INDIAN HISTORY - PAGE 29
1:-The main system of revenue assessment prevalent during the Mughal period were:
A:-Zabti B:-Batai C:-Kankut D:-A|| of the above
Ans: D
2:-The permanent settlement was made with:
A:-The Zamindars B:-The Muquddams C:-The Ryots D:-The village communities
Ans: A
3:-The colonial historians depicted the revolt of 1857 as:
A:-The great revolt B:-Mutiny of sepoys C:-The first war of independence D:-The freedom struggle
Ans: B
4:-Who among the following first systematically expounded the implications of the theory of 'Economic Drain':
A:-M.N. Roy B:-R.C. Dutt C:-Surendranath Banerjee D:-Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: D
5:-The success and popularity of the Theosophical Society in India was mainly due to:
A:-Madame Blavatsky B:-sir William Crooke C:-Annie Besant D:-Colonel Olcott
Ans: C
6:-The labour movement in India intensified, after the first world war because of:
A:-The economic crisis created by the increase of cost of living.
B:-The non-cooperation movement of 1920.
C:-The influence of Russian revolution of 1917.
D:-A|| of the above.
Ans: D
7:-The birth place of Buddha
A:-Bodh Gaya
B:-Saranadh
C:-Lumbini
D:-Pataliputra
Ans: C
8:-The famous pre-historic site 'Tovari' is in the state of
A:-Maharashtra
B:-Gujarat
C:-Karnataka
D:-Kerala
Ans: D
9:-The first paper published by Gandhiji was:
A:-|ndian opinion B:-Navajeeva C:-Harijan D:-Young India
Ans: A
10:-Which of the following works of Gandhi was the first to be written by him:
A:-My Experiments with Truth B:-Economics of Khadi C:-Ashram experience in Action D:-Hind Swaraj
Ans: D
11:-Who defined democracy as 'A Government of the people, by the people and for the people'?
A:-Aristotle
B:-Plato
C:-Nelson Mandela
D:-Abraham Lincoln
Ans: D
12:-The Harappan civilization existed in the banks of the river
A:-Ganges
B:-Indus
C:-Yamuna
D:-Brahmaputra
Ans: B
13:-The modern Indian historian who has written "it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the so-called first national war of independence was neither first, no national, nor a war of independence"
A:-S N Sen B:-Dr. Tara Chand C:-Dr. R C Majundar D:-Dr. K K Datta
Ans: C
14:-Who declared his motto as "no religion, no caste, and no god for mankind"
A:-Sree Narayana Guru B:-Jyotiba phule C:-Ramaswami Naicker D:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
Ans: D
15:-Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?
A:-W C Banerjee B:-A O Hume C:-Mahatma Gandhi D:-Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: B
16:-The British Viceroy who took initiative for the partition of Bengal:
A:-Lord Curzon B:-Lord Duferin C:-Lord Minto D:-Lord Chelmsford
Ans: A
17:-Who among the following is not related with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?
A:-Chandrasekhar Azad B:-Subhash Chandra Boze C:-Bhagat Singh D:-Rajguru
Ans: B
18:-Lahore Congress of 1929 was famous for:
A:-Reso|ution boycotting Simon Commission B:-Poona Pact C:-Reso|ution of Poorna Swaraj D:-A|| of the above
Ans: C
19:-The first modern Trade Union was founded in India in 1918 by:
A:-M N Roy B:-V V Giri C:-B P Wadia D:-S A Dange
Ans: C
20:-Who among the following were the Members of Cabinet Mission visited India in 1946?
A:-Lord Pathick Lawrence B:-Sir Stafford Crips C:- A V Alexander D:-A|| of the above
Ans: D
21:-Which is the fourth guild named in the Jatakas, where the other three are wood work, smith and leather work?
A:-Painting B:-Stone work C:-Potters D:-Merchants
Ans: A
22:-Which was the important Pandyan port known for its pearls mentioned in the sangam poems and Greek accounts?
A:-Uraiyur B:-Kanchi C:-Madurai D:-Korkai
Ans: D
23:-Which area among the following was identified as the source of copper in Harappan cultural context?
