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TEST BOOKLET
GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER I)
INDIAN HISTORY
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2.
3.
Marks: 200
With
reference
to
Ashokan
Pillar
inscriptions, which of the following
statements is/are correct:
1. The inscriptions were deciphered by
John Princep
2. In eastern India, the script found
was Kharoshthi script
3. The inscriptions contained moral
and religious precepts of Ashoka
4. One of the inscriptions found at
Kandahar is bilingual
Choose answer from Codes below:
A.
1, 2 and 3 only
B.
1, 3 and 4 only
C.
2, 3 and 4 only
D.
All the above
Which of the following is/are true about
Muhammad Bin Tughlaqs regime:
1. He transferred the capital from Delhi
to Daulatabad, near Pune
2. Diwan-i-Kohi and Famine code were
created to tackle with the famine
situation in Delhi
3. He introduced token currency like
Copper/Brass coins to pass at a
value of contemporary Silver Tankas
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. All of these
Which of the following is/are true about
the Angkorvat temple:
1. Angkor is a place in the modern-day
South East Asian island Java
2. The temple was originally built to be
a Buddhist temple
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
D. All of these
Which of the following statements is/are
true about Indus Valley Civilization:
1. More sites are in India than in
Pakistan
2. Trade relations of the people from
Indus valley could be established
with Mesopotamia
3. In Kalibangan, evidences about
double cropping were found
4. There were articles made of bronze
found at the sites
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 3 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. All the above
With reference to the schools of Indian
philosophy, which of the following is an
atheistic school of philosophy:
A. Samkhya
B. Mimamsa
C. Yoga
D. Kapalika
With reference to Upanishads, which of
the following statements is/are correct
about Brihad aranayak Upanishad:
1. It is the largest Upanishad
2. It is about a discussion between
Yajnavalka and his wife Gargi
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Which of the following statements is/are
true about Vedas:
1. Rig Veda has details about the Varna
system
2. Atharvana Veda had mentions about
medicine
3. Vedas
contained
three
partsSamhitas, Aranyakas, Brahmanas
4. Upanishads are not part of the four
Vedas
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 3 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. All of these
Which of the following is not correct about
Jainism:
A.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
1.
1.
20.
21.
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1.
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33.
1.
1.
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38.
39.
40.
3.
4.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
With reference to Morley-Minto Reforms:
1. It introduced separate electorates for
muslims in the central legislative
council for the first time
2. The Act allowed discussions on the
budget and any resolutions to be
passed only after it was finally
approved
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Which of the following statements is/are
true about the Revolutionary Terrorism in
India in the pre independence period:
1. The organisations did not enjoy
mass support like the Congress
2. They operated in small groups
through violent acts against the
government without strategic long
term agenda
3. Bhagat
Singh
founded
the
Hindustan Republican Association
4. The rivalry between Anushilan and
Jugantar
also
weakened
their
potential to show impact
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 2 and 4 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. All of these
About Chittagong uprising, which of the
following statements is/are true:
1. The raiders included women like
Pritilata Waddedar and Kalpana
Dutta while Surya Sen led the troops
2. The intention of the raiders was to
raid of the armoury of police and
auxiliary forces from Chittagong
armoury
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
With reference to the Simon Commission:
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52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
C. 2 and 3 only
D. All of these
Which of the following statements is/are
true about the Civil Disobedience
Movement:
1. Congress was declared illegal after
the movement was resumed after
Gandhis return from London
2. The Red Shirts carried on the
movement in the North Eastern
Regions
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Consider the statements in the context of
Civil Disobedience Movement and NonCooperation Movement:
1. There was no wilful violation of law
in NCM, unlike the CDM
2. NCM gathered the support of
Muslims, while CDM increased the
gap between Hindus and Muslims
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Which of the following is true about
Purna Swaraj:
1. It was the resolution passed by
congress with support from leaders
like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subash
Chandra Bose
2. Pledge of independence was made
one month after the resolution was
passed
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Consider the following statements about
Delhi Manifesto:
1. The manifesto demanded
Round
Table Conference to discuss on the
gradual grant of dominion status in
phases
2. The congress must have majority
representation at congress as per the
manifesto
A. Only 1 is correct
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60.
61.
62.
