Q01. With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?
A Avalokiteshvara B Lokesvara C Maitreya D Padmapani
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Correct answer: Maitreya
Q02. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were:
A Raw cotton, oil seeds and opium B Sugar, salt, zinc and lead C Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea D Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
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Correct answer: Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
Q03. Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?
A To maintain a large standing army at others expense B To keep India safe from Napoleonic danger C To secure a fixed income for the Company D To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States
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Correct answer: To secure a fixed income for the Company
Q04. Which among the following events happened the earliest
A Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj. B Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neel Darpan. C Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath. D Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
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Correct answer: Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neel Darpan.
Q05. After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Parganas’ were created. 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A 1 only B 2 only C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: Both 1 and 2
Q06. Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the:
A Increase in the export of Indian handicrafts B Growth in the number of Indian-owned factories C Commercialisation of Indian agriculture D The rapid increase in the urban population
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Correct answer: Commercialisation of Indian agriculture
Q07. He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna, stayed in America for some time, and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was:
A Aurobindo Ghosh B Bipin Chandra Pal C Lala Lajpat Rai D Motilal Nehru
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Correct answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
Q08. In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha"?
A All India Home Rule League B Hindu Mahasabha C South Indian Liberal Federation D The Servants of India Society
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Correct answer: All India Home Rule League
Q09. In the federation established by the Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers given to the
A Federal Legislature B Governor General C Provincial Legislature D Provincial Governors
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Correct answer: Governor General
Q10. Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948?
A B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George B Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy C C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu D Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
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Correct answer: Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
Q11. Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. The establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A 1 and 2 only B 2 and 3 only C 1 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 1 and 2 only
Q12. Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A 1 and 2 only B 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 1, 2 and 3
Q13. With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs: Institution Founder 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras William Jones 2. Calcutta Madrasa Warren Hastings 3. Fort William College Arthur Wellesley Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
A 1 and 2 only B 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 3 only
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Correct answer: 2 only
Q14. With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare whereas the people of Indus Valley Civilization did not leave any evidence of using them. 2. Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper whereas Indus Valley people knew only copper and iron. 3. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus Valley people having been aware of this animal. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A 1 only B 2 and 3 only C 1 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 1 and 3 only
Q15. Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?
A Kakinada B Motupalli C Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam) D Nelluru
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Correct answer: Motupalli
Q16. With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements: 1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism. 2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A 1 only B 2 only C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: 2 only
Q17. The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at
A Ajanta B Badami C Bagh D Ellora
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Correct answer: Ajanta
Q18. Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule? 1. Lord Cornwallis 2. Alexander Read 3. Thomas Munro Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A 1 only B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 2 and 3 only
Q19. Consider the following pairs: 1. Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association 2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 3. Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
A 1 only B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 1 and 3 only
Q20. Consider the following statements: 1. The Factories Act of 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. 2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organising the labour movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A 1 only B 2 only C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: 2 only