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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) 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) 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

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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

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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) 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

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

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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) 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

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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

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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. The process of Industrialization started in India from the mid ______

A) 18th century B) 19th Century C) 20th century D) 21st century

52. The ______was the first to attract the Europeans

A) Machine based industries B) Plantation industries C) Heavy industries D) None of these

53. The Assam tea company was founded in ______

A) 1839 B) 1939 C) 1739 D) 1840

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54. In India, Modern Industrial sector in an organised form started with the established of cotton textile industry at ______in 1854

A) Madras B) Calcutta C) Delhi D) Bombay

55. The year 1991 undered new era of the ______

A) Modernisation B) Industrialization C) Economic Liberalisation D) None

56. ______is an important components of economic growth

A) Modernisation B) Privatisation C) Liberalisation D) Industrialisation

57. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?

A) paper mill - Muslin B) Smiths - Artisan C) Drain theory - The British exploitation of India’s resources D) De - industrialisation 19th century

58. Ancient towns are ______

A) Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro B) Delhi & Hyderabad C) Bombay & Calcutta D) none of these

59. coastal town developed by the British were ______

A) Surat B) Goa C) Bombay D) All the above

60. The British arrived India for ______

A) for trading B) for working C) for ruling D) preaching their religion

61. The St. George was constructed by the British in ______

A) Bombay B) Cuddalore C) Madras D) Calcutta

62. Which of the following port was the East India Company’s principal settlement until 1774?

A) Fort St William B) Fort St David C) Fort St George D) None of these

63. Match it a) Bombay - 1) Religious centers b) Cantonment towns - 2) Hill stations c) Kedamath - 3) Ancient town d) Darjeeling - 4) Seven island e) Madurai - 5) Kanpur A) 4 5 1 2 3 B) 3 5 2 1 4 C) 4 1 5 3 2 D) 4 5 1 3 2

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64. Assertion : India became the agricultural colony of Britain Reason : The one - way free trade policy followed by British and the industrial revolution destroyed Indian indigenous industries

A) A is correct & R is wrong B) A is wrong & R is correct C) A is correct & R explains A D) A is correct & R does not explain A

65. Assertion : British built up their alternative capitals in hilly areas Reason : They found the Indian Summer in hospitals

A) A is correct & R is wrong B) A is wrong & R is correct C) A is correct & R explains A D) A is correct & does not explains A

66. Who among the following had written Bangladesh’s National anthem “Amar Sonar Bangla”?

A) Nazrul Islam B) Rabindranath Tagore C) ANisur Rahman D) Santidev Ghosh

67. Which among the following Indian classical dance form veda developed by siddhendra from Bhamakalapam dance drama?

A) B) C) Kathkali D)

68. Which among the following is not correctly matched?

A) Gwalior Gharana - Nanthan khan B) Jaipur Gharana - Alladia Khan C) Agra Gharana - Haji sujan Khan D) All are correct

69. Who among the following has written the famous Bangla book “ Vina”?

A) Rabindra Tagore B) Kazi Nazrul Islam C) Bankim Chandra chatto padhyay D) Sarat Chandra Chatto padhyay

70. Which festival is celebrated in North India when is celebrated in Tamilnadu?

A) B) Maha Sankaranti C) D) Baishaki

71. The famous “Hornbill Festival” is celebrated in which of the following states of India?

A) Nagaland B) Mizoram C) Assam D) Meghalaya

72. The founder of the movement in Maharashtra was

A) Tukaram B) Dynaneshwar C) Eknath D)

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73. Which of the following indicated the correct chronology of flourishing of the Bhakti Saints?

A) - Nanak - Namdev - Dynaneshwar - Tukaram B) Ramananda - Dynaneshwar - - Namdev - Tukaram C) Dynaneshwar - Namdev - Ramananda - Guru nanak - Tukaram D) Ramananda - Gurunanak - Dyananeshwar - Namadev - Tukaram

74. The Bhakthi movement was started by

A) Shankara B) Ramanada C) D) Sufi teachers

75. Which of the following statements are correct with regards to impact of the ? 1) position of women was raised 2) Removed caste system 3) Provided an impetus for the development of regional languages 4) Hindu Muslim unity

A) 2, 3 & 4 B) 2 & 4 C) 1, 3 & 4 D) All of the above

76. Which of the following statements are true? 1) Basava was a 12th century Indian philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet in focussed bhakti movement. 2) Basava spreat social awareness through his poetry, popularly known as vachanaas. 3) He was founder of

A) 1, 2 B) 2 , 3 C) 1, 3 D) All

77. Who interpreted neo - Sufi concept of Islam?

A) Shah wali ullah B) Sayed Ahmad Barelavi C) Sir Sayed Ahmad D) Mohammed Ilyas

78. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya was disciple of which sufi saint?

