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History Model Test Questions 20 in English with Answers History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com History Model Test Questions 20 in English With Answers 1. The earliest brick temple in India was built by a. Mauryas b. Sungas c. Vijayanagaras d. Guptas 2. Match List I and List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a. Nana Sahib 1. Partition of Bengal b. Vellore Mutiny 2. 1947 c. Lord Curzon 3. 1806 d. Indian Independence 4. 1857 Revolt Codes: a b c d a. 4 3 1 2 b. 1 3 2 4 c. 1 2 3 4 d. 3 4 1 2 3. The Pandyan King who consolidated and expanded the Pandya Kingdom upto Kaveri was a. Sendan Cheliyan b. Sundara Pandyan c. Koon Pandyan d. Kadunkon 4. The first ruler of the Chola Dynasty who kept strong navywas a. Rajaraja, the Great b. Rajendra I c. Rajadhiraja I d. Rajendra II 5. The Shore temple at Mamallapuram was built by ________ a. Narasimhavarman I b. Mahendravarman I c. Parameswaravarman d. Narasimhavarman II 6. A great exponent of Mahayanism was __________ a. Dharmakirti b. Dingnaga c. Vasubandhu Asanga d. Nagarjuna 7. Poondi Reservoir was planned to provide water to Madras by a. Sathiyamurthy Iyer b. Nadesa Mudaliar Learning Leads To Ruling Page 1 of 22 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com c. Ramasamy Reddiar d. P.S. Kumarasamy 8. When did the Madras Government issue the first communal G.O.? a. 1920 b. 1921 c. 1922 d. 1927 9. _______gave the title ‘Mahatma’ to Gandhiji. a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Motilal Nehru c. Rabindranath Tagore d. Subhash Chandra Bose 10. Pre-history of India can be dated back to a. 5,00,000 B.C. b. 50,000 B.C. c. 5000 B.C. d. 1000 B.C. 11. The Allahabad pillar inspection was composed by _______ a. Kalidasa b. Samudragupta c. Harisena d. Visakhadatta 12. The Chola dynasty was an ancient Tamil Kingdom along the banks of the river ________ a. Kaveri b. Krishna c. Godavari d. Mahanadi 13. Match List I and List II correctly and select your answer using the code given below: List I List II a. Sankaracharya 1. Dualism b. Ramanuja 2. Vira Saivism c. Madhavacharya 3. Advaita d. Basaveswara 4. Visistadvaita Codes: a b c d a. 1 3 2 4 b. 2 3 1 4 c. 3 4 1 2 d. 4 2 3 1 14. The Indian Independence bill was brought in the House of Commons on a. 22nd June, 1947 b. 4th June, 1947 c. 4th July, 1947 d. 15th August, 1947 15. The Red Fort at Delhi was constructed by Learning Leads To Ruling Page 2 of 22 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com a. Babur b. Akbar c. Jahangir d. Shah Jahan 16. Which of the following is/are correct? I. Siddhartha was the actual name of Buddha. II. Buddha’s wife was Mahamaya. III. Buddha belonged to Gautama gotra. IV. Yasodha was the Mother of Buddha. a. I, II, IV b. III, IV c. I, III d. II, IV 17. Consider the following statements: Assertion(A): The worship of the three emenations of Sankarashana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha flourished from the Gupta period. Reason(R): The concept of Vishnu’s incartnations became popular and dominated Vaishnavism during the Gupta age. Choose your correct answer from the codes given below: a. Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) b. Both (A) and (R) are individually 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 18. Which of the following statements about ‘Babur’ are true? I. He was the fourth descendnt of Timur from the side of his father, and fifteenth descendant of Changizkhan through his mother. II. He was the fifth descendant of Timur from the side of his father and fourteenth descendant of Changizkhan through his mother. III. He was fifteenth descendant of Timur from the side of his father and f ourth descendant of Changizkhan through his mother. IV. His family belonged to the Chahgatai section of the Turkish race. a. I and II are correct b. II and IV are correct c. III and IV are correct d. I and IV are correct 19. