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Q1. Assertion (A): Harshavardhana convened the Prayag Assembly. Reason {R}: He wanted to popularise only the Mayayana form of Buddhism.
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Q2. Which one of the following Chola Kings conquered Ceylon?
Correct answer : 2
Q3. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
Correct answer : 4
Q4. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracota art of the Harappan culture?
Correct answer : 1
Q5. While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was ......
Correct answer : 1
Q6. At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence?
Correct answer : 1
Q7. The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brainchild of ......
Correct answer : 3
Q8. The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the .......
Correct answer : 1
Q9. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress: (1) Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress. (2) C R Das was in prison when functioned as the President of the Congress. (3) The first Britisher to become the President of Congress was Alan Octavian Hume. (4) Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894. Which of these statements is/are correct?
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Q10. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion?
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Q11. Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Sambhaji?
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Q12. Consider the following statements: (1) Reign of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara (2) Construction of Qutb Minar (3) Arrival of Portuguese in India (4) Death of Firuz Tughlaq. The correct chronological sequence of these events is ......
Correct answer : 4
Q13. Match the following terminologies (in alphabets) with the rulers during which they were used (in numbers): (A) Iqta (B) Jagir (C} Amaram (D) Makasa ..... (1) Marathas (2) Delhi Sultans (3) Mughals (4) Vijayanagara.
Correct answer : 2
Q14. " In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus" - To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
Correct answer : 3
Q15. Which one of the following is NOT a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
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Q16. The Indian National Army (INA) cme into existence in 1943 in ......
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Q17. The last major extension of the British Indian territory took place during the time of ..........
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Q18. As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he should ......
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Q19. The native state of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th Century because ..
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Q20. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in ......
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Q21. Match the following events and organization of pre independence period (in alphabets) with the personalities associated with it ( in numbers ): (A) Chittagong Armoury Raid (B) Abhinav Bharat (C} Anushilan Samiti (D) Kuka Movement ..... (1) Kalpana Dutt (2) Guru Ram Singh (3) V.D.Savarkar (4) Aurobindo Ghosh.
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Q22. Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgo described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy Mutiny. Reason {R}: Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
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Q23. Assertion (A): The origin of feudal system in ancient India can be traced to military campaigns. Reason {R}: There was considerable expansion of the feudal system during the Gupta period.
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Q24. Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Klinga to the Mauryan Empire. Reason {R}: Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.
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Q25. Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base. Reason {R}: It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.
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Q26. Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the " Jagadguru " by his Muslim subjects because of his belief in secularism?
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Q27. From the thrid century AD when the Hun invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the
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Q28. The following persons came to India at one time or another. (1) Fahien (2) I-Tsing (3) Megasthenes (4) Hiuen-Tsang. The correct chronological sequence of their visits is ......
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Q29. " Abhinav Bharat " a secret society of revolutionaries, was organised by .....
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Q30. " It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British Provinces". The above quote is related to .....
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Q31. The Governor General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was ......
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Q32. The Indo-Greek kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century BC was
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Q33. At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which one of the following Governors Generl kept the British flag flying high in India?
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Q34. Quit India Movement was launched in response to .......
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Q35. Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a godsent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage?
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Q36. Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of the Cabinet Mission Plan?
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Q37. Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?
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Q38. Consider the following events: (1) Indigo Revolt (2) Santhal Rebellion (3) Deccan Riot (4) Mutiny of the Sepoys. The correct chronological sequence of the events is ......
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Q39. Match the following years (in alphabets) with the Wars (in numbers): (A) 1775 (B) 1780 (C} 1824 (D) 1838 ..... (1) First Anglo Burmese War (2) First Anglo Afghan War (3) First Anglo Maratha War (4) Second Anglo Mysore War.
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Q40. Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses. Reason {R}: Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements were necessary in times of war.
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Q41. Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement 1942 the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny. Reason {R}: There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.
Correct answer : 1
Q42. One consistent feature found in the history of southern India was the growth of small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because of ......
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Q43. " The King was freed from his people and they from their King ". On whose death did Badauni comment thus?
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Q44. The first venture of Gandhi in all India politics was the ......
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Q45. The Congress policy of " pray and petition " ultimately came to an end under the guidance of ......
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Q46. Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period?
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Q47. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
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Q48. The educated middle class in India......
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Q49. Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy along with specific instruction to .....
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Q50. Assertion (A): At first the Turkish administration in India was essentially military. Reason {R}: The country was parcelled out as "Iqtas" among leading military leaders.