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IAS Prelims History 1994
1. Which one of the following places has
yielded archaeological evidence regarding
pit dwellings?
a. Rakhigarhi
b. Gufkral
c. Mehrgarh
d. Balakot
2. The crops cultivated by the Harappans
included
a. wheat, barley and mustard
b. barley, groundnut and rice
c. wheat, rice and sugarcane
d. wheat, cotton and sugarcane
3. Match List-I with List-II
List-I
A. Double burial
B. Fire altars
C. Workmen’s quarters
D. Bead making
List-II
1. chanhudaro
2. Kalibangan
3. Lothal
4. Banawali
5. Harappa
Codes: A B C D
a. 3 2 5 1
b. 3 4 1 2
c. 4 2 3 5
d. 2 3 5 1
4. Which of the following were among the
objects of terracotta fashioned by the
Harappans?
1. Bullae
2. Toys
3. Votive animals
4. Axe-heads
5. Human forms
6. Pipal leaves
a. 1, 2 and 4
b. 2, 3 and 5
c. 3, 4 and 6
d. 4, 5 and 6
5. A hoard of copper images generally
assigned to the Harappan culture phase,
has been found at
a. Daimabad
b. Brahamagiri
c. Inamgaon
d. Nasik
6. Which of the following Harappan sites are
located in the Kutch region?
a. Desalpur and Surkotada
b. Rangpur and Rajidi
c. Allabadino and Balakot
d. Lothal and Surkotada
7. ‘Sutudri’ mentioned in the Rig Veda is
a. A term used to denote bride
b. The name of a river
c. A plant used in the preparation of Sura
d. A sacrificial animal
8. Which one of the following is correctly
matched in the context of the Vedic
culture?
a. Asura : A sacred plant
b. Pushan : Tribal Assembly
c. Rita : Inebriating drink
d. Ribhu : Gnomes
9. Which one of the following Vedangas is
not correctly matched?
a. Kalpa : Ritual
b. Jyotisha : Astronomy
c. Siksha : Phonetics
d. Nirukta : Grammar
10. Which of the following characterized the
later Vedic period?
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
11. Which of the following are reasons for the
identification of the reflected in the later
Vedic texts with the painted Grey Ware
culture? Select the correct answer.
1. material culture of the two corresponds
2. Geographical distribution of the tow
corresponds
3. Chorological span of the tow
corresponds
4. Both evolved locally.
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
12. Rig Vedic people invoked Indra for
a. Acquisition of knowledge
b. A life after death
c. Release from the cycle of births and
deaths
d. Material comforts and victory
13. Which one of the following was not a prot
during the Sangam age?
a. Arikamedu
b. Uraiyur
c. Korkai
d. Alangulam
14. Which of the following were epics in early
Tamil literature?
a. Tolkappiyam and Tirukkurai
b. Ahananuru and Purananuru
c. Padirruppattu and Maduraikkanchi
d. Silappadikaram and Manimekhalai
15. Which one of the following pairs is
correctly matched?
Dynasties Rulers
a. Chera : Karikaia
b. Chola : Simuka
c. Pandya : Nedunchezhian
d. Satavahana: Senguttuvan 
16. Which of the following are characteristics
ascribed to Buddhism? Choose the correct
answer given below.
1. Rejection of the authority of the Vedas
2. Emphasis on the role of the individual
3. Belief in the categories of Jiva and
ajiva
4. Theory of Prakriti and Purusha
a. 1 and 2
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 3 and 4
17. Match List- I with List-II
List – I (Attributes)
A. Pot carrier
B. Thunderbolt carrier
C. Lotus-bearer
D. Sword-holder
List-II (Bodhistvas)
1. Vajrapani
2. Avalokiteshwara
3. Maitreya
4. Amitabha
5. Manjushri
Codes: A B C D
a. 4 1 2 3
b. 3 1 4 5
c. 3 1 2 5
d. 4 5 3 1
18. Given below are some famous Buddhist
sites. Which one of them shows the correct
chronological sequence in which the came
into prominence?
a. Nalanda, Nagarjunakonda, Amaravati,
Sanchi
b. Sanchi, Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda,
Nalanda
c. Sanchi, Nagarjunakonda, Amaravati,
Nalanda.
d. Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi, Amaravati,
Nalanda
19. Jivaka, mentioned in the early Buddhist
literature, was a
a. Bodhistva
b. King
c. Merchant
d. Physician
20. In Vajrayana Buddism the spouse of the
Buddha/Bodhistva
a. Matangi
b. Yogini
c. Dakini
d. Tara
21. Religion-wise the sculptures found at
Kankali Tila in Mathura are
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a. Buddist
b. Jaina
c. Shakata
d. Vaishnava
22. Which of the following terms are used to
denote Jaina texts?
