Tnpsc History Previous Questions Part 1 in English

Tnpsc History Previous Questions Part 1 in English

1. The founder of Amritsar city was

a. Guru Govind Singh

b. Guru Ramada’s

c. Guru Teg Bahagur

d. Guru Nanak

2. Who was the Arab ruler who launched 17 attacks on India?

a. Muhammed-bin-Quasim

b. Muhammed of Ghazni

c. Muhammed of Ghori

d. Muhammed –bin-Tughluq

3. Salt under the Cholas was

a. Bhaga

b. Uppayam

c. Valiyam

d. Hiranya

4. The last mauryan rules was over thrown by

a. Agnimitra

b. Kharavela

c. Pushyamita

d. Dhana Nandha

5. Under whose leadership the All India Muslim league was set up?

a. Mohammed Ali Jinnah

b. Sayyid Ahmed Khan

c. Aga Khan

d. Navab Salimullah

6. The first weekly paper published by the Indian National Congress in 1839 was

a. Young India

b. India

c. Indian people

d. Voice of India

7. Subramani Siva built a temple for Bharat Mata at

a. Madurai

b. Vathalagundu

c. Tirunelveli

d. Paparappathi

8. The Lucknow conference of Indian National Congress in 1916 is an important turning point because

a. It demanded domination status for India

b. It demanded complete independence

c. Annie Besant was the President

d. Indian National Congress and all India muslim league resolved for a joint struggle

9. Jallianwala Bagh is situated in the city of

a. Lucknow

b. Patha

c. Amritsar

d. Lahore

10. When dis the Chauri-Chaura violence take place?

a. 5^th January, 1922

b. 5^th February, 1922

c. 5^th March, 1922

d. 15^th March, 1922

11. Where did Gandhi announce the post ponement of National Hartal on 6^th April, 1919?

a. Mumbai

b. Chennai

c. Kolkata

d. Delhi

12. “Vande Mataram” was first published in

a. Gitanjali

b. Harijan

c. Kesari

d. Anandha Math

13. Adi Granth was compiled by

a. Guru Ramdas

b. Guru Harkishan Das

c. Guru Amar Das

d. Guru Arjun Dev

14. Name the muslim rules who enforced price control system

a. Alauddin Khilji b. Muhammed Tughluq

c. Iltutmish d. Balban

15. “Doctrine of Lapse” was introduced by

a. Dalhousie b. Canning

c. Rippon d. Lytton

16. The main object of partitioning Bengal in 1905 was

a. to weakers the influence of the Bengal Hindus

b. that the muslim league demanded it

c. that the people of Bengal wanted it

d. none of these

17. The Hunter commission was appointed by the British to probe the

a. Non-cooperation movement b. Khilafat Movement

c. Chauri Chaura incident d. Jallian Wala Bagh tragedy

18. The first split in Indian National Congress took place in 1907 at the ________ session

a. Surat b. Lahore

c, Mumbai d. Kolkata

19. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March?

a. Champaran

b. Sabarmathi Ashram

c. Chauri Chaura

d. Dandi

20. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?

a. Kolkata

b. Delhi

c. Chennai

d. Mumbai

21. Who among the following served as president(s) of the Indian National Congress?

a. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

b. Mrs.Annie Besant

c. Mrs.J.M. Sengupta

d. All of them

22. Mahatma Gandhi was referred to as the father of nation first by

a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Sarojini Naidu

c. Tilak d. Netaji

23. Who established the Central Hindu School at Benaras?

a. Lala Lajpath Rai b. Madan Mohan Malavia

c. Dr. annie Besant d. Govind Vallabh Pant

24. The first nationalist leader to preside over the Indian National Congress was

a. S.Subramanya Iyer b. Anandacharu

c. W.C.Bannerjee d. Surrendranath Banerjee

25. Which of the following leaders was not among the extremists?

a. Tilak b. Bipin Chandra Pal

c. Aurobindo Ghosh d. W.C.Banerjee

26. The name “Pakistan” was coined by

a. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan b. Mohammed Ali Jinnah

c. Mohammed Iqbal d. Abdul Kalam Azad

27. Who is considered to be the father of the idea of Pakistan?

a. Rahmat Ali b. Jinnah

c. Sir Zafrullah Khan d. Sir Mohammed Iqbal

28. The famous Lunknow pact of 1916 was signed by

a. Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar b. Nehru and Minto

c. Muslim league and Congress d. Swarajist party and Annie Besant

29. The All India muslim league was established in the year

a. 1905 b. 1906 c. 1909 d. 1911

30. Sikh religion was founded by

a. Teg Bahadur b. Guru Govind Singh

c. Guru Arjun d. Guru Nanak

31. The Pakistan resolution was passed by the All India muslim league at its Lahore session on

a. March 5^th, 1933

b. August 5^th, 1933

c. March 22^nd, 1940

d. March 23^rd, 1940

32. Who was the last Governor General of India?

a. Dalhousie

b. Lord Mount Batten

c. Canning

d. Raja Gopalachari

33. Who is generally considered to be father of Indian renaissance?

a. Rabindranath Tagore

b. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c. Jayapraksh Narayan

d. Ambalal Sarabhai

34. Who was the Vice-Chancellor of Nalanda university when Yuvan Tsang visited India?

a. Kalidasa b. Kambar c. Dharma Balar d. Panar

Match List I correctly with list II and select your answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

