The Advent of European Companies

Vasco da Gama 1. Spain B. Christopher Columbus 2. Portugal C. Captain Cook 3. Holland D.

Tasman 4. Great Britain
Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by : (a) Portuguese (b) French (c)
Danish (d) British
The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its
first factory in India? (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb

In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the
factory/factories of the English East India Company located? 1. Broach 2. Chicacole 3.
Trichinopoly
French established their earliest factory at : Surat
Who, among the following Europeans, was the last to come to pre-independence India as
traders? (a) Dutch (b) English (c) French (d) Portuguese
East India Company and Nawabs of Bengal
Which of the following shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger ? (a) Alivardi Khan
(b) Siraj-ud-Daula (c) Mir Jafar (d) Mir Qasim
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in
the 18th Century? (a) Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar-Battle of AmburBattle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar (c) Battle of
Wandiwash-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Ambur-Battle of Buxar. (d) Battle of Ambur-Battle of
Buxar-Battle of WandiwashBattle of Plassey. BoA = 2nd CW 1749 :: BoW = 3rd CW 1760 BoB
1764
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (a) Battle of Buxar – Mir Jafar Vs.
Clive (b) Battle of Wandiwash – French Vs. East India Company (c) Battle of Chillianwala –
Dalhousie Vs. Marathas (d) Battle of Khurda – Nizam Vs. East India
The combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Awadh and Shah Alam II were defeated by
the English forces under Major Hector Munro
Regional States : Punjab and Mysore
Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on
modern lines? (a) Haider Ali (b) Mir Qasim (c) Shah Alam- II (d) Tipu Sultan
Which one of the statements is not correct? (a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of
revenue farming in Bengal (b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to
manufacture cannons at Lahore (c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid’s ‘Elements of
Geometry’ translated into Sanskrit (d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the
construction of the idol of Goddess Sharda is the Shringeri temple.
Consider the following statements: 1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmad Shah Abdali
defeated Ibrahim Lodi 2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War 3. Mir Jafar
entered in conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle
of Plassey Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3 only (c) 2
and 3 (d) None
Governor/Governor General/ Viceroy

Consider the following statements: 1. Robert Clive was the fi rst Governor-General of Bengal. 2.
William Bentinck was the fi rst Governor-General of India. Which of the statements given above
is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Who among the following Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which
later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service? (a) Warren Hastings (b) Wellesley (c) Cornwallis
(d) William Bentinck I.A.S. (Pre) 2010

Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance
introduced by Lord Wellesley? (a) To maintain a large standing army at other’s expense (b) To keep
India safe from Napoleonic danger (c) To secure a fi xed income for the company (d) To establish
British paramountcy over the Indian States

At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which one of the
following Governors-General kept the British fl ag fl ying high in India? (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord
Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Hastings

Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India
during the British rule? 1. Lord Cornwallis 2. Alexander Read 3. Thomas Munro Select the correct
answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Who among the following was associated with suppression of thugs? (a) General Henry Prendergast
(b) Captain Sleeman (c) Alexander Burres (d) Captain Robert Pemberton

The ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext
of misgovernance? (a) Awadh (b) Jhansi (c) Nagpur (d) Satara

Consider the following Princely States of the British rule in India : 1. Jhansi 2. Sambalpur 3. Satara The
correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is : (a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 3, 2 (c) 3, 2,
1 (d) 3, 1, 2

The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of : (a) Duff erin (b)
Dalhousie (c) Lytton (d) Curzon

The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of : (a) Duff erin (b)
Dalhousie (c) Lytton (d) Curzon

The first Factory Act for restricting the working hours of women and children, and authorizing local
government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time? (a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord
Bentinck (c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Canning
Consider the following statements : 1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fi x the
wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. 2. N.M. Lokhande was a
pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are
correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule: 1. Lord Curzon 2. Lord Hardinge 3.
Lord Chelmsford 4. Lord Irwin Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their
tenure? (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 4, 1, 3 (c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Pitt’s India Act : Warren Hastings (b)
Doctrine of Lapse : Dalhousie (c) Vernacular Press Act : Curzon (d) Ilbert Bill : Ripon

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer List- I A. Governor-General of Presidency of
Fort William in Bengal (Under Regulating Act, 1773) B. Governor-General of India (Under Charter Act,
1833) C. Governor-General and Viceroy of India (Under Indian Councils Act, 1858) D.
Governor-General and Crown Representative (Under Government of India Act, 1935) List- II 1.
Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell 2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and
Marquess of Dalhousie 3. Charles Cornwallis 2nd Earl and fi rst Marquess of Cornwallis 4. Gilbert
John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, Earl of Minto 5. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Code : A B C D (a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 3 4 1 5 (c) 2 3 4 5 (d) 4 2 3 1

Economic Impact of British Rule on India

With reference to the period of colonial rule in India ‘Home Charges’ formed an important part of the
drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted ‘Home Charges’? 1. Funds used
to support the Indian Offi ce in London. 2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British
personnel engaged in India. 3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British. Select the
correct answer using the code given below : (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal the middle of the
18th century were (a) Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium (b) Sugar, salt, zinc and lead (c) Copper, silver,
gold, spices and tea (d) Cotton, silk ,salt petre and opium

Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the (a) increase in
the export of Indian handicrafts (b) growth in the number of Indian owned factories (c)
commercialization of Indian agriculture (d) rapid increase in the urban population

Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmer
which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was: (a) the Zamindars were trusted by
the farmers (b) there was no offi cials check upon the Zamindars (c) it was the responsibility of the
British government (d) the farmers were not interested in getting pattas

