Chapter 1 The Idea Of History Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1. “The history of our country has prevented us from learning about our homeland”- Who said this?
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Swami Vivekananda
- James Mill
Answer: 2. Rabindranath Tagore
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Question 2. Mrityunjay Vidyalankar wrote ‘Rajabali’ in
- 1757
- 1799
- 1808
- 1857
Answer: 3. 1808
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Question 3. Aurangzeb died in
- 1707
- 1777
- 1800
- 1857
Answer: 3. 1800
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Question 4. Who wrote that the Muslim period was the dark age of Indian history?
- Jeremy Bentham
- Jadunath Bose
- James Mill
- Dinabandu Mitra
Answer: 1. Jeremy Bentham
Question 5. Razia became sultan of Delhi after
- lltutmish
- Ghiyasuddin Balban
- Alauddin Khilji
- Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: 1. lltutmish
Question 6. Bankim Chandra said, “We want the history of the Bengalees.”
- The Bengalees should know their past.
- The history of Bengal is a national asset.
- The progress of the Bengalees is associated with it.
Answer: 1. The Bengalees should know their past.
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Question 7. Reading history is an amusing thing.
- History contains many amusing topics.
- There are debates in history regarding events and their consequences.
- There are many funny stories in history.
Answer: 2. There are debates in history regarding events and their consequences.
Question 8. In the context of time, the Battle of Plassey is quite modern in comparison to the Battle of Panipat.
- The Battle of Panipat took place in the ancient period and the Battle of Plassey took place in the modern period.
- The Battle of Panipat took place much later than the Battle of Plassey.
- The Battle of Plassey took place much later than the Battle of Panipat.
Answer: 2. The Battle of Panipat took place much later than the Battle of Plassey.
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Question 9. The photographs are an important source of the history of modern India.
- The photographs present the claims of the past.
- We come to know about the social, economic, and political history from the photographs.
- They contain pictures of political leaders.
Answer: 2. We come to know about social, economic, and political history from the photographs.
Question 10. Titu Mir, Birsa Munda, and Sidhu-Kanhu were not anarchists.
- As anti-colonists, they were freedom fighters.
- They were the leaders of tribal revolts.
- They were the symbols of the hopes and aspirations of the tribal people.
Answer: 1. As anti-colonists they were freedom fighters.