a. Second sangam 1. Abidhamma Pitaka

b. Third sangam 2. Tolkappiam

c. First Buddhist council 3. Tripitaka

d. Third Buddhist council 4. Silapadikaram

Codes:

a b c d

a. 2 3 1 4

b. 2 4 3 1

c. 4 2 3 1

d. 4 2 1 3

Which of the following is correctly matched?

a. Kalidasa – Kavyadarsa

b. Dandin – Sakuntala

c. Subandhu -Vasavadatta

d. Manu – Vikram Orvasi

Consider the following statements:

Assertion(A): The greatness of Shershah lies in his administrative reforms.

Reason(R): Shershah was the fore-runner of Akbar in his administrative reforms.

Of the statements:

a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A

c. A is true, but R is false

d. A is false, but R is true

The Saka Era began in the year

a. 58 BC b. 78 BC c. 58 AD d. 78 AD

Buddha preached his first sermon at

a. Lumbini b. Saranath c. Sanchi d. Gaya

The salient feature of the Rig Vedic civilization was

a. worship of the mother goddess b. worship of nature

c. worship of the trimurthes d. worship of Pashupathi

Which was the port town of the Indus valley civilization?

a. Lothal b. Kalibangan c. Ropar d. Mohenjadaro

Which Tamil nationalist poet wrote the song beginning with the words:

“Deliverancel Deliverancel Deliverancel”

a. Subramanya Bharathi b. Bharathi Dasan

c. Suddhanandha Bharathi d. Kavimani

Subburathnam was the real name of which Tamil nationalist poet?

a. Jeevanadam b. Thiru Vi.Kalyanasundaram

c. Bharathidasan d. Suddhananda Bharathi

Name of the journal started by Thiru.Vi.Kalyana Sundaram

a. Desabhimani b. Viduthalai c. Navasakthi d. Veera KESARI

Where was Subramanya Bharathi born?

a. Arumuganeri b.Tirunelveli

c. Ettayapuram d. Sivagangai

The first poetical work on Nationalism in Tamil published in 1+07 was composed by

a. Namakkal Kavingar b. Subramanya Bharathi

c. Kavimani Desiga Vinayagam d. Jeevanandam

Which nationalist leader was acclaimed as lokamanya?

a. Gokhale b. Patel c. Tilak d. Gandhi

The British General responsible for the massacre of people in Jallianwala Bagh was

a. Ashe b. Mcleod c.Dyer d. Black

The nationalist leader who was known as “Punjab Keseri” was

a. HukumSingh b. Lala Lajpath Roy

c. Man Singh d. Lala Shevak Ram

In which village did Gandhi break the salt act?

a. Chauri Chaura b. Champaran

c. Gopalpur d. Dandi

Where was the Round Table Conference held?

a. Mumbai b. Delhi c. London d. Leeds

The British Prime Minister who announced the Communal Award in 1932 was

a. Churchill b. Mc Donald c. Attlee d. Chamberlain

Who christened the depressed classes as Harijans?

a. Ambedkar b. Gandhi c. Nehru d. Patel

Who founded the Indian National Army?

a. Rash Bihari Bose b. Subbash Chandra Bose

c. Soumithra Bose d. Tarun Bose

The mutiny of 1857 failed because

a. it was not supported by people b.the Indian princes did not help

c. the Russians helped the British d. the muslims kept a loof

‘Dilli Chalo’ – whose slogan was this?

a. Subash Chandra Bose b.V.O.Chidambaram

c. Aurobindo Ghosh d. Vanchi Iyer

The cabinet delegation consisted of

1. Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord Pethic Lawrence and Mr. A.V.Alexandar

2. Lord Wavel, Mr.A.V.Alexander and Sir Stafford Cripps

3. Lord Wavel, Lord Prthic Lawrence and A.V.Alexander

4. Sir Stafford Crips, Lord Wavel and Lord Pethic Lawrence

Of the statements:

a. 1 and 4 are correct b. 3 and 4 are correct

c. 1 alone is correct d. All are wrong

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

a. Bhagat Singh – Gadar party

b. A.O.Hume – Bomb in the central hall of parliament

c. Lala Hardayal – Indian National Congress

d. Vanchi Iyer – Lord Ash

State the correct sequence of the following events:

1. The Lucknow pact 2. The introduction of Dyarchy

3. The Rowlatt act 4. The partition of Bengal

Select the answer from the codes given below:

a. 1 , 3 , 2 and 4 b. 4 , 1 , 3 and 2

c. 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 d. 4 , 3 , 2 and 1

Consider the following statements:

Assertion(A): In India the main purpose of the British rule was to encourage disruptive tendencies and create minority problems.

