History Model Test 25 in English

1. Match List I with List II using the codes given below the list:

• List I                                                                      List II

1. Hindustan Socialist Republican Party A. Tilak
2. ‘Father of Indian Unrest’ B. Annie Besant
3. Commonweal’                                                C. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. ‘New India’ D. Bhagat Singh

Who was the premier of Madras Presidency, when Simon Commission visited in 1927?

Match List I with List II using the codes given below the list:

• List I                                                          List II

1. Suryanarayana Sastri         1. Desiyakkodi
2. SampantaMudaliar                    2. Rupavati
3. Sankaradas Swamigal                   3. Ponvilangu
4. T.P. Krishnaswami Pulavar             4. Pavalakkodi

Match the following :

1. Kanchipuram Kailasanatha Temple 1. Chalukyas
2. Virupaksha Temple at Pattadakal                       2. Vojayanagar
3. Kailasa Temple at Ellora 3. Pallavas
4. Varadaraja Temple at Kanchipuram 4. Rashtrakutas

The ruling party of the Chennai State between 1921 to 1936 was

Who was the first well-known exponent of Algebra among Indian Mathematicians?

Who was the author of the Natya Shastra?

Zamindari system was introduced by

Land reforms provide

Who among the following has made the first systematic attempt of planning in India?

Who was the leader of Satyagraha Committee, organized for the removal of Neel Statue in Chennai?

When did Nehru become the President of Indian National Congress?

From which novel was the National song of Vande Mataram taken?

During the freedom struggle on which day the Indian National Congress celebrated the Poorna Swaraj?

During the time of Harsha who served as the head of the Nalanda University?

The Forward Bloc was founded by

Who was called the Portuguese Knight Courtier and Sea Captain?

Name the first Indian who became the member of the British Parliament?

Who wrote the popular patriotic song, ‘Sarae Jahan Se Accha’?

Match the following:

1. Nehru                             1. Mandal Report
2. Indira Gandhi                      2. GATT
3. V.P.Singh                                        3. Emergency
4. P.V.Narasima Rao                             4. Indo-China War

Who was called the Grand Old man of India?

Which agitation is called as the ‘Blue Mutiny’?

Point out the correct statement regarding Bardoli movement.

The invention of _________ accelerated the progress of Indian civilization.

Where was the Mahalwari system first introduced in India?

Who was the founder of Swaraj party?

Name the freedom fighter who was affected by leprosy in Trichy Jail.

Whose document has been called as ‘Magna Carta of India’?

Who coined the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’?

Choose the correct sequence of the following using the codes given below:

1. Qutbuddin Aibak, Iltutmish , Raziya, Balban
2. Jahangir, Humayun, Akbar, Shahjahan
3. Balaji Viswanath, Balahi Baji rao, Bahi Rao I, Shivaji

Which of the following were among the main exports of India valley people. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Wheat II. Barley                     III. Cotton                    IV. Gold

Match List I with List II using the codes given below the list:

• List I                                              List II

1. Santhal’s Rebellion            1. 1923
2. Maplah Rebellion               2. 1929
3. Vizag Revolution                3. 1921
4. Bardoli Satyagraha             4. 1855

Match List I with List II using the codes given below the list:

• List I                                              List II

1. Dupleix                             1. Nawab of Bengal
2. Anwar-ud-din                        2. British Admiral
3. Shuja-ud-Daula                      3. French Governor
4. Polock                                         4. Nawab of Carnatic

Match List I with List II using the codes given below the list:

• List I                                              List II

1. Kural             1. Rishabham
2. Thutham           2. Shajam
3. Kaikilai                 3. Madhyamam
4. Vuzhgai             4. Gandharam

Match List I with List II using the codes given below the list:

• List I                                              List II

1. Brahmanas 1. Forest Texts
2. Sama veda 2. Guide Book for Priests
3. Aranyakas 3. Ritual Texts
4. Yajur Veda 4. Book of Chants

Which of the following is/are not correct?

