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1.

Which of the following is not true regarding the non-wearing of Khadi in cities?

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Did not appeal to all.
COULD not BOYCOTT mill cloth for too long.
Alternative Indian INSTITUTIONS were fast to come up.
More EXPENSIVE.

ANSWER :C
2.

In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy took place?

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Amritsar
Lahore
AGRA
Meerut

Answer :A
3.

Which of the following was the official residence of British King George V?

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WHITE House
Buckingham Palace
10 DOWNING STREET
WINTER Palace

Answer :B
4.

Reichstag refers to

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IMPERIAL GERMAN
German PARLIAMENT
FRENCH Parliament
Imperial England

Answer :B
5.

What were the rich who played cricket for pleasure called?

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AMATEURS
PROFESSIONALS
COMMONS
Both (a) and (B)

ANSWER :A
6.

Gaddi were an important pastoral community of

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Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
HIMACHAL Pradesh
Gujarat

Answer :C
7.

In context of Germany what was 'Holocaust'?

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Nazi propaganda
Nazi Honour CROSSES
Nazi killing operations
A Nazi School

ANSWER :C
8.

In many parts of England, the farmers began to grow turnip as (i) Turnip improved the soil and made it fertile (ii)Turnip was a good fodder crop and relished by the cattle (iii) This crop had the capacity to increase nitrogen content of the soil (iv) Turnip became the staple food for the people Read the options given above and select the correct answer from the following

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(i), (ii), (iv) are CORRECT, (ii) is WRONG.
(ii), (i), (iv) are correct, (III) is wrong.
(i), (ii), (iii) are correct, (iv)is wrong.
All options are correct.

ANSWER :C
9.

What was the name given to gas chambers by Nazis?

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KILLING Machine
Disinfection Areas
Solution Areas
REVOLUTIONARY Ground

ANSWER :B
10.

Which of the following was not a feature of liberal ideology in the political sphere?

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Freedom of the individual
Equality of all before the LAW
GOVERNMENT by consent
VIOLABILITY of private property

Answer :D
11.

Which among the following was the prime factor in the emergence of modern nationalism in India?

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NEW symbols
New IDEAS
ICONS
Anti-colonial MOVEMENT

ANSWER :D
12.

There was a quarrel between the Bombay Gymkhana(a Whites only club) and the Parsi Club, because

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The Parsis COMPLAINED that the public park was left UNFIT for cricket because the POLO ponies of the Gymkhana Club dug up the surface
The colonial authorities were prejudiced in favour of their own White compatriots
The White cricket elite in India OFFERED no help to the ENTHUSIASTIC Parsis
All the above

Answer :D
13.

Which of the following dresses is not associated with Gandhiji?

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LUNGI and kurta
KHADI LOINCLOTH or dhoti
Sherwani
Western STYLE suit

Answer :C
14.

The Great Depression was a period of

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POLITICAL CRISIS
SOCIAL crisis
GLOBAL crisis
Economic crisis

Answer :D
15.

Which among the following was the reason for Indian opposition to the Rowlatt Act (1919)?

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It was passed hurriedly
It GAVE the government enormous powers
Local LEADERS were picked up and ARRESTED
It authorised the government to IMPRISON PEOPLE without trial

Answer :D
16.

In what ways lives of Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir similar to that of Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh?

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They both have a SIMILAR cycle of seasonal movement
They both spend the winter months on low hills of Siwalik RANGE, grazing their herds in dry scrub forests
In April, they begin their UPWARD JOURNEY again for their summer grazing grounds
All of these

Answer :D
17.

Who among the following propounded the theory of the "Survival of the Fittest"?

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CHARLES Darwin
Adolf HITLER
ISAAC Newton
Herbert SPENCER

ANSWER :D
18.

Who stormed the Bastille, the fortress prison during the last years of 18th century?

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SOLDIERS
PEASANTS
Agitated crowd
NATIONAL Assembly

Answer :B
19.

Liberalism in the economic sphere did not entail

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FREEDOM of MARKETS
Abolition of STATE imposed restrictions on good
Abolition of restrictions on MOVEMENT of capital
Feudal privileges

Answer :D
20.

Which of the following artists depicted a world made up of 'democratic and social republics'?

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KARL KASPAR Fritz
Eugene Delacroix
Frederic Sorrieu
Lorenz Clasen

Answer :C
21.

People who supported the Weimar Republic were

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DEMOCRATS only
CATHOLICS, Protestants, CONSERVATIVES
SOCIALISTS, Catholics, Democrats
Socialists, Communists, Democrats

Answer :C
22.

Which of these are the pastoral communities of the mountains?

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BHOTIYAS and Sherpas
Gujjars
GADDIS
All of these

Answer :D
23.

During First World War against whom did Germany not fight?

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Austria
England
FRANCE
BELGIUM

ANSWER :A
24.

The pastoralists had to pay tax on

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every ANIMAL they grazed on the pastures.
the HOUSES they were living in
number of animals they had.
None of these

Answer :B
25.

