Navodaya Vidyalaya PGT Exam -II

1.        The commercial objective of the Portuguese in India was to:

a.       Capture territories on the western coast

b.      Capture trade of textile and spices

c.       Oust Arabs and the Persians from India’s Maritime trade

d.      Capture trade of pepper and other superior spices

2.       Which one of the following is true about the position of the French company in India in the 18th century?

a.       It was private company

b.      It was a private company supported by the French government

c.       It was essentially a state enterprise

d.      It was controlled by the French merchants doing trade in India

3.       The Carnatic wars were fought between the

a.       British and the Nawab of Carnatic

b.      French and the Nawab of Barnatic

c.       British and the Portuguese

d.      British and the French

4.       In 18 century the economic of which province was controlled by Jagat Seth?

a.       Bengla

b.      Gujarat

c.       Rajasthan

d.      Orissa

5.       Sir John Shore’s Policy in India is described as:

a.       Active interference

b.      Aggressive friendship

c.       Policy of appeasement

d.      Non-Interference

6.       Which of the following acts ended the trading rights of East India Company?

a.       Regulating Act of 1773

b.      Charter Act of 1813

c.       Charter Act of 1833

d.      Charter Act of 1853

7.       A state annexed by the Doctrine of Lapse was:

a.       Seringapatam

b.      Jaitpur And Sambhalpur

c.       Coimbatore

d.      Vellore

8.       Consider the following:
1. Annexation of Udaipur
2. Annexation of Jhansi
3. Annexation of Punjab
4. Annexation of Oudh
The correct chronological sequence of these events is

a.       3,4,2,1

b.      2,1,3,4

c.       2,4,3,1

d.      3,1,2,4

9.       Who among the following was the leader of the Revolt of 1857 in Rohilkhand?

a.       Hasan khan

b.      Pir Ali

c.       Khan Bahadur Khan

d.      Kunwar Singh

10.   Which of the following remained loyal to the British during the 1857 revolt?
1. Sikandar Begum of Bhopal
2. Diwan Maniram Dutta of Assam
3. Maharaja Gulab Singh
4. Sir Jang Bahadur, prime Minister of Nepal

