03-12-2018 HSST HISTORY(JUNIOR),HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

HSST HISTORY(JUNIOR),HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

EXAM DATE:03-12-2018

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1.Name the Anales historian who wrote the book the Cheese and the Worms

A.Carlo Ginzburg

B.Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

C.Ferdinand Braudel

D.Marc Bloch

Ans:A

2.The first Indian Historian who had received honourary membership in American Historical Association.

A.Romila Thapar

B.Bipan Chandra

C.Jadunath Sarkar

D.Burton Stein

Ans:C

3.Among the following which one is not applicable to positivist historiography?

A.Objectivity is an anathema

B.Should follow scientific method

C.Fact is real and independent of the perception of the historian

D.Believes that history moves in linear sequence

Ans:A

4.Parenthetical notes are descriptions indicating the source of information placed

A.At Footnote

B.Endnotes

C.Bibliography

D.Within the body  of the paper

Ans:D

5.Among the following statements which one is not forming an assumption of Gender history?

A.Women have agency in social transformation

B.Gender difference is cultural

C.Gender difference is a social construction

D.Gender difference is natural

Ans:D

6.The name ‘philosophy of history’ was invented in the eighteenth century by

A.Hegel

B.Voltaire

C.Rousseau

D.Montesquieu

Ans:B

7.Among the following which one is not part of early Indian historical tradition?

A.Itihasa-Purana

B.Sramanic

C.Sutas(records of the bards)

D.Panchatantra

Ans:D

8.Among the following concepts which one is not related to Karl Marx thinking

A.Peudal mode of production

B.Segmentary mode of production

C.Asiatic mode of production

D.Capitalist mode of production

Ans:B

9.Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Christian historiography?

A.Scientific

B.Rational

C.Providential

D.Humanistic

Ans:C

10.Name the author of Kitab al Rehla.

A.Amir Khusru

B.Abdul Fazl

C.Ibn Batuta

D.Ibn Khaldun

Ans:C

11.Among the following who did not form part of Greek population?

A.Achaeans

B.Ionians

C.Dorians

D.Scythians

Ans:D

12.The Roman emperor who shifted his capital from Rome to Nicomedia was

A.Dioletian

B.Nero

C.Augustus

D.Caesar

Ans:A

13.Among the following which word stands for ‘Greece’?

A.Hellen

B.Hellas

C.Hellennese

D.Greeks

Ans:B

14.The person known as “Morning star of Renaissance”was

A.Plutarch

B.Michaelangelo

C.Dante

D.Titian

Ans:C

15.”Black Shirts”was the volunteers of

A.Mussolini

B.Hitler

C.Napolean

D.Lenin

Ans:A

16.”Tennis Court Oath”happened during the period of

A.Louis-XIV

B.Louis-XV

C.Louis-XVI

D.Henry-VIII

Ans:C

17.The war aims of 1^st World War were declared as

A.Pacific Charter

B.Atlantic Charter

C.Bill of Rights

D.Versailles

Ans:B

18.The Organization formed for the creation of Israel was

A.P.L.O

B.Israelites

C.Zionism

D.Liberation Army

Ans:C

19.The man behind the policy of “Perestroika”was

A.Yeltsin

B.Gorbachev

C.Hitler

D.Mussolini

Ans:B

20.The “Glorious Revolution”of 1688 happened in England during the period of

A.Henry-VIII

B.Charles-II

C.James-II

D.James-I

Ans:C

21.In which of the following Tamil texts,reference about five types of burial is found?

A.Thirukural

B.Manimekhalai

C.Silappatikaram

D.Kuruntokai

Ans:B

22.Who is the author of the work’Karikala Valavan’?

A.K.A.N.Shastri

B.Y.Subbarayalu

C.Kl Jagannathan

D.M.Krishnakumari

Ans:C

23.What was the term used to mention officer in charge of elephants in Gupta administration?

A.Mahabaladikrita

B.Mahashvapati

C.Mahattaras

D.Mahapilupati

Ans:D

24.Which of the following centers is not related to Buddhism?

A.Gaya

B.Rajgir

C.Pawapuri

D.Vaishali

Ans:B

25.Who was given the sobriquet ‘Indian Machiavelli’for his political treaties?

A.Megastanes

B.Banabhatta

C.Vishakhadatta

D.Vishnugupta

Ans:D

26.Amaravati, a site famous for Buddhist stupa remains is located in which of the following districts of Andhra Pradesh?

A.Guntur

B.Krishna

C.Kurnool

D.Chittoor

Ans:A

27.According to some scholars,the word ‘Pandya’ is derived from the Tamil word’pandi’ which means

A.Lion

B.Cow

C.Bull

D.Buffalo

Ans:C

28.Which sultanate ruler defeated the Mongols in consecutive battles of Jallandar and Kili, and Amroha and Ravi?

