Indian History

1. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization is 10. Meaning of word Veda is:
(1) Kharosthi (2) Undeciphered (1) Knowledge (2) Wisdom
(3) Brahmi (4) Tamil (3) Skill (4) Power
2. Well preferred tree fossil sup- to be from Jurasic Age in 11. Which of the following Vedas provides information about
is reported from: the civillsation of the Early Vedic Age?
(1) Pithauragarh (2) Chhattisgarh (1) Rigveda (2) Yajurveda
(3) Ramgarh (4) Bahadurgarh (3) Atharvaveda (4) Samaveda
3. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in 12. The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was
Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct ? (1) Nagaijuna (2) Ananda
(1) Brahmacharya - Grihastha - Vanaprastha - Sanyasa (3) Asanga (4) Padmasambhava
(2) Grihastha- Brahmacharya - Vanaprastha - Sanyasa 13. Buddha, Dharnma and Sangha together are known as
(3) Brahmacharya - Vanaprastha - Sanyasa - Grihastha (1) Triratna (2) Trivarga
(4) Grihastha - Sanyasa - Vanaprastha - Brahmacharya (3) Trisarga (4) Trimurt
4. The Aryans successded in their conflicts with the pre- 14. Mahavira's first disciple was
Aryans because (1) Bhadrabahu (2) Sthulabhadra
(1) they used elephants on a large scale (3) Charvaka (4) Jamali
(2) they were taller and stronger 15. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism ?
(3) they were from an advanced urban culture (1) Mahayana (2) Hinayana
(4) they used chariots driven by horses (3) Digambar (4) Theravad
5. The caste system of India was created for : 16. What is the first sermon of Buddha called as ?
(1) immobility of labour (1) Brahmajalasutta
(2) recongnittion of the dignity of labour (2) Dhammaehakkapabattanasutta
(3) economic uplift (3) Kachchayanagottasutta
(4) occupational division fo labour (4) Mahaparinirvansutta
6. The language used to write source materials in ancient time 17. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment.
was (1) Samath (2) BodhGaya
(1) Sanskrit (2) Pali (3) Kapilavastu (4) Rajgriha
(3) Brahmi (4) Kharosthi 18. The First Tirthankara of the Jains was :
7. Coins made of metal first appeared in : (1) Arishtanemi (2) Parshvanath
(1) Harappan Civilisation (3) Ajitanath (4) Rishabha
(2) Later Vedic Age 19. In Tamil literature the glorious books 'Shilppadikaram
(3) Age of the Buddha and animekhalai' are related to
(4) Age of the Mauryas (1) Jainism (2) Buddhism
8. Which statement on the Harappan Civilisation is correct? (3) Hindusim (4) Christianity
(1) Horse sacrifice was known to them. 20. Which area of India was known as Avantika in ancient
(2) Cow was sacred to them. 'Pashupati' was venerated by times ?
them. (1) Avadh (2) Ruhelkhand
(4) The culture was not generally static. (3) Bundelkhand (4) Malwa
9. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the 21. The capital of the ancient Chola kingdom was
indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the (1) Uraiyur (2) Kaveripoompattinam
worship of (3) Thanjavur (4) Madurai
(1) Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess 22. Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya
(2) Stones, trees and animals dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?
(3) Vishnu and Lakshmi (1) Satavahana (2) Sunga
(4) Siva and Sakti (3) Nanda (4) Kanva
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23. The Gandhara art flourished under: 37. The university which became fomous in the postGupta
(1) the Kushanas (2) the Satavahanas Era was :
(3) the Guptas (4) the Mauryas (1) Kanchi (2) Taxila
24. Which one of the following is the principal source of (3) Nalanda (4) Vallabhi
information on Asoka's campaign against Kalinga ? 38. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
(1) Pillar Edict VII (2) Mahavamsa (1) Sri Gupta (2) Chandragupta I
(3) Divyavadana (4) Rock Edict XIII (3) Ghatotkacha (4) Kumaragupta I
25. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in 39. Which of the following state ments about the Guptas
the field of power is Not true?
