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Post NameHSST -HISTORY -JUNIOR -KHSE
Question Paper Code116/2018
Category Code337/2017
Date of Test3 December 2018
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
Name the Annales historian who wrote the book The Cheese and the Worms.
Answer
A. Carlo Ginzburg
2
Legislative Council is dissolved in every 6 years. Which among the above statement/s is/are correct ?
Answer
C. Neither 1 nor 2
3
Among the following which one is not applicable to positivist historiography ?
Answer
A. Objectivity is an anathema
4
Parenthetical notes are descriptions indicating the source of information placed
Answer
D. Within the body of the paper
5
Among the following statements which one is not forming an assumption of Gender history ?
Answer
D. Gender difference is natural
6
The name β€˜philosophy of history’ was invented in the eighteenth century by
Answer
B. Voltaire
7
Among the following which one is not part of early Indian historical tradition ?
Answer
D. Panchatantra
8
Among the following concepts which one is not related to Karl Marx thinking
Answer
B. Segmentary mode of production
9
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Christian historiography ?
Answer
C. Providential
10
Each question is provided with four choices
Answer
C. and
11
Among the following who did not form part of Greek population ?
Answer
D. Scythians
12
The Roman emperor who shifted his capital from Rome to Nicomedia was
Answer
A. Dioeletian
13
Among the following which word stands for β€˜Greece’ ?
Answer
B. Hellas
14
The person known as β€œMorning star of Renaissance” was
Answer
Question Cancelled
15
β€œBlack Shirts” was the volunteers of
Answer
A. Mussolini
16
β€œTennis Court Oath” happened during the period of
Answer
C. Louis – XVI
17
The war aims of 1st World War were declared as
Answer
A. Paci!c Charter
18
The Organization formed for the creation of Israel was
Answer
C. Zionism
19
The man behind the policy of β€œPerestroika” was
Answer
B. Gorbachev
20
The β€œGlorious Revolution” of 1688 happened in England during the period of
Answer
C. James – II
21
In which of the following Tamil texts, reference about !ve types of burial is found ?
Answer
B. Manimekhalai
22
Who is the author of the work β€˜Karikala Valavan’ ?
Answer
C. KI Jagannathan
23
What was the term used to mention of!cer in charge of elephants in Gupta administration ?
Answer
D. Mahapilupati
24
Which of the following centers is not related to Buddhism ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
25
Who was given the sobriquet β€˜Indian Machiavelli’ for his political treaties ?
Answer
D. Vishnugupta
26
Amaravati, a site famous for Buddhist stupa remains is located in which of the following districts of Andhra Pradesh ?
Answer
A. Guntur
27
According to some scholars, the word β€˜Pandya’ is derived from the Tamil word β€˜pandi’ which means
Answer
C. Bull
28
Which Sultanate ruler defeated the Mongols in consecutive battles of Jallandar and Kili, and Amroha and Ravi ?
Answer
A. Alauddin Khilji
29
The Virupaksha temple at Pattadakkal was built by
Answer
A. Queen Lokamahadevi
30
Portrait of which Mughal ruler is exhibited in Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
31
Fort William College at Calcutta was started by
Answer
B. Lord Wellesley
32
The First Factory Act of 1881 mainly dealt with
Answer
A. Child labour
33
Who gave the call to the Indian youth β€œBe Strong and Fearless” ?
Answer
D. Swami Vivekananda
34
Who was called the β€˜Liberator of Indian Press’ ?
Answer
C. Sir Charles Metcalfe
35
Who said β€œCongress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise” ?
Answer
D. Lord Curzon
36
Muslim League observed the Direct Action Day on
Answer
C. 16 August 1946
37
Who was not one among those who were put in the INA trials ?
Answer
A. Lekshmi Seth
38
Under whose guidance the First Five Year Plan was drafted ?
Answer
A. K. N. Raj
39
The term β€˜Garibi Hatao’ means
Answer
B. Remove poverty
40
Who was the popular freedom !ghter who had undertaken a fast unto death over the demand for a separate Andhra State and expired after !fty eight days ?
Answer
C. Potti Sriramalu
41
Who was the author of the book β€œKerala Charitrathinte Atisthana Silakal” ?
Answer
C. M. G. S. Narayanan
42
Uzhavar was lived in which Tinai of ancient Tamilakam ?
Answer
B. Marutham
43
Who among the following posthumously published K. P. Padmanabha Menon’s book β€œHistory of Kerala” ?
Answer
C. T. K. Krishna Menon
44
Bovine-shaped sarcophagi have been reported from which among the following place in Kerala ?
Answer
A. Kattakambal
45
Who among the following was not a member of β€œPathinettara Kavikal ” at Zamorin’s court ?
Answer
B. Sankaradeva Swamikal
46
Who !rstly discovered Neolithic axes from the foot of Kannyakad hills in Kerala ?
Answer
D. Philip Lake
47
Which among the following place was not a Brahmin settlement mentioned in Keralolpathi ?
Answer
A. Kottiyur
48
What was the name of the ruler connected with Pullur Kotavalam Temple Inscription ?
Answer
C. Bhaskara Ravi
49
Which among the following is closely associated with Cochin royal family ?
Answer
A. Perumpadappu
50
Who was Karunandadakkan ?
