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1. Name the Annales historian who wrote the book The Cheese and the Worms.
A) Carlo Ginzburg B) Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie C) Ferdinand Braudel D) Marc Bloch
Ans: A
2. The first Indian Historian who had received honourary membership in American Historical Association.
A) Romila Thapar B) Bipan Chandra C) Jadunath Sarkar D) Burton Stein
Ans: C
3. Among the following which one is not applicable to positivist historiography ?
A) Objectivity is an anathema B) Should follow scienti!c method
C) Fact is real and independent of the perception of the historian D) Believes that history moves in linear sequence
Ans: A
4. Parenthetical notes are descriptions indicating the source of information placed
A) At Footnotes B) Endnotes C) Bibliography D) Within the body of the paper
Ans: D
5. Among the following statements which one is not forming an assumption of Gender history ?
A) Women have agency in social transformation B) Gender difference is cultural
C) Gender difference is a social construction D) Gender difference is natural
Ans: D
6. The name ‘philosophy of history’ was invented in the eighteenth century by
A) Hegel B) Voltaire C) Rousseau D) Montesquieu
Ans: B
7. Among the following which one is not part of early Indian historical tradition ?
A) Itihasa-Purana B) Sramanic C) Sutas (records of the bards) D) Panchatantra
Ans: D
8. Among the following concepts which one is not related to Karl Marx thinking
A) Feudal mode of production B) Segmentary mode of production C) Asiatic mode of production D) Capitalist mode of production
Ans: B
9. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Christian historiography ?
A) Scientific B) Rational C) Providential D) Humanistic
Ans: C
10. Name the author of Kitab al Rehla.
A) Amir Khusru B) Abdul Fazl C) Ibn Batuta D) Ibn Khaldun
Ans: C
11. Among the following who did not form part of Greek population ?
A) Achaeans B) Ionians C) Dorians D) Scythians
Ans: D
12. The Roman emperor who shifted his capital from Rome to Nicomedia was
A) Dioeletian B) Nero C) Augustus D) Caesar
Ans: A
13. Among the following which word stands for ‘Greece’ ?
A) Hellen B) Hellas C) Hellennese D) Greeks
Ans: B
14. Which of the following factories of Bengal was established by the Dutch?
(A) Bandel
(B) Chinsura
(C) Hooghly
(D) Srirampur
Ans: B
15. “Black Shirts” was the volunteers of
A) Mussolini B) Hitler C) Napolean D) Lenin
Ans: A
16. “Tennis Court Oath” happened during the period of
A) Louis – XIV B) Louis – XV
C) Louis – XVI D) Henry – VIII
Ans: C
17. The war aims of 1st World War were declared as
A) Paci!c Charter B) Atlantic Charter
C) Bill of Rights D) Versailles
Ans: B
18. The Organization formed for the creation of Israel was
A) P.L.O. B) Israelites
C) Zionism D) Liberation Army
Ans: C
19. The man behind the policy of “Perestroika” was
A) Yeltsin B) Gorbachev C) Hitler D) Mussolini
Ans: B
20. The “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 happened in England during the period of
A) Henry – VIII B) Charles – II C) James – II D) James – I
Ans: C
21. In which of the following Tamil texts, reference about five types of burial is found ?
A) Thirukural B) Manimekhalai C) Silappatikaram D) Kuruntokai
Ans: B
22. Who is the author of the work ‘Karikala Valavan’ ?
A) K. A. N. Shastri B) Y. Subbarayalu C) KI Jagannathan D) M. Krishnakumari
Ans: C
23. What was the term used to mention of!cer in charge of elephants in Gupta administration ?
A) Mahabaladikrita B) Mahashvapati C) Mahattaras D) Mahapilupati
Ans: D
24. Which of the following places was the capital of Satvahanas?
(A) Pratisthan
(B) Nagarjuna Konda
(C) Shakal or Sialkot
(D) Patliputra
Ans: A
25. Who was given the sobriquet ‘Indian Machiavelli’ for his political treaties ?
A) Megasthanes B) Banabhatta C) Vishakhadatta D) Vishnugupta
Ans: D
26. Amaravati, a site famous for Buddhist stupa remains is located in which of the following districts of Andhra Pradesh ?
