SAT History

Exam Duration: 120 Mins Total Questions : 100

1 )

'April Thesi~' was given by

(a)
Stalin
(b)
Lenin
(c)
Kerensky
(d)
Karl Marx

2 )

List-I	List-II
a. Wellesley	1. Fort William College
b. Cornwallis	2. Sanskrit College for Hindus
c. Sir Thomas Munro	3. Ryotwari System in South India
d. Minto	4.Indian Press Act of 1910

(a)

a b c d

1 2 3 4
(b)

a b c d

2 3 4 1
(c)

a b c d

4 3 1 2
(d)

a b c d

3 4 2 1

3 )

The first Satyagrahi selected by Mahatma Gandhi to launch the Individual Satyagraha in October 1940 was

(a)
C. Rajagopalachariar
(b)
VallabhBhai Patel
(c)
Dr.Rajendra Prasad
(d)
J.B. Kripalani

4 )

We have references to sixteen Mahajanapadas in ancient texts. How many of these were located in the Ganga Valley?

(a)
4
(b)
7
(c)
10
(d)
15

5 )

Nalanda, Vikramshila were actually

(a)
Learning centres of Buddhist Monks
(b)
Secular centres of education and learning
(c)
Buddhist monasteries
(d)
Apex bodies of Buddhist monasteries

6 )

Which of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period?

(a)
Broach
(b)
Kalyan
(c)
Cambay
(d)
Tamaralipti

7 )

The first Non-Kshatriya ruler

(a)
Haryankas
(b)
Nandas
(c)
Mauryas
(d)
Shishunagas

8 )

The court physician of Kanishka

(a)
Charaka
(b)
Aswaghosha
(c)
Nagasena
(d)
Sushruta

9 )

The only son of Asoka found mentioned in his inscription is

(a)
Jaluka
(b)
Kunala
(c)
Tivara
(d)
Mahendra

10 )

The sites marked 1,2,3 and 4 on the map represent

(a)
Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Kalibangan and Lothal
(b)
Chanhudaro. Kot Diji. Desalpur and Surkotada
(c)
Harappa, Ropar, Debarkot and Rojdi
(d)
Jhukardaro, Banwali, Alamgirpur and Megham

11 )

Do or Die was the slogan given in

(a)
Vardha Proposal
(b)
Leaders Revolt
(c)
Quit India Movement
(d)
All of the above

12 )

Simla conference organised by the British was rejected by

(a)
Gandhi
(b)
Nehru
(c)
Jinnah
(d)
Patel

13 )

In Madras; this person played a major role in the movement for folk revival

(a)
Subramanya Iyer
(b)
Bharathiar
(c)
Natesan Sastri
(d)
VO. Chidambaranar

14 )

The geographical knowledge of the Early Aryans did not extend beyond

(a)
Ganga
(b)
Indus
(c)
Ghaggar
(d)
Yamuna

15 )

"Mein Kampf' was written by

(a)
Mussolini
(b)
Karl Marx
(c)
Lenin
(d)
Hitler

16 )

Which of the following early Indian cities was not related to the life of the Buddha?

(a)
Champa
(b)
Saketa
(c)
Pataliputra
(d)
Kaushambi

17 )

Who was country's first test captain?

(a)
C.K. Nayudu
(b)
Vijay Hazare
(c)
R.K. Metha
(d)
Palwankar Baloo

18 )

"The land between the two seas" was conquered by

(a)
Dhanananda
(b)
Bindusara
(c)
Bimbisara
(d)
Asoka

19 )

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a)
Sakala - Indogreeks
(b)
Pratishthana - Shungas
(c)
Purushapura - Satavahanas
(d)
Pataliputra - Shakas

20 )

Puranas were written during the

(a)
Mauryan Period
(b)
Gupta Period
(c)
Chola Period
(d)
Later Vedic Period

21 )

Inthe 18th century the East India company was buying tea and silk from

(a)
India
(b)
France
(c)
Middle East
(d)
China

22 )

'Napoleon of lndia' refers to

(a)
Asoka
(b)
Harsha
(c)
Samudra Gupta
(d)
Chandragupta

23 )

The word 'Bat' is an English word meaning.