With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements 1. The rent was paid
directly by the peasants to the Government. 2. The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots. 3. The
lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
correct? (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of these

The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the (a) Bengal Presidency (b) Madras
Presidency (c) Bombay Presidency (d) Madras & Bombay Presidency Jharkhand

With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Aurang - In-charge of treasury
of the State 2. Banian - Indian agent of the East India Company 3. Mirasidar - Designated revenue
payer to the State Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2
and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘Drain Theory’ as propounded by
Dadabhai Naoroji? (a) That the resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain.
(b) That a part of Indians national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for
which India got no material returns. (c) That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity
to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power. (d) That the British goods was being
imported to the country making it miserable day by day

Who of the following were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India? 1. Dadabhai Naoroji 2. G.
Subramania Iyer 3. R. C. Dutt Select the correct answer using the code given below. (a) 1 only (b) 1
and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements: The most eff ective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to
the cause of Indian National Movement was that he 1. exposed the economic exploitation of India by
the British. 2. interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confi dence of Indians. 3.
stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? (a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2, and 3

Revolt of 1857

Which one of the following territories was not aff ected by the Revolt of 1857? (a) Jhansi (b) Chittor
(c) Jagdishpur (d) Lucknow

Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny? (a) Lord Canning (b) Lord
Dalhousie (c) Lord Hardings (d) Lord Lytton

What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)? 1. To disclaim any
intention to annex the Indian States 2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown 3.
To regulate East India Company’s trade with India Select the correct answer using the code given
below. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Other Civil Uprisings

Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after Revolt of 1857? (a)
Sanyasi (b) Santhal Rebellion (c) Indigo revolt (d) Pabna Disturbances

Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel
‘Anand Math’? (a) Bhil uprising (b) Rangpur and Dinajpur uprising (c) Bishnupur and Birbhum
rebellion (d) Sanyasi rebellion

After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial
government? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created. 2. It became illegal for a
Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1
only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

With reference to the history of India, "Ulgulan" or the Great Tumult is the description of which of
the following events? (a) The Revolt of 1857 (b) The Mappila Rebellion of 1921 (c) The Indigo Revolt
of 1859 -60 (d) Birsa Munda's Revolt of 1899 – 1900
The word Adivasi was used for the fi rst time to refer to the tribal people by : (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b)
Thakkar Bappa (c) Jyotiba Phule (d) B.R. Ambedkar

Which amongst the following provided a common factor for a tribal insurrection in India in the 19th
century? (a) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products (b) Infl
uence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas (c) Rise of a large number of money lenders,
traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas (d) The complete disruption of the old
agrarian order of the tribal communities

Who among the following was the leader of some antiBritish revolts in Sambhalpur? (a) Utirat Singh
(b) Surendra Sai (c) Kattabomman (d) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi

Consider the following events: 1. Indigo Revolt 2. Santhal Rebellion 3. Deccan Riot 4. Mutiny of the
Sepoys The correct chronological sequence of these events is: (a) 4, 2, 1, 3 (b) 4, 2, 3, 1 (c) 2, 4, 3, 1
(d) 2, 4, 1, 3

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists List- I List-
II A. Moplah revolt 1. Kerala B. Pabna revolt 2. Bihar C. Eka Movement 3. Bengal D. Birsa Munda
revolt 4. Oudh Code : A B C D (a) 1 3 4 2 (b) 2 3 4 1 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 3 4 1 2

Development of Education in Modern India

Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because : (a) he was asked by the Board of
Directors at London to do so (b) he wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in India (c) he
wanted to provide William Carey and his associates with employment (d) he wanted to train British
civilians for administrative purpose in India

With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in india, consider the following pairs -
Institutions - Founder 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones 2. Calcutta Madarsa - Warren
Hastings 3. Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley Which of the pairs given above is/are correct? (a)
1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only

Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translated Bhagavad-Gita into English? (a) William
Jones (b) Charles Wilkins (c) Alexander Cunningham (d) John Marshall

Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India?

1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and
Anglicist Controversy Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was
introduced. 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a medium of instruction
at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1 , 2 and 3

The foundation of the modern educational system in India was laid by: (a) The Charter Act of 1813
(b) Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835 (c) The Hunter Commission of 1882 (d) Woods Dispatch of 1854
In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff , who of the following established Hindu College
at Calcutta? (a) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (c) Keshab Chandra Sen (d)
Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Development of Press in Modern India

Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878? (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Minto

Who among the following started the newspaper ‘Som Prakash’? (a) Dayanand Saraswati (b) Ishwar
Chandra Vidyasagar (c) Raja Rammohan Roy (d) Surendranath Banerjee

Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad? (a) Al-Hilal (b) Comrade
(c) The Indian Sociologist (d) Zamindar

Socio-Religious Movements

Consider the following: 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian
Reform Association Keshav Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj? 1. It opposed idolatry. 2.
It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts. 3. It popularized the
doctrine that the Vedas are infallible. Select the correct answer using the code given below : (a) Only
1 (b) 1 and 2 (c) Only 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Whose main aim was to uplift the backward classes? (a) Prarthana Samaj (b) Satyashodhak Samaj (c)
Arya Samaj (d) Ramakrishna Mission

His principle forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social
ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system. To encourage
consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social
Conference, which for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National Congress.
Their reference in this passage is to: (a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Behramji Merwanji Malabari
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade (d) B.R. Ambedkar

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the
reason for its formation? (a) Diff erent social reform groups or organizations of Bengal region united
to form a single body to discuss the issues of larger interest and to prepare appropriate
petitions/representation to the Government (b) Indian National Congress did not want to include
social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose (c)
Behramji Malabari and MG Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform groups of the
country under one organization (d) None of statement (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this
context

Consider the following statements: 1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835 2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the
appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programme. 3. Under
Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education 4. Vinoba Bhave
founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees Which of these statements are correct? (a) 1
and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao, and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the: (a) Swaraj
Party (b) All India National Liberal Federation (c) Madras Labour Union (d) Servants of India Society

Political Organisations Established Before Congress

The fi rst Political Organization established in India in 1838 was known as (a) British India Society (b)
Bengal British India Society (c) Settlers Association (d) Zamindari Association

Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding
India’s direct representation in the British Parliament?

