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History Model Test 8 in English
History Model Test Questions 8 in English
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Question 1 |
Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
- Nehru and Senenayake 1. Bandung conference
- Nehru and Chouen-lai 2.Simla pact
- Sastri and Ayubkhan 3. Commonwealth Prime Minister’s meet
- Indira Gandhi & Z.A. Bhutto 4. Tashkent agreement
3 4 1 2 | |
3 1 4 2 | |
2 4 1 3 | |
3 4 2 1 |
Question 2 |
The Indian National Army was organized in
France | |
U.S.A. | |
Russia | |
Japan |
Question 3 |
Which of the following is correctly matched?
Sarojini Naidu - Swaraj party | |
Annie Besant movement - Home Rule | |
Indira Gandhi - Nightingale of India | |
Vijayalakshmi Pandit - The first lady President of the Indian National Congress |
Question 4 |
Consider the following statements:
M.K. Gandhi attended
- The First Round Table Conference only
- The Second Round Table Conference only
- The First and Second Round Table Conferences
- All the three Round Table Conferences
1 alone is correct | |
2 alone is correct | |
3 alone is correct | |
4 alone is correct |
Question 5 |
The Indian National Congress declared swaraj or self-government as their final goal in
1885 | |
1905 | |
1906 | |
1919 |
Question 6 |
The British paramountary in India was completed in 1856 with the
Annexation of Punjab | |
Annexation of Carnatic | |
Annexation of Oudh | |
Annexation of Sind |
Question 7 |
- The subsidiary alliance system was vigorously implemented by
Lord Warren Hastings | |
Lord Dalhousie | |
Lord Cornwallis | |
Lord Wellesley |
Question 8 |
Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
- Halebid 1. Rashtrakutas
- Khajuraho 2. Pallavas
- Ajanta and Ellora 3. Hoysalas
- Mahabalipuram 4. Chandellas
4 3 2 1 | |
3 4 2 1 | |
3 4 1 2 | |
4 1 2 3 |
Question 9 |
Consider the following statements:
- Gandhi fought against “Apartheid” in south west Africa.
- He launched the non-cooperation movement in 1920.
- He rejected Cripps proposals as post dated cheque.
- He supported Netaji’s Azad Hind Fauz.
1 and 2 are wrong | |
3 and 4 are wrong | |
2 and 3 are correct | |
All are correct |
Question 10 |
Consider the following statements:
- Gandhi said, “God is truth” till 1931.
- Gandhi said, “Truth is God” after 1931
- Gandhi said, “Truth is God, Nothing else, Nothing less”
- Gandhi said, “Therefore, absolute Truth is God”
I alone is correct | |
1 and 2 are correct | |
1,2& 3 are correct | |
All are correct |
Question 11 |
V.O.Chidambaram Pillai was able to start the shipping company because,
he sold his vast land property | |
Japan was ready to sell a second handship | |
the common people of India partronized it | |
he was burning with swadesi zeal |
Question 12 |
Who wrote the Vande Mataram humn?
Bankim Chandra Charropadhaya | |
Bharathiyar | |
Rabindranath Tagore | |
V.D. Savarkar |
Question 13 |
The Inquilab Zindabad slogan was given by
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan | |
Sir Agha Khan | |
Sir Md. Iqbal | |
Md. Ali Jinnah |
Question 14 |
Which of the following titles was M.K. Gandhi given by the British?
Hind Kesari | |
Rai Bahadur | |
Kaiser-e-Hind | |
Sir |
Question 15 |
The founders of the Swaraj party was
- C.R.Das 2. Mahatma Gandhi
- Motilal Nehru 4. Tilak
1 and 2 are correct | |
1 and 3 are correct | |
2 and 4 are correct | |
2 and 3 are correct |
Question 16 |
Which one of the following statements id false?
