History Model Test 20 in English

The earliest brick temple in India was built by

Match List I and List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:

• List I                                  List II

1. Nana Sahib         1. Partition of Bengal
2. Vellore Mutiny           2. 1947
3. Lord Curzon                        3. 1806
4. Indian Independence                  4. 1857 Revolt

The Pandyan King who consolidated and expanded the Pandya Kingdom upto Kaveri was

The first ruler of the Chola Dynasty who kept strong navywas

The Shore temple at Mamallapuram was built by ________

A great exponent of Mahayanism was __________

Poondi Reservoir was planned to provide water to Madras by

When did the Madras Government issue the first communal G.O.?

_______gave the title ‘Mahatma’ to Gandhiji.

Pre-history of India can be dated back to

The Allahabad pillar inspection was composed by _______

The Chola dynasty was an ancient Tamil Kingdom along the banks of the river ________

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• List I                                 List II

1. Sankaracharya 1. Dualism
2. Ramanuja 2. Vira Saivism
3. Madhavacharya 3. Advaita
4. Basaveswara 4. Visistadvaita

The Indian Independence bill was brought in the House of Commons on

The Red Fort at Delhi was constructed by

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Siddhartha was the actual name of Buddha.
2. Buddha’s wife was Mahamaya.
3. Buddha belonged to Gautama gotra.
4. Yasodha was the Mother of Buddha.

Consider the following statements:

• Assertion(A):         The worship of the three emenations of Sankarashana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha flourished from the Gupta period.
• Reason(R): The concept of Vishnu’s incartnations became popular and dominated Vaishnavism during the Gupta age.

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Which of the following statements about ‘Babur’ are true?

1. He was the fourth descendnt of Timur from the side of his father, and fifteenth descendant of Changizkhan through his mother.
2. He was the fifth descendant of Timur from the side of his father and fourteenth descendant of Changizkhan through his mother.
3. He was fifteenth descendant of Timur from the side of his father and f ourth descendant of Changizkhan through his mother.
4. His family belonged to the Chahgatai section of the Turkish race.

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• List I                                              List II

1. E.V.R. Periyar 1. New lamps for ols
2. Aurobindo Ghosh 2. An Echo from Andamans
3. Dayandan Saraswathi 3. Family planning
4. V.D. Sarvarkar 4. Satyartha Prakash

Point out the correct statement in the following:

Match the following:

1. Karukar 1. Thaiyalkarar (Tailor)
2. Karodar 2. Aranmanaik Kavalar (Palace Security)
3. Yavanar 3. Nesavuthozhilalar
4. Thunnakkarar 4. Saanal Pidippavar

Which of the following statements is/are not relevant to Ganthi-Irwin pact?

1. Government agreed to withdraw the repressive ordinances.
2. Government agreed to release Satyagraha prisoners.
3. Congress agreed to participate in the third round table conference.
4. Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil disobedience movement.

The sect which used to have the Trisul mark in their feet during the medieval period of Tamil Nadu ________

Match List I and List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:

• List I                                              List II

1. Annie Besant                        1. Young India
2. G. Subramaniya Ayyar             2. New India
3. Gandhiji                                  3. The Swarajya
4. T. Prakasam                                 4. The Hindu

Match the Newspaper with publisher and choose answer from the codes given below:

1. Lokamanya Thilak 1. Vande Mataram
2. Sri Aurobinda Ghosh 2. Commonweal
3. G. Subramanya Aiyar 3. Maratha
4. Dr. Annie Besant 4. The Hindu

Who built the temple ‘Vellore Jalagan-deshwarar’?

The word ‘Valanchiyam’ in Chola period means

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1. Vaisali           1. Ajatha Satru
2. Rajgir                   2. Kanishka
3. Pataliputra            3. Kalashoka
4. Kahmir                              4. Ashoka

Point out the correct event/given below in which Lala Lajpat Rai received severe lathi blows and died because of that

Which of the following statements about ‘Individual Satyagraha’ are true?

1. It was launched in October 1940.
2. Failure of the Cripp’s mission was the immediate cause for starting it.
3. Vinoba Bhave led the movement.
4. The Satyagrahis from Tamil Nadu went to Delhi to join the movement.

Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:

• Assertion (A): The immediate occasion for the arrest of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai was the organization of fabrication meetings celebrating Bipin Chandara Pal’s release.
• Reason(R): V.O. Chidambaram Pillai started the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

• List I                                                          List II

1. Nehru Report                          1. Previncia, Autonomy
2. Montfort Act                                        2. Complete Independence
3. Government of India Act 1935                3. Dyarchy in the provinces
4. Lahore Congress                                                 4. Dominion Status

Who among the following were Indian Freedom Fighters outside India?

1. Lakshmi Swaminathan
2. Aruna Asaf Ali
3. Madam Cama
4. Usha Mehta

Who among the following were the prominent workers of the Congress Radio station named ‘Voice of Freedom’ started in 1942?