A:-Chagai hi||s B:-Tape yahya C:-Khetri D:-Rojdi Plain
Ans: C
24:-Janapadas were emerged as major kingdoms in the Ganga valley. Following is a list of Janapadas and its capital.
1. Vatsa-Kaushambi 2. Kuru-Hastinapura 3. Chedi-Vaishali 4. KosaIa-Champa
Which among the following is most correct?
A:-1 is correct B:-1 and 2 are correct C:-a|| are correct D:-2 is correct
Ans: B
25:-The region Dilmun mentioned in the Mesopotamian records is identified today as
A:-Makran Coast B:-Bahrain C:-|ran D:-Dho|avira
Ans: B
26:-Mahe was a settlement of
A:-The French
B:-The British
C:-The Dutch
D:-The Portuguese
Ans: A
27:-Kundara Proclamation was issued on
A:-January 1809
B:-January 1808
C:-January 1805
D:-January 1800
Ans: A
28:-Which of the following Tinai was Seashore?
A:-Neithal
B:-Kurinji
C:-Mullai
D:-Marutham
Ans: A
29:-The Tarisappalli copper plate is associated with
A:-Mar Sapir Iso
B:-Joseph Rubban
C:-Vasco Da Gama
D:-Tippu Sultan
Ans: A
30:-The partition of Bengal was in the year
A:-1909
B:-1905
C:-1906
D:-1910
Ans: B
31:-Krishna Deva Raya is associated with
A:-Vijayanagara Empire
B:-Mauryan Empire
C:-Gupta Empire
D:-Pallava Kingdom
Ans: A
32:-The 'Drain Theory' is associated with
A:-Bala Gangadhar Tilak
B:-Dadabai Naoroji
C:-Lala Lajpat Rai
D:-WC Banerjee
Ans: B
33:-'Akbar Nama' is written by
A:-Abdul Hameed Lahori
B:-Shajahan
C:-Abul Fazl
D:-Albiruni
Ans: C
34:-The Revolt of 1857 was started at
A:-Bengal
B:-Kanpur
C:-Lucknow
D:-Meerut
Ans: D
35:-The Mahajanapada which became the first empire in India?
A:-Magadha
B:-Malla
C:-Avanti
D:-Gandhara
Ans: A
36. Which of the following Princely states refused to join the Indian Union?
(a) Hyderabad (b) Mysore (c) Jaipur (d) Travancore
Ans: A
37. For the first time in independent India, a non-Congress ministry was formed under the leadership of
(a) V.P. Singh (b) Narasimha Rao (c) Morarji Desai (d) A.B. Vajpayee
Ans: C
38. The first Indian Institute of Technology was set up at
(a) Kanpur (b) Bombay (c) Madras (d) Kharagpur
Ans: D
39. The Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople in
(a) 1453 (b) 1533 (c) 1543 (d) 1443
Ans: A
40. Who among the following is considered as the father of modern science?
(a) Copernicus (b) Francis Bacon (c) Kepler (d) Newton
Ans: B
41. Madeira and Azores islands were discovered by
(a) Henry (b) Bartholomew Diaz (c) Columbus (d) Magellan
Ans: A
42. Which among the following was not a reason for the Reformation?
(a) The Spirit of enquiry created by the Renaissance (b) Emergence of nation-states in Europe
(c) The Geographical discoveries (d) The luxurious life led by the Pope and the Clergy.
