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History Model Test Questions 27 in English With Answers

1. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I List II a. W.C.Banerjee 1. President of the Second Annual Session b. 2. President of the Fourth Indian National Congress Annual Session c. Tyabji 3. President of the First Indian National Congress Annual Session d. George Yule 4. President of the Third Indian National Congress Annual Meeting a b c d a. 3 4 2 1 b. 3 2 1 4 c. 3 1 4 2 d. 2 3 4 1 2. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: Assertion(A): The Muslim League was established in 1906 by Nawab Salimullah. Reason®: The Muslim League put up its demand of Pakistan in 1941. a. Both (A) and ® are true and ® is the correct explanation of (A) b. Both (A) and ® are true and ® is not the correct explanation of (A) c. (A) is true but ® is false d. (A) is false but ® is true 3. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: a. Subramania Bharati 1. Pratapa Mutaliar Saritiram b. Bharatidasan 2. Kudiyarasu c. Vedanayakam pillai 3. Pappa pattu d. E.V.Ramasamy 4. Desa Bektan a b c d a. 2 3 1 4 b. 4 3 2 1 c. 3 4 2 1 d. 3 4 1 2

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4. The first sermon was given by Buddha at Saranath was called as “Dharma Chakra Pravartana”, which means a. Turning of the wheel of law b. Framing of the wheel of law c. Principle of the wheel of law d. Philosophy of the wheel of law 5. Sati was abolished by an Act in the year a. 1825 b. 1827 c. 1829 d. 1830 6. Who is rightly called as “Father of Local Self Government” in Modern India? a. Lord Mayo b. Lord Rippon c. Lord Lytton d. Lord Curzon 7. Who among the following has been regarded as an eminent Indian Painter? a. Ravi Varma b. Pandit Vishnu Narayana c. Prabha Atrey d. Shanta Rao 8. Consider the following statements Assertion(A): Tilak started the Home Rule Moment at Poona in April 1916,and founded it in Madras in the following September. Reason®: Both the leaders worked in cooperation with each other and made a great contribution in the political awakening of India. a. (A) is true ® is false b. Both (A) and ® are true c. Both (A) and ® are false d. (A) is true and ® is false 9. Who among the following was not an extremist leader? a. Bala Gangadar Tilak b. c. Bipin Chandra Pal d. 10. Which work of Rabindranath Tagore is a collect of short poems? a. Chitra b. Chitrangada c. Gitanjali d. The King of the Dark Chamber 11. Mention the place, where Kattabomman was hanged to death a. Panchalankurichi b. Kayathar c. Palayamkottai d. Pudukottai 12. Who was the English general who defeated Count-de-Lally in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760? a. General Haris b. General Hamilton

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c. General Sir.Eyre –Coote d. General Forde 13. Who profounded Wardha Scheme of Education? a. b. c. Dr.Radha Krishnan d. Hartog 14. Consider the following statements: Assertion(A): The Indian soldiers felt that using of new cartridges was an attempt to force them to become Christians. Reason®: A new type of cartridges were greased with the fat of a cow or a pig. a. (A) is correct ®is wrong b. ® is correct (A) is wrong c. Both (A) and ® are correct and ® explains (A) d. Both (A) and ® are correct but ® does not explain (A) 15. Which Pact recognized a separate electorate for Muslims? a. Poona Pact b. Gandhi-Irwin Pact c. Punjab Pact d. Lucknow Pact 16. Match the following: a. Dandi March 1. Calcutta Session of 1992 b. 2nd Round Table Conference 2. Bombay Meeting c. Non-cooperation resolution 3. Sabarmathi Ashram d. Quit India Resolution 4. Sole representative a b c d a. 3 4 1 2 b. 4 3 1 2 c. 2 1 4 3 d. 3 2 1 4 17. The first people to set new port town in India a. British b. Dutch c. Portuguese d. French 18. Who was the twenty-second Tirthankara? a. Parsva b. Rishabha

