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Geography

1. Consider the following statementsI. The part of the Himalayas lying between

Satluj and Kali rivers is known as PunjabHimalayas.

II. The part of Himalayas lying between Tistaand Dihang rivers is known as AssamHimalayas.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

2. The northern part of the western coastal plainsof India is also known as(a) Northern Circar (b) Malabar coast(c) Kannad Plain (d) Konkan

3. Which is the largest drainage basin in theworld?(a) Nile basin (b) Amazon basin(c) Congo basin (d) Mississippi basin

4. The pattern formed when a river is joined byits tributaries at approximately right anglesis known as(a) trellis pattern(b) dendritic pattern(c) rectangular pattern(d) radial pattern

5. Which of the following states does not shareits boundary with Nepal?(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) West Bengal (d) Jharkhand

6. The northern plains of India are formed of(a) alluvial soil (b) red yellow soil(c) black soil (d) laterite soil

7. Which of the following is the highest peak ofthe Wastern Ghats?(a) Doda Betta (b) Mahendragiri(c) Javadi Hills (d) Shevroy Hills

8. Consider the following statementsI. The bhabhar belt of the northern plains

lies south of the terai belt.II. The streams and rivers re-emerge in the

terai belt of the northern plains.


9. Which of the following is not a tributary of theIndus river?(a) Shyok (b) Zaskar(c) Nubri (d) Lohit

10. Consider the following statementsI. Plants take in carbon dioxide through the

roots.II. Plants exhibit transpiration through

stomata


11. Consider the following statementsI. The Central Highlands lie north of the

Narmada river.II. The Deccan Trap is made up of

metamorphic rocks.


12. Consider the following statementsI. Khadar belt of the northern plains of India

is formed of older alluvium.II. The Eastern Ghats are higher than the

Western Ghats.



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13. Which is the outermost Himalayan ranges(towards India)?(a) Shiwaliks (b) Himadri(c) Panjal (d) Dhaula Dhar

14. Consider the following statementsA : Plants absorb nitrogen through soil.R : Plants cannot absorb nitrogen in thegaseous form.

Choose the correct option out of the following(a) if A and B both are true and B is the right

reason for A(b) if A and B both are true but B is not the

right reason for A(c) A is true but not B(d) B is true but not A

15. Consider the following statementsI. According to the Indus Water Treaty, India

can use 60% of the total water carried bythe Indus river system.

II. Before entering India, the Brahmaputratakes a U turn.


16. Which of the following is a distributary of riverGanga?(a) Teesta (b) Hooghly(c) Damodar (d) Saraswti

17. Which of the following is mass wasting?(a) the various kinds of uphill movements

occurring on earth due to the platecollisions.

(b) the various kinds of uphill movementsoccurring on earth due to the gravitationalpull from moon

(c) the various kinds of downhill movementsoccurring under the pull of gravity

(d) melting of icebergs due to global warming.

18. The Moho discontinuity is the(a) boundary between earths crust and

earths mantle.(b) boundary between earths mantle and

earths core.(c) lower layer of the earths mantle(d) upper layer of the earths core.

19. Consider the following statementsI. The outer core is solid while the inner core

is in liquid state.II. Being composed mainly of non metals like

carbon, sulphur and hydrogen, the earthscore is also known as the non metalliccore.


20. Consider the following statementsI. Density of rocks increases as we do down

from the crust to the core of the earth.II. The continental crust is less dense than

the oceanic crust.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

21. The most abundant element of the earthscrust is(a) Silicon (b) Oxygen(c) Aluminium (d) Iron

22. Which of the following is not a metamorphicrock?(a) Gneiss (b) Slate(c) Granite (d) Marble

23. Consider the following statementsI. The continental crust of the earth is thinner

than the oceanic crust.II. The asthenosphere is a layer found at the

top of the upper mantle.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none


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24. Consider the following statementsI. Metamorphic rocks are also called

primary or basic rocksII. Igneous rocks are formed when magma

cools and solidifies.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

25. Consider the following statementsI. Shale is a result of metamorphosis of

igneous rocks.II. Himalayas are result of collision of

continental plates.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

26. Consider the following statementsI. The San Andreas fault is a result of

collision between oceanic and continentalplates.

II. The inner core of the earth is made mostlyof copper and zinc.


27. Which of the following is the deepest lake inthe world?(a) Caspian sea (b) Vostok lake(c) Baikal lake (d) Pinatubo lake

28. Consider the following statementsI. The Pamir Knot is the meeting place of

many Himalayan rivers.II. The Pamir Knot is located to the south of

Mount Everest.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

29. Which of the following is the second highestpeak in the world?(a) Kanchenjunga (b) K2(c) Lhotse (d) Nanga Parbat

30. Which of the following is the coldest place inthe northern hemisphere?(a) Tomsk (b) Verkhoyansk(c) Irkutsk (d) Nunavut

31. Five nautical miles are equal to(a) 8 km (b) 9.26 km(c) 12.6 km (d) 16 km

32. The Exclusive Economic Zone shall notextend beyond(a) 200 km (b) 280.6 km(c) 320.6 km (d) 370.4 km

33. In terms of the installed capacity of windenergy, which of the following states is at thetop in India?(a) Gujarat (b) Kerala(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Madhya Pradesh

34. In wind power generation(a) Kinetic energy is converted into electrical

energy(b) Potential energy is converted into

electrical energy(c) Thermal energy is converted into kinetic

energy(d) Potential energy is converted into thermal

energy

35. Which of the following Indian states has thehighest bauxite reserve?(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Jharkhand(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Odisha

36. Which of the following statements is correct?(a) Net Sown Area is known as gross cropped

area(b) Area sown more than once in an

agricultural year plus gross cropped areais also known as Net Sown Area

(c) Area sown more than once in anagricultural year plus net sown area isknown as Gross Cropped Area

(d) Net Sown Area is more than GrossCropped Area


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37. Saurashtra has mostly:(a) red soil (b) alluvial soil(c) black soil (d) laterite soil

38. Consider the following statementsI. The total surface area covered by plateaus

is more than the total surface areacovered by plains in India

II. After independence, National ForestPolicy was first set up in 1988.


39. Consider the following statementsI. The Rose-ringed Parakeet is an endemic

bird in IndiaII. Indian wild ass is an endangered species.


40. The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in(a) Odisha (b) West Bengal(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat

41. Dolomite is an ore of(a) Magnesium (b) Manganese(c) Aluminium (d) Iron

42. Who wrote the book Small is Beautiful?(a) Harlem Brundtland(b) Ernst Friedrich Schumacher(c) Mahatma Gandhi(d) Amartya Sen

43. Consider the following statementsI. In India hydroelectric power contributes

more than half of the total electricityproduced

II. More than 50 % of worlds total freshwateris stored as groundwater.


44. Consider the following statementsI. Fossil fuels are non renewable but

recyclable resources.II. All renewable resources are inexhaustible

resources.


45. Consider the following statementsI. The Net Sown Area is just less than 50 %

of the total surface area in Punjab andHaryana

II. In India, there is no appropriate technologyto harness stock resources.


46. The headquarters of the International Unionfor Conservation of Nature and NaturalResources is in(a) Switzerland(b) Austria(c) France(d) United States of America

47. Which of the following is now on the verge ofextinction?(a) Madhuca Insignis(b) Azadirachta Indica(c) Prosopis Juliflora(d) Acacia nilotica

48. Consider the following statementsI. The State of Forest Report does not

differentiate between natural forests andplantations.

II. Indian Rhino is an endangered species.



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49. Mithun a cattle breed is found in(a) Rajasthan(b) Maharashtra(c) Arunachal Pradesh(d) Kerala

50. The Chipko movement was practised to stop(a) illegal acquisition of land(b) deforestation(c) hunting of tigers(d) illegal indigo plantation.

51. Which of the following former Prime Ministerspronounced the dams as the temples ofmodern India?(a) Indira Gandhi(b) Jawaharlal Nehru(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri(d) Morarji Desai

52. Which of the following countries is the largestproducer of rice in the world?(a) India (b) China(c) Russia (d) Brazil

53. Who started the Bhoodan-Gramdanmovement in 1951?(a) Vinoba Bhave(b) Mahatma Gandhi(c) Sarojini Naidu(d) Vallabhbhai Patel

54. Rearing of silkworms is known as(a) horticulture (b) apiculture(c) sericulture (d) pisciculture

55. Consider the following statementsI. Operation Flood was launched by the

Government of India in 1970 to control thedamage caused by floods in India

II. Rubber plant is an equatorial crop.


56. Which of the following is mined in theBadampahar mines in Odisha?(a) Hematite (b) Bauxite(c) Dolomite (d) Azurite

57. Mica is presently not mined in which of thefollowing states?(a) Rajasthan (b) Andhra Pradesh(c) Bihar (d) Punjab

58. Anthracite is a kind of(a) iron (b) virus(c) coal (d) pesticide

59. The Musi and the Bhima are tributaries of river(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri(c) Mahanadi (d) Brahmaputra

60. Which of the following is the deepest point inthe world?(a) Puerto Rico Trenchb Mariana Trench(c) Java Trench(d) Eurasia Basin

61. The Tropic of Cancer, the Equator and theTropic of Capricorn all pass through continentX. What is X?(a) Africa(b) Asia(c) Both Africa and Asia(d) None

62. North America is linked to South America bya very narrow strip of land called(a) the Isthmus of Mexico(b) the Isthmus of Panama(c) the Isthmus of Costa Rica(d) the Isthmus of Honduras

