INDIAN HISTORY - PAGE 8
1. How many republics formed the Vajji Mahajanpada ?
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Answer: 3
2. Who among the following was the first to discover a large number of Indus civilisation sites in the dried up river bed of river Saraswati in the Cholistan desert of Pakistan ?
1) Raymond Allchin
2) Ahmad Hasan Dani
3) Rafique Mughal
4) W S Wakankar
Answer: 3
3. Which of the following statement is not true ?
1) Sthaviravada is a sect of the Jainas
2) Nikaya texts belong to the Buddhists
3) Early Buddhist texts were written in Pali
4) Mahavira preached in Ardhmaghadi
Answer: 1
4. The "Trading Community" in the Sangam Literature was known as :
1) Vellar
2) Venigar
3) Pulayan
4) Varman
Answer: 2
5. Which of the following statements about Palaeolithic age in India is not correct ?
1) Palaeolithic sites have been discovered from almost whole of India
2) Areas where Palaeolithic sites have been discovered in abundance are the alluvial plains of the Ganga and the Indus and the Western Ghats
3) Palaeolithic cultures have been discovered from Marwar and Mewar
4) In Didwana at Singhi Talav successive layers of material belonging to lower to upper Palaeolithic have been found
Answer: 2
6. Under whose stewardship did ASI first begin its excavations in India ?
1) John Marshall
2) Alexander Cunningham
3) Mortimer Wheeler
4) H.D. Sankalia
Answer: 1
7. From which Indus site has a clay model of plough been discovered ?
1) Rahigarhi
2) Banawali
3) Harappa
4) Ropar
Answer: 2
8. The feature that is not characteristic of the Neolithic period is :
1) Ground and polished tools
2) Celt' is the chief tooltype
3) Marked improvement in the pottery making technique over the previous ages
4) Growing reliance on cereals
Answer: 3
9. According to Buddhaghosh , how many villages were there in the empire of Bimbisara ?
1) Four Thousand
2) Eight Thousand
3) Forty Thousand
4) Eighty Thousand
Answer: 4
10. Which of the following Puranas have been called Puratana Itihasa by their composers ?
1) Vishnu & Bhavishya Purana
2) Brahmanda & Bhagvat Purana
3) Matsya & Vayu Purana
4) Vayu & Vishnu Purana
Answer: 3
11. Which of the following settlements of Indus Saraswati civilisation has three parts (citadel , middle town and lower town) ?
1) Kalibangan
2) Surkotada
3) Dholavira
4) Harappa
Answer: 3
12. Which was the most important part in Eastern India during the Post Harsha Period ?
1) Calcutta
2) Tamralipti
3) Shaliyur
4) Aairikamedu
Answer: 2
13. Which of the following statement about Sangam literature is not correct ?
1) Sangam literature was produced over a period of three to four centuries
2) Sangam literature is divided into two main groups Patinenkil Kannakku (The Eighteen didactical texts) and Pattuppattu (The Ten Songs) 3) Sangam texts constitute religious literature
4) Sangam poems have been written in praise of various heroes and heroines
Answer: 3
14. Which of the following statement about Ashokan inscriptions is not correct ?
1) Most Ashokan inscriptions were engraved in Brahmi script
2) Some of Ashokan inscriptions were inscribed in Kharoshti script
3) A few of his inscriptions were incised in Greek and Aramaic script
4) Three of his pillar inscriptions were found by Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: 4
15. Identify the incorrect statement :
1) The IndoGreeks issued bilingual and biscript coins
2) Some of the Indo Greek coins have been jointly issued by kings indicating conjoint rule
3) Coins were issued by rulers , any other agency like city administration or guilds etc. did not issue their own coins
4) Coins bearing the name of cities , such as Ujjayani, Madhyamika etc . have also been discovered
Answer: 3
16. Who among the following accompanied Alexander during his military campaigns in India ?
1) Strabo
2) Nearchus
3) Arrian
4) Diodorus
Answer: 2
17. With reference to the Rajput period (650- 1000 A.D) , which one of the following is not correct ?
1) Development of Feudalism
2) Increase in Trade and Commerce
3) Gold coins went out of circulation
4) Reduction in foreign trade
Answer: 2
18. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
1) The Pitakas are the oldest Buddhist texts
2) The Abhidhamma Pitaka deals with the same subjects as the Sutta Pitaka
3) The Vinay Pitaka contains the philosophical concepts underlying the teachings of the Buddha
4) There are five nikayas of the Sutta Pitaka
Answer: 3
19. Consider the following : The Sanskrit texts known as the Dharmashastras include :
A. Dharmasutras B. Smritis C. Commentaries on the Smritis D. Nibandha Granthas
1) A & B
2) A & C
3) A , B & C
4) A , B , C & D
Answer: 4
20. The Jain text that refers to sixteen Mahajanpadas is ?
1) Bhagwati Sutra
2) Kathakosh Prakarana
3) Kathakosh
4) Parishishtaparvan
Answer: 1
21. Which of the following sentences about Fahien , Hiuen Tsang and Itsing is not correct ?
1) They have recorded their experiences which have been translated into English
2) All of them spent a number of years in India and Learnt its languages
3) All of them travelled widely almost all over the country
4) Fahien and Itsing do not mention the name of the king or kings whose kingdoms they visited but Hiuen Tsang provides information about his patron Harsha
Answer: 3
22. Identify the incorrect statement about the Vedic religion :
1) Vedic hymns offer prayer to the different deities severally but also to all of them together as vishve devas
2) The presence of vishvakarman and prajapati in the vedic pantheon is indicative of monotheism
3) What is but one Reality , sages call it by different names
4) Vedic seers tend to anthropomorphise the powers of nature
Answer: 4
23. The earliest specimens of the influence of the epics on art and sculpture date from the Gupta period . On which of the following, the events of the Ramayana have not been depicted ?
