History mostly comes straight out of NCERT or CCRT, yet we wander about like moles in the dark on this topic. I found that we focus too much on old NCERTs, while recent years have questions straight out of new NCERT of even lower classes(ex Varaha statue at Eran from class 6 textbook came in 2014 paper)
I apologize for not being able to add honorifics(Mr, Mrs Sir) for the sake of keeping it plain, and for any formatting errors
Ancient India
2014
Which kingdoms were
associated with life of Buddha---Avanti,
Gandhara, Kosala, Magadha
2013
Characterizes IVC
people---possessed great palaces and
temples, employed horse driven chariots, worshipped both male and female
deities
Jain
doctrine---surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance, every
object however small has a soul, karma is bane of soul and must be ended
Chinese traveller
Hieun Tsang's description of India
2012
About scientific
progress of ancient India
--different kinds of
specialized surgical instruments were common by 1st ct AD [TRUE]
--transplant of
internal organs in human body had begun by beginning of 3rd ct AD [FALSE]
--concept of sine of
an angle was known in 5th ct AD [TRUE]
--concept of cyclic
quadrilaterals was known in 7th ct AD [TRUE]
Which are common to
Buddhism/Jainism
--avoidance of
extremities of penance and enjoyment(NO)
--indifference to
authority of Vedas(YES)
--denial of efficacy
of rituals(YES)
Religion of early
vedic aryans was primarily of --- worship of nature and yajnas
About
guilds(shrenis) of ancient India that played very imp role in country's economy
--every guild was
registered with central authority of state and king was chief admin authority
on them (YES)
--wages, rules of
work, standards, prices were fixed by the guild (YES)
--guild had judicial
powers over its own members (YES)
2011
Jain philosophy
holds that world is created and maintained by --- Universal Law, universal truth, universal faith,
universal soul
Regarding
IVC----predominantly secular civilization and religious element, though
present, did not dominate the scene (YES) cotton was used for mfg textiles(YES)
Dharma and Rita
depict central idea of ancient vedic civilization of India then---Dharma was
conception of obligations and of discharging one's duties to oneself and to
others (YES), Rita was fundamental moral law governing the functioning of
universe and all it contained (YES)
2009
Anekantavada comes
under ---- Jainism
2008
Baudhayan sutra
relates to ----lengths of sides of a right angled triangle
2006
Initial design and
construction taken up by Suryavarman II ---- Angkor Vat
2005
Not a contemporary
of other three ---- Bimbisara, Prasenjit, Gautama Buddha, Milinda
2004
Fa Hien came during
time of Kanishka, Chandragupta
II
An account of
magical charms and spells is found in ---- Atharva veda
2003
Last Muaryan ruler
Brihadratha was assassinated by commander in chief Pushyamitra Shunga, Last
Shunga king Decbhuti was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva
who usurped the throne, Last ruler of Kanvas was deposed by Andhras
Vardhaman Mahavira's
mother Trisala was daughter
sister of Licchavi chief Chetaka, Gautama Buddha's mother was of Kosalan
dynasty, Parshvanath 23rd tirthankara was from Varanasi
Mricchakatika(little
clay cart) by Shudraka deals with--- love affair of rich merchand Charudatta
and daughter of a courtesan Vasanthasena
Cholas defeated
Pandya and Chera rulers and estd their domination over Peninsular Indian in
earl medieval times (YES), Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire
of SE Asia and conquered some of the areas (YES)
Harsha's southward
march was stopped on Narmada river by ---- Pulakeshin II
2002
Lothal--dockyard,
Dholavira--an inscription comprising ten large sized signs of Harappan script,
Kalibangan---ploughed field, Banawali---Terracotta replica of plough
In ancient Buddhist
monasteries, ceremony called Pavarana was held, it means----confessions by monk
of their offences committed during their stay in monasteries during rainy
season
In ancient Indian
play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt, subject is ---- court intrigues at time of
Chandragupta Maurya
2001
4 Buddhist councils,
presided over by, held by, place, year, significance
Animals found on
Pashupati seal
Match: Harappa(BRW),
Vedic(PGW), Guptas--Ajanta paintings, Mughals--Pahari school of paintings
2000
Chakiarkoothu form
of dance(famous folk dance KE) ---- is performed by Chakiar caste, cant be
traditionally witnessed by higher caste Hindus, its theatre form is called
Koothambalam
Practice of military
governorship was first introduced in India by ---- Greeks
Rulers of India at
time of Alexander's invasion --- Nandas
Ashoka annexed
Kalinga because it controlled land and sea routes to S India
Origin of feudal
system can be traced back to landgrants given by Satavahanas, feudal system
considerably expanded during Gupta period
Emphasis of Jainism
on non-violence prevented agriculturists from embracing Jainism because
cultivation involved killing insects and pests
1999
Term Aryan denotes
---- a speech group
Port that handled
north Indian trade during Gupta period ---- Tamralipti(in Bengal traded with SE
Asia)
Travelers---
Megasthenes(Mauryan period 4th ct bc), Fa Hien Gupta period 5th ct AD, Hieun
Tsang Harsha 7th ct AD, I Tsing after Harsha 8th Ct AD
From 3rd ct AD when
Hun invasion ended Roman empire, Indian merchants relied more and more on ----
SE Asian trade
Initially most
powerful city state of India in 6th Ct BC was Kashi, then Kosala grew and
finally Magadha dominated the scene under Bimbisara and Ajatashatru
1998
Many Greeks,
Kushanas and Shakas embraced Buddhism rather than Hinduism because ----
Buddhism provided easier access to Indian society
Ashokan major rock
edicts which tell us about Sangam kingdom include rock edicts --- II and XIII
Concept of 8 fold
path forms theme of ---- Dharma Chakra pravartana sutta