(1) Region (2) Art (1) They ruled mainly over parts of north and central
(3) Literture (4) Architecture India
26. 'Charak' was the famous court physician of (2) Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went
(1) Harsha (2) Chandra Gupta Maurya to the eldest son
(3) Ashoka (4) Kanishka (3) The Judicial system was far more developed than in
earlier times
27. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
(4) Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce
(1) Mauryas (2) Indo-Greeks
decreased
(3) Guptas (4) Kushans
40. During which Gupta King's reign did the chinese traveller
28. St. Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Fahien visit India ?
Christianty during the reign of the
(1) Chadra Gupta I (2) Samudra Gupta
(1) Cheras (2) Parthians
(3) Chandra Gupta II (4) Kumara Gupta
(3) Pandyas (4) Cholas
41. Match the following
29. Who amongst the following also had the name 'Devanama
(a) Chalukyas (b) Hoysalas
Piyadassi'?
(c) Rashtrakutas (d) Kakatiyas
(1) Mauiyan King Ashoka
(i) Malkhed (ii) Vatapi
(2) Mauryan King Chandra-gupta Maurya
(iii) Warangal (iv) Dwarasamudra
(3) Gautam Buddha
(1) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
(4) Bhagwan Mahavira
(2) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
30. Which of the following would the most accurate description
the Mauryan Monarchy under Ashoka ? (3) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
(1) Enlightened despotism (2) Centralised autocracy (4) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv),(d)-(i)
(3) Oriental despotism (4) Guided democracy 42. The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the
ad-listration of the
31. Who was called Lichvi Dohitra ?
(1) Chalukyas (2) Satavahanas
(1) Chandragupta I (2) Skandra Gupta
(3) Pallavas (4) Cholas
(3) Kumaragupta (4) Samudra Gupta
43. Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the
32. Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of
(1) Cholas of Tamil Nadu (2) Chalukyas ofBadami
(1) Chandragupta I (2) Chandragupta II
(3) Chalukyas of Kalyani (4) Pallavasof Kanchi
(3) Harshavardhana (4) Rudradaman
44. Which of the following is in the World Heritage list ?
33. The Kannauj assembly organised by Harsha was held in
honour of (1) Khajuraho (2) Nalanda ruins
(1) Fa-Hien (2) Itsing (3) Hampi ruins (4) Tajmahal
(3) Hieun Tsang (4) Megasthenes 45. Mohammed-bin-Qasim con-quered Sind in the year
34. Which of the folowing was NOT composed by (1) 712 A.D. (2) 812 A.D.
Harshavadhana? (3) 912 A.D. (4) 1012 A.D.
(1) Harshacharita (2) Ratnavali 46. Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D. by
(3) Priyadarshika (4) Nagananda (1) Pratiharas (2) Rashtrakutas
35. Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor? (3) Palas (4) Chalukyas
(1) Vikramaditya (2) kumaragagupta 47. Harshvardhan was defeated by
(3) Harshavardhana (4) Kanishka (1) Prabhakaravardhana
36. The Nalanda University was founded by (2) Pulakesin II
(1) Harsha Vardhana (2) Kumara Gupta (3) Narasimhasvarma Pallava
(3) Samudra Gupta (4) Chandra Gupta (4) Sasanka

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48. Which rulers built the Ellora temples ? 61. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal
(1) Chalukya (2) Sunga emperor in India was
(3) Rashtrakuta (4) Pallava (1) Jehangir (2) Humayun
49. Who established Mahabalipuram? (3) Aurangzeb (4) Akbar
(1) Pallava (2) Pandya 62. Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own
(3) Chola (4) Chalukya autobiographies ?
