MP SET 2025: State Eligibility Test, History
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51. Who coined the term 'Neolithic' in his 51. "fer ^^
book 'Prehistoric Times' ? TT^fkr fen ?
(A) Marshall (A)
(B) Sir John Lubbock (B) fel
(C) Gordon Childe (C) "nfin
(D) V.A. Smith (D) fesi
52. In how many branches is Yajurveda 52. "ZT^ ferft
divided ? t ?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 2 (C) 5 (D) 2
53. Which one of the following pairs is not 53. ferfefe ^^
correctly matched : t ?
Veda Brahman
(A) Rigveda Aitareya Brahmana (A)
(B) Samaveda Taittiriya Brahmana (B) -mm
(C) Yajurveda Satpatha Brahmana (C) WT2I mm
(D) Atharvaveda Gopatha Brahmana (D) "nhsT 9ti^
54. Which Buddhist religious text refers 54. fer T? 16 m\
16 Mahajanapadas ? drcrlo t" ?
(A) Anguttara Nikaya (A) feR
(B) Vinay Pitaka (B) fez?
(C) Abhidhamma Pitaka (C) arfew
(D) Deepvansh (D)
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55. In Rigveda to whom Sudas appointed his 55. ^
priest after removing Vishwamitra ? aror ?
(A) Vashistha (B) Kashyap (A) (B)
(C) Gautam (D) Bhardwaj (C) (D)
56. Match List I with List II and choose 56. ^ I n
the answer from the options given ^ "3^17
below :
List 1 List II
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(State) (Capital)
(TT^) (Tl^rapft')
(a) Matsya (i) Vaishali
(a) -Rm (i) ^Jifiicil
(b) Vatsa (ii) Champa
(b) ^ (ii)
(c) Vajji (iii) Viratnagar
(c) (iii)
(d) Anga (iv) Kaushambi
(d) (iv)
Codes :
^:
(a) (b) (a) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii) (D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
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57. Who was the father of twenty-third
Tirthankar Shri Parshwanath ? ^ ?
(A) Asvasena (B) Mahasen (A) (B)
(C) Prasenjit (D) Udayana (C) (D)
58. How many major trade routes are
mentioned by Rhys Davids in his book
'Buddhist India' ? fen t ?
(A) 4 (B) 3 (A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 5 • (D) 6 (C) 5 (D) 6
59. After the death of Mahatma Buddha in 59. 1WTT ^ ^^
how many parts were his relics divided ? ^ fer^ ^ TNT ?
(A) (B) 9 (A) 8 (B) 9
(C) 7 (D) 12 (C) 7 (D) 12
60. In Rigveda the agriculture is described in 60. ■4* ^ fer^ VdlchT
how many verses (Shlokas) ? "feri "TO ?
(A) 12 (B) 20 (A) 12 (B) 20
(C) 24 (D) 105 (C) 24 (D) 105
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61. In which inscription Ashok the Great has
talked about listening and imbibing the [q-ciiO
thoughts of seven books ? ^ "I ?
(A) Shahbazgarhi (A)
(B) Gimar (B) pKiK
(C) Dhauli and Jaugarh (C)
(D) Bhabru (Bairat) (D) ^(^)
62. In the Mauryan period,there were officers 62. ^ ^ ^ "SpTcIT ^
who served the public like Dhatri
(Midwives)?
(A) W (B)
(A) Yuktas (B) Amatyas
(C) (D)
(C) Rajjukas (D) Tirthas
63. Who was the officer in charge of all the 63. trN ^ TITO ^
revenue of the Mauryan empire ?
(A) Sannidhata (B) Samaharta (A) TTf^^mrnr (B)
(C) Sitadhyaksha (D) Gopa (C) Tiknsziaj (D) "nh
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64. Which of the following ancient ports was 64. RHrdHslcl ■4* ^
situated on the Malabar Coast ? HidNK Tie -qr sn ?