Ancient record of
earliest royal order to preserve food grians to be utilized during crises in
the country ---- Sohagaura copper plate
Gandhara school of
art bears mark of Hellenistic influence and Mahayana form was influenced by
that art
1997
Capitals :
Guptas--Deogarh, Chandellas--Khajuraho, Chalukyas--Vatapi, Pallavas--Panamalai
Ancient script
written right to left --- Kharoshti
Nachiketa and Yama
are mentioned in --- Kathopanishad
Milindapanho is in
form of dialogue between Menander and Buddhist monk--- Nagasena
Edict that mentions
personal name of Ashoka --- Maski ( and Gurjara edict)
In Mahayana
Buddhism, Bodhisatva Avalokiteshwar was AKA ---- Padmapani
Silver coins issued
by Guptas were called ---- rupaka
A corporation of
merchants in ancient (south)India --- Manigrama
1996
Four yugas(aeons)
--- Krita Treta Dvapara Kali
River most mentioned
in early Vedic literature is ---- Sindhu
Early jaina
literature --- Acarangasutra, Sutrakritanga, Brihatkalpasutra
Therigatha --- part
of Buddhist literature, complied by Buddhist nuns, with poems on Lord Buddha
Known for work in
medicine in Gupta period ---- Susrutha
1995
A Brahmavadini who
composed some hymns of vedas ---- Lopamudra
In sanskrit plays
written during Gupta period, women and sudras speak ----- prakrit
Before Newton,
declared that all things gravitate to the earth ---- Brahamagupta
As per Mimansa
system of philosophy liberation is possible by means of ---- karma
Yavanapriya in
ancient sanskrit texts refers to ---- pepper
Concept of Anuvrata
was advocated by ------ Jainism
Zero was invented by
---- an unknown Indian
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Medieval India
2014
Bijak is a
composition of teachings of Dadu
Dayal Kabir, philosophy of Pushti marg was propounded by Madhavacharya Vallabhacharya
Ibadat Khana at
Fatehpur Sikri was----hall where Akbar held discussions with scholars with
various kingdoms
In medieval India,
designations 'mahattara' and 'pattakila' were used for----village headmen
2012
About Sufi mystics
--meditation and
control of breath (YES)
--severe ascetic
exercises in lonely place (YES)
--recitation of holy
songs to arouse state of ecstasy in audience (YES)
2011
India maintained its
early cultural contacts and trade links with SE Asia across Bay of Bengal. For
this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, correct
explanations are---as compared to other countries, India had a better
ship-building technology in ancient and medieval times (YES) , rulers of south
India always patronized traders, Brahmin priests and Buddhist monks in this
context (YES)
2010
Reasons for decline
of Buddhism in India in early medieval times ---- Buddha considered incarnation
of Vishnu and became part of Vaishnavism, Guptas
strongly opposed Buddhism, invading tribes from Central India adopted Hinduism
and persecuted Buddhism
Immediate reason for
Ahmad Shah Abdali invading India and fighting 3rd battle of Panipat -----
wanted to avenge expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
2009
First factory at
Surat was setup by English with permission from ---- Jahangir
2008
EIC estd its first
factory during rule of Mughal king (at Machilipatnam in 1611)---
Jahangir(1605-1628)
2006
Md Bin Tughlaq
issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Batutah(also issued bronze
as toke currency equal to silver tanka, but it failed)
Correct order:
Bahlol Khan Lodi then Sikandar Shah Lodi then Ibrahim Lodi
Bhakta Tukaram was
in time of ---- Jahangir
Abdul Hamid Lahori
was ---- official historian of reign of Shah jahan, wrote Padshahnama
describing Shah Jahan's rule
Ranga II was ruler
of Vijayanagara empire when Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore
2004
Narasimha Saluva
ended Sangama dynasty and seized the throne to start the Saluva dynasty
Vira Narasimha
deposed the last Saluva ruler and seized the throne to start the Tuluva dynasty
Vira Narasimha was
succeeded by his younger brother Krishnadeva raya, followed by half brother
Achuta Raya
Last ruler of
Tughlaq dynasty ---- Nasir ud din Mahmud(succeeded by Khizr Khan of Saiyyad
dynasty)
Nizam Shahi of
Ahmadnagar came to an end when ----- Ahmadnagar was annexed into Mughal empire
and Hussain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment
Shankarachary 8th ct
ad, Ramanuja 12th ct ad, Chaitanya 15th ct ad
Banda Bahadur was
appointed the military leader of Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur, Guru Arjun
Dev(5th) became Sikh guru after Guru Ram Das(4th), Guru Angad(2nd) gave
Gurumukhi script to the Sikhs
Tipu sultan was
killed in 4th Anglo Mysore war
2003
Emperor Akbar
marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army, to reclaim his ancestral country Ferghana in Central Asia
to create a safety valve to his empure
Saluva Narasimha put
an end to the old dynasty and assumed royal title to stop disintegration of the empire out of greed for
power
Alam Khan, one of
those who invited Babur to invade India was ---- uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a
pretender to the throne of Delhi
Battle of Dharmat
was fought between ---- Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
Mughal emperor
Jahandar Shah's reign came to an early end due to ----- defeat by his nephew in
battle
Kitab I Nauras, a
collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints, was written
by Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Amir Khusrau was
originator in India of early form of musical style called Qawwali
Qutb ud din Aibak
died after falling off a horse when he was playing chaugan
2002
Md bin Tughlaq left
Delhi and for 2 years lived in a camp called Swarga dwari, because, Delhi was
being ravaged by a form of plague at that time
Historian Barani
refused to consider state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because
---- Sultan supplemented Muslim law by framing his own regulations
First Bhakti saint
