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AFCAT
HISTORY
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 The 1st metal to be used by man was

A. Bronze
B. Iron
C. Copper
D. Stone
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 Ashoka was inspired by the teachings of:

A. Mahavira
B. Satyakarma
C. Buddha
D. Panini
 Who wrote the biography of Harshavardhana ?

A. Aryabhatta
B. Kalidasa
C. Shaka
D. Banabhatta
 Who is known as the “Slave of Slaves”?

A. Muhammad bin Oasim

B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Iltutmish
D. Quitubddin Aibak
 The British established their first factory in
India at:
A. Cochin
B. Surat
C. Kassim Bazar
D. Hughli
 The book, “Mahatma: Life of Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi” is written by:

A. D.G. Tendulkar
B. Colonel. G.B. Singh
C. Susheela Naiyyar
D. NOTA
 Who wrote India: Mutiny or War of
Independence”?
A. Maulana Azad
B. SB Chaudhari
C. SN Sen
D. AT Embree
 Who was the last Indian Governor- General
of India?

A. Lord Wavell
B. General Kodandera Madappa
C. C. Rajagopalachari
D. Mountbatten
 Who founded Forward Bloc?

A. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

B. Sardul Singh Kaveesher
C. Chitta Basu
D. Debabrata Biswas
 During whose reign Ibn Batuta visited India?

A. Allauddin Khilji
B. Mahammad bin Tughlaq
C. Akbar
D. Iltutmish
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Abhidhamma pitaka deals in which of the

following?

[A] members of great community

[B] teachings of Buddha
[C] moral code of conduct
[D] matters of psychology and metaphysics
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At which Indus Valley Site, the remains of Horse

bones have been found?

[A] Daimabad
[B] Harappa
[C] Kalibanga
[D] Surkotada
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Consider the following Indus Valley sites with what they are
known for:

1.Lothal – the only site with artificial brick dockyard

2.Rangpur – the only site where rice husk has been found
3.Chanhudaro – the only site without a citadel

Which of the above is/are correct?

[A] 1 & 2 Only
[B] 3 Only
[C] 1, 2 & 3
[D] None
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Which among the following foreign travellers is not
correctly paired with their respective period of visit
in India?

[A] Fa Hien – Gupta Period

[B] Hiuen Tsang – Post Gupta Period
[C] Al Beruni – Early Medieval Period
[D] Ibn Batutta – Mughal Period
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Which of the following acquired the title of

Gajabetegara?

[A] Deva Raya I

[B] Deva Raya II
[C] Krishna Deva Raya
[D] Achyuta Deva Raya
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Which of the following constructed the Gulbarga

Fort?

[A] Alauddin I
[B] Ahmah Shah Wali
[C] Humayun Shah
[D] Mahmud Gawan
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Which of the following translated the Babarnama into

Turki?

[A] Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

[B] Abul Fazl
[C] Mirza Aziz Koka
[D] Fakir Aziao Din
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Who among the following preached the

doctrine of “One Religion, One Caste and One
God for mankind”?

[A] Jyotiba Phule

[B] Vivekananda
[C] Sri Narayan Guru
[D] Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
 What was the name of the ship of Captain
Hawkins by which he came to Surat?
A. Red Dragon
B. Hector
C. Khaibar
D. Majesty
 During whose reign Ibn Batuta visited India?

A. Allauddin Khilji
B. Mahammad bin Tughlaq
C. Akbar
D. Iltutmish
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1. The enquiry Committee on Jallianwala Bagh

incident was headed by

(a) Dyer
(b) Irwin
(c) Hunter
(d) Simon
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2. Who was not the leader of the Extremists?

(a) LokamanyaTilak
(b) AurobindoGhose
(c) LalaLajpatRai
(d) Hume
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Lala Lajpat Rai

Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar
Tilak
Bipin Chandra Pal
Aurobindo Ghosem
Rajnarayan Bose
Ashwini Kumar Dutt
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3. Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at

(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Gujarat
(d) Poona
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4. At Jallianwaia Bagh meeting ordered the

troops to open fire.

(a) Benn
(b) Irwin
(c) Dyer
(d) Montagu
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5. The Special Congress Session held in 1920 at

Calcutta was presided over by

(a) Nehru
(b) LaIaLajpatRai
(c) Bose
(d) Gandhi
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6. Match the following:

List-I List-II
1.Moplah 1. Turkey
2.Akali Movement 2. Education
3.KashiVidyaPeeth 3. Punjab
4.Khilafat Movement 4. Malabar

Codes:
ABCD
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 1 3 4
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7. Who died as political prisoner in Lahore prison?

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) BatukeshwarDutt
(c) Jatin Das
(d) SukhDev
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8. Dandi March started on 1930.

