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History Model Test Questions 2 in English

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Question 1
Arrange chronologically:
  1. Subordinate isolation 2. Subordinate union
  2. Policy of equal federation 4. Ring fence policy
A
4,1,2,3 are correct
B
4,2,3,1 are correct
C
2,1,3,4 are correct
D
4,3,2,1 are correct
Question 2
Consider the following statements:
  1. Assertion(A): Dalhousie annexed the Indian states through his policy of the “Doctrine of Lasoe”
  2. Reason(R): The British annexed Auth on the Protest of “good of the governed”
Select the answer from the coding scheme given below:
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
C
A is true, but R is false
D
A is false, but R is true
Question 3
Consider the following statements:
  1. Assertion(A): The Pindaris were under an organized state and opposed the British.
  2. Reason(R): Lord Hastings waged a war and suppressed them.
Select the answer from the coding scheme given below:
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
C
A is true, but R is false
D
A is false, but R is true
Question 4
Consider the following statements:
  • Assertion(A): The British rulers established and developed Indian Railways.
  • Reason(R): The British rulers were kean to develop indi-genous industries in India.
Select the answer from the coding scheme given below:
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
C
A is true, but R is false
D
A is false, but R is true
Question 5
Consider the following statements:
  • Assertion(A): Home Rule movement was the result of circumstances that existed in the war years.
  • Reason(R): During the war years many Indian leaders felt that the Government was not likely to give any real concession unless popular pressure brought to bear upon it.
Select the answer from the coding scheme given below:
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
C
A is true, but R is false
D
A is false, but R is true
Question 6
Consider the following statements:
  • Assertion(A): The partition of Bengal was deliberate and calculated action of the British do divide the Bengal.
  • Reason(R): Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal for administrative convenience.
Select the answer from the coding scheme given below:
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
C
A is true, but R is false
D
A is false, but R is true
Question 7
Consider the following statements:
  • Assertion(A): Gandhiji withdrew the non-cooperation movement
  • Reason(R): Killing of Policeman at Chauri Chaura changed his mind.
Select the answer from the coding scheme given below:
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
C
A is true, but R is false
D
A is false, but R is true
Question 8
Consider the following statements:
  • Assertion(A): Simon Commission was boycotted Indians
  • Reason(R): It did not enquire into the problems of the Indians.
Select the answer from the coding scheme given below:
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
C
A is true, but R is false
D
A is false, but R is true
Question 9
Consider the following statements
  • Assertion(A): In August 1942, the Indian National Congress the Quit India Resolution.
  • Reason(R): The Cripps mission proposals held promises for the future with no immediate concessions.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
C
A is true, but R is false
D
A is false, but R is true
Question 10
The Indian national congress was founded by
A
Badabhai Naorohi
B
Allan Octavian Hume
C
Surrendranath Banerjee
D
Annie Besant
Question 11
The swadeshi movement means
A
Shouting Anti-British slogans
B
Boycotting the foreign goods and the use of Indian goods
C
wearing a khadi cap
D
Use of Hindi in conversation
Question 12
‘Swaraj is my birth right’ these were the words of
A
Gandhiji
B
Lokmanya Tilak
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
Subash Chandra Bose
Question 13
The cabinet mission was sent to India to