50. The first Indian ruler. who established the supremacy of (1) Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar
Indian Navy in the Araban Sea was : (2) Babur and Jahangir
(1) Rajaraja 1 (2) Rajendra 1 (3) Jahangir and Shah Jahan
(3) Rajadhiraja 1 (4) Kulottunga 1 (4) Akbar and Aurangzeb
51. Arrange the dynasties of Delhi Sultanate given below in 63. Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari
chronological order : system?
a. Khilji b. Tughlaq (1) Shahjahan (2) Sher Shah
c. Sayyad d. Slave (3) Akbar (4) Jahangir
(1) d, a, c, b (2) a, d, b, c 64. Where did Aurangzeb die ?
(3) a, b, c, d (4) d, a, b, c (1) Pune (2) Aurangabad
52. The Market Regulation system was introduced by (3) Ahmad Nasar (4) Mumbai
(1) Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq 65. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal
(2) Iltutmish army in the battle of
(3) Ala-ud-din Khiiji (1) Mewar (2) Chittor
(4) Ghias-ud-din (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry (3) Haldighati (4) Udaipur
53. Which Sultan received a robe of honour from the caliph? 66. Portuguese navigator who succeeded in crossing the Cape
(1) Ala-ud-din Khilji (2) Iltutmish of Storms and renamed it as "Cape of Good Hope" was
(3) Balban (4) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (1) Afonso de Albuquerque
54. The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of (2) Bartholomew Diaz
investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa) was (3) Vasco da Gama
(1) Iltutmish (2) Balban (4) Francisco-de-Almeida
(3) Firoz Tughluq (4) Alauddin Khilj 67. Who got constructed Grand Trunk Road' ?
55. 'Lakh Baksh' was a title given to the ruler (1) Akbar (2) Ashoka
(1) Iltutmish (2) Balban (3) Shershah Suri (4) Samudra Gupta
(3) Raziya (4) Qutub-ud-din Aibak 68. The battle that led to the foundation of Muslim power in
56. The Qutub Minal was completed by the famous ruler India was
(1) Qutubuddin Aibak (2) IItutmish (1) The first battle of Tarain
(3) Firoz Shah Tubhlaq (4) Alauddin Khilji (2) The second battle of Tarain
57. Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq was proficient in (3) The first battle of Panipat
(1) Art (2) Music (4) The second battle of Panipat
(3) Calligraphy (4) Philosophy 69. The Mughal painting reaches its/ zenith during the reign
of:
58. The Delhi General who success fully advanced up to
Madurai was (1) Akbar (2) Jahangir
(1) Khizr Khan (3) Shahjahan (4) Aurangzeb
(2) Muhammad Ghori 70. In Shivaji's Council of Ministers the Prime Minister was
called
(3) Malik Kafur
(1) Peshwa (2) Sachiv
(4) Muhammad bin Tughliaq
(3) Mantri (4) Samanta
59. The Lode dynasty was founded by
71. Coronation of Shivaji took place in
(1) Ibrahim Lodi (2) Sikandar Lodi
(1) 1627 A.D. (2) 1674 A.D.
(3) Bahlot Lodi (4) Khizr Lodi
(3) 1680 A.D. (4) 1670 A.D.
60. Who got the monumental 'Raya- gopurams' in front of the
temples at Hampi,Tiruv-annamalai, Chidambaram, 72. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained
Srirangam, Tiru- pati, etc., constructed? cannons and ammunition :
(1) Vidyaranya (2) Krishnadevaraya (1) The French (2) The Portuguese
(3) Harihara (4) Rajaraja (3) The Dutch (4) The English

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73. Which Sikh Guru called himself the "Sachcha Badshah"? 85. Place chronologically the following treaties:
(1) Guru Gobind Singh (2) Guru Hargovind (a) Treaty of Amritsar
(3) Guru Tegh Bahadur (4) Guru Arjan Dev (b) Treaty of Bassein
74. Who amongst the fallowing the Last Guru of the Sikhs ? (c) Treaty of Seringapatam
(1) GuruAijun Dev (2) Guru Teg Bahadur (d) Treaty of Salbai
(3) Guru Gobind Singh (4) Guru Angad Dav (1) (a), (c), (b), (d) (2) (d), (c), (a), (b)
75. The Akaal Takht was built by (3) (d), (c), (b), (a) (4) (b), (a), (d), (c)
(1) Guru Ramdas (2) Guru Teg Bahadur 86. Which one of the following events did not take place
(3) Guru Hargovind (4) GuruNanak during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
76. Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India ? (1) Establishment of the Department of Archaeology
(1) Masulipatnam (2) Pullcat (2) Second Delhi Durbar
(3) Surat (4) Ahmedabad (3) Formation of Indian National Congress
77. Which one of the following cities and the personalities (4) Partition of Bengal
associated with their establishment is wrongly matched ? 87. During British rule, who was instrumental for the
(1) Pondicherry - Francis Martin introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras
(2) Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I Presidency ?