A.Alauddin Khilji

B.Giyazuddin Balban

C.Muhammad Bin Tuglaq

D.lltutmish

Ans:A

29.The Virupaksha temple at pattadakkal was built by

A.Queen Lokamahadevi

B.Vikramaditya II

C.Pulakeshi II

D.Pulakeshi I

Ans:A

30.Portrait of which Mughal ruler is exhibited in Arthur M.Sackler Gallery,Washington?

A.Humayun

B.Babur

C.Shahjahan

D.Akbar

Ans:A

31.Fort William College at Calcutta was started by

A.Lord Cornwallis

B.Lord Wellesley

C.Lord William Bentinck

D.Lord Dalhousie

Ans:B

32.The First Factory Act of 1881 mainly dealt with

A.Child labour

B.Women labour

C.Safety of workers

D.Union activities

Ans:A

33.Who gave the call to the Indian youth”Be Strong and Fearless”?

A.Raja Ram Mohan Roy

B.Swami Dayananda Saraswathi

C.Mrs.Annie Besant

D.Swami Vivekananda

Ans:D

34.Who was called the ‘Liberator of Indian Press’?

A.Raja Ram Mohan Roy

B.Sir John Lawrence

C.Sir Charles Metcalfe

D.Lord Ripon

Ans:C

35.Who said “Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise”?

A.Lord Lytton

B.Lord Dufferin

C.Lord Willington

D.Lord Curzon

Ans:D

36.Muslim League observed the Direct Action Day on

A.16 August 1945

B.16 September 1945

C.16 August 1946

D.16 September 1946

Ans:C

37.Who was not one among those who were put in the INA trials?

A.Lekshmi Seth

B.G.S.Dhillon

C.Prem Sehgal

D.Shah Nawaz Khan

Ans:A

38.Under whose guidance the First Five Year Plan was drafted?

A.K.N.Raj

B.Sukumar Sen

C.Mahalnobis

D.Dr.John Mathayi

Ans:A

39.The term ‘Garibi Hatao’means

A.Remove Untouchability

B.Remove poverty

C.Remove illiteracy

D.Remove alcoholism

Ans:B

40.Who was the popular freedom fighter who had undertaken a fast unto death over the demand for a separate Andhra State and expired after fifty eight days?

A.Vaikunta Swamikal

B.E.V.Ramaswami

C.Potti Sriramalu

D.Vinoba Bhave

Ans:C

41.Who was the author of the book”Kerala Charitrathinte Atisthana Silakal”?

A.Elamkulam Kunhan Pillai

B.Rajan Gurukal

C.M.G.S.Narayanan

D.Kesavan Veluthat

Ans:C

42.Uzhavar was lived in which Tinai of ancient Tamilakam?

A.Mullai

B.Marutham

C.Palai

D.Kurinchi

Ans:B

43.Who among the following posthumously published K.P.Padmanabha Menon’s book “History of Kerala”?

A.P.K.Sankunni Menon

B.A.Sreedhara Menon

C.T.K.Krishna Menon

D.T.K.Raman Menon

Ans:C

44.Bovine shaped sarcophagi have been reported from which among the following place in Kerala?

A.Kattakambal

B.Karinthalam

C.Nirmalagiri

D.Pilikkode

Ans:A

45.Who among the following was not a member of “Pathinettara Kavikal”at Zamorin’s court?

A.Punam Namboothiri

B.Sankaradeva Swamikal

C.Kakkasseri Bhattatiri

D.Uddanda Sastrikal

Ans:B

46.Who firstly discovered Neolithic axes from the foot of Kannyakad hills in Kerala?

A.Ragava Varrier

B.William Logan

C.Stephen Dale

D.Philip Lake

Ans:D

47.Which among the following place was not a Brahmin settlement mentioned in Keralolpathi?

A.Kottiyur

B.Cokiram

C.Kaviyur

D.Cellur

Ans:A

48.What was the name of the ruler connected with Pullur Kotavalam Temple Inscription?

A.Pazhassi Raja

B.Sreekanta

C.Bhaskara Ravi

D.Kolathiri

Ans:C

49.Which among the following is closely associated with Cochin royal family?

A.Perumpadappu

B.Nediyirippu

C.Elayidathu

D.Trippappur

Ans:A

50.Who was Karunandadakkan?

