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TNPSC - PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

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HISTORY

1. GROUP - I 3 – 17

2. GROUP – II 18 - 23

3. GROUP – IIA 24 - 27

4. GROUP – IV 28 – 36



GROUP - I [PRELIMS]- 2011

HISTORY

1. Match List I with List II correctly and select

your answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

a) Salt Satyagraha

1. Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy.

b) Protest against Devadasi system

2. N. Somayajulu.

c) Neil Statue Satyagraha

3. Kasthuri Ranga Iyengar.

d) The Hindu

4. Vedaranyam.

Codes:

a b c d

A) 4 1 3 2

B) 4 1 2 3

C) 1 3 2 4

D) 3 2 4 1

2. Who laid the foundation of the British

Empire?

A) Robert Clives B) Lord Napier

C) Lord Ripon D) Lord Cornwalls

3. Qutbuddin Aibak was a slave of.

A)Muizzuddin

B) Muhammad of Ghori

C) Mohammad of Ghazni

D) Khwarezm Shah

4. Identify the correct order in which they

occurred in India:

A) Quit India movement, Non-cooperation

movement, Khilafat movement, Civil

disobedience movement.

B) Civil disobedience movement, Khilafat

movement, Quit India movement, Non-

cooperative movement.

C) Khilafat movement, Non-cooperation

movement, Civil disobedience

movement, Quit India movememt.

D) Non-Cooperation movement, Quit India

movement, Khilafat movement, Civil

disobedience movement

5. The Queen who took the lead in the South

Indian Rebellion was.

A) Jakkamma B) Vellai Natchiyar

C) Muthayee Ammal D) Velu Natchiyar

6. V.O. Chidambaran pillai founded the

Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company to

operate between Tuticorin and .

A) Mauritius B) Singapore

C) Sri Lanka D) Malaysia

7. The two major cities of Indus valley

civilization revealing uniform urban planning

were.

A) Mohenjodaro and Chanhudaro

B) Mohenjodaro and Lothal.

C) Mohenjodaro and Dholavira

D) Mohenjodaro and Harappa

8. Which Mughal emperor was defeated by

Sher Shah?

A) Babur B) Humayun

C) Jahangir D) Aurangzeb.

9. Existence of a League of Tamil States is

referred in the.

A) Girnar inscription

B) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela.

C) Jambai inscription

D) Sannati inscription.

10. The first Mughal Emperor to show interest in

painting was.

A) Akbar B) Humayun

C) Shah Jahan D) Babur

11. In which year was the „Dyarchy‟ introduced?

A) 1919 B) 1909

C) 1935 D) 1947

12. Who among the following Europeans were

the first come to India and leave India last?

A) The Portuguese B) The French

C) The English D) The Dutch.

13. In which of the following places was the first

telegraph line of India set up?

A) Kolkata and Diamond Harbour.

B) Kolkata and New Delhi.

C) Chennai and Mumbai

D) Kolkata and Chennai


14. Tirupur Kumaran died in the year.

A) 1930 B) 1932

C) 1933 D) 1934

15. Kanchipuram Kailasantha temple was built

during the reign of.

A) Mahendravarman B) Ranga pataka

C) Rajasimha D) Narasimha I

16. Captain Lakshmi, the only woman

representative in the independent madras

province ministry was.

I. Daughter of Ammu Saminathan, a

patriot.

II. Captain of Jhansi military wing.

III. Educated in England.

IV. Leader of Indian National Army.

Of these.

A) I alone B) I & II

C) I & IV D) III & IV.



List I List II

a) Chera 1. Bull

b) Chola 2. Fish.

c) Pandya 3. Bow & Arrow.

d) Pallava 4. Tiger.

a b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 3 4 2 1

C) 3 1 4 2

D) 2 1 4 3

18. Which one of the following is correctly

matched?

A) Parsvanath

- Twenty fourth Tirthankara.

B) Mahavira

- Last Tirthankara.

C) Jatakas

- Jain literature.

D) Agama Siddhanta

- Buddhist literature.

19. Which of the following dates was assigned

to the Indus civilization by Sir John

Marshall?

A) 3250 – 2750 B.C

B) 3500 – 3000 B.C

C) 3000 – 2550 B.C

D) 3000 – 2000 B.C

20. The Aryans had popular Assemblies,

Sabhas and Samitis to check.

A) On the power of the king

B) On the power of purohita.

C) On the power of the Army Chief

D) On the power of Village head

21. Which one among the following is incorrect?

A) E.V. Ramaswamy

- Anti-caste, Anti-religion.

B) C.N. Annadurai

- Anti – imperialist, pro-nationalist.

C) M.Karunanidhi

- Anti- imperialist, Pro-nationalist and

Writer.

D) Rajagopalachari -

Anti-Brahmin, Anti-North and Anti-Aryan

22. Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-co-

operation movement due to chauri chaura

incident in the year.

A) 1920 B) 1921

C) 1922 D) 1923

23. The National Calender based on the Saka

Era was adopted from.

A) 22nd March,1950 B) 1st January, 1950

C) 22nd March, 1957 D) 22nd August, 1952

24. Consider the following statements:

Assertion(A) : Vira pandya Kattabomman

was captured and handed over to the British

by vijayaragunatha Tondaiman, Raja of

pudukottai.

Reason (R) : He was a friend of the British.

Now select your answer according to the

coding scheme given below:

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the

correct explanation of (A).

B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not

the correct explanation of (A).

C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D) is false, but (R) is true


25. The earliest brick temple in India was built

by

A) Mauryas B) Sungas

C) Vijayanagaras D) Guptas.



List I List II

a) Nana Sahib

1. Partition of Bengal.

b) Vellore Mutiny

2. 1947.

c) Lord Curzon

3. 1806

d) Indian Independence Act

4. 1857 Revolt.

a b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 1 3 2 4

C) 1 2 3 4

D) 3 4 1 2

27. The Pandyan king who consolidated and

expanded the Pandya Kingdom up to

kaveri was.

A) Sendan Cheliyan B) Sundara pandyan

C) Koon Pandyan D) Kadunkon

28. The first ruler of the chola dynasty who kept

strong navy was.

A) Rajaraja the Great B) Rajendra I

C) Rajadhiraja I D) Rajendra II.

29. The shore temple of Mamallapuram was

built by.

A) Narasimhavarman I

B) Mahendravarman I

C) Parameswaravarman I

D) Narasimhavarman II.

30. A great exponent of Mahayanism was

A) Dharmakirti

B) Dingnaga

C) Vasubandhu Asanga

D) Nagarjuna.

31. Poondi Reservoir was planned to provide

water to Madras by.

A) Sathiyamurthy Iyer

B) Nadesa Mudaliar

C) Ramasamy Reddiar D) P.S.

Kumarasamy

32. When did the Madras government issue the

first communal G.O?

A) 1920 B) 1921

C) 1922 D) 1927

33. __________ gave the title „Mahatma‟ to

Gandhiji.

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Motilal Nehru

C) Rabindranath Tagore

D) Subhash Chandra Bose.

34. Pre-history of India can be dated back to.

A) 500000 B.C B) 50000 B.C

C) 5000 B.C D) 1000 B.C

35. The Allahabad pillar inscription was

composed by.

A) Kalidasa B) Samudragupta

C) Harisena D) Visamhadatta.

36. Udayagiri fort is located in.

A) Kanniyakumari B) Tirunelveli

C) Ramnad D) Sivaganga.

37. The Chola dynasty was an ancient Tamil

Kingdom along the banks of the river.

A) Kaveri B) Krishna

C) Godavari D) Mahanadi



List I List II.

a) Sankaracharya 1. Dualism

b) Ramanuja 2. Vira Saivism.

c) Madhvacharya 3. Advaita.

d) Basaveswara 4. Visistadvaita.

Codes:

a b c d

A) 1 3 2 4

B) 2 3 1 4

C) 3 4 1 2

D) 4 2 3 1

39. The Indian Independence bill was brought in

the House of Commons on.

A) 22nd June, 1947 B) 4th June 1947

C) 4th July, 1947 D) 15th August, 1947


40. Child marriage was abolished by the Act in.

A) 1960 B) 1965

C) 1970 D) 1975

41. Which of the following is called the Ganga

of South India?

A) The pennar B) The Kaveri

C) The Tamiraparani D) The palar.

42. The term „ Brahmadeya‟ denotes.

A) Cash granted to the Brahmanas

B) Taxes granted to the Brahmanas.

C) Land granted to the Brahmanas

D) Land granted to temples.

43. The Red Fort at Delhi was constructed by.

A) Babur B) Akbar

C) Jahangir D) Shah Jahan.

GROUP - I [PRELIMS]- 2014

44. Which inscription referred to “Piyadassi” as

the second name for Asoka?

(A) Girnar (B) Bhabru

(C) Maski (D) Rummindei

45. Consider the following about vedic

literature:

I. The Brahmanas are the treatises

relating to prayer and sacrificial

ceremony.

II. The Upanishads are philosophical texts

dealing with topic like the soul, the

absolute, the origin of the world and the

mysteries of nature.

III. The Aranyakas are called country

books.

IV. The author of Ramayana was

Vedavyas and that of Mahabharata

was Valmiki.

Choose the correct code:

(A) I, II,III and IV (B) II,III and IV only

(C) I and II only (D) III and IV only

46. Match:

(a) Shutudri 1. Beas.

(b) Vipas 2. Ravi

(c) Parushni 3. Sutlej

(d) Asikni 4. Jhelum.

(e) Vitasta 5. Chenab.

Select from the code given below:

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

(A) 3 1 2 5 4

(B) 1 2 3 4 5

(C) 2 3 1 4 5

(D) 4 1 2 3 5

47. The important site of Harappa was

excavated by.

(A) R.D Banerjee (B) Sir John Marshall

(C) Dayaram Sahni (D) R.S. Sharma

48. The 23rd Tirthankar of Jainism was

(A) Rishabha (B) Parsvanath

(C) Mahavira (D) Ajitanatha

49. Tamil Isai sangam was established at

Madras by.

(A) Sir R.K. Shanmugam chettiar

(B) Sir Annamalai Chettiar.

(C) Sir M.A. Muthaiah Chettiar

(D) L.P. Ramanathan Chettiar.

50. Which one of the following pair is correctly

matched?

Dynasty Name.

(A) Khilji dynasty - Ibrahim Lodi.

