SSC History Sample Paper

done NCERT Sample Paper-3 Total Questions - 100    [Download]

• question_answer1)
  Who of the following was the immediate successor to Vijayalakshmi Pandit as India's Ambassador to the USSR?
  A)
   V P Menon
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  B)
          K P S Menon
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  C)
   Rajkumari Amrit Kaur                
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  D)
   S Radhakrishnan
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• question_answer2)

  Which of the following sentences are correct about Shivaji?

  (i) He belonged to Bhonsle clan

  (ii) He was born in Poona

  (iii) His guardian was Guru Ramdas

  (iv) His Kingdom was called Swaraj

  Codes:
  A)
   (i), (ii), (iii)        
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  B)
   (i), (ii), (iv)
  done clear
  C)
   (ii), (iii), (iv)      
  done clear
  D)
   All the above
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• question_answer3)

  With reference to the Vedanta philosophy, consider the following statements:

  (i) According to it both Brahma and Atma are eternal and indestructible

  (ii) The theory of Karma came to be linked to the Vedanta philosophy

  (iii) Vedanta philosophy did not supported the belief of rebirth or punarjamma

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?

  A)
   1 and 2 only    
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  B)
   2 only
  done clear
  C)
   3 only 
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which one of the following was the purpose for which a high-level committee chaired by Balwantrai Mehta was constituted during the time of Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister?
  A)
   To make recommendations for improving health care infrastructure
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  B)
   To study the issue of Centre-State relations
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  C)
   To make suggestions for Agrarian and Economic reforms
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  D)
   To make recommendations for the improvement of Community Development Programme
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• question_answer5)
  Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  	List- I		List- II
  	(Associated with)		(Place)
  A.	Tughlaqabad	1.	Allauddin Khalji
  B.	Red Fort, Delhi	2.	Shahjahan
  C.	Firozpur	3.	Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  D.	The City of Siri	4.	Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

    Codes:
  A)
   A\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]4
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  B)
   A\[\to \]4, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]1
  done clear
  C)
   A\[\to \]4, B\[\to \]3, C\[\to \]2, D\[\to \]1
  done clear
  D)
   A\[\to \]3, B\[\to \]1, C\[\to \]4, D\[\to \]2
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• question_answer6)
  During the Indian freedom struggle, who of the following started the weekly Yugantar in April 1906?
  A)
   Jnanendranath Basu and Bipin Chandra Pal
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  B)
   Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Dutt
  done clear
  C)
   Aswini Kumar Dutta and Satis Chandra Mukherji
  done clear
  D)
   Krishna Kumar Mitra and Hemchandra Kanungo
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• question_answer7)

  Consider the following statements:

  (i) Mussaman Burj is situated inside the Fatehpur Sikri fort.

  (ii) Aurangzeb built Moti Masjid inside Agra Fort.

  Codes:
  A)
   Both (i) and (ii) are correct
  done clear
  B)
   Both (i) and (ii) are incorrect
  done clear
  C)
   Only (i) is correct
  done clear
  D)
   Only (ii) is correct
  done clear
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• question_answer8)
  During the reign of who of the following was Indian National Congress banned and over 1,20,000 persons were arrested?                 
  A)
   Lord Reading
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  B)
          Lord Irwin
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  C)
   Lord Willingdon
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  D)
   Lord Linlithgow
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• question_answer9)

  With reference to the Vaishesika philosophy, consider the following statements:

  1. It mark the beginning of physic in India

  2. The Vaisheshika school gives importance to the discussion of material elements or dravya

  3. According to it, material objects are made up of atoms which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 only
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer10)
  During the Indian freedom struggle, who of the following was the president of International Pro-India Committee in Zurich?
  A)
   Champakraman Pillai   
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  B)
   Chidambaram Pillai
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  C)
   Madam K R Cama        
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  D)
   Vanchi Aiyar
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• question_answer11)

  Consider the following statements

  1. Mohammad-bin-Tughluq was the Delhi Sultan when Vijayanagar Empire was founded.

  2. Krishnadeva Raya was the ruler of Vijaynagar when Babur took over from Ibrahim Lodi.

  3. Rama Raya was defeated at Talikota when Jahangir was the Emperor at Delhi.                .

  Which of the statements given above are correct?

  A)
   1 and 2
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  B)
   2 and 3
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 3
  done clear
  D)
   All of these
  done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The Ilbert Bill agitation led to the foundation of which one of the following?
  A)
   Indian Association
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  B)
   All India National Conference
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  C)
   British Indian Association
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  D)
   Jatiya Sabha
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• question_answer13)
  Which of these statements is not correct?
  A)
   Humayun defeated an Afghan army under Mahmud Lodhi at Deorah,
  done clear
  B)
   Humayun defeated Bahadur Shah of Gujarat
  done clear
  C)
   Humayun defeated Sher Khan in the battle of Chausa.
  done clear
  D)
   Sher Khan defeated Humayun in the battle of Kannauj
  done clear
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• question_answer14)

  With reference to the Regulating Act of 1773, consider the following statements:

  1. The Supreme Court at Calcutta, set up under the Regulating Act of 1773, had unlimited jurisdiction over the East India Company and its possessions.

