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Friday, October 11, 2013

MCQ IN HISTORY - 4

Free Online Sample Solved Questions Indian history for UPSC IAS
Free IAS Online Practice Test: Indian history

1. Which one of the following adumbrated principles and constitutional provisions which were later incorporated in the MontaguChelmsford Reforms?
(A) Nehru Report
(B) Wavel Plan
(C) Lucknow Pact
(D) Poona Pact
Ans. (C)

2. Nagarjuna’s Shunyavada is expounded in—
(A) Yogachara
(B) Vaibhashika
(C) Madhyamika
(D) Sautrantilca
Ans. (C)

3. The High Courts at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras to replace the Sadar Courts of Diwali and Nizamat were established in the year—
(A) 1793
(B) 1831
(C) 1833
(D) 1865
Ans. (D)

4. The celebrated author Kshemendra lived in—
(A) Bengal
(B) Kashmir
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
Ans. (B)

5. The earliest-Indian coins are not earlier than—
(A) 7th century B.C.
(B) 5thcentury B.C.
(C) 3rdcenturyl3.C.
(D) 2nd century A. D.
Ans. (B)

6. Given below are two statements — One labelled as Assertion (A) : and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : There are instances of rural resistance in early medieval Deccan and South India.
Reason (R) : Grants of agrahara and devadana rights to brahmanas and temples respectively undermined the rights of villagers.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (k) are true but R is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans. (A)

7. In ancient Indian social structure the term aniravasita related to—
(A) BraInnanas and Kshatriyas
(B) Vaisyas and Sudras
(C) Sudras only
(D) People outside the Varna classification
Ans. (C)

8. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
(A) Udiyanjeral : Cheraking
(B) Nedunjeliyan : Pandya king
(C) Senganan : Chola king
(D) Pan : Pallava king
Ans. (D)

9. Biographies of Jaina Tirthankaras are found in—
(A) Bhagavati Sutra
(B) Kalpa Sutra
(C) Niryavali Sutra
(D) Uvasagadasao
Ans. (A)

10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Sources) (Information about Chandragupta Maurya, correct or incorrect, given sources mentioned in List-Il)
(a) Greek source 1. He was born in humble family
(b) Jam source 2. He was the sort of a Kshatriya chief
(c) Buddhist source 3. He was a Sudra
(d) Brahmanical source 4. He was the son of a village head man’s daughter
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 5 3 1
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 3 5 2 4
Ans. (C)

11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Books) (Authors)
(a) Iyar Danish 1. Abdul Hamid Lahori
(b) Humayunnama 2. Khwafi Khan
(c) Badshahnama 3. Gulbadan Begum
(d) Muntakhab-ul Luhab 4. Abul Fazl
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans. (B)

12. The Polygars were—
(A) Horse-traders from Afghanistan during the Mughal period
(B) A famous caste of bankers of Marwar
(C) Chiefs subordinate to the nayakas in the Vijayanagar kingdom
(D) Agents of the European companies for purchase of silk and muslin in Bengal
Ans. (C)

13. Which one of the following Sultans extended agricultural loans called sondhars to the poor peasants for promoting cultivation?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Mohd. Bin Tughlaq
(D) Firoze Tughlaq
Ans. (C)

14. This site was granted to French East-India Company in 1674 by Shaista Khan, a governor under the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, During the Seven Years” War (1756—63) this town was captured (1757) by the John Company but later (1763) restored to the French. Recaptured by the English in 1778, after the outbreak of the American war of Independence (1776—84) it was restored to the French by the Treaty of Pairs ‘1785). Wrested again by the British in 1793, on the outbreak of the revolutionary wars in Europe, it was finally restored to the French in I15 and remained part of their overseas empire until its transfer to the Indian republic in 1951”.
The reference here is to—
(A) Pondicherry
(B) Karaikkal
(C) Chandernagore
(D) Mahe
Ans. (C)

15. The East-India Company began to use the term ‘Investments in India’ for—
(A) Their bullion imports to purchase Indian goods
(B) The loot from Buxar for purchasing Indian goods
(C) The profits made from duty free inland trade and the surplus from Diwani revenue
(D) The borrowed money from India moneylenders for purchases in India
Ans. (C)

16. The Theosophists advocated the revival and strengthening of—
(A) Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
(B) Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam
(C) Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
(D) Hinduism and Buddhism only
Ans. (D)