1. Nirgranthas
2. Purvas
3. Angas
4. Upangas
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1 only
d. 2 and 4 only
23. Which one of the following philosophies is
associated with Jainism?
a. Syadvada
b. Yogacara
c. Madhyamika
d. Sunyavada
24. Hiuen Tsang found Jainism flourishing in
a. Orissa
b. Kashmir
c. Bengal
d. Bihar
25. Kumarasambhavam describes the story of
the birth of
a. Sanatkumara
b. Karttikeya
c. Pradyumna
d. Abhimanyu
26. The name of the mother-goddess Uma
appears on the coins of
a. Kunindas
b. Indo-Greeks
c. Kushanas
d. Guptas
27. Megasthenes was succeeded as
ambassador to the Mauryan court by
a. Hegesander
b. Deimachos
c. Athenaeus
d. Nearchus
28. Sramana is paired in early sources with
a. Ajivika
b. Saugata
c. Brahamana
d. Nirgrantha
29. Which one of the following is commentary
on the Arthasastra?
a. Aparajitaprccha of Bhuvanadeva
b. Samaranganasutradhara of Bhojadeva
c. Prabandhachintamani of Merutunga
d. Pratipada-Panchika of Bhattasvamin
30. Though Asoka had many sons, the
inscriptions mention only one who is not
mentioned in any other source. He is
a. Kunala
b. Tivara
c. Mahendra
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 31. The planning of the capital in the A
rthasastra clearly indicates that the
industrial and commercial classes were
a. Not given any consideration
b. Provided specific quarters in the
township
c. Allotted space outside the township
d. Allotted space inside and outside the
township
32. Which of the following statements
regarding the Maurya coins are correct:
1. They are punchmarked coins in silver
and copper’
2. They bear names of kings who issued
them
3. They bear distinct set of symbols
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
33. The term “dharmasthiya” used by Kautilya
denoted
a. Educational institution
b. Religious institution
c. Judicial court
d. Department of revenue
34. Stone for Mauryan pillars is believed to
have been quarried at
a. Rajmahal hills
b. Rajagriha
c. Chunar
d. Barabar hills
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35. During the reign of Asoka Kumaras were
stationed at
a. Takshasila, Tosali and Ujjayani
b. Takshasila, Ujjayani and Junagadh
c. Takshasila, tosali and Sopara
d. Ujjayani, mathura and Yerragudi
36. Which of the following statements
regarding dinara is/are correct?
1. It denoted only a foreign coin
2. It denoted a gold coin
3. It denoted a coin in use in the Gupta
period.
4. It was used only for the sale and
purchase of land
a. 1, 2 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. None
37. Bactria, which was a key region in the
network of international trade in early
times, was located in the area now known
as
a. Punjab
b. Baluchistan
c. Iran
d. Afghanistan
38. Consider the map given below:
The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the
map respectively are
a. Kausambi, Pushkalavati, Rohitaka and
Mahishmati
b. Rohitaka, Kausambi, Mahishmati and
Pushkalavati
c. Mahishmati, Rohitaka, Kausambi and
Pushkalavati
d. Pushkalavati, Rohitaka, Mahishmati
and kausambi
39. the royal title Kaisara was derived from
a. Persian
b. Scythian
c. Chinese
d. Roman
40. Which one of the following was a major
item of import in India during the post-
Gupta period?
a. Horses
b. Leather goods
c. Medicinal herbs
d. Silk
41. Which one of the following is correctly
matched Pearl.
a. Uraiyur : Spices
b. Korkai : Pearl
c. Vanji : Silk
d. Kanchi : lvory
42. Which of the following were among items
imported from the Roman world?
1. Silk
2. Female slaves
3. Wine
4. Coral
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1 , 3 and 4
d. 1m 2 and 4
43. Which of the following were denoted by
the term kutumbin occurring in
epigraphical sources?
