Wednesday, 14 May 2014

TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Years Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-History-Part 10

TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Years Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-History-Part 10


226.   Consider the statements:
           Buddhism
           I.          emphasized the importance of “Four- Fold Truths”
           II.         based on the concept of Ethical principles
           III.        illustrated the necessity of the castle system
IV.       was a missionary religion

Of the statements:
           A)        I and III are correct
           B)        I, II and IV are correct
           C)        II, III and IV are correct
           D)        I, III and IV are  correct









           Answer: (B)








227.   ‘Chauth’ was a/an
           I.          irrigation tax imposed by Akbar
           II.         religious tax realized Shivaji from non Hindus
           III.        religious tax collected by Aurangzeb from the Hindus
IV.       land revenue of ¼ share collected by Shivaji from the neighbouring States

Of the statements:
           A)        I £ III are correct
           B)        I, II £ IV are correct
           C)        I £ III are correct
           D)        IV alone is correct









Answer: (D)









228.   Which one of the following is correctly matched?
           A)        Hieun Tsang             -  Raja Raja
           B)        Bernier                       -  Firoz Tughlug
           C)        Abdul Razzak           -  Krishnadevaraya
           D)        Ibn Batuta                  -  Shah Jahan

          







Answer: (B)









229.   Arrange in chronological order:
           1)         Mahavira
           2)         Parsva
           3)         Sthulabhadra
           4)         Bhadra Bahu

           A)        1,2,4,3 are correct
           B)        2,1,4,3 are correct
           C)        2,4,3,1 are correct
           D)        4,3,1,2 are correct









           Answer: (B)









230.   Arrange in chronological order:
           1)         Aryabhatta
           2)         Bhaskara
           3)         Brahmagupta

           A)        1,3,2 are correct
           B)        1,2,3 are correct
           C)        2,1,3 are correct
           D)        3,2,1 are correct









           Answer: (A)








231.   Arrange in chronological order:
           1)         Kabir
           2)         Ramananda
           3)         Guru Nanak
           4)         Vallabhacharya

           A)        1,3,2,4 are correct
           B)        2,3,1,4 are correct
           C)        2,1,4,3 are correct
           D)        3,1,2,4 are correct









           Answer: (C)









232.   Write the following events in chronological sequence relating to Shivaji:
           1)         Visit to Agra
           2)         Sacked Surat for the second time
           3)         Coronation
           4)         Signed the treaty of Purandar

           A)        2, 1,4,3 are correct
           B)        3,2,1,4 are correct
           C)        4,2,3,1 are correct
           D)        4,1,2,3 are correct









           Answer: (D)









233.   Arrange in chronological order:
           1)         August Offer
           2)         Surat Split
           3)         Nehru Report
           4)         Quit India Movement

           A)        2, 1,4,3 are correct
           B)        2,3,1,4 are correct
           C)        2,1,3,4 are correct
           D)        2,4,3,1 are correct









           Answer: (B)









234.   Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at
           A)        Gaya
           B)        Sarnath
           C)        Patliputra
           D)        Vaishali









           Answer: (B)








235.   Arrange in chronological order:
           1)         Subordinate Isolation
           2)         Subordinate Union
           3)         Policy of Equal Federation
           4)         Ring Fence Policy

           A)        4, 1,2,3 are correct
           B)        4,2,1,3 are correct
           C)        2,1,3,4 are correct
           D)        4,3,2,1 are correct

          







Answer: (C)









236.   Consider the following  statements:

          Assertion (A) :  Dalhousie annexed the Indian States through his
                           policy of the “Doctrine of Lapse”
Reason (R) :  The British annexed Audh on the protest of “good of the governed”

Select the answer from 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









           Answer: (B)









237.   Consider the following  statements:

   Assertion (A) :   The Pindaris were under an organized state and
                                     opposed the British
Reason (R)     :  Lord Hastings waged a war and suppressed them

Select the answer from 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









           Answer: (D)









238.   The Prime Minister of England ………. who gave freedom to India was
           A)        Attlee
           B)        Churchill
           C)        Mac Millan
           D)        Lloyd George