63. What is the ascending order of the followingin terms of area covered?(a) Indian Ocean - Arctic Ocean - Atlantic

Ocean - Pacific Ocean(b) Atlantic Ocean - Arctic Ocean - Indian

Ocean - Pacific Ocean(c) Arctic Ocean - Indian Ocean - Atlantic

Ocean - Pacific Ocean(d) Indian Ocean - Arctic Ocean - Pacific

Ocean - Atlantic Ocean


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64. Arctic Ocean is connected with the PacificOcean by a narrow stretch of shallow waterwhich is known as(a) Strait of Dover (b) Strait of Gibraltar(c) Bab-el-Mandeb (d) Berring Strait

65. Which is the longest mountain range in theworld?(a) Andes(b) Rocky Mountains(c) Himalayas(d) Great Diving Range

66. Which mountain range separates Europe fromAsia?(a) Andes (b) Alps(c) Ural Mountains (d) Rocky Mountains

67. The Indian Standard Time is calculated froma clock tower located in :(a) Kolkata (b) Bhopal(c) Mirzapur (d) New Delhi

68. Which of the following are found in tropicalrain forests of India?(a) Ebony and Teak(b) Ebony and Rosewood(c) Mahogany and Sal(d) Sal and Shisham

69. Sundari is a well-known species of trees foundin(a) Mangrove forests(b) Tropical deciduous forests(c) Tropical rain forests(d) Himalayan mountains

70. Wild goats are found in(a) Himalayan region(b) Rann of Kachchh(c) Great Indian Desert(d) Sundarbans

71. What is the third most abundant gas in earthsatmosphere?(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Argon(c) Hydrogen (d) Helium

72. You are in Karnataka and moving in thedirection of the Pole Star. Highest probabilityis that you will reach X first as you exit fromKarnataka What is X?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Maharashtra(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Arabian Sea

73. Which planet is considered as Earths-Twin?(a) Venus (b) Mercurey(c) Mars (d) Saturn

74. Which of the following rivers are west flowing?(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari(c) Narmada (d) Krishna

75. The highest waterfall in the world is(a) Iguazu Falls (b) Niagara Falls(c) Victoria Falls (d) Angel Falls

76. Tropical grasslands in Brazil are known as(a) Campos (b) Llanos(c) Pampas (d) Prairie

77. Taiga are found in which of the followingplaces?(a) South Africa (b) Russia(c) Egypt (d) Indonesia

78. Ox-bow is a type of(a) Tree (b) Grass(c) Lake (d) None of the above

79. The waters of the Gangotri glacier flow throughGaumukh, giving rise to the river Bhagirathi.Ganga is formed at the town of Devprayagwhen Bhagirathi (which is its main source)joins with river:(a) Gomti (b) Son(c) Alaknanda (d) Ghaghara

80. Tawa Matsya Sangh is a cooperative offisherworkers in(a) Madhya Pradesh(b) Assam(c) Orissa(d) Kerala


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81. Manas Tiger Reserve is located in whichIndian state?(a) Assam (b) Madhya Pradesh(c) Rajasthan (d) Uttaranchal

82. Which is the only state in India which hasmade roof top rainwater harvesting structurecompulsory for every single house in thestate?(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala(c) Karnataka (d) Orissa

83. Aus, Aman and Boro are crop varieties of(a) Wheat (b) Maize(c) Rice (d) Bajra

84. Which of the following pairs is wronglymatched?(a) Paddy : Kharif (b) Wheat : Rabi(c) Jute : Rabi (d) Cotton : Kharif

85. Which of the following is the largest producerof jowar in India?(a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka

86. Which is the longest national highway inIndia?(a) National Highway-7(b) National Highway-8(c) National Highway-12(d) National Highway-15

87. National Highway-1 is also known as(a) Jawaharlal Nehru Marg(b) Qutub Uddin Marg(c) Sher Shah Suri Marg(d) Maharana Pratap Marg

88. The East-West Corridor highway project isfrom(a) Silcher to Porbander(b) Silcher to New Bhuj(c) Itanagar to New Bhuj(d) Itanagar to Porbander

89. The North-South Corridor highway crosses theEast-West Corridor highway in(a) Bhopal (b) Jhansi(c) Jabalpur (d) Gwalior

90. The Indian Railways is divided into how manyzones?(a) 4 (b) 8(c) 12 (d) 16

91. Which of the following is the premier iron oreexporting port of India?(a) Kandla port(b) Marmagao port(c) Kochchi port(d) Jawaharlal Nehru port

92. Consider the following statementsI. Oil India Limited is a wholly public sector

undertaking.II. Cryolite is an iron ore.


93. Which of the following countries is the largestexporter of jute in the world?(a) India (b) Pakistan(c) Bangladesh (d) Thailand

94. Which of the following countries has thehighest average population density in theworld (with population above 10 million)?(a) India (b) Bangladesh(c) Japan (d) Pakistan

95. Consider the following statementsI. Toothpastes contain fluoride which

reduces cavity.II. Odisha is the largest producer of

manganese ores in India.



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96. Consider the following statementsI. Lignite is a low grade manganese ore.II. About 300 kg of manganese is required

to manufacture one tonne of steel.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

97. Which of the following is the oldest petroleumproducing state in India?(a) Gujarat (b) Assam(c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan

98. Rawatbhata power station is a(a) nuclear power station(b) coal based thermal power station(c) hydroelectric power station(d) natural gas based thermal power station

99. Consider the following statementsI. Sabarmati is a west flowing river.II. Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of river

Kaveri.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

100. Monazite sands rich in thorium are found in(a) Kerala (b) Rajasthan(c) Gujarat (d) Chhattisgarh

101. Which of the following is the highest juteproducing state in India?(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra(c) West Bengal (d) Karnataka

102. Consider the following statementsI. Recent years have seen a tendency for

the sugar mills to shift and concentrate inthe southern and western states,especially in Maharashtra. This isbecause the cane produced here hashigher sucrose content.

II. India is the largest producer of sugar inthe world

Which of the above statements is/are true?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

103. Consider the following statementsI. Rabi crops are grown with the offset of

monsoon in IndiaII. Barley is a rabi crop.


104. Where in Rajasthan is the Bhairodev DakavSonchuri located?(a) Alwar (b) Ajmer(c) Udaipur (d) Jodhpur

105. Consider the following statementsI. Biogas has higher thermal efficiency than

kerosene.II. Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer

of copper in India


106. Bhangar is a type of(a) Alluvial soil (b) Laterite soil(c) Black soil (d) Red soil

107. The Panchmarhi Biosphere reserve is in(a) Uttarakhand (b) Karnataka(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh

108. Which Indian state has the largest forest coverin the country?(a) Madhya Pradesh(b) Punjab(c) Maharashtra(d) Kerala

109. Consider the following statementsI. Forest cover in India is less than the net

sown area of the country.II. The forest area in India is just above the

scientific norm of one-third of the total areaWhich of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none


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110. Red soils are red in colour due to the presence(a) Copper (b) Nickel(c) Iron (d) Manganese

111. Consider the following statementsI. In India, the total protected forest area is

larger than the total reserved forest areaII. Out of the total wasteland area in India,

the forest degraded area is larger than thewater eroded area


112. Which of the following is not one of the fouridentified identified Coral Reef areas in India?(a) Gulf of Mannar(b) Gulf of Khambat(c) Gulf of Kutch(d) Lakshadweep Islands

113. Which of the following soils are also knownas regur soils?(a) Red soils (b) Black soils(c) Laterite soils (d) Mountain soils

114. Which Indian state has the highestpercentage of forest cover?(a) Kerala(b) Arunachal Pradesh(c) Mizoram(d) Himachal Pradesh

115. Van Mahotsav in India is celebrated in themonth of(a) May (b) June(c) July (d) August

116. The Government of India launched ProjectElephant in the year(a) 1973 (b) 1984(c) 1992 (d) 2001

117. The Central Vigilance Commission of Indiawas set up in(a) 1951 (b) 1964(c) 1975 (d) 1987

118. Which of the countries is at the top of theHuman Development Index ranking?(a) Germany(b) United States of America(c) Norway(d) Australia

119. Which of the following is the highest producerof rubber in India?(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu(c) Tripura (d) Assam

120. According to the Census of India 2011, theIndian state with lowest sex ratio is(a) Rajasthan(b) Haryana(c) Madhya Pradesh(d) Bihar

121. Pick the odd one out.(a) Mediterranean sea(b) Caspian sea(c) Aral sea(d) Dead sea

122. Which of the following is the largest freshwater lake in India?(a) Loktak (b) Dal(c) Barapani (d) Wular

123. Which of the following is a man made lake?(a) Loktak (b) Gobind Sagar(c) Chilika (d) Pulicat

124. Consider the following statementsI. Forest cover in India is less than the net

sown area of the country.II. The forest area in India is just above the

scientific norm of one-third of the total area


125. The Kirthar Mountains are located in(a) Nepal (b) Bangladesh(c) Bhutan (d) Pakistan


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126. Which of the following was an initiation takenunder the Wildlife (Protection) AmendmentAct, 1991?(a) For the first time butterflies and moths

were added to the protected species list.(b) For the first time plants were added to

the protected species list.(c) For the first time birds were added to the

protected species list.(d) none of the above

127. Consider the following statementsI. River Son joins the Ganga before river

Chambal.II. River Chambal originates from the

Satpuras.


