IES INDIAN HISTORY TEST (2016 May)

SAIMEDHA GATE-IES-PSU’s IES – INDIAN HISTORY TEST (2016 May) 1. Which of the following was started first by Mahatma Gandhi ? (A) Non-cooperation (B) Civil Disobedience (C) Quit India Movement (D) Champaran Ans : (D) 2. Who was known as ‘The Grand Old Man of India’ ? (A) B.G. Tilak (B) G.K. Gokhale (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Dadabhai Naoroji Ans : (D) 3. Mahatma Gandhi used for the first time hunger strike as a weapon during— (A) Kheda Satyagraha (B) Ahmedabad Strike (C) Bardoli Satyagraha (D) Champaran Satyagraha Ans : (B) 4. All India Harijan Sangh was founded by— (A) B.R. Ambedkar (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Jotiba Phule (D) B.M. Malabari Ans : (B) 5. Samhita is— (A) Collection of hymns (B) Text on grammar (C) Text on Ayurveda (D) Forest treatises Ans : (A) 6. The Dandi March is associated with— (A) Partition of Bengal (B) Khilafat Movement (C) Non-cooperation Movement (D) Civil Disobedience Movement Ans : (D) 5. Ali brothers are related to which of the following ? (A) Khilafat Movement (B) Quit India Movement (C) Indian National Congress (D) Fascism Ans : (A) 6. Which of the following metal was not used by the people of the Indus Civilization ? (A) Iron (B) Bronze (C) Gold (D) Silver Ans : (A) 7. At which place was the All India Khilafat Conference held in 1919 ? (A) Lucknow (B) Delhi (C) Aligarh (D) Porbandar Ans : (B) 8. Who organized the Satyagraha Sabha whose members took a pledge to disobey the Rowlatt Acts ? (A) Saifuddin Kitchlew (B) Motilal Nehru (C) Maulana Shaukat Ali (D) Mahatma Gandhi Ans : (D) 9. The resolution for non-cooperation was passed by— (A) By the Congress at the special session held in Calcutta in 1920 (B) By the Khilafat Committee (C) By Gandhi immediately after the Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy (D) Simultaneously by the Congress and Khilafat Committee Ans : (A) 10. The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was— (A) Dhyana (B) Brahmacharya (C) Puja (D) Yagna Ans : (D) 11. The boycott of foreign cloth during the Non-cooperation Movement— (A) Was not agreeable to the masses (B) Caused a striking fall in the value of imports of foreign cloth in 1921-22 (C) Had little impact on the economy (D) Made the government relax controls on exports of Indian goods Ans : (B)

SAIMEDHA:HYD,TPT,VJA,KDP,KNL,ATP Page 1 12. Under whose patronage was the Sangam literature composed ? (A) Cholas (B) Cheras (C) Pandyas (D) Chalukyas Ans : (C) 13. What is the language of the Sangam literature ? (A) Tamil (B) Pali (C) Prakrit (D) Sanskrit Ans : (A) 14. Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ? (A) Sila (B) Prajna (C) Pitru (D) Dhyana Ans : (C) 15. Who was the author of the book “Indica” (A) Nicolode Conti (B) Kautilya (C) Megastanese (D) Chanakya Ans : (C) 16. What is the correct chronological order of Gandhian Movements ? 1. Rowlatt Acts Movement 2. Khera Movement 3. Champaran Movement 4. Ahmedabad Mill strike (A) 3, 4, 2, 1 (B) 3, 2, 4, 1 (C) 2, 3, 4, 1 (D) 2, 3, 1, 4 Ans : (A) 16. With which event did the Civil Disobedience Movement started ? (A) Prohibition of wine (B) Breaking salt law (C) Protesting high land Revenue (D) Boycotting foreign clothes Ans : (B) 17. On which occasion the slogan ‘Nagpur Chalo’ was raised ? (A) Dandi March (B) Non-cooperation Movement (C) Quit India Movement (D) Jhanda Satyagrah Ans : (D) 18. Who among the following Vijayanagara rulers bore the title of Gajabentakara ? (A) Krishna Deva Raya (B) Deva Raya II (C) Deva Raya I (D) Rama Raya Ans : (B) 19. Which Vijayanagara ruler sent an embassy to China ? (A) Harihara I (B) Krishna Deva Raya (C) Bukka I (D) Saluva Narasimha Ans : (C) 20. The first Madrasa at Delhi namely “Madrasae Muizz” was established by— (A) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (B) Iltutmish (C) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (D) Balban Ans : (B) 21. Who among the following was not a Nirguni Bhakti Saint ? (A) Shankardev (B) Raidas (C) Dadu (D) Dhanna Ans : (A) 22. The main reason for criticizing the Gandhi-Irwin pact was— (A) Communal electorate (B) Banning of peaceful processions (C) Lacked the provision of saving the hangings of freedom fighters (D) Amnesty to the political prisoners Ans : (C) 20. What was the immediate reaction of the government to the Salt Satyagraha and the Dandi March ? (A) The government resorted to repressive measures (B) It took measures to prevent the mischief from spreading (C) It did not take it seriously (D) The Congress was banned Ans : (C)

