RRB SOLVED PAPERS:

HISTORY:

1.      The earliest known Indian script is

A.    Mori

B.     Devanagari

C.     Brahmi

D.    Kharosti

Ans : C

2.      The capital of Pallavas was—

A.    Arcot

B.     Kanchi

C.     Malkhed

D.    Banavasi

Ans : (B)

3.      The two civilizations which helped in the formation of Gandhara School of Art are—

A.    Indian and Roman

B.     Indian and Egyptian

C.     Greek and Roman

D.    Indian and Greek

Ans : (D)

4.      Who is the founder of the Capital city of Agra?

A.    Akbar

B.     Babar

C.     Sikinder Lodi

D.    Mubarak Shah Sayyad

Ans: C

5.      The tomb of Babur is at

A.    Kabul

B.     Lahore

C.     Multan

D.    Larkhana

Ans : A

6.      The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the

A.    Greeks

B.     Shakas

C.     persians

D.    Kushans

Ans : A

7.      The Simon Commission was appointed in

A.    1927

B.     1928

C.     1929

D.    1930

Ans : C

8.      Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year ?

A.    1972

B.     1973

C.     1974

D.    1975

Ans : D

9.      Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?

A.    Rajaraja Chola

B.     Mahendra Varman

C.     Narsimha Varman

D.    Narsimha Chola

Ans : C

10.  When was Burma separated from India

A.    1947

B.     1942

C.     1937

D.    1932

Ans : C

11.  Where was the capital of Pandya dynasty situated ?

A.    Mysore

B.     Kanchipuram

C.     Madurai

D.    Delhi

Ans : C

12.  Tripitik is the scripture of—

A.    Jain religion

B.     Hindu religion

C.     Buddhishtha religion

D.    Muslim religion

Ans : C

13.  Which of the following is common in both, Buddhism and Jainism ?

A.    Nonviolence

B.     Violence

C.     Triratna

D.    Truth

Ans : A

14.  Who among the following was involved in Alipore bomb case ?

A.    Aravind Ghosh

B.     P. C. Banerjee

C.     Bipin Chandra Paul

D.    Chandrashekhar Azad

Ans : A

15.  Sikh Guru Arjundev was contemporary to which of the following rulers ?

A.    Humayun

B.     Akbar

C.     Shahjahan

D.    Jahangir

Ans : D

16.  Ellora caves in Maharashtra were built during the rule of which of the following dynasties ?

A.    Rashtrakoot

B.     Pallav

C.     Pala

D.    Chola

Ans : A

17.  The first division of Congress took place in—

A.    Surat

B.     Kolkata

C.     Allahabad

D.    Chennai

Ans : A

18.  Battle of Kalinga was fought at which of the following places ?

A.    Udaigiri

B.     Dhauli

C.     Balasore

D.    Barabaki

Ans : B

19.  Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India ?
A.  M. C. Setalvad
B.  K. M. Munshi
C.  Jawaharlal Nehru
D.  B. N. Rau
Ans: D

20.  During the period of Renaissance, the new style of architecture first developed in
A.  Italy
B.  France
C.  England
D.  Germany
Ans: A

21.  The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in
A. The Madras Presidency
B.  Punjab
C.  Bombay-Karnataka
D.  East Bengal
Ans: D

22.  Who among the following were popularly known as Red Shirts ?
A.  Congress Socialists
B.  Members of Azad Hind Fauj
C.  Khudai Khidmatgars
D.  People led by Rani Gaidinliu
Ans: C

23.  The ancient name of Bengal was
A.  Kamrupa
B.  Vasta
C.  Gauda
D.  Vallabhi
Ans: C

24.  Ahilyabai was the queen of
A.  Gwaliar
B.  Malwa
C.  Jaipur
D.  Bijapur
Ans: A

25.  Morish traveler, Ibn Batutah, came to India during the time of
A.  Ala-ud-din Khalji
B.  Firoz Shah Tughluq
C.  Balban
D.  Muhammed-bin-Tughluq
Ans: D

26.  The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicates that the main occupation of the people was
A.  Agriculture
B.  Cattle rearing
C.  Commerce
D.  Hunting
Ans: C

27.  The Mahabalipuram temples were built by the king of Dynasty -
A.  Gupta
B.  Chola
C.  Pallava
D.  Kushana
Ans: C

28.  The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in
A.  1852
B.  1853
C.  1854
D.  1855
Ans: B

29.  The first discourse of Buddha in Sarnath is called
A.  Mahabhiniskraman
B.  Mahaparinirvana
C.  Mahamastakabhisheka
D.  Dharmachakrapravartan
Ans: D

30.  The political and cultural center of the Pandyas was
A.  Vengi
B.  Madurai
C.  Kanchipuram
D.  Mahabalipuram
Ans: B

31.  What is the correct chronological order of the dynasties in which they invaded India ?
1.  Huns              2.  Kushanas              3.  Aryans             4.  Greeks
A.  4, 3, 2, 1
B.  3, 4, 2, 1
C.  4, 2, 3, 1
D.  3, 4, 1, 2
Ans: B

32.  Who wrote Mitakshara, a book on Hindu law ?
A.  Nayachandra
B.  Amoghvarsa
C.  Vijnaneswara
D.  Kumban
Ans: C

33.  The main contribution of the Chola dynasty in the field of administration lies in
A.  Systematic provincial administration
B.  A well planned revenue system
C.  A well organized central government
D.  An organized local self government
Ans: D

34.  Who founded the philosophy of Pustimarga ?
A.  Chaitanya
B.  Nanak
C.  Surdas
D.  Ballabhacharya
Ans: D

35.  Which of the following battles changed the destiny of a Mughal ruler of India ?
A.  Haldighati
B.  Panipat II
C.  Khanua
D.  Chausa
Ans: B

36.  The Vedas contain all the truth? was interpreted by
A.  Swami Vivekanand
B.  Swami Dayanand
C.  Swami Shraddhanand
D.  S. Radhakrishnan
Ans: B

37.  Babur entered India for the first time from the west through
A.  Kashmir
B.  Sind
C.  Punjab
D.  Rajasthan
Ans: B

38.  Which was the first among the following ?
A.  Doctrine of Lapse
B.  Subsidiary Alliance
C.  Permanent Settlement
D.  Double Government
Ans: D

39.  The name of Lord Cornwallis is associated with the
A.  Dual government
B.  Maratha wars
C.  System of subsidiary
D.  Permanent settlement
Ans: D

40.  Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch of 1854 dealt with
A.  Administrative reforms
B.  Social reforms
C.  Economic reforms
D.  Educational reforms
Ans: D

41.  The sea route to India was discovered by the
A.  Dutch
B.  English
C.  Portuguese
D.  French
Ans: C

42.  Which of the following pairs is correct ?
A.  Ashvaghosa – Vikramaditya
B.  Banabhatta – Harshvardhan
C.  Harisena – Kanishka
D.  Kalidasa – Samudragupta
Ans: B

43.  4th July, 1776 is important in world history because
A.  Battle of Plassey started
B.  Sea route to India was discovered
C.  English King Charles II was executed
D.  American Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence
Ans: D

44.  Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
A.  1917
B.  1919
C.  1921
D.  1923
Ans: B

45.  Communal electorate in India was introduced through which of the following acts ?
A.  1909
B.  1919
C.  1935
D.  None of these
Ans: A

46.  Abhinav Bharat was organized by
A.  Bhai Parmanand
B.  Khudiram Bose
C.  Vir Savarkar
D.  None of these
Ans: C