  2. The Supreme Court at that time was also vested with the power to veto laws enacted by the Bengal Government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only
  done clear
  B)
          2 only
  done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2    
  done clear
  D)
   neither 1 nor 2
  done clear
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• question_answer15)

  Which of the following statements about the society of the Sangam Age are NOT true?

  (i) Brahmins emerged as a regular varna.

  (ii) They abstained from eating meat and drinking wine.

  (iii) There were regular varnas of Kshatriyas and Vaishyas.

  (iv) The ruling class could come from only the Kshatriyas.

  Select the answer from the codes given below:

  A)
   All of them       
  done clear
  B)
   i and ii only
  done clear
  C)
   ii and iii only    
  done clear
  D)
   ii, iii and iv
  done clear
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• question_answer16)
  During the reign of Sher Shah, which of the following was the duty of Amil?
  A)
   To work as the police officer at paragana level
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  B)
   To head the village council
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  C)
   To assist the Khizanadar
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  D)
   To measure the land for the purpose of land-revenue
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• question_answer17)

  Consider the following statements:

  I. Harsha is credited with the grant of land to the officers by charters.

  II. In the empire of Harsha law and order was well maintained.

  Choose the correct answer:

  A)
   Only I 
  done clear
  B)
   Only II
  done clear
  C)
   Both I and II    
  done clear
  D)
   neither I nor II
  done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Who among the following translated Atharva Veda into Persian during the Mughal period?
  A)
   Abdul Hamid Lahori
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  B)
   Haji Ibrahim Sarhindi
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  C)
   Khafi Khan
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  D)
   Malik Muhammad Jayasi
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• question_answer19)

  In the context of Ajivikas, consider the following statements:

  (i) They believed that the thought and deed of an individual were predetermined i.e. decided before birth.

  (ii) They believed in karma or the possibility of free will

  (iii) They did not believe in human effort and held that all creatures were helpless against destiny Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   i and iii only     
  done clear
  B)
   i and ii only
  done clear
  C)
   ii only  
  done clear
  D)
   i, ii and iii
  done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Of which one of the following kingdoms was Malik Ambar the Prime Minister?
  A)
   Ahmadnagar    
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  B)
   Bijapur
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  C)
   Golconda         
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  D)
   Khandesh
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• question_answer21)

  Consider the following statements regarding the Indus valley Civilization:

  (I) The Harappan towns were basically divided into two parts - Citadel and the lower town.

  (II) No town in the entire Indus valley area used ornamental bricks.

  (III) Indus valley people produced all the major crops but lacked the art to cultivate cotton.

  A)
   All are correct
  done clear
  B)
          I and III are correct
  done clear
  C)
   I and III are correct
  done clear
  D)
   only I is correct
  done clear
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• question_answer22)
  The Moti Masjid at Agra fort was built by Shahjahan in honour of who among the following?
  A)
   Jahangir          
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  B)
   Jahanara
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  C)
   Mumtaz Mahal
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  D)
   Asaf Khan
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• question_answer23)
  Which one of the following statements is not confirmed by the evidence of archaeology?
  A)
   People of Bahrain is land acted as middle man in me Sumerian people in the 3rd millennium BC
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  B)
   Lothal played an important role in the seaborne trade between the Indus culture and Western Asia
  done clear
  C)
   The Harappans were supplanted by the Aryans
  done clear
  D)
   The Harappans knew the lost-wax technique of manufacturing metal images
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• question_answer24)

  Direction: Following item consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A) ' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:

  Assertion (A) : When Shivaji, died, his younger son was crowned as the ruler.

  Reason (R): Before his death, Shivaji nominated his younger son to succeed him to the throne as his elder son was found to be licentious.

   
  A)
   Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false
  done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true
  done clear
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• question_answer25)

  Consider the following about the Home Rule League agitation:

  (i) The idea of starting Home Rule League came first from Tilak

  (ii) Annie Besant believed in occultism

  (iii) Tilak linked the question of Swaraj with the linguistic reorganization of states

  (iv) Tilak supported the cause of workers during the Home Rule agitation of these, the correct statements are:

  A)
   i & iii   
  done clear
  B)
   ii & iii
  done clear
  C)
   i, ii & iii           
  done clear
  D)
   All are correct
  done clear
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• question_answer26)
  When Abdur Razzak from Persia visited Hampi, who was the ruler of Vijayanagar in south India?
  A)
   Achyuta Devarya
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  B)
   Devaraya II
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  C)
   Krishnadeva Raya
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  D)
   Sadasiva Raya
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• question_answer27)
  There was growth of communalism in India due to the Arya Samaj 's programme of:
  A)
   Eradication of untouchability
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  B)
   The Shuddhi movement
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  C)
   Spread of Education among women
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  D)
   Propagation of western education and teaching of science.
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• question_answer28)

  Consider the following statements;

  1. ?The epic Mahabharata has a supplement called Harivamsa.

  2. Markandeya Purana is one of the oldest Puranas and gives attention to Vedic deities like Indra, Agni and Surya. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 only
  done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2    
  done clear
  D)
          neither 1 nor 2
  done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Which one among the following is common to the Treaty of Salbai (1782), the Treaty of Yandaboo (1826), and the Treaty of Gandamak (1879)?
  A)
   With these treaties, various Indian powers formed alliances to defeat the British
  done clear
  B)
   These treaties enabled the British to control the South Asian powers
  done clear
  C)
   These treaties expedited the spread of Indian culture abroad
  done clear
  D)
   These treaties gave an essential boost to enhanced trade in South Asia
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• question_answer30)
  The Kailasanatha temple at Kanchi that inaugurated the Dravidian style of architecture was built by who of the following?
  A)
   Mahendravarman I
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  B)
   Narasimhavarman I
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  C)
   Narasimhavarman II
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  D)
   Nandivarman II
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• question_answer31)

  Consider the following statements about the Wahabi movement

  1. It was a well-planned movement

  2. The movement advocated the preaching of pure Islam

  3. During the Revolt of 1857, Wahabis played a notable role in spreading anti-British sentiments.

  4. The Wahabis established the Dar-ul-Islam in India. Which of the following is/are the correct statements?

  A)
   1 and 2
  done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
  C)
   Only 3 
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4
  done clear
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• question_answer32)
  In the context of the reign of Guptas and their successors, what is 'Vishti'?
  A)
   King's share in the produce of the land
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  B)
   Forced labour
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  C)
   Emergency taxation
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  D)
   Levy collected by local chiefs
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• question_answer33)

  Consider the following statements regarding Freedom Movement:

  1. The Congress was split into two factions at Surat Session in 1907.

  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak revived the festivals of Ganpati and Shivaji in Maharashtra to arouse a new spirit among the youth of the country.

  3. Aurobindo Ghosh was arrested in connection with Alipore bomb case.

  Which of these statement(s) is/are correct?

  A)
   Only 3 
  done clear
  B)
   1 and 2
  done clear
  C)
   2 and 3
  done clear
  D)
   All of these
  done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Who of the following shared the hardship of penance for six years with Mahavira during his search for ultimate knowledge?
  A)
   Ajita Kesakambalin       
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  B)
   Paduka Katyayana
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  C)
   Purana Kassapa
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  D)
          Gosala Mankhaliputta
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• question_answer35)
  Mahatma Gandhi undertook 'fast unto death' against the Communal Award. He, however, discontinued the fast because
  A)
   The Congress leaders successfully prevailed upon Mahatma Gandhi to accept the Award
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  B)
   The British Government withdrew the Communal Award
  done clear
  C)
   Of the conclusion of the Poona Pact
  done clear
  D)
   The weaker classes openly opposed the Award
  done clear
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• question_answer36)
  The Pancaratra system belongs to which one the following schools/sects?
  A)
   Hinayana Buddhist
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  B)
   Mahayana Buddhist
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  C)
   Nirgranthas      
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  D)
   Vaisnavites
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• question_answer37)

  Which of the following areas is not related with the suppression of the revolt in 1857 by the General Neil?

  (i) Kanpur

  (ii) Benaras

  (iii) Arrah

  (iv) Allahabad

  Codes:
  A)
   (i) and (ii)         
  done clear
  B)
   (i) and (iii)
  done clear
  C)
   (iii) only           
  done clear
  D)
   (ii) and (iii)
  done clear
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• question_answer38)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. Rig Veda gives elaborate details of the king's administration of justice.

  2. Atharva Veda mentions garments (dursa) and goatskin (ajina) as articles of trade. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 only
  done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2    
  done clear
  D)
   neither 1 nor 2
  done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference. The basic subject of discussion of Second Round Table Conference was
  A)
   The independence of India
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  B)
   The federal structure and the minorities
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  C)
   The MacDonald Communal award
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  D)
   None of the given above statements   and (e) are correct in this context
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• question_answer40)
  In which one of the following Indus valley sites has the sign board inscription been found?
  A)
   Rakhigarhi        
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  B)
   Dholavira
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  C)
   Kalibangan       
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  D)
   Amri
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• question_answer41)

  Consider the following incidents with references to the Civil Disobedience Movement during Indian freedom struggle

  1. Chittgong armoury raid

  2. Refusal of a platoon of Garhwal Regiment to open fire on a batch of Khudai Khidmatgars.

  3. Strike of textile workers in Sholapur involving attacks to government buildings.

  4. Increase the number of Muslim participants in it all provinces. Which of these incidents caused alarm among the British rulers?

