Chapter 1 Ideas Of History MCQs
Question 1. Which country started the tradition of ‘Annals’?
1. England
2. France
3. U.S.A.
4. Spain
Answer: 3. U.S.A.
Question 2. What is the duration of the golden age of New Social History?
1. 1960 -1970
2. 1950 -1960
3. 1940- 1950
4. 1970-1980
Answer: 1. 1960 – 1970
Question 3.From where does Indian music originate from?
1. Vedas
2. Puranas
3. Upanishads
4. Mahabharata
Answer: 1. Vedas
Question 4. India’s first sound film is
1. Indradhanush
2. Raja Harishchandra
3. Alam Ara
4. Jahanara
Answer: 3. Alam Ara
Question 5. Who translated ‘Letters from a Father to His Daughter’ into Hindi?
1. Bankim Chaudra
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Munshi Premchand
4. Indira Gandhi
Answer: 3. Munshi Premchand
Question 6. Who wrote Bansmriti?
1. Sarala Devi Chandhurani
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: 2. Rabindranath Tagore
Question 7.Who wrote Jibaner Jharapata ?
1. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: 1. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
Question 8. Who was associated with Somprakash?
1. Raja Rammohan Roy
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
3. Rabindranath Tagore
4. Vivekananda
Answer: 2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Question 9. Who introduced Bangadarshan Patrika?
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4. Dayananda Saraswati
Answer: 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Question 10. How many letters did Jawaharlal Nehru write to his daughter?
1. Ten
2. Twenty
3. Thirty
4. Fourty
Answer: 3. Thirty
Question 11. Where was Bipin Chandra Pal born?
1. Bengal
2. Bihar
3. Orissa
4. Madras
Answer: 1. Bengal
Question 12. When did urbanization start taking place?
1. 7000 – 6000 B.C.
2. 7000 – 5000 B.C.
3. 7000 – 3000 B.C.
4. 7000 – 4000 B.C.
Answer: 1. 7000 – 6000 B.C.
Question 13. Subash Chandra Bose’s autobiography was
1. An Autobiography
2. The Indian Struggle
3. The Freedom Struggle
4. India Wins Freedom
Answer: 2. The Indian Struggle
Question 14. In which language were Bangadarshan & Somprakash published?
1. Marathi
2. Gujarati
3. Bengali
4. English
Answer: 3. Bengali
Question 15. Who wrote the ‘Origin of the World War’?
1. Thucydides
2. S.B. Fay
3. Merodotus
4. Jeremy Black
Answer: 2. S.B. Fay
Question 16. When was Brook Society School established?
1. 6th May 1817 A.D.
2. 5th May 1818 A.D.
3. 9th May 1819 A.D.
4. 6th December 1818 A.D.
Answer: 1. 6th May 1817 A.D.
Question 17. Who wrote the book ‘Social History of England’?
1. Riecl and Fretygag
2. Traill and Man
3. Me Master
4. Lamprecht
Answer: 2. Traill and Man
Question 18. What was the period of Old Social History?
1. 1950 A.D.
2. 1960 A.D.
3. 1970 A.D.
4. 1980 A.D.
Answer: 2. 1960 A.D.
Question 19. Where did the Olympic Games first start?
1. Rome
2. Greece
3. Harappa
4. Egypt
Answer: 2. Greece
Question 20. In which country the playing of cricket started?
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. England
4. America
Answer: 3. England
Question 21. Which country first started the Commonwealth Games?
1. Rome
2. Britain
3. Germany
4. India
Answer: 2. Britain
Question 22. Formula One Race is related to which game?
1. Boxing
2. Football
3. Car Racing
4. Cricket
Answer: 3. Car Racing
Question 23. When did the art of manufacturing cloth start?
1. Paleolithic age
2. Neolithic age
3. Chalcolithic age
4. Bronze age
Answer: 2. Neolithic age
Question 24. When was the Flying Shuttle invented?
1. 1733 A.D.
2. 1764A.D.
3. 1769 A.D.
4. 1779 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1733 A.D.
Question 25. Who invented the Flying Shuttle?
1. John Key
2. James Hargreaves
3. Arkwright
4. Samuel Crompton
Answer: 1. John’s Key
Question 26. When was the Spinning Jenny invented?
1. 1764 A.D.
2. 1733 A.D.
3. 1769 A.D.
4. 1785 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1764 A.D.
Question 27. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
1. Samuel Crompton
2. Arkwright
3. James Hargreaves
4. Whitney
Answer: 3. James Hargreaves
Question 28. Who invented the Water Frame?
