NTSE Sample Paper based on the Chapter -India After Independence (Class VIII)

1.      The person who said, “democracy is centered in Delhi and it is not allowed to work in the same sense and spirit in the rest of the country” belonged to    
    (A) Ahmedabad.    (B) Mysore    (C) Bangalore    (D) Bombay.

2.     According to Dr. Ambedkar, political democracy has to be accompanied by two kinds of democracy , namely, economic democracy and    
    (A) representative democracy    (B) linguistic democracy               
    (C) religious democracy             (D) social democracy.

3.      The person who said, “disruptionist tendencies had come to the fore; to check them, the nation had to be strong and united” was    
    (A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar        (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
    (C) Potti Sriramulu                (D) Vallabhbhai Patel

4.    Assertion:- On 30th Jan. 1948 Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a fanatic Nathuram Godse.
    Reason:- He was asked by British Officials to kill Mahatma Gandhi.
    (A) Both (A) & (R) are right and (R) is the right explanation of (A)
    (B) Both (A) & (R) are right and (R) is not the right explanation of (A)
    (C) (A) is right but (R) is wrong
    (D) (R) is right but (A) is wrong.

5.    Read the following Statements carefully-
    (1) Between December 1946and November 1949 Indians had a series of meetings on the Country’s Political future.
    (2) Some 300 Indians had participated in these meetings.
    (3) Only Hindu Leaders from all over India participated in these meetings.
    (4) These discussions resulted in the framing of Indian Constitution.
    Which of the above Statements is/are incorrect:-
    (A) Only 1    (B) Only 2    (C) Only 3    (D) Only 4

6.    Which practice was described as a “Slur and a bolt” on the “fair name of India”.
    (A) Untouchability        (B) Discrimination on the basis of Religion
    (C) Racism        (D) All of These

7.    “The first and last need to India at the present moment is that it should made a nation…” was said by,     (A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.        (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru.
    (C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad        (D) Vallabhbhai Patel

8.    Who  wrote this letter to whom:- ... we have a Muslim minority who are so large in numbers that they cannot, even if they want, go anywhere else. That is a basic fact about which there can be no argument. Whatever the provocation     from Pakistan and whatever the indignities and horrors inflicted on non-Muslims there, we have got to deal with this minority in a civilized manner. We must give them security and the rights of citizens in a democratic State.
    (A) Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote to the Chief Ministers of State
    (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote to the British Officials
    (C) Jinnah wrote to British Officials.
    (D) Badruddin Tayyib ji wrote to the representatives of Provinces

9.    Match the following-
    Column- A         Column- B
    Hind Swaraj        Din Bandhu Mitra
    Neel Darpan        Jawahar Lal Nehru
    Discovery of India        Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    India Wins Freedom        Mahatma Gandhi
    (A) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i    (B)  a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii    (C) a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii    (D)   a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i

10.    The leader who died fasting for a separate state for Telugu Speakers-
    (A) Potti Srimalu    (B) T.T.Krishnamachari    (C) Alluri Sitaram raju    (D) None Of These

11.    Read The following Statements Carefully-
    (1) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar respectfully referred to as Babasaheb.
    (2) He belonged to a Hindi- speaking dalit family.
    (3) He was a lawyer and economist & known as the “Father of the constitution”
    (4) He was not ready to accept reservation for Dalits but wanted to accept Separate electorate

    Which of the above statements is/are not correct
    (A) 1 & 4    (B) 2 & 4     (C) 2 & 3    (A) 1 & 3

12.    Read the following Statements Carefully-
    (1) On 15 December 1952, fifty-eight days into his fast, Potti Sriramulu died.
    (2) The news of the passing away of Sriramulu engulfed entire Andhra in Chaos.
    (3) The protests were so widespread and intense that the Central Government was forced to give in to the          demand.
    (4) On 1 October 1953, the new state of Andhra Pradesh came into being.

    Which of the above statements is/are correct_
    (A) 1,2 & 3    (B) 1,2 & 4    (C)  2,3 & 4    (D) All of These

13.     Read the following Statements Carefully-
    (1) A state Reorganisation Commission was set up,which submitted its report in 1956.
    (2) In 1960, the bilingual state of Bombay was divided into separate states for Marathi and Gujarati          speakers.
    (3) In 1966, State of Punjab was also divided into Punjab and Haryana.
    (4) In 1966, Nagaland was also divided into two states.

    Which of the following Statements is/are correct:-
    (A) 1,2 & 3    (B) 2 & 3    (C) 1 & 3    (D) All of These

14.    Read the following Statements Carefully-
    (1) The Government set up a Planning Commission in 1950.
    (2) It was established to execute suitable policies for economic Development.
    (3) In 1952 First Five Year Plan was introduced.
    (4) The second five year plan focused on the development of Industries.

    Which of the following Statements is/are incorrect:-
    (A) Only 1    (B) Only 2    (C) Only 3    (D) Only 4

15.    Which of the following subjects  is/are included in the “Union List” of our constitution ?    
    (A) Health     (B) Defence    (C) Foreign affairs     (D) Both (B) and (C)

16.    Read the statements :
    (1) Prime Minister Nehru and Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhai Patel were against the creation of linguistic states.
    (2) At the time of partition of Indian, Hindus Muslims riots took place.
    (3) US and USSR has promoted the policy of non-alignment
    Which of the above statements is/are incorrect ?
    (A) 1 & 2     (B) 2 & 3     (C) 1 & 3     (D) Only 3

17.    Which of  the following  problems were faced immediately after independence by free India?    
    (A) The problem of 8 million refugees.   
    (B) The language problem of various regions.   
    (C) The problems of merger of 500 princely states in India.    
    (D) Both (A) and (C)   

18.    Read the following statements-
    (1) India is termed as Quasi- Federal in our Constitution.   
    (2) We find more than two levels of the Government in India.
    (3) There are three lists in our constitution - Union List, State List and Concurrent List
    (4) There are 95 subjects in Our Union Lists.
    Which one of the above statements is/are incorrect-
    (A) Only 1    (B) Only 2    (C) Only 3    (D) Only 4

19.    Read the following Statements-
    (1) India gained freedom soon after the devastation of the Second World War.
    (2) The 1950 and 1960s saw the emergence of the Cold War.
    (3) Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru was the first foreign minister of Newly Independent India.
    (4) Non-Alignment formed the bedrock of India’s Foreign Policy.
    Which of the above statements is/are correct-
    (A) Only 1    (B) Only 2    (C) Only 3    (D) All of These

20.    In which year Bombay was divided into two states-
    (A) 1960    (B) 1961    (C) 1962    (D) 1963


ANSWERS - Q.1.-(B), Q.2.-(D), Q.3.-(B), Q.4.-(C), Q.5.-(C),
                      Q.6.-(A), Q.7.-(B), Q.8.-(A), Q.9.-(B), Q.10.-(A),
                      Q.11.-(B), Q.12.-(D), Q.13.-(A), Q.14.-(C), Q.15.-(D),
                      Q.16.-(A), Q.17.-(D), Q.18.-(D), Q.19.-(D), Q.20.-(A),

NTSE Sample Questions based on The Making Of The National Movement 1880-1947 (Class VIII)