Ans: C
43. Who is considered as the ‘morning star of the Reformation’?
(a) Erasmus (b) Martin Luther (c) John Huss (d) John Wycliffe
Ans: D
44. “No Taxation without representation” was the slogan of revolution in
(a) France (b) China (c) America (d) Russia
Ans: C
45. The author of “Common Sense”
(a) Voltaire (b) Benjamin Franklin (c) Thomas Paine (d) Thomas Jefferson
Ans: C
46.The King of France at the time of 1789 Revolution was
(a) Louis XII (b) Louis XIV (c) Louis XVIII (d) Louis XVI
Ans: D
47. Rotation of crops was introduced by
(a) Harvey (b) Townshend (c) Mac Adam (d) Hargreaves
Ans: B
48. Which one of the following was grouped under the settler colonies?
(a) British India (b) Indo-China (c) 13 American colonies (d) Indonesia
Ans: C
49. The Bolshevik Party in Russia was headed by
(a) Karl Marx (b) Tsar Nicholas II (c) Lenin (d) Engles
Ans: C
50. Name the person responsible for the founding of the League of Nations
(a) George Washington (b) Harry Truman (c) F.D. Roosevelt (d) Woodrow Wilson
Ans: D
A:-Zabti B:-Batai C:-Kankut D:-A|| of the above
Ans: D
2:-The permanent settlement was made with:
A:-The Zamindars B:-The Muquddams C:-The Ryots D:-The village communities
Ans: A
3:-The colonial historians depicted the revolt of 1857 as:
A:-The great revolt B:-Mutiny of sepoys C:-The first war of independence D:-The freedom struggle
Ans: B
4:-Who among the following first systematically expounded the implications of the theory of 'Economic Drain':
A:-M.N. Roy B:-R.C. Dutt C:-Surendranath Banerjee D:-Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: D
5:-The success and popularity of the Theosophical Society in India was mainly due to:
A:-Madame Blavatsky B:-sir William Crooke C:-Annie Besant D:-Colonel Olcott
Ans: C
6:-The labour movement in India intensified, after the first world war because of:
A:-The economic crisis created by the increase of cost of living.
B:-The non-cooperation movement of 1920.
C:-The influence of Russian revolution of 1917.
D:-A|| of the above.
Ans: D
7:-The birth place of Buddha
A:-Bodh Gaya
B:-Saranadh
C:-Lumbini
D:-Pataliputra
Ans: C
8:-The famous pre-historic site 'Tovari' is in the state of
A:-Maharashtra
B:-Gujarat
C:-Karnataka
D:-Kerala
Ans: D
9:-The first paper published by Gandhiji was:
A:-|ndian opinion B:-Navajeeva C:-Harijan D:-Young India
Ans: A
10:-Which of the following works of Gandhi was the first to be written by him:
A:-My Experiments with Truth B:-Economics of Khadi C:-Ashram experience in Action D:-Hind Swaraj
Ans: D
11:-Who defined democracy as 'A Government of the people, by the people and for the people'?
A:-Aristotle
B:-Plato
C:-Nelson Mandela
D:-Abraham Lincoln
Ans: D
12:-The Harappan civilization existed in the banks of the river
A:-Ganges
B:-Indus
C:-Yamuna
D:-Brahmaputra
Ans: B
13:-The modern Indian historian who has written "it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the so-called first national war of independence was neither first, no national, nor a war of independence"
A:-S N Sen B:-Dr. Tara Chand C:-Dr. R C Majundar D:-Dr. K K Datta
Ans: C
14:-Who declared his motto as "no religion, no caste, and no god for mankind"
A:-Sree Narayana Guru B:-Jyotiba phule C:-Ramaswami Naicker D:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
Ans: D
15:-Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?
A:-W C Banerjee B:-A O Hume C:-Mahatma Gandhi D:-Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: B
16:-The British Viceroy who took initiative for the partition of Bengal:
A:-Lord Curzon B:-Lord Duferin C:-Lord Minto D:-Lord Chelmsford
Ans: A
17:-Who among the following is not related with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?
A:-Chandrasekhar Azad B:-Subhash Chandra Boze C:-Bhagat Singh D:-Rajguru
Ans: B
18:-Lahore Congress of 1929 was famous for:
A:-Reso|ution boycotting Simon Commission B:-Poona Pact C:-Reso|ution of Poorna Swaraj D:-A|| of the above
Ans: C
19:-The first modern Trade Union was founded in India in 1918 by:
A:-M N Roy B:-V V Giri C:-B P Wadia D:-S A Dange
Ans: C
20:-Who among the following were the Members of Cabinet Mission visited India in 1946?
A:-Lord Pathick Lawrence B:-Sir Stafford Crips C:- A V Alexander D:-A|| of the above
Ans: D
21:-Which is the fourth guild named in the Jatakas, where the other three are wood work, smith and leather work?
