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1. The Mesopotamian ruler who became the king of Akkad, in 2370 BCE, was
Enmerkar
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Sargon
2. The technological landmark witnessed by the urban economy of the city of Uruk was
bronze tools
construction of brick columns
potter’s wheel
oil pressing technique
3. War captives and local people who were put to work for the temple or for the ruler were paid
bronze tools
cattle
coins
rations
4. In ______ part of southern Iran, the first cities and writing emerged.
plain
deserted
mountainous
hilly
5. The King who released Babylonia from Assyrian domination in 625 BCE was
Alexander
Nabonidus
Nabopolassar
Sargon
6. The Achaemenids of Iran conquered Babylon in
639 BCE
539 BCE
439 BCE
339 BCE
7. The Mesopotamian city, which was systematically excavated in the 1930s, was
Uruk
Ur
Mari
Nineveh
8. Mesopotamian weapons were prominently made of
bronze
copper
stone
iron
9. Where did Gandhi use Satyagraha for the first time?
India
South Africa
South America
England
10. _______ was the moderate leader of Congress
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bipin Chandra Pal
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
11. Gandhiji took back Non Cooperation movement in __________
January 1921
February 1922
February 1921
January 1922
12. Peasant Satyagraha at Bardoli was hold in ___________
1928
1929
1930
1931
13. _______ was the congress President at its Lahora Session.
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawahar Lai Nehru
Sardar Patel
Subhash Chandra Bose
14. Dandi March brought forward _________
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Quit India Movement
Rowlatt Satyagraha
15. Congress Ministries resigned in _________
Oct. 1937
Sept. 1938
Sept 1940
Oct. 1939
16. Consider the following events: 1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 2. Khilafat Movement 3. Formation of Swaraj Party 4. Arrival of Simon Commission The correct chronological order of these events is:
1, 2, 3, 4
4, 3, 2, 1
2, 3, 4, 1
3, 4, 2, 1
17. Indicate which of the following options is not correct:
Muslim League demanded Pakistan in 1946.
Gandhi ji started Quit India Mission in 1942.
Cripps Mission failed to achieve its objective.
Cabinet Mission arrived in India in 1946.
18. Consider the following events: (1) Formation of Swaraj Party (2) Second round Table conference (3) Arrival of Simon Commission (4) Gandhi-Irwin Pact Their correct chronological order is:
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 2, 4
1, 3, 4, 2
1, 4, 3, 2
19. Consider the following events: 1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 2. Withdrawl of Non-Cooperation Movement 3. Beginning of Khilafat Movement 4. Formation of Swaraj Party Their correct Chronological order is:
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 4, 2
1, 3, 2, 4
3, 2, 4, 1
20. Lucknow pact was signed in
Dec. 1929
Jan 1915
Dec. 1916
Jan 1917
21. A separate Electorate was given to the Muslims in
1892
1909
1919
1935
22. Muslim league was established in
1906
1909
1911
1916
23. Who was known as Frontier Gandhi?
Maulana Abul Kalam
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Sheikh Abdullah
Nawab Salimmullah
24. Direct Action Day was celebrated on
l6 Aug 1943
26 Jan 1930
15 Aug 1947
16 Aug 1946
25. Bangladesh was established in
1948
1952
1971
1975
26. Unionist Party belonged to
Punjab
Bengal
Madras
All of these
27. Which of the following options is correct:
Jawaharlal Nehru favoured a strong centre.
Dr. Ambedkar was chairman of the Drafting Committee.
The Constituent Assembly passed the Constitution on 26th November 1949.
Hindi was made National language.
28. Consider the following events: 1. Wavel plan 2. Cabinet mission 3. Direct Action Day 4. Formation of interim government.
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 4, 3
2, 1, 3, 4
3, 4, 2, 1
29. Indian Constitution comes into force on
26 Jan 1946
15 Aug 1947
26 Jan 1950
15 Aug 1950
30. When was the rough sketch of the constitution passed by the constituent Assembly?
26 Dec. 1948
26 Jan. 1950
26 Nov. 1949
26 Dec. 1946
31. How many sessions of the constituent Assembly were held?
8
9
10
11
32. Who was the President of Constituent Assembly?
Jawahar Lai Nehru
B.R. Ambedkar
Dr. Rajender Prasad
Sardar Patel
33. Mahatma Gandhi wanted to make _______ language as the national language.
Hindustani
Hindi
Tamil
Urdu
34. Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee?
B.R. Ambedkar
Sardar Patel
Nehru
Dr. Rajandra Prasad
35. Which of the following languages Gandhiji favoured as the national language:
Hindi
Urdu
Hindustani
Persian
36. Consider the following statements: 1. Mahatma Gandhi gave Objective Resolution. 2. An interim government was made in 1946 under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. 3. K Sanathanam from Madras strongly favoured the rights of states. 4. Mahatma Gandhi wanted to keep Hindi as the national language. Which of the given statements is NOT correct?
1, 4
2, 3
3, 4
2, 4
37. Consider the following statements: 1. The members of the Constituent Assembly were indirectly elected. 2. Govind Ballabh Pant opposed a separate electorate. 3. Shri Shankar Rao accepted Hindustani as the national language. 4. N G Ranga counted tribals among minorities. Which of the given statements is/are correct?
1, 2, 3, 4
2, 3, 4, 1
2, 3, 1, 4
2, 4, 1, 3
38. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian freedom struggle: (a) Gandhi Ji withdrew from the non-cooperation movement due to the chauri chaura incident. (b) Gandhi Ji gave his first public speech at BHU. (c) Mahatma Gandhi was arrested in 1921 A.D. (d) Nehru was the congress President at the Lahore session. Which of the given statements is false?
a
c
b
d
39. The Korean president, whose resignation was demanded by citizens, through candlelight protests, was:
Park Chung-hee
Park Geun-Hye
Chun Doo-hwan
Roh Tae-woo
40. The silk industry was developed in ______ so as to reduce the import of silk.
Osaka
Kyushu
Nishijin
Beppu
41. The slogan Fukoku Kyohei under the Meiji rule in Japan meant _______
rich country, strong army
strong lands, strong rivers
rich lands, strong rivers
rich country, weak neighbour
42. Mao Tse Tung advocated ways of solving social problems based on a survey conducted in 1930 in
Fuzhou
Jiujiang
Nanchang
Xuanwu
43. Japanese borrowed their written script from
China
Russia
Korea
Taiwan
44. The Western sciences such as astronomy and mathematics were introduced in China by
Biblical missionary
Jehovah missionary
Jesuit missionaries
Prophet missionary
45. The independence of Korea, after World War II, was ensured due to:
Japan’s defeat and surrender in World War II
Continued efforts of freedom activists within and outside Korea
Support of international leaders for Korea’s independence
Temporary division of Korean peninsula
46. An immediate result of Commodore Matthew Perry’s visit to Japan in 1853 was _________
an alliance between Japan and the USA
development of trade between Japan and the West
a war between Japan and the USA
the increased isolation of Japan
47. Japan imported luxury goods from ______
China
Russia
Korea
India
48. Syngman Rhee, Korea’s first elected president had to resign, after the April Revolution because:
Rhee got himself elected as president, in 1948 CE, through illegal means
Rhee extended his rule by illegally amending the constitution
Koreans protested against a rigged election, which took place in 1960 CE
Koreans desired unification of North and South Korea, which Rhee was unwilling to accommodate
49. In 1867-68 CE, ______ rule in Japan ended.
The Shogun
TheMeiji
The Nishijin
None of the above
50. After the Korean War, South Korea received economic assistance from:
The U.S.A.
U.N.O.
China
Japan
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