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History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com 2019 Tnpsc History Questions Part 1 In English 1. Humayun the eldest son of Babur, succeeded to the throne in ____________ after the death of his father. (A) A.D. 1535 (B) A.D. 1530 (C) A.D. 1540 (D) A.D. 1545 2. The invasion of gave a severe death blow to the Maratha empire (A) Nadir Shah (B) Ahmad Shah Abdali (C) Muhammed Shah (D) Jats 3. Match the following: (a) Satyashodak Samaj 1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (b) Aligarh movement 2. Baba Dayal Das (c) Nirankari movement 3. Jyotiba Phule (d) Namdhari movement 4. Baba Ram Das (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 3 2 1 (B) 3 1 2 4 (C) 1 2 3 4 (D) 2 1 4 3 4. Which place in India become a heaven for the feeling terrorists? (A) Mahe (B) Bangalore (C) Pondicherry (D) Karaikal 5. The Moplah Rebellion (1921) took place in (A) Telengana (B) Malabar (C) Maharashtra (D) Gujarat 6. Arya Samaj was found by (A) Raja Ram Mohan rai (B) Swamy Dayananda Saraswathi (C) Ramanujar (D) Sankarachariyar 7. Consider the following statement, Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. Assertion (A): The Bulanddarwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar Reason (R): He wanted commemorate his conquest of Gujarat Learning Leads To Ruling Page 1 of 32 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true 8. Treaty of Purandhar was signed between _________ and Shivaji. (A) Raja Jai Singh (B) Afzalkhan (C) Shaistakhan (D) Nadir Shah 9. Shivaji’s revenue officials were called (A) Deshmuks (B) Kulkarnis (C) Karkuns (D) Silahdars 10. By the 31 May 1789 the total arrears of tribute from Kattabomman amounted Pagodas (A) 3210 Pagodas (B) 3110 Pagodas (C) 3410 Pagodas (D) 3310 Pagodas 11. Coleneltodd, Johnson Duncan, Malcolm and other British administrators have discussed about what evil? (A) Widow Remarriage (B) Female Infanticide (C) Child Marriage (D) Purdha system 12. Who came to India as the new commander in Chief of the Indian aronies in 1902? (A) Lord Minto (B) Lord Curzon (C) Lord Kitchner (D) Lord Reading 13. In which year, name Chennai from Madras was officially changed? (A) 1990 (B) 1993 (C) 1996 (D) 1999 14. The doctrine of Identification was expressly over ruled in the case by the House of Lords in? (A) Gee Vs Metropolitan Rly Co. (B) Bernia Mills Vs Armstrong (C) Sayees Vs Harlew Urban Dist Council (D) Morgan Vs Aylen 15. Name the social movement started by E.V.R (A) Thanithamil Iyakkam (B) Self Respect movement (C) Civil Disobedience movement (D) Anti untouchability movement 16. The length of the history of the Tamil language is estimated as (A) 3500 years (B) 2500 years (C) 1500 years (D) 400 years Learning Leads To Ruling Page 2 of 32 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com 17. Periyar visited which country in 1931? (A) China (B) Russia (C) Singapore (D) Australia 18. Who was the governor general of India during the time of Vira Pandya Kattabomman? (A) Lord Wellesley (B) Sir John Shore (C) Sir George Barlow (D) Lord Hastings 19. Who was the minister of Kattabomman? (A) Umaitturai (B) Siva Subramaniya pillai (C) Jagavira Pandyan (D) Bommuturai 20. The principles of Aligargh movement was opposed by whom? (A) W.C. Banerjee (B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (C) Lala Lajpati Roy (D) Netaji 21. The religion founded by Guru Nanak (A) Parsi religion (B) Sikhism (C) Jainism (D) Buddhism 22. Which is the main period of the Neolithic age in the Indian sub-continent? (A) 2000 – 4000 B.C. (B) 5000 – 3000 B.C. (C) 4000 – 1800 B.C. (D) 2000 – 2400 B.C. 23. Albuquerque conquered Goa from (A) Adil Shah (B) Ahak Khan (C) Khawa Khan (D) Yusuf Adil Khan 24. Which among the following is a keystone of Hindu culture? (A) Respect to elders (B) Temple Dharshana (C) Relationship protocol (D) Touching feet in respect 25. Which country was the first explorer from Europe to India? (A) Holland (B) France (C) England (D) Portuguese 26. Which revolutionist started ‘Bala Bharathi’ newspaper against British in Tamil Nadu? (A) Vanchinathan (B) V.V.S. Iyer (C) Sathyamurthy (D) Subramaniya Siva Learning Leads To Ruling Page 3 of 32 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com 27. In 1917, the South Indian Liberal Federation came to be known as (A) Dravida Kazhagam (B) Women Improvement League (C) Justice party (D) Minority United League 28. In which type of rocks the Neolithic people had their