Model Questions Sample Questions Indian History for UPSC Civil Services prelims

Model Questions Sample Questions Indian History for UPSC Civil Services prelims
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1. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was used by Tilak to popularise—
(A) The legal rights of riots in a famine situation
(B) The Swadeshi Movement in the Bombay Province
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) The demand for social reforms
Ans. (A)


2. Which of the following statements explain the aspects of Feudalism in Ancient India?
1. The king granted lands to his officers in lieu of salaries
2. The work of cultivation was carried out by Sudra peasants
3. Some of the powerful feudatories had their own sub-feudatories.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1,2 and 3
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1 and 3
Ans. (A)


3. What proposal was made in the August offer of 1940?
(A) Complete independence of India gradually
(B) Dominion status
(C) Provincial autonomy
(D) Representative government at the Centre
Ans. (B)


4. Treaty of Mangalore was signed between—
(A) The English East-India Company and Haider Ali
(B) The English East-India Company and Tipu Sultan
(C) Haider Mi and the Zamarin of Calicut
(D) The French East-India Company and Tipu Sultan
Ans. (B)

5. Which one of the following Acts abolished the monopoly of tea trade and trade with
China by the East-India Company?
(A) Regulating Act of 1773
(B) Pitt’s India Act
(C) Charter Act of 1813
(D) Charter Act of 1833
Ans. (D)


6. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): After their occupation of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, the English used various means to bolster their trade which resulted in the decline of Indian handicrafts industry.
Reason (R): The British monopolised the trade of Bengal through various legislative enactments.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(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 qf (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans. (C)


7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(a) Revolt of the Bhils 1. 1855-56
(b) Revolt of the Gujars 2. 1817-18
(c) Kolhapur Rising 3. 1839-45
(d) Santhal Rebellion 4.1824
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans. (C)



8. The Pitt’s India Act of 1784 sought to—
(A) Introduce some Parliamentary control over the English East-India Company
(B) Reduce the armed forces of the East India Company
(C) Curtail the Company’s trading rights
(D) Convert the Company into a business firm without any political authority
Ans. (A)


9. Which is the correct chronological order in which Buddhist Councils were held at the following four places?
1. Vaishali
2. Rajagriha
3. Kundalavana
4. Pataliputra
(A) 1, 2,3and4
(B) 4, 3,2and 1
(C) 2, 1,3and4
(D) 2, l, 4and3
Ans. (D)


10. Which one of the following worshipped Chakresvari among other duties?
(A) Bhagavatas
(B) Shaivas
(C) Jainas
(D) Buddhists
Ans. (D)


11. Ambika is mentioned as the sister of Run drain—
(A) Vajasanegy Samhita
(B) Satapatha Brahmana
(C) Taitriya Aranyaka
(D) Shiva Purana
Ans. (A)


12. The Kharosthi script was derived from—
(A) Pictographs
(B) Cuniform script
(C) Aramaic
(D) Brahmi
Ans. (C)


13. Official stamping of weights and measures and their periodical inspection are prescribed by—
(A) Manu
(B) Narada
(C) Brihaspati
(D) Parasara
Ans. (A)


14. Pratishthana, an important trading centre, was on the river —
(A) Cauvery
(B) Krithna
(C) Godavari
(D) Narmada
Ans. (C)


15. Which one of the following Acts abolished the trading rights of the East-India Company?
(A) Regulating Act of 1773
(B) Charter Act of 1813
(C) Charter Act of 1833
(D) Charter Act of 1853
Ans. (B)


16. Rani Gaidinliu., a rebel leader against the British, was from—
(A) Tripura
(B) Assam
(C) Nagaland
(D) Manipur
Ans. (D)

17. Who among the following Mughal rulers introduced the do-aspah sih-aspah rank in the mansab system?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans. (B)

18. The court painter sent by Jahangir along with his envoy to the Shah of Persia was —
(A) Bishandas
(B) Abul Hasan
(C) Mansur
(D) Goverdhan
Ans. (A)

19. The Razmnama is a Persian translation of the —
(A) Panchatantra
(B) Ramayana
(C) Mahabharata
(D) Kathasaritsagara
Ans. (C)



20. Which of the following are true regarding the treaty of Purandar?
1. The treaty was concluded in June 1665
2. The treaty was concluded after the official coronation of Shivaji
3. As a result of the treaty Sambhaji was granted the Mansab of Five thousand
4. As a result of the treaty Shivaji handed over 23 forts to the Mughals
5. As a result of the treaty Shivaji accepted the Mughal suzerainty
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2,3 and 4
(C) 1,3 and 4
(D) 3,4 and 5
Ans. (C)