History Quiz

History Quiz

In which culture is the earliest evidence of silver in India found? – Harappan Culture

2. Which Indus city was known for water management? – Mohenjo-daro

3. Which is the most important divinity of Rigveda? – Varuna

4. Which animal was known to ancient Vedic people? – Lion

5. What is Apabhramsa? – a work of the Jains

6. Who was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha? – Vardhamana Mahavira

7. Which transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali ? – Shishunaga

8. Which was initially the most powerful city state of Indian in the 6th century B. C. ? – Magadh

9. In which century did Ashoka reign? – Third century B.C.

10. To which dynasty did Senguttuvam belong? – Chera

11. To which region did Satavahanas belonged? – Andhra region

12. who were the first to attribute coins to the kings? – Indo Greeks

13. Which Gupta ruler defeated the Huna ruler, Mihirakula ? – Yasodharman

14. Vatapi was the capital of the which reign? – Chalukyas

15. Who first divided his empire into Iqtas during the process of civil administration? – Iltutmish

16. Who was the King who did not allow anybody to laugh in his court? – Balban

17. In which region of India was the Firdausi order of Sufism popular? – Bihar

18. Which Mughalemperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar? – Akbar

19. Which Mughal emperor’s tomb is outside India? – Jahangir

20. Who established the earliest Surat factories? – English

21. Which war was ended by the Treaty of Madras? – First Mysore war

22. Who gave the motto ‘Go back to the Vedas’ ? – Swami Dayanand Saraswati

23. Who could not term as a ‘Moderate’? – Bipin Chandra Pal

24. In which year Delhi became the capital of India? – 1911

25. Who led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905) ? – Surendranath Banerjee

26. In Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development? – Seals

27. From which place did the Aryans came to India from– Central Asia

28. In which reign was the first Buddhist Council held? – Ajatashatru

29. What does the word 'Ashoka' literally mean? – Bereft of sadness

30. Who were the first to issue gold coins? – Indo Greeks

31. To which work is Devichandraguptam related? – Chandra Gupta II

32. Who built the famous Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in the 13th century ? – Tejapala

33. Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to which Rajput dynasty? – Gahadavalas

34. In the Delhi Sultanate, which administrative unit called 'paragana' was headed by an official? – Amil

35. Who was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan? – Iltutmish

36. In which year Akbar assumed actual control over the administration of his empire? – 1560

37. In which language was the account of Babur’s life written? – Turki

38. The Maratha power reached its zenith during which Peshwaship? – Balaji II

39. The First Anglo-Burmese War was concluded by a treaty Which is that? – Treaty of Yandaboo

40. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? – Warren Hastings

41. Who was the first Englishman to preside over a Congress session ? – George Yule

42. Who attended all the three Round Table Conferences? – B. R. Ambedkar

43. Who started the newspaper Shome Prakash? – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

44. Purushsukta is a part of which veda? – Rigveda

45. Knowledge about the- existence of which animal is doubtful in the Indus VaElley Civilization? – Cat

46. Who presided over the first Buddhist Council held at Rajgriha ? – Maha Kassapa

47. Which region did not form the part of Ashoka's empire? – Madras

48. Who is considered to be the father of Ayurveda ? – Charaka

49. Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles? – Balban

50. Which Mughals is regarded more as an adventurer than a ruler? – Babar

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1. Who was the founder of the French East India Company? – Colbert

2. Where was the Arya Samaj setup for the first time in 1875 ? – Bombay

3. Who founded the Banaras Hindu University? – Madan Mohan Malviya

4. What was the greatest invention of man in Palaeolithic Age? – Fire

5. Which was the main characteristic of the later Vedic age? – Caste system

6. By whom were the triratnas were stressed? – Mahavira

7. In which battle Porus was defeated by Alexander? – Hydaspes

8. What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions? – Brahmi

8. Who earned the title of a 'Liberator' ? – Ashoka

10. Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which ruler? – Harsha

11. Who was the first Muslim ruler in India? – Muhammad Ghori

12. Who was contemporary of Namdev? – Sena

13. By whom was the coin rupia first issued? – Sher Shah

14. Which rulers fought the fourth Anglo-Mysore in which he was killed? – Tipu Sultan

15. Which is the oldest surviving newspaper in India? – Bombay Samachar

16. Who was called by the British rulers as the leader of Indian unrest? – Bal Gangadhar Tilak

17. Where has the use of plough been evidenced? – Kalibangan

18. In Rigvedic society, which was unknown? – Child marriage

19. In which state had Gautama Buddha had attained Mahaparinirvan? – Malia

20. Tradition has it that By whom was Ajatasatru instigated to murder his father? – Devadatta

21. Which language was used in the literature of Sangam period? – Tamil

22. The King Kanishka held a great Buddhist Council under whose presidentship ? – Vasurnitra

23. Which ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period? – Broach

24. With which man Al Beruni came to India? – Mahmud of Ghazni

25. Which pioneer was in preaching Nirguna Bhakti in medieval India? – Ramananda

26. Of whom was Tulsidas was a contemporary? – Akbar

27. Which was the first English ship that came to India? – Red Dragon

28. Which was the capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh? – Lahore

29. Who is associated with the Local Self- Government Act? – Ripon

30. Which leader of the Revolution of 1857 had the real name of Ram Chandra Pandurang ? – Tatiya Tope

31. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in which year? – 1889

32. The capital of India was shifted to Delhi during which reign? – Hardinge

33. In which nomad man started settling? – Neolithic Age

34. Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are How many are these upanishads? – 108