(B) Delhi Sultanate - Qutb – udin

Aibak.

(C) Mughal Empire - Akbar.

(D) Tughluq dynasty

- Firozshah Tughluq

51. Match List I with List II and select the

correct answer using the codes given below

the lists.

List I List II.

(a) Kudi Arasu 1. 1971

(b) Revolt 2. 1934

(c) Pagutharivu 3. 1928

(d) Modern Rationalist 4. 1925

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 1 2 4

(B) 4 3 2 1

(C) 2 1 4 3

(D) 1 3 2 4

52. Arrange the following Mauryan revenue

officials in the ascending order with the help

of the codes given below:

1. Pradesika 2. Sdhanika


3. Samharta 4. Rajuk

(A) 4,1,3,2

(B) 1,3,4,2

(C) 3,1,2,4

(D) 2,4,1,3

53. Which British commander captured the

poligar of panchalankurichi, Virapandya

kattabomman and hanged him?

(A) Lt. Maclean (B) Major Banermann

(C) Col.Agnew (D) Col.Macaulay.

54. Choose the correct answer:

The Indian National Army crossed the Indo

Burma Frontier and planted the National

Tricolour flag on

(A) 19th March 1944 (B) 20th April 1944

(C) 7th June 1915 (D) 10th July 1945

55. Which of the following is correct?

The un happiness of the Indian sepoys at

Barrackpore, first surfaced in 1824 because.

I. The 47th regiment at Barrackpore was

ordered to go to Burma.

II. Caste distinctions and segregations

within the regiment.

III. Recruitment of Brahmins were

discouraged

IV. Introductions of the Enfield Rifle.

(A) I (B) II

(C) II and III (D) II and IV

56. Who among the following described the

Indian princes as helpers and colleagues in

the task of Imperial rule?

(A) Lord Mayo (B) Lord Ripon (C) Lord

Hardinge II (D) Lord Wavel

57. Of the following who is not related to

“Chipko movement”?

(A) Sunderlal Bahuguna

(B) M.S. Swaminathan

(C) Chandi prasad Bhatt

(D) Gaura Devi

58. Which of the following was referred by

Surendra Nath Banerjee as “The Magna

Carta of our rights and liberties”?

(A) The constitution of India.

(B) The Indian Councils Act of 1919.

(C) Regulating Act of 1772

(D) The Queen‟s proclamation of 1858.

59. The figure of a dancing girl made of bronze

is excavated in the place of.

(A) Dilly (B) Lothal

(C) Mohenjodaro (D) Rupar

60. Which of the following is/are wrongly

matched?

I. Bhavabhuti

- Malatimadhavam.

II. Subandhu

- Vasavadatta.

III. Kalidasa

- Dasakumara Charita.

IV. Dandia

- Avanti Sundari.

(A) I and III (B) I and II

(C) I,II and IV (D) III and IV

61. Match:

a) Al Hilal

1. Mahatma Gandhi.

b) Navajivan

2. Abul Kalam Azad.

c) Bombay Chronicle

3. Aurobindo Ghosh.

d) Bande Mataram

4. Pheroze Shah Mehta.

a b c d

(A) 1 2 4 3

(B) 2 3 4 1

(C) 2 1 4 3

(D) 1 2 3 4

62. Dinabandhu Mitra‟s first play _________

exposed the atrocities of the British indigo

planters.

(A) Kulin Kulasarvasva (B) Ratnavali.

(C) Nil Darpan (D) Ras – lila.

63. K.Kamaraj, participated in vedaranyam salt

satyagraha, he was imprisoned and sent to

the prison at _______.

(A) Coimbatore (B) Vellore

(C) Andaman (D) Alipur

64. Choose the correct answer from the codes

given below:


Assertion (a) : The Asoka Chakra found in

our National flag consists of twenty four

spokes. They are in blue colors.

Reason (b): The twenty four spokes

denotes the eight fold path of Lord Buddha.

(A) Both (a) and (b) are correct.

(B) (a) is correct,(b) is wrong.

(C) (a) is partly correct, (b) is wrong.

(D) (a) is partly correct and (b) is also

correct.

65. Our National Anthem was composed by

Rabindranath Tagore, it was first sung in the

year ____________.

(A) 1905 (B) 1906

(C) 1911 (D) 1912

66. Match List I with List II of the following with

suitable options.

List I List II

a) Virupaksha Temple

1. Ellora.

b) Kailasanatha Temple

2. Kalugumalai.

c) Vetturan Temple

3. Pattadakal.

d) Ladhkhan Temple

4. Aihole

a b c d

(A) 3 1 4 2

(B) 3 1 2 4

(C) 1 3 2 4

(D) 1 2 3 4

67. Chinese pilgrim Yuan Chwang visited

kanchi in

(A) A.D. 640 (B) A.D 500

(C) A.D. 150 (D) A.D.720


Assertion (A): Gandhiji started civil –

disobedience movements in 1930.

Reason (R): Therefore, the Indian National

Congress party did not participate in the first

round table conference held in 1930.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the

correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true and R is not the


(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.


Assertion (A): In 1916 Annie Besant

organized the home rule league at Madras.

Reason (R): Its objective is to achieve home

rule through constitutional methods.



(B) Both A and R are true R is not the


(C) A is true R is false.

(D) A is false R is true.

70. Consider the following statements

consisting of Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

and select your answer using the code

below:

Assertion (A): The main political task of the

national movement from 1870 to 1900 was

politition, political propaganda and education

and formation and propagation of political

ideology.

Reason (R): The press was the chief

instrument for carrying out this task.



(B) Both A and R are false.

(C) Both A and R are true but R is not the


(D) A is true but R is false.

71. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

I. The Government of India Act, 1935,

introduced dyarchy in the provinces.

II. India Council was formed in 1935.

III. Montagu- Chelmsford Reforms Act

introduced dyarchy in the provinces.

IV. Provincial Autonomy was introduced in

1935.

(A) I and II (B) II only

(C) III only (D) III and IV.



correct answer using the codes given below

the lists:

List I- Officers List II – Charges.

a) Rajukas 1. Religion.

b) Pradesikas 2. Secretaries.

c) Yuktas

3. Revenue collection and police.

d) Dharma Mahamatras

4. District Judge.

a b c d

(A) 4 3 2 1

(B) 2 4 1 3

(C) 4 3 1 2

(D) 3 4 2 1

73. Which world heritage monument of India

was affected in the storm of May 30, 2014?

A) Taj mahal

(B) Humayun‟s Tomb

(C) Tomb of Safdarjung

(D) Sultan Raziya‟s Tomb

GROUP - I PRELIMS- 2015

74. Choose the correct sequence of the

following using the codes given below:

I. Qutbuddin Aibak, IItutmish, Raziya,

Balban.

II. Jahangir, Humayum, Akbar, Shahjahan.

III. Balaji Viswanath, Balaji Baji rao, Baji

Rao I, Shivaji

A) I and II only B) II and III only

C) I only D) III only.

75. Which of the following were among the main

exports of Indus valley people. Select the

correct answer from the codes given below:

I. wheat II. Barley III.

Cotton. IV. Gold.

A) I, II and III B) II and III

C) I and II D) III and IV.

76. Match the List I with List II correctly and

select answer:

List I List II

a) Santhal‟s Rebellion 1.1923

b) Maplah Rebellion 2. 1929

c) Vizag Revolution 3. 1921

d) Bardoli Satyagraha 4.1855

a b c d

A) 1 3 2 4

B) 4 1 2 3

C) 4 3 1 2

D) 2 3 1 4


answer:

List I List II

a) Dupleix

1. Nawab of Bengal.

b) Anwar-ud-din

2. British Admiral.

c) Shuja-ud-Daula

3. French Governor.

d) Polock

4. Nawab of Carnatic.

a b c d

A) 3 2 4 1

B) 1 2 3 4

C) 3 4 1 2

D) 1 3 4 2


suitable options:

List I List II

a) Kural 1.Rishabham

b) Thutham 2. Shadjam.

c) Kaikilai 3. Madhyamam.

d) Vuzhai 4. Gandharam.

a b c d

A) 2 1 4 3

B) 1 2 3 4

C) 1 3 2 4

D) 4 2 3 1


suitable options:

List I List II

A) Brahmanas

1. Forest Texts.

B) Sama Veda

2. Guide Book for priests.

C) Aranyakas


3. Ritual Texts.

D) Yajur Veda

4. Book of Chants

a b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 3 4 1 2

C) 3 1 4 2

D) 1 2 3 4

80. Which of the following is/are not correct?

Minto-morely reforms of 1909 introduced

the following:

I. The system of direct election was

introduced in provinces.

II. The act did not enfranchise women.

III. It introduced dyarchy in provinces.

IV. Communal electorate was introduced.

A) I only B) I and III

C) II and III D) III only

81. Who bestowed the title Sardar on Vallabhai

patel?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Jawaharlal Nehru

C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Rajendra Prasad.

82. During 1857 revolt which army remainded

loyal to the British?

A) Bombay Army B) Bengal Army

C) Madras Army D) Avadh Army.

83. Pick out the wrong statement.

A) Veerappa, the Zamindar of koppal rose

against the Nizam of Hyderabad in

1819.

B) Gadkaris were military classes who

garrisoned Maratha force.

C) Chakra Bisoi was the Khonds leader.

D) Sindhu and Kanhu were the leaders of

the kola.

84. Match the following:

a) Simon commission 1. 1928

b) Nehru Report 2. 1932

c) Second Round Table conference

3. 1927

d) Communal Award 4. 1931.

a b c d

A) 1 4 3 2

B) 3 1 4 2

C) 3 1 2 4

D) 2 4 1 3

85. Identify the statement, which is not the

cause for the failure of Quit India

movement.

a) British Government arrested key leaders

in anticipation to the movement.

b) Nehru and Rajaji disbelieved in Direct

Action.

c) Hindu Mahasabha and Muslim League

supported the movement.

d) British Government suppressed the

movement

A) (a) Alone.

B) (a) and (b) alone

C) (c) alone

D) (a)(b) and (d) alone.


Assertion (A): Scholars distinguished a

culture midway between Paleolithic and

Neolithic called Mesolithic.

Reason (R): The chief characteristics

Mesolithic were the stone implements used

were extremely small and made up of

chalcedony and silicate instead of quartzite.

Select your answer according to the coding

scheme below:

A) Both A and R are false.