1) The platform of the Dashavatar temple of Deogarh
2) sculpture depicted on the Virupaksha temple of Pattadakal
3) Walls of Kailash temple Ellora
4) Razamnama
Answer: 4
24. Which of the following Sanskrit poets have borrowed themes from the Mahabharata ?
A. Bharavi B. Kumardas C. Magha D. kshemendra
1) A & C
2) A , C & D
3) A , B & C
4) A & B
Answer: 2
25. Which state situated in the Southern region of Central Asia was the main centre of Indian Culture during 4th century A.D. ?
1) Khotan
2) Yarkand
3) Kashgar
4) Shanshan
Answer: 1
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Answer: 3
2. Who among the following was the first to discover a large number of Indus civilisation sites in the dried up river bed of river Saraswati in the Cholistan desert of Pakistan ?
1) Raymond Allchin
2) Ahmad Hasan Dani
3) Rafique Mughal
4) W S Wakankar
Answer: 3
3. Which of the following statement is not true ?
1) Sthaviravada is a sect of the Jainas
2) Nikaya texts belong to the Buddhists
3) Early Buddhist texts were written in Pali
4) Mahavira preached in Ardhmaghadi
Answer: 1
4. The "Trading Community" in the Sangam Literature was known as :
1) Vellar
2) Venigar
3) Pulayan
4) Varman
Answer: 2
5. Which of the following statements about Palaeolithic age in India is not correct ?
1) Palaeolithic sites have been discovered from almost whole of India
2) Areas where Palaeolithic sites have been discovered in abundance are the alluvial plains of the Ganga and the Indus and the Western Ghats
3) Palaeolithic cultures have been discovered from Marwar and Mewar
4) In Didwana at Singhi Talav successive layers of material belonging to lower to upper Palaeolithic have been found
Answer: 2
6. Under whose stewardship did ASI first begin its excavations in India ?
1) John Marshall
2) Alexander Cunningham
3) Mortimer Wheeler
4) H.D. Sankalia
Answer: 1
7. From which Indus site has a clay model of plough been discovered ?
1) Rahigarhi
2) Banawali
3) Harappa
4) Ropar
Answer: 2
8. The feature that is not characteristic of the Neolithic period is :
1) Ground and polished tools
2) Celt' is the chief tooltype
3) Marked improvement in the pottery making technique over the previous ages
4) Growing reliance on cereals
Answer: 3
9. According to Buddhaghosh , how many villages were there in the empire of Bimbisara ?
1) Four Thousand
2) Eight Thousand
3) Forty Thousand
4) Eighty Thousand
Answer: 4
10. Which of the following Puranas have been called Puratana Itihasa by their composers ?
1) Vishnu & Bhavishya Purana
2) Brahmanda & Bhagvat Purana
3) Matsya & Vayu Purana
4) Vayu & Vishnu Purana
Answer: 3
11. Which of the following settlements of Indus Saraswati civilisation has three parts (citadel , middle town and lower town) ?
1) Kalibangan
2) Surkotada
3) Dholavira
4) Harappa
Answer: 3
12. Which was the most important part in Eastern India during the Post Harsha Period ?
1) Calcutta
2) Tamralipti
3) Shaliyur
4) Aairikamedu
Answer: 2
13. Which of the following statement about Sangam literature is not correct ?
1) Sangam literature was produced over a period of three to four centuries
2) Sangam literature is divided into two main groups Patinenkil Kannakku (The Eighteen didactical texts) and Pattuppattu (The Ten Songs) 3) Sangam texts constitute religious literature
4) Sangam poems have been written in praise of various heroes and heroines
Answer: 3
14. Which of the following statement about Ashokan inscriptions is not correct ?
1) Most Ashokan inscriptions were engraved in Brahmi script
2) Some of Ashokan inscriptions were inscribed in Kharoshti script
3) A few of his inscriptions were incised in Greek and Aramaic script
4) Three of his pillar inscriptions were found by Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: 4
15. Identify the incorrect statement :
1) The IndoGreeks issued bilingual and biscript coins
2) Some of the Indo Greek coins have been jointly issued by kings indicating conjoint rule
3) Coins were issued by rulers , any other agency like city administration or guilds etc. did not issue their own coins
4) Coins bearing the name of cities , such as Ujjayani, Madhyamika etc . have also been discovered