17. The Swaraj Party decided to take part in the Reforms Scheme under the Government of India Act, 1919 because—
(A) It wanted to gain political experience by forming government
(B) It wanted to expose the hallow ness of the reforms provided in the Act
(C) It wanted to co-operate with the government
(D) It wanted to curtail the influence of ‘No changers’
Ans. (B)

18. Which of the following newspapers advocated revolutionary terrorism during the freedom struggle?
1. The Sandhya
2. The Yugantar
3. The Kal
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (D)

19. What was considered as Varna Samkara?
(A) Illegitimate birth
(B) Revolt against the Varna system
(C) Transgression of Varna boundaries for marriage
(D) Championing the Varnasrama dharma
Ans. (A)

20. Which one of the following rebellions began in 1816 and lasted till 1832?
(A) Kol uprising
(B) Khasi uprising
(C) Kutch rebellion
(D) Naikada rising
Ans. (C)

21. The Factory Act of 1881 was passed with a view to—
(A) Prohibit the employment of children below the age of 7 in any factory
(B) Allow the workers to trade unions
(C) Fix the wages of industrial workers
(D) Reduce the working hours for women employees
Ans. (A)

22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(a) Merchants 1. Jithhaka
(b) Craftsmen 2. Setthis
(c) Federation of guilds 3. Satthavaha
(d) Caravan chief 4. Bhandagarika
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans. (A)

23. The system of Itlaq a sort of draft enabling a royal soldier to collect his salary from the state revenue officials was introduced by—
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Feroze Shah Tughlaq
Ans. (D)

24. The Vijayanagar rulers are remembered for promoting agriculture by—
(A) Building dams, tanks, wells, etc.
(B) Reducing tax on cultivated land
(C) Providing market facilities for agricultural products
(D) Purchasing food grains for the army
Ans. (A)

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Nationalist Authors) (Works)
(a) Krishnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar 1. Jhansi ki Rani
(b) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan 2. Kichaka Vadh
(c) Saadat Husan 3. Kali Salwar
(d) Vallathol Narayana Menon 4. Enpe Gurunathan
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 2 3 1 4
Ans. (A)

26. Of the four events mentioned below, which one was chronologically the last to take place?
(A) Simla conference
(B) Election of July 1946
(C) The offer of the Cabinet Mission Plan
(D) Muslim League joining the Interim Government
Ans. (D)

27. In the committee which prepared the Nehru Report (1928) the Liberal Federation was by—
(A) M.R.Jayakar
(B) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(C) V. S. Srinivasa Sastri
(D) M.S.Aney
Ans. (B)

28. Which one of the following was the most westerly outpost of the Harappan culture?
(A) Lothal
(B) Sutkagen Dor
(C) Rangpur
(D) Manda
Ans. (B)

29. Which one of the following places on the Western Coast of India had an English factory?
(A) Cochin
(B) Tellicherry
(C) Cannanore
(D) Calicut
Ans. (C)

30. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) The Permanent Settlement of Bengal, concluded in 1793 by Cornwallis, provided proprietary rights in the soil to class of aristocratic Zamindars
(B) The Zamindars emerged from the Permanent Settlement operations in a weaker position
(C) Thomas Munro developed a system of settlement under which the government did not deal directly with the individual peasant cultivator ‘
(D) The land policy and settlements did not lead to structural changes in control over land aid in the relations among classes associated with land-cultivation
Ans. (A)

31. The bill to cancel the exemption given to the European community from the jurisdiction of the Magistrates and the Criminal Courts established by the East-India Company was proposed in—
(A) 1849
(B) 1861
(C) 1879
(D) 1882
Ans. (D)

32. The term Nadukal mentioned in the Sangam literature—
(A) Is a reference to a velir chief
(B) Means memorial stone
(C) Was a tax on nadus
(D) Was an item of export in Indo-Roman trade
Ans. (A)

33. According to the Mahasanghikas, a being is composed of—
(A). Five Dharmas
(B) Seven Dharmas
(C) Nine Dharmas
(D) Eighteen Dharmas
Ans. (A)

34. Which of the following were important characteristics of early Bhagavatism?
1. Devotion
2. Action
3. Knowledge
4. Social rigidity
5. Self-sacrifice (Tyaga)
(A) 1 and3
(B) 1, 2,3and5
(C) 1, 2, 4 and 5
(D) 2,3and5
Ans. (A)

