The Indian National Congress was founded by ______

(a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

(b)

Gandhi

(c)

A.O. Hume

(d)

B.G. Tilak

The first President of the Indian National Congress was

(a)

Surendranath Bannerjea

(b)

Badruddin Tyabji

(c)

A.O. Hume

(d)

W.C. Bonnerjee

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: 16 October 1905 was declared as a day of morning.
Reason: That day Bengal was officially divided into two provinces.

(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

The Lucknow session of 1916 is noted for

(a)

Resurgence of Muslim League

(b)

Temporary merger of Muslims League into Congress

(c)

Congress’ acceptance of League’s demand for separate electorates for Muslims

(d)

Jinnah’s negative role in the joint-session of the League and the Congress

The author of the book Indian Unrest was

(a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

(b)

Valentine Chirol

(c)

Tilak

(d)

Annie Besant

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

Assertion: B.R. Ambedkar launched Mahad Satyagraha.
Reason: He wanted to unite Hindus and Muslims.

(a)

A is correct R explains A

(b)

A is correct does not explain R

(c)

A is correct, R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong, R is correct

The First Cotton Mill in Bombay was started in

(a)

1852

(b)

1854

(c)

1861

(d)

1865

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

In the 1937 elections, Congress won in

(a)

12 Provinces

(b)

7 Provinces

(c)

5 Provinces

(d)

8 Provinces

Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below

List- I		List-II
(A) Annie Besant	-	1. Aligarh Movement
(B)Syed Ahmed Khan	-	2. Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Khilafat Movement	-	3. Theosophical Society
(D) Suddhi Movement	-	4. Ali Brothers

(a)

A	B	C	D
3	1	4	2

(b)

A	B	C	D
1	2	3	4

(c)

A	B	C	D
4	3	2	1

(d)

A	B	C	D
2	3	4	1

When was Subhash Chandra Bose removed from the congress?

(a)

1938

(b)

1939

(c)

1940

(d)

1942

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

Match the following

(A) JVP Committee	-	1. 1928
(B) Sir Cyril Radcliffe	-	2. State Reorganisation Commission
(C) Fazl Ali	-	3. 1948
(D) Nehru Committee Report	-	4. Boundary Commission

(a)

A	B	C	D
1	2	3	4

(b)

A	B	C	D
3	4	2	1

(c)

A	B	C	D
4	3	2	1

(d)

A	B	C	D
4	2	3	1

The adoption of the Constitution was on

(a)

January 30, 1949

(b)

August 15, 1947

(c)

January 30, 1949

(d)

November 26, 1949

Arrange the following in chronological order.
(i) Laws abolishing zamindari system
(ii) Adoption of High Yielding Variety of seeds
(iii) First Land Ceiling Act, Tamilnadu
Choose the answer from the codes given below:

(a)

ii, i, iii

(b)

i, iii, ii

(c)

iii, ii, i

(d)

ii, iii, i

In which of the following State/s land reformswere very successful

(a)

Kerala

(b)

West Bengal

(c)

Orissa

(d)

Both a and b

Which one of the following was not an independent trading city?

(a)

Nuremberg

(b)

Antwerp

(c)

Genoa

(d)

St. Petersburg

Who was the ruler of Germany excommunicated by Gregory VII?

(a)

Henry VII

(b)

Henry VIII

(c)

Henry II

(d)

Henry IV

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

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

 __________ was called the “Hero of Two Worlds”.

(a)

Charles Albert

(b)

Bismarck

(c)

Napoleon III

(d)

Garibaldi

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

 Match the following and select the answer from the code given below.

(A) New Christianity	1. William Lovett
(B) A New View of Society	2. Louis Blanc
(C) Revue du Progres	3. Saint Simon
(D) The People’s Charter	4. Robert Owen

(a)

2, 3, 4, 1

(b)

3, 4, 2, 1

(c)

1, 4, 3, 2

(d)

3, 1, 2, 4

Which country presented 21 demands to the President of the newly established Chinese Republic?

(a)

France

(b)

Russia

(c)

Japan

(d)

Britain

Assertion: A Disarmament Conference was organised by the League of Nations at Geneva.
Reason: The matter came up for deliberation was Germany’s rearmament plan on a par with France.

(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 which year did Japan invade and seize Manchuria from China?

(a)

1931

(b)

1932

(c)

1933

(d)

1934

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 term “Third World” was coined by ________

(a)

Alfred Sauvy

(b)

Marshall

(c)

Molotov

(d)

Harry Truman