B) Both A and R are true but R is not the

explanation for A.

C) Both A and R are true and R is the

correct explanation for A.

D) A is true but R is false.

87. Consider the following about scientific

dating of the pre-historic period: Choose the

correct code.

I. The technique of radio-carbon dating is

based on measuring the loss of carbon

in organic materials over a period of

time.

II. Another dating method is known as

dendro-chronology.

III. Palaeo Botany is the analysis of

prehistoric plants.


IV. Palaeography is the study of ancient

writing.

A) I,II and III only B) I,II,III and IV

C) II and III only D) III and IV only

88. Which among the following correctly

matched?

A) Kol

- Madhya Pradesh.

B) Chhutia

- Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu).

C) Kotas

- Little Andaman.

D) Jarawas - Assam.

89. Give the correct chronological order:

I.Pitt‟s India Act II.Minto – Morley Act

III. Regulating Act

IV. Montague – Chelmsford Act

A) II, I, III, IV B) IV, II, III,I

C) III, I,II, IV D) I,II,III,IV

90. Who was known as the Father of Library

movement in Tamil Nadu?

A) Thiru.T.K. Avinashilingam

B) Thiru. M.P. Periyasamy.

C) Thriu.M.Bhaktavatsalam

D) Thiru.Muthiah Chettiar.

91. Identify the correct order of events of

Muhammad-bin- Tughluq.

A) Transfer of Captial, conquest of

Nagarkot, Reform of Token currency,

Taxation of the Doab.

B) Reform of Token currency, Transfer of

capital, Taxation of the Doab, conquest

of Nagarkot.

C) Taxation of the Doab, Transfer of

capital, Reforms of Token currency,

conquest of Nagarkot.

D) Conquest of Nagarkot, Reform of Token

currency, Taxation of the Doab, Transfer

of the capital.

92. Consider the following relating to Babur.

I. The Auto biography of Babur is „Babur

Namah‟.

II. It was originally written in persian.

A) Only I is true B) Only II is true

C) Both I and II are true

D) Both I and II are false

93. The Dravidian Mahajana Sabha was

founded by.

A) Pandit Iyothee Thoss

B) C.S. Srinivas Raghava Iyangar.

C) P.Theagaraya Chetty

D) C. Natesa Mudaliar.

94. In which Indian National Congress session,

Mahatma Gandhi was made its president?

A) Nagpur B) Gaya

C) Belgium D) Kanpur.

95. Match the List I and List II and choose the

correct code given below.

List I List II

a) Amrit Bazaar Patrika

1. Dadabhai Naoroji.

b) Indian Mirror

2. Sisir Kumar Gosh.

c) Voice of India

3. G.Varma.

d) Advocate

4. N.N.Sen.

Codes :

a b c d

A) 2 4 1 3

B) 3 2 4 1

C) 4 3 1 2

D) 4 2 3 1

96. Which Act is called as Black Act by the

Indians?

A) Vernacular Press Act

B) Indian Arms Act.

C) Rowlatt Act

D) Opium Act.

97. Identify the statement which is wrong.

A) The modern method of writing with

coma, Semicolon, and full stop are the

contributions of the missionaries.

B) Robert De Nobili and Coldwell enriched

Tamil language.

C) The missionaries introduced printing

press.


D) The missionaries spread the Gospel

only through English language.

98. Consider the following Reason and

Assertion and choose the correct answer

from the codes given below:

Reason (R) : The diet of the early Tamils

was not very different from that of modern

times. Ghee played a conspicuous part in

the diet of all, it fetched a high price.

Assertion (A) : Ghee was used freely both

by vegetarian and non-vegetarian Avur

Mulankilar and Purattinai Nannaganar

spoken of the use of ghee.

A) R and A are correct (A) is the correct

explanation of R.

B) R and A are correct but A is not the

correct assertion of R.

C) R is true but A is wrong.

D) R is wrong but A is true.

99. Choose the correct answer from the codes

given below:

Assertion (A) : The Indian National

Movement reached its crescendo in the

non-co-operation movement in 1920-22. It

was in this context that there occurred a

resurgence of working class activity in the

years 1920-22. The working class created

its own organization to defend its class

rights.

Reason(R) : Lokamanya Tilak was one of

the moving spirits in the formation of AITUC,

AITUC was formed in 1920.

A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.

B) A alone is correct.

C) R alone is correct

D) A is partly correct R wrong.

100. Which one of the following statement with

regard to the enactment of the Act of 1935

is WRONG?

A) Turko – Italian war happened

B) Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh

Tragedy occurred.

C) Round-Table Conferences held

D) Lord Curzon Partitioned Bengal.

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101. List out the following Bahmani rulers in

chronological order and mark the correct

choice:

I. Alauddin Bahmani

II. Muhammad Shah III

III. Ahmad Shah

IV. Feroz Shah

A) I, III, IV, II B) I, IV, III, II

C) IV, I, III, II D) IV, I, II, III

102. The twenty second Tirthankara of Jainism

was

A) Rishabha B) Badrabhagu

B) C) Parsva D) Neminatha

103. Consider the following two statements

consisting of Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

and select your answer using the code

given below.

Assertion (A) : The temple was not merely

a place of worship; it filled a large place in

the cultural and economic life of the Tamil

people

Reasoning (R) : Its construction and

maintenance offered employment to number

of architects and craftsmen.

A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is

the correct explanation of (A).

B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is

not the correct explanation of (A).

C) (A) is true and (R) is false

D) (A) is false and (R) is true

104. Who constructed a canal of 150 miles from

Yamuna to. Hissar for agricultural purpose?

A) Qutb-ub-din-Aibak

B) Firoz Shah Tuhlaqu

C) Khizir Khan

D) Sikandar Lodi

105. .The villages Raksas and Tagdi related to

which battle?

A) Battle of Talikotta

B) Battle of Takkolam

C) Battle of Panipat 1761

D) Battle of Adayar.


106. “Khudai Khismatgar” movement was

organized by

A) Abdul Gaffar Khan

B) Syed Ahmed Khan

C) Liaquat Ali Khan

D) Muhammed Iqbal

107. Match List I with List II and select your

answers using the codes below:

List I List II

a) Madan Mohan Malavia

1. Azad Hind Fauz

b) A. O. Hume

2. Home Rule Movement

c) Annie Besant

3. Banaras Hindu University

d) Subash Chandra Bose

4. Indian National Congress

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 3 2 4 1

B) 3 4 2 1

C) 2 3 1 4

D) 2 1 4 3

108. Which is not correctly matched?

A) Rahmat Ali – Pakistan

B) Vinoba Bhave – Second Individual

Satyagrahi

C) Linlithgow - August Offer

D) Rajaji – Kulakalvi Thittam

109. Ramsay Macdonald, the British Prime

Minister announced the communal award

on

A) 16th August, 1932

B) 20th September, 1932

C) 17th November, 1932

D) 16th August, 1946

110. Choose the incorrect pair from the following:

A) Sarvajanik Sabha

– M. G. Ranade

B) Indian National Congress

– A. O. Hume

C) London Indian Association

– Dadabai Naoroji

D) Madras Native Association

– Surendranath Banerjee.

111. Who was the First Women President of

National Congress?

A) Sarojini Naidu

B) Annie Besant

C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

D) Indira Gandhi

112. Math the following and choose the correct

answer from the codes given below:

a) Dandi March

1. 1931

b) Karachi Congress

2. 1932

c) Third Round Table Conference

3. 1930

d) Lahore Congress

4. 1929

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 2 1 4 3

B) 1 3 2 4

C) 3 1 2 4

D) 4 2 3 1

113. Arrange the following items according to the

chronological order:

I. Simon Commission

II. Gandhi Irwin Pact

III. Third Round Table Conference

IV. Dandi March

A) II, I, IV, III B) IV, III, II,I

C) I, IV, III, II D) I, IV, III, II

114. Point out the correct statement in the

following:

A) Indus people Worshiped Lord Indra

B) Indus civilization was a rural civilzation

C) Iron was unknown to the Indus people

D) The „Great bath‟ was located at Harappa

115. Name the social reformer who supported

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy for the abolition of

Devadasi system

A) E.V. Ramasany Naicker

B)T.M. Nair

C) C.N. Anna Durai

D) Natesa Mudaliar

116. Which one of the following European war

was associated with Third Carnatic War?


A) The Seven year‟s War

B) The War of Austrian Succession

C) The War of Roses

D) The Austro-Prussian War

117. Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

A) Mir Bakhshi – Military advisor

B) Muhtasib – Censor of public

morals

C) Kotwal – Revenue collector

D) Qazi-ul-Quzat – Judicial officer


correct answer using the code given below

the lists:

List I List II

a) Kalibangan 1. Gulf of Cambay

b) Surkotada 2. Madurai

c) Lothal 3. Rajasthan

d) Khizhadi 4. Gujarat

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 3 4 1 2

C) 1 3 2 4

D) 2 1 3 4

119. “India Home Rule Society” was set up by

A) Hardayul

B) Shyamji Krishnavarma

C) Madan Lal Dhingra

D) V.D. Savarkar

120. Arrange the following in chronological order.

I. Surat split

II. Birth of the Muslim league

III. Partition of Bengal

IV. Reunion Bengal

A) IV, III, I, II B) III, I, II, IV

C) III, II, I, IV D) II, III, I, IV

121. Which of the following is correctly matched?

I. Rajaji – Pro-changers

II. Vanchinathan – Robert William Ashe

III. K. Kamaraj –Chief Minister of Tamil

Nadu in 1952

IV. Sathyamurthy - Mayor of Madurai

A) I B) II

C) III D) IV

122. Who was the Chair Person in the All India

Socialist Conference held at Patna, 1934?

A) M.N. Roy

B) Acharya Narendra Deva

C) Sampurnanand

D) Sri Prakasa

123. In which year the widow remarriage was

legally permitted?

A) 1855 B) 1856

C) 1857 D) 1858

124. Consider the following pairs

I. Wood‟s Despatch

- 1854

II. Hunter Commission

– 1882

III. University

– 1880

IV. Wardhaw Scheme of Education

- 1904

Which of the pairs given above is/are

correct?

A) I and IV only B) II only

C) I and II D) II and III

125. Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

a) Indian Mirror – D.N. Tagore

b) Vande Mataram – Madam Came

c) Tribune – D.S. Majeeta

d) Bombay Herald – J.A.Hickey

A) (a) is correct

B) (a) and (b) are correct

C) (b) and (c) are correct

D) (d) alone is correct

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126. Which one of the stages of Man‟s progress

is not properly Matched?

