Which is the correct chronological sequence of the following associations?
(i) East India Association
(ii) Madras Mahajana Sabha
(iii) Madras Native Association
(iv) India Society
Select the answer from the codes given below:

(a)

ii, i, iii, iv

(b)

ii, iii, i, iv

(c)

iii, iv, i, ii

(d)

iii, iv, ii, i

The Indian National Congress was founded by ______

(a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

(b)

Gandhi

(c)

A.O. Hume

(d)

B.G. Tilak

Assertion: The British Government pursued a policy of free trade (or) laissez fair.
Reason: India had comparative advantage from England's free trade policy.

(a)

A is correct but R does not explain A

(b)

A is correct and R explains A

(c)

A is correct and R is incorrect

(d)

Both A and R are wrong

Match List I and List II and select answer with the help of the codes given below.

List I	List II
A. Indian Press Act 1910	1. Self-rule
B. Dawn Society	2. a revolt against their state of dependence
C. Swaraj	3. crushed the nationalistic activities
D. Swadeshi	4. The National Council of education

(a)

A	B	C	D
3	1	4	2

(b)

A	B	C	D
1	2	3	4

(c)

A	B	C	D
3	4	1	2

(d)

A	B	C	D
1	2	4	3

Assertion: V.O. Chidambaram established a Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company.
Reason: He wanted to oppose the monopoly of the British in navigation through the coast.

(a)

A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b)

A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

Which of the following about Annie Besant are correct?
1. Annie Besant was elected the international president of the Theosophical Society, after Col. H.S. Olcott.
2. She started a weekly The Commonweal in 1914.
3. She published a book How India Wrought for Freedom in 1915.

(a)

1 and 2

(b)

2 and 3

(c)

1 and 3

(d)

1, 2 and 3

The author of the book Indian Unrest was

(a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

(b)

Valentine Chirol

(c)

Tilak

(d)

Annie Besant

After returning from South Africa Gandhi launched his first successful Satyagraha in

(a)

Kheda

(b)

Dandi

(c)

Champaran

(d)

Bardoli

Match List I with List II and select answer from the codes given below.

(A) The Namasudra Movement	1. North Western India
(B) The Adidharma Movement	2. South India
(C) The Satyashodhak Movement	3. Eastern India
(D) The Dravidian Movement	4. Western India

(a)

3, 1, 4, 2

(b)

2, 1, 4, 3

(c)

1, 2, 3, 4

(d)

3, 4, 1, 2

Non-Cooperation movement included
(A) boycott of government schools and colleges
(B) return of government conferred titles
(C) observing protest fasts
(D) conducting underground movements
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

(a)

A and B

(b)

B and C

(c)

A and D

(d)

C and D

Gandhi set out on the March and reached Dandi on _____

(a)

6th April 1930

(b)

6th March 1930

(c)

4th April 1939

(d)

4th March 1930

Kalpana Dutt was associated with

(a)

Hindustan Socialist Republican Association

(b)

Bengal Association

(c)

Communist Party of India

(d)

Indian Republican Army

Match the following
(A) Kanpur Conspiracy Case - 1. Fundamental rights
(B) Meerut Conspiracy Case - 2. Surya Sen
(C) Chittagong Armoury Ride - 3. 1929
(D) Karachi Session of Indian National Congress - 4. 1924

(a)

1, 2, 3, 4

(b)

2, 3, 4, 1

(c)

3, 4, 1, 2

(d)

4, 3, 2, 1

Find out which of the following statements are correct with the help of the code given below.
I. Chittagong Armoury Raiders’ Reminiscences was written by Kalpana Dutt.
II. Kalpana Dutt fought carrying guns for the liberation of her mother land.
III. She was charged with ‘waging war against the King Emperor'.

(a)

Only I

(b)

I and II

(c)

II and III

(d)

all the above

Which of the following statements about the Kanpur conspiracy case are true?
(i) Trade unions emerged in the jute and cotton textile industries.
(ii) The Communists and trade unionists were charged.
(iii) The case came before session Judge H.E.Holmer.
(iv) The trial and the imprisonment led to some awareness of the Congress activities in India.