(3) Madras - Francis Day (1) Macartney (2) Elphinstone
(4) Calcutta - Robert Clive (3) Thomas Munro (4) John Lawrence
78. Mughal presence in the Red Ford ceased with the fall of 88. Match the following :
(1) Aurangzeb (2) Muhammad Shah (a) Hunters Commissioi
(3) Shah Alam (4) Bahadur Shah 'Zafar' (b) Wardha Scheme
79. Which of the following events made the English East India (c) Universitys Act
Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba? (d) Radhakrishnan Commission
(1) Battle of Buxar, 1764 (i) 1948 (ii) 1904
(2) Battle of Plassey, 1757 (iii) 1937 (iv) 1882
(3) Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717 (1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(4) Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690 (2) (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii). (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
80. The correct chronological order in which the British (3) (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
established their trading centre in the places mentioned (4) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii). (d)-(i)
below is 89. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an
(1) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat (1) White paper (2) Regulating
(2) Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta (3) Ordinance (4) Resolution
(3) Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta 90. The idea of federation was first proposed in
(4) Surat, Madras,Calcutta, Bombay (1) Indian Councils Act of 1892
81. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the (2) Morley-Minto Reforms
"Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed ? (3) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
(1) Satara (2) Nagpur (4) Nehru Report of 1928
(3) Jhansi (4) Punjab 91. By which Charter Act, the East India Company's monopoly
82. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the of trade with China came to an end?
French in India ? (1) Charter Act of 1793
(1) Battle of Wandiwash (2) First Carnatic War (2) Charter Act of 1813
(3) Battle of Buxar (4) Battle of Plassey (3) Charter Act of 1833
83. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time (4) Charter Act of 1853
of Peshwa 92. Which of the following was established first ?
(1) Raghunath Rao (2) Narayan Rao (1) Banaras Hindu University
(3) Madhav Rao II (4) Baji Rao II (2) University of Bombay
84. Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in (3) Aligarh Muslim University
1856 ?
(4) University of Allahabad
(1) Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
93. The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was
(2) Wajid Ali Shah inaugurated in 1921 by
(3) Shujaud Daula (1) LordCurzon (2) Lord Wellesley
(4) Alivardi Khan (3) Duke of Cannaught (4) Duke of Wellingdon

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94. Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of (3) 2 4 1 3
(1) Lord Chelmsford (2) Lord William (4) 3 2 4 1
(3) Lord Minto (4) Lord Bentinck 103. Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced
95. The Governor-General who abolished the practice of Sati by
was (1) Clive (2) Hastings
(1) Dalhousie (2) Ripon (3) Wellesley (4) Comwallis
(3) William Bentinck (4) Curzon 104. Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection
96. Who is called as the 'Prophet of New India' ? was introduced in India by
(1) Dayanand Saraswati (2) Sri Ramakrishna (1) Lord Curzon (2) Lord Dalhousie
(3) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (4) Swami Vivekananda (3) Lord Hastings (4) Lord Cornwallis
97. The call of "Back to the Vedas" was given by : 105. The Ryotwari System of Land Ten-ure refers to a situation
(1) Swami Vivekananda where:
(2) SwamDayananSaraswati (1) the Ryot is the owner of the nd held by him / her and
(3) Aurobindo Ghosh rectly pays the revenue as- essed on the land to the
State
(4) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(2) the Ryot Is an occupancy tenant of his/her land and
98. Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced
pays the land revenue to the Zamindar
by :
(3) the person cultivates the land leased from a land lord
(1) Clive (2) Hastings
and in return pays rent to the landlord
(3) Wellesley (4) Cornwallis
(4) the land is collectively owned and cultivated on a
99. In which of the following systems of land settlement cooperative basis
adopted by the English did provide more protection to the
106. Which one of the following statements is not true in
interests of farmers ?