1.    Read the following statements carefully which of the following is correct regarding Dada Bhai Naoroji-
    (A) He was a businessman & publicist settled in London
    (B) He gave the popular “Theory of Drain Of wealth”
    (C) He wrote The book “Poverty & Un-British Rule in India” in which he offered a scathing Criticism of the economic impact of British Life.
    (D) All of These

2.    Match the following-
    Column - A            Column - B
    a. Formation of Congress    (i) 1853
    b. Arms Act            (ii) 1883
    c. Ilbert Bill            (iii) 1878
    d. Introduction Of Railway    (iv) 1885
    (A) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i    (B) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii    (C) a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii    (D) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv

3.    Read the following statements carefully -
    (1) The INC was established when its 72 delegates met at Bombay in Dec.1885.
    (2) The early leadership of Congress was in the hands of “Dadabhai Naoroji, Phirozshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji & W.C.Banerjee.
    (3) The first women president of INC was Sarojini Naidu.
    (4) A.O.Hume played an Important role in the formation of INC
    Which of the above statements are true-
    (A) 1, 2, 4        (B) 2, 3, 4        (C) 1, 2, 3        (D) 1,3, 4

4.    Read the following statements carefully. Which one of the followings was not a demand of congress at its earliest times-
    (A) It decided that British rule had led to poverty & famines.
    (B) It demanded to reduce revenue, cut in military expenditure & more funds for irrigation.
    (C) It demanded that Indians be placed in high position in the government.
    (D) It demanded to reduce the age of ICS examination from to 21 to 19 & it would be held only in London.

5.    Assertion- British officials forced the Government to Withdrawal the Ilbert Bill-
    Reason- The Bill provided for the trial of the British or European persons by Indians.
    (A) Both (A) & (R) are Right is the right explanation of (A)
    (B) Both (A) & (R) are Right but (R) is not the right explanation of (A)
    (C) (A) is right but (R) is not Right
    (D) (A) is wrong but (R) is Right

6.    Which of the following is not correctly Matched-
    (A) Motilal Nehru- Nehru Report
    (B) Jinnah-      Khilafat Movement
    (C) Gandhi -    Champaran Satyagrah
    (D) Subhash Bose- Forward Block

7.    Assertion- B.K.Dutt and Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on April 8,1929
    Reason-    They wanted to protest against the passage of the Public Service Safety Bill Which would have reduced civil liberties.
    (A) Both (A) & (R) and (R) is the right explanation of (A)
    (B) Both (A) & (R) are Right but (R) is not the right explanation of (A)
    (C) (A) is right but (R) is not Right
    (D) (A) is wrong but (R) is Right

8.    Which one is correctly matched-
    (A) Do or Die – J.L.Nehru
    (B) Swaraj is my Birthright – M.K.Gandhi
    (C) Give me blood I will give you freedom – SC Bose
    (D) Independence should be through Non- violence – Bal Gangadhar Tilak

9.    Which one of the following is not correctly matched-
    (A) Holt Mackenzie-        Mahalwari System
    (B) Lord Cornwallis-        Subsidiary System
    (C) Lord Rippon-            Local Self Goverment
    (D) Thomas Munro-        Ryotwari System

10.    What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, Barkatulla, V.V.S. Iyer & M.N.Roy?
    (A) All of them were leading members of the International Communist Movement.
    (B) M.Barkatullah was the Prime-Minister and the rest were the ministers in the provisional Government of Free India established by the group of revolutionaries at Kabul.
    (C) All of them were among the prominent revolutionaries outside India operating in different countries during the freedom Movement.
    (D) All of them were accused in the case relating to the throwing of the Bomb on Lord Hardinge.

11.    Match List -I and List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists-
        List- I                             List- II
    (a) Moplah Revolt           (i)  Kerala
    (b) Pabna Revolt             (ii) Bihar
    (c) Eki Movement           (iii) Bengal
    (d) Birsa Munda Revolt   (iv) Awadh
    (A) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii    (B)  a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i    (C) a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii    (D)  a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i

12.    The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because-
    (A) The principle of Two Nation theory was then acceptable to them.
    (B) It was imposed by the British Government and the congress was helpless in this regard .
    (C) They wanted to avoid large scale communal riots.
    (D) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom.

13.    Which of the following pairs are correctly matched-
    1. Theodore Beck -                 Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College, Aligarh
    2. Ilbert Bill -                           Ripon
    3. Pherozshah Mehta -             Indian National Congress 
    4. Badruddin Tyabji -               Muslim League
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below-
    (A) 1, 2, 3 & 4        (B) 1, 2, & 4        (C)  2, & 4        (D) 1, 2, & 3

14.    Which of the following was not a feature of “Permanent Settlement System”
    (A) Zamindars were made the legal proprietors of the land.
    (B) Most of the landlords did not take any interest in the improvement of land.
    (C) State was assured of the income
    (D) One-Sixth of the produce was given to the government.

15.    Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists-
        List-I(Events)                                   List-II(Results)
    a. Morley-Minto Reforms               (i) Country Wide agitation
    b. Simon commission                      (ii) Withdrawl of movement
    c. The Chauri-Chura incident          (iii) Communal Electorates
    d. The Dandi March                       (iv) Communal Outbraeks
                                                          (v) Illegal Manufacture of salt
    (A) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-v    (B)  a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i    (C) a-iv, b-v, c-i, d-iii    (D)  a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-v

16.    Match List-I and List- II and select the correct answer
        List-I                                                     List-II
    (a.)  Widow Marriage Association        (i)  M.G.Ranade
    (b.)  Indian Association                        (ii) Annie Besant
    (c.) Indian National Congress               (iii) S.N.Banerjee
    (d.) Theosophical Society                    (iv) Pherozshah Mehta
    Codes:
    (A) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i    (B)  a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii    (C) a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii    (D)   a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i

17.    Match List-I & List -II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
        List-I                                     List-II
    a.  Warren Hestings        (i) Anglo-Burmese War
    b. Cornwallis                 (ii) Battle of Plassey
    c. William Bentick         (iii) The Charter Act of 1813
    d. Ambert                     (iv) Abolition of Sati System
                                         (v) Regulating Act
    (A) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-v    (B)  a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i    (C) a-v, b-iii, c-iv, d-i    (D)  a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-v

18.    The advocates appointed by the Indian National Congress to take up the case of the INA officers Shah Nawaz Khan, Dhillon and Saigal at the historic Red Fort at Delhi were-
    (A) Bhulabhi Desai, Asaf Ali and Jawaharlal Nehru
    (B) Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A.Jinnah and Sarat Chandra Bose
    (C) Asaf Ali, Bhulabhai Desai and Rajgopalchari
    (D) Rajagopalchari, Sardar Patel and feroz Gandhi

19.    Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
        List-I(Organisation)                               List-II(Founder)
    a. All India Harijan Sangh                     (i)  Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
    b. Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party        (ii) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    c. Khudai Khidmatgars                         (iii) Dadabhai Nauroji
    d. Brahmo Samaj                                 (iv) Motilal Nehru
                                                                (v) Mahatma Gandhi

    (A) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-v    (B)  a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i    (C) a-v, b-iv, c-i, d-ii    (D)  a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-v

20.    Which of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian Freedom Movement-
    (A) Stimulating the production of Indigenous articles by giving them preference over imported commodities.
    (B) Obtaining self-government by aggressive means in place of petition and constitutional ways.
    (C) Providing national education according to the requirement of the country.
    (D) Organising coups against the British Empire Through Military revolt.