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I List II a. E.V.R. Periyar 1. New lamps for ols Learning Leads To Ruling Page 3 of 22 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com b. Aurobindo Ghosh 2. An Echo from Andamans c. Dayandan Saraswathi 3. Family planning d. V.D. Sarvarkar 4. Satyartha Prakash Codes a b c d a. 4 2 3 1 b. 2 3 1 4 c. 3 1 4 2 d. 1 4 2 3 20. Point out the correct statement in the following: a. Snake is the symbol of first Tirthankara b. Lion s the symbol of Mahavira c. Mahavira is the first Tirthankara d. Conch is the symbol of second Jain Tirthankara 21. Match the following: a. Karukar 1. Thaiyalkarar (Tailor) b. Karodar 2. Aranmanaik Kavalar (Palace Security) c. Yavanar 3. Nesavuthozhilalar d. Thunnakkarar 4. Saanal Pidippavar Codes: a b c d a. 3 4 2 1 b. 4 3 1 2 c. 2 4 3 1 d. 1 2 3 4 22. Which of the following statements is/are not relevant to Ganthi-Irwin pact? I. Government agreed to withdraw the repressive ordinances. II. Government agreed to release Satyagraha prisoners. III. Congress agreed to participate in the third round table conference. IV. Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil disobedience movement. Learning Leads To Ruling Page 4 of 22 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com a. II and III b. I only c. II and IV d. III only 23. The sect which used to have the Trisul mark in their feet during the medieval period of Tamil Nadu ________ a. Fortune Tellers b. Women of Temple Service (Thevaradiyar) c. Priests d. Temple Watchman 24. Match List I and List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a. Annie Besant 1. Young India b. G. Subramaniya Ayyar 2. New India c. Gandhiji 3. The Swarajya d. T. Prakasam 4. The Hindu Codes: a b c d a. 2 1 3 4 b. 2 1 4 3 c. 4 3 2 1 d. 2 4 1 3 25. Match the Newspaper with publisher and choose answer from the codes given below: a. Lokamanya Thilak 1. Vande Mataram b. Sri Aurobinda Ghosh 2. Commonweal c. G. Subramanya Aiyar 3. Maratha d. Dr. Annie Besant 4. The Hindu Codes a b c d a. 3 1 4 2 b. 1 4 2 3 c. 4 2 1 3 d. 2 3 4 1 26. Who built the temple ‘Vellore Jalagan-deshwarar’? a. Chinna Bomunaiyakkar b. Vishvanatha Naiyakkar Learning Leads To Ruling Page 5 of 22 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com c. Krishna Devarayar d. Thirumalai Nayakkar 27. The word ‘Valanchiyam’ in Chola period means a. Village Administrators b. Merchant Group c. Tax collectors d. Artists 28. Match the following and select your answer using the code given below: a. Vaisali 1. Ajatha Satru b. Rajgir 2. Kanishka c. Pataliputra 3. Kalashoka d. Kahmir 4. Ashoka Codes a b c d a. 4 1 3 2 b. 3 4 2 1 c. 3 1 4 2 d. 2 4 1 3 29. Point out the correct event/given below in which Lala Lajpat Rai received severe lathi blows and died because of that a. Non-cooperation movement b. Agitations against Simon Commission c. Civil Dis-obedience movement d. Quit India Movement 30. Which of the following statements about ‘Individual Satyagraha’ are true? I. It was launched in October 1940. II. Failure of the Cripp’s mission was the immediate cause for starting it. III. Vinoba Bhave led the movement. IV. The Satyagrahis from Tamil Nadu went to Delhi to join the movement. a. I, II and III are true b. I, III and IV are true c. II, III and IV are true d. II and III are true 31. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer: Learning Leads To Ruling Page 6 of 22 History & Indian National Movement Prepared By www.winmeen.com Assertion (A): The immediate occasion for the arrest of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai was the organization of fabrication meetings celebrating Bipin Chandara Pal’s release. Reason(R): V.O. Chidambaram Pillai started the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company. Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below: a. Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). b. Both (A) and (R) are individually true , but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) c. (A) is true and (R) is false d. (A) is false and (R) is true 32. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I List II a. Nehru Report 1. Previncia, Autonomy b. Montfort Act 2. Complete Independence c. Government of India Act 1935 3. Dyarchy in the provinces d. Lahore Congress 4. Dominion Status Codes a b c d a. 4 3 2 1 b. 4 3 1 2 c. 3 2 1 4 d. 3 4 2 1 33. Who among the following were Indian Freedom Fighters outside India? I.
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