A) Guntur B) Krishna C) Kurnool D) Chittoor
Ans: A
27. According to some scholars, the word ‘Pandya’ is derived from the Tamil word ‘pandi’ which means
A) Lion B) Cow C) Bull D) Buffalo
Ans: C
28. Which Sultanate ruler defeated the Mongols in consecutive battles of Jallandar and Kili, and Amroha and Ravi ?
A) Alauddin Khilji B) Giyazuddin Balban C) Muhammad Bin Tuglaq D) Iltutmish
Ans: A
29. The Virupaksha temple at Pattadakkal was built by
A) Queen Lokamahadevi B) Vikramaditya II C) Pulakeshi II D) Pulakeshi I
Ans: A
30. Who of the following among the Nine Gems of Chandragupta was associated with Astrology?
(A) Vararuchi
(B) Sanku
(C) Khapanaka
(D) Amarsingh
Ans: B
31. Fort William College at Calcutta was started by
A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Wellesley C) Lord William Bentinck D) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: B
32. The First Factory Act of 1881 mainly dealt with
A) Child labour B) Women labour C) Safety of workers D) Union activities
Ans: A
33. Who gave the call to the Indian youth “Be Strong and Fearless” ?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy B) Swami Dayananda Saraswathi C) Mrs. Annie Besant D) Swami Vivekananda
Ans: D
34. Who was called the ‘Liberator of Indian Press’ ?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy B) Sir John Lawrence C) Sir Charles Metcalfe D) Lord Ripon
Ans: C
35. Who said “Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise” ?
A) Lord Lytton B) Lord Dufferin C) Lord Willington D) Lord Curzon
Ans: D
36. Muslim League observed the Direct Action Day on
A) 16 August 1945 B) 16 September 1945 C) 16 August 1946 D) 16 September 1946
Ans: C
37. Who was not one among those who were put in the INA trials ?
A) Lekshmi Seth B) G. S. Dhillon C) Prem Sehgal D) Shah Nawaz Khan
Ans: A
38. Under whose guidance the First Five Year Plan was drafted ?
A) K. N. Raj B) Sukumar Sen C) Mahalnobis D) Dr. John Mathayi
Ans: A
39. The term ‘Garibi Hatao’ means
A) Remove Untouchability B) Remove poverty C) Remove illiteracy D) Remove alcoholism
Ans: B
40. Who was the popular freedom !ghter who had undertaken a fast unto death over the demand for a separate Andhra State and expired after fifty eight days ?
A) Vaikunta Swamikal B) E. V. Ramaswami C) Potti Sriramalu D) Vinoba Bhave
Ans: C
41. Who was the author of the book “Kerala Charitrathinte Atisthana Silakal” ?
A) Elamkulam Kunhan Pillai B) Rajan Gurukal C) M. G. S. Narayanan D) Kesavan Veluthat
Ans: C
42. Uzhavar was lived in which Tinai of ancient Tamilakam ?
A) Mullai B) Marutham C) Palai D) Kurinchi
Ans: B
43. Who among the following posthumously published K. P. Padmanabha Menon’s book “History of Kerala” ?
A) P. K. Sankunni Menon B) A. Sreedhara Menon C) T. K. Krishna Menon D) T. K. Raman Menon
Ans: C
44. Bovine-shaped sarcophagi have been reported from which among the following place in Kerala ?
A) Kattakambal B) Karinthalam C) Nirmalagiri D) Pilikkode
Ans: A
45. Who among the following was not a member of “Pathinettara Kavikal ” at Zamorin’s court ?
A) Punam Namboothiri B) Sankaradeva Swamikal C) Kakkasseri Bhattatiri D) Uddanda Sastrikal
Ans: B
46. Who was Karunandadakkan ?
A) King of Kumbla dynasty B) Minister of Mushaka dynasty C) Minister of Kollangode dynasty D) King of Ay dynasty
Ans: D
A) Carlo Ginzburg B) Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie C) Ferdinand Braudel D) Marc Bloch
