. The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was--
(A) Dhyana
(B) Brahmacharya
(C) Puja
(D) Yajna
Ans: D
34. Under whose patronage was the Sangam literature composed ?
(A) Cholas
(B) Cheras
(C) Pandyas
(D) Chalukyas
Ans: C
35. What is the language of the Sangam literature ?
(A) Tamil
(B) Pali
(C) Prakrit
(D) Sanskrit
Ans: A
36. Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ?
(A) Sila
(B) Prajna
(C) Pitru
(D) Dhyana
Ans: C
37. The highest goal in Buddhism is--
(A) Nirvana
(B) Madhyama Marga
(C) Vinaya
(D) Atmavad
Ans: A
38. The Third Buddhist Council was convened at--
(A) Takshasila
(B) Sarnath
(C) Bodhgaya
(D) Pataliputra
Ans: D
39. Who among the following scho-lars wrote ‘History of Dharam Sastra’ ?
(A) D.P. Chattopadhyay
(B) P.V. Kane
(C) A.S. Altekar
(D) D.C. Sarkar
Ans: B
40. Who among the following argued that the Aryans came from Central Asia ?
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) Brandenstein
(C) William Jones
(D) V.A. Smith
Ans: B
41. According to tradition, how many Sangam were held ?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
Ans: D
42. Which of the following terms denotes a market centre ?
(A) Prasada
(B) Nigama
(C) Grama
(D) Nadi
Ans: B
43. Which of the following denotes a land revenue term ?
(A) Vivita
(B) Bhaga
(C) Sulka
(D) Kara
Ans: B
44. The Cambridge School of Indian historiography came into existence in :
1) 1860s
2) 1890s
3) 1970s
4) 1990s
Ans: 3
45. The founders of the Cambridge School of Indian historiography were :
1) John Washbrook , Gordon Johnson
2) Ayesha Jalal , David Washbrook
3) C.J. Baker , C.A. Bayly
4) Anil Seal , John Galleghar
Ans: 4
46. History cannot be objective because :
A. It is written from a certain point of view
B. Historians cannot be free from prejudice
C. Historian is always selective in his narration of the past
D. Historians reconstruct the past "as it really was".
1) A and B
2) B and D
3) A , B and C
4) A , B , C and D
Ans: 3
47. Which of the following will not be considered as a primary source ?
1) Eye witness accounts
2) Journal articles
3) Mementos
4) Videos and photographs of the events
Ans: 2
48. Identify the incorrect statement about internal criticism of the source material to ascertain its quality : It is concerned with the question of
1) Genuineness of source material
2) What the author is trying to say
3) Why the author wrote the document
4) Internal contradictions
Ans: 1
49. Which of the following are the auxiliary sciences of history ? A. Epigraphy B. Sigillography C. Philosophy D. Paleography
1) A & D
2) A , B & D
3) A , C & D
4) A , B , C & D
Ans: 4
1) 1860s
2) 1890s
3) 1970s
4) 1990s
Ans: 3
45. The founders of the Cambridge School of Indian historiography were :
1) John Washbrook , Gordon Johnson
2) Ayesha Jalal , David Washbrook
3) C.J. Baker , C.A. Bayly
4) Anil Seal , John Galleghar
Ans: 4
46. History cannot be objective because :
A. It is written from a certain point of view
B. Historians cannot be free from prejudice
C. Historian is always selective in his narration of the past
D. Historians reconstruct the past "as it really was".
1) A and B
2) B and D
3) A , B and C
4) A , B , C and D
Ans: 3
47. Which of the following will not be considered as a primary source ?
1) Eye witness accounts
2) Journal articles
3) Mementos
4) Videos and photographs of the events
Ans: 2
48. Identify the incorrect statement about internal criticism of the source material to ascertain its quality : It is concerned with the question of
1) Genuineness of source material
2) What the author is trying to say
3) Why the author wrote the document
4) Internal contradictions
Ans: 1
49. Which of the following are the auxiliary sciences of history ? A. Epigraphy B. Sigillography C. Philosophy D. Paleography