128. Which of the following pairs of rivers jointogether before flowing into the Bay of Bengal?(a) Godavari and Mahanadi(b) Krishna and Tungabhadra(c) Krishna and Kaveri(d) Tungabhadra and Kaveri

129. Which of the following rivers empties into theGulf of Khambhat?(a) Narmada (b) Godavari(c) Mahanadi (d) Kaveri

130. The south-easternmost tributary of river Indusis(a) Ravi (b) Sutlej(c) Jhelum (d) Beas

131. Which of the following is the odd one out aswe talk about the direction of flow?(a) Tapi (b) Kaveri(c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi

132. Which one of the following rivers emerges inthe Amarkantak hills?(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri(c) Narmada (d) Godavari

133. Which of the following rivers is also known asTsang Po?(a) Indus(b) Ganga(c) Brahmaputra(d) Mahanadi

134. Which of the following is the odd one out aswe talk about the Indian states in which theserivers originate?(a) Tapi (b) Narmada(c) Godavari (d) Son

135. Which of the following is the largest peninsularriver of India?(a) Kaveri (b) Godavari(c) Krishna (d) Narmada

136. Which of the following rivers makes theSivasamudram falls?(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri(c) Tungabhadra (d) Bhima

137. Mahanadi originates in(a) Chhattisgarh(b) Jharkhand(c) Uttar Pradesh(d) Uttarakhand

138. The Dhuadhar falls is located on river(a) Krishna(b) Narmada(c) Godavari(d) Mahanadi

139. Which of the following is not a tributary ofriver Godavari?(a) Purna (b) Manjra(c) Wardha (d) Koyana

140. Which of the following rivers is also known asDakshin Ganga?(a) Godavari(b) Kaveri(c) Krishna(d) Mahanadi


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141. Consider the following statementsI. Materials in the environment which have

the potential to satisfy human needs buthuman beings do not have the appropriatetechnology to access them are known aspotential resources.

II. Resources which are found in a region,but have not been utilised are known asstock resources.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I only (b) II only(c) I and II (d) none

142. The first International Earth Summit was heldin(a) Rio de Janeiro(b) Vienna(c) Johannesburg(d) Frankfurt

143. Declaration signed by world leaders in 1992at the United Nations Conference onEnvironment and Development (UNCED) toachieve global sustainable development iscalled(a) Target 21(b) Agenda 21(c) Declaration 92(d) Agenda 92

144. There is enough for everybodys need andnot for any bodys greed. Who said theseword regarding conservation of resources?(a) Jawaharlal Nehru(b) Indira Gandhi(c) Mahatma Gandhi(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

145. The Chairperson of a UN commission whichintroduced the concept of SustainableDevelopment in 1987 was(a) Javier Perez de Cuellar(b) Mansour Khalid(c) Margaret Thatcher(d) Gro Harlem Brundtland

146. Consider the following statements regardingIndiaI. About 27% of the area of the country is

the plateau region.II. According to the National Forest Policy

(1952), forest cover should be 25% of thetotal geographical area of the country.

Which of the above statements is/are are notcorrect?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

147. What type of soil is the Khadar Soil?(a) Alluvial Soil(b) Laterite Soil(c) Black Soil(d) Red and Yellow Soil

148. Which of the following soils is ideal for cottoncultivation?(a) Alluvial Soil(b) Black Soil(c) Laterite Soil(d) Red and Yellow Soil

149. Which of the following soils is result of intenseleaching due to heavy rain?(a) Black Soil(b) Laterite Soil(c) Alluvial Soil(d) Red and Yellow Soil

150. Consider the following statementsI. Red and Yellow soils develop a reddish

colour due to diffusion of magnesium incrystalline and metamorphic rocks.

II. Black soils are generally rich in phosphoriccontent.


151. Red and yellow soil is found in which of thefollowing states?(a) Jammu and Kashmir(b) Rajasthan(c) Madhya Pradesh(d) Gujarat


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152. Strip cropping is done to(a) prevent soil erosion caused by water.(b) prevent soil erosion caused by glaciers.(c) prevent soil erosion caused by wind(d) prevent coastal erosion.

153. Which of the following birds falls under normalspecies category in India?(a) Pink-headed duck(b) Indian cormorant(c) Mountain quail(d) Forest spotted owlet

154. Which of the following is used to make thebiggest selling anti-cancer drug in the world?(a) Himalayan Yew (b) Vidanga(c) Poaceae (d) Himalayan oak

155. Belgium does not share its borders with(a) France (b) Luxembourg(c) Austria (d) Germany

156. Most of the Belgian population speaks(a) Dutch and French(b) Dutch and German(c) French and Spanish(d) Spanish and Portuguese

157. The headquarters of the European Union is in(a) Vienna (b) Berlin(c) Zurich (d) Brussels

158. Consider the followingI. Providing information to the government

about the crops grown in the areaconcerned

II. Organising the collection of land revenueIII. Keeping and updating land records like

measurement, ownership, etc

Which of the above is responsibility of aPatwari?(a) I only (b) II and III(c) I, II and III (d) III only

History

159. Which of the following was not occupied bythe British or the French and just remainedas a buffer state?(a) Thailand (b) Malaysia(c) Indonesia (d) China

160. Consider the following statements:I. Under the Treaty of Nanking in 1842,

China took over Hong Kong from theBritish.

II. The Second Opium War was foughtbetween China and Japan.


161. By the Treaty of Boque, X made the Britishits most favoured nation. X is(a) South Africa (b) China(c) Sri Lanka (d) Indonesia

162. By 1885, Vietnam was completely under thepossession of(a) the French (b) the Dutch(c) the British (d) the Portuguese

163. X occupied Egypt from Ottoman Turkey in1882. X is(a) France (b) Portugal(c) Belgium (d) Britain

164. The Mughal Empire reached its greatestextent under(a) Akbar (b) Aurangzeb(c) Shah Jahan (d) Jahangir

165. Fatwa-i-Alamgiri was created during the reignof(a) Humayun (b) Shah Jahan(c) Aurangzeb (d) Akbar

166. Who was the first Nizam of Hyderabad?(a) Mujaffar Jung (b) Nasir Jung(c) Salabat Jung (d) Chin Quilich Khan


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167. Who took away the Peacock Throne fromIndia?(a) Nadir Shah(b) Ahmed Shah Abdali(c) Mahmud of Ghazni(d) Muhammad Ghori

168. Whom did Chhatrapati Shivaji considered hisguru?(a) Chokhamela (b) Ramdas(c) Tukaram (d) Eknath

169. The Treaty of Warna divided the MarathaKingdom between(a) Sahuji and Sambhaji I(b) Rajaram and Sambhaji I(c) Rajaram and Sambhaji II(d) Sahuji and Sambhaji II

170. Who defeated the Nizam-ul-Mulk andimposed the Treaty of Durai Sarai on him?(a) Sahuji (b) Sambhaji I(c) Baji Rao I (d) Shivaji

171. Consider the following statementsI. The Marathas restored Shah Alam II on

the throne of Delhi in1772.II. Baji Rao I was also known as Nana SahebWhich of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

172. Whom did Shahuji, the Emperor of theMaratha Kingdom, made the Peshwa in1713?(a) Madhavrao(b) Bajirao I(c) Balaji Vishwanath(d) Narayanrao

173. Jiziya, during the Mughal Empire, was a taxlevied on(a) mercantile companies like the East India

Company(b) non-Muslim citizens(c) money lenders(d) all the citizens

174. The Sardeshmukhi, in the Maratha regime,was a(a) tax levied on revenue(b) designation equivalent to Peshwa(c) designation lesser to Peshwa(d) name given to the Chhatrapati

175. Who was the first of the hereditary Peshwasof the Maratha kingdom?(a) Madhav-Rao I(b) Balaji Bajirao(c) Baji Rao I(d) Balaji Vishwanath

176. Consider the following statementsI. In the First Carnatic War, the British

defeated the Nawab of Arcot.II. Anwar-ud-Din was the Nawab of Arcot in

the First Carnatic War.


177. Consider the following statementsI. The French, under Joseph Francois

Dupleix, won the Third Carnatic Waragainst the British.

II. The Dutch joined the British against theFrench in the Carnatic Wars.


178. Consider the following statementsI. Eyre Coote was the British General in the

Battle of Wandiwash.II. The British defeated the French in the

Battle of Wandiwash in 1760.



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179. Consider the following statementsI. Robert Clive was the commander of the

Company forces in the Battle of Buxar.II. In 1760, the Company replaced Mir Jafar

with his son in law as the Nawab ofBengal.


180. The English East India Company received thediwani of Bengal through the(a) Treaty of Bengal(b) Treaty of Allahabad(c) Treaty of Hyderabad(d) Treaty of Buxar

181. Which Governor-General of India soldAllahabad and Kara to the Nawab of Awadh?(a) Warren Hastings(b) Lord Cornwallis(c) Lord Wellesley(d) Lord Minto

182. Who became the first Indian power to acceptthe subsidiary alliance?(a) Nawab of Awadh(b) Marathas(c) Nizam of Hyderabad(d) Kingdom of Mysore

183. Consider the following statementsI. By the Treaty of Bassein, Peshwa Baji

Rao II accepted subsidiary alliance withthe British.

II. By the Treaty of Amritsar signed in1809,river Ravi had been fixed as the boundarybetween the British and Maharaja RanjitSinghs territories.


184. The Treaty of Sagauli was signed betweenthe British and the(a) Marathas(b) Nawab of Bengal(c) Nawab of Awadh(d) Gorkhas

185. Who was the Governor-General of India duringthe First Anglo-Sikh War?(a) Lord Auckland(b) Lord Hardinge(c) Lord Dalhousie(d) Lord Canning

186. Who among the following Governor-Generalsof India introduced modern civil services basedon separation of power?(a) Warren Hastings(b) Lord Dalhousie(c) Lord Cornwallis(d) Lord Ripon

187. Consider the following statementsI. Maharaja Dalip Singh entered the

subsidiary alliance at Lahore in 1846.II. The Second Anglo-Sikh War was the last

war fought by the British within the naturalfrontiers of India for the extension of theirempire.