• Minto-Morley reforms of 1909 introduced the following.

1. The system of direct election was introduced in provinces.
2. The act did not enfranchise women.
3. It introduced diarchy in provinces.
4. Communal electorate was introduced.

Who bestowed the little Sardar on Vallabhai Patel?

During 1857 revolt which army remained loyal to the British?

Pick out the wrong statement

Match the following:

1. Simon Commission                            1. 1928
2. Nehru Report                                    2. 1932
3. Second Round Table Conference    3. 1927
4. Communal Award                                 4. 1931

Identify the statement , which is not the cause for the failure of Quit India Movement.

1. British Government arrested key leaders in anticipation to the movement.
2. Nehru and Rajaji disbelieved in Direct Action.
3. Hindu Mahasabha and Muslim League supported the movement
4. British Government suppressed the movement

Consider the following statements.

• Assertion(A): Scholars distinguished a culture midway between Palaeolithic and Neolithic called Mesolithic.
• Reason®: The chief characteristic Mesolithic were the stone implements used were extremely small and made up of Chalcedony and silicate instead of quartzite.

Select your answer according to the coding scheme below:

Consider the following about scientific dating of the pre-historic period: Choose the correct code.

1. The technique of radio-carbon dating is based on measuring the loss of carbon in organic materials over a period of time.
2. Another dating method is known as dendro-chronology.
3. Palaeo Botany is the analysis of prehistoric plants.
4. Palaeography is the study of ancient writing

Give the correct chronological order:

1. Pitt’s India Act
2. Minto-Morley Act
3. Regulating Act
4. Montague-Chelmsford Act

Who was known as the Father of Library movement in Tamil Nadu?

Identify the correct order of events of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq.

Consider the following relating to Babur.

1. The Autobiography of Babur is ‘Babur Namah’
2. It was originally written in Persian.

In which Indian National Congress session, Mahatma Gandhi was made its President?

Match List I with List II using the codes given below the list:

• List I                                              List II

1. Amrit Bazar Patrika              1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Indian Mirror                            2. Sisir Kumar Gosh
3. Voice of India                                         3. G.Varma
4. Advocate                                               4. N.N.Sen

Which Act is called as Black Act by the Indians?

Identify the statement which is wrong.

Consider the following Reason and Assertion and Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

• Reason(R): The diet of the early Tamils was not very different from that of modern times. Ghee played a conspicuous part in the diet of all, it fetched a high price.
• Assertion(A): Ghee was used freely both by vegetarian and non vegetarian. Avur Mulankilar and Purattinai Nannaganar spoken of the use of ghee.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

• Assertion(A): The Indian National Movement reached its crescendo in the non-co-operation movement in 1920-22. It was in this context that there occurred a resurgence of working class activity in the years 1920-22. The working class created its own organization to defend its class rights.
• Reason®: Lokamanya Tilak was one of the moving spirits in the formation of AITUC. AITUC was formed in 1920.

Who has given the most accurate account about Mohammed Ghazni’s raid of Somanatha temple in 1026 A.D.?

Which mosque was called as “Adai-din-ka-Jhonpada”?

After the break-up of the Bahmani Kingdom five separate states of the Muslims came into existence. Which state was most important of the five?

Who stated in his book. The Indian war of Independence, described the revolt of 1857 as “a planned war of national independence”?

Which among the following is correctly matched?

Choose the incorrect pair regarding the places and the states where Mesolithic remains have been found.

1. Langhnaj - Gujarat
2. Adamgarh - Madhya Pradesh
3. Mahadaha - Uttar Pradesh
4. Sarai Nahar Rai - Rajasthan

During whose reign Vijayanagar was visited by two foreigners, Nicolo Conti and Abdur Razzaq?

The most favourite God of the Tamils during the Sangam age was

Who gave a new slogan “One religion, One caste and One God for manking”?

Who made the famous declaration known as the “Deepavali Declaration” on October 31, 1929?

