TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-History-Part 1
TNPSC GROUP – I 2013
(February)
HISTORY
1. Which of the following is /are correct?
I. Siddhartha was the actual name of
Buddha
II. Buddha's wife was Mahamaya
III. Buddha belonged to Gautama gotra
IV. Yasodha was the Mother of Buddha
Of
these
A) I, II, IV B) III,IV
C) II,
III D) II, IV
Answer: (C)
2. Consider the following Statements :
Assertion (A) : The
worship of the three emanations of Sankarashana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha flourished
from the Gupta period
Reason (R) : The
concept of Vishnu's incarnations became popular and dominated Vaishnavism during the
Gupta age
Choose your correct answer:
A)Both (A) and (R) are individually true
and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true
but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer: (D)
3. Which of the following statements about 'Babur' are True?
I. He was the fourth descendant of Timur
from the side of his father, and
fifteenth descendant of Changizkhan through his mother
II. He was the fifth descendant of Timur
from the side of his father and fifteenth,
descendant of Changizkhan through his mother
III. He was the fifteenth descendant of Timur
from the side of this father and
fourth decendant of Changizkhan through his mother
IV. His family belonged to the Chaghatai
section of the Turkish race
A) I
and II are correct
B) II
and IV are correct
C) III
and IV are correct
D) I
and IV are correct
Answer : (B)
4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using
the
codes given below:
List I List
- II
a) EVR Periyar 1. New Lamps for old
b) Aurobindo
Ghosh 2. An Echo form Andamans
c) Dayananda
Saraswathi 3. Family Planning
d) V.D.
Savarkar 4. Satyartha Prakash
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 2 3 1
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 1 4 2 3
Answer: (C)
5. Point out the correct statement in the following:
A) Snake is the symbol of first Tirthankara
B) Lion
is the symbol of Mahavira
C) Mahavira
is the first Tirtankara
D) Conch
is the symbol of Second Jain Tirthankara
Answer: (B)
6. Which of the following statements is /are not relevant to
Gandhi -Irwin pact?
A) Government agreed to withdraw the repressive ordinances
B) Government
agreed to release satyagraha prisoners
C) Congress
agreed to participate in the third round table conference
D) Gandhi
agreed to suspend the civil disobedience movement
Of these
A) II
and III
B) I only
C) II and IV
D) III only
Answer : (C)
7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using
the
codes given below:
List I List - II
a) Annie Besant 1. Young India
b) G.
Subramania Aiyar 2. New India
c) Gandhi 3. The Swarajya
d) T.
Prakasam 4.
The Hindu
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 1 3 4
B) 2 1 4 3
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 2 4 1 3
Answer: (D)
8. Match the Newspaper with publisher and choose the correct
answer
from the codes given below:
a) Lokamanya Thilak 1. Vande Mataram
b) Sri
Aurobindo Ghosh 2. Commonweal
c) G.
Subramaniya Aiyar 3. Maratha
d) Dr.
Annie Besant 4. The Hindu
Codes:
a b c d
A) 3 1 4 2
B) 1 4 2 3
C) 4 2 1 3
D) 2 3 4 1
Answer : (A)
9. Ravi Kirti was a
A) Saivite scholar
B) Vaishnavite
poet
C) Jain
author
D) Buddhist
monk
Answer : (C)
10. Match the following and select your answer using the codes given
below:
a) Vaisali 1. Ajatha Satru
b) Rajgir 2. Kanishka
c) Pataliputra 3. Kalashoka
d) Kashmir 4. Asoka
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 1 3 2
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 2 4 1 3
Answer: (C)
11. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer
using the codes
given below:
List - I List
- II
a) Aryabhatta 1. Brihat Samhita
b) Brahmagupta 2. Hastyayurveda
c) Varahamihira 3. Surya siddhanta
d) Bhaskara 4. Khandakhadyaka
e) Palakapya 5. Siddhanta siromani
Codes:
a b c d e
A) 2 3 4 1 5
B) 3 1 5 4 2
C) 5 1 3 2 4
D) 3 4 1 5 2
Answer: (D)
Direction (109-110):
Gregor
Mendal appropriately called "Father of Genetics". joined as supply teacher at
Brunn to study Natural sciences and Mathematics. During his tenure in teaching, he
stated his historic experiments with Garden peas (Pisum Sativum) in the monastery garden. It was an annual plant with well defined characteristics. Flower
were bisexual and self
fertilized, through many generation of
natural self-fertilization garden
peas had developed into pure lines. He
selected seven pairs of contrasting
characters among pea plants and all were related as dominant and recessive fortunately.
