HCS Solved paper of Indian History held on 25th March 2012

     d) None of the above

10. Which of the following revolutionary and terrorist organizations had a large number of young

       women revolutionaries?

       a) Yugantar

       *b) Anushilan Samiti

       c) Bharat Mata Society

      d) None of the above

11. Under whose leadership was the Chittagong Armoury Raid organised ?

       a) Jatin Das

      * b) Surya Sen

      c) Ganesh Ghosh

       d) None of the above

12. Proficiency in which of the following games was rewarded and recognised by state of Vijayanagar?

       a) Chess

      * b) Wrestling

       c) Gymnastics

       d) None of the above

           In paper code C – Wrestling was missplet as Wresting

13. The first Mughal emperor to organise some sorts of Distress relief during famines was?

       a) Akbar

      * b) Jahangir

      c) Shahjahan

       d) None of the above

14. The only son of Ashoka found mentioned in his inscriptions is :

     *  a) Tivara

       b) Mahendra

       c) Kunala

       d) None of the above

15. During the Mauryan times the royal Houses were mostly built of:

       a) Baked bricks

       *b) Wood

      c) Mud & Tile

       d) None of the above

16. The status of which of the following could be said to have somewhat improved during the

       Mauryan Period ?

       a) Kshatriyas

       b) Vaishyas

       *c) Shudras

       d) None of the above

17. The largest single source of income to the chola state was:

      * a) Land tax

      b) Toll on trade

       c) Taxes on professions, mines and forests

       d) None of the above

18. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was pronounced by:

       a) J.L. Nehru

      * b) Dadabhai Naoroji

       c) R.C. Dutt

       d) None of the above

19. The Vijaynagar King, Krishnadev Raya’s work ‘Amuktamalyada’ was in :

      * a) Telgu

       b) Sanskrit

       c) Tamil

       d) None of the above

20. The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in :

       a) Palamoli

       b) Aruvanad

*c) Pattinappaalai

      d) None of the above

21. Todarmal was associated with :

       a) Music

       b) Literature

       *c) Land Revenue Reforms

       d) None of the above

22. Two of the Great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were :

       a) Babar and Humayun

       b) Jahangir and Shahjahan

       *c) Babar and Jahangir

       d) None of the above

23. To which king belongs to the Lion Capital of Sarnath ?

       a) Chandragupta

      * b) Ashoka

       c) Kanishka

       d) None of the above

24. The Zamindari in Mughal India was not :

       a) Hereditary

       *b) A saleable right

       c) Morgageable

       d) None of the above

25. The term Khalisa in Mughal Administration signified the :

       *a) Land owned by emperor himself

       b) Religion land grants

       c) Entire imperial establishment

       d) None of the above

26. Tulsidas the author of ‘Ramcharitmanas’ was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?

       a) Shahjahan

       *b) Akbar

      c) Shershah Suri

       d) None of the above

27. The text of the document called ‘Mazhar’ by which Akbar assumed the role of Supreme arbiter

       in the matter of religion found on :

       a) Arif Quandahari’s ‘Tarikh-i-Alfi’

       *b) Abul Fazal’s Akbarnama

      c) Nazamuddin’s ‘Tabaqat-i-Akbari’

       d) None of the above

28. Tolkappiyam is associated with the:

       a) First Sangam Period

      * b) Second Sangam Period

      c) Third Sangam Period

       d) None of the above

29. The Vijayanagar king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting

       capacity of hid bowmen was :

       a) Bukka I

       *b) Devaraya I

      c) Ramaraya

       d) None of the above

30. The uprising of 1857 was described as first Indian war of Independence by:

       *a) V. D. Savarkar

      b) B. G. Tilak

       c) R. C. Mazumdar

       d) None of the above

31. Which independent nawab of Bengal was defeated and killed by forces of East India company?

       *a) Siraj – ud -daula

      b) Shuja – ud -daula

       c) Shah Alam II

       d) None of the above

32. Who introduced the system of permanent settlement also called permanent settlement in

       Bengal for effective agricultural methods and productivity?

       a) Lord Wellesley

      * b) Lord Cornwallis

      c) Warren Hastings

       d) None of the above

33. Which of the following newspaper was launched by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya in 1909?

       a) Free India

       b) Leader

       c) Independent

       d) None of the above

34. Who of the following advised British East India company to seek from the Mughal Emperor

       Shah Alam, a ‘sanad’ for the Diwani of Bengal?

