Dr. Lakshmaiah IAS Study Circle
Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad - 500 020.
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Subject: History
GROUP-2
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Date: 06-02-2016
Marks: 150M
The salient feature of Rigvedic religion was the worship of
(A) Pashupati
(B) Trimurti
(C) Mother Goddess
(D) Nature
Which one of the following was the main characteristic of the later Vedic age?
A) Varna system
B) Tribal polity
C) caste system
D) Food gathering practice
According to the Dharmashastras ‘Anuloma’ is a marriage between a
A) higher caste man and a lower caste woman
B) lower caste man and a higher caste woman
C) man and a woman of the same caste
D) man and a woman of the same gotra
The ‘Battle of Ten Kings’ was fought on the banks of
A) Asikini (ChenaB)
B) Parushni (Ravi)
C) Vitasta (Jhelum)
D) Vipas (Beas)
Match the following:
A. Fourth Buddhist Council
1. Vasumitra
B. Third Buddhist Council
2. Moggaliputa Tissa
C. Second Buddhist Council
3. Sabakami
D. First Buddhist Council
4. Mahakasssapa
A B C D
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 1 4 3
C) 1 2 4 3
D) 3 2 4 1
The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was
called
A) Kara
B) Varman
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C) Bali
D) Vidatha
Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between Mahayana
Buddism and Hinayana Buddhism?
A) Emphasis on ahimsa
B) Casteless Society
C) Worship of Gods and Goddesses
D) Worship of Stupa
The phrase ‘The Light of Asia’ is applied to
A) Alexander
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Mahavira
D) Buddha
Which one of the following places was famous as a seat of Mahayana learning?
A) Nalanda
B) Taxila
C) Varanasi
D) Sarnath
Gandhara school of art came into existence in
A) Hinayana sect
B) Mahayana sect
C) Vaishnava sect
D) Shaiva sect
Match the following:
Event related to Buddha
Places
A. Birth of Buddha
1. Bodha Gaya
B. Enlightenment
2. Lumbini
C. First Sermon
3. Kusinagar (or KasiA)
D. Death of Buddha
4. Sarnath
5. Rajgriha
A B C D
A) 2 1 3 4
B) 1 3 4 5
C) 2 1 4 3
D) 4 2 5 3
Both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama Buddha Preached their doctrines during
the reign of
A) Ajatashatru
B) Udayi
C) Bimbisara
D) Harshavardhana
Which was the first king to have the image of Lord Buddha inscribed on his coins?
A) Ashoka
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B) Kanishka
C) Dharmpala
D) Harshavardhana
In which of the following languages were the original Buddhist religious texts
written?
A) Brahmi
B) Sanskrit
C) Magadhi
D) Pali
The original teachings of Mahavira are contained in which of the following texts?
A) 12 Angas
B) 14 Purvas
C) Tripatakas
D) Jatakas
The first foreigner to invade India was
A) Cyrus
B) Darius I
C) Agrammes
D) Cambyses
One the banks of which river were Alexander and Porus involved in a grim battle?
A) Jhelum
B) Ravi
C) Chenab
D) Beas
Sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect in influence of the
A) Greeks
B) Chinese
C) Romans
D) Persians
Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?
A) Mahapadma Nanda
B)Dhana Nanda
C) Ashoka Nanda
D) None of these
Match the following
Ancient Kingdom Capital
A. Anga
1. Champa
B. Vasta
2. Kausambi
C. Matasya
3. Viratnagar
D. Surasena
4. Mathura
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A) 1 2 3 4
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B) 3 4 1 2
C) 1 4 3 2
D) 3 2 1 4
Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta I
D) Kanishka
Which one of the following rulers was known as Amitraghata, the ‘destroyer of
foes’?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Bindusara
C) Kanishka
D) Samudragupta
Megasthenese was the Ambassador of
A) Seleucus Nikator
B) Alexander
C) Darius
D) The Persians
Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath pillar?
A) Elephant
B) Horse
C) Deer
D) Humped bull
The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by
A) Harsha
B) Samudragupta
C) Pushyamtra Sunga
D) Kanishka
The earliest Tamil literature is termed as Sangam Literature, because it was
A) A joint creation of one school of scholars
B) Patronized by the rulers of the Sangam dynasty
C) Standardized by an academy (Sangam) of scholars and poets maintained by
Pandya rulers
D) created at the sangam of three South Indian rivers
Who authored the Tamil epic ‘Silappadikaram’?