Ans: A
2. The first Indian Historian who had received honourary membership in American Historical Association.
A) Romila Thapar B) Bipan Chandra C) Jadunath Sarkar D) Burton Stein
Ans: C
3. Among the following which one is not applicable to positivist historiography ?
A) Objectivity is an anathema B) Should follow scienti!c method
C) Fact is real and independent of the perception of the historian D) Believes that history moves in linear sequence
Ans: A
4. Parenthetical notes are descriptions indicating the source of information placed
A) At Footnotes B) Endnotes C) Bibliography D) Within the body of the paper
Ans: D
5. Among the following statements which one is not forming an assumption of Gender history ?
A) Women have agency in social transformation B) Gender difference is cultural
C) Gender difference is a social construction D) Gender difference is natural
Ans: D
6. The name ‘philosophy of history’ was invented in the eighteenth century by
A) Hegel B) Voltaire C) Rousseau D) Montesquieu
Ans: B
7. Among the following which one is not part of early Indian historical tradition ?
A) Itihasa-Purana B) Sramanic C) Sutas (records of the bards) D) Panchatantra
Ans: D
8. Among the following concepts which one is not related to Karl Marx thinking
A) Feudal mode of production B) Segmentary mode of production C) Asiatic mode of production D) Capitalist mode of production
Ans: B
9. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Christian historiography ?
A) Scientific B) Rational C) Providential D) Humanistic
Ans: C
10. Name the author of Kitab al Rehla.
A) Amir Khusru B) Abdul Fazl C) Ibn Batuta D) Ibn Khaldun
Ans: C
11. Among the following who did not form part of Greek population ?
A) Achaeans B) Ionians C) Dorians D) Scythians
Ans: D
12. The Roman emperor who shifted his capital from Rome to Nicomedia was
A) Dioeletian B) Nero C) Augustus D) Caesar
Ans: A
13. Among the following which word stands for ‘Greece’ ?
A) Hellen B) Hellas C) Hellennese D) Greeks
Ans: B
14. Which of the following factories of Bengal was established by the Dutch?
(A) Bandel
(B) Chinsura
(C) Hooghly
(D) Srirampur
Ans: B
15. “Black Shirts” was the volunteers of
A) Mussolini B) Hitler C) Napolean D) Lenin
Ans: A
16. “Tennis Court Oath” happened during the period of
A) Louis – XIV B) Louis – XV
C) Louis – XVI D) Henry – VIII
Ans: C
17. The war aims of 1st World War were declared as
A) Paci!c Charter B) Atlantic Charter
C) Bill of Rights D) Versailles
Ans: B
18. The Organization formed for the creation of Israel was
A) P.L.O. B) Israelites
C) Zionism D) Liberation Army
Ans: C
19. The man behind the policy of “Perestroika” was
A) Yeltsin B) Gorbachev C) Hitler D) Mussolini
Ans: B
20. The “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 happened in England during the period of
A) Henry – VIII B) Charles – II C) James – II D) James – I
Ans: C
21. In which of the following Tamil texts, reference about five types of burial is found ?
A) Thirukural B) Manimekhalai C) Silappatikaram D) Kuruntokai
Ans: B
22. Who is the author of the work ‘Karikala Valavan’ ?
A) K. A. N. Shastri B) Y. Subbarayalu C) KI Jagannathan D) M. Krishnakumari
Ans: C
23. What was the term used to mention of!cer in charge of elephants in Gupta administration ?
A) Mahabaladikrita B) Mahashvapati C) Mahattaras D) Mahapilupati
Ans: D
24. Which of the following places was the capital of Satvahanas?
(A) Pratisthan
(B) Nagarjuna Konda
(C) Shakal or Sialkot
(D) Patliputra
Ans: A
25. Who was given the sobriquet ‘Indian Machiavelli’ for his political treaties ?
A) Megasthanes B) Banabhatta C) Vishakhadatta D) Vishnugupta
Ans: D
26. Amaravati, a site famous for Buddhist stupa remains is located in which of the following districts of Andhra Pradesh ?
