Indian History MCQs : This section focuses on the "Indian History". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Indian History skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was
A. Barley and rice
B. Milk and its products
C. Rice and pulses
D. Vegetables and fruits
Question 2
Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
A. Chalukyas
B. Cholas
C. Pallavas
D. Satavahanas
Question 3
The Battle of Plassey was fought in
A. 1757
B. 1782
C. 1748
D. 1764
Question 4
The Kalinga was fought in
A. 321 BC
B. 301 BC
C. 261 BC
D. 241 BC
Question 5
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
A. Bhojpuri
B. Magadhi
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit
Question 6
The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
A. 1833
B. 1853
C. 1858
D. 1882
Question 7
The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
A. Clive
B. Comwallis
C. Waren Hastings
D. William Bentinck
Question 8
The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
A. early Vedic texts
B. early Buddhist texts
C. pre-Gupta inscriptions
D. post-Gupta inscriptions
Question 9
The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
A. entire Imperial establishment
B. land owned b the emperor himself
C. religious land grants
D. land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
Question 10
The term Nirgrantha is associated with
A. Ajivikas
B. Charvakas
C. Jainas
D. Pasupatas
Question 11
The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
A. slave
B. cultivator
C. neighbor
D. foreigner
Question 12
The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
A. ivory
B. pepper
C. a fine variety of Indian muslin
D. damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
Question 13
The term yavanika meant
A. foreign goods
B. dancer
C. curtain
D. theatre
Question 14
The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
A. Sutlej and Beas
B. Jhelum and Chenab
C. Ravi and Chenab
D. Ganga and Yamuna
Question 15
The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
A. Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
B. Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
C. Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
D. Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh
Question 16
The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. R.C. Dutt
D. M.K. Gandhi
Question 17
The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by
A. Monserrate
B. Tavernier
C. Manrique
D. Bernier
Question 18
The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
A. Hind Keasri
B. Kaiser-e-Hind
C. Rai Bahadur
D. Rt. Honorable
Question 19
The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
A. 1848 AD
B. 1856 AD
C. 1858 AD
D. 1862 AD
Question 20
The treaty of Mangalore was signed between
A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali
B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
Question 21
The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
A. Robert Clive
B. Cornwallis
C. Dalhousie
D. Warren Hastings
Question 22
The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
A. Nirvana
B. Sangha
C. Buddha
D. Dhamma
Question 23
The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as
A. Walashahi
B. Barawardi
C. JCumaki
D. Dakhili
Question 24
The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about
A. two centuries
B. three centuries
C. four centuries
D. a little over one century
Question 25
The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira addes which of the followings as the fifth vow?
A. Abstention from stealing
B. Non-injury
C. Brahmacharya or continence
D. Non-attachment
Question 26
The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at
A. Agra
B. Delhi
C. Dhar
D. Gulbarga
Question 27
The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
A. the cultivator
B. the village community
C. the king
D. the joint family
Question 28
The Upanishads are
A. a source of Hindu philosophy
B. books of ancient Hindu laws
C. books on social behavior of man
D. prayers to God
Question 29
The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by
A. S.N. Sen
B. R.C. Mazumdar
C. B.G. Tilak
D. V.D. Savakar
Question 30
The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
A. Central Asia
B. Iran
C. Greece
D. China
Question 31
The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
A. 9th Century AD
B. 10th Century AD
C. 12th Century AD
D. 14th Century AD
Question 32
'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Swami Dayananda
C. Raja Rammohan Roy
D. None of the above
Question 33
The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
A. wind
B. eternity
C. rain and thunder
D. fire
Question 34
The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
A. Athanasius Nikitin
B. Nicolo de Conti
C. Ibn Batuta
D. Ferishta
Question 35
The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in
A. Palamoli
B. Aruvanad
C. Pattinappalai
D. Padirrupattu
Question 36
The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
A. Bukka I
B. Devaraya I
C. Krishnadevaraya
D. Ramaraya
Question 37
The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in
A. Telugu
B. Sanskrit
C. Tamil
D. Kannada
Question 38
The weekly Commonweal was founded by
A. Annie Besant
B. Bipan Chandra Pal
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Sarojini Naidu
Question 39
The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
A. Shankracharya was born that year.
B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
D. All Muslim invaders were defeated.
Question 40
There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the
A. Indus seals excavated
B. religious beliefs of the Harappans
C. tools and implements used by the Harappans
D. different types of dwellings excavated
Question 41
There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
A. Santhals
B. Ahoms
C. Pagal Panthis
D. Ramosi
Question 42
Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
A. Kunala
B. Tivara
C. Mahendra
D. Jalauka
Question 43
Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were CherasCholasChalukyasPallavasPandyas
A. I, II, V
B. II, III, IV
C. III, IV, V
D. I, II, IV
Question 44
Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
A. Dannayaka
B. Sumanta
C. Nayaka
D. Mahanayakacharya
Question 45
Tipu sultan was the ruler of
A. Hyderabad
B. Madurai
C. Mysore
D. Vijayanagar
Question 46
To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
A. Ghurids
B. Arabs
C. Karkotakas
D. Hindushahis
Question 47
To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?
A. Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR
B. Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia
C. Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka
D. All of the above
Question 48
To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of
A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
D. Jalal-id-din Khilji
Question 49
To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Harsha
Question 50
To which of the following dynasties did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong?
A. Karkota
B. Utpala
C. Paramara
D. Gurjara Pratihara
Question 51
To which of the republic of Buddha belong?
A. Licchavis
B. Sakyas
C. Mallas
D. None of the above
Question 52
To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?
A. Lawyers
B. Teachers
C. Journalists
D. All of the above
Question 53
Todar Mal was associated with
A. music
B. literature
C. finance
D. law
Question 54
Tolkappiyam is associated with the
A. first Sangam period
B. second Sangam period
C. third Sangam period
D. post-third Sangam period
Question 55
Tripitakas are sacred books of
A. Buddhists
B. Hindus
C. Jains
D. None of the above
Question 56
Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah Suri
Question 57
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were
A. Babar and Humayun
B. Humayun and Jahangir
C. Babar and Jahangir
D. Jahangir and Shahjahan
Question 58
Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
A. military affairs
B. the state treasury
C. the royal household
D. the land revenue system
Question 59
Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
A. China
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Japan
Question 60
Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
A. Assam
B. Bihar
C. Madras
D. Punjab
Question 61
Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
A. Bhukit
B. Pradesa
C. Vithi
D. Ahara
Question 62
Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
A. Assam
B. Punjab
C. Bengal
D. N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
Question 63
Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
B. Sayyid Ahmed Khan
C. Aga Khan
D. All of the above
Question 64
Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in
A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1900
D. 1909
Question 65
Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the reign of
A. Shajahan
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Jahangir
Question 66
Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of brahmanpurushaprakritisatyaachyutaaniruddha
A. I, II, III, IV and V
B. II, III, IV, V and VI
C. I, II, IV, V and VI
D. I, III, IV, V and VI
Question 67
Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
A. Travancore
B. Baroda
C. Hyderabad
D. Mysore
Question 68
Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over
A. Indo-Greeks
B. Sakas
C. Parthinas
D. Kushanas
Question 69
Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
A. Mudrarakasam
B. Devi Chand Guptam
C. Mrichekakatika
D. Malavikagnimitra
Question 70
We can know about early vedic period from
A. archaeological excavations
B. the Rig Veda
C. Jatak Katha
D. contemporary culture
Question 71
We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
A. Cartius
B. Trajan
C. Nero
D. Brutus
Question 72
" Kamarupa " is the old name of ______ state ?
A. Bihar
B. Assam
C. Bengal
D. Odisha
Question 73
"Abhinav Bharat" was founded in 1904 as a secret society of revolutionaries by :
A. Damodar Chapekar
B. V. D. Savarkar
C. Praffula Chaki
D. Khudiram Bose
Question 74
"Shakti Sthal" is the memorial of who of the following Indians ?
A. Jawaharlal nehru
B. Lal Bahaddur sastry
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Jagjeevan Ram
Question 75
.........., the Sultan of Delhi shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad.
A. Iltutmish
B. Akbar
C. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
D. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Question 76
__ was a Chinese Buddhist monk, who studied Buddhist Scriptures at Nalanda and is famous for his 17 year long trip to India between AD 627 to 643.
A. Megasthenes
B. Hiuen Tsang
C. Fa-hien
D. Al Beruni
Question 77
______ was named by the Arabs as City of gold ?
A. Mumbai
B. Jaipur
C. Cooch Behar
D. Multan
Question 78
________ was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb.
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Jahangir
D. Babur
Question 79
________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old.
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Babur
Question 80
___________ is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II.
A. Jantar Mantar, Delhi
B. Group of Monuments at Hampi
C. Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
D. Nalanda, Bihar
Question 81
_________first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs.
A. Delhi
B. Pataliputra
C. Calcutta
D. Taxila
Question 82
____ was the 3rd Mughal Emperor of India.
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jahangir
Question 83
A characteristic of this era was the introduction of pottery.
A. Mesolithic
B. Paleolithic
C. Neolithic
D. None of above
Question 84
A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
A. Prabandhas
B. Angas
C. Nibandhas
D. Charits
Question 85
A Copper Chariot of Harappa times was discovered at
A. Kuntal
B. Rakhigarhi
C. Daimabad
D. Banawali
Question 86
'A day of deliverance and thanks giving', was celebrated in 1939 by
A. Congress Party
B. Muslim League
C. Forward Bloc
D. Communist party
Question 87
A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete independence) as Indian's political goal was passed in the ..........Congress of 1929
A. Simla
B. Lahore
C. Madras
D. Calcutta
Question 88
According to Strabo, the Tamil kingdom to first send emissaries to meet Augustin in Athens in 20 BC, was
A. Pallava
B. Chola
C. Pandya
D. Chera
Question 89
According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land donated to Jaina institutions?
A. Vellanvagai
B. Brahmadeya
C. Shalabhoga
D. Pallichchhandam
Question 90
According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land gifted to Brahmanas?
A. Vellanvagai
B. Brahmadeya
C. Shalabhoga
D. Devadana
Question 91
According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land gifted to temples?
A. Vellanvagai
B. Brahmadeya
C. Shalabhoga
D. Devadana
Question 92
According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors?
A. Vellanvagai
B. Brahmadeya
C. Shalabhoga
D. Devadana
Question 93
After independence, the first state organized on the basis of language age is ?
A. Karnataka
B. Punjab
C. Gujarat
D. Andhra Pradesh
Question 94
After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministers were
A. Bengal and Punjab
B. Assam and Kerala
C. Bengal and Assam
D. Punjab and Kerala
Question 95
After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at the close of the 12th and of the chola kingdom at the begining of the 13th century, the new kingdom which arose in South India were
A. Yadavas of Devagiri and Kakatiyas of Warangal
B. Hoysalas of Dwarsamudra and Pandyas of Madurai
C. Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms
D. Both (a) and (b)
Question 96
After the defeat at Plassey, Sirajuddaullah was assassinated and ________ was made the nawab.
A. Mir Jafar
B. Mir Qasim
C. Haider Ali
D. Tipu Sultan
Question 97
After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the Revolt worked was
A. to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire
B. to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
C. elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
D. each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region
Question 98
After the ruin of India's trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in india had to be mainly borne by
A. Zamindars
B. Peasantry
C. Income-tax-payers
D. All the above
Question 99
After which of the following centuries, did the practice of donating land in South India go a long way?
A. Fifth century
B. Sixth century
C. Eighth century
D. Ninth century
Question 100
After which war did Babur hold the title of Ghazi?
A. Battle of Kabul
B. Battle of Panipat
C. Battle of Khanwa
D. Battle of Ghaghra
Question 101
Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra have rock-cut cave monuments of which religion?
A. Sikhism
B. Buddhism
C. Christianity
D. Hinduism
Question 102
Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the
A. Jatakas
B. Ramayana
C. Upanishads
D. Mahabharat
Question 103
Ajatashatru was the son of
A. Brahmadatta
B. Bindusara
C. Bimbisara
D. Chetaka
Question 104
Akbar (1556–1605 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Nanda
B. Maurya
C. Mughal
D. Haryanka
Question 105
Akbar was __________ years old when he became emperor.
A. 16
B. 19
C. 13
D. 10
Question 106
Akbar was born in the year _____.
A. 1542
B. 1642
C. 1742
D. 1842
Question 107
Alexander the great invaded India in?
A. 326 BC
B. 336 BC
C. 346 BC
D. 354 BC
Question 108
Alexander the Great was born in ________.
A. 356 BC
B. 189 BC
C. 189 AD
D. 356 AD
Question 109
Alexander, the Great invaded India during the rule of ?
A. Mahapadma Nanda
B. Dhana Nanda
C. Ajatshatru
D. Bimbisara
Question 110
All India Kisan Sabha was founded in
A. 1936
B. 1946
C. 1956
D. 1966
Question 111
All of the following were Contemporaries of Emperor Akbar, except
A. Abbas the Great of persia
B. Henry VIII of England
C. Elizabeth I of England
D. Henry IV of France
Question 112
All the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization are correct except
A. The Indus Valley Civilization was an advanced urban civilization
B. Iron was not known to the people
C. It is difficult to say to which race the people belonged
D. The people knew nothing about agriculture
Question 113
Al-Masudi, a resident of Baghdad, had visited India in whose reign?
A. Mahendra Pal
B. Mahipal
C. Mihir bhoj
D. Rambhadra
Question 114
Among the following who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in south India
A. Sudharmana
B. Indrabhuti
C. Bhadrabahu
D. Sthulabhadra
Question 115
An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at
A. Dholavira
B. Lothal
C. Kalibangan
D. Alamgirpur
Question 116
Apollo 11, the first artificial satellite that landed humans on moon, was launched in which year?
A. 1975
B. 1968
C. 1969
D. 1958
Question 117
Architectural developments in india manifested themselves in their full glory during the period of
A. Guptas
B. Nandas
C. Mauryas
D. Cholas
Question 118
Arrest of _________ in 1930 led to angry demonstrations in streets of Peshawar.
A. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. Abul Kalam Azad
C. Zakir Hussain
D. Muzaffar Ahmed
Question 119
Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?
A. Kumara Gupta I
B. Chandra Gupta II
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Skanda Gupta
Question 120
Ashoka converted to which religion after the Kalinga war?
A. Jainism
B. Buddhism
C. Christianity
D. Judaism
Question 121
Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in the
A. Rummindei inscription
B. Schism edict
C. Kandhar inscription
D. Bhabru edict
Question 122
Ashoka The Great (273–232 B.C.) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Mewar
B. Mughal
C. Maurya
D. Peshwas
Question 123
Ashoka was a king of which dynasty?
A. Pradyota
B. Haryanka
C. Maurya
D. Nanda
Question 124
Ashoka was an emperor of the __________ Dynasty.
A. Mughal
B. Chola
C. Maurya
D. Gupta
Question 125
Ashtadhyayi was written by
A. Ved vysa
B. Panini
C. Shukadeva
D. Balmiki
Question 126
At the beginning of the 4th centuary CE, the Guptas established a small kingdom in ___.
A. Vatapi
B. Magadh
C. Malwa
D. Avadh
Question 127
Aurangzeb (1658–1707 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Nanda
B. Mughal
C. Maurya
D. Haryanka
Question 128
Aurangzeb put his father ___________ under house arrest in Agra Fort.
A. Humayun
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Bahadur Shah
Question 129
Aurangzeb was the son of _____.
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Shah Jahan
Question 130
Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor died in?
A. 1507
B. 1607
C. 1707
D. 1807
Question 131
Author of Nayaya Sutra was
A. Gautam
B. Kanad
C. Kapil
D. Badrayan
Question 132
Ayurveda originated from which veda?
A. Rig Veda
B. Yajur Veda
C. Atharva Veda
D. Sama Veda
Question 133
Ayurveda Owes its Origin to
A. Yajurveda
B. Atharvaveda
C. Rigveda
D. Samaveda
Question 134
Babur (1526–1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Mughal
B. Nanda
C. Maurya
D. Haryanka
Question 135
Babur was born in the year
A. 1483
B. 1583
C. 1683
D. 1783
Question 136
Baburnama was written in which language?
A. Chagatai Turkic
B. Bahrani Arabic
C. Para-Mongolic
D. Hijazi Arabic
Question 137
Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year _____.
A. 1543
B. 1643
C. 1743
D. 1843
Question 138
Bahadur Shah I (1707–1712 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Nanda
B. Maurya
C. Mughal
D. Haryanka
Question 139
Bajirao I (1720–1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Nanda
B. Peshwas
C. Haryanka
D. Maurya
Question 140
Battle of Haldighati in 1576 was fought between Akbar and _______.
A. Sher Shah
B. Maharana Pratap
C. Hemu Vikramaditya
D. Nader Shah
Question 141
Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year ________.
A. 1764
B. 1526
C. 1576
D. 1857
Question 142
Battle of Kanauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and _______.
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Question 143
Battle of Panipat was fought in the year ________.
A. 1764
B. 1757
C. 1526
D. 1857
Question 144
Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and _________.
A. Rana Sanga
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlak
C. Hemu
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Question 145
Battle of Plassey was fought by the British under the leadership of
A. Robert Clive
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Warren Hastings
D. James Heartly
Question 146
Battle of Plassey was fought in ______.
A. 1657
B. 1707
C. 1757
D. 1807
Question 147
Battle of Tarain was fought in the year ________?
A. 1526
B. 1757
C. 1191
D. 1857
Question 148
Before Champaran Satyagraha, the farmers of Champaran used to follow the 'Panchkathiya' system, whereby five katthas of land in a bigha had to be planted with ___.
A. indigo
B. cotton
C. sugarcane
D. jute
Question 149
Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located
A. Indus and Jhelum
B. Jhelum and Chenab
C. Chenab and Ravi
D. Ravi and Beas
Question 150
Bibi Ka Maqbara was built by
A. Humayun
B. Azam Shah
C. Babur
D. Aurangzeb
Question 151
Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _________ by the existing kings?
A. Rashtrakutas
B. Chalukya
C. Samantas
D. Brahmanas
Question 152
Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?
A. Haryanka
B. Maurya
C. Shunga
D. Nanda
Question 153
Birbal was an advisor in the court of?
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jahangir
Question 154
Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi Azad and Nehru)and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called
A. Himalayan Brigade
B. Swatantra Bharat Brigade
C. Bhagat Singh Brigade
D. Subhas Brigade
Question 155
British achieved political power in India after which of the following ?
A. Battle of Plassey
B. Battle of Panipat
C. Battle of Buxar
D. Battle of Wandiwash
Question 156
Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the republic of the
A. Mallas
B. Lichhavis
C. Sakyas
D. Palas
Question 157
Buddha lived approximately at the same time as
A. Confucius
B. Moses
C. Prophet Mohammed
D. Hammurabi
Question 158
Buddha means
A. the enlightened one
B. the religious preacher
C. the genius
D. the powerful
Question 159
Buddha's preaching were mainly related to
A. belief in one God
B. practice of rituals
C. purity of thought and conduct
D. idol worship
Question 160
Buddhist texts have been mentioned in which of the following Ashoka's Inscriptions?
A. Kalinga
B. Dhauli
C. Bhabru
D. Jaugada
Question 161
By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to ........
A. The Secretary of State
B. Parliament
C. Viceroy
D. Commander- in - Chief
Question 162
By which legislation were India and Pakistan divided into two independent nations?
A. Pakistan Independence Act 1947
B. Indian Independence Act 1947
C. Indian partition Act 1947
D. Pakistan partition Act 1947
Question 163
By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital
A. Ajatasatru
B. Kalasok
C. Udayin
D. Kanishka
Question 164
By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?
A. Ajatasatru
B. Kalasok
C. Udayin
D. Kanishka
Question 165
By whom the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali
A. Maurya
B. Nand
C. Gupta
D. Lichhavi
Question 166
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey was awarded the Paramvir Chakra for his martyrdom at which of the following wars?
A. Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
B. Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
C. Kargil War of 1999
D. Indo-China War of 1962
Question 167
Chachnama records the history of which conquest?
A. Kushanas
B. Hunas
C. Arabs
D. Greeks
Question 168
Chalukya temples (Jain temples) at Dilwara are situated in
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Haryana
Question 169
Chanakya was the chief advisor of _______.
A. Babur
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Akbar
D. Kautilya
Question 170
Chand Bibi was the ruler of _______.
A. Ahmednagar
B. Bijapur
C. Satara
D. Golconda
Question 171
Chandragupta (322–298 BC) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Maurya
B. Mewar
C. Mughal
D. Peshwas
Question 172
Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________.
A. Sikhism
B. Jainism
C. Buddhism
D. Jewism
Question 173
Chandragupta Maurya was born in _______.
A. 340 BC
B. 563 BC
C. 189 BC
D. 99 BC
Question 174
Charles Wilkinson's English version of Bhagavad Gita was first published in the year
A. 1685
B. 1725
C. 1785
D. 1885
Question 175
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674–1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Nanda
B. Haryanka
C. Maurya
D. Maratha
Question 176
Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of
A. Taxila
B. Vikramshila
C. Magadh
D. Nalanda
Question 177
Chipko Movement is associated with
A. Forests
B. Agriculture
C. Industries
D. Education
Question 178
Chipko movement was basically against
A. Cultural pollution
B. Deforestation
C. Water pollution
D. Noise pollution
Question 179
Chola Empire was divided into ____
A. Mandalams, Nadu, Avanti & Kurram
B. Mandalams, Nadu, Malkhand & Kurram
C. Avanti, Nadu, Malkhand & Kurram
D. Mandalams, Nadu,Kurram & Valanadu
Question 180
Choose the most appropriate answer:Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in
A. 1911
B. 1915
C. 1917
D. 1919
Question 181
Choose the most appropriate answer:Who was the Viceroy when the Simon Commission visited India?
A. Lord Chelmsford
B. Lord Reading
C. Lord Irwin
D. Lord Wellington
Question 182
Churches and Convents of Goa were built by?
A. British
B. Dutch
C. Portuguese
D. Mughals
Question 183
Coins of Rs. ............ denomination were introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to mark MG Rarnachandran's 1 birth centenary.
A. 200
B. 100
C. 500
D. 20
Question 184
Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as
A. Court of directors
B. Board of Directors
C. Board of Control
D. Board of Merchants
Question 185
Consider the following statement :“A sound body means one whichbends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service.”The above statement is attributed to
A. Sardar Patel
B. Winston Churchill
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Baden-Powell
Question 186
Consider the following statements about the Salt March :1.The Salt March was deliberately ignored by the European media.2.The Salt March was widely covered by the American and European press.3.The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers.4.The Salt March impressed upon the British the urgent need to devolve more power to Indians.Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 4
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 2 and 3 only
Question 187
Constituent Assembly of India was founded in the year ________.
A. 1940
B. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1950
Question 188
Cotton for textile was first cultivated in...........
A. Egypt
B. India
C. Central America
D. Mesopotamia
Question 189
Cotton for texttile was first cultivated in
A. Egypt
B. India
C. Mesopotamia
D. Central America
Question 190
Damdama lake is in which state?
A. Punjab
B. Rajasthan
C. Haryana
D. Uttar Pradesh
Question 191
Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother _______________.
A. Jahangir
B. Aurangzeb
C. Babur
D. Shah Jahan
Question 192
Dhamek Stupa was built by?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Ashoka
D. Narasimha
Question 193
Dihang is the other name for the Indian river
A. Indus
B. Brahmaputra
C. Narmada
D. Chenab
Question 194
Din-i-llahi was promoted by
A. Babur
B. Bahadur Shah
C. Akbar
D. Humayun
Question 195
Dnyaneshwar was a 13thcentury Marathi saint who wrote the Dnyaneshwari, which is a commentary on the _______________.
A. Ramayana
B. Bhagavad Gita
C. Vedas
D. Upanishads
Question 196
'Do or Die' is associated with which of the movements in India's freedom struggle
A. Dandi March
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Khilafat Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Question 197
During Akbar's reign the most common gold coin was Illahi, which in value was equal to
A. 10 rupee silver coins
B. 12 rupee silver coins
C. 15 rupee silver coins
D. 20 rupee silver coins
Question 198
During Akbar's reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?
A. Raja Todar Mal
B. Man Singh I
C. Birbal
D. Tansen
Question 199
During First World War(1914-1918) AD, The Raja of Chamba State, Raja Bhuri Singh ....................
