NTSE SAT History Papers 12

This is NTSE SAT History Papers 12.. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

Assertion (A): During eighteenth century France witnessed the emergence of a middle class. Reason (R): The emergence of the middle class happened on account of royal patronage.

A
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
B
A is true, R is false
Correct
C
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
D
A is false, R is true

Assertion (A): The lives of pastoralists in India underwent dramatic changes under colonial rule. Reason (R): In most areas the lands regularly used by pastoralist for grazing were taken over by the colonial state and given to select individuals for cultivation.

A
A is false, R is true
B
A is true, R is false
C
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
D
Both A and R are true but R is the correction explanation of A.
Correct

Assertion (A): By the early twentieth century, America became the biggest supplier of wheat to Europe. Reason (R): The expansion of the railways during the period greatly facilitated the transport of grain.

A
A is false, R is true
B
Both A and R are true and R is the correction explanation of A
Correct
C
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
D
A is true, R is false

Match the following table and choose the correct response from the options given thereafter. Column I A. 1910 B. 1930 C. 1907 D. 1887 Column II I. Establishment of Tonkin Free School. II. Formation of French Indo-China. III. Completion of the trans-indo-China rail network. IV. Formation of the Vietnamese Communist Party.

A
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
B
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Correct
C
A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-I
D
A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

Arrange the following Indian novels in accordance with their year of writing/publication A. Indulekha B. Rajasekhara Caritramu C. Yamuna Paryatan D. Pariksha-Guru

A
C, D, B, A
B
A, D, B, C
C
A, B, D, C
D
C, B, D, A
Correct

The main tentes of April Theses during the Bolshevik Revolution were:

A
Ending the war, bank nationalisation and land transfer.
Correct
B
Formation of labour government, bank nationalisation and land distribution.
C
Communist government, land fragmentation and merger of banks.
D
Closing the war, shifting of banks, land polling by government.

Mahatma Gandhi changed his dressing style from Western to Indian over a period of time. Match those changes as given Column-I and Column-II and choose the correct response from the option given thereafter Column I A. Suit B. Lungi–Kurta C. Peasant Dress D. Short Dhoti Column II I. 1915 II. 1890 III. 1921 IV. 1913

A
A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
B
A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
C
A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
Correct
D
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

In late 19th and early 20th centuries, nationalism captured the imagination of the Indian people through a variety of cultural processes. Which of the following was not a part of those processes?

A
Creation of different images of Bharat Mata.
B
Rewriting history to show India’s continuous progress from the ancient to the modern times.
Correct
C
Designing flags as inspiring symbols of nationalism.
D
Recording, collection and publication of folk tales and folk songs.

Choose the correct response from the given options. Nomadic people move over long distances because

A
They follow a life style which is very different from the settled communities.
B
They constantly look for good pastureland for their cattle.
Correct
C
Economically they are too poor to own land.
D
By temperament they do not like to settle down in any one place.

Choose the correct response from the given options. In 19th century England grain production grew as quickly as the population because

A
Radical innovations were made in agricultural technology.
B
Farmers used simple agricultural technology to greater effect.
C
Larger and larger areas were brought under cultivation.
Correct
D
Increasing number of poor people found work as agricultural labourers.

Choose the correct response from the given options. By the late 19th century Indians began searching for a national dress because they wanted to

A
Define the cultural identity of the nation.
B
Show that in terms of dress they were not inferior to the British.
C
Culturally synthesize the traditions of the East and the West.
Correct
D
Get rid of the blame of blindly aping the West.

Choose the correct response from the given options. The unification of Germany in 1871, for a change, demonstrated.

A
The power of the common people, das volk.
B
The triumph of the democratic aspirations of the German middle class.
C
The fulfillment of the liberal initiative to nation–building.
D
The dominance of the state power and conservatives success in mobilizing nationalist sentiments.
Correct

Choose the correct response from the given options. The formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’ in 1707 meant, in effect.

A
Recognition to the ethnic identities of the Welsh, the Scot and the Irish.
B
The cessation of conflicts between the Catholics and the Protestants.
C
Equal representation of all the British Isles in the British Parliament.
D
The dominance of England on Scotland through the English supremacy in Parliament.
Correct

Choose the correct response from the given option. Many within the congress wre initially opposed to the idea of non-cooperation because–

A
They were reluctant to boycott the council election scheduled for November 1920.
Correct
B
They did not agree with Gandhiji’s proposal to carry the movement forward in stages.
C
They did not think that British rule in Indian would collapse if Indians refused to cooperate.
D
They were not yet sure of Gandhiji’s ability to successfully lead a nationwide movement.

Choose the correct response from the given options. The main reason why the society of Revolutionary and Republican Women was set up during the French Revolution was because.

A
Women wanted the same political rights as men.
Correct
B
Women wanted access to education, training for jobs, and wages on par with men.
C
Women wanted their interests to be properly represented in the new government.
D
Women wanted laws that would help improve their lives.