History Practice Set-3 | Model Test Paper-3

1 In May 1998, while addressing at nuclear tests site near Pokhran, who added 'Jai Vigyan' to the Lal Bahadur Shastri's Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' ?

A) Rajeev Gandhi B) Atal Behari Vajpayee C) P.V.Narsimha Rao D) Indira Gandhi Answer is required

2 In the context of ancient Indian society, which one of the following terms does not belong to the category of the other three?

A) Kula B) Vamsa C) Kosa D) Gotra Answer is required

3 In the 'individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?

A) C. Rajagopalachari B) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru D) Dr. Rajendra Pradesh Answer is required

4 In which city Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution on August 8, 1942?

A) Delhi B) Mumbai C) Kolkata D) Gujarat Answer is required

5 In which district is Dandi associated with the March of Gandhi, is located?

A) Bhuj B) Nausari C) Dwarka D) Mehsana Answer is required

6 In which Governor-General's reign railway lines in India were established?

A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Dalhousie C) Lord Curzon D) Lord William Bentinck Answer is required

7 In which of the following Vedic hymns there is reference of the origin of four Varnas?

A) Purush B) Nasadiya C) Ushash D) Almyani Answer is required

8 In which region was the first metallic coin used In India?

A) The Indo-Gangetic plain of central India B) The Himalayas C) Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh D) The Deccan Plateau Answer is required

9 In which session did Congress declared complete Independence (Poorna Swaraj) as its goal?

A) Lahore session held in 1929 B) Madras session held in 1927 C) Ahmedabad session held in 1921 D) Gaya session held in 1922 Answer is required

10 Jainism was divided into two sects - Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) - during the reign of the:

A) Nandas B) Mauryas C) Kusanas D) Shungas Answer is required

11 Jatakas are the stories of:

A) Buddha's life B) Buddha's previous lives C) The lives of the future Buddhas D) Great saints of Buddhism Answer is required

12 Just before midnight 14th August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru rose in the Constituent Assembly to deliver the most famous speech ever made by an Indian. Which of the following were the opening lines of the speech?

A) 'Swaraj is our birthright and we have won it...' B) Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny C) 'India is independent..' D) We have finally achieved what we had struggled for' Answer is required

13 Kanva dynasty was established by:

A) Rudradaman B) Vasudeva C) Nagarjuna D) Kanishka Answer is required

14 Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya) is the author of Arthasastra which has been compared with:

A) Plato's State B) Machiavelli's Prince C) Karl Marx's Das Kapital D) Hitler's Mein Kampf Answer is required

15 Khajuraho temples were built by rulers of which dynasty?

A) Chalukya B) Pallava C) Chandela D) Chola Answer is required

16 Kharavela of Kalinga was a follower of

A) Jainism B) Buddhism C) Hinduism D) Confuciounism Answer is required

17 Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against the injustice done to:

A) Persia B) Turkey C) Arabia D) Egypt Answer is required

18 Krishnadevaraya built the Krishnaswami temple in Hampi, which is situated in the present state of ?

A) Tamilnadu B) Karnataka C) Maharashtra D) Andhra Pradesh Answer is required

19 Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' was the motto of which revolution?

A) American B) Russian C) French D) Cuban Answer is required

20 Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return'. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the?

A) Ajivikas B) Charvakas C) Kapalika sect D) Sunyavada of Nagarjun Answer is required

21 Lumbini where Gautam Buddha was born is in which country?

A) Nepal B) India C) Bhutan D) Myanmar Answer is required

22 Madhubani', a style of folk paintings is popular in which of the following states in India?

A) Bihar B) Madhya Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh D) West Bengal Answer is required

23 Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after:

A) signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931 B) refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League C) being permitted by the Congress D) receiving assurance that independence was fast coming Answer is required

24 Mahatma Gandhi used for the first time hunger strike as a weapon during?

A) Bardoli Satyagraha B) Champaran Satyagraha C) Khadi Satyagraha D) Ahmedabad Strike Answer is required