35. During the reign of Bind Sara there was unrest at—
(A) Ujjayani
(B) Pushkalavati
(C) Takshasila
(D) Rajagriha
Ans. (C)

36. During the Mauryan period Lakshanadhyaksha was
(A) An officer possessing knowledge of the characteristics of animals
(B) A professional astrologer
(C) An official in charge of road marks
(D) An official in charge of mint
Ans. (D)

37. Which one of following denoted a series of coins?
(A) Gajasataka
(B) Gadhiya
(C) Hiranyadama
(D) Katisama
Ans. (B)

38. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the – Dual Government arrangement made by the East-India Company in Bengal?
(A) Executive and judicial authority were separated
(B) Revenue collection was entrusted to the Deputy Nawab, while military affairs were retained by the Company
(C) Revenue administration and the administration of criminal justice were separated and were with the British and the Nawab respectively
(D) The new arrangement was made to encourage agriculture
Ans. (B)

39. Foreign capitalists were attracted by Indian industry for a variety of reasons. Which one of the following reasons was not one of them?
(A) Labour was extremely cheap
(B) Raw materials were readily and cheaply available
(C) Indian capitalist class wars well developed but unable to compete
(D) For many Indian products there was a ready demand the world over
Ans. (C)

40. The author who described the Revolt of 1857 as the ‘First War of Independence’ was—
(A) Ashok Mehta
(B) R.C. Mazumdar
(C) S. N. Sen
(D) V. D. Savarkar
Ans. (D)

41. The three methods of land revenue assessment-batai, khet batai and long batai-were related to—
(A) Ghallabakshi
(B) Masaq
(C) Kankut
(D) Zabt
Ans. (A)

42. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(Royal personages) (Tombs at)
(a) Babur 1. Lahore
(b) Prince Khusrau 2. Kabul
(c) Nur Jahan 3. Allahabad
(d) Rabia-ud-Dauran 4. Aurangabad

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 4 2 3 1
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans. (A)
43. The Mughal emperor who issued a firman to the English East-India Company in 1717 to trade freely in Bengal was —
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Shah Alam
(C) Farrukh Siyar
(D) Jahandar Shah
Ans. (C)

44. Who among the following were among those who caused major uprisings against Murshid Quli Khan?
1. Sitaram Ray
2. Udai Narayan
3. Ghulam Muhammad
4. Saadat Khan
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below—
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1 and 4
Ans. (A)

45. With whom was the Rayotwari settlement a made?
(A) Zamindars
(B) Cultivators
(C) Muqqadams
(D) Village Panchayats
Ans. (B)

46. Which of the following is Correct?
(A) The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership of land in the zamindars
(B) The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership of land in the individual pents
(C) The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership of land in the villages communities
(D) The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership of land in the state
Ans. (A)

47. Which agricultural product did not attract the British people?
(A) Indigo
(B) Tea
(C) Cotton
(D) Coffee
Ans. (C)

48. Which one was not a pioneer industry in India during British rule?
(A) Cotton
(B) Iron
(C) Jute
(D) Coal
Ans. (B)

49. Industrial Revolution was started in which country did—
(A) England
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) U.S.A.
Ans. (A)

50. The First census in India was held in—
(A) 1861
(B) 1871
(C) 1881
(D) 1891
Ans. (C)

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Free Online Indian History Solved Question Paper for all Exams.
1. The first national news agency of India was—
(A) The Indian Review
(B) The Free Press of India
(C) The Hindustan Review
(D) The Associated Press of India
Ans. (D)

2. Which one of the following events helped Gandhi who had returned from South Africa in 1915 more directly to emerge as the undisputed leader of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Edwin Montagu’s announcement on 20 August, 1917 in the House of Commons that the policy of the British Government would be the gradual development of self governing institutions with a view to the progressive realization of responsible government in India
(B) Annie Besant became almost overnight a pro-Raj supporter after Montagu’s promise of responsible government in India
(C) B. G. Tilak departed for England in September 1918 to fight a libel suit against Velentine Cherol
(D) The British Raj passed the Rowlett Act on 18 March, 1919 to suppress the revolutionary movements against it
Ans. (D)

