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PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2015

KEY & EXPLANATION

Number of Questions: 80

1.

Ans: D

Exp:

All are correct. List-1 is city in Indus

civilization & List-2 is province.

8.

Ans: A

9.

Ans: D

Exp:

Indian economy in pre-colonial era was

trade surplus and agrarian but jute, textile

2.

Ans: A

3.

Ans: B

Exp:

Financial strain created by Aurangazebs

and handicraft industries were present.

Deccan Campain, Mansabdari Jagirdari

10.

Ans: D

Exp:

First phase extended from 1757 till 1813

here establishing trade monopoly was the

crisis, Revolt by governors of Hyderabad,

Awadh,

Bengal,

Carnatic

are few

core, from 1813 till 1857, India is source

of

of raw materials while the remaining

reasons.
4.

Ans: A

Exp:

Second

period saw financial imperialism.

Anglo

indecisively
Maratha
British.

Mysore

with

Mysore,

fighting
After

in

the

war
Nizam

alliance

war

ended

Tipu

and

11.

Ans: D

Exp:

Nalanda's datable history begins under

the Gupta Empire and a seal identifies a

against

monarch named Shakraditya (akrditya)

became

as its founder. Both Xuanzang and a

assertive and more powerful. He had

Korean

support of French, this led to Nizam and

(Prajvarman)

Marathas abandoning him.

Ans: D

Exp:

Treaty of Bassein provided for a subsidiary

with

Sikh

Panth

started

simultaneously

during

era

establishing Mughal rule, Explicit conflict

between Mughals and Sikh was during
Aurangazeb period, Ranjith Singh took
sikh politics to zenith.
7.

Ans: C

Exp:

Black hole tragedy occurred in Fort

William not in Fort George.

5th-century

c.455 CE),

establishing
Babar

the

CE

emperor, Kumaragupta

Manglore was with Tipu Sultan.

Exp:

attribute

the

at the site to him. Shakraditya is identified

army is Peshwa territories, while Treaty of

Ans: A

too

Prajnyavarman

foundation of a sangharama (monastery)

5.

6.

pilgrim named

whose

Gupta

I (r.c.415
coin

has

been

discovered at Nalanda.
12.

Ans: D

Exp: MRE VII - tolerance among all sects

MRE

IX

avoiding

expensive

and

meaningless ceremonies and rituals.

MRE XI - charity, kinship, dhamma
MRE XIII - change of heart after Kalinga
war. berighos (sound of war drums) by
dhammagosha (sound of peace).

13.

Ans: C

28.

Ans: C

Exp:

The Pandyan country was wealthy and

Exp: The Pagal

Panthi

was

religious

prosperous as they profited from trade

movement that emerged in the northern

with Roman Empire and sent embassies.

province of Bengal. In contrast to the

14.

Ans: D

rest of Bengal, the region was inhabited

15.

Ans: B

mainly by tribal peoples such as the

16.

Ans: B

Hajangs,

Exp: The village headmen were known as

Rajvangshies,

grama bhojaka. Most of the time the

29.

Ans: A

Grama bhojaka carried out multifarious

30.

Ans: D

functions

31.

Ans: A

the

village.

He

was

who

Hudis
were

and
mainly

adherents of Animism and tribal faiths)

position was held by the same family.

in

Dalus,

responsible for maintaining the law and

Exp: Ain-i-Akbari by Abul Fazal is the main

order and settling the disputes among

source for todays historians to know

the people.

about the structure of agrarian relations

17.

Ans: C

from the time of Akbar onwards

18.

Ans: C

32.

Ans: D

19.

Ans : C

Exp:

Santhal, khond, munda, koya, rampa

20.

Ans: C

chenchu, are non frontal tribal movements

21.

Ans: A

i.e. movements in mainland India, while

22.

Ans: D

khasi, singhpos, Rani Gaidinilus naga

Exp: Decentralisation

and

emergence

of

movement are frontier tribe movements,

Zamindari influence were the major

i.e. occuring in North east India.

factors. In general the Mughal rulers

33.

Ans: A

were non-communal and there is no

Exp:

Khond uprising is against government

evidence of communal clashes

23.

attempt to suppress human sacrifice.

Ans: D

Exp: Saltpetre

also

known

as

Potassium

34.

Ans: A

Exp:

Read about political, economic, religious,

Nitrate is a key ingredient in making

military causes of revolt of 1857.

gun powder was exported to Britain.

35.

Ans: C

24.

Ans: D

Exp:

Board of Control and Board of Directors

25.

Ans: D

26.

Ans: C

36.

27.

Ans: A

Exp: Curzons period is between 1899 to 1905,

Exp: It

is

were abolished.

land

revenue

Ans: C

commission

Congress was formed in 1885. Lyttons

established by the government of Bengal

policies and Illbert bill controversy led to

in 1938 to look into the problems of

formation of INC

land revenue administration.

