HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q1
Who was the author of the book “Gulamgiri.”?
(A) Swami Dayanand
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
(D) Swami Ramkrishan Parmhans
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q2
In which year “The Indian Universities Act” was passed?
(A) 1901
(B) 1904
(C) 1905
(D) 1909
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q3
In which Governor General’s tenure, the Britishers conquered „Sindh”?
(A) Lord Auckland
(B) Lord Ellenborough
(C) Lord Hasting
(D) Lord Dalhousie
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q32
Statement 1: There was a provision in the Charter Act of 1833 to abolish slavery.
Statement 2: In 1855, the British merged the Riyasat of Awadh with their kingdom, accusing them of misrule.
(A) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct
(B) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect
(C) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect
(D) Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q33
Statement 1: Young Bengal Movement was started by Sisir Kumar Ghosh.
Statement 2: Prarthna Samaj was established in Bombay in 1865.
(A) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct
(B) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect
(C) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect
(D) Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q36
Statement 1: Mahatma Gandhi gave slogan of „Do or Die” during Quit India Movement.
Statement 2: Subhash Chandra Bose established Forward Bloc Party in 1939.
(A) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct
(B) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect
(C) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect
(D) Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q37
Statement 1: In 1942, S.N. Tagore established Indian Revolutionary Communist Party.
Statement 2: Dr.B.R. Ambedkar moved „Objective Resolution” in Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946.
(A) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct
(B) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect
(C) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect
(D) Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q42
Arrange the following events in chronological order:
1. Death of C.R. Das
2. Simon Commission appointed
3. Death of revolutionary Jatin Das
4. Nehru Report
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 1, 2, 4, 3
(C) 2, 1, 3, 4
(D) 2, 1, 4, 3
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q43
Arrange these later Mughal Badshahs chronologically:
1. Jahandar Shah
2. Farrukhsiyar
3. Ahmed Shah
4. Alamgir II
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 3, 1, 2, 4
(C) 1, 2, 4, 3
(D) 2, 1, 3, 4
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q47
Put these agrarian movements in chronological order with the date of their start:
1. Bardoli Peasants Movement
2. Khera Peasants Movement
3. Champaran Satyagrah
4. Moplah Peasants Movement
(A) 2, 3, 1, 4
(B) 3, 2, 4, 1
(C) 3, 4, 1, 2
(D) 1, 3, 2, 4
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q50
Consider the given four statements and choose the correct answer from the given options.
1. In 1865, High Courts were established at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay.
2. In 1791, Jonathan Duncan, started a Sanskrit College at Varanasi.
3. The first Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra was opened in 1854.
4. The Pitt’s India Act was passed in 1785.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 2 and 3
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q51
1. Haider Ali established a Modern arsenal in Dindigal in 1757 AD.
2. Haider Ali died in 1783 AD.
3. Tipu Sultan planted a “Tree of Liberty” at Srirangapatnam.
4. Tipu Sultan was a member of a “Jacobin Club’.
(A) 3 and 4
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q53
Which Indus Valley sites are in India?
1. Dholavira
2. Rakhigarhi
3. Mohen-jo-Daro
4. Ganweriwala
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 2 and 4
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2020 Prelims Question Paper – Q61
Match List I with List II:
List-I (Event)
A. Delhi Darbar
B. Second Anglo Afghan war
C. Kuka Movement started
D. Queen Victoria declared “Kaiser-i-Hind”
List-II (Year)
1. 1872
2. 1876
3. 1878
4. 1877
(A) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
(B) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
(C) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
(D) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
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Answer: B
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