35. who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras? – Mahavira

36. Of which influence does the sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect? – Greeks

37. In which year did Ashoka the Great conquered Kalinga? – 261 B.C.

38. During which time was Gandhara school of art developed? – Mauryas

39. What do the Ajanta paintings depict? – scenes from the Jatakas

40. Who laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire ? – Dantidurga

41. Which region of northern India was not included in the empire of Ala-ud-din Khalji ? – Kashmir

42. During the reign of Iltutmish which was a silver coin in use? – Tanka

43. Who said, “Ram and Rahim are the two different name of the same God” ? – Kabir

44. During which reign was the Purana Qila constructed? – Sher Shah

45. Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’? – Guru Hargovind

46. When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly? – After Sepoy Mutiny

47. What was the original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati? – Mula Shankar

48. In which was Rani Lakshmi Bai died fighting the British? – Kalpi

49. Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during which Viceroyality? – Curzon

50. In which year did Annie Besant enjoy the President ship of the INC? – 1917

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1. Who started the first newspaper in India? – James A. Hickey

2. Who pioneered Khilafat Movement? – Ali Brothers

3. Which was the first metal used by man? – Copper

4. Which contains the Gayatri Mantra? – Rigveda

5. By whom was the Fourth Buddhist-Council held? – Kanishka

6. Between which was the ancient town of Takshasila located? – Indus and Jhelum

7. During the Sangam Age, Uraiyur was the capital of which rular? – Cholas

8. Who were the first to establish trade contacts with the Roman empire? – Tamils

9. By whom was Decimal system introduced? – Bhaskara

10. Which general of Alauddin Khalji conquered Deccan a number of times ? – Malik Kafur

11. Sher Shah died while fighting in which war? – Kalinjar

12. Where was the first Cotton mill in India established? – Bombay

13. By whom was the practice of Sati was declared illegal? – Lord William Bentinck

14. By whom was the slogan ‘Inquilab Zinda bad’ first raised? – Bhagat Singh

15. On the which bank of river is the site of Harappa located? – Ravi

16. Who was the great Hindu law-giver? – Manu

17. Where had Buddha delivered maximum sermons? – Sravasti

18. Shishunaga dynasty is credited to have destroyed which mahajanpada ? – Avanti

19. Mostly in which form was the literature of the Sangam Age written? – Poetry form

20. who deciphered the Brahmi script? – James Princep

21. Who Cholas was defeated by Krishna-III of Rashtrakutas? – Parantaka-I

22. What was Karaj in the thirteenth century ? – Tax on cultivation

23. Who was the earliest Sufi Saint to have settled at Ajmer? – Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti

24. Who translated Ramayana into Persian? – Badaurii

25. To whom the credit of discovering the sea route of India goes? – Portuguese

26. Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse? – Satara

27. By whom was the All India Muslim League founded? – Agha Khan

28. When the first metal tool came into being why was it used for? – Clearing jungles

29. What are Upanishadas? – books on Yoga 44. In which language did Buddha preach? – Pali

30. In which language did Buddha preach? – Pali

31. Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times? – Kharavela

32. To whom the Sarnath's Lion Capital attributed? – Ashoka

33. What was the language of the Satavahana inscription? – Prakrit

34. Kamarupa is the old name of which state? – Assam

35. Who where the Slave Dynasty Sultans? – Ilbari Turks

36. Which Bhakti saint wrote the commentary on Vedanta sutras in Sanskrit? – Vallabhacharya

37. During the Mughal period which trader first came to-India? – Portuguese

38. In 1757, By whom was the Siraj-ud-daula defeated? – Clive

39. Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang ? – Siva Dayal Saheb

40. Who was involved in the Alipore Bomb case? – Aurobindo Ghosh

41. With which period do we associate the 'microlith' implements? – Mesolithic

42. Which is the oldest Veda? – Rigveda

43. Buddha and Mahavira died during which reign? – Ajatashatru

44. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty? – Mahapadma Nanda

45. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital? – Rampurva

46. Which city was regarded as the best producer of silk? – Varanasi

47. Who contributed the Chalukya in Western India? – Guptas

48. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi? – Razia Sultan

49. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? – Shankaracharya

50. Where is the mausoleum of Sher Shah? – Sasaram

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1. Of which thing were the Indus Valley houses built? – Bricks

2. In which Aryans first settled? – Punjab

3. With which religion is Kalvalya associated? – Jainism

4. Where did Alexander die? – Babylon

5. To whom was the title 'Devanam Priya' given? – Ashoka

6. From when Vikrama era started? – 57 B.C.

7. How was the Gupta administration? – Monarchial

8. Which ruler died while playing 'Chaugan' ? – Jalal-ud-din-Khilji

9. Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas during the which reign? – Akbar

