Q01. With reference to Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It recommended a federal government. 2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts. 3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A 1 only B 2 and 3 C 1 and 3 D None of the above
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Correct answer: 1 only
Q02. With reference to the Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: 1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes. 2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. 3. It advocated a separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A 1 and 2 only B 3 only C 1, 2 and 3 D None of the above
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Correct answer: None of the above
Q03. With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’. 2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha Gandhiji tried to use the Home Rule League. 3. Demonstrations against the Simon Commission coincided with the Rowlatt Satyagraha. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A 1 only B 1 and 2 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 1 and 2 only
Q04. Who of the following organised a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?
A V.O Chidambaram Pillai B C. Rajagopalachari C K. Kamaraj D Annie Besant
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Correct answer: C. Rajagopalachari
Q05. The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined
A the separation of power between the judiciary and the legislature B the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments C the powers of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy D None of the above
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Correct answer: the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments
Q06. Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India? 1. Dadabhai Naoroji 2. G. Subramania Iyer 3. R. C. Dutt Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A 1 only B 1 and 2 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 1, 2 and 3
Q07. Consider the following statements: 1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu. 2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji. 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
Q08. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’?
A Swadeshi Movement B Quit India Movement C Non-Cooperation Movement D Civil Disobedience Movement
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Correct answer: Swadeshi Movement
Q09. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system? 1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority 2. The emergence of an administrative structure based on control and possession of the land. 3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A 1 and 2 only B 2 and 3 only C 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 2 and 3 only
Q10. With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?
A Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar B Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli C Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram D Varaha Image at Udayagiri
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Correct answer: Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
Q11. Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?
A Amoghavarsha I B Ballala Il C Harihara I D Prataparudra I
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Correct answer: Harihara I
Q12. Consider the following: 1. The arrival of Babur into India led to the 2. introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent 3. introduction of the arch and dome in the region's architecture 4. establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A 1 and 2 only B 3 only C 1 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 3 only
Q13. Which of the following kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha? 1. Avanti 2. Gandhara 3. Kosala 4. Magadha Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A 1, 2 and 3 B 2 and 3 only C 1, 3 and 4 D 3 and 4 only
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Correct answer: 3 and 4 only
Q14. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War:
A India should be granted complete independence B India should be partitioned into two before granting independence C India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth D India should be given Dominion status
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Correct answer: India should be given Dominion status
Q15. The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to
A Social reforms B Education reforms C Reforms in public administration D Constitutional reforms
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Correct answer: Constitutional reforms
Q16. The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the
A Agitation against the partition of Bengal B Home Rule Movement C Non-Cooperation Movement D Visit of Simon Commission to India
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Correct answer: Agitation against the partition of Bengal
Q17. What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?
A Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto. B Extremists’ lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government. C Foundation of Muslim League. D Aurobindo Ghosh’s inability to be elected as the president of the Indian National Congress.
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Correct answer: Extremists’ lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government.
Q18. Consider the following: 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian Reform Association Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
A 1 and 3 only B 2 and 3 only C 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 2 and 3 only
Q19. Satya Shodhak Samaj organised:
A a movement for the upliftment of tribals in Bihar B a temple-entry movement in Gujarat C an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra D a peasant movement in Punjab
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Correct answer: an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
Q20. With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?
A Shramana B Parivraajaka C Agrahaarika D Maagadha
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Correct answer: Maagadha