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(1) Who has argued that de-industrialization did not take place in India during the colonial period ?
(1) Amiyo Baghchi
(2) Bipan Chandra
(3) Morris D. Morris
(4) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Morris D. Morris
(2) The chief grievance of the peasants in the Champaran Satyagraha was about the :
(1) Abwabs & illegal cesses
(2) Land revenue demand
(3) Tinkathia system
(4) Exploitation by the money-lenders
Answer: Tinkathia system

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(3) Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : The Congress leaders accepted the proposal of India’s partition, at last.

Reason (R) : They felt convinced that this was the only suitable solution left.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is correct
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(4) Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : The Indians outnumbered the Europeans in civil services examinations within 20 years of its starting in India.

Reason (R) : The Indians showed that the Europeans were no match to them.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is correct
Answer: (A) is correct, but (R) is false
(5) A young Maharashtrian who joined the revolutionary movement in Punjab was :
(1) Sukhdev
(2) Rajguru
(3) Namdev
(4) Vasudev
Answer: Rajguru
(6) Who stated that the object of the political dacoities must be to secure money belonging to the Government ?
(1) Ramprasad Bismil
(2) Surya Sen
(3) Pritilata Waddedar
(4) Sukhdev
Answer: Ramprasad Bismil
(7) Arrange the following in correct chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :

(i) Minto

(ii) John Shore

(iii) Cornwallis

(iv) Warren Hastings

Codes :
(1) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(2) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(3) (i), (ii),(iii), (iv)
(4) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
Answer: (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(8) Who among the following said, “For me every tiniest activity is governed by what I consider to be my religion” ?
(1) Swami Vivekanand
(2) V.D. Savarkar
(3) Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
(9) The All India Women’s Conference was started in 1927 to
(1) promote women’s education
(2) increase women’s share in the legislatures
(3) enhance women’s employment
(4) campaign for women’s voting rights
Answer: promote women’s education
(10) The stone portrait of Ashoka with his name inscribed on it has been found from the stupa remains of which one of the following sites ?
(1) Sanchi
(2) Amaravati
(3) Deur-Kuthar
(4) Kanaganahalli
Answer: Kanaganahalli
(11) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Inscriptions in Kharosthi have been found from Bengal.

Reason (R) : Kharosthi was widely in use in Bengal.

Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes below :

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false
(12) Coins of Bhagilaya have been found from the following :

(i) Nasik

(ii) Kousambi

(iii) Narmada Valley

(iv) Godavari-Krishna Valley

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii).
(2) (iii) and (iv).
(3) (iii) only.
(4) (iv) only.
Answer: (iii) only.
(13) Cannon and muskets in warfare in India were introduced by
(1) Balban.
(2) Alauddin Khalji.
(3) Babur.
(4) Akbar.
Answer: Babur.
(14) Which one of the following statements regarding Abul Fazl’s Akbarnāma is not true ?
(1) He usually does not refer to his sources
(2) He makes some crude observations
(3) Hedoes not make generalizations
(4) He is never secular
Answer: He is never secular
(15) What was the title of the British Museum Baburnāma manuscript translated into English by Mrs. A.S. Beveridge ?
(1) Baburnāma
(2) Waqyāt-i-Baburi
(3) Tuzuk-i-Baburi
(4) None of the above
Answer: None of the above

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