TNPSC Exam-GROUP- IV - Subject wise analysed Previous Year questions and Answers-History-Part 3

TNPSC Exam-GROUP- IV - Subject wise analysed Previous Year questions and Answers-History-Part 3

(Special Exam - 2008)

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

                                    List I                                                   List II

            a)         Kathakali                               1)         Tamil Nadu

            b)         Odissi                                     2)         Andhra Pradesh

            c)         Kuchipudi                             3)         Kerala

            d)         Bharata Natyam                   4)         Orissa

            Codes :

                        a          b          c          d

            A)        3          4          2          1

            B)        3          2          1          4

            C)        4          3          2          1

            D)        2          3          1          4

            Ans : (A)

44.       Consider the following statements:

Assertion(A):The partition of Bengal inspired the national consciousness.

Reason (R):The partition of Bengal was an attempt to divide the homogeneous people

            Of these :

A)    Both (A) and (R) are 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) is false  

D)    (A) is false, but (R) is true

            Ans : (A)

45.       Which of the following is correctly matched?

            A)        Cabinet Mission                   -           1946

            B)        Partition of Bengal               -           1905

            C)        The Cripps Mission             -           1945

            D)        Individual Satyagraha         -           1939

            Ans : (A)

46.       Put the following events in the correct chronological sequence:

            I)          Gandhi - Irwin Pact

            II)         Dandi March

            III)        Quit India Movement

            IV)       Lahore Congress

            The correct sequence is

            A)        IV        II          I           III

            B)        II          III         I           IV

            C)        III         II          IV        I

            D)        IV        III         II          I

            Ans : (A)

47.       Who was the Congress President when India became free?

            A)        Mahatma Gandhi

            B)        J.B. Kripalani                                   

           C)       Jawaharlal Nehru

            D)        Sardal Patel

            Ans : (B)

48.       Who was the Viceroy of India when the Quit India Movement started in 1942?

            A)        Linlithgow                 B)        Wavell

            C)        Willingdon                D)        None of them

            Ans : (A)

49.       Kesari was

            A)        an organisation for social reform started by Tilak

            B)        an English language - paper owned by S.N. Bannerji

            C)        a Marathi newspaper

            D)        None of these

            Ans : (C)

50.       Who started the Forward Bloc Party in 1939?

            A)        Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

            B)        Subhash Chandra Bose

            C)        C.R. Das                               

           D)       None of them

            Ans : (B)

51.       Where did Buddha give his first sermon?

            A)        Sarnath                      B)        Sanchi

            C)        Gaya                          D)        Varanasi

            Ans : (A)

52.       The Mathematics scholar who lived during the reign of Guptas is

            A)        Aryabhatta

            B)        Varahamihira

            C)        Brahmagupta

            D)        Banabhatta

            Ans : (A)

53.       The title 'Vathapi Kondan' was assumed by

            A)        Parameswara Varman - I

            B)        Mahendra Varman - I

            C)        Narasimha Varman - I

            D)        Simhavishnu

            Ans : (C)

54.       'Ashtadiggajas' lived in the court of

            A)        Achutaraya               B)        Krishnadevaraya

            C)        Ramaraya                D)        Sadasivaraya

            Ans : (B)

55.       What was the main purpose of the invasion of Mahmood of Ghazni into India ?

            A)        Propagation of Islam

            B)        Extension of his empire

            C)        To acquire the wealth of India

            D)        As a sport

            Ans : (C)

56.       The distinguishing feature of Shah Jahan's region was

            A)        economic prosperity

            B)        administrative efficiency

            C)        foreign policy

            D)        art & architecture

            Ans : (D)

57.       The father of  Local self- government in India is

            A)        Lord Canning                       B)        Lord Ripon

            C)        Robert Clive                         D)        Lord Dalhousie

            Ans : (B)

58.       Who introduced Ryotwari system in Tamil Nadu?

            A)        Lord Cornwallis

            B)        Lord Dalhousie

            C)        Sir Thomas Monroe

            D)        Lord Mayo

            Ans : (C)