A
Suppress the communal riots
B
determine the boundaries of India and Pakistan
C
find a solution to the constitutional problem
D
preach Christianity in India
Question 14
The leader of the “Khudai Khidmatgars” was
A
Bhagath Singh
B
Bibin Chandral Pal
C
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D
Abdul Kalam
Question 15
Simon commission came to India in
A
1920
B
1922
C
1928
D
1942
Question 16
The chairman of the constituent assembly in India in 1946 was
A
Rajendra Prasad
B
Mahatma Gandhi
C
Chitta Ranjan Das
D
Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 17
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A
Arthashastra - Karl Marz
B
Das capital - Kautilya
C
Harsha Charita - Bana
D
Mein Kempf - Kalidas
Question 18
Sardar Vallabhai Patel is called the “Iron man of India because
  1. he was the first Home Minister of India
  2. 2.he annexed Nizam’s Hyderabad state of India
  3. he has a great nationalist
A
1 alone is correct
B
1 and 2 are correct
C
3 alone is correct
D
3 and 2 are correct
Question 19
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A
Champaran agitation - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B
Ghadar party - Lala Hardayal
C
Ganapathy Festival - Annie Besant
D
Home Rule Movement - Gandhiji
Question 20
Match List I correctly with List II and selct your answer using the codes given below:
  • List I                                                                  List II
  • “We believe therefore that India must sever 1. Subash Chandra Bose  the British connection & attain purna swaraj”
  • “We do not seek our independence out of 2. Winston  Churchill  British ruin”
  • “I have not become his Majesty’s first 3. Lahore session Resolution  minister to preside over the liquidation of   the British empire”
  • “Give me blood, I shall give you a freedom” 4. Gandhiji
A
1 3 4 2
B
3 4 2 1
C
2 1 3 4
D
4 3 1 2
Question 21
Match List I correctly with List II and selct your answer using the codes given below: List I                                          List II
  1. Gandhi-Irwin pact 1. 1858
  2. Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy 2. 1940
  3. August offer 3. 1919
  4. The Act for better Government 4. 1931
A
3 4 1 2
B
1 4 2 3
C
2 1 3 4
D
4 3 2 1
Question 22
Jallianwala Bagh firing took place at
A
Delhi
B
Kolkata
C
Mumbai
D
Amritsar
Question 23
The earliest of the Vedas is
A
Rig
B
Yajur
C
Sama
D
Atharva
Question 24
Kautilya’s Arthasasthra is treatise on
A
Philosophy
B
Religion
C
Religion
D
State craft
Question 25
The effects of Kalinga war on Asoka are described in
A
Roct edicts
B
Pillar edicts
C
Arthasasthra
D
Asoka’s autobiography
Question 26
The first muslim invader of India was
A
Mohammed bin Quaslim
B
Mahmed of Ghazni
C
Mohammed of Ghor
D
Qutbuddin Aibek
Question 27
Give the correct chronological order of the following
  1. Nadir Shah 2. Muhammed of Ghazni 3. Mohammed of Ghor
A
1,2,3
B
2,3,1
C
3,2,1
D
1,3,2
Question 28
Who compiled Adigrant?
A
Guru Arjun
B
Guru Teg Bahadur
C
Guru Nanak
D
Guru Gobind
Question 29
Hunter commission was established for________ reforms.
A
social
B
economic
C
Educational
D
judicial
Question 30
The founder of the Dravida Kazhagam was
A
E.V.R. Periyar
B
Annadurai
C
Veeramani
D
M.G.R
Question 31
Consider the statements: Arya samaj
  1. was against idol worship 2.was against caste system
  2. was against ritualism 4. was for revival of the Vedas
Of the statements:
A
1 and 2 are correct
B
1,2 and 3 are correct
C
1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D
4 alone is correct
Question 32
The Benaras Hindu university was found by
A
Gandhiji
B
Madan Mohan Malaviya
C
Lala Lajpath Rai
D
Rabindranath Tagore
Question 33
Shivaji festival was organized by
A
Ganghiji
B
Gokhale
C
Tilak
D
Savarkar
Question 34
Put the following in correct the chronological
  1. Doctrine of Lapse
  2. 2. Partition of Bengal
  3. Subsidiary alliance
 
A
1,2,3
B
2,3,1
C
3,1,2
D
1,3,2
Question 35
Which Governor introduced Dyarchy?