A. opposed the British Government
B. partcipated in the Ghaddar Movement
C. helped the British Government
D. remained Passive
Question 200
During Indian freedom struggle , a general strike jointly called by the Girni Kamgar Union and the Railway workers place in March, 1929 in bombay. This was actually in protest against ______
A. the congress acceptance of Domination Status to India as a desirable interim goal
B. the visit to india of Whiteley commission on Labour
C. the Government's insistance on passing the Trade Disputes Bill through the Central Legislative Assembly
D. the dismissal of workers who had taken part in the 1928 strikes
Question 201
During India's freedom struggle, the newspaper 'Young India' was published by
A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Question 202
During Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the .........to places ruled by Hindu Rajas
A. Nobles
B. Poor
C. Middle Class
D. Foreign residents
Question 203
During Shivaji's rule the council of the state consisted of
A. Eight ministers
B. Eighteen ministers
C. Twelve ministers
D. Fifteen Ministers
Question 204
During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam's Hyderabad, Travancore etc) was/ were
A. State people's Movement
B. Praja Mandal Movement
C. Swaraj Movement
D. Both (a) and (b)
Question 205
During the Independence Movement, Subhash Chandra Bose revamped the Indian National __________.
A. Navy
B. Army
C. Defence
D. Air Force
Question 206
During the Indian Freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts (Lal Kurtis) called for _____
A. the pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism
B. the union of Pasthun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan
C. the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers.
D. the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform
Question 207
During the Middle Ages education was confined only to:-
A. Kshatriyas
B. Brahmins
C. Peasants
D. Shudras
Question 208
During the period of which Governor General / Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A. Dalhousie
B. Curzon
C. Bentick
D. Cornwallis
Question 209
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow __________.
A. Jute
B. Tea
C. Sugarcane
D. Wheat
Question 210
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow __________.
A. Jute
B. Tea
C. Sugarcane
D. Wheat
Question 211
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Madras to grow __________.
A. Jute
B. Tea
C. Sugarcane
D. Rice
Question 212
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Punjab to grow __________.
A. Jute
B. Tea
C. Sugarcane
D. Wheat
Question 213
During which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi write: 'Personally I am so sick of slavery that I am even prepared to take the rise of anarchy' ?
A. Home Rule movement
B. Non-Co-operaton movement
C. Civil Disobedience movement
D. Quit India movement
Question 214
During which period Non-Cooperation Movement gained momentum?
A. 1910-1912
B. 1915-1917
C. 1921-1922
D. 1930-1932
Question 215
During the mid 19th century Industrial Revolution, the average life span of workers in Manchester was
A. 17 years
B. 30 years
C. 55 years
D. 62 years
Question 216
E.P. Ramaswamy Naicker is associated with which of the following movements?
A. Self-respect movement
B. Viacom movement
C. Justice movement
D. Ezhava movement
Question 217
Early examples of art photography often imitated
A. the brush strokes of Renaissance painters
B. Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper
C. the narrative form of painting
D. the Dada photographic collages of Hannah Hoch
Question 218
East India Company was established in ________.
A. 1400
B. 1500
C. 1600
D. 1700
Question 219
English education was introduced in India by
A. Curzon
B. Macaulay
C. Dalhousie
D. Bentick
Question 220
Eras are divided into
A. Ages
B. Epochs
C. Periods
D. Both B & C
Question 221
Fa Hien visited india during the reign of
A. Harshavardhana
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Ashoka
D. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Question 222
First Afghan War took place in the year
A. 1849
B. 1839
C. 1858
D. 1869
Question 223
First and Last Indian viceroys of India?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. C Raj Gopalachari
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Lala Lajpath Rai
Question 224
First education minister of independent India?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Durba Banerjee
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D. Sucheta Kripalani
Question 225
For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi's volunteers of the Salt satyagrah walked?
A. 24
B. 36
C. 12
D. 6
Question 226
From which monument, Gautama Buddha propagated his divine knowledge of Buddhism to the world?
A. Humayun's Tomb
B. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
C. Qutub Minar
D. Red Fort Complex
Question 227
From which one of the following places,remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the development stage of the Indus Valley Civilization
A. Harappa
B. Kalibangan
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodaro
Question 228
From whom did Vijayalaya Chola capture tanjore?
A. Pallavas
B. Pandyas
C. Mughals
D. None
Question 229
Gandhi Ji started the Non-Cooperation Movement in?
A. 1880
B. 1900
C. 1920
D. 1940
Question 230
Gandhi ji studied Law in _________.
A. India
B. United Kingdom
C. South Africa
D. Bhutan
Question 231
Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at __________
A. Champaran
B. Ahmedabad
C. Kheda
D. Allahabad
Question 232
Gandhiji's 'Satyagraha' meant an attachment to the following two elements
A. Knowledge and religion
B. Truth and non-violence
C. Truth and chastity
D. Love of motherland and hate for colonial masters
Question 233
Gateway of India was built by
A. Frank Lloyd Wright
B. George Wittet
C. Frank Gehry
D. Zaha Hadid
Question 234
Gautama Buddha was elevated to the position of God by the time of
A. Ashoka
B. Kanishka
C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
D. Harsha
Question 235
General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?
A. Hasrat Mohini
B. Vir Savarkar
C. Udham Singh
D. Jatin Das
Question 236
Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290–305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?
A. Gupta Dynasty
B. Kanva Dynasty
C. Shunga Dynasty
D. Maurya Dynasty
Question 237
Goa got freedom from which rule?
A. Portuguese
B. Romans
C. Britishers
D. None of the above
Question 238
Gol Gumbaz was built in which century?
A. 15th
B. 16th
C. 17th
D. 18th
Question 239
Golconda Fort was built during ___.
A. Vijayanagara Empire
B. Qutb Shahi dynasty
C. Satavahana dynasty
D. Hoysala Dynasty
Question 240
Grey Revolution is associated with
A. Cotton
B. Fruits
C. Fertilizers
D. Oil seeds
Question 241
Group of Monuments at Hampi was built by?
A. Harihara and Bukka
B. Udayin and Shishunaga
C. Devavarman and Vainya
D. Maravarman and Sirmara
Question 242
Guwahati High Court is the Judicature of
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nagaland
C. Assam
D. All the above
Question 243
Harappan people did not worship one of the following God -
A. Shiva
B. Vishnu
C. Pigeon
D. Swastik
Question 244
Harsha moved his capital from _____ to _____ .
A. Thanesar , Kanauj
B. Delhi , Deogiri
C. Kamboj , Kanauj
D. Valabhi , Delhi
Question 245
Harsha was defeated by
A. Sasanka
B. King of Valabhi
C. Bhaskarvarman
D. Pulkesin II
Question 246
Harsha was the last great royal parton of
A. Jainism
B. Buddhism
C. Shaivism
D. Bhagavatism
Question 247
Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by
A. Banabhatta
B. Sudraka
C. Sri Harsha
D. Gunadhva
Question 248
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was founded by
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
C. Jayaprakash Narayan
D. Bhagat Singh
Question 249
How long the Non-cooperation Movement was conducted?
A. April 1920 to February 1922
B. September 1920 to April 1922
C. June 1920 to December 1922
D. December 1920 to June 1922
Question 250
How many budgets are presented in the Parliament?
A. 91
B. 92
C. 90
D. 89
Question 251
How many princely states were there in India at the time of Independence?
A. 347
B. 490
C. 565
D. 418
Question 252
Humayun (1530–1540 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Nanda
B. Mughal
C. Maurya
D. Haryanka
Question 253
Humayun Nama was written by
A. Gulbadan Begum
B. Abbas Sarwani
C. Abul Fazl
D. Humayun
Question 254
Humayun Nama was written during the reign of Emperor Akbar's reign, both Hindi and persian,belongs to
A. Gulbadan Begum
B. Ahmad Yadgar
C. Abbas Sarwani
D. Faizi Sarhindi
Question 255
Humayun was born in the year ___________.
A. 1508
B. 1608
C. 1708
D. 1808
Question 256
Humayun's Tomb was built by_____.
A. Humayun
B. Hamida Banu Begum
C. Babur
D. Akbar
Question 257
Ibrahim Lodi was killed by ........... in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.
A. Muhammad Shah
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Babur
D. Timur
Question 258
In ..........., Sher Khan ( SherShah )attacked Bengal and defeated Ghiyashuddin Shah.
A. 1358
B. 1583
C. 1538
D. 1540
Question 259
In 1236 Sultan Iltutmish’s daughter, __________, became Sultan.
A. Rehana
B. Rukhsana
C. Rashida
D. Raziyya
Question 260
In 1528, __________ defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi.
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Babur
Question 261
In 1617 the British East India Company was given permission by __________ to trade in India.
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jahangir
Question 262
In 1852, who published the newspaper 'Satyaprakash' in Gujarati?
A. Gangadhar Rao
B. Vishnu Shastri
C. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
D. Karsandas Mulji
Question 263
In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to _______________ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.
A. Dandi
B. Sabarmati
C. Champaran
D. Chauri Chaura
Question 264
In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of _________.
A. Bihar
B. Karnataka
C. Gujarat
D. West Bengal
Question 265
In 1917, which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi from Champaran?
A. Satyagraha
B. Non co-operation movement
C. Quit India movement
D. Swadeshi Movement
Question 266
In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to ______________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.
A. Madras
B. Bombay
C. Surat
D. Ahmedabad
Question 267
In 1921,during which one of the following tours, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing loincloth in order to identity with the poor?
A. Ahmadabad
B. Champaran
C. Chauri Chaura
D. South India
Question 268
In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and even resigned his membership of the Congress because
A. of the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement
B. the political climate of India was unsuitable for any political movement
C. he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijam welfare
D. of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to enter legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935
Question 269
In 1970, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as-?
A. Save Silent Valley Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Namantar Andolan
D. Chipko movement
Question 270
In Akbar's regime, _____ was the military head.
A. Sultan Ahmed Fawad
B. Suri Moja
C. Mir Khaas
D. Mir Bakshi
Question 271
In Buddhism,what does Patimokkha stand for
A. A description of Mahayana Buddhism
B. A description of Hinayana Buddhism
C. The rules of the Sangha
D. The questions of king Menander
Question 272
In India the reform policies were first introduced in which year?
A. 1951
B. 1971
C. 1991
D. 2001
Question 273
In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?
A. Charcoal
B. Crude petroleum
C. Diamond
D. Black gram
Question 274
In India, which city is also known as 'City of Palaces'?
A. Jaipur
B. Kolkata
C. Gwalior
D. Udaipur
Question 275
In June 2017, who has become the first local body in the country to issue ‘municipal bonds’ in nearly one and a half decade?
A. Municipal Corporation of Mumbai
B. Municipal Corporation of Pune
C. Municipal Corporation of Delhi
D. Municipal Corporation of Kolkata
Question 276
In May 2017, the Base year of All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has been revised to ______.
A. 2011-12
B. 2015-16
C. 2016-17
D. 2012-13
Question 277
In October 2015, more than 350 landmarks in more than 90 countries were lit blue, the official colour of the United Nations. What was the occasion?
A. 70th Anniversary of United Nations
B. 90th Anniversary of United Nations
C. 50th Anniversary of United Nations
D. 60th Anniversary of United Nations
Question 278
In October 2017, India sent its first shipment of wheat to Afghanistan as a j part of commitment made by the Government of India to supply 1.1 million tonnes of wheat to that country on grant basis. The shipment was sent through
A. Iran
B. Pakistan
C. Tajikistan
D. China
Question 279
In the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda, which one of the following hymns reflects upon the marriage ceremonies?
A. Surya Sukta
B. Purusha Sukta
C. Dana Stutis
D. Urna Sutra
Question 280
In the battle of Panipat, Babar faced the armies of
A. Jaichand
B. Hemu
C. Daulat khan
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Question 281
In which battle was Siraj ud–Daulah defeated by Lord Clive?
A. Battle of Plassey
B. Battle of Buxer
C. Battle of Panipat
D. Battle of Haldighati
Question 282
In which country Subhash Chandra Bose organized the Tiger Legion?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Singapore
D. Japan
Question 283
In which language did Vardhaman Mahavira taught?
A. Prakrit
B. Hindi
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit
Question 284
In which language was 'Baburama', the Memoirs of Babur, composed?
A. Pashto
B. Kurdish
C. Urdu
D. Turkish
Question 285
In which language was the ' Shrimad Bhagavad Gita ' originally written
A. Sanskrit
B. Apabhramsa
C. Prakrit
D. Pali
Question 286
In which of the following years, India's first Prime Minister Shri JawaharlalNehru was awarded with India's highest civilian honour BharatRatna?
A. 1955
B. 1953
C. 1951
D. 1950
Question 287
In which session of the Congress was the slogan of the Simon Commission's boycott?
A. Calcutta Convention (1928)
B. Madras Session (1927)
C. Surat Session (1907)
D. Nagpur session (1920)
Question 288
In which state was the Nalanda University located in India
A. Bengal
B. Bihar
C. Orissa
D. Uttar Pradesh
Question 289
In which year (in AD) was the East India Company established?
A. 1664
B. 1632
C. 1600
D. 1608
Question 290
In which year a new “Liberalized Industrial Policy” in India was announced for the first time?
A. 1991
B. 1992
C. 1986
D. 1993
Question 291
In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place?
A. 1925
B. 1924
C. 1926
D. 1927
Question 292
In which year did Vivekananda participate in the Parliament of the World's Religions?
A. 1893 AD
B. 1895 AD
C. 1897 AD
D. 1899 AD
Question 293
In which year in India, was the demonetisation announcedfor the first time?
A. 1978
B. 1999
C. 1946
D. 1962
Question 294
In which year Swami Vivekananda established the Ramakrishna Mission at Belur?
A. 1885
B. 1890
C. 1897
D. 1901
Question 295
In which year was Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) founded?
A. 1885
B. 1980
C. 1984
D. 1964
Question 296
In which year was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded?
A. 1949
B. 1999
C. 1972
D. 1997
Question 297
In which year was the partition of Bengal Scrapped?
A. 1908
B. 1911
C. 1923
D. 1931
Question 298
In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?
A. 1608
B. 1646
C. 1674
D. 1710
Question 299
Independent is the newspaper founded by
A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mothilal Nehru
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
Question 300
India - Pakistan Kargil war code name is ____.
A. Operation Blue Star
B. Operation Vijay
C. Operation Viraat
D. Operation Kargil
Question 301
India become a member of the United Nations in which of the following years?
A. 1944
B. 1945
C. 1942
D. 1950
Question 302
India become a member of the United Nations in which of the following years?
A. 1947
B. 1945
C. 1936
D. 1956
Question 303
India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in
A. 1947 April
B. 1957 April
C. 1956 April
D. 1949 April
Question 304
India derives its name from
A. The Hindus
B. The Aryans
C. Indus River
D. Lord Indra
Question 305
India Home Rule Society, founded in Landon in February 1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies set up outside india. This society was founded by
A. Lala Har Dayal
B. VD Savarkar
C. Shyamji Krishna Verma
D. Madan Lal Dhingra
Question 306
India was partitioned as a consequence of the formula contained in
A. Cabinet Mission Plan
B. Attlee's Declaration
C. June 3 plan or Mountbatten plan
D. Both (b) and (c)
Question 307
Indian Mughal paintings originated during the rule of which Mughal Emperor?
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Question 308
India's first official census operation was undertaken in which year?
A. 1841
B. 1881
C. 1921
D. 1961
Question 309
Indo-persian style of architecture atained its supreme beauty in the reign of
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Jehangir
D. Shah Jehan
Question 310
Indus Valley Civilization flourished during
A. 2500-1750 B.C
B. 1500-500 B.C
C. 5000-3500 B.C
D. 3000-1500 B.C
Question 311
Indus Valley Civilization was a __________ age civilization.
A. Silver
B. Tin
C. Gold
D. Bronze
Question 312
Internet was started in India on ?
A. 8 August,1994
B. 15 August,1995
C. 9 August,1995
D. 7 August,1996
Question 313
IQTA system abolished by
A. Illtumish
B. Bin Tughluq
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. None of the above
Question 314
Jahangir (1605–1627 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Nanda
B. Haryanka
C. Maurya
D. Mughal
Question 315
Jahangir was born in the year
A. 1569
B. 1669
C. 1769
D. 1869
Question 316
Jainism was divided into two-sects Swetambaras(White-clad) and Digambaras(Sky-clad or naked) - During the reign of the
A. Nandas
B. Mauryas
C. Kusanas
D. Shungas
Question 317
Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was proclaimed Emperor in
A. 1556 AD
B. 1557 AD
C. 1558 AD
D. 1560 AD
Question 318
Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Babar
D. Shah Jahan
Question 319
Jama Masjid of Delhi was built in which century?
A. 15th
B. 16th
C. 17th
D. 18th
Question 320
Jantar Mantar in Delhi is historically important for
A. Public meetings
B. Hunger strikes
C. Ancient sculptures
D. Astronomical observatory
Question 321
Jatakas are the stories of
A. Buddha's life
B. Buddha's previous lives
C. The lives of the future Buddhas
D. Great saints of Buddhism
Question 322
Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year
A. 1789
B. 1839
C. 1889
D. 1939
Question 323
Jivaka, the royal physician of Rajgrih, was the son of the Ganika named as
A. Salavati
B. Ramaniya
C. Basantsena
D. Amrapali
Question 324
Junagadh inscription is the first inscription of which of the following languages?
A. Prakrit
B. Pali
C. Kharoshthi
D. Sanskrit
Question 325
Kurukshetra , the sence of the epic battle between Kauravas and pandavas, is situated in
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Haryana
Question 326
Lal Bahadur Shastri was born in the year
A. 1844
B. 1864
C. 1884
D. 1904
Question 327
Lodi dynasty was founded by _____.
A. Bahlol Lodi
B. Khizr Khan
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Sikandar Lodi
Question 328
Lord Cornwallis is known for _____.
A. permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
B. attacking the caste system
C. land revenue settlement of United States
D. ryotwari settlement of Madras
Question 329
Lothal a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found
A. Indus Valley
B. Mesopotamian
C. Egyptian
D. Persian
Question 330
Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fullfill the ambitious plans of Disraeli in ________
A. Oudh
B. Afghanistan
C. Bengal
D. Burma
Question 331
Mahabalipuram was founded by ______.
A. Rajaraja Chola
B. Narasimha Varman
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Vivasvan
Question 332
Mahabharata war lasted for ____ days.
A. 17
B. 18
C. 19
D. 21
Question 333
Mahabodhi Temple has been built at Bodh Gaya where
A. Gautama Buddha was born
B. Guatama Buddha attained enlightenment
C. Guatama Buddha delivered his first sermon
D. Gautama Buddha passed away
Question 334
Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godavari was
A. Avanti
B. Vatsa
C. Assaka
D. Kamboja
Question 335
Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide satyagrah against the proposed ________________.
A. Simon Commission
B. Rowlatt Act
C. Salt Act
D. Pitt's India Act
Question 336
Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from ______________ in January 1915.
A. South Africa
B. England
C. USA
D. Russia
Question 337
Mahatma Gandhi was born in which year?
A. 1869
B. 1879
C. 1889
D. 1899
Question 338
Mahatma Gandhi's concept of 'Ram Rajya' was :
A. A centralised government
B. A totalitarian state
C. A stateless society
D. Power in the hands of religious leaders
Question 339
Mahatma Gandhi's remark , ' A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank' is regarding the proposal of ______
A. Simon Commission
B. Cripps Mission
C. Cabinet Mission
D. Wavel Plan
Question 340
Market regulation system was introduced by
A. Illtutmish
B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
C. Ghias-ud-din
D. Muhammad Bin-Tughlaq
Question 341
Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad was completed by
A. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
B. Jahangir
C. Qutb Shahi
D. Aurangazeb
Question 342
Mir Hassan Dehlavi was in the court of which of the following?
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Mubarak Khilji
C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D. Firoj Tughlaq
Question 343
Mohammed Bin Tuglaq transferred his capital from
A. Delhi to Warangal
B. Delhi to Devagiri
C. Delhi to Madurai
D. Delhi to Vijayanagar
Question 344
Mohenjo Daro is situated in
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Afghanistan
D. Sindh province of Pakistan
Question 345
Monoculture is a typical characteristics of
A. Specialized horticulture
B. Commercial grain farming
C. Shifting cultivation
D. Subsitence farming
Question 346
Most medieval music was
A. for the organ
B. vocal
C. instrumental
D. for the piano
Question 347
Moti Masjid in Red fort was constructed by
A. Humayun
B. Aurangzeb
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Question 348
Mughal Emperor Humayun's tomb is in
A. Kabul
B. Delhi
C. Shahdara Bagh
D. Khuldabad
Question 349
Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of ___________?
A. Lucknow
B. Varanasi
C. Hyderabad
D. Bengal
Question 350
Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Bhagat Singh
D. V. D. Savarkar
Question 351
'My strongest bulwark is gone' lamented Gandhiji on the death of
A. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Pherozeshah Mehta
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Question 352
Name the British General who was responsible for the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre.
A. Hastings
B. Cornwallis
C. Dyer
D. Dalhousie
Question 353
Name the character in Mahabharat who was blessed with the 'divine vision' to see the Mahabharata battle and explain it scene by scene to the blind king Dhritarashtra.
A. Sanjaya
B. Dussala
C. Vidura
D. Balarama
Question 354
Name the clan Buddha belonged to
A. Gnathrika
B. Maurya
C. Sakya
D. Kuru
Question 355
Name the Commission that came to India in 1928 to reform India's constitutional system.
A. Rowlatt Act
B. Pitt's India Act
C. Partition of Bengal
D. Simon Commission
Question 356
Name the last Trithankara
A. Parsvanath
B. Mahavira
C. Siddhartha
D. Subhadra
Question 357
Name the platform used for ritual purposes by the kings of the Vijayanaggira Empire.
A. Mahanavami Dibba
B. Lotus Mahal
C. Hazara Rama
D. Virupaksha
Question 358
Name the viceroy who inaugurated New Delhi as the new capital of India in the year 1931.
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Curson
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Irwin
Question 359
Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by
A. songs on dances
B. songs on people
C. songs on peasant life
D. All of the above
Question 360
Nawab Siraj -ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
A. because the English Forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
B. because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
C. because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
D. because of the capture of a band of frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
Question 361
Noor Jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor?
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Shah Jahan
D. Jahangir
Question 362
Noor Jahan was wife of which Mughal Emperor?
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Question 363
Nyaya Dhashan was propagated by
A. Gautama
B. Kapil
C. Kanada
D. Jaimini
Question 364
Odisha's World famous Konark Sun Temple was built by
A. Krushadevray
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta
D. Narasimhadeva
Question 365
Of the following Kushan Kings who assumed the title " the Lord of the Whole world "?
A. Kadphises I
B. Kadphises II
C. Kanishka
D. Huvishka
Question 366
Of the following, which did not influence the fathers of Indian constitution? The Constitution of
A. The USA
B. The USSR
C. Canada
D. Ireland
Question 367
Oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western _____ sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries.
A. Iraq
B. Afghanistan
C. Pakistan
D. India
Question 368
Old name of Mahabharata?
A. Jai Samhitha
B. Vrahat Katha
C. Rajatarangini
D. Saritsagar Katha
Question 369
On the basis of whose recommendations the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has ended the Haj subsidy from 2018?
A. Afzal Amanullah Committee
B. Umesh Sinha Committee
C. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Committee
D. Shahnaz Hussain Committee
Question 370
On which date was the partition of India announced?
A. 15th August 1947
B. 3rd June 1947
C. 17th July 1947
D. 1st July 1947
Question 371
One important result of the French Revolution was that
A. France lost its spirit of nationalism
B. Political power shifted to the bourgeoisie
C. France enjoyed a lengthy period of peace and prosperity
D. The church was restored to its former role and power in the French government
Question 372
One of the best known tribal rebellions in Bihar, Known as Ulgulan (meaning Great Tumult), was launched by the Mundas under the leadership of:
A. Kanhu
B. Sidhu
C. Birsa Munda
D. Rampa Munda
Question 373
One of the following sites from where the famous Bullseal of Indus Valley Civilization was found
A. Harappa
B. Chanhudaro
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodaro
Question 374
Original name of Mumtaj Mahal was
A. Mihr-un-Nisa
B. Jagat Gosami
C. Arjumand Banu
D. Man Bai
Question 375
Out of the following remains excavated in indus valley,which one indicates the commercial and economic development
A. Pottery
B. Seals
C. Boats
D. Houses
Question 376
Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India,lived during the
A. 2nd Century BC
B. 6th-5th Century BC
C. 2nd century AD
D. 5th-6th Century AD
Question 377
Parliament House in Delhi was constructed during
A. 1895-1900
B. 1901-1909
C. 1921-1927
D. 1931-1935
Question 378
Patanjali is well known for the compilation of
A. Yoga Sutra
B. Panchatantra
C. Brahma Sutra
D. Ayurveda
Question 379
Peacock was declared National Bird of India in which year?