Reason(R): They wanted to make it an excuse to stay in power in India and to pose an impartial orbiter.

Select your answer according to the coding system given below:

a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A

c. A is true, but R is false

d. A is false, but R is true

Indian national movement had similarity of approach, with the national movement in

a. Indonesia b.USA c. Ireland d. Indo-Chine

Akall movement was started in

a. 1940 b. 1920 c. 1947 d. 1958

The name Pakistan was coined by

a. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan b. Muhammed Ali Jinnah

c. Muhammed Iqbal d. Azad

The Indian national leader who established a provisional Government of India in Singapore in 1943 was

a. Surendranath Benerjee b. M.N.Roy

c. Subash Chandra Bose d. Jawaharlal Nehru

The most important contribution of Cornwallis was

a. he enlarged the territories of British East India Company

b. he made judicial reforms

c. he introduced permanent revenue settlements

d. he abolished diarchy

Consider the following statements:

Assertion(A): The Indians felt disillusioned by the British polices and activities following the world war I.

Reason(R): The pledges made by the British during the war period were not fulfilled and all the promises made by them were forgotten.

Of the statements:

a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A

c. A is true, but R is false

d. A is false, but R is true

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

a. Dandi March – 1930

b. Direct action – 1927

c. Simon Commission – 1930

d. Poorna Swaraj – 1946

By what other name is Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan of north-west frontier province popularly known?

a. Servant of God b. Red shirt leader

c. Frontier Gandhi d. Khan Sahib

Ramakrishnan mission’s headquarters at

a. Kokata b. Mumbai c. Chennai d. Delhi

“Vande Mataram” a author is

a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Aurobindo Ghosh

c. Bankin Chandra Chatterjee d. Madan Mohan Malaviya

The state reorganization commission year was

a. 1956 b. 1958 c. 1966 d. 1976

Match List I correctly with list II and select your answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy 1. Arya Samaj

b. Swami Vivekananda 2. Ramakrishnan Paramahamsha

c. Dayanand Sarawathi 3. Brahma Samaj

d. Madam Blavatsky 4. Theosophical Society

Codes:

a b c d

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 1 3 4

c. 3 2 1 4

d. 4 1 2 3

Match list I correctly with list II and select your answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

a. Pitt’s India Act 1. 1773

b. Regulating Act 2. 1784

c. Indian councils Act 3. 1861

d. Minto-Marley Reforms Act 4. 1909

Codes:

a b c d

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 1 3 4

c. 3 4 1 2

d. 4 3 2 1

Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

a. Tilak 1. New India

b. Annie Besant 2. Vande Mataram

c. Gandhiji 3. Kesari

d. Lala Lajpat Rai 4. Young India

Codes:

a b c d

a. 3 1 4 2

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 2 3 1 4

d. 4 3 2 1

The shan people demanding self-determination are active in

a. Thailand b. Laos c. Myanmar d. Sri Lanka

Chand Bibi was the ruler of

a. Ahmed Nagar b. Bijapur

c. Golconda d. Satara

Who is the author of Humayum Namah?

a. Abdul Fazal b, Gulbadan Begum

c. Hasan Nizami d. Abdul Kadar Badunti

Who was the third Peshwa of Chatrapathi sahu?

a. Baji Rao b . Balaji Baji Rao

c. Balaji Vishwanath d. Mahdji Sindhia

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a. Aryans – Rig Veda

b. Indus Valley -Mother Goddess

c. Jains – Trithankaras

d. Lichchhavis – Pataliputra

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a. “Go back to the Vedas” – Dayananda Saraswathi

b. “Untouchability is a crime” – Gandhiji

c. “Delhi ki Chalo” – Bhagath Singh

d. “Long years ago we have made tryst with desting” – Jawaharlal Nehru

Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

a. Lucknow pact 1. 1910

b. Pune pact 2. 1909

c. Minto-Morley reforms 3. 1916

d. Montford reforms 4. 1932

Codes:

a b c d

a. 3 4 2 1

b. 4 3 1 2

c. 2 1 4 3

d. 1 2 3 4

Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

a. Pandit Rao 1. Foreign secretary

b. Peshwa 2. Finance Minister

c. Amatya 3. Judge of Canon law

d. Samant 4. Prime Minister

Codes:

a b c d

a. 4 2 1 3

b. 3 4 2 1

c. 4 3 1 2

d. 3 2 1 4

Consider the following statements:

Assertion(A): The Indus valley people worshipped the male god.