3. The French East India Company was founded in—
(A) 1663
(B) 1664
(C) 1665
(D) 1666
Ans. (B)

4. Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct answer—
List-I List-II
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1. “The British rule is a roller formidable in its weight and
Power having its uses, but it does not help the soil to
Become fertile.”
(b) Sri Aurobindo Gbose 2. “Nationalism is a divinely appointed Shakti of the
Internal and must do its God given work before it
Returns to the bosom of the Universal Energy from
Which it came?”
(c) Rabindranath Tagore .3. “A true Nationalist desires to build on old foundations.
We don’t want to anglicize or institutions and
Denationalize them in the name of Social and Political
Reforms.”
(d) Mahatma Gandhi 4. “I am not a visionary. I claim to ke a practical idealist.”
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans. (B)

5. Who among the following were the Indian Liberals who attended the first session of the Round Table Conference?
1. Tej Bahadur Sapru
2. V. S. Srimvasa Sati
3. M.R.Jayakar
4. C. Y. Chintamani
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) l, 2and3
(B) l, 2and4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (D)

6. Why did Ranjit Singh avoided military encounter with the English? It was because— (A) Initially he enjoyed cordial relations with the British
(B) Ranjit Singh was busy in conquering Multan, ‘Kashmir, Peshwar etc
(C) He was assured by Metcalfe of the British alliance
(D) He understood that he’ll be of no match to the military power of the British
Ans. (D)

7. Rani Gaidilineu a rebel leader against the British, was from—
(A) Tripura
(B) Assam
(C) Nagaland
(D) Manipur
Ans. (D)

8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists—
List-I List-II
(a) Dutch 1. Goa
(b) English 2. Pulicut
(c) Portuguese 3. Hugh
(d) French 4. Chinsura

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans. (C)

9. In 1751 Alivardi virtually ceded Orissa to—
(A) Nanaji Holkar
(B) Raghuji Bhonsle
(C) Mahajadi Sindhia
(D) BajiRao
Ans. (B)

10. Who among the following had set up an association called Mitra Mela?
(A) P. Mitra
(B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
(D) Chapekar Brothers
Ans. (A)

11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists—
List-I (Events) List-II (Person)
(a) The First Mysore War 1. Cornwallis
(b) The Second Mysore War 2. Lord Hastings
(c) The Third Mysore War 3. Wellesley
(d) The Fourth Mysore War 4. Warren Hastings
5. Col. Smith
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 5 4 1 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 5 4 3 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (A)

12. In the elections of 1937 the Muslim League’s electoral Performance in the Muslim Majority provinces such as Sindh. Punjab and North West Frontier had been—
(A) Extremely good
(B) Very good
(C) Good
(D) Very poor
Ans. (D)

13. In March 1784 the treaty of Mangalore was concluded mainly at the insistence of—
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Colonel Fullarton
(C) Tipu Sultan
(D) Lord McCartney
Ans. (D)

14. On 3 Feb. 1928, the Simon Commission landed in—
(A) Bombay
(B) Calcutta
(C) Madras
(D) Delhi
Ans. (A)

15. Raj Ballabh, Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jung were the arch foes of—
(A) Alivardi .Khan
(B) Siraj-ud-daulah
(C) Mir Qasim
(D) Nanda Kumar
Ans. (B)

16. Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his knighthood because of—
(A) Jalianwalla Bagh tragedy
(B) Brutal Suppression of Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Execution of Bhagat Singh
(D) Chauri-Chaura incident
Ans. (D)

17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists—
List-I List-II
(Tribes who revolted (Year of revolt)
against the British)
(a) Khands 1. 1820
(b) Santhals 2. 1846
(c) Kols 3. 1855
(d) Mundas 4. 1895

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans. (B)

18. Modernisation of Muslims in India was initiated by —
(A) Sir Syaid Ahmad Khan
(B) Abdul Latif
(C) Badruddin Taiyabji
(D) Syaid Amir Ali
Ans. (A)

19. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the export of Indian opium to the Indonesian archipelago was dominated by the—
(A) Gujarati and Marwari mercantile groups
(B) Portuguese
(C) Dutch East India Company
(D) English East India Company
Ans. (C)

20. “There was little sympathy in spite of loud professions of loyalty. Moderate and Extremist alike learnt with satisfaction of German victories. There was no love for Germany of course. Only the desire to see our rulers humbled.” Who among the following wrote this?
(A)’ C. R. Das
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Gandhi
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans. (B)

21. Consider the following British officers—
1. James Grant
2. John Shore
3. Warren Hastings
4. Macnaughten
Those well-known in connection with the revenue settlement include—
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 2 and 3
Ans. (B)