21.    Which one of the following groups of NewsPapers supported the cause of Indian Nationalism-
    (A) The Kesari, Amrita Bazar Patrika, The Bombay Chronicle.
    (B) The Daily Gazettee, The justice, the Madras Times
    (C) The Delhi Mail, The Madras Mail, The Gujarati Punch.
    (D) The Pioneer, Saiphul Islam, The Statesman.

22.    Which Of the Following movements Acts of British Parliament was introduced to remove the shortcomings of the Regulating Act-               
    (A) Pitt’s India Act, 1784                       (B) Charter act of 1793               
    (C) Government of India Act, 1919        (D) Rowlatt Act


ANSWERS - Q.1.(D), Q.2.(A),Q.3.(A),Q.4.(D),Q.5.(A),
                      Q.6.(B),Q.7.(A),Q.8.(C),Q.9.(B),Q.10.(C),
                      Q.11.(A),Q.12.(C),Q.13.(D),Q.14.(D),Q.15.(D),
                      Q.16.(B),Q.17.(C),Q.18.(A),Q.19.(C),Q.20.(B),Q.21.(A),Q.22.(A),

NTSE Sample Questions based on The Changing World of Visual Arts(Class VIII)

1.    The Painting named “Ruins on the banks of the Ganges at Gazipur” was painted by-
    (A) Thomas Daniell    (B) William Daniell    (C) Johann Zoffany    (D) George Willson

2.    Read the following Statements Carefully-
    (1) In Imperial Arts Indians were shown as submissive.
    (2) British were shown as superior & Imperious.
    (3) They were shown as flaunt in their clothes, stand regally or sit arrogantly & live a life of luxury
    (4) Sometimes Indians were also drawn at the centre of such paintings-
    Which of the above Statements is/are not true-
    (A) 1,4            (B) 2,3            (C) Only 1        (D) Only 4

3.    Which of the following statement is/are not true in regarding the painting made by Johann zoffany-
    (A) “The Aurial and Dashwood families of Calcutta” was painted by Zoffany.
    (B)  This was made in 1784 , Thomas Dashwood & his wife were painted with their friends & relatives
    (C) Indians were presented as serving tea to their British masters.
    (D) Indian maid was also presented as serving Lousia Aurial(Wife of Thomas Dashwood)

4.    Which of the following statement is/are not true in regarding the painting made by Francis Hayman-
    (A) In this painting Lord Clive’s meeting with Mir Jafar is shown.
    (B) Lord Clive & his troops are  shown to be welcomed by Mir Jafar after the battle of Plassey.
    (C)  A British is also shown hoisting the Union Jack.
    (D) The dead body of Nawab Sirajuddaulah is also shown in the painting.

5.    Which of the following statement is/are  true in regarding the painting which shows the victory of the battle of Seringapatam-
    (A) This painting was made by Rober Kerr Porter in 1800
    (B) The British troops are shown storming the fort from all the sides & cutting Tipu’s soldiers to pieces.
    (C) A British soldier is also shown raising the British flag aloft on the ramparts of Tipu’s fort.
    (D) All of These

6     Read the following Statements carefully-
    (1) Portrait is a picture of a person in which the face and its expression is prominent & another tradition
                of Imperial art
    (2) The Rich and the powerful, both British and Indians wanted to see themselves on Canvas.
    (3) Unlike the   existing Indian tradition of painting portraits in miniature, Colonial portraits were life-size             images that looked lifelike and real.
    (4) This new style also served as an ideal means of displaying the lavish life-style.
    Which of the above statements are true-
    (A) 1,2,3            (B) 2,3,4         (C) 2,3         (D) All of These

7.    Which of the following statements is not related to the portrait of Nawab of Arcot-
    (A) The portrait was painted by George Willison & Tilly Kettle.
    (B) He gifted the paintings to the King of England and the Directors of the East India Company.
    (C) He  commissioned two visiting artists George Willison & Tilly Kettle to make his paintings.
    (D) The nawab was presented as the central figure of portrait with sceptre in his hand.

8.    Mural is a-
    (A) Wall painting    (B) Scroll painting    (C) Portrait painting    (D) None of These

9.    Which of the following Statements is not Correct regarding the “Clive Street Of Calcutta”
    (A) It was made by Thomas and William Daniell.
    (B) In this Painting the making of new calcutta is shown.
    (C) Majestic European style buildings and new mode of transport are presented to show the development.
    (D) In this painting the image of traditional India is also presented.

10.    Assertion- The paintings of local plants,animals,historical buildings and monuments, festivals and processions are known as company paintings.
    Reason-  These pictures are eagerly collected by the East India Company officials as they wanted to collect the paintings by which they could understand India.
    (A) Both (A) & (R) are right & (R) is the right explanation of (A)
    (B) Both (A) & (R) are right & (R) is not the right explanation of (A)
    (C) (A) is Right but (R) is wrong
    (D) (A) is wrong But (R) is Right.

11.    Read the following Statements carefully-
    (1) Painting on a long roll of paper that could be rolled up is known as scroll Painting.
    (2) Scroll Painters were known as “Patuas” in eastern India & “Kumhars” in North India
    (3)  Before the 19th century the Scroll painters had worked on mythological themes.
    (4) In late 19th century Kalighat painters bagan to use Shading to give painting a rounded form, to        make the images look three dimensional.
    Which of the above statements are not true-
    (A) 1,2,3        (B) 2,3            (C) 1,3,4        (D) None Of These

12.     Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding “Kali” painting-
    (A) “Kali” was produced by “Bengal Art Studio” in 1885.
    (B) This was an advertisement of an indian brand of cigarette that was banned by British in 1905.
    (C) The heads of British soldiers can be seen amongest the demons killed by the goddess.
    (D) This image was used to express the nationalist ideas & inspire people against British Rule.

13.    Match the Following-
    (a) The Horse Regiment            (i) Samuel Bourne
    (b) Sati Chaura Ghat            (ii) Raja Ravi Verma
    (c) Krishna Sadan            (iii) Abindranath Tagore
    (d) My Mother                   (iv) Felice Bearto
    (A ) a (iv)  b (i)  c (ii)  d (iii)        (B) a (ii)   b (iv)  c (i)  d (iii)
    (C) a (i)   b (ii)  c (iii)  d (iv)        (D) a (iii)   b (ii)  c (i)  d (iv)

14.     Read the following statements carefully.Which of the following statements is not correct-
    (A) “Sati Chaura Ghat” was painted by ‘Samuel Bourne’
    (B) Samuel Morne established Photographic Studio in Calcutta named as “Bourne & Shepherd.”
    (C) “A Nationalist demonstration in a Bombay Street” was painted by ‘Abindranath Tagore.’
    (D) “The Ideals of The East” was published by ‘Okakura Kakuzo’ in 1904.

15.    Assertion-   In the end of Nineteenth century People began to reject the art of Raja Ravi Verma.
    Reason-      People thought it imitative and westernised & declared that such a style was                 unsuitable for depicting the nation’s ancient myths and legends.
    (A) Both (A) & (R) are correct & (R) is the right explanation of (A).
    (B) Both (A) & (R) are correct & (R) is not the right explanation of (A).
    (C) (A) is right but (R) is incorrect.
    (D) (A) is  wrong but (R) is Right.