(a)

i, ii and iii

(b)

i, iii and iv

(c)

ii, iii and iv

(d)

i, ii and iv

The first Indian to find a place in London Privy Council

(a)

Rahmatullah Sayani

(b)

Sir Syed Ahmed

(c)

Syed Ameer Ali

(d)

Badruddin Tyabji

Find out the correct Statement(s)
Statement-I Some of the early nationalists believed that nationalism could be built only on Hindu foundation.
Statement-II The effort of organizations such as Hindu Maha Sabha was strengthened by the Theosophical movement led by Annie Besant.
Statement-III Congressmen’s participation in shuddhi and sangathan campaigns of the Arya Samaj further estranged between Hindus and Muslims

(a)

I & II

(b)

I & III

(c)

I & III

(d)

All of the above

Match the following and choose the correct answer form the codes given below

(A) Hindu Revivalism	-	1. M.S.Golwalkar
(B) Abolition of the Caliphate	-	2.Arya Samaj
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai	-	3.1924
(D) RSS	-	4. Partition of the Punjab into Hindu and Muslim Provinces

(a)

A	B	C	D
2	4	3	1

(b)

A	B	C	D
3	4	1	2

(c)

A	B	C	D
1	3	2	4

(d)

A	B	C	D
2	3	4	1

Match the following

(A) US President	-	1. Tojo
(B) Chinese President	-	2. Winston Churchill
(C) British Prime Minister	-	3. Chiang Kai-Shek
(D) Japanese Prime Minister	-	4. F.D. Roosevelt

(a)

A	B	C	D
1	4	3	2

(b)

A	B	C	D
1	3	2	4

(c)

A	B	C	D
4	3	2	1

(d)

A	B	C	D
4	2	3	1

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

(a)

Lord Wavell

(b)

Lord Linlithgow

(c)

Lord Mountbatten

(d)

Winston Churchill

INA was founded with the help of

(a)

Germany

(b)

Japan

(c)

France

(d)

USA

Which is the correct sequence of the following events?
(i) INA Trial
(ii) Direct Action Day
(iii) August Offer
(iv) Individual Satyagraha
Select the answer from the codes below:

(a)

i, ii, iii, iv

(b)

iii, i, ii, iv

(c)

iii, iv, i, ii

(d)

i, iii, iv, ii

The first State formed on linguistic basis was

(a)

Kashmir

(b)

Assam

(c)

Andhra

(d)

Orissa

Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

A. Industrial Development Policy Resolution	-	1. 1951-56
B. IISC	-	2. Second Five Year Plan
C. Mahalanobis	-	3. 1909
D. First Five Year Plan	-	4. 1956

(a)

A	B	C	D
1	2	3	4

(b)

A	B	C	D
3	1	4	2

(c)

A	B	C	D
4	3	2	1

(d)

A	B	C	D
4	2	3	1

Assertion: Zamindari abolition achieved only a part of the original objective.
Reason: Many zamindars managed to evict their tenants and claim that the land was under their personal cultivation.

(a)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b)

Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c)

A is true but R is false

(d)

A is false but R is true

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in the year ________

(a)

2005

(b)

2006

(c)

2007

(d)

2008

Of the following Popes, who was not the patron of Italian Renaissance?

(a)

Nicholas V

(b)

Julius II

(c)

Pius II

(d)

Paul III

Whose success encouraged overseas enterprises enormously?

(a)

Marco Polo

(b)

Roger Bacon

(c)

Columbus

(d)

Bartholomew Diaz

Assertion: Galileo Galilei was tried by the Church for heresy.
Reason: He accepted the views of Copernicus’ heliocentric theory.

(a)

Both A and R are correct. R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct but R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong but R is correct

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

Statement I:	Italians managed to preserve the belief that they were descendants of the ancient Vikings.
Statement II:	The hazard of sea voyages was reduced by the use of firearms and canon.
Statement III:	The eagerness to spread religion (Christianity) also acted as an impetus to the exploration of new lands.
Statement IV:	Ferdinand Magellan sailed westward and discovered Brazil.