  A)
   1, 2 and 3        
  done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 4
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 4
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4
  done clear
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• question_answer42)

  Which one of the following statements is correct?

  The Chinese attack on India's borders in the year 1962 ended as a result of

  A)
   U. N. intervention
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  B)
   Russian intervention
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  C)
   Unilateral withdrawal by China
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  D)
   India signing a treaty with China
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• question_answer43)

  Consider the following statements:

  i. The East India Company acquired Bombay from Charles II on lease

  ii. Gerald Aungier was Bombay's 1st Governor from 1669 to 1677.

  iii. Surat was replaced by Bombay as the headquarters of the East India Company on the west coast in 1687.

  Codes:
  A)
   Only (i) is correct
  done clear
  B)
   Only (i) and (ii) are correct
  done clear
  C)
   Only (i) and (iii) are correct
  done clear
  D)
   All the above are correct
  done clear
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• question_answer44)

  With reference to the Nehru Report, Consider the following statements:

  1. In the Nehru Report, the secular character of the State was listed as a Fundamental Right

  2. The Nehru Report recommended that the redistribution of provinces should take place on a lingusitic basis

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 only
  done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2    
  done clear
  D)
   neither 1 nor 2
  done clear
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• question_answer45)

  Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru?

  1. He was the President of the Congress Party in 1947.

  2. He presided over the Constituent Assembly,

  3. He formed the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India's Independence. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  A)
   1 and 3
  done clear
  B)
   1 and 2
  done clear
  C)
   All of these       
  done clear
  D)
   None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer46)

  Direction: Following item consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A) ' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:

  Assertion (A) : The Congress Working Committee and the AICC passed a resolution against the Mountbatten Plan.

  Reason (R): Mountbatten Plan sought to affect an early transfer of power on the basis of Dominion Status to two successor states, India and Pakistan.

   
  A)
   Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false
  done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true
  done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Which of the following statements is false?
  A)
   The Portuguese power was not organised on commercial lines.
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  B)
   The 'Blue Water' policy is associated with Alfonso de Albuquerque.
  done clear
  C)
   The Zamorin was the King of Calicut.
  done clear
  D)
   The lease of Madras in 1639 was obtained by the English from the ruler of Chandragiri.
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• question_answer48)

  Consider the following statements:

  (i) Robert Clive led the British forces in the Battle of Plassey

  (ii) Mir Jaffar collaborated with Dutch to oust British

  Codes:
  A)
   Both (i) and (ii) are correct
  done clear
  B)
   Both (i) and (ii) are incorrect
  done clear
  C)
   Only (i) is correct
  done clear
  D)
   Only (ii) is correct
  done clear
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• question_answer49)

  Consider the following freedom fighters:

  1. Amir Chand

  2. Avadh Behari

  3. Basanta Kumar Biswas

  Who of the above received capital punishment on the accusation of throwing a bomb at Lord Hardings?

  A)
   1 and 2 only    
  done clear
  B)
   2, and 3 only
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 4 only    
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Who among the following was the Sarbadhinayaka or the supreme leader of the Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar, a parallel government set up by the nationalists in Tamluk during the Quit India Movement?
  A)
   Ajay Mukhopadhyay
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  B)
   Sushil Chandra Dhara
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  C)
   Matangini Hazra
  done clear
  D)
   Satish Chandra Samanta
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• question_answer51)

  Which of the following are features of Asoka's Dhamma as mentioned in his various Edicts:

  1. Service to father and mother, practice of ahimsa, love of truth, reverence to teachers and good treatment of relatives.

  2. Prohibition of animal sacrifices and festive gatherings and avoiding expensive and meaningless ceremonies and Rituals.

  3. Efficient organization of administration in the direction of social welfare and maintenance of constant contact with people through the system of Dhammayatras.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  A)
   1, 2 and 3        
  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 3
  done clear
  D)
   1 and 2
  done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Calcutta established under the Regulating Act of 1773?
  A)
   William Pitt      
  done clear
  B)
   Henry Vansittart
  done clear
  C)
   Elijah Impey     
  done clear
  D)
   Job Chamok
  done clear
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• question_answer53)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. Nagara and Dravida temples are generally identified with the Northern and Southern temple styles respectively.

  2. The earliest temples of Dravidian style temple are the rock cut temples known as Dharmaraja Ratha at Mamallapuram and structural temples at Kanchi. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  A)
   Only 1 
  done clear
  B)
   Only 2
  done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2    
  done clear
  D)
   neither 1 nor 2
  done clear
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• question_answer54)

  Consider the following statements:

  The Regulating Act of 1773 provided.