16.     The person associated with the painting ‘Damyanti’ was    
    (A) Rabindra Nath Tagore.        (B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
    (C) Raja Ravi Verma                 (D) Raj Verma

17.      The theme of William Daniel’s painting was the    
    (A) modernization of India        (B) contrast of Indian and European life style           
     (C) activities on road               (D) mode of transport.

18.     Calcutta Art Studio printed the scene of Nala and Damyanti in the    
    (A) 1876 – 77        (B) 1877 – 78        (C) 1878 – 80        (D) 1880 – 82

19.    Gothic is-
    (A) The pointed arches in the buildings and the elongated structure in buildings.
    (B) The imperial art which was introduced in 18th century.
    (C) The art which was used by “Raja Ravi Verma”
    (D) The Art Which was used by “Abindra Nath Tagore”

20.Johann Zofany was born in    
    (A) England        (B) France        (C) Germany        (D) Scotland.


ANSWERS - Q.1. (A)  Q.2. (D) Q.3. (D) Q.4. (D) Q.5. (D)
                      Q.6. (D) Q.7. (C) Q.8. (A) Q.9. (D) Q.10. (A)
                      Q.11. (D) Q.12. (A) Q.13. (A) Q.14. (C) Q.15. (A)
                      Q.16. (C) Q.17. (A) Q.18. (C) Q.19. (A) Q.20. (C)

NTSE Sample Questions based on Women, Caste & Reform (Class VIII)

1.    Read the following paragraph carefully –
    In this popular festival devotees underwent a peculiar form of suffering as part of ritual worship. People pierced their skin & swung themselves on a wheel. In the early 19th century, when European officials began criticizing Indian customs & rituals as barbaric. This was one of the rituals that came under attack.
    Which festival is expressed in above paragraph –
    (A) Hook swing festival     (B) Skin pierced festival    (C) Swinging festival    (D) none of these

2.    Read the following statements –   
    1. British officials passed a law in 1856 permitting widow remarriage.   
    2. In the Telugu-speaking areas of  Madras presidency Venctaman Raju formed an association for widow Remarriage.
    3. In the north Swani Dayanand Saraswati also supported widow remarriage.
    4. Ishwar chandra vidhyasagar used ancient texts to suggest that widow could marry also.
    Which of the above statements is/are incorrect in regarding to widows’ lives during 18th century –
    (A) Only 1    (B) 1 & 2    (C) Only 2    (D) 2, 3

3.    Which of the following works is/are not related to Raja Ram Mohan Roy –
    1. He established Brahmo Samaj & protested sati system.
    2. He published ‘Sambad Karmudi’ & ‘Mirat-ul-Akbar’.
    3. He used ancient sacred texts to support his point of view.
    4. He began a campaign  to protest  female foeticide.
    (A) Only 1    (B) Only 2    (C) Only 3    (D) Only 4

4.    The first educational institution which provide girls with the kind of learning that was usual for boys at the time –
    (A) Sakhwat Memorial School          (B) Hindu Mahila Vidhyala
    (C) Calcutta Mahila Mahavidhyala     (D) Mukti Mission

5.    Read the following statements carefully –
    (1) She was educated at home at Poona
    (2) She wrote a book “Stripurushtulna”
    (3) In her book she criticised the social differenes between men & women.
    Which famous personality is better expressed in the above statements–
    (A) Pandita Ramabai                               (B) Tarabai Shinde    
    (C) Begun Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain     (D) Mumtaz Ali

6.    In which year the child marriage restraint act was passed –       
    (A) 1928    (B) 1929    (C) 1930    (D) 1931

7.    Some statements are given below :   
    (1) Raja Rammohan Roy translated an old Buddhist text that was critical of caste.
    (2) The Prarthana Samaj adhered to the tradition of Bhakti that believed in spiritual equality of all castes
    (3) In Bombay, the Paramhans mandali was founded in 1840 to work for the abolition of caste
    (4) Christian missionaries began to set up schools for  tribal groups & lower caste
    Which of the above statements is/are true regarding caste system in 19th century –
    (A) Only 1    (B) 2 & 3    (C) 2, 3, 4    (D) All of these   

8.    Assertion : In 10th century the poor began leaving their villages to look for jobs.
    Reason : The expansion of cities created new demands of labour in factories & Municipalities.
    (A) Both (A) & (R) are right & (R) is the right explanation of (A)
    (B) Both (A) & (R) are right but (R) is not the right explanation of (A)
    (C) (A) is right but (R) is false
    (D) (R) is right but (A) is false

9.    Name the coolie ship which carried many Indian labourers to Mauritius where they did a variety of forms of hard labours-
    (A) John Allen     (B) Potter ship     (C) John Potter     (D) None of these

10.    Read the following statements.
    (1) He was born in 1827 & studied in schools set up by christion mission aries.
    (2) He set out to attack the ‘Brahmans’ claim that they were superior to others.
    (3) According to him the “upper” castes had no right to their land & power.
    (4) He proposed that shudras (labouring castes) &  Ati shudras should unite to challenge caste discrimination
    which of the following reformer is related to above statements –
    (A) Shri Narayan guru             (B) Jyotirao phule   
    (C) Dayanand Saraswati         (D) Veerasalingm Pantulu

11.    Read the following Statements carefully-
    1. In 1873 Phule wrote a book named ‘Gulamgiri’ meaning slavery.
    2. Phule dedicated to this book to those Americans who had fought to free slaves
    3. Through this book, he established a link between the condition of lower caste in India & the black slowes in America.
    4. He said that Brahmanas were superior & had rights on land. 
    Which one of the following statements is/are not related to Jyoti Rao Phule -
    (A) Only 1    (B) Only 2    (C) Only 3    (D) Only 4

12.    Which of the following statement is not related to Singh Sabha movement
    (A) It was the Reform Organisation of Sikhs.
    (B) The First Singh Sabha was established in 1873.
    (C) The Second Singh Sabha was established in 1875.
    (D) The Sabhas sought to rid Sikhism of Superstitions,caste distinctions and Practices seen by them as
         Non-Sikhs

13.      Match the following
                    A                                                B
    (a) “Upper castes”                          (i) Shudras
    (b) Traders and money lenders        (ii) Labouring class
    (c) Untouchables                           (iii) Vaishyas
    (d) Peasants and artisans               (iv) Brahmans
    (A) a (ii)   b (iii)   c (iv)  d (i)    (B) a (i)   b (ii)   c (iii)  d (i)      
    (C) a (iv)  b (iii)  c (i)  d (ii)      (D) a (iii)  b (ii)  c (i)  d (iv)

14.      Who among the following women reformers supported women’s education by reinterpreting the Kuran in support of her arguments ?    
    (A) Banu Begum    (B) Shabna Azmi    (C) Mumtaz Ali    (D) Regina Begum

15.      Match the following
                       A                                B
     (a) Young Bengal           (i) 1873
     (b) The Veda Samaj       (ii) 1820
     (c) The Singh Sabha       (iii) 1897
     (d) Ramakrishna Mission   (iv) 1864
    (A) a (iv)  b (iii)  c (ii)  d (i)        (B) a (ii)   b (iv)  c (i)  d (iii)
    (C) a (i)   b (ii)  c (iii)  d (iv)     (D) a (iii)   b (ii)  c (i)  d (iv)