37.

Ans: D

Exp:

The aim of British India Association is to

protect landed interests.

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38.

Ans: A

were in favour of partition because many

39.

Ans: D

Muslims were labourers under Hindu land

Exp:

Young Bengal movement was started by

lords and Nawab Salimullah of Dhaka

Henry Vivian Derozio.

coming under British Influence supported

40.

Ans: D

partition.

Exp:

Saligram idol case was about inheritance

47.

Ans: C

of an idol, Banerjee questioned the right of

Exp:

First phase of Swadeshi was dominated by

41.

European judge to interfere in a traditional

moderates

issue.

signature campaigns while second phase

Ans: A

had

Exp: Moderates believed in petition and prayer

approach,

they

petitioned

constructive

national

with

which

included
Swadeshi

education,

speeches,
included

cottage

and

Indigenous industries, while third phase

humbleness and prayed for good will.

include systemic boycott of British goods

42.

Ans: C

and institutions.

Exp:

Direct elections were introduced in 1919

48.

Ans: A

till then both 1892, 1909 acts have

49.

Ans: B

provision of indirect elections.

Exp:

Namdharis are also called kookas because

43.

Ans: D

they raised voice against British and under

Exp:

Failure of moderate methods, apathy of

Guru Ramsingh they refused to serve

British towards moderate voices, pride in

British

Indian way of life, Revolutionaries who led

methods.

cause

and

boycotted

English

German and Italian unification, raise of

50.

Ans: D

Japan, defeat of Italy in hands of Ethiopia

51.

Ans: C

are reasons which gave raise to and

52.

Ans: B

inspired extremist movement in India.

53.

Ans: A

44.

Ans: B

54.

Ans: C

45.

Ans: D

55.

Ans: C

Exp:

He passed Universities Bill by which

56.

Ans: C

university education was brought under

57.

Ans: C

official control in the disguise of reforms in

58.

Ans: A

education,

59.

Ans: C

performances acts were passed by Lytton.

60.

Ans: A

46.

Ans: B

Exp:

All are part of Cornwallis Code

Exp:

Assam was not a part of Bengal province it

61.

Ans: C

was under chief commissioner, separated

Exp:

Macaulay knew that it is impossible to

vernacular

and

Dramatic

from Bengal in 1874, In this scheme

teach the English language to the masses.

Muslims were in slight majority in east

However his purpose was to serve the

Bengal while Hindus in west even in west

needs of imperial administration through

Hindi and Oriya people were in majority

English educated workers. Macaulay thus

than Bengali Hindus. Majority of Muslims

suggested making English as the language

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of higher education in India and Bentinck

The Magistrates action was final. No

accepted his suggestion.

appeal could be made to a Court of law. A

62.

Ans: D

Vernacular

Exp:

Annexation of Sindh 1843 during Lord

exemptions from the operation of the act

Ellen

by submitting proofs of the paper to a

borough

abolition

of

female

infanticide and human sacrifice during

newspaper

could

get

government censor.

Lord Hardinge (1844-48).

68.

Ans: B

63.

Ans: A

Exp:

This right was demanded by Jinnah and

Exp:

Along with above:

Gandhiji refused to accept the demand.

Universities on the model of the London

69.

Ans: A

University to be established in big cities

Exp:

(i)

The August Offer-1940

such as Bombay, Calcutta and Madras

(ii)

Wavells plan-1945

Provisions were made for a systematic

(iii) Cripps Mission-1942(March)

method of education from primary level to

(iv) Quit India

the university level.

64.

Movement 1942 (august)

Ans: B

Exp: (i) Formation of Swarajist party-1924

70.

Ans: C

Exp:

The Simon commission was carrying on its

(ii) Montagu-Chelmsford reforms-1919

work without public opinion, the leading

(iii) All-India Forward Bloc -1939

Indian political parties were trying to forge

(iv) Government of India act-1935

a common political programme. An all-

65.

Ans: B

parties conference appointed a committee

Exp:

Introduction of separate electorate seats

under Moti Lal Nehrus chairmanship to

for

consider and determine the principles of a

Muslims

was

introduced

in

Government of India act -1909.

Constitution of India.

66.

Ans: A

71.

Ans: A

Exp:

(i)

Kheda satyagraha: 1918

72.

Ans: B

(ii)

Champaran movement:1916

Exp: In 1892 Arya Samaj was split into two

(iii) Non-Cooperation Movement: 1919-22

factions after a controversy over whether

(iv) Satyagraha against Rowlett act: 1919

to

67.

Ans: C

curriculum at the DAV College Lahore.

Exp:

The Vernacular Press act, 1878:

make Vedic education

the

core

73.

Ans: C

previous

74.

Ans: B

permission of Local Government to call

75.