to use Hindi for propagation of his message ---- Ramananda
Firoz Shah Tughlaw
set up a separate department of slaves ---- Diwan I Bandagan
Motive behind Shah
Jahan's Balkh campaign(which failed) was to---- secure a friendly ruler in
Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
2001
Chola king who
conquered Ceylon ---- Rajaraja I
Hoysala monuments
are found in ----- Belur Halebid
Namdev-Tailor,
Ravidas--cobbler, Kabir--weaver, Sena--barber
Mongols under
Chengiz Khan invaded India during reign of --- Iltutmish
Port that was called
Bab ul Makka(gate of Makka) during Mughal period ---- Cambay
Battle of Khanwa was
certainly more decisive and significant than the first battle of Panipat,
because, Rana Sanga the Rajput hero was certainly a more formidable adversary
than Ibrahim Lodi
2000
Streamlined the
Maratha admin after Sambhaji ---- Balaji Vishvanath
Match: (Iqtas--Delhi
sultans) (Jagir--Mughals), (mokasa--Marathas) (Amaram--Vijayanagara rulers)
Muslim ruler who was
hailed as Jagadguru by his Muslim subjects because of his belief in secularism
---- Ibrahim Adil Shah
1999
One consistent
feature found in history of S India was growth of small regional kingdoms
rather than large empires because of ---- absence of vast areas of fertile land
Striking feature of
Jama masjid in Kashmir completed by Zain ul Abidin ---- turret, similarity with
Buddhist pagodas, Persian style
Correctly match:
(Jahangir--William Hawkins, Thomas Roe), (Shahjahan--Travernier),
(Aurangzeb--Manucci)
1998
At first Turkish
admin in India was essentially military because The country was parcelled out
as 'iqtas' among leading military rulers
Correct order built:
Qutub minar, Tughlaqabad fort, Lodi garden, Fatehpur Sikri
1556--accession of
Akbar, 1600--grant charter to EIC, 1686--death of Shivaji, 1739--Nadir Shah
Shivaji's
Ashtapradhan member looking after foreign affairs : Sumant (others are Peshwan,
Pandit Rao, Amatya, Mantri, Sachiv, Senapati, Nyayadhish)
Fawazil in sultanate
period means --- excess amount paid to exchequer by iqtadars
Sultan of Delhi
reuted to have built the biggest network of canals in India was ---- Feroze
shah Tughlaq
Ahadis were those
troopers who---offered their services singly, didn’t attach to any chief, has
emporer as immediate colonel
1997
After consolidating
power, Balban assumed grand title of ----- Zil-i-Ilahi
Head of military
dept under recognized central machinery of admin during Akbar's reign was ----
Mir Bakshi
Khwaja Moinudding
Chisti introduced the Chisti Silsila into India, came along with Md Ghori in
1192, Chisti is name of place in Afghanistan where founder of Chisti silsila
:Khwaja Abu Ishak Siyami of Syria" had died
Medieval Indian
writer who refers to the discovery of America is ---- Abul Fazl
Badami rock
inscription of Pulakesin I dated in Saka year 465---in Vikram Samvat this year
would be ---- 601(465+78+58)
1995
Mughal school of
painting formed spinal column of various schools of Indian miniature art and
influenced--- Pahari, Rajasthani, Kangra schools; Kalighata school was
indigenous and not affected by Mughal school of painting
Famous jurists of
medieval India : Vijnanesvara(mitakshara), Hemadri, Jimutavahana(Dayabhaga), rajashekhara
Bronze icons of
Nataraja cast during Chola period invariably show the deity with ----- 4 hands
Dome said to be one
of largest in world ----- Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
Ashtapradhan was
council of ministers in ----- Maratha admin
Modi script was
employed in documents of the ----- Marathas
Prem Vatika, poems
on life of Krishna, was composed by ---- Raskhan
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Modern India
2014
Radcliffe committee
was appointed to----delimit boundaries between India and Pakistan
Partition of Bengal
made by Lord Curzon lasted until---King George V abrogated Curzon's act at
royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911
1929 INC session is
of significance in history of freedom movement because----attainment of Poorna
swaraj was adopted as goal of congress
Ghadr was
a----revolutionary association of Indians with HQ at San Francisco
Objective of Queen
Victoria's 1858 proclamation ---to disclaim any intention to annex Indian
states, to place Indian admin under British crown, to regulate EIC trade with India
2013
People of India
agitated against arrival of Simon commission because----there was no Indian
member in Simon commission
QIM was launched in
response to---Cripps proposal
Members of
constituent assembly from provinces were-----elected by provincial legislative
assemblies
Demand for Tebhaga
peasant movement in Bengal was for---reduction of share of landlords from 1/2
of crop to 1/3rd
Annie Besant
was----responsible for starting Home Rule movement, founder of Theosophical society, once the president of
INC(1917)
Ilbert bill
controversy was related to----removal of disqualifications imposed on Indian
magistrates with regard to trial of Europeans
2012
Congress ministries
in seven provinces in 1939 resigned because--- Britain declared India's
involvement in WW2 without consulting Indians
Principal features
of GOI 1919---intro of dyarchy in provinces, devolution of legislative
authority by center to provinces, intro
of separate communal electorates for Muslims
Reason for formation
of National Social Conference during Indian freedom struggle----INC didn’t want
to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form separate
body for such a purpose
Which parties were
established by BR Ambedkar----All India Scheduled Castes Federation, The
Independent Labour Party, peasants
and workers party of India
Mahatma Gandhi under
took fast unto death in 1932 mainly because---Ramsay Macdonald announced the
Communal award
Wrt Ryotwari
settlement---rent was paid directly by peasants to govt (YES), govt gave Pattas
to ryots(YES), lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed(YES)
Dadabhai Naoroji ---