22. In the early decades of Maratha rule the most popular unit of Land revenue measurement was —
(A) Gaj
(B) Kathi
(C) Jarib
(D) Janjir
Ans. (B)

23. Match List-I (Personalities connected with the uprising of 1857) with the List-II (Places) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I List-II
(a) Kunwar Singh 1.Delhi
(b) Maulavi Ahmadullah 2.Bihar
(c) Mangal Pandey 3.Faizabad
(d) Zeenat Mahal 4.Barrakpore
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans. (B)

24. Which one of the following correctly describe the function of the Amatya in the Ashtapradhan System’?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The Finance Minister
(C) The minister who preserved a daily record of the king’s acts and the proceedings of his court
(D) The minister for ecclesiastical matter
Ans. (B)

25. Who among the following wee associated with Trade Union Movement in India?
1. B.P. Wedia
2. N.M. Joshi
3. Dhundiraj Thengdi
4. K. Kamaraj
5. Vithalbhai Patel
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) l, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 3, 4 and 5
Ans. (B)

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History UPSC , IAS Question papers of Indian History
1. The Central Hindu School at Banaras which served as a nucleus of the Banaras Hindu University was established by—
(A) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(B) Mrs. Annie Besant
(C) Bhagawan Das
(D) Swami Shradhananda
Ans. (B)

2. The first Maratha war took place during the Governor Generalship of—
(A) Warren Hestings
(C) Sir Robert Clive
(B) Lord Emherst
(D) Welleslley
Ans. (A)

3. Which one of the following was a new cash crop introduced in India during the 17th century?
(A) Indigo
(B) Red chilly
(C) Groundnut
(D) Tobacco
Ans. (B)

4. The Mughal fireman of free trade in Bengal was granted to the English in— -
(A) 1717
(B) 1756
(C) 1650
(D) 1696
Ans. (A)

5. Who among the following were associated with the starting of the Rahnumai Mazda- yasan?
1. Nauroji Furdoonji
2. Dadabhai Nauroji
3. S. S. Bangali
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) land2
(B) land3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1,2 and 3
Ans. (C)

6. Which one of the following was a cause for the decline of the textile industry in Bengal during the 18th century?
(A) Decline in the quality of production
(B) Non-availability of raw material
(C) High tariff rates on export to Britain
(D) Non-availability of craftsman
Ans. (C)

7. Who abolished the dual system of Government Bengal?
(A) Clive
(B) Spencer
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Comwallis
Ans. (C)

8. The Swaraj Party decided to take part in the Reforms Scheme under the Government of India Act, 1919 because—
(A) It wanted to gain political experience by forming government
(B) It wanted to expose the hollowness of the reforms provided in the Act
(C) It wanted to cooperate with the government
(D) It wanted to curtail the influence of ‘no changers’
Ans. (B)

9. The British established their first trading centre at—
(A) Surat
(B) Bombay
(C) Madras
(D) Calcutta
Ans. (A)

10. Given below are four Industries that developed during the British rule in India—
1. Jute Industry
2. Iron and Steel Industry
3. Textile Industry
4. Sugar Industry
Which one of the following shows the correct chronological order in which the industries developed?
(A) 1,2,3,4
(B) 3,1,2,4
(C) 1,3,2,4
(D) 4,1,2,3
Ans. (C)

11. As part of the Civil Disobedience Movement there was defiance of forest laws in—
(A) The Madras Presidency and Orissa
(B) Maharashtra, Karnataka and the Central Provinces
(C) Kerala, Gujarat and Assam
(D) Bengal and Orissa
Ans. (A)

12. The Anglo-Afghan relations in the 19th century were determined because of fear of expansion towards India of—
(A) France
(B) Russia
(C) Persia
(D) Afghanistan
Ans. (B)
13. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Ryotwari settlement: Madras
(B) Permanent settlement: Bengal
(C) Mahalwari settlement: North Western province
(D) Talukadari system: Bombay
Ans. (D)

14. Match List-I with List-il and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—
List-I List II
(Congress sessions) (Ideological formulations)
(a) Lucknow session, 1916 1. Full democracy
(b) Lahore session, 1929 2. Congress-League pact
(c) Karachi session, 1931 3. Puma Swaraj resolution
(d) Faizpur session, 1936 4. Adoption of Fundamental Rights
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (D)

15. The Indian Association played an important role in arousing national consciousness through the formation of the—
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) Bengal British Indian Society
(C) Indian National Conference
(D) British India Association
Ans. (C)