Reason(R): A seal resembling Sive has been formed.

Of the statements:

a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A

c. A is true, but R is false

d. A is false, but R is true

Consider the following statements

Assertion(A): Jains are atheists.

Reason(R): Jains reject the Vedas.

Of the statements:

a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A

c. A is true, but R is false

d. A is false, but R is true

Who is called as the “Frontier Gandhi”?

a. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan b. Wali Khan

c. Vinoba Bhave d. Ayub Khan

The Mughal king who participated in the sepoy mutiny of 1857 was

a. Akbar the II b,Sher Shah c. Bahadur Shah the II d. Dara

Consider the statements

Narasimha Varman I

1. Succeeded to the throne in 630 A.D.

2 Defected the Chalukyan ruler Pulakesin i

3. Built the shore temple at Mamallapuram

4. During his reign the Chinese pilgrim visited Kanchi

Of the statements:

a. 1,2 and 4 are correct b.. 2, 3 and 4 are correct

c. 1,3 and 4 are correct d. All are correct

Consider the statements :

The downfall of Tughlaq empire was due to Firoz Tughlaq is

1. Revenue policy 2.Religios policy

3. Ecouragement given to slave system

4. Revival of the policy of feudal system

Of the statements:

a. 2,3 and 4 are correct b. 1,2 and 3 are correct

c. 1,3 and 4 are correct d. 1 alone is correct

In which session the Congress passed the “Quit India” resolution?

a. Lahore b. Surat c. Mumbai d. Kolkata

During the Indus valley civilization the people worshipped

a. Vishnu b. Pasupathi c. Brahma d. Indra and Varuna

The Rama Krishna Mission was founded by

a. Dayanand Saraswathi b. G.K.Gokhale

c. M.V.Ranade d.Swami Vivekanandha

Consider the statements: Buddhism

1. Emphasizes the importance of “Four-Fold Truths”

2. Is based on the concept of ethical principles

3. Illustrates the necessity of the caste system

4. Was a missionary religion

Of the statements:

a. 1 and 3 are correct b. 1,2 and 4 are correct

c. 1,3 and 4 are correct d. 1,3,4 are correct

Chauth wasa/an

1. Irrigation tax imposed by Akbar

2. Religious tax realized by Shivaji

3. Religious tax collected by Aurangazeb from the Hindus

4. Land revenue of ¼ share collected by Shivaji from neighbouring states.

Of the statements:

a. 2 and 3 are correct b. 1 and 4 are correct

c. 1 and 3 are correct d.4 alone is correct

Which of the following is correctly matched?

a. Hieum Tsang – Raja Raja

b. Bernier – Firoz Tughlaq

c. Abdul Razzak -Krishna Devaraya

d. Iban Batuta – Shah Jahan

Arrange in chronological order:

1. Mahavira 2. Parsva

3. Sthula badra 4.Bhadra Bahu

a. 1,2,4,3 are correct b. 2,1,4,3 are correct

c. 2,4,3,1 are correct d. 4,3,1,2 are correct

Arrange chronological order

1.Aryabhatta 2.Bhaskara 3. Brahmagupta

a. 1,3,2 are correct b., 1,2, 3 are correct

c. 2,1,3 are correct d. 3,2,1 are correct

Arrange in chronological order:

1. Kabir 2. Ramananda

3. nanak 4. Vallabhacharya

a. 1,3,2,4 are correct b. 2,3,1,4 are correct

c. 2,1,4,3 are correct d. 4,3,2,1 are correct

Write the following events in chronological sequence relating to Shivaji:

1. Visit to Agra 2. Sacked surat for the second time

3. Coronation 4. Signed the treaty of Purandar

a. 2,1,4,3 are correct b. 3,2,1,4 are correct

c. 4,2,1,3 are correct d. 4,1,2,3 are correct

Arrange the chronologically:

1. August offer 2. Surat split

c. Nehru report 4. Ouit India movement

a. 2,1,4,3 are correct b. 2,3,1,4 are correct

c. 2,1,3,4 are correct d. 2,4,3,1 are correct

Arrange chronologically:

1. Fatehpur Sikri 2. Mausoleum at Saisaram 3. Taj Mahal

a. 1,3,2 are correct b. 1,2,3 are correct

c. 2,3,1 are correct d. 2,1,3 are correct