16.     Match the following-
    A                                          B
    (a) Satyashodhak Samaj    (i)  1875
    (b) Prarthana Samaj           (ii) 1848
    (c) Arya Samaj                  (iii) 1828   
    (d)Brahma Samaj              (iv) 1867
    (A) a (iv)  b (iii)  c (ii)  d (i)        (B) a (ii)   b (iv)  c (i)  d (iii)
    (C) a (i)   b (ii)  c (iii)  d (iv)      (D) a (iii)   b (ii)  c (i)  d (iv)

17.     Which Statement is/are not true regarding “Sati System”
    1. It was abolished by “William Bentick”
    2. It was banned in 1829.
    3. Raja Rammohan Roy described sati system as “Murder according to every Shashtra”
    4.  Sati means “Virtuous Woman”
    (A) only 1    (B) Only 2    (C) Only 3    (D) None of these

18.    Read the following statements carefully-
    (1) Rajaram Mohan Roy was well versed in Sanskrit, Persian and several other Indian and European language.
    (2) He tried to show through his writings that the practice of widow burning had no sanction in ancient texts.
    (3) British officials did not begin to criticise Indian tradition and Customs.
    (4) Raja Rammohan Roy was keen to spread the knowledge of western education in country.
    Which one of the above statements is/are incorrect-
    (A) 1 and 3     (B) 3 and 4    (C) Only 3    (D) Only 4

19.    “Isn’t a woman’s life as dear to her as yours is to you? It is as if women are meant to be made of something different from men altogether, made from dust from earth or rock or rusted iron whereas You and Your lives are made from the purest gold”-
    Who wrote this statement and in which book-
    (A) Tarabai Shinde, Stripurushtulna
    (B) Pandita Ramabai, The situation of Upper Caste Women
    (C) Begum Rokeya Sakhawat, Sultana’s Dream
    (D) Raja Rammohan Roy, Sambad Kaumudi

20.    Match the following-
           Column- A            Column-B
    a. Pandita Ramabai         i. Stripurushtulana
    b. Tarabai Shinde         ii. Gulamgiri
    c. Jyotirao Phule            iii. Mirat- Ul-Akbar
    d. Raja Rammohan Roy         iv. The situation of Upper Caste women

    (A) a (ii), b (iii) , c (iv), d (i)    (B) a (i) , b (ii) ,c (iii) ,d (iv)      
    (C) a (iv), b (i) , c (ii) , d (iii)    (D) a (i) ,b (ii) ,c (iv) ,d (iii)



ANSWERS - Q.1.(A) Q.2.(C) Q.3.(D) Q.4.(B) Q.5.(B)
                      Q.6.(B) Q.7.(D) Q.8.(A) Q.9.(A) Q.10.(B)
                      Q.11.(D) Q.12.(C) Q.13.(C) Q.14.(A) Q.15.(B)
                      Q.16.(B) Q.17.(D) Q.18.(C) Q.19.(A) Q.20.(C)

1. ‘Mandamus’ is a writ issued by the Court—
(A) Asking a public official or any authority to perform legal duties
(B) Enquiring into the legality of claim of any person to public office
(C) Asking a person who has detained any other person, to appear before a court
(D) Against any lower court not to do any act excess of their jurisdiction
Ans : (A)

2. Rajya Sabha in India consists of—
(A) 238 members
(B) 250 members
(C) 254 members
(D) 256 members
Ans : (B)

3. The features of Indian Federal System are—
1. Division of powers
2. Separation of powers
3. Independent judiciary
4. Leadership of the Prime Minister
5. A written constitution
Now choose the right option—
(A) 2, 3, 5
(B) 1, 4, 5
(C) 1, 2, 5
(D) 1, 3, 5
Ans : (D)

4. In which of the following articles of the constitution is the term ‘Cabinet’ mentioned ?
(A) Article 74
(B) Article 75
(C) Article 352
(D) Not mentioned in the Constitution
Ans : (C)

5. How many members are nominated to the State Legislative Council by the Governor ?
(A) 1/3rd
(B) 1/12 th
(C) 1/8th
(D) 1/6th
Ans : (D)

6. The Public Corporation is—
(A) Accountable to Finance Ministry only
(B) Partially accountable to Parliament
(C) Not accountable to Parliament
(D) Accountable to Parliament
Ans : (D)

7. Who among the following said that, “Company form of public enterprise is a fraud on the Indian Constitution ?
(A) Paul Appleby
(B) Chhagla Commission
(C) Ashok Chanda
(D) Morarjee Desai
Ans : (C)

8. The grants made in advance by the Lok Sabha in respect of estimated expenditure is called—
(A) Token grant
(B) Vote on credit
(C) Exceptional grant
(D) Vote on account
Ans : (D)

9. Impeachment proceedings against the President for violation of the Constitution can be initiated in—
(A) The Lok Sabha
(B) The Rajya Sabha
(C) Either House of Parliament
(D) The Supreme Court
Ans : (C)

10. Planning Commission was setup—
(A) Under the Government of India Act, 1935
(B) As per the provisions of the Constitution of India
(C) By a Cabinet resolution
(D) As per the recommendations of the National Development Council
Ans : (C)

11. If the President wants to resign, he shall address his letter of resignation to—
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) Vice-President of India
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans : (C)

12. The duty of Finance Commission is not to recommend upon—
(A) Distribution of taxes between the Union and States
(B) Determination of principles which should govern the grantsin-aid from the Centre to the State
(C) Consideration of new items of revenue to be allocated to States
(D) Any other matter especially referred to the Commission
Ans : (C)

13. The term ‘Federation’ has been used in the Indian Constitution in—
(A) Article 373
(B) Article 280
(C) Article 90
(D) Nowhere
Ans : (D)

14. A Governor can issue an ordinance—
(A) Whenever he likes
(B) Whenever Chief Minister advises him
(C) Whenever the State Legislature is not in session
(D) When the Union Government tells him to do so
Ans : (C)

15. Charged expenditure upon the Consolidated fund of India—
(A) Is submitted to the vote of Parliament
(B) Is not submitted to the vote of Rajya Sabha
(C) Is not submitted for the sanction of the President
(D) Is not submitted to the vote of Parliament
Ans : (D)

16. Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the nomination of the Anglo-Indian community in the State Legislative Assembly ?
(A) Article 239
(B) Article 267
(C) Article 333
(D) Article 403
Ans : (C)

17. The principal function of Directorates in a State Government is to—
(A) Undertake policy implementation
(B) Render auxiliary services
(C) Facilitate policy formulation
(D) Promote inter-agency cooperation and coordination
Ans : (A)

18. The District treasury comes under the control of the—
(A) State Government
(B) District Collector
(C) District Treasury Officer
(D) Chief Secretary
Ans : (B)

19. The existence of the Second Chamber (Legislative Council) in the state largely depends on the wishes of the—
(A) People
(B) High Court
(C) Governor
(D) Legislative Assembly
Ans : (D)

20. The Minister-Civil Servant relationship in India emerged as a result of—
(A) Government of India Act, 1935
(B) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
(C) Indian Constitution, 1950
(D) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
Ans : (B)