  1 .That the court of Directors of the Company, hitherto elected every year, would henceforth by elected for a period of three years.

  2. That the number of Directors to the Company was fixed at 24, one fourths retiring every three years.

  3. For a judiciary emanating directly from the Crown. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 and 2
  done clear
  B)
   2 only
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 3
  done clear
  D)
   3 only
  done clear
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• question_answer55)

  In the context of Subsidiary Alliance, which of the statements given below are correct?

  1. If was Wellesley who effectively reverted the policy of "non-intervention" followed by his predecessors.

  2. He made the Nawab and Nizams subsidiary allies by signing almost 100 such treaties.

  3. Initially Wellesley compelled the friendly rulers to accept this alliance.

  4. The First victim of the policy of subsidiary alliance of Wellesley was the Nizam of Hyderabad.

  A)
   1 and 3 only    
  done clear
  B)
   1 and 4 only
  done clear
  C)
   2, 3 and 4 only
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4
  done clear
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• question_answer56)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. Mansab fixed the status of a mansabdar in official hierarchy but not his salary.

  2. Mansab did not fix the number of armed retainers the mansabdar was supposed to maintain

  3. Mansabdari was a single service combining both civil and military responsibilities

  4. All holders of mansab were called amir-i azam

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   2 and 3 only    
  done clear
  B)
   3 only
  done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 4        
  done clear
  D)
          4 only
  done clear
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• question_answer57)

  Which of these statements is/are not correct regarding Moplah uprising?

  (i) It look place at Malabar

  (ii) It took place against the vastly enhanced rights of Hindus.

  (iii) The Moplahs attacked the Janmi's property and temples.

  (iv) It was purely religious and political in nature.

  Codes:
  A)
   (i) and (ii)         
  done clear
  B)
   (i), (ii) and (iii)
  done clear
  C)
   (iv) only           
  done clear
  D)
   All the above
  done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Before taking employment under Aurangzeb, Mir Jumla was in whose service?
  A)
   Abdullah Qutb Shah of Golconda
  done clear
  B)
   Adil Shah of Bijapur
  done clear
  C)
   Nizam-ul-mulk of Ahmednagar
  done clear
  D)
   Raja Jaswant Singh-of Jodhpur
  done clear
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• question_answer59)

  Consider the following statements:

  I. Balban had effected a radical change in dress, social behaviour and manners.

  II. Mongol leader Genghis Khan was knocking the door of India during the reign of Balban.

  Choose the correct statements

  A)
   Only I 
  done clear
  B)
   Only II
  done clear
  C)
   Both I & II       
  done clear
  D)
   neither I nor II
  done clear
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• question_answer60)
  With reference to the conquests of Alauddin Khalji, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  A)
   Conquest of Ranthambore - Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan
  done clear
  B)
   Conquest of Chittor - Zafar Khan and Nusrat Khan
  done clear
  C)
   Conquest of Mandu   - Ain-ul-mulk Multani
  done clear
  D)
   Conquest of Jalor     - Kamaluddin Gurg Jalor
  done clear
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• question_answer61)

  Consider the following statements:

  (i) Warren Hastings redefined Hindu and Muslim Laws. A translation of the code in English appeared in 1776 under the title of' Code of Gentoo Laws'.

  (ii) Lord Cornwallis was the first person to codify laws.

  Codes:
  A)
   Both (i) and (ii) are correct
  done clear
  B)
   Both (i) and (ii) are incorrect
  done clear
  C)
   Only (i) is correct
  done clear
  D)
   Only (ii) is correct
  done clear
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• question_answer62)

  With reference to the first Interim National Government, consider the following statements:

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was designated as the Vice- President of Viceroy's Executive Council.

  2. Syed Ali Zaheer and Sir Shafat Ahmed Khan joined the Viceroy's Executive Council later as the representatives of the Muslim League. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 only
  done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2    
  done clear
  D)
   neither 1 nor 2
  done clear
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• question_answer63)

  In the context of Mimamsa Darshan, consider the following statements:

  (i) It's main purpose was to explain the application and the use of Vedas

  (ii) It gave philosophy on salvation in 7th and 8th century A.D.

  (iii) The earliest text of this school is Jamini sutra

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   i and ii only      
  done clear
  B)
   ii and iii only
  done clear
  C)
   iii only 
  done clear
  D)
   i, ii and iii
  done clear
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• question_answer64)

  Consider the following statements in respect of the Indo-China conflict of 1962:

  1. In November 1962, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru solicited military aid from President Kennedy

  2. The United States of America sent ten C-130 transport planes and two squadrons of B-47 Bombers to help India against China.