(a) The Deccan Association (b) The Indian Association (c) The Madras Mahajan Sabha (d) The
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?

(a) Satyendranath Tagore (b) Surendranath Banerji (c) R.C. Dutt (d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Consider the following pairs: 1. Radhakanta Deb - First President of the British Indian Association 2.
Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty - Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 3. Surendranath Banerjee -
Founder of the Indian Association Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? (a) 1 only (b) 1
and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

The first conference of Indian National Congress held at– (a) Kolkata (b) Lahore (c) Mumbai (d) Pune

Consider the following Statements: 1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in
Calcutta 2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of
Dadabhai Naoroji 3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at
Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only

Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress: 1. Sarojini Naidu was the first
woman to be the President of the Congress, 2. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the
President of the Congress 3. The fi rst Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan
Octavian Hume 4. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894. Which of these
statements are correct? (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of
Roman script for the Hindi language was: (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Abul Kalam
Azad (d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India
attained independence? (a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) Acharya Kripalni (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d)
Jayaprakash Narain

Moderates and Extremists in Congress

Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress
resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’? (a) Swadeshi Movement (b) Quit India
Movement (c) Non-cooperation Movement (d) Civil Disobedience Movement

The Congress policy of prayer and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of: (a)
Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Mahatma Gandhi

The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the extremist movement because of the: (a)
infl uence of Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan (b) anti-Muslim attitude of extremist leaders (c) the indifference
is shown to Muslim aspirations (d) extremists policy of harping on Hindu part

Which one of the following defi nes extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom
movement? (a) Stimulating the production of indigenous articles by giving them preference over
imported commodities. (b) Obtaining self-Government by aggressive means in place of petitions and
constitutional ways. (c) Providing national educational according to the requirements of the country.
(d) Organizing coups against the British empire through military revolt.

Revolutionary Movements in India

‘Abhinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by :

(a) Khudiram Bose (b) V.D. Savarkar (c) Prafulla Chaki (d) Bhagat Singh

The Barrah dacoity was the fi rst major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom
movement in:

(a) Bombay-Karnataka (b) Punjab (c) East Bengal (d) The Madras Presidency

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer:

List- I List- II

A. Abhinav Bharat Society 1. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh B. Anushilan Samiti 2. Lala Hardayal

C. Gadar Party 3. C.R. Das D. Swaraj Party 4. V.D. Savarkar

Code : A B C D (a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 1 4 3 2 (c) 1 4 2 3 (d) 4 1 2 3

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer :

List- I List- II

A. Chittagong Armoury raid 1. Lala Hardayal B. Kakori Conspiracy 2. Jatin Das

C. Lahore Conspiracy 3. Surya Sen D. Ghadar Party 4. Ram Prasad Bismil

5. Vasudeo Phadke

Code : A B C D (a) 3 4 1 5 (b) 4 3 2 5 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 2 4 3 1

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

List- I List- II

A. Chittagaon Armoury 1. Kalpana Dutt Raid B. Abhinav Bharat 2. Guru Ram Singh

C. Anushilan Samiti 3. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar D. Kuka Movement 4. Aurobindo Ghosh

Code : A B C D (a) 1 3 4 2 (b) 1 3 2 4 (c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 3 1 4 2

Revolutionary Activities Outside India

Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama:

1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the
year 1907.

2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.

3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 3 only

What was common among Madam Bhikaji Cama M. Barkahtulla V.V.S Iyer and M.N. Roy ?

(a) All of them were leading members of the International Communist Movement.

(b) M. Barkatulla was the Prime Minister and the rest were ministers in the Provisional Government
of free India established by a group of revolutionaries at Kabul.

(c) All of them were among the prominent revolutionaries outside India operating in different
countries during the freedom movement.

(d) All of them were accused in the case relating to the throwing of a bomb on Lord Hardinge.

Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement

In the context of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 16thOctober, 1905 is well-known for which one of the
following reasons?

(a) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta town hall

(b) Partition of Bengal came into effect.

(c) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of Indian National Congress was Swaraj.

(d) Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona.

With reference to Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements :

1. It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries.

2. The National Council of Education was established as a part of the Swadeshi Movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement?

(a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon

(b) A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak

(c) The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab
Colonization Bill
(d) Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers

With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi,
which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Liyakat Hussain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations

(b) In 1889, the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra Mukherjee

(c) The Bengal National College was founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as the Principle

(d) Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the main plank of which was social and economic
regeneration of the villages

Congress: Benaras, Culcutta, and Surat Session

What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?

(a) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto

(b) Extremists’ lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British
Government

(c) Foundation of Muslim League

(d) Aurobindo Ghosh’s inability to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress.

Formation of Muslim League (1906)

With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nationalist and militant Ahrar movement

(b) When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan opposed it

(c) The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of
Bengal and separate electorates

(d) Maulana Barkat Ullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a
Provisional Government of India in Kabul.