A) Tiruvalluvar
B) IIanga
C) Saint Agattiyar
D) Sattanar
In the Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for
A) its being a great centre of Spice trade
B) its being a great centre of cotton trade
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C) its being a great emporium of foreign trade
D) its being a great centre of indigenous trade
Charaka was the court physician of
A) Kanishka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Ashoka
D) Harshavardhana
Match the following:
Dynasty
Kingdom
A. Chalukyas
1. Kanchipuram
B. Pallavas
2. Badami
C. Pandyas
3. Vengi
D. Satavahanas
4. Madhurai
A B C D
A) 2 1 4 3
B) 2 4 1 3
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 3 1 4 2
Gandhara school of art developed during the time of
A) Sakas
B) Mauryas
C) Sungas
D) Kushans
Which of the following inscriptions describes the achievements of Kharavela, king
of Kalinga?
A) Nanaghat inscription
B) Hathigumpha inscription
C) Besnagar Pillar inscription
D) Iron Pillar inscription
Arrange in chronological order the foreign invasions by the following on India.
1. Indo-Greeks
2. Shakes
3. Parthians
4. Kushans
A) 2,1,3,4
B) 4,3,2,1
C)1,2,3,4
D) 3,4,2,1
Which of the following rulers was adorned with the title of ‘Maharajadhiraja’(King
of Kings)?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Kanishka
C) Chandragupta I
D) Ashoka
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The six distinct schools of Indian philosophy-Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sankhya, Yoga,
Nyaya, Vaisesika became fully articulated during the
A) Vedic age
B) Gupta age
C) Kushana Age
D) Mauryan age
Who among the following is credited with the invention of Algebra?
A) Aryabhatta
B) Bhaskara
C) Apastamba
D) Medhatithi
Match the following:
A. Dhanvantri
1. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. Banabhatta
2. Harshavardhana
C. Harisena
3. Samudragupta
D. Amir Khusrau 4. Alauddin Khiji
5. Kanishka
A B C D
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 3 4 5
C) 3 5 2 1
D) 4 1 3 5
The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called
A) rupayaka
B) Karshapana
C) dinara
D) Pana
The first Muslims invasion of India was led by
A) Mahmud of Ghazni
B) Muhammad Ghori
C) Muhammad-bin-Qasim
D) Timur
Who were Barids during the Sultanate period?
A) Police officers
B) News reporters
C) Revenue Officer
D) Accountants
Who among the following first divided his empire into Iqtas during the process of
civil administration
A) Albak
B) IItumish
C) Razia
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D) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Who amongst the following Generals of Alauddin Khilji ultimately became the
first Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty?
A) Zafar Khan
B) Malik Kafur
C) Ghazi Malik
D) None of these
The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in
India was:
A) IIutmish
B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C) Feroze Shah Tughlaq
D) Sikandar Lodi
The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 was fought between
A) Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapal
B) Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala
C) Mahmud of Ghazni and Prithviraj
D) Mahmud of Ghazni and Jaichandra
Ashokan pillars were brought from Ambala to Delhi by
A) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B) Feroz shah Tughlaq
C) Ala-ud-din-Khalji
D) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
The famous poet Amir Khusru, nicknamed as the ‘Parrot of India’ was the
contemporary of all of the following except
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Ghiyas-ud-din-Balban
C) IItutmish
D) Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq
The Delhi Sultanate virtually ended due to the invasion of
A) Chengiz Khan
B) Babar
C) Nadir Shah
D) Timur
In whose rule was Islam, as the state religion, abolished?
A) Akbar
B) Balban
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Which of the following statements is false?
A) First to adopt the title of Sultan-Balaban
B) Tried to make monarchy hereditary-IIutmish
C) First Sultan to be born of a Hindu mother-Nasir-ud-din Khusrau
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D) First Sultan to invade south India-Ala-ud-din Khalji
Match the following:
A. Sitar
1. Sultan Hussian Sharqi
B. Indo-Persian ragas
2. Amir Khusrau
C. Introduced Khayal
3. Raja Man Singh
D. Introduced Malhar
A B C D
A) 1 2 2 3
B) 2 2 1 3
C) 3 3 1 2
D) 2 3 1 2
Match the following:
A. Char Minar at Hyderabad
1. Alauddin Khalji
B. Moti Masjid at Agra
2. Qutub-ud-din-Albak
C. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at Delhi 3. Shah Jahan
D. Fort of Siri
4. Adil Shah of Bijapur
5. Aurangzeb
A B C D
A) 1 3 2 5
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 5 4 3 1
Which of the following was not written by Krishnadeva Raya?