respect of A.O. Hume ?
(1) Permanent Settlement of Bengal
(1) He was an ornithologist.
(2) Ryotwari Settlement of Madras
(2) He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
(3) Zamindari Settlement of Central States
(3) He founded the Indian National Congress,
(4) Malgujari (land revenue) Settement of United State
(4) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions
100. The British introduced the railways in India in order to twice.
(1) Promote beavy industries in India 107. Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of
(2) facilitate British commerce and administrative control British India ?
(3) move foodstuff in case of famine (1) Load Curzon (2) Lord Minto
(4) enable Indians to move freely within tge country (3) Lord Hardinge (4) Lord Waveli
101. The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular 108. Who founded the Indian National Party in Berlin during
element in the governance of India was made through : 1914 ?
(1) Indian Council Act, 1861 (1) Subhash Chandra Bose (2) W.C. Banerjee
(2) Indian Council Act, 1892 (3) Surendranath Banerjee (4) Champakaraman Pillai
(3) Indian Council Act, 1909 109. Which of the following tribes is associated with the Tana
(4) Government of India Act, 1919 Bhagat movement ?
102. Match the following : (1) Uraon (2) Munda
ColomnI (3) Santhal (4) Kondadora
(A) Keshab Sen 110. Who are the three, among the following who fought
(B) Dayanand Saraswati against British in 1857 Revolt?
(C) Atmaram Pandurang a. Kunwar Singh b. TantiaTope
(D) Syed Ahmed Khan c. Nana Saheb d. Maulavi Ahmudullah
ColomnII (1) a, b and c (2) a, c and d
1. Prathana Samaj (3) a, b and d (4) b, c and d
2. Brahmo Samaj 111. What was not true about Sir Syed Ahmad Khan?
3. Aligarh Movement (1) He founded the Mohamma dan Anglo Oriental
4. Arya Samaj College at Aligarh
A B C D (2) He was a leader of the Muslim League
(1) 4 1 3 2 (3) He was a leader of the Aligarh Movement
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112. Who among the following British persons admitted the (1) Andaman and Nicobar (2) Rangoon
Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt ? (3) Singapore (4) Mandalay
(1) Lord Dalhousie (2) Lord Canning 124. Hardayal. an intellectual glant was associated with
(3) Lord Ellenborough (4) Disraeli (1) Home Rule Movement
113. Who was the Governor-general of India during the Revolt (2) Ghadar Movement
of 1857? (3) Swadeshi
(1) Lord Dalhousie (2) Lord Canning (4) Non Cooperation Movement
(3) Lord Mayo (4) Lord Ripon 125. The headquarters of the Ghadar Party was at
114. The Revolt of 1857 was started by (1) Karachi (2) Moscow
(1) the Sepoys (2) the Zamindars (3) Berlin (4) San Francisco
(3) the Peasants (4) the Plantation Workers 126. Name three important forms of Satyagraha.
115. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time (1) Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
India in (2) Boycott, civil disobedience and rebellion
(1) 1919 (2) 1935 (3) Non-cooperation, revolution and referendum
(3) 1906 (4) 1909 (4) Revolution, plebiscite and boycott
116. The Mohemmadan Anglo Oriental College at Aligarh 127. The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of
was founded by (1) Direct Action (2) Boycott
(1) Md. All Jinnah (2) Mohammad Ali (3) Civil Disobedience (4) Non-Cooperation
(3) SaukatAli (4) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 128. Which of the following movements saw the biggest
117. The Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
(1) At its birth in 1906 (1) Noakhali Movement
(2) During the Khilafat Movement (2) Tebhaga Movement
(3) In 1930, when it opposed the Civil Disobedience (3) PunnapraVayalar Movement
Movement (4) Telangana Movement
(4) At the Lahore Session of 1940 129. Who coined the name Pakistan?
118. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj Party' after (1) Mohammad Ali Jinnah (2) FazlulHaq
(1) Swadeshi Movement (3) Liaquat Ali Khan (4) Choudhiy Rehmat Ali
(2) Non Cooperation Movemen 130. Gandhis Salt Satyagraha was a part of:
(3) Civil Disobedience Moveme (1) Champaran Satyagraha
(4) Quit India Movement (2) Quit India Movement
119. Bal, Pal and Lal were the most prominent leaders of the: (3) Non Cooperation Movement
(1) Swaraj Party (4) Civil Disobedience Movement
(2) Militant National Party 131. In 1937 an educational conference endorsing Gandhis
(3) Gadar Party proposals for basic education' through the vernacular
(4) Congress Party medium was held at
120 Lucknow Pact was a deal between (1) Surat (2) Bombay
(1) Indians and the British about legislative seats (3) Ahmedabad (4) Wardha
(2) Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in 132. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?
legislatures (1) Subhash Chandra Bose (2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(3) Depressed castes and Brahmins about job reservations (3) Jawahar Lai Nehru (4) Rajendra Prasad
(4) Hindus and Sikhs about job reservations 133. What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923?
121. Who founded the Servants of India Society ? (1) Salt Satyagraha (2) Individual Satyagraha
(1) Bal GangadharTilak (3) Ryots Satyagraha (4) Flag Satyagraha
(2) V.O. Chidambaram Pilfer 134. Who gave the titie of Sardar to Ballabh Bhai Patel ?
(3) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) Vinoba Bhave
(4) Surendranath Banerjee (3) Women of Bardoli (4) Peasants of Gujrat
122. The All India Muslim League was founded by 135. The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between:
(1) Maulana Ahmed Ali (2) Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1) Nehru and Ambedkar
(3) Agha Khan (4) Hakim Ajmal Khan (2) Gandhi and Ambedkar
123. On imprisonment in 1908 by the Britics. Bal Gangadhar (3) Malaviya and Ambedkar
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136. During Quit India Movement, Parallel Government was 146. Who scripted Gandhijis favorite song Vaishnav Jan To
constituted at: .......... ?
(1) Varanasi (2) Allahabad (1) Narsinh Mehta (2) Premanand
(3) Lucknow (4) Ballia (3) Chunilal (4) Dharmiklal
137. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha ? 147. Do or Die is the famous slogan given by
(1) B. C. Pal (2) G. Subramania Iyer (1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) Vallabhabhai Patel
(3) Sardar Bagat Singh (4) Rukmani Lakshmipath (3) Jawaharlal Nehru (4) Rajiv Gandhi
138. Who was the other Congress leader who joined with 148. Who was the President of Indian National Congress when
Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923 ? the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted ?
(1) B. G. Tilak (2) Chittaranjan Das (1) Jawaharlal Nehru (2) Sardar Patel
(3) M. K. Gandhi (4) G. K. Gokhale (3) Maulana Azad (4) Acharya J. B. Kripalani
139. Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement? 149. Who said that the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but
(1) Lord Mountbatten (2) Lord Waveli the mind?
(3) Lord Lin Lithgow (4) Lord Irwin (1) Aurobindo Ghosh (2) Mahatma Gandhi
140. Who gave the title of Mahamana to Madan Mohan (3) Bal GangadharTilak (4) Swami Vivekananda
Malviya ? 150. What was the reason for Gandhijis support to
(1) Dada Bhai Naurozi (2) Gopal Krishna Gokhale decentralisation of power ?