Minto Morley Reforms

Delhi Durbar and Change of Capital

Lucknow Session of Congress (The Lucknow Pact)

Home Rule League Movement

Annie Besant was –

1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement.

2. the founder of the Theosophical Society.

3. once the President of the Indian National Congress.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these

Gandhi and his Early Movements

With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements :

1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of 'indentured labour'.

2. In Lord Chelmsford's 'War conference', Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on
recruiting Indians for World War.

3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was

declared illegal by the colonial rulers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

What is the correct chronological sequence of the following events in the political life of Mahatma

Gandhi?

1. Champaran Satyagrah 2. Ahmedabad Mill strike 3. Kheda Satyagrah 4. Non-cooperation Movement

Code : (a) 2, 4, 3, 1 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 (c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 4, 2, 1

Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of :

(a) peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters

(b) its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions

(c) national leaders' opposition to the cultivation of indigo

(d) Government control over the planters

Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?

(a) Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement

(b) Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement

(c) Joining of peasant unrest to India's National Movement

(d) Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops

Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were refl ected in a book titled, “Unto
The Last” and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed
Mahatma Gandhi?

(a) Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man

(b) The good of individual is contained in the good of all

(c) The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit is essential for a noble life

(d) All the statements (a), (b) and (c) is correct in this context

Consider the following statements:

1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the
problem of peasants.

2. Acharya J.B. Kripalani was one of Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran investigation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of
Kheda?

1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought.

2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Peasant Movement and Kisan Sabha

Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February,
1918 ‘?

(a) Indra Narayan Dwivedi (b) Gauri Shankar Misra

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Madan Mohan Malviya.

The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for –

(a) The reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third

(b) The grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land

(c) The uprooting of Zamindari System and the end of serfdom

(d) Writing off all peasant debts

Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement
at the beginning of the movement?

(a) Udaygiri (b) Raipur (c) Pochampalli (d) Venkatagiri

Trade Union and Communist Party

Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) N.M. Joshi (d) J.B. Kriplani

The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for

(a) the participation of workers in the management of industries.

(b) arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.

(c) an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute

(d) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes

In October, 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a
Communist Party of India?

(a) H.K. Sarkar (b) P.C. Joshi (c) M.C. Chagla (d) M.N. Roy

Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919)

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did the Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?

(a) It curtailed the freedom of religion

(b) It suppressed the traditional Indian education.

(c) It authorized the Government to imprison people without trial

(d) It curbed the trade union activities.

Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

(a) Lord Irwin (b) Lord Reading (c) Lord Chelmsford (d) Lord Wavell

With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee.’

2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League.

3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the:

(a) Non-Cooperation Movement (b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Champaran Movement (d) Dandi March

Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the
British a Jallianwala Bagh?

(a) The Arms Act (b) The Public Safety Act (c) The Rowlatt Act (d) The Vernacular Press Act

Khilafat Movement

Which of the following were the main objectives of the Khilafat Movement?

1. To rouse anti-British feelings among the Muslim of India.

2. To reform the Muslim society.

3. To demand separate electorates and preserve the Khilafat.

4. To save the Ottoman empire and preserve the Khilafat.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Code :(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4

“In this instance, we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.”
To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?

(a) Revolt of 1857 (b) Champaran Satyagraha (1917)

(c) Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement (1919-22) (d) August Movement of 1942

Non-Cooperation Movement

Consider the following statements:

The Non-Cooperation Movement led to the:

1. Congress becoming a mass Movement for the first time

2. Growth of Hindu-Muslims unity

3. Removal of fear of the British might come from the minds of the people

4. British Government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians

Of these statements:

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct (b) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

(c) 1 and 3 are correct (d) 3 and 4 are correct

In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha"?

(a) All India Home Rule League (b) Hindu Mahasabha

(c) South Indian Liberal Federation (d) The Servants of India Society

Formation of Swaraj Party (1923)

When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party
to form the:

(a) Swarajya Party (b) Indian Freedom Party (c) Independence Federation of India (d) Indian Liberal
Federation

Simon Commission (1927)

The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because :

(a) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919

(b) Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the Provinces

(c) There was no Indian member in the Simon Commission

(d) The Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country

Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because:

(a) Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj

(b) There was no Indian member in the Commission

(c) It supported the Muslim League

(d) There were differences among the members

With reference to Simon Commission’s recommendations, which one of the following statements is
correct?

(a) It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible Government in the provinces.

(b) It proposed the setting up of inter-provincial council under the Home Department

(c) It suggested the abolition of bicameral legislature at the centre

(d) It recommended the creation of Indian Police Service with a provision for increased pay and
allowances for British recruits as compared to Indian recruits

With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were
recommended by the ‘Nehru Report’?

1. Complete Independence of India.

2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities.

3. Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the Constitution.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

The radical wing of the Congress Party with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders founded

the independence for India League in opposition to

(a) The Gandhi-Irwin Pact (b) The Home Rule Movement (c) The Nehru Report (d) The Montford
reforms

Lahore Session of Congress, Proposal of Complete Independence (1929)

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be
defined as Complete Independence free from all foreign control?

(a) Mazharul Haque (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani (c) Hakim Ajmal Khan (d) Abul Kalam Azad

Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the
Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1921?

(a) Abul Kalam Azad (b) Hasrat Mohani (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Who among the following was the President of the Indian National Congress when the resolution of
‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed?

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Surendra Nath Banerjee

The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because –

1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence.

2. The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session.

3. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that session.

Which of the statement (s) given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) None of these

The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom
Movement because of the :

(a) Attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress

(b) Attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress

(c) Non-Cooperation Movement was launched

(d) Decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken

Civil Disobedience Movement

At which Congress Session was the working committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil

Disobedience?

