History Nios plus two V Welcome to your History Nios plus two V Total Questions: 50 Name Mobile No: 1. In 1905, Curzon announced the partition of __________. Madras Bombay Punjab Bengal None Hint 2. Who among the following leaders took the message of adoption of Swadeshi goods and the boycott of foreign goods to Bombay and Pune during the early 20th century in India? Syed Haider Raza Lala Lajpat Rai Lokmanya Tilak Bipin Chandra Pal None Hint 3. Akbar initiated a policy of __________ the chieftains into Mughal nobility. isolating incorporating excluding ignoring None Hint 4. In which novel did Bankim Chandra Chatterjee immortalize the Sanyasi Rebellion? Devdas Anand Math Chitralekha Gora None Hint 5. * Who among the following social reformers was known for attacking the practice of Sati in the 19th century? Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Jyotiba Phule Dadabhai Naoroji Raja Ram Mohan Roy None Hint 6. What did Cornwallis create in 1785? The Indian Penal Code A professional code of Company servants The Doctrine of Lapse The Permanent Settlement of Bengal None Hint 7. Nationalism in India developed primarily as a response to __________ rule. democratic feudal tribal colonial None Hint 8. Ilbari Turks were collectively known as the __________ Sultanate. Slave Khilji Tughlaq Lodi None Hint 9. The Delhi Sultanate was established during the victories by __________. Iltutmish Alauddin Khilji Muhammad Ghori Babur None Hint 10. his led to the rise of the __________ Movement in India. Quit India Swadeshi Non-Cooperation Civil Disobedience None Hint 11. Which international organization was founded to promote global peace and security after World War II? Warsaw Pact Munich Pact United Nations League of Nations None Hint 12. What remained largely unchanged in village society despite British rule? Caste system and position of untouchables All of the above Joint family system Production techniques in agriculture None Hint 13. In which of the following region was the Gandhara School of Art developed? Northwestern part of the Indian Subcontinent Eastern India Southern India Central India None Hint 14. Which one of the following companies is known to have ruled India from 1600 to 1858? The British East India Company The Portuguese East India Company The Dutch East India Company The French East India Company None Hint 15. India was largely an __________ economy during the rise of European nationalism. agrarian industrial technological commercial None Hint 16. Atmiya Sabha was founded in __________. 1828 1815 1830 1805 None Hint 17. The Harappan script has not been deciphered yet. It is believed that they used pictographs (graphic symbols). translated, alphabets discovered, diagrams explained, icons deciphered, pictographs None Hint 18. __________ was Jahangir’s grandson, ruled from 1658 to 1707, and is known for his military campaigns which contributed to the decline of the __________ Empire. Humayun, Delhi Sultanate Shah Jahan, Mauryan Akbar, Gupta Aurangzeb, Mughal None Hint 19. How did the primary economic activities of the Early Vedic Aryans differ from those of the Later Vedic period? Early Vedic Aryans were urban traders; Later Vedic people became hunters. Both periods depended entirely on fishing and forestry. Early Vedic Aryans were industrial workers; Later Vedic people became nomads. Early Vedic Aryans focused on cattle rearing; Later Vedic people focused on agriculture. None Hint 20. Who amongst the following produced finest literature in India around the early 20th century? Vikram Seth Bhimsen Joshi Rabindranath Tagore Mulk Raj Anand None Hint 21. __________ , the lady ruler, fought with the Mughals. Rani Lakshmibai Razia Sultana Chand Bibi Rani Durgavati None Hint 22. In the Delhi Sultanate, the __________ ruled from AD 1290 to AD 1320, and they were succeeded by the __________ who ruled from AD 1320 to AD 1412. Khiljis, Tughlaqs Slaves, Sayyids Mughals, Lodhis Tughlaqs, Khiljis None Hint 23. There was a rise of totalitarian regimes: __________ in Italy, __________ in Germany, and Military Fascism in Japan. Socialism, Fascism Nazism, Communism Fascism, Nazism Communism, Fascism None Hint 24. What was a key aspect of the colonial state? Complete equality between British and Indians Promotion of Indian self-rule The assumption of sovereignty by the colonial regime Decentralized rule by local Indian kings None Hint 25. Who among the following succeeded Chandragupta I? Chandragupta II Samudragupta Kumaragupta