Answer: 3
16. Who among the following accompanied Alexander during his military campaigns in India ?
1) Strabo
2) Nearchus
3) Arrian
4) Diodorus
Answer: 2
17. With reference to the Rajput period (650- 1000 A.D) , which one of the following is not correct ?
1) Development of Feudalism
2) Increase in Trade and Commerce
3) Gold coins went out of circulation
4) Reduction in foreign trade
Answer: 2
18. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
1) The Pitakas are the oldest Buddhist texts
2) The Abhidhamma Pitaka deals with the same subjects as the Sutta Pitaka
3) The Vinay Pitaka contains the philosophical concepts underlying the teachings of the Buddha
4) There are five nikayas of the Sutta Pitaka
Answer: 3
19. Consider the following : The Sanskrit texts known as the Dharmashastras include :
A. Dharmasutras B. Smritis C. Commentaries on the Smritis D. Nibandha Granthas
1) A & B
2) A & C
3) A , B & C
4) A , B , C & D
Answer: 4
20. The Jain text that refers to sixteen Mahajanpadas is ?
1) Bhagwati Sutra
2) Kathakosh Prakarana
3) Kathakosh
4) Parishishtaparvan
Answer: 1
21. Which of the following sentences about Fahien , Hiuen Tsang and Itsing is not correct ?
1) They have recorded their experiences which have been translated into English
2) All of them spent a number of years in India and Learnt its languages
3) All of them travelled widely almost all over the country
4) Fahien and Itsing do not mention the name of the king or kings whose kingdoms they visited but Hiuen Tsang provides information about his patron Harsha
Answer: 3
22. Identify the incorrect statement about the Vedic religion :
1) Vedic hymns offer prayer to the different deities severally but also to all of them together as vishve devas
2) The presence of vishvakarman and prajapati in the vedic pantheon is indicative of monotheism
3) What is but one Reality , sages call it by different names
4) Vedic seers tend to anthropomorphise the powers of nature
Answer: 4
23. The earliest specimens of the influence of the epics on art and sculpture date from the Gupta period . On which of the following, the events of the Ramayana have not been depicted ?
1) The platform of the Dashavatar temple of Deogarh
2) sculpture depicted on the Virupaksha temple of Pattadakal
3) Walls of Kailash temple Ellora
4) Razamnama
Answer: 4
24. Which of the following Sanskrit poets have borrowed themes from the Mahabharata ?
A. Bharavi B. Kumardas C. Magha D. kshemendra
1) A & C
2) A , C & D
3) A , B & C
4) A & B
Answer: 2
25. Which state situated in the Southern region of Central Asia was the main centre of Indian Culture during 4th century A.D. ?
1) Khotan
2) Yarkand
3) Kashgar
4) Shanshan
Answer: 1
26. Which of the following statements is correct with regard to the content of the Rummindei Pillar Inscription of Asoka ?
(1) Reference to the King’s dharma
(2) Reference to the conquest of Kalinga
(3) Reduction of tax due from the village
(4) Non-slaughter of animals in the royal kitchen
Answer: Option 3
27. Who, among the following, are mentioned in the Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela ? Use the code given below : (i) Satakarni (ii) Bahasatimita (iii) Sakas (iv) Rathikas
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(3) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii) and (iv)
Answer: Option 4
28. Which of the following is a coin-term ?
(1) Nivartana
(2) Martur
(3) Dramma
(4) Gocharma
Answer: Option 3
29. Which of the following temples was constructed of bricks ?
(1) Lakshmana temple at Khajuraho
(2) Lakshmana temple at Sirpur
(3) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
(4) Martanda Temple in Kashmir
Answer: Option 2
30. Who, among the following, founded a teaching institution called ‘Sarasvati Mandira’ at Ajmer ?
(1) Vakpatiraja
(2) Durlabharaja
(3) Vigraharaja
(4) Prithviraja
Answer: Option 3
31. At which of the following places is the stupa built by the Sailendras located ?
(1) Anuradhapura
(2) Borobudur
(3) Angkorvat
(4) Angkor Thom
Answer: Option 2
32. Who, among the following, had the title ‘Parama-Saugata’ ?
(1) Bhaskaravarman
(2) Harsha
(3) Rajyavardhana
(4) Sasanka
Answer: Option 3
33. Which of the following sculptures is a characteristic of the Pallava period ?
(1) Somaskanda
(2) Ganesha
(3) Nataraja
(4) Anantasayana
Answer: Option 1
34. Which of the following statements about Samudragupta are true ? Use the code given below : (i) He was a conqueror, a poet and a musician. (ii) He was called Lichchhavi-dauhitra. (iii) He imitated the coins of the Western Kshatrapas. (iv) His performance of asvamedha was not mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription.
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(2) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer: Option 3
35. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below : List – I (Author) List – II (Title of the book) a. Bilhana i. Mitakshara b. Bana ii. Harshacharita c. Samesvara III iii. Abhilashitartha Chintamani d. Vijnanesvara iv. Vikramankadevacharita
Codes : a b c d
(1) i iii iv ii
(2) iv ii iii i
(3) iii iv i ii
(4) ii iv i iii
Answer: Option 2
36. Which of the following statements is not true in respect of the election for the assembly of Uttaramerur of the Chola period ?
(1) The village was divided into 30 wards.
(2) Two representatives were to be elected for each ward.
(3) The contestants should be aged between 35 and 70 years.
(4) They should possess some educational qualification and immovable property.
Answer: Option 2
37. Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : India had maritime trade with the Roman empire during the early centuries of the Christian era.
