History Objective Solved MCQ Practice Test Paper

History Objective Solved MCQ Practice Test Paper
1. An important development in the second half of the 19th century India was —
(A) The establishment of large scale machine- based industries
(B) The establishment of small scale machine based industries
(C) The presence of heavy or capital goods industries
(D) All of the above
Ans. (A)

2. Which one of the following Acts removed all restrictions on European immigration and acquisition of landed property in India?
(A) The Charter Act of 1853
(B) Act of 1861
(C) The Charter Act of 1833
(D) The Charter Act of 1813
Ans. (C)

3. Who among the following was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar organization?
(A) Khan Abdul Ghaffilr Khan
(B) Abdul Rab Nishtar
(C) Shaukatullah Ansari
(D) Khan Abdul Quayum Khan
Ans. (C)

4. An important social consequence of even the limited industrial development of the country was the birth and growth of two new social classes in Indian Society. They were—
1. Educated middle class
2. The Industrial capitalist class
3. The modern working class
4. The modern intelligential
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below—
Codes:
(A) l and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Ans. (B)

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I List-II
(a) Mysore Peasants’ Revolt 1. 1846-47
(b) Vizagapattam Uprising 3. 1830-34
(c) Ganjam Uprising 2. 1830-31
(d) Kumool Uprising 4. 1835
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans. (C)

6. The Portuguese conquered Goa and Lost harmuz respectively in—
(A) A.D. 1505 and 1598
(B) A.D. 1510 and 1605
(C) A.D. 1510 and 1622
(D) A.D. 1515 and 1618
Ans. (C)

7. Which one of the following Rashtrakuta kings defeated Pratihara ruler Nagabhatta I?
(A) Govmda III
(B) Krishna III
(C) Bhoja I
(D) Gopala I
Ans. (A)

8. The extension of the cultivation of Indigo, cotton, opium, tea and coffee in India, besides benefiting the British planters, also benefited—
(A) The small merchants
(B) The zamindars
(C) A and B
(D) None of these
Ans. (C)

9. Consider the following event—
1. Founding of the Swaraj Party
2. Jalianwala Bagh Massacre
3. The Congress-League Pact
4. The Chauri-Chaura Episode
The correct chronological sequence of their occurrence is—
Codes:
(A) 2,3,1,4
(B) 3,2,1,4
(C) 3,2,4,1
(D) 2,3,4,1
Ans. (C)

10. The abuses of the dastaks in Bengal by the officials of the East India Company led to an estrangement of its relationship with—
(A) Alivardi
(B) Sirajuddaulah
(C) Mir Jafar
(D) Mir Kasim
Ans. (B)

11. Why was the Bay of Bengal describe as a ‘Chola lake’?
(A) Because the Chola dominated it with their strong navy
(B) Because the Chola were ready to go to the sea
(C) Because the Chola did not allow any foreignship to enter it
(D) Because the Chola did not allow any foreigner to bath in it
Ans. (A)

12. The First Jute mill in Rishra (Bengal) was started in—
(A) 1845
(B) 184k
(C) 1850
(D) 1855
Ans. (D)

13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I List-II
(a) Sarala Devi 1. The High Caste Hindu Woman
(b) Candida Ramabai 2. StreeDarpan
(c) Rameshwari Nehru 3. Kanya Hitkarini Sabha
(d) Hukmo Devi 4. Jibaner Jhara Pata

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

14. Who among the following took interest for the first time in the European movable metal type-printing?
(A) Mir Fathullah Shirazi
(B) Jahangir
(C) Muqarrab Khan
(D) Bhimji Parekh
Ans. (D)

15. Who of the following were the 4 bitterest natural enemies of the Chauhans?
(A) Tomaras
(B) Chandelas
(C) Gahadavalas of Kannauj
(D) Solankis
Ans. (C)

16. In course of time, the dadni merchants in India were found to be too independent and
Disinclined to comply with their contracts. Who replaced the dadni merchants in 1753?
(A) Gomashtas
(B) Dubashes
(C) Paikars
(D) Baniary
Ans. (A)

17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I List-II
(a) Punnapara Vayalar Movement 1. U.P.
(b) Teabags Movement 2. Kerala
(c) Telengana Movement 3. Bengal
(d) Eka Movement 4. Andhra
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 2 3 1 4
Ans. (B)

18. The Portuguese conquered Goa and Lost harmuz respectively in—
(A) A.D. 1505 and 1598
(B) A.D. 1510 and 1605
(C) A.D. 1510 and 1622
(D) A.D. 1515 and 1618
Ans. (C)

19. To which dynasty did Nagabhatta II belong?
(A) The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
(B) The Parmar dynasty
(C) The Kalchuri dynasty
(D) The Pahallava dynasty
Ans. (A)

20. What was the main reason for the permanent indebtedness of the Peasantry?
(A) Forged signatures
(B) False accounting
(C) High rate of interest on loans
(D) Making the debtor sign for larger amounts than he had borrowed
Ans. (C)

20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I List-II
(a) P. S. Sivaswami Iyer 1. Mahatma Gandhi’s associate
(b) Munnuswami Naidu 2. National Liberal Federation
(c) Madeleine Slade 3. Justice Party
(d) Narasimha Chintamani 4. Industry
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (B)

21. The abuses of the dastaks in Bengal by the officials of the East India Company led to an estrangement of its relationship with—
(A) Alivardi
(B) Sirajuddaulah
(C) Mir Jafar
(D) Mir Kasim
Ans. (B)

22. The Pala kings of Bengal were followers of —
(A) Jainism
(B) Vaishnavism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Shavism
Ans. (C)

23. Perhaps the worst famine in Indian history till 1880 occurred in—
(A) 1860-61
(B) 1876-78
(C) 1865-66
(D) 1868-70
Ans. (B)

24. Match List-I (Events) with List-II (Years) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I List-II

(a) Lahore session of the Indian National 1. 1928
Congress adopting Puma Swaraj
(b) Formation of Naujawan Eharat Sabha 2. 1931
(c) Karachi session of the Indian National 3. 1927
Congress adopting Fundamental Rights
(d) Brussels conference against Colonialism 4. 1929
and Imperialism
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans. (C)

25. Who among the following took interest for the first time in the European movable metal type-printing?
(A) Mir Fathullah Shirazi
(B) Jahangir
(C) Muqarrab Khan
(D) Bhimji Parekh
Ans. (D)