188. From whom did the British take away thefamous diamond Koh-i-noor to send it toQueen Victoria?(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh(b) Maharaja Dalip Singh(c) Nadir Shah(d) Ahmed Shah Abdali

189. The Holkars, one of the regional Marathadynasties, was founded by(a) Ranoji (b) Malhar Rao(c) Damaji I (d) Raghuji


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190. By the Treaty of Deogaon, Orissa wassurrendered to the British by(a) Raghuji Bhonsle I(b) Raghuji Bhonsle II(c) Daulat Rao Sindhia(d) Jaswant Rao Holkar

191. Who was the political agent sent by LordHardinge to Punjab to make them break theTreaty of Amritsar?(a) Major Broadfoot(b) Major Bardsley(c) Major Lawrence(d) Mojor Whistler

192. The Gaikwar dynasty was founded by(a) Malhar Rao(b) Raghuji Bhonsle I(c) Raghuji Bhonsle II(d) Damaji I

193. Who introduced the dual government inBengal?(a) Warren Hastings(b) Lord Cornwallis(c) Robert Clive(d) Lord Canning

194. Consider the following statementsI. The Governor-General of Bengal was made

the Governor-General of India through theRegulating Act of 1773.

II. The Charter Act of 1833 declared that noIndian shall hold any government positionunder the company.


195. Which Act made the Governor-General ofBengal general authority over other twopresidencies?(a) Regulating Act of 1773(b) Charter Act of 1813(c) Charter Act of 1833(d) Charter Act of 1853

196. Swami Dayanand Saraswatis parental namewas(a) Mula Sankara(b) Mula Krishnacharya(c) Om Sankara(d) Narayan Sankara

197. Which Governor-General of India abolishedthe sati system?(a) Warren Hastings(b) Lord Cornwallis(c) Lord Dalhousie(d) Lord Bentinck

198. After the premature death of Raja RammohunRoy, the Brahmo Movement was given a newlife by(a) Debendranath Tagore(b) Shankar Seth(c) Atmaram Pandurang(d) Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar

199. Who among the following was not a memberof the Brahmo Samaj?(a) Keshab Chandra Sen(b) Debendranath Tagore(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade(d) Dwarkanath Tagore

200. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio founded the(a) Deccan Education Society(b) Servants of India Society(c) Young Bengal Movement(d) Theosophical Movement

201. Who was not a member of the PrarthanaSamaj?(a) Mahadev Govind Ranade(b) Atmaram Pandurang(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(d) Jyotiba Phule

202. The Deccan Education Society was formedunder the spiritual guidance of(a) Swami Vivekananda(b) Mahadev Govind Ranade(c) Swami Dayananda Saraswati(d) Raja Rammohun Roy


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203. Who founded the Servants of India Society?(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(b) Annie Besant(c) Sayyid Ahmad Khan(d) Louis Vivian Derozio

204. His campaign for the upliftment of the weakacquired the character of an anti-Brahminmovement. He is(a) Sayyid Ahmad Khan(b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah(c) Jyotiba Phule(d) Mahadev Govind Ranade

205. The famous Fergusson College of Pune wasfounded under(a) Deccan Education Society(b) Theosophical Society of India(c) British Indian Association(d) none of the above

206. The Central Hindu College at Varanasi wasfounded in 1898 by(a) Annie Besant(b) Louis Vivian Derozio(c) Swami Vivekananda(d) Keshab Chandra Sen

207. The first Headquarters of the Arya Samaj wereat(a) Calcutta (b) Nasik(c) Lahore (d) Bomday

208. The Shuddhi Movement was started by(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(b) Swami Vivekananda(c) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa(d) Baba Kharak Singh

209. Who was the founder of the MuhammadanAnglo-Oriental College?(a) Maulana Hasrat Mohani(b) Hakim Ajmal Khan(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(d) Sayyid Ahmad Khan

210. Whose daughters marriage led to the secondsplit in the Brahmo Samaj?(a) Shivnanda Shastri(b) Anand Mohan Bose(c) Keshab Chandra Sen(d) Raja Rammohun Roy

211. Louis Vivian Derozio was a(a) teacher at Hindu College of Calcutta(b) French General in India in the early

eighteenth century(c) Gandhian who actively supported the

Indian freedom struggle(d) British General in India during the rebellion

of 1857

212. The Theosophical Movement in India wasstarted by(a) Mahadev Govind Ranade(b) Raja Rammohun Roy(c) Rabindranath Tagore(d) Annie Besant

213. The Theosophical Society of India wasfounded at(a) Calcutta (b) Adyar(c) Nasik (d) Allahabad

214. The Theosophical Society was firstestablished in(a) USSR(b) United States of America(c) United Kingdom(d) India

215. Who wrote the book Satyartha Prakash?(a) Swami Vivekanada(b) Ramakrishna Paramhamsa(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(d) Raja Rammohun Roy

216. The New York Herald, after hearing him in theWorld Parliament at Chicago in 1893, reported-We feel how foolish it is to send missionariesto to this learned nation. He was(a) Swami Vivekananda(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(c) Raja Rammohun Roy(d) Rabindranath Tagore


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217. Swami Vivekanands original name was(a) Surendra Nath Bhat(b) Narendra Nath Bhat(c) Surendra Nath Dutta(d) Narendra Nath Dutta

218. Tahzib-al-Akhlaq, a monthly periodical, wasstarted by(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(b) Sayyid Ahmad Khan(c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah(d) Pherozeshah Mehta

219. The General Service Enlistment Act of 1856required(a) the applicants of the Imperial Civil Services

to be of the age of 21 years at most.(b) the applicants of the Imperial Civil Services

to be of the age of 18 years at most.(c) every Indian soldier to serve wherever

required.(d) every Indian soldier to use the Enfield rifles

smeared with animal fat.

220. Consider the following statementsI. The Santhal Rebellion (1855-56) was

against the Mughal Emperor BahadurShah II.

II. The Kuka Movement of 1860 was a socio-religious movement which turned into apolitical movement.


221. The second unit of the Arya Samaj was formedat(a) Lahore (b) Amritsar(c) Allahabad (d) Calcutta

222. Who among the following was a foundingmember of the Rahnumai MazdayasnanSabha?(a) Badruddin Tyabji(b) Sayyid Ahmad Khan(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(d) Dadabhai Naoroji

223. Who wrote the book Anandmath?(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterji(c) Swami Vivekananda(d) Bhartendu Harishchandra

224. In the 1860s, a popular Bengali playhighlighted the atrocities commited onworkers by Indigo planters. The play wascalled(a) Neeldhara (b) Neelgagan(c) Neel Darpan (d) Neelkamal

225. Which of the following was an organisation,during the late 1860s, that proved to be astrong force behind the Indian nationalistmovement?(a) Hindu Sabha(b) Hindu Mela(c) Hindu Association(d) Hindu Sangh

226. Which of the following books contains thenational song of India?(a) Anandmath (b) Lipika(c) Gitanjali (d) Chokher Bali

227. Who among the following is known as thefather of modern Hindi literature?(a) Munshi Premchand(b) Bhartendu Harishchandra(c) Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi(d) Sumitranandan Pant

228. Who among the following was one of thefounders of the newspapers the Kesari andMahratta?(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(b) Pherozeshah Mehta(c) Lala Lajpat Rai(d) Dadabhai Naoroji

229. The Indian League, in 1875, was establishedin Bengal by(a) Dadabhai Naoroji(b) Surendranath Banerji(c) V.K. Chiplunkar(d) Sisir Kumar Ghosh


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230. Who among the following was one of thefounders of the Indian Association (1876)?(a) Badruddin Tyabji(b) Anand Mohan Bose(c) W.(C) Bonnerji(d) Sisir Kumar Ghosh

231. Who among the following was the editor ofAmrit Bazar Patrika?(a) Sisir Kumar Ghosh(b) M.B. Namjoshi(c) V.K. Chiplunkar(d) Pherozeshah Mehta

232. Who among the following was not the founderof the Bombay Presidency Association(1885)?(a) Pherozeshah Mehta(b) Sisir Kumar Ghosh(c) K.T. Telang(d) Badruddin Tyabji

233. Who founded the India House in 1905 inLondon?(a) Virendranath Chattopadhyaya(b) V.D. Savarkar(c) Shyamji Krishna Verma(d) Lala Hardayal

234. The Ghadar Party was founded in 1913 in(a) United States of America(b) England(c) Malaysia(d) Japan

235. The Congress declared Purna Swaraj as itsgoal in 1929 during its(a) Calcutta session(b) Madras session(c) Lahore session(d) Karachi session

236. Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the tricolour flag ofIndia in December 1929 on the banks of river(a) Narmada (b) Ganga(c) Ravi (d) Sutlej

237. Which of the following is also known as theGagging Act?(a) Government of India Act(b) General Service Enlistment Act(c) Arms Act(d) Vernacular Press Act

238. Who was the leader of the Gorkhas in theAnglo-Nepalese War (1814-16)?(a) Samar Singh (b) Amar Singh(c) Digvijay Sigh (d) Shyam Singh

239. According to the Ain-i Akbari, every subadarwas supported by other officers such asbakhshi, sadr, etc. Bakhshi and Sadr are(a) a military paymaster and a minister in

charge of religious and charitablepatronage respectively.

(b) a minister in charge of religious andcharitable patronage and a militarypaymaster respectively.

(c) a military paymaster and a militarycommander respectively.

(d) a minister in charge of religious andcharitable patronage and a militarycommander respectively.