1) A & D
2) A , B & D
3) A , C & D
4) A , B , C & D
Ans: 4
50. When Alexander invaded India who among the Snowing was the admiral of his fleet?
(A) Skylax
(B) Nearchus
(C) Strabo
(D) Arrian
Ans: Nearchus
51. Find the odd man out
(A) Alberuni
(B) Taranath
(C) Amir Khusrao
(D) Ziauddin Barani
Ans: Taranath
52. The Interim government headed by Nehru was sworn in on
(A) June 6, 1946
(B) June 24, 1946
(C) August 16, 1946
(D) September 2, 1946
Ans: September 2, 1946
53. In 1932, the communal Award was announced by the British Prime Minister
(A) Clement Atlee
(B) RamSay MC. Donald
(C) Winsten Churchill
(D) Irwin
Ans: RamSay MC. Donald
54. Assertion (A) : Lord Ribbon's Resolution of 1882 was hailed on the 'Magna Carta' of local governments
Reason (R) : Lord Ribbon is regarded as the "Father of local self-government in India"
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
Ans: B
55. The World Day to combat desertification is observed every year on
(A) June 17
(B) August 20
(C) July 28
(D) June 5
Ans: A
56. Who among them was / were the Greek ambassadors sent to the court of pataliputra?
1. Megasthenese
2. Herodotus
3. Deimachus
4. Dionysios
Ans: 1, 3 & 4
57. Which Maratha ruler of Tanjore was called as Vidyabhoja?
a. Serfoji I
b. Ekoji I
c. Ekoji II
d. Sahaji
Ans: A
(A) Skylax
(B) Nearchus
(C) Strabo
(D) Arrian
Ans: Nearchus
51. Find the odd man out
(A) Alberuni
(B) Taranath
(C) Amir Khusrao
(D) Ziauddin Barani
Ans: Taranath
52. The Interim government headed by Nehru was sworn in on
(A) June 6, 1946
(B) June 24, 1946
(C) August 16, 1946
(D) September 2, 1946
Ans: September 2, 1946
53. In 1932, the communal Award was announced by the British Prime Minister
(A) Clement Atlee
(B) RamSay MC. Donald
(C) Winsten Churchill
(D) Irwin
Ans: RamSay MC. Donald
54. Assertion (A) : Lord Ribbon's Resolution of 1882 was hailed on the 'Magna Carta' of local governments
Reason (R) : Lord Ribbon is regarded as the "Father of local self-government in India"
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
Ans: B
55. The World Day to combat desertification is observed every year on
(A) June 17
(B) August 20
(C) July 28
(D) June 5
Ans: A
56. Who among them was / were the Greek ambassadors sent to the court of pataliputra?
1. Megasthenese
2. Herodotus
3. Deimachus
4. Dionysios
Ans: 1, 3 & 4
57. Which Maratha ruler of Tanjore was called as Vidyabhoja?
a. Serfoji I
b. Ekoji I
c. Ekoji II
d. Sahaji
Ans: A
58. Which day is observed as Human Right Day?
(a). May 10
(b). Dec 10
(c). June 10
(d). October 10
Ans: Dec 10
59. In which session of INC, the moderates and extremists reunited?
(a). Lucknow
(b). Lahore
(c). Madras
(d). Calcutta
Ans: Lucknow
60. John Simon and the commission members landed at Bombay on
(a). 28 February 1927
(b). 30 March 1928
(c). 03 February 1928
(d). 02 May 1927
Ans: C
61. Who were the members of the Cabinet Mission 1946?
(a). Lord Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander
(b). Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord Wavell and Lord Pethick Lawrence