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Consider the following about Gandhi
Irwin Pact:
1. As
per
the
pact,
Gandhi
discontinued the Civil Disobedience
Movement and agreed to participate
in second RTC on behalf of congress
2. Government agreed to release all
those detained in connection with
the movement
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Which of the following statements is/are
true about the Govt of India Act of 1935:
1. The act was based on the white
paper released during the second
RTC attended by Gandhi
2. The act ended the system of diarchy
at the provincial level and proposed
federation of India
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
In the context of the Indian reaction to
the Government of India Act 1935:
1. Congress opposed the Act completely
as the Governor General at the
centre effectively had all powers with
him
2. In the context that the Act
recognised separate electorates for
minorities, Nehru called the Act asOnly brakes, No engine
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Which of the following is true about the
provincial elections of 1937:
1. Congress and its alliances got
majority in eight of the eleven
provinces, while Muslim League
secured clear majority in three
provinces
2.
63.
64.
65.
66.
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68.
69.
70.
A.
C.
71.
72.
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75.
76.
77.
B.
78.
79.
80.
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83.
84.
D.
D.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
2. Vikrama Samvat- 57 BC
3. Gupta era- 318 AD
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. All of these
With reference to the fall of Gupta empire,
which of the following statements is/are
true:
1. The successors of Chandragupta 2
could not cope with the invasion of
Hunas from Central Asia
2. The Gupta kings lost control over the
administration as the governors
acted independently
3. Lot of revenues of Guptas was
reduced as the land grants on
religious purposes increased. This
reduced their ability to maintain
large armies.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. All of these
In the context of Indian nationalism
91.
ii.
rule
society
iii.
iv.
92.
called
carry
forward
the
Virendranath
paris
Chattopadhyay-
revolutionary
brought
93.
out
Only i
B.
i and ii
C.
ii and iii
D.
None
Singh
Yugantar
Berlin
Sohan
ii.
with
Hardayal,
Indian
i.
A.
Only i
B.
Only ii
C.
Only iii
D.
ii and iv
94.
95.
96.
97.
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. All of these
Which of the following statements is/are
true about the cultural interactions
between regions during ancient times:
1. Indians learnt the art of growing silk
from China
2. Chinese learnt the art of Buddhist
painting from India
3. Afghanistan and Central Asia were
two other great centres of Buddhism
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. All of these
Which of the following groups are not
correctly matched in the order of
newspaper-language-founder:
1. Kesari- English- BG Tilak
2. Hindu- Tamil- Subramania Iyer
3. Mahratta- Marathi- GK Gokhale
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. All of these
Which of the following statements is/are
true about Pherozeshah Mehta:
1. He was known as the Lion of
Bombay for his oratory skills.
2. He was an extremist and also headed
the Bombay Presidency Association
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Which of the following is true about the
Indian press during freedom struggle:
1. Till Gandhi arrived, the newspapers
resorted
to
indirect
ways
of
criticising British rule
2. Most of the freedom fighters realised
press as an important medium to
spread political awareness among
people
3. Leaders like BG Tilak were arrested
on the charges of Sedition under the
section 124A of the IPC
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. All of these
98.
Muslim League was founded in 1906.
Which of the following statements is/are
true about the foundation:
1. All India Muslim League was formed
in the background of partition of
Bengal
2. The party had its headquarters in
Calcutta
3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah was also
among the founders of the League
along with Aga Khan
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. All of these
99.
Which of the following statements is/are
true about the Charter Act of 1853:
1. The Act took steps towards the
separation
of
Executive
and
Judiciary
by
having
separate
councils for both
2. The charter did not place any limit of
20 years on the administration of the
company which was earlier placedshowing that the rule of the
company is not going to last a long
time
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
100. Pick the correct statements in the context
of Non Cooperation Movement:
1. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered
the title of knighthood
2. Boycott of foreign goods and the
shops which sold them were picketed
3. There was also boycott of schools,
courts and councils
4. Non-Violence was not fully practiced
as Gandhi was still establishing
himself as a mass leader
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 3 only
D. All of these
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17.
Ans A
18.
Ans: A
Exp: All are correct
19.
Ans: C
Exp: Both are correct
20.
Ans: C
Exp: Both are correct
21.
Ans: A
Exp: There is a fourth aspect- Aaharya
22.
Ans: B
Exp: Tabla is not a part of bharatnatyam
23.
Ans: D
Exp: Pallavi is related to carnatic
24.
Ans: B
Exp: Unrestricted access to Christian missionaries
occurred was permitted only after 1833. The position of
tribal people was reduced to agricultural labourers,
share-croppers and rack-rented tenants and hence
their forest rights disturbed.
25.
Ans: D
Exp: All are correct
26.
Ans: C
Exp: All are correct
27.
Ans: D
Exp: Vernacular Press Act was repealed by Lord
Ripon in 1881 itself, before the formation of INC
28.