A) Guntur B) Krishna C) Kurnool D) Chittoor
Ans: A
27. According to some scholars, the word ‘Pandya’ is derived from the Tamil word ‘pandi’ which means
A) Lion B) Cow C) Bull D) Buffalo
Ans: C
28. Which Sultanate ruler defeated the Mongols in consecutive battles of Jallandar and Kili, and Amroha and Ravi ?
A) Alauddin Khilji B) Giyazuddin Balban C) Muhammad Bin Tuglaq D) Iltutmish
Ans: A
29. The Virupaksha temple at Pattadakkal was built by
A) Queen Lokamahadevi B) Vikramaditya II C) Pulakeshi II D) Pulakeshi I
Ans: A
30. Who of the following among the Nine Gems of Chandragupta was associated with Astrology?
(A) Vararuchi
(B) Sanku
(C) Khapanaka
(D) Amarsingh
Ans: B
31. Fort William College at Calcutta was started by
A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Wellesley C) Lord William Bentinck D) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: B
32. The First Factory Act of 1881 mainly dealt with
A) Child labour B) Women labour C) Safety of workers D) Union activities
Ans: A
33. Who gave the call to the Indian youth “Be Strong and Fearless” ?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy B) Swami Dayananda Saraswathi C) Mrs. Annie Besant D) Swami Vivekananda
Ans: D
34. Who was called the ‘Liberator of Indian Press’ ?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy B) Sir John Lawrence C) Sir Charles Metcalfe D) Lord Ripon
Ans: C
35. Who said “Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise” ?
A) Lord Lytton B) Lord Dufferin C) Lord Willington D) Lord Curzon
Ans: D
36. Muslim League observed the Direct Action Day on
A) 16 August 1945 B) 16 September 1945 C) 16 August 1946 D) 16 September 1946
Ans: C
37. Who was not one among those who were put in the INA trials ?
A) Lekshmi Seth B) G. S. Dhillon C) Prem Sehgal D) Shah Nawaz Khan
Ans: A
38. Under whose guidance the First Five Year Plan was drafted ?
A) K. N. Raj B) Sukumar Sen C) Mahalnobis D) Dr. John Mathayi
Ans: A
39. The term ‘Garibi Hatao’ means
A) Remove Untouchability B) Remove poverty C) Remove illiteracy D) Remove alcoholism
Ans: B
40. Who was the popular freedom !ghter who had undertaken a fast unto death over the demand for a separate Andhra State and expired after fifty eight days ?
A) Vaikunta Swamikal B) E. V. Ramaswami C) Potti Sriramalu D) Vinoba Bhave
Ans: C
41. Who was the author of the book “Kerala Charitrathinte Atisthana Silakal” ?
A) Elamkulam Kunhan Pillai B) Rajan Gurukal C) M. G. S. Narayanan D) Kesavan Veluthat
Ans: C
42. Uzhavar was lived in which Tinai of ancient Tamilakam ?
A) Mullai B) Marutham C) Palai D) Kurinchi
Ans: B
43. Who among the following posthumously published K. P. Padmanabha Menon’s book “History of Kerala” ?
A) P. K. Sankunni Menon B) A. Sreedhara Menon C) T. K. Krishna Menon D) T. K. Raman Menon
Ans: C
44. Bovine-shaped sarcophagi have been reported from which among the following place in Kerala ?
A) Kattakambal B) Karinthalam C) Nirmalagiri D) Pilikkode
Ans: A
45. Who among the following was not a member of “Pathinettara Kavikal ” at Zamorin’s court ?
A) Punam Namboothiri B) Sankaradeva Swamikal C) Kakkasseri Bhattatiri D) Uddanda Sastrikal
Ans: B
46. Who was Karunandadakkan ?
A) King of Kumbla dynasty B) Minister of Mushaka dynasty C) Minister of Kollangode dynasty D) King of Ay dynasty
Ans: D
47. Which among the following book was written by Michael Foucault ?
A) Royal Touch B) Bond Men Made Free C) On History D) Archaeology of Knowledge
Ans: D
48. The school of Historiography started by Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre
A) Structural Marxism B) Annales School C) Subaltern School D) Revisionists School