A. 1963
B. 1960
C. 1953
D. 1950
Question 380
Permanent settlement was a feature of___________.
A. Zamindari System
B. Mahalwari System
C. Ryotwari System
D. No option is correct
Question 381
Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of
A. Buddhists
B. Jains
C. Saivites
D. Vaishnavites
Question 382
Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor __________.
A. Shah Jahan
B. Jahangir
C. Babur
D. Akbar
Question 383
Prithviraj Chauhan married _________. She was the daughter of his enemy Jaichandra Gahadwal.
A. Krishnavati
B. Purvavati
C. Somyukta
D. Saumyavati
Question 384
Prithviraja III (1168-1192) was a best known ___________ ruler.
A. Chahamana
B. Gahadavala
C. Chalukya
D. Brahmana
Question 385
Prophet of New India is
A. Dayanand Saraswathi
B. Sri Ramakrishna
C. Swamy Vivekananda
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Question 386
Pulakesin II belongs to _______ Kingdom.
A. Cholas
B. Satavahanas
C. Gupthas
D. Chalukyas
Question 387
Pulitzer Prize was established in _______.
A. 1762
B. 1883
C. 1917
D. 1965
Question 388
Pune was once known as the capital of
A. Scindias
B. Holkars
C. Bhosales
D. Peshwas
Question 389
Purushasukta is founded in the
A. Bhagavad Gita
B. Rigveda
C. Manusmriti
D. Athrvaveda
Question 390
Purushmedha i.e. Male sacrifies is referred to in
A. krishna Yajurveda
B. Shukla Yajurveda
C. Shatapatha Brahman
D. panchvisha Brahman
Question 391
Pushkalavati was capital of which of the following acient Kingdoms ?
A. Magadha
B. Kashi
C. Gandhara
D. Kosal
Question 392
Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in _____.
A. 1885
B. 1942
C. 1947
D. 1939
Question 393
Rajendra I was the son of?
A. Bindusara I
B. Devabhuti I
C. Skanda Gupta I
D. Rajaraja I
Question 394
Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by
A. British
B. Cholas
C. Mughals
D. Dutch
Question 395
Rashtrapati Bhavan was built in _________.
A. 1852
B. 1910
C. 1947
D. 1986
Question 396
Ravi Varma is famous in which of the following fields?
A. Dancing
B. Sculpture
C. Painting
D. Singing
Question 397
Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at
A. Kalibangan
B. Dholavira
C. Kotdiji
D. Amri
Question 398
Saint Kabir was the disciple of whom?
A. Ramanujacharya
B. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
C. Swami Haridas
D. Ramananda
Question 399
Salt Satyagraha in Tamil Nadu was led by ____.
A. C. Rajagopalachari
B. K. Kamaraj
C. Potti Sriramulu
D. C. Subramaniam
Question 400
Sanchi Stupa was built by?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Ashoka
D. Narasimha
Question 401
Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______.
A. Bhoodan Movement
B. Rowlatt Satyagraha
C. Bardoli Satyagraha
D. Swadeshi Movement
Question 402
Satyagraha Sabha was formed by gandhi at
A. Bombay
B. Gujarat
C. Calcutta
D. Pune
Question 403
Shah Jahan (1627–1657 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Mughal
B. Nanda
C. Maurya
D. Haryanka
Question 404
Shahjahan was the _____Mughal ruler.
A. Fourth
B. Third
C. Sixth
D. Fifth
Question 405
Sher Khan defeated _________ at Chausa (1539) and Kanauj (1540), forcing him to flee to Iran.
A. Aurangzeb
B. Humayun
C. Muhammad Azam Shah
D. Bahadur Shah I
Question 406
Sher Shah Sur defeated which Mughal emperor?
A. Humayun
B. Timur Lang
C. Nadir Shah
D. Ahmed Shah Abdali
Question 407
Sikhism was founded in which of the following centuries?
A. 13-14th century
B. 11-12th century
C. 15-16th century
D. 12-13th century
Question 408
Simla was founded as a hill station to use as strategic place for billeting troops, guarding frontier and launching campaign during the course of
A. Anglo-Maratha War
B. Anglo-Burmese War
C. Anglo-Gurkha War
D. Anglo-Afghan War.
Question 409
Slave Dynasty was founded by
A. Qutbuddin Aibak
B. Mahmud Ghazni
C. Muhammad Ghori
D. Razia Sultana
Question 410
Srikakulam was the capital of
A. Sakas
B. Pahlavas
C. Andhras
D. Ashoka
Question 411
Subhas Chandra Bose was born in the year _____.
A. 1797
B. 1847
C. 1897
D. 1947
Question 412
Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of_____.
A. Persia
B. Ghazni
C. Lahore
D. Arab
Question 413
Syadvad is a doctrine of
A. Lokayatism
B. Saivism
C. Jainism
D. Vaishnavism
Question 414
Tashkent Agreement was signed on
A. 11-Jan
B. 10-Jan
C. 12-Jan
D. 09-Jan
Question 415
Telengana creation as in independent state is primarily the outcome of _____ ?
A. 16th Lok Sabha
B. 15th Lok Sabha
C. 14th Lok Sabha
D. 13 Lok Sabha
Question 416
The "Red Shirts" movement was led by?
A. Maulana Azad
B. Mohammed Ali
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Asfaqulla Khan
Question 417
The __, was built by the Kakatiya kings of the 12th century which was rebuilt by the Qutab Shahi dynasty in the 14th century.
A. Golconda Fort
B. Agra Fort
C. Fort Kochi
D. Mandu Fort
Question 418
The ___ founded the first city of Delhi and named it Indraprastha.
A. Portuguese
B. Kauravas
C. Mughals
D. Pandavas
Question 419
The _________ were the successors of Timur, the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.
A. Rajputs
B. Khaljis
C. Mughals
D. Tughluq
Question 420
The ‘four great needs’ of the people as identified by the Guomindang were
A. clothing food, housing and transportation
B. education food, housing and health care
C. food, housing, education and employment
D. employment housing, education and health care
Question 421
The Act constituting the first legislative interference by the British Parliament in the affairs of India was the
A. Fox's India Act, 1783
B. Pitti's India Act, 1784
C. Regulating Act, 1773
D. Declaratory Act, 1781
Question 422
The Administrative council os shivaji was known as
A. Parishad
B. Mantri Parishad
C. Ashta Pradhan
D. Rajya Parishad
Question 423
The Agra fort was built by ___________.
A. Shah Jahan
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Babur
Question 424
The Ajanta Cave Paintings are a testimony to the golden age of ____ in India.
A. Buddhism
B. Shaivism
C. Jainism
D. Vaishnavism
Question 425
The Ajanta cave paintings mostly belong to the period of the
A. Mughals
B. Mauryas
C. Chalukyas
D. Guptas
Question 426
The Ajanta painting belongs to which period ?
A. Harappan period
B. Gupta period
C. Buddhist period
D. Mauryan period
Question 427
The ancient goal of astrology was to
A. make a more accurate model of the universe
B. predict human events
C. understand the origin of Earth
D. predict the passing of the seasons
Question 428
The ancient India ,the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at
A. Pataliputra
B. Rajgir
C. Vaishali
D. Varanasi
Question 429
The ancient name of North Bihar was
A. Vajji
B. Vatsa
C. Surasena
D. Avant
Question 430
The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the
A. Harappa Culture
B. Vedic Culture
C. Mauryan Culture
D. Gupta Period Culture
Question 431
The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by
A. Warren Hastings
B. Sir William Jones
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Macaulay
Question 432
The Bantu were experts in this form of metallurgy
A. Copper
B. Gold
C. Iron
D. Steel
Question 433
The Battle of Buxar (October 22, 1764), which confirmed the decisions of Plassey, was fought between the English and
A. Mir Kasim,Nawab of Bengal
B. Shuja-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Awadh
C. Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor
D. All the above
Question 434
The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been foughts at Kurukshetra for
A. 14 days
B. 16 days
C. 18 days
D. 20 days
Question 435
The Battle of Plassey was fought in
A. Calcutta
B. Bombai
C. Madras
D. Delhi
Question 436
The battle of Tarain was fought between Prithviraj Chauhan and _____.
A. Mahmood Gaznabi
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Babar
D. Humayun
Question 437
The birthplace of the tenth and last guru of Sikhs Guru Gobind Singh is: ________________.
A. Guwahati
B. Hemkund Sahib
C. Amritsar
D. Patna Sahib
Question 438
The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader_________
A. Franscisco-de-Almeida
B. Alfonso de Albuquerque
C. Francis Caron
D. Francis Martin
Question 439
The British Government agreed to grant independence to India in
A. 1944
B. 1945
C. 1946
D. 1947
Question 440
The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Lrwin
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Linlithgow
Question 441
The Buddhist Doctrines were written in
A. Sanskrit
B. Pali
C. Tibetan
D. Not written in any language but orally transnitted
Question 442
The 'Cabinet Mission' of 1946 was led by
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Sir Pethic Lawrence
D. Sir Mountford
Question 443
The capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at___________
A. Pataliputra
B. Vaishali
C. Lumbini
D. Gaya
Question 444
The Charter of Liberties - popularly known as 'The Magna Carta' - was signed in England in which year?
A. 1415 AD
B. 1315 AD
C. 1215 AD
D. 1115 AD
Question 445
The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang, called the prince of pilgrims visited India during the reign of
A. Harsha
B. Chandragupta II
C. Dharampala
D. Devapala
Question 446
The Chola kings were prolific temple builders who built the ........ temple at Tanjavur.
A. Brahmeshvara
B. Brihadeesvara
C. Lingaraja
D. Dilwara
Question 447
The Cholas were the only known rulers in the history of india to have undertaken successful overseas naval expeditions. Who of the following Chola rulers successfully invaded Laccadives, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Sumatra?
A. Parantaka - I
B. Rajaraja - I
C. Rajendra - I
D. Both (b) and (c)
Question 448
Kakori train robbery was organized by the ___ in 1925.
A. Swaraj Party
B. Indian National Congress
C. Anushilan Samiti
D. Hindustan Republican Association
Question 449
Kalinga War was fought in the year _______
A. 1604 BC
B. 261 BC
C. 731 AD
D. 1113 AD
Question 450
Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?
A. Bihar
B. Rajasthan
C. Karnataka
D. Assam
Question 451
Kargil Fight held in
A. 1979
B. 1989
C. 1999
D. 1969
Question 452
Kargil War against Pakistan started in the year?
A. 1961
B. 1965
C. 1972
D. 1999
Question 453
Kautilya was the Prime Minister of
A. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. Ashok
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. King Kanak
Question 454
Khajuraho Group of monuments are attributed to which dynasty?
A. Chandela
B. Mughal
C. Maurya
D. Shunga
Question 455
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi, organised the Red Shirt Movement in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) for
A. Countering the communal propaganda of the muslim league
B. eatablishing seperate Pakhtoonistan
C. social and religious reforms
D. all the above
Question 456
The construction of Warangal Fort was started by ______ ?
A. Beta - II
B. Rudra
C. Jayapa
D. Prola - II
Question 457
The court language during the reign of Akbar was _____ ?
A. Urdu
B. Persian
C. Arabic
D. Hindi
Question 458
The cult of krishna is primarly exhibited through the
A. Ancient art
B. Rajasthani school of art
C. Mughal school of art
D. Bengal school of art
Question 459
The Damin-i-Koh was created by the British Government to settle which one of the following communities?
A. Santals
B. Mundas
C. Oraons
D. Saoras
Question 460
The decentralization system was recommended by
A. C. Rajgopalachari
B. Balwant Rai Mehta
C. J. B. Kriplani
D. Ashok Mehta
Question 461
The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by?
A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Warren Hastings
D. Lord Curzon
Question 462
The doctrine of three jewels- Right belief, Right conduct and Right Knowledge- is the crownings glory of
A. Buddhism
B. Christianity
C. Jainism
D. None of these
Question 463
The earliesr cirty discovered in India was
A. Harappa
B. Rangpur
C. Mohenjodaro
D. Sindh
Question 464
The earliest city discovered in India was
A. Sindh
B. Mohenjodaro
C. Harappa
D. Rangpur
Question 465
The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?
A. Allahabad Pillar inscription
B. Eran inscription of Bhanugupta
C. Aihole inscription of Pulkesin II
D. Bhitan inscription of Skandgupta
Question 466
The East India Company had taken Bombay from?
A. The Dutch
B. Charles I
C. Charles II
D. The Portuguese
Question 467
The economy of the gilded age was characterized by
A. industry
B. medicine
C. automobiles
D. None of the above
Question 468
The education which was initially a state subject was transferred to the concurrent list by the
A. 42nd Amendment
B. 44th Amendment
C. 24th Amendment
D. 25th Amendment
Question 469
The end of British rule in India came in the year
A. 1946
B. 1947
C. 1948
D. 1950
Question 470
The English East India Company laid the foundation of Fort St.George at Madras during the regin of
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Question 471
The epic, Silappadikaram refers to the
A. story of Rama
B. Jaina elements in the storyline
C. culture of Sri Lankan Buddhists
D. cult of Shakti worship
Question 472
The expansion of the rail networks led to
A. Growth in trading between parts of the country
B. Growth in Steel industry
C. Both A & B
D. Decline in textile industry
Question 473
The expoundrer of Yoga philosophy was
A. Patanjali
B. Gautam
C. Jaimini
D. Sankaracharya
Question 474
The famous battle of Takkolam of South India was fought between _______
A. Cholas and North Chalukyas
B. Cholas and Rashtrakutas
C. Cholas and Hoyasals
D. Cholas and Pandyas
Question 475
The famous Dilwara temples of Mount Abu are a sacred pilgrimage place for the
A. Buddhists
B. Jains
C. Sikhs
D. Parsis
Question 476
The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of
A. terracotta
B. Steatite
C. bronze
D. red limestone
Question 477
The famous Indo - Greek king to embrace Buddhism was
A. Alexander
B. Strato I
C. Menander
D. Democritus
Question 478
The famous poet Amir Khusrau was contemporary of all except following :
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Ghiyasuddin Balban
C. Iltutmish
D. Jalaluddin Khilji
Question 479
The famous Sanchi Stupa was commissioned by
A. Bindusara
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Kanishka
Question 480
The famous Vishnu temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia was built by
A. Shrutavarman
B. Suryavarman II
C. Indravarman
D. Aniruddha
Question 481
The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between
A. Barbar and Daulat Khan
B. Barbar and Ibrahim Lodi
C. Barbar and Alam Khan
D. Barbar and Rana Sanga
Question 482
The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between
A. Akbar and Hemu
B. Babur and Rana Sanga
C. Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur
D. Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Gauri
Question 483
The First Battle of Panipat in 1526 was fought between the the Lodi Empire and _______.
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Question 484
The First Battle of panipat was fought between the forces of
A. Akbar and Hemu
B. Abdali and the Marathas
C. Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
D. Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi
Question 485
The first Buddhist Council was held in which of the following cities
A. Nalanda
B. Gaya
C. Rajgriha
D. Bodh Gaya
Question 486
The first Carnatic war in India was an extension of the Anglo-French war in
A. Canada
B. Europe
C. Africa
D. America
Question 487
The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated imprisonment was
A. Pheroze Shah Mehta
B. BG Tilak
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Question 488
The first Europeans to come to India were
A. British
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Portugese
Question 489
The first Indian Budget was presented by James Wilson on?
A. 1869
B. 1867
C. 1865
D. 1863
Question 490
The first indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was
A. Gokhale
B. Satyendra Nath Tagore
C. Ramanuja
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Question 491
The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the reign of Jehangir was of
A. Guru Ram Das
B. Guru Teg Bahadur
C. Guru Angad
D. Guru Arjan
Question 492
The first movement launched against the British in India was
A. Non-Cooperation movement
B. Swadeshi movement
C. Quit India movement
D. Khilafat movement
Question 493
The first Mughal building with complete marble facing was
A. Taj Mahal
B. Moti Masjid
C. Humayun's tomb
D. Itmad-ud-daulah's tomb
Question 494
The first newspaper published in India in 1780 was
A. The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser
B. The Calcutta Chronicle
C. The Madras Courier
D. The Bombay Herald
Question 495
The first Partition of Bengalbbtook place in the year ___.
A. 1906 AD
B. 1903 AD
C. 1904 AD
D. 1905 AD
Question 496
The first passenger train in India ran between
A. Kalyan and Pune
B. Bombay and Thane
C. Howrah and Delhi
D. New Delhi and Madras
Question 497
The First ruler of the Satavahanas was
A. Simuka
B. Govinda
C. Sri Satakarni
D. Nahapana
Question 498
The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhiji was started at -
A. Bardoli
B. Dandi
C. Champaran
D. Baroda
Question 499
The first Sultan to adopt the principle of measurement of cultivable land for determining the land revenue was
A. Ghiyas - ud- din -Tughluq
B. lltutmish
C. Ala-ud-din Khalji
D. Balban
Question 500
The first time in india that land was divided into different categories for the purpose of revenue, taking into account the quality of land and its productive capacity, was during the reign of
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Sher Shah Suri
C. Feroze Tughlaq
D. Akbar
Question 501
The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was______________
A. Thomas Roe
B. William Hawkins
C. Ibn Batuta
D. Manucci
Question 502
The Fourth Buddhist Council was convened during the regime of king
A. Ashoka
B. Ajatasatru
C. Kanishka
D. Mahapadmananda
Question 503
The Gandhara art - a style of Buddhist visual art that developed between 1st century BCE and the 7th century CE, flourished largely during the ____ dynasty.
A. Kushan
B. Gupta
C. Pallava
D. Maurya
Question 504
The God who is the most prominent in ' Rigaveda 'is
A. Indra
B. Agni
C. Pasupati
D. Vishnu
Question 505
The Governament of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers as ' national River '
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Kaveri
D. None of these
Question 506
The Government of India Act of 1935 borrowed its preamble from
A. The Constitution of the USA
B. The Constitution of Australia
C. From the Government of India Act of 1919
D. From Pitt's India Act
Question 507
The great law given of ancient times was
A. Manu
B. Vatsyayana
C. Ashoka
D. Aryabhatta
Question 508
The Greatest conqueror among the Gupta rulers was
A. Samudragupta
B. Chandragupta II
C. Kumaragupta
D. Skandagupta
Question 509
The Harappan Civilization flourished around 2500 BC in what we call today ____
A. Pakistan and Afghanistan
B. Western India and Pakistan
C. Afghanistan and Western India
D. India and China
Question 510
The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year
A. 1901
B. 1921
C. 1935
D. 1942
Question 511
The Harappans did not know the use of
A. Copper
B. Bronze
C. Gold
D. Iron
Question 512
The Hindustan Republican Association, Subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association or Army (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by:
A. Bhagath Singh
B. Chandra Shekhar Azad
C. Jogesh Chandra Chatterji
D. Sachindra Sanyal
Question 513
The hymns of ' Rigaveda ' are the work of
A. one author
B. four author
C. seven author
D. many author
Question 514
The Ibadat Khana was a meeting house built by which Mughal Emperor?
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Question 515
The idea of ‘Farr-i Izadi’, on which the Mughal kingship was based, was first developed by which one of the following Sufi saints?
A. Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
B. Nizamuddin Auliya
C. Ibn al-Arabi
D. Bayazid Bistami
Question 516
The Indian king who opposed Alexander was
A. Ambhi
B. Porus
C. Dhanananda
D. Chandragupta
Question 517
The Indian National Army reclaimed the Andaman and Nicobar Island from British rule and named them?
A. Swaraj Islands
B. Shaheed and Swaraj Island
C. Free Islands
D. Swatantra and Swaraj Island
Question 518
The Indian Subcontinent was partitioned into
A. India and Tibet
B. Pakistan and Bangladesh
C. India and Bangladesh
D. India and Pakistan
Question 519
The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during
A. 2550 - 1900 BC
B. 1900 - 1650 BC
C. 3600 - 2870 BC
D. 3300 - 3000 BC
Question 520
The Indus Valley Civilization specialized in
A. Town Planning
B. Architecture
C. Craftsmanship
D. All of these
Question 521
The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because
A. It was Urban
B. It has a pictographic script
C. It had an agricultural economy
D. It extended up to the narmada Valley
Question 522
The Indus Valley houses were built of
A. Pucca bricks
B. Stone
C. Wood
D. all of these
Question 523
The Kalinga war was fought in ______.
A. 161 BC
B. 261 BC
C. 361 BC
D. 461 BC
Question 524
The Kargil War was between India and Pakistan took place in
A. 2001
B. 1983
C. 1999
D. 1989
Question 525
The Kathopanishad captures the conversation between a young boy named Nachiketas and a god. Which of the following gods is talking to Nachiketas?
A. Lord Yama
B. Lord Karthikeya
C. Lord Indra
D. Lord Shiva
Question 526
The lady who played an important role in the awakening of Indian women to fight for independence and who is also known as Nightingale of India is -
A. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
B. Durga Bai Deshmukh
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Madam Bhikaiji Cama
Question 527
The language adopted for preaching in Mahayana Buddhism was
A. Pali
B. Brahmi
C. Sanskrit
D. Prakrit
Question 528
The language in which Buddha preached?
A. Hindi
B. Urdu
C. Pali
D. Hebrew
Question 529
The last Mauryan king was
A. Pushyamitra Sunga
B. Ashoka
C. Harsa
D. Brihadratha
Question 530
The Limitation Law, which passed by the British in 1859, addressed which one of the following issues?
A. Loan bonds would not have any legal validity
B. Loan bonds signed between money lender and Ryots would have validity only for three years
C. Loan bonds could not be executed by money lenders
D. Loan bonds would have validity for ten years
Question 531
The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in
A. Mahabharat
B. Chhandogya Upanishad
C. Anguttar Nikaya
D. Samyukta Nikaya
Question 532
The literal meaning of the word Arya is
A. Superior
B. Learned
C. Priest
D. Warrior
Question 533
The local name Mohenjodara is
A. Mound of the Living
B. Mound of the Great
C. Mound of the dead
D. Mound of the survivor
Question 534
The lotus temple in Delhi is a house of worship of which of the following religions ?
A. Buddhism
B. Baha'i Religion
C. Zoroastrian
D. Islam
Question 535
The Lumbini was the birth place of Buddha is attested by an inscription of
A. Ashoka
B. Pushyamitra Sung
C. Kanishka
D. Harsha
Question 536
The main brain behind hurling a bomb at Lord Hardinge, while he was making his state entry into Delhi was
A. Ras Behari Bose
B. Bhagath singh
C. Sachindra Sanyal
D. Jatin Das
Question 537
The main goal for farmers in 1900 was to
A. Force the railroads to lower freight rates
B. Enable them to pay back their loans more easily
C. Hold on to political and economic power.
D. voters greater direct participation in government
Question 538
The medieval Indian Muslim poet, historian and musician who called himself a parrot of India was
A. Mulla Daud
B. Malik Muhammad Jayasi
C. Tansen
D. Amir Khusrau
Question 539
The Mongols under ___________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219.
A. Timur Lang
B. Nadir Shah
C. Ahmed Shah Abdali
D. Genghis Khan
Question 540
The most important cause for the outbreak of the Ghaddar revolution was the
A. Commencement of World War I
B. Hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha
C. Kamagato Maru Incident
D. Arrest of Lala Hardayal
Question 541
The most important official post with vast responsibilities created by Ashoka was
A. Rajuka
B. Yukta
C. Dharamamahamatya
D. Prativedaka
Question 542
The most significant feature of Indus valley civilization was
A. Barter system
B. Local transport system
C. Buildings made of brick
D. Administrative system
Question 543
The Mughal empire was founded by
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Shah Jahan
Question 544
The Mughals ruled India for one and half centuries effectively and gave Political unity to the country. In which of the following fields could they not succeed fully?
A. An efficient system of administration
B. Political stability
C. Development of trade and industry
D. Establishment of a common culture and unification of all communities to become a homogeneous nation
Question 545
The Mumbai Stock Exchange was set up in ____________.
A. 1880
B. 1930
C. 1847
D. 1875
Question 546
The National song of India, Vande Mataram was composed in ____ language.
A. Pali
B. Urdu
C. Bengali
D. Sanskrit
Question 547
The new agricultural strategy in india was introduced in
A. 1956
B. 1966
C. 1976
D. 1986
Question 548
The nimbus formed a special feature of Mughal portraiture under
A. Shah Jahan
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar
Question 549
The Non Co-operation Movement started in which year?