(a) Bombay (b) Lahore (c) Lucknow (d) Tripura

In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from:

(a) Sevagram (b) Dandi (c) Sabarmati (d) Wardha

During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts called for:

(a) The Union of Pakhtun tribal areas in northwest with the Afghanistan

(b) The adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorizing and finally ousting the colonial rulers

(c) The adoption of communist revolutionist ideology for political and social reform

(d) The Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism

Gandhi-Irwin Pact

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following?

1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference

2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement

3. Acceptance of Gandhiji's suggestion for enquiry into police excesses

4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only (c) 3 only (d) 2, 3 and 4 only

Karachi Session of Congress (1931)

Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of
Congress in 1931?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Round Table Conference

The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred
to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences.

It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because:

(a) The Indian National Congress did not take part in two of them

(b) Indian parties other than the Indian National Congress participating in the Conference
represented sectional interests and not the whole of India

(c) The British Labour Party had withdrawn from the Conference there making the proceeding of the

Conference partisan

(d) It was an instance of a Conference held in three sessions and not that of three separate,
conferenceConsider the following statements:

1. In the First Round Table Conference, Dr. Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for the
depressed classes.

2. In the Poona Pact, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local
bodies and civil services were made.

3. The Indian National Congress did not take part in the Third Round Table Conference.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Communal Award and Poona Pact (1932)

Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because :

(a) Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations

(b) Congress and Muslim League had a difference of opinion

(c) Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award

(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context

Congress Socialist Party (1934)

With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements:

1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.

2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.

3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of the above

Consider the following statements:

1. The “Bombay Manifesto” signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals.

2. It evoked support from a large section of the business community from all across India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Provincial Election and Formation of Cabinet (1937)

In which one of the following provinces was the Congress ministry not formed under the Act of
1935?

(a) Bihar (b) Madras (c) Orissa (d) Punjab

Tripuri Crisis of Congress (1939)

Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in 1938?

(a) Abul Kalam Azad (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya (d) J. B. Kripalani

Indian Princely States

Who among the following was the President of the All India States Peoples Conference in 1939?

(a) Jaya Prakash Narayan (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Sheikh Abdullah (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

At the time of Partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came forward
with a plan for a United and Independent existence?

(a) Punjab (b) Assam (c) Bengal (d) Bihar

Second World War

Assertion (A) :The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.

Reason (R) : The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany
in the context of the Second World War.

The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939, because :

(a) Congress was unable to make a cabinet in the other four provinces.

(b) The rise of the left wing of Congress made it impossible to work for the cabinet.

(c) There was too much communal turbulence in the provinces

(d) None of the above is true from the given statement (a), (b), ©.

Demand for Pakistan

Individual Satyagraha (1940)

In the ‘Individual Satyagraha,’ Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the fi rst Satyagrahi. Who was the
second?

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (c) C. Rajagopalachari (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Cripps Mission (1942)

An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was:

(a) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of
autonomy for India
(b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status after the Second World War

(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian People, communities and political parties
in the British war efforts as a condition for granting Independence with full Sovereign status to India
after the war

(d) the framing of a Constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any
province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces

The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War

(a) India should be granted complete independence

(b) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence

(c) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth

(d) India should be given Dominion status

Consider the following statements:

The 'Cripps' proposals include the provision for:

1. Full independence for India.

2. Creation of Constitution-making body.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Who of the following Prime Ministers sent the Cripps Mission to India?

(a) James Ramsay MacDonald (b) Stanley Baldwin (c) Neville Chamberlain (d) Winston Churchill

Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel.

(b) Acharya J.B.Kripalani and C.Rajgopalachari.

(c) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad.

(d) Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahamad Kidwai.

Quit India Movement

Consider the following statements- On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi:

1. Asked Government servants to resign.

2. Asked the soldiers to leave their posts.

3. Asked the Princess of the Princely states to accept the sovereignty of their people.

Which of the statements is/are correct-(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Quit India Movement was launched in response to :

(a) Cabinet Mission Plan (b) Cripps Proposals (c) Simon Commission Report. (d) Wavell Plan
Which one of the following observation is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?

(a) It was a Non-Violent Movement. (b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi.

(c) It was a spontaneous Movements. (d) It did not attract the labour class in general.

With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is
correct?

(a) The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.

(b) The Viceroy's Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.

(c) The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.

(d) Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.

Assertion (A) : Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion
since Sepoy Mutiny.

Reason (R) : There was a massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled “The Way Out.” Which
one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?

(a) The establishment of a “War Advisory Council” composed of representatives of British India and
the Indian States

(b) Reconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members, except the
Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief, should be Indian leaders

(c) Fresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and the

Constitution-making body be convened as soon as possible

(d) A solution to the Constitutional deadlock

Subhash Chandra Bose and Azad Hind Fauj

Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the Year 1939 after he broke away from the
Congress?

(a) Indian Freedom Party (b) Azad Hind Fauj (c) Revolutionary Front (d) Forward Bloc

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’?

(a) Lala Hardayal (b) Ras Behari Bose (c) Subhash Chandra Bose (d) V.D. Savarkar

In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
are remembered as

(a) Leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement (b) Members of the Interim Government in 1946

(c) Members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly

(d) Offi cers of the Indian National Army

Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)

‘It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be the Federal Union
composed of British provinces’. The above quotation is related to:

(a) Simon Commission (b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

(c) Cripps Mission (d) Cabinet Mission

Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?

(a) Provincial Grouping (b) Interim Cabinet of Indians

(c) Acceptance of Pakistan (d) Constitution Framing Right

Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which
all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?