1. landowners
2. Artisans
3. Kinsmen of rural officials
4. Category of persons sometimes
transferred along with land
a. 1, and 3
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
44. The ultimate ownership of land during the
post-Gupta period lay with
a. The cultivator
b. The village community
c. The king
d. The joint family
45. Chatiyatra was used in early India for
a. Manufacture of vessels of metal
b. Pouring of water in sacrificial rituals
c. Conducting Tantric rituals
d. Irrigation from wells
46. In ancient and early medieval India the
uncultivated and untaxed land was called
a. Sita
b. Kharvataka
c. Khilakshetra
d. Sitadhyakasha
47. The term devamatrika refers to
a. The divine mothers
b. One’s homeland
c. Lady with divine qualities
d. Country with rainfall
48. The term brahmadeya occurs for the first
time in
a. Early Vedic texts
b. Early Buddhist texts
c. Pre-Gupta inscriptions
d. Post-Gupta inscriptions
49. Which of the following were terms used in
early India for denoting measurement of
land?
1. Pala
2. Nala
3. Kulyavapa
4. Nivartana
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
50. Match List-I with List-II
List-I
A. Koliyas
B. Moriyas
C. Videhas
D. Lichehavis
List-II
1. Pippalivana
2. Vaisali
3. Ramagama
4. Mithila
Codes: A B C D
a. 3 2 4 1
b. 1 4 2 3
c. 3 1 4 2
d. 4 3 2 1
51. Which one of the following inscriptions
provides the earliest epigraphical evidence
regarding Sati?
a. Mathura inscription of Huvishka
b. Allahabad Pillar inscription of
Samudragupta
c. Junagarh inscription of Sakandagupta
d. Eran Pillar inscription of Bhanugupta
52. The head of a guild in ancient and early
medieval India was called.
a. Mllinatha
b. Sthulabhadra
c. Nayachandra
d. Hemachandra
53. The head of a guild in ancient and early
medieval India was called
a. Adhipati
b. Gahapati
c. Jetthaka
d. Ahikari
54. Which of the following pairs of dynasties
and cognomens used by them is/are
correctly matched?
1. Chola : Rajakesari and Parakesari
2. Pandyas : Satyavakya and Nitimarga
3. Western Gangas : Maravarman and
Chadaiyavarman
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3
d. 2 and 3
55. The post-Gupta social structure in north
India was marked by the
a. Growing importance of women
b. Lessning of untouchability
c. Proliferation of castes
d. Revival of slavery
56. Which one of the following were included
in the antyaja category of people
mentioned in the Daramasastras?
a. Yavanas
b. Sabasras
c. Sudras
d. Chandalas
57. Svayamvara was a special form of
a. Gandharva marriage
b. Paisca marriage
c. Raksasa marriage
d. Brahma marriage
58. Qtbuddin Aibak is said to have built,
besides the Qutb mosque and the qutb
minar.
a. The Arhai-din-ka Jhompra mosque at
Ajmer
b. The Khirki masjid at Jahan-Panath
c. The Mausoleum of Khan-i-Jahan
Tilangani
d. The Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi
59. Who among the following Sultans
organized the Iqtas, the army and the
currency – the three most important
ourgans of the imperial structure of the
Delhi sultanate?
a. Qutbuddin Aibak
b. Shamsuddin Iltutamish
c. Ghiyasudding Balban
d. Alauddin Khaliji
60. Which of the following were the tow basic
coins of the Sultanate period?
1. Tankah
2. Dam
3. Jital
4. Rupiya
a. 1 and 3
b. I and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 2 and 4

61. Which of the following provided the
revenue for the Delhi Sultanate?
1. Kharaj
2. Khams
3. Jiziah
4. Zakat
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 2, 3, 4 and 6
c. 3, 4, 5 and 6
d. All the six
62. The rate of land revenue was highest
during the reign of
a. Ghiyasudding Balban
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
d. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
63. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched?
a. Jaunpur : Atala Mosque
b. Malwa : Jahaz Mahal
c. Ajmer : Quuwat-al-Istam
d. Gulbarga : Jama Masjid
64. Who among the following had a social
status higher than that of the other three in
the Vijayanagar Kingdom?
a. Weaver
b. Potter
c. Smith
d. Leather-worker
65. Which lone of the following pairs of
persons and events correctly matched?
a. Bukka I:
Conquest of Madurai
b. Rama Raya:
Battle of Raichur
c. Krishnadeva Raya:
Battle of Rakkas Tangadi
d. Tirumala Raya:
Transfer of capital to Vellore
66. Land revenue in the Vijayanagar kingdom
ranged from
a. 20% to 25% of the produce
b. 26% to 30% of the produce
c. 31% to 60% of the produce
67. Which one of the following was a
Portuguese coin that was circulation in the
western coastal areas of the Vijayanagar
kingdom?