240. Which Mughal emperor emphasised on theidea Sulh-i kul ?(a) Babur (b) Shah Jahan(c) Humayun (d) Akbar

241. Which of the following temples is not in theUNESCOs World Heritage Sites list?(a) Gangaikondacholisvaram Temple(b) Airavateshvaram Temple(c) Kapaleeshwarar Temple(d) Brihadeeshwara Temple

242. The Mundas and Santhals were tribes from(a) Orissa and Bengal(b) Punjab and Rajasthan(c) Punjab and western Himalayas(d) Punjab and Kashmir


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243. Sultan Iltutmish constructed hauz-i Sultanijust outside just outside Dehli-i kuhna Whatis hauz-i Sultani ?(a) a large shrine(b) a large sculpture(c) a mosque(d) a large reservoir

244. Which of the following kings invaded Sri Lankaand defeated Sena I?(a) Shrimara Shrivallabha(b)Vijayalaya(c) Rajaraja I(d) Rajendra I

245. Who was the Statute Destroyer whoattacked the famous Somanath temple?(a) Muhammad Ghori(b) Mahmud of Ghazni(c) Aurangzeb(d) Lord Clive of the East India Company

246. What is Chihil Sutun in Mughal architecture?(a) Large balconies(b) Ceremonial Halls or courts(c) Four section gardens(d) Recreation centres

247. What was the importance of Qibla in audiencehalls of the Mughal emperors?(a) During a court session everybody faced a

specific direction called Qibla(b) During a court session everybody had to

sit in a circular formation called Qibla(c) During a court session everybody had to

share their views over the issuesdiscussed This type of discussion wascalled Qibla

(d) During a court session no woman wasallowed to speak inside the court. Thisrule was called Qibla

248. In Shah Jahans newly constructed court inthe Red Fort at Delhi, behind his throne werea series of pietra dura inlays that depicted(a) The legendary Greek god Orpheus playing

the lute(b) Aphrodite in front of a mirror(c) Apollo and Daphne together(d) Aphrodite,Cupid and Ares together

249. Who was Kunjaramallan RajarajaPerunthachchan?(a) Son of Chola king Rajaraja(b) Grandson of Chola king Rajaraja(c) Architect of the famous Airavatesvara

temple(d) Architect of the famous Rajarajeshvara

temple

250. Chola bronze statues were made using the(a) lost clay technique(b) lost wax technique(c) lost wood technique(d) lost metal technique

251. Bhillasvamin is the(a) modern day Bhubaneshwar(b) modern day Belur(c) modern day Vidisha(d) modern day Mahabalipuram

252. X is located in the Krishna-Tungabhadrabasin. X fell into ruin in 1565 as theVijayanagara Empire was defeated What isX?(a) Bellary (b) Hampi(c) Davanagere (d) Hubli

253. In the seventeenth century, which city wasregarded as the gateway for trade with westAsia?(a) Karachi (b) Surat(c) Poona (d) Bombay

254. Bhils, Cheros and Berads are tribes of(a) Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Western

Himalayas respectively(b) Bihar, Gujarat and Western Himalayas

respectively(c) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar

respectively(d) Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra

respectively

255. Which nomadic tribe helped Mughal emperorsto transport grain to city markets?(a) Charan (b) Gujjar(c) Banjara (d) Bhil


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256. Which queen died fighting Mughal armiesdefending Garha Katanga in 1565?(a) Rani Durgawati(b) Rani Ahilyabai(c) Rudramamba(d) Rani Avantibai

257. Which tribe did the kingdom of Garha Katangabelonged to?(a) Gonds (b) Cheros(c) Khonds (d) Ahoms

258. Which of the following tribal kingdomsdepended upon forced labour for itsfunctioning?(a) Gonds (b) Cheros(c) Ahoms (d) Bhils

259. Who were the Nayanars?(a) Saints devoted to Brahma(b) Saints devoted to Durga(c) Saints devoted to Vishnu(d) Saints devoted to Shiva

260. Who were the Alvars?(a) Saints devoted to Durga(b) Saints devoted to Vishnu(c) Saints devoted to Brahma(d) Saints devoted to Shiva

261. Virashaiva movement began in Karnataka inthe mid-twelfth century against(a) the misrule of Hoysala Empire(b) monotheism(c) inequality and caste system(d) the revenue system

262. Mirabai became a disciple of(a) Kabir (b) Tulsidas(c) Surdas (d) Ravidas

263. Which tribal kingdom created the historicalworks known as buranjis?(a) Ahoms (b) Balochis(c) Cheros (d) Gonds

264. Consider the following statementsI. The British East India Company was the

only British trading company to come fortrade in India. This is because of the factthat the company acquired exclusiverights from the queen for trading with theEast.

II. The Portuguese came to India before theBritish.


265. Fa Xian and Xuan Zang were(a) Chinese invaders of the north-east(b) Chinese Buddhist pilgrims(c) Chinese followers of the Alvars(d) Chinese followers of the Nayanars

266. Consider the following statementsI. Kadamba Mayurasharman was a

Brahmana who gave up his traditionalprofession and took to arms, successfullyestablishing the Kadamba kingdom inKarnataka.

II. Chola king Rajendra I built a temple ofgoddess Nishumbhasudini in the town ofThanjavur.


267. Consider the following statementsI. Siraj-ud-daulah, the nawab of Bengal was

a puppet ruler who gifted tradeconcessions to the East India Company.

II. Robert Clive led the companys armies atPlassey in 1757.



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268. The East India Company was appointed asthe Diwan of the provinces of Bengal, by theMughal emperor, after the death of the thennawab of Bengal(a) Aliwardi Khan (b) Mir Jafar(c) Mir Qasim (d) Sirajuddaulah

269. Consider the following statementsI. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-

Mysore War.II. Subsidiary alliance did not allow the East

India Company to have its independentarmed forces.


270. Who was the Governor-General in 1801 whenthe nawab of Awadh was forced to give overhalf of his territory to the East India Companyin 1801?(a) Warren Hastings(b) Richard Wellesley(c) Earl Cornwallis(d) Robert Clive

271. The Treaty of Salbai was signed between theEast India Company and(a) the Marathas(b) the Nizam of Hyderabad(c) the Kingdom of Mysore(d) the nawab of Awadh

272. Which of the following nawabs captured FortWilliam of Calcutta?(a) Alivardi Khan (b) Sirajuddaulah(c) Mir Jafar (d) Mir Qasim

273. Consider the following statementsI. Mir Qasim helped the East India Company

in the Battle of Buxar against the Nawabof Awadh and the Mughal Emperor.

II. The East India Company defeatedMaharaja Ranjit Singh to capture Punjab.


274. Which of the following Governor-Generalsinitiated the policy of paramountcy?(a) Warren Hastings(b) Richard Wellesley(c) Lord Dalhousie(d) Earl Cornwallis

275. Which of the following was ruled by theWodeyar dynasty?(a) Hyderabad (b) Awadh(c) Mysore (d) Bengal

276. Consider the following statementsI. The Marathas helped Tipu Sultan in the

Third Anglo-Mysore war agaisnt the EastIndia Company.

II. Tipu Sultan was forced to sign a treatywith the British by which two of his sonswere taken away as hostages.


277. Doctrine of Lapse was the brainchild of(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Hastings(c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Robert Clive

278. Consider the following statementsI. From 1772, each district was to have only

one court a civil court (diwani adalat).II. Delhi was not a British presidency in the

late eighteenth century.Which of the above statements is/are true?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

279. Consider the following statementsI. Rani Chennamma surrendered the state

of Kitoor to the East India Company andran away with his family.

II. Steamships were invented in the earlynineteenth century.



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280. Which Mughal emperor appointed the EastIndia Company as the Diwan of Bengal?(a) Shah Alam (b) Akbar Shah(c) Bahadur Shah (d) Aurangzeb

281. Initially the East India Company purchasedgoods in India for(a) the revenue generated by the Company

from peasants.(b) Gold and Silver(c) the British goods(d) nothing. It used military power to capture

the resources

282. Who was the Governor-General of India whenthe Permanent Settlement was introduced?(a) Warren Hastings(b) Richard Wellesley(c) Earl Cornwallis(d) Lord Dalhousie

283. In British records, what is a Mahal?(a) A palace (b) An army fort(c) A Mosque (d) A revenue estate

284. Consider the following statementsI. The Company expected the Zamindars to

invest in the improvement of land whichwould have benefited the Zamindars aswell.

II. In the permanent settlement systempeasants had to pay the revenue directlyto the Company.


285. The nij system and ryoti system are for thecultivation of(a) Coffee (b) Sugar(c) Opium (d) Indigo

286. Consider the following statementsI. The Indigo Commission set up after the

Blue Rebellion of 1859 produced a reportagainst the ryots.

II. The agents of the East India Companywho helped the Company to getagreements signed from peasants,weavers and artisans were known asGomasthas


287. Holt Mackenzie devised a new system whichwas called as the(a) Permanent Settlement.(b) Mahalwari System.(c) Ryotwari System.(d) Doctrine of Lapse.

288. Consider the following statementsI. Woad is a temperate zone herb which

faced competition from indigo grown inIndia during the eighteenth century.

II. The indigo plant grows primarily in thetemperate zones.


289. Siraj-ud-daulah, nawab of Bengal, wasbetrayed by one of his commanders in hisdefeatto the East India Companys army. Whowas that commander?(a) Mir Jafar (b) Mir Qasim(c) Shujauddaulah (d) Ali Jah

290. The Ryotwari System was devised by(a) Lord Cornwallis(b) Richard Wellesley(c) Thomas Munro(d) Holt Mackenzie

291. The first English factory was set up on thebanks of the river(a) Krishna (b) Hugli(c) Saraswati (d) Kaveri


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292. Consider the following statementsI. Woad is a better dye plant than indigo

because woad gives a rich blue colourwhile indigo gives pale and dull colour.

