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Indian & World History (ADRE Questions & PYQ Solutions)
Practice official ADRE solved questions and previous year paper sets for Indian & World History. Includes step-by-step solutions and explanations. Explore 15 questions collected from official SLRC ADRE Grade 3 & Grade 4 papers.
Total MCQs
15
Official PYQs
15
Subject
Assam General Knowledge & History
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Solved MCQs & Official Answer Explanations
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 1Question 1
Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”? (øÚ•ßø˘ø‡Ó¬ Œfl¬±Ú‡Ú Œ˙fl¬ ëë˝◊Î◊¬À1±¬Û1 fl¬ífl¬ø¬ÛȬíí 1+À¬Û ÊÚ± ˚±˚˛ ?)
A.Switzerland
B.Belgium ✓ (Correct)
C.Spain
D.Portugal
Explanation: Belgium is traditionally nicknamed the 'Cockpit of Europe' because it has been the site of numerous key battles throughout European history.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 4Question 2
Which present region of India did King Lalitaditya (Muktapida) have his empire in ?
A.Northeast India
B.Kashmir region ✓ (Correct)
C.The Kutch area
D.The Deecan region
Explanation: King Lalitaditya Muktapida was a powerful ruler of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir during the 8th century AD.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 4Question 3
The Civil wars termed as the Wars of the Roses was fought for which throne ?
A.British throne ✓ (Correct)
B.French throne
C.Russian throne
D.Spanish throne
Explanation: The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) were a series of English civil wars for control of the English/British throne between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 5Question 4
The armies of East India Company defeated Siraj U’ Daulah at which battle ?
A.Battle of Buxar
B.Battle of Plassey ✓ (Correct)
C.Battle of Nalapani
D.Battle of Jhelum
Explanation: The British East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey (1757).
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 5
In 1942 Quit India Movement, the British Police shot dead Kanaklata and Mukunda Kakati at
A.Gohpur ✓ (Correct)
B.Tezpur
C.Dhekiajuli
D.Ahotguri
Explanation: Kanaklata Barua and Mukunda Kakati were shot dead by the British police at Gohpur Police Station in 1942.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 6
Who was the founder of Mughal Empire in India ?
A.Humayun ✓ (Correct)
B.Sher Shah Suri
C.Babur
D.Akbar
Explanation: Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India after defeating Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 7
Which Act of British India had the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre crowd gather to protest ?
A.Simon Commission ✓ (Correct)
B.Rowlatt Act
C.Morley-Minto Reforms
D.Separate Electorate
Explanation: The crowd had gathered at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919, to peacefully protest against the draconian Rowlatt Act and the arrest of their leaders.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 4Question 8
Who amongst the following said, "Freedom is my birth right and I shall have it" ?
A.Chandra Sekhar Azad
B.Bal Gangadhar Tilak ✓ (Correct)
C.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D.Bhagat Singh
Explanation: This famous slogan "Swaraj (Freedom) is my birthright and I shall have it" was coined by the prominent Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 4Question 9
The second battle of Panipat fought between Akbar and Hemu was in the year
A.1526
B.1536
C.1556 ✓ (Correct)
D.1576
Explanation: The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on November 5, 1556, between the forces of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya (Hemu) and the army of Akbar.
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 4Question 10
Which one of the following steps did the Rowlatt Act incorporate ?
A.Forced to buy foreign goods
B.Restriction on wearing Khadi
C.Imprisonment without trial ✓ (Correct)
D.Restriction on travelling abroad
Explanation: The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as the Rowlatt Act, allowed the British colonial government to arrest and imprison suspects without trial for up to two years.
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 4Question 11
In which year did the British transfer the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi ?
A.1911 ✓ (Correct)
B.1913
C.1907
D.1910
Explanation: The decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced by King George V at the Delhi Durbar in 1911.
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 4Question 12
What is the full form of NEFA - as Arunachal Pradesh was known earlier ?
A.North-East Frontier Area
B.North-East Frontier Assembly
C.North-East Frontier Activity
D.North-East Frontier Agency ✓ (Correct)
Explanation: Before attaining statehood, Arunachal Pradesh was a political division in British India and the Republic of India known as the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA).
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 5Question 13
Who among the following initiated Din-i-Ilahi ?
A.Aurangzeb ✓ (Correct)
B.Babur
C.Shah Jahan
D.Akbar
Explanation: Din-i-Ilahi was a syncretic religion or spiritual leadership program propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582 to merge elements of the faiths of his empire[cite: 1].
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 5Question 14
The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed between :
A.British and Burmese ✓ (Correct)
B.Burmese and Ahom
C.Ahom and British
D.British and Chinese
Explanation: The Treaty of Yandaboo (1826) was a peace treaty signed between the East India Company and the King of Ava (Burmese), ending the First Anglo-Burmese War[cite: 1].
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 5Question 15
The real name of Bir Chilarai was
A.Janmejoy ✓ (Correct)
B.Sukladhwaj
C.Kalapahar
D.Malladev
Explanation: Bir Chilarai was a great general of the Koch dynasty. His real name was Sukladhwaj, and he was the younger brother of King Naranarayan (Malladev)[cite: 1].
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