HISTOBLOG: INDIAN HISTORY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Monday, March 14, 2011

INDIAN HISTORY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. For the eradication of the evil of untouchability the Anti- Untouchability League was set up by

(a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(b) Jagjivan Ram

(d) K. Kelappan

Ans:-C

2. The Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims from the year

(a) 1919

(b) 1925

(d) 1940

Ans:-D

3. Who among the following is known as the ‘Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement’?

(a) Dr. Annie Besant

(b) Suchitra Kriplani

(d) Sarojini Naidu

Ans:-C

4. Brahma Samaj mainly insisted upon

(a) Abolition of sati

(b) Abolition of child marriage

(d) Reintroduction of converted Hindus

Ans:-C

5. The first to start a joint stock company trade with India were the

(a) Portuguese

(b) Dutch

(d) Danish

Ans:-A

6. The affairs of East India Company came into the hands of the British Crown under

(a) Pitt’s India Act

(b) Cabinet Mission Plan

(d) Govt. of India Act

Ans:-C

7. Theosophist, educationist and Indian national leader’. This description fits

(a) Madan Mohan Malviya

(b) Srinivasa Shastri

(d) Shyama Prasad Mookherji

Ans:-C

8. Indian Constitution was amended for the first time in

(a) 1950

(b) 1951

(d) 1953

Ans:-B

9. Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in

(a) 1886

(b) 1892

(d) 1904

Ans:-C

10. AL Hilal was a newspaper started for propagating nationalism by

(a) Abul Kalam Azad

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Syed Ahmed Khan

Ans:-A

11. The leader of the Young Bengal Movement was

(a) Dwarkanath Tagore

(b) Chandrashekhar Deb

(d) Henry Vivian Derozio.

Ans:-D

12. Seeds of Indian participation in the Legislative Council of the Governor General of India are embodied in the

(a) Indian Council Act, 1861

(b) Indian Councils Act, 1892

(d) Government of India Act, 1919

Ans:-B

13. Arya Samaj was started by

(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Ans:-A

14. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?

(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(b) C. Rajagopalachari

(d) Dadabhai Naoroji

Ans:-D

15. Which of the following was a recommendation of Hunter’s Commission?

(a) Gradual withdrawal of state support from higher education

(b) Women’s education

(d) Introduction of civic education at college and university level

Ans:-A

16. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Warren Hastings – Regulating Act

2. Cornwallis – Permanent Land Settlement

3. Wellesley – Subsidiary Alliance

4. Dalhousie – Abolition of Sati

(a) 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 & 3

Ans:-A

17. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

(a) M. K. Gandhi

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) R. C. Dutt

Ans:-C

18. Arrange the following in chronological order, who administered as Governor Generals of India.

1. Wellesley

2. Cornwallis

3. Warren Hastings

4. Dalhousie

(a) 3,2, l, 4

(b) 1,2,4, 3

(d) 4, 1, 2,3

Ans:-A

19. Who amongst the following was involved in the Alipore Bomb case?

(a) S. N. Banerjea

(b) Bipin Chandra Pal

(d) Aurobindo Ghosh

Ans:-C

20. Gandhiji wanted that the students should spend their vacations in

(a) studies

(b) Games

(d) None of these

Ans:-C

21. Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857?

(a) Sanyasi Rebellion

(b) Santal Rebellion

(d) Pabna Disturbances

Ans:-C

22. Which of the following was not founded by Dr.B. R. Ambedkar?

(a) Deccan Education Society

(b) Samaj Samata Sangh

(d) Depressed Classes Institute

Ans:-A

23. The title ‘Punjab Kesari’ was conferred on

(a) Ranjit Singh

(b) Bhagat Singh

(d) SardarBaldev Singh

Ans:-C

24. Who among the following was called as ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’?

(a) B. G. Tilak

(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Ans:-D

25. Muslim League first demanded partition of India in

(a) 1906

(b) 1916

(d) 1946

Ans:-C

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1-Facts are importand for the constuction of history.2-Anything which gives us some idea about the past or present or future can be termed as fact.3-it is also called sources.4-sources are two kinds PRIMARY AND SECONDARY.5-Primary or Direct sources are anything which gives us information directly.6-Secondary sources or Indirect sources provides information indirectly.7-TERTIARY sources are used to describe a work which is a compilation of primary and secondary sources.It focused on the identification of scholarly work than on content. For example :bibliography,library catalog,directories etc.8-That is why RANKE said”NO SOURCES,NO HISTORY”.9-To Ranke “all kinds of sources should be subjected to criticism.10-HEURISTICS means searching of facts or sources.11-HERMENEUTICS aims to find out the authenticity or veracity of the sources.12-DEDUCTIVE METHOD is a type of reasoning from general to particular.13-INDUCTIVE METHOD is a reasoning from particular to general.

HISTORIAN OF THIS MONTH

K.P.PADMANABHA MENON Born in October 1857. Father: Diwan Peshkar Sankunny Menon. Mother: Parvathy Amma. K.P. Padmanabha Menon was the son of Diwan Peshkar Sankunni Menon who for the first time attempted to write the history of Travancore. Through his work Kerala Charithram (History of Kerala), Padmanabha Menon surpassed the talents of his father. Padmanabha Menon was an eminent Advocate, Judge and Historian. He also wrote Kochi Rajya Charithram (History of Cochin). He was also the Advocate General of Madras Government and member of Marumakkathayam Committee. He died on 1 May 1919.

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INDIAN HISTORY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

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