II. The French produced indigo in the Frenchcolony of St Domingue in the Caribbeanislands.


293. Consider the following statementsI. The ryoti system was better than the nij

system for the indigo planters as it allowedthem to produce indigo on a larger scalewithout any considerable increase in thecost of production.

II. The ryots were benefited from the the ryotisystem of indigo plantaion.


294. The most primitive stone tools are from(a) Neolithic age(b) Palaeolithic age(c) Mesolithic age(d) Chalcolithic age

295. Consider the following statementsA : The subsidiary alliance proved very helpfulfor the nawabs in protecting their territories.R : The British promised military protectionto the nawabs under the terms of subsidiaryalliance.

Choose the correct option out of the following

(a) A and B both are true and B is the rightreason for A

(b) A and B both are true but B is not theright reason for A

(c) A is true but not B(d) B is true but not A

296. A very special tank, which archaeologists callthe Great Bath, was built in(a) Mehrgarh (b) Mohenjodaro(c) Lothal (d) Harappa

297. Which of the following archaeological sites islocated on the river Ghod and is known for itsspecial burial system?(a) Lothal (b) Chirand(c) Inamgaon (d) Hungsi

298. Ashwamedha was a ritual in which(a) a horse was gifted to the successor of

the king(b) a horse was sacrificed(c) a horse was gifted to a brahmin(d) a ritual made in the name of rain gods

299. Bimbisara was a ruler of(a) Avanti (b) Gandhara(c) Kuru (d) Magadha

300. A cartographer is a person who(a) makes maps (b) makes carts(c) makes chariots (d) makes temples

301. Consider the following statementsA : The Nawab of Awadh was forced to giveover half of his territory to the Company in1801R : The Nawab of Awadh failed to fulfil theterms of subsidiary alliance.






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302. Consider the following statementsA : The British fought a long war withAfghanistan between 1838 and 1842 andestablished indirect rule there.R : If the rulers under subsidiary alliance failedto make the payment for the forces, then partof their territory was taken away by the Britishas penalty.





303. Consider the following statementsA : After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singhin 1839, the East India Company took overPunjab in 1849.R : According to the Doctrine of Lapse, if anIndian ruler died without a male heir hiskingdom would become part of Companyterritory.





304. Consider the following statementsA : Cloth dyers in Europe preferred indigo overwoad as a dye.R : Indigo was cheaper than woa(d)





305. Who among the following was not a part ofthe Rebellion of 1857?(a) Begum Hazrat Mahal(b) Rani Chennamma(c) Birjis Qadr(d) Nana Saheb

306. Bahadur Shah Jafar was sentenced to lifeimprisonment for supporting the rebellion of1857. He died in a prison in(a) Hyderabad (b) Rangoon(c) Lahore (d) Bombay

307. Consider the following statementsI. Tantia Tope was killed while protecting

Rani Laxmi Bai against the British.II. Birjis Qadr was the son of Nawab Wajid

Ali Shah of Lucknow.


308. Mangal Pandey was hanged in 1857 forattacking his officers in(a) Benaras (b) Barrackpore(c) Calcutta (d) Allahabad

309. Consider the following statementsA : Eighty-five sepoys of the regiment atMeerut in 1857 were dismissed from serviceand sentenced to ten years in jail.R : When the Company ordered the sepoysto go to Burma for fighting by the sea route,the sepoys refused to follow the order.






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310. Consider the following statementsA : In 1824 the Company ordered the sepoysto go to Burma by the sea route but thesepoys refused to follow the order.R : The sepoys were mostly peasants andhad families living in the villages.





311. In 1801, a subsidiary alliance was imposedon X, and in 1856 it was taken over by theBritish as they declared that X was beingmisgoverned and to ensure properadministration British rule was necessary.What is X?(a) Awadh (b) Jhansi(c) Mysore (d) Punjab

312. Sati was banned in British India in(a) 1801 (b) 1809(c) 1829 (d) 1858

313. Consider the following statementsA : By the end of the eighteenth century, thedemand for Indian indigo grew enormously.R : Indian Indigo was better than the indigoproduced in the West Indies and America.





314. Governor-General of India when Jhansi wasannexed by the British?(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Warren Hastings(c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Richard Wellesley

315. Consider the following statementsI. The East India Company was removed

from the power in 1858.II. The Doctrine of Lapse was renounced by

the Act of 1858.


316. Which of the following was not the changeintroduced by the British in 1858?(a) It was assured to all the ruling chiefs of

the country that their territory would neverbe annexed in future.

(b) It was decided to increase the recruitmentof soldiers from Awadh, Bihar, central Indiaand south India.

(c) Various policies were made to protect therights of zamindars and landlords.

(d) All of the above.317. Delhi became the capital of British India in

(a) 1901 (b) 1905(c) 1911 (d) 1915

318. Delhi Durbar was organised by(a) Lord Ripon(b) Lord Minto(c) Lord Lansdowne(d) Lord Lytton

319. Consider the following statementsI. Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker were

the architects invited by the British todesign New Delhi in 1912.

II. The central dome of the RashtrapatiBhavan was copied from medieval Cholaart.



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320. Who founded the Brahmo Sabha?(a) Raja Rammohun Roy(b) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar(c) Swami Dayanand Sarawati(d) Swami Vivekanand

321. Consider the following statementsA : Ryoti cultivation was preferred over nijcultivation by the British.R : It was easier to expand the area underindigo cultivation by adopting ryoti cultivation.





322. When was the law permitting widowremarriage passed in the British India?(a) 1829 (b) 1839(c) 1856 (d) 1896

323. The Paramhans Mandali was founded in 1840in(a) Bombay (b) Calcutta(c) Madras (d) Delhi

324. Which Chola king took the title ofMaduraikondavan?(a) Vijayalaya (b) Rajaraja I(c) Parantaka I (d) Rajendra

325. The British government headed by GeorgeGrenville in 1765 enacted a tax Act in itscolonies in North America The Act was calledthe(a) Stamp Act (b) Currency Act(c) Revenue Act (d) Trade Act

326. The Boston Tea Party was(a) a meeting between the British and the

French to decide the future of Canada.(b) the declaration of Independence, by the

13 British North American colonies.

(c) a meeting between the British and theFrench to decide the future of Canada.

(d) an act of dumping tea into Boston Harbor

327. The first war between the 13 British NorthAmerican colonies and the British Governmentstarted in 1775 at(a) Lexington (b) Philadelphia(c) Washington (d) Orlando

328. Which of the following Governor-Generals ofthe British India surrendered as a BritishGeneral in the American War of Independencein 1781(a) Warren Hastings(b) William Bentinck(c) Lord Cornwallis(d) Lord Dalhousie

329. Men are born free but everywhere they are inchains. Who said these words?(a) Karl Marx(b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau(c) Friedrich Engels(d) Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

330. When did France become a republic?(a) 1780 (b) 1784(c) 1789 (d) 1792

331. Who devised the system of crop rotation?(a) Thomas Highs(b) Jethro Tull(c) Charles Townsend(d) Lewis Paul

332. Who invented the flying shuttle?(a) John Kay(b) Richard Arkwright(c) James Hargreaves(d) Daniel Bourn

333. Who invented the spinning jenny?(a) Samuel Crompton(b) James Hargreaves(c) Clement Clerke(d) Abraham Darby


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334. The first power loom was designed by(a) Richard Arkwright(b) Thomas Highs(c) Lewis Paul(d) Edmund Cartwright

335. Who invented the cotton gin?(a) Henry Maudslay(b) Eli Whitney(c) John Kay(d) Henry Cot

336. Who built the first textile factory?(a) Samuel Slater(b) Richard Arkwright(c) Lewis Paul(d) Thomas Highs

337. Who among the following is known for hisimprovements of the steam engine?(a) James Watt(b) John Kay(c) Samuel Slater(d) Lewis Paul

338. Who among the following made attempts tosubstitute charcoal by coke to obtain ironfrom its ore?(a) George Stephenson(b) William Murdoch(c) Chance Brothers(d) Abraham Darby

339. Who invented the puddling process of ironpurification?(a) John Smeaton(b) Henry Cort(c) James Watt(d) Thomas Newcomen

340. Consider the following statementsI. Luther Burbank invented the process of

pasteurisation.II. Voltaire was a staunch critic of the church.


341. The Third Estate, in France, declared itselfas the National Assembly in(a) 1729 (b) 1789(c) 1829 (d) 1879

342. Consider the following statementsI. Age of Enlightenment is a term used to

describe the age of spiritualism in Europeduring the seventeenth century.

II. In France, the Third Estate was of thenobles.


343. Who invented the hot blast process inmetallurgy?(a) Clement Clerke(b) Benjamin Huntsman(c) James Beaumont Neilson(d) George Stephenson

344. Consider the following statementsI. King Louis XVI fled France with his family

at the start of the French Revolution.II. The first French National Assembly took

oath in a tennis court.


345. Who among the invented a process forproducing steel?(a) Henry Bessemer(b) John Metcalf(c) Chance Brothers(d) William Murdoch

346. Who invented the steamboat?(a) Joseph Bramah(b) Joseph Whitworth(c) John Macadam(d) Robert Fulton


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347. Gugliemo Marconi invented the(a) telephone(b) machinery for wireless telegraphy(c) electric bulb(d) television

348. Who laid the first trans-Atlantic cable?(a) Cyrus Field(b) Gottlieb Daimler(c) George Stephenson(d) Joseph Locke

349. Consider the following statementsI. The Diesel engine was invented after the

World War I.II. The Open-hearth is generally used for

the production of fine quality printedtextiles.


