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| 401. |
About which Act, Jawaharlal Nehru had said, "We were provided with a car with all brakes and no engine" ? |
| A. | Act of 1858 |
| B. | Act of 1909 |
| C. | Act of 1919 |
| D. | Act of 1935 |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above/More than one of the above | |
| 402. |
Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Congress was founded in: |
| A. | 1936 AD |
| B. | 1939 AD |
| C. | 1942 AD |
| D. | 1945 AD |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» B. 1939 AD | |
| 403. |
Gandhiji requested Indians to observe ______ as a day of non-violent opposition to the Rowlatt Act. |
| A. | 9 August 1920 |
| B. | 19 March 1920 |
| C. | 26 September 1919 |
| D. | 6 April 1919 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 404. |
Among the following delegates at the Congress session at Karachi (1931) who did not oppose the Gandhi-Irwin Pact? |
| A. | Jamna Das Mehta |
| B. | Swami Govindanad |
| C. | Yusuf Meherali |
| D. | Purshotamdas Thakurdas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 405. |
In which year did Jyotirao Phule establish Satyashodhak Samaj? |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1873 |
| C. | 1883 |
| D. | 1905 |
| Answer» C. 1883 | |
| 406. |
Chronologically arrange the following acts according to their date of enactment:(A) The Official Secrets Act(B) The Indian Press Act(C) Registration of Press Act XI(D) Indian Universities ActChoose the correct answer from the options given below: |
| A. | (A), (B), (C), (D) |
| B. | (C), (A), (D), (B) |
| C. | (B), (A), (C), (D) |
| D. | (C), (D), (B), (A) |
| Answer» C. (B), (A), (C), (D) | |
| 407. |
Match List I with List II:List IList II(Historians)(Works)(A) John William Kaye(I) The Indian Mutiny in Perspective(B) Edward J. Thompson(II) Eighteen Fifty-Seven(C) S. N. Sen(III) The Other Side of the Medal(D) George MacMunn(IV) A History of the Sepoy WarChoose the correct answer from the options given below: |
| A. | (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I) |
| B. | (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) |
| C. | (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV) |
| D. | (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) |
| Answer» B. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) | |
| 408. |
Consider the following events:a. Cabinet Missionb. Cripps Missionc. Khilafat Movementd. Pakistan ResolutionThe correct chronological order of the above events is: |
| A. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| B. | 4, 3, 1, 2 |
| C. | 3, 4, 1, 2 |
| D. | 3, 4, 2, 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 409. |
Detention of political prisoners without trial for two years was a feature of: |
| A. | Rowlatt Act |
| B. | East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act |
| C. | British India Regulating Act |
| D. | Governmentof India Act |
| Answer» B. East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act | |
| 410. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below : List – I (Social Reformer) List – II (Their association) (a) Pandita Ramabai(i) Seva Sadan(b) Maharshi D.K. Karve(ii) Sharada Sadan(c) G.K. Devdhar and Mrs. Ramabai Ranade (iii) Rajmahendri Social Reform Association(d) Viresalingam Pantulu(iv) Anath Balika Ashram |
| A. | (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv) |
| B. | (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii) |
| C. | (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii) |
| D. | (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii) |
| Answer» D. (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii) | |
| 411. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists : List – I (Author) List – II (Book) (a) Ibn Hasan(i) The Provincial Government of the Mughals(b) P. Saran(ii) India at the Death of Akbar(c) Moreland(iii) The Mughal Nobility Under Aurangzeb(d) M. Athar Ali (iv) The Central Structure of the Mughal Empire |
| A. | (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv) |
| B. | (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i) |
| C. | (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii) |
| D. | (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 412. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (A) : Mahatma Gandhi wrote : Even Swadeshi, like any good thing, can be ridden to death if it is made a fetish.Reason (R) : Mahatma Gandhi opined : Swadeshi is a doctrine that has its roots in the purest Ahimsa i.e. love.In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ? |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| C. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 413. |
