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Practice Set: History

Authored CAPF-level history MCQs with answer key and explanations, each linked to its Paper I note, not verbatim PYQs

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Practice questions (authored for this wiki), not verbatim PYQs. Written to mirror the CAPF Paper I level and formats across ancient, medieval, and modern Indian history. Attempt closed-book, then check the key.

Questions

Q1The Indus Valley Civilisation belongs to which age?
  1. APalaeolithic
  2. BChalcolithic (Bronze Age)
  3. CIron Age
  4. DNeolithic only
Q2Which ruler is associated with the policy of "Dhamma" after the Kalinga War?
  1. AChandragupta Maurya
  2. BBindusara
  3. CAshoka
  4. DSamudragupta

Q3 (statement-based). Consider the following about the Gupta Age:

  1. It is often called the Golden Age of ancient India.
  2. Samudragupta's conquests are recorded in the Allahabad (Prayag) Prashasti by Harisena.
  3. Aryabhata and Kalidasa belong to this period. Which are correct?
  • (a) 1 and 2 only
  • (b) 2 and 3 only
  • (c) 1 and 3 only
  • (d) 1, 2 and 3
Q4Match List I (Movement) with List II (Year):
  1. ANon-Cooperation Movement 1. 1930
  2. BCivil Disobedience (Dandi March) 2. 1920
  3. CQuit India Movement 3. 1942
  4. DChamparan Satyagraha 4. 1917 Codes:
  5. AA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
  6. BA-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  7. CA-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
  8. DA-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
Q5The Revolt of 1857 began with the mutiny of sepoys at which place?
  1. ADelhi
  2. BMeerut
  3. CKanpur
  4. DJhansi
Q6Who founded the Indian National Congress in 1885?
  1. ADadabhai Naoroji
  2. BA O Hume
  3. CW C Bonnerjee
  4. DSurendranath Banerjee

Q7 (assertion-reason). Assertion (A): The Battle of Plassey (1757) marked the beginning of British political power in India. Reason (R): It led to the East India Company gaining control over Bengal.

  • (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  • (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • (c) A is true, R is false
  • (d) A is false, R is true
Q8The Bhakti saint who founded Sikhism was:
  1. AKabir
  2. BGuru Nanak
  3. CRamananda
  4. DChaitanya
Q9Which Mughal emperor abolished the jizya tax?
  1. ABabur
  2. BAkbar
  3. CAurangzeb
  4. DJahangir
Q10The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between:
  1. AModerates and Extremists in the Congress
  2. BThe Congress and the Muslim League
  3. CThe Congress and the British government
  4. DThe Muslim League and the British government
Q11Who is known as the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
  1. AChand Bibi
  2. BRazia Sultana
  3. CNur Jahan
  4. DRani Durgavati

Q12 (statement-based). Consider the following about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre:

  1. It took place at Amritsar in April 1919.
  2. It was ordered by General Dyer.
  3. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest. Which are correct?
  • (a) 1 and 2 only
  • (b) 2 and 3 only
  • (c) 1 and 3 only
  • (d) 1, 2 and 3
Q13Who gave the slogan "Do or Die" during the Quit India Movement?
  1. ASubhas Chandra Bose
  2. BMahatma Gandhi
  3. CJawaharlal Nehru
  4. DBal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer key

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Q Answer
1 (b) Chalcolithic (Bronze Age)
2 (c) Ashoka
3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
4 (a) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
5 (b) Meerut
6 (b) A O Hume
7 (a) Both true, R is the correct explanation
8 (b) Guru Nanak
9 (b) Akbar
10 (b) The Congress and the Muslim League
11 (b) Razia Sultana
12 (d) 1, 2 and 3
13 (b) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanations

  • Q1. The Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation used bronze and is a Chalcolithic Bronze Age culture, not Iron Age. See indus valley civilisation.
  • Q2. Ashoka adopted Dhamma, a moral code of conduct, after the Kalinga War around 261 BCE, recorded in his edicts. See mauryan empire.
  • Q3. All three are correct: the Gupta Age is the Golden Age, the Prayag Prashasti by Harisena records Samudragupta's campaigns, and Aryabhata and Kalidasa flourished then. See post mauryan and gupta age.
  • Q4. Non-Cooperation 1920, Civil Disobedience and the Dandi March 1930, Quit India 1942, Champaran Satyagraha 1917. See gandhian era and mass movements.
  • Q5. The Revolt of 1857 began at Meerut on 10 May 1857, and the sepoys then marched to Delhi. See revolt of 1857.
  • Q6. A O Hume, a retired British civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress in 1885; W C Bonnerjee was its first president. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists.
  • Q7. Both true and correctly linked: Plassey (1757) gave the Company effective control of Bengal, which is why it marks the start of British political power. See advent of europeans and british conquest.
  • Q8. Guru Nanak (1469 to 1539) founded Sikhism; Kabir and Ramananda were Bhakti saints. See bhakti and sufi movements.
  • Q9. Akbar abolished the jizya (poll tax on non-Muslims) in 1564; Aurangzeb later reimposed it. See mughal empire.
  • Q10. The Lucknow Pact, 1916, brought the Congress and the Muslim League together and also reunited Congress moderates and extremists at the same session. The defining agreement was Congress-League. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists.
  • Q11. Razia Sultana (Razia-ud-Din), daughter of Iltutmish, was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. See delhi sultanate.
  • Q12. All three are correct: Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, 13 April 1919, on General Dyer's order, and Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest. See towards independence acts and partition.
  • Q13. Gandhi gave the "Do or Die" call at the launch of the Quit India Movement in August 1942. See gandhian era and mass movements.

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