350. The Luddites in Britain, during the IndustrialRevolution, was a name given to the(a) section of the church which opposed the

industrial revolution.(b) masked workers taking part in violent

strikes.(c) businessmen who invested and helped the

innovators of the revolution(d) the countries mainly involved in the

Industrial Revolution.

351. The First Opium War, as it is called, wasfought in 1840 between the British and(a) China (b) America(c) Malaysia (d) France

352. Consider the following statementsI. The Portuguese took control of Malacca,

in the East Indies, in the 17th century fromthe Dutch.

II. Hormuz, at the tip of the Persian Gulf,was a strategic base of the Portuguesein the 16th century.


353. Britain wrested Canada from France in 1763after the(a) Six Years War(b) Seven Years War(c) Eight Years War(d) Nine Years War

354. Whom did Guru Nanak appointed as hissuccessor before his death in 1539?(a) Guru Amardas (b) Guru Angad(c) Guru Arjan (d) Guru Ramdas

355. Which of the following Mughal emperorsordered the execution of Guru Arjan?(a) Shah Jahan (b) Aurangzeb(c) Humayun (d) Jahangir

356. Divya Prabandham is a compilation ofdevotional songs in honour of Hindu god/goddess(a) Murugan (b) Shiva(c) Durga (d) Vishnu

357. Which Afghan ruler invaded India five times inthe mid-eighteenth century?(a) Ahmed Shah Abdali(b) Timur Shah Durrani(c) Nadir Shah(d) Shuja Shah Durrani

358. The iron pillar at Mehrauli, Delhi is said to bebuilt under which of the following rulers?(a) Alauddin Khalji(b) Akbar(c) Chandragupta(d) Vikramaditya

359. The Silappadikaram, a famous Tamil epic, isthe story of Kovalan who was a(a) a merchant (b) a King(c) a priest (d) a peasant


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360. The manuscripts in early India were usuallywritten on(a) palm leaves(b) ashoka tree leaves(c) cloths made of jute(d) banyan leaves

361. Harishena was the court poet of(a) Chandragupta (b) Samudragupta(c) Ashoka (d) Bindusara

362. Which of the following Chalukya rulersstopped king Harshvardhan of Kanauj fromadvancing to the Deccan?(a) Vijayaditya (b) Vikramaditya(c) Pulakeshin II (d) Vikramaditya II

363. Which of the following is not a work ofKalidasa?(a) Abhijnana Shakuntalam(b) Malavikagnimitram(c) Mahavircharitam(d) Vikramorvashiyam

364. Buddhacharita, a biography of the Buddha wascomposed by Ashvaghosha. He was a spiritualcounselor in the court of(a) King Ashoka(b) King Harshavardhana(c) King Vikramadtya(d) King Kanishka

365. Who were known as the lords of thedakshinapatha?(a) Pandya rulers (b) Satavahana rulers(c) Chera rulers (d) Chola rulers

366. Dhamma Mahamatta were(a) important teachings of Buddha(b) officials appointed by Ashoka to teach

dhamma(c) buddhist philosophers of early medieval

India(d) buddhist philosophers of Mughal period

in India

367. Vinaya Pitaka is a rule book of(a) Hinduism (b) Sikhism(c) Jain sangha (d) Buddhist sangha

368. Who was Mehrunnisa?(a) Wife of Emperor Shah Jahan(b) Wife of Emperor Aurangzeb(c) Wife of Emperor Jahangir(d) Wife of Emperor Shah Alam

369. Consider the following statementsI. After the defeat Shivaji was honourably

treated by the Mughals when he came toaccept Mughal authority.

II. The term mansabdar refers to anindividual who holds a position or rank.

III. By Aurangzebs reign, the number ofmansabdars decreased immensely.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) II only (b) II and III(c) III only (d) I, II and III

370. Mirza Hakim was half brother of the MughalEmperor(a) Babur (b) Humayun(c) Akbar (d) Jahangir

371. The Kandariya Mahadeva temple dedicatedto Shiva was constructed by King(a) Dhangadeva (b) Harshdev(c) Vijaypal (d) Yashovarman

372. Which Sinhalese ruler tried to find and restorethe gold statue of the Buddha which was takenaway by the Pandyan king ShrimaraShrivallabha?(a) Udaya I (b) Udaya II(c) Sena I (d) Sena II

373. Chokhamela was a(a) Marathi merchant(b) Marwari merchant(c) Marwari saint-poet(d) Marathi saint-poet

374. The Rashtrakutas were initially subordinateto the(a) Cheras (b) Chalukyas(c) Cholas (d) Pandyas


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375. The Begumpuri mosque was built in the reignof which Delhi Sultan?(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq(b) Muhammad Tughluq(c) Firuz Shah Tughluq(d) Alauddin Khalji

376. Consider the following statementsI. Mughal emperor Babur succeeded to the

throne of Ferghana in 1494 at the age of15.

II. In 1526 Babur defeated the Sultan of Delhi,Ibrahim Lodi, at Delhi.

III. Akbar was 13 years old when he becameemperor.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I only (b) II only(c) II and III (d) III only

377. Who was the Mughal Emperor during therebellion of 1857?(a) Akbar Shah(b) Shah Alam(c) Muhammad Shah(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar

378. Banabhatta was the court poet of which ofthe following Indian monarchs?(a) Chandragupta Maurya(b) Chandragupta(c) Vikramaditya(d) Harshvardhana

379. Consider the following statementsA : The Indian Railways had to turn to TISCOin the 1910s.R : World War I broke out in 1914.


(a) if A and B both are true and B is the rightreason for A

(b) if A and B both are true but B is not theright reason for A


380. Who started the Asiatic Society of Bengal?(a) William Carey(b) Thomas Babington Macaulay(c) William Jones(d) William Adam

381. The Hindu College in Benaras was establishedin(a) 1791 (b) 1820(c) 1836 (d) 1898

382. Who among the following was against thepromotion of vernaculars in Indian education?(a) Henry Thomas Colebrooke(b) Thomas Babington Macaulay(c) Nathaniel Halhed(d) William Jones

383. Consider the following statementsI. The Woods Despatch emphasised on the

importance of oriental learning.II. Shantiniketan was established by

Mahatma Gandhi in 1901.


384. In 1854, the Court of Directors of the EastIndia Company in London sent an educationaldespatch to the Governor-General in India. Itwas known as the(a) Woods Despatch(b) Macaulays Despatch(c) Mills Despatch(d) Colebrookes Despatch

385. The English Education Act, followingMacaulays minute, was introduced in(a) 1815 (b) 1825(c) 1835 (d) 1845

386. The Satnami movement in Central India wasfounded by(a) Haridas Thakur(b) Ghasidas(c) Shri Narayana Guru(d) Dayanand Saraswati


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387. Consider the following statementsI. Rammohun Roy was keen to spread the

knowledge of Western education In India.II. Jyotiba Phule was an ardent supporter of

the anti-colonial nationalism.


388. The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by(a) Raja Rammohun Roy(b) Swami Vivekanand(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(d) Jyotiba Phule

389. Who wrote the book Gulamgiri?(a) Mahatma Gandhi(b) Jyotiba Phule(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(d) Vinoba Bhave

390. Who started the temple entry movement in1927?(a) Bhimrao Ambedkar(b) Mahatma Gandhi(c) Vinoba Bhave(d) Baba Amte

391. Consider the following statementsI. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker was an ardent

critic of the Bhagwad Gita and theRamayana.

II. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker was once amember of the Indian National Congree.


392. The Self Respect Movement was started by(a) Jyotiba Phule(b) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker(c) Mahatma Gandhi(d) Bhimrao Ambedkar

393. Keshub Chunder Sen was one of the mainleaders of the(a) Satnami Movement(b) Prarthana Samaj(c) Brahmo Samaj(d) Arya Samaj

394. Consider the following statementsI. According to the Child Marriage Restraint

Act of 1929 no woman below the age of16 could marry.

II. The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Collegewas founded in 1905.


395. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?(a) Swami Vivekanand(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati(c) Raja Rammohun Roy(d) Baba Amte

396. Thomas Daniell and William Daniell are knownfor their paintings of(a) the great warrior kings of India(b) war scenes in India(c) picturesque landscapes of India(d) Indian traditions

397. Consider the following statementsI. According to the Ilbert Bill, Indian judges

were not allowed to try the Europeans.II. The Indian National Congress during its

first twenty years was extremist in itsobjectives and methods.


398. Who among the following was, for a time,member of the British Parliament?(a) Surendranath Banerji(b) Dadabhai Naoroji(c) Pherozshah Mehta(d) W.C. Bonnerji


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399. Consider the following statementsI. A.O. Hume tried to bring in a bill through

the British Parliament to ban the IndianNational Congress

II. Pherozeshah Mehta joined the IndianNational Congress during its extremist era.


400. Who was the first president of the IndianNational Congress?(a) W.C. Bonnerji(b) Dadabhai Naoroji(c) Badruddin Tyadji(d) Surendranath Banerji

401. Who was the viceroy of India when the ArmsAct was enacted which disallowed Indiansfrom possessing arms?(a) Lord Ripon(b) Lord Lyyton(c) Lord Lansdowne(d) Lord Northbrook

402. Who founded the Indian Association in 1876?(a) W.C. Bonnerji(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(c) Pherozshah Mehta(d) Surendranath Banerji

403. Consider the following statementsI. The Vernacular Press Act enabled the

local language newspapers to have theirsay.

II. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was startedafter the formation of the Indian NationalCongress.


404. Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it.Who said these famous words?(a) Lala Lajpat Rai(b) Bepin Chandra Pal(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

405. Who partitioned Bengal in 1905?(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Curzon(c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Lytton

406. Who was the viceroy of India when theVernacular Press Act was enacted?(a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Ripon(c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Dufferin

407. The Swadesi Movement was an immediatereaction to the(a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre(b) Defence of India Act(c) Partition of Bengal(d) Rowlatt Act

408. Who was the viceroy of India when the AllIndia Muslim League was formed?(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Lytton(c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Lansdowne

409. Consider the following statementsI. The Muslim League supported the

partition of Bengal.II. The Non-cooperation Movement in deltaic

Andhra was known as the VandematramMovement.


410. Consider the following statementsI. According to partition of Bengal by

Curzon, Bihar, Orissa and Assam wereto on one side and Bengal on the otherside.

II. The partition of Bengal was done foradministrative convenience.



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411. The demand of separate electorates, madeby the Muslim league, was conceded by thegovernment in(a) 1905 (b) 1907(c) 1909 (d) 1912

412. What is the importance of the Surat Split of1907?(a) The Indian National Congress was split in

two groups the moderates and theextremists.

(b) The partition of Bengal was announced in1907 in Surat.

(c) The government conceded the demand ofthe Muslim League for separateelectorates.

(d) The Muslim League was formed under AgaKhan.

413. The Lucknow pact of 1916 was signedbetween(a) the extremists and the moderates of the

Indian National Congress.(b) the Indian National Congress and the

Muslim League.(c) the Indian National Congress and the

government.(d) the Muslim League and the government.

414. Which event, during the World War I, inspiredthe nationalists in India?(a) American Civil War(b) French Revolution(c) Russian Revolution(d) First Italo-Ethiopian war

415. When did Mahatma Gandhi arrive in India?(a) 1910 (b) 1912(c) 1915 (d) 1919

416. Who was the viceroy of India when theJallianwala Bagh massacre took place?(a) Lord Chelmsford(b) Sydney Rowlatt(c) Lord Curzon(d) Lord Irwin

417. The Champaran Satyagraha was against(a) the enormously high taxes imposed on

the poor people.(b) indigo plantation in Champaran.(c) the Rowlatt Act.(d) the Defence of India Act.

418. Consider the following statements:I. The Rowlatt Act imposed judgement

without trial in India.II. The Rowlatt Act was enacted in 1915.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

419. The Khilafat issue was related to the(a) Partition of Bengal(b) Muslim League(c) Turkish Sultan(d) Nizam of Hyderabad

420. Consider the following statementsA : Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement when in February1922.R : A police station in Chauri Chaura was seton fire in 1922.


(a) if A and B both are true and B is the rightreason for A

(b) if A and B both are true but B is not theright reason for A


421. The Simon Commission came to India in(a) 1924 (b) 1925(c) 1926 (d) 1927

422. Who among the following was one of thefounders of the Hindustan SocialistRepublican Association in 1928?(a) Subhash Chandra Bose(b) Bipin Chandra Pal(c) Chitta Ranjan Das(d) Bhagat Singh


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423. Members of the Hindustan SocialistRepublican Association assassinatedSaunders, a police officer, to avenge the deathof(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(b) Lala Lajpat Rai(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(d) Bipin Chandra Pal

424. When did the Indian National Congresscontest its first elections?(a) 1930 (b) 1934(c) 1937 (d) 1941

425. Consider the following statementsI. The Simon Commission had only two

Indian representatives.II. Congress leaders were ready to support

the British in the World War II.


426. Who said the words do or die at the start ofthe Quit India Movement?(a) Subhash Chandra Bose(b) Mahatma Gandhi(c) Jawaharlal Nehru(d) Vallabhbhai Patel

427. Who formed the Azad Hind Fauj to free Indiafrom British control?(a) Chandra Shekhar Azad(b) Bhagat Singh(c) Lala Lajpat Rai(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

428. Who became the first Indian Governor-Generalof free India?(a) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri(c) Rajendra Prasad(d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

429. Consider the following statementsI. Lala Lajpat Rai was among the moderates

section of the Indian National Congress.II. The first session of the Indian National

Congress was held in Pune.


430. Who announced August 16 1946 as theDirect Action Day?(a) Mahatma Gandhi(b) Vallabhbhai Patel(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

431. Who wrote the book Poverty and Un-Britishrule in India?(a) Dadabhai Naoroji(b) Badruddin Tyabji(c) W.C. Bonnerji(d) Vallabhbhai Patel

432. Consider the following statementsI. Division on boycott was the main reason

for the Surat Split of 1907.II. The All India Muslim League was formed

in Lahore in 1906.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) I (b) II(c) I and II (d) none

433. Mahatma Gandhi asked the Indian people toobserve 6 April 1919 as a day of non-violentopposition to the(a) Government of India Act(b) Rowlatt Act(c) Defence of India Act(d) Indian Press Act

434. Who among the following renounced hisknighthood?(a) Rabindranath Tagore(b) Mahatma Gandhi(c) Surendranath Benerji(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale


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435. Potti Sriramulu, a Gandhian leader, went ona hunger fast demanding the formation of(a) Karnataka(b) Tamil Nadu(c) Kerala(d) Andhra Pradesh

436. The bilingual state of Bombay was dividedinto two states in(a) 1955 (b) 1957(c) 1960 (d) 1966

437. Consider the following statementsI. The British annexed Nagpur through the

Doctrine of Lapse.II. The British gained Orissa from the

Marathas after winning the second Anglo-Maratha War.


438. To break the salt law, Mahatma Gandhimarched from Sabarmati to(a) Surat (b) Ahamedabad(c) Baroda (d) Dandi

439. The Kushanas ruled over central Asia andnorth-west India around 2000 years ago. Whatwere their two major power centres?(a) Peshawar and Madurai(b) Peshawar and Mathura(c) Madurai and Bukhara(d) Mathura and Kanauj

440. Which Chola ruler raided and captured theSoutheast Asian empire Srivijaya and harbourcities of Sumatra and Malay Peninsula?(a) Vijayalaya (b) Rajendra I(c) Rajendra II (d) Raja Raja I

441. Why was the Hiranya-Garbha ritualperformed?(a) It was thought to lead to the rebirth of

the sacrificer as a Kshatriya(b) It was thought to lead to the rebirth of

the sacrificer as a Brahmana

(c) It was thought to lead to the rebirth ofthe sacrificer as a heir to his own empire

(d) None of the above.

442. What do you understand by the term Vettiregarding the Cholas?(a) name of a warship under King Rajendra I(b) a ritual performed by the Chola Kings(c) a tax levied the Cholas(d) a piece of land won by the Cholas

overthrowing some other ruler

443. The tripartite struggle for control over Kanaujwas between(a) Gurjara-Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and

Palas(b) Cholas, Rashtrakutas and Pandyas(c) Chahamanas, Paramaras and Palas(d) Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas

444. Which of the following rulers entrusted ascholar to write Kitab-al Hind, an account ofthe Indian subcontinent?(a) Akbar(b) Babar(c) Muhammad Ghori(d) Mahmud of Ghazni

445. X defeated Muhammad Ghori in 1191 AD, butlost to him the very next year, in 1192 A.D.Who were X?(a) Cholas (b) Pandyas(c) Chahamanas (d) Pratiharas

446. Who built the town of Thanjavur?(a) Samudragupta(b) Rajendra I(c) Narasimhavarman I(d) Vijayalaya

447. According to Chola inscriptions, land donatedto Jaina institutions is called(a) Vellanvagai(b) Pallichchhandam(c) Tirunamattukkani(d) Shalabhoga


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448. Prashastis were written by learnedBrahmanas in administration. They were(a) biographies of foreign invaders(b) in praise of the ruler(c) in praise of their own works and talents(d) in praise of the empire and its natural

resources

449. Delhi first became the capital of a kingdomunder :(a) Tomara Rajputs(b) Chahamanas of Ajmer(c) Qutbuddin Aybak(d) Ghiyasuddin Balban

450. Which of the following female rulers changedher name and pretended to be a man?(a) Raziyya (b) Kumaradevi(c) Didda (d) Rudramadevi

451. Military expeditions from the Delhi Sultanateinto southern India started during the reign of(a) Qutbuddin Aybak(b) Raziyya(c) Jalaluddin Khalji(d) Alauddin Khalji

452. What is the Bandagan system used by theearly Delhi Sultans in their administration?(a) the Delhi Sultans appointed their wives

instead of appointing aristocrats or leadersto high administrative posts

(b) the Delhi Sultans appointed their trustworthy slaves instead of appointingaristocrats or leaders to highadministrative posts

(c) the Delhi Sultans decided to appointthemselves instead of appointingaristocrats or leaders to highadministrative posts

(d) the Delhi Sultans removed all the highadministrative posts

453. Kharaj is a type of tax collected under theSultans of Delhi. It was a tax levied on(a) cultivation (b) cattle(c) road (d) houses

454. Siri Fort was built under which Delhi Sultan?(a) Alauddin Khalji(b) Firuz Shah Tughlaq(c) Muhammad Tughluq(d) Jalaluddin Khilji

455. Which Delhi Sultan emptied and garrisonedthe old city Dehli-i Kuhna and sent itsresidents to Daulatabad in the south?(a) Jalaluddin Khilji(b) Muhammad Tughluq(c) Ghiyasuddin Balban(d) Bahlul Lodi

456. Who was the first Delhi Sultan to plan tocapture Mongol territory?(a) Shamsuddin Iltutmish(b) Ghiyasuddin Balban(c) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq(d) Muhammad Tughluq

457. What are Delhiwal?(a) Land tax in Delhi during the early medieval

India(b) Tax on trading activities in Delhi during

the early medieval India(c) Coins minted in Delhi during the early

medieval India(d) Garrisoned towns in Delhi during the early

medieval India

458. Who defeated Mu

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