A
Robert Clive
B
Montague
C
Chelmsford
D
Lytton
Question 36
Father of Indian Ranaissance was
A
Rabindranath Tagore
B
Raja Ram Mohan Rai
C
Gandhiji
D
Bharathiyar
Question 37
Indians were permitted to appear in the civil service examination in London by the
A
Charter Act of 1813
B
Charter Act of 1833
C
Charter Act of 1853
D
Queen’s Proclamations of 1853
Question 38
Ilbert Bill controversy took place during the period of Lord
A
Canning
B
Rippon
C
Curzon
D
Wavell
Question 39
“Swaraj is my birth right and shall have it”, was the saying of
A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B
Lala Lajpathi Rai
C
Bibin Chandra Pal
D
Gopala Krishna Gokhale
Question 40
Swadesh steam navigation was founded by
A
Tilak
B
Gandhiji
C
V.O. Chidambaram
D
Rajaji
Question 41
Gandhiji participated in the
A
I round table conference
B
II round table conference
C
II and III round table conference
D
I and III round table conference
Question 42
Arrange the following incidents in chronological order:
A
Surat split, Home rule league, Establishment of Muslim league
B
Home rule league, Surat split, Establishment of Muslim league, Home rule league
C
Suratsplit, Establishment of Muslim league, Home rule league
D
Establishment of Muslim league, Surat split, Home rule league
Question 43
The founder of Gadar party was
A
V.D.Savarkar
B
Lala Hardayal
C
Krishna Varma
D
Ganesh Savarkar
Question 44
Consider the statements: Annie Besant
  1. started the home rule movement
  2. advocated boycott of foreign goods
  3. was for national education
  4. was the editor of ‘Swadeshmitran’
Of the statements:
A
1 and 2 are correct
B
1, 2 and 3 are correct
C
All are correct
D
1 and 4 are correct
Question 45
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A
GGokhale - New India
B
Bharathi - Yugantar
C
Bala Gangadhar Tilak - Kesari
D
Gandhiji - Common wealth
Question 46
The political guru of Gandhiji was
A
Bala Gangadara Tilak
B
Bala Gangadara Tilak
C
Lala Lajpat Rai
D
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Question 47
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A
Aligarh movement - Jinnah
B
Home rule movement - Tilak
C
Salt Satyagraha - Gandhiji
D
Partition of Bengal - Curzon
Question 48
In which year did the muslim league first give the call for a separate state?
A
1939
B
1940
C
1941
D
1942
Question 49
Indian civil services was introduced during the rule of
A
Cornwallis
B
Bentinck
C
Dalhousie
D
Curzon
Question 50
Match List I correctly with List II and Select your answer using the codes given below: List I                              List II
  1. Pondichery 1. British
  2. Goa 2. Danish
  3. Tranquebar 3. French
  4. Chennai 4. Portuguee
A
4 1 2 3
B
2 3 4 1
C
3 4 2 1
D
4 3 1 2
Question 51
Match List I correctly with List II and Select your answer using the codes given below: List I                              List II
  1. Bamboo dance 1. Punjab
  2. Bhangra 2. Tami Nadu
  3. Khathi 3. Nagaland
  4. Kolattam 4. Bengal
A
2 3 1 4
B
2 1 4 3
C
3 1 4 2
D
4 3 2 1
Question 52
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A
Nana Saheb - Jhansi
B
Kunwar Singh - Kanpur
C
Bengum Hazrat Mahal -Lucknow
D
Lakshmi Bai - Gwalior
Question 53
The real cause of Barrackpore mutiny was
A
the native Bengal army refused to fight against the Burmese
B
the sepoys demanded extra bhatta
C
the native sepoys were treated indifferently
D
the native sepoys refused to wear the furbans
Question 54
The Gateway of India in ancient times was
A
Gaya
B
Mumbai
C
Dwarka
D
Khyber
Question 55
Match List I correctly with List II and Select your answer using the codes given below: List I                                          List II
  1. Sergent plan of Education 1. 1948 A.D
  2. The Hartog committee 2. 1935 A.D
  3. Macaulay report 3. 1944 A.D
  4. Radha Krishnan Commission 4. 1929 A.D
A
2 3 4 1
B
4 1 2 3
C
2 1 3 4
D
3 4 2 1
Question 56
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A
The Mauryas - Monolithic Pillars
B
The Kushanas - Gave architecture
C
The Kushanas - Gave architecture
D
The Nayaks - Rathas
Question 57
Which of the following statements are correct with regard to jounism?
