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Mini-Test: History (Indian History)

Subject-wise 25-question CAPF Paper I history mini-test with answer key and one-line explanations, authored practice not verbatim PYQs

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Authored practice, not a verbatim PYQ. Twenty-five questions across ancient, medieval and modern Indian history, calibrated to the CAPF Paper I level, which rewards clean static recall of dates, persons and movements. Attempt closed-book in about 25 minutes, then check the key. CAPF uses one-third negative marking, so eliminate before you guess.

Questions

Q1The Indus Valley Civilisation is also called the:

AVedic Civilisation
BHarappan Civilisation
CMauryan Civilisation
DSangam Civilisation

Q2The great bath, an important public structure of the Indus period, was found at:

AHarappa
BMohenjo-daro
CLothal
DKalibangan

Q3Which of the following is the oldest of the four Vedas?

ASama Veda
BYajur Veda
CRig Veda
DAtharva Veda

Q4Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon at:

ALumbini
BBodh Gaya
CSarnath
DKushinagar

Q5The founder of the Maurya dynasty was:

ABindusara
BAshoka
CChandragupta Maurya
DBrihadratha

Q6The Arthashastra, a treatise on statecraft, was written by:

AKalidasa
BKautilya (Chanakya)
CBanabhatta
DMegasthenes

Q7Emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism after the war with:

AMagadha
BKalinga
CAvanti
DVatsa

Q8The Gupta age is often called the "Golden Age" of India largely because of advances in:

AMaritime trade alone
BScience, mathematics, art and literature
CMilitary conquest of South India
DEstablishment of the first republics

Q9The Sangam literature was produced in which language?

ASanskrit
BPrakrit
CTamil
DPali

Q10The Slave dynasty, the first of the Delhi Sultanate, was founded by:

AIltutmish
BQutb-ud-din Aibak
CBalban
DRazia Sultana

Q11Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?

AAkbar
BJahangir
CShah Jahan
DAurangzeb

Q12The policy of Sulh-i-kul (peace with all) is associated with:

ABabur
BAkbar
CAurangzeb
DHumayun

Q13The Bhakti saint who founded Sikhism was:

AKabir
BRamananda
CGuru Nanak
DTulsidas

Q14The Battle of Plassey, 1757, was fought between the British East India Company and the Nawab of:

AAwadh
BBengal
CMysore
DHyderabad

Q15The Revolt of 1857 began with the mutiny of sepoys at:

ADelhi
BMeerut
CKanpur
DLucknow

Q16The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by:

ADadabhai Naoroji
BA.O. Hume
CBal Gangadhar Tilak
DGopal Krishna Gokhale

Q17The partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon took effect in:

A1905
B1911
C1885
D1919

Q18The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in 1919 at:

ALahore
BAmritsar
CDelhi
DCalcutta

Q19Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in:

A1916
B1920
C1930
D1942

Q20The Dandi March of 1930 was associated with which movement?

ANon-Cooperation Movement
BCivil Disobedience Movement
CQuit India Movement
DHome Rule Movement

Q21Match List I (Reformer) with List II (Organisation):

ARaja Ram Mohan Roy 1. Arya Samaj
BSwami Dayananda Saraswati 2. Brahmo Samaj
CSwami Vivekananda 3. Ramakrishna Mission
DJyotiba Phule 4. Satyashodhak Samaj Codes:
AA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
BA-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
CA-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
DA-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

Q22The slogan "Do or Die" is associated with which movement?

ANon-Cooperation Movement, 1920
BCivil Disobedience Movement, 1930
CQuit India Movement, 1942
DSwadeshi Movement, 1905

Q23The Cabinet Mission Plan that proposed a framework for Indian independence came in:

A1942
B1946
C1947
D1935

Q24 (statement-based). Consider the following about the Government of India Act, 1935:

It provided for an All-India Federation.
It introduced provincial autonomy.
It abolished the office of Governor-General. Which are correct?