A:-Painting B:-Stone work C:-Potters D:-Merchants
Ans: A
22:-Which was the important Pandyan port known for its pearls mentioned in the sangam poems and Greek accounts?
A:-Uraiyur B:-Kanchi C:-Madurai D:-Korkai
Ans: D
23:-Which area among the following was identified as the source of copper in Harappan cultural context?
A:-Chagai hi||s B:-Tape yahya C:-Khetri D:-Rojdi Plain
Ans: C
24:-Janapadas were emerged as major kingdoms in the Ganga valley. Following is a list of Janapadas and its capital.
1. Vatsa-Kaushambi 2. Kuru-Hastinapura 3. Chedi-Vaishali 4. KosaIa-Champa
Which among the following is most correct?
A:-1 is correct B:-1 and 2 are correct C:-a|| are correct D:-2 is correct
Ans: B
25:-The region Dilmun mentioned in the Mesopotamian records is identified today as
A:-Makran Coast B:-Bahrain C:-|ran D:-Dho|avira
Ans: B
26:-Mahe was a settlement of
A:-The French
B:-The British
C:-The Dutch
D:-The Portuguese
Ans: A
27:-Kundara Proclamation was issued on
A:-January 1809
B:-January 1808
C:-January 1805
D:-January 1800
Ans: A
28:-Which of the following Tinai was Seashore?
A:-Neithal
B:-Kurinji
C:-Mullai
D:-Marutham
Ans: A
29:-The Tarisappalli copper plate is associated with
A:-Mar Sapir Iso
B:-Joseph Rubban
C:-Vasco Da Gama
D:-Tippu Sultan
Ans: A
30:-The partition of Bengal was in the year
A:-1909
B:-1905
C:-1906
D:-1910
Ans: B
31:-Krishna Deva Raya is associated with
A:-Vijayanagara Empire
B:-Mauryan Empire
C:-Gupta Empire
D:-Pallava Kingdom
Ans: A
32:-The 'Drain Theory' is associated with
A:-Bala Gangadhar Tilak
B:-Dadabai Naoroji
C:-Lala Lajpat Rai
D:-WC Banerjee
Ans: B
33:-'Akbar Nama' is written by
A:-Abdul Hameed Lahori
B:-Shajahan
C:-Abul Fazl
D:-Albiruni
Ans: C
34:-The Revolt of 1857 was started at
A:-Bengal
B:-Kanpur
C:-Lucknow
D:-Meerut
Ans: D
35:-The Mahajanapada which became the first empire in India?
A:-Magadha
B:-Malla
C:-Avanti
D:-Gandhara
Ans: A
36. Which of the following Princely states refused to join the Indian Union?
(a) Hyderabad (b) Mysore (c) Jaipur (d) Travancore
Ans: A
37. For the first time in independent India, a non-Congress ministry was formed under the leadership of
(a) V.P. Singh (b) Narasimha Rao (c) Morarji Desai (d) A.B. Vajpayee
Ans: C
38. The first Indian Institute of Technology was set up at
(a) Kanpur (b) Bombay (c) Madras (d) Kharagpur
Ans: D
39. The Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople in
(a) 1453 (b) 1533 (c) 1543 (d) 1443
Ans: A
40. Who among the following is considered as the father of modern science?
(a) Copernicus (b) Francis Bacon (c) Kepler (d) Newton
Ans: B
41. Madeira and Azores islands were discovered by
(a) Henry (b) Bartholomew Diaz (c) Columbus (d) Magellan
Ans: A
42. Which among the following was not a reason for the Reformation?
(a) The Spirit of enquiry created by the Renaissance (b) Emergence of nation-states in Europe
(c) The Geographical discoveries (d) The luxurious life led by the Pope and the Clergy.
