IAS Prelims History 1995
| 1. The Mughal emperor taken prisoner by Nadir Shah was a. Bahadur Shah b. Jahandar Shah c. Farrukh Siyar d. Muhammad Shah 2. Who among the following were among those who caused major uprisings against Murshid Quil Khan? 1. Sitaram Ray 2. Udai narayan 3. Chulam Muhammad 4. Saadat Khan a. 1 and 2 b. 2 and 4 c. 1, 2 and 3 d. 1 and 4 3. Haidar Ali established a modern arsenal at a. b. Srirangappattanam c. Dindigal d. Arcot 4. Fakir Azizudding and Dewan Dina Nath were ministers under a. Muhammad Shah b. Suraj mal c. Muhammad Khan Bangash d. Ranjit Singh 5. The Bental Nawab who collected revenue directly from the ryots through his agents called ijaradars was a. Aliwardi Khan b. Murshid quli Khan c. Shujauddin d. Sarfaraz Khan 6. Who among the following were the allies of Mr Qusim in the battle of Buxar in 1964? a. Muzaffar Jung and Muhammad Khan Bangash b. Shuja-ud Dulah and Muhammad Ali c. Shuja-ud Daulah and Shah Alam II d. Shah Alam II and Muhammad Ali. 7. Which one of the following is correctly matched? a. Orissa famine of 1866: Sir John Lawrence b. Agricultural Research Institute: Lord Hardinge at Pusa c. Development of Irrigation: Lord Auckland d. Bengal Famine of 1943: Lord Irwin 8. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched a. Rytwari Settlement: b. Permanent Settlement: Bengal c. Mahalwari Settlement: North Western province d. Talukdari System: 9. What is the correct sequence of the following? 1. arms Act 2. Ilbert Bill Controversy 3. First Census in 4. Partition of a. 3, 1, 2, 4 b. 3, 2, 1, 4 c. 2, 1, 3, 4 d. 1, 3, 4, 2 10. The chief organizer of the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar was a. Khan Bahadur Khan b. Maulavi Ahmadullah c. Kunwal Singh d. Rao Sahib 11. What is the correct Chronological sequence of the following events in the Revolt of 1857 1. Declaration of independent capital of the Mughal empire once again. 2. Revolt in of Nana Saheb as Raja under the Mughal emperor. 3. Hanging of Tantia tope to death 4. The marching of sepoys to their entry is the Red Fort. a. 4, 1, 2. 3 b. 4. 1. 3. 2 c. 3, 4, 1, 2 d. 2, 3, 4, 1 12. Zeliongrong Movement was organized in a. Nagaland b. Manipur c. Tripura d. Mizoram 13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer List-I A. Buddhu Bhagat B. Sido and Knhu’ C. Titu Mir D. Ganganarayan E. Shariatullah List-II 1. Santal rebellion (1855) 2. Bhumij rebellion (1833) 3. Farazi Movement (1831-37) 4. Kol insurrection (1831-32) 5. Barasat Vidroha (1831) Codes: A B C D E a. 4 5 2 1 3 b. 2 1 3 2 4 c. 4 1 5 2 3 d. 3 2 5 4 1 14. With a view to encouraging the spread of western education among the Muslims, the Muhammadan Literary Society was found in 1863 at a. b. c. d. 15. Pagal Panthis sect was founded by a. Syed Ahmad of Rae Bareli b. Haji Shariatullah c. Karam Shah d. Shah Waliullah 16. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following event significant in the history of modern education in 1. The establishment of the women university at 2. Carlyle circular 3. Hunter commission 4. Establishment of the Aligarh Muslim University a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 4, 3, 2, 1 c. 3, 2, 1, 4 d. 1, 3, 4, 2 | 17. The Central Hindu School at Banaras which served as a nucleus of the Banaras Hindu University was established by a. Madan Mohan Malviya b. Mrs. Annie Besant c. Bhagawan Das d. Swami Shradhananda 18. The Theosophists advocated the revival and strengthening of a. Hindusm Zoroastrianism and Buddhism b. Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam c. Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism d. Hinduism and Buddhism only 19. Who among the following were associated with the starting of the Reumai Mazdayasan? 1. Naoroji Furdenji 2. Dadabhai Naoroji 3. S.S. Bangalee a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3 c. 2 and d. 1, 2 and 3 20. a. Damodar Chapekar b. Barindra Ghosh c. Jatindranath Banerjee d. Prafulla chaki 21. The Swaraj Party decided to take part in the Reforms Scheme under the Government of India Act, 1919 because. a. It wanted to gain political experience by forming government. b. It wanted to expose the hollowness of the reforms provided in the Act. c. It wanted to cooperate with the government. d. It wanted to curtail the influence of ‘no changers’ 3 of 11 22. The Congress Ministries in the seven provinces British India resigned in October 1939 because a. Linlithgow declared emergency in World War on 3rd September 1939. b. Gandhi did not want involvement of c. automatically committed to belligerency by Linlithgow without bothering to consult the Provincial congress Ministries or any Indian leader. d. The congress working Committee which met immediately after the outbreak of the war failed to elicit a satisfactory reply from Linlithgow about the war aims of these were going to affect and after the war 23. Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in September, 1932 because. a. He wanted to expedite the declaration of complete independence for b. There was dissidence in the Congress c. There was a communal riot d. He disapproved of the provision of separate electorates for the depressed classes in the British Prime Minister communal Award. 24. As part of the Civil disobedience Movement there was defiance of forest laws in. a. The Madras Presidency and Orissa b. Maharashtra, Karnataka and the Central provinces c. Kerala, Gujarat and Assam d. Bengal and Orissa 25. Which of the following newspapers advocated revolutionary terrorism during the freedom struggle? 1. The Sandhya 2. The Yugantar 3. The Kal Select the correct answer from the codes given. a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 3 d. 1, 2 and3 26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer. List-I (Congress sessions) A. Lucknow session, 1916 B. Lahore session, 1929 C. Karachi session, 931 D. Faizpur session, 1936 List-II (Ideological formulations) 1. Full democracy 2. congress-Legue pact 3. Purna Swaraj resolution 4. Adoption of fundamental Rights Codes: A B C D a. 3 2 4 1 b. 2 3 4 1 c. 2 4 1 3 d. 4 3 2 1 27. The Hindustan Republican Association founded for organizing and armed revolution was renamed as the Socialist Republican Association under the leadership of a. Acharya Narendra Dev b. Ram Prasad Bismil c. Chandra Shekhar Azad d. S. A. Dange 28. The coalition government formed in a. The Muslim League and the Congress b. The Unionist Party and the Muslim League c. The Krashak Praja Party and the Muslim league d. The Krashak Praja Party and the congress. 29. The Cabinet Delegation consisted of a. Lord Pethic Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr. Alexander b. Lord Wavel, Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr. Alexander c. Lord Wavell, Lord Pethic Lawrence and Mr. Alexander. d. Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord Wavell and Lord Pethic Lawrence 30. The first session of the All India Trade Union congress held in presided over by. 4 of 11 a. Lala Lajpat Rai b. c. N.M.Joshi d. B.Shiva Rao |