25 Mahatma Gandhi was born at which place?

A) Sabarmati B) Ahmedabad C) Porbander D) Wardha Answer is required

26 Mahavira was:

A) the 20th Tirthankara B) the 21st Tirthankara C) the 23rd Tirthankara D) the 24th Tirthankara Answer is required

27 Malik Kafur was General under which ruler?

A) Firoz Shah Tughluq B) Muhammad bin Tughluq C) Balban D) Ala-ud-din khilji Answer is required

28 Mauryan Dynasty was founded by:

A) Ashoka B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Pushyamitra D) Ajatasatru Answer is required

29 Megasthanes visited India during the reign of:

A) Chandragupta II B) Ashoka C) Chandragupta Maurya D) Harsha Answer is required

30 Megasthanes was the Ambassador of:

A) Selucus Nicator B) Alexander C) Darius D) The Persians Answer is required

31 Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book:

A) Travels of Megasthanes B) Indica C) Indicoplecusts D) None of these Answer is required

32 Mohammed-bin-Qasim conquered Sind in the year

A) 712 A.D. B) 812 A.D. C) 912 A.D. D) 1012 A.D. Answer is required

33 Monolithic Rathas' of the Pallavas are found at:

A) Kanchipuram B) Puri C) Mahabalipuram D) Agra Answer is required

34 Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in:

A) 1916 B) 1917 C) 1918 D) 1919 Answer is required

35 Nagananda', 'Ratnavali' and 'Priyadarshika' Sanskrit works were authored by which ruler ?

A) Chandragupta Maurya B) Krishna Deva Raya C) Chandragupta Vikramaditya D) Harshavardhana Answer is required

36 Name the British Prime Minister who convened the First Round Table Conference in London?

A) Churchill B) Ramsay McDonald C) Chamberlain D) Disraeli Answer is required

37 Nurjahan's real name was?

A) Razia Sultan B) Jahanara C) Mumtaj Mahal D) Mehr - un - Nisaa Answer is required

38 Of all the states in northern India in 6th century BC which of the following states emerged as the most powerful?

A) Anga B) Magadha C) Kashi D) Kosala Answer is required

39 Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was:

A) not to kill (non-injury) B) not to steal C) non-attachment to worldly things D) celibacy Answer is required

40 Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?

A) Sir John Marshall B) R D Banerji C) A Cunningham D) Daya Ram Sahani Answer is required

41 Of the following who died as political prisoner in Lahore prison?

A) Bhagat Singh B) Batukeshwar Dutt C) Jatin Das D) Sukh Dev Answer is required

42 Of the following who is called India's Machiavelli?

A) Asvaghosha B) Patanjali C) Kautilya D) Bana Answer is required

43 Of the following who was the hero of a famous drama Malvlkagnimitra written by Kalidasa?

A) Vasumitra B) Vajramitra C) Pushyamitra D) Agnimitra Answer is required

44 On 15 May 1952, who became the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ?

A) G V Mavalankar B) Harilal J Kania C) S Radhakrishnan D) Sukumar Sen Answer is required

45 On 17 Dec 1931, who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata ?

A) Vikram Sarabhai B) Homi Bhabha C) P C Mahalanobis D) C V Raman Answer is required

46 On the banks of which river, did Mahatma Gandhi establish Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad ?

A) Godavari B) Sabarmati C) Krishna D) Narmada Answer is required

47 On which date, the arrival date of Mahatma Gandhi in India from South Africa, is the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated?

A) 9th January B) 10th January C) 11th January D) 12th January Answer is required

48 On which occasion the slogan 'Nagpur Chalo' was raised?

A) Jhanda Satyagrah B) Quit India Movement C) Non-cooperation Movement D) Dandi March Answer is required

49 Original name of Chanakya was?

A) Vishnugupta B) Rajasekhara C) Vishakadutta D) Varahmihira Answer is required

50 Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in

A) China B) Japan C) Sri Lanka D) Tibet Answer is required

History: Model Test Paper-3