A.King of Kumbla dynasty

B.Minister of Mushaka dynasty

C.Minister of Kollangode dynasty

D.King of Ay dynasty

Ans:D

51.The District of British Malabar was transferred from Bombay to Madras Presidency in

A.1792

B.1800

C.1805

D.1810

Ans:B

52.Who among the following was not a member in the ‘Joint Commissioners’ appointed to British Malabar?

A.General Abercromby

B.Mr.Farmer

C.Major Dow

D.Jonathan Duncan

Ans:A

53.Who described Pazhassi Raja as “an extraordinary and singular character”?

A.General Macleod

B.Major Dow

C.Major Cameron

D.T.H.Baber

Ans:D

54.The “Kundara Proclamation” was issued on

A.January7,1809

B.January 9,1809

C.January 11,1809

D.January 13,1809

Ans:C

55.The ‘Janmi-Kutiyan Proclamation’of Travancore was issued by

A.Ayilyam Tirunal

B.Utradam Tirunal

C.Visakham Tirunal

D.Sri Mulam Tirunal

Ans:A

56.’Abstention Movement’was started in Travancore as a protest against

A.Land Reforms

B.Revenue Reforms

C.Social Reforms

D.Constitutional Reforms

Ans:D

57.The Arabi-Malayalam monthly published by Vakkom Abdul Khadir Moulavi

A.Al Islam

B.Al Amin

C.Muslim

D.Deepika

Ans:A

58.In  Travancore, the administration of villages were under the

A.Karyakkar

B.Pravarthikkar

C.Menon

D.Adhikari

Ans:B

59.A.K.Gopalan led the ‘hunger march’from Kannur to

A.Kozhikode

B.Coimbatore

C.Thiruvanathapuram

D.Madras

Ans:D

60.The first session of the ‘Cochi Rajya Praja Mandalam’was held at

A.Trissur

B.Kodungallur

C.Irinjalakkuda

D.Piravam

Ans:C

61.Who defined history as ‘the unfolding story of human freedom’?

A.F.W.Maitland

B.John Seely

C.Lord Acton

D.J.B.Bury

Ans:C

62.What was the theory formulated by Arnold J.Toyenbee in Historical Research?

A.History of Mentalities

B.Challenge and Response

C.Dialectical Materialism

D.Radical Historicism

Ans:B

63.Who was the proponent of the concepts such as ‘structure’,’conjuncture’,and event’?

A.Ferdinand Braudel

B.Roger Chartier

C.Marc Bloch

D.Simmel

Ans:A

64.Which method of enquiry was introduced by Claude Levi Strauss into the studies of Social sciences?

A.Romanticism

B.Structuralism

C.Post Modernism

D.Idealism

Ans:B

65.The term ‘Positivism’was coined by

A.Herder

B.Hegel

C.Auguste Comte

D.Leo Pold Von Ranke

Ans:C

66.Who edited the first six volumes of ‘Subaltern Studies’?

A.Dipesh Chakrabarthy

B.Gayatri Spivak

C.Ranajit Guha

D.Sumit Sarkar

Ans:C

67.Which among the following book was written by Michael Foucault?

A.Royal Touch

B.Bond Men Made Free

C.On History

D.Archaeology of Knowledge

Ans:D

68.The school of Historiography started by Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre

A.Structural Marxism

B.Annales School

C.Subaltern School

D.Revisionists School

Ans:B

69.The author of ‘Age of Capital’is

A.E.P.Thmpson

B.Keith Jenkins

C.Karl Marx

D.Eric Hobsbawm

Ans:D

70.The Historiographical Movement started by Leo Pold Von Ranke is known as

A.Berlin Revolution

B.Paris Revolution

C.Rationalism

D.Romanticism

Ans:A

71.The competency of a teacher judged by

A.Length of association with a school

B.Meeting the needs of students

C.Personality

D.Books published

Ans:B

72.A teacher in the class should keep the pitch of the voice

A.High enough

B.Low

C.Moderate

D.Sometimes low and sometimes high

Ans:D

73.The classroom communication should essentially be

A.Abstract

B.Non-descriptive

C.Contrived

D.Empathetic

Ans:D

74.Which of the following Universities has received the Visitors Award for the best central University in India in Feb.2017?

