ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
INDIAN HISTORY
(Held on 23-12-2007)
Q.1.The Sikh Kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the English East India Company in ?
- 1836
- 1839
- 1849
- 1852
Q.2.The Kol Uprising of 1831 started in ?
- Gujarat
- Bengal
- Rajputana
- Chota Nagpur
Q.3.Who led the Revolt of the Bareilly troops in 1857 ?
- Kunwar Singh
- Bakht Khan
- Azimullah
- Maulvi Ahmadullah
Q.4.Who among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 declared himself to be the Governor of Bahadur Shah ?
- Nana Sahib
- Tantia Tope
- Kunwar Singh
- Bakht Khan
Q.5.The first Indian Factories Act was passed in ?
- 1881
- 1885
- 1891
- 1894
Q.6.Which of the following was not a consequence of the British Land Revenue Policy in India ?
- Increasing impoverishment of the peasants
- Growing peasant indebted-ness
- The spread of landlordism
- The ruin of artisan indus-tries
Q.7.The Archaeological Survey of India was set up during the Viceroyalty of ?
- Lord Lytton
- Lord Ripon
- Lord Dufferin
- Lord Curzon
Q.8.Who was known as "The Grand Old Man of India" ?
- B.G. Tilak
- G.K. Gokhale
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Dadabhai Naoroji
Q.9.The most important Pre-Con-gress Nationalist Organisation was ?
- The Indian Association of Calcutta
- Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
- Bombay Presidency Asso-ciation
- The Madras Mahajan Sabha
Q.10.Who among the following was a leader of Prarthana Samaj ?
- Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
- R.G. Bhandarkar
- G.K. Gokhale
Q.11.All India Women’s Conference was founded in ?
- 1922
- 1927
- 1929
- 1932
Q.12.Who among the following oppo-sed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891 ?
- Swami Dayanand
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Surendranath Sen
Q.13.The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in ?
- 1860-61
- 1876-78
- 1896-97
- 1899-1900
Q.14.The first textile mill was started in Bombay in the year ?
- 1853
- 1855
- 1866
- 1879
Q.15.Abhinava Bharat organised in 1904 was ?
- a secret society of revolu-tionary activists
- a newspaper advocating revolutionary activities
- a cultural organisation
- a trade union movement
Q.16.A newspaper Al Hilal was brought out in 1912 by ?
- Dr. M.A. Ansari
- Hakim Ajmal Khan
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Maulana Muhammad Ali
Q.17.The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in ?
- 1909
- 1911
- 1913
- 1916
Q.18.Who criticised Indians for having lost touch with the rest of the World ?
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Sayyed Ahmad Khan
- Vivekananda
- Swami Dayanand
Q.19.All India Harijan Sangh was founded by ?
- B.R. Ambedkar
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Jotiba Phule
- B.M. Malabari
Q.20.Who among the following was not a leader of militant nationa-lism ?
- Rajnarain Bose
- V.S. Chiplunkar
- Arbindo Ghosh
- Sasipada Bannerjee
Q..21.Who among the following was the leader of Bihar Kisan Sabha ?
- Sahajanand Saraswati
- Baba Ramchandra
- Vijay Singh Pathik
- Shraddhanand
Q.22.Who became the Vice-President of the Viceroy's Council in the Interim Government of 1946-47 ?
- C. Rajagopalachari
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- M.A. Jinnah
Q.23.Who among the following woman social reformers was called Pandita ?
- Gangabai
- Ramabai
- Sister Subbalaksmi
- Annie Besant
Q.24.Who was the leader of No Tax Campaign of the peasants orga-nised in 1928 ?
- S.A. Dange
- Baba Ramchandra
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Subhash Chandra Bose
Q.25.The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in ?
- 1928
- 1930
- 1932
- 1934
Q.26.An All India Strike by Postal and Telegraph Workers started in ?
- November, 1945
- February, 1946
- July, 1946
- August, 1946
Q.27.Samhita is ?
- Collection of hymns
- Text on grammar
- Text on Ayurveda
- Forest treatises
Q.28.Which of the following state-ments is not true about Rigvedic Aryans ?
- They lived in villages.
- They did not know gamb-ling.
- They practised polygamy.
- Family was the unit of social life.
Q.29.Early Vedic society was organi-sed in ?
- Janas
- Jati
- Rajanya
- Sabha
Q.30.Who was the author of Astadh-yayi ?
- Patanjali
- Panini
- Magha
- Visakhadatta
Q.31.Which of the following metal was not used by the people of the Indus Civilization ?
- Iron
- Bronze
- Gold
- Silver
Q.32.Which of the following Harap-pan sites is located in Gujarat ?
- Banawali
- Sanghol
- Mudiala Kalan
- Surkotada
Q.33.The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was ?
- Dhyana
- Brahmacharya
- Puja
- Yajna
Q.34.Under whose patronage was the Sangam literature composed ?
- Cholas
- Cheras
- Pandyas
- Chalukyas
Q.35.What is the language of the Sangam literature ?
- Tamil
- Pali
- Prakrit
- Sanskrit
Q.36.Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ?
- Sila
- Prajna
- Pitru
- Dhyana
Q.37.The highest goal in Buddhism is ?
- Nirvana
- Madhyama Marga
- Vinaya
- Atmavad
Q.38.The Third Buddhist Council was convened at ?
- Takshasila
- Sarnath
- Bodhgaya
- Pataliputra
Q.39.Who among the following scho-lars wrote "History of Dharam Sastra" ?
- D.P. Chattopadhyay
- P.V. Kane
- A.S. Altekar
- D.C. Sarkar
Q.40.Who among the following argued that the Aryans came from Central Asia ?
- B.G. Tilak
- Brandenstein
- William Jones
- V.A. Smith
Q.41.According to tradition, how many Sangam were held ?
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
Q.42.Which of the following terms denotes a market centre ?
- Prasada
- Nigama
- Grama
- Nadi
Q.43.Which of the following denotes a land revenue term ?
- Vivita
- Bhaga
- Sulka
- Kara
Q.44.Which of the following officers according to Arthasastra was entrusted with the collection of revenue ?
- Sitadhyaksa
- Sansthadhyaksa
- Samahartta
- Sannidhata
Q.45.Megasthenes divided Indian society into ?
- Four groups
- Seven groups
- Eight groups
- Twelve groups
Q.46.The Mauryan King Bindusara faced the rebellion of the people of ?
- Kosala
- Nalanda
- Kalinga
- Takshasila
Q.47.Which sect was initially called Nirgrantha ?
- Buddhist
- Jaina
- Ajivika
- Pashupata
Q.48.Which of the following is regar-ded as the early Jaina Text ?
- Sutra Kritang
- Tripatika
- Mahavastu-Avdana
- Avdana Kalpalata
Q.49.Which of the following is a Harappan port ?
- Alexandria
- Lothal
- Mahasthangarh
- Nagapattanam
Q.50.The commonest term for peasan-try in early medieval North India is ?
- Kutumbin
- Bhogin
- Baddhahalika
- Swami
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