(A) Tamralipti (B) Palur (A) diyrdPkl (B)
(C) Muziris (D) Barygaza (C) (D)
65. How many poets and poetesses had 65. ^ diPiRlM WT
contributed to the Sangam Literature ?
(A) 371 (B) 473 (A) 371 (B) 473
(C) 573 (D) 775 (C) 573 (D) 775
66. Which of the following is the oldest 66. rHMPdRsld -4* MNlddH ^
Mahayana Sutra ? t ?
(A) Ashtasahastrika Prajnaparamita (A) y^lMKPMdl
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(B) Lankavatara Sutra (B) ddiMdK^^
(C) Saddharma Pundarika Sutra (C)
(D) Karandavyu Sutra (D) ^
67. Who was the officer named Mahapilupati 67. H^iql^qPd aqterl ^
in the Gupta period ? ?
(A) Commander of the Cavalry (A) ^^
(B) Commander in Chief (B) •q!^H
(C) Chief Justice (C) "5?^
(D) Commander of the Elephant Force (D) ^ #TT ^ "q^
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68. Which of the following Gupta emperor 68. PinRiRsid "roe
allowed the Sri Lankan King
Meghavama to build a Buddhist Vihara
at Bodh Gaya ?
(A)
(A) Samudra gupta
(B)
(B) Skanda gupta
(C)
(C) Kumar gupta
(D) Chandra gupta II (D)
69, Which of the following Ancient King of 69. Rnl^n^d ^ ^ 37RiI "51^ ^ 3IT#T
Andhra Pradesh has been called Vakataka ^ qictiidch sffT
and Vishnukundi 'Kulbhushana' ?
ipiT "I ?
(A) Madhava Varma II (A) ^
(B) Govind Varma I (B) ^
(C) Indra Verma (C) ^^
(D) Vikramendra I (D) "SSPT
70. Who was the Commander in Chief of 70. "^miz ^ ^ ^HlMfd ^ 811 ?
King Harsha ?
(A) 31^ (B) "fWiR
(A) Avanti (B) Singhnaad
(C) Kuntal (D) Skandagupta (C) (D)
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71. How many types of Kshatriya caste have 71. *<Nd<niuil' ^^
been mentioned in 'Rajtarangini' ? t ?
(A) 18 (B) 22 (A) 18 (B) 22
(C) 30 (D) 36 (C) 30 (D) 36
72. Who said that "Jiva and Prakriti though 72. ^ 3WT
separate, are uniquely merged in
Brahma ?" RRlftd t ?"
(A) Shankaracharya (A)
(B) Madhvacharya (B)
(C) Ramanujacharya (C) <lHld'dWl4
(D) Nimbarkacharya (D)
73. Which system is mentioned in Ghatiyala 73. RPfcT ^ Npciqidl
(Jodhpur inscriptions 810 AD)of Rajput 810 t) ^
Samanta Ranuk ? t ?
(A) Niyog system (A) "PFftn
(B) Dowry system (B) ^
(C) Purdah system (C)
(D) Sati system (D) "Rch "RKn
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74. In which temple's architectural style there 74. ^ "^1# "^f ^
is no circumambulation path around the
sflr "'I®! 'I?! sloi ^ ?
womb ?
(A) Nagara style (B) Dravida style
(A) WK ^ (B)
(C) Vesara style (D) Vallabhi style (C)^^ (D) ^
75. Which trade union of South India was
famous for its enterprise in the world ?
(A) Manigramam (B) Nanadeshis (A) (B)
(C) Baljiyar (D) Valeng (C) (D)
76. What was the tax 'Pattakiladaya' charged 76. "foRIT
by the Kalchuri rulers ? 'M<jiRbdKW' ^ ?
