RRB General Ability and Intelligence - Indian History
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Match the following
List I | List II |
(Neolithic Slite) | (State) |
A. Pynthor Lsngtein | 1. Paschim Banga |
B. Sarutaru | 2. Manipur |
C. Kuchai | 3. Asom |
D. Napchik | 4. Meghalaya |
E. Pandu Rajan Dhibi | 5. Odisha |
- (a)
A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5 - (b)
A B C D E 3 2 1 4 5 - (c)
A B C D E 4 3 5 2 1 - (d)
A B C D E 4 3 1 5 2
With reference to the history of philosophical thouht in india, consider the following statements regarding samkhya school
1. Samkhya does not accept the theory of rebirth of transmigration of soul.
2. Samkhya holds that it is the self - knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent
Which one of the statements given above is / are corret ?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
The earliest tax collected was
- (a)
Bali : Voluntary offerings
- (b)
Bhaga : Spoils of war
- (c)
Visti : Forced labour
- (d)
Kara : Customary share of grain
Which one of the following statements is correct ?
- (a)
The grama of the Rigvedic Aryans usually refers to a group of kinsfold and not a village
- (b)
The Aryans of eagerly Vedic times tamed elephants and used them in war
- (c)
Rigveda mentions swayambara and marriage of windows
- (d)
The Rigveda mentions Vindhyas and Satpura mountains and the Narmada river
Who amonfg the following anticipated newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the Earth ?
- (a)
Aryabhatta
- (b)
Varahamihira
- (c)
Buddhagupta
- (d)
Brahamagupta
The right subinfeudation is given in which of the following Gupta inscription?
- (a)
Nandanpur upper plate inscription
- (b)
Indore pillar inscription
- (c)
nalanda copper plate
- (d)
Damondarpan copper plate
Who of the following Gupta kings granted permission to Megha Verma, the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya?
- (a)
Chandragupta I
- (b)
Samudragutpa
- (c)
Chandragupta II
- (d)
Skandagupta
'A Forgotten Empire', written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following Empires?
- (a)
Mauryan Empire
- (b)
Kushan Empire
- (c)
Vijaynagar Empire
- (d)
Mughal Empire
Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
- (a)
Waqa-i-navis : Newswriter to the central Government
- (b)
Fauzdar : Incharge of the sarkars
- (c)
Shiquar : Incharge of the administration of the parganas of mahals
- (d)
Patwari : headman
The greatest failure of the reign of Jahangir was
- (a)
formation and ascendancy of the Nur Jahan Junta.
- (b)
failure to secure an inch of land in the Deccan
- (c)
the loss of Kandhar to Persia
- (d)
execution of Guru Arjun Dev
Th action of Bahadur Shah which could be called a great diplomatic move was
- (a)
to release Sahu, the son of Sambhaji, from the Mughal captivity
- (b)
withdrawal of jiziya and conciliation with the RAjputs
- (c)
strong measures against the Sikhs
- (d)
his attempts to please the Irani, Turani and Hindustani groups of the Mughal court
Which of the following are true about Mahmud Khalji II of Malwa?
- (a)
He was contemporary of Rana Sanga of Mewar
- (b)
He appointed Medini Rai of Chanderi as Wazir, who then became the defacto ruler of Malwa
- (c)
Mahmud Khalji II to counter balance the influence of Medini Rai sought to help Muzaffar Shah II of Gujarat
- (d)
All of the above
The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
- (a)
Awadh
- (b)
Jhansi
- (c)
Nagpur
- (d)
Satara
The Gadhkari Uprisings ( 1844-45 ) took place in
- (a)
Punjab
- (b)
Bengal
- (c)
Maharashtra
- (d)
Andhra Pradesh
Considers the following statements about Swami Vivekanand.
1. He said that Vedanta was the religion of all
2. He believed in reviving all the best traditions of Hinduism
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
1,2 and 3
- (b)
1 and 2
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
1 and 3
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Social Reformer |
List II (Association) |
A.Iyothee Thass | 1.Satyasahodhak Samaj |
B.Jyotiba Phule | 2.Dravida Kazhagam |
C.John Rathinam | 3.Self-Respect Movement |
D.EV Rama swami Naickar | 4.Dravida Mahajana Sabha |
- (a)
A B C D 4 2 1 3 - (b)
A B C D 3 1 2 4 - (c)
A B C D 4 1 2 3 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 4
Assertion (A) Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Legislative Assembly in 1929.
Reason (R) They wanted to kill some members of the Legislative Assembly as a revenge of the Death of Lala Lajpat Rai.
- (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 a Correct explanation of A
- (c)
A is true, but R is false
- (d)
A is false, but R is true
In Which one of the following cities, was the East India Association founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?
- (a)
Paris
- (b)
London
- (c)
Tokyo
- (d)
New York
Which among the following was not a demand Mahatma Gandhi to the Government as a condition of settlement before he launched the Non-cooperation movement?
- (a)
The Government Should withdraw the Rowlatt Act
- (b)
The Government should express regret for the massacre at Jallianwaa Bagh
- (c)
The British Government should behave leniently with Turkey
- (d)
The Government should put a better scheme of reforms than that of the Act of 1919
What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1.Bardoli Satyagraha
2.Rajkot Satyagraha
3.Champaran Satyagraha
4.Nagpur Satyagraha
Select the correct answer using the codes below
- (a)
1,2,4,3
- (b)
4,3,1,2
- (c)
3,1,4,2
- (d)
3,4,1,2
Who among the following founded Hindustan Republic Association?
- (a)
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
- (b)
Bhagat Singh
- (c)
Batukeshwar Dutta
- (d)
Rajguru
Who Painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damyanti'?
- (a)
Ajolie Ela menon
- (b)
Abanindranath Tagore
- (c)
Amrita Shergil
- (d)
Raja Ravi Varma
Which one of the following is not a work on Architecture
- (a)
Manasara
- (b)
Sama rangana sutra dhera
- (c)
Mahavastu
- (d)
Mayamata
Amir Khusro played a poineering role in the development of
- (a)
Brij Bhasha
- (b)
Awadhi
- (c)
Khari Boli
- (d)
Bhojpuri
Which among the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization marks the absence of Mother Goddess Figurines?
- (a)
Lothal
- (b)
Kalibangan
- (c)
Rangpur
- (d)
Harappa
In which of the following places, Pygmies are found?
- (a)
Nile Basin
- (b)
Congo Basin
- (c)
Niger Basin
- (d)
Limpopo Basin
Sindh was invaded during the following Governer General's time_
- (a)
Lord Aukland
- (b)
Lord Ellenborough
- (c)
Lord Hardinge
- (d)
Lord Dalhousie
Which of the following native states was first to conclude Subsidiary Alliance with East India Company?
- (a)
Avadh
- (b)
Mewar
- (c)
Mysore
- (d)
Hyderabad
Which one of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of Alexanders invasion?
- (a)
Nanda Dynasty
- (b)
Maurya Dynasty
- (c)
Sunga Dynasty
- (d)
Kanava Dynasty
Who among the following Dharmasastra writers disapproved the custom of Sati declaring it as an act suicide?
- (a)
Angiras
- (b)
Medhatithi
- (c)
Usana
- (d)
Visnu