a. Dinar
b. Cruzado
c. Florin
d. ducat
68. Who among the following was the most
radical of the Bhakti saints?
a. Ramananda
b. Tulsidas
c. Kabir
d. Namdev
69. Match List- I and List-II
List-I
A. Chandidasa
B. Chaitanya
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C. Husain Shah
D. Surdasa
List-II
1. Radhavallabh sect
2. Sahajiyas
3. Advaita philosophy
4. Satyapir worship
5. Bhedabheda philosophy
Codes: A B C D
a. 2 3 4 5
b. 2 5 4 1
c. 1 5 3 4
d. 3 4 2 1
70. Which of the following was/were stressed
by the Bhakti saints of the 15th and 16th
centuries?
1. idea of personal God
2. Purity of caste system
3. Futility of religious rites
4. Conception of Nirguna Brahaman
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 3 and 4
d. 4 only
71. Which of the following statements
regarding the Nathpanthi movement is/are
correct?
1. It was essentially confined to Western
India

2. it challenged the superiority of the
Brahamanas
3. it advocated Hindu-Muslim unity
Select the answer from the codes given
below:
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 2 only
72. In which one of the following spheres,
Akbarcarrie forward the policies first
initiated by Sher Shah?
a. Measurement of land for purposes of
assessing land revenue
b. Recruitment of nobility form various
section of the society
c. Appointment of rulers who accepted
his suzerainty to high offices
d. Withdrawal of discriminatory laws
against non – Muslims
73. The conflict between the Mughals and the
Marathas began during the reign of
a. Akbar
b. Jahangir
c. Shah Jahan
d. Aurangzeb
74. Given below are tow statements on labeled
as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as
Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : The month scales were
introduced by Shah Jahan to fix the
minimum military obligation of mansabdar
according to his salary.
Reason (R) : The Mughals were always
faced with the problem of hasil falling far
below the Jama. In the context of the
above two statements which one of the
a. Both a and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true.
75. Which one of the following looked after
the military department under the
Mughals?
a. Mir – I – Saman
b. Sadr – us – Sudur
c. Mir – I – Bakshi
d. Diwan – I - ala 
76. The nimbus formed a special feature of
Mughal portraiture
a. Akbar
b. Jahanjir
c. Shah Jahan
d. Aurangzeb
77. The manuscript of Dastan-i-Amir Hamza
was illustrated by
a. Abdus Samad of shiraz
b. Faruq Qalmaq
c. Mir Sayyid Ali of Tabrez
d. Miskin
78. Which one of the following statements is
correct regarding the mode of payment of
land revenue during the Mughal period?
a. The peasants paid revenue in metallic
currency
b. The peasants paid revenue in cowry
c. The peasants paid revenue in the form
of crops
d. There was no uniform mode of
payment of revenue throughout the
Mughal Empire.
79. During Akbar’s reign, land which was
cultivated every year and was never left
fallow was known as
a. Polaj
b. Parauti
c. Chachar
d. Banjar
80. Consider the map given below: The map
above shows the Mughal empire in
a. 1525
b. 1607
c. 1707
d. 1761
81. Which one of the following was written by
Dara Shikoh?
a. Padshahnamah
b. Majma-ul-Baharain
c. Shahanamah
d. Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
82. Which one of the following was a new
cash crop introduced in India during the
17th century?
a. Indigo
b. Red chilly
c. Groundnut
d. Tobacco
83. Before his coming to Akabar’s court
Miyan Tansen was in the Service of
a. Raja of Jodhpur
b. Raja of Jaipur
c. Raja Ramchandra Baghel of Bhatha
d. Rani of Gondwana
84. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the
export of Indian opium to the Indonesian
archipelagos was dominated by the
a. Gujarati and Marwari mercantile
groups
b. Portuguese
c. Dutch East India Company
d. English East India Company
85. The Mughal emperor who drove away the
Portuguese from Hughli, the premier port
of Bengal, was
a. Akbar
b. Jahangir
c. Shah Jahan
d. Aurangzeb
86. What is the correct chronological sequence
of the following events relating to Shivaji?