Lord Cornwallis imposed censorship on all papers. | |
Lord William Bentinck adopted a liberal attitude towards the press | |
Lord Lytton discriminated the English press and vernacular press | |
Lord Rippon repealed the vernacular press act in 1882 |
Question 17 |
Goa was liberated from the yoke Portuguese on
18th December, 1961 | |
3rd January, 1962 | |
17th October, 1962 | |
18th December, 1962 |
Question 18 |
The 1946 Naval Mutiny broke out in the harbor of
Kolkata | |
Chennai | |
Goa | |
Mumbai |
Question 19 |
A.I.T.U.O. was established by N.M.Joshi at Mumbai in
1920A.D. | |
1930 A.D. | |
1940 A.D. | |
1950 A.D. |
Question 20 |
In the I.N.A. circle "Swaraj” means
Self government | |
Nicobar islands | |
Maldives | |
Free India |
Question 21 |
The famous hymn “Vande Mataram” is found in the book entitled
Gitanjali | |
Anandamath | |
Kesari | |
Discovery of India |
Question 22 |
I.P. Saunders, the British Police Officer who assaulted Lala Lajpat Rai killed by
Udham Singh | |
Bhagat Singh | |
Karan Singh | |
Ranjit Singh |
Question 23 |
Who was called as the “Prophet of Indian cultural renaissance”?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
Rabindra Nath Tagore | |
B.C. Chatterjee | |
S.N. Banerjee |
Question 24 |
Consider the following statements:
- Tippu was member of Jocabin club
- Tippu planted a “Tree of liberty” in Sriranga Patnam
- “Live a day as a lion than a life time as a sheep” was uttered by Tippu
- Tippu gave money for the construction of the image of Goddess Sarda in Shringeri temple
4 alone is correct | |
3 alone is correct | |
3 and 4 are not correct | |
All are correct |
Question 25 |
Arrange the following annexations made by Lord Dalhousie in chronological order:
- Jhansi 2. Satara 3. Nagpur 4. Sambalpur
1,3,2,4 | |
2,3,4,1 | |
4,1,3,2 | |
2,4,1,3 |
Question 26 |
Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
- 1793 Charter Act 1. Lord William Bentinck
- 1813 Charter Act 2. Lord Dalhousie
- 1833 Charter Act 3. Lord Sir John Shore
- 1853 Charter Act 4. Lord Hastings
2 1 3 4 | |
3 4 1 2 | |
4 3 2 1 | |
2 1 4 3 |
Question 27 |
Which of the following is correctly matched?
First Afghan war - Lord Auckland | |
Second Afghan war - Lord Dufferin | |
First Burmese war - Lord Dalhousie | |
Second Burmese war - Lord Lytton |
Question 28 |
Swami Dayanand Saraswathi
- attacked the spread of western sciences
- organized social services
- encouraged inter-caste marriages and widow remarriages
- opposed child marriage and polygamy
1 and 2 are correct | |
2and 3 are correct | |
3 and 4 are correct | |
2,3 and 4 are correct |
Question 29 |
The care which dedicated by Asoka to the monks of Ajivika sect was
Ajanta cave | |
So Sudama cave | |
Sanchi cave | |
Saranath cave |
Question 30 |
Consider the following statements:
- Assertion(A): Sardar Vallabhai Patel is known as “The iron man of India”
- Reason(R): He brought about the reorganization of Indian states.
Both (A) and (R)are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) | |
Both (A)and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) | |
(A) is true, but (R)is false | |
d.(A) is false, but (R) is true |
Question 31 |
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
The policy of Ring Fence - 1740 – 1765 A.D. | |
The policy of Subordinate union - 1857 – 1935 A.D. | |
The policy of Subordinate isolation - 1935 - 1947 A.D. | |
The policy of equal federation - 1813 - 1857 A.D. |
Question 32 |
The factors which influenced the British to transfer power to the Indians are
- The second world war had weakened Britain economically and politically
- The Indian Armed Forces could no longer by replied upon for their loyalty to the British crown
- The hanse revolutionary activity had affected the law and order system.
- Large scale labour unrest and hostile public mood.
1 and 2 are correct | |
2,3 and 4 are correct | |
1,2 & 3 are correct | |
1,2 and 4 are correct |
Question 33 |
Who ruled Tamil Nadu when Marcopolo visited the same?
Ashoka | |
Harsha | |
Kanishka | |
Maravarma Kulasekara Pandya I |
Question 34 |
Which is the greatest grammatical work in Tamil?
Tholkappiyam | |
Silappadhigaram | |
Mahabharatham | |
Patthupattu |
Question 35 |
Who was called as “Lion of Siva Ganga”?
Veera Pandiya Kattabomman | |
Marudu Pandiyar | |
E.V. Ramasamy | |
C.N. Annadurai |
Question 36 |
When did the Jesusit Mission start in Madurai?
1592 | |
1500 | |
1550 | |
1525 |
Question 37 |
When did the Vellore mutiny breakout?
1805 | |
1806 | |
1804 | |
1803 |
Question 38 |
Which was the Headquarters of Theosophical society of Annie Besant?
Usilampatti | |
Bodinaryakkanur | |
Chennai Adaiyar | |
Cuddalore |
Question 39 |
Who introduced the Local Government system?
Lord Canning | |
Lord Lytton | |
Lord Curzon | |
Lord Rippon |
Question 40 |
When did Bharthalomeous Zieghenbalg come to Tranquebar?
1706 | |
1705 | |
1704 | |
1703 |
Question 41 |
“The way of the King is the way of the people” – In which book was it noted?
Silappadhigaram | |
Mani Mekhalai | |
Mahabharatham | |
Kambaramayanam |
Question 42 |
Who wrote Panchali Sapatham?