A. 1900
B. 1920
C. 1940
D. 1935
Question 550
The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was?
A. Urdu
B. Arabic
C. Persian
D. Hindi
Question 551
The oldest specimens of poetry in the punjabi language are devotional compositions attributed to
A. Guru Nanak
B. Baba Farid
C. Guru Angad
D. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Question 552
The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
A. wide powers enjoyed by the provicial governors
B. the presence of a ' council of ministers '
C. the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
D. an extensive network of spy-system
Question 553
The only known ruler in the history of india to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was
A. lltutmish
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Raziya
D. Gayasuddin Tughluq
Question 554
The only session of Indian National Congress which was presided by Mahatma Gandhi was held at
A. Karachi
B. Belgaum
C. Mirzapur
D. Allahabad
Question 555
The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
A. Lord Harding
B. Lord Northbrook
C. Lord Ellenborough
D. Lord Mayo
Question 556
The pioneer of Communism in India was
A. M.N.Roy
B. Nalin Gupta
C. M.R.Jayakar
D. S.A.Dange
Question 557
The Pitt's India Act empowered the Governor - General with
A. Power of vote
B. A casting vote
C. The power to dismiss the council
D. The power to add more members to the council
Question 558
The Principal purpose of Akbar in following the Strategy of befriending Rajputs and seeking their cooperation was to
A. Secure matrimonial alliances
B. Strengthen the foundations of Mughal Empire in India
C. Wipe out Afghan power from the land
D. Check the inflow of foreign invaders of india
Question 559
The Programme of Swadeshi and Boycott against the partition of Bengal was visualised by
A. Surendra Nath Bennerjee
B. BC Pal
C. Aurobindo Ghose
D. Ras Behari Bosh
Question 560
The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 - 1003?
A. Avadh
B. Kashmir
C. Sindh
D. Bengal
Question 561
The 'Quit India' movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year
A. 1941
B. 1942
C. 1945
D. 1946
Question 562
The Razmnama is a Persian translation of the _____________.
A. Mahabharata
B. Ramayana
C. Vedas
D. Upanishads
Question 563
The Red Fort (Delhi) was built by ______.
A. Babur
B. British
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Question 564
The Red fort in Delhi was the residence of emperors of which dynasty in the 16th century?
A. Rajput
B. Khalji
C. Tughluq
D. Mughal
Question 565
The religion of early vedic Aryan was primarily of
A. Bhakti
B. Image worship and Yajnas
C. worship of nature and Bhakti
D. Worship of nature and Yajnas
Question 566
The religious literature of the Jain at the early stage was written in
A. Ardhamagadhi
B. Pali
C. Sanskrit
D. None of these
Question 567
The Rigvedic God Varuna was
A. Harbinger of peace
B. Destoyer of foes
C. Guardian of the cosmic order
D. God of prosperity
Question 568
The rockcut temples of Mahabalipuram were built were built under the patronage of the
A. Chola Kings
B. Pallava Kings
C. Pandya Kings
D. Satavahana Kings
Question 569
The ruler of medieval India credited with the construction of the Grand Trunk Road is
A. Krishnadeva Raya
B. Babar
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Jehangir
Question 570
The ruler of which dynasty of South India assumed the title of Dharmaraj?
A. Wakatak
B. Pallava
C. Kadamb
D. Western Ganga
Question 571
The Saka Era was founded by
A. Kadphises I
B. Kanishka
C. Alexander
D. Menander
Question 572
The Sanskrit poet Rajshekhar lived in the court of ___________.
A. Mahipala I
B. Dharmapala
C. Bhoja
D. Devpala II
Question 573
The Sarvodaya Movement was started by
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Vivekananda
Question 574
The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greco-Roman-Buddhist art is the ____________school
A. Mauryan
B. Shunga
C. Gandhara
D. Gupta
Question 575
The second Battle of Tarain was fought between __________.
A. Alexander and Porus
B. Jai Chand and Mohammed Ghori
C. Akbar and Hemu
D. Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
Question 576
The Shaka Era was founded in the year________.
A. B.C. 57
B. A.D. 78
C. A.D. 319
D. A.D. 248
Question 577
The Shiites believed that the Umayyad
A. should pray more
B. should not be in power
C. got special treatment
D. should rule
Question 578
The silver coin 'tanka' was introduced by __________.
A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Bahram Khan
Question 579
The Simon commission visited India in the year?
A. 1933
B. 1939
C. 1921
D. 1927
Question 580
The single most important invention to farmers is the
A. Tractor
B. Automobile
C. Grain solo
D. Cotton gin
Question 581
The slogan in National emblem " Satyameva Jayate" has been taken from the following scripture.
A. The Bhagavadgita
B. The Mundaga Upanishat
C. The Ramayana
D. The Chandogya Upanishath
Question 582
The stupa site which is not connected with any incident of lord Buddha's life is
A. Sarnath
B. Bodh Gaya
C. Sanchi
D. Kushinagar
Question 583
The sultan who completed the conquest of the south and broke the political barriers between the north and the south was
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Ghiyasuddin-bin Tughluq
C. Muhammad bin Tughluq
D. Firuz Tughluq
Question 584
The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva I. To which dynasty he belong to?
A. Gang dynasty
B. Suryavansi dynasty
C. Somvansi dynasty
D. Bhoi dynasty
Question 585
The Sunga ruler Bhaga erected a monolithic 'Garuda' at
A. Varanasi
B. Besnagar
C. Rajagriha
D. Pataliputra
Question 586
The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related to
A. Partition of Bengal in 1947
B. Partition of Bengal in 1905
C. Non cooperation movement in 1921
D. Partition of Punjab in 1947
Question 587
The Pallava ruler who built the famous kailash temple at Kanchi and the Shore temple at Mahabalipuram was
A. Narsimha varman II
B. Paramesvar varman I
C. Mahendra varman I
D. Narasimha varman I
Question 588
The Panchatantra fables are thought to be composed by
A. Mullah Nasruddin
B. Vishnu Sharma
C. King Sudharshan
D. Tenali Raman
Question 589
The panchatantra was written during the
A. Maurya period
B. Gupta period
C. Sultanate period
D. Kushana period
Question 590
The partition of india in 1947 was mainly due to
A. religious lines
B. land disputes
C. administration
D. All of the above
Question 591
The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges?
A. Himachal
B. Hindu Kush
C. Purvanchal
D. Himgiri
Question 592
The Peacock Throne was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the ________ emperors of India.
A. Mughal
B. Maurya
C. Gupta
D. Maratha
Question 593
The Peacock Throne was a famous jewelled throne that was the seat of the ________ emperors of India.
A. Maurya
B. Gupta
C. Mughal
D. Maratha
Question 594
The people of the Indus Valley Civilisation worshipped ___
A. Hanuman
B. Kali
C. Ayyappa
D. Pashupati
Question 595
The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped ____________________.
A. Vishnu
B. Pashupati
C. Indra
D. Brahma
Question 596
The Peshwa's Secretariat at Pune (poona), the pivot of the Maratha government was known as
A. Huzur Daftar
B. EI Beriz Daftar
C. Chalte Dafter
D. Peshwa Dafter
Question 597
The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as
A. Advaita
B. Vedanta
C. Yoga
D. Samkhya
Question 598
The philosopphical essence, "The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul" may be traced to the
A. Vedas
B. Upanishads
C. Puranas
D. Manusmriti
Question 599
The Phrase the ' Light of Asia' is applied to
A. Alexander
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Mahavira
D. The Buddha
Question 600
The term racial unconscious means that
A. you must learn the law of club and fang to survive.
B. each species and culture share ancient memories, stored in the unconscious part of the mind.
C. we're all prejudiced to some degree, even though we're unaware of it.
D. nature weeds out the weakest and unfit.
Question 601
The Third Battle of Panipat was Fought between the
A. Afghans and the Marathas
B. Afghans and the Sikhs
C. Marathas and the Mughals under Shah Alam II
D. None of the above
Question 602
The third vehicle in Buddhism was Known as
A. Mahasanghika
B. Zen
C. Vajrayana
D. None of these
Question 603
The 'Three Jewels ' (Triratnas) of jainism are
A. right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
B. right action, right livelihood and right effort
C. right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
D. rightspeech, right thinking and right behaviour
Question 604
The title Sparrow is given to
A. Sardar Vallabhai patel
B. Rajinder Singh
C. Nelson Mandela
D. Porus
Question 605
The Tomara Rajputs, were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of _________.
A. Ayodhya
B. Ajmer
C. Dwarka
D. Gwalior
Question 606
The Tripitaka was written in
A. Brahmi
B. Kharosthi
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit
Question 607
The Vikramshila Mahavihara, a great centre of education, was founded by
A. Baladitya
B. Harsha
C. Gopala
D. Dharmapala
Question 608
The walled city of Old Delhi was originally named after who of the following Empereors ?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shajahan
D. Jahangir
Question 609
The word Aryan means
A. of good family
B. Cultivator
C. Pastoral Society
D. Brahmachari
Question 610
The word Gotra occurs for the first time in
A. Rigveda
B. Samaveda
C. Yajurveda
D. Atharvaveda
Question 611
The word 'Satyameva Jayate' have been derived from which Upanishad?
A. Akshi Upanishad
B. Mundaka Upanishad
C. Garuda Upanishad
D. Mahavakya Upanishad
Question 612
The words Satyameve Jayate in the state Emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following
A. Mundak Upanishad
B. Brahma Upanishad
C. Mudgala Upanishad
D. Maitreyi Upanishad
Question 613
The world's Greatest traveller of pre-modern times, believed to have put behind him a distance of over 73000 miles and visited territories the eqivalent of about 44 modern countries, is
A. Marco Polo
B. Fahien
C. Ibn Batuta
D. Hiuen Tsang
Question 614
The Ryotwari experiment in land revenue was started by
A. Henry Dundas
B. Alexander Reed
C. David Ricardo
D. Mountstuart Elphinstone
Question 615
There are .......... bio-geographical regions in the world.
A. 6
B. 3
C. 4
D. 8
Question 616
To curb black money in the economy, which of the followingcommittees has been formed in 2016?
A. Deepak Mohanty Committee
B. Suresh Prabhu Committee
C. Justice BM Shah committee
D. Nachiket Mor Committee
Question 617
To enlarge their hold over India, many wars were fought between British and Indians but NOT one of the following.
A. Anglo-Maratha
B. Anglo-Sikh
C. Anglo-Mysore
D. Anglo-Bangla
Question 618
To which dynasty did the famous patron of literature king Bhoja belong?
A. Chalukya
B. Chola
C. Paramara
D. Pala
Question 619
To which dynasty did the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate Razia Sultan belong?
A. Lodhi Dynasty
B. Mughal Dynasty
C. Slave Dynasty
D. Khilji Dynasty
Question 620
To which ganarajya Gautam Buddha belonged?
A. Shibi
B. Shakya
C. Saurasena
D. Shabara
Question 621
To whom did Akbar gave the title Mian?
A. Raja Todar Mal
B. Man Singh I
C. Birbal
D. Tansen
Question 622
Todarmal was the famous revenue minister of which Mughal Emperor?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Bahadur Shah Jafar
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Question 623
Tohra is the sacred book of
A. Judaism
B. Confucianism
C. Zoroastrianism
D. Taoism
Question 624
Tripitakas are sacred books of _______.
A. Sikhs
B. Jews
C. Buddhists
D. Muslims
Question 625
'Tripitakas' are sacred books of ____________
A. Hindus
B. Jains
C. Parsis
D. Buddhists
Question 626
Two greatest Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila were patronised by the
A. Palas
B. Paramaras
C. Chandelas
D. All the above
Question 627
Two most important acts and rituals associated with the vedic marriage system was/were
A. Pani-Grahana
B. Sapta-Padi
C. Marriage Vows
D. Both (a) and (b)
Question 628
Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were
A. Sabha and Mahasabha
B. Mahasabha and Ganasabha
C. Sabha and samiti
D. Ur and Kula
Question 629
Under Sher Shah the largest administrative unit was administrated by a chief namely
A. Shikadar
B. Mansabdar
C. Kasi
D. Faujdar
Question 630
Under which Indian emperor's reign was the Jama Masjid in Delhi built?
A. Humayun
B. Babur
C. Aurangzeb
D. Shah Jahan
Question 631
Ustad Mansur was a famous painter of which Mughal ruler's regime?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Question 632
Victoria Memorial in Kolkata was proposed to be built by
A. Lord Canning
B. George Curzon
C. William Hastings
D. Lord William Bentinck
Question 633
Vikram Shila University was founded by
A. Chandra Gupta Maurya
B. Kanishka
C. Dharampala
D. Pulakesin II
Question 634
Vikramshila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of
A. Pushyabhuti Dynasty
B. Barman Dynasty
C. Sen Dynasty
D. Pala Dynasty
Question 635
Wall Street collapse led to_____________
A. World War II
B. Recession
C. U.S. attack on Iraq
D. Great Depression
Question 636
What are three characteristics of the agricultural revolution?
A. Farmers learned to control water through wells and canals
B. New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown
C. Crop rotation was invented, making it harder on soil
D. All the above
Question 637
What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
A. Pakistan
B. United States of America
C. England
D. Germany
Question 638
What did Gandhiji meant by 'Sarvodaya'?
A. Non-violence
B. Upliftment of untouchables or dalits
C. The birth of a new society based on ethical values
D. Satyagraha
Question 639
What did M.S. Swaminathan an Indian geneticist, play a leading role in?
A. Yellow Revolution
B. White Revolution
C. Green Revolution
D. Black Revolution
Question 640
What does the Yajur Veda contain?
A. Only hymns
B. Spells and charms
C. Hymns and rituals
D. Commentaries on society
Question 641
The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in
A. Persia
B. Mongolia
C. Afghanistan
D. Turkey
Question 642
The Manu Smirit Mainly deals with
A. Social order Laws
B. laws
C. Economics
D. State craft
Question 643
What is consumption disease in the 19th century?
A. Tuberculosis
B. Paralysis
C. Plague
D. Cholera
Question 644
What is the motto Incorporated under our National Emblem?
A. Satyam Shivam
B. Satyam Shivam Sundaram
C. Satyameva Jayate
D. Jai Hind
Question 645
What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana?
A. Tulsidas
B. Banabhatta
C. Surdas
D. Raskhan
Question 646
What literary period is the beat generation aligned with?
A. Postmodernism
B. Naturalism
C. Modernism
D. Realism
Question 647
What rights does the Declaration of Independence express?
A. The right to remain silent when interrogated by police
B. The right to citizenship
C. Legal rights of citizens
D. Human rights of citizens, including life and liberty
Question 648
What title did the British confer Gandhi with, which was relinquished by him?
A. Rai Bahadur
B. Rai Sahib
C. Hind Kesari
D. Kaiser-e-Hind
Question 649
What was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's kingdom?
A. Patna
B. Fatehpur Sikri
C. Islamabad
D. Lahore
Question 650
What was the code name of the nuclear tests conducted by India in Pokhran in 1998?
A. Operation Desert Storm
B. Operation Vijay
C. Operation Shakti
D. Operation Kaboom
Question 651
What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of Purander in 1665?
A. To gain goodwill of Shivaji
B. To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and Sultan of Bijapur
C. To deceive Shivaji
D. To make Shivaji a puppet of Mughals
Question 652
What was the main motive of Third Five Year Plan in India?
A. Rural development
B. Agriculture
C. Financial inclusion
D. Economic reform
Question 653
What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?
A. To oust the British from India
B. To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
C. To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim Society
D. To Organise the Muslims into a nationalist community
Question 654
What was the northwestern border of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar?
A. Punjab
B. Hindukush
C. Kabul
D. Sindh
Question 655
What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Ala-ud-din?
A. Zoroastrianism
B. Hinduism
C. Buddhism
D. Jainism
Question 656
When Alexander invaded India, Taxila was ruled by
A. Ambhi
B. Porus
C. Ashoka
D. Bimbisara
Question 657
When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha
A. Haryankas
B. Shishunagas
C. Nandas
D. Mauryas
Question 658
When did B.R. Ambedkar was received Bharat Ratna?
A. 1890
B. 1980
C. 1990
D. 1989
Question 659
When did Sikkim become a state of India?
A. 1975
B. 1973
C. 1972
D. 1950
Question 660
When did the capital of India shift from Kolkata to New Delhi?
A. 1911
B. 1951
C. 1931
D. 1901
Question 661
When did the first Huna invasion take place?
A. 358 AD
B. 458 AD
C. 558 AD
D. 658 AD
Question 662
When the simmon commission visited India the Viceroy was
A. Lloyd George
B. Lord lrwin
C. Lord Reading
D. Lord Ripon
Question 663
Where and when the first session of Indian National Congress was held ?
A. Delhi, 1890
B. Mumbai, 1885
C. Madras, 1887
D. Kolkata, 1889
Question 664
Where Buddha started his teachings ?
A. Lumbini
B. Sarnath
C. Bodh gaya
D. Khushi Nagar
Question 665
Where did Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as Dharma Chakra Pravartan
A. Sanchi
B. Sarnath
C. Sravasti
D. Bodh Gaya
Question 666
Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last
A. Rajgir
B. Bodh Gaya
C. Sarnath
D. Kushinagar
Question 667
Where did Rani Lakshmi Bai die fighting the British?
A. Varanasi
B. Gwalior
C. Morar
D. Jhansi
Question 668
Where did the Chipko movement begin?
A. Rajasthan
B. Assam
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Mizoram
Question 669
Where did the Indian Independence League form in 1907?
A. Surat
B. Calcutta
C. California
D. Berlin
Question 670
Where did the telegraph line be laid first?
A. Calcutta to Agra
B. Agra to Jaipur
C. Delhi to Shimla
D. Raniganj to Calcutta
Question 671
Where has the World's largest Monolithic statue of Buddha been installed
A. Bamiyan
B. Hyderabad
C. Kandy
D. Lhasa
Question 672
Where is Panch Mahal situated
A. Fatehpur Sikri
B. Gandhinagar
C. Allahabad
D. Varanasi
Question 673
Where is the tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir in Pakistan?
A. Islamabad
B. Hyderabad
C. Lahore
D. Karach
Question 674
Where was christianity founded?
A. Jerusalem
B. Bethlehem
C. Palestine
D. None of the above
Question 675
Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC
A. Athens
B. Vaishali
C. Sparta
D. Pataliputra
Question 676
Where was the third Buddhist council held
A. Vatsa
B. Pataliputra
C. Kosambi
D. Kashmir
Question 677
Which act ended the "Trade Monopoly" of the East India Company?
A. Regulating Act of 1773
B. Pitt's India Act of 1784
C. The Charter Act of 1833
D. The Charter Act of 1813
Question 678
Which among the following is not correctly paired?
A. ShivajiAfzal Khan
B. NurjahanMahabat Khan
C. AkbarRana Pratap
D. BabarBairam Khan
Question 679
Which among the following is the largest museum in India
A. Salarjung Museum
B. Indian Museum
C. SubhashChandraBose Museum
D. Tagore museum
Question 680
Which among the following is the resting place of Morarji Desai?
A. Abhay Ghat
B. Ekta Sthal
C. Shakti Sthal
D. Vijay Ghat
Question 681
Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddists
A. Upanishad
B. Vedas
C. Tripitaka
D. Agams
Question 682
Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Aurangzeb
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Question 683
Which among the following was 1st Municipal Corporation of India?
A. Allahabad
B. Madras
C. Bombay
D. Kolkata
Question 684
Which art did jehangir patronize in particular?
A. Architecture
B. Painting
C. Music
D. Sculpture
Question 685
Which battle established British supremacy in India?
A. The Battle of Buxar
B. The Battle of Plassey
C. The Battle of Mysore
D. The Battle of Samergarh
Question 686
Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
A. Battle of Takkolam
B. Battle of Talikota
C. Battle of Kanwah
D. Battle of Panipat
Question 687
Which British Governor General is also known as the maker of Modern India?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Amherst
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Wiliam Bentinck
Question 688
Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauiyan Emperor Ashoka?
A. Vinaya Pitaka
B. Sutta Pitaka
C. Abhidhamma Pitaka
D. Mahavamsa
Question 689
Which company was a monopoly during the gilded age?
A. Carnegie Steel
B. Microsoft
C. Allegheny Steel
D. AT&T
Question 690
Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty?
A. The Guptas
B. The Khiljis
C. The Mughals
D. The Sayyids
Question 691
Which dynasty developed the ancient route of Bhor Ghat?
A. Satavahana
B. Mauryas
C. Guptas
D. Cholas
Question 692
Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?
A. Sangam
B. Aniridu
C. Tuluva
D. Saluva
Question 693
Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan ?
A. The Sayyids
B. The Lodhis
C. The Rajputs
D. The Khiljis
Question 694
Which early ruler of Magadha murdered his father to ascend the throne and, was murdered by his own son
A. Bimbisar
B. Ajatasatru
C. Udayan
D. Nagadashak
Question 695
Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language?
A. Prabhakaravardhana
B. Harshavadhana
C. Chandragupta II
D. Bindusara
Question 696
Which empire is regarded as the Golden Age of Hinduism?
A. Maurya
B. Mughal
C. Gupta
D. Chola
Question 697
Which European ruler had observed 'Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world .... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe?
A. Queen Victoria
B. Peter the Great of Russia
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. Gustav II Adolf
Question 698
Which Governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Wiliam Bentinck
D. Lord Dalhousie
Question 699
Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord William Bentinck
Question 700
Which Governor-General prohibited practice of 'Sati' in 1829?
A. Sir George Barlow
B. Lord William Bentinck
C. Warren Hastings
D. Lord Minto
Question 701
Which Freedom Fighter addressed Mahatma Gandhi as "Father of the Nation" for the 1st time?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Chandra Shekhar Azad
Question 702
Which Indian freedom fighter unfurled the flag known as Saptarishi at Stuttgart in Germany in 1907?
A. Madam Cama
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Dadabhai Naroji
D. Lokmanya Tilak
Question 703
Which Indian king used naval power to conquer parts of East Asia?
A. Akbar
B. Krishna deva Raya
C. Rajendra Chola
D. Shivaji
Question 704
Which Indian states celebrating their Statehood Day on 21st Jan?
A. Manipur & Meghalaya
B. Tripura & Meghalaya
C. Manipur & Tripura
D. Manipur, Tripura & Meghalaya
Question 705
Which is a good example of roman portrait painting?
A. Hellenistic
B. Faiyum portraits
C. Both A & B
D. The bust of Julius Caesar
Question 706
Which is representative of Dravida style of temple architecture?
A. Viman
B. Shikhara
C. Mandapa
D. Gopuram
Question 707
Which is the biggest building at Mohenjodaro?
A. Great Bath
B. Great Granary
C. Assembly Hall
D. Rectangular Building
Question 708
Which is the first news paper in India?
A. Peking Gazette
B. Kashmir Times
C. Dainik Jagran
D. Bengal Gazette
Question 709
Which is the first newspaper of India?
A. Bombay Gazette
B. Bengal Gazette
C. Bombay Times
D. Hindustan Times
Question 710
Which is the first talkie film in India?
A. Alam Ara
B. Raja Harishchandra
C. Pundalik
D. Sant Tukaram
Question 711
The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of
A. Canning
B. Dalhousie
C. Ripon
D. Elgin
Question 712
The system of Local Bodies in India was introduced by-
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Mayo
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Curzon
Question 713
The term "Anuvrata" is associated to which religion?
A. Mahayana Buddhism
B. Hinayana Buddhism
C. Jainism
D. Lokayata sect
Question 714
Which king's story is the subject of the play Mudrarakshasa?
A. Jaychand
B. Chandra Gupta II
C. Chandrapeeda
D. Chandragupta Maurya
Question 715
Which major event in Indian history is also called as 'White Flowing River'?
A. Partition of India
B. Dandi March
C. Operation Bluestar
D. Quit India Movement
Question 716
Which movement was called off following the violence at 'Chauri Chaura' incident?
A. Khilafat Movement
B. Quit India Movement
C. Non Co-operation Movement
D. Home Rule Movement
Question 717
Which Mughal Emperor fought the battle of Panipat in 1526?
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Question 718
Which Mughal emperor imprisoned his father and executed his brother?
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Aurangzeb
D. Shah Alam II
Question 719
Which Mughal Emperor was deported to Rangoon by the British?
A. Bahadur Shah Zafar
B. Bahadur Shah III
C. Bahadur Shah Ahmed Shah
D. Bahadur Shah I
Question 720
Which of the following act was mentioned as a " Charter of Slavery " by Jawahar Lal Nehru ?