A) Baba farid B) Sheikh Shiha buddin C) Sheikh Nasirudddin Mahmud D) Khwaja Moinuddin chisti

79. Which of the sufi order regared money as a carrion?

A) Suharwardi order B) Chisti order C) Quadaria D) Firdausi

80. The term sufi derived from Arabic word safa which means? A) one who are from Arab & wear woollen cloths B) One who wear woollen clothes & Symbolises purity & sacredness C) One who wear saffron colour cloth D) All of the above

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81. Devotional songs were sung during Bhakthi movement in ______

A) Sanskrit B) C) Vernaccular language D) Telugu

82. Initially appar followed ______

A) Buddism B) C) Zoroastrianism D) none

83. was very popular in ______for her

A) Maharashtra B) Karnataka C) Rajasthan D) Kerala

84. Ramananda was the follower of ______

A) B) C) Basava D) cult

85. Lingayatas were the followers of ______

A) saivism B) Virasaivism C) Sufism D) Krishna cult

86. Mehboob - I - Illahi means ______

A)devotional to God B) beloved to god C) Rituals to god D) All of the above

87. Which one of the following is the most fundamental source of unity in Modern India?

A) Electoral process B) cconstitution C) Judiciary D) All of the above

88. Who among the following is the author of ‘India - Unity in Diversity’?

A) Yogendra singh B) Yogesh Atal C) A.R.Desai D) Y.B.Damle

89. Who among the following has applied dialectical approach in understanding Inidan society?

A) D.P.Mukerjee B) M.N.Srinivas C) G.S.Ghurye D) L.Dumont

90. In determining dominant caste, M.N.Srinivas has not included which of the following?

A) Ritual status B) Economic status C) Numerical strength D) Linguistic domination

91. Who wrote the book ‘The Archaeology of knowledge & the discourse on language’?

A) J.Derrida B) A.Giddens C) L.Althusser D) M.Foucault

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92. Which of the following was an important center for the learning in the ancient period?

A) Gurukula B) Viharas C) pauli D) All of these

93. Nalanda, the oldest university in India was located in

A) Uttar pradesh B)Maharastra C) Bihar D) Punjab

94. In which state of North east India ‘Dree festival’ which is a crop harvest festival is observed?

A) Meghalaya B) Arunachal pradesh C) Assam D) Nagaland

95. In which state is the folk painting “Madhubani” popular?

A) Assam B) Bihar C) West Bengal D) Odisha

96. Which of the following pairs is in correct?

A) Nikhil Banerjee - Santoor B) Nandlal Bose - Painting C) Guru Gopikrishna - D) Pannalal Ghose - Flute

97. The field in which ustad Bismillah khan has distinguished himself is

A) Shenai B) Guitar C) Hindudtani D) Sitar

98. Who of the following is a famous Tabla player?

A) Vikkuvinayakram B) Pt.V.G.Jog C) Zakir Hussian D) Palghat ManiIyer

99. Le Corbusier, the architect of Chandigarh was a national of

A) Portugal B) UK C) France D) The Netherland

100. Who among the following is not known for popularishing “Thumri” form of Indian music?

A) Nawab vajid Ali Shah B) Tansen C) Amir Khusaro D) Siddheswari

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Answer key : HISTORY (TEST NO: 5)

(CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIAN CULTURE, UNITY IN DIVERSITY - RACE LANGUAGE, CUSTOM, INDIA AS A SECULAR STATE, SOCIAL HARMONY)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

A C B D D B A D A D B B A C B A D C D C

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

B A D C D B A B A A B C D D A C C C A B

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

D A A B B D A C B C C B A D C D A A D A

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

C C A C C B A D B B A B C C C D A A B B

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 C B C A D B B B A D D A C B B A A C C C

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