Chapter 1 Ideas Of History Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Question 1 The word ‘historical’ means—
1. Inquiry
2. History of the past
3. Historian
4. Past
Answer: 1. Inquiry
Question 2 The national game of England is—
1. Cricket
2. Football
3. Kabaddi
4. Volley Ball
Answer: 1. Cricket
Question 3 The spokesman of the history of Subaltern groups is—
1. Marc Bloch
2. Dr. Ranajit Guha
3. Herodotus
4. Edward Thompson
Answer: 2. Dr. Ranajit Guha
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Question 4 Concepts of style and movements in dance were introduced by—
1. Nandalal Bose
2. Ramkinkar Beij
3. Mani Madhava Chakyar
4. Sharangadeva
Answer: 4. Sharangadeva
Question 5 Calcutta was originally inhabited by the people of three villages—
1. Koiikata, North 24 Parganas, Sutanuti
2. Koiikata, 24 Parganas, Govindapur
3. Koiikata, Sutanuti, 24 Parganas
4. Koiikata, Sutanuti, Govindapur
Answer: 4. Koiikata, Sutanuti, Govindapur
Question 6 The Civil Engineering Department was opened in 1843 in—
1. Surendranath College
2. Hindu College
3. Rajabazar Science College
4. Ballygunge Science College
Answer: 2. Hindu College
Question 7 ‘British Society of Sports History* was a research on the history of Sports of—
1. England
2. Canada
3. Bengal
4. Melbourne
Answer: 1. England
Question 8 Who is the author of the essay ‘History from Below’?
1. Arnold Toynbee
2. EP Thompson
3. EH Carr
4. Eric Hobsbawm
Answer: 2. EP Thompson
Question 9 The Annales school deals with—
1. Local History
2. Social History
3. Military history
4. Medical history
Answer: 2. social history
Question 10 The studies of new social history started in—
1.1960’s
2.1970’s
3.1980’s
4.1990’s
Answer: 1. 1960’s
Question 11 What is the main subject of new social history?
1. Kings
2. Common people
3. Political leaders
4. Feudal lords
Answer: 2. Common people
Question 12 A well-known historian of the Subaltern group is—
1. Marc Bloch
2. Ranajit Guha
3. Ramesh Chandra Majumder
4. E P Thompson
Answer: 2. Ranajit Guha
Question 13 The Social Science History Association was formed in—
1.1974
2.1975
3.1976
4.1977
Answer: 3. 1976
Question 14 Calcutta Cricket Club was established in—
1.1791
2.1792
3.1793
4.1798
Answer: 2. 1792
Question 15 The game of football was introduced in India by the—
1. English
2. Dutch
3. French
4. Portuguese
Answer: 1. English
Question 16 The ‘Father of Indian football’ is—
1. Gostha Gopal
2. Chuni Goswami
3. Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikary
4. P K Banerjee
Answer: 3. Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikary
Question 17 Mohun Bagan won the IFA Shield in—
1.1890
2.1905
3.1911
4.1917
Answer: 3. 1911
Question 18 The folk song of camel drivers in the Punjab region is called—
1. Toppa
2. Gazal
3. Thumri
4. Baul
Answer: 1. Toppa
Question 19 Bageswari Shilpa Prabandhabali was written by—
1. Ashok Mitra
2. Gita Kapoor
3. Abanindranath Tagore
4. Jahid Chowdhuri
Answer: 3. Abanindranath Tagore
Question 20 The book ‘Ekei Bole Shooting’ was written by
1. Ritwik Kumar Ghatak
2. Tapan Sinha
3. Satyajit Ray
4. Mrinal Sen
Answer: 3. Satyajit Ray
Question 21 The director of the film ‘Aranyer Din Ratri’ is—
1. Mrinal Sen
2. Bijan Bhattacharya
3. Satyajit Ray
4. Ritwik Ghatak
Answer: 3. Satyajit Ray
Question 22 ‘Dadasaheb Phalke’ was associated with—
1. Film industry
2. Sports World
3. Studies in local history
4. Environmental studies
Answer: 1. film industry
Question 23 In 1853 the first Indian Railway was established between Bombay and—
1. Kolkata
2. Delhi
3. Thane
4. Goa
Answer: 3. Thane
Question 24 The author of the book ‘Bangalir Itihas’ is—
1. Dinesh Chandra Sarkar
2. Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay
3. Dinesh Chandra Sen
4. Niharranjan Ray
Answer: 4. Niharranjan Ray
Question 25 Which city in India is known as the ‘City of Culture’?