settlements? (A) Marble (B) Granite (C) Hard rock (D) Quartzite 29. ‘Khadi’ is the thought of (A) Gandhiji (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Bala Gangadar Tilak (D) Netaji Subash Chandra Bose 30. Who established the first English factory at Surat in 1608 A.D.? (A) Thomas Stevans (B) William Hawkins (C) Sir Thomas Roe (D) Job Charnok 31. In whose regime of Governor General, Queen Victoria assumed the title ‘Kaiser-i-Hindi? (A) Lord Mayo (B) Lord North Brook (C) Lord Lytton (D) Lord Ripon 32. Who mentioned Raja Ram Mohan Roy as the Father of Indian Renaissance? (A) Keshab Chandra Sen (B) Rabindranath Tagore (C) Swami Vivekananda (D) William Bentinck 33. Who was the leader of the Wahabi movement? (A) Abdullah (B) Syed Ahmad (C) Nizam Muhammad (D) Ali Ismail 34. Who was the President of Hindu Mahasabha in 1938? (A) V.D.Savarkar (B) Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya (C) Bala Gangadhar Tilak (D) Swami Vivekananda 35. Who is regarded as the “Father of All-India Services”? (A) Lord Macaulay (B) Lord Cornwallis (C) B.R. Ambedkar (D) Sardar Vallabai Patel 36. At the time of Alexander’s invasion Chanakya was a teacher in which University? Learning Leads To Ruling Page 4 of 32 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com (A) Nalanda University (B) Vikramasela University (C) Takshasila University (D) Varanasi University 37. What was the original name of Mian Tansen, the best singer of Akbar’s time? (A) Makaranta Pande (B) Ramtanu Pande (C) Haridas Pande (D) Swami Haridas 38. Who put an end the Dual system of administration setup by Robert Clive? (A) Warren Hastings (B) Lord Wellesley (C) Lord Cornwallis (D) Lord Hastings 39. Who has introduced Mahalwari System? (A) Thomas Manroe (B) William Bentinck (C) Corn Wallis (D) Wellesley 40. When was the Lord Rippon’s resolution adopted? (A) 1992 (B) 1858 (C) 1882 (D) 1870 41. Ajanta paintings belong to the period of (A) Chalukyar (B) Rastrakutas (C) Satavahanas (D) Pallavas 42. Sufism was originated from (A) Iran (B) China (C) Egypt (D) India 43. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the List. List – I List – II (a) Battle of Khanwa 1. 1540 A.D. (b) Battle of Ghagra 2. 1539 A.D. (c) Battle of Chausa 3. 1529 A.D. (d) Battle of Kannauj 4. 1527 A.D. (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 4 2 1 (B) 4 3 2 1 (C) 2 1 4 3 Learning Leads To Ruling Page 5 of 32 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com (D) 1 2 3 4 44. Malik Kafur arrived in Madurai in (A) 1211 A.D. (B) 1311 A.D. (C) 1212 A.D. (D) 1312 A.D. 45. The Pandiyas mainly imported the item of (A) Ivory (B) Gold (C) Elephant (D) Horse 46. Whom often referred as “Chanakya” for his diplomatic skills? (A) Kamaraj (B) C.N. Annadurai (C) C. Rajagopalachari (D) S. Satyamurthi 47. Who assisted to V.O.C in the 1908 Thirunelveli uprising? (A) Subramania Bharathi (B) Subramania Siva (C) Subramania Iyar (D) Sathiyamoorthy 48. C.N. Annadurai was conderred doctorate by (A) Anna University (B) Annamalai University (C) Manipal University (D) Bharathiyar University 49. Match the following: (a) Vanchinathan 1. Chennai (b) V.O.C. 2. Thiruppur (c) Annie Besant 3. Tuticorin (d) Kodi Katha Kumaran 4. Maniyachchi (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 2 1 3 (B) 4 3 1 2 (C) 3 2 1 4 (D) 3 1 2 4 50. Who was the Political Guru of Gandhi? (A) Surendranath Banerjee (B) W.C. Banerjee (C) Bipin Chandrapal (D) Gopala Krishna Gokhale Learning Leads To Ruling Page 6 of 32 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com 51. Arrange the following freedom struggle incidents in chronological order: I. Lucknow Pact II. Surat Split III. The Lahore Congress Session IV. Swarajya Party (A) I, II, III, IV (B) II, I, IV, III (C) IV, III, II, I (D) III, IV, I, II 52. Who founded Calcutta Hindu College in 1817, along with David Hare? (A) Swami Dayananda Saraswathi (B) Swami Vivekananda (C) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (D) Rajaram Mohan Roy 53. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat. Reason (R): Babur used artillery in the battle. (A) (A) is correct, (R) is correct explanation of (A) (B) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct (C) (A) and (R) is wrong (D) (A) is correct, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) 54. Who wrote the book of “Rasagangadhara”? (A) Dara Shukoh (B) Abul Faizi (C) Jaganatha Panditha (D) Tulsidas 55. When was the first Lutheran missionaries arrived in Tranquebar? (A) 1706 A.D. (B) 1606 A.D.