(a)
Stick
(b)
Club
(c)
Both A and B
(d)
None of the above

24 )

Which of the following leaders of Indian National Movement called the Pentangular Tournament as Community divisive competition?

(a)
Tilak
(b)
Bipin Chandrapal
(c)
Mahatma Gandhi
(d)
Subash Chandra Bose

25 )

Dorothea Beale was a

(a)
Good player in cricket
(b)
Good Singer
(c)
Good Teacher
(d)
Good Principal of a Ladies College

26 )

Which of the following games was for the privileged?

(a)
Hockey
(b)
Cricket
(c)
Football
(d)
All of the above

27 )

The women's movement in India started largelyy under the inspiration of

(a)
Sarojini Naidu
(b)
Mrs. Annie Beasant
(c)
Ramabai Ranade
(d)
Herabai Tata

28 )

In 1905, the incident called "Bloody Sunday" took place in

(a)
Germany
(b)
Italy
(c)
France
(d)
Russia

29 )

This city became a hub of the new print culture

(a)
Hongkong
(b)
Peking
(c)
Shangai
(d)
Honshu

30 )

Krishnadevaraya's Amukta Malyada is a work on

(a)
His political ideas
(b)
Public Administration
(c)
Administration of Justice and Foreign Affairs
(d)
All of the above

31 )

Which of the following Indian musical instruments is the finest example of Indo-Islamic synthesis?

(a)
Sarangi
(b)
Sitar
(c)
Tabla
(d)
Shenai

32 )

Which of the following periodicals is not correctly matched with its editor?

(a)
VandeMataram - Aurobindo Ghosh
(b)
New India - Bipin Chandra Pal
(c)
Yugantar - Bhupendranath Dutta
(d)
Sandhiya - Barindra Ghosh

33 )

The first Muslim President of INC

(a)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(b)
Badruddin Tyabji
(c)
Salimulla Khan
(d)
Aga Khan

34 )

Which of the following did not oppose Corn Laws?

(a)
Urban dwellers
(b)
Industrialists
(c)
Land owners
(d)
Common people

35 )

Which of the Rajput clans was not one of the so called Agnikuia origin?

(a)
Pariharas
(b)
Chandelas
(c)
Chauhans
(d)
Solankis

36 )

When Akbar was young, his guardian was

(a)
Hemu
(b)
Abul Fazl
(c)
Bairam Khan
(d)
Faizi

37 )

The first dynasty of the empire of Vijayanagar is known as Sangama because

(a)
it was inspired by the greatness of the Tamil Sangam
(b)
Vijayanagar was located at the confluence (Sangama) of Tungabhadra and Krishna
(c)
It was named after Sangama, the father of Hari Hara and Bukka
(d)
Harihara and Bukka convened a great Assembly (Sangama) of the poets to celebrate the founding of the empire.

38 )

The first Municipal Commissioner of Bombay

(a)
James Simpson
(b)
Arthus Crawford
(c)
Dinabandhu
(d)
Keshav Naik

39 )

Bombay became the capital of Bombay Presidency in

(a)
1918
(b)
1819
(c)
1920
(d)
1820

40 )

The person who was in charge of revenue system under Akbar

(a)
Mansingh
(b)
Bairam Khan
(c)
Birbal
(d)
Todarmal

41 )

Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over

(a)
Gujarat
(b)
Khandesh
(c)
Ahmadnagar
(d)
Berar

42 )

Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by:

(a)
middle class and people of the Third Estate
(b)
clergy and nobility
(c)
philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
(d)
Englishmen Georges Danton and Arthur Young

43 )

King in France at the time of the Revolution:

(a)
Louis XIV
(b)
Louis XVI
(c)
Marie Antoinette
(d)
Nicholas II

44 )

Political body of France:

(a)
Duma
(b)
Reichstag
(c)
Lok Sabha
(d)
Estates General

45 )

Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of:

(a)
each member one vote
(b)
male adult franchise
(c)
universal adult franchise
(d)
each Estate one vote

46 )

Which of the following was the immediate factor for the Great Depression (1929-1932)?

