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History Questions and Answers - Set 5

Q11 :

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below—

List-I (Leader)
(a) M.C. Raja
(b) Jagjivan Ram
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

List-II (Organization)
1. All India Depressed Classes League
2. All India Depressed Classes Congress
3. All India Depessed Classes Association
4. All India Harijan Sangh

A
  

a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1

B
  

a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4

C
  

a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4

D
  

a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

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Correct Answer: B

a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4

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Q12 :

Which among the following Act was described as a 'new charter of bondage' by Jawaharlal Nehru?

A
  

Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1913

B
  

Rowlatt Act, 1919

C
  

Government of India Act, 1919

D
  

Government of India Act, 1935

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Correct Answer: D

Government of India Act, 1935

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Q13 :

Which one of the following combinations of year and event concerning the French Revolution is correctly matched?

A
  

1789: Napoleonic Code

B
  

1791 : Tennis Court Oath

C
  

1792: National Convention

D
  

1804 : New Constitution of France

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Correct Answer: C

1792: National Convention

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Q14 :

Which one of the following statement about the Harappan Culture is not correct?

A
  

It witnessed the first cities in the subcontinent

B
  

It marks the first use of script, written from right to left

C
  

It marks the earliest known use of iron as a medium for the art of sculpting

D
  

It marks the earliest known use of stone as a medium for the art of sculpting

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Correct Answer: C

It marks the earliest known use of iron as a medium for the art of sculpting

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Q15 :

Which of the following was/were founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
1. Atmiya Sabha
2. Brahmo Samaj
3. Prarthana Samaj
4. Arya Samaj
Select the correct answer using the code given below—

A
  

1, 2 and 3

B
  

2 only

C
  

1 and 2 only

D
  

1, 3 and 4

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Correct Answer: C

1 and 2 only

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Q16 :

Consider the following :
1. Tughlaqabad Fort
2. Bara Gumbad in Lodhi Garden
3. Qutub Minar
4. Fatehpur Sikri
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of building the above monuments?

A
  

3,1,4,2

B
  

3,1,2,4

C
  

1,3,2,4

D
  

1,3,4,2

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Correct Answer: B

3,1,2,4

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Q17 :

Which one of the following statements about the Gupta period is NOT correct?

A
  

Forced labour (Vishti) became more common than before in this period

B
  

A passage in the Vishnu Purana refers to the Guptas enjoying all the territories along the Ganga up to Prayaga

C
  

The Mehrauli inscription suggests that Chandragupta fought against a confederacy of enemies in Bengal and also led a campaign into the Punjab

D
  

Saurashtra was not a part of the Gupta Empire

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Correct Answer: D

Saurashtra was not a part of the Gupta Empire

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Q18 :

Which one of the following about Cripps Mission is NOT correct?

A
  

In March 1942, Cripps persuaded War Cabinet to agree to a draft declaration

B
  

Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel represented Congress to negotiate with the mission

C
  

The mission offered Dominion status after the war

D
  

The mission offered formation of constitution making body after the war

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Correct Answer: B

Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel represented Congress to negotiate with the mission

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Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission. The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II.

Q19 :

Which one of the following statements about the Treaty of Allahabad is NOT correct?

A
  

It was signed in the year 1765

B
  

The Mughal Emperor by a farman formally granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company

C
  

Awadh was restored to its Nawab on payment of Rs. 50 Lakhs

D
  

Banaras and the Surrounding tracts were detached from Awadh and handed over to Shah Alam II

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Correct Answer: D

Banaras and the Surrounding tracts were detached from Awadh and handed over to Shah Alam II

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Q20 :

Which among the following was NOT the provision of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

A
  

Immediate release of all political prisoners of the Civil Disobedience Movement

B
  

Clause 2 of the March 1931 pact defined 'reservations and safeguards' to cover financial credit of India

C
  

The return of confiscated land already sold to third parties

D
  

Reservation of 18% seats for Depressed classes

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Correct Answer: D

Reservation of 18% seats for Depressed classes

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