(c). Lord Wavell, Lord Pethick Lawrence and A. V. Alexander
(d). A. V. Alexander, Lord Mountbatten and Lord Stafford Cripps
Ans: A
62. Who excavated the site of Porkalam in 1952?
(a). B. K. Thapar
(b). Rajendran
(c). Raman
(d). Satyamurthy
Ans: A
63. Who led the revolt at Bareilly during the time of the 1857 Revolt?
(a). Kunwar Singh
(b). Khan Bahadur Khan
(c). Begum Hazrat Mahal
(d). Nana Saheb
Ans: B
64. Who is known as 'The Father of Indian Unrest'?
(a). Subhash Chandra Bose
(b). Bipin Chandra Pal
(c). Mangal Pandey
(d). Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: D
65. Who defined the Neolithic-Chalcolithic culture as a self-sufficient food economy?
(a). Robert Bruce Foot
(b). V. Gordon Childe
(c). Miles Burkit
(d). sir John Marshall
Ans: B
66. Kautilya's Arthashastra is a great treatise on
(a). State - Craft
(b). Economic policies
(c). Interstate relations
(d). Ethics
Ans: A
67. What was the term used in ancient literatures to indicate the geographical division of Indo-Gangetic plain stretching from the valley of the river Saraswati to the Rajmahal Hill?
(a). Purvadesa
(b). Dakshinatya
(c). Madhyadesa
(d). Uttarapatha
Ans: C
(a). May 10
(b). Dec 10
(c). June 10
(d). October 10
Ans: Dec 10
59. In which session of INC, the moderates and extremists reunited?
(a). Lucknow
(b). Lahore
(c). Madras
(d). Calcutta
Ans: Lucknow
60. John Simon and the commission members landed at Bombay on
(a). 28 February 1927
(b). 30 March 1928
(c). 03 February 1928
(d). 02 May 1927
Ans: C
61. Who were the members of the Cabinet Mission 1946?
(a). Lord Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander
(b). Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord Wavell and Lord Pethick Lawrence
(c). Lord Wavell, Lord Pethick Lawrence and A. V. Alexander
(d). A. V. Alexander, Lord Mountbatten and Lord Stafford Cripps
Ans: A
62. Who excavated the site of Porkalam in 1952?
(a). B. K. Thapar
(b). Rajendran
(c). Raman
(d). Satyamurthy
Ans: A
63. Who led the revolt at Bareilly during the time of the 1857 Revolt?
(a). Kunwar Singh
(b). Khan Bahadur Khan
(c). Begum Hazrat Mahal
(d). Nana Saheb
Ans: B
64. Who is known as 'The Father of Indian Unrest'?
(a). Subhash Chandra Bose
(b). Bipin Chandra Pal
(c). Mangal Pandey
(d). Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: D
65. Who defined the Neolithic-Chalcolithic culture as a self-sufficient food economy?
(a). Robert Bruce Foot
(b). V. Gordon Childe
(c). Miles Burkit
(d). sir John Marshall
Ans: B
66. Kautilya's Arthashastra is a great treatise on
(a). State - Craft
(b). Economic policies
(c). Interstate relations
(d). Ethics
Ans: A
67. What was the term used in ancient literatures to indicate the geographical division of Indo-Gangetic plain stretching from the valley of the river Saraswati to the Rajmahal Hill?
(a). Purvadesa
(b). Dakshinatya
(c). Madhyadesa
(d). Uttarapatha
Ans: C
68:-In mauryan administrative terminology,the special reporters to the king was called by which name
A:-Prativedikas
B:-Rajukas
C:-Sitadhyakshas
D:-Yuktas
Ans: A
69:-Who propounded the philosophy of 'Dvaitadvaita'
A:-Ramanuja
B:-Vallabhacharya
C:-Nimbaraka
D:-Madhavacharya
Ans: C
70:-Who founded 'Harijan Sevak Sangh' for providing educational,medical and technical facilities to depressed classes
A:-B.R. Ambetkar
B:-Mahatma Gandhi
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Jyotiba Phule
Ans: B
71:-Who was the founder of 'Servants of the People Society'
A:-Gopalakrishna Gokhale
B:-Balagangadhara Tilek
C:-Bipinchandrapal
D:-Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: D
72:-As per the Census 2011,Which Union Territory in India has the highest female sex ratio
A:-Lakshadeep
B:-Daman& Diu
C:-Pondicherry
D:-Chandigarh
Ans: C
73:-Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence
A:-Jawaharlal Nehru
B:-J.B.Kripalani
C:-Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D:-Rajendra Prasad
Ans: B
74:-Over which occassion Ganghi gave his famous slogan 'Do or Die'
A:-Non cooperation
B:-Civil Disobedience
C:-Champara Satyagraha
D:-Quit India Movement
Ans: D
75:-Who wrote 'The Hindus:An Alternative History'
A:-Wendi Donigar
B:-Eric Hobsbawn
C:-George Rude
D:-William Darlymple
Ans: A
76:-The young Bengal Movement was founded by
A:-Henry Vivian Derozio
B:-Iswar Chandra Vidya Sagar
C:-Mahatma Phule
D:-Devendranadha Tagore
Ans: A
77:-Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged to death by British Government on
A:-March 21, 1932
B:-March 26, 1931
C:-April 20, 1931
D:-March 23, 1931
Ans: D
78:-The Vernacular Press Act which curbed the freedom of press was enacted by
A:-Lord Curzon
B:-Lord Ripon
C:-Lord Lytton
D:-Lord Mayo
Ans: C
79:-Who written "the poverty and Un British Rule in India" ?