(a)
Collapse of Wall Street Exchange
(b)
Financial Impact of World War I
(c)
Fall in US exports
(d)
Collapse of banks

47 )

One of the effect of Indian Revolt of 1857 on East India Company was:

(a)
It was dissolved
(b)
It was strengthened by increase of administrator
(c)
The Crown of England recognized it
(d)
The British Crown took over it

48 )

Babu Kunwar singh who took part in great leader of revolt of 1857 was:

(a)
zamindar of Gorakhpur
(b)
zamindar of Jagdishpur
(c)
zamindar of Rohilakhand
(d)
zamindar of Raipur

49 )

Who is known as the "Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal"?

(a)
Abdul Latif
(b)
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed
(c)
Muhammad Qasim
(d)
Rashid Ahmed Gangohi

50 )

Bugyals are:

(a)
dry forested area below the foothills of Garhwal and Kumaun
(b)
vast meadows in high mountains
(c)
semi-arid region in the Central Plateau of Maharashtra
(d)
swampy wet coastal tracts

51 )

Agricultural Revolution first occurred in:

(a)
England
(b)
France
(c)
USA
(d)
India

52 )

Captain Swing was a:

(a)
farmer
(b)
army chief
(c)
mythical name
(d)
labourer

53 )

The existing dress codes in Europe were swept away by:

(a)
American Revolution
(b)
French Revolution
(c)
Russian Revolution
(d)
The First World War

54 )

England passed a law which compelled all persons over 6 years of age, except those of high position, to wear woollen caps made in England on Sundays and all holy days. What does this mean?

(a)
All sumptuary laws were meant to emphasize social hierarchy
(b)
Some sumptuary laws were passed to protect home production against imports
(c)
Some sumptuary laws were made to promote the religion
(d)
None of the above

55 )

Which of the following statement is not correct regarding Rowlatt Act?

(a)
This act was meant to give the government enormous power to repress political activities.
(b)
Government could arrest anybody without a trial for two years under this act.
(c)
In response to Rowlatt Act Gandhiji had called for a nationwide campaign in 1991
(d)
The tough measures of Rowlatt Act was chaired by Sir Stafford Cripps

56 )

The native state of Tripura became involved in the Freedom movement early in the 20^th century because:

(a)
the kings of Tripura were always anti-British
(b)
the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
(c)
the tribes of the state were fiercely freedom loving
(d)
there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British

57 )

Among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?

(a)
Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
(b)
Acharya J. B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari
(c)
Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad
(d)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

58 )

For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931, presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?

(a)
Mahatma Gandhi
(b)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d)
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

59 )

The Hunter Commission was appointed after the:

(a)
Black-hole incident
(b)
Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
(c)
Uprising of 1857
(d)
Partition of Bengal

60 )

Consider the following events during India's freedom struggle:
1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage
2. Minto-Morley Reforms
3. Dandi March
4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?

(a)
1, 3, 2, 4
(b)
2, 4, 1, 3
(c)
1, 4, 2, 3
(d)
2, 3, 1, 4

61 )

Who were the 'Trung Sisters'?

(a)
Writers
(b)
Women rebels in Vietnam
(c)
Actors
(d)
None of these

62 )

Why did the US intervene in Vietnam?

(a)
To help Vietnam fight the Chinese
(b)
To bring peace to the nation
(c)
To unite North and South Vietnam
(d)
Contain communism in Vietnam

63 )

Read the following three statements:
I. Europeans sought new markets for their goods.
II. Many Europeans migrated to the cities in search of jobs.
III. European middle class gained political power.
What was the major cause of these changes in Europe?

(a)
Industrial Revolution
(b)
Rise of feudalism
(c)
Congress of Vienna
(d)
French Revolution

64 )

Which of these statements is true?

