Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
(1) He was an ornithologist.

(2) He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.

(3) He founded the Indian National Congress,

(4) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.

Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?

(1) Noakhali Movement
(2) Tebhaga Movement
(3) Punnapra Vayalar Movement
(4) Telangana Movement

Gandhi’s concept of Trusteeship:
(1) Recognises right of private ownership of property
(2) Transforms the capitalistic society into an egalitarian one

(3) Excludes legislative regulation of the ownership and use of wealth
(4) Does not fix minimum or maximum income

 Match the following :
(a) Hunter’s Commission
(b) Wardha Scheme
(c) University’s Act
(d) Radhakrishnan Commission
(i) 1948                   (ii) 1904
(iii)1937                  (iv) 1882
(1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(2) (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
(3) (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(4) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of
(1) Direct Action
(2) Boycott
(3) Civil Disobedience
(4) Non-Cooperation

Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
(1) Pondicherry - Francis Martin
(2) Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah \(\mathrm{I}\)
(3) Madras - Francis Day
(4) Calcutta - Robert Clive

Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
(1) Battle of Wandiwash
(2) First Carnatic War
(3) Battle of Buxar
(4) Battle of Plassey

For the annexation of which the Indian Kingdom, the “Doctrine of Lapse” was not followed?
(1) Satara                                   (2) Nagpur
(3) Jhansi                                   (4) Punjab

Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
(1) Masulipatnam
(2) Pulicat
(3) Surat
(4) Ahmedabad

During British rule, who was instrumental in the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency?
(1) Macartney
(2) Elphinstone
(3) Thomas Munro
(4) John Lawrence

Which one of the following novels was a source of inspiration for the freedom fighters in India?
(1) Pariksha Guru
(2) Anandmath
(3) Rangbhoomi
(4) Padmarag