16. Which act is known as the black Act?
(A) filbert Bill
(B) Rowaltt Act
(C) Hunter Act
(D) Act of 1909
Ans. (B)

17. The East India Company began to use the term ‘investments in India’ for—
(A) Their bullion imports to purchase Indian goods
(B) The loot from Buxar for purchasing Indian goods
(C) The profits made from duty free inland trade and the surplus from Diwani revenue
(D) The borrowed money from Indian money lenders for purchases in India
Ans. (C)

18. The Whitely Commission was concerned with—
(A) Labour
(B) Education
(C) Public health
(D) Reorganization of civil service
Ans. (A)

19. Who among the following were associates of Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
1. Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar
2. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
3. Madhavrao Namjoshi
4. Rao Bahadur Madhavrao ‘fasudeva Barve
(A) 1,2and4
(B) 1,3and4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (D)

20. The Dutch established their first trading centre at—
(A) Surat
(B) Calicut
(C) Cochin
(D) Pondicherry
Ans. (A)

21. Tipu Sultan was defeated by the British in—
(A) Battle of Wandiwash
(B) Carnatic war
(C) Battle of Buxar
(D) Third Anglo-Mysore war
Ans. (D)

22. Baba Ram Chandra organized peasants in—
(A) Oudh
(B) Bihar
(C) Bengal
(D) Andhra
Ans. (A)

23. Who among the following was the first leader to organize labour movement in India?
(A) B. P. Wadia
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) N. M. Lokhandy
(D) N. G. Ranga
Ans. (A)

24. The remittance problems from India was initially tackled by the East India Company Government through the—
(A) Development of more exports, of grains from India
(B) Exports of more cotton and silk goods to Europe
(C) Development of indigo and export of opium to China
(D) Development of jute and promotion of its export to Europe
Ans. (A)

25. In 1906 the All India Muslim League was founded under the leadership of the—
(A) Aga Khan
(B) Nawab of Dhaka
(C) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
(D) All the above
Ans. (D)

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Free Online History Practice Model Test Paper
1. The Telugu version of the Mahabharata was completed in the thirteenth century by —
(A) Pampa
(B) Tikkanna
(C) Kambana
(D) Nanniah
Ans. (B)

2. Which of the following causes was not responsible for the downfall of Tipu?
(A) He was inferior in financial resources to the English
(B) He was inferior in Man-power to the. English
(C) He was not helped by any Indian rulers
(D) He persecuted the Hindus
Ans. (D)

3. Firdausi was the Poet laureate at the court of —
(A) Mohd. Ghori
(B) Jaipal
(C) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(D) None of these
Ans. (C)

4. Which was the revenue system introduced in Punjab by British?
(A) Mahaiwari
(B) Mirasdari
(C) Jagirdari
(D) Ryotwari
Ans. (A)

5. The Dutch East India Company was established in the year—
(A) 1602
(C) 1600
(B) 1620
(D) 1609
Ans. (A)

6. The Brehadeshvara temple was built by —
(A) Rajaraja
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Vira Rajendra
(D) Kulottunga
Ans. (A)

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(a) Rudramal temple 1. Khajuraho
(b) Kandariya Mahadeva temple 2. Bhuvaneshwar
(c) Udayeshwara temple 3. Kanchipuram
(d) Lingaraja temple 4. Siddhapur
5. Udaipur
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 4 5 3 1
(C) 4 1 5 2
(D) 3 4 5 2
Ans. (C)

8. Indian Economic drain was described in the British Period by—
(A) Dadabhai Nauroji
(B) Surendra Nath Beneraji
(C) Balagangadhar Tilak
(D) Annie Besant
Ans. (A)

9. The Britishers did export inainly from India to Britain—
(A) Cotton and Iron
(B) Cotton, Spin and wool
(C) Cotton and wool
(D) Cotton and food grains
Ans. (C)

10. Europeans were first interested in—
(A) Silk
(B) Indigo
(C) Spices
(D) Leather goods
Ans. (B)

11. Assam was created a separate province when—
(A) Curzon Partitioned Bengal in 1905
(B) Mmto announced Bengal the new reform proposals in 1905-1906
(C) Partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911
(D) Montagu-Chamsford reforms were implemented in 1919
Ans. (C)

12. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following Acts?
1. Indian Trade Union Act
2. Indian Factories Act
3. The Trade Disputes Act
4. Indian Mines Act
Select ‘the correct answer, from The codes given below —
Codes:
(A) 2,4,1,3
(B) 3,1,4,2
(C) 1,3,2,4
(D) 4,2,3,1
Ans. (A)

13. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was used by Tilak to popularise —
(A) The legal rights of ryots in a famine situation
(B) The Swadeshi Movement in the Bombay Province
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) The demand for social reforms
Ans. (A)

14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists—
List-I List-Il
(Legislation) (Governors General)
(a) Hindu Widow’s Remarriage Act 1. William Bentick
(b) Prohibition of Sati 2. Lansdowne
(c) Age of Consent Act 3. Ellenborough
(d) Abolition of Slavery 4. Daihousie

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans. (C)

15. Who among the following could not attend the First meeting of Indian National Congress?
(A) Dadabhai Nauroji
(B) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(C) Badruddin Tyabji
(D) R.C.Dutt
Ans. (B)

16. Which among the following did not emerge as a new social class during the British rule in agrarian areas?
(A) Zamindars
(B) Absentee landlords
(C) Tenants under zamindars and absentee landlords
(D) Bourgeoise farm holders
Ans. (B)

17. Of the four events mentioned below, which one was chronologically the last to Lake Place?
(A) Simla Conference
(B) Election of July 1946
(C) The offer of the Cabinet Mission Plan
(D) Muslim League joining the Interim Government
Ans. (D)

18. In the Nineteenth century, there was a phenomenal increase in the pressure of population on land because the—
(A) Introduction of commercial crop attracted the peasantry to agriculture
(B) Rum of handicrafts and village industries drove the population to agriculture
(C) Fall of native governments had reduced the avenues of employment
(D) Urban population began to migrate to the rural areas for reason of security
Ans. (B)

19. The Sardeshmukhi of the Marathas was—
(A) A tax levied deshmukhs
(B) A capitation levy r
(C) A share in revenue collected by other authorities
(D) Village lands set aside for the deshmukhs
Ans. (C)

20. Who was the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress?
(A) V.V.Giri
(B) S.A.Dange
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans. (D)

21. Tipu Sultan of Mysore was killed in a bloody engagement in—
(A) The fourth Mysore War
(B) The third Mysore War
(C) The first Mysore War
(D) The second Mysore War
Ans. (A)

22. Which of the following were the main sources of revenue of the company government in India?
1. Land revenue
2. Monopoly of salt and opium trade
3. Freight charges
4. Commutation bond
5. Sair (i.e. customs, talls, excise duties-etc.) Choose the correct answer from the codes given below—
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) l, 2 and 5
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 5
Ans. (B)

23. The treaty of Srirangpattnam was signed between the British and—
(A) Haider Ali
(B) Tipu Sultan
(C) Dupllix
(D) Nanjaraj
Ans. (B)

24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists—
List-I List-II
(a) Buddhu Bhagat 1. Santhal rebellion (1855)
(b) Sido and Kanhu 2. Bhumij rebellion (1833)
(c) Titu Mir 3. Farozi Movement (1836-37)
(d) Ganganarayan 4. Kol insurrection (1831-32)
(e) Shariatullah 5. Barasat Vidroha (1831)
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(A) 4 5 2 1 3
(B) 5 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 1 5 2 3
(D) 3 2 5 4 1
Ans. (C)

25. What is the -correct chronological sequence of the following acts?
1. Indian Trade Unions Act
2. Indian Factories Act -
3. The Trade Disputes Act
4. Indian Mines Act -
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(A) 2,4,1,3
(B) 3,1,4,2
(C) 1,3,2,4
(D) 4,2,3,1
Ans. (A)

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Indian History MCQ Solved Question Paper For Various Competitive Examination
1. The contemporary source that provides satisfitical data immensely valuable to the study of economy of the Mughal Empire is the —
(A) Tabaqat-i-Akbari
(B) Ain-i-Akbari
(C) Tuhfah-i-Akbarshahi
(D) Badshahnama
Ans. (B)

2. The leaders of 1857 Mutineers who was caught & hanged was —
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Nana Saheb
(C) Tantya Tope
(D) Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi
Ans. (C)

3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(a) Bhil uprising 1. 1841
(b) Kittur uprising 2. 1844
(c) Satara uprising 3. 1818-31
(d) Gadkari uprising 4. 1824
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (B)