Ans: B
49. The author of ‘Age of Capital’ is A) E. P. Thmpson B) Keith Jenkins C) Karl Marx D) Eric Hobsbawm
Ans: D
50. The Historiographical Movement started by Leo Pold Von Ranke is known as
A) Berlin Revolution B) Paris Revolution C) Rationalism D) Romanticism
Ans: A
51. The District of British Malabar was transferred from Bombay to Madras Presidency in
A) 1792 B) 1800 C) 1805 D) 1810
Ans: B
52. Who among the following was not a member in the ‘Joint Commissioners’ appointed to British Malabar ?
A) General Abercromby B) Mr. Farmer C) Major Dow D) Jonathan Duncan
Ans: A
53. Who described Pazhassi Raja as “an extraordinary and singular character” ?
A) General Macleod B) Major Dow C) Major Cameron D) T. H. Baber
Ans: D
54. The “Kundara Proclamation’ was issued on
A) January 7, 1809 B) January 9, 1809 C) January 11, 1809 D) January 13, 1809
Ans: C
55. The ‘Janmi-Kutiyan Proclamation’ of Travancore was issued by
A) Ayilyam Tirunal B) Utradam Tirunal C) Visakham Tirunal D) Sri Mulam Tirunal
Ans: A
56. ‘Abstention Movement’ was started in Travancore as a protest against
A) Land Reforms B) Revenue Reforms C) Social Reforms D) Constitutional Reforms
Ans: D
57. The Arabi-Malayalam monthly published by Vakkom Abdul Khadir Moulavi
A) Al Islam B) Al Amin C) Muslim D) Deepika
Ans: A
58. In Travancore, the administration of villages were under the
A) Karyakkar B) Pravarthikkar C) Menon D) Adhikari
Ans: B
59. A. K. Gopalan led the ‘hunger march’ from Kannur to
A) Kozhikode B) Coimbatore C) Thiruvananthapuram D) Madras
Ans: D
60. The first session of the ‘Cochi Rajya Praja Mandalam’ was held at
A) Trissur B) Kodungallur C) Irinjalakkuda D) Piravam
Ans: C
61. Who de!ned history as ‘the unfolding story of human freedom’ ?
A) F. W. Maitland B) John Seely C) Lord Acton D) J. B. Bury
Ans: C
62. What was the theory formulated by Arnold J. Toyenbee in Historical Research ?
A) History of Mentalities B) Challenge and Response C) Dialectical Materialism D) Radical Historicism
Ans: B
63. Who was the proponent of the concepts such as ‘structure’, ‘conjuncture’, and ‘event’ ?
A) Ferdinand Braudel B) Roger Chartier C) Marc Bloch D) Simmel
Ans: A
64. Which method of enquiry was introduced by Claude Levi Strauss into the studies of Social Sciences ?
A) Romanticism B) Structuralism C) Post Modernism D) Idealism
Ans: B
65. The term ‘Positivism’ was coined by
A) Herder B) Hegel C) Auguste Comte D) Leo Pold Von Ranke
Ans: C
66. Who edited the first six volumes of ‘Subaltern Studies’ ?
A) Dipesh Chakrabarthy B) Gayatri Spivak C) Ranajit Guha D) Sumit Sarkar
Ans: C
A) Royal Touch B) Bond Men Made Free C) On History D) Archaeology of Knowledge
Ans: D
48. The school of Historiography started by Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre
A) Structural Marxism B) Annales School C) Subaltern School D) Revisionists School