Who among the following was assigned the responsibility of economic recovery by Hitler?

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GOEBBELS
Hjalmar SCHACHT
ADAM Smith
Hindenburg

Answer :B
26.

Which one of the following is not true regarding the Jallianwalla Bagh incident?

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It took place on 10th April, 1919.
Satyagrahis were FORCED to RUB their noses on the ground and crawl on the streets.
Its aim was to create a ‘MORAL effect on the minds of the Satyagrahis.
Its aim was to create a feeling of TERROR and awe.

Answer :A
27.

When was the Muslim League founded?

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1860
1900
1906
1910

Answer :C
28.

Name one important law that came into effect soon after the storming of Bastille in the sum mer of 1789.

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The REIGN of Terror
The abolition of censorship
The OLD REGIME
All of these

Answer :B
29.

When did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?

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JANUARY 30, 1923
January 30, 1929
January 30, 1933
March 3, 1933

ANSWER :C
30.

Which one of the following was NOT implemented under the Treaty of Vienna of 1815?

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RESTORATION of Bourbon dynasty
Setting up series of STATES on the boundaries of France
Restoration of monarchies
Diluting the GERMAN CONFEDERATION of 39 states

Answer :D
31.

Which class of society in France was behind the French Revolution?

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CLERGY
NOBILITY
MIDDLE class
Small Peasants

Answer :C
32.

The first Indian community to start playing the game was the small community of the Parsis.

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ZOROASTRIANS
Goans
Collens
JEWS

ANSWER :A
33.

Which of the following factors led to serious shortage of pasture?

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The PROCESS of deforestation
Turning of GRAZING land into cultivated land
The government decision of TAKING over uncultivated lands
Climatic CHANGES

ANSWER :B
34.

When did the French Revolution occur?

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14th July, 1788
14th July, 1789
13TH July, 1790
13th July, 1791

Answer :B
35.

Why did the landlords and farmers decide to buy threshing machines?

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To INCREASE PROFIT from land
To reduce their dependence on LABOURERS
To bring more land under CULTIVATION
To prevent the labourers from toiling day and night.

Answer :B
36.

Which of these are the pastoral communities of Africa?

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Bedouins, BERBERS
MAASAI, Somali
Boran, Turkana
All of these

Answer :D
37.

Which of the following is a community of skilled forest cutters?

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MAASAIS of Africa
Mundas of Chotanagpur
Gonds of ORISSA
KALANGS of Java

Answer :D
38.

Complete the given statement.The Red banners with the ___________________. theNazi salute, and the ritualised rounds of applause after the speeches were all part of this spectacle of power.

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SWASTIKA
Om
Cross
Divide

Answer :A
39.

Where did Ghandhiji start the Satyagraha movement against the indigo plantation system?

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CHAMPARAN
Porbander
Chilka
ASSAM

ANSWER :A
40.

The Congress session of 1929 was held at

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LUCKNOW
MADRAS
CALCUTTA
LAHORE

ANSWER :D
41.

Latex can be collected from which of the fol lowing trees?

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RUBBER TREE
Eucalyptus tree
DEODAR tree
Pine tree

ANSWER :A
42.

Why in the Weimar Republic were called ‘November Criminals'?

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Because they signed armistice agreement and conceded Germany to ALLIES
Because they crushed Spartacists with the HELP of Free CORPS
Because they misused Article 48
They SECURED loans from USA

Answer :A
43.

Who among the following invented the first mechanical reaper?

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ELI Whitney
Cyrus McCormick
James Hargreaves
ARKWRIGHT

ANSWER :B
44.

Radical changes in women's clothing came about due to

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The Russian Revolution
World WAR I
World War II
Both (b) and (C)

ANSWER :D
45.

The social changes in Maasai society are that

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The traditional difference based on age, between the ELDERS and WARRIORS, has been disturbed, but it has not broken down.
a new distinction between the WEALTHY and the poor pastoralists has developed
both (a) and (B)
NONE of these

Answer :C
46.

Who among the following was assigned the responsibility ofeconomic recovery by Hitler?

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GOEBBELS
HINDENBURG
Hjalmar SCHACHT
ADAM Smith

Answer :C
47.

Which Revolution gave the ideas of Liberty, Freedom and Equality to the world?

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The American REVOLUTION
The French Revolution
The RUSSIAN Revolution
None of these

Answer :B
48.

The ideas of philosophers were discussed inten sively in salons and coffee-houses and spread among people through

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TELEVISION and letters
Letters and MOBILES
TELEPHONES and books
Books and NEWSPAPERS

Answer :D
49.

Why was there a demand in America to reform traditional feminine dresses? Which of the following is the most plausible reason? Reform was needed because

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The dresses were voluminous and difficult to handle
These dresses were UNCOMFORTABLE and hampered movement
Comfortable clothes would allow WOMEN to work, EARN their living and be independent
All of these

ANSWER :C
50.

Who envisaged the 'doctrine of divine and absolute right of monarch'?

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JOHN Locke
ROUSSEAU
Montesquieu
Louis XVI

Answer :A