Identify the Sultan who started the practice of putting on the tanka the name of the mint town: |
| A. | Qutbuddin Aibek |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Khalji | |
| 414. |
In the context of Colonial India, the Hartog Committee Report is related to which of the following fields ? |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Urbanisation |
| C. | Irrigation |
| D. | Health |
| Answer» B. Urbanisation | |
| 415. |
_______ was the old name of Rajasthan under the British. |
| A. | Ranawar |
| B. | Meghmalhar |
| C. | Jaipur |
| D. | Rajputana |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 416. |
Consider the following statements:Assertion (A): Socio - religious movements of the 19th century resulted in the modernization of India.Reason (R): Rationalism, scientific temper, and other such ideas which are the basis of modernization were at the core of the socio-religious movements.Select the correct answer from the code given below: |
| A. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| B. | (R) is true but (A) is false. |
| C. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| D. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| Answer» E. | |
| 417. |
In which year was the All India Women's Conference was formed? |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1933 |
| Answer» B. 1929 | |
| 418. |
Barani's purpose of writing Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi was to |
| A. | protect shariat |
| B. | please Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| C. | please Firuz Shah Tughluq |
| D. | highlight the events during IItutmish-Sikandar Loadi period |
| Answer» C. please Firuz Shah Tughluq | |
| 419. |
During which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress did Subhash Chandra Bose resign from the Presidentship of INC? |
| A. | Tripuri |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Jaipur |
| D. | Haripura |
| Answer» B. Calcutta | |
| 420. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below.Assertion (A): Guillaume Adam advocates an alliance between Latin Christians and Ikhanid Persia, based on his assumption that Mameluk Egypt would be the common enemy for both.Reason (R): The vision and plan of a naval blockade to cut off Indian commerce with Egypt via the Red Sea was a novel idea, but could never be put to practice. However, it was nearly realised almost two centuries later by the Portuguese. |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| C. | (A) is true, but (R) is flase |
| D. | (A) is false, but (R) is true |
| Answer» B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) | |
| 421. |
His great-grandfather had written an account of many animals, plants and people, but “had not ordered his painters to make pictures of them.”Identify this royal great grandfather - great grandson pair. |
| A. | Babur - Jahangir |
| B. | Humayun - Shahjahan |
| C. | Akbar - Aurangzeb |
| D. | Jahangir - Bahadur Shah I |
| Answer» B. Humayun - Shahjahan | |
| 422. |
In which of the following years did India come under the direct rule of the British crown? |
| A. | 1878 |
| B. | 1858 |
| C. | 1868 |
| D. | 1888 |
| Answer» C. 1868 | |
| 423. |
British concluded the Treaty of Bassein on 31st December 1802 with : |
| A. | Sindhias |
| B. | Holkars |
| C. | Bhonsles |
| D. | Peshwas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 424. |
In which year was the Regulating Act passed? |
| A. | AD 1757 |
| B. | AD 1765 |
| C. | AD 1773 |
| D. | AD 1793 |
| Answer» D. AD 1793 | |
| 425. |
In whose travelogue the material condition of the people of India has been described as under:"The common people lived in poverty so great and miserable that the life of the people can be depicted or accurately described only as the home of stark want and the dwelling place of bitter woe" |
| A. | Ibn-Batutah's Kitab ul Rehla' |
| B. | Francisco Pelsaert's 'Remonstrantie' |
| C. | Francois Bernier's 'Travels in the Mogul Empire' |
| D. | Jean-Baptiste Tavernier's 'Travels in India' |
| Answer» C. Francois Bernier's 'Travels in the Mogul Empire' | |
| 426. |
Arrange the following in a chronological order, starting from the earliest:(A) The Peripuls of the Erythraean Sea(B) Si-yu-ki(C) Manimekalai(D) SuttanipataChoose the correct answer from the options given below: |
| A. | (D), (A), (C), (B) |
| B. | (C), (D), (B), (A) |
| C. | (A), (C), (B), (D) |
| D. | (B), (D), (C), (A) |
| Answer» B. (C), (D), (B), (A) | |
| 427. |
In medieval India, there were cross-cultural interactions among the people of different faiths. Mughal rulers and the obility used to interact with Jadrup Gosain, a Brahmin ascetic and an exponent of Vedic thought. They were impressed with his knowledge of Vedanta, which was considered similar to Sufism.Who among the following are known to have met with Jadrup Gosain? |
