TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-History-Part 5

TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-History-Part 5

101.   The Indus Valley people built their house using

           A)        Stone                         B)        wood

           C)        bricks                          D)        All of these

                      

           Answer: (C)

          

102.   The main occupation of the Paleolithic people was

           A)        agriculture                 B)        animal husbandry

           C)        fishing

D)        hunting and gathering food

                      

           Answer: (D)

          

103.   Two greatest pioneers in the course of windows education were

           A)        D.K. Karve and Pandit Ramabai

B)        M.G. Ranade and R.G. Bhandarkar

           C)        Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar and Keshav Chandra Sen

D)        B.M. Malabari and K. Sridharalu Naidu

                      

           Answer: (A)

          

104.   “ The Philosophers must be the kings “A Foreign policy of India”?

           A)        Jawaharlal Nehru

B)        Plato

           C)        Aristotle

D)        Indira Gandhi

                      

           Answer: (B)

          

105.   The Vaikkom Satyagraha was launched in 1924 for

           A)        opening the temples to the low caste Hindus

B)        fighting against the exploitation by the landlords

           C)        removal of press restrictions

D)        democratization of the administration of Travancore state.

                      

           Answer: (A)

          

106.   Mc Mahon line lies between which of the following countries?

           A)        India and Pakistan

B)        India and Bangladesh

           C)        India and China

D)        India and Myanmar

                      

           Answer: (C)

          

107.   Which of the following largely influenced the Hindustani music?

           A)        Arab-Persian music

B)        Persian music

           C)        Central Asian tradition

D)        All of these

                      

           Answer: (B)

          

108.   Which one of the following is NOT one of the recommendations of the

Second Labour Commission (2002)?

           A)        A broad grouping of labour legislation

B)        Permitting child labour in the unorganized sector

           C)        Notifying a national floor level of minimum wage

D)        None of these.

          

           Answer: (B)

          

109.   Vande Mataram was first song at the session of the Indian National

 Congress in

           A)        1892                           B)        1896

           C)        1904                           D)        1886

                      

           Answer: (A)

          

TNPSC GROUP - I Exam : 2007

(Preliminary Exam)

110.   ………was Hindu religious leader

           A)        Vivekananda                                    B)        Varashamitra

           C)        Valmiki                                   D)        Tarabai

          

                      

Answer: (A)

          

111.   The iqtadari system was introduced by

           A)        Balban                                   B)        Aibek

           C)        Iltutmish                                 D)        Alauddin Khilji

          

                      

Answer: (C)

          

112.   Which of the following is wrongly matched?

           A)        Mesolithic period                  -  Microlithic industry

B)        Paleolithic period                 -  Wandering life

           C)        Neolithic period                    -  Settled life

D)        Chalcolithic period              -  Food producing stage

                      

           Answer: (D)

          

113.   Which one of the following does not belong to the ‘Three Ratnas’ of Jainism?

           A)        Full Knowledge                    B)        Meditation

           C)        Good action                          D)        Liberation

                      

           Answer: (D)

          

114.   Who of the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?

           A)        B.R. Ambedkar         B)        M.M. Malaviya

           C)        M.K. Gandhi             D)        V.S. Srinivasa Sastri

                      

           Answer: (A)

          

115.   Which stories were explained in Ajanta Paintings?

           A)        Ramayana                            B)        Mahabharata

           C)        Pancha Tantram                  D)        Jataka stories

                      

           Answer: (D)

          

116.   Identify the correct order in which Europeans came to India.

           A)        Portunguese, Dutch, English, French    

B)        Dutch, English, Portuguese, French

           C)        English, Dutch, French, Portuguese

D)        French, Portuguese, English, Dutch

                      

           Answer: (A)

          

117.   Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below :

                       List I                                              List II

           (Works of Mahayana)                    (Dealing with)

           a)  Sadharmapundarika                  1.  divine grace

           b)  Vajrachedika                               2.  heaven

           c)  Sukhavati vyusha                      3.  conduct

           d)  Karanda vyuha                           4.  Metaphysics

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d

           A)        2          1          3          4

           B)        3          4          2          1

           C)        3          1          4          2

           D)        4          3          2          1

          

           Answer: (B)

          

118.   Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A) :  Buddhism does not accept the theory of Karma.

Reason  (R)   :  It does not accept the existence of permanent self.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :

   A)  Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

    B)  Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

  C)  (A) is true, but (R) false 

   D)  (A) is false, but (R) is true.

          

           

           Answer: (D)

          

119.   Kamalambal Charitram was written by

           A)        Vedanayakam Pillai

B)        Lakshmi

           C)        Rajam Iyer

           D)        Sivashankari

          

                      

Answer: (C)

          

120.   Manimekalai was written by

           A)        Tolkappiyar               B)        Kabilar

           C)        Elangoadigal            D)        Sittalai Sattanar

                      

           Answer: (D)

          

121.   Kulothunga - II was also called

           A)        Gangaikonda Chola

B)        Sungam Thavirtha Chola

           C)        Krimikanta Chola

           D)        Mummudi konda Chola

                      

           Answer: (C)

          

122.   Which one of the following is NOT known to Mesopotamian civilization?

           A)        Gold and Silver                    B)        Copper

           C)        Bronze                                   D)        Iron

                      

           Answer: (D)

          

123.   The pottery of Indus Valley Civilization is

           A)        Grey ware

B)        Black on red ware

           C)        Northern black polished ware

           D)        Black and red ware

                      

           Answer: (D)

          

124.   Who was the founder of Navavindhan Samaj?

           A)        Devendra Narth

B)        Navin Chandra Rai

           C)        Keshav Chandra Sen

           D)        P.C. Majundar

                      

           Answer: (C)

          

125.   Who was the first Director of Archaeology?

           A)        Dr. Hultz

B)        Alexander Cunnigham

           C)        Fergusson

           D)        Marshall

                      

           Answer: (B)