Ans: C

upon the printer and publisher of any

Exp: Quaid-e-Azam means "the biggest leader

vernacular newspaper to enter into a bond

of all". Mohammad Ali Jinnah was

undertaking not to publish anything likely

awarded this title because of the fact

to excite feeling of dissatisfaction against

that he created a separate, independent

the government or antipathy between

state for all Indian Muslims. His fame

persons of different races, castes, and

grew after the Lucknow pact).

District

Magistrate

with

the

religions among Her Majestys subjects.

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76.

Ans: C

Exp: In

was

1917

the

government

appointed

serious

unemployment

among

handloom weavers. Hence the enquiry).

the Sadler Commission to inquire into

82.

the conditions and prospects of the

Exp: When the Congress ministries in the

University of Calcutta, an inquiry that

Provinces resigned, the British wanted

was in reality nationwide in scope.

to get support of the Congress for war.

Covering a wide field, the commission

This was responded by Lord Linlithgow

recommended the formation of a board

in the sort of a proposal which is called

with full powers to control secondary

August Offer. The Congress did not

and intermediate education)

approve the August Offer. Jawahar Lal

77.

Ans: D

Nehru said that the whole idea was

78.

Ans: D

dead and doornail.)

Exp: The Nehru Report in August 1928 was a

memorandum

proposed

83.

Ans: D

84.

Ans: B

new dominion status constitution for

Exp: In July 1942, the Congress Working

India. It was prepared by a committee of

Committee met at Wardha. Here a long

the

chaired

resolution was passed that demanded

son

that the British Rule in India must end

All

Parties

by Motilal
79.

outlining

Ans: C

Conference

Nehru with

his

Jawaharlal acting as secretary

immediately which is popularly known

Ans: C

as Quit India movement.)

Exp: In the Central Legislature 18 per cent of

85.

Ans: D

general

Exp: All India Kisan Sabha is the peasant or

electorate for British India in the said

farmers' wing of the Communist Party of

legislature shall be reserved for the

India.

Depressed Classes as per the pact)

started in Bihar under the leadership of

80.

Ans: D

Swami Sahajanand, who had formed in

81.

Ans: C

1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha

the

seats

allotted

to

the

The

Kisan

Sabha

movement

Exp: The Textile Enquiry Committee was

(BPKS) to mobilise peasant grievances

constituted in November 1952 with Shri

against the Zamindari attacks on their

Nityananda as Chairman to make a

occupancy rights)

comprehensive enquiry into the various

86.

Ans: C

sectors of the cotton textile industry, viz,

87.

Ans : C

the mills, powerlooms and handlooms,

88.

Ans: D

with a view to determining the place of

Exp:

As wearing a vile is practiced in Islam,

each in the national economy and their

most of faces of women are painted using

inter-relationship.

the

imagination. Mughals used miniatures in

the

books while portraits depicting aristocratic

appointment

of

Prior
the

to

Committee,

handloom sector of the industry had

life

gone through a difficult time and there

patronage.

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89.

Ans: C

Singh, Shiv Verma,, Sukhdev, Bhagawati

90.

Ans: B

Charan

Exp:

Kathak was given life by Brij Maharaj.

Azad.the delibration resulted in the setting

91.

up of Hindustan Republic Association

Exp:

Akbars architecture had been influenced

(HRA)

by central India and Rajputana while

reorganized as the HSRA, with provincial

Jahangir and Shahjahan had Persian

units in Bengal, the U.P, Delhi, Punjab

predominance. Akbar used Red sand

and even Madras.

Vohra

and

subsequently

Chandrashekar

(September

1928)

stone while Shahjahan used marble.

98.

Ans: D

92.

Ans: C

Exp:

Banda Bahadur was appointed as the

Exp:

Under

permanent

settlement

system

military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh

pattas were with zamindars, while in other

Bahadur(9th Guru).

two systems ryots were recognized as land

Guru Angad (2nd Guru) gave to Sikhs Guru

owners.

Mukhi script.

93.

Ans: D

Guru Ram Das (4th Guru), Guru Arjun Dev

94.

Ans: C

(5th Guru).

95.

Ans: D

99.

96.

Ans: D

Exp: Surat

Exp:

RTC

97.
Exp:

was

held

is

mainly

known

for

separation of Congress party men into

Commissions report between Indian and

moderates and extremists at the Surat

British political leaders during 1930-32 in

session of Congress on 26th December

London.

1907)

was

discuss

Split

Simon

It

to

Ans: A

an instance of

conference held in three session and not

100. Ans: C

that of three separate conferences.

Exp: He became the Governor of Bombay in

Ans: B
The

1819 where he is credited with the

Kanpur

meeting

attended

by

opening

of

several

educational

Sachindranath Sanyal, Jogesh Chandra

institutions accessible to the Indian

Chaterjee, Ramprasad Bismil, Bhagath

population)

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