Reason (R) : A large number of Roman coins have been found from the excavations at Arikamedu. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Option 3
38. Point out the temples which are situated in the eastern side of India : (a) Sun temple – Konark (b) Minakshi temple – Madurai (c) Padmanabhaswamy – Thiruvananthapuram (d) Jagannath temple – Puri Choose your answer from the code given below : Codes :
(1) (a) and (d)
(2) (b) and (c)
(3) (a), (b) and (c)
(4) (b), (c) and (d)
Answer: Option 1
39. Chachnama and Baburnama were written respectively in
(1) Arabic and Persian languages
(2) Persian and Turkish language
(3) Arabic and Turkish languages
(4) Persian and Pashto languages
Answer: Option 3
(1) Reference to the King’s dharma
(2) Reference to the conquest of Kalinga
(3) Reduction of tax due from the village
(4) Non-slaughter of animals in the royal kitchen
Answer: Option 3
27. Who, among the following, are mentioned in the Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela ? Use the code given below : (i) Satakarni (ii) Bahasatimita (iii) Sakas (iv) Rathikas
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(3) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii) and (iv)
Answer: Option 4
28. Which of the following is a coin-term ?
(1) Nivartana
(2) Martur
(3) Dramma
(4) Gocharma
Answer: Option 3
29. Which of the following temples was constructed of bricks ?
(1) Lakshmana temple at Khajuraho
(2) Lakshmana temple at Sirpur
(3) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
(4) Martanda Temple in Kashmir
Answer: Option 2
30. Who, among the following, founded a teaching institution called ‘Sarasvati Mandira’ at Ajmer ?
(1) Vakpatiraja
(2) Durlabharaja
(3) Vigraharaja
(4) Prithviraja
Answer: Option 3
31. At which of the following places is the stupa built by the Sailendras located ?
(1) Anuradhapura
(2) Borobudur
(3) Angkorvat
(4) Angkor Thom
Answer: Option 2
32. Who, among the following, had the title ‘Parama-Saugata’ ?
(1) Bhaskaravarman
(2) Harsha
(3) Rajyavardhana
(4) Sasanka
Answer: Option 3
33. Which of the following sculptures is a characteristic of the Pallava period ?
(1) Somaskanda
(2) Ganesha
(3) Nataraja
(4) Anantasayana
Answer: Option 1
34. Which of the following statements about Samudragupta are true ? Use the code given below : (i) He was a conqueror, a poet and a musician. (ii) He was called Lichchhavi-dauhitra. (iii) He imitated the coins of the Western Kshatrapas. (iv) His performance of asvamedha was not mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription.
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(2) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer: Option 3
35. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below : List – I (Author) List – II (Title of the book) a. Bilhana i. Mitakshara b. Bana ii. Harshacharita c. Samesvara III iii. Abhilashitartha Chintamani d. Vijnanesvara iv. Vikramankadevacharita
Codes : a b c d
(1) i iii iv ii
(2) iv ii iii i
(3) iii iv i ii
(4) ii iv i iii
Answer: Option 2
36. Which of the following statements is not true in respect of the election for the assembly of Uttaramerur of the Chola period ?
(1) The village was divided into 30 wards.
(2) Two representatives were to be elected for each ward.
(3) The contestants should be aged between 35 and 70 years.
(4) They should possess some educational qualification and immovable property.
Answer: Option 2
37. Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : India had maritime trade with the Roman empire during the early centuries of the Christian era.
Reason (R) : A large number of Roman coins have been found from the excavations at Arikamedu. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Option 3
38. Point out the temples which are situated in the eastern side of India : (a) Sun temple – Konark (b) Minakshi temple – Madurai (c) Padmanabhaswamy – Thiruvananthapuram (d) Jagannath temple – Puri Choose your answer from the code given below : Codes :
(1) (a) and (d)
(2) (b) and (c)
(3) (a), (b) and (c)
(4) (b), (c) and (d)
Answer: Option 1
39. Chachnama and Baburnama were written respectively in
(1) Arabic and Persian languages
(2) Persian and Turkish language
(3) Arabic and Turkish languages
(4) Persian and Pashto languages
Answer: Option 3
40. 'Divide and rule' was the policy of
A:-The British
B:-The French
C:-The Dutch
D:-The Portuguese
Correct Answer:- Option-A
41.-The place where the revolt of 1857 started
A:-Meerut
B:-Delhi
C:-Kanpur
D:-Lucknow
Correct Answer:- Option-A
42. 'Safety value theory' is related to
A:-Indian National Congress
B:-Indian Association
C:-Quit India Movement
D:-Non-Cooperation Movement
Correct Answer:- Option-A
A:-The British
B:-The French
C:-The Dutch
D:-The Portuguese
Correct Answer:- Option-A
41.-The place where the revolt of 1857 started
A:-Meerut
B:-Delhi
C:-Kanpur
D:-Lucknow
Correct Answer:- Option-A
42. 'Safety value theory' is related to
A:-Indian National Congress
B:-Indian Association
C:-Quit India Movement
D:-Non-Cooperation Movement
Correct Answer:- Option-A
43:-The Governor - General of India at the time of the foundation of Indian National Congress ?
A:-Chelmsford
B:-Dalhousie
C:-Dufferin
D:-Ripon
Ans: C
44:-Which was the only session of Indian National Congress presided by Gandhi ?
A:-Allahabad
B:-Guwahati
C:-Belgaum
D:-Kakinada
Ans: C
45:-Who was the first to describe the mutiny of 1857 as the first war of Indian Independence ?