A) Ushaparinayam
B) Kumarasambhava
C) Amuktamalyada
D) Jambavatikalyanam
Match the following:
A. Chengiz Khan
1. Krishnadeva Raya
B. Fahein
2. IItutmish
C. Ibn-Batutah
3. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Nicolo Conti
4. Muhammad Tughlaq
5. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
A B C D
A) 2 5 4 1
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 2 3 1 4
D) 4 5 2 1
Who among the following was not an exponent of Bhakti movement?
A) Ramananda
B) Kabir
C) Shankaracharya
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In which region of India was the Suharawadi order of Sufism popular?
A) Delhi and Bihar
B) Delhi and Doab region
C) Punjab and Sind
D) Around Ajmer
Whose philosophy is called the Advaita?
A) Ramanujacharya
B) Shankaracharya
C) Nagarjuna
D) Vasumitra
The two great Mughal rulers who wrote their own memoirs are:
A) Babar and Humayun
B) Humayun and Akbar
C) Babar and Jahangir
D) Jahangir and shahjahan
Akbar’s land revenue system was known as:
A) Bandobast system
B) Zabti system
C) Todarmal’s revenue system
D) All of the above
Akbar founded the Din-i-IIahi primarily to:
A) put an end to differences between the Hindus and the Muslims
B) establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and
Hindus
C) ensure racial and communal harmony
D) form a religious club
Who amongst the following Mughals is regarded more as an adventurer than a
ruler?
A) Jahangir
B) Akbar
C) Babar
D) Aurangzeb
Match the following:
A. Battle of Haldighati
1. Babur
B. Battle of Bilgram
2. Akbar
C. Second Battle of Panipat
3. Humayun
D. Battle of Khanua
4. Jahangir
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Akbar wanted to establish friendship with the Rajputs because:
A) Mughal links with Central Asia having been completely snapped, so akbar had
to make friendly alliances in India.
B) friendship with the Rajputs was politically fruitful.
C) he wanted to make peaceful Rajputana a stepping stone for his Gujarat and
Deccan conquests
D) All of the above
Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the building of the Grand
Trunk Road?
A) Babur
B) Sher Shah Suri
C) Jahangir
D) Krishnadeva Raya
The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tensen. His original names
was:
A) Baz Bahadur
B) Makaranda Pande
C) Lal Kalwant
D) Ramtanu Pande
Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
A) Lahore Fort
B) Allahabad Fort
C) Gwalior Fort
D) Agra Fort
The ‘Jaziya’ was abolished by
A) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B) Babar
C) Akbar
D) Sher Shah
The capital of the Mughal Empire was shifted from Agra to Delhi by
A) Jahangir
B) Aurangzeb
C) Humayun
D) Shahjahan
Who among the following was regarded as ‘Zinda pir’?
A) Babar
B) Akbar
C) Jahangir
D) Aurangzeb
Which Sikh guru helped the rebellious prince, Khusrau, and got executed by
Jahangir?
A) Guru Hargovind
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B) Guru Gobind Singh
C) Guru Arjun Dev
D) Guru Tegh Bahadur
The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
A) Babur
B) Akbar
C) Jahangir
D) Shahjahan
Match the following:
A. Tukaram
1. Executed by Aurangzeb
B. Guru Ramdas
2. Compilation of Adi Granth
C. Guru Arjun Dev
3. Founded city of Amritsar
D. Guru Teg Bhadur
4. Devotional Songs (Abhanggas)
A B C D
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 4 1 3
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 4 3 2 1
The treaty of Purandhar was signed in 1665 with Shivaji by which soldier
statesman?
A) Raja Jaswant Singh
B) Raja Jai Singh
C) Afzal Khan
D) Shaista Khan
In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to
set up a factory (trading post)?
A) Bangalore
B) Madras
C) Masulipattam
D) Surat
Which Mughal emperor prohibited the use of tobacco?
A) Babur
B) Jehangir
C) Aurangzed
D) Muhammad shah
Who among the following was called as 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
(A) B. G Tilak
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English ?
(A) William Jones
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(B) Charles Wilkins
(C) James Prinsep
(D) Sir Alexander Cunningham
The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Sir William Jones
(C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(D) T.B. Macaulay
The first weekly Bengali newspaper 'Samachar Darpan' was published by
(A) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(B) Dinabandhu Mitra
(C) Marshman
(D) Vidyasagar
Which was the first newspaper to be published in India ?