(3) Mahatma Gandhi (4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1) Decentralisation ensure more participation of the
141. In which session of Congress the demand of Poorna people into democracy
Swaraj was accepted as the aim of the Congress ? (2) India had decendtralisation of power in the past
(1) Calcutta (2) Madras (3) Decentralisation was essential for the economic
(3) Nagpur (4) Lahore development of the country
142. Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha ? (4) Decentralisation can prevent communalism
(1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 151. Which of the following according to Mahatma Gandhi. is
(2) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru the strongest force in the world?
(3) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (1) Nonviolence of the brave
(4) Acharya J. B. Kripalani (2) Nonviolence of the weak
143. What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th (3) Nonviolence of the coward
August by ? (4) Nonviolence of the down trodden
(1) On this day the Indian National Congress had 152. Who among the following were members of the Swaraj
demanded Poorna Swaraj. Party?
(2) On this day Mahatma Gandhi started Quit India (a) Motilal Nehru (b) Sardar Patel
Movement. (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(3) Anniversary of formation of Interim Government (1) a and b (2) a only
(4) Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before (3) b and c (4) a, b and c
Admiral Mountbatten 153. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the
144. What did Jyotiba Phules Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in Indians?
the last century? (1) It did not include any Indian as a member
(1) Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans (2) It did not have any women member
and their opportunistic scriptures (3) It was appointed before the stipulated time
(2) Attacking the caste system (4) It refused to meet prominent Indian leaders
(3) Led an anti-landlord and antimahajan upsurge in 154. Who said Patriotism is religion and religion is love for
Satara India ?
(4) Separate representation for untouchables (1) Raj Narain Bose (2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
145. Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th (3) Swami Vevakananda (4) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
August 1942, what other sensational activity of the 155. According to Gandhiji. Which of the following are the
freedom fighters was done on 9th August? major means o Satyagraha?
(1) Salt Satyagraha (a) Non cooperation (b) Strike
(2) Boycott of Simon Commission (c) Demonstration (d) Civil disobedience
(3) Champaran Satyagraha (1) a and b are correct (2) a and d are correct
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156. The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by b. Medha Patkar 2. Sampurna Kranti
Mahatma Gandhi in c. Sunderial Bahuguna 3. Narmada Bacho
(1) 1928 (2) 1930 d. Jaya Prakash Narayan 4. Bhoodan
(3) 1931 (4) 1922 (1) a 4. c 1. b 2. d 3
157. Who gave the slogan Inquilab Zindabad ? (2) a 4. b 3. c 1. d 2
(1) Chandrashekhar Azad (2) Subhash Chandra Bose (3) b 3. c 1. a 2. d 4
(3) Bhagat Singh (4) Iqbal (4) d 2. c 4. b 1. c 2
158. Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table 169. Who was in favour of a partyless democracy ?
conferences ? (1) Jai Prakash Narain (2) Bhupendra Nath Dutta
(1) B.R.Ambedkar (2) M.M.Malavia (3) M.N. Roy (4) Jawaharlal Nehru .
(3) Vallabhbhai Patel (4) Gandhiji 170. The first Defence Minister of India was
159. The two states which had non - Congress Ministries in (1) K. M. Cariappa (2) GopalaswamiAiyangar
1937 were (3) Baldev Singh (4) Sardar Patel
(1) Bengal and Punjab 171. Match List-1 with List-II and select the correct answer :
(2) Punjab and NWFP List-I
(3) Madras and Central inces A. Lord Clive B. Lord Wellesley
(4) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh C. Lord Dalhousie D. Lord Curzon
160. Through which principle / device did Mahatma Gandhi List-II
strive to bridge economic inequalities? 1. Subsidiary Alliance
(1) Abolition of machinery 2. Indian Universities Act
(2) Establishment of vill industries 3. Doctrine of Lapse
(3) Adoption of non-violenci
4. Dual Government in Bengal
(4) Trusteeship theory
(1) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-l (2) A-4, B-l, C-3, D-2