1. Visit to Agra
2. Attack on Poona
3. Coronation
4. Signing of the Treaty of Purandar
a. 1, 4, 3, 2
b. 2, 4, 1, 3
c. 2, 1, 4, 3
d. 2, 1, 2, 4
87. In the early decades of Maratha rule the
most popular unit of land revenue
measurement was
a. Gaj
b. Kathi
c. Jarib
d. Janjir
88. Who was the British Governor General,
who inflicted a decisive defeat on the
Maratha confederation?
a. Warren Hastings
b. Lord Wellesley
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Minto
89. Which one of the following correctly
describes the function of the Amatya in the
Ashtapradhan system?
a. The prime Minister
b. The Finance minister
c. The minister who preserved a daily
record of the kings acts and the
proceedings of his court
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d. The Minister for ecclesiastical matters
90. During the decline of the Mughal empire,
the Jats were organized into a political
force by
a. Rajaram
b. Churaman
c. Adan Singh
d. Suraj Mal

91. What is the correct chronological order of
the following Mughal emperors?
1. Ahmad Shag
2. Shag Alam II
3. Alamgir II
4. Akbar II
a. 2, 1, 3, 4
b. 1, 2, 4, 3
c. 1, 3, 2, 4
d. 4, 3, 1, 2
92. Match List-I with List-II
List-I (Mughal Governors)
A. Alvardi
B. Saadat and Safdar Jung
C. Zakiry Khan
D. Nizam – ul - mulk
List-II (Territories)
1. Punjab
2. Hyderabad
3. Bengalo
4. Oudh
5. Carnatic
Codes: A B C D
a. 4 2 1 3
b. 1 4 3 2
c. 3 2 4 5
d. 3 4 1 2
93. The Nawab of Bengal who transferred the
capital from Dacca to Murshidabad was
a. Mir quasim
b. Siraj – ud – Daulah
c. Murshid Quli Khan
d. Mir Jafar
94. The Mughal fireman of free trade in
Bengal was granted to the English in
a. 1717
b. 1756
c. 2650
d. 1696
95. The Indian ruler who defeated the English
in the early stage of English rule in India
was
a. Ranjit Singh
b. Mahadaji sindhia
c. Hyder Ali
d. Tipu Sultan
96. Treaty of Mangalore was signed between
a. The English East India Company and
Haidar Ali
b. The English East India Company and
Tipu sultan
c. Haidar ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
d. The French East India Company and
Tipu Sultan
97. The Mazhbi Sikhs were originally
a. Lanaded magnates
b. Peasants
c. Artisans
d. Menials
98. Which one of the following places on the
Western coast of India had an English
factory?
a. Cochin
b. Tellicherry
c. Cannanore
d. Calicut
99. Which one of the following districts was
not included in the Zamindari granted to
the East India Company by Mir Qasim?
a. Burdwan
b. Muzaffarpur
c. Midnapore
d. Chittagong
100. Which one of the following acts abolished
the monopoly of tea trade and trade with
China by the East India Company?
a. Regulating Act of 1973
b. Pitt’s India Ct.
c. Charter Act of 1813
d. Charter Act of 1833
101. Which one of the following was a cause
for the decline of the textile industry in
Bengal during the 18th century?
a. Decline in the quality of production
b. Non – availability of raw material
c. High tariff rates on export to Britain
d. Non-availability of craftsmen
102. Which one of the following statements is
correct?
a. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal,
concluded in 1973 by Cornwallis,
provided proprietary right in the soil to
a class of aristocratic Zamindars
b. The Zamindars emerged from the
permanent Settlement operations in a
weaker position.
c. Thomas Munro developed a system of
settlement under which the
government did not deal directly with
individual peasant cultivator.
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103. Given below are four industries that
developed during British rule in India:
1. Jute Industry
2. Iron and Steel Industry
3. Textile Industry
4. Sugar Industry
Which one of the following shows the
correct chronology order in which the
industries developed?
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 3, 1, 2, 4
c. 1, 3, 2, 4
d. 4, 1, 2, 3
104. Given below are two statements, one
labeled as Assertion and the other labeled
as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): After their occupation of
Bengal, Bihar and Orissa the English used
various means to bolster their trade which
result in the decline of Indian handicrafts
industry.
Reason (R): The British monopolized the
trade of Bengal through various legislative
enactments.