A. Government of India Act, 1935
B. Vernacular Press Act
C. Government of India Act, 1919
D. Regulation Act
Question 721
Which high court has ruled against negative marking in competitive examinations?
A. Madras High Court
B. Bombay High Court
C. Hyderabad High Court
D. Delhi High Court
Question 722
When was Guru Nanak Dev born?
A. 1449 AD
B. 1453 AD
C. 1469 AD
D. 1499 AD
Question 723
When was India's capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
A. 1911
B. 1905
C. 1910
D. 1912
Question 724
When was the battle of Chillianwala fought?
A. 1865
B. 1892
C. 1849
D. 1856
Question 725
Which of the following elements were not found in the form of archaeological remains from Kalibanga?
A. Black bangles
B. Fire pit
C. Ploughed field
D. Couple burial
Question 726
Which of the following events is NOT considered for the time being of Viceroy Lord Lytton?
A. Afghan War
B. Burma war
C. Arms Act
D. Press Act
Question 727
Which of the following events is not related to the era of Warren Hastings?
A. First Anglo-Maratha War
B. Rohilla War
C. Chait Singh Incident
D. The establishment of the College of Hellbury
Question 728
Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus Valley Civilization
A. Bull
B. Horse
C. Giraffe
D. Elephant
Question 729
Which of the following battles marked the real beginning of the Mughal Empire in India?
A. Battle of Talikota
B. Battle of Haldighati
C. First Battle of Panipat
D. Second Battle of Panipat
Question 730
Which of the following became widespread during the 1980's?
A. Internet
B. Radio
C. Cable television
D. All the above
Question 731
Which of the following increased in the 1920's?
A. Farmers' debt
B. Domestic demand for U.S. farm products
C. Prices for farm productsc)
D. Foreign demand for U.S. farm products
Question 732
Which of the following is a temple built out of marble by Vimal Shah?
A. The Dilwara Temple
B. Brihadeeshwara temple
C. Omkareshwar temple
D. Ranakpur Adinath temple
Question 733
Which of the following is India's military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil war ?
A. Operation Kargil
B. Operation LOC
C. Operation Vijay
D. Operation Success
Question 734
Which of the following is not counted under sub-vedas?
A. Ayurveda
B. Yajurveda
C. Gandharva Veda
D. Shilp Veda
Question 735
Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage in describing the progress of civilization?
A. Writing
B. The discovery of fire
C. Agriculture
D. The use of internet
Question 736
Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
A. Sri Lankan chronicles_ Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
B. Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
C. Inscriptions of Ashoka
D. Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
Question 737
Which of the following is the major impact of vedic Culture on Indian History
A. Progress of Pilosophy
B. Development of culture
C. Rigidification of caste system
D. Perception of a new world
Question 738
Which of the following is the religious text of the Jews?
A. Dhammapada
B. Torah
C. Sahib
D. Tripatika
Question 739
Which of the following land revenue arrangement is called 'Todarmal System'?
A. Zabti System
B. Galla Bakshi System
C. Kankut System
D. Nasaq System
Question 740
Which of the following languages has been used by Surdas in his writings?
A. Awadhi
B. Khariboli
C. Braj
D. Bundeli
Question 741
Which of the following leaders formed 'India Home Rule Society'?
A. Shyamji Krishna Varma
B. Annie Besant
C. Lala Hardayal
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Question 742
Which of the following monuments built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah is said to be built to commemorate the eradication of plague?
A. Alai Minar
B. Charminar
C. Fateh Burj
D. Qutub Minar
Question 743
Which of the following monuments was not constructed by Shajahan?
A. Red fort, Delhi
B. Tajmahal, Delhi
C. Kuthubminar, Delhi
D. Jama Masjid, Delhi
Question 744
Which of the following Mughal rulers started 'Jharokha Darshan'?
A. Babar
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Question 745
Which of the following medieval rulers was called 'Jagat Guru'?
A. Ibrahim Qutbshah
B. Ibrahim Adilshah I
C. Akbar
D. Malik Ambar
Question 746
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Munda Rebellion : 1899
B. Vellore Mutiny: 1806
C. Santhal Rebellion: 1855
D. Chuar Rebellion: 1870
Question 747
Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of "Vatapikonda" after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulekesin II
A. Narsingh Varman I
B. Mahendra Varman I
C. Parameshwar Varman I
D. Nandi Varman
Question 748
Which of the following places is associated with Jainism
A. Kapilvastu
B. Pava
C. Prayag
D. Shravasti
Question 749
Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?
A. Pava
B. Prayag
C. Shravasti
D. Kapilvastu
Question 750
Which of the following places is considered a Jain Siddha Kshetra on account of its association with Parsvanatha
A. Champa
B. Pava
C. Sammed Sikhar
D. Urjayanta
Question 751
Which of the following places presents the oldest evidence of Neolithic Era?
A. Chirnd
B. Mehrgarh
C. Burghome
D. Daimabad
Question 752
Which of the following Pratyahara king took the title of 'Pramana'?
A. Mihirbhoj
B. Watsaraj
C. Ram Bhoj
D. Nagabhata II
Question 753
Which of the following rulers started the Mughal style of painting?
A. Babar
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Question 754
Which of the following rulers was held captives by his son ?
A. Babar
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Shajahan
Question 755
Which of the following rulers was not related to Sangam State Chear?
A. Nedeon
B. Udayin Jarral
C. Nedunjaral
D. Nedum
Question 756
Which of the following ruling dynasty's capital is NOT correctly matched?
A. Pratihar - Kannauj
B. Pallava - Kanchi
C. Chalukya - Tanjore
D. Sen - Lakhnauti
Question 757
Which of the following rebellion / agitation did NOT happen in the area of Bengal?
A. Sannyasi Rebellion
B. Chuar Rebellion
C. Pagal Panthi rebellion
D. Baghera Rebellion
Question 758
Which of the following South Indian Kingdom is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscription?
A. Satvahan
B. Satiyaputa
C. Chola
D. Pandya
Question 759
Which of the following state was not included in the empire of Akbar?
A. Kabul
B. Awadh
C. Lahore
D. Bijapur
Question 760
Which of the following Sultans died while playing Polo or Chaugan?
A. Qutbuddin Aibak
B. Balban
C. Iltutmish
D. Nasiruddin Muhammad
Question 761
Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?
A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Mahmud Tughlaq
Question 762
Which of the following was a leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army founded in 1928?
A. Khudiram Bose
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Chandra Shekhar Azad
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Question 763
Which of the following was a major industry in the Mughal period?
A. Pearl production
B. Silk cloth
C. Cotton cloth
D. No option is correct
Question 764
Which of the following temples resembles chariot shape ?
A. Konark Sun temple
B. Sanchistupu
C. Trayambakeswara
D. Akshara Dhamam
Question 765
Which of the following was built by the ancient Incas?
A. City of Petra
B. Hagia Sophia
C. Machu Picchu
D. Acropolis
Question 766
Which of the following was described as the First Indian War of Independence?
A. Partition of Bengal, 1905
B. Uprising of 1857
C. Civil Disobedience Movement, 1930-1931
D. Quit India Movement, 1942
Question 767
Which of the following was most probably the first metal to be used in India?
A. copper
B. Gold
C. Siver
D. Iron
Question 768
Which of the following was not a feature of Indus Valley Civilization?
A. Use of Iron
B. Town Planning
C. Drainage system
D. Use of Bronze
Question 769
Which of the following was not actively engaged in social and religious reforms in India ?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Jotiba Phule
D. Bharatendu Harish Chandra
Question 770
Which of the following was not done during the time of Lord Curzon?
A. Partition of Bengal
B. Formation of Bhartiya Lok Sevv Mandal
C. Establishment of the Famine Commission
D. Formation of Hunter Commission
Question 771
Which of the following was not mentioned in the Dhamma?
A. Obedience to parents
B. Charity
C. Paternalism
D. Faith in Sangha
Question 772
Which of the following Vedas is referred to as the starting source of the word Rudra?
A. Rigveda
B. Samaveda
C. Yajurveda
D. Atharvaveda
Question 773
Which of the following Vedic texts is mentioned the eastern and western seas for the first time?
A. Tandya Brahmana
B. Satpath Brahmana
C. Gopath Brahmana
D. Kaustiki Brahmana
Question 774
Which of the following work is not credited to Lord Dalhousie?
A. Merger of Punjab
B. Merger of Bengal
C. Merger of Mysore
D. Merger of Satara
Question 775
Which of these was a political goal for farmers?
A. lower prices for grain storage
B. higher prices for machinery
C. lower prices for foreign goods
D. higher prices for shipping
Question 776
Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events?I. Quit India MovementII. Shimla ConferenceIII. Poona PactIV. Cabinet Mission
A. II, IV, I, III
B. III, IV,II, I
C. III, I, II, IV
D. IV, II, III, I
Question 777
Which one of the following about sugar industry of Peninsular India is not correct?
A. High yield per hectare of sugarcane
B. Higher sucrose content
C. Long crushing season
D. Most of the mills in the Peninsula are located mainly along the east coast
Question 778
Which one of the following animals was not represented on the terracotta art of the Harappan culture
A. Cow
B. Elephant
C. Rhinoceros
D. Tiger
Question 779
Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion
A. Nanda
B. Maurya
C. Sunga
D. Kanva
Question 780
Which one of the following began with the Dandi March ?
A. Civil disobedience Movement
B. Quit India Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Home rule Movement
Question 781
Which one of the following four vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells
A. Rigaveda
B. Samaveda
C. Yajurveda
D. Atharvaveda
Question 782
Which of the following describes loyalists?
A. They thought Patriots were too radical
B. They decided to fight against the British
C. They wanted to return to Britain
D. They supported British taxation
Question 783
Which one of the following Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard
A. Harappa
B. Lothal
C. Mohenjodaro
D. Rakhigarhi
Question 784
Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left ?
A. Brahmi
B. Kharoshti
C. Nandnagari
D. Sharada
Question 785
Which one of the following sources tells us about women protesting against the infidelity of their husbands or the neglect of the wife and children by the male head of the household?
A. The Kitab-ul-Hind
B. Documents belonging to the Village Panchayats of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra
C. Sculptures from Mandor
D. The Ain-i-Akbari of Abul Fazl
Question 786
Which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
A. Bardoli
B. Ahmedabad
C. Kheda
D. Champaran
Question 787
Which one of the following statements about Buddhist Stupas in India is not correct?
A. Ashoka played an important role in popularizing the Stupa cult.
B. They were repositories of relics of Buddha and other monks.
C. They were located in rural areas.
D. They were located close to trade routes.
Question 788
Which one of the following propounded that ' destiny determines everything, man is powerless'
A. Jains
B. Buddhists
C. Ajivakas
D. Mimansakas
Question 789
Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander, the great
A. Mahapadamnanda
B. Dhanananda
C. Sukalp
D. Chandragupta Maurya
Question 790
Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
A. Slavery
B. Rigidity of Caste
C. Prostitution
D. Widow remarriage
Question 791
Which one of the following was not authorised by Annie Besant?
A. The future of Indian politics
B. How India fought for freedom
C. The case for India
D. India Old and New
Question 792
Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans
A. Construction of wells
B. Constuction of Pillars
C. Construction of Drains
D. Construction of Arches
Question 793
Which Party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the Year 1939 after he broke away from the congress?
A. Indian Freedom Party
B. Azad Hind Fauj
C. Revolutionary Front
D. Forward Bloc
Question 794
Which politician in British India had opposed to a Pakistan that would mean "Muslim Raj here and Hindu Raj elsewhere"?
A. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. Sikandar Hayat Khan
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Question 795
Which poet first popularized the sonnet form?
A. Edmund Spencer
B. Francesco Petrarch
C. Shakespeare
D. None of the above
Question 796
Which queen of Ahmednagar opposed emperor Akbar?
A. Rani Durgavati
B. Zeenat Mahal
C. Chand Bibi
D. Razia Sultan
Question 797
Which queen of the Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, part of modern Andhra Pradesh?
A. Rudramadevi
B. Ahilyadevi
C. Bhagwati
D. Bhanumati
Question 798
Which script was used in Ashoka's inscriptions?
A. Brahmi
B. Devanagiri
C. Gurmukhi
D. Sanskrit
Question 799
Which reforms act had created the office of the secretary of State for India?
A. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
B. The Government of India Act, 1858
C. The Indian Councils Act,1861
D. Minto-Morley Reforms,1908
Question 800
Which revenue system among the following is also known as the bandobast system?
A. Dahsala
B. Nasaq
C. Kankut
D. Zabti
Question 801
Which Sikh Guru is known as "Sachcha Baadsah"?
A. Guru Gobind Singh
B. Guru Arjan Dev
C. Guru Hargovind
D. Guru Teg Bahadur
Question 802
Which revolutionary died after a 64 days fast in jail?
A. Jatin Das
B. Pulin Das
C. Subhash Chandra bose
D. Both A & B
Question 803
Which revolutionary took his own life?
A. Khudiram Bose
B. Rash Behari Bose
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Chandrashekhar Azad
Question 804
Which social evil was conspicuously absent in ancient India?
A. Polygamy
B. Sati system
C. Devadasi system
D. Purdah system
Question 805
Which river has no mention in Rigaveda
A. Sindhu
B. Saraswati
C. Yamuna
D. Periyar
Question 806
Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?
A. Dharampala
B. Devapala
C. Mahipala
D. Gopala
Question 807
Which ruler held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years?
A. Ashoka
B. Kanishka
C. Harshavardhana
D. Chandragupta vikramaditya
Question 808
Which ruler of Bengal gave a portion of Orissa to the Marathas?
A. Shaista Khan
B. Murshid Kuli Khan
C. Alivardi Khan
D. Sirajuddaula
Question 809
Which ruler of Bengal had relations with China?
A. Ghiyasuddin Azamshah
B. Sikandar Shah
C. Nusrat Shah
D. Hussein Shah
Question 810
Which ruler of the Vijayanagar empire was the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque?
A. Devaraya II
B. Krishna Deva Rai
C. Narsingh Raya
D. Venkat II
Question 811
Which State is called the ' Cradle of Buddhism '?
A. Sikkim
B. Bihar
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Question 812
Which statement regarding the era of Reconstruction is FALSE?
A. the 14th Amendment made African-Americans citizens of the U.S.
B. the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in all American states
C. federal law was changed to abolish slavery in states where it still existed
D. state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments
Question 813
Which three dynasties are known as "Muventar"?
A. Pandya, Chola, Chera
B. Pallava, Chola, Pandya
C. Pallava, Chera, Pandya
D. Pallava, Chola, Chera
Question 814
Which Sultan's reign witnessed as much as half of the produce being charged as revenue from certain provinces?
A. Mohammed bin Tughlaq
B. Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Question 815
Which veda deals with medicine?
A. Atharva Veda
B. Yajur Veda
C. Sama Veda
D. Rig Veda
Question 816
Which was the capital of the first Sri Lankan kingdom?
A. Jaffna
B. Polonnaruwa
C. Anuradhapura
D. Kandy
Question 817
Which was the first capital of Magadha
A. pataliputra
B. Vaishali
C. Girivarja
D. Champa
Question 818
Which world heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltumish?
A. Humayun's Tomb
B. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
C. Qutub Minar
D. Red Fort Complex
Question 819
Which year did the Dandi March start?
A. March 15, 1930
B. March 15, 1920
C. March 12, 1930
D. March 12, 1920
Question 820
Which year is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC?
A. 1995
B. 1999
C. 2005
D. 2011
Question 821
White revolution is related to
A. Cotton production
B. Flood control
C. Milk production
D. Peace
Question 822
Who advocated the introduction of western education and English language in India?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Dadbhai Naoroji
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Question 823
Who along with Bhagat Singh was the main accused in Assembly Bomb Case?
A. Batukeshwar Dutt
B. Sukhdev Thapar
C. Asaf Ali
D. Ram Prasad Bismil
Question 824
Who among the following anticipated Newton by affirming that all things tended to gravitate to the earth?
A. Aryabhatta
B. Brahmagupta
C. Varahamihira
D. Buddhagupta
Question 825
Who among the following gave monistic theory of sovereignty?
A. Austin
B. Darwin
C. Aristotle
D. Marx
Question 826
Who among the following Generals or Commanders , carried out a coup d'etat against Jahangir in 1626?
A. Asaf Khan
B. Malik Ambar
C. Mahabat Khan
D. None of these
Question 827
Who among the following is the author of Indica?
A. Megasthenes
B. Seleucus
C. Chanakya
D. Ashoka
Question 828
Who among the following has been called the 'Napoleon of India'?
A. Samudragupta
B. Harshavardhana
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Ashoka
Question 829
Who among the following Mughal Emperors wrote his autobiography in Persian
A. Babar
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Question 830
Who among the following participated in the 'Chittagong' armoury raid as part of freedom movement?
A. Ganesh Joshi
B. Kalpana Chawla
C. Ananta Waddedar
D. Preetilata Waddedar
Question 831
Who among the following pioneered Khilafat Movement?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Ali Brothers
C. M.A. Jinnah
D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Question 832
Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
A. Lord Dufferin
B. Lord Lytton
C. Lord Lansdowne
D. Lord Ripon
Question 833
Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Robert Clive
C. John Adam
D. Lord Ripon
Question 834
Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?
A. Lord Cunningham
B. Lord Cliv
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Canning
Question 835
Who among the following taught the doctrine of Shunyata
A. Shankaracharya
B. Nagarjuna
C. Harisena
D. Vallabhacharya
Question 836
Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas?
A. Gargi
B. Lopamudra
C. Savitri
D. Leelavati
Question 837
Who among the following was known during the days of the Revolt of 1857 as 'Danka Shah'?
A. Shah Mal
B. Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
C. Nana Sahib
D. Tantia Tope
Question 838
Who among the following was NOT a contemporary of other there
A. Bimbisara
B. Gautama Buddha
C. Milinda
D. Prasenjit
Question 839
Who among the following was NOT one of the 'Nine Gems' of Emperor Akbar's court?
A. Raja Todar Mal
B. Fakir Aziao-Din
C. Abu'l-Fazil ibn Mubarak
D. Osman Ali Khan
Question 840
Who attended all the three-round table conferences?
A. M K Gandhi
B. M M Malviya
C. B R Ambedkar
D. Annie Besant
Question 841
Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
A. Vasumitra
B. Nagarjuna
C. Charaka
D. Patanjali
Question 842
Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
A. Kalhana
B. Maitreyi
C. Kalidasa
D. Panini
Question 843
Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
A. Babur
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Akbar
Question 844
Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Swami Vivekananda
Question 845
Who among the following was the religious guru of Shivaji?
A. Ram Das
B. Tukaram
C. Jnaneshwar
D. Eknath
Question 846
Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammer
A. Kalidas
B. Charaka
C. Panini
D. Aryabhatt
Question 847
Who built Gateway of India?
A. Guru Ramdas
B. Maharaja Pratap Singh
C. Rabindra Nath Tagore
D. British Govt
Question 848
Who built Hawa Mahal?
A. Guru Ramdas
B. Maharaja Pratap Singh
C. Rabindra Nath Tagore
D. British Govt
Question 849
Who amongst the following is known as the Light of Asia
A. Jesus Christ
B. Lord Buddha
C. Prophet Mohammad
D. Zarathustra
Question 850
Who built Jama Masjid?
A. Guru Ramdas
B. Shah Jahan
C. Rao Jodhaji
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 851
Who built the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram?
A. Chola Kings
B. Pallava Kings
C. Chera Kings
D. Chalukya Kings
Question 852
Who built the Group of Monuments at Pattadakal?
A. Chola Kings
B. Pallava Kings
C. Chera Kings
D. Chalukya Kings
Question 853
Who built the Konark''s Sun Temple?
A. Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
B. Narasimhadeva I
C. Kapilendra Deva Routaray
D. Purushottam Dev
Question 854
Who built the Moti Masjid in the Red Fort of Delhi?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Question 855
Who called 1st time as Mahatma?
A. Ravindranath Tagore
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Lala Lajpath Roy
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Question 856
Who amongst the following was the successor of Sikh Guru Har Krishan?
A. Guru Angad Dev
B. Guru Tegh Bahadur
C. Guru Hargobind
D. Guru Amar Das
Question 857
Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Question 858
Who composed the Gayatri Mantra
A. Vishvamitra
B. Vasishtha
C. Indra
D. Parikshit
Question 859
Who conquered Sind in 712 AD?
A. Arabs
B. French
C. Greeks
D. Mongols
Question 860
Who constructed the Hawa Mahal?
A. Maharaja Bhagvat Singh
B. Maharaja Jagatjit Singh
C. Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
D. Maharajah Jaswanth Singh
Question 861
Who are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India?
A. Mauryas
B. Cholas
C. Guptas
D. Marathas
Question 862
Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?
A. Piyadassi
B. Colin Mackenzie
C. Alexander Cunningham
D. James Prinsep
Question 863
Who designed the Bombay Secretariat in the 1870s?
A. H.St. Clair Wilkins
B. Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney
C. Purushottamdas Thakurdas
D. Nusserwanji Tata
Question 864
Who devised the policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Robert Clive
Question 865
Who did not have an important role in the Swadeshi Movement ?
A. Muslims
B. Students
C. Women
D. Peasants
Question 866
Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization
A. Sir Leonard wooley
B. V.S.Agarwal
C. Dayaram Sahni
D. A.L.Basham
Question 867
Who established Mahabalipuram?
A. Pandya
B. Pallava
C. Chalukya
D. Chola
Question 868
Who first imposed Jizya Tax in India?
A. Allaudin khilji
B. Aurangzeb
C. Mohammad Bin Qasim
D. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Question 869
Who first translated Mahabharata into Tamil?
A. Kamban
B. Bharavi
C. Perundevanar
D. Sundaramurthi
Question 870
Who fought Ahmad Shah Abdali at the third battle of Panipat?
A. Mughals
B. Lodhis
C. Marathas
D. Khiljis
Question 871
Who founded in Pataliputra
A. Udayin
B. Ashoka
C. Bimbisar
D. Mahapadmananda
Question 872
Who gave the safety valve theory for Indian National Congress?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. MN Roy
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Bipinchandra Pal
Question 873
Who gave the slogan 'Back to the Vedas (Vedo ki aur lauto)'?
A. Guru Nanank Dev Ji
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Question 874
Who gave the slogan Bharat Chhodo during the Quit India movement?
A. Gandhi
B. Yusuf Meher Ali
C. Nehru
D. Aruna Asif Ali
Question 875
Who gave the slogan Inquilab Zindabad?
A. Hasrat Mohani
B. Ashfaqulla Khan
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Chandrashekhar Azad
Question 876
Who gave the title Father of The Nation to Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Rabindra Nath Tagore
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. G.K. Gokel
D. None of above
Question 877
Who gave the title 'Nightingale of India' to Sarojini Naidu ?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 878
Who has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas"?
A. Skanda Gupta
B. Gautamiputra Satakarni
C. Simuka
D. Satakarni I
Question 879
Who had founded the first women's university in india?
A. Rani Ahilya Devi
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Rani of Thomi
D. Dhondo Keshav Karve
Question 880
Who had observed that "good government was never a good substitute for self government"?
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Ramakrishna Paramahansa
C. Swami Dayananda
D. Aurobindo Ghose
Question 881
Who had, while fasting in the prision, written to the British governor , "The individual must die so that the nation may live.Today,I must die so that India may win freedom and glory"?
A. Jatin Das
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. MK Gandhi
D. SC Bose
Question 882
Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) in Chittorgarh?
A. Maharana Pratap
B. Rana Kumbha
C. Rana Sanga
D. Kunwar Durjan Singh
Question 883
Who introduced gold coins for the first time in India?
A. Kushanas
B. Guptas
C. Mauryas
D. Sakas
Question 884
Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Question 885
Who is considered as the Father of Modern Indian Renaissance?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Question 886
Who is considered the greatest of the early Chola Kings?
A. Pulakeshi II
B. Rajasimha
C. Karikala
D. Nandivarman
Question 887
Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. Mahatma Phule
D. M.G. Ranade
Question 888
Who is known as "Iron Lady of India"?
A. Rani Laxmi Bai
B. Sonia Gandhi
C. Indira Gandhi
D. None of the above
Question 889
Who is said to have become the chief of the Jain Sangh after the death of Mahavira
A. Jambu
B. Bhadrabahu
C. Sthulbhadra
D. Sudharma
Question 890
Who is the author of Manimekalai?
A. Kovalan
B. Sathanar
C. Ilango Adigal
D. Timtakkatevar
Question 891
Who is the emperor founded the religion Din-e-Lilah ?
A. Allauddin Khilji
B. Akbar
C. Mohammad-bin tuglak
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Question 892
Who is the father of Green Revolution in India?