1. Ysha Mehta II. Ram Manohar Lohia

• III. Kalpana Dutta              IV. Aruna Asaf Ali

Consider the following statements and choose your answer:

• Assertion(A):         Bardoli Satyagraha organized in 1928 under the direct leadership of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was a victory for the Bardoli Peasants and a blow to the Government’s authority.
• Reason(R): Governor, Leslie Wilson appointed a Committee of inquiry and its report favoured the Peasant’s position.

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Consider the following pairs. Which of the following pair(s) is/are correct?

1. Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch - 1854
2. Hunter Commission - 1884
3. I University Act                          - 1904
4. Madras University - 1835

The description of a society’s culture and its way of living is called

‘Dindigul Federation’ was formed during the South Indian Rebellion in the year

The first Jain council was held at _________in the third Century B.C.

What is the name of the land donated by Pandiya Kings to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the battle?

In which Chola King’s period was the practiced of writing of ‘Meikirthi’ started first?

Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

To which does the Indus Valley Civilization belong?

Who among the following was the editor of ‘Suryodayam’?

The battle of Plassey  took place in the year _______

Who was the founder of the Imperial Chola dynasty?

Arrange the following in chronological order

1. Rowlatt Sct
2. Khilafat movement
3. Montague – Chelmsford reforms
4. Jalianwala Bagh tragedy

Which among the following was also known as Delhi pact?

When was Zamindari system abolished in Tamil Nadu?

When was the National Interim Government formed?

Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

Indentify the correct order of events from the following:

Consider the following statements:

• Assertion(A): In October 1940, Gandhi gave the call for a limited Satyagraha by a few selected individuals.
• Reason(R): To make clear that India was not a party in the Second World War.

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Match List I correctly with List –II and select your answer using the codes given below:

• List I                                                                      List II

1. Young India                                                   1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Satyarth Prakash                                      2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3. Poverty and un-British rule in India                   3. Lala Lajpat Rai
4. India wins freedom                                                 4. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi

The prominent members of the Bharat Mata Association were ________

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• List I                                              List II

1. The commonweal           1. Rajendra Prasad
2. Abhyudaya                       2. Annie Besant
3. Al Hilal                             3. Madan Mohan Malaviya
4. Desh                                   4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Find out the two Sangam works with Karikal Chola as hero from the following that:

1. Porunaratruppadai
2. Kalithogai
3. Madurai Kanchi
4. Pattinappalai
5. Silappadikaram
6. Manimekalai
7. Thirumurugatruppadai
8. Pathittruppathu

Which among the following events of Shivaji’s reign is correctly matched?

1. Attack of Surat - 1680
2. Shivaji’s Coronation - 1674
3. Treaty of Purandar                   - 1675
4. Capture of Torna Fort - 1640

Of these

Arrange the following events of Jahangir’s reign in the chronological order:

1. Conquest of Kangra
2. Khusrau’s revolt against his father.
3. Jahangir’smarriage with Nur Jahan
4. Captain Hawkin’s visit to Jahankir’s court.

Match List I (Chola rulers) correctly with List II (Titles) and select your answer using the code given below:

• List I                                              List II
• (Chola Rulers)                               (Titkes)

 

1. Rajaraja I                    1. Sungam Thavirtha Chola
2. Rajendra I                           2. Vallabha Vallabha
3.  Vira Rajendra I              3. Kadaeangonda
4. Kulothunga I                        4. Sivapadhasekara

Eliminate the wrong pair from the following matches:

• Kingdoms conquered by Alauddin Khilji              Rulers of the Kingdoms

Match List – I correctly with List –II and select your answer using the codes given below:

• List I                                 List II

1. Peshwa             1. Finance Minister
2. Amatya       2. Prime Minister
3. Samanta        3. Home Secretary
4. Sachiv         4. Foreign Secretary

Consider the following statements:

• Assertion(A):         Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi was a universal religion with the object of establishing (Sulh-i-Kul) or universal peace.
• Reason(R): Akbar abolished the Pilgrimage tax and the Jizya which were imposed on the Hindus.

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Which one of the following statements is not relevant to the Third Buddhist Council summoned by Emperor Ashoka?

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1. Gordon Childe               1. History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature
2. Max Mullur                     2. Caste in India
3. Will Durant                     3. The Aryans
4. J.H.Hutton                      4. Our oriental heritage

‘Kantakasodhana’ in the Mauryan Administration refers to which one of the following?

During the Mesolithic Age developments in coastal areas on the West Coastal, Madras and Ceylon indicate

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• List I                                                          List II

1. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi               1. Bombay Association
2. Dadabai Naoroji                                      2. Militancy not Mendicancy
3. S.N. Banerjee                                      3. Back to Vedas
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak                               4. Indian Association

Which of the following is/are wrong?