Important Facts of Indian History

History of Medieval India

● Made in the times of Bhoj, an idol of ‘Vakdevi’ is at present preserved in the British Museum.
● The Jain temples of Dilwara were constructed during the period of Parmars.
● In Udaipur Prashasti, Munj is entitled ‘Kavi Vrish’ due to his literary attainments.
● Qutubuddin was purchased as a slave in his childhood by Qazi Fakruddin Abdul Aziz Koofi.
● Qutubuddin did not issue coins or got ‘Khutba’ read in his name after accession to Delhi throne.
● Qutubuddin Aibak was buried at Lahore after his death.
● Iltutmish established the Shamsi dynasty.
● Iltutmish organized the group of his 40 slaves which is famous in history as Turkan-i-Chahalgami.
● Yalduz and Nasiruddin Qubacha were prominent rivals of Iltutmish.
● Iltutmish organized the ‘Iqta army’.
● Iltutmish issued the coins—‘Taka’ of silver and ‘Jeetal’ of copper.
● Iltutmish was the first Sultan who issued pure Arabic coins.
● On 18th February, 1229, the representatives of the Caliph of Baghdad came to Delhi and they gave the Investiture of the Caliph to Iltutmish. The Caliph thus accepted him as the Sultan of Delhi. Now Delhi became a free state legitimately.
● According to Barni, Balban organized his Court on the Iranian pattern.
● Balban started the system of ‘Sijda’ and ‘Paibos’ during his reign.
● Balban’s theory of kingship was based upon—Power, Prestige and Justice. His main objective was to maintain his control upon the administrative officials.
● The Mongol leader Changez Khan was known as the ‘Curse of God’.
● The coronation of Jalaluddin Feroz Shah was done in 1290 at the Kilokhari Apurna Palace built by Kaikubad.
● At the time of his accession on the Delhi Sultanate, Alauddin Khalji assumed the title of Abul Mujaffar Sultan Alauddinia and Deen Mohammad Shah Khalji.
● Jalaluddin Feroz Shah Khalji granted to Alauddin Khalji, the post of Amir-i-Tujuk.
● During Alauddin’s time approximately 75 to 80 per cent of the peasant’s produce was charged as tax.
● The main tasks of Diwan-i-Ariz were to recruit the soldiers, to disburse the salary, to well equip the army, to make arrangements for inspection and to proceed with the Commander-in-Chief in times of war.
● The main tasks of the Diwan-i-Insha was to draft royal orders and letters and to maintain the govt. records. He also conducted correspondence with the local officers.
● Alauddin Khalji introduced market reforms and fixed the prices of various items and goods.
● Munhiyan or detectives were appointed to keep a watch over the market and report the Sultan of the same.
● Barid-i-Mandi was an employee who informed the Sultan of the quality of the material sold in the market.
● ‘Khams’ was the war booty. The 4/5 of the loot was submitted to the royal treasury. Only 1/5 was distributed among the soldiers.
● Alauddin Khalji established a new department Diwan-i-Mustakharaj in order to check the corruption of Revenue department and to maintain control on the concerned officers.
● Qutubuddin Mubarak Shah rejected the rigid rules of Alauddin Khalji and pursued the policy of forgive and forget.
● Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Ghazi was a Qaruna turk.
● Mohammad Tughlaq has been called, an unfortunate idealist
● Due to shortage of money in the treasury and to meet the expenses of Imperialist policy, Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq issued token currency.
● Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq planned invasion of Khurasan and Iraq but did not carry it out.
● Diwan-i-Kohi was the name of agriculture department organized by Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq.
● Elphinston was the first historian who believed that there was some signs of madness in Mohammad Tughlaq.
● Feroz Shah abolished 24 taxes disliked by people.
● Feroz Shah Tughlaq following dictum of Quran. levied only 4 taxes named Kharaj, Khums, Zazia and Zakat.
● Feroz Shah brought the two Asokan pillars from Khijrabad and Meerut to Delhi.
● During the period of Feroz Shah Tughlaq, the two books Fatwa-i-Jahandari and Tarikh-i-Feroz Shahi were written by Barni.
● Feroz Shah Tughlaq wrote his autobiography entitled Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi.
● Feroz Shah Tughlaq established a new department of charity at Delhi known as Diwan-i-Khairat.
● Feroz Shah’s book ‘Dalayat-i-Feroz Shahi’ was a work translated into Persian.
● Taimur invaded India in 1398.
● Sikandar Lodhi was the greatest of the Lodhi kings.
● In the Sultanate period, the Wazir was the Prime Minister of the Sultan.
● The department of the Wazir was known as the Diwan-i-Wizarat.
● In the Sultanate period, the Mushrif-i-Mumaliq maintained the account of the income and expenditure of the provinces.
● In the Sultanate period, the Chief Auditor of Accounts was called Mustafa-i-Mamaliq. His main work was to inspect the accounts prepared by Mushraf-i-Mamaliq.
● The Chief of military department was called, Ariz-i-Mamaliq who was not the Commander-in-Chief of the army.
● Dabir-i-Khas was the chairman of the correspondence department.
● Department of Diwan-i-Insha worked under Dabir-i-Khas who issued the royal Firmans (orders).
● The Treasurer was called Khajij and the Chief Justice was called Qazi-i-Mamaliq.
● The Chief of the Construction department was called Mir-i-Imarat.
● The Public Hall of the Sultan was called Durbar-i-Azam.
● The Sultan divided the empire into Iqtas orprovinces.
● Iqta was divided into samll shiks or districts.
● Jakat was the tax which covered the taxes of ‘Sadpa’ and ‘Tith’.
● Qutubuddin Aibak had built the mosque known as Quwwattul-Islam near the Delhi Fort of Rai Pithora.
● The famous mosque at Ajmer known as Dhai Din Ka Jhopra was constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak.
● Dhai Din Ka Jhopra was earlier a Sanskrit school which was built by Vigrahraj Bisaldeo.
● Alai Darwaza which is considered to be the most precious jewel of Islamic architecture was built by Alauddin Khalji.
● The new city of Siri and the Hazaar Situn palace in this city were built by Alauddin Khalji.
● In the period of Sikander Lodhi, his Wazir built the Moth mosque.
● The mosque of Attala is one of the best buildings of Sharqi style.
● The Jhajhanri mosque at Jaunpur was built by Ibrahim Sharqi in about 1430.
● The most important mosque at Jaunpur known as Jami mosque was built by Hussain Shah Sharqi.
● The mosque of Lal Darwaza at Jaunpur, was built in the middle of the 15th century.
● The Vijay Nagar kingdom was divided into 6 provinces. The chief of the province was known as Prantpati or Nayak.
● The province was divided into Nadu or districts.
● The provincial rulers were allowed to issue their coins.
● In the Vijay Nagar empire Brahmans were the most respected. The criminal Brahman was exempled from capital punishment.
● Women enjoyed honourable status. Many of them learnt the art of warfare. They were appointed as bodyguards.
● Krishnadeo Ray is designated as the Andhra Pitamah.
● Gold coins were used and they were called ‘Barah’.
● Mixed metal coins were called Partab.
● Kabir who adopted the Gyanashrayi branch of the Nirgun sect, was the disciple of Ramanand.
● Namdeo was born in a small village of Satara district in 1220.
● Sabad refer to the composition related to Yog Sadhana.
● Guru Nanak was born in a small village Talwandi near Lahor.
● To reform a society ridden with ritualism and superstitious, he preached the Nirguna sect.
● The fifth Sikh Guru Arjundeo systematized the composition of Guru Nanak in ‘Guru Granth Sahib’.
● Malik Mohammad Jayasi earned great name and fame for his work Padmavat.
● The first invasion of Babar on India was conducted in 1519. During this invasion, he conquered Bajaur and Bhera. He went back from here. When he left these two places were lost to the Moghuls.
● Babar again invaded India in 1526, for the fifth time and he did not go back this time. He founded the Moghul empire in India.
● He defeated Ibrahim Lodhi by adopting his trusted war tactics of Tulughma.
● Babar used Artillery for the first time in the battle of Panipat.
● Babar defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar in the battle of Khanva in 1527. He scored a victory over Afghans in battle of ‘Ghaghara’ in 1529.
● Babar declared the Chanderi war as Jehad and he constructed a minarate of the heads of the dead Rajputs.
● Babar wrote his autobiography Tujuk-i-Babri in Turkish language.
● Mirza Haider Speaks about numerous qualities of Babar in his book—Tarikh-i-Rashidi.
● Babar’s daughter Gulbadan Begum enumerated the qualities of Babar in her book, Humayun Nama.
● Babar in his reign abolished the tax Tamagha.
● Babar wrote Risala-i-Validiya in Turkish poetry which was orginally the work of Khwaja Obei-dullah.