  1. Mahavira did not believe in the transmigration of the soul.
  2. Mahavira laid emphasis on the attainment of Narvana.
  3. Mahavira rejected God as the creator of the universe.
  4. Mahavira was against yajnas, sacrifices and rituals. Of the statements
A
1 and 2 are correct
B
1 and 3 are correct
C
2 and 3 are correct
D
1,3 and 4 are correct
Question 58
Which of the following was not a teaching of Buddha?
A
He did not concern himself with existence of god
B
He declared that everything in this world was temporary
C
According to him, desire was the cause of all misery
D
He insisted on karma and rebirth
Question 59
The chief architect of Indian secularism was
A
Indhira Gandhi
B
Gandhiji
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
Tagore
Question 60
The day fixed by muslim league as “Direct Action Day” was
A
2nd September, 1946
B
16th August, 1946
C
14th November, 1946
D
23rd December, 1946
Question 61
The leader of “Red shirts” was
A
Mahatma Gandhi
B
Frontier Gandhi
C
Subhash Chandra Bose
D
Bhagat Singh
Question 62
Vernacular Press Act, 1878 was passed by
A
Lord Canning
B
Lord Lytton
C
Lord Rippon
D
Lord Curzon
Question 63
Who affectionately called the “Grand old man of India”?
A
Gandhiji
B
Tagore
C
Dadabhai Naoroji
D
Tilak
Question 64
The first telegraph line in India was laid in 1853 from
A
Mumbai to Thane
B
Kolkata to Raniganj
C
Kolkata to Agra
D
Chennai to Arakkonam
Question 65
Arrange the following in chronological order:
  1. Pitt’s India Act 2. Regulation Act
  2. Minto-morley reforms Act             4. Royal proclamation of Queen Victoria
Choose the correct answer
A
1, 2,4,3
B
2,3,1,4
C
4,1,3,2
D
2,1,4,3
Question 66
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A
Sastri-Sirimavo Act - 1964
B
Simla pact - 1974
C
Tashkent Agreement - 1966
D
Panchaseel Agreement - 1955
Question 67
Kashmir acceded to the Indian Union in 1948, bevause
A
Maharaja Hari Singh was afraid by Pakistan attack
B
The Kashmir people were willing to join Indian attack
C
The U.N.O’s plebiscite was in favour of India
D
India, persuaded Hari Singh to accede for its military help
Question 68
Find the pair that is correctly matched?
A
1853 – Railway opened from Ambala to Delhi
B
1863 – Railway opened from Mumbai to Thane
C
1915 – Defence of India Act was passed
D
1904 – First partition of Bengal
Question 69
‘Our Temples of Today’ in the option of Jawaharlal are
A
Dams and hydroelectric projects
B
Heavy industries and minind
C
Antibiotic plants
D
Agriculture and rural industries
Question 70
A.O.Hume, the founder of the Indian National Congress, originally was a
A
British Army Commander
B
Social Worker
C
Civil servant of the East India Company
D
Governor
Question 71
The salient feature of the Montague Chelmsford reforms (1909) was the provision of
A
Provincial autonomy
B
Grant veto power to the Governors
C
Separate communal electorate
D
Dyarchy
Question 72
The non-cooperation movement was called off by Gandhi because
A
of Gandhi – Irwin pact
B
of Mob-violence at Chauri Chaura
C
the Government opposed it
D
the extremists opposed it
Question 73
Lala Lajpat Rai suffered fatal injuries during the demonstration against
A
Cripps mission
B
Simon commission
C
Ouit India movement
D
Non-cooperation movement
Question 74
The Pakistan resolution was passed by the All India muslim league at Lahore session in