(a) Simon Commission, 1927 (b) Shimla Conference, 1945

(c) Cripps Mission, 1940 (d) Cabinet Mission, 1946

With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It recommended a federal Government.

2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.

3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) None

Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Sardar Patel (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Constituent Assembly (1946)

Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946.

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A.Jinnah and Sardar Vallabbhai Patel were members of the Constituent
Assembly of India.

(c) The first session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947.

(d) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950.

Formation of Interim Government (1946)

Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946?

(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Rajagopalachari

Which Portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?

(a) Defence (b) External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations

(c) Food and Agriculture (d) None of the above

Partition of India and Independence

Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy along with specific instruction to –

(a) Balkanize the Indian sub-continent (b) Keep India United if possible

(c) Accept Jinnah’s demand for Pakistan (d) Persuade the Congress to accept partition

The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain- child of –

(a) W. Churchill (b) M.A. Jinnah (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) V.P. Menon

The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because –

(a) The principal of Two-nation Theory was then acceptable to them.

(b) It was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard.

(c) They wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots.

(d) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom.

As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he –

(a) Postpone granting of independence (b) Invite Jinnah to form the Government.

(c) Invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the Government together.

(d) Invite the army to take over for some time

The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of:

(a) Cripps Mission (b) Rajagopalachari Formula (c) Cabinet Mission (d) Wavell Plan

The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was –

(a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) J.B. Kriplani (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Constitutional Development of India

By a Regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the
collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?

(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector’s effi ciency of revenue collection would
enormously increase without the burden of other work.

(b) Lord Cornwallis felt that judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans. While
Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts.

(c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt
that such absolute power was undesirable in one person.

(d) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord
Cornwallis felt that District Collector should be only a revenue collector.

Consider the following statements about 'The Charter Act of 1813'.

1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade
with China.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.

3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833?

(a) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished.

(b) The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor General of
India-in-Council.

(c) All law-making powers to be conferred on Governor-General-in-council.

(d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member of the Governor-General’s Council

Match List-I (Acts of colonial Government of India) with List-II (Provisions) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists –

List-I (Acts of Colonial Government of India)

A. Charter Act, 1813 B. Regulating Act, 1773 C. Act of 1858 D. Pitt’s India Act, 1784

List-II (Provisions)

1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India

2. Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended

3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown

4. The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British Government all correspondence and
documents pertaining to the administration of the company

Code : A B C D (a) 2 4 3 1 (b) 1 3 4 2 (c) 2 3 4 1 (d) 1 4 3 2

Consider the following statements–

1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.

2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished the East India Company
altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his
executive council by substituting “portfolio” or departmental system for corporate functioning?

(a) Indian Councils Act, 1861 (b) Government of India Act, 1858

(c) Indian Councils Act, 1892 (d) Indian Councils Act, 1909

The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was:

(a) The Indian Council Act of 1861 (b) Indian Council Act of 1892
(c) Indian Council Act of 1909 (d) Government of India Act of 1919

The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to

(a) Social reforms (b) Educational reforms

(c) Reforms in police administration (d) Constitutional reforms

The Government of India Act of 1919 is clearly defined –

(a) the separation of power between the Judiciary and the Legislature

(b) the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments

(c) the powers of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy

(d) None of the above

Consider the following statements: Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935
were the:

1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governor’s provinces.

2. The power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own.

3. Abolition of the principle of communal representation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements – In Government of India Act, 1935 provided for –

1. The provincial autonomy. 2. The establishment of Federal Court.

3. All India Federation at the Centre.

Which of the following statements given above are correct?

Code : (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 ,2 and 3

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?

(a) Dyarchy at the Centre as well as in the Provinces (b) A bicameral Legislature

(c) Provincial Autonomy (d) An All-India Federation

The real intention of the British to include the Princely States in the Federal Union proposed by the
India Act of 1935 was to –

(a) Exercise more and direct politics and administration.

(b) Involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony.

(c) Finally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely States by the
British

(d) Use the princes to counter balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders.

Modern History : Miscellaneous

Consider the following statements:

1. Warren Hastings was the fi rst Governor-General who established a regular police force in India
on the British pattern.

2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.

3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following events :

1. The fi rst democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.

2. India's then largest Bank, 'Imperial Bank of India' was renamed 'State Bank of India'.

3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.

4. Goa became a part of independent India.

Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

(a) 4- 1 - 2- 3 (b) 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 (c) 4 - 2 - 1 - 3 (d) 3 - 1 - 2 - 4

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using codes given below the lists:

List- I (Year) List- II (Event)

A. 1775 1. First Anglo-Burmese War

B. 1780 2. First Anglo-Afghan War

C. 1824 3. First Anglo-Maratha War

D. 1838 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War

Code : A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 4 3 1 2 (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 3 4 2 1

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

List- I (Period) List- II

A. AD 1767 - 69 1. First Anglo-Maratha War B. AD 1790 - 92 2. Third Mysore War

C. AD 1824 - 26 3. First Anglo-Burmese War D. AD 1845 - 46 4. Second Sikh War

Code :(a) 2 and 4 (b) 3 and 4 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3

He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time:
and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was

(a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bipin Chandra Pal (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Motilal Nehru

The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides movement in India was –

(a) Charles Andrews (b) Robert Montgomery (c) Richard Temple (d) Baden-Powell

In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around
1.women's right to gain education

2. age of consent

3. restitution of conjugal rights

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements in not correct?