● Babar learnt the use of artillery from Ustad Ali and Mustafa—his two Turkish officers.
● The name of Humayun’s mother was Maham Sultana.
● In 1544 Humayun took shelter with Shah Tahmasp, the ruler of Iran.
● In July 1555, Humayun again occupied the throne of Delhi.
● Humayun died on 27 January, 1556 as a result of a sudden fall from the stairs of the Din-Panah Library.
● Shershah was a great conqueror. He fought and won a grim battle against Maldeo of Marwar.
● Shershah introduced currency reform, extanded transport system by building, roads, most famous being present day G. T. Road and reformed revenue system by classifying agricultural land and introducing measurement of land.
● During the administration of Shershah, the Diwan-i-Vizarat looked after the tax system and economy and maintained the accounts of the income and expenditure of the State.
● The duty of Diwan-i-Ariz was to recruit the army, supply the food and look after education.
● The duty of Diwan-i-Rasalat was to conduct correspondence with other States and to maintain contact with them.
● The duty of the Diwan-i-Insha was to write emperor’s orders and records of accounts.
● The credit to solve the early difficulties of Akbar and to safeguard the Mughal empire goes to Bairam Khan.
● From 1556 to 1560 the reins of Mughal administration remained in the hands to Bairam Khan.
● At Tilwara, a war was fought between Bairam Khan and the army of Akbar. Bairam Khan was defeated.
● In early days of his rule Akbar was under the influence of Harem particularly his foster another Maham Anga. This is why some historian call the early years of Akbar as ‘Purda-rule’ or Petticoat government.
● When Maham Anga died, the so-called short Petticoat government of Akbar’s time ended.
● In 1562 Akbar abolished the slavery system.
● Akbar was the first muslim ruler who got maximum success in Rajasthan.
● Akbar’s second attack on Gujarat is considered to be not only the fastest invasion of Akbar’s time but the fastest in the history of the world of that age.
● In 1595 during Akbar’s time. Muzaffar Hussain was the Persian Governor of Qandahar.
● Akbar’s mother Hamida Bano Begum was a religious lady of a Sufi Shia family.
● Raja Birbal died fighting on the royal side in the Afghan-Baluchi rebellion during Akbar’s time.
● In 1571 was built an Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri where every Thrusday, religious deliberation were held.
● Akbar was also impressed by Jainism. He invited the eminent Jain scholar Heer Vijay Suri from Tam Gachh in Gujarat to know about this religion.
● Impressed by Zorastrianism, the holy fire was kept burning in Akbar’s palace.
● Following the tradition of Hindu kings, Akbar started appearing for Darshan of his people from the Jharokha of his palace.
● In Akbar’s time, the Prime Minister was known Wazir or Vakil-i-Mutlaq.
● In Akbar’s time, the Finance Minister was called Wazir or Deewan.
● Mujaffar Khan was the first to be appointed as Wazir during Akbar’s time.
● The assistants of Deewan, known as Sahib-i-Taujeeh looked after the accounts of the Army.
● Another assistant of Deewan, Deewan-i-Bayutoot, looked after the Industries of different kinds.
● The officer who managed the royal treasury was known as Mushrif-i-Khazana.
● Meer Saman in Akbar’s time, managed the affairs of the royal palace, Haram and kitchen.
● In Akbar’s time, Amal Guzar was the officer who collected the revenue from the districts.
● Bitikchi prepared the data about the quality of land and its produce. On the same basis, the Amal Guzar fixed the revenue. Bitikchi was the second important officer in the Revenue department.
● Amil collected the revenue from the Pargana.
● In Akbar’s time, the clerk was called Karkun. His main task was to record the cultivable land in the Pargana and keep an account of the realized and unrealized revenue.
● Akabar introduced Mansabdari system with its ranks of Jat and Sawar based on decimal system.
● According to Blochman, Zat was the definite number of soldiers, the Mansabdars had to keep with them.
● According to Blochman the Sawar meant the definite number of cavalry.
● In Akbar’s time, there were four kinds of land—Polaj, Chacher, Parauti and Banjar.
● In Akbar’s time, Ibrahim Sarhindi translated the Sanskrit text of Atharva Ved in Persian.
● Mulla Shah Mohammad translated in Persian Raj Tarangini of Kalhan.
● Maulana Sherry translated Hari Vansh Puran in Persian.
● Abul Fazal translated Panch Tantra in Persian.
● Faizi translated the story of Nal Damayanti in Persian.
● The history of Islam was compiled in Tarikh-i-Alfi. It is a famous book.
● Akbar established a separate department of Painting, the chairman of this department was the famous painter Khwaja Abdus Samad.
● Abdussamad was an inhabitant of Persia who came to India from Shiraz. He was adorned with the title of Shirin Qalam for his attainments.
● Mohammad Hussain, the famous author of Akbar’s Court was adorned with the title of Zari Qalam.
● Akbar built the Fort of Allahabad.
● The first building of Akbar’s time was Humayun’s tomb at Delhi built under the guidance of his step mother Haji Begum.
● The main mason who built Humayun’s tomb belonged to Iran and his name was Mirza Meerak Ghyas.
● Akbar was born on Sunday. Hence Jahangir declared Sunday as a pious day.
● Nur Jahan was an educated lady. She was specially interested in music, painting and poetry. She composed poetry in Persian.
● The first Englishman to come to the Mughal Court was captain Hawkins.
● Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana was the guardian and tutor of Jahangir.
● The English ambassador Sir Thomas Roe came to India during Jahangir’s time.
● The Jahangir’s autobiography is Tujuk-i-Jahangiri.
● Shahjahan was born on 5 January, 1592 at Lahore. The name of his mother was Jagat Gosain.
● Two big rebellions broke out during Shahjahan’s time. One was the revolt of the ruler of Bundelkhand named Jujhar Singh and the other was the revolt in south under the leadership of Khan-i-Jahan Lodhi.
● The title of Malika-i-Zamani was conferred upon Arjumand Bano Begum.
● The first coronation of Aurangzeb was performed on 31 July, 1658 and the second coronation took place on 15 June, 1659.
● Aurangzeb passed an order and prohibited the repairs of the temples by the Hindus.
● Aurangzeb appointed Subedars and Muhatsibs to check the spread of education and Hinduism.
● Aurangzeb again levied Zazia upon Hindus.
● Under Aurangzeb, the Hindu traders paid 5% tax on goods while the Muslim traders were free from this tax.
● Aurangzeb issued orders to prohibit the celebration of Holi, Diwali and Basant etc. in the Mughal Court.
● Gokul and Raja Ram were the leaders of Jat revolt against Aurangzeb. After the death of Rajaram, his brother’s son named Churaman continued the revolt. The Jat rebellion went on till the death of Aurangzeb
and the Jats succeeded in establishing a free Jat state of Bharatpur near Mathura.
● In 1681, Akbar, the son of Aurangzeb revolted against him.
● The 9th Guru of the Sikh order, Guru Tegh Bahadur openly protested against the religious policy of Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb called him to Delhi and asked him to accept Islam. When he refused, he was beheaded.
● Shivaji was the founder of Maratha State. He fought against the state of Deccan, as well as the mughal empire. He was a great administrator.
● Shivaji was succeeded by Sambhaji who was captured and put to death by Aurangzeb.
● Rajaram ruled only as the representative of Shahu—the son of Shambhaji who was imprisoned by Aurangzeb. Rajaram never occupied the Maratha throne.
● After the death of Raja Ram Maratha war of independence was carried on by his wife Tarabai.
● VascodeGama came to India as the representative of the ruler of Portugal. He met Zamorin of Calicut and obtained trade facilities.
● In 1492 Pope Alexander VI granted the Portuguese the monopoly to trade with the east.
● From 1505 to 1509, Almeda remained in India as the first Portuguese Governor.
● Albukirk was the successor of Almeda in India. His objective was to establish a Portuguese colony in India by intermarrying with Indians.
● After coming to India, the Dutch established their trade centres at Surat, Bharaunch, Cambay, Ahmedabad, Chinsura, Kasim Bazar, Patna, Balasore, Nagapattanam, Kochin, Masulipattanam and Agra.
● The main aim of the Dutch was to trade with the Islands of south-east Asia. India was just a passage for them. This is why the Dutch faced no rivalry with other European companies.
● In 1608, under the leadership of Captain Hawkins, the English fleet reached India.
● In 1717 the Mughal King Farrukh Siyar granted a Firman to the British giving them the trade rights.
● In 1692, the Nawab of Bengal issued an order to the French Company and they established a commercial Factory at Chandranagar.