1. Mumbai
2. Chennai
3. Kolkata
4. Bhubaneswar
Answer: 3. Kolkata
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Question 26 Which country started the study of military history?
1. France
2. Germany
3. England
4. Holland
Answer: 3. England
Question 27 The author of the book ‘Silent Spring’ is—
1. Charles Tilly
2. Richard Grove
3. Clarence Slacker
4. Rachel Carson
Answer: 4. Rachel Carson
Question 28 The leader of ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’ is—
1. Arundhuti Roy
2. Medha Patkar
3. Mahasweta Devi
4. Ashapurna Devi
Answer: 2. Medha Patkar
Question 29 ‘Green imperialism’ was written by—
1. Ramchandra Guha
2. Madhav Gadgil
3. Richard Grove
4. Rachel Carson
Answer: 3. Richard Grove
Question 30 The author of the book ‘Man and Environment’ is—
1. Irfan Habib
2. Rachel Carson
3. Ramchandra Guha
4. Mahesh Rangarajan
Answer: 1. Irfan Habib
Question 31 The author of the book ‘Science and the Raj’ is—
1. Prafulla Chandra Roy
2. Deepak Kumar
3. J D Bernal
4. Thomas Kuhn
Answer: 2. Deepak Kumar
Question 32 The author of the book ‘Women in English Social History’ is—
1. Barbara Kanner
2. Steven Mintz
3. Susan Kellogg
4. Rachel Carson
Answer: 1. Barbara Kanner
Question 33 The history of Calcutta Science College will be incorporated in—
1. History of photography
2. History of sports
3. history of science and technology
4. Environmental History
Answer: 3. History of science and technology
Question 34: Bharat Stree Mondal was initiated by
1. Kalpana Dutta
2. Basanti Debi
3. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
4. Swarna Kumari Devi
Answer: 3. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
Question 35: ‘Letters from a Father to His Daughter’ is a collection of
1. 30 letters
2. 35 letters
3. 32 letters
4. 20 letters
Answer: 1. 30 letters
Question 36: hacky’s ‘Bengal Gazette was published in
1. January 1780
2. January 1870
3. January 1817
4. January 1785
Answer: 1. January 1780
Question 37: ‘Bangadarshan’ was published in
1. April 12, 1872
2. May 12, 1872
3. April 12, 1827
4. April 20, 1872
Answer: 1. April 12, 1872
Question 38: Jiban Smriti’ was first published in
1. Bangadarshan Patrika
2. Prabasi Patrika
3. Somprakash Patrika
4. Viswabharati Patrika
Answer: 2. Prabasi Patrika
Question 39: The book Jibaner Jharapata’ is a
1. Novel
2. Biography
3. Book of verses
4. Autobiography
Answer: 4. Autobiography
Question 40: ‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth is a
1. Autobiography
2. Essay
3. Novel
4. Travelogue
Answer: 1. Autobiography
Question 41: The information about the torture of indigo cultivators is found in
1. Bangadarshan Patrika
2. Tattwabodhini Patrika
3. Sanjibani Patrika
4. Somprakash Patrika
Answer: 4. Somprakash Patrika
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Question 42 : ‘Hicky’s Bengal Gazette was a
1. Daily paper
2. Monthly paper
3. Weekly paper
4. Fortnightly paper
Answer: 2. Monthly paper
Question 43: The first editor of ‘Bangadarshan’ was
1. Umesh Chandra Dutta
2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
3. Akshay Kumar Datta
4. Dwarakanath Vidyabhusan
Answer: 2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Question 44: ‘Somprakash’ was a
1. Daily paper
2. Weekly paper
3. Fortnightly paper
4. Monthly paper
Answer: 2. Weekly paper
Question 45: The editor of ‘Digdarshan’ was
1. Prafulla Chandra Roy
2. Marshman
3. Iswar Gupta
4. William Carey
Answer: 2. Marshman
Question 46: Somprakash was published in the year
1. 1858
2. 1872
3. 1862
4. 1848
Answer: 1. 1858