1. The Indus people had the knowledge of surveying and geometry.
2. Indus people had the knowledge of Astronomy.
3. Botanical aspects were very familiar to the Indus people.

Which of the following Vedic Literature contains the fine specimens of lyric poetry notably addressed to the Goddess of the dawn (Usha)?

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• List I                                                                      List II

1. Resignation of Congress Ministries 1. Singapore
2. Sir Stafford Cripps 2. 8 August, 1942
3. Sir Stafford Cripps 3. Member of Labour party
4. Azad Hind Fauj 4. 1939

Which of the following is correctly matched?

1. Baridshahi Kingdom - Ahmed Nagar
2. Imadshahi Kingdom - Berar
3. Nizamshahi Kingdom- Bijapur
4. Adilshahi Kingdom - Bidar

The Ministry headed by Rajaji in 1937 consists of the following ministers (Identify the correct one).

The congress passed the ‘Quit India’ Resolution on 8 August , 1942 for the following reasons.

1. Failure of the Cripps Mission.
2. Japanese forces moved towards India.
3. Sympathy with Japan.
4. To compel the British to accept the demand of Indians for Independence.
5. To support the Soviet Union.

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

• List I                                              List II

1. Gulbadan Begum 1. Padsha Namah
2. Inayat Khan 2. Akbar Namah
3. Abdul Hamid Lahori 3. Humayun Namah
4. Abul Fazl 4. Shahjahan Namah

Match List I with List II:

• List I                      List II

1. Shiksha      1. Metrics
2. Kalps                     2. Grammar
3. Vyakarna          3. Phoneties
4. Nidhi               4. Astronomy
5. Chandas           5. Rituals
6. Jyotisha             6. Chronology

Which among the following Thirthankaras completed the concept of ‘Panchama Dharma’ by adding ‘Brahmacharya’ as the fifth doctrine?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

• List I                                  List II

1. New India                                 1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. The People’s friend                2. Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Bante Mataram                          3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Rast Goftar                         4. A.O. Hume

Under the leadership of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly ad ‘The Frontier Gandhi’ the Pathans organized the society of Khudai Khidmutgar (or Servants of god), known popularly as _____________

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:

• List I (Poets)                      List II (Works)

1. Kalidasa                       1. Ashtanga Sangrata
2. Vishnu Sarma                    2. Surya Siddhanta
3. Aryabhatta                     3. Panchatantra
4. Vaghbhatta                          4. Sakuntalam

In which Edict did Ashoka declare his faith in Buddha, Dharma and Sanga?

Why was Lord Canning called as clemency Canning?

The title ‘Sardar’ was given to Vallabh Bhai Patel during the

Match the following:

1. Manikodi              1. G. Subramaniya Iyer
2. Eluthu                       2. Thiru.Vi.Ka
3. Sudesamitiran               3. P.S.Ramaiah
4. Nava Sakthi                            4. C. Su. Chellappa

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:

• List I                                              List II

1. Direct Action Day                  1. 20 February, 1947
2. Interim Government                   2. 3 June, 1947
3. Mountbatten Plan                      3. 16 August, 1946
4. Atlee’s Statement                             4. 2 September, 1946

Arrange the following divisions of the Vijayanagar Empire in descending order:

1. Rajyams II. Kurrams III. Valanadus              IV. Nadus

Point out the wrong one in the flowing statements:

Match the following:

1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad          1. Desh
2. Mahatma Gandhi                       2. The people’s friend
3. Allan Octabian Hume                 3. The Harijan
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad                          4. Al-Hilal

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:

• List I                                              List II

1. Monolithic Rathas                     1. Tiruttani
2. Kailasanatha Temple                   2. Gudimallam
3. Virattaneswara Temple               3. Kanchipuram
4. Parasurameswarar Temple                  4. Mamallapuram

The first Individual Satyagrahi was

Which among the following Congress session was presided over by Irish member Alfred-web?

The first editor of the paper ‘Vande Mataram’ was ________

Which among the following is correctly matched?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:

• List I                                              List II

1. Atmiya Sabha                   1. M.G. Ranade
2. Prarthana Sabha              2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Arya Samaj                      3. Dayanand Saraswathi
4. Deccan Education                 4. Atmaram Pandurang

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:

• List I                                              List II

1. Dutch East India Company         1. 1600
2. British East India Company         2. 1664
3. French East India Company         3. 1510
4. Portuguese Captured Goa            4. 1602

Consider the following statements:

• Assertion(A):         The JVP committee was set up to re-examine the issue of linguistic re-organisation of Indian states.
• Reason(R): The committee members were JawaharlalNehru, Vallabhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya.

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“The Congress should get entry into the councils not to cooperate with the Government but to non-cooperative with it”. This statement was made by whom?

N.M.R. Subbaraman, the freedom fighter was called as

Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood as a measure of protest after

Palaeontology is related with