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c. Neminatha d. Mahavira 19. The Chola capital Uraiyur during the Sangam Age was famous for a. Snake skins b. Leather goods c. Wood and ivory works d. Pearls and fine Muslin 20. Fa-Hien , the foreign visitor came to India during the times of a. Dri Gupta b. Chandra Gupta I c. Samudra Gupta d. Chandra Gupta II 21. Whose idea of India provided inspiration for Milton’s picture of satan sitting exalted in his book ‘Paradise Lost’? a. Nicolas Conti b. Sir Thomas Roe c. Bemier d. Hawkins 22. Arrange the Presidents of Indian National Congress in chronological order: I. George Yule II. III. Dadabhai Naoroji IV. Syed Badruddin Tyabji a. IV, III, I, II b. III, IV, I, II c. II, I, III, IV d. I, III, II, IV 23. The annulment of Partition of Bengal was done by whom? a. Lord Chelmsford b. Lord Hardinge c. Lord Minto d. Lord Curzon 24. Christianity spread throughtout world during the empire of a. Egyptian empire b. French empire c. German empire d. Roman empire 25. Whom did Ahmad Sha Abdali appoint as Chief Administrator and regent in Delhi? a. Ahmad Khan Bangash b. Munir-Ud-Daulah c. Najib-Ud-Daulah d. Gamar-Ud-Din Khan 26. Shivaji, the Maratha ruler crowned himself at a. Shivaner b. Purandhar c. Torna d. Rajgarh 27. Who started the Self Respect Movement?

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a. V.O.Chidambaram Pillai b. E.V.Ramaswamy Naicker c. K.Veeramani d. Ayothi Pandidadas 28. Which of the following period is concerned with the rise of extremism? a. 1885-1905 b. 1905-1920 c. 1920-1931 d. 1931-1947 29. Which one of the following Movement began with the Dandi March? a. Khilafat Movement b. Non-Cooperation Movement c. Civil Disobedience Movement d. Self-Respect Movement 30. In 1940, during the individual Satyagraha the President of TamilNadu Congress Party was a. Sathyamurthy b. Rajaji c. Kamaraj d. Kumarasamy Raja 31. Match the following: a. To eradicate the inequality in the society 1. Beliefs passed through the generation b. Women depend on male companions 2. It proclaims the fame of Dr. Muthulakshmi c. To stop the customs of child marriage 3. Social Justice d. Cancer institute at Adyar 4. Prohibition a b c d a. 3 1 4 2 b. 2 3 1 4 c, 1 4 2 3 d 4 2 3 1 32. Which is known as the ‘Murmering Auditorium’? a. Golkonda b. Golkumbas c. Gulberga d. Jumma Masjid 33. Which Mughal King killed Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur? a. Akbar b. Aurangazeb c. Shahjahan d. Jahangir 34. The Pallava inscription at ______refers to a great musician Rudracharya. a. Kudumiyan Malai b. Mamandur c. Uthiramerur d. Mahendravadi 35. During the age of Kalabhras, a Jain monk who established Dravida Sangha at Madurai was

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a. Vajranandhi b. Parsava Munivar c. Mahavir d. Maha Kasabar 36. Match : a. Satya Sodhak Samaj 1. Ramalinga Adigal b. Jeeva Karunyam 2. Jyotiba Phule c. Dharma Paribalanam 3. Swami Vivekanandha d. Jeeva is Siva 4. Sri Narayana Guru a b c d a. 2 1 4 3 b. 2 4 3 1 c. 4 1 2 3 d. 1 3 2 4 37. The Tanjore king who helped Vijayanagar king in the battle of Thalaikottai was a. Sevappa Nayak b. Achutappa Nayak c. Ragunatha Nayak d. King Sarfoji 38. Which of these describes the conquest and victories of Samudra Gupta? a. Uthiramerur inscription b. Allahabad Pillar inscription c. Ihola inscription d. Ashokas inscription 39. Who was the last Sultan of Delhi Sulthanate? a. Ibrahim Lodi b. Sikkandar Lodi c. Ibrahim Ali d. Dowlath Khan Lodi 40. Who built the Nalanda university? a. Kumara Gupta b. Shri Gupta c. Chandra Gupta d. Samudra Gupta 41. National motto “Satyameva Jayate” hence forth appears as “Vaimaye Vellum” in Tamil was announced by a. Arabind Ghosh b. Periyar c. Kamaraj d. Annadurai 42. Where was Dr.B.R.Ambedkar born? a. Mhow b. Makkavu c. Sarayu d. Lucknow

