UPSC General Knowledge - Indian History Question Paper 1
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Consider the following statements
1.The first man-made port was found in Harappa.
2.The main crops of Indus Valley Civilisation were wheat and barley.
3.The largest Harappan settlements in India is Rakhigarhi in Haryana.
4.The largest number of settlements are in Ghaggar-Haka village.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2,3 and 4
- (c)
All of these
- (d)
None of these
The Nritti theme first of all appears in the
- (a)
Rigveda
- (b)
Upanishadas
- (c)
Satpatha Brahmana
- (d)
Jabala Upanishadas
Which one of the following is statements about Indra, the Rigvedic god are true ?
1. About 250 Rigvedic hymns are devoted to him.
2. He played the role of Warlord.
3. He was intermediary between gods and people
4. He was considered to be the rain god.
Select the correct answer using the codes below
- (a)
All of these
- (b)
1,2 and 3
- (c)
1,2 and 4
- (d)
2,3 and 4
The southernmost Mahajanpada was
- (a)
Avanti
- (b)
Asmaka
- (c)
Chedis
- (d)
Mallas
who identified the name sandrocottuse as Cahndraguota Mayura ?
- (a)
William Jones
- (b)
Va Smith
- (c)
RK Mukherji
- (d)
DR Bhanadarkar
Which chinese general defected Kanishka ?
- (a)
Pen chao
- (b)
Pan Yang
- (c)
Chi Huang Ti
- (d)
Ho-Ti
Masalia in Kalinga was famous for producing
- (a)
Species
- (b)
Ivory
- (c)
Jute
- (d)
Muslin
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- (a)
Hoysala : Dwarasam udar
- (b)
Pallavas : Vatapi
- (c)
Pandyas : Madurai
- (d)
Yadavas : Devagiri
Babur was determined to fight against Rana Sanga of Mewer because
- (a)
the Afghans had formed an Allliance with Rana Sangha to overthrow Babur
- (b)
Rana Sanga preffered to see the weak Lodis on the throne of Delhi and Agra than Babur
- (c)
Both 'a' and 'b'
- (d)
After the defeat of Ibrahim Lodi, Rana Sanga wanted to capture Delhi and Agra
Who did illustrate 'Dastan-i-Amir Hamza'?
- (a)
Abdus Samad
- (b)
Mansur
- (c)
Mir Sayyed Ali
- (d)
Abul Hassan
Who is considered as greatest Sultan of Gujarat?
- (a)
Muzaffar Shah II
- (b)
Bahadur Shah
- (c)
Shihabuddin Ahmed
- (d)
Mahmud Begara
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
Which of the following educatinal Committee is correctly matched with the given information?
- (a)
Committee Chairman Viceroy Hunter William Lord Ripon Commission Hunter 1882 - (b)
University Thomas Lord Commission Raleigh Curzon 1902 - (c)
Calcutta Mivhael Lord University Sadler Chelmsford Commission 1917 - (d)
All of the above
The Gover-General who followed a spirited Forwed policy towards Afghanistan was
- (a)
Minto
- (b)
Dufferin
- (c)
Elgin
- (d)
Lytton
Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy's authority over his executive council by substituting 'portfolio' or departmental system for corporate functioning?
- (a)
Indian Councils Act, 1861
- (b)
Government of India Act, 1858
- (c)
Indian Councils Act, 1892
- (d)
Indian Councils Act, 1909
Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I | List II |
A. It is indispensable that an adequate number of members of the Civil Service shall be European. | 1. Lord Landsdowne |
B. The absolute necessity is of keeping the government of this widespread empire in European hands, if that empire is to be maintained |
2. Lord Kimberley |
C. The crown of England should henceforth be identified with the hopes, the aspirations, the sympathies and interests of a powerful native Aristrocracy |
3. Jurgen Kuczynski |
D. Underfed, housed liked animals, without light and air; and water, the Indian industrial worker is one of the most exploited of all in the world of industrial capitation |
4. Lord Lytton |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (b)
A B C D 1 2 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 2 3 1 4 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 4
The Anarchial and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known As the
- (a)
Rowlatt Act
- (b)
Pitts India Act
- (c)
Indian Arms Act
- (d)
IIbert Act
Which of the following settlements about the new landlords is not correct?
