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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

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(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

Which Act for the first time made it possible for Indians to take some share in the administration of their country?

(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

William Bentinck attempted to reform Hindu society by suppressing/ abolishing social evils. Which one among the following was not included in them?

(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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