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THE ULTIMATE HISTORY QUIZ NO ONE CAN SCORE FULL IN 🙂

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these fall under the principles of the "PANCHSHEEL AGREEMENT"

a)

Non- Aggression

b)

Peaceful co-existence

c)

Enviroment protection

d)

Non- interference in the internal matters of each other's

2.

Which of the following are objectives of SAARC

a)

Promote welfare of South Asians

b)

Economical and regional cooperation

c)

Strengthen collective self-reliance among the South Asia

d)

NO cooperation with international and regional organisations

3.

The formation of the constitution for a new independent India helped in what ways?

a)

Bringing political equality to all

b)

Depend the casteism present in the country

c)

Provided reservation for the former untouchables, schedule tribes and other backward classes

d)

Supporting the discrimination of the people with respect to wealth

4.

What would have been the outcome if the objective of the first five-year plan was not agriculture?

a)

India would not have met the demands of the growing population

b)

Unemployment would be the highest

c)

Large number of deaths would have been observed due to food shortage

d)

All of the above

5.

What was the conclusion of the constituent Assembly in the matter of the medium of language

a)

Hindi will be the only medium of communication

b)

English will be the only medium of communication

c)

Hindi will the "official" language

d)

English would be the medium of communication between states, services and courts

6.

Why did the Indian National Congress fail to fulfill its promise as soon as India gained its freedom

a)

India had a peaceful independence

b)

There were riots caused due to the partition of India

c)

Division based on Language did not show unity

d)

None of these

7.

What did Dr. BR AMbedkar believe in during the formation of the Indian constitution

a)

Political democracy should be accompanied by both social and economical democracy

b)

Political democracy is solution to the class system of the country

c)

Social and economical democracy should be accompanied by the political democracy

d)

Political democracy and social democracy will never benefit each other

8.

What were the princely states?

a)

Native states ruled by the regional rulers

b)

states which were ruled by the centre

c)

states which were ruled by the special committees

d)

None of the above

9.

How many Princely states were present at the time of independence

(a)  

10.

What was the objective of the first-year plan?

a)

Educational development

b)

Industrial development

c)

Agricultural development

d)

Enviromental development

11.

In which year was the state of Andhra former

(a)  

12.

When was the non-alignment movement adopted

(a)  

13.

How did the reservation help the untouchables and other perscuted minority castes

a)

Reservation did not help the lower castes

b)

Reservation opened new opportunities for the lower castes in various fields

c)

Reservation ensured equal opportunity to lower castes

d)

Reservation favoured the upper castes

14.

How was India different after from other countries after independence?

a)

There was no difference

b)

India adopted the UAF

c)

Citizens were given the chance to vote for the very first time

d)

Only working men were given the chance to vote

15.

which of the following were major projects during the first five-year plan

a)

Jeevansathi: her pal aake saath

b)

nagarjuna project

c)

bhakra nagal project

d)

Tungabhadra project

e)

Hum do humare do bill

16.

What constitution the mixed economy model?

a)

The private sector was soley responsible in increasing production

b)

The state, that is the government was solely responsible in increasing production

c)

both the private sector and the state were responsible in increasing production equally

d)

The state had more responsibility than the private sector in increasing production

17.

The state of bombay was divided into how many parts

(a)  

18.

How many days into the hunger strike did Potti Sriramulu pass away?

(a)  

19.

who was the chairman of the drafting committee

(a)  

20.

What were the objectives of the Bandung conference?

a)

Opposition of colonialism

b)

Opposition of the western domination

c)

Interference in internal relations

d)

None of these

21.

When was the Bandung Conference held?

(a)  

22.

How were the states present in the modern day India created?

a)

Linguistic Division

b)

Linguistiv division after the joining of the princely states only

23.

When was the state of Bombay divided>

(a)  

24.

What was tyhe policy of the non-aligned movement?

a)

To remain neutral

b)

To mediate between major alliances to prevent war

25.

What were the symbols of development in independent India?

a)

Roads

b)

Farms

c)

Bridges and dams

d)

Increase in weddings

e)

Housing facilities

26.

Which of these were not the objective of the first two five year plans?

a)

agriculture

b)

primary education

c)

Industrial development

d)

Enviroment

27.

In which yeat did Potti Sriramulu pass away?

(a)  

28.

The state of Punjab was divided into

a)

Punjab and haryana

b)

Punjab Haryana and HImachal Pradesh

c)

Haryana and himachal pradesh

d)

None of these

29.

WHo played an important role in the formation of the state on Andra?

a)

Potti Sriramulu

b)

Dr. B.R Ambedkar

c)

Vallabhbhai Patel

d)

T.T Krishnamachari

30.

______and ______ considered themselve as upper castes.

a)

Brahmans,Vaishyas

b)

Kshatriyas, Vaishyas

c)

Kshatriyas, Brahmans

d)

Vaishyas, Brahmans

31.

Vaishyas engaged in _________.

a)

Trade

b)

Pottery

c)

priesthood

d)

Weaving

32.

Which of the following social classes was deemed the lowest in the castes structure?

a)

Kshatriyas

b)

SHudras

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Brahmans

33.

Which of the following did the reformers condemn with the respect to propagation of the caste inequalities?

a)

Dignified life

b)

Brahman supremacy

c)

Vaishya supremacy

d)

Dravidian suprmacy

34.

why were the lower caste refered to as the untouchables?

a)

The supposed upper castes believed that touching the supposed lower castes polluted them.

b)

tHE SUPPposed upper castes believed that the lower castes were violent and dangerous

35.

Which period witnessed heavy criticisms on regressive social practices?

a)

18th century

b)

19th century

c)

20th century

36.

What was the instrument in the challenging regressive social practices?

(a)  

37.

WHo found the brahmo Samaj?

(a)  

38.

Where was the Brahmo Samaj established?

(a)  

39.

Who was the first reformer to talk of "widow remarriage"?

a)

IShwarchandra Vidyasagar

b)

Raja Ram MoHan Roy

c)

Veeralingam Pantulu

d)

Pandita Ramabai

40.

Widow remarriage was passed in?

(a)  

41.

WHO founded the Arya Samaj?

(a)  

42.

ARYA samaj supported________.

a)

Sati

b)

widow remarriage

c)

Child marriage

d)

Caste inequalities

43.

SATI is a practice exclusive to the________ society.

a)

Pakisthani and Indian

b)

Chinese

c)

Hindu

d)

Indian

44.

Sati practice is a practice exclusive to

a)

woMEN

b)

men