(A) Taxes for the maintenance of the
(A) ^ Rqfc ^ "f^ ^
infantry
(B) Taxes on the things coming out of
mines
(C) 'm ^ ^ ^^
(C) Taxes paid to the head of the village
(D) Tax taken on the auspicious (D) HHlPel^h
occasions
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77. According to Ramsharan Sharma the 77. imm ^ 3T3?IR
primacy of agriculture in the feudal
economy popularized the worship of: dUrM<4 WIT ?
(A) Solar worship (A) "^ik ""JyTT
(B) Shiva worship (B)
(C) Shakti worship
(C) ^iPki
(D) Vishnu worship (D)
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78. According to Kanyakumari Prashasti
which Pandya king defeated Cheras ?
(A) Jatavarman Srivallabha (A)
(B) Maravarman Parakrama (B) MKc|4h
(C) Parantaka Veeranarayana (C) cfl^HKiqui
(D) Varguna Verman (D)
79. Who was the Pattakil in the early
medieval administrative system ?
(A) Collector of village taxes (A) TIPT ^
(B) Manager of religious places (B) tsT#* ^ "5^!? ^
(C) Chief of the night watchman (C) "sn#* ^
(D) Collector of road tax (D) ciieii
80. According to 'Kitab-ul-Hind' written by 80. Tf8T
Al-Biruni, how many wives were ^ ^ -ql!^
allowed to a Brahmin ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4 (C) 3 (D) 4
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81. The second battle of Tarain was fought 81. ^ fWhr "5^ ^ "W
in which year ? 81T ?
(A) 1191 A.D. (B) 1192 A.D. (A) 1191 i (B) 1192 i
(C) 1194 A.D. (D) 1206 A.D. (C) 1194 t (D) 1206 i
82. Which one of the rulers of Delhi 82. Iwt ^QTlHd ^ fer
Sultanate assumed the title of
'Sikandarussani' ? 8ft ?
(A) Jalaluddin Khalji (A)
(B) Alauddin Khalji (B)
(C) Mubarak Khalji (C) ti^Kcb
(D) Nasiruddin Khusro Shah (D) hiPhkIh W
83. During Delhi Sultanate 'AmiT was 83. ^ ft" 'arrftr^'
associated with : 8Tr ?
(A) Land-Revenue Collection (A)
(B) Price Control Policy (B) ^
(C) Works of Risala (C) RtHKrii
(D) Duties of Shahana (D) wn ^
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84. Name the ruler of Delhi Sultanate who
compelled the King of Deogir to pay
forty bricks of,gold every year. ^ I
(A) Malik Kafur (A)
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (B)
(C) Mubarak Shah (C) W
(D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (D)
85. What was 'Tank-i-Siyah' ? 85. ^ qi' ?
(A) Coins introduced by Muhammad (A) ^^
Tughlaq
(B) Coins introduced by Sher Shah Suri (B) ^ Tpi
(C) A kind of jewellery (C) "STTO ^ 37T^
(D) A precious stone (D) T3^
86. During the reign of Firoz Shah Tughlaq, 86. kTRkr w ^ ^ "sraH
the head of the army was called : "^SIRIT ^ :
(A) Khan-i-Jahan (A)
(B) Barid (B) ^
(C) Jawabit (C)
(D) Ariz-i-Mamalik (D) 3nfT5T--q-RRif^
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87. During Sultanate period one Tanka of 87. ^^ ^
Silver was equal to :
(A) 5 jitals (B) 15 jitals (A) 5 (B) 15
(C) 48 jitals (D) 72 jitals (C) 48 (D) 72
88. 'Tujake Babari' was written in which 88. fel 'mi "W
language ? ^ ?
(A) Persian (B) Mangolian (A) (B) H'ilRri'4'1
(C) Turkish (D) Ujbek (C) (D)
89. Who was the first ruler to introduce the
'Zabt System' ? ^fen ?