(A) Bombay Samachar
(B) Bengal Gazette
(C) Bengal Chronicle
(D) The Hindu
The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was
A) Charles Andrews
B) Baden Powell
C) Richard Temple
D) Robert Montgomery
Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS?
A) Surendranath Banerjee
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) C. R. Das
The first Governor General of Bengal was
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Lord Clive
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Warren Hastings
The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the
(A) Marley-Minto Reforms, 1909
(B) Government of India Act, 1858
(C) India Councils Act, 1861
(D) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
The title of Governor-General was changed to that of Viceroy in the year
(A) 1858 A.D
(B) 1885 AD
(C) 1905 A.D.
(D) 1917 A.D.
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Which one of the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a Yogi and a
Philosopher ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Aurobindo Ghosh
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Agarkar
Match the following
A. Swarajist Party
1. Acharya Narendra Dev
B. Hindustan Socialist Republication Association 2. Motilal Nehru
C. Congress Socialist Party
3. Chandrashekhar Azad
D. Communist International
4. M.N. Roy
A B C D
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(B) 1 2 4 5
(C) 2
3 1 4
(D) 2 4 5 3
With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following was the lady
representative of India at the Second Round Table Conference?
(A) Aruna Asaf Ali
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Sucheta Kriplani
(D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Which of the following institution was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Phoenix Ashram
(B) Vishwa Bharati
(C) Sevagram Ashram
(D) Sabarmati Ashram
Swaraj as a national demand was first made by
(A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Hardinge
(C) Lord Chelmsford
(D) Lord Irwin
The Indian Independence League was set up by
(A) Ras Behari Bose
(B) S.M. Joshi
(C) Jayaprakash Naryan
(D) Aruna Asaf Ali
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Who among the following Urdu Poets was invited to the Second and Third Round
Table Conference ?
(A) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(B) Josh Malihabadi
(C) Muhammad lqbal
(D) Firaq Gorakhpuri
The first movement launched against British in India was
(A) Khilafat Movement
(B) Swadeshi Movement
(C) Non – Cooperation Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
The slogan lnquilab Zindabad' was first raised by
(A) Lokmanya Tilak
(B) Veer Savarkar
(C) Chandrashekhar Azad
(D) Bhagat Singh
Who said "I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it
can be had"?
(A) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Annie Besant
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the Viceroyality of
(A) Ripon
(B) Curzon
(C) Monto
(D) Lansdowne
According to the Poona Pact (A) Depressed Classes were to have separate electorates
(B) Sikhs and Indian Christians would get minority status
(C) the number of seats reserved for the Depressed Classes were nearly doubled
(D) the candidates for the Depressed Classes seats would be chosen by the
Congress in consultation with the Depressed Classes Federation
Why was the Simon Commission appointed before the passage of the stipulated
ten years after the 1919 Reforms ?
(A) The British Government capitulated to nationalist demands in the wake of
excessive revolutionary activities
(B) The nationalist pressure became too heavy for the British Government
(C) The conservative Government of Britain was faced with electoral defeat in the
impending election and did not want to leave the constitutional issue to the
Labour Government
(D) For all the above reasons
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The Haripura Congress (1938) remains a milestone in Indian freedom struggle,
because
(A) it declared war on the British Empire
(B) it anointed Jawaharlal Nehru as the future Prime Minister of India
(C) of the introduction of the idea of a planning commission
(D) of the acceptance of the Government of India Act, 1935 by the Congress
Who among the following was elected as the President of All-India Khilafat
Conference when it met at Delhi in 1919?
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) M. A. Jinnah
(D) Shaukat Ali
The original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati was
(A) Abhi Shankar
(B) Gowri Shankar
(C) Daya Shankar
(D) Mula Shankar
Where was the Arya Samaj set up for the first time in 1875 ?
