History · NDA previous year questions

The treaty of Yandabo was signed in

1. A.1826
2. B.1825
3. C.1824
4. D.1823

Which of the following is/are environmental effects of Rotation of the Earth ? 1. Daily or diurnal rhythm in day-light and air temperature 2. Flow path of both air and water are turned consistently in a side-ward direction 3. The movement of the tides Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1. A.1 and 2 only
2. B.1 and 3 only
3. C.1, 2 and 3
4. D.3 only

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2019 was held in

1. A.New Delhi
2. B.Gandhi Nagar
3. C.Prayagraj
4. D.Varanasi

India's first private sector Howitzer gun-making unit is located at

1. A.Jamshedpur
2. B.Kolkata
3. C.Hazira
4. D.Gwalior

Statement I : Mughal Painting reached its climax during the reign of Jahangir. Statement II : Aurangzeb's Court was adorned by some of the best known artists of the Mughal School of Painting.

1. A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
2. B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
3. C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4. D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Consider the following statements about merchant guilds of South India : 1. Ayyavole merchant guild was originally established in Aihole. 2. Manigraman merchant guild was subordinated to the Anjuvannam merchant guild in the 13th century. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

When did the Stamp Act Congress consisting of delegates from 9 of the 13 colonies of America meet in New York City?

1. A.1763
2. B.1764
3. C.1765
4. D.1766

Who among the following travellers was from Italy and visited Vijayanagar Kingdom in the fifteenth century?

1. A.Nikitin
2. B.Fa-Hien
3. C.Bernier
4. D.Nicolo Conti

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: $$\begin{array}{ll}\text{List-I (Author)}& \text{List-II (Book)}\\ \text{A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak}& \text{1. The Arctic Home in the Vedas}\\ \text{B. Dadabhai Naoroji}& \text{2. Hind Swaraj}\\ \text{C. Mahatma Gandhi}& \text{3. The Discovery of India}\\ \text{D. Jawaharlal Nehru}& \text{4. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India}\end{array}$$ Code:

1. A.A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
2. B.A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
3. C.A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
4. D.A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

Who among the following leaders started the Indian Home Rule League?

1. A.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. B.Mahatma Gandhi
3. C.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. D.J. B. Kripalani

Which one of the following statements about Bipin Chandra Pal is correct?

1. A.He was a member of the moderate group of Congress.
2. B.He was a member of the extremist group of Congress.
3. C.He was the Minister of Defence in the first Government of independent India.
4. D.He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal.

Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, who was awarded Nikkei Asia Prize, 2018 for Culture and Community, is the founder of

1. A.Bachpan Bachao Andolan
2. B.PRS Legislative Research
3. C.Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement
4. D.Smile Foundation

Who among the following first used the term 'Industrial Revolution' in English to describe the changes that occurred in British industrial development between 1760 and 1820?

1. A.Karl Marx
2. B.Georges Michelet
3. C.Arnold Toynbee
4. D.Friedrich Engels

Who gifted the Badshah Nama to King George in 1799?

1. A.Abul Fazl
2. B.Abdul Hamid Lahori
3. C.Nawab of Awadh
4. D.William Jones

What is the name of the award given to meritorious men in the Mughal Court in the form of a robe of honour that was once worn by the Emperor?

1. A.Sarapa
2. B.Patka
3. C.Padma murassa
4. D.Khilat

Name the first major voluntary association representing primarily Indian landlord interests that was set up in Calcutta in 1851?

1. A.British Indian Association
2. B.Landholder's Society
3. C.Madras Native Association
4. D.Bombay Association

Name the rebel who fought against the British in the battle of Chinhat in the course of the 1857 Revolt?

1. A.Ahmadullah Shah
2. B.Shah Mal
3. C.Mangal Pandey
4. D.Kunwar Singh

Bharatmala Project is related to

1. A.Improving road connectivity
2. B.Interlinking ports and railways
3. C.Interlinking of rivers
4. D.Interlinking major cities with gas pipelines

In the Mesopotamian records, which one of the following terms was used for the Indus Valley (Harappans)?

1. A.Dilmun
2. B.Meluha
3. C.Magan
4. D.Failaka

Which one of the following associations was founded in London by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?

1. A.The Bengal British India Society
2. B.The East India Association
3. C.The British Indian Association
4. D.The Madras Native Association

Consider the following movements : 1. Moplah Rebellion 2. Bardoli Satyagraha 3. Champaran Satyagraha 4. Salt Satyagraha Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above in ascending order?

1. A.1-3-4-2
2. B.3-1-2-4
3. C.2-3-1-4
4. D.4-2-1-3

Which one of the following travelogues has given an insight on the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq?

1. A.Ibn Battuta’s Rihla
2. B.Francois Bernier’s Travels in the Mogul Empire
3. C.Niccolao Manucci’s Storia do Mogor
4. D.Tavernier’s Travels in India

Who among the following was believed to be a leader of the Sanyasis and Fakirs conspiring against the British in 1857?

1. A.Mangal Pandey
2. B.Bahadur Shah II
3. C.Queen Zeenat Mahal
4. D.Nana Sahib

Who among the following was the founder of the Avadh Kingdom in the $18^{\text{th}}$ century?

1. A.Murshid Quli Khan
2. B.Saadat Khan
3. C.Alivardi Khan
4. D.Sarfaraz Khan

Who among the following was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement?

1. A.Henry Vivian Derozio
2. B.David Hare
3. C.Dwarkanath Tagore
4. D.Prasanna Kumar Tagore