Ans: B
49. The author of ‘Age of Capital’ is A) E. P. Thmpson B) Keith Jenkins C) Karl Marx D) Eric Hobsbawm
Ans: D
50. The Historiographical Movement started by Leo Pold Von Ranke is known as
A) Berlin Revolution B) Paris Revolution C) Rationalism D) Romanticism
Ans: A
51. The District of British Malabar was transferred from Bombay to Madras Presidency in
A) 1792 B) 1800 C) 1805 D) 1810
Ans: B
52. Who among the following was not a member in the ‘Joint Commissioners’ appointed to British Malabar ?
A) General Abercromby B) Mr. Farmer C) Major Dow D) Jonathan Duncan
Ans: A
53. Who described Pazhassi Raja as “an extraordinary and singular character” ?
A) General Macleod B) Major Dow C) Major Cameron D) T. H. Baber
Ans: D
54. The “Kundara Proclamation’ was issued on
A) January 7, 1809 B) January 9, 1809 C) January 11, 1809 D) January 13, 1809
Ans: C
55. The ‘Janmi-Kutiyan Proclamation’ of Travancore was issued by
A) Ayilyam Tirunal B) Utradam Tirunal C) Visakham Tirunal D) Sri Mulam Tirunal
Ans: A
56. ‘Abstention Movement’ was started in Travancore as a protest against
A) Land Reforms B) Revenue Reforms C) Social Reforms D) Constitutional Reforms
Ans: D
57. The Arabi-Malayalam monthly published by Vakkom Abdul Khadir Moulavi
A) Al Islam B) Al Amin C) Muslim D) Deepika
Ans: A
58. In Travancore, the administration of villages were under the
A) Karyakkar B) Pravarthikkar C) Menon D) Adhikari
Ans: B
59. A. K. Gopalan led the ‘hunger march’ from Kannur to
A) Kozhikode B) Coimbatore C) Thiruvananthapuram D) Madras
Ans: D
60. The first session of the ‘Cochi Rajya Praja Mandalam’ was held at
A) Trissur B) Kodungallur C) Irinjalakkuda D) Piravam
Ans: C
61. Who de!ned history as ‘the unfolding story of human freedom’ ?
A) F. W. Maitland B) John Seely C) Lord Acton D) J. B. Bury
Ans: C
62. What was the theory formulated by Arnold J. Toyenbee in Historical Research ?
A) History of Mentalities B) Challenge and Response C) Dialectical Materialism D) Radical Historicism
Ans: B
63. Who was the proponent of the concepts such as ‘structure’, ‘conjuncture’, and ‘event’ ?
A) Ferdinand Braudel B) Roger Chartier C) Marc Bloch D) Simmel
Ans: A
64. Which method of enquiry was introduced by Claude Levi Strauss into the studies of Social Sciences ?
A) Romanticism B) Structuralism C) Post Modernism D) Idealism
Ans: B
65. The term ‘Positivism’ was coined by
A) Herder B) Hegel C) Auguste Comte D) Leo Pold Von Ranke
Ans: C
66. Who edited the first six volumes of ‘Subaltern Studies’ ?
A) Dipesh Chakrabarthy B) Gayatri Spivak C) Ranajit Guha D) Sumit Sarkar
Ans: C
67:-Who among the following was elected as the President of Indian National Congress in 1939 by its session at Tripura?
A:-Subhash Chandra Bose B:-Surendra Nath Banerjee C:-Jawaharlal Nehru D:-Sarojini Naidu
Ans: A
68:-Subhash Chandra Bose organized his 'Tiger Legion' at
A:-Singapore B:-China C:-Germany D:-Japan
Ans: C
69:-Satya Shodak Samaj was founded by
A:-Sree Narayana Guru B:-Baba Amte C:-Kabir Das D:-Jyotibha Phule
Ans: D
70:-In which year Savarkar organized the revolutionery organization called Abinav Bharat Society?
A:-1904 B:-1909 C:-1916 D:-1920
Ans: A
71:-The brain behind the 'Chittagong Armoury Raid' was
A:-Keshub Chandra Sen B:-Surya Sen C:-Ajith Singh D:-Bhagat Singh
Ans: B
A:-Subhash Chandra Bose B:-Surendra Nath Banerjee C:-Jawaharlal Nehru D:-Sarojini Naidu
Ans: A
68:-Subhash Chandra Bose organized his 'Tiger Legion' at
A:-Singapore B:-China C:-Germany D:-Japan
Ans: C
69:-Satya Shodak Samaj was founded by
A:-Sree Narayana Guru B:-Baba Amte C:-Kabir Das D:-Jyotibha Phule
Ans: D
70:-In which year Savarkar organized the revolutionery organization called Abinav Bharat Society?