(a)
Large areas of grazing land were turned into game reserves
(b)
Pastoralists were not allowed to enter these reserves
(c)
Serengeti National Park was created over 14,760 km of Maasai grazing land
(d)
All the above

65 )

How was the authority of both elders and warriors adversely affected by the British efforts to administer the affairs of the Maasai?

(a)
The British appointed chiefs of different sub-groups of Maasai
(b)
These chiefs were made responsible for the affairs of the tribe
(c)
The British imposed various restrictions on raiding and warfare
(d)
All the above

66 )

Which of the following best explains the term "dastan"?

(a)
Tradition of prose tales of adventure and heroism in Persian and Urdu
(b)
Long stories of love written in Hindi
(c)
Poem depicting nature written in Urdu
(d)
None of the above

67 )

When did the First five year plan started.

(a)
1927
(b)
1928
(c)
1929
(d)
1930

68 )

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(a)
Bolsheviks - The Reds
(b)
Socialists - The Greens
(c)
Pro- Czarists-The Whites
(d)
Proletariats -The Oranges

69 )

The idea of collectivization was introduced by J. Stalin to:

(a)
Start the state owned agriculture in Russia.
(b)
Create the food security in Russia
(c)
To eliminate the poverty among the peasants
(d)
To introduced the large scale farming through modernisation.

70 )

Which of the following statements are correct:
I. The name of Hitler's party was National Socialist German workers party
II. In 1923 Adolf Hitler successfully captured power in Bavaria
III. In 1932, Nazi party becomes the largest party in German Parliament.
IV. Adolf Hitler was offered chancellorship of Germany by Hindenburg.
V. Adolf Hitler did not believe in racial superiority of Aryan race.

(a)
Only III
(b)
II & III
(c)
I, III & IV
(d)
All are correct.

71 )

Which of the following Act gave Adolf Hitler wider powers as a dictator of Germany?

(a)
First decree
(b)
Chancellor Act
(c)
Enabling Act
(d)
Repression Act

72 )

Which of the following sentences is correct about the women in Nazi regime? Choose the answer from the codes given below:
I. Girls were told to be moderate, well behaved and decent
II. They should aspire for equal rights as given to men.
III. Girls had to maintain purity of race
IV. Women were encouraged to produce more desirable children
V. Women having more children were awarded crosses of honours
VI. Women who deviated from the prescribed code were to be punished by he state.

(a)
I, II, III, & IV
(b)
I, II, IV, & V
(c)
II, III, IV, & V
(d)
All are correct

73 )

What kind of society did Hitler want to establish in Germany?

(a)
Society of Nordic Aryans
(b)
Society of Communists
(c)
Society of Jews
(d)
Society of Christians

74 )

Who was Abdul Gaffar Khan?

(a)
Follower of British
(b)
Frontier Gandhi
(c)
Peasant
(d)
None of these

75 )

Muslim League was formed in:

(a)
1908
(b)
1907
(c)
1906
(d)
1905

76 )

Which of the following statements are true?
(i) The Indian independence Act of 1947 permitted the Princely states to remain independent.
(ii) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel appealed to the Princess to accept the accession to the Indian Union
(iii) Junagarh, Hyderabad and Kashmir did not sign the Instrument of Accession

(a)
(i) and (ii)
(b)
(ii) and (iii)
(c)
(i) and (iii)
(d)
(i), (ii) and (iii)

77 )

The Business Classes and Industrialists lost enthusiasm for the Civil Disobedience Movement because

(a)
They lost faith in Gandhiji's method
(b)
They were frightened by the British repression
(c)
The spread of violent activities worried them about prolonged disruption of business and the failure of the Round Table Conference in London
(d)
All of the above

78 )

Who was the author of 'The History of the Loss of Vietnam.

(a)
Phan Boi Chau
(b)
Huynh Phu so
(c)
Ngyuyen Dinh Chieu
(d)
None of these

79 )

Name the two countries with which the Vietnamese nationalists had a close relationship.