1. Arkwright
2. John Key
3. Whitney
4. Edmund Cartwright
Answer: 1. Arkwright
Question 29. When was the Crompton Mule invented?
1. 1769 A.D.
2. 1779 A.D.
3. 1785 A.D.
4. 1793 A.D.
Answer: 2. 1779 A.D.
Question 30. Who invented the Crompton Mule?
1. Edmund Cartwright
2. Whitney
3. Samuel Crompton
4. Arkwright
Answer: 3. Samuel Crompton
Question 31. Who invented Powerloom?
1. Edmund Cartwright
2. Whitney
3. John Key
4. Arkwright
Answer: 1. Edmund Cartwright
Question 32. Who invented the Steam Engine?
1. James Watt
2. George Stephenson
3. Macadam
4. Arkwright
Answer: 2. George Stephenson
Question 33. Who built concrete roads?
1. Macadam
2. Bradley
3. James Watt
4. George Barlow
Answer: 1. Macadam
Question 34. When did the first Railways start in India?
1. 1853 A.D.
2. 1863 A.D.
3. 1873 A.D.
4. 1883 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1853 A.D.
Question 35. When did the Railways start in Britain?
1. 1810 A.D.
2. 1820 A.D.
3. 1830 A.D.
4. 1840 A.D.
Answer: 2. 1820 A.D.
Question 36. Who invented the Aeroplane?
1. Wright Brothers
2. James Watt
3. Arkwright
4. John Key
Answer: 1. Wright Brothers
Question 37. Where is Bhimbetka situated?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Haryana
4. Jammu Kashmir
Answer: 2. Madhya Pradesh
Question 38. Who painted the picture of Monalisa?
1. Leonardo da Vinci
2. Raphael
3. Karl Marx
4. John Key
Answer: 1. Leonardo da Vinci
Question 39. Who wrote the book ‘The History of the Peloponnesian War’?
1. Herodotus
2. Thucydides
3. Ptolemy
4. Homer
Answer: 2. Thucydides
Question 40. Which country used the ‘Atom bomb’ in the Second World War?
1. Britain
2. Japan
3. U.S.A.
4. USSR
Answer: 3. U.S.A.
Question 41. Over which country America dropped atom bomb?
1. Japan
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. Pakistan
Answer: 1. Japan
Question 42. Who wrote the book ‘Charak Samhita’?
1. Sushruta
2. Charak
3. Panini
4. Patanjali
Answer: 2. Charak
Question 43. Who built the Taj Mahal?
1. Hamayun
2. SherShah
3. Akbar
4. ShahJahan
Answer: 4. Shah Jahan
Question 44. Where is Victoria Memorial situated?
1. Kolkata
2. Delhi
3. Madras
4. Lucknow
Answer: 1. Kolkata
Question 45. When was the General Society established?
1. 1698 A.D.
2. 1790 A.D.
3. 1898 A.D.
4. 1998 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1698 A.D.
Question 46. When was the Supreme Court established in Kolkata?
1. 1770 A.D.
2. 1773 A.D.
3. 1774 A.D.
4. 1775 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1774 A.D.
Question 47. When was the first Charter Act passed in India?
1. 1775
2. 1773
3. 1720
4. 1770
Answer: 2. 1773
Question 48. What was the time duration of the rule of East India Company in India?
1. 1600 – 1858 A.D.
2. 1784 -1858 A.D.
3. 1858 – 1947 A.D.
4. 1937 – 1948 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1600-1858 A.D.
Question 49. Whose descriptions are there in the book Jiban Smriti?
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
4. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: 1. Rabindranath Tagore
Question 50. When was the book Jiban Smriti published?
1. 1912
2. 1927
3. 1957
4. 1960
Answer: 1. 1912
Question 51. Who is the writer of the book titled ‘Pita Ke Patra Putri Ke Naam’ ?
1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Munshi Premchand
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: 2. Munshi Premchand
Question 52. What kind of magazine was Somprakash?
1. Daily
2. Weekly
3. Monthly
4. Yearly
Answer: 2. Weekly
Question 53. In which novel Vande Mata Ram song is mentioned?
1. Anandmath
2. Gitanjali
3. Godan
4. Somprakash
Answer: 1. Anandmath
Question 54. Who wrote the novel, Chandra Shekhar?
1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2. Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Premchand
Answer: 1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Question 55. Which one of the following books is the most important literary source for the study of the early history of Assam?
1. Mahabharata
2. Harsha Charita
3. Kalika Puran
4. Arthashastra
Answer: 3. Kalika Puran
Question 56. Who is called the father of history?