A. Jayanth C Narlikar
B. Amartyasen
C. RK Pachowry
D. M.S. Swaminathan
Question 893
Who is the founder of Maratha empire?
A. Shivaji Maharaj
B. Akbar
C. Ashoka
D. Zahangeer
Question 894
Who is the most prominent god of 'Rig Veda'?
A. Indra
B. Agni
C. Pashupati
D. Vishnu
Question 895
Who is the the author and composer of the National Anthem (Jana Gana Mana) of India?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C. Muhammad Iqbal
D. Ram Singh Thakur
Question 896
Who killed Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Nathuram Godse
B. James Russell
C. Sucha Singh Bassi
D. Kunder Mehta
Question 897
Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha movement?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Rabindra Nath Tagore
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Chittaranjan Das
Question 898
Who led the English Army in the Battle of Buxar?
A. Lord Clive
B. Vensittart
C. Hector Munro
D. Eyre Coot
Question 899
Who of the following founded the Vikramashila University?
A. Devapala I
B. Dharmpala
C. Gopala
D. Devapala II
Question 900
Who of the following kings was ardent follower of Jainism
A. Bimbisara
B. Mahapadmananda
C. Kharavela
D. Pulkeshin II
Question 901
Who of the following Portuguese is regarded as a 'monster in human disguise' and the one who had no bowels of compassion?
A. Vasco da Gama
B. Albuquerque
C. Almeida
D. Joao de Castro
Question 902
Who of the following was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
A. Bhadrabahu
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Parsvanath
D. Vardhaman Mahavira
Question 903
Who of the following was the personal physician of Kanishka and also the author of a famous treatise on the Indian system of medicine
A. Charaka
B. Susruta
C. Nagarjuna
D. Jevaka
Question 904
Who pioneered the guerrilla warfare methods?
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Shivaji
D. Bajirao Peshwa
Question 905
Who planted the 'Tree of Liberty' at Srirangapatnam?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Murshid Quli Khan
C. Hyder Ali
D. Chin Quilich Khan
Question 906
Who played an important rule in bringing all the States in the Independent India into the country's unity
A. Sardar Patel
B. Hume
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Dr Rajendra Prasad
Question 907
Who presided over the cabinet mission?
A. Strafford Cripps
B. Clement Attlee
C. V Alexander
D. Sir P Lawrence
Question 908
Who proposed five kingdom classification?
A. Ernst Mayr
B. R. H. Whittaker
C. M. W. Beijerinck
D. 4) D. I. Ivanovsky
Question 909
Who propounded 'Deen-E-Llahi'?
A. Jahangir
B. Akbar
C. Shah Jahan
D. Humayun
Question 910
Who raised the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Question 911
Who Said 'Go Back To Nature'?
A. Rousseau
B. Dayananda Saraswathi
C. Vivekanandan
D. Martin Luther
Question 912
Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Mangal Panday
C. Sukhdev
D. Bipin Chandra Pal Singh
Question 913
Who started construction of Nalanda (Mahavihara) ?
A. Dharampala
B. Ashoka
C. Kumaragupta
D. Harihara
Question 914
Who started Shudhi Movement?
A. Dayananda Saraswathy
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Yashoda Bhai
Question 915
Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India ?
A. Asoka
B. Samudra Gupta
C. Vikramaditya
D. Kanishka
Question 916
Who the following told, "Hunuz Dilli dur ast" (Delhi is still far away)?
A. Amir Khusrow
B. Nizamuddin Auliya
C. Yahya Sirhindi
D. Moinuddin Chisti
Question 917
Who translated Mahabharata into Persian?
A. Jahangir
B. Aurangzeb
C. Akbar
D. Shahjahan
Question 918
Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
A. Abdul Fazi
B. Badauni
C. Isar Das
D. Abdul Latif
Question 919
Who wanted economic freedom with political freedom?
A. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
B. Swami Vivekanand
C. Swami Ramanand
D. Swami Dayanand saraswati
Question 920
Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?
A. Abul Fazal
B. Mian Tansen
C. Raja Birbal
D. Raja Todar Mal
Question 921
Who was Babur's Son?
A. Humayun
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Bahadur Shah
Question 922
Who was given the title of "The Ambassador of Hindu – Muslim Unity" for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact?
A. Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
B. Fazl-ul-Haq
C. Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri
D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Question 923
Who was in command of the nationalist movement before Gandhi had assumed leadership of the Congress?
A. C.R.Das
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Lokmanya Tilak
Question 924
Who was known as Badshah Khan?
A. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
B. Abul Kalam Azad
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Khan Abdul Wali Khan
Question 925
Who was known as the Second founder of the Maratha Empire?
A. Balaji Bishwanath
B. Balaji Baji Rao
C. Baji Rao I
D. Madhav Rao
Question 926
Who was Mihirakula?
A. An Indo-Greek ruler
B. A Huna invader
C. A chinese pilgrim
D. A Saka ruler
Question 927
Who was Prithviraj Chauhan's father?
A. Jeet Chauhan
B. Hayat Chauhan
C. Someshwar Chauhan
D. Trilok Chauhan
Question 928
Who was responsible for the integration of princely states into the Indian Union after Independence
A. Sri Rajagopalachari
B. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
D. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Question 929
Who was sent to foreign countires by Ashoka to preach Buddhism?
A. Sanghamitra
B. Devanampiya
C. Menander
D. None of these
Question 930
Who was Shivaji’s Guru?
A. Eknath
B. Tukaram
C. Dnyanesh
D. Samartha Ramadas
Question 931
Who was the author of the Buddha Charita
A. Ashvaghosha
B. Nagasena
C. Nagarjuna
D. Vasumitra
Question 932
Who was the Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the Gupta period?
A. Hiuen Tsang
B. Fa Hien
C. I ching
D. Li Xiu
Question 933
Who was the eldest brother among the Pandavas?
A. Yudhishthira
B. Bhima
C. Sahadeva
D. Nakula
Question 934
Who was the famous Deccan Hindu King whose fleet crossed the Bay of Bengal with an army and conquered a number of states in Sumatra, Java and Malaysia?
A. Rajendra Chola
B. Rajaraja I
C. Pulakesin
D. Mahipala II
Question 935
Who was the first Bengal Governor General of India?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Canning
C. William Bentick
D. Lord Dalhousie
Question 936
Who was the first Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University at Aligarh?
A. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
C. Hakim Ajmal Khan
D. Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
Question 937
Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?
A. Paul Canning
B. Captain William Hawkins
C. William Edward
D. Ralph Fitch
Question 938
Who was the first European to designae Aryanas a race
A. William Jones
B. H.H.Wilson
C. Max Muller
D. General cunningham
Question 939
Who was the first female emperor of India?
A. Noor Jahan
B. Razia Sultana
C. Rani Rudrama Devi
D. Queen Didda
Question 940
Who was the First Governor General of Bengal?
A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Sir William Denison
C. The Lord Napier
D. Warren Hastings
Question 941
Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
A. Robert Clive
B. William Bentick
C. Warren Hastings
D. Charles Cornawallis
Question 942
Who was the first Governor General of India?
A. Lord William Bentick
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. None of these
Question 943
Who was the first Indian Governor General of Independent India?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. A. Kriplani
D. Lord Mountbatten
Question 944
Who was the first indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?
A. Haider Ali
B. Tipu Sultan
C. Murshid Quil Khan
D. Malhar Rao Holkar
Question 945
Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India ?
A. Kanishka
B. Chandra Guptha Maurya
C. Huvishka
D. Ashoka
Question 946
Who was the first leader to preside over the INC?
A. Ananda Charlu
B. S Subramanya lyer
C. WC Banerji
D. Surendranath Bannerjee
Question 947
Who was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-nur diamond?
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jehan
Question 948
Who was the first Musilm invader to enter India?
A. Mohammed Ghauri
B. Mohammed - bin - Qasim
C. Mohammed Ghazni
D. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
Question 949
Who was the first ruler of Pala dynasty?
A. Gopala
B. Vivyanathan
C. Dharmapala
D. Bhaskaran
Question 950
Who was the first Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Mountbatten
Question 951
Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
A. Sukumar Dutt
B. Madan Mohan Malvia
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Motilal Nehru
Question 952
Who was the founder of Mahakali Pathshala in Calcutta?
A. Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini
B. Sister Nivedita
C. Madamee Blavatsky
D. Sarojini Naidu
Question 953
Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty
A. Bimbisara
B. Ajatasatru
C. Mahapadmananda
D. Dhanananda
Question 954
Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party?
A. Basant Kumar Biswas
B. Sohan Singh Bhakna
C. Ram Prasad Bismil
D. Bhagat Singh
Question 955
Who was the founder of the Indian Reform Association in 1870?
A. Debendranath Tagore
B. Keshab Chandra Sen
C. Rammohan Roy
D. Dayanand Saraswati
Question 956
Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny of Indian freedom struggle?
A. Lord Ellenborough
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Bentinck
D. Lord Canning
Question 957
Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?
A. Akbar II
B. Bahadur Shah II
C. Alamgir II
D. Shah Alam II
Question 958
Who was the last Mughal emperor?
A. Babar
B. Noor Jehan
C. Akbar
D. Bahadur Shah
Question 959
Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
A. Babur
B. Jehangir
C. Akbar
D. Bahadur Shah
Question 960
Who was the man to attend the Imperial Durbar in 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi and was one of the founders of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1807?
A. M.G.Ranade
B. S.N. Banerjee
C. Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Question 961
Who was the moving spirit behind the Organization of the Ghadar Party?
A. Lala Hardayal
B. V.P Savarkar
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Question 962
Who was the pioneer of Chipko movement of 1973?
A. Sambaji
B. Baba Amte
C. Sunderlal Bahuguna
D. Medha Patkar
Question 963
Who was the Prime Minister of India during adopting of Article 370 for Jammu & Kashmir?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Gulzarilal Nanda
Question 964
Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya?
A. Bindusara
B. Chandragupta II
C. Ashoka
D. Binbsara
Question 965
Who was the trusted General of the Mughal emperor Akbar?
A. Raja Todar Mal
B. Man Singh I
C. Birbal
D. Tansen
Question 966
Who was the viceroy at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Canning
Question 967
Who were the first among the following to establish trade relations with India?
A. Dutch
B. French
C. English
D. Portuguese
Question 968
Who were the patrons of Sangama Literature?
A. Nayakas
B. Chandellas
C. Pandyas
D. Solankis
Question 969
Which one of the following is NOT common in Buddhism and Jainism
A. Non-violence
B. Indifference to vedas
C. Self-mortification
D. Rejection of rituals
Question 970
Which one of the following is NOT included in the eight fold path of Buddhism
A. Right speech
B. Right contemplation
C. Right desire
D. Right conduct
Question 971
With reference to the first battle of freedom in 1857, who was related to Jhansi ?
A. Chandra Shekhar Azad
B. Rani Lakshmi Bai
C. Mangal Pandey
D. Bhagat Singh
Question 972
With which country India did its seventh edition of bilateral EKUVERIN Exercise 2016 at Kadhdhoo?
A. Nepal
B. Pakistan
C. Maldives
D. Bhutan
Question 973
With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Hinduism
D. Sikhism
Question 974
World War I broke out in the year
A. 1904
B. 1914
C. 1924
D. 1934
Question 975
World War II started in the year?
A. 1914
B. 1919
C. 1939
D. 1945
Question 976
Whom can we call the first national ruler of India?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Kanishka
C. Harsah
D. Ajatasatru
Question 977
Whom did Akbar defeat in the 2nd battle of Panipat in 1556?
A. Genghis Khan
B. Nader Shah
C. Hemu Vikramaditya
D. Bajirao
Question 978
Whom did Lord Minto send to Ranjit Singh to make a peace immediate before the Treaty of Amritsar (1809)?
A. Robert Rebert
B. Joshua Child
C. Ochterlony
D. Charles Metcalfe
Question 979
Whom the Greeks refered to as Amitraghata?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Bimbisara
C. Bindusara
D. Vasudeva
Question 980
Whose reign in Indian History is called the Golden Age of India?
A. Mughal Empire
B. Maratha Empire
C. Gupta Empire
D. Maurya Empire
Question 981
Where do we find the three phases, viz. Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Culturesin sequence?
A. kashmir valley
B. godavari valley
C. belan valley
D. krishna valley
Question 982
The earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent comes from:
A. kalibangan
B. amri
C. mehrgarh
D. inamgarh
Question 983
Ochre Coloured Pottery is closely connected with:
A. aryans
B. early harappans
C. late harappans
D. mature harappans
Question 984
Which one of the following is the latest Indus city discovered in India?
A. manda
B. dholavira
C. daimabad
D. rangpur
Question 985
Majority of the Indus terracotta figurines were
A. hand-modelled
B. made in single moulds
C. cut with a saw
D. sculptured with a chisel
Question 986
The religious iconography of Indus people consists of(i) Seals and Sealings (ii) Images and Statues (iii) Terracotta figurines (iv) Amulets and Tablets Choose the answer from the codes given below
A. i and ii
B. i,ii and iii
C. i,iii and iv
D. all of them
Question 987
The majority of the Harappan pottery was
A. polychrome pottery
B. black-painted pottery
C. red-painted pottery
D. plain pottery
Question 988
Bones of camel are discovered at:
A. kalibangan
B. lothal
C. harappa
D. mohenjodaro
Question 989
For which one of the following crops there is no evidence of cultivation fromanyoneof the Indus sites?
A. barley
B. sugarcane
C. rice
D. field peas
Question 990
Which of the following were the most standardised products of the Harappans?
A. pottery
B. terracotta
C. bricks
D. statues
Question 991
Which one of the following Indus cities has houses with doors on the main streets?
A. lothal
B. surkotada
C. chanhudaro
D. banawali
Question 992
The whole area of Harappan culture represents a
A. circular area
B. square area
C. zigzag formation
D. triangle area
Question 993
Which has the earliest ploughed field in the world?
A. harappa
B. kalibangan
C. ropar
D. rangpur
Question 994
The ruins of Harappa were first noticed by
A. charles mason
B. sahni
C. m wheeler
D. ms vats
Question 995
What was kharaj?
A. a tribute
B. booty
C. land tax
D. gift
Question 996
The most common materials used for the Harappan stone sculptures are(i) Hard sandstone(ii) Soft limestone(iii) White marble(iv) SteatiteChoose the correct answer from the codes given below
A. ii and iv
B. i and iii
C. i, ii and iii
D. all the four
Question 997
Of the all Harappan sites, which has the most impressive drainage system?
A. harappa
B. banawali
C. dholavira
D. mohenjodaro
Question 998
The reason for the spread of Harappan culture and settlement of new colonies in faroff places was
A. to meet their religious obligations
B. their desire to colonise
C. the population expansion
D. to safeguard their security concerns.
Question 999
Which one of the following places had a culture, called Jhangar culture, in itslate Harappan phase?
A. kalibangan
B. mohenjodaro
C. chanhudaro
D. amri
Question 1000
Which one of the following Indus sites was destroyed by fire?
A. lothal
B. kalibangan
C. kotdiji
D. amri
Question 1001
Which one of the following Vedic texts, apart from the Rig Veda Samhita, cites Indraas the destroyer of the Indus civilisation?
A. atharva veda samhita
B. taittiriya brahmana
C. aitareya brahmana
D. satapatha brahmana
Question 1002
Majority of the Indus beads meant for export to Mesopotamia were made of
A. steatite
B. terracotta
C. carnelian
D. jade
Question 1003
What is Epigraphy?
A. study of coins
B. study of old writing used in inscriptions
C. study of inscriptions
D. study of material remains of the past
Question 1004
Indus civilisation belongs to which of the following periods?
A. historical period
B. prehistorical period
C. post-historical period
D. proto-historical period
Question 1005
Which is the oldest age
A. bronze age
B. neolithic age
C. mesolithic age
D. palaeolithic age
Question 1006
What was Dasarajna?
A. ten incarnations of vishnu
B. a former slave turned into a ruler
C. battle of the ten kings
D. ten sacrifices to be performed by the son of a slave mother
Question 1007
Which was probably the most popular assembly in which even womenenjoyed an equal status with men in the early Vedic period?
A. sabha
B. samiti
C. gana
D. vidata
Question 1008
Which priest was responsible for the organisation of the confederacy of tenkings when he was dismissed by Sudas, the Tritsu ruler of the Bharata tribe?
A. vasishtha
B. visvamitra
C. yajnavalkya
D. uddalakaaruni
Question 1009
How many times is the word varna used in the Rig Veda in the sense of abirth-based social division?
A. ten
B. five
C. once
D. nil
Question 1010
Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
A. sira—plough
B. sita—furrows
C. datra—sickle
D. surpa—axe
Question 1011
According to the Rig Veda, Panis were indulged in
A. cultivation
B. trade and commerce
C. handicrafts
D. hunting and gathering
Question 1012
The word kusidin used in the Satapatha Brahmana was a designation for the
A. usurer
B. bard
C. perfume-maker
D. outcaste
Question 1013
How many times does the term jana in the sense of a tribe occur in the RigVeda?
A. 250
B. 275
C. 300
D. 325
Question 1014
The Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas are together known as
A. samhitas
B. sruti
C. trijnana
D. trayi veda
Question 1015
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. sama veda samhita—origins of indian music
B. atharva veda samhita—origins of indian medicine
C. rig veda samhita—earliest prose
D. yajur veda samhita—origins of rituals
Question 1016
Which one of the following Vedic texts deals with the ploughing rituals at length?
A. yajur veda samhita
B. satapatha brahmana
C. kausitaki upanishad
D. atharva veda samhita
Question 1017
Who was the first to discover close affinities between Sanskrit and some of theprincipal languages of Europe?
A. max mueller
B. sir william jones
C. penka
D. filippo sasetti
Question 1018
The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
A. rig veda
B. sama veda
C. yajur veda
D. atharva veda
Question 1019
Which of the following Vedic Samhitas is partly in verse and partly in prose?
A. rig veda
B. sama veda
C. yajur veda
D. atharva veda
Question 1020
Which of the following does not come under sruti literature?
A. brahmanas
B. vedangas
C. aranyakas
D. upanishads
Question 1021
Which of the following animals was probably not known to the Vedicpeople?
A. elephant
B. lion
C. tiger
D. horse
Question 1022
Which of the following Rig Vedic gods is said to be the upholder of the Rtaor cosmic order?
A. indra
B. agni
C. varuna
D. soma
Question 1023
Which among the following gives a graphic account of south Indian tradewiththeRomans?
A. manimegalai
B. silappadigaram
C. purananuru
D. maduraikkanji
Question 1024
Which of the following later Vedic gods is said to have evolved from theHarappan cult of Pasupati Mahadeva?
A. prajapati
B. rudra
C. vishnu
D. pushan
Question 1025
According to the Periplus and Sangam texts, particularly Maduraikkanji, apearlfishery was located at
A. muziris
B. arikamedu
C. korkai
D. kaveripattinam
Question 1026
Which one of the following tribal assemblies is considered as the oldest of all?
A. sabha
B. samiti
C. vidata
D. gana
Question 1027
Which of the four Vedic Samhitas is considered as the least useful for the purpose ofreconstruction of the history of the Aryans?
A. rig veda
B. sama veda
C. yajur veda
D. atharva veda
Question 1028
Jaina philosophy is known as
A. pudgala
B. samkhya
C. samachari
D. syadvada
Question 1029
Who were the viralis and panars of the Sangam age?
A. classical singers and dancers
B. folk singers and dancers
C. dead soldiers and folk heroes
D. poets and scholars
Question 1030
Which one of the six traditional schools of Hindu philosophy closely resembles the Jainaphilosophy?
A. nyaya
B. samkhya
C. mimamsa
D. vaisesika
Question 1031
Which one of the following Sangam works deals exclusively with the Cherarulers?
A. purananuru
B. padirrupattu
C. paripadal
D. pannirupadalam
Question 1032
Which one of the following four Agnikula families was known for itspatronage of Jainism.
A. chauhans
B. solankis
C. pawars
D. pariharas
Question 1033
Maduraikkanji, which contains a full-length description of the Pandyancapital of Madurai,was written by
A. nakkirar
B. gudalurkilar
C. mangudimarudan
D. paranar
Question 1034
Mahavira preached in the
A. magadhi
B. ardha-magadhi
C. suraseni
D. apabhramsa
Question 1035
The first sangam was presided over by
A. skanda
B. tolkappiyar
C. vasishta
D. agastya
Question 1036
What is Mahabhinishkramana?
A. the renunciation of worldly life by mahavira
B. the ‘great going forth’ by mahavira
C. the renunciation of worldly life by buddha
D. the delivery of the first sermon by buddha
Question 1037
Temple of Augustus was built at:
A. tondi
B. marakanam
C. kaveripattinam
D. muziris
Question 1038
Who is the author of the JainaKalpasutra, an invaluable source for the earlyhistory of Jainism?
A. sthulabahu
B. bhadrabahu
C. sambhutavijaya
D. devardhikshamasramana
Question 1039
Nandas, the rulers of Magadha, were probably patrons of
A. brahmanism
B. buddhism
C. jainism
D. ajivikas
Question 1040
The predominant burial practice of the Sangam age was:
A. cremation
B. partial burial
C. pit burial
D. inhumation
Question 1041
Rummindei pillar of Asoka is put up to mark Buddha’s
A. birth
B. enlightenment
C. first sermon
D. death
Question 1042
On which of the following imports from India did the Roman Senate lay anembargoas it was a menace to the city’s morals?
A. saffron
B. wine
C. pepper
D. muslin
Question 1043
The Buddha can best be described as an
A. atheist
B. theist
C. materialist
D. agnostic
Question 1044
The main cause of conflict between the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas duringtheSangam age was
A. the desire to control the fertile deltas
B. the desire to control coastal region
C. the need for access to important trading centres
D. none of these
Question 1045
Who is said to have destroyed the original pipal tree at Bodh Gaya?
A. bakhtiyar khalji
B. pushyamitra sunga
C. sasanka
D. mihirakula
Question 1046
What is a prasasti?
A. royal charter
B. private endowment
C. eulogy of a king
D. copper plate
Question 1047
The first systematic exposition of Yoga is attributed to
A. patanjali
B. jaimini
C. kanada
D. gautama
Question 1048
Which one of the following inscriptions is found on an iron pillar?
A. allahabad prasasti
B. mehrauliprasasti
C. eran prasasti
D. junagarh prasasti
Question 1049
Who was the founder of the Haryanka dynasty?
A. ajatasatru
B. bindusara
C. bimbisara
D. kalasoka
Question 1050
Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented on his coins as playingthe luteor veena?
A. chandragupta i
B. chandragupta ii
C. samudragupta
D. skandagupta
Question 1051
Which Magadhan ruler is said to have shifted the capital from Rajgil toPataliputra?
A. udayin
B. kakavarin
C. chandragupta maurya
D. bimbisara
Question 1052
Which of the following works tells us about the succession of Chandragupta Ito thethrone?
A. devichandraguptam
B. kaumudimahotsava
C. mrichchhakatika
D. abhigyanasakuntalam
Question 1053
Arrange the following Magadha dynasties in the chronological order(i) Nandas (ii) Sisunagas (iii) Mauryas (iv) Haryankas Choose the answer from the codes given below:
A. ii, i, iv and iii
B. iv, ii, iii and i
C. iii, i, iv and ii
D. iv, ii, i and iii
Question 1054
Who is the author of the famous Allahabad prasasti?
A. kalidasa
B. sudraka
C. harisena
D. ravikirti
Question 1055
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A. kalinga—jaugada
B. dakshinapatha—suvarnagiri
C. avantirattha—ujjain
D. uttarapatha—taxila
Question 1056
Which of the following cities was regarded as the best silk cloth producer?
A. kausambi
B. ujjain
C. varanasi
D. pataliputra
Question 1057
Sanchi stupa was said to be originally built by the following king of Mauryan empire
A. dasaratha
B. samprati
C. asoka
D. bindusara
Question 1058
Debasement and disappearance of coins in late Gupta period indicates:
A. decline of agricultural production
B. cheapness of commodities
C. decline of trade and commerce
D. non-availability of metals
Question 1059
Which of the following about the Arthasastra is/are incorrect?(i) It is divided into 15 parvas. (ii) It was originally written in Prakrit language. (iii) It is a treatise on Mauryan political economy and administration. (iv) Its evidence is not corroborated by any other source. Select the answer from the codes below:
A. i, ii and iv
B. ii and iii
C. ii and iv
D. i and iv
Question 1060
The Gupta charters contained royal seal with an emblem. What is the figurein theemblem?