SAIMEDHA:HYD,TPT,VJA,KDP,KNL,ATP Page 2 21. Select the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayana-gara ? (A) Sangama, Tuluva, Saluva, Aravidu (B) Tuluva, Sangama, Saluva, Aravidu (C) Aravidu, Sangama, Tuluva, Saluva (D) Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu Ans : (D) 22. Cultivation of tobacco was introduced in India during the reign of— (A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb Ans : (B) 23. Which of the following mosques is entirely made of marble ? (A) Jama Masjid at Sikri (B) Moti Masjid in the Agra Fort (C) Qila-i-Kuhna Masjid in the Purana Qila of Delhi (D) Jama Masjid of Delhi Ans : (B) 24. Who was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association in the 19th century ? (A) Raja Rammohan Roy (B) Vishnu Shastri Pandit (C) Ramabai (D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh Ans : (B) 25. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani Vocal Music is— (A) Ghazal (B) Dhrupad (C) Thumri (D) Khayal Ans : (D) 26. In which district is Dandi associated with the March of Gandhi, is located ? (A) Mehsana (B) Bhuj (C) Nausari (D) Dwarka Ans : (C) 27. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani Vocal Music is— (A) Ghazal (B) Dhrupad (C) Thumri (D) Khayal Ans : (D) 28. Frontier Gandhi was the nickname of— (A) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (B) Vinoba Bhave (C) None of these (D) Mahatma Gandhi Ans : (A) 29. ‘Lakh Baksh’ was a title given to the ruler— (A) Iltutmish (B) Balban (C) Raziya (D) Qutub-ud-din Aibak Ans : (D) 30. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in— (A) Buddhism (B) Jainism (C) Vaishnavism (D) Tantra Ans : (A) 31. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the— (A) Palas (B) Cholas (C) Rashtrakutas (D) Pallavas Ans : (D) 32. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by …………… A) Lord Ripon B) Lord Lytton C) Lord William Bentic D) Gladstone Ans : (A) 33. Author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is…………… A) Romila Thapar B) Irfan Habib C) S.C.Ghosh D) Naoroji Dadabhai Ans : (D) 34. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by ………. A) Bala Gangadhar Tilak B) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya C) Shyamaprasad mukherjee D) J.N.Mukherjee Ans : (A) 35. The Deccan Educational Society founded by ………. A) D.Ewacha B) Ranade C) W.C.Banerjee D) S.N.Banerjee Ans : (B)

SAIMEDHA:HYD,TPT,VJA,KDP,KNL,ATP Page 3 36. In 1884, who among the following founded the Indian National Union. A) A.O.Hume B) A.M. Bose C) Lord Dufferin D) W.C. Banerjee Ans : (A) 37. The East India Association was founded by …………. in 1866. A) Lord Lyveden B) Raja radhakanta dev C)debendranath Tagore D) Dadabhai Naoroji Ans : (D) 38. Who started the journal ‘New India’? A) C.W.Leadbeater B) Annie Besant C) Ram Mohun Roy D) Keshub Chandra Sen Ans : (B) 39. Who started the Young Men’s Indian Association in 1914? A) Annie Besant B) Swarnakumari Devi C) Devendranath Tagore D) Rabindranath Tagore Ans : (A) 40. Who started the journal’The Commonweal’? A) N.G.Chandavarkar B) Annie Besant C) M.G. Ranade D) R.G. Bhandarkar Ans : (B) 40……………….was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement. A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan B) Maqsud Ali C) Abul kalam Azad D) Karim Ali Ans : (A) 41. The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the British and united the Indians. A) Lytton B) Lord Ripon C) Queen Elizabeth D) Queen Anne Ans : (B) 42. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the……………… A) Brahma Samaj B) Arya Samaj C) Ramakrishna Mission D) Theosophical society Ans : (A) 43. Who is regarded as as the 'father of modern India'. A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati C) Sri Aurobindo D) Bhagat Singh Ans : (A) 44. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by ……………… A) Lord Wellesley B) Lord William Bentinck C) Lord Macaulay D) Lord Dalhousie Ans : (D) 45. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by ……………… A) Lord Wellesley B) Sir John Shore C) Robert Clive D) Lord Dalhousie Ans : (A) 46. Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal? A) Robert Clive B)Lord Wellesley C)Dupleix D)Lord Macaulay Ans : (A) 47. Which Viceroy’s offer to the Congress is known as the “August offer”? (A) Lord Irwin (B) Lord Willindon (C) Lord Linlithgow (D) Lord Wavell Ans : (C) 48. “Congress Nationalist Party” was started in 1934 by (A) Madan Mohana Malaviya (B) Abdul Ghaffar Khan (C) C.Rajgopalachari (D) Acharya Narendra Dev Ans : (A) 49. Who gave the title of “Mahatma” to Gandhi? (A) B.R.Gokhale (B) Rabindranath Tagore (C) Roshan Singh (D) Rajendra Lahri Ans : (B)

SAIMEDHA:HYD,TPT,VJA,KDP,KNL,ATP Page 4 50. Who is regarded as India’s first economic thinker? (A) Raj Ram Mohan Roy (B) Justice Ranade (C) Dadabhai Nauroji (D) R.P.Dutt Ans : (B)

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