  3. When General Thapar submitted his resignation in November 1962, the newly appointed Defence Minister proposed General J. N. Chaudhury as the new Chief of Army. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1, 2 and 3        
  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only
  done clear
  C)
   1 only 
  done clear
  D)
   3 only
  done clear
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• question_answer65)
  Which one among the following was the immediate cause of attack by Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah on Calcutta
  A)
   Refusal of the English Company to pay the overdue trade tax
  done clear
  B)
   The English conspired against the Nawab with a view to depose him from the Throne
  done clear
  C)
   Siraj-ud-Daulah wanted to drive out the English from Bengal
  done clear
  D)
   Refusal of the English to demolish the fortification of Calcutta
  done clear
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• question_answer66)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. Tej Bahadur Sapru participated in drafting the Nehru Report.

  2. The Nehru Report accepted the principle of separate communal electorates.

  3. The Nehru Report defined the Dominion Status as the form of government desired by India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only    
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer67)

  Which of the following statements are correct regarding Allaudin Khilji?

  (i). He introduced house tax and pasture tax.

  (ii). Initiated the policy of Khilji imperialism

  (iii). Discarded Ulema in the political affairs of the Sultanate

  (iv). He discarded music

  Codes:
  A)
   (i), (ii), (iii)        
  done clear
  B)
   (ii), (iii), (iv)
  done clear
  C)
   (i), (iii), (iv)       
  done clear
  D)
   all the above
  done clear
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• question_answer68)

  Consider the following statements:

  When Mahatma Gandhi moved the .non-cooperation resolution,

  1. A special session was held at Calcutta under the

  Presidentship of C.R. Das

  2. It was passed unanimously in the special session. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
          2 only
  done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2    
  done clear
  D)
   neither 1 nor 2
  done clear
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• question_answer69)

  With reference to the freedom struggle in Princely India, the correct statements about Vande Mataram Movement is/are

  1. The movement was initiated by college students in Hyderabad city

  2. The movement was against the zamindari system

  3. It was the first organized attempt to represent peasants' grievances in the state. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   3 only
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 2 only    
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer70)

  Which among the following was/were the reason(s) for decline of the Swadeshi movement by mid-1908?

  1. Severe repression by the Government.

  2. Internal squabbles in the Congress.

  3. Lack of an effective organization and party structure. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only
  done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only    
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer71)
  Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th century?
  A)
   They sided with the weak Indian sides such as Chanda Sahib and Muzafar Jung.
  done clear
  B)
   Dupleix was called back at a crucial time
  done clear
  C)
   They conspired against the Indian powers
  done clear
  D)
   Their trading company was heavily dependent on the French Government.
  done clear
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• question_answer72)
  Which one of the following statements is correct?
  A)
   It was Lord Lytton who first ordered that the names of the editors and proprietors should be published in the newspapers
  done clear
  B)
   The Bengal Gazette was started as a weekly during the tenure of Lord Wellesley
  done clear
  C)
   J. S. Buckingham started the Calcutta Journal during the tenure of Lord Hastings
  done clear
  D)
   Akhbar-e-Aam was started as a daily newspaper from Karachi
  done clear
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• question_answer73)

  Consider the following statements:

  In the ryotwari (land revenue) system,

  1. The settlement was made with small farmers.

  2. The farmers enjoyed all rights in the land subject to the payment of a fixed revenue which was collected by the village headman on behalf of the State.

  3. The settlement was made and renewed for specified periods during which the ryot was not liable to be ousted from the land. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer74)

  Direction: Following item consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A) ' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two. statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below;

  Assertion (A) : Abul Fazl who was a great scholar and a stylist, as well as the leading historian of his times; set a style of prose writing which was emulated for many years.

  Reason (R): Abul Fazl did all this to help his brother Faizi to become the leading poet of his times.

   
  A)
   Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false
  done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true
  done clear
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• question_answer75)
  In which language was the famous text Hamza Nama which was illustrated on an unprecedented large can-vas under the orders of Akbar originally written?
  A)
   Atabic 
  done clear
  B)
   Chaghtai Turkish
  done clear
  C)
   Persian
  done clear
  D)
   Ottoman Turkish
  done clear
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• question_answer76)
  Whose painting style was an immediate inspiration at the time of Babur's conquest of Delhi?
  A)
   Mansur
  done clear
  B)
   Sayyid Ali
  done clear
  C)
   Bihzad 
  done clear
  D)
   Miskin
  done clear
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• question_answer77)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. Between 1757 and 1857, north India witnessed important economic developments as a consequence of its linking with the metropolitan economy via Calcutta and Gangas river system signified by the growth of towns.

  2. There was a decline in the employment opportunities among artisans in the luxury trade with the disappearance of the Indian Courts with a marginal impact on the economy as a whole.

  3. In the Punjab, Kashmir and Rajashtan, changes were slower and less dramatic than those in the

  Ganges valley as distinguished by inconspicuous development in urbanization.

  Which of the above statements are correct?

