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TNPSC - Group II Exam-subjectwise analysed questions and answers-History-Part 1




TNPSC GROUP – II - Subject wise analysed questions and Answers

(HISTORY)

NOVEMBER – 2012


  1. Which of the following vedic Literature contains the fine specimens of lyric poetry notably the addressed to the Goddess of the Dawn (Usha)?

            (A)       Chandogya Upanished
            (B)       Rig Veda Samhita
            (C)       Yajur Veda Samhita
            (D)       Atharava Veda Samhita




            Ans : (B)



2.         Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

                                    List I                                                                           list II
            (a)       Resignation of Congress Ministries         1.         Singapore    
            (b)       Sir Stafford Cripps                                       2.         8 August, 1942
            (c)        Quit Indian Resolution                               3.         Member of Labour Party    
            (d)       Azad Hind Fauj                                            4.         1939



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




            Ans : (C)



3.         Which of the following is correctly matched?

            I.          Baridshahi Kingdom            -           Ahmednagar
            II.         Imadshahi Kingdom            -           Berar
            III.        Nizamshahi Kingdom         -           Bijapur
            IV        Adilshahi Kingdom              -           Bidar

            A)  1                                        B)  II
            C)  III                                       D)  IV




Ans : (B)



4.         The Ministry headed by Rajaji 1 to 31 is consisted of the following ministers (Identify the correct one).

            (A)       T. Prakasam, V.V.Giri, A.T. Pannirselvam, T.S.S. Rajan
            (B)       V.V. Giri, t. Prakasam, T.T. Krishnamachari, T.S.S. Rajan
            (C)       T.T. Krishnamachari, T.Prakasam,  A.T. Pannirselvam, S. Ramanathan
            (D)       T.Prakasam, V.V.Giri, T.S.S. Rajan, S. Ramanathan




            Ans : (A)



5.         The Congress passed the 'Quit India' Resolution on 8 August, 1942 for the following reasons:

            I)          Failure of the Cripps Mission
            II)         Japanese forces mover towards India
            III)        Sympathy with Japan
            IV)       To compel the British to accept the demand of Indians for independence
            V)        To support the Soviet Union
           
            A)        I, II and IV are correct
            B)        I, II, III and IV are correct
            C)        I, II, III and V are correct
            D)        I, II,IV and V are correct




            Ans : (A)




6.         Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

                                    List I                                                               list II
            a)         Gulbadan Begum                            1.         Padsha Namah       
            b)         Inayar Khan                                      2.         Akbar Namah
            c)         Adbul Hamid Lahori                         3.         Humayun Namah   
            d)         Abdul Fazl                                         4.         Shahajahan Namah

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




            Ans : (C)






7.         Match List I with List II

                        List I                                                                          List II
            a)         Shiksha                                                         1.         Metrics          
            b)         Kalpa                                                              2.         Grammar
            c)         Vyakarna                                                       3.         Phonetics
            d)         Nidhi                                                              4.         Astronomy
            e)         Chandas                                                       5.         Rituals
            f)          Jyotisha                                                         6.         Chronology
           
          Select the answer from the codes given below:

                        a          b          c          d          e          f
            (A)       1          3          2          5          4          6
            (B)       2          1          3          6          5          4
            (C)       5          3          2          1          6          4
            (D)       3          5          2          6          1          4




            Ans : (D)



8.         Which among the following thirthankaras completed the concept of "Panchama Dharma" by adding "Brahmacharya" as the fifth doctrine?

            A)        Rishaba                                            B)        Arishtanemi
            C)        Parsva                                                D)        Mahavira




            Ans : (D)



9.         Under the leadership of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as " The Frontier Gandhi" the pathans organised the society of Khudai Khidmutgar ( or servants if God). Known popularly as ______

            A)        White shirts                                      B)        Red army
            C)        Red shirts                                          D)        White army




            Ans : (C)



10.       In which Edict did Ashoka declare his faith in Buddha, Dharma and Sanga? 

a)         Maski Minor Rock Edict                                         
            b)         Rumminedi Minor pillor Edict                                           
            c)         Sarnath pillar Edict                         
            d)         Bhabra Minor Rock Edict




            Ans : (D)



11.       Why Lord Canning was called as Clemency Canning?

a)         He loved Indians and gave then high posts                                          
            b)         He issued general pardon to the mutineers                                          
            c)         He reduced land tax                       
            d)         He was appointed as the First viceroy under British Crown




            Ans : (B)



12.       Match the following Neolithic centres of paintings with their districts

            a)         The son Vally                                               1.         Rajgarh
            b)         Manikpur                                                       2.         Mirzapur
            c)         Singanpur                                                     3.         Central Province
            d)         Hoshangabad                                              4.         Uttar Pradesh

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




            Ans : (A)



13.       The title 'Sardar' was given to valabhbhai patel during

a)         Salt Satyagraha                                            
            b)         Bardoli Satyagraha                                     
            c)         Civil Disobedience Movement     
            d)         Cabinet Mission arrival
           