(A) Lahore
(B) Amritsar
(C) Bombay
(D) Delhi
The Brahmo Samaj split for a second time in 1878 because of
(A) the marriage of Keshab's daughter though she was underage
(B) Keshab's founding of the Veda Samaj in Madras and the Prarthana Samaj in
Maharashtra
(C) Keshab's attempt to bring about an alliance of Christian and Hindu ideas
(D) all of the above
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) British India Society
:
Adams
(B) Indian National Union
:
A.O. Hume
(C) National Indian Association
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Anand Mohan Bose
(D) East India Association
:
Dadabhai Naoroji
Match the following :
Newspapers
Editors
A. Samachar Darpan
1. Ram Mohan Roy
B. Mirat-ul-Akhbar
2. B.G. Tilak
C. Kesari
3. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Young India
4. Marshman
Codes :
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B
C
D
(A) 2
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(B) 4
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(C) 2
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4
(D) 4
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106. Match the following :
A. Moplah revolt
B. Pabna revolt
C. Eka Movement
D. Birsa Munda revolt
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1. Kerala
2. Bihar
3. Bengal
4. Awadh
Codes :
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B
C
D
(A) 1
3
4
2
(B) 2
3
4
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(C) 1
2
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(D) 3
4
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The First Session of the Indian National Congress was shifted from Poona to
Bombay almost at the eleventh hour because
(A) the leaders of the Bombay Presidency Association were against holding the
first meeting of the Congress at Poona
(B) the Bombay Governor agreed to A.O. Hume's proposal to act as First President
of the Congress
(C) Bombay as the capital of the Presidency would help the conference attract
more attention if it was held there
(D) an outbreak of plague in Poona forced the organisers of the First Session of
the Congress to shift its venue from Poona to Bombay
Indian National Congress found wide acceptance initially among
(A) peasants and working class
(B) landlords
(C) educated middle class
(D) businessmen
Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
(A) 1886
(B) 1892
(C) 1896
(D) 1904
The first session of the Indian National Congress was held under the Presidentship
of
(A) A.O. Hume
(B) B. Malabari
(C) Badruddin Tyyabji
(D) W.C. Banerjee
The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress was
(A) Ajmal Khan
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
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(D) Badruddin Tyyabji
Who said the following of the Indian National Congress 'A safety valve for the
escape of great and growing forces generated by our own actions was urgently
needed' ?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) A.O. Hume
(C) Lord Rippon
(D) Lord Curzon
Consider the following events
1. Rowlatt Act
2. llbert Bill
3. Regulating Act 4. Foundation of INC
The correct chronological order of these events is :
(A) 3, 2, 4, 1
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 4, 1, 2, 3
(D) 1, 3, 4, 2
Which one of the following was a High Court judge, a great social reformer,
economist, one of the founding fathers of 1.N.C., whom A.O. Hume called his
political Guru ?
(A) Surendranath. Banerjee
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Feroz Shah Mehta
(D) Mahadev Gobind Ranade
Who was the first Englishman to preside over a Congress session ?
(A) A. O. Hume
(B) W. Wedderburn
(C) George Yule
(D) None of these
Who among the following never became President of Indian National Congress
(A) Badrudddin Tayyabji
(B) B.G. Tilak
(C) G. K. Gokhale
(D) S.C. Bose
One could not term as a 'Moderate'
(A) G. K. Gokhale
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Pherozeshah Mehta
(D) Bipin Chandra Pal
Indians for the first time agitated "under the same platform for a common cause
and united front" under British rule to seek:
(A) the repeal of the Arms Act
(B) more freedom for the Press
(C) a raise in the maximum age for appearing in the civil services examination
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(D) the participation of Indians in the administration of the country
The term 'Congress' was derived from
(A) the history of North America
(B) Irish history
(C) British Commonwealth
(D) the name of the American Parliament (Congress)
In 1889 a British Committee of the Indian National Congress was started. Who
was its Chairman?
(A) A.O. Hume
(B) Annie Besant
(C) W. Wedderburn
(D) Theodore Beck
The 'Bombay Triumvirate' consisted of all following except
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) K.T. Telang
(C) Pherozeshah Mehta
(D) Badruddin Tyyabji
Which of the following cannot be considered a cause for the rise of Extremism ?
(A) Serious problem of unemployment among the educated Indians
(B) The reactionary rule of Lord Lytton
(C) The failure of the Moderates to achieve anything significant through their
methods
(D) Realisation that mass action was called for to get the British to concede
demands
Which of the following was not a method adopted by the Extremists?
(A) Boycott of courts, schools and government service
(B) Launching national education schemes as an alternative to western education
and building the national spirit
(C) Burning down shops and godowns storing foreign cloth
(D) Promoting the use of Swadeshi
Which of the following gave an impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a
widespread scale?
(A) Vernacular Press Act
(B) Partition of Bengal
(C) Ilbert Bill agitation
(D) Lytton's oppressive rule
"The British empire is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction, and tyrannical
and mean". Who said this?
(A) Sri Aurobindo
(B) Tilak
(C) Sister Nivedita
(D) None of these
The British Indian Association was formed out of an amalgamation of
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(A) Landholders' Society and Zamindari Association
(B) British India Society and Landholders' Society
(C) Landholders' Society and Bengal British India Society
(D) Landholders' Society and Indian Association
Which of the following did not contribute in a major way to the growth of a
nationalist consciousness in India ?