exposed economic exploitation of India by British (YES), stressed need for eradication of all
social evils before anything else
Rowlatt act aimed
at---imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
Lahore session of
INC 1929 is very imp because----resolution demanding complete independence was
passed (YES) resolution rejecting 2
nation theory was passed
Brahmo
samaj----opposed idolatory(YES), denied need for priestly class for
interpreting religious texts(YES) popularized
doctrine that Vedas are infallible
Distribution of
powers between center and states in constitution is based on scheme provided
in---- GOI act 1935
2011
Tendency for
increased litigation was visible after intro of land settlement system of Lord
Conrwallis in 1793, reason for this is normally traced to----(not because of
features of the settlement) but due to abolishment of court fees(which was
removed as it adversely affected the earnings of the company)
In colonial rule,
"Home charges" formed an imp part of drain of wealth from India,
which constituted---funds used to support the India office in London, Funds
used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India, Funds
used for waging wars outside India by the British
Reason for Gandhi to
organize a satyagraha on behalf of peasants of Kheda----admin didn’t suspend
land revenue collection in spite of drought(YES) admin proposed to introduce permanent settlement in Gujarat
Purpose with which
Sir William Wedderburn and WS Caine had set up Indian Parliamentary Committee
in 1893---to agitate for Indian political reforms in House of Commons
Gandhi said that
some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, "unto
this last" and the book transformed his life; the transforming message
was----good of individual is contained in the good of all
In freedom struggle,
Usha Mehta was famous for---- running the secret Congress Radio in wake of Quit
India Movement
Recos of Nehru
report----complete independence for
India, joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities,
provision of fundamental rights for people of India in Constitution
2010
Simon commission
recos --- replacement of diarchy with responsible govt in provinces
4 resolutions were
passed at famous Calcutta session of INC 1906. The question of retention OR
rejection of these 4 resolutions became cause of a split in Congress at next
Congress session held in Surat in 1907 ---- on partition of Bengal, on Self
govt, on Swadeshi, on Boycott
After QIM, C
Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet "The Way Out", which had a proposal
on ---- a solution for constitutional deadlock
Cornwallis created the Covenanted
Civil Service of India which later became the ICS
Immediate cause for
launch of Swadeshi movement --- partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
Wrt Champaran
satyagraha --- Raj Kumar Shukla(ordinary indigo cultivator) invited Gandhi,
support to Gandhi in this came from R Prasad, JB Kripalani, AN Singh
By 1793 regulation,
District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting
agent only because --- Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at extent of power
concetrated in DC and felt that such absolute power was undesirable for one
person
"Bombay
manifesto" signed in 1936 openly opposed preaching of socialist ideals
(YES) it evoked support from large section of business community from all
across India (NO)
Karachi session of
INC 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, Resolution of Fundamental Rights and
Economic Program was drafted by JL
Nehru
Official congress
negotiators with Cripps mission were ---- Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad
Wrt
Pondicherry----English never occupied it (YES), 1st Europeans to occupy it were
Portuguese, then Danes(also Porto Novo, Cuddalore), then Dutch, then French who
under Dupleix expanded(later declined after clash with Clive)
2009
Discussions in 3rd
RTC eventually led to passing of GOI act 1935 (YES)
GOI 1935 provided
for establishment of an All India Federation to be based on Union of provinces
of British India and princely states(YES)
In collaboration
with David Hare and Alexander Duff, Hindu college at Calcutta was estd by -----
RRM Roy
Cripps mission was
sent to India by British PM ---- Winston Churchill
Which began with
Dandi march ---- CDM
Do or Die is
associated with ---- QIM
Ahmedabad Textile
Labour Association was founded by -----
Gandhi
16 Oct 1905 is well
known for ---- partition of Bengal took effect
2nd person to take
up individual satyagraha was ---- JLN
Cripps proposal
included ---- creation of constitution making body, full independence for India
Aruna Asaf Ali was
major woman organizer of underground activity in ---- QIM(widely remembered for
hoisting congress flag at Gowalia tank maidan Bombay during QIM, AKA Grand old
lady for independence movement in later years)
2008
Rejected knighthood,
refused to accept position in Council of SSI ---- GK Gokhale
During freedom
struggle, raised an army called Free Indian Legion ----- SC Bose
Reconstitution of
Viceroy's Exec Council in which all porfolios including War members were to be
held by Indian leaders was proposed in ---- Cripps proposal
Phrase 'un British'
was used to criticize English colonial control of India by ---- Dadabhai
Naoroji
Viceroy when Rowlatt
Act was passed ---- Lord Chelmsford
1st session of INC
was held in dec 1885 at ---- Bombay
Match: (Bankim
chandra --- Debi Chaudhurani), (Dinbandhu Mitra--- Neel Darpan), (Premchand ---
Shatranj ke khiladi)
Journal brought out
by Abul Kalam Azad --- Al Hilal
Subh- e- Azadi poem
was written by ---- Faiz Ahmed Faiz
2007
Amar Sonar Bangla
written in 1906 by Rabindranath Tagore
First Factory Act
restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local govts
to make necessary rules was adopting during time of ---- Lord Ripon
Babuvivah book
written by ---- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Book "story of