A:-Subash Chandra Bose
B:-V.D. Savarkar
C:-Romila Taper
D:-Tharachand
Ans: B
46:-The founder of Satya Shodhak Samaj ?
A:-Atmaram Pandurang
B:-Gopal Hari Deshmuk
C:-M.G. Ranade
D:-Jyotiba Phule
Ans: D
47:-Who was the president of the Indian National Congress in the Gaya Session of 1922 ?
A:-C.R. Das
B:-Motilal Nehru
C:-Gokhale
D:-Tilak
Ans: A
48:-Name of the commission formed to enquire Jaliyan Wala Bagh Massacre
A:-Hunter Commission
B:-Simon Commission
C:-Kothari Commission
D:-Mudaliar Commission
Ans: A
49:-Name of the Brave patriot who wrote under the pen name of "Hazrad"
A:-Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
B:-Riazuthullah Khan
C:-Asfaqullah Khan
D:-Vakkam Abdul Khadar Moulavi
Ans: C
A:-Chelmsford
B:-Dalhousie
C:-Dufferin
D:-Ripon
Ans: C
44:-Which was the only session of Indian National Congress presided by Gandhi ?
A:-Allahabad
B:-Guwahati
C:-Belgaum
D:-Kakinada
Ans: C
45:-Who was the first to describe the mutiny of 1857 as the first war of Indian Independence ?
A:-Subash Chandra Bose
B:-V.D. Savarkar
C:-Romila Taper
D:-Tharachand
Ans: B
46:-The founder of Satya Shodhak Samaj ?
A:-Atmaram Pandurang
B:-Gopal Hari Deshmuk
C:-M.G. Ranade
D:-Jyotiba Phule
Ans: D
47:-Who was the president of the Indian National Congress in the Gaya Session of 1922 ?
A:-C.R. Das
B:-Motilal Nehru
C:-Gokhale
D:-Tilak
Ans: A
48:-Name of the commission formed to enquire Jaliyan Wala Bagh Massacre
A:-Hunter Commission
B:-Simon Commission
C:-Kothari Commission
D:-Mudaliar Commission
Ans: A
49:-Name of the Brave patriot who wrote under the pen name of "Hazrad"
A:-Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
B:-Riazuthullah Khan
C:-Asfaqullah Khan
D:-Vakkam Abdul Khadar Moulavi
Ans: C
50:-Which among the following was not the important works of Mahasweta Devi ?
A:-Rudali
B:-Jansir Rani
C:-India Another Millennium
D:-Aranyer Adhikar
Ans: C
51:-The nationalist leader who was killed in a police lathicharge in 1928 was :
A:-Madan Mohan Malaviya
B:-Lala Lajpat Rai
C:-Swami Sahajanand
D:-Suryasen
Ans: B
52:-The Resolution of Non-cooperation Movement was passed in which special session of Indian National Congress.
A:-Calcutta
B:-Kanpur
C:-Nagpur
D:-Bombay
Ans: A
53:-The Indian National Congress celebrated the Independence Day for the first time on :
A:-August 15, 1947
B:-January 26, 1950
C:-January 1, 1937
D:-January 26, 1930
Ans: D
54:-Separate electorate for Muslims were first introduced through the following reforms.
A:-Montegue-Chelmsford reforms
B:-Government India Act of 1935
C:-Minto-Morley Reforms
D:-Council Act of 1892
Ans: C
A:-Rudali
B:-Jansir Rani
C:-India Another Millennium
D:-Aranyer Adhikar
Ans: C
51:-The nationalist leader who was killed in a police lathicharge in 1928 was :
A:-Madan Mohan Malaviya
B:-Lala Lajpat Rai
C:-Swami Sahajanand
D:-Suryasen
Ans: B
52:-The Resolution of Non-cooperation Movement was passed in which special session of Indian National Congress.
A:-Calcutta
B:-Kanpur
C:-Nagpur
D:-Bombay
Ans: A
53:-The Indian National Congress celebrated the Independence Day for the first time on :
A:-August 15, 1947
B:-January 26, 1950
C:-January 1, 1937
D:-January 26, 1930
Ans: D
54:-Separate electorate for Muslims were first introduced through the following reforms.
A:-Montegue-Chelmsford reforms
B:-Government India Act of 1935
C:-Minto-Morley Reforms
D:-Council Act of 1892
Ans: C
55:-In which year India and Pakistan signed the Indus Water Treaty ?
A:-1948
B:-1950
C:-1960
D:-1947
Ans: C
56:-Among the following who founded the Indian National Congress?
A:-Mahatma Gandhi
B:-A.O. Hume
C:-Subhash Chandrabose
D:-Bala Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: B
57:-Who founded Brahma Samaj?
A:-Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B:-Jyotiba Phule
C:-Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D:-E.V. Ramaswami Naicker
Ans: C
58:-Which session of the Indian National Congress declared ''Poorna Swaraj'' as its goal?
A:-Bombay
B:-Amaravati
C:-Lahore
D:-Nagpur
Ans: C
59:-Who founded Sikhism?
A:-Guru Nanak
B:-Guru Arjun
C:-Guru Hargobind
D:-Guru Ram Das
Ans: A
60:-In which year India became a republic?