1. Ibn Khalducn
2. Herodotus
3. Vincent Smith
4. Thucydides
Answer: 2. Herodotus
Question 57. The spokesman of the history of subaltern groups is :
1. Dr. Ranajit Guha
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. A. L. Rouse
4. C. M. Joshi
Answer: 1. Dr. Ranajit Guha
Question 58. The poet who wrote the epic Illiad is :
1. Thucydides
2. Samanti Laksari
3. Homer
4. Jeremy Black
Answer: 3. Homer
Question 59. The new studies in social history began in the century.
1. 19th
2. 18th
3. 20th
4. 17th
Answer: 3. 20th
Question 60. What is the main subject of the new social history?
1. Gentlemen
2. Intellectuals
3. Common man
4. Service holders
Answer: 3. Common man
Question 61. Which sport is called a game of 22 yards?
1. Hockey
2. Cricket
3. Football
4. Rugby
Answer: 2. Cricket
Question 62. The first women’s cricket World Cup took place in
1. 1970
2. 1971
3. 1972
4. 1973
Answer: 4. 1973
Question 63. When was the Mohan Bagan Team formed?
1. 1889
2. 1899
3. 1909
4. 1919
Answer: 1. 1889
Question 64. Which country has the highest consumption of potatoes?
1. England
2. India
3. Holland
4. Ireland
Answer: 4. Ireland
Question 65. Which country is called the ‘land of cakes’?
1. Scotland
2. Holland
3. Belgium
4. Ireland
Answer: 1. Scotland
Question 66. What was Punjab’s camel riders’ song called?
1. Tappa
2. Thumri
3. Bhatiyalli
4. Ghazai
Answer: 1. Tappa
Question 67. Kathakali dance originated from which place?
1. Malabar
2. Karnataka
3. Orissa
4. Manipur
Answer: 1. Malabar
Question 68. Transport mainly consists of types.
1. 3
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6
Answer: 1. 3
Question 69. Historical studies of local issues began in –
1. 1760
2. 1860
3. 1960
4. In the decade of 2000-10
Answer: 3. 1960
Question 70. Which city is known as the city of culture in India?
1. Kolkata
2. Mumbai
3. Delhi
4. Chennai
Answer: 1. Kolkata
Question 71. The main issue studied in military history is
1. War
2. Politics
3. World war
4. Skills in battle
Answer: 4. Skills in battle
Question 72. The study of environmental history gained prominence in the decade of
1. 1940
2. 1950
3. 1960
4. 1980
Answer: 1. 1940
Question 73. What is Eco-feminism?
1. Women & Environment
2. Man & Environment
3. Nature & Man
4. Man & Woman
Answer: 1. Women & Environment
Question 74. Whose autobiography is ‘Sattar Battsar’?
1. Bipin Chandra Pal
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Sarala Devi Choudhurani
4. Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: 1. Bipin Chandra Pal
Question 75. The magazine edited by Bankim Chandra is
1. Hindu Patriot
2. Banga Darshan
3. Sanjibani
4. Samachar Darpan
Answer: 2. Banga Darshan
Question 76. The first Bengali political magazine was –
1. Banga Darshan
2. Somprakash
3. Sudhakar
4. Dig Darshan
Answer: 2. Somprakash
Question 77.Of the following which describes the essentials of history?
1. Studies of man as a social being living in a particular geographical and natural environment.
2. Studies how man laid the foundation of civilization.
3. Records of the dates and events that took place in the passage of time.
4. Studies of man as he lives in society.
Answer: 1. Studies of man as he lives in society.
Question 78.Of the following, which is considered one of the ingredients of history?
1. Diplomatic strategies
2. Studies of plants
3. Studies of insects
4. Studies on planets
Answer: 1. Diplomatic strategies
Question 79.Of the following, who said that Bengali youth could get to heaven by playing football?
1. Professor Niharranjan Roy
2. Ramchandra Guha
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Ashis Nandy
Answer: 3. Swami Vivekananda
Question 80. The earliest music in Bengal was influenced by which of the following?
1. Rabindrasangeet
2. Gitagovinda
3. Panchali Gan
4. Chau Nritya
Answer: 2. Gitagovinda
Question 81. Which of the following refers to the Paridhan as the garments in use in early India?
1. The Ramayana
2. The Mahabharata
3. The Rigveda
4. The writings of Kalidasa
Answer: 3. The Rigveda
Question 82.Of the following, who experimented with designs for a national dress for women of the country?