- (a)
They were town-dwelling merchants and other moneyed classes with no roots in the village
- (b)
They were sent receiving absentee businessmen
- (c)
They openly violated the law which prohibited the law which prohibited them for harassing the cultivation
- (d)
They wiped out the traditional rights of occupy of the cultivators and reduced them to the position of tenants at will
Who founded swadesh Bandhaw Samiti?
- (a)
Ashwin Kumar Dutt
- (b)
Pulin Das
- (c)
Surya Sen
- (d)
Barindra Ghosh
What was Kamagata Maru?
- (a)
A Political Party Based in Taiwan
- (b)
Peasant Communist leader of china
- (c)
A naval ship on voyage to canada
- (d)
A chinese Village where MaoTse Tung began his long march
Who among the following was nominated by Mahatma Gandhi for the Presidentship of the Congress in 1939 against Subhash Chandra Bose?
- (a)
Jawaharlal Nehru
- (b)
Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- (c)
Govind Ballabh Pant
- (d)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Who among the following were members of the Swaraj Party
1. Motilal Nehru
2. Sardar Patel
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
1 and 2
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
1,2 and 3
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below
A. Viceroy Lord Montague appointed a committee under the presidentship of Sydney Rowlatt, in 1919, to investigate the nature and extent of revolutionary activities.
B. To protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy Mahatma Gandhi surrendered the knighthood conferred on him by the British Government.
- (a)
Both A and B are correct
- (b)
Only A is correct
- (c)
Only B is correct
- (d)
Neither A nor B is correct
Consider the following statements in regard to India Independence Act,1947
1.By this Act, the legislative powers of the Governor General was removed but power to promulgate ordinances only in case of emergency for the dominion, was conferred.
2.By this Act, the Governor General ceases to be a part of the dominion legislature and his power of dissolution was ended.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements
1. During the Quit India Movement, the revolutionaries set up parallel government in Balia (Uttar Pradesh) and in Tamluk (Bengal).
2. The All India Congress Committee passed the Quit India Resolution at Bombay on 14th August, 1942.
3. The Indian peasants remained aloof from the Quit India Movement.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
2 and 3
Who ha written 'Jhanda Geet'?
- (a)
Rabindra Nath Tagore
- (b)
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- (c)
Maithilisharan Gupta
- (d)
Shymlal Prashad Gupta
Blockade of Berlin
Operation of the Berlin Airlift
Organization of the Warsaw Pact
Construction of the Berlin Wall
These events of the Cold War are examples of
- (a)
efforts to prevent military conflict between the superpowers
- (b)
situations that increased tensions between communist and democratic nations in Europe
- (c)
attempts to weaken the Soviet Union's control of its Eastern allies
- (d)
policies of peaceful coexistence and detente
The main reason the Chinese Communist gained control of mainland China in 1949 was that
- (a)
they were supported by many warlords and upper class Chinese
- (b)
the United States had supported the Chinese Communist Part6y during World War II
- (c)
the dynamic leadership of Mao Zedong had the support of the peasant class
- (d)
they had superior financial resources and were supported by Japan
In the Republic of South Africa, the slogans 'Freedom in Our Lifetime' and 'New South Africa' changed from promises to reality after
- (a)
Frederik W de Klerk took over the radical white police force
- (b)
United Nations troops occupied the Transvaal
- (c)
Nelson Mandela was elected President
- (d)
the majority of white South Africans returned to Europe
Consider the following statements regarding Pala School of Paintings
1.The main patrons of this school was Raja Dharmapala and Devpala.
2. The main artist of this school were Dhimnan and Vidopala.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2