Ans: C
43. Who is considered as the ‘morning star of the Reformation’?
(a) Erasmus (b) Martin Luther (c) John Huss (d) John Wycliffe
Ans: D
44. “No Taxation without representation” was the slogan of revolution in
(a) France (b) China (c) America (d) Russia
Ans: C
45. The author of “Common Sense”
(a) Voltaire (b) Benjamin Franklin (c) Thomas Paine (d) Thomas Jefferson
Ans: C
46.The King of France at the time of 1789 Revolution was
(a) Louis XII (b) Louis XIV (c) Louis XVIII (d) Louis XVI
Ans: D
47. Rotation of crops was introduced by
(a) Harvey (b) Townshend (c) Mac Adam (d) Hargreaves
Ans: B
48. Which one of the following was grouped under the settler colonies?
(a) British India (b) Indo-China (c) 13 American colonies (d) Indonesia
Ans: C
49. The Bolshevik Party in Russia was headed by
(a) Karl Marx (b) Tsar Nicholas II (c) Lenin (d) Engles
Ans: C
50. Name the person responsible for the founding of the League of Nations
(a) George Washington (b) Harry Truman (c) F.D. Roosevelt (d) Woodrow Wilson
Ans: D
51. Which among the following journal was edited by Mussolini?
(a) New Italy (b) Mein Kamph (c) Avanti (d) Risorgimento
Ans: C
52. The Nationalist Socialist Party was founded by
(a) Hitler (b) Mussolini (c) Kaiser William II (d) Karl Marx
Ans: A
53. Japan attacked the Pearl Harbour in the year
(a) 1940 (b) 1941 (c) 1942 (d) 1945
Ans: B
54. The sick man of Asia
(a) Turkey (b) Japan (c) Korea (d) China
Ans: D
55. The First Opium War came to an end by the treaty of ……
(a) Nanking (b) Peking (c) Tienstein (d) Shantung
Ans: A
56. The headquarters of the United Nations is located in
(a) Geneva (b) The Hague (c) New York (d) San Francisco
Ans: C
57. The term Cold War was first used by
(a) Bernard Baruch (b) F.D. Roosevelt (c) Stalin (d) Churchill
Ans: A
58. The proposal for an International Trade Organization was made at the
(a) Washington Conference (b) Vienna Conference (c) U N Conference (d) Breton Woods Conference
Ans: D
59. Lawrence brothers lent their services in the administration of (a) Burma (b) Punjab (c) Bengal (d) Mysore
Ans: B
60. The Permanent Settlement was introduced by (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Wellesley (c) Lord William Bentinck (d) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: A
61. Jonathan Duncan established a Sanskrit college at
(a) Madras (b) Bombay (c) Calcutta (d) Banaras
Ans: D
62. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year
(a) 1846 (b) 1856 (c) 1870 (d) 1891
Ans: B
63. Nerkattumseval was captured by
(a) Col. Heron (b) Col. Campbell (c) Colin Jackson (d) Puli Thevar
Ans: B
64. Collector Jackson sent an order to Kattabomman to meet him at
(a) Madurai (b) Panchalamkurichi (c) Ramanathapuram (d) Srivilliputtur
Ans: C
65.Which among the following was one of the causes for the Vellore Mutiny?
(a) Doctrine of lapse (b) Collection of Tributes (c) Introduction of new army regulations (d) Economic exploitation of the British rule
Ans: C
66. Who among the following considered the Revolt of 1857 as the First War of Indian Independence? (a) Sir John Lawrence (b) Vir Savarkar (c) S.N. Sen (d) R.C. Majumdar
Ans: B
67.The Kheda Satyagraha was launched by Gandhi in support of (a) Indigo planters (b) Industrial labour (c) Peasants (d) Mill workers
Ans: C
68. The Chauri Chaura incident took place in the year (a) 1920 (b)1921 (c)1922 (d)1923
Ans: C
69 . In which year the Vernacular Press Act was passed? (a) 1878 (b) 1882 (c) 1898 (d) 1902
Ans: A
70. The Brahmo Samaj was established in the year (a) 1827 (b) 1828 (c) 1829 (d) 1838
Ans: B
71. The South Indian Liberal Foundation was formed in the year (a) 1912 (b) 1914 (c) 1916 (d) 1917
Ans: C
72. Which of the following journal was not founded by Periyar E.V.R? (a) Kudi Arasu (b) Puratchi (c) Viduthalai (d) Swarajya
Ans: D
73. Which among the following was the provision of the Government of India Act of 1858?
(a) Creation of Court of Directors and Board of Control
(b) Extension of Company’s rule for twenty years
(c) Establishment of India Council with fifteen members
(d) Cancellation of all previous treaties.