      * a) Maharaja Raj Ballabh

      b) Raja Daulat Ram

       c) Manik Chand

       d) None of the above

35. The first India ruler who joined the subsidary alliance was:

       a) Nawab of Awadh

       b) King of Trivancore

      * c) Nizam of Hyderabad

      d) None of the above

36. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj Pilgrimage at the expense of the state was:

       a) Alauddin Khilji

       b) Aurangzeb

     *  c) Akbar

      d) None of the above

 

            Emperor Akbar was the first ruler to organize the Haj pilgrimage at state expense and provide subsidies

             to pilgrims. He also founded a hospice for pilgrims in Makkah.

37. Which of the following territories was not affected by revolt of 1857?

       a) Jhansi

       *b) Chittor

      c) Lucknow

       d) None of the above

38. The head of the committee formed by the Government to enquiry into Jallianwala bagh

       Massacre was:

       a) John Simon

       b) General Dyer

      * c) Hunter

      d) None of the above

39. Whom did Mahatama Gandhi called “The Patriot of the Patriots”?

       a) Bhagat Singh

       *b) Subhash Chandra Bose

      c) Sardar Patel

       d) None of the above

40. The term “Dosi Hatt” was used in early medieval india for :

       a) Animal Market

       b) Slave Bazar

       *c) Kappas (Cotton) Market

      d) None of the above

41. Which contemporary Mughal historian of the age of Akbar had prepared a list of Charges calling

       him an enemy of Islam?

       a) Abbas Khan Sarwani

       b) Badauni

       c) Nizamuddin Ahmad

       d) None of the above

42. To whom did Sher Shah appoint to provide bed and food to Hindu travellers staying at ‘Sarais’

       (rest houses)?

       a) Muslims

      * b) Low cast hindus

      c) Brahmans

       d) None of the above

43. When did Aurangzeb arrive in Deccan finally to quell revolt of Maratha?

       a) 1681

     * b) 1689

       c) 1700

       d) None of the above

          Aurangzeb’s son Akbar left the Mughal court and joined with Sambhaji, inspiring some Mughal forces

           to join the Marathas. In 1681, Aurangazeb arrives in the Deccan in search of his fugitive son.

           For nine years, Aurangzeb couldn’t win a single fort from the Marathas. But in 1689 Aurangzeb captured

           Sambhaji (son of Shivaji) and publicly tortured and killed him.

44. Which Maratha Saint is most importantly known for social reform, national regeneration and

       the rise of Maratha power?

       a) Samartha Ramdas

       *b) Tukaram

       c) Vaman Pandit

       d) None of the above

         

           Saint Tukaram was not just a saint from Maharashtra but a visionary social reformer as well. He transformed

           Marathi into an enriched literary language. He carried the Vedanta which was the monopoly of the orthodox

           Brahmins till then to the commoners through his Abhanga. His Abhanga gained such popularity that they came

           to be associated with the name of Saint Tukaram. Abhanga became an essential part of every day life in rural

           India, popular even with illiterate people.

45. On what condition Wellesly agreed to help Peshwas Bajirao II?

       a) An underhand transaction of Rs. 15 lakh

      * b) His consent to the the subsidary alliance

      c) His agreeing to the abolition of the office of the Peshwa after his death

       d) None of the above

46. With whom did Raja Ranjit Singh conclude the treaty of Lahore in 1806 which gave him freedom

       to expand north of Sutlej ?

       a) Holkar of Indore

      b) Scindia of Gwalior

       c) East India Company

       d) None of the above

47. What was the grieviest cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857?

       a) Non observation of caste distinctions

       b) Question of promotion and pay

       *c) Absence of power and equitable procedure for discipline & control

      d) None of the above

48. Who was the mastermind of bomb attack on Lord Hardinge at Chandni Chowk, Delhi in 1912?

       a) Sachindranath Sanyal

      * b) Rasbehari Bose

       c) Bhai Parmanand

       d) None of the above

49. When did Gandhiji go to fast unto death for the first time?

       a) At the time of riots in Delhi

       b) At the time of riots in Calcutta

       c) At the time of Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

      * d) None of the above

         

               Gandhiji’s first fast was in 1918 in connection with the strike of mill workers in Ahmedabad.

              Ahmedabad mill strikers demanded a 35% increase in wages. Gandhi undertook a fast unto

              death in support of the workers’ demands. The mill owners finally relented and worker got a

              35% increase in their wages.

              Jallianwala bagh massacre – 1919   |   Calcutta Riot – 1946    |    Delhi Riot – 1948

50. Sir Thomas Roe was sent as the British Ambassador to the Court of :

       a) Aurangzeb

       *b) Jahangir

       c) Shahjahan

       d) None of the above