Q. Which one among the following is not a characteristic of Rig-Vedic Aryans?
1) They were acquainted with the use of copper and the modern ploughshare
2) They were acquainted with horses, chariots and the use of bronze
3) They were acquainted with the cow, which formed the most important from of wealth
4) They were acquainted with the use of iron.
Q. The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the
1) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
2) Minto-Morley Reforms
3) Simon Commission
4) First Round Table Conference
Q. The Constituent Assembly of India was chosen on the basis of the provincial elections of 1941. With the withdrawal of the Muslim League from the Constituent Assembly, it turned out that majority of the Assembly members were also members of the Congress. Under that circumstance, how was the Constituent Assembly given a broader social basis?
1) By nominating independent members of different castes, groups and women and also by taking in repres
2) By nomination independent members from various minority groups
3) By nominating independent members from various caste and religious groups
4) By taking in representatives of the princely states and asking for written submission from the public at large
Q. What was the "privy purse" in the context of the history of Modern India?
1) A purse given by the government of India to dignitaries for service rendered
2) A purse given Privately by one organisation to another
3) A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Princes of India
4) A gift given by an erstwhile Prince of India to the Government of India
Q. Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th Century?
1) Dupleix was called back at a crucial time
2) They sided with the weak Indian sides such as Chanda Sahib and Muzafar Jang
3) They conspired against the Indian powers
4) Their trading company was heavily dependent on the French Government
Q. Which one of the following was the result of the First Anglo-Maratha War of 1775-82?
1) It helped Hyder Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in a mutual war
2) The British won the war
3) The Marathas won the war
4) There was no victory for either side
Q. Consider the following statements
1.'Jana Gana Mana' the country's national anthem was first sung by Sarla Devi Choudhrani, a century ago at the 1911 Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
2. It was penned by famous Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chatarjee on his book 'Ananda Math'.
3. Originally written in Bengali and was adopted in its hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as it National Anthem of India on January 24th,1950
4. The complete song consists of five stanza
1) 1,3 and 4 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) All of them
4) None of them
Q. Which one among the following pairs is correctly matched?
1) The Battle of Chausa: Defeat of Humayun by Sher Shah
2) The Second Battle of Tarain: Defeat of Jaichand of Kanauj by Muhammad of Ghur
3) The First Battle of Panipat: Defeat of Sikandar Lodi by babur
4) The Battle of Khanwa: Defeat of Rana Pratap by Akbar
Q. Which one of the following statements about the teachings of Kabir is not correct?
1) He was not against pilgrimage and idol worship
2) He believed in universal love
3) He emphasised on one God and the spread of devotionalism
4) He did not consider it necessary to abandon the normal life of a householder
Q. Consider the following passage and identify the three tribal principalities referred to therein using the code given below:
In the early history of the far south in India, three tribal principalities are mentioned in Ashokan inscriptions of the third century BC and in Kharavela inscription of the first century BC.
1) Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras
2) Vakatakas, Cholas and Satvahanas
3) Ikshvakus, Vakatakas and Pandyas
4) Pallavas, Cholas and Pandyas
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