A
1906 A.D
B
1906 A.D
C
1940 A.D.
D
1942 A.D.
Question 75
Jammu and Kashmir was acceded to India in the year
A
1942 A.D.
B
1948 A.D.
C
1950 A.D.
D
1956 A.D.
Question 76
The first Indian Governor-General of free Indian Dominion was
A
Babu Rajendra Prasad
B
Dr. Radha Krishnan
C
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
D
V.V.Giri
Question 77
The first Indian lady to preside over the Indian Nationala Congress was
A
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B
Kasturi Bai
C
Rani Lakshmi Bai
D
Sarojini Naidu
Question 78
The leader who led to the partition of India in 1947 was
A
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B
Sir Agha Khan
C
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
D
Sir Mohammed Iqbal
Question 79
The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in the Delhi Durbar held in
A
1906
B
1911
C
1919
D
1920
Question 80
The first karnatic war was associated with
A
the Austro-Prussian war
B
the Austrian succession war
C
the Seven years war
D
the Spanish succession war
Question 81
The Europeans involved in the Battle of Wandiwasi in 1760 were
A
The Portuguese and the French
B
The Dutch and the French
C
The French and the British
D
The Danish and the French
Question 82
Zero was invented by
A
Bhaskara
B
Aryabhatta
C
Varahamitra
D
An unknown India
Question 83
Match List I correctly with List II and Select your answer using the codes given below: List I                  List II
  1. Karikala 1. Chola
  2. Senguttuvan 2. Pandya
  3. Nedunchezhian 3. Chera
  4. Manes(or) Moga 4. Shaka
A
1 3 2 4
B
1 3 4 2
C
3 2 1 4
D
1 4 2 3
Question 84
Match List I correctly with List II and Select your answer using the codes given below: List I                  List II
  1. Pallavas 1. Pataliputra
  2. Mauryas 2. Mahabalipuram
  3. Mohd-Bib-Tughlaq 3. Tanjore
  4. Cholas 4. Devagiri
A
2 1 4 3
B
2 1 4 3
C
2 3 1 4
D
1 2 4 3
Question 85
With whom was theryotwari settlement made?
A
The Zamindars
B
The Cultivators
C
Village communities
D
The muqqdams
Question 86
The father of local self-government was
A
Lord Canning
B
Lord Rippon
C
Lord Curzon
D
Lord Mountbatten
Question 87
The founder of Indian National congress is
A
A.O.Hume
B
B.G.Tilak
C
M.G.Ranade
D
W.C.Banerjee
Question 88
The morning star of Indian renaissance was
A
Bala Gangadar Tilak
B
B.R.Ambedkar
C
Raja Ram Mohan Rai
D
Vivekenandha
Question 89
Subramania Bharathityar was born at
A
Ettayapuram
B
Chennai
C
Pondichery
D
Tirunelveli
Question 90
The National Anthem of India was composed by
A
Banki, Vhandra Chatterjee
B
Rabindranath Tagore
C
Sarat Chandra Bose
D
Sarojini Naidu
Question 91
The Dual Government in Bengal was established by
A
Robert Clive
B
Warren Hastings
C
Lord Wellesly
D
Lord Cornwallis
Question 92
The permanent land revenue settlement was introduced in the year
A
1789 A.D.
B
1788 A.D,
C
1793 A.D.
D
1798 A.D.
Question 93
The most prominent industry that flourished during the Mughal period was
A
metal
B
silk
C
Rajgarh
D
Konkan
Question 94
Sivaji’s tutor was
A
Tenaliram
B
Ramdass
C
Dadaji Kondadev
D
Afzal Khan
Question 95
Where did Shivaji build his first fort?
A
Gopa
B
Purandar
C
Rajgarh
D
Konkan
Question 96
Dadaji Kondadev was
A
Shivaji’s father
B
Shivaji’s meternal uncle
C
Shivaji’s guardian
D
Peshwa
Question 97
The sunga dynasty warw as brought to an end by
A
Kanishka
B
Chandra Gupta
C
Samudra Gupta
D
Vasudeva
Question 98
Allahabad pillar inscription describes the history of
A
Ashoka
B
Srigupta
C
Chandra Gupta
D
Samudra Gupta
Question 99
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A
The Pallavas - Monolithic rathas
B
The Cholas - Gandhara art
C
The Guptas - Persian art
D
The Kushans - Structural temples
Question 100
The Prime Minister of England when got freedom was India
A
Attlee
B
Churchill
C
Mc Millan
D
Lloyd George
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  1. Rig Veda is earliest and then Gandhi leave from non cooperation movement bcoz of chauri chaura but the answers is showing wrong

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