Answer
D. King of Ay dynasty
51
The District of British Malabar was transferred from Bombay to Madras Presidency in
Answer
B. 1800
52
Who among the following was not a member in the β€˜Joint Commissioners’ appointed to British Malabar ?
Answer
A. General Abercromby
53
Who described Pazhassi Raja as β€œan extraordinary and singular character” ?
Answer
D. T. H. Baber
54
The β€œKundara Proclamation’ was issued on
Answer
C. January 11, 1809
55
The β€˜Janmi-Kutiyan Proclamation’ of Travancore was issued by
Answer
A. Ayilyam Tirunal
56
β€˜Abstention Movement’ was started in Travancore as a protest against
Answer
D. Constitutional Reforms
57
The Arabi-Malayalam monthly published by Vakkom Abdul Khadir Moulavi
Answer
A. Al Islam
58
In Travancore, the administration of villages were under the
Answer
B. Pravarthikkar
59
A. K. Gopalan led the β€˜hunger march’ from Kannur to
Answer
D. Madras
60
The !rst session of the β€˜Cochi Rajya Praja Mandalam’ was held at
Answer
C. Irinjalakkuda
61
Who de!ned history as β€˜the unfolding story of human freedom’ ?
Answer
C. Lord Acton
62
What was the theory formulated by Arnold J. Toyenbee in Historical Research ?
Answer
B. Challenge and Response
63
Who was the proponent of the concepts such as β€˜structure’, β€˜conjuncture’, and β€˜event’ ?
Answer
A. Ferdinand Braudel
64
Which method of enquiry was introduced by Claude Levi Strauss into the studies of Social Sciences ?
Answer
B. Structuralism
65
The term β€˜Positivism’ was coined by
Answer
C. Auguste Comte
66
Who edited the !rst six volumes of β€˜Subaltern Studies’ ?
Answer
C. Ranajit Guha
67
Which among the following book was written by Michael Foucault ?
Answer
D. Archaeology of Knowledge
68
The school of Historiography started by Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre
Answer
B. Annales School
69
The author of β€˜Age of Capital’ is
Answer
D. Eric Hobsbawm
70
The Historiographical Movement started by Leo Pold Von Ranke is known as
Answer
A. Berlin Revolution
71
The competency of a teacher judged by
Answer
B. Meeting the needs of students
72
A teacher in the class should keep the pitch of the voice
Answer
D. Sometimes low and sometimes high
73
The classroom communication should essentially be
Answer
D. Empathetic
74
Which of the following Universities has received the Visitors Award for the best central University in India in Feb. 2017 ?
Answer
D. Jawaharlal Nehru University
75
The principle in which computer assisted instruction is based on
Answer
B. Operant conditioning
76
The relationship described by a theory must be
Answer
C. Inferred from data
77
Two de!ning characteristics of experimental research are
Answer
C. Manipulation of independent variables and control over extraneous variable
78
Cohen’s Kapa is a statistics used to
Answer
C. Estimate the amount of inter rater reliability
79
A functional graph that shows a uniformly increasing or decreasing functional relationship is said to be
Answer
A. Monotonic
80
The most appropriate statistical test for an experiment with two independent groups and the dependent variable measured on an interval scale is
Answer
B. The t-test for independent sample
81
Who proposed the preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution ?
Answer
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
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 ?
Answer
C. Neither 1 nor 2
83
Maximum number of States/Union Territories in India comes under the Jurisdiction of which of the following High Courts ?
Answer
C. Guwahati High Court
84
Which among the following Article was inserted in the Indian Constitution by 42nd Amendment 1976, in purview of India being a signatory of Stockholm Conference of 1972 ?
Answer
D. Article 48A
85
What is the minimum stay essential before a person can apply for Indian Citizenship ?
Answer
B. 5 years
86
The legislation called the Transplantation of Human Organ Act (THO) was passed in India in __________to streamline organ donation and transplantation activities.
Answer
A. 1994
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
Answer
C. Pink Police
88
Identify the three-tier structure of Kerala Kudumbashrees women community network in hierarchical order.
Answer
D. Neighbourhood Groups – Area Development Societies – Community Development Societies
89
Under Right to Information Act, which among the following is not come under the exception from disclosure of information ?
Answer
D. Af!davits submitted by candidates for general election
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.
Answer
A. 2013
91
Rajyasamacharam, the !rst Malayalam journal was published from
Answer
B. Illikkunnu
92
The founder of Bhashaposhini Sabha was
Answer
B. Kandathil Varghese Mappila
93
Tagore visited Sree Narayana Guru in the year
Answer
D. 1922
94
Among the following social reformers whose birth place was Cherayi ?
Answer
A. Sahodharan Ayyappan
95
Rohingyas are the refugees from which country ?
Answer
B. Myanmar
96
The Ministry of the Utmost Happiness is the novel written by
Answer
C. Arundathi Roy
97
Sardar Sarovar Dam is built across the river
Answer
C. Narmada
98
Mumbai FC is the team associated with
Answer
C. I-League
99
Who is the brand ambassador of Harithakeralam mission ?
Answer
B. K. J. Yesudas
100
Savarnajatha was the event associated with
Answer
D. Vaikkom Satyagraham

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