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TNPSC -EM ~ 1 ~ FUTURE VISION STUDY CENTRE 2ndFloor,AvkMaruthi Plaza, Opp: Hotel Lakshmi Prakash, SKS Hospital Road, New Bus Stand, Salem, Contact:90420 30163 WWW.FUTUREVISIONTNPSC.COM TNPSC – GR –I & II (Prelims) - 2020 SUBJECT / TOPICS: HISTORY (TEST NO: 5) (CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIAN CULTURE, UNITY IN DIVERSITY - RACE LANGUAGE, CUSTOM, INDIA AS A SECULAR STATE, SOCIAL HARMONY) TIME: 1hr MARKS: 100 1. The word “veda” is derived from A) Sanskrit B) Latin C) Prakrit D) Pauli 2. Which of the following was an important canter for the learning in the ancient period? A) Viharas B) Pauli C) Gurukula D) All of these 3. Nalanda, the oldest University in India was located in _____________________ A) Uttar pradesh B) Bihar C) Punjab D) Maharashtra 4. When did the UNESCO declare Takshashila as world heritage site? A) 1970 B) 1975 C) 1985 D) 1980 5. In Which year the New Education policy was introduced in India? A) 1992 B) 2009 C) 1968 D) 1986 6. Which of the following commission recommended to constitute the university Grants commission? A) Sergeant Report - 1944 B) Radha Krishnan Commission - 1948 C) Kothari commission - 1964 D) National Educational policy - 1968 7. Which of the following charter act made a provision for an annual grant one lakhs rupees for the ` promotion of Education in India? A) Charter act of 1813 B) Charter act of 1833 C) Charter act of 1853 D) Charter act of 1858 FUTURE VISION STUDY CENTRE - SALEM CONTACT : 90420 30163 TNPSC -EM ~ 2 ~ 8. Which European country were the first to start Modern system of education in India? A) British B) Danish C) French D) Portuguese 9. Match it a) 1 - Tsing - 1) Saraswathi Mahal b) Francis Xavier - 2) Magna Carta of Indian Education c) Wood’s Despatch - 3) Western education in Madras d) Sarapoji II - 4) University in Kochin e) Sir Thomas Munroe - 5) Chinese Scholar A) 5 4 2 1 3 B) 4 5 3 1 2 C) 5 2 4 3 1 D) 5 3 1 2 4 10. Which of the following sentences are correct 1. The Nalanda University was founded in 5th century C.E 2. In ancient India teachers had complete autonomy in all aspects from selection of students to designing their syllabi 3. In ancient times the teacher was called Kanakkayar 4. The famous college during the chola period was Kandhalur Salai A) 1, 2, 3 & 4 are correct B) 2& 4 are correct C) 3& 4 are correct D) 1, 2 & 3 are correct 11. Find out the correct pair: A) Maktabs - secondary school B) Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835 - English education C) Operation Blackboard - Secondary education commission D) Salabhogam - Lands were given to temples 12. Gandhiji evolved a scheme popularity known as the _____________ scheme of Basic National Education A) Wood’s Despatch B) Wardha Scheme C) SSA Scheme D) Kothari Commission 13. Charter of Act in 1813 made a provision for an annual grant of sum of __________ for the promotion of education. A) 1 lakh rupees B) 2 lakh rupees C) 10 thousand rupees D) 5lakhs rupees 14. The first college offering degrees on a completion of a course was started in ___________ A) Madras B) Calcutta C) Goa D) Cochin 15. _________ came to India for trade and established trading companies A) Arabs B) Europeans C) Japanese D) None FUTURE VISION STUDY CENTRE - SALEM CONTACT : 90420 30163 TNPSC -EM ~ 3 ~ 16. Several Madrasas were set up by the __________ & nobles A) Sultans B) Raja Jai Singh C) Maulana D) All of the above 17. ___________ of Jaipur encouraged learning of scientific subjects A) Maulana Sadruddin B) Ghaziuddin C) Ilthumis D) Raja Jai singh 18. In the later medieval era, The British came to India & introduced _______ education A) Arabic B) Tamil C) English D) Spanish 19. Archaeologist Alexandar Cunningham discovered its ruins in the mid ______________ A) 15th century B) 17th century C) 18th century D) 19th century 20. Chanakya is said to have composed his ______________ A) Jataka Tales B) Taxila C) Arthashastra D) All of these 21. ________ Played a vital role in importing education & served the centers of learning A) Church B)Temples C) Both A & B D) None 22. The UNESCO declared it as a world heritage site in _________ A) 1980 B) 1976 C) 1984 D) 1982 23. __________ was an ancient Indian city, Which is now in north - western Pakistait A) Jataka B) Alexander C) Nalanda D) Taxila 24. The concept of __________ might have originated from the vedas A) Information B) Distribution C) Education D) None of these 25. Education is a continuous process of sharing of ______________ A) knowledge B) Skills C) Values D) All of these 26. ‘Vid’ Means __________ A) To