TNPSC - General Knowledge - Indian History Important Questions and Answers - TAMIL GK 7

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TNPSC - General Knowledge - Indian History Important Questions and Answers

1. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
The main cause of Humayun's failure was that
(A) He divided his kingdom among his brothers
(B) He wrongly estimated the increasing power of Sher Shah
(C) He had no good generals in his army
(D) He committed mistakes in the battle of Kannauj
Answer: He wrongly estimated the increasing power of Sher Shah

2. The author of 'Humayun Nama' was–
(A) Humayun (B) Firdosi
(C) Gul Badan Begam (D) Badayuni
Answer: Gul Badan Begam

3. Humayun adopted 'Shia Religion' because–
(A) He began to hate Sunni religion
(B) He wanted the help of the king of Persia to regain his kingdom
(C) The majority of his subjects was Shia
(D) He wanted to create mutual understanding between Hindus and Muslims through 'Shia Religion'
Answer: He wanted the help of the king of Persia to regain his kingdom

4. Sher Shah had to serve in Bihar under–
(A) Jamal Khan (B) Bahar Khan
(C) Mehmood Lodhi (D) Sikandar Lodhi
Answer: Bahar Khan

5. "I would have almost lost the Kingdom of Hindustan only for a handful millet." These words were told by Sher Shah when–
(A) He fought in the battle of Chausa against Humayun
(B) He conquered the battle of Kannauj
(C) He got victory over Rai Singh
(D) He had defeated Maldev in the battle
Answer: He had defeated Maldev in the battle

6. Mussolini violated the rules of League of Nation by his successful aggression against–
(A) Rhine (B) Greece
(C) Abyssinia (D) France
Answer: Abyssinia

7. The principles of Nazism are written in–
(A) Das Capital (B) Mien Kamph
(C) War and Peace (D) Social Contract
Answer: Mien Kamph

8. Hitler formed a party named–
(A) Communist party (B) Labour party
(C) Conservative party (D) Nazi party
Answer: Nazi party

9. The main cause of World War II prepared by the Treaty of Versailles was that–
(A) Germany was compelled to surrender Alcase and Laurance to France
(B) Germany was compelled to sign on a treaty which was very harsh
(C) Germany was declared Republic Country
(D) The army of League of Nations was installed in Germany
Answer: Germany was compelled to sign on a treaty which was very harsh

10. Anti-commintem pact was made between Germany and Japan because–
(A) Both were imperialist
(B) Both wanted to help each other from foreign aggression
(C) Both wanted to co-operate each other in every sphere
(D) Both would inform each other about the spread of communism by different agencies
Answer: Both would inform each other about the spread of communism by different agencies

11. The impact of the French Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 in Europe was the emergence of–
(A) Feudalism (B) Class-struggle
(C) Nationalism (D) Autocracy
Answer: Nationalism

12. Pre-history is distinguished from history–
(A) By the absence of written records (B) By the absence of evidence of life in the past
(C) By the absence of organised social life (D) By the absence of settled community living life
Answer: By the absence of written records

13. Feudalism in medieval Europe centred on–
(A) Relation between the Church and the State (B) Relation amongst barons
(C) Relation amongst peasants (D) Relation between the Lord and his vassals
Answer: Relation between the Lord and his vassals

14. The most important result of the Crusades: was that–
(A) It weakened the Turks
(B) It made the Europeans confident of their superiority
(C) It made the Europeans learn many new things from the Arabs
(D) It encouraged trade between Europe and the Arab world
Answer: It made the Europeans confident of their superiority

15. Some socialist thinkers regarded individual property as theft as–
(A) It was the result of exploitation of other's labour
(B) The accumulation of wealth could be possible only if one did not pay the taxes due to the Government
(C) It was accumulated by depriving members of the family of their due shares
(D) It was often the result of speculation in trade
Answer: It was the result of exploitation of others labour

16. The two important forts of Chittor and Ranthambhor were first occupied by–
(A) Iltutmish (B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq (D) Akbar
Answer: Alauddin Khalji

17. Kanchipuram was the capital city of–
(A) Cholas (B) Pallavas
(C) Chalukyas (D) Pandyas
Answer: Pallavas

18. The greatest invention of man in Paleolithic Age was–
(A) Fire (B) Potter's wheel
(C) Implements made of metal (D) Spinning of cloth
Answer: Fire

19. The Indus Valley people worshipped–
(A) Indra (B) Varuna
(C) Mother Goddess (D) Mitra
Answer: Mother Goddess

20. The Egyptians wrote on–
(A) Clay tablets (B) Papyrus
(C) Bhojpatra (D) Paper
Answer: Papyrus

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