  A)
   1 and 3
  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 2
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer78)
  General Windham was defeated by the rebel forces in 1857 near
  A)
   Gwalior
  done clear
  B)
   Agra
  done clear
  C)
   Bhopal
  done clear
  D)
   Kanpur
  done clear
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• question_answer79)
  The leaders of the Home rule movement borrowed the Term 'Home Rule' from a similar movement in
  A)
   Ireland 
  done clear
  B)
   Scotland
  done clear
  C)
   United States of America  
  done clear
  D)
   Canada
  done clear
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• question_answer80)

  Which of the following reasons intensified the labour movement in India in the first quarter of the 20th century?

  1. Influence of British labour movement

  2. Russian Revolution of 1917

  3. Rise in cost of living

  4. Legislative measures of the British against Indian labour

  Select the correct answer by the codes given below:

  Codes:
  A)
   2 and 3
  done clear
  B)
   1 and 4
  done clear
  C)
   2 and 4
  done clear
  D)
   1 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer81)
  Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

  	List- I		List- II
  A.	V. D. Savarkar	1.	The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857
  B.	Ashok Mehta	2.	The Indian War of Independence
  C.	S.N, Sen	3.	1857- The Great Rebellion
  D.	D. R. C. Majumdar	4.	Eighteen Fifty Seven

    Codes:
  A)
   A\[\to \]4, B\[\to \]3, C\[\to \]2, D\[\to \]1
  done clear
  B)
   A\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]4
  done clear
  C)
   A\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]3, C\[\to \]4, D\[\to \]2
  done clear
  D)
   A\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]4, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]2
  done clear
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• question_answer82)
  The High Courts at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras to replace the Sadar Court of Oiwani and Nizamat were established in the year
  A)
   1793   
  done clear
  B)
   1831
  done clear
  C)
   1833               
  done clear
  D)
   1865
  done clear
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• question_answer83)

  Direction: Following item consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A) ' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:

  Assertion (A) : Despite initial victory the Sepoy Mutiny could not succeed in overthrowing the Raj.

  Reason (R): The rising middle class sided with the Raj.

   
  A)
   Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false
  done clear
  D)
   A is false but R a true
  done clear
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• question_answer84)
  The Kuka movement to overthrow the British rule was organised in:
  A)
   Uttar Pradesh
  done clear
  B)
   Bihar
  done clear
  C)
   Punjab
  done clear
  D)
   Bombay
  done clear
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• question_answer85)
  Rabindranath Tagore suggested that the date of partition of Bengal (October 16, 1905) be observed as an occasion of
  A)
   Solidarity day
  done clear
  B)
   Rakhi-bandan day
  done clear
  C)
   Black day        
  done clear
  D)
   Brotherhood day
  done clear
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• question_answer86)

  Consider the following personalities:

  1. Annie Besant

  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  3. Muhammed Ali Jinnah

  4. Mahatma Gandhi

  Which of them were associated with the Home Rule Movement?

  A)
   1, 2 and 4        
  done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 4
  done clear
  C)
   3 and 4
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer87)
  Match the personalities in List I with the cases in List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

  List- I		List- II
  A.	Prafulla Chaki	1.	Lahore Conspiracy Case
  B.	Sukhdev	2.	Kakori Case
  C.	Ashfaqullah Khan	3.	Chittagong Armoury raid case
  D.	Ganesh Ghosh	4.	Bomb assault in Muzaffarpur 1908

   Codes:
  A)
   A\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]4, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]2
  done clear
  B)
   A\[\to \]4, B\[\to \]1, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]2
  done clear
  C)
   A\[\to \]4, B\[\to \]1, C\[\to \]2, D\[\to \]3
  done clear
  D)
   A\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]4, C\[\to \]2, D\[\to \]3
  done clear
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• question_answer88)

  With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the difference between Chishti and suharwardi Silsilahs?

  1. Both the Chishti and Suharwardi believe in leading a life of poverty but Suharwardi are most wandering saints.

  2. The Chishti accepted the services of the states, whereas the Suharwardi preferred to keep aloof from state politics. Select the correct answer using the code given below in this context:

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 only
  done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2    
  done clear
  D)
   neither 1 nor 2
  done clear
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• question_answer89)
  Jahangir introduced the do-aspa sih-aspa system. What did this imply?
  A)
  It implied that a mansabadar holding this rank has to maintain and was paid for double the quota of troopers indicated by his Sawar rank
  done clear
  B)
  It implied that mansabdar holding this rank to maintain and was paid for half to Quota of troopers indicated by his sawar rank.
  done clear
  C)
  It implied that mansabaar holding this rank had to maintain and was paid for half the quota of troopers indicated by his sawar rank
  done clear
  D)
   None of the above
  done clear
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• question_answer90)
  Who was Chetak referred in Awashyak Churin?
  A)
   Father of Vardhaman Mahavir
  done clear
  B)
   Uncle of Vardhaman Mahavir
  done clear
  C)
   Maternal Uncle of Vardhman Mahavir
  done clear
  D)
   Brother of Vardhaman Mahavir
  done clear
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• question_answer91)
  Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur encouraged B.R. Ambedkar to start the publication of
  A)
   Bahishkrit Bharat
  done clear
  B)
   Harijan Bandhu
  done clear
  C)
   Mook Nayak
  done clear
  D)
   Swaraja
  done clear
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• question_answer92)