(A) Babar (B) Shershah (A) (B) iim^
(C) Islam Shah (D) Shah Mansur (C) w (D) W ^
90. Which historian described the pathetic 90. 1630-31 1 ^ ^ elk
condition of severe famine in the South ^ "fer ifeiwR
and in Gujarat during 1630-31 A.D. ? fen t ?
(A) Miraj Amin Kajaniwi (A) fersT 3Rtn
(B) Abdul Hamid Lahori
(B) <ni^^
(C) Jagannath Pandit
(C) -fe
(D) Kavi Sundar Das
(D)
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91. Which of the following dynasty's reign 91. Pinrcrlfeld ^ ^ WRTO
was called the Golden age of the
Tci'dKd* ^ WJ[c+>M ^ ?
'Wizarat'?
(A) ^ (B) <2101^1
(A) Slave (B) Khalji
(C) Tughlaq (D) Lodi (C) (D) "dKl"
92. Which of the following was supervised 92. •RRT
by Khwaja appointed in the province in rnHpriRsld FhJHdil Pd^KUl WT
the Delhi Sultanate ? Kn ?
(A) Law and order matters (A) ^ ^
(B) Financial matters (B) ^
(C) Religious matters (C) ^
(D) Criminal matters (D) ^
93. *Diwan-i-Bayutat' was related to which 93. rHHnrlRsid ^ ^
of the following departments ? ^ SIT ?
(A) Religious (B) Militaiy (A) (B)
(C) Postal (D) Karkhana (C) ^ (D)
94. Which of the following was not a 94. PiHRriR^d ^ 1580 t
Province (Suba) during the reign of ^ "SlRl (^)^
Akbar in 1580 A.D ? 81T ?
(A) Awadh (B) Ajmer (A) (B) 31^
(C) Lahore (D) Kandhar (C) (D)
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95. During the reign of which of the 95. rHHPdRsld ^
following Mughal Emperors an
administrative unit called 'Chakla' was
"TO 8^1 ?
created ?
(A) (B)
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb (C) (D)
96. Which of the following was related to 96. PHHrdRsId ^
'Rai' propounded by Sher Shah ?
yPdmPtd *V (Tlf) ^ ?
(A) List of crop rates
.(A) ^^
(B) Huliya (appearance) of soldiers (B) ^ ^Rriqi
(C) Land surveying rope (C) ^ ^
(D) Harkara (D) KTOT
97. The Mughal emperor who started the 97. ^TpTjft
Monthly Pay Scale in the Mansabdari
^ hk*"»T qitrii ti'icn :
System was ;
(A) (B) Wlk
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb (C) ?TTB^5IWT (D)
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98. The 'Taraf in the Bahmani Kingdom 98. :
was :
(A)
(A) King
(B)
(B) Province
(C) ^
(C) Land Revenue Tax
(D)
(D) Coins
99. 'Athavane' in Vijayanagara empire was 99. yiyM ^
related to : ^ :
(A) Court of King (A) TRT
(B) Military department (B) ^
(C)
(C) Revenue department
P) ftraji
(D) Education department
100. Who among the following allowed 100. rHMRrlRsld
Mongols (Neo-muslims) to settle in (qq-iiydynT) qjt ^
Delhi ?
(A) Balban
(A) «(cnoii
(B) Jalaluddin Khalji P) ocn^l
(C) Alauddin Khalji (C)
(D) Sikandar Lodi (D)
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101. Whose paintings were inspirational at the 101. ^ ^ WT Pch^Hchl
time of victoiy of Delhi by Babar ?
(A) Mansur (B) Saiyad Ali (A)^ (B) ^^
(C) Bihzaad (D) Miskin (C) (D) Ph^^Ih
102. Which of the following kings of 102. PHHPdPtdd ^ Tr5R«TH
Rajasthan gave shelter to statue of
Shrinathji in the period of Aurangzeb ? ^ "WT "3^ ^ ?