A. garuda
B. varaha
C. lakshmi
D. bull
Question 1061
Which one of the following terms does not refer to a land measure?
A. hala
B. kalanju
C. karisa
D. kulyavapa
Question 1062
Which of the following southern kingdoms were contemporaries of Asoka?(i) Keralaputras (ii) Cholas (iii) Pallavas (iv) Pandyas (v) Satyaputras Select the answer from the codes below:
A. i, ii, iii and iv
B. i, ii, iv and v
C. iii, iv and v
D. all of these
Question 1063
Who wrote An Introduction to the Study of Indian History?
A. r.s. sharma
B. d.d. kosambi
C. d. n. jha
D. mortimer wheeler
Question 1064
Didarganj in Bihar is known for:
A. stone figure of yakshi
B. stone figure of yaksha
C. stone figure of chauri-bearer
D. stone elephant
Question 1065
The famous paper entitled “Was There Feudalism in Indian History? belongs to
A. b n s yadava
B. d. c. sircar
C. harbans mukhia
D. d.n. jha
Question 1066
The name of the currency which was in circulation in the Mauryan empire is:
A. pana
B. tola
C. kakini
D. dinar
Question 1067
Which among the following is/are the structural models related to the early Indian society?
A. polity based on feudal system
B. theory of integrated polity
C. theory of segmentary state
D. all the above
Question 1068
Kantakasodhanas of the Mauryan period were
A. royal treasuries
B. civil courts
C. criminal courts
D. police stations
Question 1069
What is Samanta system
A. a system of taxation
B. a political system based on hierarchy of vassals
C. a system of measuring land
D. a system of coinage in medieval india
Question 1070
Which one of the following was not a source of law in the Mauryan period?
A. dharma
B. prajavakya
C. rajasasana
D. vyavahara
Question 1071
With which dynasty did Indian Muslims start entering into positions of power?
A. tughluqs
B. ilbaris
C. khaljis
D. sayyids
Question 1072
Who is the queen of Asoka, mentioned in the Queen’s Edict, as making religious andcharitable donations?
A. asandhimitta
B. padmavati
C. vidisamahadevi
D. karuvaki
Question 1073
Which tax was not permitted by the shariat?
A. agriculture tax
B. tax on non-muslims
C. commercial tax
D. marriage tax
Question 1074
Who among the following was not a Greek ambassador staying at the Mauryancourt?
A. megasthenes
B. diodorus
C. deimachus
D. dionysius
Question 1075
Which was not true about jizya?
A. it was a tax on non-muslims.
B. brahmins were generally exempted from it.
C. the first ruler to collect it in india was firoz tughluq.
D. it never yielded any substantial revenue.
Question 1076
Who among the following Mauryan emperors entered into a marriage alliance withSeleucus Nikator, the Greek ruler of West Asia?
A. chandragupta maurya
B. asoka
C. bindusara
D. dasaratha
Question 1077
The iqtadars during the period of the Delhi sultanate were also known as
A. maliks
B. muqtis
C. mamlatdars
D. munhias
Question 1078
When and by whom were the Asokan inscriptions deciphered for the first time?
A. 1787—john tower
B. 1810—harry smith
C. 1825—charles metcalfe
D. 1837—james prinsep
Question 1079
How many jitals made up a tanka?
A. 44
B. 40
C. 48
D. 46
Question 1080
Which of the following classes is conspicuous by its absence in the list of seven classes givenby Megasthenes for India?
A. cultivators
B. traders
C. philosophers
D. artisans
Question 1081
Who is identified as Tamerlane?
A. mahmud of ghazni
B. muhammad of ghur
C. timur
D. chengiz khan
Question 1082
Which material was extensively used in the construction work during theMauryanAge?
A. wood
B. burnt bricks
C. stone
D. sun-dried bricks
Question 1083
Diwan-i-kohi, created by Muhammad Tughluq, looked after
A. revenue collection
B. agriculture
C. public welfare
D. crown land
Question 1084
Asoka was stationed as viceroy (governor) at the time of Bindusara’s death at
A. taxila
B. suiarnagiri
C. ujjain
D. tosali
Question 1085
Who was the first Sultan to pay soldiers in cash instead of through iqtas?
A. iltutmish
B. balban
C. muhammad tughluq
D. ala-ud-din khalji
Question 1086
Who introduced token currency in China before Muhammad Tughluqintroduced it in India?
A. qublai khan
B. chengiz khan
C. timur
D. qutub-ud-din aibak
Question 1087
Who was a shahna?
A. military commander
B. spy
C. district head
D. market superintendent
Question 1088
Who completed Qutub Minar?
A. qutub-ud-din aibak
B. raziya
C. iltutmish
D. balban
Question 1089
What was araghatta?
A. a machine to break forts
B. an irrigation canal
C. a device to lift water
D. a type of cloth
Question 1090
Charai was a tax on
A. hindus
B. houses
C. milch cattle
D. craftsmen
Question 1091
Who among the following medieval historians commented that death liberatedMuhammad Tughluq from his people and freed them from him?
A. badauni
B. barani
C. isami
D. ibn battutah
Question 1092
According to Abdur Razzaq, the pay of the policemen of Vijayanagar was paid from theproceeds of
A. brothels
B. taxes on goods
C. land revenue
D. wine shops
Question 1093
Who were the rais and ranas?
A. intelligence officers
B. poets under sultanate
C. local chiefs who opposed sultans
D. police officers
Question 1094
What is kuttagari?
A. grant of land to the brahmins
B. lease system of cultivation
C. service tenures for military
D. revenue farming
Question 1095
What is asthavana?
A. land revenue department
B. a type of rice
C. one-third of the produce of land
D. house tax
Question 1096
The term senabova or sanbhoga was an official designation under Vijayanagar kingdom.It refers to the
A. chief judicial officer of the mandalam.
B. chief of the military staff.
C. village accountant.
D. head of the accounts department.
Question 1097
In which language did Babur write his memoirs, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi?
A. persian
B. arabic
C. mongol
D. turkish
Question 1098
Which revenue system among the following is also known as the bandobast system?
A. zabti
B. dahsala
C. nasaq
D. kankut
Question 1099
Who were barids?
A. secret agents
B. military chiefs
C. revenue collectors
D. elite guards
Question 1100
What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
A. zeb-un-nisa
B. fatima begum
C. mihr-un-nisa
D. jahanara
Question 1101
Which Mughal is credited with prohibiting sati unless the widow herself, of her own freewill, persistently desired it?
A. akbar
B. babur
C. humayun
D. jahangir
Question 1102
Who among the following Englishmen was given the title of ‘Khan’ by Jahangir?
A. thomas roe
B. ralph fitch
C. hawkins
D. newbery
Question 1103
Under whose reign did diwan-i-arz become a separate department?
A. iltutmish
B. ala-ud-din khalji
C. muhammad tughluq
D. balban
Question 1104
What was duaspa-sihaspa and who introduced it?
A. a revenue system introduced by akbar
B. a decorative method introduced by shah jahan
C. a special rank having higher sawar than zat introduced by aurangzeb
D. a sub rank of sawar introduced by jahangir.
Question 1105
Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster-general as well?
A. diwan
B. mir bakshi
C. khan-i-saman
D. vakil
Question 1106
What was the correct chronology of the Delhi sultanate?
A. slave, tughluq, khalji, sayyid, lodi
B. slave, khalji, tughluq, sayyid, lodi
C. khalji, slave, tughluq, lodi, sayyid
D. khalji, tughluq, slave, sayyid, lodi
Question 1107
Who were the harkaras of the Mughal period?
A. enforcers of public morals
B. news writers and reporters
C. secret letter writers and informers
D. spies and special couriers
Question 1108
What was Jajmani system of the Mughal period?
A. a revenue system in which revenues of different units of land were assigned to officials in lieu of salaries.
B. an administrative system in which ranks in terms of numbers were assigned to nobles, military commanders and other prominent people for placing them in the official hierarchy.
C. a reciprocal system that existed in rural india between the peasantry and other occupational groups.
D. a commercial system that developed in urban india for facilitating commercial transactions on a large scale.
Question 1109
During Akbar’s reign, a group of scholars translated Mahabharata into Persian fromSanskrit. What is this Persian version called?
A. sakinat-ul-auliya
B. razm namah
C. iqbal namah
D. akbar namah
Question 1110
Which of the following revenue systems were Akbar’s own innovations?(i) Batai (ii) Kankut (iii) Nasaq (iv) Zabti (v) Dahsala Select the answer from the codes below:
A. i and iv
B. ii and v
C. iii and iv
D. iv and v
Question 1111
Who translated Tuzuk-i-Baburi into Persian?
A. abul fazl
B. amir khusrau
C. abdur rahim
D. daulat khan
Question 1112
Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari?
A. abul fazl
B. badauni
C. munim khan
D. nizam-ud-din ahmad
Question 1113
Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’?
A. aibak
B. iltutmish
C. balban
D. raziya
Question 1114
Who was the in-charge of a pargana?
A. amil
B. pattidar
C. shiqdar
D. qanungo
Question 1115
Which of the following varieties of land during Mughal period did not yield any landrevenue to the state?
A. khalisa
B. jagir
C. sayur ghal
D. raiyati
Question 1116
Who introduced chahra for the first time?
A. iltutmish
B. qutub-ud-din aibak
C. balban
D. ala-ud-din khalji
Question 1117
What portion of actual produce was fixed as the demand of the state under the zabti?
A. one-half
B. one-third
C. one-fourth
D. one-fifth
Question 1118
Akbar’s enlightened religious policy was based on his philosophy of sulh-i-kul whichmeant
A. universal tolerance
B. universal peace
C. enlightened benevolence
D. unity of godhead
Question 1119
The term ghanima in the Delhi Sultanate stands for
A. market cess
B. irrigation tax
C. war booty
D. royal treasury
Question 1120
The police chief of a city was called
A. qazi
B. faujdar
C. kotwal
D. qilahdar
Question 1121
To assist the Maratha king, there was a council of state ministers known as
A. ashtadigvajas
B. navaratnins
C. ashtapradhaan
D. qilahdar
Question 1122
Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and acharitable hospital?
A. firoz tughluq
B. muhammad tughluq
C. ala-ud-din khalji
D. balban
Question 1123
Under Maratha administration who was Dabir?
A. prime minister
B. chief justice
C. foreign secretary
D. superintendent
Question 1124
Shivaji was born at
A. nasik
B. pune
C. chittor
D. shivneri
Question 1125
Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?
A. ala-ud-din khalji
B. iltutmish
C. balban
D. firoz tughluq
Question 1126
Dalals were
A. merchants
B. brokers
C. travellers
D. in charge of inns
Question 1127
Who was appointed as the envoy of Muhammad Tughluq in the court of the Chineseemperor?
A. barani
B. ibn battutah
C. barbosa
D. abdur razzaq
Question 1128
Who wrote Ta’arikh-i-Firuzshahi
A. amir khusru
B. ziauddin barani
C. badayuni
D. abdur razzak
Question 1129
During the Mughal period the Karwanis or Nayakas were
A. village heads
B. merchants
C. court poets
D. scribs
Question 1130
Which one of the cities was not founded by Firoz Tughluq?
A. jaunpur
B. hissar
C. tughluqabad
D. firozabad
Question 1131
What was khidamati?
A. one-fifth of the spoils of wars
B. a tax on purchase and sale of commodities
C. a tribute realised from the subjugated indian chiefs
D. a house tax demanded from the hindus
Question 1132
The Hindu ruler of Sind who was defeated and deposed by the Arab invaders was
A. jaisingha
B. jayachandra
C. dahar
D. bhima
Question 1133
Whom did Mahmud of Ghazni defeat to conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab?
A. hindu shahis
B. ghurids
C. arabs
D. karkotakas
Question 1134
Who was the court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni and author of Shah Namah?
A. al-beruni
B. ibn battutah
C. maulana khwajagi
D. firdausi
Question 1135
Who was the first Indian ruler to defeat Muhammad of Ghur?
A. prithviraja chauhan, ruler of ajmer
B. jayachandra, gahadvala ruler of kanauj
C. lakshmana, the sena ruler of bengal
D. mularaja ii, the solanki ruler of gujarat
Question 1136
Diwan-i-khairat was a separate department of
A. public works and welfare
B. slaves
C. agriculture
D. foreign affairs
Question 1137
Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
A. ala-ud-din khalji
B. muhammad tughluq
C. firoz tughluq
D. sikandar lodi
Question 1138
Arrange the following Delhi Sultans of the Mamluk dynasty in chronological order(i) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (ii) Kaiqubad (iii) Iltutmish (iv) Raziya (v) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (vi) Balban Select the answer from the codes given below:
A. v, i, iii, vi, iv and ii
B. v, iii, iv, i, vi and ii
C. iii, iv, i, ii, v and vi
D. iv, ii, i, vi, v and iii
Question 1139
Which of the following constituted the tax-collecting officials?(i) Rais (ii) Khuts (iii) Chaudharis (iv) Muqaddams Choose the answer from the codes below:
A. i and ii
B. ii and iii
C. i, ii and iii
D. ii, iii and iv
Question 1140
Which Sultan represented himself as ‘Sikandar-i-Sani’ (The Second Alexander)?
A. ala-ud-din khalji
B. muhammad tughluq
C. sikandar lodhi
D. khizr khan
Question 1141
Nicolo de Conti, an Italian visitor, came to Vijayanagar during the reign of
A. deva raya ii
B. deva raya i
C. harihara i
D. bukka i
Question 1142
Who bore the title Gajabentakara?
A. krishna deva raya
B. deva raya ii
C. deva raya i
D. rama raya
Question 1143
Which Vijayanagar ruler sent an embassy to China?
A. harihara i
B. krishna deva raya
C. bukka i
D. saluva narasimha
Question 1144
What is the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayanagar?
A. sangama, tuluva, saluva, aravidu
B. tuluva, sangama, saluva, aravidu
C. aravidu, sangama, tuluva, saluva
D. sangama, saluva, tuluva, aravidu
Question 1145
Which Bahmani ruler shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar?
A. ala-ud-din ii
B. ahmad shah wali
C. muhammad shah i
D. muhammad iii
Question 1146
When was the Bahmani kingdom founded?
A. 1325
B. 1437
C. 1347
D. 1341
Question 1147
Which was the second capital of Vijayanagar empire?
A. kampili
B. kondavidu
C. penukonda
D. addanki
Question 1148
What was the largest administrative division in Vijayanagar?
A. kottam
B. nadu
C. kurram
D. mandalam
Question 1149
Who founded the Varakari sect in Maharashtra?
A. namadeva
B. tukaram
C. eknatha
D. ramdas
Question 1150
Who established the Chisti order in India?
A. nizam-ud-din auliya
B. salim chisti
C. shaikh moin-ud-in chisti
D. hamid-ud-din nagauri
Question 1151
Who built a college at Bidar making it an important intellectual centre in theDeccan?
A. muhammad shah i
B. ahmad shah wali
C. ali barid
D. mahmud gawan
Question 1152
Who said ‘God is the breath of all breath.’?
A. nanak
B. kabir
C. mirabai
D. chaitanya
Question 1153
Dohas were
A. religious teachings of sufis.
B. a group of merchants who sent large caravans.
C. the muslim devotees who emphasised the personal devotion of man to god through love.
D. couplets which kabir composed and by which he taught his followers.
Question 1154
Guru Nanak was born in
A. 1469
B. 1450
C. 1470
D. 1445
Question 1155
Amuktamalyada is a book on
A. poetry
B. dance
C. polity
D. music
Question 1156
Madura Vijayam written by Gangadevi describes
A. battle of bannihatti
B. sri krishna deva raya’s conquests
C. capture of madura by kampana
D. court of harihara-i
Question 1157
Who wrote Gangadasa Pralapa Vilasam?
A. allasani peddana
B. tenali ramakrishna
C. ramabhadrudu
D. gangadhara
Question 1158
What were varahas?
A. couplets of poetry
B. gold coins
C. guilds
D. assembly
Question 1159
Amuktamalyada was written in
A. sanskrit
B. tamil
C. telugu
D. kannada
Question 1160
City of Nagalapura was built by
A. bukka i
B. deva raya i
C. krishna deva raya
D. virupaksa
Question 1161
Sangama brothers, who founded Vijayanagar, were originally in the service of
A. kampili kingdom
B. hoyasala kingdom
C. kakatiya kingdom
D. yadava kingdom
Question 1162
Who was responsible for developing the Gurumukhi script?
A. guru arjun
B. gobind singh
C. nanak
D. guru angad
Question 1163
Who was murid?
A. sufi saint
B. sufi teacher
C. a disciple
D. hospice
Question 1164
A silsilah was a
A. tomb
B. shrine
C. a sufi order
D. hospice
Question 1165
Suddhadvaita was propounded by
A. ramanuja
B. namadeva
C. tukaram
D. vallabhacharya
Question 1166
Who wrote Dasabodha?
A. kabir
B. nanak
C. ramdas
D. tukaram
Question 1167
Who started the Khalsa in Sikh religion?
A. guru angad
B. guru gobind singh
C. guru tegh bahadur
D. guru arjun
Question 1168
Who wrote Sur Sarawali?
A. mirabai
B. chaitanya
C. tulsidas
D. surdas
Question 1169
Which one of the following places was known as the ‘Shiraz-i-Hind’?
A. malwa
B. khandesh
C. sonargaon
D. jaunpur
Question 1170
Which one of the following rulers of Kashmir has been described as the Akbar ofKashmir?
A. azam shah
B. zain-ul abidin
C. shihab-ud-din shah
D. shah mir
Question 1171
The greatest exponent of Free Software Movement is ____.
A. richard stallman
B. eric stocks
C. bill gates
D. raymond
Question 1172
Match List I with List II and select the answer from the codes given below.List I List II (i) Dagh (A) Kissing the Sultan’s feet (ii) Chahra (B) Branding of horses (iii) Paibos (C)Prostration in front of the Sultan (iv) Nauroz (D) Persian New Year (v) Sijada (E) Descriptive roll of a soldier
A. i-b, ii-e, iii-c, iv-d, v-a
B. i-b, ii-e, iii-a, iv-d, v-c
C. i-e, ii-b, iii-a, iv-c, v-d
D. i-e, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c, v-d
Question 1173
“In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
A. Bang Bhang
B. Santhal Movement
C. Kishan Andolan
D. Revolt of 1857
Question 1174
Abhinav Bharat organized in 1904 was :
A. Hindu Mahashabha
B. A secret society of revolutionary activists
C. All India Kisan Mahasabha
D. None of these
Question 1175
About the formation of which organization A.O. Hume said “A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action urgently needed.”
A. Bhinav Bharat
B. Young Indian Organization
C. Young India
D. Indian National Congress
Question 1176
After the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, who were called pro-changers in the Congress?
A. Motilal Nehru and Anne Besant
B. Anne Besant and Chittranjan Das
C. Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das
D. None of these
Question 1177
An interim cabinet headed by Jawaharlal Nehru was formed by the congress in :
A. August 1940
B. August 1943
C. September 1946
D. September 1942
Question 1178
Aurobindo Ghose, Barindra Kumar Ghose, B.P. Mitra, Abinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutta were associated with the revolutionary organization :
A. Anushilan Samiti (in Bengal).
B. Satya Shodhak Samaj
C. Bengal Society
D. None of these
Question 1179
Bal Gangadhar Tilak began his drive for new awakening among the Indians by publishing two newspapers in 1881
A. The Maratha and Kesari
B. The Maratha and Samwad
C. The Samwad and Kesari
D. The Maratha and Kumudi
Question 1180
Bal Gangadhar Tilak introduced the slogan Swaraj is my birth right in :
A. 1896
B. 1904
C. 1906
D. 1910
Question 1181
Bal Gangadhar Tilak popularly known as Lokamanya Tilak was born in 1856 at
A. Ratnagiri
B. Pune
C. Mumbai
D. None of these
Question 1182
Bande Matram was a series of articles published in the year 1907 by :
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Domadar Chapekar
D. Balkrishana Chapekar
Question 1183
Bang Darshan was the main newspaper of
A. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
B. Birendra Nath Chatterjee
C. Pini Chandra Pal
D. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Question 1184
Banga Darshan – a monthly magazine – was started in 1872 from Behrampur by:
A. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B. Umakant desai
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D. None of these
Question 1185
Barindra Kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta started:
A. Jugantar
B. Som Prakash
C. Vichar Lahiri
D. Sandhya
Question 1186
By which Act may be the British parliament did Queen Victoria assume the title of ‘the Empress of India’ to emphasize British sovereignty over the whole of British provinces in India and Indian states?
A. The Royal Titles Act 1866
B. The Royal Titles Act 1870
C. The Royal Titles Act 1876
D. The Royal Titles Act 1886
Question 1187
By which act of British India, was the Governor General empowered to issue ordinance ?
A. Indian Councils Act, 1861
B. Charter Act of 1853
C. Government of India Act, 1858
D. Indian Council Act, 1892
Question 1188
Delhi was formally declared the future capital of the British India in :
A. 1906
B. 1909
C. 1912
D. 1911
Question 1189
Doctrine of Passive Resistance was published in the daily Vande Mataram in:
A. April 1907
B. April 1906
C. April 1905
D. April 1904
Question 1190
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized a Bhishkrit Hitkari Sabha, (The Depressed Classes Institute) in :
A. 1924
B. 1920
C. 1916
D. 1911
Question 1191
During the tenure of which Governor general was the resolution of total independence passed?
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Reading
Question 1192
For the cause of national liberation Swami Dayananda stressed on :
A. Swabhasha and Swarajya
B. Swadharma
C. Swadeshi
D. All of the above
Question 1193
From where did the quit India Movement begin?
A. Calcutta
B. Mysore
C. Bombay
D. Pune
Question 1194
Gandhiji launched the Non-cooperation movement in:
A. The year 1910
B. The year 1915
C. The year 1917
D. The year 1920
Question 1195
In 1912 Mohammad Ali started the paper
A. The Native Opinion
B. The New India
C. Al-Balagh
D. The Comrade
Question 1196
In 1916-18 the Home Rule League movement was launched under the leadership of :
A. Mohammad Ali Jinnah and G. S. Khaparde
B. G. S. Khaparde and Sir S. Subramania Iyer
C. Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Sir S. Subramania Iyer and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Question 1197
In 1918 who founded Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association ?
A. Annie Besant
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Question 1198
In 1932, Poona Pact was signed between:
A. Gandhiji and Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Gandhiji and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Gandhiji and Md. Ali Jinnah
Question 1199
In 1942 who appealed the Britishers to leave India in God’s hands?
A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Mohhamad Ali Jinnah
C. Sardar patel
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 1200
In 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent :
A. Wavell Mission to India
B. Cripps Mission to India
C. Mount Mission to India
D. August Offer
Question 1201
In 1821 Raja Ram Mohan Roy started the Bengal quarterly:
A. Samvad Kaumudi
B. Bengali renaissance
C. Bengal Gazette
D. The Brahmonical
Question 1202
In 1893 Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa in connection with the trial of a merchant:
A. Hemu Kalani
B. Sachindra Bakshi
C. Manmath Nath Gupta
D. Abdulla Seth
Question 1203
In 1906 Dadabhai Naoroji had passed a resolution approving the issues of swadeshi and national education in:
A. The Calcutta Session of the Indian National congress
B. The Lucknow Session of the Indian National congress
C. The Meerut Session of the Indian National congress
D. The Lahore Session of the Indian National congress
Question 1204
In 1906 to protest discrimination against Indians in S. Africa Mahatma Gandhi started
A. Satyagraha at Durban
B. Satyagraha at Cape Town
C. Satyagraha at Port Elizabeth
D. Satyagraha at Johannesburg
Question 1205
In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :
A. February 1925
B. February 1932
C. February 1935
D. February 1937
Question 1206
In July 1933 the Congress decided to launch:
A. An Individual Civil Disobedience
B. Satyagrah
C. Bharat Chhoro Aandolan
D. None of these
Question 1207
In March 1923 Chittranjan Das along with Motilal Nehru formed :
A. The Gaddar Party
B. The Forward Block
C. The Swaraj Party
D. None of these
Question 1208
In order to restrict the freedom of the press, the British government passed "The Indian official secrets Act" in
A. 1907
B. 1904
C. 1903
D. 1896
Question 1209
In order to secure co-operation of Indians the British government in the midst of worsening wartime international situation sent Cripps Mission to India:
A. In 1940
B. In 1942
C. In 1945
D. In 1946
Question 1210
In order to study the position of education Indian constitutional commission was constituted in 1929 under the chairmanship of
A. Phillip Uartog
B. Phillip Reading
C. Uartog Reading
D. None of these
Question 1211
In the elections held in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1935 Congress Ministries were formed in :
A. Eleven States
B. Nine States
C. Five States
D. Ten States
Question 1212
In the history of Indian National Movement Santhal Rebellion took place between :
A. 1845-47
B. 1849-50
C. 1855-56
D. 1866-67
Question 1213
In which session of the Indian National congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim League take place?