  Consider the following statements:

  I. Pindaris had supported Marathas in the 3rd Battle of Panipat.

  II. Sadashiva Bhau and Malhar Rao Holkar were killed in the battlefield of Panipat.

  Choose the correct answer:

  A)
   Only I 
  done clear
  B)
   Only II
  done clear
  C)
   Both I and II    
  done clear
  D)
   neither I nor II
  done clear
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• question_answer93)
  Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

  List- I (Acts)		List- II (Year)
  A.	Bombay Trade Disputes conciliation Act	1.	1936
  B.	The Payment of wages Act	2.	1934
  C.	Bombay Industrial Disputes Act	3.	1946
  D.	Bombay Industrial Relations Act	4.	1938

    Codes:
  A)
   A\[\to \]2, B\[\to \]1, C\[\to \]4, D\[\to \]3
  done clear
  B)
   A\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]4
  done clear
  C)
   A\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]4, D\[\to \]3
  done clear
  D)
   A\[\to \]2, B\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]4
  done clear
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• question_answer94)
  Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

  List- I		List- II
  A.	P S Siveswami Iyer	1.	Mahatma Gandhi?s associate
  B.	Munnuswami Naidu	2.	National Liberal Federation
  C.	Madeleine Slade	3.	Justice Party
  D.	Narasimha Chintamani	4.	Industry

    Codes:
  A)
   A\[\to \]1, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]4
  done clear
  B)
   A\[\to \]3, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]1, D\[\to \]4
  done clear
  C)
   A\[\to \]2, B\[\to \]3, C\[\to \]1, D\[\to \]4
  done clear
  D)
   A\[\to \]4, B\[\to \]3, B\[\to \]2, D\[\to \]1
  done clear
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• question_answer95)
  Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

  	List- I		List-II
  A.	Fazl-I-Hussain	1.	Bombay
  B.	Shahid Suhrawardy	2.	U.P.
  C.	Ibrahim Rahimtullah	3.	Punjab
  D.	Abdul Bari	4.	Bengal

    Codes:
  A)
   A\[\to \]4, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]1
  done clear
  B)
   A\[\to \]3, B\[\to \]1, C\[\to \]2, D\[\to \]4
  done clear
  C)
   A\[\to \]3, B\[\to \]4, C\[\to \]1, D\[\to \]2
  done clear
  D)
   A\[\to \]4, B\[\to \]3, C\[\to \]2, D\[\to \]1
  done clear
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• question_answer96)
  Which of the following is not true of Buddha?
  A)
   He did not concern himself with the problem of God or the soul.
  done clear
  B)
   He declared that everything in the world was temporary.
  done clear
  C)
   According to him desire was the cause of all misery.
  done clear
  D)
   He glorified the concept of self-mortification.
  done clear
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• question_answer97)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists:

  List- I		List- II
  A.	Punnapara Vayalar Movement	1.	U.P.
  B.	Tebhaga Movement	2.	Kerala
  C.	Telengana Movement	3.	Bengal
  D.	Eka Movement	4.	Andhra

   Codes:
  A)
   A\[\to \]4, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]3, D\[\to \]1
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  B)
   A\[\to \]3, B\[\to \]2, C\[\to \]4, D\[\to \]1
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  C)
   A\[\to \]2, B\[\to \]3, C\[\to \]4, D\[\to \]1
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  D)
   A\[\to \]2, B\[\to \]3, C\[\to \]1, D\[\to \]4
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• question_answer98)
  Who among me following was NOT a member of the Congress Socialist Party, although he encouraged and blessed its formation?
  A)
   Achyuta Patwardhaa
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  B)
   Jawaharlal Nehru
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  C)
   Jaiprakash Narayan
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  D)
   Acharya Narayan Dev
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• question_answer99)
  Find out the occasion for the construction of the 'Tower of Victory' at Chittor by Rana Kumbha.
  A)
   His victory against the Khan of Nagaur
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  B)
   His victory against Rao Jodha of Marwar
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  C)
   His victory over Ahmad Shah of Gujarat
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  D)
   His victory over Mahmud Khilji of Malwa
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• question_answer100)
  What is me significance of Kayavarohan in the history of Shaivism?
  A)
   It is the same of the Pashupati community's Pashupash Vimolshan.
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  B)
   It was birth place of Lakulish
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  C)
   It was one of the vows of Kapaliks
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  D)
   It was a religious rite fixed for Kalamukh followers
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