AV

KS
AC
AD
EM
Y
C
AP
F
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Topic Questions

Ancient History 32

• Indus Valley Civilization 16

• Vedic and Post Vedic Period 3

• Mauryan and Post Mauryan Period 36

F
• Gupta and Post Gupta Period 9

AP
Medieval Indian History C 17
Y
EM

• South Indian History 47

AD

• Delhi Sultanate 15
AC

• Mughals 7
KS

Modern Indian History

AV

• Post Mughal to 1857

• Moderate Era till (1857-1919)

• Gandhi Era (1919 – 1939)

• From 1939 till Partition of India

• Post-Independence India

• Acts, Policies During British Rule

 • Historical Personalities

• Socio religious, Peasant, Labour and Tribal movements

Key terminologies in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Indian

History

F
AP
C
Y
EM
AD
AC
KS
AV
Indus Valley Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization

CAPF 2022

Which one of the following geologic time periods is associated with the first appearance of the
marsupials?

F
(a) Lower Cretaceous

AP
(b) Upper Cretaceous
(c) Early Jurassic
(d) Middle Jurasssic
C
Y
CAPF 2021
EM

Most of the mature Harappan sites in the region of Cholistan had been abandoned during
(a) 2250 BCE
(b) 2000 BCE
AD

(c) 1800 BCE

(d) 1700 BCE
AC

CAPF 2020
KS

Which of the following is / are the most distinctive artefacts of the Harappan Civilisation?
AV

1. Steatite seal
2. Bricks of a standardized ratio
3. Gold bangles
4. Silver spittoon
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3

CAPF 2019

North-west part of the Indian peninsula was converted into a great centre of vulcanicity in
(a) the end of Cretaceous period
(b) the mid of Cretaceous period
(c) the start of Cretaceous period
(d) the whole of Cretaceous period
CAPF 2018

Which of the following statements about Harappa Civilization is/are correct? 18

1. There is the extraordinary uniformity in artefacts as evident in pottery, seals, bricks and weights.
2. The late Harappa sites also maintained the same construction techniques as were used in mature
Harappa sites.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

CAPF 2016

Which of the following statements about Harappa Civilization is/are correct? 16

1. There is the extraordinary uniformity in artefacts as evident in pottery, seals, bricks and weights.
2. The late Harappa sites also maintained the same construction techniques as were used in mature

F
Harappa sites.

AP
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 C
Y
EM

CAPF 2014
AD

Which one among the following is not true of bead making as a salient feature of mature Harappan
crafts?
(a) Harappan beads were made of gold, copper, shell, lapis lazuli, ivory and a variety of semi-precious
AC

stones
(b) Archaeologists have identified bead-makers shops on the basis of assernblaqes of - unfinished
objects
KS

(c) At Chanhudaro, tools, furnaces and beads in various stages of preparations have been found
(d) The structure of Banawali, yielded many beads in finished, semi-finished arid unfinished
AV

states

CAPF 2012

Various causes have been suggested for the decline of Harappan Culture: Consider the causes
mentioned below and 'identify the weakest of them.
(a) Due to constant incident of naturally 'occurring floods
(b) Due to increase in the salinity of the soil, fertility decreased there
(c) Earthquakes caused changes in the course of the Indus, which led to inundation
(d) The Aryans invaded and destroyed the Harappan Culture

The prevalence of grain in Harappan sites indicated that

(a) Harappans ploughed their fields
(b) Harappans broadcast seed on their fields
(c) agriculture was prevalent in Harappan sites
(d) trade in bulk items like food grains was well-established in Harappan times
CAPF 2011

The following sentences describe one of the sites of the Harappan Civilization 'The settlement is
divided into two sections, one smaller but higher and the other much larger but lower. Archaeologists
designate these as the citadel and the lower town respectively. Both were walled. Several buildings
were built on platforms, which served as foundations.'
Which of the following sites does it refer to?
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal
(d) Kalibangan

The Harappa civilization covered an extensive area of present South Asia. The geographic space
covered by this civilization included.
(a) Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh and Northeastern frontier
(b) Punjab, Sindh, Northeastern frontier and Kashmir
(c) Punjab, Sindh and a part of Northwestern frontier
(d) Punjab, Sindh a part of Northwestern frontier, Kathiawar and a part of Ganga-Yamuna Doab

F
AP
Vedic and Post Vedic Period
C
Y
EM

CAPF 2022
AD

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: (UPSC
CAPF)
AC

List-I (Vedic name of river) List-II (Modern name)

A. Drishadvati 1. Chenab
B. Askini 2. Chautang
KS

C. Vitasta 3. Ravi
D. Purushni 4. Jhelum
Code:
AV

(a) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

(b) A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
(c) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
(d) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

CAPF 2020

Which of the following are prescribed as the duties of Vaishyas according to the Dharmashastras?
1. Studying the Vedas
2. Engaging in trade
Select the correct answer using the code given below: (UPSC CAPF)
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

CAPF 2012
Consider the following statements about Rig Veda
1. It reflects a naturalistic poly theism-a belief in many Gods who personified natural phenomenon.
2. The Gods were conceived of as anthropomorphic, i.e., as having a physical form similar to that of
humans.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (UPSC CAPF)
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Mauryan & Post Mauryan History

CAPF 2021

The Mauryan capital of Pataliputra has been associated with the archaeological remains of

F
(a) Bulandibagh and Rajagriha

AP
(b) Kumrahar and Mocharim
(c) Kumrahar and Bulandibagh
(d) Kumrahar and Jalalgarh

CAPF 2020 C
Y
EM

Which one of the following is NOT listed as one of the sixteen mahajana-padas in the pre-mauryan
period?
AD

(a) Kuru
(b) Vatsa
(c) Gandhara
AC

(d) Kalinga

CAPF 2013
KS

Which one among the following inscriptions was installed in the easternmost part of Ashoka’s
AV

territory?
(a) Barabar hill cave inscription
(b) Dhauli major rock edicts
(c) Sahasram minor rock edicts
(d) Lauriya Araraj pillar edicts

Gupta & Post Gupta History

CAPF 2017

Which one of the following statements about the Gupta period is not correct?
(a) Forced labour (Vishti) became more common than before in this period
(b) A passage in the Vishnu Purana refers to the Guptas enjoying all the territories along the Ganga up
to Prayaga
(c) The Mehrauli inscription suggests that Chandragupta fought against a confederacy of enemies in
Bengal and also led a campaign into the Punjab
(d) Saurashtra was not a part of the Gupta Empire
CAPF 2012

The famous terra-cotta images of rivers Ganga and Yamuna from the Gupta period have been
found at
(a) Ahichchhatm
(b) Kaushambi
(c) Rajghat
(d) Bhitargaon

South Indian History

F
AP
C
Y
CAPF 2022
EM

The Battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi is popularly known as the (UPSC CAPF)

(a) Battle of Talikota
AD

(b) Battle of Khanwa

(c) Battle of Panipat
(d) Battle of Dharmat
AC

Which one of the following statements about coins struck during 200 BCE to 300 CE in the Indian
subcontinent is not correct? (UPSC CAPF)
KS

(a) The Indo-Greeks introduced bilingual and biscript legends on their coins.
(b) The Kushanas minted large quantities of gold coins as well as copper coins of low denomination.
AV

(c) The Satavahanas issued coins of silver, copper, lead.

(d) Absence of Negama coins suggests the declining power and authority of merchant guilds.

CAPF 2021

The Satavahanas are identified in the Puranas by which one of the following epithets? (UPSC CAPF)
(a) Andhras
(b) Shakas
(c) Kshatrapas
(d) Sungas

Which of the following statements about Amaranayakas of Vijayanagara are correct?

1. The Amaranayakas were military commanders who were given territories to govern by the Raya.
2. In lieu of their service and also to maintain their contingents, they were paid in cash.
3. They maintained stipulated contingents and elephants.
4. They used to send tribute to the king annually and personally appeared in the royal court with gifts
to express their loyalty.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. (UPSC CAPF)
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
 (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

CAPF 2020

Which of the following statements is / are correct?

1. The Satavahanas ruled over parts of western India and the Deccan
2. The Satavahanas repaired and rebuilt Sudarshana Lake
Select the correct answer using the code given below: (UPSC CAPF)
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

CAPF 2019

Consider the following statements pertaining to the Satavahanas:

F
1. Satavahana rulers were identified through matronymics.

AP
2. Satavahana succession to the throne was generally patrilineal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (UPSC CAPF)
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
C
Y
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
EM

CAPF 2018
AD

Statement I:
AC

For early societies, historians retrieve information about elite families mostly from inscriptions.
Statement II:
Satavahana inscriptions generally end with the term Putra, a Prakrit word meaning 'son'. (UPSC
KS

CAPF)
(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of
AV

Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

CAPF 2017

Which one of the following dynasties ruled under the suzerainty of Kingdom of Vijayanagar? (UPSC
CAPF)
(a) Sangamas, Saluvas, Tuluvas and Aravidus
(b) Sangamas, Hoysalas, Aravidus and Tuluvas
(c) Hoysalas, Saluvas, Poligars and Sangamas
(d) Yadavas of Devagiri, Hoysalas, Saluvas and Aravidus

CAPF 2014

The ruling dynasties Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva were associated with (UPSC CAPF)
(a) Warangal
(b) Kashmir
(c) Bengal
(d) Vijayanagara

CAPF 2013

Ancient route Dakshinpantha connected (UPSC CAPF)

(a) Ajanta with Golconda
(b) Ellora with Muziris
(c) Ajanta with Arikamedu
(d) Ajanta with Pataliputra

Ritual kinship was the hallmark of Vijayanagar rule. Vijayanagar rulers claimed to have ruled on
behalf of which one among the following shrines? (UPSC CAPF)
(a) Vithala
(b) Tirupati
(c) Virupaksha
(d) Mallikarjuna

F
AP
CAPF 2012
C
Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedas, flourished under the rule of (UPSC CAPF)
Y
(a) Bahamani
EM

(b) Golkonda
(c) Gajapati
(d) Vijaynagar
AD
AC

Who among the following was described as Jagadguru by his subjects for his patronage of the Hindus
in his State? (UPSC CAPF)
(a) Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur
KS

(b) Mahmud of Malwa

(c) Husain Shah of Bengal
AV

(d) Mahmud Begara of Gujarat

CAPF 2011

Which one among the following statements regarding Satavahanas is not correct? (UPSC CAPF)
(a) The Satavahanas are identified with the Andhras of the Puranas
(b) The Satavahanas claimed Brahmana descent and followed Brahmanical Vedic tradition
(c) Satavahanas and Shakas were involved in prolonged conflict
(d) Vasishthiputra Satakarni defeated Shaka ruler Rudradaman I

Delhi Sultanate
CAPF 2021
Which one of the following pairs of Deccan Sultanates and their respective regions is not correctly
matched?
(a) Nizam Shahis : Bijapur
(b) Barid Shahis : Bidar
(c) Qutb Shahis : Golkonda
(d) Imad Shahis : Berar

CAPF 2017

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

(a) Sharaf Qai was a minister of Allauddin Khalji
(b) Under Giyasuddin Tughluq Muqtis were warned not to ill-treat any of their officials for small
amounts taken over and above their salaries
(c) The Arabic work masalik-i-Absar gives description of the functioning of Igta system under
Muhammad bin Tughluq
(d) Marco Polo has not mentioned about Pearl Fishery of Tuticorin in South India

CAPF 2014

F
Which one among the following was/were the motive/motives behind Mohammad Bin

AP
Tughlaq's transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
1. The shift to Daulatabad would give him a chance to establish control over Deccan and Gujarat.

C
2. It would provide access to the Western and Southern ports.
3. It would protect him from direct Mongol invasion from the North-Western frontier.
Y
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
EM

Codes
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
AD

(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
AC

CAPF 2012
KS

Bandagan-i-khas during the rule of Delhi Sultans referred to the

(a) innkeepers
(b) royal slaves
AV

(c) dak-carriers
(d) guards of the state stable

Mughal Era

CAPF 2021

Consider the following statements :

1. Under Akbar, the system of Zabt was established over a large area from Punjab to Awadh.
2. In the seventeenth century North India, the system of Zabt lost much ground to the system of
Kankut.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
 (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements about Akbar are correct?

1. In 1560s, Akbar had the Fort of Agra constructed.
2. In 1570s, Akbar decided to build a new capital at Fatehpur Sikri.
3. Akbar also commissioned a white marble tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti at Sikri.
4. In 1585, Akbar decided to shift the capital back to Agra.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3 and 4 only

CAPF 2020

Which one of the following statements about the religious policies of the Mughal kings is NOT correct?
(a) The tax on pilgrimage was abolished in 1563, and the jizya tax on non - Muslim Subjects was abolished

F
in 1564

AP
(b) Akbar issues instructions to his officers to follow the policy of religious toleration
(c) Not all Mughals emperors gave grants for the building and maintenance of places of worship
(d) Grants were issued for the repair of a number of temples in the reigns of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb,
after they had been destroyed during war
C
Y
CAPF 2013
EM

The establishment of Mughal rule in India

1. strengthened urbanization
AD

2. strengthened inter-urban contact in riparian North India

3. increased India’s sea trade
AC

4. decreased the risk of carrying long-distance trade

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
KS

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 3 and 4
AV

(d) 1 only
Post Mughal to 1857
CAPF 2022

Which of the following statements about ‘Agency Houses’ is/are correct?

1. They were important commercial formations in the late eighteenth and nineteenth century India.
2. The operation of managing agencies remained confined to Calcutta.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only

F
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

AP
CAPF 2021

Consider the following statements C

Y
1. The early Sikh Gurus were religious preachers and did not interfere in politics but Guru Arjan
EM

extended his good wishes for the rebel prince Khusrau.

2. Guru Arjan attempted to organize the finances by introducing the system of more or less
AD

compulsory ‘spiritual tribute to be collected by his agents called Masands.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
AC

(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
KS

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. Permanent Settlement : Lord Cornwallis
AV

2. Ryotwari Settlement : Thomas Munro

3. Mahalwari Settlement : Holt Mackenzie
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Who among the following assumed the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah to set himself up as an
independent ruler with his base in Hyderabad?
(a) Kartalab Khan
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Alivardi Khan
(d) Chin Qilich Khan

Initially, what was the purpose of setting up of the hill stations during the colonial period in India?
(a) To serve as winter capitals for the British
 (b) To serve the needs of the British army
(c) To source timber from forests
(d) To set up sanatoria

CAPF 2020

On which one of the following conditions, did the Marathas agree to serve the Mughal King with a
Cavalry contingent of 15,000 in the early 18th century?
(a) Grant of the jagir of Malwa province
(b) Control of the resources of Gujarat
(c) The right to levy chauth and sardeshmukhi in the Deccan and South India
(d) The right to mint coins in their own name

Consider the following statements about the Treaty of Amritsar (1809):1. The Treaty fixed the Sutlej
as the boundary between the Punjab and British India.2. It was after this treaty that Maharaj Ranjit
Singh was able to annex Jammu, Multan, and Kashmir to his domains.Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only

F
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2

AP
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Why was Vasudeo Balwant Phadke known in history?

C
(a) He led a violent struggles against the British during the revolt of 1857
Y
(b) He was a critic of Gandhian struggle
EM

(c) He led an armed uprising against the British in the 1870s

(d) He was a radical leader of the Indian National Congress
AD

CAPF 2018
AC

Statement I:
The permanent Settlement was rarely extended to any region beyond Bengal.
Statement II:
KS

After 1810, the agricultural prices declined affecting adversely the income of the Bengal Zamindars.
(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of
AV

Statement I
(b) Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of
Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Statement I:
In 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the plea that the region was
being misgoverned. Statement II:
The Nawab was accused of being unable to control the rebellious chiefs and Taluqdars.
(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of
Statement
(b) Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of
Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

CAPF 2017
The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II Examine these two
statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:
Statement I: Nationalism in India, which was assigned a privileged position by its western-educated
political leadership, was a 'different', but a 'derivative discourse' from the west
Statement II: Indian nationalism as a response to western imperialism was 'like all such responses,
shaped by what it was responding to'
(a) Both the statements are individually true and true and Statement II is the correct
explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is NOT the correct explanation of
Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II Examine these two
statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:
Statement I: The British legal scholars relied on Indian Pandits and Maulvis for understanding of
canons of authoritative texts Statement II: British codified the Hindu Laws in 1783 and the Muslim
Laws in 1785

F
(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement

AP
I
(b) Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is NOT the correct explanation of

C
Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Y
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
EM

Which one of the following statements about the Treaty of Allahabad is NOT correct?
(a) It was signed in the year 1765
AD

(b) The Mughal Emperor by a Farman formally granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the
East India Company
AC

(c) Awadh was restored to its Nawab on payment of Rs. 50 Lakhs

(d) Banaras and the surrounding tracts were detached from Awadh and handed over to Shah
Alam II
KS

CAPF 2015
Which of the following were the main influences on Vasudeo Balvant Phadke?
AV

1. Experience of the Deccan famine of 1876-77.

2. Hindu revivalism.
3. Theory of Drain of Wealth.
4. Reformist idea of Phule.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 4

CAPF 2014

Consider the following.

In March 2014 mortal remains of a number of Indian soldiers of 1857 mutiny were exhumed from a
well at ………. These mortal remains are of ……. who revolted against the British.
Complete the statements with appropriate information.
(a) Jallianwala Bagh, 36 Regiment of Sikh Infantry
(b) Lahore, 75 Regular Native Infantry Regiment
(c) Ajnala, 26 Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
(d) Satti Chaura Ghat, 19 Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

CAPF 2012

Match List I with List II and select the corect answer using the code given below:
List I List II
(Governor General) (Important Policy)
A. Lord Cornwallis 1. Partition of Bengal
B. Lord Wellesely 2. Doctrine of Lapse
C. Lord Dalhousie 3. Permanent Settlement
D. Lord Curzon 4. Subsidiary Alliance
Codes
ABCD
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 1 4 2 3

F
CAPF 2011

AP
Which one among the following wars was ended by the Treaty of Madras?
(a) First Carnatic War
(b) Second Carnatic War C
Y
(c) First Mysore War
EM

(d) Second Mysore War

Certain measures of Dalhousie created serious discontent in India which were also responsible
AD

for the revolt of 1857. Which of the following measures was not one of them?
(a) Doctrine of Lapse
AC

(b) Introduction of Railways and Telegraph

(c) Abolition of titles and pensions of several rulers
(d) Educational reforms
KS
AV

Post Moderate Era till 1857

CAPF 2022

Consider the following historical events in India carefully :

1. The Indian press failed to protest against the Vernacular Press Act of 1878.
2. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was introduced by Viceroy Lytton against the counsel of his own
Law Member.
Which of the above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1

Which one of the following pairs of years and historical events is correctly matched?
 (a) 1878: Second Anglo-Afghan War
(b) 1885: Ilbert Bill Controversy
(c) 1785: Fox’s India Bill
(d) 1898: Lord Curzon becomes the Viceroy

CAPF 2021

Who among the following founded the Dharma Sabha?

(a) Krishna Mohan Banerjee
(b) Keshab Chandra Sen
(c) Radhakanta Deb
(d) Akshay Kumar Datta

The British Committee of the Indian National Congress was founded in

(a) 1889
(b) 1892
(c) 1898
(d) 1901

CAPF 2019

F
AP
Which of the following statements about Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar is/are NOT correct?
1. Vidyasagar's writings significantly helped to develop the Bengali language

C
2. He received the title 'vidyasagar' from Presidency College kolkata
3. He was enthusiastic about the spread of women's education
Y
4. Vidyasagar defended widow marriage without being convinced about scriptural support
EM

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 2 and 4 only
AD

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 4 only
(d) 3 only
AC

Which of the following are true in the context of Swadeshi movement in 1905?
1. Massive demonstrations were held in Bengal
KS

2. Hartal was observed in Calcutta

3. The movement was initiated by the moderates, but was taken over by the revolutionary nationalists
AV

at a later stage Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

CAPF 2018

Which of the following statements about town planning in British India in early 19th century is/are
correct?
1. The funds for town improvement were also raised through public lotteries.
2. The threats of epidemics gave an impetus to town planning in the early decades of 19th century.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
CAPF 2017
The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II Examine these two
statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:
Statement I: Dadabhai Naoriji argued that what was being drained out was 'potential surplus' that
could generate more economic development in Indian if invested in India
Statement II: Imperialists believed that India was brought into the large capitalist world market and
that was in itself progress towards modernization
(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement
I
(b) Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is NOT the correct explanation of
Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

CAPF 2016

Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of the debate between 'Anglicists' and

F
'Orientalists' in the 1830s?

AP
1. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money being spent on printing Sanskrit and Arabic texts.
2. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money spent on printing Sanskrit texts, but wished to continue to
print in Persian.

C
3. The Orientalists wanted stipend for the students of Arabic and Sanskrit.
4. The Orientalists started a new Sanskrit College in Delhi.
Y
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
EM

(a) Only 1
(b) 1, 3 and 4
AD

(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
AC

Which of the following statements about the founding of the Indian National Congress (INC)
is/are correct?
1. The INC was formed in Bombay in 1885.
KS

2. The first President of the INC was WC Bannerjee.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
AV

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements about the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal in 1905 are
correct?
1. It was marked by the mass mobilisation through the organisation of 'Samitis',
2. It was marked by the mass mobilisation through labour strikes.
3. It advocated a constructive programme of self help or 'atmashakti'.
4. In the sphere of education, national schools were established.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

CAPF 2015
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated with
1. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
2. The Age of Consent Bill
3. Gaurakshini Sabha
4. Atmiya Sabha
Select the correct answer "using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4

Which one of the following was not the feature of the Home Rule Movement in India?
(a) Boycott and Picketing
(b) Two separate Home-Rule Leagues rather than one All-India Home-Rule Organisation
(c) Setting up of discussion groups and reading rooms
(d) Sale and circulation of pamphlets

CAPF 2014
Which one among the following explains the meaning of the 'Safety Valve Theory' in the
context of Indian National Movement?

F
(a) A theory that argued that the Congress was formed as a safe outlet to the discontented

AP
educated Indians
(b) A theory that argued that the Congress was formed as a safe outlet to the hostile attitude of the
British towards the Indian people
C
(c) A theory which believed that the British and the ex-rebels of 1857 should amicably resolve their
Y
differences against each other
EM

(d) As idea aimed at promoting goodwill among the Indian people

AD

CAPF 2013
AC

The first major boost to modern industry in India happened in the 1860s- It was a direct result
of
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(a) the demand created in America because of the Civil War

(b) the demand created in Europe because of the Civil War in America
AV

(c) the decline in competition from the cotton mills of Lancashire and Manchester
(d) the support of government to industries in India

CAPF 2012

Who among the following used the term Drain of Wealth’ for the first time?
(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Which of the following statements about Theosophical Society are correct?

1. Its founders were non-Indians.
2. Its advocates were in favour of the revival of Hinduism.
3. It advocated for the adoption of rational and scientific approach based on western ideas.
4. It helped people to overcome the sense of false pride.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 2

Which of the following statements regarding Home Rule Leagues in India are correct?
1. The movement was led by the moderate Congress leaders.
2. There were two Home Rule Leagues.
3. The movement became strong, because other mass agitations could not be launched by the
Congress during the World War.
4. The government was non-reactive to the movement.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 3

F
AP
Gandhi Era (1919-1939)
C
Y
CAPF 2020
EM

Which one of the following is NOT correct about Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi Yatra or Salt March?
(a) It was the first national activity in which women participated in large numbers
AD

(b) Gandhiji allowed the women's participation at the request of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay.
(c) The march was fully covered by the Western press
AC

(d) The march began after the failure of the First Round Table Conference in London

CAPF 2019
KS

Who among the following was NOT associated with the Kakori Conspiracy Case?
AV

(a) Ramprasad Bismil

(b) Rajendra Lahiri
(c) Ashfaqulla Khan
(d) Surya Sen

Which of the following statements about Bhagat Singh is/are NOT true?
1. Bhagat Singh was influenced by socialist ideas
2. He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
3. Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 with the objective to kill as
many people as possible Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 only

Which among the following statements about the Jallianwala bagh massacre is/are correct? 1. In
Jallianwala bagh troops opened fire upon an unarmed crowd
2. The troops were under the command of General Dyer
3. The troops did not issue any warning to the people before opening fire
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only

Who among the following were jailed in the Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case in 1924?
(a) Muzaffar Ahmad, S. A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani, Nalini Gupta
(b) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Usmani
(c) S. A. Dange and S. V. Ghate
(d) Muzaffar Ahmad and S.S.Mirajkar

Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha is/are correct?
1. It was during the course of his campaign against racialism in South Africa that Gandhiji first applied
Satyagraha
2. The two vital ingredients of Satyagraha are 'truth' and 'non-violence'
3. The Satyagraha resists evil by inflicting suffering on himself and not by inflicting suffering in the
opponent
4. In India, Satyagraha was first tried by Gandhiji in Champaran

F
(a) 1 and 4 only

AP
(b) 2 only
(c) 4 only

C
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Y
EM

CAPF 2018

Statement I:
AD

Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast unto death against the Communal Award announced by the British
Government. Statement II:
AC

The Poona Pact resulted in a joint electorate with an enhanced number of seats reserved for
Depressed Classes.
(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of
KS

Statement I
(b) Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of
Statement I
AV

(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

CAPF 2017
Who among the following leaders is associated with the concept of partyless democracy?
(a) J B Kripalani
(b) Jayprakash Narayan
(c) Acharya Narendra Dev
(d) Vinoba Bhave

Which among the following was NOT the recommendation of the Nehru Report?
(a) Dominion Status
(b) Separate Electorate
(c) Unitary and Democratic Centre
(d) Adult Suffrage.
**Which of the following active step(s) was/were taken by the Congress in 1923 to eradicate
untouchability from India?
1. Effort to educate and mobilize opinion among caste Hindus
2. Efforts to educate the ‘avarnas’ about the evils of untouchability
3. Forcibly open the doors of temples for ‘avarnas’
4. Petition the Government to pass laws that would declare untouchability unlawfully
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 4 only

Which of the following statements about the Champaran Satyagraha is/are correct?
1. The Champaran region had a long tradition of anti-planter discontent and agitation.
2. Mahatma Gandhi gave all India publicity to the grievances of Champaran cultivators,
3. The cultivators of Champaran had protested against excessive taxation on sugar.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2

F
(c) 2 and 3

AP
(d) 1, 2 and 3

CAPF 2015
C
Where' and when did Mahatma Gandhi first use his method of hunger-strike to achieve a
Y
desired goal?
EM

(a) At Natal in South Africa in the year 1906

(b) At Champaran in the year 1917
(c) At Ahmedabad in the year 1918
AD

(d) At Cape Town in South Africa in the year 1906

AC

Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact is not correct?
(a) Gandhi wrote a letter seekinq an interview with the Viceroy
(b) Civil Disobedience movement was to ' be discontinued
KS

(c) The imprisoned freedom fighters were to be released

(d) All the lands that had been confiscated were to be returned to the original owners
AV

CAPF 2013

Mahatma Gandhi’s opposition to separate electorates for untouchables was because

(a) separate electorates would ensure them bondage in perpetuity
(b) of the apprehension of offending the conservative high caste Hindus
(c) it would weaken Mahatma Gandhi’s position as a leader
(d) None of the above

The Salt Satyagraha

(a) encouraged Indians to manufacture salt
(b) showed to the government that Indians would break unfair laws
(c) proved that Mahatma Gandhi was a mass leader
(d) was designed to destroy the finances of the colonial government

The Khilafat Movement was built around

(a) opposing British rule in India
(b) protecting the sovereignty of the Khalifa
 (c) opposing the national movement
(d) protesting against lack of educational opportunities in India

Mahatma Gandhi’s severe criticism of the Congress leadership at the opening of the Benaras
Hindu University was focused on
(a) the Congress strategy for opposing the government
(b) the congress accepting offices under the government
(c) condemnation of Indian nationalism for being an elite phenomenon
(d) All of the above

CAPF 2012

Which of the following methods was/were incorporated by Gandhi?

1. Petitioning to the British
2. Village reconstruction.
3. gheraos
4. Fasts
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 4 only

F
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

AP
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

C
Which of the following Princely States saw major movements over the period from 1930s to 1940s?
Y
1. Tripura
EM

2. Nilgiri
3. Baroda
4. Travancore
AD

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
AC

(b) 2 and 4 only

(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
KS

CAPF 2011
AV

The Khilafat Movement received support from both Hindus and Muslims and it was led from
the front by Gandhiji. In spite of this, the movement lost momentum. Why?
(a) Office of Khalifa was abolished in Turkey itself and better terms offered to Turkey
(b) Muslim League's opposition to the Indian National Congress
(c) Special concessions given to the Muslims by the British government
(d) Internal frictions between the Congress and the Muslim League

Consider the following events in the history of Indian freedom struggle

1. Champaran Satyagraha
2. Bardoli Satyagraha
3. Ahmedabad Mill Workers Strike
4. Chauri-Chaura Incident
Which one of the following is a correct chronological sequence of the above events starting
from the earliest?
(a) l, 3, 2, 4
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2
(d) 3, 1, 2, 4

From 1939 till Partition of India

CAPF 2022

Which one of the following statements about Princely States’ in India is not correct?
(a) The British Government declared that States were free to join either India or Pakistan or remain
independent.
(b) The decision to join either India or Pakistan or remain independent was left not to the people of
Princely States but to the Princely Rulers.
(c) The Ruler of Travancore first decided to remain independent.
(d) The State of Travancore finally joined India through a plebiscite.

CAPF 2021

F
Consider the following statements :

AP
1. The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement led to the foundation of the Congress
Socialist Party in 1934 under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan.

C
2. In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru urged the Congress to accept socialism as its goal and to bring itself
closer to the peasantry and the working class.
Y
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
EM

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
AD

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

AC

CAPF 2018

Who among the following has not written about partition in his works?
KS

(a) Saadat Hasan Manto

(b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(c) Bhisham Sahni
AV

(d) Narendranath Mitra

CAPF 2015

Which of the following was/were not part/parts of the RIN Mutiny?

1. Indian National Army
2. HMIS Talwar
3. Hunger strike by naval ratings
4. Lord Irwin
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) Only 4

Which one of the following statements concerning the Freedom and Partition of India is not
correct?
(a) In February 1947, British Prime Minister Attlee announced that the British were Rot going
to transfer power to Indians, come what may
(b) Lord Wavell advocated total withdrawal of the British from India by 31 March, 1948
(c) It was Lord Mountbatten who speeded up the process of transfer of power
(d) The Plan Balkan was abandoned on account of Nehru's opposition to it

CAPF 2012

Which one among the following Princely States opted for a direct dealing with the Constituent
Assembly in the year 1946 instead of through the Chamber of Princes?
(a) Baroda
(b) Travancore
(c) Junagadh
(d) Mysore

“India would be far more reliable as a base for operations. Moreover the prospect of a settlement will
be greatly enhanced by the disappearance of Gandhi, who had for years torpedoed every attempt at a
settlement.” This statement was made by British in context of

F
(a) Kheda

AP
(b) Civil Disobidience
(c) Quit India

C
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement Y
EM

Post-Independence India
AD

CAPF 2022
AC

When was Kothari Commission the Kothari appointed by the Government of India to look into the
education sector of India?
(a) 1967
KS

(b) 1966
(c) 1965
AV

(d) 1964

Operation Flood’ is also popularly known as

(a) the Green Revolution
(b) the White Revolution
(c) the Blue Revolution
(d) the Yellow Revolution

CAPF 2021

Who among the following warned his colleagues that the Constituent Assembly was British made and
was “working the British plan as the British should like it to be worked out”?
(a) Somnath Lahiri
(b) B. R. Ambedkar
(c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
(d) B. N. Rau

CAPF 2018
Which of the following statements about the Constitution of India is/are correct?
1. The 'Objectives Resolution' was moved by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar served as the chairman of the Drafting Committee in his capacity as the Law
Minister. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Which one of the following statements about the Constitution of India is correct?
(a) It was framed between December 1946 and December 1949
(b) The drafts of the Constitution were discussed in public meetings
(c) It is the shortest document of a Constitution in the world
(d) It came fully into operation immediately after the drafting was completed in December 1949

CAPF 2016

Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly are correct?

F
1. It was not based on adult franchise.

AP
2. It resulted from direct election.
3. It was a multi-party body.
4. It worked through several committees.
Select correct answer using code given below. C
Y
(a) 1, 2 and 4
EM

(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
AD

CAPF 2012
AC

Consider the following territories which became part of India after 15th August, 1947 :
1. Goa, Daman and Diu (liberated in 1961, became UT in 1967, Goa separate state in 1987)
KS

2. Pondicherry (aquired in 1954, became UT in 1962)

3. Sikkim (1947 became Protectorate, 1974 became associate state)
AV

4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli (liberated in 1954, Became UT In 1961)

Which of the following is the correct chronological order (beginning with the earliest) of their
becoming part of India?
(a) 1-2-3-4
(b) 3-1-4-2
(c) 4-1-2-3
(d) 2-1-4-3

Which one among the following statements about the States Reorganization Act is not correct?
(a) The Act dealt with the issue of redrawing of the boundaries of States
(b) It was passed in the year 1956
(c) It created fourteen States and six Union Territories
(d) The State boundaries were drawn for administrative convenience.

Acts, Policies During British Rule

CAPF 2019
According to which one of the following plans/reports, the decision with regard to the partition of
Punjab and Bengal was to be taken on the basis of voting of the Members of the respective Legislative
Assemblies?
(a) Nehru report
(b) Cripps mission plan
(c) Beveridge report
(d) Mountbatten plan

Why did the early nationalists oppose the Council Act of 1892?
(a) The number of members of the Imperial Legislative Council was increased
(b) The number of member of Provincial Councils was increased
(c) The Councils were given the right to discuss the annual budgets
(d) The Act did not give the Indians control over the public funds

CAPF 2018

Which of the following statements about India's Independence is/are correct?

1. The formal transfer of power on 15th August 1947 heralding India's Independence was announced
by Lord Mountbatten.

F
2. Mahatma Gandhi was not present at the festivities in the capital on 15th August 1947.

AP
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 C
Y
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
EM

Which one of the following is not a characteristics feature of the Indian Independence Act, 1947?
(a) The Dominion of India got the residuary territory of India, excluding the provinces of Sind,
AD

Baluchistan, West Punjab, East Bengal and NWFP.

(b) The Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament.
AC

(c) The Act proposed to set up two independent Dominions.

(d) The Constituent Assembly of each Dominion was to have unlimited power to frame and adopt any
Constitution.
KS

CAPF 2017
AV

Which one of the following statements about Cripps Mission is NOT correct?
(a) In March 1942, Cripps persuaded War Cabinet to agree to a draft declaration
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel represented congress to negotiate with the mission
(c) The mission offered Dominion status after the war
(d) The mission offered the formation of a constitution-making body after the war

Which among the following was NOT a provision of the Gandhi-Irwin pact?
(a) Immediate release of all political prisoners of the Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Clause 2 of the March 1931 pact defined 'reservations and safe-guards' to cover financial credit of
India.
(c) Return of acquired land not yet sold to the third party.
(d) Reservation of 18 per cent seats for depressed classes

Which one of the following statements about the English Education Act of 1835 is NOT correct?
(a) It was proposed by Governor General William Bentinck on the advice of Macaulay
(b) It made English the language of instruction in Indian education system
(c) With the formal institutionalization of English as the language of instruction, the stage was set for a
new direction to Indian education
(d) To the existing Oriental Institutions fresh awards of stipends to students and the
publication of classical texts were to continue

Which one of the following statements about the Colonial economy is NOT correct?
(a) The British presence inhibited indigenous capitalism
(b) Laissez-faire actively promoted indigenous capitalism
(c) The ‘white collective monopoly’ came earliest and remained most pronounced in Eastern India
(d) The Bombay hinterland was difficult to penetrate before the construction of railways

Which one of the following had created the office of the Secretary of State for India?
(a) The Councils Act 1861
(b) The Government of India Act 1858
(c) The Morley Minto Reforms
(d) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Which one of the following statements about the land tenure system is NOT correct?
(a) During the British rule in India three categories of the land tenure system, viz. Zamindari,
Mahalwari, and Ryotwari were introduced
(b) Under the Zamindari system, the land was held by one person or at the most by a few joint owners

F
who were responsible for the payment of land revenue

AP
(c) Under the Mahalwari system, the agricultural lands belonged to the Government
(d) Under the Ryotwari system, the individual holders had the permanent rights over land and were

C
directly responsible for payment of land revenue Y
CAPF 2016
EM

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Permanent Settlement?

(a) The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the Zamindar
AD

(b) The Permanent Settlement continued to pay attention to the customary occupancy rights of
peasants
AC

(c) The burden of the high revenue assessment was shifted to the peasants under the Permanent
Settlement
(d) The condition of the actual cultivators of the land declined under Permanent Settlement
KS
AV

Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of the Ryotwari system?

1. It was the brainchild of Thomas Munro.
2. It was meant to reduce intermediaries.
3. Cultivating peasants were gradually impoverished by the system.
4. It was introduced in parts of Madras and Bengal Presidency.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) Only 1
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4

Consider the following statements about the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909.

1. They were named after the British Parliamentarians, Minto and Morley.
2. They provided for limited self government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the
Legislative Councils.
3. They contained provisions that ensured that British officials retained their majority in the Imperial
Legislative Council.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Which of the following was/were the features of the Quit India Movement?
1. From the very beginning, it was a rural revolt.
2. It was essentially a moderate movement.
3. It was marked by the Unprecedented use of violence
4. It was marked by acute state repression.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4

CAPF 2015

The following item consists of two Statements 1 and II. Examine these two statements carefully

F
and select the correct answer using the code given below.

AP
Statement I: India's share of world manufacturing output steadily declined during the 19th and the
20th centuries.

C
Statement II: There was no absolute decline in production in India during the colonial rule.
Codes
Y
(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
EM

(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II .is not the correct explanation of
Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
AD

(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

AC

Which of the following statements with regard to construction of railways in colonial India by
KS

the British companies is/are not true?

1. The companies were guaranteed a return of 5% on their investment by Government of India.
2. The railways were to be managed mainly by the Government.'
AV

3. There was no system bf preferential freight charges.

4. The companies were to get the land free from the Government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 4
(d) 2.3 and 4

Which of the following represents the main phases of the Quit India Movement?"
1. Strikes, boycotts and picketinq in urban centres.
2. Widespread attacks in rural areas on the many symbols and means of colonial rule and authority.
e.g., railways, telegraph lines and Government buildings.
3. Formation of Home Rule leagues.
4. The Karnataka method.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 4

The proposals of the Cabinet Mission did not include .

1. a three-tier structure for the Union of India, with both the Provinces and the Princely States.
2. formation of a Constituent Assembly.
3. creation of a sovereign Pakistan with six Muslim-majority provinces.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 3
(b) Only 3
(c) Only 2
(d) 1 and 2

CAPF 2014

The Assam, Company, consisting of European tea planters, remained the virtual proprietor of
the tea industry till 1850. In the 1850s who among the following established two small
proprietary tea gardens of his own, which were confiscated by the state after his execution for
treason in 1858?

F
(a) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan

AP
(b) Gunabhiram Barua
(c) Lakhinath Bezbarua
(d) Maniram Dewan
C
Y
Which one among the following was not a provision of the Regulating Act of 1773?
EM

(a) It introduced parliamentary supervision over the East India Company

(b) The Government of Bengal was vested in a Governor General and the Council of four members
(c) It changed the power of vote in the Court of Proprietors by removing all restrictions on
AD

qualifications
(d) The Governor-General was vested with a casting vote
AC

Which of the following statements rewarding the residuary powers under the Constitution of
India is/are correct?
KS

1. Residuary powers have been given to the Union Parliament.

2. In the matter of residuary power, the Constitution of India follows the Constitution of Australia.
3. Schedule 7 of the Constitution of India provides a list of residuary powers.
AV

4. The Government of India Act, 1935 placed residuary powers in the hands of the Governor -General,
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) Only 4

Between the 15th August, 1947 when India became free and the 26th January, 1950 when she
declared herself a democratic sovereign republic, the Government of India functioned under the
provision of
(a) The Government of India Act, 1935
(b) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
(c) The Indian (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947
(d) None of the above

The permanent settlement was rarely extended to other regions because

(a) increases in agricultural prices after 1810 increased the value of the harvest while the permanent
settlement disallowed an increases in the State's share
(b) the economic theories of Ricardo influenced the policy makers
(c) the state found it expedient to settle directly with the ryot
(d) All of the above

CAPF 2013

Which one among the following statements about industries in colonial India is not correct?
(a) The jute industry was almost entirely owned by Europeans
(b) The cotton textile industry was almost wholly owned by Indians
(c) The cotton textile industry was small in size
(d) The growth of cotton industry was the result of government support

Separate electorates for representation of Indian Christians and Anglo-Indians were created
under the
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(b) Government of India Act, 1909
(c) Government of India Act, 1919

F
(d) Government of India Act, 1935

AP
Statement I: The economy of India in the 19th century came to a state of ruin under the English East
India Company.
C
Statement II: The English East India Company's acquisition of Diwani right led to the miseries of the
Y
peasants and those associated with the traditional handicrafts industry of India.
EM

Codes
(a) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of
statement I
AD

(b) Both the statements are Individually true but statement is not the correct explanation of statement
I
AC

(c) Statement I is true but statement II is false

(d) Statement I is false but statement II is true
KS

Which one among the following relates to a land revenue introduced by the English India Company?
(a) Pitt’s India Act
AV

(b) Mahalwari Settlement

(c) Regulating Act
(d) Subsidiary Alliance

CAPF 2011

Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Lord Wellesley : Subsidiary Alliance
(b) Lord William Bentinck : English Education
(c) Warren Hastings : Local Self Government
(d) Lord Lytton : Vernacular Press Act
Historical Personalities
CAPF 2021

“On the 26th January, 1950, we are going to enter a life of contradictions. In politics we will have
equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality.”
To whom among the following leaders is this quote attributed?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Somnath Lahiri

CAPF 2020

Who among the following was the first non - official member to be elected as Speaker of the Central
Legislative Assembly on 24-8-1925?
(a) Vithalbhai J Patel

F
(b) Muhammad Yakub

AP
(c) G. V. Mavalankar
(d) Sardar Hukum Singh

Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

(a) B. R. Ambedkar C
Y
(b) Rajendra Prasad
EM

(c) Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar

(d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
AD

CAPF 2019
AC

Which one of the following pairs of organization and their founders is NOT correctly matched?
(a) National Liberation Federation: Tej Bahadur Sapru and M.R. Jayakar
KS

(b) Jamait-ul Ulema-e Hind: Maulana Mahmudal Hasan or Shaikh-ul-Hind

(c) Congress Democratic Party: B.G.Tilak
AV

(d) Congress Socialist Party: M.N.Roy

CAPF 2018

Who among the following in Congress represented the socialist view?

(a) Rajendra prasad
(b) Narendra Dev
(c) Maulana Azad
(d) Sardar Patel

CAPF 2016

Who among the following British ethnographers launched the Survey of India project in the
1860s?
(a) Hunter
(b) Dufferin
(c) Risley
(d) Thurston
Who among the following founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1815?
(a) Keshab Chandra Sen
(b) Debendranath Tagore
(c) Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Bijoy Krishna Goswarili

CAPF 2015

Match List I with List IT and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I List II
(Person) (Political Party)
A. BR Ambedkar 1. Pakistan Muslim League
B. Sikandan 2. Krishak Praja Party
Hayat Khan
C. Fazlul Huq 3. Unionist Party
D. Khaliquzzaman 4. Independent Labour Party

ABCD
(a) 4 2 3 1

F
(b) 4 3 2 1

AP
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 3 2 4

C
Who among the following was not a Communist leader in colonial India?
Y
(a) PC Roy
EM

(b) SA Dange
(c) Muzaffar Ahmad
(d) Singaravelu
AD

Who among the following were well known as champions of women's education in colonial
AC

India?
1. Sister Subbalaksmi
2. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
KS

3. Keshub Chandra Sen

4. Ananda Coomaraswamy
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
AV

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1,2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 2

Amarasirnha is the name of a

(a) famous lexicographer of ancient India
(b) Rajput king of Chalukya lineage
(c) poet mentioned by Kautilya in his Arthashastra
(d) dance form of Odisha

CAPF 2014

William James, Henry Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed had which of thefollowinq common
among them?
(a) They were critics of Indian culture and civilization
(b) They were judges at the courts of the East India Company
(c) They were professors teaching' history and society of South Asia
(d) They were linguists who tried to interpret the culture of South Asia to the East India
Company

CAPF 2012

Which one among the following statements about eminent freedom fighter and social activist Captain
Lakshmi Sehgal, who passed away in Kanpur on 23rd July, 2012, is not correct?
(a) She was a close aide of Subhash Chandra Bose during the days of freedom movement
(b) She spearheaded several political, economic and social justice campaigns in the country
(c) She was a member of the Lok Sabha
(d) She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan.

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below.
List I List II
(Individual) (Organization)
A. Bhagat Singh 1. Congress
B. Swami Sahajananda 2. Hindustan Socialist Republic Associaiton

F
C. G K Gokhala 3. All Inida Trade Union Congress

AP
D. S A Dange 4. All India Kisan Sabha
Code
ABCD
(a) 2 4 1 3 C
Y
(b) 2 1 4 3
EM

(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
AD

Who among the following had written to the Viceroy, "The Congress is as much opposed to victory for
AC

Nazism as any British can be. But their objective cannot be carried to the extent of their participation in the
war'?
KS

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Mahatma Gandhi
AV

(c) JB Kripalini
(d) C Rajagopalachari

CAPF 2011

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Jamnalal Bajaj : Satyagraha Ashram
2. Dadabhai Naoroji: Bombay Association
3. Syed Ahmed Khan : MAO College
4. Lala Lajpat Rai: Anusilan Samiti
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Movements (Socio religious, Peasant, Labour
and Tribal)
CAPF 2021

Consider the following Jat peasant leaders of 17th and early 18th centuries :
1. Badan Singh
2. Raja Ram Jat
3. Gokula Jat
4. Churaman Jat
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above leaders?
(a) 3-2-4-1
(b) 1-2-3-4
(c) 3-4-1-2
(d) 2-3-1-4

F
CAPF 2020

AP
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Parmahansa Mandali was founded in Bengal by Swami Vivekananda.
C
2. Prarthana Samaj was started in Maharashtra with the aim of reforming Hindu religious thought and
Y
practice.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
EM

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
AD

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
AC

CAPF 2019

Consider the following events:

KS

1. Foundation of the Ramakrishna Mission

2. Foundation of the Arya Samaj
AV

3. Foundation of the Brahmo Samaj

4. Foundation of the Paramhan Mandali
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above?
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 3, 4, 2, 1

Which of the following statements about Prarthana Samaj is correct?

1. Its aim was to reform Hindu society.
2. It was based in Maharashtra.
3. It believed in monotheism.
4. It has greatly influenced the Brahmo Samaj.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 4
Arrange the establishment of the following in a chronological order (starting with the earliest) : 1. The
East India Association
2. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
3. The Madras Mahajan Sabha
4. The Bombay Presidency Asociation
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1
(d) 3, 2, 1, 4

Which of the following statements about the Arya Samaj which emerged in the late 19th century are
correct?
1. Had a very strong support base amongst the trading castes
2. Introduced 'shuddhi' or mass purification
3. The moderates in the Arya Samaj were headed by Hand Raj and Lajpat Rai and set up a chain of
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic colleges
4. The Arya Samaj had fewer members than the Brahmo Samaj
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

F
(a) 1 and 2 only

AP
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 only

C
(d) 1, 3 and 4 Y
CAPF 2017
EM

Which one of the following statements about the Indigo Revolt of 1859 is correct?
(a) It broke out at Poona and Ahmadnagar
AD

(b) It was directed against moneylenders

(c) It was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal
AC

(d) It was directed against the petty Zamindars and ex-employees of the planters
KS

CAPF 2016
AV

Consider the following statements about the Santhal Hool of 1855-56.

1. The Santhals were in a desperate situation as tribal lands were leased out.
2. The Santhal rebels' were treated very leniently by British officials.
3. Santhal inhabited areas were eventually constituted into separate administrative units called
Santhal parganas.
4. The Santhal rebellion was the only major rebellion in mid 19th century India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1,3 and 4
(d) 1 and 3

CAPF 2015

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I List II
(Peasant Movement) (Leader/Follower)
A. Bakasht Land Movement 1. Baba Ramchandra
B. Eka Movement 2. Kuhammed Haji
C. Mappila Rebellion 3. Madari Pasi
D. Avadh Kisan Sabha 4. Karyanand Sharma
Movement
Code
ABCD
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 3 2 4

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I List II
(Movement) (Mass base/Following)
A. Bardoli 1. Bargadars
B. Tebhaga 2. Kaliparaj
C. Satyasodhak Samaj 3. Mundas
D. Ulgulan 4. Kunbi peasantry
Code

F
ABCD

AP
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 1 4 3

C
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
Y
EM

In 1893, there occurred a split in the Arya Samaj on the issue(s) of

1. Meat-eating vs vegetarianism.
2. Caste system and widow remarriage.
AD

3. Shuddhi of converts.
4. Anglicised vs Sanskrit-based education.
AC

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1,3 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
KS

(c) 1 and 4
(d) Only 1
AV

CAPF 2014

Which one among the following is not true of the Brahmo Samaj?
(a) It considered Vedic scriptures as infallible'
(b) It opposed idolatry
(c) It emphasized the worship of one God
(d) It emphasized the worship of God without the mediation of priests

Which one among the following is not true of the Theosophical Society of Madam H P
Blavatsky?
(a) It was founded outside India
(b) It advocated the revival of ancient religions
(c) It recognized the doctrine of transmigration of soul
(d) It was silent on the idea of Universal Brotherhood

The Deccan Riots Commission was concerned With

(a) indebtedness of the peasant
(b) lack of law and order in the Deccan
(c) problems with the Ryotwari system
(d) communal riots in the Deccan

CAPF 2012

The Moplah peasant struggles took place in

(a) Darjeeling
(b) Andaman
(c) Malabar
(d) Chota Nagpur

Alluri Sitarama Raju’s rebellion (1922-1924) took place in

(a) Chota Nagpur
(b) Gudem-Rampa Tract
(c) Bastar
(d) Nellore

F
Statement I: In India, Tribal Movements of 19th century resulted out of the process of land

AP
displacements and the introduction of forest laws.
Statement II: The Indian Freedom Movement resolved the problems faced by the Tribals.

C
a) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
(b) Both the statements are Individually true but statement is not the correct explanation of statement
Y
I
EM

(c) Statement I is true but statement II is false

(d) Statement I is false but statement II is true
AD

Key terminologies in Ancient, Medieval and

AC

Modern Indian History

KS

CAPF 2020
AV

Tamilakam was the name of the ancient Tamil country that included
(a) present-day Tamil Nadu as well as parts of Sri Lanka
(b) land between present day Tirupati hills and the southernmost tip of peninsula
(c) present-day Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
(d) present day Kerala, Telangana and Karnataka

CAPF 2017
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Official) (Office held)

A. Samahartri 1. Chief of the Palace Guards

B. Samnidhatri 2. Chief collector of revenue

C. Snasthadhyaksha 3. Treasurer

D. Antaravamshika 4. Superintendent of markets

(a) A - 2, B - 4, C - 3, D - 1
(b) A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1
(c) A - 1, B - 3, C - 4, D - 2
(d) A - 1, B - 4, C - 3, D - 2

Which one of the following pairs of term and meaning is NOT correctly matched?
(a) Khalisa: Villages whose income went directly to the State ‘Treasury
(b) Mauza: Rebellious territory
(c) Inam: Land allotted to learned and religious man
(d) Jagir: Territorial assignment given to Mansabdars in lieu of salary

CAPF 2016

What is the meaning of the term 'Humanist' used during the Renaissance" in 5th century

F
Europe?

AP
1. It refers to the masters who taught grammar and rhetoric.
2. It refers to the masters who taught poetry, history and moral philosophy.

C
3. It refers to the masters, who taught subjects that were connected with religion.
4. It refers to masters who emphasised skills that were developed through discussion and debate.
Y
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
EM

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4
AD

(d) 2 and 4
AC

CAPF 2014
Which one among the following regarding the Ahadis of the Mughal period is not true?
(a) They were individual troopers
KS

(b) They were placed under a separate Diwan and Bakhshi

(c) They were ordinarily not placed under the Mansabdars
AV

(d) Their salary was at par with the Mansabdars

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. Humayan invented Taj-i-izzat.
2. Taj-i-izzat was ahead gear, composed of a cap and a wrapping cloth. .
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

CAPF 2013

Statement I: The Jajmani system was one in which the village artisans supplied traditionally fixed
quantities of their products to peasant families in return for shares in the harvest.
Statement II : The Jajmani system was a system of the Jotedars (rich farmers) and the Bargadars
(sharecroppers).
 (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of
Statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of
Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Akbar’s Ibadat Khana was the place where

(a) military strategy was decided
(b) inter-faith debates and discussions were held
(c) Akbar preached his principles of Sulh-i-lad
(d) fine arts were practiced

CAPF 2011

Who among the following ministers in the eight-member council (Ashtapradhan) of Shivaji,
held the charge of finance?
(a) Peshwa
(b) Amatya

F
(c) Sumant

AP
(d) Pandit Rao

C
Y
EM
AD
AC
KS
AV