(A) Primitive food collecting stage

- Stone Age

(B) Advance food collecting stage

- Mesolitic Age

(C) Food Production Stage

- Chalcolitic Age

(D) Urbanisation

- Bronze Age


127. The most outstanding Buddhist Writer in

Sanskrit was

(A) Kalidass (B) Asvaghosa

(C) Bharavi (D) Kumaradasa

128. Arrange in Chronological order:

1. Battle of Chausa

2. Death of Babar

3. Battle of Kanaoj

4. Death of Akbar

(A) 1-2-3-4 (B) 4-3-2-1

(C) 2-1-3-4 (D) 3-1-2-4

129. 1. Ram Mohan Roy accepted the concept

of God propounded by the Upanishads.

2. Swami Dayananda accepted the Western

ideas.

3. The Social reform leaders fought for the

problems of woman and depressed

Classes.

4. 1918 the form for Brahminicial

organisation South, Division liberal

federationWas started.

(A) 1,2,3 are correct 4 only not correct

(B) 1,3,4 are correct 2 only not correct

(C) 1,2,3,4 are correct

(D) 2,3,4 are correct 1 is not correct

130. Which of the following facts are true

regarding the commercialisation

agriculture under British rule?

1. Money lending and exploitation of poor

peasants

2. Scarcity of food

3. Increase the demand of cash crops

4. Commercial agriculture went in

bankruptcy

(A) 1 is true, 2, 3, 4 false

(B) 2, 3, 4 are true 1 is false

(C) All are false statements

(D) 1, 2, 3, 4 statements are true

131. Name the famous dancer who crowned as

„Kathak king of India‟?

(A) Prem Chand (B) Sambhu Maharaj

(C) Thyagarajar (D) Fate Singh

132. Which among the given facts became the

primary reason for the leave of

E.V.Ramaswami from Indian National

Congress?

(A) Conflict with M.K. Gandhi

(B) Crisis in Seranmahadevi Charity training

centre

(C) Congress ideology

(D) Communal disparity in Congress

133. Which strengthened the National

Movement?

(A) Europeanisation

(B) Marxian theory

(C) Religious faith

(D) Secular ideology

134. Match the following

(a) Kol uprising 1.Bhaalpur

(b) Santhal uprising 2. Orissa

(c) Khonds uprising 3. Assam

(d) Ahoms uprising 4.Chotanagpur

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 1 2 3

(B) 3 2 1 4

(C) 1 3 2 4

(D) 2 3 4 1

135. Which decision of Gandhiji was opposed

by Ambedkar?

(A) Partition India

(B) Calling lower castes

(C) Satyagraha Movement

(D) Non-co-operation Movement

136. Arrange the following in chronological

order.

1. Communal award

2. Nehru Report

3. Gandhi Irwin Pact

4. Visit of Simon Commission

(A) 3 2 1 4

(B) 4 2 3 1

(C) 2 4 3 1

(D) 1 4 2 3

137. Match the following connected with the

year of Acts

(a) Introduction of communal representation

1.1935


(b) Right of discussing Budget

2.1919

(c) Separation of Burma

3.1909

(d) August Declaration

4.1892

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 1 4 2

(B) 3 4 1 2

(C) 2 1 4 3

(D) 4 2 3 1

138. The Sequence in which the given terms

are mentioned in the preamble to the

constitution of

India is:

(A) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular,

Democratic, Republic

(B) Socialist, Secular, Sovereign,

Democratic, Republic

(C) Secular, Sovereign, Democratic,

Socialist, Republic

(D) Sovereign, Democratic, Secular,

Socialist, Republic

139. Consider the following statement :

1. The national cadet corps was established

in 1948.

2. The Sainik schools were established as a

joint venture of the Central and State

Government.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2 correct

(D) Both 1 and 2 wrong

140. The writing method of ludus Script was

(A) From left to right only

(B) From right to left only

(C) From left to right and right to left

(D) From right to left and left to right

141. With reference to Sangam period which of

the following pair is/are not correct

(A) Tramiradesa Sanghatam

- Confederacy of Tamil States

(B) Udiyanseral

- First Chera Mannan

(C) Madurai Kanchi

- Mangudi Marudan

(D) Naura

- Tondi

142. Who was recognised as the „Successor of

Sivaji‟?

(A) Balaji Viswanath

(B) Balaji Baji Rao

(C) Rajaram

(D) Bhonsle of Nagpur

143. The Battle of Talikota was fought in the

year

(A) 1575 (B) 1565

(C) 1545 (D) 1555

144. Northcote-Trevelyan Commission of 1853

linked with

(A) Education (B) Agriculture

(C) ICS (D) Industry

145. In which field, the colonial regime followed

Downward Filtration theory?

(A) Educational policy

(B) Industrial policy

(C) Social policy

(D) Commercial policy

146. Which of the following refers “Unity of

Spirit” of Rabindranath Tagore?

(A) Unity of India

(B) Unity in diversity

(C) Consolidation of India

(D) India‟s Complexities

147. Which one of the following concept is not

Rule of Law?

(A) Natural justics (B) Fair play

(C) Equity (D) Judicial equality

148. The Government of India issued the

Citizenship (Pondicherry) order in the year

(A) 1962 (B) 1964

(C) 1969 (D) 1967

149. According to R.C. Majumdar‟s statement,

the Revolt of 1857 failed because

(A) there was no unity of command in the

armies of revolt


(B) the army of result suffered from serious

financial difficult

(C) the Indian states did not support the

revolt

(D) there was no cordiality between the

Hindus and Muslims

150. Read the following statement and find out

the correct one.

1. C.R. Das was known as Deenbandhu

2. He was the uncrowned king of Bengal

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

151. hich song is called “The Bible of Modern

Bengalee Patriotism”?

(A) Jana Gana Mana

(B) Vande Mataram

(C) Gitanjali

(D) Devi Chandhurani

152. Who said “ I am an Indian Tomtom, waking

up all the sleeping sleepers so that they

may wake and work for their

motherland___This is my task”?

(A) Mrs. Annie Besant

(B) Ravindranath Tagore

(C) Sarojini Naidu

(D) None of the above

153. What was the form of Struggle that

Congress adopted against the British in

1940.

(A) Non-Cooperation

(B) Individual Satyagraha

(C) Mass Civil disobedience

(D) Armed struggle

154. Consider the following events and find out

the chronological sequence of the events

1. Chauri chaura incident

2. Russo-Japanese war

3. Gandhiji returned from South Africa

(A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 2, 1, 3

(C) 3, 2, 1 (D) 2, 3, 1

155. In which year E.V. Ramasamy became the

Chairman of Erode Municipality?

(A) 1907 (B) 1909

(C) 1917 (D) 1919

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1. Arrange in chronoligiccal order:

I. Automan turks captured constantinable

II. Bartolomia-Diaz reached Southern tip of

Africa

III. Vijayanagar Empire were defeated at

Talaikotai war

IV. Vaskoda – Gama reached Calicut at first

time through sea route

A) I,II,III,IV B) I,II,IV,III

C) I,IV,III,II D) II,I,III,IV

2. Which of the following is correctly matched

?

a) Abul Fazal 1. Shah Jahan Nama

b) Inayat khan 2. Translation of

Mahabharatha

c) Abdul Hamid Lahorie 3. Padshanama

d) Abul Falzi 4. Akbarnama

A) (a) B) (b)

C) (C) D) (d)


a) Dr. Ambedkar 1. Bahiskrit Hitkarini

Sabha

b) Jyoti rao Phule 2. Self Respect

Movement

c) Narayana Guru 3. Narayana

Paripalana Yogam

d) E.V.R. Periyar 4. Satya Sadhak

Samaj

a b c d

A) 2 4 1 3

B) 4 1 2 3

C) 1 2 4 3

D) 1 4 3 2

4. Arrange in sequential order:

The castle system is generally read in post

– vedhic period as

I. Vaishyas II. Brahmanas

III kstatriyas IV. Sudras

A) IV,I,II,III B) II,I,IV,III

C) II,III,I,IV D) III,II,I,IV

5. Arrange in chronological order:-

I. Col,Me Kerras of the 23rd Regiment was

shutdown on the parade ground

II. July 10, 1806, 1st and 23rd Regiment

started the revolt.

III. Major Armstrong was the next officer

killed during the mutiny.

IV. Col,Fan court who commanded the

garrison was their first victim.

A) I,III,II,IV B) III,II,IV,I

C) II,IV,I,III D) IV,I,III,II

6. In 1890 he started using the Traditional

religious Ganapathi festival and Shivaji

festival to propagate and stimulate

nationalism.

Who among the following revived the

nationalism?

A) Gopalakrishna Gokhale

B) Balgangadhar Tilak

C) Lalalajpat Rai

D) Dadabhai Naaoroji

7. Following kings arrange in chronological

order:

I. Sivashkanda Varman

II. 1 Narasimhavarman

III. Vijiyalaya Cholan

IV. 1 parandagam

A) II,I,IV,III B) I,II,IV,III

C) II,III,IV,I D) I,IV,III,II


matched?

A) King of Portuguese

- George-V

B) Navigator of Portugal

- Columbus

C) Governor of Portugal

- Robert Clive

D) Heaquarters of Portuguese

- Goa

9. Who was the popular Nathaswara among

the following?

A) Papanasa Sivan

B) Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan

C) Thiruvadudurai RajaRathinam Pillai


D) Kathri Gopalnath


a. Portuguese settement 1. Goa

b. Dutch settlement 2. Tranquebar

c. Danes settlement 3. Pulicat

d. French factory 4.

Masulipattinam

a b c d

A) 2 1 3 4

B) 1 3 2 4

C) 3 2 4 1

D) 4 1 3 2

11. Origin of Karnatic music is during the period

of.

A) Chera Period B) Chola Period

C) Pandiya Period D) Kalabra Period

12. Assertion (A) : Harappans export raw cotton

to Mesopotamia.

Reason (R) : Harappans were the first to

grow cotton.

A) (A) and (R) are true

B) (A) true (R) false

C) (A) false (R) true

D) (A) and (R) false

13. Consider the following statements: Which of

the following all recruits of the Bengal army

to be ready for service in India only.

