Thursday 19 December 2013

TNPSC - Group II Exam-Topic-wise analysed questions and answers -History-Part 2

 TNPSC - Group II Exam-Topic-wise analysed questions and answers -History-Part 2



26.       Rice husks and spikelets embedded in clay and pottery have been discovered in which of the following sites of Indus Valley?
           
A)        Surkotada and Balakot
            C)        Kalibangan and Chanhudaro
            C)        Lothal an Rangpur
            D)        Harappa and Mohenjodaro



Ans : (C)

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

a)         Peshwa                                             1.  Finance Minister
            b)         Amatya                                               2.  Prime Minister
            c)         Samanta                                            3.  Home Secretary
            d)         Sachiv                                                4.  foreign Secretary

            Codes:

a          b          c          d

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




Ans : (C)


           
28.       Eliminate the wrong pair from the following matches :
            Kingdoms conquered                   Rulers of the Kingdoms
            A)        Ranthambhor                       -           Hamir Deva
            B)         Mewar                                   -           Rana Ratan Singh
            C)        Malwa                                                -           Ram Chandra Deva
            D)        Gujarat                                   -           Raj Karna Deva



Ans : (C)
           


29.       Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A)  :        Akbar’s ‘Din-i-Ilahi’ was a universal religion with the object of establishing ‘Sulh-i-Kul’ or universal peace.
Reason (R)     :         Akbar abolished the pilgrimage Tax and the Jizya
which were imposed on the Hindus.

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

            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)



30.       Identify the correct order of events from the following :
A)        All India Muslim conference, All parties Convention, Official demand for Pakistan, Communal Award.
B)        All Parties Convention, Official demand for Pakistan, All India Muslim Conference, Communal Award
C)        Communal Award, Official demand for Pakistan, All India Muslim Conference, All Parties convention
D)        All Parties Convention, All India Muslim Conference, Communal Award, Official demand for Pakistan.




Ans : (D)



31.       Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A)  :        In October, 1940 Gandhi gave the call for a limited Satyagraha by a few selected individuals
Reason (R)     :         To make clear that India was not a party in the Second World War.

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

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




Ans : (B)



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

a)         Young India                                      1.  Dadabhai Naoroji

            b)         Satyarth Prakash                             2.  Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

            c)         Povert and un-British                      3.  Lala Lajpat Rai
                        rule in India

            d)         India wins Freedom                         4.  Swami Dayanand Saraswati

            Codes:

a          b          c          d

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




Ans : (D)



33.       The prominent member of the Bharat Mata Association were

            A)        Nilakanta Brahmachari, G. Subramania Iyer and Srinivasa Sastri
            B)        Nilakanta Brahmachari, Sankara Krishna Iyer and Vanchi Iyer
            C)        Nilakanta Brahmachari, Champakaraman Pillai and Vanchi Iyer
            D)        Nilakanta Brahmachari, Krishnaswami Iyer and Srinivasa Sastri




Ans : (B)



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

a)         The Commonweal                           1.  Rajendra Prasad

            b)         Abhyudaya                                       2.  Annie Besant

            c)         Al Hilal                                               3.  Madan Mohan Malaviya
           
            d)         Desh                                                  4.  Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

            Codes:

a          b          c          d

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




Ans : (D)



   
 

(July - 2011)
TNPSC GROUP - II
HISTORY

35.       When was the National Interim Government formed?
           
           A)       1946                            B)       1948
            C)        1950                           D)        1952
           



           Ans : (A)



36.       Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
            A)        Mattavilasa Prahasanam    -           Temple          
            B)        Narasimhavarman               -           Vatapi Kondan
            C)        Vichitra Chitta                       -           Title
            D)        Nandivarman                                    -           Battle of Tellaru




            Ans : (A)



37.       In which year was satyendra sinha appointed as a member of viceroy's          Executive council?

            A)        1892                           B)        1909
            C)        1919                           D)        1935
            Ans : (B)

38.       Arrange the following in chronologist order:

            I.          Rowlat Act                
            II.         Khilafat Movement
            C)        Montague - Chelmsford reforms
            D)        Jalianwalla Bagh tragesy
            The correct order is
            A)        I,  II, IV, III                   B)        I, IV, II, III
            C)        II, I, IV, III                    D)        II, III, IV, I




            Ans : (C)



39.       Which among the following was also known as Delhi
           
           A)         Lucknow pact                       B)        Poona Pact
            C)        Gandhi Irwin Pact                D)        Communal award




            Ans : (C)



40.       Which among the following was known as June 3rd Plan?

            A)        Wavell plan               B)        C.R. Plan
            C)        Cabinet mission plan
            D)        Mountbatten plan




            Ans : (D)



41.       To which does the Indus valley civilization belong?
            A)        Urban                         B)        Suburban
            C)        Village                        D)        Foreign




            Ans : (A)



42.       Dindugal Federation was formed during the south Indian rebellion in the        year

            A)        April 1800                  B)        June 1800
            C)        May 1801                   D)        June 1801




            Ans : (A)



43.       The first Jain council was held at at ....... in the 3rd Century B.C.

            A)        Vaisali                        B)        Pataliputra
            C)        Kashmir         D)        Rajagritha




            Ans : (B)



44.       Potti Sri Ramulu is known for

            A)        Founding of Annamalai University                     
            B)        Creation of Andhra Pradesh
            C)        Prohibition in Madras
            D)        Separate Telangana issue




            Ans : (B)



45.       The Battle of Plassey took place in the year

            A)        1764               B)        1765
            C)        1757               D)        1857




            Ans : (C)



46.       Which of the following is incorrectly paried?

            A)        Vande Mataram - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
            B)        Partition of Bengal - Lord Lytton
            C)        Vedaranyam March - Rajaji
            D)        Indian National Army - Netaji




            Ans : (B)








TNPSC GROUP – II  2012
        April - 2010


47.       Upanished refer to

            I.          Sitting near by devotedly
            II.         End of the Vedas
            III.        The Jnana section
            IV.       Basis of Astika Darsanas
            A)        I alone is correct                   B)        I and III are correct
            C)        II, III and IV are correct
            D)        all are correct




            Ans : (D)



48.       The 1919 Act brought Dyarchy

            A)        at provinces              B)        at districts
            C)        centred                       D)        none of these




            Ans : (A)



49.       The leader who described Cripps proposal as a “post dated cheque of a crashing bank” was

            A)        Motilal Nehru                       
           B)       M.K. Gandhi
            C)        Sardar Vallabhai Patel
D)        Subhash Chandra Bose




            Ans : (B)



50.       Uzhupadai denotes

            A)        Uvamai Thogai                     B)        Panbu Thogai
            C)        Vinai Thogai                         D)        Ummai Thogai




Ans : (C)

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