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Q1. Assertion (A): According to Ashoka's edicts social harmony among the people was more important than religious devotion. Reason {R}: He spread the ideas of equity instead of promotion of religion.
Q2. Assertion (A): The Khilafat Movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement. Reason {R} : There was a predominant element of anti-imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movements.
Q3. Assertion (A): Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought an end to the Moderates' role in the Indian freedom movement. Reason {R}: The Surat session of Indian National Congress separated the Extremists from the Moderates.
Q4. Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals. Reason {R}: The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites.
Q5. Assertion (A): During the reign of Shahjahan, Dara Sikoh was sent on expedition to Balkha, Badakh-Shan and Qandahar. Reason {R}: The expedition sent by Shahjahan to the Middle East was a marvellous success.
Q6. Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922. Reason {R}: Violence at Chauri Chaura led him to stop the movement.
Q7. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? (1) Lothal .. Ancient dockyard; (2) Sarnath .. First Sermon Buddha; (3) Rajgir .. Lion Capital of Ashoka; (4) Nalanda .. Great seat of Buddhist learning.
Q8. When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of .....
Q9. Consider the following: (1) Tughlaquabad Fort (2) Lodi Garden (3) Qutb Minar (4) Fatehpur Sikri . The correct chronological order in which they were built is .....
Q10. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because .....
Q11. At the time of India's independence, Mahatma Gandhi was ....
Q12. The member of Shivaji's "Astha Pradhana" who looked after foreign affairs was .......
Q13. The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts ...
Q14. What is the correct sequence of the following events? (1) Tilak's Home Rule League (2) Kamagatamaru Incident (3) Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in India.
Q15. The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the Mughal Empire from the view point of .....
Q16. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because .....
Q17. The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of the ....
Q18. Which one of the following stateements regarding STARCH and CELLULOSE is NOT correct?
Q19. "Ergotism" is due to consumption of .....
Q20. Which one of the following events, is characterised by Montague as " preventive murder "?
Q21. "Fawazil " in the Sultanate period meant .....
Q22. What is the correct sequence of the following events? (1) The August offer. (2) The I N A Trial. (3) The Quit India Movement. (4) The Royal Indian Naval Ratings Revolt.
Q23. " The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise ". This statement is attributed to ....
Q24. Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party?
Q25. Match the following years (in alphabets) with the events (in numbers): (A) 1556 (B) 1600 {C} 1686 (D) 1739 ..... (1) Battle of Haldi Ghati (2) Nadir Shah's capture of Delhi (3) Death of Shivaji (4) Grant of Charter to East India Company. (5) Accession of Akbar.
Q26. Many of the Greeks, Kushanas and shakas embraced Buddhism rather than Hinduism because ....
Q27. Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom movement?
Q28. Match the following revolts (in alphabets) with the areas of their occurrence (in numbers): (A) Moplah Revolt (B) Pabna Revolt (C} Eka Movement (D) Birsa Munda Revolt ..... (1) Kerala (2) Bihar (3) Bengal (4) Awadh.
Q29. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Asoka?
Q30. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called ...
Q31. " A graduate at 18, professor and associate editor of the 'Sudharak' at 20, Secretary of the 'Sarvajanik Sabha' and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legisltor at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39 ... a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master". This is how a biographer describes .....
Q32. Who among the following was associated with the suppression of 'Thugs'?
Q33. The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 provided for
Q34. Which one of the following was used as a chemical weapon in the First World War?
Q35. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? (1) Wood's Education Despatch (2) Macaulay's Minute on Education (3) The Sargent Education Report (4) Indian Education - Hunter Commission.
Q36. After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of ....
Q37. Match the following reports ( in alphabets ) during British period with the area of reporting (in numbers): (A) Butler Committee Report (B) Hurtog Committee Report (C} Hunter Inquiry Report (D) Muddiman Committee Report ..... (1) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (2) Relationship between the Indian Sttes and Paramount Power (3) Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague Chelmsford Reforms. (4) The growth of education in British India & potentialities of its further progress.
Q38. The head of the military department under the reorganised central machinery of administration during Akbar's reign was .....
Q39. Match the following events/actions (in alphabets) with the result of such events/actions (in numbers): (A) Morley-Minto Reforms. (B) Simon Commission {C} The Chauri Chaura incident. (D) The Dandi March. ..... (1) countrywide agitation (2) withdrawal of a movement (3) Communal electorates. (4) Communal outbreaks. (5) Illegal manufacture of salt.
Q40. Match the following events (in alphabets) and their years of occurrence (in numbers): (A) Surat Split (B) Communal Award {C} All Party Convention (D) Poorna Swaraj Resolution. ..... (1) 1929 (2) 1928 (3) 1932 (4) 1907 (5) 1905.
Q41. Match the following historical events (in alphabets) with the persons who led these events (in numbers): (A) Chittagong Armoury Raid (B) Kakori Conspiracy {C} Lahore Conspiracy (D) Ghadar Party ..... (1) Lala Hardayal (2) Jatin Das (3) Surya Sen (4) Ram Prasad Bismil (5) Vasudev Phadke.
Q42. Match List I (in alphabets) with List II (in numbers): (A) Gupta (B) Chandella (C} Chalukya (D) Pallava ..... (1) Badami (2) Panamalai (3) Khajuraho (4) Deogarh
Q43. Match the following years in the history of India (in alphabets) with the events occurred during that period: (A) 1883 (B) 1906 (C} 1927 (D) 1932 ..... (1) Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall. (2) Formation of the All India State Peoples Conference (3) Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca (4) First session of National Conference at Calcutta.
Q44. The Sarabandi (no-tax) campaign of 1922 was led by
Q45. Which of the following were common to both Buddhism and Jainism? (1) Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment. (2) Indifference to the authority of the Vedas. (3) Denial of efficacy of rituals. (4) Non-injury to animal life.
Q46. Assertion (A): The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India. Reason {R}: The British sovereign appointed the last Governor General of free India. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Q47. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the rule of .....
Q48. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because .....
Q49. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
Q50. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as ......