Kambar | |
Elangovadigal | |
Subramania Bharathiyar | |
Thiruvalluvar |
Question 43 |
Which inscription described the democratic customs and conventions of the Cholas?
Uthiramerur inscription | |
Ashoka inscription | |
Chinnamanur inscription | |
Hathigumpha inscription |
Question 44 |
Who among the following brought about a compromise between Muslim League and Congress in 1916?
Tilak, Annie Besat and Gokhale | |
Annie Besant and Gokhale | |
Tilak and Annie Besant | |
B.G.Tilak |
Question 45 |
By whom the Swadeshi movement was led in the first phase?
Rabindra Nath Tagore | |
Surendra Nath Banerjee and Krishna Kumar Mitra | |
Aurobindo Ghosh and Bipin Pal | |
None of them |
Question 46 |
Who defended Aurobondo Ghosh in the Alipur bomb case?
Motilal Nehru | |
Chittarajan Das | |
Surendra Nath Banerjee | |
B.C. Pal |
Question 47 |
Who among the following was the first to set up the Home Rule League in India?
Annie Besant | |
G.K. Gokhale | |
B.G. Tilak | |
Motilal Nehru |
Question 48 |
With which of the following peasant movements was Gandhiji associated?
Kheda | |
Champaran | |
Bardoli | |
(A) and (B) |
Question 49 |
In which novel is Sanyasi rebellion highlighted?
Kapalkundala | |
Anandamath | |
Ganadevata | |
Neeldarpan |
Question 50 |
Which of the following associations had its base in London?
East India Association | |
British India Association | |
Indian Association | |
None of these |
Question 51 |
The Age of Consent Act was passed in
1829 | |
1886 | |
1883 | |
1891 |
Question 52 |
Who among the following is often hailed as the ‘Father of Modern India’?
Vivekananda | |
Dayanand Saraswathi | |
Ram Mohan Roy | |
B.G. Tilak |
Question 53 |
Sati was declared illegal in the year
1827 | |
1828 | |
1829 | |
1830 |
Question 54 |
The Rama Krishnan Mission was started in Bengal by
Vivekananda | |
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa | |
Group of young educated Bengalis | |
None of them |
Question 55 |
The Vedas were a source of inspiration for
G.G. Deshmukh | |
Dayanand Saraswati | |
B.G. Tilak | |
Ram Mohan Roy |
Question 56 |
The Arya samaj was not a successful in
Punjab | |
Uttar Pradesh | |
Gujarat | |
Bihar |
Question 57 |
Who among the following never became President of the Indian National Congress?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
Subbash Chandra Bose | |
Badruddin Tyabji |
Question 58 |
Who among the following was not a moderate?
Dadabhai Naoroji | |
Gokhale | |
Firozeshah Mehta | |
Lala Lajpat Rai |
Question 59 |
The Indian National Congress was formed during the Governor-Generalship of
Lord Rippon | |
Lord Morley | |
Lord Minto | |
Lord Dufferin |
Question 60 |
Which article of the constitution provides for financial emergency in India?
Article 352 | |
Article 356 | |
Article 360 | |
Article 370 |
Question 61 |
Who among the following called the revolt of 1857 the first war of Indian Independence?
R.C. Majumdar | |
V.D. Savarkar | |
S.N. Sen | |
Tarachand |
Question 62 |
The birth place of Buddha is
Patna | |
Bodhgaya | |
Lumbini | |
Varanasi |
Question 63 |
Who was called Sakyamuni?
Mahavir | |
Jayadev | |
Narayana Guru | |
Buddha |
Question 64 |
India’s first hospital and herbal gardens were founded by
Chandragupta Maurya | |
Lord Mahavira | |
Ashoka | |
Dhanvantri |
Question 65 |
The servants of India society was founded in 1905 by
GopalaKrishna Gokhale | |
A.O. Hume | |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
Mahatma Gandhi |
Question 66 |
Which of the following prominently fought for and got widow remarriage legalized?
M.G. Ranade | |
Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar | |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
Annie Besant |
Question 67 |
Which of the following Anglo – Mysore war came to an end by the Treaty of Seringapatnam?
First Anglo-Mysore war | |
Second Anglo – Mysore war | |
Third Anglo- Mysore war | |
Fourth Anglo-Mysore war |
Question 68 |
Which of the following wrote the Raghuwamsa?
Dandin | |
Kalidasa | |
Asvagosha | |
Sudraka |
Question 69 |
who wrote the ‘Vande Mataram’ hymn?
