Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(a)

English Education Act - 1843

(b)

The abolition of slavery - 1859

(c)

Madras Native Association - 1852

(d)

Indigo revolt - 1835

Which of the following statements are correct on Orissa famine?
Statement I: In 1866 a million and a half people of Orissa died of starvation.
Statement II: During that time the British exported 200 million pounds of rice to Britain.
Statement III: The Orissa famine prompted Dadabai Naoroji to begin a life long investigation of poverty in India.

(a)

I & II

(b)

I & III

(c)

None of the above

(d)

All of the above

Consider the following statements.
(i) The partition of Bengal in 1905 was the most striking example of the British divide and rule policy.
(ii) In the Calcutta meeting 1905, Surendranath Banerjea gave a call for the boycott of British goods and institutions.
(iii) On 7 August 1905 at Town Hall meeting in Calcutta, a formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(i) only

(b)

(i) and (iii) only

(c)

(i) and (ii) only

(d)

All of the above

Match List I and List II and select answer with the help of the codes given below.

List I	List II
A. Indian Press Act 1910	1. Self-rule
B. Dawn Society	2. a revolt against their state of dependence
C. Swaraj	3. crushed the nationalistic activities
D. Swadeshi	4. The National Council of education

(a)

A	B	C	D
3	1	4	2

(b)

A	B	C	D
1	2	3	4

(c)

A	B	C	D
3	4	1	2

(d)

A	B	C	D
1	2	4	3

Which of the following about Annie Besant are correct?
1. Annie Besant was elected the international president of the Theosophical Society, after Col. H.S. Olcott.
2. She started a weekly The Commonweal in 1914.
3. She published a book How India Wrought for Freedom in 1915.

(a)

1 and 2

(b)

2 and 3

(c)

1 and 3

(d)

1, 2 and 3

The author of the book Indian Unrest was

(a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

(b)

Valentine Chirol

(c)

Tilak

(d)

Annie Besant

When was the tri-colour flag of freedom hoisted?

(a)

December 31, 1929

(b)

March 12, 1930

(c)

January 26, 1930

(d)

January 26, 1931

Assertion: B.R. Ambedkar launched Mahad Satyagraha.
Reason: He wanted to unite Hindus and Muslims.

(a)

A is correct R explains A

(b)

A is correct does not explain R

(c)

A is correct, R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong, R is correct

Match the following
(A) Kanpur Conspiracy Case - 1. Fundamental rights
(B) Meerut Conspiracy Case - 2. Surya Sen
(C) Chittagong Armoury Ride - 3. 1929
(D) Karachi Session of Indian National Congress - 4. 1924

(a)

1, 2, 3, 4

(b)

2, 3, 4, 1

(c)

3, 4, 1, 2

(d)

4, 3, 2, 1

The first Jute Mill in Calcutta was founded in

(a)

1855

(b)

1866

(c)

1877

(d)

1888

Assertion: The Bengal government’s order of 1870 created apprehension in the minds of Muslim professional groups.
Reason: It replaced Urdu by Hindi and the Perso-Arabic script in the courts and offices.

(a)

A is correct R does not explain A

(b)

A is correct and R explains A

(c)

A is wrong and R is correct

(d)

Both A and R are wrong

Assertion: The institution of separate electorate was the principle adopted by the British Government for fostering and spreading communalism.
Reason: The people were split into separate constituencies so that they voted communally.

(a)

A is correct, R is not the correct explanation of A

(b)

A is correct, R is wrong

(c)

A and R are wrong

(d)

A is correct, R is the correct explanation of A

Match the following

A. Hindu MuslimRiot	-	1. Mohan Singh
B. August Offer	-	2. Govind Ballabh Pant
C. Proposal of Partition Resolution	-	3. Lord Linlithgow
D. Indian National Army	-	4. Naokhali

(a)

A	B	C	D
3	4	2	1

(b)

A	B	C	D
4	2	1	3

(c)

A	B	C	D
4	3	2	1

(d)

A	B	C	D
3	2	4	1

Who was the Viceroy of India when the Quit India Movement started in 1942?

(a)

Lord Wavell

(b)

Lord Linlithgow

(c)

Lord Mountbatten

(d)

Winston Churchill

Match the following

(A) People’s Republic of China	-	1. Belgrade
(B) Bandung Conference	-	2. March 1947
(C) Asian Relations Conference	-	3. April 1955
(D) Birth of Non-Aligned Movement	-	4. January 1, 1950

(a)

A	B	C	D
3	4	2	1

(b)

A	B	C	D
4	2	3	1

(c)

A	B	C	D
4	3	2	1

(d)

A	B	C	D
3	2	4	1

The first State formed on linguistic basis was

(a)

Kashmir

(b)

Assam

(c)

Andhra

(d)

Orissa

In which of the following State/s land reformswere very successful

(a)

Kerala

(b)

West Bengal

(c)

Orissa

(d)

Both a and b

In which year did Indian public sector enterprises face severe problems ________

(a)

1961

(b)

1991

(c)

2008

(d)

2005

Which one of the following was not the work of Leonardo da Vinci?

(a)

Virgin of the Rocks

(b)

Last Supper

(c)

Mona Lisa

(d)

Madonna and Child

The Cathedral of St. Peters in Rome, built by the Popes, was fashioned by ____________

(a)

Donatello

(b)

Raphael

(c)

Leonardo da Vinci

(d)

Michelangelo

The Europeans who settled first in North America were _________

(a)

Portuguese

(b)

Spanish

(c)

Danish

(d)

English

__________ city acquired the nickname “Cottonopolis’’.

(a)

Manchester

(b)

Lancashire

(c)

Liverpool

(d)

Glasgow

Assertion: Utopian Socialists recommended model communities, where the means of production would be collectively owned.
Reason: They promoted a visionary idea of a socialistic society, devoid of poverty and unemployment.

(a)

Both A and R are correct. R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct. R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong but R is correct

Assertion: J.G. Fichte promoted the idea of nationalism among the Germans.
Reason: Fichte was the leader of Young Italy Movement.

(a)

Both A and R are correct. R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct. R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong but R is correct

Laissez Faire is a word coined by __________

(a)

John A. Hobson

(b)

Karl Marx

(c)

Fischer

(d)

Gournay

Which one of the following was not part of the Central Powers?

(a)

Bulgaria

(b)

Austria-Hungary

(c)

Turkey

(d)

Montenegro

In 1939 Germany signed Non-aggression pact with _______

(a)

Austria

(b)

Italy

(c)

Russia

(d)

Britain

Which one of the following was not a declaration of the Potsdam conference?

(a)

East Prussia to be divided into two parts: northern part going to the Soviet Union, and the southern art to Poland.

(b)

Poland to receive the former free city of Danzig.

(c)

Germany to be divided into four occupation zones to be governed by the USSR, Great Britain, the United States and France

(d)

Trieste was to be divided into Zone A and Zone B. Zone A went to Italy, while zone B was awarded to Yugoslavia.

Marshall aid was for the purpose of _________

(a)

Economic reconstruction of Europe

(b)

Protection of capitalistic enterprises.

(c)

Establishment of American hegemony in Europe

(d)

forming a military alliance against Soviet Russia

Assertion: In 2017, Britain voted to exit the European Union.
Reason: Britain’s exit is known as Brexit.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct