Mock Test-2 (Paper-1) (Question 1-50)

Total Questions: 50

11. 'Diwan-E-Arj' department was associated with-

Correct Answer: (c) Defence
Solution:Diwan-e- Arj, The department which looked after the military organization, headed by Ariz-i-Mumalik.

12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I List-II 
A. Adil Shahi1. Ahmednagar
B. Nizam Shahi2. Bijapur
C. Immad Shahi3. Golkonda
D. Qutub Shahi4. Berar

 

Code:ABCD
(a)4123
(b)1432
(c)3241
(d)2143
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:Adil Shahi belongs to Bijapur. Nizamshahi belongs to Ahmednagar. Immad shahi belongs to Berar region. Qutub Shahi belongs to Golkunda. The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia Muslim dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur in the Western area of the Deccan region of Southern India from 1490 to 1 Bijapur had been a province of the Bahmani Sultanate (1347-1518).

The territory of the sultanate of Ahmednagar was located in the northwestern Deccan, between the sultanates of Gujarat and Bijapur. Initially his capital was in Junnar. The Qutub Shahi rulers were great builders, which included the Char Minar, as well as patrons of learning. Quli Qutb Mulk's court became a haven for Persian culture and literature.

13. Which one of the following statements about the teachings of Kabir is not correct?

Correct Answer: (a) He was not against pilgrimage and idol worship
Solution:Kabir was born in the year 1440 AD and died in 1518 AD in holy city of Varanasi. He did not believe. in idol worship. He was also against the performance of rituals and superstitions or pilgrimage to the so-called holy places.

14. Consider the following sentences regarding Bhakti-sufi Traditions.

1. By the mid - first millennium CE the landscape of the subcontinent was dotted with a variety of religious structures - stupas, monasteries, temples.

2. New textual sources available from this period include compositions attributed to poet - saints, most of whom expressed themselves orally in regional languages used by ordinary people.

Select the correct option from the codes given below :

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:Both 1 and 2 are correct. The period of first millennium CE the continent was known for the religious structures and popularity of different regional languages.

15. The greatest Portuguese governor who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was

Correct Answer: (c) Albuquerque
Solution:The greatest Portuguese Governor who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was Albuquerque. On 4 November 1509, Albuquerque became the second Governor of the State of India, a position he would hold until his death.

Albuquerque speedily showed the energy and determination of his character. He intended to dominate the Muslim world and control the spice trade.

16. Which one among the following was the immediate cause of attack by Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula on Calcutta in 1756?

Correct Answer: (d) Refusal of the English to demolish the fortification of Calcutta
Solution:His charges against the company were mainly threefold. Firstly, that they strengthened the fortification around the Fort William without any intimation and approval; secondly, that they grossly abused the trade privileges granted to them by the Mughal rulers, which caused heavy loss of customs duties for the government; and thirdly, that they gave shelter to some of his officers, for example Krishnadas, son of Rajballav, who fled Dhaka after misappropriating government funds.

Hence, when the East India Company started further enhancement of military preparedness at Fort William in Calcutta, Siraj asked them to stop. The Company did not heed his directives, so Siraj-ud Daulah retaliated and captured Kolkata (Shortly renamed as Alinagar) from the British in June 1756.

17. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Wars)List-II (Period)
A. Second Anglo-Sikh war1. 1814-16
B. Second Anglo-Maratha war2. 1890-92
C. Third Anglo-Mysore war3. 1803-05
D. Anglo-Nepal war4. 1848-49

 

Code:ABCD
(a)1234
(b)2143
(c)4321
(d)3412
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:Second Anglo-Sikh war (1848-49)

Second Anglo-Maratha war (1803-05)

Third Anglo-Mysore war - (1890-92)

Anglo-Nepal war - (1814-16)

18. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Correct Answer: (d) Lord Curzon : Partition of Bengal
Solution:Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley. Permanent Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Lytton.

19. In which of the following session of Muslim League "Two-Nation Theory" was propounded?

Correct Answer: (a) Lahore Session, 1940
Solution:In the Lahore Session, 1915 of Muslim League, "Two-Nation Theory" was propounded. Fazlul Haq, the premier of Bengal, who along with Muslim League had formed the government of Bengal Province, moved a resolution, which was passed by Muslim League.

In this session, Jinnah in his presidential address gave the famous Two-Nation Theory as fellows: "India cannot be assumed today to be Unitarian and homogeneous nation, but on the contrary, there are two nations in the main – the Hindus and Muslims". The term Pakistan was not used in this session. Gandhiji rejected the Two-Nation Theory.

20. Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A): Jawaharlal Nehru represented the Indian National Congress in the Second Round Table Conference (1932).

Reason (R): It was implicit in the Gandhi Irwin Pact (1931) that the Indian National Congress will participate in the Second Round Table Conference (1932).

Choose the correct answer from the code given below :

Correct Answer: (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true