A:-Gopala Krishna Gokhale
B:-Ramesh Chandra Dutti
C:-Dadabhai Navaroji
D:-Bala Gangadhar Thilak
Ans: C
80:-How many delegates has attended the first session of the Indian National Congress ?
A:-75
B:-92
C:-112
D:-72
Ans: D
81:-The `12^(th)` five year plan will be operative for the period
A:-2010 – 2015
B:-2011 – 2016
C:-2012 – 2017
D:-2013 – 2018
Ans: C
82:-Which five year plan launched the 'Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Scheme" ?
A:-`12^(th)`
B:-`11^(th)`
C:-`10^(th)`
D:-`8^(th)`
Ans: A
A:-Prativedikas
B:-Rajukas
C:-Sitadhyakshas
D:-Yuktas
Ans: A
69:-Who propounded the philosophy of 'Dvaitadvaita'
A:-Ramanuja
B:-Vallabhacharya
C:-Nimbaraka
D:-Madhavacharya
Ans: C
70:-Who founded 'Harijan Sevak Sangh' for providing educational,medical and technical facilities to depressed classes
A:-B.R. Ambetkar
B:-Mahatma Gandhi
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Jyotiba Phule
Ans: B
71:-Who was the founder of 'Servants of the People Society'
A:-Gopalakrishna Gokhale
B:-Balagangadhara Tilek
C:-Bipinchandrapal
D:-Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: D
72:-As per the Census 2011,Which Union Territory in India has the highest female sex ratio
A:-Lakshadeep
B:-Daman& Diu
C:-Pondicherry
D:-Chandigarh
Ans: C
73:-Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence
A:-Jawaharlal Nehru
B:-J.B.Kripalani
C:-Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D:-Rajendra Prasad
Ans: B
74:-Over which occassion Ganghi gave his famous slogan 'Do or Die'
A:-Non cooperation
B:-Civil Disobedience
C:-Champara Satyagraha
D:-Quit India Movement
Ans: D
75:-Who wrote 'The Hindus:An Alternative History'
A:-Wendi Donigar
B:-Eric Hobsbawn
C:-George Rude
D:-William Darlymple
Ans: A
76:-The young Bengal Movement was founded by
A:-Henry Vivian Derozio
B:-Iswar Chandra Vidya Sagar
C:-Mahatma Phule
D:-Devendranadha Tagore
Ans: A
77:-Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged to death by British Government on
A:-March 21, 1932
B:-March 26, 1931
C:-April 20, 1931
D:-March 23, 1931
Ans: D
78:-The Vernacular Press Act which curbed the freedom of press was enacted by
A:-Lord Curzon
B:-Lord Ripon
C:-Lord Lytton
D:-Lord Mayo
Ans: C
79:-Who written "the poverty and Un British Rule in India" ?
A:-Gopala Krishna Gokhale
B:-Ramesh Chandra Dutti
C:-Dadabhai Navaroji
D:-Bala Gangadhar Thilak
Ans: C
80:-How many delegates has attended the first session of the Indian National Congress ?