| A. | Akbar, Jahangir and Mirza Aziz Koka |
| B. | Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khanan |
| C. | Akbar, Prince Khusrau and Prince Khaurram |
| D. | Shah Jahan, Raja Bithal Das and Surt Singh Rathore |
| Answer» B. Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khanan | |
| 428. |
In which year Sati System was abolished by William Bentinck? |
| A. | 1825 A.D. |
| B. | 1827 A.D. |
| C. | 1829 A.D. |
| D. | 1830 A.D. |
| Answer» D. 1830 A.D. | |
| 429. |
Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R)Assertion (A) : No other leader suceeded so in arousign and mobilizing the depessed classes for their own development as Dr. Ambedkar, for he gave them a sense of their own identity.Reason (R): Dr. Ambedkar's whole being rose in articulate protest against a social order which condemned him and his people to a life of social ostracism, material deprivation and psychological injury and insult.In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct? |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A) |
| C. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| D. | (A) is false but (R) is true |
| Answer» B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A) | |
| 430. |
Match the following:OrganisationPresidentA. Bhabasamaikyatha Prajasanghatana1. Achuta ReddyB. Telangana Praja Samithi2. Smt.Eshwari baiC. Republican Party3. A. Madan MohanD. Telangana Udyama Samanvaya Sangham4. Ramananda Tirtha |
| A. | A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 |
| B. | A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 |
| C. | A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 |
| D. | A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 |
| Answer» C. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 | |
| 431. |
In which year Regulating Act was passed? |
| A. | 1753 |
| B. | 1757 |
| C. | 1764 |
| D. | 1773 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 432. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).Assertion (A): Barani writes, ‘Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq talked as if he hated low-born people more than he hated idols, Nevertheless, I have seen him promoting Najba, the low-born son of a musician, to such an extent that he rose higher in status than many maliks, for Gujarat, Multan and Badaon were put in his charge . . . It was strange how he gave high offices and governments of extensive territories and great provinces to men of low and mean birth’.Reason (R): The Sultan believed in offices being open to talent. He dispensed with whatever considerations of birth had persisted in the administration and appointed low-born persons to the highest offices in the administration.In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct ? |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| C. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | |
| 433. |
In which of the following years did the Malabar Rebellion break out in the southern taluks of Malabar? |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1921 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 434. |
Match the pairs. (Choose the correct answer option).List - IList - II a. Adil shahi i. Bidar b. Nizam shahi ii. Golconda c. Imad shahi iii. Vijapur d. Qutub Shahi iv. Ahemadnagar e. Barid Shahi v. Berar |
| A. | a - iii, b - v, c - ii, d - iv, e - i |
| B. | a - v, b - iv, c - i, d - ii, e - iii |
| C. | a - iii, b - iv, c - v, d - ii, e - i |
| D. | a - v, b - iv, c - ii, d - iii, e - i |
| Answer» D. a - v, b - iv, c - ii, d - iii, e - i | |
| 435. |
Ahom kingdom was developed by whom? |
| A. | Sukapha |
| B. | Suhungmug |
| C. | Sangram Shah |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Suhungmug | |
| 436. |
Arrange the establishment of the following political associations chronologically:(a) Madras Mahajan Sabha(b) Bombay Presidency Association(c) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha(d) Bombay AssociationChoose the correct option: |
| A. | (b), (c), (d), (a) |
| B. | (c), (a), (b), (d) |
| C. | (c), (d), (a), (b) |
| D. | (d), (c), (a), (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 437. |
Ain-ul-Mulk Multani did not serve under which of these rulers? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Muhammad Bin Tughluq |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» E. | |
| 438. |
A number of changes were introduced by Ghuyasuddin Tughluq in Alauddin's agrarian measures. Which of the following in this context is NOT correct? |
| A. | To lighten the burden of the peasants he substituted hukum-i masahat (measurement) to hukum-i hasil (crop sharing) |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin did not believe in Alauddin's principle of levelling down the village heads to the rank of the ordinary peasant and restored their perquisites. |