Shrigupta None Hint 26. __________ introduced a modified version of English education. Persian English Vernacular Sanskrit None Hint 27. What was the primary conflict between the USA and the USSR after World War II? Cultural exchange Ideological differences Territorial disputes Economic trade None Hint 28. What was a main responsibility of the imperial government? Promoting Indian industries and culture Supporting local kings in independent rule Collecting revenue and executing legal administration Encouraging foreign trade without taxes None Hint 29. Who was the Mughal emperor that devised the Mansabdari system? Babur Aurangzeb Akbar Jahangir None Hint 30. Who among the following introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System in India? Lord Wellesley Lord Clive Lord Curzon Lord Dalhousie None Hint 31. What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War? Democracy vs. Monarchy Capitalism vs. Communism Fascism vs. Socialism Nationalism vs. Imperialism None Hint 32. Mainly Sikhs began the __________ Movement in 1913 in the city of San Francisco, in __________. Ghadar, USA Quit India, UK Swadeshi, India Non-Cooperation, Canada None Hint 33. Indian National Congress formally took up the __________ movement in 1905 under G.K. Gokhale. Swadeshi Quit India Civil Disobedience Non-Cooperation None Hint 34. Which metal was mainly acquired by the Harappans from the Khetri mines in Rajasthan? Lead Copper Gold Silver None Hint 35. * Which one of the following countries did not join the League of Nations despite its leading role in its formation? Italy United States United Kingdom France None Hint 36. Brahmo Covenant was written by Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Rabindranath Tagore Swami Dayananda Saraswati Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar None Hint 37. Name three social practices the British sampled out? Import killing, ritual burning of widows (sati), and prohibition of widow remarriage Import killing, ritual burning of widows (sati), and legalized remarriage of widows Caste system, arranged marriages, and child labor Import killing, ritual burning of widows (sati), and legalized remarriage of widows None Hint 38. The __________ written by Kautilya and the Edicts of Ashoka are primary sources of written records of the __________ times. Mahabharata, Mughal Manusmriti, Chola Arthashastra, Mauryan Ramayana, Gupta None Hint 39. Bal Gangadhar Tilak introduced the __________ festivals in Maharashtra. Holi Durga Diwali Ganesh None Hint 40. Who among the following was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India? Babur Akbar Shah Jahan Humayun None Hint 41. Which of the following titles did Bairam Khan hold as the wakil of the Mughal kingdom? Khan-i-Khanan Nawab Vizier Amir-ul-Umara None Hint 42. Which of the following countries were part of the Triple Entente? USA, Britain, Italy Japan, Italy, Germany Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy Britain, France, Russia None Hint 43. The Chinese pilgrim __________ came to India during the reign of Chandragupta II and the pilgrim Hsuan Tsang came during the reign of __________. Hsuan Tsang, Ashoka Fa-Hien, Samudragupta Hsuan Tsang, Chandragupta Maurya Fa-Hien, Harshavardhana None Hint 44. Who among the following deities was known as the weather god in the Rigvedic period? Agni Varuna Indra Yama None Hint 45. * Homi J. Bhabha is known for his work in which scientific field? Nuclear science Space exploration Molecular biology Genetic research None Hint 46. Who was a key reformer of Bengal that used the press for social reform? Raja Ram Mohan Roy Swami Vivekananda Ishwar Chandra Vidyasaga Rabindranath Tagore None Hint 47. Which of the following is the impact of globalization on communication? It has made communication more expensive. It has facilitated cheap and instant communication. It has slowed down communication. It has isolated communication channels. None Hint 48. In which language was the first newspaper in India published in 1760? Persian Bengali Hindi English None Hint 49. Macaulay’s 1835 Minute on __________ had a decisive impact. Law Trade Religion Education None Hint 50. In the 7th Century AD, a new religion named __________ was born in Arabia. It was founded and preached by Prophet __________. Sikhism, Guru Nanak Christianity, Jesus Buddhism, Gautama Islam, Muhammad None Hint Time's up Share: admin Previous post Test 6 May 30, 2025 Next post Hindi Nios plus two I June 5, 2025