INDIAN HISTORY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The term ‘nishka’ which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an—

(A) Weapon

(B) Agricultural implement

(C) Script

(D) Coin

2. Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of Indian history and the works authored by them is correctly matched ?

(A) Krishnadevaraya : Samaranganasutradhra

(B) Mehendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana

(C) Bhojadeva : Manasollasa

(D) Somesvara : Amuktamalyada

3. The founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement was—

(A) Charles Andrews

(B) Robert Montgomery

(C) Richard Temple

(D) Baden Powell

4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(A) Dharamsastra : Works on religion and philosophy

(B) Chaturvarnya : Four Ashrams

(C) Shudra : Service to three varnas

(D) Mahamatra : Superior Officials

5. Chanakya was known as—

(A) Bhattasvamin 

(B) Rajasekhara

(C) Vishnugupta 

(D) Visakhadatta

6. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at—

(A) Thanjavur 

(B) Uraiyur

(C) Kanchipuram 

(D) Uttaramerur

7. In Jainism ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred to as—

(A) Jina 

(B) Ratna

(C) Kaivalya 

(D) Nirvanas

8. Who among the following is NOT associated with medicine in ancient India ?

(A) Dhanvantri

(B) Bhaskaracharya

(C) Charaka

(D) Susruta

9. In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of the principles of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of the—

(A) British 

(B) Dutch

(C) Portuguese 

(D) Danish

10. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by—

(A) Buhler 

(B) Robert Sewell

(C) James Prinsep 

(D) Codrington

11. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature ?

(A) Amarakosa

(B) Siddhantasiromani

(C) Brhat Samhita

(D) Ashtangahrdaya

12. Consider the following passage—

In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44 modern countries and put behind him a total distance of approximately 73000 miles.

The world’s greatest traveller of pre-modern times to whom the above passage refers is—

(A) Megasthenes 

(B) Fa Hien

(C) Marco Polo 

(D) Ibn Battuta

13. The first political organisation established in India in 1838 was known as—

(A) British India Society

(B) Bengal British India Society

(C) Settlers Association

(D) Zamindary Association

14. The foundation of modern education system in India was laid by—

(A) The Charter Act of 1813

(B) Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835

(C) The Hunter Commission of 1882

(D) Wood’s Despatch of 1854

15. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the—

(A) Prarthana Samaj

(B) Satya Shodhak Samaj

(C) Arya Samaj

(D) Ramakrishna Mission

16. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the—

(A) Bengal Presidency

(B) Madras Presidency

(C) Bombay Presidency

(D) Madras and Bombay Presidencies

17. The Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of—

(A) Ajatashatru 

(B) Ashoka

(C) Dharmapala 

(D) Kanishka

18. The last in succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was—

(A) Parsvanatha 

(B) Rishabha

(C) Mahavira 

(D) Manisubrata

19. The earliest rock cut caves in western India are those at—

(A) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta

(B) Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora

(C) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane

(D) Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondane

20. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is—

(A) Chakravarti 

(B) Dharmadeva

(C) Dharmakirti 

(D) Priyadarsi

21. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah ?

(A) Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi

(B) Atala Masjid at Jaunpur

(C) Barasona Masjid at Gaur

(D) Quiwwat-al-Islam mosque at Delhi

22. Which among the following cities is considered as one of the oldest surviving cities in the world ?

(A) Mathura 

(B) Varanasi

(C) Hardwar 

(D) Ayodhya

23. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the—

(A) Harappan culture

(B) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India

(C) Vedic texts

(D) Silver punch marked coins

24. Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan but linguistically Dravidian ?

(A) Brahui 

(B) Kui

(C) Parji 

(D) Pengo

25. Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism ?

(A) Emphasis on ahimsa

(B) Casteless society

(C) Worship of gods and goddesses

(D) Worship of stupa

ANSWERS - Q.1. (D),  Q.2. (B), Q.3. (D), Q.4. (B), Q.5. (C),  

                       Q.6. (D), Q.7. (C), Q.8. (B), Q.9. (C), Q.10. (C),  

                       Q.11. (A), Q.12. (C), Q.13. (D), Q.14. (B), Q.15. (B),  

                       Q.16. (D), Q.17. (D), Q.18. (C), Q.19. (A), Q.20. (D),  

                       Q.21. (A), Q.22. (A), Q.23. (A), Q.24. (A), Q.25. (C).