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

Q25India became independent on:

A26 January 1950
B15 August 1947
C26 November 1949
D2 October 1947

Answer key

Reveal the answer key and full worked solutions

Q	Answer
1	(b) Harappan Civilisation
2	(b) Mohenjo-daro
3	(c) Rig Veda
4	(c) Sarnath
5	(c) Chandragupta Maurya
6	(b) Kautilya (Chanakya)
7	(b) Kalinga
8	(b) Science, mathematics, art and literature
9	(c) Tamil
10	(b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
11	(c) Shah Jahan
12	(b) Akbar
13	(c) Guru Nanak
14	(b) Bengal
15	(b) Meerut
16	(b) A.O. Hume
17	(a) 1905
18	(b) Amritsar
19	(b) 1920
20	(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
21	(a) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
22	(c) Quit India Movement, 1942
23	(b) 1946
24	(a) 1 and 2 only
25	(b) 15 August 1947

Explanations

Q1. The civilisation is named Harappan after Harappa, the first site excavated, in modern Pakistan's Punjab. See indus valley civilisation.
Q2. The Great Bath, a large water tank, is the best-known structure at Mohenjo-daro. See indus valley civilisation.
Q3. The Rig Veda is the oldest Veda and the earliest text of the Vedic age. See vedic age.
Q4. Buddha gave his first sermon (Dharmachakra Pravartana) at Sarnath near Varanasi. See mahajanapadas jainism and buddhism.
Q5. Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya dynasty around 322 BCE with Chanakya's help. See mauryan empire.
Q6. Kautilya, also called Chanakya, wrote the Arthashastra on statecraft and economy. See mauryan empire.
Q7. The Kalinga war around 261 BCE turned Ashoka towards Buddhism and a policy of Dhamma. See mauryan empire.
Q8. The Gupta era saw Aryabhata, Kalidasa and advances in mathematics, astronomy, art and literature, earning the title Golden Age. See post mauryan and gupta age.
Q9. Sangam literature is the earliest body of Tamil literature, from the South Indian Sangam age. See south india and sangam age.
Q10. Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded the Slave (Mamluk) dynasty in 1206, the first of the Delhi Sultanate. See delhi sultanate.
Q11. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal at Agra as a mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal. See mughal empire.
Q12. Sulh-i-kul, peace and tolerance towards all faiths, was Akbar's guiding policy. See mughal empire.
Q13. Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru, founded Sikhism in the late fifteenth century. See bhakti and sufi movements.
Q14. Plassey, 1757, was fought against Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, and gave the Company a foothold. See advent of europeans and british conquest.
Q15. The 1857 revolt began at Meerut on 10 May before spreading to Delhi. See revolt of 1857.
Q16. A.O. Hume, a retired British civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress in 1885. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists.
Q17. Curzon's partition of Bengal took effect in 1905 and was annulled in 1911. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists.
Q18. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on 13 April 1919 at Amritsar under General Dyer. See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q19. Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920, withdrawing it after Chauri Chaura in 1922. See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q20. The Dandi salt march of 1930 began the Civil Disobedience Movement. See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q21. Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahmo Samaj, Dayananda the Arya Samaj, Vivekananda the Ramakrishna Mission, Phule the Satyashodhak Samaj. See socio religious reform movements.
Q22. Gandhi gave the call "Do or Die" at the start of the Quit India Movement in August 1942. See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q23. The Cabinet Mission of 1946 proposed a federal framework and a Constituent Assembly. See towards independence acts and partition.
Q24. The 1935 Act provided an All-India Federation (never fully implemented) and provincial autonomy, but did not abolish the Governor-General. See towards independence acts and partition.
Q25. India became independent on 15 August 1947 under the Indian Independence Act, 1947. See towards independence acts and partition.

Cross-references

History module index: Index
Subject-wise test-series index: Index
Companion history practice set: practice set history

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