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43. How many years V.O.C. was sentenced to imprisonment? a. 30 b. 35 c. 40 d. 34 44. Who remarked “The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere”? a. Vallabhai Patel b. Dr. c. Mount Batten d. Jawaharlal Nehru 45. Who chaired the first session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay? a. Madan Mohan Malavya b. W.C.Banerjee c. d. 46. South Indian Liberal Federation was called as a. Janatha Party b. Swarajya Party c. Congress Party d. Justice Party 47. Which of the following is correctly matched? I. Mahendravarman - Rock cut temple II. Narasimhavarman - Single stone Rathas III. Raja Simhan - Mahabalipuram shore temple a. I and II b. II and III c. I and III d. I, II and III 48. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer: Assertion(A): Branding of horses (Dhak) was introduced by Allauddin Khilji Reason®: To avoid false musters a. (A) is true ® is false b. Both (A) and ® are true but ® is not the correct explanation of (A) c. (A) is false ® is true d. Both (A) and ® are true 49. Match following: a. Vande Madharam 1. Rabindranath Tagore b. National Anthem 2. Dr. Ambedkar c. Aligarh Movement 3. Bakkim Chandra Charrerjee d. Bahiskrit Hitkarini 4. Sir Syed Ahmd Khan a b c d a. 3 1 4 2

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b. 1 3 2 4 c. 2 4 3 1 d. 4 2 1 3 50. Who among the following ws/aere the member of Swaraj Party? I. Mothilal Nehru II. Sardar Patel III. Mahatma Gandhi a. I and II b. I only c. II and III d. I, II and III 51. Harappa in Sindhi means a. Garden city b. Port city c. Buried city d. Civilization of corporation 52. A place in Rajasthan where you can see Jain architecture a. Gimar b. Hathigumba c. Saravana Belagola d. Mount Abu 53. The city where the first Sangam was held in a. Koodal Nagar b. Thenmadurai c. Madurai d. Kapadapuram 54. Match the following: A B a. 1206 1. Iltumish b. 1211 2. Qutb-ud-din-Aibak c. 1236 3. Balban d. 1246 4. Raziya a b c d a, 4 3 2 1 b. 2 1 3 4 c. 3 1 4 2 d. 2 1 4 3 55. Who was the last ruler of Vijayanagar? a. Thirumala b. Tamarayar

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c, Srirangar III d. Vengadar II 56. The events that led to the Revolt of 1857 began at a. Meerut b. Barrackpore c. Barailley d. Lucknow 57. Home rule league in Bombay was formed by a. Nehru b. Mrs. Annie Besant c. Tilak d. Bharathiar 58. Which one is false in the following? Thanthai Periyar is a I. Social reformer II. Freedom fighter III. Politician IV. Nationalist a. I b. II c. III d. IV 59. Who revived the celebration of “Ganapathi” and “Shivaji” festivals to arouse national feelings? a. Gopala Krishna Gokhale b. Surendranath Banerjee c. Bala Gangadhar Tilak d. M.G.Ranade 60. Match the following: a. Mamaluk 1. Copper coin b. Danga 2. Worshipping king c. Jidal 3. Slave d. Fipose 4. Silver coin a b c d a. 4 2 1 3 b. 3 4 1 2 c. 2 4 3 1 d. 3 2 1 4 61. Mahanjadaro is situated in which province? a. Punjab b. Lahoor c. Beshawar d. Sind 62. Where did the British defeat Virapandya Kattabomman’s army? a. Kallarpatti b. Singa Puneri