(a)
India & China
(b)
Japan & China
(c)
America & France
(d)
Japan & Russia

80 )

Who discovered the American continent?

(a)
Balboa
(b)
Copernicus
(c)
Christopher Columbus
(d)
Ferdinand Magellan

81 )

The system of indentured labour migration was abolished in:

(a)
1920
(b)
1921
(c)
1922
(d)
1923

82 )

What do you mean by G-77?

(a)
It is a group of rich countries
(b)
It is a group African countries
(c)
It is a group of Asian countries
(d)
It was a Group of 77 developing countries which did not benefit from the fast growth which the Western economics experienced in 1950

83 )

The communist manifesto was published in _____

(a)
1842
(b)
1844
(c)
1846
(d)
1848

84 )

Which of the following was not amethod adopted by Saminists?

(a)
Lying down in the land
(b)
Refusing to pay taxes and fines
(c)
Refusing to perform labour

85 )

Which of the following means of the word 'Veda'?

(a)
Ram
(b)
Knowledge
(c)
Krishna
(d)
Soul

86 )

Which of the following was the first Tirthankara according. to Jain tradition?

(a)
Sthulabahu
(b)
Mahavira
(c)
Hemchandra
(d)
Rishabha

87 )

Which of the following was the last Mauryan emperor?

(a)
Samprati
(b)
Samudragupta
(c)
Devavarman
(d)
Brihadratha

88 )

Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in the year:

(a)
1929
(b)
1928
(c)
1917
(d)
1919

89 )

Who founded the Mughal empire in India

(a)
Babur
(b)
Humayun
(c)
Akbar
(d)
Jahangir

90 )

Who was given place for Amritsar by Akbar?

(a)
Guru Teg Bahadur
(b)
Guru Ramdas
(c)
Guru Amradas
(d)
Guru Harkishan

91 )

Match the following lists:

	List A (Maratha Powers)		List B (Places)
A	Bhonsle	1	Baroda
B	Holkar	2	Nagpur
C	Peshwa	3	Poona
D	Gaekwad	4	Indore

(a)

A B C D

2 4 3 1
(b)

A B C D

3 4 1 2
(c)

A B C D

2 3 4 1
(d)

A B C D

4 2 3 1

92 )

The first split in the Indian National Congress took place at Surat in:

(a)
1905
(b)
1907
(c)
1920
(d)
1929

93 )

The Swadeshi Movement began in 1905 mainly because of Lord Curzon's attempt to:

(a)
reform the education system
(b)
curtail the scope of local self-government
(c)
reserve all high powers for Englishmen.
(d)
partition the province of Bengal

94 )

In which of the following periods did Timurlang invade India?

(a)
In 1145 during the reign of Bahlol Lodhi
(b)
In 1398 during the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud
(c)
In 1302 .A.D. during the reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji
(d)
In 1255 A.D. during the reign of Balban

95 )

"Swaraj is my birth-right and I shall have it", was proclaimed by :

(a)
M.G. Ranade
(b)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d)
Lala Lajpat Rai

96 )

Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on:

(a)
August 14, 1920
(b)
April 13, 1919
(c)
January 30, 1918
(d)
August 15, 1930

97 )

Who of the following may be rightly called the first Turkish empire builder in India?

(a)
Sikandar Lodhi
(b)
Qutab-ud-din Aibak
(c)
Alauddin Khalji
(d)
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

98 )

Who of the following built the fort city of Siri?

(a)
Alauddin Khalji
(b)
Jalaluddin Khalji
(c)
Iltutmish
(d)
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

99 )

Adi Granth, the sacred book of the Sikhs, was compiled by:

(a)
Guru Gobind Singh
(b)
Guru Nanakdev
(c)
Guru Teg Bahadur
(d)
Guru Arjundev

100 )

Why did Alauddin Khalji introduce market reforms?

(a)
To remove mediators
(b)
To maintain a large army economically
(c)
To ease the peasants living
(d)
To administer his subjects well

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