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TNPSC Group 1 Mains Objective Question Paper for Students
Reign of Akbar is known for 1. Annexation of regions 2. Provincial administrative system 3. Judicial administration 4. His religious intolerance Select the correct answer by using the code given below.
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 2, 3 and 4
(D) All of the above
Option b – Only 1, 2 and 3
The first Englishman who visited Akbar’s court was
(A) Ralph Fitch
(B) Sir Thomas Roe
(C) John Hawkins
(D) Peter Mundi
Option a – Ralph Fitch
Akbar merged Bengal and Bihar into his empire
(A) 1590 A.D.
(B) 1575 A.D.
(C) 1576 A.D.
(D) 1572 A.D.
Option c – 1576 A.D.
The causes of Akbar’s popularity were 1. Mansabdari customs 2. Religious policy 3. Land Revenue System 4. Social reforms Select the correct answer by using the code given below.
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option d – 1, 2, 3 and 4
The famous Hazara temple of Vijayanagara was built during the reign of
(A) Krishnadeva Raya
(B) Deva Raya I
(C) Deva Raya II
(D) Harihara I
Option a – Krishnadeva Raya
Abdur Razzaq visited Vijayanagara during the reign of
(A) Deva Raya I
(B) Deva Raya II
(C) Krishnadeva Raya
(D) Vira Vijaya
Option b – Deva Raya II
Which among the following King’s regions Persian traveler ‘Abdur Razzaq’ came to India?
(A) Dev Raya I
(B) Krishnadev Raya I
(C) Dev Raya II
(D) Krishna Raya II
Option c – Dev Raya II
Who was Nicolo Conti?
(A) A famous painter
(B) An Italian traveler who visited the Vijayanagara Empire
(C) A Portuguese traveler
(D) A Persian traveler
Option b – An Italian traveler who visited the Vijayanagara Empire
Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedic texts, was patronized by
(A) Paramara rulers
(B) Satavahana rulers
(C) Vijayanagara rulers
(D) Vakataka rulers
Option c – Vijayanagara rulers
Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedic texts, flourished during the reign of
(A) The Chola kings
(B) The Gupta kings
(C) The Satavahana kings
(D) The Vijayanagara kings
Option d – The Vijayanagara kings
Who among these is known as ‘Andhra Bhoj’?
(A) Krishnadeva Raya
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Harihara
(D) Bukka
Option a – Krishnadeva Raya
The ‘Ashta Diggajas’ was associated with which of the following rulers?
(A) Shivaji
(B) Krishnadeva Raya
(C) Rajendra-I
(D) Yashovarman
Option b – Krishnadeva Raya
The ruling period of Krishnadeva Raya was the golden age of which literature?
(A) Konkani
(B) Malayalam
(C) Tamil
(D) Telugu
Option d – Telugu
Which city was founded by Krishnadeva Raya?
(A) Warangal
(B) Nagalapura
(C) Udayagiri
(D) Chandragiri
Option b – Nagalapura
With whom the king of Vijaya Nagara, Krishnadeva Raya fought the battle of Golconda?
(A) Quli Qutb Shah
(B) Qutbuddin Aybak
(C) Ismail-Adil Khan
(D) Gajapati
Option a – Quli Qutb Shah
Who were the ‘Ashtadiggajas’ in the court of Krishnadev Raya?
(A) Eight ministers
(B) Eight Telugu poets
(C) Eight great warriors
(D) Eight advisors
Option b – Eight Telugu poets
In which order did the following dynasties rule Delhi? 1. Khalji 2. Lodi 3. Sayyid 4. Slave Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code
(A) 1, 2, 4, 3
(B) 1, 2, 3, 4
(C) 2, 3, 4, 1
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2
Option d – 4, 1, 3, 2
Who of the following founded a new city on the South bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land South of the river Krishna was supposed to be long?
(A) Amoghavarsha I
(B) Ballala II
(C) Harihara I
(D) Prataparudra II
Option c – Harihara I
The lady poet who described the victorious expeditions of her husband in her work ‘Madhura-Vijayam’ was
(A) Bharati
(B) Ganga Devi
(C) Varadambika
(D) Vijjika
Option b – Ganga Devi
The kingdom of Vijayanagara was founded by
(A) Vijay Raya
(B) Harihara II
(C) Harihara and Bukka
(D) Bukka II
Option c – Harihara and Bukka
The Vijayanagara Kingdom was founded by
(A) Harihara and Bukka
(B) Krishnadeva Raya
(C) Pushyamitra
(D) Bhadrabahu
Option a – Harihara and Bukka
Identify the first ruler of Vijaynagara who captured Goa from Bahamani.