Who said this? “I am Indian tom toms waking up all the sleepers so that they may wake and work for their motherland”

In which year the Headquarter of the Theosophical Society was established at Adyar(Madras)?

In which place Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company was started by V.O.Chidambaram?

Which of the following were the liquid measurements used by the imperial cholas?

Pick out the wrong statement about Rabindranath Tagore

1. He founded Shantiniketan (now Viswabharati university) in Bengal
2. He is the first Asian to receive Nobel prize in 1915.
3. His works are ‘post office’ and ‘Gora’
4. He is the writer of National Anthems of India and Srilanka.

Which Indian dynasty imposed a tax called “Patdam” on remarriage of widows?

Identify the Indian Political Leader who uttered the following opinion: “Indians do not deserve freedom from British rule unless they themselves get rid off the evils of untouchability”?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Indo Soviet Tready in 1971. Which of the statements given below is/are correct:

1. This treaty was signed for 20 years.
2. This treaty was concluded on August 9, 1971 by Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and India’s Minister of External Affairs Sardar Swaran Singh.
3. A former congress President K.Kamaraj said, “It would not only consolidate the friendship between the two countries but also help the cause of peace in Asia and the world”

Who was the President of All India State People Conference during 1946-1947?

Which among the following is not related to the Aligarh Movement?

1. Providing modern education to Indian Muslims
2. Reform of Muslim society
3. Bringing Indian Muslims close to Modernism
4. Awakening of Nationalism among Indian Muslims

Who among the following stayed away without taking part in 1857 Revolt?

1. Sindhia
2. Holkar
3. Gaekwar
4. Nizam

Who presided over the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress in 1931?

Consider the following statement, choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

• Assertion(A): The Romans had trade contact with Tamil country and nearly 6 lakhs gold coins were transacted which led to the economic drain of the country.
• Reason®: Roman Trade declined after the death of Nero in 68 B.C.

Match the following and choose the correct option.

1. Flute 1. All Akbar Khan
2. Tabla 2. Nishat Khan
3. Sitar 3. Zakir Hussain
4. Sarod 4. Rajendra Prasanna

Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

• List I                                                          List II

1. Bombay Railway Station                             1. 1873
2. Royapuram Railway Station                           2. 1908
3. Chennai Central Railway Station                     3. 1853
4. Egmore Railway Station                                          4. 1856

Match the following and choose the correct option:

1. K.R. Iyengar                 1. Vaikom Satyagraha
2. Kelappan                        2. Hindu Mahasabha
3. M.R. Masani                3. Madras Mahajan Sabha
4. M.M. Malaviya                      4. Congress Socialist Party

The founder of Nalanda University

Which party in Tamil Nadu first introduced “Free Noon-Meal” scheme?

Krishnadevaraya wrote Amuktamalyada in the language of

Who has received the award of ‘Ezhisai Mannar’ through Dr.S.Dharmambal?

Which is known as “Whispering gallery”?

Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Home Rule Movement                        1. 1920
2. Non-Co-operation Movement                  2. 1942
3. Salt Satyagraha                                     3. 1916
4. Quit India Movement                              4. 1930

The Treaty of Purandhar was signed in the year

Consider the statement and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

• Assertion(A): The partition of Bengal came into effect on 16^th October 1905.
• Reason®: It resulted in Swadeshi Movement in Bengal.

The king who issued the infallibility decree was

The tower of Arunachalaeswara temple was completed by

The excavation of the Indus Valley Civilization was done in

______ describes the social condition of the Sangam Tamils.

Who among the following was the political Guru of Gandhiji?

In which year Jawaharlal Nehru declared the “Poornaswaraj” of India?

Which of the following statement of Bishop Caldwell about the Dravidians is wrong?

1. They had minstrels who recited songs in festivals
2. They acknowledged the existence of God
3. They had laws and customs
4. They had lawyers and judges

Which Delhi Sultan founded the city of Jaunpur?

From the following pairs, choose the incorrect pair regarding the History of Education and its years in India.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s name is associated with to which social reform?

Who was the President of the National Conference founded in 1883?