integration of Indian states" written by ----- VP Menon
Aroused a wave of
popular indignation that led to massacre by British at Jallianwala Bagh ----
Rowlatt Act
Gandhiji's first
satyagraha in India --- Champaran
Newspaper Shome
Prakash started by ---- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ruler of state
removed from power by British on pretext of misgovernance --- Awadh
Last among Europeans
to come to preindependence India as traders ---- French[Portuguese 1498,
English 1600, Dutch 1602, Danish 1616, French 1664]
1st gov gen of
Bengal = Warren Hastings, 1st gov gen of India= William Bentinck
First fort
constructed by British in India --- Fort St George
Acharya Vinoba
Bhave's Bhoodan movement began from --- Pochampalli in Telangana dist
As per Wavell plan,
number of Hindu and Muslims in executive council were to be equal, and 1 rep
from Sikhs and depressed classes
2006
Gov Gen during sepoy
mutiny --- Lord Canning[last gov-gen and 1st viceroy of India]
Madam Cama held flag
of Indian freedom at International Conference at Stuttegaurd Germany in 1907,
served as private secy to Dadabhai Naoroji
Charter Act 1813
abolished EIC monopoly of Indian trade except for trade in tea and trade with
China(which was also taken away in Charter Act 1833)
Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee wrote on Sanyasi rebellion(1770) in Anand Math
Lahore INC session
1929 president ---- JLN
Lectures from
Colombo to Almora--- is based on experiences of --- Swami Vivekananda
2005
When SC Bose broke
away from INC in 1939, he founded ---- Forward Bloc
GOI Act 1919
---provincial autonomy, establishment of federal court, All India Federation at
the center
Lord Cornwallis was
first gov gen who established a regular police force in India on British
pattern
Supreme court at
Calcutta was estd by Regulating Act 1773
Indian Penal Code
came into effect in 1860
Battle of
Plassey--1757, Battle of Wandiwash--1760, Battle of Buxar--1764, Battle of
Ambur--early 70s
Lord Wavell was
viceroy when Simla conference took place
Kunwar Singh, a
prominent leader of revolt of 1857 belongs to ---- Bihar
Associated with UP
Kisan Sabha formation in Feb 1918 --- Indra Narain Dwivedi, Gauri Shankar
Mishra, MM Malviya, JL Nehru
Drafted the
resolution on fundamental rights for Karachi session INC 1931 --- JLN
CDM program launch
was authorized by CWC in ---- Lahore session 1929
On launch of QIM,
Gandhiji asked ---- govt servants to resign
declare allegiance to Congress, soldiers to leave
their posts not fire on compatriots, princes to accept sovereignty of
their ppl
Jon Elliot Drink
water Bethune, a law member in Gov Gen Council was founding father of Bethune
college
Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee was one of first graduates of Calcutta university, his first Bengali
novel was 'Durgesh Nandini'
RRM Roy's campaign
against sati led to enactment of law banning sati 1829
1st RTC 1930
presided by Ramsay MacDonald(Labor party)---Ambedkar demanded separate
electorate for depressed classes
2nd RTC 1931
--Congress participated
3rd RTC 1932
Congress didn’t participate
Poona Pact didn’t
have special provisions for representation of depressed people in local bodies
and civil services
Proponent of
Fabianism as a movement --- Annie Besant
2004
Main features of GOI
Act 1935 -- abolition of diarchy in Gov provinces, veto power of governors
retained, separate electorates provided for Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Anglo
Indians, Europeans
1st INC session on
28 Dec 1885 in Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College Bombay under Prez WC Bannerjee
2nd INC session at
Calcutta under Dadabhai Naoroji
Montague Chelmsford
report formed basis of ---- GOI Act 1919
During freedom
struggle, one who proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete
independence free from all foreign control ---- Maulana Hasrat Mohani
Dates of 1st Anglo
Maratha war, 1st Anglo Burmese war, 2nd Sikh war, 3rd Mysore war
Pitt's India
Act--Warren Hastings, Doctrine of Lapse--Dalhousie, Vernacular Press Act--Lord
Lytton, Ilbert Bill--Ripon
Correct order: Lord
Curzon, Lord Hardinge, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Irwin
2003
Leader of Bardoli
Satyagraha : Sardar Vallabh bai Patel
Purpose of Witley
Commission : to report on existing conditions of labour and to make
recommendations
Shah Alam II spent
initial years as emperor far from his capital because he feared foreign invasion from north west
his wazir
The dutch
established their earliest factory at ---- Pulicat
National song Vande
Mataram was originally composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in Bengali Sanskrit
National calendar of
India based on Saka era has 1st Chaitra on 22nd March normally and 21st March
in leap year
Design of National
flag was adopted by Constituent Assembly on 22nd July 1947
Jana gana mana
composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore was adopted in its Hindi
version by Constituent Assembly on 24th Jan 1950 as national anthem
Aim of eduction as
stated by Wood's despatch of 1854 was ----promotion of literacy among people
using English medium of language
Murshid Quli Khan
introduced system of revenue farming in Bengal
Maharaja Ranjit
Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore
Sawai Jai Singh of
Amber had Euclid's elements of geometry translated into sanskrit
Sultan Tipu of
Mysore gave money for construction of idol of goddess Sarda in Shringeri temple
Provisions made
under Charter Act 1833
Ilbert Bill 1883
sought to bring Indians and Europeans on par as far as criminal jurisdiction of
courts was concerned
An important aspect
of Cripps mission of 1942 was ---- creation of an Indian Union with Dominion
status very soon after WW2
When congress
condemned Montford report, many moderates left the party to form ---- Indian
liberal federation
2002
Khudai Khidmatgars