(A) Harihara I
(B) Harihara II
(C) Bukka II
(D) Devaraya II
Option b – Harihara II
Arrange the following events of Akbar’s regime in chronological order. 1. Abolition of Jizya 2. Construction of Ibadat Khana 3. Singing of Mahzar 4. The Foundation of Din-i-Ilahi Selects the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 1, 3, 2, 4
(D) 3, 4, 1, 2
Option a – 1, 2, 3, 4
Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses. Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements were necessary in times of war.
(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 a correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Option a – Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Consider the following statements. Assertion (A): Constructed ‘Buland Darwaza’ at Fatehpur Sikri. Reason (R): Akbar built this monument to commemorate the birth of his son Jahangir. Which one of the following is correct in reference to the above?
(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, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Option c – (A) is true, but (R) is false
Which of the following families was the first to have a matrimonial alliance with Akbar?
(A) Rathod
(B) Sisodiya
(C) Kachhwaha
(D) Chauhan
Option c – Kachhwaha
The Mausoleum (Dargah) of which Chishti Saint was visited by Akbar?
(A) Muinuddin Chishti
(B) Shaikh Nasimuddin Chirag Dehalvi
(C) Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(D) Shaikh Farid Sanj-ai-Shakar
Option a – Muinuddin Chishti
Which medieval ruler introduced the system of ‘patta’ and ‘qabuliyat’ to help the peasants?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(C) Sher Shah
(D) Akbar
Option c – Sher Shah
Which improvements among these were done by Sher Shah Suri? 1. Revenue reforms 2. Administrative reforms 3. Military reforms 4. Currency system reforms Select the right answer by using the code given below.
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 2, 3 and 4
(D) All of these
Option d – All of these
The Battle of Haldighati was fought in
(A) 1756 A.D.
(B) 1576 A.D.
(C) 1756 B.C.
(D) 1576 B.C.
Option b – 1576 A.D.
Who was the commander of Rana Pratap’s army in the Battle of Haldighati?
(A) Amar Singh
(B) Man Singh
(C) Hakim Khan
(D) Shakti Singh
Option c – Hakim Khan
In which of the following place Akbar was enthroned on getting the information of Humayun’s death?
(A) Kabul
(B) Lahore
(C) Sarhind
(D) Kalanour
Option d – Kalanour
The main aim of Akbar in fighting the Battle of Hadighati was
(A) To subdue Rana Pratap
(B) To polarise Rajputs
(C) To satisfy the sentiments of Man Singh
(D) Imperial policy
Option a – To subdue Rana Pratap
The first matrimonial alliance with the Rajputs was established by Akbar with the House of
(A) Bundelas
(B) Kachhwahas
(C) Rathors
(D) Sisodias
Option b – Kachhwahas
The pure silver ‘rupiya’ was issued by
(A) Akbar
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb
Option b – Sher Shah
The death of Sher Shah Suri occurred in
(A) Agra
(B) Kalinjar
(C) Rohtas
(D) Sasaram
Option b – Kalinjar
With which medieval ruler would you associate the statement ‘I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet’?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Muhammad Tughluq
(C) Sher Shah
(D) Aurangzeb
Option c – Sher Shah
Where is the Mausoleum of Sher Shah?
(A) Sasaram
(B) Delhi
(C) Kalinjar
(D) Sonargaon
Option a – Sasaram
Sher Shah was buried at
(A) Kalinjar
(B) Sasaram
(C) Jaunpur
(D) Patna
Option b – Sasaram
Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah?
(A) Qila-i-Kuhna at Delhi
(B) Atala Masjid at Jaunpur
(C) Bara Sona Masjid at Gaur
(D) Quwwat-al-Islam mosque at Delhi
Option a – Qila-i-Kuhna at Delhi
Who amongst the following got the ‘Purana Quila’ of Delhi built in the present form?
(A) Sher Shah Suri
(B) Akbar
(C) Babur
(D) Shahjahan
Option a – Sher Shah Suri
From where did Fareed, who later on became Sher Shah Suri, get his education?
(A) Sasaram
(B) Patna
(C) Jaunpur
(D) Lahore
Option c – Jaunpur
Which of the following rulers at first assumed the title of ‘Hazrat-e-Ala’ and afterward ‘Sultan’?
(A) Bahlul Lodi
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Islam Shah Suri
Option c – Sher Shah Suri
Who introduced the coin of silver?
(A) Akbar
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Bakhtiyar Khalji
Option b – Sher Shah
What was the exchange rate of silver’s rupiya?
(A) 16 : 1
(B) 32 : 1
(C) 48 : 1
(D) 64 : 1
Option d – 64 : 1
After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin?
(A) Akbar
(B) Humayun
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Sher Shah
Option b – Humayun
When Humayun invaded Chunar Fort first time?