I. Lord Canning‟s General Services

Enlistment Act ordering all recruite of the

Bengal army to be ready for service in India

only.

II. Lord Canning‟s General Services

Enlistment Act ordering all recruites of the

Bengal army to be ready for service both in

India and outside India and even overseas.

A) I only B) II only

C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II

14. Consider the following statement:

I. The chief cause of the Khilafat movement

was the defeat of Turkey in 1st World War.

II. The Muslims in India were upset over the

British attitude against Turkey.

Which statement is\are correct?


C) I and II D) Neither I nor II

15. Which one of the following is incorrectly

matched?

I. Saratha Act

- Minimum age for Girl Child Marriage

II. Widow Remarriage

- Eswara Chandra Vidyasagar

III. Gandhi

- Harijan Newspaper

IV. Dr. Ambedkar

- Aathmiya Sabha

A) I B) II

C) III D) IV


a. Surendranth Banerjee

1. Grand old man of India

b. G. Subramanya Aiyer

2. Indian Burke

c. Dadabhai Naroji

3. Political Guru of Gandhi

d. Gopala Krishna Gokhale

4. Madras Mahajans Sabha

a b c d

A) 1 2 3 4

B) 2 1 4 3

C) 2 4 1 3

D) 4 3 1 2


Assertion (A) : In Vellore the native Sepoys

rose in revolt 1806

Reason (R) : They wanted India free the

rule of East India Company.

Now select your answer according the


A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the

correct explanation of (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not

the correct explanation of (A)

C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.


matched?

A) Atmiya Sabha

- Swami Dayananda


Saraswathi

B) First Bengali Weekly

- Satyartha Prakash

C) Young Bengal Movement

- Vidya Sagar

D) Prarthana Samaj

- Atmaram Pandurangs

19. I amnot going to be satisfied with anything

short of complete freedom we shall do or

die we shall either free India or die in the

attempt. Who among the following gave the

speech?

A) Subash Chandra Bose

B) Gandhiji

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

D) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

20. Consider the statement, which of the

following statement is not correctly

matched.

A) The revolt of 1857, led to the division

between the Hindus and Muslims

B) Indian administration transferred from

East India Company to the

Crown by Queen‟s Proclamation.

C) Lord Canning was the Governor General

of India.

D) Queen‟s proclamation was called the

Magana Carta of the Indian People.


Assertion (A) : Asoka was Converted to

Buddhism immediately after Kalinga War in

260 B.C.

Reason (R) : Bharbra inscription clearly

states that Asoka was Converted to

Buddhism two and half years after the

Kalinga War.

A) Both (A) and (R) are false

B) (A) is false and (R) is true

C) (A)is true and (R) is false

D) Both (A) and (R) are true


matched?

I. Nannool

- Veerama Munivar

II. Thonnool Velakkam

- Bavananthi

III. Veerasozhiyam

- Bhuthamethran

IV. Elakkanavelakkam

- Subbramaniyar

A) I B) II

C) III D) IV

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23. N.M.R. Subbaraman, the freedom fighter,

was called as

A) Thennattu Thilakar

B) Madurai Gandhi

C) Muthamizh Kavalar

D) King Maker

24. Match the following Temple with place and

choose the correct answer from the codes

given below:-

List I List II

a. Monolithic Rathas 1. Tiruttani

b. Kailasanatha Temple 2. Gudimallam

c. Virattaneswars Temple 3. Kanchipuram

d. Parasuramesvarar Temple

4.Mamallapuram

Codes:-

A b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 3 4 1 2

C) 1 3 2 4

D) 4 2 1 3

25. Which among the following is correctly

matched?

A) Ranjith Singh - Battlem of

Plassey

B) Tipu Sultan - Treaty of

Amritsar

C) Hector Munro - Battle of

Buxar

D) Watson - Treaty of

Sriranga patnam


26. Match the following Match List I with List II

and choose the correct answer from the

codes given below:-

List I List II

a. Atmiya Sabha 1. M.G.Ranada

b. Prarthana Sabha 2. Raja Ram Mohan

Roy

c. Arya Samaj 3. Dayanand

Saraswathi

d. Deccan Education Society

4.Atmaram

Pandurang

Codes:-

a b c d

A) 2 4 3 1

B) 1 3 2 4

C) 4 3 2 1

D) 3 2 1 4

27. The first Individual Satyagrahi was

A) Gandhiji B) Vinoba Bhave

C) Rajaji D) M.A.Jinnah

28. Which among the following Congress

session was presided over by Irish member

Alfred-Web?

A) First Session 1885

B) Fourth Session 1888

C) Seventh Session 1891

D) Tenth Session 1894

29. The editor of the paper “Bande Matram”

was

A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

B) Shri Aurobindo Ghose

C) Rabindranth Tagore

D) Dr. Annie Besant


your answer using the codes given below.

List I List II

a. Dutch East India Company

1.1600

b. British East India company

2.1664

c. French East India Company

3. 1510

d. Portuguese Captured Goa

4. 1602

a b c d

A) 2 1 4 3

B) 4 1 2 3

C) 3 4 2 1

D) 1 3 4 2

31. Match List – I with List II and select your

answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

a. The Hindu Religious Endowment Act

1. 1922

b. The Madras State Aid to Industrial Act

2. 1929

c. The Public Service Commission

3. 1926

d. Andhra University

4. 1921

Codes:-

A b c d

A) 4 2 1 3

B) 2 1 4 3

C) 3 4 1 2

D) 4 1 2 3

32. Which is wrongly matched?

I. Gopala Nayak

- Dindigul

II. Raja of Pazhasi

- Malabar

III. Krishnappa Nayak

- Kannada

IV. Dhoondaji Waug

- Tanjore

A) III B) I

C) II D) IV

33. “The Congress should get entry into the

councils not to cooperate with the

Government but to non-cooperate with it‟.

This statement was made by whom?


A) Pandit Motilal Nehru and Desh Bandhu

Chittaranjan Das

B) M.K.Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru

C) Lala Lajpat Rai and Gopala Krishna

Gokale

D) Subramanya Bharathi and

V.O.Chidambaranar

34. Match the cultural centers in India with their

zonal headquarters: Zone

Headquarters

a. Southern zone 1. Patials

b. Northern zone 2. Udaipur

c. Eastern zone 3. Thanjavur

d. Western zone 4. Kolkata

a b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 2 4 1 3

C) 3 1 4 2

D) 1 2 3 4

GROUP – II - 2015

35. Who was the first well – known exponent of

Algebra among Indian Mathematicians?

A) Varahamihra B) Brahmagupta

C) Aryabhatta D) Bhaskara.

36. Who was the author of the Natya Shastra?

A) Sachin Shankar B) Asvaghosa

C) Bharatamuni D) Kalidasa

37. Zamindari system was introduced by.

A) Thomas Munroe B) Lord Corn wallis

C) Venkata subbaiah D) Myrdal.

38. Who was the leader of satyagraha

committee organized for the removal of

Neel statue in Chennai?

A) N. Somayajul

B) P. Varadarajulu

C) Padmasani Ammal

D) Srinivasa Ayyangar.

39. When did Nehru become the president of

Indian National Congress?

A) On 6 July 1946

B) On 15 August 1947

C) On 26 November 1949

D) On 26 January 1950

40. From which noval was the National song of

Vande mataram taken?

A) Bavani Mandir B) Sandhya

C) Kesari D) Anand Math

41. During the freedom struggle on which day

the Indian National Congress celebrated the

Poorna swaraj?

A) January 26, 1930 B) January 26,1929

C) August 15,1930 D) August 15, 1929

42. During the time of Harsha who served as

the head of the Nalanda University?

A) Fahien B) Hiuen- Tsang

C) Shilbhadra D) I Tsing

43. Name the first Novel in Tamil Literature?

A) Tembavani

B) Tolkappiyam

C) Kutrala Kuravanchi

D) Pratapa Mudaliar Charitam

44. The forward blow was founded by.

A) M.N. Roy

B) Joshi

C) J.B. Kripalani

D) Subash Chandra Bose.

45. Who was called the Portuguese Knight

courtier and sea captain?

A) Vascodacama B) Columbus

C) Ferdinand D) Barthalomeu diaz

46. Name the first Indian who became the

member of the British parliament.

A) Gandhiji

B) V.O. Chidambaram pillai

C) Subramaniya Aiyer

D) Dadabhai Naoroji.

GROUP - II [PRELIMS ] - 2018

HISTORY

47. Who started Home Rule Movement in

India?

(A) Annie Besant

(B) Sathiya moorthi

(C) E,V. Ramasamy

(D) K. Kamaraj


48. Tamil Books were printed firstly by whom?

(A) Rev. Zieganbalg

(B) Rev. Schwartz

(C) Rev. Grundler

(D) Robert De Nobili

49. Who converted Mahendra Varma I from

Jainism to Saivism?

(A) Sambandar (B) Appar

(C) Sundarar (D) Perundevar

50. Name the chieftain who patronized Kabilar

(A) Ay (B) Adhiyan

(C) Pari (D) Anji

51. The Portuguess Sailor who reached Calicut

in 1498 A.D. was?

(A) De Almeida

(B) Vasco da Gama

(C) Robert Clive

(D) Albuquerque

52. On behalf of the Justice Party, who won and

formed the ministry in 1923 election?

(A) T.N. Sivagnanam Pillai

(B) P. Thiyagaraja Chettiyar

(C) T.M. Nair

(D) M.C. Raja

53. Where was the first Indian National

congress met?

(A) Delhi (B) Bombay

(C) Calcutta (D) Madras

54. The Forward Block Party was started by

whom?

(A) Subhash Chandra Bose

(B) Motilal Nehru

(C) Rajaji

(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

55. In which year Madras Mahajana Sabha was

started?

(A) 1881 (B) 1882

(C) 1883 (D) 1884

56. Who was the founder of the Thiruchenkodu

Ashram?

(A) E.V. Ramasamy Naicker

(B) Rajaji

(C) Gandhiji

(D) C.N. Annadurai

57. Annamalai University was started in the

year

(A) 1915 (B) 1929

(C) 1921 (D) 1945

58. Who assumed the title “Chittrakara Puli”?

(A) Rajaraja I

(B) Narshima I

(C) Mahendra Varman I

(D) Nandhi Varaman

59. Which congress conference was attended

by Bharatiyar?