AKA Red shirts called for ----Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle
against colonialism
Effect of labour
participation in Indian nationalist upsurge of early 1930s was weak, because,
labour leaders considered the ideology of INC as bourgeois and reactionary
Last opportunity to
avoid partition of India was lost with rejection of -------- Cabinet mission
Members of
Constituent Assembly which drafted Constitution of India were ---- elected by
Legislative Assemblies of various provinces
Mountain tribes that
British came first into contact with after grant of Diwani in 1765 ----- Khasis
Swadeshi movement
--- 1898 scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra
Mukherjee, Bengal National College was founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as
principal, Tagore preached cult of Atmasakti--main plank of which was social
and economic regen of villages
Poona sarvajanik
Sabha submitted in 1875 a petition to House of Commons demanding direct
representation in British Parliament
Check provisions of
: Charter Act 1813, Regulating Act, Act of 1858, Pitt's India Act
Act which
strengthened Viceroy's authority over his executive council by substituting
'portfolio' or departmental system for corporate functioning ---- Indian
Councils Act 1861
President of INC at
time of partition ---- JB Kripalani
Ramsay
Macdonald--communal award, Lord Linlithgow---August offer, Lord
Dalhousie--Doctrine of lapse, Chelmsford---dyarchy
2001
Hunter commission
was appointed after the ---- Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
Under permanent
settlement 1793, Zamindars were required to issue pattas to farmers which were
not issued be many Zamindars because---there was no official check on them
Vinoba Bhave founded
the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees
Leader proposed to
adopt complete Independence as goal of Congress in Ahmedabad 1920 -- Hasrat
Mohani Abul Kalam Azad, JLN, MK
Gandhi
Famous for
Chittagong armoury raid --- Surya Sen
London branch of All
India Muslim League was estd in 1908 under presidency of ---- Ameer Ali
President of AISPC
All India states people's conf in 1939 ---- JLN
First Englishman to
translate Bhagvad gita to English --- Charles Wilkins(member of Asiatic society
founded by William Jones)
2000
"In this
instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus" --by
Aitchison about Khilafat and NCM
INA came into
existence in 1943 in Singapore
Last major extension
of British Indian territory took place during time of ---- Dalhousie
As an alternative to
partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he ----invite Jinnah
to form govt(opposed by INC and ML)
Per capita income in
India was INR 20, was determined first time by ---- Dadabhai Naoroji
After returning from
S Africa 1915, Gandhiji launched his first successful satyagraha in ----
Champaran 1917
Chittagong armoury
raid 1930---Kalpana Dutt(+Preeti Lata Waddedar), Abhinav Bharat--VD Savarkar,
Anushilan Saiti--Aurobindo Ghosh, Kuka movement 1863---Guru Ram Singh
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Jagirdari system
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Land allotted to
big feudal landlords
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Zamindari
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Land allotted to
revenue farmers or rent collectors
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Ryotwari
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Land allotted to
each peasant with right to sublet, mortgage, gift or sell
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Mahalwari
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Revenue
settlements made at village level
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SC Bose during
presidential address 1938, advocated intro of Roman script for Hindi language
Lord Linlithgow
described August movement (QIM 8 Aug 1942) as most serious revolt after sepoy
mutiny because peasants joined the movement in large number in some places
During partition, Punjab province came forward with a
plan for a united and independent existence
Balkan plan for
fragmentation of India was brain child of ----- Lord Mountbatten
Sarojini Naidu was
2nd woman president of INC in 1925, Annie Besant was 1st in 1917, CR Das was in
prison when he functioned as President in 1921, AO Hume never presided, Sir
Alfred Webb was president in 1894
Features of GOI Act
1935 ----bicameral legislature, provincial autonomy, all India federation,
diarchy at center and in provinces
1999
1st venture of
Gandhi in all India politics was ----Rowlatt Satyagraha
[local expts
Champaran1917, Kheda1918, Ahmedabad1918, then Rowallat Mar 1919, NCM 1920-22,
Dandi 1930-34]
Persons and journals
--- Shyamji Krishna Verma--Indian Sociologist, Madam Bhikaji Cama--The Talwar,
Annie Besant--Commonwealth, Aurobindo Ghosh--Bande Mataram
Abhinava Bharat,
secret society founded by ---- VD Savarkar
Most shortlived of
all British constitutional expts in India was Indian Councils Act 1909(lasted
only 10 years)
Gov gen who followed
a spirited "forward" policy towards Afghanistan was --- Lytton
When empires were
crumbling before might of Napoleon, in India British flag was held high by Lord
Hastings thru Anglo-Nepalese war 1814-16, suppression of Pindaris and end of
Maratha confederacy
Leader of congress
totally in favour of Cabinet mission plan --- Sardar Patel
Indian leader who
was dismissed y the British from ICS --- Surendranath Bannerji
1855-56 Santhal
rebellion, 1857 sepoy mutiny, 1860 Indigo revolt, 1864 Deccan riot
1st Anglo Burmese
war 1824, 1st Anglo Afghan war 1838-42, 1st Anglo Maratha war 1775-82, 2nd
Anglo Mysore war 1780-84
1998
Educated middle
class of India--- remained neutral in 1857 revolt
Lord Mountbatten
came to India as viceroy along with specific instruction to ---- keep India
united if possible
Khilafat movement
did bring urban muslims into fold of national movement because, there was a