4. It is stated that the incidents of Barrack pore were repeated at other places. The place which remained unperturbed was—
(A) Ambala
(B) Meerut
(C) Lahore
(D) Lucknow
Ans. (C)

5. Who propounded the theory of ‘Drain of wealth’?
(A) Dadabhai Nauroji
(B) Gandhiji
(C) Nehru
(D) Tilak
Ans. (A)

6. The drain of Wealth from Bengal began in—
(A) 1760
(B) 1757
(C) 1765
(D) 1813
Ans. (B)

7. Match List I (Personalities connected with the uprising of 1857) with List II (Places) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
(a) Kunwar Singh 1. Delhi
(b) Maulavi Ahmadullah 2. Bihar
(c) Mangal Pandey 3.Faizabad
(d) Zeenat Mahal 4. Barrack pore
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans. (C)

8. Which of the following were the social classes which emerged as a result of the economic and administrative changes between 1765 to 1856?
(A) Landlords
(B) Money-landers
(C) Government servants
(D) Business men
Ans. (A)

9. Consider the following statements:
Alberuni’s Kitab-ul-Hind is —
1. A sympathic study of Indian civilisation.
2. Mainly a political history of India.
3. Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi’ s plundering raids of India.
4. Mainly a study of India’s cultural, social and intellectual history.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(A) 1, 3 and 4
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 2 and 4
(D) Alone
Ans. (A)

10. Which was not one of the storm-centres of the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Jhansi
(B) Bareilly
(C) Arrah (Bihar)
(D) Madras
Ans. (D)

11. Sultan Balban was devoted to —
(A) Kaki
(B) Baba Farid
(C) Khwaja Muin-uddin chisti
(D) Shaikh aulia
Ans. (B)

12. In which of the following battles with the Sikhs did the Partisans of the holy war suffer a terrible defeat in which Sayyaid Ahamed lost his life?
(A) The Battle of Attack
(B) The Battle of Amritsar
(C) The Battle of Balakot
(D) The Battle of Charsadda
Ans. (C)

13. Which of the following were not the new industries introduced by the Britishers?
(A) Cotton
(B) Jute
(C) Iron, steel
(D) Ordinance
Ans. (D)

14. An area which was relatively neglected by the Hindus, but where Muslim writers showed their skill, was —
(A) Logic
(B) Musicology
(C) Astronomy
(D) History
Ans. (D)

15. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Kabir : Surdas
(B) Gurunanak : Ramananda
(C) Chaitanya : Haridas
(D) Ramanuja : Namdev
Ans. (C)

16. Who among the following Sufis advocated the theory of ‘Wahdat-ul-Suahud’?
(A) Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya
(B) Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
(C) Shaikh Salim Chishti
(D) Maulana Abdul Hai
Ans. (B)

17. ‘Kalilah wa Dimna’ is an Arabic version of the —
(A) Brahma Siddhanta
(B) Mahabharata
(C) Panchtantra
(D) Sursuta Samhita
Ans. (C)

18. Which one of the following pairs is I are not correctly matched?
Persons Institutions Founded
(A) C.R.Reddy Praja Mitra Mandali
(B) Jyotiba Fule Saty Shodhak Samaj
(C) B.R.Ambedkat: All India Depressed Classed Association
(D) Dr. Atmaram Prarthana Samaj
Pandurang
Ans. (A)

19. According to Shankaracharya the Primary means of Salvation was —
(A) Knowledge
(B) Worship
(C) Visiting Tirthas
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)

20. The British established their trading centre in the following order—
(A) Surat, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
(B) Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay
(C) Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Surat
(D) Calcutta, Madras, Surat, Bombay
Ans. (B)

21. The president of the All India Kishan Sabha in 1936 was—
(A) N. G.Ranga
(B) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati
(C) Vidya Nanda
(D) Baba Ramchandra
Ans. (B)

22. The Sufis first settled in —
(A) Sindh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans. (D)

23. Indian people had faced high rate of inflation during 1918-1939 due to—
(A) Lack of industries
(B) Exported food grains a lot
(C) First world war
(D) Exported the cotton and wool
Ans. (C)

24. Who among the following were associated with eradication of untouchability?
1. K.RangaRao
2. Vitthal Ramji Shinde
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Gangu Ram
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) 1,2and3
(B) 1,2and4
(C) 2and3
(D) 1,3and4
Ans. (B)

25. Who separated centre state finance?
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Lord Mayo
(C) Lord Hardinge
(D) Lord Irwin
Ans. (A)

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