(A) Impact of western education
(B) Consistent economic exploitation of India by the British
(C) Revivalist movements of the 19th century
(D) World public opinion
A bill in the Imperial Legislative Council for compulsory and free primary
education was introduced by:
(A) Pherozeshah Mehta
(B) Shankaran Nair
(C) Mohammad Shafi
(D) G.K. Gokhale
To encourage British investments in India, Dalhousie
(A) encouraged industries
(B) paronised agriculture
(C) introduced railways and telegraphs
(D) introduced postal system
Which of the following Indian states were annexed by invoking the Doctrine of
Lapse
(A) Jhansi, Nagpur and Travancore
(B) Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara
(C) Jhansi, Satara and Mysore
(D) Mysore, Satara and Bhavnagar
The aim of education as stated by the Wood's dispatch of 1854 was
(A) the creation of employment opportunities for native Indians
(B) the spread of western culture in India
(C) the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language
(D) the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian
education
Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign ?
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Jahandar Shah
(C) Farrukhsiyar
(D) Muhammad Shah
Who was known as the 'Plato of the Jat tribe' ?
(A) Gokul
(B) Suraj Mal
(C) Badan Singh
(D) Churaman
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134. Match the following
A. Bhonsle
1. Indore
B. Gaekwar
2. Berar
C. Holkar
3. Poona
D. Scindhia
4. Baroda
5. Gwalior
A
B
C
D
(A)
2
4
1
5
(B)
1
2
3
4
(C)
4
5
3
2
(D)
1
4
3
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135. Which of the following organised a Maratha confederacy against the English
leading to the Third Anglo Maratha War ?
(A) Scindhia
(B) Holkar
(C) The Peshwa
(D) Bhonsle
136. Match the following :
A. Pondicherry
1. Danish
B. Goa
2. Dutch
C. Tranquebar
3. English
D. Nagapattinam
4. Portuguese
5. French
A
B
C
D
(A)
5
4
1
2
(B)
1
2
3
4
(C)
4
3
2
1
(D)
3
4
1
2
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137. Which of the following Anglo-Mysore wars came to end by the treaty of
Srirangapatnarn ?
(A) I Anglo
- Mysore War
(B) II Anglo
- Mysore War
(C) III Anglo
- Mysore War
(D) IV Anglo
- Mysore War
138. In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest
factory at
(A) Surat
(B) Pulicat
(C) Cochin
(D) Kasimbazar
139. The first to start a joint stock company trade with India were the
(A) Portuguese
(B) Dutch
(C) French
(D) Danish
140. The first fort which the British constructed in India was
(A) Hooghly Fort
(B) St. George Fort
(C) Agra Fort
(D) St. David Fort
141. In Bengal, the headquarters of East India Company were located at
(A) Fort St. David
(B) Fort William
(C) Fort St. George
(D) None of these
142. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in
(A) 1470 A.D.
(B) 1510 A.D.
(C) 1570 A.D.
(D) 1610 A.D.
143. Who laid the foundations of Portuguese power in India ?
(A) Vasco de Gama
(B) Bartholomew Dias
(C) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(D) None of these
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144. Match the following :
Place
Settlement
A. Chandranagore
1. Dutch
B. Pulicat
2. Portugese
C. Diu
3. French
D. Surat
4. English
A
B
C
D
(A)
4
2
3
1
(B)
3
4
2
1
(C)
3
1
2
4
(D)
2
4
1
3
145. In 1757, Siraj-ud-daula was defeated by
(A) Canning
(B) Hastings
(C) Clive
(D) Cornwallis
146. Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of
(A) Bijapur
(B) Golconda
(C) Ahmednagar
(D) Vijayanagar
147. Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daulah as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey ?
(A) Aliwardi Khan
(B) Mir Jafar
(C) Mir Kasim
(D) Shuja-ud-Daulah
148. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Battle of Buxar-Mir Jafar vs Clive
(B) Battle of Wandiwash-French vs East India Company
(C) Battle of Chilianwala-Dalhousie vs Marathas
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(D) Battle of Kharda-Nizam vs East India Company
149. Tranquebar on the Tamil Nadu coast was a colonial outpost of the
(A) Portuguese
(B) French
(C) Dutch
(D) Danish
150. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence
India as traders?
(A) Dutch
(B) English
(C) French
(D) Portuguese
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