(a) The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre

(b) Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc

(c) Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association

(d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru:

1. He was the president of the Congress Party in 1947

2. He presided over the Constituent Assembly

3. He formed the fi rst Congress Ministry in United Province before India’s Independence

Of these statements:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 1 and 3 are correct (c) 1 and 2 are correct (d) None is correct

The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom movement early in the 20th century
because:

(a) The kings of Tripura were always anti-British

(b) The Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura

(c) The tribes of the state were fi ercely freedom loving

(d) There were already some groups fi ghting against the kingship and its protector, the British

During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?

(a) To review the fi tness of India for further political reforms

(b) To report on existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations

(c) To draw up a plan for fi nancial reforms for India

(d) To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India.

Consider the following statements:

1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Shimla Conference took place.

2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay

and Karachi rose against the Government.

Which one of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements:

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of
encouraging education for women.

2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the fi rst graduate of the Calcutta University.

3. Keshav Chandra Sen’s campaign against sati led to the enactment of law to ban sati by the then

Governor-General.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to
be

known as Bethune Female School?

(a) Annie Besant (b) Debendranath Tagore

(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (d) Sarojini Naidu

Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948?

(a) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George

(b) Jayaprakash narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy

(c) C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu

(d) Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta

With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events.

1. Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy

2. Quit India Movement launched

3. Second Round Table Conference

What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

(a) 1-2-3 (b) 2-1-3 (c) 3-2-1 (d) 3-1-2

Consider the following pairs :

Movements/Organizations Leaders

1. All India Anti- Mahatama Gandhi Untouchability League

2. All India Kisan Sabha Swami Sahajan and Saraswati

3. Self-Respect Movement E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

What is the correct sequence of the following events?

1. The Lucknow Pact 2. The Introduction on Dyarchy 3. The Rowlatt Act 4. The Partition of Bengal

Code :(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 4, 1, 3, 2 (c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1

Which among the following events happened earliest?

(a) Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj. (b) Dinbandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.

(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.

(d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer (using codes given below the lists):

List- I (Events) List- II (Results)

A. Morley-Minto Reform 1. Nationwide Movement

B. Simon Commission 2. Withdrawal of a Movement

C. The Chauri-Chaura 3. Communal Electorates incident

D. The Dandi March 4. Communal outbreaks

5. Illegal manufacturers of salt

Code : A B C D (a) 3 4 5 2 (b) 4 1 2 3 (c) 2 3 4 5 (d) 3 1 2 5

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List- I

A. Butler Committee Report

B. Hartog Committee Report

C. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report

D. Muddiman Committee Report

List- II

1. Jallianwala Bagh massacre

2. Relationship between the Indian State and Paramount Power

3. Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

4. The growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress

Code : A B C D (a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 1 4 2 3 (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 2 4 1 3

What is the correct sequence of the following events?

1. Tilak’s Home Rule League

2. Kamagatamaru Incident

3. Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in India

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Code : (a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 3, 2, 1 (c) 2, 1, 3 (d) 2, 3, 1

What is the correct sequence of the following events?

1. The August offer 2. The I.N.A trial 3. The Quit India Movement

4. The Royal Indian Naval Ratings Revolt.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code : (a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4 (c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Theodore Beck: Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh

2. Ilbert Bill: Ripon

3. Ferozshah Mehta: Indian National Congress

4. Badruddin Tayabji : Muslims League

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Code : (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3

With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs: Person Position held

1. Sir Tej Bahadur : President, All India Sapru Liberal Federation

2. K.C. Neogy : Member, The Constituent Assembly

3. P.C. Joshi : General Secretary. Communist Party of India

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List- I (Person) with List- II (Event) and
select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List- I (Person) List- II (Events)

A. Macdonald 1. Doctrine of Lapse B. Linlithgow 2. Communal Award

C. Dalhousie 3. August Offer D. Chelmsford 4. Dyarchy

Code : A B C D (a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 3 2 4 1 (c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 2 3 4 1

Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle:

1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage 2. Minto-Morley Reforms

3. Dandi March 4. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?

(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 2, 4, 1, 3 (c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Movement/Satyagraha Person Activity
Associated with

1. Champaran : Rajendra Prasad 2. Ahmedabad Mill: Morarji Desai Workers

3. Kheda : Vallabhbhai Patel

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements:

1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.

2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.

3. The fi rst non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the offi ce in the year 1977.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only (c) 1 only (d) 1 and 3

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) The National Song Vande Mataram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterji originally in
Bengali.

(b) The National Calendar of India based on Saka era has its 1st Chaitra on 22nd March Normally &
21st March in a leap year.

(c) The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22nd July
1947.

(d) The song Jana-Gana-Mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore was adopted
in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly on 24 January, 1950 as the national anthem.

With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is
correct.

(a) The ceiling laws were aimed at family holdings and not individual holdings

(b) The major aim of Land reforms was providing agricultural land to all the landless.

(c) It resulted in cultivation of cash crops as a predominant form of cultivation

(d) Land reforms permitted no exemptions to the ceiling limits.

Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following
theories?

(a) Empirical liberalism (b) Existentialism (c) Darwin’s theory of evolution(d) Dialectical materialism

Magazines, Books and Their Authors

Who has written the book named ‘Gita Rahasya’?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Vinoba Bhave (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
The Vital-Vidhvansak, the fi rst monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target
audience was published by :

(a) Gopal Baba Walangkar (b) Jyotiba Phule (c) Mohandas Karamchand Ghandhi (d) Ambedkar

Who among the following is associated with 'Songs from Prison', a translation of ancient Indian
religious lyrics in English?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Mohandas Karmachand Gandhi (d) Sarojini Naidu

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer:

List- I List- II

A. Surendranath Banerjee 1. Hind Swaraj. B. M.K. Gandhi 2. The Indian Struggle

C. Subhash Chandra Bose 3. Autobiographical Writings

D. Lajpat Rai 4. A Nation in Making

Code : A B C D (a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 1 4 3 2 (c) 1 4 2 3 (d) 4 1 2 3

Who, among the following, wrote the book ‘Bahubivah’?