(A) Rana Jagat Singh (A) TFTT W\^ tw
(B) Rana Raj Singh (B) XFTT TR "f^
(C) Jai Singh (C)
(D) Rana Amar Singh (D) TRI 3TO "fw
103. What was the meaning of the theory of 103, ^
'Wahdat-ul-Wujud' supported by Mughal ^ ¥RT STT, ^
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emperor Akbar ?
(A) Purity of Islam (A) ^
(B) Battle against heretics (B) ^ -g^s:
(C) Abolition of caste system (C) ^
(D) Unity of Divine (D) M<Hdcd
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104. Which of the following the finest
example of Nagara style temple is :
(A) Kailashnath temple, Kanchipuram
(A) irf^,
(B) Brahdeshwar temple, Thanjavur
(B) nfe, cRMT
(C) Gopuram of Vaishnava temple,
(C) ^
Vrindavan
(D) Lingaraj temple, Bhubaneswar (D) Pd'KN life,
105. Iltutmish established 'Madrasa-a-Muijji' 105. 1%^ ^ ^ ^
school in Delhi in the memory of:
?
(A) Qutubuddin Aibak
(A) ^
(B) Bakhtiyar Kaki
(B)
(C) Muhammad Gori (C)
(D) Nasiruddin Mahmud (D)
106. Which of the following women Sufi 106. ■*Twh<*)IqiIi irftvTT
Saint of medieval India pretended herself "^1% ^rf^rRTT ^
for magical powers ? sft* ?
(A) Biwi Sara (A) "^TRI
(B) Biwi Zulekha (B)
(C) Biwi Zamal (C) ^ wm
(D) Biwi Karsoom Masooma • (D) ^ iTRp
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107. Which of the following is a speciality of 107. rHMRrinsid
tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ?
(A) Circular tomb (A)
(B) Sloping walls (B) (odqT
(C) Lack of marble (C) mnw ^
(D) Higher minarets (D)^
108. Which of the following Mughal emperor 108. PdMPdRdd ^ ^
prohibited the use of tobacco ? ^ hhIm "Piffrc Ph-Hi ?
(A) Babar (A)
(B) Jahangir (B) ■ST^FTk
(C) Aurangzeb (C)
(D) Mohammad Shah (D) W•
109. Which of the following -wrote 'Chhatra 109. PHHPdP^d
Prakash', the success story of king ^ 'm "STTOI' ^
Chhatrasal Bundela ? ^ t ?
(A) Kavi Sunder (A)
(B) Biharilal Chaubey (B) P=<^l<ldld ^
(C) Gora Lai Purohit (C) ^ilildld
(D) Jagjicharan (D)
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110. Great teacher Mahesh Thakur was related 110. ^
to which educational institute during the Pi^^RnRaa
reign of Akbar ? t ?
(A) Nadiya University (A)
(B) Mithila University (B) Wm
(C) Srinagar Educational Institute (C)
(D) Malwa Educational Institute (D) TTRM
111. Who among the following is associated 111. PHHrdRsIci ^ ^^
with 'Blue Water Plan' ?
(A) Albuquerque (A)
(B) Almeida (B)
(C) Vasco Da Gama (C)
(D) Henry (D)
112. Which British GovemorrGeneral was 112. "fer ^ TTwrfMbr ^
tried for impeachment ? 31R|q "RT -curiNl 'FTT SIT ?
(A) Warren Hastings (A)^
(B) Lord Clive (B) =Kii^q
(C) Lord Curzon (C) ^
(D) Lord Wellesley (D)
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113. Who among the following were 113. 1859-60 -^r ^^ ^
associated with the 'Indigo rebellion'
rHHPdRsid ^^ an ?
which happened in 1859-60 ?