A:-1904 B:-1909 C:-1916 D:-1920
Ans: A
71:-The brain behind the 'Chittagong Armoury Raid' was
A:-Keshub Chandra Sen B:-Surya Sen C:-Ajith Singh D:-Bhagat Singh
Ans: B
72. Power of Magadha was extended over the Malwa region during the reign period of--
(A) Bimbisar
(B) Ajatshatru
(C) Udayabhadra
(D) Sisunaga
Ans: D
73. Which of the following pairs do not match? Find your answer with the help of given code--
1. British India Society— London
2. East India Association— Kolkata
3. National India Association— London
4. Indian Association— Mumbai
Codes :(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
Ans: D
74. A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has been recovered from--
(A) Banawali
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Lothal
(D) Surkotda
Ans: C
75. Kalsi is famous for--
(A) Buddhist Chaityas
(B) Persian Coins
(C) Rock-edicts of Ashoka
(D) Temples of Gupta period
Ans: C
76. Navda-toli was excavated by--
(A) K. D. Bajpai
(B) V. S. Wakankar
(C) H. D. Sankalia
(D) Mortimer Wheeler
Ans: C
77. The division of Mauryan Society into seven classes is particularly mentioned in--
(A) Kautilya’s Arthasashtra
(B) Ashokan edicts
(C) The Puranas
(D) Megasthenes’ Indica
Ans: D
78. Who was the Convenor of All India Congress Socialist Party at Patna in 1934 ?
(A) Acharya Narendra Dev
(B) Achyuta Patvardhan
(C) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(D) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
Ans: C
79. Which dynasty of rulers is associated with the construction of famous Kailasha Temple of Ellora ?
(A) Chalukyas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Rashtrakutas
Ans: D
80. Who of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad ?
(A) Samaharta
(B) Vyabharika
(C) Annabella
(D) Pradesh
Ans: A
81. Which Urdu newspaper was started by Lajpat Rai from Lahore in 1920?
(A) Bande Mataram
(B) People
(C) Tribune
(D) Vir Arjun
Ans: A
82. Who called the Indian National Congress as a ‘Begging Institute’?
(A) B. C. Pal
(B) Tilak
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) None of them
Ans: C
83. Which of the following Indian leaders did not support the Khilafat movement ?
(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Madan Mohan Malviya
(C) Mohammad Ali
(D) Swami Shraddhanand
Ans: B
84. Match List-I with List-II--
List-I
(a) India League
(b) Indian Association
(c) Bhartiya Rashtriya Udar Sangh
(d) United India Patriotic Association
List-II
1. Shishirkumar Ghosh
2. Anand Mohan Bose
3. Saiyyed Ahmad Khan
4. Surendra Nath Banerjee
Find your answer with the help of given codes--
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: D
85.The legend of Udayana and Vasavdatta is related to--
(A) Ujjain
(B) Mathura
(C) Mahishmati
(D) Kaushambi
Ans: D
86. Which of the following laid the foundation of image worship in the country?
(A) Jainism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Ajivikas
(D) Vedic religion
Ans: D
87. Who had established ‘India Independence League’?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Ras Behari Ghosh
(C) Surendranath Bannerjee
(D) Ras Behari Bose
Ans: D
88. Nana Saheb’s Commander-in-Chief was--
(A) Azimullah
(B) Birjis Qadir
(C) Tantia Tope
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
89. Which one of the following is not associated with the Court of Kanishka?
(A) Ashvaghosha
(B) Charaka
(C) Nagarjuna
(D) Patanjali
Ans: D
90. One Governor-General took part in one of the Congress Sessions. Identify the Governor General and place where the Session was held.