Ans: C
74. Which Act legally recognized the principle of election to the legislative councils?
(a) Act of 1861 (b) Act of 1892 (c) Act of 1909 (d) Act of 1919
Ans: C
75. Who among the following was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly?
(a)Dr. Ambedkar (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) K.M. Panikkar (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: B
76. English was adopted as the official language of British India in
(a) 1833 (b) 1835 (c) 1837 (d) 1839
Ans: B
77. The practice of Sati was abolished during the administration of
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord William Bentinck
Ans: D
78. Punjab was annexed by Dalhousie in the year
(a) 1839 (b) 1849 (c) 1853 (d) 1856
Ans: B
79. Who among the following moved the first resolution in the first session of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Srinivasa Pillai (b) Lakshminarasu Chetty (c) Rangaiya Naidu (d) G. Subramanya Iyer
Ans: D
80. The Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha was led by (a) Gandhi (b) Rajaji (c) V.O.C (d) Kamaraj
Ans: B
81. The Battle of Plassey took place in the year (a) 1757 (b) 1764 (c) 1772 (d) 1777
Ans: A
82. The Second Mysore War came to an end by the Treaty of
(a) Salbai (b) Mangalore (c) Purander (d) Mysore
Ans: B
83. Lord Cornwallis introduced
(a) Mahalwari System (b) Permanent Revenue Settlement (c) Ryotwari System (d) Jagirdari System
Ans: B
84. The first state which was brought under Wellesley’s Subsidiary System in 1798 was (a) Oudh (b) Tanjore (c) Surat (d) Hyderabad
Ans: D
85. Lord Hastings declared war on Nepal in the year (a) 1814 (b) 1815 (c) 1816 (d) 1817
Ans: A
86. Who among the following started the Aligarh Movement?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (b) Salimullah Khan (c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (d) Muhammad al Hasan
Ans: A
87. Satya Gnana Sabai was started at (a) Madurai (b) Rameswaram (c) Vadalur (d) Chidambaram
Ans: C
88. The Indian National Congress was founded by (a) W.C. Banerjee (b) A.O. Hume (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Ans: B
89. Who among the following was the political Guru of Gandhiji ? (a) Surendra Nath Banerjee (b) Gopala Krishna Gokhale (c) Bala Gangadhara Tilak (d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans: B
90. Which among the following is not a cause for the rise of extremism? (a) Ilbert Bill (b) Calcutta Corporation Act (c) The Universities Act (d) Partition of Bengal
Ans: A
91. The Muslim League was founded in (a) 1906 (b) 1909 (c) 1916 (d) 1926
Ans: A
92. Which of the following incident sparked off the Revolt of 1857? (a) Exploitation of the Indian economy by the British. (b) The Doctrine of Lapse followed by Dalhousie. (c) Activities of the Christian Missionaries. (d) The episode of greased cartridges.
Ans: D
93.Name the first Viceroy of India.