(A) 1M^
(A) British soldiers
(B)
(B) Indian soldiers
(C)
(C) Farmers
(D) Landlords (D)
114. Who among the following Indians did 114. rHMrcrlPdd ^ ^
not analyse British Economic Policy ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (A)
(B) Mahadev Govind Ranade (B) THlt
(C) Romesh Chandra Dutt (C) ^
(D) Vallabh Bhai Patel (D) ^
115. Which Professional Historian does not 115. ^Pd^WdiK 1857 ^ ^
regard the Revolt of 1857 as national in
character due to lack of extent in India ? RFRl t ?
(A) V.D. Savarkar (A) tHlcRcht
(B) S.N. Sen
(B) 13:?T.T37T. #T
(C) R.C. Majumdar
(C) aiR^.
(D) S.B. Chaudhary
(D)
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116. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 116. ^^ fen
which year ? "W ?
(A) 1910 (B) 1878 (A) 1910 (B) 1878
(C) 1908 (D) 1931 (C) 1908 (D) 1931
117. During the tenure of which Governor 117. "fer
General a system of circles or thanas
headed by an Indian Daroga was ^TTfel WI ^ 7
established ?
(A) vTM
(A) Lord Comwallis
(B) ^
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) ^ fer
(C) Lord Ripon
(D) Lord Lytton (D) ^
118. Who was the publisher of'Amrita Bazar 118. "Tfen' ^ y^hiyi^+j ^
Patrika' ? ^ ?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh (A) ^
(B) Ras Behari Ghosh (B) m feRt ^
(C) Shishir Kumar Ghosh (C) -qW
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) ^^
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119. Which Viceroy undertook first step to 119. ^ ^ 1870 13^'
separate central and provincial financial •RRT!^ 1^^ ^ ^^
system in 1870 ? ^ TT8TT7 "331^ ?
(A) Lord Mayo (A)^
(B) Lord Lav«-ence (B)
(C) Lord Ripon (C) ^ fijPT
(D) Lord Lytton (D)^
120. By which Government of India Act the 120. 1%^ ^ ^ OT "STRT
system of Dyarchy was introduced in
Provinces ?
(A) Government of India Act, 1858 (A) 1858
(B) Indian Council Act of 1909 (B) 1909 ^
(C) Government of India Act, 1935 (C) 3TO 1^, 1935
(D) Government of India Act, 1919 (D) Wfe aftqi TT^, 1919
121. *A History of British India' was written 121. 'it OT
by whom ? ?
(A) John Locke (A) «]H
(B) James Mill (B) ^ fTM
(C) Machiavelli (C)
(D) Lord Macaulay (D)
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122. Who coined the slogan "One Caste, One 122. ^ ^
Religion, One God for all" to combat "f^ 13^ W]
caste injustice ? HRT R'HI ?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (A)
(B) M.K. Gandhi (B) 137?.^.
(C) Narayan Guru (C) "3^
(D) Jyotiba Phule (D) ^
123. In which of the following places in India 123. 1857 t RMRriRsId ^
a University was not established in 1857 "qr ^ WPTT if
A.D. ? sft ?
(A) Delhi (B) Bombay (A) (B)
(C) Calcutta (D) Madras (C) crjQT^ni (D)
124. Who freed the Indian Press from 124. 1835 i T? ^
restrictions in 1835 A.D. ?
(A) John Shore (A) ^#T
(B) George Barlow (B) "^if^
(C) Charles Metcalfe (C)
(D) Lord Ripon (D) ttqn
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125. In which year was the report of Deccan 125. ^ siPitn ^ ^
Riots Commission presented in the
^ "51^ ^ ^ ?
British Parliament ?
(A) 1858 i (B) 1868 t
(A) 1858 A.D. (B) 1868 A.D.
(C) 1872 A.D. (D) 1878 A.D. (C) 1872 i (D) 1878 i
126. In which language was the newspaper 126. WR ^
*Kesari' published under the editorship of 'm\ "4'
Bal Gangadhar Tilak ? ?