predominant element of anti imperialism in both NCM and Khilafat movement
First ever bill to
make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911, because,
British govt feared it would increase discontent if every cultivator could read
Congress rejected
Cripps proposal because it promised dominion status for India while Congress
was demanding complete independence(Cripps mission consisted solely of whites)
Gandhiji stopped
NCM, because of Chauri Chaura incident
AIML inducted in
interim govt 1946, Liaqut Ali Khan was given portfolio of--- finance
INC in 1947 agreed
to partition mainly because --- they wanted to avoid large scale communal riots
At time of
independence, MK Gandhi was---- not member of president
Correct order: 1913
Komagatamaru incident, 1915 arrival of Gandhi from S Africa, 1916 Tilak's home
rule league
Simon commission
1927 was boycotted because--- it had no Indian members
In general, Indian
muslims were not attracted to extremist movement because of extremists policy
of harping on Hindu past
Event characterized
by Montague as 'preventive murder' ---- massacre of Jallianwala bagh
Correct order :
August offer(8 Aug 1940), QIM launched CWC meeting Wardha 14 Jul 1942, INA
trial began 1945, RIN mutiny Feb 1946
1913 Ghadr party
setup at hq called Yugantar Ashram in San Francisco by Lala Hardayal
Congress is
tottering to its fall… said by Curzon
Theodore Beck was
first principal of Mohammedan Anglo Oriental college, Aligarh founded in 1875
by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Badruddin Tyabji was
1st Muslim president of INC in 1887(not part of AIML)
Defining feature of
extremist ideology during early phase---organizing
coups against British empire thru armed revolt obtaining self govt by
aggressive means in place of petitions and constitutional ways
1997
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Butler committee
report
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Relationship
between Indian states and paramount power
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Hartog committee
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Growth of
education in British India and potentialities for its further progress
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Hunter
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Jallianwalla Bagh
massacre
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Muddiman
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Working of dyarchy
as laid down in Mont ford reforms
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Associated with
suppression of thugs--- Captain Sleeman---appointed by William Bentinck
Surat split 1907,
All party convention 1928, Poorna swaraj resolution 1929, Communal award 1932
Chittagong armoury
raid--Surya sen, Kakori conspiracy--Ram prasad Bismil, Lahore conspiracy--Jatin
Das w/ Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Ghadr party--Lala Hardayal
MC Setalvad, BN Rao,
Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of Servants of India
Society
Macaulay's minutes
on education 1835, Charles Wood's dispatch 1854, Hunter commission on Indian
education 1882, Sargent's plan on education 1944
Moplah rebellion
1921 Malabar, Pabna revolt 1831-1876 Bengal, Ela movement 1921 Awadh region,
Munda rbellion 1899 Jharkhand
1996
Sarabandi(no tax)
campaign of 1922 was led by ---- Vallabh bhai Patel
Gov gen of
presidency of Ft William in Bengal(under regulating act 1773), then Gov Gen of
India(under charter act 1833), gov gen and viceroy of India(under Indian
Councils Act 1858), Gov gen and crown rep(under GOI Act 1935) --- check all
Idea of constituent
assembly to frame a constitution for India was mooted by Swaraj party 1934
Working incessantly
for eradication of child marriage, purdah system, to encourage consideration of
social problems on national scale, inaugurated Indian National Social
Conference which met for many years alongside INC--- MG Ranade
BR Ambedkar was
elected to constituent assembly from ---- West Bengal
Anarchical and
Revolutionary Crime Act 1919 was popularly known as Rowlatt Act
First among
Europeans to take part in quarrels of Indian princes to acquire territories
---- French gov Dupleix
1st, 2nd, 3rd RTC is
wrong name as they were --- 1st, 2nd, 3rd sessions of the RTC meant to discuss
Simon commission report
Pioneers of CSP
congress socialist party 1934---Acharya Narayan Dev, Minu Masani, JP Narayan
Correct
order---Indian education--- Hindu college Calcutta estd 1817, 3 Adam's reports
on edu in Bengal and Bihar 1835-36-38, Charles Wood's dispatch 1854, Calcutta
univ estd 1857
Surendranath
Bannerjee--A nation in making, MK Gandhi--Hind Swaraj, SC Bose--The Indian
struggle, Lajpat Rai--Auto biographical writings
Features of CMP
cabinet mission plan
Anushilan
samiti--Aurobindo Ghosh, Abhinav Bharat---VD Savarkar, Ghadr party--Lala
Hardayal, Swaraj party--M Nehru, CR Das
Durgesh nandini,
Banga Darshan, Anand Math ---novels by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
MK Gandhi suggested
winding up INC after independence, as its purpose had been achieved
NCM led to -- congress becoming mass movement, British
govt's willingness to grant political concessions, growth of Hindu
Muslim unity, removal of fear of British might from minds
1st session of
National Conference at Calcutta in 1883, Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca
1906, Formation of AISPC 1927, Communal award announced from Whitehall 1932
1995
Radical wing of
Congress party with JLN as one of its main leaders, founded the 'independence
for India league' in opposition to ---- Nehru report(favored dominion status)
An emigree communist
journal by MN Roy ---- Vanguard
Order : Partition of
Bengal 1905, Lucknow pact concluded in 1916, Rowlatt act passed 19Mar1919,
Intro of diarchy GOI Act 1919
Term adivasi was
used for first time to refer to tribal people by--- Thakkar Bappa