Ans: B
Exp: Economic analysis was made earlier too.
Dadabhai Nauroji came up with his Drain Theory
29.
Ans: C
Exp: Only against the Indian language newspapers
30.
Ans: B
Exp: He was not among the founders of Poona
Sarvajanik Sabha. Founded by MG Ranade in 1870.
31.
Ans: D
Exp: All are correct
32.
Ans: C
Exp: 1924- Bringing back Swarajists into the party
and re-unite. Both are correct
33.
Ans: B
Exp: Ghadars was a significant organisation
operating from abroad
34.
Ans: A
Exp: Home Rule Movement was setup in the
backdrop of WW1. It attracted participation from both
Congress and Muslim League leaders
35.
Ans: C
Exp: Annie Besant was in London into a middleclass family of Irish origin
36.
Ans: D
Exp: All are correct
37.
Ans: C
Exp: Both are correct
38.
Ans: A
Exp: Poona Pact was not part of the early career of
Gandhi in India
39.
Ans: D
Exp: Brahmo Samaj was founded along with
Debendranath Tagore. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
supported introduction of Western education
40.
Ans: A
Exp: Powers of Governor General increased. For ex:
in terms of War, Revenue and Diplomacy
41.
Ans: B
Exp: INC membership was not made free. Party got
decentralized with regional administrations.
42.
Ans: B
Exp: Khilafat Movement was in the context of
retaining the position of Caliph after World War 1
43.
Ans: A
Exp: Members of the Home Rule league flocked to
join the Rowlatt Satyagraha
44.
Ans: A
Exp: Tebagha Movement was led by All India Kisan
Sabha, the peasant wing of CPI
45.
Ans: B
Exp: Severe repression from the British and there
were some religious rituals like vowing not to d o begar
by taking a dip in the ganges.
46.
Ans: A
Exp: Jugantar abstained from violence, Anushilan did
not
47.
Ans: B
Exp: No-changers were called so as they still
advocated boycott of council entry and not as
explained in option 1.
48.
Ans: A
Exp: The act allowed to pass resolutions before the
budget was finally approved
49.
Ans: B
Exp: Bhagat Singh joined the organisation but was
not among the founding members
50.
Ans: C
Exp: Both are correct
51.
Ans: C
Exp: Both are correct
52.
Ans: A
Exp: It proposed separate electorates to the
minorities
53.
Ans: A
Exp: Gandhi demanded for no separate electorates
for muslims and other minorities
54.
Ans: B
Exp: There
were
no
separate
electorates.
Fundamental rights were defined, not duties.
55.
Ans: A
Exp: Red Shirts were in the North Western region
56.
Ans: C
Exp: NCM had support from the khilafats, while
during CDM- Muslim league was propagating the an
idea of Muslim India within India.
57.
Ans: C
Exp: Both are correct. Congress passed the Poorna
Swaraj Resolution in December 1929, it was a month
later on January 26, 1930, when a Pledge of Indian
Independence also
known
as
Declaration
of
Independence was taken.
58.
Ans: B
Exp: Second RTC must be used not to discuss on
the gradual grant of dominion status but to accept a
dominion status immediately and formulate a scheme
towards its implementation.
59.
Ans: C
Exp: Both are correct
60.
Ans: B
Exp: Option 1 would be correct for third RTC.
61.
Ans: B
Exp: Congress did not oppose the Act completely.
62.
Ans: B
Exp: Muslim League did not secure clear majority in
any of the provincial assemblies
63.
Ans: B
Exp: AIFB emerged as a faction within the Congress
party
64.
Ans: C
Exp: Cabinet Mission did not approve of the
partition. Combined government was not proposed.
65.
Ans: D
Exp: Prarthana Samaj was setup by Atmaram
Panduranaga as part of the social and religious
movement
66.
Ans: D
Exp: August offer was in the response to the
resolution of Congress to support in WW2 if a
provisional National Government was setup at the
centre. The offer turned down the demand for
provisional national government but proposed to setup
a constitution making committee after the war
67.
Ans: A
Exp: The Cabinet Mission proposed an initial plan of
composition of the new Dominion of India and its
government. But an alternative plan to divide the
British Raj into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslimmajority Pakistan was proposed by the Muslim League.
The Congress rejected the alternative proposal
outright. The Muslim League planned a general strike
(hartal) on 16 August, terming it as Direct Action Day,
to protest this rejection and assert its demand for a
separate Muslim homeland.
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68.