(A) Surat Conference

(B) Madras Conference

(C) Bombay Conference

(D) Lucknow Conference

60. Who extended co-operation to puliTevar?

(A) The French (B) The English

(C) The Portuguese (D) The Dutch

61. Whom of the following was the Chief

Organiser of the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?

(A) Amar Singh

(B) Kunwar Singh

(C) Pir Ali

(D) Imaduddia

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GROUP – II(A) [PRELIMS]- 2014

HISTORY

1. Consider the following two statements

consisting of Assertion (A) and select your

answer using the codes given below:

Assertion (A) : Rise of militant movements

in Indian National movement revealed to

the British Government, the extent to

which the Indians were humiliated and

dissatisfied.

Reason (R) : Indian youth were involved in

large numbers in militant movements and

left their foot prints as Hero‟s.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is

correct explanation to (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) are false

C) (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is

not the correct explanation to (A)

D) (A) is false and (R) is true

2. Identify the leader who uttered the following

statement:

“I am not anti- English, I am not anti- British,

I am not anti-any government, but I am anti-

untruth, anti-humbug and anti-injustice so

long as the government spells injustice, it

may regard me as its enemy, implacable

enemy…..,”

A) Gopala Krishna Gokhale

B) Bala Gangahara Tilak

C) M.K. Gandhi

D) Jawaharlal Nehru

3. Which national leader uttered the following

statement? “I am an Indian Tom Tom

waking up all the sleepers so that they wake

and work for their motherland”.

A) B.G.Thilak

B) Gopala Krishna Gokhale

C) Annie Besant

D) Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Consider the following pairs.

I. Swami Vivekananda - Parliaments

of Religious Chicago 1893

II. M.S. Subbulakshmi - Patronized art and

architecture

III. Mother Teresa - Central

Hindu School, Banaras

IV. Raja Ravivarma - Classical

paintings

Which of the pair given above is/are

correct?

A) I only B) II Only

C) III only D) IV only

5. Which is not the work of Ottakkuttar?

A) Senkuntarmalai

B) Saraswathi Anthathi

C) Yapparun Kalam

C) Arumbai Tollayiram

6. Who was the founder of the Kisan Mazdoor

Praja Party?

A) Achariya Menon

B) J.B. Kripalani Menon

C) Achariya J.B. Kripalani

D) Jai Prakash Narayanan

7. Who became the Chief Minister of Madras

Presidency in 1923 after justice party won

the elections?

A) Ramarayeningar

B) K.V.Reddy

C) T.N.Sivagnanam Pillai

D) A.V.Patro

8. Who made the statement? „Worship of god

through the services of the poor‟

A) Mahatma Gandhi

B) Mother Therasa

C) Swami Vivekananda

D) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

9. Match List I with List II and select your

answer using the codes given below in the

lists.

List I List II.

a) Lala Lajpat Rai

1. The Philosophy of the Bomb.

b) Bhagat Singh

2. Chittagong Armoury Raid.

c) Surya sen

3. Assassination of Saunders.


d) Bhagwaticharan

4. Extremist Nationalist.

Codes :

a b c d

A) 2 1 4 3

B) 3 4 1 2

C) 2 4 1 3

D) 4 3 2 1


correct answer using the codes given

below:

List I List II

a) Beek

1. Lahore Congress.

b) Archibold ans

2. Mohammed Defence Association.

c) RahmatAli

3. Principal, Aligarh College.

d) Pakistan Resolution

4. Coining the word Pakistan

Code:

a b c d

A) 2 3 4 1

B) 3 1 2 4

C) 1 4 3 2

D) 4 2 1 3

11. Which of the following statements about

Mangal Pandey are correct?

I. He refused to use the greased catridge.

II. He was a sepoy in the 19th native

infantry stationed at Berhampur.

III. He belonged to the regiment of 34 N.I

at Barrackpore.

IV. He was not punished by the British.

A) I and II B) II and IV

C) II and III D) I and III

12. Surdas was the disciple of

A) Madhavacharya B) Vallabacharya

C) Namadev D) Eknath

13. The chief offensive weapon of the vedic

period.

A) Sword B) Axes

C) Spear D) Bow and Arrow

14. Arrange the following in descending order.

1. Teshil 2. Sub-division 3.

Village 4.Pargana.

Code:

A) 2,1,4,3 B) 2,1,3,4

C) 3,4,2,1 D) 1,2,4,3

Group II (A) – 2016

15. Which of the following were the liquid

measurements used by the imperial

Cholas?

A) Ma, Kuzhi B) Kalanju, Madai

C) Nali, Uri D) Tuni, Padakku

16. Pick out the wrong statement about

Rabindranath Tagore

(I) He founded Shantiniketan (now

Viswabharati university) in Bengal

(II) He is the first Asian to receive Nobel

Prize in 1915

(III) His works are „post office‟ and „Gora‟

(IV) He is the writer of National Anthems of

India and Srilanka


C) I and III only D) II and IV only

17. Which Indian dynasty imposed a tax called

“Patdam”on remarriage of widows?

A) The Mughals

B) The Peshwas

C) The Sambhuvarayas

D) The Nayaks of Tanjore

18. Identify the Indian Political Leader who

uttered the following opinion:”Indians do not

deserve freedom from British rule unless

they themselves get rid off the evils of

untouchability?

A) Bala Gangadhara Tilak

B) Gopala Krishna Gokhale

C) Mohandas Gandhi

D) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

19. Consider the following statements with

reference to the Indo Soviet Treaty on 1970.

Which of the statements given below is/are

correct:-

I. This treaty was signed for 20 years


II. This treaty was concluded on August 9,

1971 by Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko

and India‟s Minister of External Affairs

Sardar Swaran Singh

III. A former congress President K.Kamaraj

Said “It would not only consolidate the

friendship between the two countries but

also help the cause of peace in Asia and the

world”

A) I only B) I and II only

C) II only D) I, II and III only

20. Which among the following is not related to

the Aligarh Movement?

I. Providing modern education to Indian

Muslims

II. Reform of Muslim Society

III. Bringing Indian Muslim close to

Modernism

IV. Awakening of Nationalism among Indian

Muslims

A) I B) II

C) III D) IV

21. Who among the following stayed away

without taking part in 1857 Revolt?

1. Sindhia

2. Holkar

3. Gaekwar

4. Nizam

A) 1, 2 and 4 only B) 1,2,3, and 4

C) 2,3 and 4 only D) 1 and 4 only

22. Who presided over the Karachi Session of

Indian National Congress in 1931?

A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

B) Gandhi

C) Lala Lajpat Rai

D) Annie Besant

23. Consider the following statement, choose

the correct answer from the codes given

below:-

Assertion (A) : The Romans had trade

contact with Tamil country and nearly a

lakhs gold coins were transacted which

led to the economic drain of the country.

Reason (R) : Roman Trade declined after

the death of Nero in 68 B.C

A) (A) alone is correct (R) is incorrect

B) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the


C) (A) and (R) are incorrect

D) (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the


24. Match the following and choose the correct

option:-

a) K.R.lyengar

1.Vaikom Satyagraha

b) Kelappan

2. Hindu Mahasabha

c) M.R.Masani

3. Madras Mahajana Sabha

d) M.M. Malaviya

4. Congress Socialist Party

a b c d

A) 1 3 2 4

B) 2 1 4 3

C) 3 1 4 2

D) 4 3 1 2

Group II (A) – 2017


a) Annie Besant 1. Kesari

b) Bipin Chandrapal 2. Commom weal

c) Boopendra Nath Dutt 3. The New Asia

d) Tilak 4. Yuganthar.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A. 3 4 1 2

B. 2 1 4 3

C. 4 3 1 2

D. 2 3 4 1

26. Before E. V. Ramasamy Vaikom

Satyagraha was first started by three

leasers. They were

A) T. Prakasam, T. K Madhavan and K. P.

Kesava Menon

B) T. K. Madhavan, K. P. Kesava Menon

and George Joseph


C) George Josoph, T. Prakasam and T. K

Madhavan

D) K. P. Kesava Menon, T. Prakasam and

George Joseph

27. Who was called “The Father of Modern

India”?

A) Ambedhkar

B) „Periyar‟ E. V. R

C) Gandhiji

D) Rajaram Mohan Roy

28. Name the Journal which declared „Swami

Vivekanand the greatest figure in

theParliament”

A. Young India

B. Samachar Darpan

C. Swadeshi Mitran

D. New York Herald

29. The number of delegates who attended the

first session of the Indian National Congress

was

A. 25 B. 100

C. 72 D. 2000

30. The revolutionary nationalist Nelakanda

Brahmachari was born at

A. Thirunelveli B. Madurai

C. Sirkali D. Chennai

31. Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Senkuttuvan 2. Emayavaramban

3. Kanaikal Irumporai

4. Kuttuvan Cheral

A. 2,1,4,3 B. 4,2,3,1

C. 2,1,3,4 D. 3,2,4,1

32. In Chola kingdom the revenue department

was called as

A. Perumtharaman Kuttam s

B. Utan Kuttam

C. Puravuvari

D. Olai Nayagam

33. Where the All Indian Muslims League was

form in 1906?

A. Mumbai B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Chennai D. Dhaka

34. When „Swadeshi day‟ was celebrated in

India?

A. 27 May, 1932 B. 28 May, 1932

C. 29 May, 1932 D. 30 May, 1932

35. Who was the first ruler in the Chola-

Chalukya line?

A. Raja Raja II B. Vikrama chola

C. Kulochunga I D. Adhi Rajendran

36. The Vaikam Satyagraha arose in Kerala in

the year

A. 1918 B. 1924

B. C. 1913 D. 192

37. Periyar incorporated the ideas of the justice

party and formed a new party called

A. Dravida Kazhagam

B. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

C. Swantara Panrty

D. Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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GROUP - IV- 2011

HISTORY

1. The Guardian of Akbar was

A) Bairam Khan B) chand Bibi

C) Sher Shan D) Rani Durgawati.

2. Who disguished herself as “ Kayasandigai”?

A) Manimekalai B) Adhirai

C) Madhari D) Madavi

3. Jina means

A) conqueror B) Great hero

C) Enlightened man D) Priest.