Barrah dacoity was
first major venture of revolutionary terrorists of freedom movement in -----
East Bengal
In 1930, CDM was
started by MK Gandhi from ---- Dandi
Jamnalal
Bajaj--Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha, Dadabhai Naoroji--Bombay Association, Lala
Lajpat Rai--National School at Lahore, Jyotiba Phule--Satyashodhak Sabha
Hooghly was used as
a base for piracy in Bay of Bengal by---- Portuguese
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Art and Culture
2014
Which are not part
of 6 systems of Indian philosophy----Lokayata, Kapalika
Famous for
traditional sarees----Chanderi(MP, GI), Kancheepuram(TN, GI), Bhadrachalam, Karnal
Classical languages
of India---Tamil 2004, Sanskrit 2005, Telugu 2008, Kannada 2008, Malayalam
2013, Odia 2014
Sattriya is combo of
music, dance and drama, is centuries old tradition of Vaishnavites of Assam,
based on devotional songs by Jayadeva
Kalaripayattu =
ancient martial art and living tradition in some parts of South India
Correctly
match--(Garba-GJ), (Mohiniattam--Odisha
Kerala), Yakshagana-KA
[8 classical dances
under Sangeet Natak Akademi--Bharatnatyam(TN), Odissi(OD), Kuchipudi(AP),
Mohiniattam(KE), Sattriya(AS), Kathakali(KE), Kathak(UP), Manipuri(MN)]
Match--(Tabo
monastery--Spiti valley, Lhotsava Lhakhang temple, Nako--Zanskar valley Kinnaru HP, Alchi
temple complex--Ladakh)
A community of
people called Maganiyars are well known for----musical tradition in NW India
Panchayatan refers
to----a style of temple construction(main shrine with 4 subsidiary
shrines--Lakshmana temple Khajuraho, Lingaraja temple Bhubaneshwar, Dashavatara
at Deogarh UP)
Chaitra 1 of
national calendar based on Saka era corresponds to --- 22nd march
2013
Best describing
concept of Nirvana in Buddhism-----extinction of flame of desire
Difference between
Chaityas and Viharas
About rock cut
architecture, caves at Badami(Barabar
caves are) are oldest surviving rock
cut caves in India, Barabar rock cut caves were originally made for
Ajivikas by Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka and his son Dashratha, At Ellora caves are made for different faiths
Tribhanga pose in
dance description
Known for mural
paintings---Ajanta caves, Lepakshi temple, Sanchi
stupa
Preaching when Lodi
dynasty fell and Babur took over----Guru Nanak, Dadu Dayal, Tyagaraja
Sankhya
school---doesn’t accept theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul, holds that
self knowledge leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent
2012
Bhumisparsha mudra
of Buddha means
Nagara, dravida,
vesara are---- 3 main styles of Indian temple architecture
Wrt Dhrupad---originated and developed in Rajput
kingdoms during Mughal period primarily devotional and spiritual music,
Dhrupad Alap uses sanskrit syllables from mantras
Difference between
Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam----dancers occasionally speak dialogs in Kuchipudi
but not in Bnatyam, Kuchipudi has dancing on brass plate edge
2010
Only 2 examples of
cave paintings of Gupta period in ancient India, one is Ajanta caves, other is Bagh caves(Gwalior MP), (Lomas Rishi
caves during Mauryas, Ellora during Rashtrakutas and ors 5th-10th ct, Nashik
caves during Guptas but no paintings here)
2009
Author of collection
of poems "Golden Threshold" ---- Sarojini Naidu
Mahamastakabhisheka
is associated with ---- Bahubali
Match :
Gatka(traditional martial art)-->Sikhs(PB), Madhubani/Maithili
painting-->Bihar, Sindhu darshan festival-->JK
Virupaksha temple is
at ---- Hampi
Match: Vidyashankara
temple KA, Rajarani temple OD, Kandariya Mahadeo MP, Bhimesvara temple AP
Umakant and Ramakant
Gundecha are famous --- Dhrupad vocalists
Tabo monastery is in
----Himachal Pradesh
2007
Famous Vijaya
Vitthala temple with its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes is located in
---- Hampi
2006
Match: Dhankar
monastery--HP, Rumtek--Sikkim, Tabo--HP, Kye -- HP
Vikramshila--Bihar(Bhagalpur),
Hemkund Gurudwara--Uttarakhand, Udayagiri caves-- Odisha
Sisupalgarh--Odisha,
Piprahwa---UP, Goalpara--Assam, Bishnupur--Manipur
2004
ASI is attached to
Dept of Tourism, Min of culture and tourism
Islamic calendar is
a lunar one and started from AD 622
2002
Chapachur kut is a
festival celebrated in ---- Mizoram
2001
Raga sung early in
the morning ---- Todi
1999
Pt Vishnu Digambar
Paluskar--wrote music for Vande Mataram, Venkatamahi--introduced scheme of
classification of ragas, Amir Khusro--proponent of Khayal form of Hindustani
music
Abanindranath
Tagore's paintings are classified as ---- revivalistic
First feature
film(silent)--Raja Harishchandra by Dada Saheb Phalke in 1913, first feature
film(talkie)---Alam Ara by AM Irani in 1931
First writer to use
Urdu as medium of poetic expression ---- Amir Khusro
1998
Mrichhakatika--Shudraka,
Buddhacharita--Ashvaghosha, Mudrarakshasa--Vishakhadutta,
Harshacharita--Banabhatta
1997
Varahamihira--Brihatsamita,
Vishakhadutt--Devi Chandraguptam, Bilhana--Vikramankadeva charita
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Pampa
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Father of Kannada
poetry, wrote Adi purana and Vikramarjunaya Vijaya
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Tikkana
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Telugu version of
Mahabharata in 13th ct along with Nannaya 11th ct and Yerrapragada 14th ct
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Sarladasa
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Oriya version of
Mahabharata in 14th ct
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Kasirama
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Bengali version of
Mahabharata
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1996
Sculptures that
invariably used green schist as medium ---- Bharhut sculpture
Naqqual=kind of folk
theater in Bihar, Tamasha=folk drama in MH, Ankita nat=one act play with roots
in Assam