A:-75
B:-92
C:-112
D:-72
Ans: D
81:-The `12^(th)` five year plan will be operative for the period
A:-2010 – 2015
B:-2011 – 2016
C:-2012 – 2017
D:-2013 – 2018
Ans: C
82:-Which five year plan launched the 'Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Scheme" ?
A:-`12^(th)`
B:-`11^(th)`
C:-`10^(th)`
D:-`8^(th)`
Ans: A
83:-The author of Mushakavamsa
A:-Kalhana
B:-Atula
C:-Kalidasa
D:-Vishakadatta
Ans: B
84:-Who introduced Cartaz system ?
A:-Portuguese
B:-Dutch
C:-British
D:-French
Ans: A
85:-The River which was called English Channel of India during the European rule
A:-Periyar
B:-Kabani
C:-Mayyazhi
D:-Pampar
Ans: C
86:-Who built Udayagiri Fort ?
A:-Marthanda Varma
B:-DharmaRaja
C:-Saktan Thampuran
D:-Tipu Sultan
Ans: A
87:-The Prime Minister of India who introduced the Integrated Rural Development Programme
A:-Jawaharlal Nehru
B:-Morarji Desai
C:-Indira Gandhi
D:-Rajiv Gandhi
Ans: B
88:-How many National Parties in India ?
A:-7
B:-5
C:-6
D:-8
Ans: A
89:-Birjis Qadr led the Revolt of 1857 in
A:-Kanpur
B:-Bihar
C:-Faizabad
D:-Lucknow
Ans: D
90:-Who wrote Badshah Nama ?
A:-AbulFazl
B:-Wazir
C:-Abdul Hamid Lahori
D:-Gulbadan Beegum
Ans: C
91:-Which governor General of India was responsible for the appointment of Hunter Commission , the first Indian Education Commission of 3rd February 1882 ?
A:-Lord Lytton
B:-Lord Macaulay
C:-Lord Rippon
D:-Lord Curzon
Ans: C
92:-When was Bhagat Singh hanged at Lahore?
A:- 23rd March 1931
B:- 26th March 1932
C:- 28th March 1930
D:- 27th March 1929
Ans: A
A:-Kalhana
B:-Atula
C:-Kalidasa
D:-Vishakadatta
Ans: B
84:-Who introduced Cartaz system ?
A:-Portuguese
B:-Dutch
C:-British
D:-French
Ans: A
85:-The River which was called English Channel of India during the European rule
A:-Periyar
B:-Kabani
C:-Mayyazhi
D:-Pampar
Ans: C
86:-Who built Udayagiri Fort ?
A:-Marthanda Varma
B:-DharmaRaja
C:-Saktan Thampuran
D:-Tipu Sultan
Ans: A
87:-The Prime Minister of India who introduced the Integrated Rural Development Programme
A:-Jawaharlal Nehru
B:-Morarji Desai
C:-Indira Gandhi
D:-Rajiv Gandhi
Ans: B
88:-How many National Parties in India ?
A:-7
B:-5
C:-6
D:-8
Ans: A
89:-Birjis Qadr led the Revolt of 1857 in
A:-Kanpur
B:-Bihar
C:-Faizabad
D:-Lucknow
Ans: D
90:-Who wrote Badshah Nama ?
A:-AbulFazl
B:-Wazir
C:-Abdul Hamid Lahori
D:-Gulbadan Beegum
Ans: C
91:-Which governor General of India was responsible for the appointment of Hunter Commission , the first Indian Education Commission of 3rd February 1882 ?
A:-Lord Lytton
B:-Lord Macaulay
C:-Lord Rippon
D:-Lord Curzon
Ans: C
92:-When was Bhagat Singh hanged at Lahore?
A:- 23rd March 1931
B:- 26th March 1932
C:- 28th March 1930
D:- 27th March 1929
Ans: A
93. Which of the following statements are not true ?
(1) Sher Shah built a new road from Lahore to Multan.
(2) He ousted Mirza Haider Dughlat from Kashmir.
(3) After the conquest of Marwar he attacked Gujarat.
(4) He introduced the system of Dagh and Chehra.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 3
(B) 2, 3
(C) 3, 4
(D) 1, 2, 4
Ans: B
94. Consider the following statements about Akbar :
(1) The concluding portion of Aini-Akbari contains an extensive account of the thoughts and customs of India.