Answer: (A)









239.   Consider the following  statements:

           Assertion (A) :   The British established and developed Indian Railways.
Reason (R)     :   The British rulers were keen to develop indigenous industries
      in India

Select the answer from 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









           Answer: (C)









240.   The Indian National Congress was founded by
           A)        Dadabhai Naoroji
           B)        Allan Octavian Hume
           C)        Surendranath Banerjee
           D)        Annie Besant









Answer: (B)









241.   The Swadeshi Movement means
           A)        shouting Anti-British slogans
           B)        boycotting the foreign goods and the use of Indian goods.
           C)        wearing a Khadi cap
           D)        use of Hindi in coversation









Answer: (B)









242.   ‘Swaraj is my birthright’. These were the words of
           A)        Gandhiji
           B)        Lokmanya Tilak
           C)        Jawaharlal Nehru
           D)        Subhas Chandra Bose
          








Answer: (B)









243.   The Cabinet Mission was sent to India to
           A)        suppress the communal riots
           B)        determine the boundaries of India and Pakistan
           C)        find a solution to the Constitutional problem
           D)        Preach Christianity in India









Answer: (C)









244.   The leader of the “Khudai Khidmatgars” was
           A)        Bhagat Singh
           B)        Bipin Chandra Pal
           C)        Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan
           D)        Abul Kalam Azad









Answer: (C)









245.   Simon Commission came to India in
           A)        1920                           B)        1922
           C)        1927                           D)        1942









Answer: (C)









246.   Which one of the following is correctly matched?
           A)        Arthashastra             -  Karl Marx
           B)        Das Capital               -  Kautilya
           C)        Harsha Charita         -  Bana
           D)        Mein Kampf              -  Kalidas









Answer: (C)










247.   Sardar Vallabhai Patel is called the “Iron Man” of Indian because
           I.          he was the first Home Minister of India
           II.         he annexed Nizam’s Hyderabad State of India
           III.        he integrated the princely States
           IV.       he was a great nationalist
          
           A)        I alone is correct
           B)        I £ II are correct
           C)        III alone correct
           D)        III and IV are correct









Answer: (B)









248.   Which one of the following is correctly matched?
           A)        Champaran agitation          -  Bal Gangadhar Tilak
           B)        Ghadar Party                        -  Lala Hardayal
           C)        Ganapathy Festival             -  Annie Besant
           D)        Home Rule Movement        -  Gandhiji









Answer: (B)









249.   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the
codes given below:

                                   List I                                       List II
        a)      “ We believe therefore         1.  Subhas Chandra Bose
                       that India must sever
                       the British connection and
                       attain Purna Swaraj “
                      
              b)       “ We do not seek our           2.  Winston Churchill
           Independence out of
           British ruin”        
                             
        c)    “ I have not become His      3.  Lahore Session Resolution (1929)
          Majesty’s first Minister
          to preside over the
          liquidation of the British
          Empire”

d)         “ Give me blood, I shall       4.  Gandhiji
            give you freedom”

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









           Answer: (B)









250.   Match List I with List II and select your answer using the
codes given below
                                   List I                                       List II
           a)         Gnadhi -Irwin Pact               1.  1858
b)         Jallianwala Bagh                 2.  1940
Tragedy                                 
c)         August Offer                         3.  1919
d)         The Act for better                  4.  1931
            Government of India

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









           Answer: (D)









251.   Jallianwala Bagh firing took place at
           A)        Delhi
           B)        Calcutta
           C)        Mumbai
           D)        Amritsar









Answer: (D)









252.   Consider the following statements:
    Assertion (A)   :  Home Rule Movement was the result of circumstances that existed in the war years.
    Reason (R)   :  During the war years many Indian leaders felt that the Government was not likely to give any real concession unless popular pressure brought to bear upon it
          
           Select the answer from 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









Answer: (A)





  




253.   Consider the following statements:
 Assertion (A) : The Partition of Bengal was a deliberate and calculated action of the British to divide the Bengal
  Reason (R)  :  Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal for administrative  convenience
                                              
           Select the answer from 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










Answer: (C)

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