4. The British viceroy responsible for involving

Indians in the second world war was

A) Sir Stafford cripps B) Pethick Lawrence

C) Linlithgow D) A.V. Alexander

5. Sati was abolished in

A) 1828 B) 1829

C) 1835 D) 1838

6. “Nedu Nal vaadai” belongs to

A) Agapurapattu B) Agapattu

C) Purapattu D) None of these

7. Annamalai University was established in

A) 1926 B) 1924

C) 1929 D) 1922

8. The first war against the British rule was

started in Tamil Nadu by

A) Kattabomman B) Pulithevar

C) Chinnaa Marudhu D) velunachiar

9. The book written by krishnadevaraya was

A) Amuktha Malyada

B) Kambaramayanayam

C) Sivagnana bodham

D) Mahabharatam

10. “Kadhai podhi paadal” is known as

A) periyapuranam

B) Thiruvilaiyadal puranam

C) Vishnu puranam

D) Kandha puranam

11. The smallest unit of the pallava

administration is

A) Nadu B) Kottam

C) Oor D) Mandalam

12. The first woman doctor in Tamil Nadu

A) Pandit Ramabai B) Dr. Annie Besant

C) Dr.Muthulakshmi D) Dr. Sarojini Naidu

13. The most outstanding military leader of

western Bihar in the Great Revolt of 1857

was

A) Kunwar singh B) Govind singh

C) Ranjit singh D) Bahadur shah II

14. In 1025 A.D.Mahmud of Ghazni attacked

the most celebrated Hindu temple at

A) Khajuraho B) Somnath

C) Dilwara D) puri Jagannath

15. Who said, “Every Tamil student should read

periya puranam in deep”?

A) Caldwell B) Dr.G.U.pope

C) veeramamunivar D) Dr.U.Ve.Sa

16. The Brahmo samaj was established by

A) Dayanand saraswati

B) RajaRammohan Roy

C) Sir Syed Ahmad khan

D) Dr. Annie Besant

17. The basic unit of the society is

A) family B) house

C) Village D) city

18. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his

knighthood as a measure of protest after

A) Punjab tragedy

B) Defeat of Germany in World war I

C) The chauri – chaura incident

D) Gandhiji‟s arrest

19. „Swadeshi‟ literally means

A) Economic boycott

B) Burnt foreign clothes

C) One‟s own country

D) Boycott foreign goods

20. Mangal pandey refused to use the greased

cartridge and shot down his sergeant at

A) Vellore B) Barrackpore

C) kanpur D) Meerut

21. The temple constructed by Rajaraja chola I

is

A) Thanjavur big temple

B) Madurai Meenakshi temple

C) Sri villiputtur Andal temple


D) Chidambaram Natrajar temple

Group IV- 2012


Assertion(A) : The partition of

Bengal in 1905 provided a spark for the rise

of extremism in the Indian National

movement.

Reason (R ) : Curzon‟s real motives

were to divide the Hindus and Muslims in

Bengal and to break the growth of Bengali

nationalism.

Now select your answer according to the


A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R ) is not


B) Both (A) and (R ) are true and ( R) is the

correct explanation of (A).

C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D) (A) is false, but ( R) is true.

23. Arrange the following in chronological order:

I. Sama veda II. Rig veda

III. Yajur veda IV. Atharva veda

of these

A) I,III, II & IV B) III, IV, I & II

C) IV, I, II & III D) II, III, I & IV

24. Arrange the following periods ina

chronological order:

I. Neolithic period II. Mesolithic period

III.Chalcolithic period

IV. Paleaolithic period

of these.

A) II, III, I & IV B) IV, II, I & III

C) I, III, II & IV D)III, I, IV & II.



List I List II

a) Justice party 1. E.V. Ramasamy

periyar

b) Devadasi system 2. Dr. S. Dharmambal

c) Vaikam Hero 3. Dr. Muthulakshmi

Reddy

d) Veera Tamilannai

4. Thiyagaraja chetty.

Codes:

a b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 1 2 3 4

C) 2 3 4 1

D) 4 2 1 3


matched?

A) Bhonsle - Nagpur

B) Holkar - Indore

C) Peshwa - Delhi

D) scindia - Gwalior.


matched?

A) Swaraj party - C.R. Das

B) Forward Block - Subhash

Chandra Bose

C) Muslim League - Nawab

Salimullah Khan

D) Justice party - E.V.R. Periyar.


matched?

A) Delhi Durbar - S. N Bannerjee.

B) Abhinava Bharat

- Savarkar Brothers

C) Indian Association

- Dadabhai Naoroji

D) Servant of India society

- W.C. Bannerjee.


matched?

A)New army regulations

- Vellore mutiny

B) Sir John Cradock

- Commander-in- chief

C) Lord William Bentinck

- Governor of Madras

D) 4 th Regiment rose in

revolt against

- Colonel Forbes.

30. In the context of consumerism, the term

Aparigraha means

A) limiting our wants

B) satisfying with minimum needs.


C) satisfying only what is necessary

D) all of these

31. The King who built the kanchi kailasanath

temple is

A) Rajasimman

B) MahendranII

C) Narasimmavarman I

D) Nandi Varman III.

32. Who had written the following lines?

Ellorum inbuttrikka Ninaipathuve

Allamal verondrariyen para parame.

A) Thaiyumanavar B) Vallalar

C) Arunagirinathar D) Kumarakuruparar.

33. Which type of Kutriyalugaram takes place in

the word „Viraku‟?

A) Vanthodar kutriuyalugaram

B) Menthodar kutriyalugaram

C) Uiyirthodar kutriyalugaram

D) idaithodar kutriyalugaram.

34. Who has compiled Thirumuraikal?

A) Rajarajan I

B)Kulothungan III

C) Nambiyandar Nambi

D) Karuvur Devar.

35. Which literature deals with the rive

disciplines to be followed in life?

A) silappathikaram B) Manimegalai

C) seevagasinthamani D) Valaiyapathi.

36. Who is the author of Iniyavai Narpathu?

A) Vilambi Naganar

B) Kabilar

C) Pootham senthanar

D) Madurai kannankoothanan

37. How many Human emotions are mentioned

by Tholkappiyar?

A) seven B) Eight

C) Nine D) Ten

38. Which one of the following poetry lines is

not written by Bharathiyar?

A) Nemirntha Nannadai

B) Tamizhan Enruoru Enamundu

C) Thani oruvanukku Unnavilalyenil

D) Kakai kurugve Engal Sathi.

39. Which one of the following is considered as

a great character in human being?

A) Kollena koduthal B) Eeyan Enral

C) Kollaen Enral D) Eeyana Erathal.

40. Who released gold coin for Thiruvalluvar in

British period?

A) G.U. pope B) Caldwell

C) Ellize D) Vinsulo.

41. Choose the odd man out:

A) Arival B) Madanthai

C) Vidalai D) Mangai.

42. Which of the following was written by

Jayakanthan?

A) Marrapasu B) Parasikku po

C) Kallo Kaviyamo D) Moga Mul

Group IV - 2013


(a) August offer 1. 1944

(b) C.R. Formula 2. 1945

(c) Wavell plan 3. 1946

(d) Interim Government 4. 1940

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 3 2 1

(B) 3 1 2 4

(C) 4 1 2 3

(D) 1 3 4 2


(a) Nehru Report 1. 1940

(b) Second Round Table Conference

2. 1928

(c) Individual Satyagraha

3. 1946

(d) Lord Attlee‟s Announcement

4. 1931

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 2 4 1 3

B) 4 2 1 3

C) 2 4 3 1

D) 3 2 1 4


Assertion (A) : V.O. Chidambaram pillai

established Swadeshi steam Navigation


Company in 1910

Reason (R) : V.O. Chidambaram Pillai is

called as Kappalottiya Tamilan.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true

B) Both (A) and (R) are true but ( R) is not


C) (A) is true ( R) is false

D) (A) is false ( R) is true

46. Point out the wrong statement/ statements

in the following:

(i) V.O.C born at Ettayapuram

(ii) Annie Besant started Theosophical

Society

(iii) Bharathiyar died at Pondicherry

(iv) E.V. R started self- Respect Movement.

A) (i) , (iii) and (iv) B) (ii),(iii) and (iv)

C) (i),(ii) and (iv) D)(i),(ii)and (iii)

47. Anna changed, the official name of the state

from „Madras‟ to Tamil Nadu in

A) 1957 B) 1977

C) 1969 D) 1947


a) Larkana District - 1. Gujarat

b) Kalibangan - 2. Punjab

c) Lothal - 3. Rajasthan

d) Harappa - 4. Sind

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 3 1 2 4

B) 4 3 1 2

C) 1 2 4 3

D) 2 4 3 1

49. Match the following with suitable options.

List –I List – II

(Works) ( Authors)

a) Kondrai Venthan

- 1. Mayuram Vedanayagam

b) Neethineri Vilakkam

- 2. Sivaprakassar

c) Nanneri

- 3. Avvaiyar

d) Neethi Nool

- 4. Kumaragurubarar

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 2 3 4 1

B) 3 4 2 1

C) 3 2 1 4

D) 2 3 1 4

50. Match the following with suitable options:

List – I List – II

(Age) (Art style)

a) Kushanas - 1. Dravidian style

b) Guptas - 2. Vesara style

c) Chalukyas - 3. Nagara style

d) Cholas - 4. Gandhara Art style

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 4 3 2 1

B) 4 2 1 3

C) 3 2 1 4

D) 3 1 2 4

51. Match the authors with their books and

choose the right option.

a) Malgudi Days 1. Kautilya

b) Harsha Charita 2. Swami Dayanand

c) Arthasasthra 3. R. K. Narayan

d) Satyarth Prakash 4. Bana Bhatta.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 3 4 1 2

B) 2 3 4 1

C) 4 1 2 3

D) 3 1 4 2

52. Which of the following is/are wrong?

I. Aligarh movement was led by Sir Syed

Ahmed Khan

II. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan supported Shuddi

movement.

III. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan started Anglo-

oriental college.

A) II only B) I and II

C) I and III D) I, II and III


matched?

A) Ettayapuram - Collector Ashe

B) JallinWalah Bagh Tragedy

- Hunter Committee

C) Swaraj party

- B. G. Tilak


D) Prohibition

- V.O. Chidambaranar



List I List II

a) Tattvabodhini sabha

1. Henry Vivian Derozio

b) Young Bengal Movement

2. Vishnu Sashtri pandit

c) Widow Remarriage Society

3. Veersalingam

d) Hitakarini samajam

4. Devendranath Tagore.

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 4 1 2 3

B) 4 3 2 1

C) 3 4 1 2

D) 2 1 4 3

55. Consider the following statements with

reference to the nature of the Indian

National awakening:

i) It was basically started by Intellectuals.

ii) It was a movement in which, all sections

of society became united against the

English.

iii) After 1920, national movement was led

by Gandhiji.

iv) Gandhiji started the Khilafat movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?