(2) Shaikh Faizi was instructed by Akbar to undertake the translation of the Upanishads into Persian.
(3) Akbar’s preference for monogamy was first expressed in 1578 in a conversation with Shaikh Ibrahim Sirhindi.
(4) Akhar issued an order in 1562-63 that women and children should not be enslaved when troops raided rebels or defiant villages.
Which of the above statements are correct ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 4
(B) 1, 4
(C) 2, 3
(D) 1, 3, 4
Ans: B
95. Who among the following religious groups introduced printing press in India in 1557 ?
(A) Franciscans
(B) Dominicans
(C) Jesuits
(D) Protestant Missionaries
Ans: C
96. Which Mughal Painter was unrivalled in depicting animals ?
(A) Mir Sayyied Ali
(B) Basawan
(C) Ustad Mansur
(D) Abul Hasan
Ans: C
97. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The East India Company eliminated their Portuguese and Dutch trade rivals by the end of seventeenth century.
Reason (R) : The English traders sold goods of superior quality at cheaper rates.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the followings is correct ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
98. Bombay acquired by the English originally belonged to the
(A) Portuguese
(B) Dutch
(C) Danes
(D) French
Ans: A
99. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Chronicle)
List – II (Author)
a. Shahjahannama i. Abdul Hamid Lahori
b. Nuskha-iDilkusha ii. Inayat Khan
c. Padshahnama iii. Muhammad Kazim
d. Alamgirnama iv. Bhimsen
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) i iv ii iii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: A
100. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Aurangzeb appointed Muhtasibs in all the provinces.
(B) Aurangzeb continued to celebrate the festival of Nauroz.
(C) The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music were written in Aurangzeb’s reign.
(D) Aurangzeb himself was proficient in playing Veena.
Ans: B
(1) Sher Shah built a new road from Lahore to Multan.
(2) He ousted Mirza Haider Dughlat from Kashmir.
(3) After the conquest of Marwar he attacked Gujarat.
(4) He introduced the system of Dagh and Chehra.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 3
(B) 2, 3
(C) 3, 4
(D) 1, 2, 4
Ans: B
94. Consider the following statements about Akbar :
(1) The concluding portion of Aini-Akbari contains an extensive account of the thoughts and customs of India.
(2) Shaikh Faizi was instructed by Akbar to undertake the translation of the Upanishads into Persian.
(3) Akbar’s preference for monogamy was first expressed in 1578 in a conversation with Shaikh Ibrahim Sirhindi.
(4) Akhar issued an order in 1562-63 that women and children should not be enslaved when troops raided rebels or defiant villages.
Which of the above statements are correct ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 4
(B) 1, 4
(C) 2, 3
(D) 1, 3, 4
Ans: B
95. Who among the following religious groups introduced printing press in India in 1557 ?
(A) Franciscans
(B) Dominicans
(C) Jesuits
(D) Protestant Missionaries
Ans: C
96. Which Mughal Painter was unrivalled in depicting animals ?
(A) Mir Sayyied Ali
(B) Basawan
(C) Ustad Mansur
(D) Abul Hasan
Ans: C
97. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The East India Company eliminated their Portuguese and Dutch trade rivals by the end of seventeenth century.
Reason (R) : The English traders sold goods of superior quality at cheaper rates.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the followings is correct ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
98. Bombay acquired by the English originally belonged to the
(A) Portuguese
(B) Dutch
(C) Danes
(D) French
Ans: A
99. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Chronicle)
List – II (Author)
a. Shahjahannama i. Abdul Hamid Lahori
b. Nuskha-iDilkusha ii. Inayat Khan
c. Padshahnama iii. Muhammad Kazim
d. Alamgirnama iv. Bhimsen
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) i iv ii iii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: A
100. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Aurangzeb appointed Muhtasibs in all the provinces.
(B) Aurangzeb continued to celebrate the festival of Nauroz.
(C) The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music were written in Aurangzeb’s reign.
(D) Aurangzeb himself was proficient in playing Veena.
Ans: B
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