A:-1947
B:-1950
C:-1956
D:-1957
Ans: B
A:-1948
B:-1950
C:-1960
D:-1947
Ans: C
56:-Among the following who founded the Indian National Congress?
A:-Mahatma Gandhi
B:-A.O. Hume
C:-Subhash Chandrabose
D:-Bala Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: B
57:-Who founded Brahma Samaj?
A:-Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B:-Jyotiba Phule
C:-Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D:-E.V. Ramaswami Naicker
Ans: C
58:-Which session of the Indian National Congress declared ''Poorna Swaraj'' as its goal?
A:-Bombay
B:-Amaravati
C:-Lahore
D:-Nagpur
Ans: C
59:-Who founded Sikhism?
A:-Guru Nanak
B:-Guru Arjun
C:-Guru Hargobind
D:-Guru Ram Das
Ans: A
60:-In which year India became a republic?
A:-1947
B:-1950
C:-1956
D:-1957
Ans: B
61:-"They may call me Hitler, they may call me a Supper-Hitler" Whose words are this
A:-Subhash Chandra Bose
B:-Vallabhai Patel
C:-Mussolini
D:-Indira Gandhi
Ans: B
62:-Who called 'Volga' as "The Queen of our rivers"
A:-Alexandre Dumas
B:-Stalin
C:-Lenin
D:-Maxim Gorky
Ans: A
63:-"His spirit will always prevail in India" was a famous remark made on `15^(th)` December, 1950 at London by
A:-Lord Mountbatten
B:-Jawaharlal Nehru
C:-Winston Churchill
D:-Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans: A
64:-The famous remark that John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon lacked 'Political brains' was made in a speech delivered at United Nations by
A:-Fulgencio Batista
B:-Khrushchev
C:-Jawaharlal Nehru
D:-Fidel Castro
Ans: D
65:-The first Secretary of the Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha was
A:-Bhagat Singh
B:-Chandrashekar Azad
C:-Sury Sen
D:-Jatin Das
Ans: A
66:-"A day will come when India also remember her and cherish her" was the words of Jawaharlal Nehru about
A:-Kamala Nehru
B:-Sarojini Naidu
C:-Rani Gaidilieu
D:-Captain Lakshmi
Ans: C
67:-Who declared that "Political freedom is the life breath of a Nation" ?
A:-Aurobindo Ghosh
B:-Subhash Chandra Bose
C:-Sury Sen
D:-Bhagat Singh
Ans: A
68:-Mangal Pande was hanged to death on
A:-20, March 1858
B:-20, March 1857
C:-29, March 1857
D:-29, March 1858
Ans: C
69:-Lord Dufferin ridiculed the Congress as "a microscopic minority of the people" in a public speech delivered in
A:-1885
B:-1887
C:-1888
D:-1886
Ans: B
70:-The newspaper Al Hilal was started in
A:-1910
B:-1912
C:-1920
D:-1940
Ans: B
71:-Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Harijan Sangh in
A:-1930
B:-1931
C:-1932
D:-1940
Ans: C
A:-Subhash Chandra Bose
B:-Vallabhai Patel
C:-Mussolini
D:-Indira Gandhi
Ans: B
62:-Who called 'Volga' as "The Queen of our rivers"
A:-Alexandre Dumas
B:-Stalin
C:-Lenin
D:-Maxim Gorky
Ans: A
63:-"His spirit will always prevail in India" was a famous remark made on `15^(th)` December, 1950 at London by
A:-Lord Mountbatten
B:-Jawaharlal Nehru
C:-Winston Churchill
D:-Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans: A
64:-The famous remark that John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon lacked 'Political brains' was made in a speech delivered at United Nations by
A:-Fulgencio Batista
B:-Khrushchev
C:-Jawaharlal Nehru
D:-Fidel Castro
Ans: D
65:-The first Secretary of the Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha was
A:-Bhagat Singh
B:-Chandrashekar Azad
C:-Sury Sen
D:-Jatin Das
Ans: A
66:-"A day will come when India also remember her and cherish her" was the words of Jawaharlal Nehru about
A:-Kamala Nehru
B:-Sarojini Naidu
C:-Rani Gaidilieu
D:-Captain Lakshmi
Ans: C
67:-Who declared that "Political freedom is the life breath of a Nation" ?
A:-Aurobindo Ghosh
B:-Subhash Chandra Bose
C:-Sury Sen
D:-Bhagat Singh
Ans: A
68:-Mangal Pande was hanged to death on
A:-20, March 1858
B:-20, March 1857
C:-29, March 1857
D:-29, March 1858
Ans: C
69:-Lord Dufferin ridiculed the Congress as "a microscopic minority of the people" in a public speech delivered in
A:-1885
B:-1887
C:-1888
D:-1886
Ans: B
70:-The newspaper Al Hilal was started in
A:-1910
B:-1912
C:-1920
D:-1940
Ans: B
71:-Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Harijan Sangh in
A:-1930
B:-1931
C:-1932
D:-1940
Ans: C
72:-Who established Anusheelan Samiti?
A:-Barindra Kumar Ghosh
B:-Jatindranath Benerjee
C:-Pramod Mitter
D:-All the above
Ans: D
73:-President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 77th session of the India History Congress in which state?