(A) Lord Irwin → Karachi – 1931
(B) Lord Wellington → Bombay – 1915
(C) Lord Dufferin → Bombay – 1885
(D) Lord Hardinge → Lucknow – 1916
Ans: C
91. Who amongst the following were responsible for the formation of the Independence for India League in 1928 ?
1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Acharya Narendra Dev
4. Jaya Prakash Narayan
Choose your answer from given codes--
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 2
(D) 3 and 4
Ans: C
92. Which river was the heartland of Pandya’s Kingdom ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Tungabhadra
(D) Vengi
Ans: D
93. A bomb was thrown on the occasion of his State entry into Delhi at--
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Mayo
(C) Lord Minto
(D) Lord Hardinge
Ans: D
94. Aurobindo Ghosh wrote--
(A) Extremist movement
(B) Moderate movement
(C) Kesari
(D) The Divine Life
Ans: D
95. Sarnath Stambh was built by--
(A) Harshvardhan
(B) Ashok
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Kanishka
Ans: B
96. Saddler Commission was associated with--
(A) Judiciary
(B) Revenue Administration
(C) Education
(D) Police Administration
Ans: C
97. The Sultan of which dynasty ruled the country for the longest period?
(A) Khalji dynasty
(B) Lodi dynasty
(C) Slave dynasty
(D) Tughlaq dynasty
Ans: D
(A) Bimbisar
(B) Ajatshatru
(C) Udayabhadra
(D) Sisunaga
Ans: D
73. Which of the following pairs do not match? Find your answer with the help of given code--
1. British India Society— London
2. East India Association— Kolkata
3. National India Association— London
4. Indian Association— Mumbai
Codes :(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
Ans: D
74. A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has been recovered from--
(A) Banawali
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Lothal
(D) Surkotda
Ans: C
75. Kalsi is famous for--
(A) Buddhist Chaityas
(B) Persian Coins
(C) Rock-edicts of Ashoka
(D) Temples of Gupta period
Ans: C
76. Navda-toli was excavated by--
(A) K. D. Bajpai
(B) V. S. Wakankar
(C) H. D. Sankalia
(D) Mortimer Wheeler
Ans: C
77. The division of Mauryan Society into seven classes is particularly mentioned in--
(A) Kautilya’s Arthasashtra
(B) Ashokan edicts
(C) The Puranas
(D) Megasthenes’ Indica
Ans: D
78. Who was the Convenor of All India Congress Socialist Party at Patna in 1934 ?
(A) Acharya Narendra Dev
(B) Achyuta Patvardhan
(C) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(D) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
Ans: C
79. Which dynasty of rulers is associated with the construction of famous Kailasha Temple of Ellora ?
(A) Chalukyas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Rashtrakutas
Ans: D
80. Who of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad ?
(A) Samaharta
(B) Vyabharika
(C) Annabella
(D) Pradesh
Ans: A
81. Which Urdu newspaper was started by Lajpat Rai from Lahore in 1920?
(A) Bande Mataram
(B) People
(C) Tribune
(D) Vir Arjun
Ans: A
82. Who called the Indian National Congress as a ‘Begging Institute’?
(A) B. C. Pal
(B) Tilak
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) None of them
Ans: C
83. Which of the following Indian leaders did not support the Khilafat movement ?
(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Madan Mohan Malviya
(C) Mohammad Ali
(D) Swami Shraddhanand
Ans: B
84. Match List-I with List-II--
List-I
(a) India League
(b) Indian Association
(c) Bhartiya Rashtriya Udar Sangh
(d) United India Patriotic Association
List-II
1. Shishirkumar Ghosh
2. Anand Mohan Bose
3. Saiyyed Ahmad Khan
4. Surendra Nath Banerjee
Find your answer with the help of given codes--
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: D
85.The legend of Udayana and Vasavdatta is related to--
(A) Ujjain
(B) Mathura
(C) Mahishmati
(D) Kaushambi
Ans: D
86. Which of the following laid the foundation of image worship in the country?
(A) Jainism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Ajivikas
(D) Vedic religion
Ans: D
87. Who had established ‘India Independence League’?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Ras Behari Ghosh
(C) Surendranath Bannerjee
(D) Ras Behari Bose
Ans: D
88. Nana Saheb’s Commander-in-Chief was--
(A) Azimullah
(B) Birjis Qadir
(C) Tantia Tope
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
89. Which one of the following is not associated with the Court of Kanishka?
(A) Ashvaghosha
(B) Charaka
(C) Nagarjuna
(D) Patanjali
Ans: D
90. One Governor-General took part in one of the Congress Sessions. Identify the Governor General and place where the Session was held.
(A) Lord Irwin → Karachi – 1931
(B) Lord Wellington → Bombay – 1915
(C) Lord Dufferin → Bombay – 1885
(D) Lord Hardinge → Lucknow – 1916
Ans: C
91. Who amongst the following were responsible for the formation of the Independence for India League in 1928 ?
1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Acharya Narendra Dev
4. Jaya Prakash Narayan
Choose your answer from given codes--
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 2
(D) 3 and 4
Ans: C
92. Which river was the heartland of Pandya’s Kingdom ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Tungabhadra
(D) Vengi
Ans: D
93. A bomb was thrown on the occasion of his State entry into Delhi at--
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Mayo
(C) Lord Minto
(D) Lord Hardinge
Ans: D
94. Aurobindo Ghosh wrote--
(A) Extremist movement
(B) Moderate movement
(C) Kesari
(D) The Divine Life
Ans: D
95. Sarnath Stambh was built by--
(A) Harshvardhan
(B) Ashok
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Kanishka
Ans: B
96. Saddler Commission was associated with--
(A) Judiciary
(B) Revenue Administration
(C) Education
(D) Police Administration
Ans: C
97. The Sultan of which dynasty ruled the country for the longest period?
(A) Khalji dynasty
(B) Lodi dynasty
(C) Slave dynasty
(D) Tughlaq dynasty
Ans: D
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