12. Which of the following are buys architectures in personal
computers?
I. Peripheral
Component Interconnect
II. Industry Standard Architecture
III. Direct Memory Access
IV. Rs 232 C
of
these
A) I and IV B) I and II
C) III
and IV D) II and III
Answer:
(B)
13. The phrase 'Vatigai Cheidhi' denotes the art of
A) Painting B) Dance
C) Sculpture D) Music
Answer: (A)
14. Point out the correct event/given below in which Lala Lajpat Rai
received severe lathi blows and died
because of that
A) Non-Cooperation Movement
B) Agitations
against Simon Commission
C) Civil
Dis - obedience Movement
D) Quit
India Movement
Answer: (B)
15. Find the odd one out with reference to the Reforms Actof 1935
A) Provincial Autonomy
B) All
India Federation
C) Dyarchy
at the Centre
D) Dyarchy
in the provinces
Answer: (D)
16. Which of the following statements about "Individual
Satyagraha" are TRUE?
I. It
was launched in October 1940
II. Failure of the Cripp's Mission was
the immediate cause for starting it.
III. Vinoba Bhave led the movement.
IV. The satyagra his from Tamilnadu went
to Delhi to join the Movement.
of
these
A) I,II and III are true
B) I,
III and IV are true
C) II,
III and IV are true
D) II
and III are true
Answer:
(B)
17. Consider the following Statements and choose the correct answer
:
Assertion (A) : The
immediate occasion for the arrest of V.O. Chidambaram
Pillai
was the organisation of felicitation meetings celebrating
Bipin
Chandra Pal's release.
Reason (R) : V.O.
Chidambaram Pillai started the Swadeshi Steam navigation
Company.
Choose your correct answer:
A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true
and (R) is the
correct
explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true
but (R) is not the
correct
explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer: (B)
18. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer
using the codes
given below:
List - I List
- II
a) Nehru Report 1. Provincial Autonomy
b) Mont-Ford
act 2. Complete
c) Government
of
India Act 1935 3. Dyarchy in the Provinces
d) Lahore
Congress 4. Dominion Status
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 3 2 1 4
D) 3 4 2 1
Answer: (B)
19. Which of the following are correctly matched?
I. V.D.
Savarkar - Abhinav Bharat Society
II. Madam
Cama - The Vande Mataram
III. Shyanmji
Krishna - Hindus Swaraj
IV. Har
Dayal - Indian Home Rule Society
Of
these
A) I and III B) I and IV
C) I
and II D) II and III
Answer: (C)
20. Who among the following were Indian Freedom Fighters outside
India?
I. Lakshmi Swaminathan
II. Aruna
Asar Ali
III. Madam
Cama
IV. Usha
Mehta
Of these
A) I and III B) II and III
C) I
and IV D) I and II
Answer: (A)
21. Who among the following were the prominent workers of the
Congress Radio station named
"Voice of Freedom" started in 1942?
I. Usha Mehta
II. Kalpana
Dutta
III. II,
III and IV
IV. Aruna
Asar Ali
of these
A) I,II and IV
B) II,
III and IV
C) I
and II
D) III
and IV
Answer: (C)
22. Consider the following statements and choose your answer :
Assertion (A) : Bardoli
Satyagraha organised in 1928 under the direct
leadership
of Sardar Vallabhai Paterl was a victory for the
Bardoli
Peasants and a blow to the Government's authority.
Reason (R) : Governor,
Leslie wilson appointed a committee of inquiry and
its
report favoured the Peasant's position.
Choose your correct answer:
A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true
and (R) is the
correct
explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true
but (R) is not the
correct
explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer: (A)
23. Consider the following pairs, which of the following pair is /
are correct?
I. Sir
Charies Wood's Desparch - 1854
II. Hunter
Commission - 1884
III. University
Act - 1904
IV. Madras
University - 1835
Of
these
A) I and III B) I and IV
C) II
and I D) IV and III
Answer: (A)
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