A:-Kerala
B:-Karnataka
C:-Tamil Nadu
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
74:-The first mass movement started by Gandhiji in India
A:-Quit India
B:-Non-co-operation
C:-Satyagraha
D:-Civil Disobedience
Ans: B
75:-The Tebhaya movement started in
A:-Bengal
B:-Andrapradesh
C:-Bombay
D:-Gujarat
Ans: A
76:-The leader of Abbinav Bharat Society
A:-Lala Hardayal
B:-Surya Sen
C:-Pulin Bihari Das
D:-V.D. Savarkar
Ans: D
77:-The first person to hoist Indian tricolour flag in an international flat forum
A:-Subash Chandra Bose
B:-Jawaharlal Nehru
C:-Madame Bhikaji Cama
D:-C.R. Das
Ans: C
78:-The leader of 1857 revolt at Kanpur
A:-Nana Saheb
B:-Bahadur Shah II
C:-Beegum Hazret Mahal
D:-Maulavi Ahammedullah
Ans: A
79:-The proclamation of Free Primary Education in 1817 issued
A:-Rani Lakshmi Bhai
B:-Rani Sethu Bhai
C:-Rani Gowri Parvathy Bhai
D:-Rani Gowri Lakshmi Bhai
Ans: C
80:-In which place Clive established Double Government ?
A:-Madras
B:-Delhi
C:-Bengal
D:-Hydrabad
Ans: C
81:-Pick one which is not a cause of Muslim communalism
A:-British Policy of Divide and Rule
B:-Rise of Hindu reformers
C:-Demand for communal representation
D:-Govt. Policies of suppression
Ans: D
82:-Who said the temple entry proclamation is the "miracle of modern times" ?
A:-Mannathu Padmanabhan
B:-Gandhiji
C:-K. Kelappan
D:-A. K. Gopalan
Ans: B
A:-Barindra Kumar Ghosh
B:-Jatindranath Benerjee
C:-Pramod Mitter
D:-All the above
Ans: D
73:-President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 77th session of the India History Congress in which state?
A:-Kerala
B:-Karnataka
C:-Tamil Nadu
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
74:-The first mass movement started by Gandhiji in India
A:-Quit India
B:-Non-co-operation
C:-Satyagraha
D:-Civil Disobedience
Ans: B
75:-The Tebhaya movement started in
A:-Bengal
B:-Andrapradesh
C:-Bombay
D:-Gujarat
Ans: A
76:-The leader of Abbinav Bharat Society
A:-Lala Hardayal
B:-Surya Sen
C:-Pulin Bihari Das
D:-V.D. Savarkar
Ans: D
77:-The first person to hoist Indian tricolour flag in an international flat forum
A:-Subash Chandra Bose
B:-Jawaharlal Nehru
C:-Madame Bhikaji Cama
D:-C.R. Das
Ans: C
78:-The leader of 1857 revolt at Kanpur
A:-Nana Saheb
B:-Bahadur Shah II
C:-Beegum Hazret Mahal
D:-Maulavi Ahammedullah
Ans: A
79:-The proclamation of Free Primary Education in 1817 issued
A:-Rani Lakshmi Bhai
B:-Rani Sethu Bhai
C:-Rani Gowri Parvathy Bhai
D:-Rani Gowri Lakshmi Bhai
Ans: C
80:-In which place Clive established Double Government ?
A:-Madras
B:-Delhi
C:-Bengal
D:-Hydrabad
Ans: C
81:-Pick one which is not a cause of Muslim communalism
A:-British Policy of Divide and Rule
B:-Rise of Hindu reformers
C:-Demand for communal representation
D:-Govt. Policies of suppression
Ans: D
82:-Who said the temple entry proclamation is the "miracle of modern times" ?
A:-Mannathu Padmanabhan
B:-Gandhiji
C:-K. Kelappan
D:-A. K. Gopalan
Ans: B
83:-All India Women's Conference founded in
A:-1919
B:-1920
C:-1927
D:-1928
Ans: C
84:-Who was the founder of Bathune School for women in 1849 ?
A:-David Hare
B:-Vidya Sagar
C:-Ram Mohan Roy
D:-Debendranath Tagore
Ans: B
85:-Among the following social reformers who advocated infaliability of Vedas at first
A:-Swami Dayanantha Saraswathi
B:-Swami Vivekananda
C:-Swami Sradhananda
D:-Devendranath Tagore
Ans: D
86:-Who was known as 'Lokahitwadi' ?
A:-M. G. Ranade
B:-Paramahamsa Mandali
C:-Gopal Hari Deshmuk
D:-Chinna Basava
Ans: C
87:-Who is known as Ram Mohan Roy of South India ?
A:-Veera Salingam
B:-Sri Narayana Guru
C:-Periyar E. V. Rama Swami Naiker
D:-Subramaniya Bharathi
Ans: A
88:-What was the Socio-Religious Reform Movement that worked for the revivel and strengthening of ancient religious like Hinduism, Zorastrianism and Buddhism ?
A:-Brhama Samaj
B:-Theosophical Society
C:-Prarthana Samaj
D:-Rama Krishna Mission
Ans: B
89:-Who was the first Secretary of Brhama Samaj ?
A:-Chendrashekar Dub
B:-Prasanna Kumar Tagore
C:-David Hare
D:-Tarachand Chakravarti
Ans: D
A:-1919
B:-1920
C:-1927
D:-1928
Ans: C
84:-Who was the founder of Bathune School for women in 1849 ?