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c. Madurai d. Sri Rangam 63. Petty Chieftains of hilly region during the sangam age were called a. Mannar b. Mamannar c. Maharasan d. Veliars 64. Who was not the member of Ashtadiggasas? a. Dhurjathi b. Sayana c. Mallanna d. Panaji Surana 65. Match the following: a. Delhi Salo 1. Balagangadhar Tilak b. Do or Die 2. Dayananda Saraswathi c. Back to Veda 3. Nethaji d. Swaraj is my birth right 4. Gandhiji a b c d a. 1 2 3 4 b. 2 1 3 4 c. 3 4 2 1 d. 3 4 1 2 66. Match the following: a. 1336 1. Origin of Bahmani Kingdom b. 1347 2. Battle of Thalaikotta c. 1565 3. Downfall of Vijayanagar d. 1614 4. Origin of Vijayanagar a b c d a. 4 1 2 3 b. 2 3 1 4 c. 3 1 4 2 d. 1 3 2 4 67. “Poibos” a form of salutation to the king was ntroduced by a. Iltumish b. Balban c. Nasiruddin d. Bahram Shah

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68. Which city was newly constructed by Krishna Devarayar? a. Padmanabapuram b. Thiruvananthapuram c. Nagalapuram d. Villupuram 69. Jalian Wala Bagh is situated in a. Amritsar b, Lahore c. Agra d. Delhi 70. The Dravidan Hostel for Non-Brahmin students was run by a. Pitty Thiyagaraya Chetty b. Dr. Ambedkar c. Dr. Natesa Mudaliar d. Dr. T.M.Nair 71. V.O.Chidambaram Pillai was born was a. September 5th, 1872 b. October 5th, 1872 c. Decemer 5th, 1873 d. September 5th, 1873 72. The First President of the Madras Mahajana Sabha was a. Vengaiah Naidu b. G.T.Naidu c. Ramaswamy Naidu d. P.Rengaiah Naidu 73. Salt Satyagraha March in Tamilnadu took place towards a. Trichy - Nagapattinam b. Trichy - Vedharanyam c. Trichy - Adhiram Pattinam d. Trichy - Velankanni 74. List out the following Bahmani rulers in chronological order and mark the correct choice: I. Alauddin Bahman Shah II. Muhammad Shah III III. Ahmad Shah IV. Firuz Shah a. I, III, IV, II b. I, IV, III, II c. IV, I, III, II d. IV, I, II, III 75. The twenty second Tirthankara of Jainism was a. Rishabha b. Badrabhagu c. Parsva d. Neminatha

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76. Consider the following two statements consisting of Assertion(A) and Reason® and select your answer using the codes given below: Assertion(A): The temple was not merely a place of worship; it filled a large place in the cultural and economic life of the Tamil people. Reason®: Its construction and maintenance offered employment to number of architects and craftsmen. a. Both (A) and ® are correct and ® is the correct explanation of (A) b. Both (A) and ® are correct and ® is not the correct explanation of (A) c. (A) is true but ® is false d. (A) is false and ® is true 77. Who constructed a canal of 150 miles from Yamuna to Hissar for agricultural purpose? a. Qutb-ud-din-Aibak b. Firoz Shah Tghlaq c. Khizir Khan d. Sikandar Lodi 78. The villages Raksas and Tagdi related to which battle? a. Battle of Talikotta b. Battle of Takkolam c. Battle of Panipat 1761 d. Battle of Adayar 79. “Khudai Khidmatgar” movement was organized by a. Absul Gaffar Khan b. Syed Ahmed Khan c. Liawuat Ali Khan d. Muhammed Iqbal 80. Match List I with List II and select your answers using the codes below: List I List II a. Madan Mohan Malavia 1. Azad Hind Fauz b. A.O.Hume 2. Home Rule Movement c. Annie Besant 3. Banaras Hindu University d. Subash Chandra Bose 4. Indian National Congress a b c d a. 3 2 4 1 b. 3 4 2 1 c. 2 3 1 4 d. 2 1 4 3