A. Tripuri Session in 1939
B. Lahore session in 1940
C. Meerut Session in 1946
D. Lucknow session in 1916
Question 1214
Indian Dyarchy was started by :
A. Indian Council Act, 1861
B. Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
C. Indian Council Act, 1992
D. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
Question 1215
Indian War of independence 1857 was written by :
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Jawahar Lal Neharu
C. Damodar Chapekar
D. V.D. Savarkar
Question 1216
Individual Satyagrah was started on:
A. October 17, 1935
B. October 17, 1939
C. October 17, 1940
D. October 17, 1942
Question 1217
Individual Satyagrah – symbolic and non-violent in nature was started on:
A. October 17, 1942
B. October 17, 1940
C. October 17, 1939
D. October 17, 1938
Question 1218
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar took place on :
A. March 13, 1919
B. April 13, 1919
C. May 13, 1919
D. June 13, 1919
Question 1219
Justice C. Y. Chintamani called Government of India Act 1935?
A. Lazy Duck
B. Lame Duck
C. Lazy Federation
D. Lame Federation
Question 1220
Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as :
A. Sher-e-Bengal
B. Sher-e-Maharastra
C. Sher-e-Kashmir
D. Sher-e-Punjab
Question 1221
Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on :
A. 16 October , 1911
B. 16 October , 1896
C. 16 October , 1907
D. 16 October , 1905
Question 1222
Lord Mountbatten put forth the plan proposing the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan :
A. On May 3, 1947
B. On June 3, 1947
C. On July 3, 1947
D. On August 3, 1947
Question 1223
Lucknow pact of 1916 was between:
A. Indian Muslim League and Mahatma Gandhi
B. Indian Muslim League and Indian National congress
C. Indian National congress and Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Hardinge and Mahatma Gandhi
Question 1224
Mahatma Gandhi launched Kheda Satyagrah on Gujrat in 1918 to support the cause of :
A. Mill Owners
B. Land Lords
C. The peasants
D. Kol Rebellion
Question 1225
Mahatma Gandhi’s first great experiment in Satyagraha came in 1917 in
A. Ahemdabad
B. Champaran
C. Kheda
D. Dandi
Question 1226
Mahatma Gandhi considered preconditions as necessary for a satyagrahi to fulfill namely :
A. Follow truth and cultivate fearlessness.
B. Prefect Chastity
C. Adopts poverty
D. All of these
Question 1227
Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organizational skill in:
A. Kheda Satyagraha
B. Champaran Satyagraha
C. The Bardoli Satyagraha
D. None of these
Question 1228
Maulana qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Sheikhul Hind Maulana- Mahmud-ul Hasan were the prominent figures who represented?
A. Deoband Movement
B. Santhal Movement
C. Indigo Movement
D. None of these
Question 1229
Montague - Chelmsford report was prepared on the basis of
A. The Government of India act 1913
B. The Government of India act, 1919
C. The Government of India act 1935
D. None of these
Question 1230
On what ground did the second split in the congress take place in 1918?
A. Charter act of India
B. Montague Chelmsford Declaration
C. Morley Minto Reforms
D. None of these
Question 1231
Partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911 during the Viceroyalty of
A. Lord Hardinge
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Reading
Question 1232
Quit India movement began on:
A. August 9, 1940
B. August 9, 1941
C. August 8, 1942
D. August 9, 1944
Question 1233
Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahma samaj on
A. 20 August,1838
B. 20 August,1828
C. 20 August,1848
D. 20 August,1858
Question 1234
Rani Gaidinliu was a rebel leader against the Britishers from:
A. Manipur
B. Uttar Pardesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Question 1235
Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha started in 1851 by Naoroji Furdonji, Dadabahi Naroji, S.S. Bengalee and other was a
A. Parsi Economical Reform Association
B. Parsi education Reform Association
C. Parsi culture Reform Association
D. Parsi religious Reform Association
Question 1236
Sarojini Naidu was elected Congress President at :
A. Haripura, 1938
B. Bombay, 1934
C. Madras Session, 1927
D. Kanpur Session ,1925
Question 1237
Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Shambhuchand Mukherhee, Kali Mohan Das and Jogesh Chandra Dutt were editors of:
A. Amrit Bazar Patrika
B. Hindu
C. Sudharak
D. Yugantar
Question 1238
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born in the year :
A. 1872
B. 1982
C. 1884
D. 1892
Question 1239
Subhash Chandra Bose became the Supreme Commander of Indian National Army in :
A. 1932
B. 1935
C. 1943
D. 1945
Question 1240
Subhash Chandra Bose formed Forward Block in :
A. The Year 1935
B. The Year 1939
C. The Year 1937
D. The Year 1942
Question 1241
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected the president of the Indian national congress :
A. Ramgarh Session, 1940
B. Bombay Session, 1934
C. Tripuri session, 1939
D. Wardha Session, 1942
Question 1242
Swami Dayanand established the head quarters of Arya Samaj in:
A. Calcutta
B. Lahore
C. Mumbai
D. Chennai
Question 1243
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the first president of
A. All India Hindu Mahasabha
B. All India Unity Mahasabha
C. All India Kisan Mahasabha
D. None of these
Question 1244
Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission :
A. In 1892
B. In 1897
C. In 1937
D. In 1939
Question 1245
The British government declared Communist Party of India illegal in:
A. 1924
B. 1934
C. 1930
D. 1939
Question 1246
The British Prime Minister Atlee announced the withdrawal of the Britishers in the House of Commons from India on
A. February 20, 1942
B. February 20, 1947
C. March 20, 1947
D. March 20, 1942
Question 1247
The Cabinet mission arrived in Delhi on:
A. August 24, 1946
B. May 24, 1946
C. March 24, 1946
D. April 24, 1946
Question 1248
The committee headed by Motilal Nehru constituted to draw up a blue print for the future constitution of India published
A. Nehru Report
B. Constitution report
C. Government of India Report
D. None of these
Question 1249
The congress nationalist party was formed to act as a powerful pressure group within the congress by:
A. Madan Mohan Malviya and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Madan Mohan Malviya and M.S. Aney
C. Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Annie Bessant and Md. Ali Jinha
Question 1250
The congress policy of prayer and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
A. B G Tilak
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. None of these
Question 1251
The demand for Swarajya or self- government within the British empire was made from the Congress platform by
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Both Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji
D. None of these
Question 1252
The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :
A. Cripps Mission 1942
B. Government of India, 1935
C. Independent India 1947
D. August Offer of 1940
Question 1253
The East India Association was set up in :
A. 1866
B. 1857
C. 1836
D. 1885
Question 1254
The eminent Bengali novelist and composer of national song Vande Mataram who aroused a new consciousness in the 19th century Bengal Society was :
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
D. None of the above
Question 1255
The famine which killed nearly 8 lakh people during British rule as per the report furnished by the Femine Commissioon of 1660 had struck :
A. Eastern India
B. Northern India
C. Southern India
D. Western India
Question 1256
The first economic thinker of India who showed through his writings that the basic cause of India’s poverty lay in the British exploitation and drain of wealth was
A. Badruddin Tyabji
B. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. N.G. Chandavarkar
Question 1257
The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was:
A. Bhakt Khan
B. Nana Sahib
C. Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
D. Jung Bhadur Rana
Question 1258
The first President of Indian National congress was :
A. Sir Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee.
B. Annie Besant
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. George Yule
Question 1259
The First Round Table Conference was held on:
A. November 12, 1930
B. December 12, 1930
C. November 12, 1937
D. October 12, 1930
Question 1260
The first Round Table conference was held on:
A. December 12, 1930
B. August 12, 1930
C. April 12, 1930
D. November 12, 1930
Question 1261
The Gandhi-Irvin pact under which Mahatma Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil Disobedience Movement was signed on
A. March 5, 1931
B. April 8, 1931
C. May 8, 1931
D. August 8, 1931
Question 1262
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on :
A. July 5, 1931
B. June 5, 1931
C. March 5, 1931
D. January 5, 1931
Question 1263
The Governor General who came to be known as father of communal electorate in India was
A. Lord Chelmsford
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Lainthgo
D. Lord Minto
Question 1264
The Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha was formed in :
A. 1872
B. 1883
C. 1886
D. 1893
Question 1265
The Indian National congress decided to launch an individual civil disobedience in place of Mass civil Disobedience in:
A. 1942
B. 1935
C. 1933
D. 1928
Question 1266
The Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution at :
A. Wardha Session, 1942.
B. Bombay Session, 1934
C. Tripuri Session, 1939
D. Ramgarh Session, 1940
Question 1267
The Indian People play people’s role in the people’s war was the slogan of:
A. The Forward Block
B. Indian National Congress
C. Communist Party of India
D. None of these
Question 1268
The Kakori Conspiracy took place in :
A. 1925
B. 1922
C. 1920
D. 1915
Question 1269
The main centre of Gadar Movement of 1915 was :
A. United States of America.
B. Japan
C. Australia
D. Singapore
Question 1270
The main centre of Wahabi Movement during the freedom movement was
A. Lucknow
B. Mysore
C. Patna
D. Delhi
Question 1271
The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were
A. The Jamiat-Ulema-hind
B. Khudai Khidmatgar
C. Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind
D. All of these
Question 1272
The Moplah Rebellion in 1921 in Malabar was Muslim Peasants Rabellion against :
A. Muslim Land Holders
B. The British Government Authority
C. The non-tribal outsiders
D. Hindu Land Holders
Question 1273
The most outstanding representative of Militant Nationalist School of thought was
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Bismil
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Question 1274
The Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Indian Muslims for the first time at its :
A. Lahore session in 1940.
B. Lucknow session in 1916
C. Meerut Session 1946
D. Tripuri Session in 1939
Question 1275
The National College in Calcutta had been established on :
A. September 14, 1906
B. July 14, 1906
C. March 14, 1906
D. August 14, 1906
Question 1276
The newspapers ‘The Punjabi and The pupil’ were published by :
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Lala Hardyal
Question 1277
The novel ‘Neel Darpan’ depicting the harassment and oppression of Indigo farmers by the Britishers was written by:
A. M M Malviya
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Dinabandhu Mitra
D. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Question 1278
The organization of Khudai Khidmatgar was established:
A. Under the leadership of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.
B. Under the leadership of Abul Kalam Azad
C. Under the leadership of M.A. Ansari
D. Under the leadership of Syed Hasan Imam
Question 1279
The pioneer of Indian communism was
A. M.N. Roy
B. G.N Ganguly
C. P.C Chandra
D. None of these
Question 1280
The prominent leaders of Indian Association which was established in Bengal in July 26, 1876 were :
A. Anand Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee
B. Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Kali Mohan Das
C. Kali Mohan Das and Shambhuchand Mukherjee
D. Shambhuchand Mukherjee and Jogesh Chandra Dutt
Question 1281
The Queen Victoria assumed the title of the Empress of India in 1876 by :
A. British parliament
B. Indian Sabha
C. Singaporian Parliament
D. None of these
Question 1282
The revolutionary like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with :
A. The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
B. 1857 Revolt
C. Chauri Chaura Case
D. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Question 1283
The revolutionary who was associated with the Indian Independence League was :
A. Rash Behari Bose
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Rajguru
D. None of these
Question 1284
The Rowlatt Act was passed in :
A. 1905
B. 1913
C. 1919
D. 1925
Question 1285
The third person who presented himself for individual Satyagrah launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940 was:
A. Brahma Datt
B. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. None of these
Question 1286
The two names which were associates with the publication of the paper ‘Yugantar’ are:
A. Barindra kumar Ghose and Arbindo Ghosh
B. Bhupendranath Dutta and Arbindo Ghosh
C. Barindra kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta
D. Arbindo Ghosh and V.D. Sawarkar
Question 1287
The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were known as
A. Walashahi
B. Barawardi
C. Jcumaki
D. Dakhili
Question 1288
The Vernacular press Act as a safety valve against vernacular newspapers was passed by Lord Lytton on
A. April 14, 1878
B. March 14, 1878
C. March 14, 1876
D. March 14, 1870
Question 1289
The year which is associated with the Gadar movement is:
A. 1911
B. 1913
C. 1917
D. 1922
Question 1290
Todar Mal was associated with
A. music
B. literature
C. land revenue reforms
D. law
Question 1291
Under the Government of India act 1935 it was decided to establish a federation consisting of :
A. Governor’s provinces
B. Princely states
C. Governor’s provinces and princely states
D. None of these
Question 1292
Under which British Act was the provision to establish a Federation of India concession of Governor’s provinces and Princely states made?
A. Government of India Act 1918
B. Government of India Act 1925
C. Government of India Act 1930
D. Government of India Act 1935
Question 1293
Under which document was the separate electorate granted for muslims ?
A. Charter Act of 1813
B. The Permanent Settlement
C. Mahalwari System Reforms
D. Morley Minto Reforms
Question 1294
United India House organizes Unity among Indians in the United states of America in
A. 1906
B. 1908
C. 1910
D. 1917
Question 1295
Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of brahmanpurushaprakritisatyaachyutaaniruddha
A. I, II, III, IV and V
B. II, III, IV, V and VI
C. I, II, IV, V and VI
D. I, III, IV, V and VI
Question 1296
Wavell Plan- essentially dealing with Indian demand of self-rule and reconstitution of Viceroy's Council was put forth by Lord Wavell in:
A. 1935
B. 1942
C. 1945
D. 1943
Question 1297
What is called the magna carta of Western Education system in Indian?
A. Dispatch of Charles wood secretary of state 1854
B. Slavery Bill for Education
C. Wonder of Education refoms
D. None of these
Question 1298
What was the major cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857?
A. The Religious Cause
B. Question of promotion and pay
C. Political Cause
D. None of these
Question 1299
When did Mahatma Gandhi go on fast unto death for the first time?
A. 1921
B. 1917
C. 1918
D. 1915
Question 1300
When quit India Resolution was passed in 1942, the Viceroy of India was :
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Willingdon
D. Lord Mountbatten
Question 1301
When was Poona Pact between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar signed?
A. In 1920
B. In 1925
C. In 1928
D. In 1932
Question 1302
Which Act may be regarded as the beginning of representative system in modern India?
A. The Indian councils Act 1861
B. Government of India Act 1918
C. Government of India Act 1925
D. Government of India Act 1935
Question 1303
Which Act provided for the establishment of an All India federation at the centre consisting of the provinces of British India and the princely states?
A. The Government of India Act 1935
B. Government of India Act 1918
C. Government of India Act 1925
D. Government of India Act 1930
Question 1304
When Japan handed over Andaman Nicobar islands to Subhash Chandra Bose in Nov. 1943, he named these islands as :
A. Shaheed Island and Samaj Island respectively
B. Samaj Island and Swaraj Island respectively
C. Swaraj Island and Shaheed Island respectively
D. Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island respectively
Question 1305
Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893?
A. Khan Abdul Gaffar
B. W A Hume
C. Annie Besant
D. None of these
Question 1306
Which Indian revolutionary was called by the Britishers as ‘The Father of Indian Disaffection and biggest traitor’?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Lala Hardyal
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. M G Ranade
Question 1307
Which of the British Acts provided for the establishment of All India Federation at the centre ?
A. The Government of India Act 1935.
B. The Government of India Act 1919.
C. Indian Independence act 1947
D. The Registration act, 1908
Question 1308
Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi on March 12, 1930?
A. Khilafat movement
B. Noncooperation Co-operation
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Question 1309
Which report became the basis for enacting the Government of India Act 1935?
A. Reading's report
B. Montague Chelmsford Declaration
C. Morley Minto Reforms
D. Simon Commission’s report
Question 1310
Which revolutionary said - “freedom is objective of our life and the Hindu religion would led us to the attainment of this objective?”
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Narayan Guru
C. Dayanand Sarshwati
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Question 1311
Which revolutionary was associated with the foundation of the Punjab Navjivan Bharat Sabha in 1926?
A. Rash Behari Bose
B. Amir Chand
C. Basant Kumar Biswas
D. Bhagat Singh
Question 1312
Which revolutionary was sentenced to death on August 17, 1909?
A. Rash Bihari Bose
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Chandra Sekhar Ajad
D. Madanlal Dhingra
Question 1313
Which revolutionary wrote books Colour of Swadeshi and Revolutionary Life?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Sukhdev
C. Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil
D. Raj Guru
Question 1314
Which slogan was given by the Congress in opposition to British Government involving India in Second World War in 1939 without consulting the people of India ?
A. Karo ya Maro
B. Nahi Karenge, Nahi Ladenge
C. Na koi bhai, na koi pai.
D. None of these
Question 1315
While delivering the presidential address’ The Congress president who advocated the introduction of Roman Script for Hindi language was
A. Surendranath Banerjee
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Sankaran Nair
Question 1316
Who brought out a paper with the title of the ‘loyal Muhammadanans of India’ ?
A. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan.
B. Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan
C. Abbas Tyabji
D. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Question 1317
Who called Government India Act 1935 a Charter of Slavery ?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
D. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 1318
Who called Government of India Act 1935 as thoroughly rotten, fundamentally bad and totally unacceptable?
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Balkrishana Chapekar
Question 1319
Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak ?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Question 1320
Who called the 1857 revolt as ‘Student Farmer-Middle class Revolt’?
A. Sumit Sarkar
B. Barun De
C. B A Saletore
D. Dr. Amba Prasad
Question 1321
Who called the revolt of 1857 as a war between barbarism and civilization?
A. V A Smith
B. T. R. Holmes
C. J K Hikki
D. Sir Ahmed Khan
Question 1322
Who conveyed to the Indians – "I am with you wholeheartedly and in terms of culture I am one of you”?
A. Annie Besant
B. Badruddin Tyabji
C. George Yule
D. Sir William Wedderburn
Question 1323
Who established East India Association in London 1866?
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
D. Hemu Kalani
Question 1324
Who established in 1893 the society for the removal of Obstacles to the Hindu Religion?
A. Dayanand Sarshawati
B. Raja Ram Mohan Rai
C. The Chapekar brothers
D. None of these
Question 1325
Who established the Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha in the year 1893 by :
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Raja Ram Mohan Rai
C. Dyanand Sarshawati
D. Damodar and Balkrishana Chapekar
Question 1326
Who founded Abhinav Bharat ?
A. V.D.Savarkar
B. Arbindo Ghosh
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. None of these
Question 1327
Who founded Anushulin Samiti in 1907 in Dhaka?
A. Shambhuchand Mukherjee
B. Kali Mohan Das
C. Barindra Ghosh and Bhupendra Nath Dutt
D. Jogesh Chandra Dutt
Question 1328
Who founded Atmiya Sabha in 1815?
A. Brahma Datt
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Raja Rammohan Roy
D. None of these
Question 1329
Who founded Satya Shodhak Samaj in 1873 ?
A. Shri Bharat Kumar
B. Purushottam Das Tandon
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopashyay
D. Jyotiba Phule
Question 1330
Who founded Tattvabodhini sabha in 1839 ?
A. Dayanand Sarswati
B. Maharishi Devendranath Tagore
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Jogesh Chandra Dutt
Question 1331
Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”
A. Brahma Datt
B. V. D. Savarkar
C. Dr. Gopal
D. Ashok Mehta
Question 1332
Who in the year 1907 unfurled the first national flag at the International socialist conference in Stuttgart (Germany)?
A. Madame Bhikaji Cama
B. Subash Chandra Bose
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Sardar Patel
Question 1333
Who is the author of the book ‘The Great Rebellion’?
A. Robert Knight
B. T N Das
C. Ashok Mehta
D. K M Pannikar
Question 1334
Who is the founder of Haryanka Dynasty?
A. Ajatashatru
B. Harshvardhan
C. Bimbisara
D. Ghananand
Question 1335
Who led the revolt in 1857 in Bihar and defeated the British Army near Aara?
A. Bahadur Shah Jafar
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Tatya Tope
D. Mangal Pandey
Question 1336
Who led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
A. Bahadur Shah Jafar
B. Jung Bahadur Rana
C. Begum Hazrat Mahal
D. Tatya Tope
Question 1337
Who presided over the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 ?
A. Sarojani Naydu
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Question 1338
Who played an important role in the Gadar Movement in 1915?
A. Lala Hardayal
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. None of above
Question 1339
Who said - “Our Life and religion are useless without the attainment of Swaraj”?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Veer Kunwar
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Bhagat Singh
Question 1340
Who said - “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India?”
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Ashok Mehta
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Question 1341
Who said, “this (the revolt 1857) was an eruption of social volcano, where many spent forces found vent. After the eruption, the whole social topography had changed; the scars if rebellion remained deep and shining?”
A. J K Hikki
B. Ashok Mehta
C. K M Pannikar
D. None of the above
Question 1342
Who said," One Country One God, One Caste, one Mind brothers all of us Without Difference, without Doubt ?"
A. V. D. Savarkar
B. Syed Hasan Imam
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Question 1343
Who said “Curzon’s partition of Bengal gave unwitting initiative to events of such magnitude which returned many years later to port with the cargo of freedom”?
A. Syed Hasan Imam
B. Dr. S.Gopal
C. M.A. Ansari
D. Bharat Kumar
Question 1344
Who said “Every blow on my body will prove a nail in the coffin of the British Empire”?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Chandra Sekhar Azaad
Question 1345
Who said “one religion one caste and one God for mankind?”
A. Dayanand Sarshwati
B. Swami Sachidanand Sarshwati
C. Swami Ramanand Sarshwati
D. Narayan Guru
Question 1346
Who said about the British Government these words - “You do not realize how strong the government is if the congress challenges the government the government would finish it in five minutes?
A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Basant Kumar Biswas
D. Annie Besant
Question 1347
Who said, “India is for Indians?”
A. Syed Hasan Imam
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Dr. S.Gopal
D. Dayanand Saraswati
Question 1348
Who was admired as tempestuous Hindu in 1893 in the World Parliament of Religious in Chicago ?
A. Swami Dyanand Sarshawati
B. Rabindra Nath Tagore
C. Gautam Budha
D. Swami Vivekanand
Question 1349
Who was the commander of 1857 revolt in Rohilkhand?
A. Ahmadullah
B. Begum Hazrat Mahal
C. Jung Bahadur Rana
D. Tatya Tope
Question 1350
Who was the founder of a society known as ‘Abhinav Bharat’ ?
A. J K Hikki
B. B B Upadhyay
C. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D. None of the above
Question 1351
Who was the mastermind of bomb attack on Lord Hardinge at chandani chowk in Delhi in 1912?
A. Amir Chand
B. Avadh Behari
C. Rasbihari Bose
D. Basant Kumar Biswas
Question 1352
Who was the selected as first satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi to begin individual satyagraha in 1940?
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Brahma Datt
D. Annie Besant
Question 1353
Who were associated with Indian league established in 1875 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) ?
A. Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Arvindo Ghosh
B. Kali Mohan Das and Arvindo Ghosh
C. Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Sambhu Charan Mukherjee
D. None of these
Question 1354
Who wrote famous thesis entitled ‘South India in 1857: war of Independence’:
A. J K Hikki
B. K M Pannikar
C. M G Ranade
D. V.D. Savarkar
Question 1355
Who wrote in 1900 to the Secretary of state for India-‘It is my firm belief that the congress is staggering towards its downfall and it is my great desire that during my stay in India I should help in its peaceful demise?"
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Minto
Question 1356
Whom did B.G.Tilak call the "Diamond of India"?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
D. Bhagat Singh
Question 1357
Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his political guru?
A. Shri Bharat Kumar
B. Purushottam Das Tandon
C. Sir William Wedderburn
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Question 1358
Whom did the Britishers call the father of Indian disaffection and the biggest traitor?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Lala Hardayal
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. None of these
Question 1359
Whose statement is this –“The Indians should no longer be satisfied with mere mendicancy neither should they beg the English for concessions”?
A. V N Mandalik
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Abdul Kalam Azad
Question 1360
Who was the first to call the revolt of 1857 as an organized war for national Independence?
A. Ashok Mehta
B. Dr. S Gopal
C. Syed Hasan Imam
D. V. D. Savarkar
Question 1361
With the objective of raising the moral and material status of the untouchables Dr. B.R. Ambedkar organized:
A. The Harijan Hitkari sabha
B. The Bahishkrit Hitkari sabha
C. The Harijan Uthan sabha
D. The Bahishkrit Utthan sabha