Ans: C
Exp: In the backdrop of Partition of Bengal in 1908
Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki attempted to kill
Magistrate Kingsford, a judge known for handing down
particularly harsh sentences against nationalists, but
missed the target. The trial involved more than 37
suspects and was held in Alipore Sessions Court.
69.
Ans: A
Exp: Leader of Congress delegation was Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad- a muslim. Muslim League
participated in the discussions. Muslim League was
over-represented with 6/14 seats in the national
government.
70.
Ans: B
Exp: The Indian Independence League was a
political organisation operated from the 1920s to the
1940s to organise those living outside of India into
seeking the removal of British colonial rule over India.
The organisation was located in various parts of SouthEast Asia and included Indian expatriates like K. P. K.
Menon, Nedyam Raghavan, Pritam Singh, S.C. Goho
and others in its early days. Bose played an effective
role later through INA.
71.
Ans: D
Exp: There was no big leader directing it, but the
movement faced severe repression from the
government.
72.
Ans: C
Exp: Gandhi founded All India Harijan Sabha in the
backdrop of Poona Pact. Ambedkar was associated
with it in the early days and later detached from it.
73.
Ans: D
Exp: UCC was headed by Nehru and the first
session was about the Objectives resolution. Members
were not elected directly by people. They were elected
by the members of the provincial assemblies and some
were representatives of the princely states.
74.
Ans: D
Exp: Ambedkar
believed
in
institutional
mechanisms like reservations to bring the change that
he desired, while Gandhi believed in methods like
Satyagraha to bring political pressures.
75.
Ans: C
Exp: Abul Kalam Azad left the membership of
Muslim League after the NCM
76.
Ans: D
Exp: Sarvodaya plan was drafted by Jaya Prakash
Narayan
77.
Ans: C
Exp: Baji rao 2 was involved in signing the
Subsidiary alliance
78.
Ans: C
Exp: The Treaty of Bassein was a pact signed on 31
December 1802 between the British East India
Company and Baji Rao II. The treaty led to the East
India Company's usurpation of the empire's territories
in western India in 1818.
79.
Ans: C
Exp: Bentinck was not the Governor General in
1856. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar campaigned for it. It
was over all the jurisdictions under the companys
rule.
80.
Ans: C
Exp: Army of Akbar was involved in the second
battle of panipat, not humayun
81.
Ans: D
Exp: Battle of Wandiwash was the third carnatic
war. First two options refer to Battle of Buxar
82.
Ans: D
Exp: Third carnatic war happened after the treaty of
Aix-la-Chapalle was signed in 1748
83.
Ans: B
Exp: Ryotwari system was the most popular
covering around 50% of the total British Indian
territory. In permanent settlement, Zamindars were
maintained as the land owners. Land revenue was
revised periodically in Ryotwari. In mahalwari too, the
rate of revenue was not fixed every year.
84.
Ans: B
Exp: Boses telegram about postponing the meeting
of the working committee till the annual session, due
to his illness, led to dissatisfaction in the members
about Boses dictatorial ambitions and they resigned
from the working committee. Division between Bose
and Gandhi & his followers led to the crisis at Tripuri
85.
Ans: C
Exp: The meetings were held by Congress and not
Muslim League
86.
Ans: B
Exp: The book influenced Gandhis idea of
Sarvodaya (Well-being of all)
87.
Ans: D
Exp: First option is rejected because it used the term
"tribal products". The second option is rejected because
NOT in all areas, the impact of foreign missionaries
was seen. The third option is IS also NOT correct,
because not all areas saw the rise of moneylenders.
The fourth option is correct and it includes everything
what happened in that era. The most common thing
was the foreign interference in the indigenous world of
their own which dismantled the structure that existed
since centuries. The correct option is D.
88.
Ans: D
Exp: All are correctly matched
89.
Ans: D
Exp: All are correct
90.
Ans: A
Exp: Sarvarkar and Hardayal also became members
of Indian House. Madam Bhikaji Cama, a paris
revolutionary brought out Bande Mataram and
established contacts with French Socialist. Ajit singh
also operated from these centres. Virendranath
Chattopadhyay- base at Berlin to carry forward the
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a.
Kesari- Marathi- BG Tilak
b.
Hindu- English- Subramania Iyer
c.
Mahratta- English- BG Tilak
96.
Ans: A
Exp: Pherozeshah Mehta was a moderate
97.
Ans: D
Exp: All are correct
98.
Ans: A
Exp: Party headquarters were in Lucknow
99.
Ans: C
Exp: All are correct
100. Ans: C
Exp: Non-violence was followed under the effective
leadership of Gandhi.
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