A:-David Hare
B:-Vidya Sagar
C:-Ram Mohan Roy
D:-Debendranath Tagore
Ans: B
85:-Among the following social reformers who advocated infaliability of Vedas at first
A:-Swami Dayanantha Saraswathi
B:-Swami Vivekananda
C:-Swami Sradhananda
D:-Devendranath Tagore
Ans: D
86:-Who was known as 'Lokahitwadi' ?
A:-M. G. Ranade
B:-Paramahamsa Mandali
C:-Gopal Hari Deshmuk
D:-Chinna Basava
Ans: C
87:-Who is known as Ram Mohan Roy of South India ?
A:-Veera Salingam
B:-Sri Narayana Guru
C:-Periyar E. V. Rama Swami Naiker
D:-Subramaniya Bharathi
Ans: A
88:-What was the Socio-Religious Reform Movement that worked for the revivel and strengthening of ancient religious like Hinduism, Zorastrianism and Buddhism ?
A:-Brhama Samaj
B:-Theosophical Society
C:-Prarthana Samaj
D:-Rama Krishna Mission
Ans: B
89:-Who was the first Secretary of Brhama Samaj ?
A:-Chendrashekar Dub
B:-Prasanna Kumar Tagore
C:-David Hare
D:-Tarachand Chakravarti
Ans: D
90:-On which date Indian Independence Act of 1947 got royal assent?
A:-19th June 1947
B:-1st August 1947
C:-10th August 1947
D:-18th July 1947
Ans: D
91:-Who among the following is known as ''Mother of Indian Revolution''?
A:-Bhikaji Rustam Kama
B:-Sarojini Naidu
C:-Aruna Asaf Ali
D:-Suchetha Kripalani
Ans: A
92:-Father of local self government in India
A:-Lord Canning
B:-Lord Rippon
C:-Lord Lytton
D:-Lord Wellesley
Ans: B
A:-19th June 1947
B:-1st August 1947
C:-10th August 1947
D:-18th July 1947
Ans: D
91:-Who among the following is known as ''Mother of Indian Revolution''?
A:-Bhikaji Rustam Kama
B:-Sarojini Naidu
C:-Aruna Asaf Ali
D:-Suchetha Kripalani
Ans: A
92:-Father of local self government in India
A:-Lord Canning
B:-Lord Rippon
C:-Lord Lytton
D:-Lord Wellesley
Ans: B
93) The Cabinet Mission came to India in :
A:- February 1942
B:- March 1942
C:- April 1942
D:- May 1942
E:- None of the above
Ans: E
94) A pleader of Bihar who left his lucrative practice during Non-Cooperation Movement was :
A:- Jai Prakash Narayan
B:- Rajendra Prasad
C:- Sahajanand Saraswati
D:- Raj Kumar Shukla
Ans: B
95) The precursor of Indian National Congress was :
A:- British Indian Association
B:- Indian Association
C:- Indian National Union
D:- Indian League
Ans: B
96) Who organised the “Khudai Khidmatgar” in 1929?
A:- Abdul Gaffar Khan
B:- Ali Brothers
C:- Ansari Brothers
D:- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: A
97) Which journal was not associated with the revolutionary activities?
A:- Sandhya
B:- Yugantar
C:- Ghadr
D:- Young India
E:- None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: E
98) First Indian elected to the British House of Commons was Dadabhai Naoroji who contested on the ticket of ;
A:- Liberal Party
B:- Labour Party
C:- Conservative Party
D:- Communist Party
Ans: A
99) Swaraj Party was formed following the failure of :
A:- Non-Cooperation Movement
B:- Civil Disobedience Movement
C:- Rowlatt Bill Satyagraha
D:- Champaran Satyagraha
Ans: A
100) The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by :
A:- Surya Sen
B:- Chandan Dutta
C:- Vidhan Ghosh
D:- Jatin Das
Ans: A
A:- February 1942
B:- March 1942
C:- April 1942
D:- May 1942
E:- None of the above
Ans: E
94) A pleader of Bihar who left his lucrative practice during Non-Cooperation Movement was :
A:- Jai Prakash Narayan
B:- Rajendra Prasad
C:- Sahajanand Saraswati
D:- Raj Kumar Shukla
Ans: B
95) The precursor of Indian National Congress was :
A:- British Indian Association
B:- Indian Association
C:- Indian National Union
D:- Indian League
Ans: B
96) Who organised the “Khudai Khidmatgar” in 1929?
A:- Abdul Gaffar Khan
B:- Ali Brothers
C:- Ansari Brothers
D:- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: A
97) Which journal was not associated with the revolutionary activities?
A:- Sandhya
B:- Yugantar
C:- Ghadr
D:- Young India
E:- None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: E
98) First Indian elected to the British House of Commons was Dadabhai Naoroji who contested on the ticket of ;
A:- Liberal Party
B:- Labour Party
C:- Conservative Party
D:- Communist Party
Ans: A
99) Swaraj Party was formed following the failure of :
A:- Non-Cooperation Movement
B:- Civil Disobedience Movement
C:- Rowlatt Bill Satyagraha
D:- Champaran Satyagraha
Ans: A
100) The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by :
A:- Surya Sen
B:- Chandan Dutta
C:- Vidhan Ghosh
D:- Jatin Das
Ans: A
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