161. In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement ?
(3) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l (4) A-l, B-4, C-2, D-3
(1) 1919 (2) 1927
172. Who from the following leaders was not assassinated ?
(3) 1934 (4) 1942
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
162. Aurobindo was arrested in con-nection with :
(2) Liaqat Ali Khan
(1) Alipore Bomb Case
(3) Muhammed Ali Jinnah
(2) Kolhapur Bomb Case
(4) Lord Louis Mountbatten
(3) Lahore Conspirafcy Case
173. The film Mangal pandey released in August 2005 deals
(4) Kakori Case with
163. Who is known as the 'Indian Bismarck' ? (1) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
(1) Vallabhai Patel (2) Subhash Chandra Bose (2) Netaji Subash Boses fight against British occupation
(3) Bhagat Singh (4) Bal Gangadhara Tilak of India
164. The Non-Cooperation Movement started in (3) the first war of Indian Independence in 1857
(1) 1870 (2) 1920 (4) the partition of India and Pakistan
(3) 1921 (4) 1942 174. India attained Dominion Status on
165. Which Party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose (1) 15th January. 1947 (2) 15th August. 1947
after he came out of Indian National Congress ? (3) 15th Ausust. 1950 (4) 15th October. 1947
(1) Indian National Army (2) Republican Party 175. who is right called the Father of Local Self Government
(3) Forward Block (4) Socialist Party in India?
166. The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcatted (1) Lord Mayo (2) Lord Ripon
by (3) Lord Curzon (4) Lord Clive
(1) Lord Mountbatten (2) Sir Cyril Radcliffe 176. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the
(3) Stafford Cripps (4) Lawrence Central Secretariate in Delhi ?
167. Name the Pakistan Prime- Minister who signed the Simla (1) Sir Edward Lutyens (2) Herbert Baker
Agreement in 1972. (3) RobertTor Russell (4) Antonin Raymond
(1) Ayub Khan (2) Yahya Khan 177. Who was the first Indian to become member of British
(3) Z.A. Bhutto (4) Benazir Bhutto Parliament
168. With which 'Movement' the following were / are associated? (1) Bankim Chander Chatteijee
List I List II (2) W.C. Bannerjee.
a. Vinoba Bhave 1. Chipkp (2 Dadabhai Naoroji (4) None of the above

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178. Where was the Royal Durbar held on November Ist. 1885 c. Tej Bahadur Sapru
to issue the Queens proclamation? d. V. D. Savarkar
(1) Lucknow (2) Cawnpore List II
(3) Delhi (4) Kanpur 1. Muslim League
179. As per provisions of the Charter Act of 1833. a Law 2. Indian National Congress
Commission (for consolidating. codifying and improving 3. Hindu Mahasabha
Indian laws) was constituted under the Chairmanship of 4. Liberal Party
(1) Lord Betinck (2) BehranJi M. Malabari Code :
(3) Lord Macaulay (4) Lord Dalhousic a b c d
180. Match List1 with ListII and select the correct answer (1) 2 1 4 3
using the code given below the Lists :
(1) 2 1 3 4
ListI
(3) 2 4 1 3
a. Sarojini Naidu
(4) 4 1 3 2
b. M. A. Jinnah

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19. (3) 20. (4) 21. (1) 22. (2) 23. (1) 24. (4)
25. (2) 26. (4) 27. (2) 28. (2) 29. (1) 30. (1)
31. (1) 32. (3) 33. (3) 34. (1) 35. (3) 36. (2)
37. (3) 38. (1) 39. (2) 40. (3) 41. (1) 42. (4)
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97. () 98. (4) 99. (2) 100. (2) 101. (2) 102. (3)
103. (4) 104. (4) 105. (1) 106. (4) 107. (3) 108. (4)
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115. (4) 116. (4) 117. (2) 118. (2) 119. (2) 120. (2)
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133. (4) 134. (1) 135. (2) 136. (4) 137. (3) 138. (2)
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