(A) Hindi (B) English (A) 1?^ (B)
(C) Marathi (D) Persian (C)^ (D)
127. Monopoly of the British East India 127. "gRT oiTPTR "q^
Company over Indian trade was
abolished by which Act ? ^ "W- 8TT ?
(A) Regulating Act, 1773 (A) W, 1773
(B) Charter Act, 1793 (B) ^ 1793
(C) Charter Act, 1813 (C) ^ 1813
(D) Government of India Act, 1858 (D) 1858
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128. Who remarked on permanent settlement 128. ^
that "under the permanent settlement "1793 wit ^^^1^ ^^
since 1793, the landholders have adopted "5T8T ^
every measure to raise the rents, by WTH ^ WT amPiT
means ofthe power put into their hands." t I"
(A) Dayanand Saraswati (A)
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (B) TTSTT Wte tPT
(C) Jyotiba Phule* (G)
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D)
129. Who formed the first trade union ofIndia 129. 1918 ^^ W ts
'Madras Labour Union' in April, 1918 ? ^ WIT ?
(A) B.P. Wadia (A)
(B) N.M. Lokhande (B)
(C) S.A. Dange (C) ^
(D) M.N. Roy (D) ^
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130. Who led the Tribal Revolt in 1910 in 130. TOT ^ 1910 t STTfeirft
Bastar region ? ?
(A) Raja Bhairam Deo (A) TnsiT ^
(B) Pratap Deo (B) WT ^
(C) Narayan Deo (C) WFI
(D) Lai Kalendra Singh (D)
131. In the Congress Session of 1886 A.D., 131. 1886 t ^ aS#
who described in detail the advantages of TRT fTOTT'I^
the British Rule ? ^ ?
(A) A.O. Hume (A) T7.37t. ^
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) wnf
(C) Firoz Shah Mehta (C)
(D) Anand Bose (D) aqpf^ ^
132. Who foimded the 'Deccan Sabha* ? 132. TM' TSTOT ^ Sift ?
(A) Mahadev Govind Ranade (A) Tftfro THrt
(B) Firoz Shah Mehta (B) ■FTjTNw
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (C) "ntw ^
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) siivt "'FTFFC
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133. Who committed the first political murder 133. ^ ^
of Europeans in India ?
(A) Vasudev Balvant Fadke (A)
(B) Chapekar Bandhu (B) -sfH
(C) Khudiram Bose (C) ^
(D) Prafulla Chaki (D)
134. Who is known as 'Socrates' of 134. ^ ^
Maharashtra ? t ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (A)
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) ^ WR
(C) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (C)
(D) Mahadev Govind Ranade (D) ^FTlt
135. Where did Gandhiji start the Dandi 135. 311^ ^
March firom ? 8IT ?
(A) Pavnar Ashram (A) WR 37T?R
(B) Sevagram Ashram (B) ^m\H sn^FT
(C) Shanti Ashram (C) ^ an^SFT
(D) Sabarmati Ashram (D) ^NWdl 37T^£FT
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136. When did Subhash Chandra Bose 136. ^^ ^ ^
establish the 'Forward Block' ? WRT ^ ^ ?
(A) 1938 (B) 1939 (A) 1938 (B) 1939
(C) 1940 (D) 1941 (C) 1940 (D) 1941
137. When did Maharaja Hari Singh of 137, ^ Hm^\ ^ ^ fejw
Janunu and Kashmir sign the Instrument
of Accession ?
(A) 26 1947
(A) 26 November, 1947
(B) 26 31^^ 1948
(B) 26 October, 1948
(C) 26 1948
(C) 26 November, 1948
(D) 26 October, 1947 (D) 26 1947
138. By which scheme was the Constituent 138. ^ ^
Assembly formed ? "SRI "^FTT 81T ?
(A) Cripps Mission Plan (A)
(B) Bombay Plan
(B) ^ WT
(C) Cabinet Mission Plan
(C)
(D) Lucknow Plan
(D) ^
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139. Who is not related to the State 139. TRT ^^ ^
Reorganization Commission ? t ?