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Ripon
Ans: C
94. Who established the Indian Home Rule society in London in 1905?
(A) V.D. Savarkar
(B) Bhupendra Nath Datta
(C) Shyamji Krishnavarma
(D) V.V.S. Aiyar
Ans: C
95. In India the first Municipal Corporation was set-up in which one among the following?
(A) Kolkatta (B)Chennai (C) Mumbai (D) Delhi
Ans: B
96. Match the List I and List II and select the correct answer by using the codes:
List I List II
(a) Vernacular Press Act of 1878 1. Lord Chelmsford
(b) Indian Universities Act of 1904 2. Lord Curzon
(c) Indian Councils Act of 1909 3. Lord Lytton
(d) Rowlatt Act of 1919 4. Lord Minto
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans: D
97. Name the Indian representative, who attended the International Socialist conference held in Germany in 1907.
(A) Anne Besant (B) Madam Cama (C) Ajit Singh (D) Gopal Singh
Ans: B
98. Who was the founder of Atmiya Sabha?
(A) Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) M.G. Ranade
(D) Devendranath Tagore
Ans: B
99. The Atherva veda is related with ----
100. Which is wrongly matched ?
A) Nyaya Darsana — Gautam Rishi
B) Sankhya Darsana _ Kapila
C) Yoga Darsana —— Patanjali
D) Uttar Mimasa Darsana — Jaimini
Ans: D
(a) New Italy (b) Mein Kamph (c) Avanti (d) Risorgimento
Ans: C
52. The Nationalist Socialist Party was founded by
(a) Hitler (b) Mussolini (c) Kaiser William II (d) Karl Marx
Ans: A
53. Japan attacked the Pearl Harbour in the year
(a) 1940 (b) 1941 (c) 1942 (d) 1945
Ans: B
54. The sick man of Asia
(a) Turkey (b) Japan (c) Korea (d) China
Ans: D
55. The First Opium War came to an end by the treaty of ……
(a) Nanking (b) Peking (c) Tienstein (d) Shantung
Ans: A
56. The headquarters of the United Nations is located in
(a) Geneva (b) The Hague (c) New York (d) San Francisco
Ans: C
57. The term Cold War was first used by
(a) Bernard Baruch (b) F.D. Roosevelt (c) Stalin (d) Churchill
Ans: A
58. The proposal for an International Trade Organization was made at the
(a) Washington Conference (b) Vienna Conference (c) U N Conference (d) Breton Woods Conference
Ans: D
59. Lawrence brothers lent their services in the administration of (a) Burma (b) Punjab (c) Bengal (d) Mysore
Ans: B
60. The Permanent Settlement was introduced by (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Wellesley (c) Lord William Bentinck (d) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: A
61. Jonathan Duncan established a Sanskrit college at
(a) Madras (b) Bombay (c) Calcutta (d) Banaras
Ans: D
62. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year
(a) 1846 (b) 1856 (c) 1870 (d) 1891
Ans: B
63. Nerkattumseval was captured by
(a) Col. Heron (b) Col. Campbell (c) Colin Jackson (d) Puli Thevar
Ans: B
64. Collector Jackson sent an order to Kattabomman to meet him at
(a) Madurai (b) Panchalamkurichi (c) Ramanathapuram (d) Srivilliputtur
Ans: C
65.Which among the following was one of the causes for the Vellore Mutiny?
(a) Doctrine of lapse (b) Collection of Tributes (c) Introduction of new army regulations (d) Economic exploitation of the British rule
Ans: C
66. Who among the following considered the Revolt of 1857 as the First War of Indian Independence? (a) Sir John Lawrence (b) Vir Savarkar (c) S.N. Sen (d) R.C. Majumdar
Ans: B
67.The Kheda Satyagraha was launched by Gandhi in support of (a) Indigo planters (b) Industrial labour (c) Peasants (d) Mill workers
Ans: C
68. The Chauri Chaura incident took place in the year (a) 1920 (b)1921 (c)1922 (d)1923
Ans: C
69 . In which year the Vernacular Press Act was passed? (a) 1878 (b) 1882 (c) 1898 (d) 1902
Ans: A
70. The Brahmo Samaj was established in the year (a) 1827 (b) 1828 (c) 1829 (d) 1838
Ans: B
71. The South Indian Liberal Foundation was formed in the year (a) 1912 (b) 1914 (c) 1916 (d) 1917
Ans: C
72. Which of the following journal was not founded by Periyar E.V.R? (a) Kudi Arasu (b) Puratchi (c) Viduthalai (d) Swarajya
Ans: D
73. Which among the following was the provision of the Government of India Act of 1858?
(a) Creation of Court of Directors and Board of Control
(b) Extension of Company’s rule for twenty years
(c) Establishment of India Council with fifteen members
(d) Cancellation of all previous treaties.