(a) 12th March

(b) 12th April
(c) 12th February
(d) 12th May
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9. After the failure of the Civil Disobedience

Movement, Gandhi ji laid emphasis on

(a) Compromise with the British

(b) Limited use of Violence
(c) Constructive programme
(d) None of the above
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10. The Second Round Table Conference failed over the

question of

(a) Communal representation

(b) Suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Grant of dominion status
(d) Date of transfer of power
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11. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring

Authority from the East India Company to the Crown, was
made from

(a) London
(b) Calcutta
(c) Delhi
(d) Allahabad
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12. THe Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by:

(a) Wajid Ali Shah

(b) Begum HazratMahal
(c) Asaf-ud-daula
(d) Begum ZeenatMahal
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13. HarBilas Sarda was Instrumental in the passage of the famous

Sarda Act of 1930, which provided for

(a) Enforcing monogamy

(b) Removal of restrictions on intercaste marriages
(c)Penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was
Below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age
(d) Civil marriages
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14. The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British

paramountcy in India was

(a) Doctrine of Lapse

(b) Subsidiary Alliance
(c) Mediatisation
(d) Annexation of Indian States
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15. The capital of Tipu Sultan, where he died while fighting the Fourth
Anglo-Mysore war in 1799, was

(a) Bangalore
(b) Mysore
(c) Seringapatam
(d) Hellebid or Halebid
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16. In which of the following Satyagraha campaigns, Gandhijidid

not participate directly?

(a) Rajkot Satyagraha

(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Kheda Satyagraha
(d) Vaikom Satyagraha
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17. The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round

Table Conference was

(a) Subhas Chandra Bose

(b) Sir TejBahadurSapru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
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18. With whom is the slogan “Do or Die” associated?

(a) Subhas Chandra Bose

(b) LalaLajpatRai
(c) BalGangadharTilak
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
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19.The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Morarji Desai
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20. Where did Gandhi call the Congress Working Committee to

announce the suspension of Non-Cooperation movement?

(a) Bardoli
(b) Poona
(c) Calcutta
(d) Madras
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21. Who did not oppose the Non-cooperation resolution?

(a) C R Das
(b) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(c) Mrs Besant
(d) Nehru
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22. Khilafat Movement was organised by

(a) Jinnah
(b) MaulanaAbulKalam Azad
(c) Ali Brothers
(d) Agha Khan
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23. Dyer was by the Government of Britain.

(a) Sentenced for life

(b) Sentenced to death
(c) Rewarded with honour
(d) Relieved of his service
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24. Who was not the leader of the Extremists?

(a) LokamanyaTilak
(b) AurobindoGhose
(c) LalaLajpatRai
(d) Hume
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25. Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to

protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April .

(a) 1918
(b) 1919
(c) 1926
(d) 1925
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26.The Home Rule League was formed during the

(a) First World War

(b) Partition of Bengal
(c) Struggle following the JallianwalaBagh Massacre
(d) Implementation of Minto-Morley Reforms
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27. The Dyarchy which was introduced on 1921 in province a

was in force till the year

(a) 1927
(b) 1935
(c) 1937
(d) 1947
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28. To which personality Gandhiji gave the title “Deen Bandhu”?

(a) Sri Aurobindo

(b) CF Andrews
(c) VinobaBhave
(d) CR Das
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29. Aligarh Muslim University was founded by

(a) Jinnah
(b) Syed Ahmed Khan
(c) AbdulKalam Azad
(d) Bhutto
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31. Who were the contemporaries of the Gupta king in the

south?

a. Rashtrakutas
b.Satavahanas
c. Chola
d.Vakatkas
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32. Who was the Viceroy when Simon Commission

visited?

a. Lord reading
b. Lord chelmsford
c. Lord Irwin
d. Lord Wellington
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33. Todarmal mass was associated in Akbar

with Durbar.

a. Finance
b. Literature
c. Music
d. Law reforms
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34. Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in

a. 1919
b. 1911
c. 1917
d. 1915
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35.Choose most appropriate answer who is known as the Grand old

man of India?

a. AO hume
b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c. Dadabhai naoroji
d. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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36. The conspicious role of Gandhi is that of a

a. Reformer
b. Liberator
c. Father
d. Teacher
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38. Who among the following sultan’s of Delhi

assumed the title of Sikander I Sani.

a. Balban
b. Alauddin Khilji
c. Sikandar Lodhi
d. Muhammad bin Tughluq
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39. Bachpan Bachao Andolan and organisation to protect the

rights of the children was founded

a. Aamir Khan
b. Kailash satyarthi
c. Om Prakash Gurjar
d. Santa Sinha
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40. Who was the person behind conversion of East India

Company from trading company into regional power.

a. Lord Warren Hastings

b. Lord Dalhousie
c. Lord Wellesley
d. Lord clive
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41. Who inscribed the name of Khalifa of Baghdad on his

coins?

a. Alauddin Khilji
b. Balban
c. Qutubuddin Aibak
d. Iltutmish
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42. Which of the following book is written by Arnold toynbee?

a. The future of freedom

b. Mankind and mother earth
c. The moons last Sigh
d. Torn sawyer
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43. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?

a. Ajatshatru
b. Bimbisara
c. Dhana Nanda
d. Mahapadma Nanda
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44. Choose most appropriate answer Who among the

following has been called the Napoleon of India?

a. Samudra Gupta
b. Harshvardhana
c. Ashoka
d. Chandragupta
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45. The largest concentration of Harappan sites has

been found along the

a. Sutlej
b. Bhaggar hakra
c. Indus
d. Ravi
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46. Bajirao was appointed as the Peshwa at the age

of 20 under the region of

a. Sambhaji
b. Raja Ram li of Satara
c. Chatrapati sahu
d. Rajaram chatrapati
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