In the context of the above two statements,
which one of the following is correct?
a. Both A and R is true and R is the
correct explanation of A.
b. Both a and R are true but r is not the
correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
105. The Government of India Act of 1919
clearly defined the
a. Separation of power between the
judiciary and the legislature.
b. Jurisdiction of the central and
provincial government
c. J8urisdiction of the Viceroy and the
Governors of provinces
d. Powers of the Secretary of State for
India and the Viceroy 
106. The bill to cancel the exemption given to
the European community from the
jurisdiction of the magistrates and the
Criminals Courts established by the East
India Company was proposed.
a. 1849
b. 1861
c. 1879
d. 1882
107. The Pitts India Act of 1984 sought to
a. Introduce some parliamentary control
over the English East India Company.
b. Reduce the armed forces of the East
India
company
c. Curtail the company trading rights
d. Convert the Company into a business
firm without any political authority.
108. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the
first Indian war of independence by
a. S.N. Sen
b. R.C. Mazumdar
c. B.G. Tilak
d. V.D. Savarkar
109. Match List-I with List-II
List-I
A. Revolt of the Bhils
B. Revolt of the Gujars
C. Kolhapur Rising
D. Santhal Rebellion
List-II
1. 1855-56
2. 1817-18
3. 1893-45
4. 1824
Codes: A B C D
a. 2 4 1 3
b. 3 2 1 4
c. 2 4 3 1
d. 2 1 3 4
110. Who among the following leaders of the
Revolt of 1857 wrote to the French
emperor? “The acts of injustice and
perjury of the English Government blaze
on all sides like the rays of the sun”?
a. Nana Sahib
b. Bahadur Shah
c. Tatya Tope
d. Birjis Qard
111. Which one of the following pairs is
correctly matched?
a. Ulgulan : Aspalle
b. Forest : Cuddapah
c. Khond Rebellion : Kumaon
d. Sapha Har Movement : Birsa Munda
112. Which one of the following events
immediately followed the Revolt of the
Sepoys in 1857?
a. Santhal Insurrection
b. Kuki Rebellion
c. Peasant agitation against the indigo
planters in Bengal
d. Agitation against reduction of agelimits
for entry into Civil service
113. Match List-I with List-II
List-I
A. M.G. Randade
11 of 11
B. Jotiba Phule
C. Pandita Ramabai
D. D.K. Karve
List-II
1. Girls school at Poona
2. The Indian national and social
Conference.
3. Arya Mahila Samaj
4. Windows home at Pooma
Codes: A B C D
a. 2 3 14 4
b. 2 1 3 4
c. 4 2 3 1
d. 3 1 4 2
114. Who was the first President of the All-
India Trade Union Congress?
a. V.V. Giri
b. S.A. Dange
c. Jawahar Lal Nehru
d. Lala Lajpat Raj
115. The Trades Disputes Act of 1929 provided
for
a. A system of tribunals and a ban on
strikes
b. The participation of workers in the
management of industries.
c. Arbitrary powers to the management to
quell industrial disputes.
d. An intervention by the British Court, in
the event of a dispute.
116. the one major result of the process of depeasantisation
was
a. A spurt in industrial growth
b. An erosion in the value of land as a
commodity
c. A growth of landless agricultural
labour
d. The introduction of institutional
financing by the governments.
117. Match List-I with List-II
List-I
(Resolutions of the Indian National
Congress and the all Parties’ Conference)
A. Attainment of Swaraj by all peaceful
and legitimate means
B. Promotion by constitutional means for
the interest and well – being of the
people of the Indian Empire
C. Attainment of dominion Status
D. Complete national independence.
List-II
(Sessions and Dates of adoption)
1. Adopted at Lucknow Session in 1899.
2. Adopted at the Special Session in
Calcutta, September, 1920.
3. Adopted in the madras Session, 1927.
4. Adopted by the All parties
conventions, 1928.
Codes: A B C D
a. 4 3 2 1
b. 3 4 1 2
c. 2 1 4 3
d. 1 2 3 4
118. The Poona pact aimed at
a. Hindu – Muslim unity
b. Representation of lower castes
c. Privileges of the princes
d. Review of the working of Dyarchy
119. the object of the Butler committee of 1927
was to
a. modernize the Indian army
b. modernize Indian agriculture
c. impose censorship on nationalist press
d. improve the relationship between the
Government of India and the Indian
States

120. Which of the following were included in
the Gandhi Irwin Pact?
1. Invitation to Congress to participate in
the Round Table Conference.
2. Withdrawal of ordinances promulgated
in connecting with the civil
disobedience Movement.
3. Acceptance of Gandhi’s suggestions
for inquiry into police excesses.
1. Release of only those prisoners who
were not charged with violence.
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 4


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