Ans: C
74. Which Act legally recognized the principle of election to the legislative councils?
(a) Act of 1861 (b) Act of 1892 (c) Act of 1909 (d) Act of 1919
Ans: C
75. Who among the following was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly?
(a)Dr. Ambedkar (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) K.M. Panikkar (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: B
76. English was adopted as the official language of British India in
(a) 1833 (b) 1835 (c) 1837 (d) 1839
Ans: B
77. The practice of Sati was abolished during the administration of
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord William Bentinck
Ans: D
78. Punjab was annexed by Dalhousie in the year
(a) 1839 (b) 1849 (c) 1853 (d) 1856
Ans: B
79. Who among the following moved the first resolution in the first session of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Srinivasa Pillai (b) Lakshminarasu Chetty (c) Rangaiya Naidu (d) G. Subramanya Iyer
Ans: D
80. The Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha was led by (a) Gandhi (b) Rajaji (c) V.O.C (d) Kamaraj
Ans: B
81. The Battle of Plassey took place in the year (a) 1757 (b) 1764 (c) 1772 (d) 1777
Ans: A
82. The Second Mysore War came to an end by the Treaty of
(a) Salbai (b) Mangalore (c) Purander (d) Mysore
Ans: B
83. Lord Cornwallis introduced
(a) Mahalwari System (b) Permanent Revenue Settlement (c) Ryotwari System (d) Jagirdari System
Ans: B
84. The first state which was brought under Wellesley’s Subsidiary System in 1798 was (a) Oudh (b) Tanjore (c) Surat (d) Hyderabad
Ans: D
85. Lord Hastings declared war on Nepal in the year (a) 1814 (b) 1815 (c) 1816 (d) 1817
Ans: A
86. Who among the following started the Aligarh Movement?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (b) Salimullah Khan (c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (d) Muhammad al Hasan
Ans: A
87. Satya Gnana Sabai was started at (a) Madurai (b) Rameswaram (c) Vadalur (d) Chidambaram
Ans: C
88. The Indian National Congress was founded by (a) W.C. Banerjee (b) A.O. Hume (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Ans: B
89. Who among the following was the political Guru of Gandhiji ? (a) Surendra Nath Banerjee (b) Gopala Krishna Gokhale (c) Bala Gangadhara Tilak (d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans: B
90. Which among the following is not a cause for the rise of extremism? (a) Ilbert Bill (b) Calcutta Corporation Act (c) The Universities Act (d) Partition of Bengal
Ans: A
91. The Muslim League was founded in (a) 1906 (b) 1909 (c) 1916 (d) 1926
Ans: A
92. Which of the following incident sparked off the Revolt of 1857? (a) Exploitation of the Indian economy by the British. (b) The Doctrine of Lapse followed by Dalhousie. (c) Activities of the Christian Missionaries. (d) The episode of greased cartridges.
Ans: D
93.Name the first Viceroy of India.
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Ripon
Ans: C
94. Who established the Indian Home Rule society in London in 1905?
(A) V.D. Savarkar
(B) Bhupendra Nath Datta
(C) Shyamji Krishnavarma
(D) V.V.S. Aiyar
Ans: C
95. In India the first Municipal Corporation was set-up in which one among the following?
(A) Kolkatta (B)Chennai (C) Mumbai (D) Delhi
Ans: B
96. Match the List I and List II and select the correct answer by using the codes:
List I List II
(a) Vernacular Press Act of 1878 1. Lord Chelmsford
(b) Indian Universities Act of 1904 2. Lord Curzon
(c) Indian Councils Act of 1909 3. Lord Lytton
(d) Rowlatt Act of 1919 4. Lord Minto
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans: D
97. Name the Indian representative, who attended the International Socialist conference held in Germany in 1907.
(A) Anne Besant (B) Madam Cama (C) Ajit Singh (D) Gopal Singh
Ans: B
98. Who was the founder of Atmiya Sabha?
(A) Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) M.G. Ranade
(D) Devendranath Tagore
Ans: B
99. The Atherva veda is related with ----
- Yajnas
- Poojas
- Demons and spirits
- Worship of Gods
100. Which is wrongly matched ?
A) Nyaya Darsana — Gautam Rishi
B) Sankhya Darsana _ Kapila
C) Yoga Darsana —— Patanjali
D) Uttar Mimasa Darsana — Jaimini
Ans: D
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