A) (i) and (ii) B) (i),(ii) and (iii)

C) (i) and (iii) D) (ii),(iii) and (iv)

56. Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy started an

orphanage known as

A) Saraswathi Illam B) Avvai Illam

C) Anbu Illam D) Lakshmi Illam


List I List II

a) Rajendra Chola I 1. Brahma Giri

b) Karavela 2. Allahabad

c) Ashoka 3. Hathi Kumbha

d) Samudra Gupta 4. Malpadi

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 2 4 3 1

B) 3 1 2 4

C) 4 3 1 2

D) 1 2 4 3


correct answer using the codes given

below:

List I List II

a) Brahmo Samaj

1. Swami Vivekananda

b) Arya Samaj

2. Madame Blavatsky

c) Ramakrishna Mission

3. Rajaram Mohan Roy

d) Theosophical society

4. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 3 4 1 2

B) 3 2 1 4

C) 4 1 2 3

D) 1 3 4 2

59. Match the following river names with

suitable options:

List I List II

(Ancient Name) ( New Name)

a) Shutudri 1. Chenab

b) Vipas 2. Sutlej

c) Parushini 3. Beas

d) Asikini 4. Ravi

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 1 2 3 4

B) 2 4 1 3

C) 1 4 2 3

D) 2 3 4 1

60. Arrange the following literary works in

chronological order;

I. Mudra rakshasa

II. Mattavilasa prakasana

III. Milindapanho

IV. Arthasastra


A) I,II,IV,III B) III,IV,I,II

C) IV,I,III,II D) IV,III,I,II

Group IV - 2014

61. The poet known as the “ parrot of India “

was

A) Al Beruni B) Kaiqubad

C) Amirkhusrau D) Balban

62. Shivaji was born at

A) Satara B) Bijiapur

C) Shivner D) Poona

63. Language is the means of

A) Transport B) Irigation

C) communication D) Spirituality.


matched?

I. Kudavola System - Cheras

II. Variya perumakkal - pandyas

III. Varipothagam - Cholas

IV. Boomi puthras - Kalapiras

A) I B) II

C) III D) IV


matched?

A) Ettayapuram - Collector Ash

B) Jallian walah Bagh Tragedy

- Hunter committee

C) Swaraj party

- C.R. Das, Motilal

Nehru

D) Prohibition

- V.O. Chidambaranar

66. Which British commander captured the

place Nerkkattum Seval ?

A) Colonel Heron B) colonel Campel

C) Jackson Durai D) Pulidevar

67. The First Indian Governor General of

Independent India was

A) Lord Mountbatten B) Lord Rippon

C) Rajagopalachari D) Lord Canning

68. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his

knighthood in protest against____________

incident.

A) The Jallian walla Bagh Massacre

B) Rowlat Act

C) Chauri Chaura Incident

D) Dandhi March

69. The last king of the Mauryan Dynasty was

A) pushyamitra B) Brihadratha

C) Ajathasatru D) Bimbisara


a) Mohenjadro 1. Gujarat

b) Kaibangan 2. Punjab

c) Lothal 3. Rajasthan

d) Harappa 4. Sind

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 3 1 2 4

B) 4 3 1 2

C) 1 2 4 3

D) 2 4 3 1

71. Which king introduced “ Chain of Justice “ in

the field of justice?

A) Jahahgir B) Akbar

C) Asokar D) Shahjahan

72. According to Quran “ Memaluk” means

I. The poor II. The salve

III. The rich IV. The king

A) I B) II

C) III D) IV

73. The Vijayanagar Empire founded in the

year.

A) 1337 A.D B) 1336 A.D

C) 1338 A.D D) 1335 A.D

74. Match the following List I with List II and

choose the correct answer from the codes

given below:

List I List II

a) Magna Carta of India

1. 1883

b) vernacular press Act

2. 1885

c) Ilbert Bill

3. 1878

d) Indian National congress

4. 1858

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A) 3 4 1 2


B) 4 3 1 2

C) 2 3 1 4

D) 1 4 3 2

75. Select False statements:

I. English language played an important role

in Indian National Movement

II. The social Reformers had played no part

in arising the National Movement

III. The policy of „Drin of Wealth by British

leads to National Movement

IV. Lytton‟s Delhi Darbar and Vernacular

press Act leads to national movement

A) I and II False B) III and IV False

C) II alone False D) I and III False

GROUP – IV – 2016


a) To eradicate the inequality in the society

1. Beliefs passed through the

generation

b) Women depend on make companions

2. It Proclaims the fame of Dr.Muthu

Lakshmi

c) To stop the Customs of child marriage

3. Social justice

d) Cancer institute at Adyar

4. Prohibition

Codes:

a b c d

A) 3 1 4 2

B) 2 3 1 4

C) 1 4 2 3

D) 4 2 3 1

77. Which is known as the “Murmering

Auditorium”?

A) Golkonda B) Golkumbas

B) C) Gulberga D) Jumma Masjid.

78. Which Mughal king killed the sikh Guru

Tegh Bahadur?

A) Akbar B) Aurangazeb

C) Shahjahan D) Jahangir

79. The Pallava inscription of _______ refers to

a great musician Rudracharya.

A) Kudumiyan MalaiB) Mamandur

C) Uthiramerur D) Mahendravadi

80. During the age of Kalabhras, ajain monk

who established Dravida sangha at Madurai

was

A) Vajranandhi B) Parsava Munivar

C) Mahavir D) Maha Kasabar

81. Match:

a) Sathya Sodhak Samaj

1. Ramalinga Adigal

b) Jeeva Karunyam

2. Jyotiba Phule

c) Dharma Paribalanam

3. Swami Vivekanandha

d) Jeeva is Siva

4. Sri Narayana Guru

a b c d

A) 2 1 4 3

B) 2 4 3 1

C) 4 1 2 3

D) 1 3 2 4

82. The Tanjore king who – helped vijayanagar

king in the battle of Thalaikottai was

A) Sevappa Nayak

B) Achutappa Nayak

C) Ragunatha Nayak

D) King Sarfoji

83. Which of these describes the conquest and

victories of Samudra Gupta?

A) Uthiramerur inscription

B) Allahabad pillar inscription.

C) Chola inscription

D) Ashok‟s inscription

84. Who was the last sultan of Delhi

Sulthanate?

A) Ibrahim Lodi B) Sikkandar Lodi

C) Ibrahim Ali D) Dowlath Khan Lodi

85. Who built the Nalanda University?

A) Kumara Gupta B) Shri Gupta

C) Chandra Gupta D) Samudra Gupta

86. National motto “Satyameva Jayate” hence

forth appears as “Vaimaya vellum” in Tamil

was announced by.


A) Arabindo Ghosh B) Periyar

C) Kamaraj D) Annadurai

87. Where was Dr.B.R.Ambedkar born?

A) Mhow B) Makkavu

C) Saraya D) Lucknow

88. How many years V.O.C was sentenced to

imprisonment?

A) 30 B) 35

C) 40 D) 34

89. Who remarked “The light has gone out of

our lives and there is darkness

everywhere”?

A) Vallabai patel

B) Dr.Rajendra Prasad

C) Mount Batten

D) Jawaharlal Nehru

90. Who chaired the first session of the Indian

National Congress held at Bombay?

A) Madan Mohan malavya

B) W.C. Banerjee

C) Pherozeshah Mehta

D) Surendarnath Banerjee

GROUP - IV [PRELIMS ] - 2018

HISTORY

91. Vakpathar wrote

(A) PanchaSidhanthiga

(B) Astangasamgraham

(C) Girudharshuniam

(D) Amarakosam

92. Guerilla warfare means

(A) Regular warfare

(B) Practised warfare

(C) Irregular warfare

(D) Mixed warfare

93. Which monument depicted the similarity

between Prakoy Literature and Dravida

Literature?

(A) Bengali (B) Lisiar

(C) Caspiar (D) Telugu

94. In Rigvedic period warrior art taught to the

princes of olden days are Known as

(A) SamaVedam

(B) DanurVedam

(C) AdharvaVedam

(D) VarunaVedam

95. Match :

Liist I List II

(a) Public Service Commission

1. 1924

(b) Hindu Religious Endowment Act

2. 1929

(c) Andhra University

3. 1926

(d) Staff Selection Board

4.1925

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 3 2 1

(B) 2 4 1 3

(C) 4 2 3 1

(D) 2 3 4 1

96. Match the following and choose the correct

one :

(a) Panipet 1. A.D. 1527

(b) Gaghra 2. A.D. 1528

(c) Khanwa 3. A.D. 1529

(d) Chandari 4. A.D. 1526

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 4 3

(B) 4 3 1 2

(C) 3 4 2 1

(D) 2 1 3 4

97. In which one describes the social conditions

of the Sangam Tamils?

(A) Ettuthogai

(B) Pathupattu

(C) Porulathikaram in Tolkappiam

(D) Silapadhikaram


correct answer using the code given

below the list :

List I List II

(a) Amuktamalyada 1. Gulbarga

(b) Juma masjid 2. Bijapur

(c) Golgumbaz 3. Sanskrit

(d) JambavathiKalyanam 4. Telugu

(a) (b) (c) (d)


(A) 1 3 2 4

(B) 3 2 4 1

(C) 4 1 2 3

(D) 2 4 3 1

99. The rulers of Bhopal Shajehan Begum and

SultanaJehan Begum provided monetary

support for the preservation of the ancient

site

(A) Saranath pillar

(B) Sanchistupa

(C) Humayun tomb

(D) Shersha‟s tomb

100. Farid was the original name of

(A) Shershah

(B) Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Sikandar Lodi

(D) Ala-ud-din

101. Find the name of the ruler who gave

Pondicherry to French

(A) Fahlul Khan Lodi

(B) Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Sherkhan Lodi

(D) Iltutmish

102. Shivaji got himself coronated at

(A) Torna (B) Raigarh

(C) Kalyan (D) Purandhar

103. The construction of QutbMinar was started

by

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Aram Shah

(C) Qutb-ud-din-Aibak

(D) Firoz Shah

GROUP –IV - PREVIOUS YEARS KEYS – HISTORY

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