           


            Ans : (B)



14.       Arrange the following divisions of the vijayanagar Empire in descending order.

            A)        Rajyams                                            B)        Kurrams
            C)        Valanadus                                        D)        Nadus

A)        I, III, IV, II
            B)        I, II, IV, III
            C)        II, III, IV, I
            D)        I, III, II, IV




            Ans : (A)



15.       Point out the wrong statement in the following:
            Statements:

a)         Samudra Gupta defeated 12 kingdom in the South                                           
            b)         Fahien's travel account deals with the conditions of the Gupta Empire      
            c)         Skanda Gupta was defeated by the Huns         
            d)         Kumara Gupta issued silver coins in Western India
           



            Ans : (C)



16.       Match the following:

            A)        Maulana Abdul kalam Azad          1.         Desh
B)        Mahatma Gandhi                             2.         The people's friend
            C)        Allan Octavian Hume                      3.         The Harijan
            D)        Dr. Rajendra Prasad                        4.         Al Hilal


A         b          c          d
A)        1          2          3          4
B)        4          3          2          1
C)        2          4          1          3
D)        3          1          2          4



            Ans : (B)






 TNPSC GROUP – II 2012

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

                                    List – I                                                List – II
            a)         Swami Dayanand                            1.         Bombay Association
            b)         Dadabhai Naoroji                             2.         Militancy not Mendicancy
            c)         S.N. Banerjee                                   3.         Back to Vedas
            d)         Bal Gangadhar Tilak                       4.         Indian Association

            Codes :
                        a          b          c          d

            A)        3          1          4          2
            B)        4          3          1          4
            C)        2          4          1          3
            D)        4          2          3          1




Ans : (A)

18.       The Indian Council act of 1909 was an improvement over the Indian Councils Act 1892 in a way that

            A)        it had introduced the system of separate electorates on indirect election
            B)        it has made the provisions for the non-appointment of Indians to the
                      Executive Council
            C)        it had imposed certain restrictions on the powers of the Central Legislature
            D         diarchy was introduced in the provincial sphere




Ans : (A)



19.       Which one of the following statements is not relevant to the Third Buddhist Council summoned by Emperor Ashoka?
           
           A)         Buddhist missionaries were sent abroad to propagate Buddhism
            B)        The Buddhist sect of ‘Sthaviravadins ‘ was recognised 
            C)        The third one ‘ Tripitakas’ called  ‘ Abhidhamma Pitaka’
            D)        The Council was presided over by Satakarni




Ans : (D)

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

                                    List – I                                                List – II

            a)         Gordon Childe                                  1.         History of Ancient Sanskrit 
            b)         Max Muller                                        2.         Caste in India
            c)         Will Durant                                        3.         The Aryans
            d)         J.H. Hutton                                        4.         Our Oriental Heritage

            Codes :
                        a          b          c          d

            A)        2          4          3          1
            B)        1          2          4          3
            C)        3          1          4          2
            D)        4          3          2          1




Ans : (C)





21.       ‘ Kantakasodhana’ in the Mauryan Administration refers to which one of the following?

            A)        Criminal Court
            B)        Police establishment
            C)        Revenue Department
            D)        Municipal Council
                        revolt against




Ans : (A)



22.       During the Mesolithic Age development in Coastal areas on the West Coast, Madras and Ceylon indicate

            A)        Trading activity
            B)        Agricultural activity
            C)        Nomadic activity
            D)        Fishing activity



           
Ans : (D)






23.       Which among the following events of Shivaji’s reign is correctly matched?

I.          Attack of Surat                                  -           1680
II.         Shivaji’s Coronation at Raigarh    -           1674
            III.        Treaty of Purandar                           -           1675
            IV.       Capture of Torna Fort                      -           1640
           
            Of these       

A)        I                                   B)        II
C)        III                                 D)        IV




Ans : (B)



24.       Arrange the following events of Jahangir’s region in the chronological
order:
           
A)        Conquest of Kangra
            C)        Khusrau’s revolt against his father
            C)        Jahangir’s marriage with Nur Jahan
            D)        Captain Hawkin’s visit to Jahangir’s court

            Of these       

A)        III, I, II, IV                    B)        II, I, III, IV
C)        III, IV, I, II                    D)        II, IV, III, I




Ans : (D)




25.       Match List I (Chola rulers) Correctly with list II (Titles) an select your answer using the codes given below:

                        List – I                                                List – II
                 (Chola Rulers)                                       (Titles)

A)        Rajaraja I                                           1.  Sangamam Thavirtha Chola
            C)        Rajendra I                                          2.  Vallabha Vallabha
            C)        Vira Rajendra I                                 3.  Kadarangonda
            D)        Kulothunga I                                     4.  Sivapadhasekara

            Codes:

a          b          c          d

            A)        1          2          4          3
            B)        3          1          4          2
            C)        4          3          1          2
            D)        4          3          2          1




Ans : (D)

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