Bankim Chandra Charropadhyaya | |
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee | |
Rabindranath Tagore | |
Mahatma Gandhi |
Question 70 |
the Dandi March was undertaken by Gandhi to
break the salt law | |
resolve the dispute among Gujarat Mill workers | |
press the demand for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ | |
start Satyagraha |
Question 71 |
the Wahabi movement could not achieve the status of a national movement because,
it was thoroughly communal | |
it had no nationalist ideal | |
it denied membership to the non-muslims | |
all the above |
Question 72 |
the most important item of export from India to the Roman Empire was
Pottery | |
Gold | |
Spices | |
Wine |
Question 73 |
The Allahabad pillar inscription provides us useful information about
Samudragupta | |
Chandragupta I | |
Skandagupta | |
Chandragupta II |
Question 74 |
The first Indian scholar who treated Mathematics as a district subject, was
Aryabhatta | |
Vijayanandul | |
Varahamihira | |
Brahmagupta |
Question 75 |
Who gave the major source of information about Harsha among the following
Kalhana | |
Bana | |
Bhavabhuti | |
Harisena |
Question 76 |
Krishnadevaraya belonged to the
Sangma dynasty | |
Satuva dynasty | |
Tuluva dynasty | |
Aravindu dynasty |
Question 77 |
The most famous state festival of the empire of Vijayanagar was
Spring festival | |
Mahanavami | |
Brahmotsavam | |
Ramanavami |
Question 78 |
Vasco-da-Gama found out a new route to India and in 1498 he reached?
Pulicat | |
Karaikal | |
Goa | |
Calicut |
Question 79 |
Which one of the capital of the Pandyas?
Malabar | |
Madurai | |
Tanjore | |
Kancheepuram |
Question 80 |
Madras state changed its name to Tamil Nadu in the year
1968 | |
1969 | |
1970 | |
1972 |
Question 81 |
Anti-untouchability league was set up by
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar | |
Jagjeevan Ram | |
Mahatma Gandhi | |
K. Kelappan |
Question 82 |
Mention the year of the Russian Revolution
1917 | |
1919 | |
1920 | |
1924 |
Question 83 |
Who was known as the “Lion of the Punjab”?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
Lala Lajpat Rai | |
Bhagat Singh | |
G.K. Gokhale |
Question 84 |
New Delhi because the capital of India in the year
1911 | |
1919 | |
1947 | |
1950 |
Question 85 |
Who played a vital role in the Integration of Princely states?
Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel | |
Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru | |
Sardar Patel and G.B. Pant | |
Sardar Patel and V.P.Menon |
Question 86 |
Who is known as the ‘Iron man of India’?
Tilak | |
Vinoba Bhave | |
Sardar Vallabhai Patel | |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
Question 87 |
The great hero of polygars was
Puli Devan | |
Virapandya Kattabomman | |
Umaidurai | |
Ettappan |
Question 88 |
The first Vice President of India is
Dr. S.Radha Krishnan | |
V.V. Giri | |
Dr. Zakir Hussain | |
B.D. Jatti |
Question 89 |
Who founded the Fravida Munnetra Kazhagam?
C.N.Annadurai | |
M.G. Ramachandran | |
M.Karunanidhi | |
E.V.Ramasamy Naikar |
Question 90 |
The year of Foundation of Indian National Congress was
1885 | |
1880 | |
1875 | |
none of these |
Question 91 |
Name the Indian who was the Governor- General of India?
Raja Gopalachari | |
Rajendra Prasad | |
Abul Kalaam Azad | |
Venkata Raman |
Question 92 |
Consider the following statements:
- Arya samaj was against idol worship
- Arya samaj was against caste system
- Arya samaj was against ritualism
- Arya samaj was for revival of the Vedas
1 and 2 are alone | |
1, 2 and 3 are correct | |
all are correct | |
4 alone is correct |
Question 93 |
The practice of sati was declared illegal by
Lord Rippon | |
Lord Carnwallis | |
Lord William Bentink | |
Raja RamMohan Roy |
Question 94 |
Swadeshi steam navigation was founded by
Tilak | |
Gandhiji | |
V.O.Chidambaram | |
Rajaji |
Question 95 |
Gandhi participated in the
Ist Round Table Conference | |
IInd Round Table Conference | |
IInd and IIIrd Round Table Conferences | |
Ist and III rd Round Table Conferences |
Question 96 |
Which is correct statement?
The Indus people worshipped Indra | |
The Indus people worshipped Sun God | |
The Indus people worshipped Prajapati | |
The Indus people worshipped Pashupati |
Question 97 |
The saka era started in Indian History from
202 A.D. | |
78 A.D. | |
58 B.C. | |
606 A.D. |
Question 98 |
‘Kurukshetra’, the place of Mahabharatha war is situated in
Haryana | |
Uttar Pradesh | |
Himachal Pradesh | |
Punjab |
Question 99 |
The Tamil literacy piece that belongs to middle sangam age is
Thirukkural | |
Agananooru | |
Purananooru | |
Tholkappiam |
Question 100 |
The Kuka movement broke out in
Bihar | |
Uttar Pradesh | |
Punjab | |
Rajasthan |
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