(a) Raja Rammohan Roy (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (c) Pandit Ramabai (d) Rabindranath Tagore

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II (Author) (Work)

A. Bankim Chandra 1. Shatranj Ke Khilari B. Dinabandhu Mitra 2. Debi Chaudhrani

C. Prem Chand 3. Nil Darpan 4. Chandrakanta

Code: A B C (a) 2 4 1 (b) 3 4 2 (c) 2 3 1 (d) 3 1 4

Which one of the following was an emigre Communist journal of M.N. Roy?

(a) Kisan Sabha (b) The Worker (c) Vanguard (d) Anushilan

With reference to the book "Desher Katha" written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom
struggle, consider the following statements:

1. It warned against the Colonial State's hypnotic conquest of the mind.

2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.

3. The use of 'desh' by Deuskar was in the specifi c context of the region of Bengal.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) ‘Neel Darpan’ was a play based on the exploitation of the indigo farmers

(b) The author of the play ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’s is Vijay Tendulkar

(c) The play 'Nawab' by Nabin Chandra Das was based on the famine of Bengal
(d) Urdu theatre used to depend heavily on Parsi theatre

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists –

List- I (Books) List- II (Authors)

A. The fi rst Indian War 1. Rabindranath Tagore of Independence

B. Anand Math 2. Sri Aurobindo

C. Life Divine 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

D. Sadhana 4. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Code : A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 3 4 2 1

Who of the following is the author of a collection of a poem called ‘ Golden Threshold’?

(a) Aruna Asaf Ali (b) Annie Besant (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Match List-I (Book) with List-II (Author) and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists: List-I (Book) List-II (Author)

A. Autobiography of an 1. Mulk Raj Anand Unknown Indian

B. India: A Wounded 2. Nirad C. Chaudhari Civilization

C. Confessions of a Lover 3. R. K. Narayan

D. The English Teacher 4. V.S. Naipaul

Code : A B C D (a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 2 4 1 3 (c) 1 4 2 3 (d) 2 3 1 4

Match List-I (Books) with List-II (Authors) and select the correct answer using the codes given below
the lists: List- I List- II (Books)

A. My Music My Life 1. Laxman Gaikwad B. Adha Gaon 2. Rahi Masoom Raza

C. Radha 3. Ramakanta Rath D. The Pilferer 4. Ravi Shankar

Code : A B C D (a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 4 2 3 1 (c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 3 1 4 2

The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to the

(a) Bundi school (b) Jaipur school (c) Kangra school (d) Kishangarh school

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List- I
List- II (Famous Temple) (State)

A. Vidyashankara temple 1. Andhra Pradesh B. Rajarani temple 2. Karnataka

C. Kandariya Mahadeo 3. Madhya Pradesh temple D. Bhimesvara temple 4. Orissa

Code: A B C D (a) 2 4 3 1 (b) 2 3 4 1 (c) 1 4 3 2 (d) 1 3 4 2

With reference to Chausath Yogini Temple situated near Morena, consider the following statements :

1. It is a circular temple built during the reign of Kachchhapaghata Dynasty

2. It is the only circular temple built in India.

3. It was meant to promote the Vaishnava cult in the region.

4. Its design has given rise to a popular belief that it was the inspiration behind the Indian
Parliament building.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and

With reference to Buddhist history, tradition and culture in India, consider the following pairs :

Famous shrine Location

1. Tabo monastery : Spiti Valley and temple complex

2. Lhotsava Lhakhang : Zanskar Valley temple, Nako

3. Alchi temple : Ladakh complex

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

According to Mimamsa system of philosophy liberation is possible by means of: (a) Gyan (b) Bhakti
(c) Yoga (d) Karma

List- I List- II (Person) (Known As)

A. Bhajan Sopori 1. Exponent of Santoor B. Birju Maharaj 2. Kathak dancer

C. Priyadarshini Govind 3. Bharatnatyam dancer D. T.V. Gopala Krishnan 4. Mridangam maestro

Code : A B C D (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 3 1 4 2 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 3 4 1 2

With reference to Dhrupad, one of the major traditions of India that has been kept alive for
centuries, which are the following statements correct?

1. Dhrupad originated and developed in the Rajput king- doms during the Mughal period.

2. Dhrupad is primarily a devotional and spiritual music.

3. Dhrupad Alap uses Sanskrit syllables from Mantras.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of these

Its theatre form is called Koothambalam Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4

With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes.

2. In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the
father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can
claim right to the property.
3. The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male memebrs only
of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by
both male and female members of a family.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only

With reference to the famous Sattriya dance, consider the following statements:

1. Sattriya is a combination of music, dance and drama.

2. It is a centuries-old living tradition of Vaishnavites of Assam.

3. It is based on classical Ragas and Talas of devotional songs composed by Tulsidas, Kabir and
Mirabai.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following pairs:

1. Garba: : Gujarat 2. Mohiniattam : Odisha 3. Yakshagana : Karnataka

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements:

1. Most of the tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna.

2. Tyagaraja created several new ragas.

3. Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries.

4. Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateshwara.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4

The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore have classified as: (a) Realistic (b) Socialistic (c) Revivalistic (d)
Impressionistic