History prelims questions

 




1. Which of the following centres related to Indus Valley are situated in Uttar Pradesh?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Kalibangan
II. Lothal
III. Alamgirpur
IV. Hulas

Codes:

(A) I, II, III, IV
(B)I, II
(C) II, III, IV
(D)III, IV

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2. What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?

(A) Burnt brick buildings
(B) First true arches
(C) Buildings of worship
(D) Art and architecture

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3. Remains of which animals have not been
discovered in the Indus Valley civilization?

(A) Horse
(B) Elephant
(C) Lion
(D) Cow

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4. Two most important Harappan crops were-

(A) Wheat and Barley 
(B) Wheat and Rice 
(C) Peas and Mustard
(D) Cotton and Sugarcane

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5. Which of the following characterizes/ characterizes the people of Indus civilization?

1. They possessed great places and temples.
2. They worshipped, both male and female deities.
3. They employed horse-drawn chariots in warfare.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below-

Codes:-

(A) Only 2
(B) 1 and 2
(C) None of these
(D) All of these

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6. Regarding the Indus Valley civilization, consider the following statements-

1. During the period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India.
2. It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, did not dominate the scene.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 Only
(B) Both 1 and 2
(C) 2 Only
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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7.  Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the given codes-

1. Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are the main sites of Indus Valley civilization.
2. The people of Harappa developed the road, proper housing and drainage system.
3. People of Harappa were unknown about the age of metals.

Codes:-

(A) 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) 1 and 3 are correct.
(C) 2 and 3 are correct.
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

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8.The People of Indus Valley civilization worshipped

(A) Pashupati
(B) Brahma 
(C) Indra and Varun 
(D) Vishnu

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9. Indus Valley civilization is known for-

1. Its town planning
2. Its industrialization
3. Its towns like Mohenjodaro and Harappa
4. Its agricultural work

Select the correct answer from the codes given below-

Codes:-

(A) 1 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(D) All of the above

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10. A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake or has been recovered from-

(A) Banawali
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Lothal
(D)Surkotada

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11 Which medieval king of India introduced the Iqta System'?

(A) Iltutmish 
(B) Alauddin Khilji 
(C) Balban 
(D) None of the above

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12 Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

(A) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Aram Shah
(D) Balban

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13. Sultan who raised the land revenue to fifty per- cent of the produce was-

(A) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(D) Balban

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14 Who among the following started Tanka' silver coin?

(A) Alauddin Khilji 
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Qutbuddin Aibak
(D) Balban

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15.Which among the following indicated land revenue?

1. Kharaj
2 Ushra
2. Khams
4. Muktai

Select the correct code:

Codes:-

A) Only 1
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 1, 3 and 4

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16.Partition of Bengal occurred in-

( A) 1909
(B) 1919
C) 1905
(D) 1906

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17 The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until-

(A) World War-I when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended.
(B) King George V abrogated Curzon's Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi, in 1911.
(C) Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience  Movement.
(D) The Partition of India, in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan.

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18.Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress in 1906. The question of either retention or of rejection of these four resolutions became the cause of a split in Congress at the next Con- gress Session held in Surat in 1907.

Which one of the following was not one of those resolutions?

(A) Annulment of partition of Bengal
(B) Boycott
(C) National education 
(D) Swadeshi

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19.Which movement started after the Partition of Bengal?

(A) Civil Disobedience Movement
(B) Swadeshi Movement
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) Non-Cooperation Movement

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20 What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement?

(A) The Partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon 
(B) A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
(C) The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab Colonisation Bill
(D) Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers

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21 Bengal was partitioned in 1905 A.D. resulting in protest. It was repartitioned in-

 (A) 1906 A.D. 
(B) 1911 A.D. 
(C) 1916 A.D. 
(D) 1909 A.D.

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22 Who was the Governor General who partitioned Bengal? 

(A) Curzon
(B) Minto
(C) Canning
(D) Mayo
 
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23 Who among the following leaders was the supporter of 'Swadeshi'?

(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Feroz Shah Mehta
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose

Ans. 

24 Who among the following led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905)?

(A) Surendranath Banerjee
(B) C.R. Das
(C) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(D) Rabindra Nath Tagore

Ans. 

25.  During which of the following movements, Vande Matram became the theme song of the Indian National Movement?

(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Champaran Satyagraha
(C) Anti-Rowlatt Act Agitation
(D) Non-Cooperation Movement

Ans.
Answers
1 D, 2 A, 3 C , 4 A , 5 A , 6 C , 7 C , 8 A , 9 D , 10 B , 11 A , 12 A , 13 C , 14 B , 15 B , 
16 C, 17 B,  18 C,  19 B , 20 A , 21 B , 22 A , 23 A , 24  A , 25A


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