a.       1,2,3

b.      2,3,4

c.       3,4,1

d.      1,2,4

11.   Which of the following leaders and their areas of tribal unrest is wrongly matched?

a.       Rani Gaidinlu – Assam

b.      Alluri Sitaramraju – Rampa region

c.       Roop Singh – Panch Mahal

d.      Birsa Munda- Chhota Nagpur

12.   The Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal was

a.       Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

b.      Ameer Ali

c.       Nawab Abdul Latif Khan

d.      Nawab Samiullah khan

13.   Which of the following Social-Religious Movements raised the slogan “India for India’?

a.       Brahmo Samaj

b.      Prathana Samaj

c.       Arya Samaj

d.      Satya Shodhak Samaj

14.   Who said one religion one caste and one God for Mankind?

a.       Sri Narayan Guru

b.      Ramaswamy Naieker

c.       Jyotiba Phule

d.      Mahatma Gandhi

15.   Which famous social reformer wrote the book ‘Jana Yoga Karma Yoga and Raja Yoga’?

a.       Swami Vivekananda

b.      Ranade

c.       Raja Ram Mohan Roy

d.      Ramakrishna Paramahansa

16.   The Monotheism and social reform movement preached by Sapha Har Movement (1870) turned into as

a.       Violent movement against the Zamindars

b.      Peasant movement demanding reduction in rent

c.       Campaign against revenue settlement

d.      Movement for a separate state

17.   Who talked of the Economic drain theory for the first time?

a.       Gopal Krishan Gokhale

b.      Mohammad Ali Jinnah

c.       Dadabhai Naoroji

d.      Shyamji Krishna Verma

18.   The British Economic policy in India was laid down

a.       For the Industrialization of India

b.      To bring India at par with the Western counties

c.       For the material development of the Indians

d.      To Convert India at par with the Western counties

19.   Delhi became the capital of India in

a.        1910

b.      1911

c.       1916

d.      1923

20.   Which of the following Acts introduced the Principle of the Constitutional autocracy’?

a.       The Indian Council Act of 1909

b.      Government of India Act of 1919

c.       The act of 1935

d.      Indian Independence Act of 1947

21.   The epic of the Gilgamesh, one of the greatest contribution of the Babylonians, is about

a.       Mesopotamian kings who experiences many adventures

b.      About the religion of the Mesopotamian people

c.       The hardship of the people during that very period

d.      Secrets of immortality of the king

22.   One of the most important codification of Mesopotamia was accomplished during the reign of:

a.       Nebuch Advezzar

b.      Akhenahon

c.       Sargon I

d.      Hammurabi

23.    The Ancient Athenians are credited with:

a.       Inventing and using wheel

b.      Eliminating slavery

c.       Establishing government that had a democratic element

d.      Inventing the printing press

24.   Which ancient civilization established the basis of western democracy?

a.       Phoenician

b.      Egyptian

c.       Mesopotamian

d.      Greek

25.   Which societal condition was basis to the development of Greek Philosophy?

a.       Rigid social classes

b.      Emphasis on individualism

c.       Religious uniformity

d.      Mass education

26.   The Ancient city of Sparta was

a.       Primarily concerned with the health of their people

b.      A powerful military state

c.       Granted universal suffrage to their people

d.      Placed great emphasis on literature and art

27.   Mansa Musa's Journey to Mecca in the 1300’s indicates that

a.       The Crusades had a great influence on western Africa

b.      Most of the African leaders were educated in Middle East

c.       European culture was superior to the culture of western Africa

d.      Islam has a major influence on the Mali Empire

28.   Which activity occurred during the golden age of Muslim culture?

a.       Writing of books containing Greek and Romantic ideas

b.      Beginning of pilgrimages to Mecca

c.       Opposition to freedom of thought to foreign ideas by Muslims

d.      Major discoveries in mathematics and science

29.   Which factor helps in explaining the scientific and literary achievements of the Muslims during their Golden age?

a.       Expansion of Trans-Atlantic trade

b.      Innovations introduced by the Europeans during the Renaissance

c.       Cultural diversity accepted by many Islamic governments

d.      Legal equality of all people in the Islamic empire

30.   The Prophet Mohammad was forced to flee Mecca because:

a.       He sought to convert the merchants there to polytheism

b.      He threatened the economy of the city by attacking the Kabba

c.       His aristocratic origin posed a threat to the Arabs who had settled in the city

d.      The materialism he taught was unacceptable to the city leaders

31.   Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

a.       John Key-'The Flying Shuttle’ in 1733 A.D.

b.      Arkwright-'The Water Frame' in 1769 A,D.

c.       Samuel Crompton Invented a steam engine in 1705 A.D.

d.      Edmund Cartwright-'The Power Loom’ in 1785 A.D.

32.   Who Introduced the Penny Postage System?

a.       George Stephenson

b.      Rowlatt Hill

c.       Abraham Darby

d.      John Macadam

33.   Which of the following factors is not responsible for the decline of feudalism in western Europe?

a.       Rise of cities and towns

b.      Crusades

c.       Rise of Capitalistic Economy

d.      Village self-sufficient economy

34.   Which one of the following is not feature of Manor?

a.       Manor is the economic basis of feudalism in Western Europe

b.      Manor played a decisive role in the decline of western feudalism

c.       Each manor had its own court presided over by the Lord

d.      Feudal Lord often possessed a number of Manors

35.   Which one of the following is not the cause of the Renaissance?

a.       Invention of the printing Press

b.      Decline of feudalism in Western Europe

c.       Emergence of a new concept Humanism

d.      Decline of urbanization in Western Europe

36.   Which one of the following is not the religious effect of the Reformation?

a.       New faith in Christianity

b.      Forced the Catholics to reform their own fame

c.       Origin of feudalism in Germany

d.      Improvement in the character of clergy

37.   Co-hung means:

a.       A group of Chinese traders recognized by the government and consisted of 13 traders

b.      White Lotus Society

c.       Association of worshipping Gods

d.      Process of modernization

38.   The Red Army was formed by-

a.       Chiang-Kai-Shek

b.      Mao-Tse-Tung

c.       Zhen Duxiu

d.      Sun Yat Sen

39.   Which one of the following is not true about the ‘Sgubtiusn’?

a.       Shinto’s worshipped all forms of nature

b.      Shintonism preached loyalty to the Emperor

c.       It was the state religion under the Mejia

d.      It supported feudalism in Japan

40.   Anglo-Japanese Alliance was signed in

a.       1912 A.D.

b.      1894 A.D.

c.       1902 A.D.

d.      1908 A.D.