| C. | He exempted their cultivation and pasturage from assessment. |
| D. | He also continued and encouraged the practice of farming of the land revenue. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 439. |
In the year 1778, the British established the first printing press in ______. |
| A. | Madras |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 440. |
From among the following statements regarding Indian National Congress, which one are correct?(A) As a movement, it incorporated different political trends, ideologies and social groups/classes so long as they were committed to democratic and secular nationalism(B) The early nationalist leaders did not organize mass movements but did carry out an ideological struggle against the oppressors(C) The early nationalist leaders fought against every infringment of the freedom of press and speech(D) They struggled for separation of the judicial and executive powers and fought against racial discriminationChoose the correct answer form the options give below: |
| A. | (A), (B), (C), (D) |
| B. | (B) and (D) only |
| C. | (C) and (D) only |
| D. | (A), (B) and (D) only |
| Answer» B. (B) and (D) only | |
| 441. |
Madhya Pradesh state was constituted on |
| A. | 1st November1959 |
| B. | 1st September 1956 |
| C. | 1st November 1956 |
| D. | 1st September 1951 |
| Answer» D. 1st September 1951 | |
| 442. |
Given below are two statements- one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (A) : The nationalist historical writing saw the bipolarity of the spiritual content of Indian culture and the materialist basis of Western culture as an essential and inherent difference.Reason (R) : This was in part a reaction to the view that religion was such a central factor in the traditional society of India is obstracted progress.In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct? |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| C. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| D. | (A) is false but (R) is true |
| Answer» B. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | |
| 443. |
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) K.R. Qanungo(i) History of the Sikhs(b) Raghubir Singh(ii) History of the Jats(c) J.D. Cunningham(iii) History of the Marathas (d) James Grant Duff (iv) Malwa in Transition |
| A. | (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) |
| B. | (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii) |
| C. | (a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (i) |
| D. | (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 444. |
How long was Sikander Lodi's reign in India? |
| A. | 1421 - 1434 AD |
| B. | 1451 - 1489 AD |
| C. | 1489 - 1517 AD |
| D. | 1517 - 1526 AD |
| Answer» D. 1517 - 1526 AD | |
| 445. |
Jyotiba Phule was one of the prominent ______ of the 19th century India |
| A. | Scientists |
| B. | Politicians |
| C. | Economists |
| D. | Social reformers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 446. |
Arrange the following movements of Mahatma Gandhi in the right order from the beginning |
| A. | Champaran, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Non-cooperation. |
| B. | Ahmedabad, Champaran, Kheda, Non-cooperation. |
| C. | Kheda, Champaran, Ahmedabad, Non-cooperation. |
| D. | Non-cooperation, Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad. |
| Answer» B. Ahmedabad, Champaran, Kheda, Non-cooperation. | |
| 447. |
August 9 is observed as the anniversary of which famous movement during the Indian Freedom Struggle ? |
| A. | Quit India Movement |
| B. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| C. | Salt Satyagraha |
| D. | Khilafat Movement |
| Answer» B. Non-Cooperation Movement | |
| 448. |
In 1850, on the eve of the rise of large-scale industry in India, which of the following was the most prominent community engaged in the trade of the two principal exportable goods from the western coast, cotton and opium? |
| A. | European capitalists |
| B. | Bengali traders |
| C. | Parsis |
| D. | Chettiars |
| Answer» D. Chettiars | |
| 449. |
Identify the leader who did not appose the disintegration of Hyderabad state and represented the same to the states Re-organisation Committee. |
| A. | Pundit Narendraji |
| B. | Pundit Vinayak Rao |
| C. | Gopal Rao Ekbote |
| D. | Kotturu Seetayyagupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 450. |
In which of the following years was Sir Richard Stafford Cripps sent to India to win the co- operation of Indian political groups? |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1929 |
| Answer» D. 1929 | |