1. Sarala Devi
2. Jnanadanandini Devi
3. Priyadarshini Devi
4. Narayani Devi
Answer: 2. Jnanadanandini Devi
Question 83. Of the following which was very much in use in 19th century Kolkata as a means of transportation?
1. Horse-driven carriages
2. Palanquins
3. Trucks
4. Elephant brigade
Answer: 2. Palanquins
Question 84.Of the following, which was the Buddhist text that was illuminated as a part of painting as a visual art?
1. Kalighat paintings
2. Pahari drawings
3. Rajput paintings
4. Pancaraksha
Answer: 4. Pancaraksha
Question 85. Of the following, which was the center of the Renaissance of modern Indian paintings?
1. Kolkata
2. Delhi
3. Bombay
4. Madras
Answer: 1. Kolkata
Question 86. In which of the following years did the camera arrive in Kolkata?
1. 1830
2. 1820
3. 1840
4. 1850
Answer: 3. 1840
Question 87. One example of the Bhanja style of Bengali architecture is :
1. Calcutta Museum
2. Kali temple at Dakshineshwar
3. Belur Math
4. Saheed Meena
Answer: 2. Kali temple at Dakshineshwar
Question 88. Which of the following books are on the art of architecture chiefly in Bengal around the twentieth century?
1. Silpashastra
2. History of Indian and Eastern Architecture
3. The Making of a New Indian Art: An Imperial Vision
4. None of these
Answer: 3. The Making of a New Indian Art: An Imperial Vision
Question 89. Of the following, who wrote his first play Ananda Raho in 1882?
1. Girischandra Ghosh
2. Dasarathi Rai
3. Jogendra Gupta
4. Sridhar Kathak
Answer: 1. Girischandra Ghosh
Question 90. When was “school society” was formed?
1. 1817
2. 1818
3. 1819
4. 1820
Answer: 2. 1818
Chapter 1 Ideas Of History Fill In The Blanks
Question 1. The autobiography of Sarala Debi Chaudhurani is called ______
Answer: Jibaner Jharapata.
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Question 2. The first women’s cricket club was established in England in _____
Answer: 1887.
Question 3. After Michael Faraday discovered____________ controlled flow of electricity with the help of signals became very convenient.
Answer: Electro Magnetic Induction.
Question 4. The term eco-feminism was first used by the French feminist____ in 1970.
Answer: Francois Doban.
Question 5. Rabindranath in his book_____has told many stories from his childhood.
Answer: Jiban Smriti.
Question 6. The word Historia is a ____ word.
Answer: Greek.
Question 7. Kumud Nath Mallik is a _____
Answer: Local Historian.
Question 8. Tuzuk-I-Babari is the autobiography of ______
Answer: Babur.
Question 9. The leader of the Nazi regiment was _____
Answer: Adolf Hitler.
Question 10. Rabindranath Tagore published his popular novel ____ in Banga Darshan.
Answer: Chokher Bali.
Question 11. Radha Rani’s novel was published in Banga Darshan in ______
Answer: 1875 A.D.
Question 12. The editing office of Banga Darshan was ________
Answer: Majumdar Agency.
Question 13. Sannyasi Revolt is discussed in _____ novel.
Answer: Anandamath.
Question 14. The National Song Vande Mataram is mentioned in the _______novel.
Answer: Anandamath.
Question 15.’Letters from a Father to his Daughter’ was written in ___ A.D.
Answer: 1928.
Question 16. The writer of the book Jiban Smriti is ______
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore.
Chapter 1 Ideas Of History True Or False
Question 1. New Social History is a study of kings and their empires.
Answer: False
Question 2. The song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by Rabindranath Tagore.
Answer: False
Question 3. The first Bengali periodical to be published was ‘Digdarshan’.
Answer: True
Question 4.’Bangadarshan’ was a journal edited by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Answer: True
Question 5. From the decade of 1970, the history of sports gained popularity at the endeavor of the British.
Answer: True
Question 6. The meaning of the term ‘history/ is to search.
Answer: True
Question 7. The time limitation of Old Social History seems to be 1960 A.D.
Answer: True
Question 8. There was development in the art of history writing by the effect of the Renaissance.
Answer: True
Question 9. The history of sports is as old on this earth as the existence of men on this earth.
Answer: True
Question 10. New Social History discusses only the nation and the social structure and development of individuals.
Answer: True
Question 11. The Olympic Games were first organized in Egypt.
Answer: False
Question 12. Agriculture was discovered in the Mesolithic age.
Answer: False
Question 13. Colonialism affected the food habits of people in India.
Answer: True
Question 14. Vidya Bhushan was the founder of Bangadarshan.
Answer: False