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81. Which is not correctly matched? a. Rahmat Ali - Pakistan b. Vinoba Bhave - Second Individual Satyagrahi c. Linlithgow - August Offer d. Rajaji - Kulakalvi Thittam 82. Ramsay Macdonald, the British Prime Minister announced the communal award on a. 16th August, 1932 b. 20th September, 1932 c. 17th November, 1932 d. 16th August, 1946 83. Choose the incorrect pair from the following: a. Sarvajanik Sabha - M.G.Ranade b. Indian National Congress - A.O.Hume c. Indian Association - Dadabhai Naoroji d. Madras Native Association - Surendranath Banerjee 84. Who was the First Women President of Indian National Congress? a. b. Annie Besant c. Vijayalakshmi Pandit d. 85. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: a. Dandi March 1. 1931 b. Karachi Congress 2.1932 c. Third Round Table Conference 3. 1930 d. Lahore Congress 4. 1929 a b c d a. 2 1 4 3 b. 1 3 2 4 c. 3 1 2 4 d. 4 2 3 1 86. Who was the First Finance Minister of Independent India? a. Sardar Vallabai Patel b. C.Rajagopalachari c. B.R. Ambedkar d. R.K.Shanmugam Chettiyar 87. Arrange the following items according to the chronological order:

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I. Simon Commission II. Gandhi Irwin Pact III. Third Round Table Conference IV. Dandi March a. II, I, IV, III b. IV III, II, I c. I, IV, II, III d. I, IV, III, II 88. Point out the correct statement I the following: a. Indus people Worshiped Lord Indra b. Indus civilization was a rural civilization c. Iron was unknown to the Indus people d. The ‘Great bath’ was located at Harappa 89. Name the social reformer who supported Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy for the abolition of Devadasi system a. E.V.Ramasamy Naicker b. T.M.Nair c. C.N.Annadurai d. Natesa Mudaliar 90. Which one of the following European war was associated with Third Carnatic War? a. The Seven Year’s War b. The War of Austrian Succession c. The War of Roses d. The Austro-Prussian War 91. “India Home Rule Society” was set up by a. Hardayal b. Shyamji Krishnavarma c. Madan Lal Dhingra d. V.D.Savarkar 92. Arrange the following in chronological order: I. Surat split II. Birth of the Muslim league III. Partition of Bengal IV. Reunion of Bengal a. IV, III, I, II b. III, I, II, IV c. III, II, I, IV d. II, III, I, IV 93. Which of the following is correctly matched? I. Rajaji - Pro-changers II. Vanchinathan - Robert William Ashe III. K.Kamaraj - Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1952

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IV. Sathyamurthy - Mayor of Madurai a. I b. II c. III d. IV 94. Who was the Chair Person in the All India Socialist Conference held at Patna, 1934? a. M.N.Roy b. Acharya Narendra Deva c. Sampurnanand d. Sri Prakasa 95. In which year the widow remarriage was legally permitted? a. 1855 b. 1856 c. 1857 d. 1858 96. Consider the following pairs. I. Wood’s Despatch - 1854 II. Hunter Commission - 1882 III. University Act - 1880 IV. Wardhaw Scheme of Education - 1904 Which of the pairs given above is/are correct? a. I and IV only b. II only c. I and II d. II and III 97. Which of the following is incorrectly paired? I. Indian Mirror - D.N.Tagore II. Vande Mataram - Madam Cama III. Tribune - D.S.Majeeta IV. Bombay Herald - J.A.Hickey a. I is correct b. I and II are correct c. II and III are correct d. IV alone is correct 98. Who was the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir in 1940? a. Karan Singh b. Maharaj Hari Singh c. Ram Ratan Singh d. Saran Singh 99. Who popularized Vaishnavism during the Bhakthi movement? a. Nimbarkara b. Masdhavacharya c. Ramananda d. Ramanuja 100. Who said that ‘Education in English’ was a political necessity’? a. William Jones b. Elphinestone c. Thomas Munroe d. Charles wood

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