(A) 1532
(B) 1531
(C) 1533
(D) 1536
Option a – 1532
Who among the following has constructed a mausoleum for his emperor husband?
(A) Shah Begum
(B) Haji Begum
(C) Mumtaz Mahal Begum
(D) Nurnissa Begum
Option b – Haji Begum
Which one of the following medieval era rulers mentioned below was highly educated?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Ibrahim Lodi
(D) Sher Shah
Option d – Sher Shah
From the following names identify the one who was not the brother of Humayun.
(A) Kamran
(B) Usman
(C) Askari
(D) Hindal
Option b – Usman
Arrange properly as per the dates of four important battles fought by Humayun, the names of the battlefields are given below.
(A) Chausa, Devara, Kannauj, Sirhind
(B) Devara, Kannauj, Chausa, Sirhind
(C) Sirhind, Devara, Chausa, Kannauj
(D) Devara, Chausa, Kannauj, Sirhind
Option d – Devara, Chausa, Kannauj, Sirhind
The first Battle of Panipat was fought between
(A) Babur and Rana Sanga
(B) Sher Shah Suri and Akbar
(C) Humayun and Ibrahim Lodi
(D) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Option d – Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was
(A) An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi
(B) A cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was ill-treated and expelled from the country
(C) The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi
(D) A high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodi’s treatment of his tribe
Option a – An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi
Who of the following saints were Sufi? 1. Rahim 2. Nizamuddin Auliya 3. Muinuddin Chishti 4. Raskhan Choose your answer from the code given below.
(A) Only 1 and 3
(B) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) Only 2 and 4
Option c – Only 2 and 3
Who among the following defeated Babur in the Battle of Sar-e-Pul?
(A) Abdullah Khan Uzbek
(B) Shaibani Khan
(C) Ubaydullah Khan
(D) Jani Beg
Option b – Shaibani Khan
A ‘Federal System’ and ‘diarchy’ at the ‘Centre’ was introduced in India by
(A) The Act of 1909
(B) The Act of 1919
(C) The Act of 1935
(D) None of the above
Option c – The Act of 1935
The provision for the establishment of the All India Federation was included in the ( tnpsc group 1 mains question paper )
(A) Government of India Act, 1935
(B) August Offer, 1940
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Cabinet Mission Proposal, 1946
Option a – Government of India Act, 1935
Which one of the following Acts provided for a federal polity in India?
(A) Government of India Act, 1909
(B) Government of India Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) India Independence Act, 1947
Option c – Government of India Act, 1935
In the Federation established under the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the
(A) Federal Legislature
(B) Provincial Legislature
(C) Governor-General
(D) Provincial Governor
Option c – Governor-General
(A) Charter Act, 1833
(B) Charter Act, 1853
(C) Government of India Act, 1858
(D) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Option a – Charter Act, 1833
The distribution of power between the Centre and States as in the Constitution of India is based on which of the following plans?
(A) Morely-Minto Reform, 1909
(B) Montagu-Chelmsford Reform, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Option c – Government of India Act, 1935
Who among the following abolished infanticide?
(a) Lord Minto
(b) John Shore
(c) Lord William Bentinck
(d) Lord Lytton
Option c – Lord William Bentinck
The ‘Tattvabodhini Sabha’ was established by ( tnpsc group 1 mains question paper )
(a) Devendranath Tagore in 1839.
(b) Keshab Chandra Sen in 1857.
(c) Akshay Kumar Datta in 1850.
(d) Dwarakanath Tagore in 1840.
Option a – Devendranath Tagore in 1839
(a) Sati
(b) Infanticide
(c) Thuggee
(d) Slavery
Option d – Slavery
Which Governor-General had abolished slavery?
(a) Sir John Shore
(b) Lord William Bentinck
(c) Lord Ellenborough
(d) Lord Cornwallis
Option c – Lord Ellenborough
Who founded the Widow Remarriage Association in the 1850s?
(a) Jyotirao Phule
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Vishnu Shastri Pandit
(d) None of the above
Option c – Vishnu Shastri Pandit
In which year was the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed?
(a) 1856
(b) 1858
(c) 1859
(d) 1862
Option a – 1856
Which of the following was not very closely associated with the ‘Anti-child Marriage Movement’?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Vishnu Shashtri Chiplunkar
(c) Behramji Malabari
(d) Keshab Chandra Sen
Option a – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang? ( tnpsc group 1 mains question paper )
(a) Haridas Swami
(b) Shiva Dayal Singh
(c) Shiva Narayan Agnihotri
(d) Swami Shaddhanand
Option b – Shiva Dayal Singh
Sati was declared illegal and punishable by Regulation XVII during the Governor Generalship of
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Option a – Lord William Bentinck
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