A.Banaras Hindu

B.City of Hyderabad

C.Texpur University

D.Jawaharlal Nehru University

Ans:D

75.The principle in which computer assisted instruction is based on

A.Classical conditioning

B.Operant conditioning

C.Pavlovian conditioning

D.Respondent conditioning

Ans:B

76.The relationship described by a theory must be

A.Directly observed

B.Deduced from a law

C.Inferred from data

D.Revealed by divine inspiration

Ans:C

77.Two defining characteristics of experimental research are

A.Measuring predictor and criterion variables

B.Random assignment of participants and measuring dependent variables

C.Manipulation of independent variables and control over extraneous variables

D.Random assignment of participants and control over extraneous variables

Ans:C

78.Cohen’s Kapa is a statistics used to

A.Simplify data from an observational study

B.Establish your behavior categories are valid

C.Estimate the amount of inter rater reliability

D.Establish the objectivity of observation

Ans:C

79.A functional graph that shows a uniformly increasing or decreasing functional relationship is said to be

A.Monotonic

B.Negatively skewed

C.Normal

D.Positively skewed

Ans:A

80.The most appropriate statistical test for an experiment with two independent groups and the dependent variable measured on an interval scale is

A.Chi square

B.The t-test for independent sample

C.One sample and test

D.A two factor ANOVA

Ans:B

81.Who proposed the preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

A.Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

B.Sir.Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyer

C.Jawaharlal Nehru

D.M.K.Gandhi

Ans:C

82.Consider the following:

1.Rajya Sabha is dissolved in every 6 years

2.Legislative Council is dissolved in every 6 years

Which among the above statement/s is /are correct?

A.Only 1

B.Only 2

C.Neither 1 nor 2

D.Both1 and 2

Ans:C

83.Maximum number of States/Union Territories in India comes under the Jurisdiction of which of the following High Courts?

A.Bombay High Court

B.High Court of Delhi

C.Guwahati High Court

D.Kolkata High Court
Ans:C

84.Which among the following Article was inserted in the Indian Constitution by 42^nd Amendment 1976,in purview of India being a signatory of Stockholm Conference of 1972?

A.Article 47

B.Article 46

C.Article 44

D.Article 48A

Ans:D

85.What is the minimum stay essential before a person can apply for Indian Citizenship?

A.2 years

B.5 years

C.7 years

D.10 years

Ans:B

86.The legislation called the Transplantation of Human Organ Act(THO)was passed in India in____________to streamline organ donation and transplantation activities.

A.1994

B.1991

C.1997

D.1995

Ans:A

87.Sexual molestation is not the only crime against women.Anything that harms the dignity of a woman should be checked.This team will even ensure that women get their reserved seats in buses and public places.It is the general belief that blue is for boys,so Kerala Police named the initiative as

A.Red Alert

B.Community Police

C.Pink Police

D.Black Panther

Ans:C

88.Identify the three-tier structure of Kerala Kudumbashrees women community network in hierarchical order.

A.Neighbourhood Groups-Block Development Societies-Area Development Societies

B.Gram Sabha-Panchayath Samithi-Zilla Parishath

C.Gram Panchayath-Panchayath Samithi-Zilla Parishath

D.Neighbourhood Groups-Area Development Societies-Community Development Socieites

Ans:D

89.Under Right to Information Act,which among the following is not  come under the exception from disclosure of information?

A.Affect the sovereignty and integrity of India

B.Would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament

C.Cabinet papers

D.Affidavits submitted by candidates for general election

Ans:D

90.Parliament passed National Food Security Act(NFSA),in___________,with the objective to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people.

A.2013

B.2012

C.2016

D.2000

Ans:A

91.Rajyasamacharam,the first Malayalam journal was published from

A.Anchuthengu

B.Illikkunnu

C.Nagarcovil

D.Mattancheri

Ans:B

92.The founder of Bhashaposhini Sabha was

A.Kumaranasan

B.Kandathil Varghese Mappila

C.Ulloor

D.Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar

Ans:B

93.Tagore visited Sree Narayana Guru in the year

A.1921

B.1932

C.1924

D.1922

Ans:D

94.Among the following social reformers whose birth place was Cherayi?

A.Sahodharan Ayyappan

B.Ayyankali

C.Chattampi Swamikal

D.Poykayil Yohannan

Ans:A

95.Rohingvas are the refugees from which country?

A.Bangladesh

B.Myanmar

C.Indonesia

D.China

Ans:B

96.The Ministry of the Utmost Happiness is the novel written by

A.Anita Desai

B.Sasi Tharoor

C.Arundathi Roy

D.Kiran Desai

Ans:C

97.Sardar Sarovar Dam is built across the river

A.Krishna

B.Godavari

C.Narmada

D.Kaveri

Ans:C

98.Mumbai FC is the team associated with

A.ISL

B.IPL

C.I-League

D.Santhosh Trophy

Ans:A

99.Who is the brand ambassador of Harithakeralam mission?

A.Mammootty

B.K.J.Yesudas

C.Manju Varior

D.Mohan Lal

Ans:B

100.Savarnajatha was the event associated with

A.Guruvayoor Satyagraham

B.Paliyam Satyagraham

C.Channar Agitation

D.Vaikkom Satyagraham

Ans:D

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