go B) To know C) To run D) To study 27. Iltutmish was the first ruler to establish a __________ at Delhi A) Madrasas B) School C) Dam D) Gurukulam FUTURE VISION STUDY CENTRE - SALEM CONTACT : 90420 30163 TNPSC -EM ~ 4 ~ 28. ____________ program was introduced in school in 1956 A) Educational B) Mid - Day - Meal C) Free books scheme D) Free cycle 29. In 1986 _________ policy was introduced in India A) New education policy B) New Agricultural Policy C) New Industrial policy D) none of these 30. Match it: a) Rajaraja chatur vedimangalam vedic college - 1. Medical school b) Viravajendra - 2. Kanya kumari c) Tirubuvani vedic college - 3. Kandhalur salai d) Vallabha perunchalai - 4. Pondicherry e) Pnadya regime - 5. South Arcot District A) 5 1 4 2 3 B) 5 4 1 3 2 C) 5 1 4 3 2 D) 5 2 3 1 4 31.Find out the correct pair: A) RMSA - College level B) SSA - Serva Shikha Abhiyan C) Hiuen Tsang - Vidhyasathana D) The Pallava - Kanakkayar 32. Find out the wrong pair A) Lord William - Western system of education in India B) Sir Thomas Munroe - Creation of two school principal C) Fernandez - Printing press with Devanagari D) Thirukkural - Stress the need for education 33. Which of the following sentences are correct 1. The chola’s period free education was given to people 2. Thinnappalli Koodam was established during the Vijayanagar rule 3. Pradran is an important center of higher education in the country 4. Fernandez who came to Madurai during the time of Veerappa Nayak. Established a Primary School A) 1 & 2 are correct B) 2 & 3 correct C) 1, 2 & 3 are correct D) 1, 3 & 4 are correct 34. Which of the following activities of the people will not come under handy craft? A) Carving statues out of stone B) Making bangles with glass C) Weaving silk sarees D) Smelting of iron FUTURE VISION STUDY CENTRE - SALEM CONTACT : 90420 30163 TNPSC -EM ~ 5 ~ 35. The oldest industry in India was _______ industry A) Textile B) Steel C) electrical D) Fertilizers 36. The woolen & leather factories became prominent in ________ A) Bombay B) Ahmedabad C) Kanpur D) Decca 37. What was the aim of first three five year plans of India? A) To control population growth B) To reduce literacy rate C) To built a strong industrial base D) to empower the women 38. What was not the reason for the decline of Indian industries? A) Loss of royal patronage B) Competition of machine made goods C) Industrial policy of India D) Trading policy of British 39. Match it a) Tavernier - 1) Drain theory b) Dacca - 2) Paper mill c) Dadabai Naoroji - 3) Artisan d) Bally gunj - 4) Muslin e) Smiths - 5) French traveller A) 5 4 1 2 3 B) 5 4 3 2 1 C) 3 5 4 2 1 D) 4 3 5 1 2 40. Which of the following statements are correct? 1. According to Edward Baines, ‘The Birth place of Cotton Manufacture is in England’ 2. Before mechanised industry handicrafts was the second largest source of employment in rural India. 3. Sasurashtra was known for tin industry 4. Construction of Suez canal made the British goods cheaper in India A) 1 & 2 are correct B) 2 & 4 are correct C) 3& 4 are correct D) 1, 2 & 3 are correct 41. Which one of the following is wrongly matched? A) Bernier - Shajahan B) Cotton mill - Ahmedabad C) TISCO - Jamshedpur D) Economic Liberalisation - 1980 42. Assertion: Indian handicrafts collapsed under the colonial rule Reason : British made India as the producer of raw materials & Markets for their finished products A) A is correct & R is correct explanation of A B) A is correct & R is not correct explanation of A C) A is wrong R is correct D) Both are wrong FUTURE VISION STUDY CENTRE - SALEM CONTACT : 90420 30163 TNPSC -EM ~ 6 ~ 43. The ____________ in India has a rich history A) Craft B) Steel C) Agricultural D) None of these 44. Saurashtra was known for ________________ A) Tin industry B) Bell metal C) Muslin clothes D) None of these 45. Decca was identified with _______________ A) Tin industry B) Muslim Clothes C) Bell metal D) All of these 46. The tradition Indian industry was known in the fields of ________________ A) textiles B) woodwork C) ivory D) All of these 47. Mummies in _______ tombs dating from 2000BC were found wrapped in Indian muslins of the finest quality A) Egyptian B) British C) Spanish D) None 48. _____________ industry was the oldest industry in India A) Steel B) Jute C) Textile D) Sugar 49. Poverty of the Indian people was due to the British exploitation of India’s resources and the drain of India’s Wealth to ________________ A) England B) Britian C) Egyptian D) All of the above 50. Free trade policy followed by the _____________ A) India B) England C) East India Company D) Both A & B 51.