(a)

I, II & III

(b)

II & III

(c)

I & III

(d)

All are correct.

Assertion: England passed the Navigation Acts.
Reason: The Act mandated that colonial produce should be exported only in British ships.

(a)

Both A and R are correct, R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong but R is correct

In the American War of Independence the British army was led by _________

(a)

Richard Lee

(b)

George Washington

(c)

William Howe

(d)

Rockingham

Which of the following statement/s is/are Correct?

Statement I:	The peasantry made up the bulk of French society.
Statement II:	The peasants in France were serfs.
Statement III:	The peasants had to work certain days in the week for their lords for remuneration.

(a)

I and II

(b)

II and III

(c)

I and III

(d)

All are Correct

The storming of the Bastille happened on _________

(a)

June 5, 1789

(b)

July 14, 1789

(c)

November 11, 1789

(d)

May 1, 1789

Labour Unions were legalised in England in__________

(a)

1815

(b)

1822

(c)

1824

(d)

1827

The Young Italy Movement was started in the year__________

(a)

1822

(b)

1827

(c)

1831

(d)

1846

Match and choose the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) Metternich	1. Ruler of Piedmont-Sardinia
(B) Charles X	2. French Foreign Minister
(C) Gramont	3. French King
(D) Charles Albert	4. Chancellor of Austria-Hungary

(a)

1, 3, 4, 2

(b)

4, 2, 1, 3

(c)

4, 1, 2, 3

(d)

4, 3, 2, 1

What was the battle in which the French succeeded in pushing back the advancing army of Germans?

(a)

Battle of Marne

(b)

Battle of Tannenberg

(c)

Battle of Verdun

(d)

Battle of Somme

'An inquiry into the Nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations' was authored by ________

(a)

Adam smith

(b)

Thomas Paine

(c)

Quesnay

(d)

Karl Marx

Which one of the following was not part of the Central Powers?

(a)

Bulgaria

(b)

Austria-Hungary

(c)

Turkey

(d)

Montenegro

Assertion: The Great Depression which affected the entire world had made no impact on USSR.
Reason: Land was declared as social property and distributed among poor Peasants.

(a)

A and R are correct. R explains A.

(b)

A and R are correct but R does not explain A.

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong.

(d)

A is wrong. R is correct.

The League of Nations was dissolved in ________

(a)

1939

(b)

1941

(c)

1945

(d)

1946

The Kellogg–Briand Pact was signed in the year _______

(a)

1927

(b)

1928

(c)

1929

(d)

1930

Lend-Lease system introduced by President Roosevelt was helpful in _______

(a)

providing additional soldiers to countries fighting the fascist forces

(b)

safeguarding the Jews from the murderous attacks of Hitler’s army

(c)

expanding the resources of the allies, supplying arms and ammunition

(d)

providing medical services to those wounded in the Second World War.

Marshall aid was for the purpose of _________

(a)

Economic reconstruction of Europe

(b)

Protection of capitalistic enterprises.

(c)

Establishment of American hegemony in Europe

(d)

forming a military alliance against Soviet Russia

The aim of the Baghdad Pact was to _________

(a)

protect England’s leadership in the Middle East

(b)

exploit the oil resources in the region

(c)

prevent communist influence

(d)

destabilise the government in Iraq

The first Summit of NAM was held at ________

(a)

Belgrade

(b)

Beijing

(c)

Bandung

(d)

Pali

Assertion: The Second World War proved that the League of Nation was a failure.
Reason: World leaders realised the need for the creation of an effective organisation to prevent another war.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; but R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

Assertion: In 2017, Britain voted to exit the European Union.
Reason: Britain’s exit is known as Brexit.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

Soviet Union disintegrated on _________

(a)

November 17, 1991

(b)

December 8, 1991

(c)

May 1, 1991

(d)

October 17, 1991