(A) Shri Krishnanulu (A)
(B) Fazal Ali (B)
(C) Pt. Hridaynath Kunzru (C) U
(D) K.M. Panikkar (D)
/
140. Which Prime Minister of China came to 140. 19541 ^^ TO
India in 1954 A.D. and supported the
Panchsheel principles ? 7
(A) Lin-Chuan (A)
(B) Mao-Chi-Ku (B) Rrait-1^-"^
(C) Chyang Kai-Shek (C) "^IFT
(D) Chau-N-Lie (D)
141. Who propounded the concept of 141. ^Pd^lP^^b ^iPddidK ^
historical materialism in historiography ? yPdMiRd ^ ?
(A) F. Braudel (B) Karl Marx (A) "OTF. (B) ^
(C) Ranke (D) E.H. Carr' (C) (D) TO
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142. Who among the following historians is 142. fHHidRdd ^
considered a pioneer of Indian ^ 1TRT ^
Nationalist Historiography ? t ?
(A) R.C. Majumdar (A) STRTSt.
(B) D.D. Kosambi (B)
(C) Bipan Chandra (C) ^
(D) Romila Thapar (D) mK
143. Who advocated for a reinterpretation of 143. ^
Indian history to highlight the ^ "drf^ "ARncil
contributions of Dalits and Lower
Castes ? ?
(A) D.D. Kosambi (A)
(B) Gyanendra Pandey (B)
(C) K.N. Panikkar (C) ^.1371.
(D) Gopal Krishna (D) iftw ^
144. Which text is considered one of the 144. lJr#T TOT ^ mfTO
earliest examples of historical writing in ^ 1to "3^ ^ TO
Ancient India ? TO t ?
(A) Arthashastra (B) Mahabharat (A) aT«f?n^ (B) TOTRcT
(C) Rajatarangini (D) Harshacharita (C) totcM (D) 5^-qRn
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145. Who is the Father of Positivism ? 145. ?
(A) E.H. Can (A) TO
(B) Marc Bloch (B) BR?
(C) Auguste Comte (C) arPTR TO^
(D) Ranke (D) ^
146. 'The Histories' by Herodotus mainly 146. ^ TO Pi+-iRiRaa
covers which of the following conflicts ? ^ fro ^ TOit t ?
(A) Peloponnesian war (A)
(B) Greco-Persian war (B) "5^
(C) Macedonian conquests (C)
(D) Punic war (D)
147. Who is known for his/her contribution to 147. ^
the interpretation of Indian history 'hVi'^n ^ -JiMi
through a gender perspective ? t ?
(A) Romila Thapar (A) 8TO
(B) Irfan Habib (B) TFFFT
(C) "3^
(C) Uma Chakravarti
(D)
(D) Bipan Chandra
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148. The 'historical context' of a source refers 148. ^^ ^
to ;
f:
(A) The physical condition of the source
(A) #3 ^ 1M!r
(B) The background and circumstances
(B) ^ MRf^fd4 1^*^
in which the source was created
"'FIT
(C) The popularity of the source in its
time (C) 3^17^ "^FFT eftoF)fSFFTT
(D) The author's personal biography (D) ^ oiiRwid 'silqil
149. Oral history focused on which of the 149. 4lR2i^ PHHRiRsid "^f
following aspects ? ^ "BRT eqjq ^ t ?
(A) Personal Interviews (A) ^qfwT?r
(B) Written Records (B) Mm 3fTfq^
(C) Diaries (C)
(D) Political history (D)
150. Oral histories are particularly valuable for 150. hIRsJ^i lfd?T^ M{ ■5RTTT
studying which type of histories ?
(A) Military history t ?
(B) Economic history (A) ifeTH
(B) 3TT^ ^iWT^T
(C) Cultural and Social history
(C) ^ wnto iRiot
(D) Political history
(D)
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