10. By whom was Agra Fort built? – Akbar

11. Of which treaty was the Third Carnatic War ended? – Parts

12. Who was the pioneer social reformer? – Raja Ram Mohan Roy

13. Who gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’? – Iqbal

14. Which animal had the Stone Age people first? – sheep

15. Who is the expounder of yoga philosophy? – Patanjali

16. Where are the Relics of Buddha preserved? – In Stupa

17. Which was not a kingdom in ancient India? – Hampi

18. Which edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka ? – Maski

19. From when Saka era started? – 78 A.D.

20. Who has been called the 'Napoleon of India' ? – Samudragupta

21. Timur invaded India during which reign? – Nasiruddin Mehmud

22. By whom was the Bhakti Movement first organised? – Ramananda

23. By whom was Din-i-Ilahi was accepted? – Birbal

24. From which ruler did Albuquerque capture Goa? – Bijapur

25. Who was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement? – Henry Vivian Derozio

26. Who led Vaikom Satyagraha in 1924? – K. P. Kesava Menon

27. With which period do we associate the 'megaliths' ? – Neolithic

28. Howmany hymns does the Rigveda consists? – 1028

29. To whom is the phrase 'The Light of Asia' applied? – Buddha

30. Who was not a contemporary of the 'Other three? – Milinda

31. Who authored the Tamil epic 'Silappadikaram' ? – Ilango

32. To whom the 'Yavanas' refer? – Greeks

33. By whom was 'Panchatantra' written? – Vishnu Sharma

34. In which field did Indians in ancient time learn a lot from the Greeks? – Music

35. Whose disciple was kabir? – Ramananda

36. What was the court language of Mughals? – Persian

37. Who gave the town Masulipatnam to the French? – Salabat Jang

38. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’ ? – Dadabhai Naoroji

39. Which first Indian leader to undergo imprisonment in 1882? – C. Vijiaraghavachari

40. In which year was the Indus Valley Civilisation discovered? – 1921

41. To which veda does Ayurveda owe its origin? – Yajurveda

42. Which religion got spread in different parts of Asia? – Buddhism

43. Which ancient Mahajanapadas was located on the bank of Yamuna ? – Vatsa

44. Which historical source attributed to Megasthenese? – Indica

45. By whom was Saka era founded? – Kanishka

46. During which reign was Kalidasa lived? – Chandragupta II

47. Which was the ma or source of royal income in medieval north India? – Jaziyah

48. ‘Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste’. Whose dictum was this? – Ramananda

49. For which the word Mansab stood? – a rank

50. In which year was Goa captured by the Portuguese? – 1510 A.D.

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1. In which year was the Harappan Civilization discovered? – 1921

2. Where has the largest concentration of Harappan sites been found? – Ghaggar-Hakra

3. Where was a copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered? – At Daimabad

4. Where has Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context been found? – At Dholavira

5. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of which thing? – pucca bricks

6. Which Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard? – Lothal

7. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found? – Indus Valley

8. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during which century? – 6th-5th Century BC

9. Which is the God who is the most prominent in ‘Rigaveda’? – Indra

10. In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written? – Sanskrit

 

39. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in which field? – Art

40. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at which place? – Kashmir

41. Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art? – Kushans

42. Who presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? – Vasumitra

43. The ‘Paditrupputtu’ is a collection of poems in the praise of which king? – Chera

44. Which were the patrons of Sangam, an assembly of Tamil poets? – Pandya

45. Who was the author of ‘Kural’ or ‘Muppal’, a treatise on polity, ethics and social norms,? – Tiruvalluvar

46. Which is called ‘The Bible of Tamil Land’? – Kural

47. Who was the founder of Pattini cult related to worship of goddess of chastity-Kannagi? – Sengattuvan

48. Samudragupta has been given the title of ‘Indian Napolean’ by which historian? – V. A. Smith

49. The decimal numeral system, including the concept of zero was invented in India during which dynasty? – Gupta

50. In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visit India? – 5th century AD

51. The Prayage Prasasti/Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with which dynasty? – Samudragupta

52. The silver coins of the Gupta period were known by which name? – Rupyaka

53. During which Gupta king’s reign did the chinese traveller Fahien visit India? – Chandragupta II

54. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the’ Napolean of India’? – Samudragupta

55. In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by Tang emperor? – Harshavardhana

56. Which sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad? – Quran

57. The decimal system was first known in India at the beginning of which century? – 5th Century AD

58. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of which king? – Rudradaman

59. Which is considered an encyclopedia of Indian Medicine? – Charaka Samhita

60. In India, who was the first to put forward the theory that the earth revolves round the sun? – Aryabhatta

61. Who constructed the world famous Jagannath Temple at Puri? – Anantvarman

62. The Laxman Era was started (in 1119 AD) by which dynasty? – Sens

63. Which Rajputa king defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time? – Prithviraj III

64. Where did the Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period? – Bhubaneswar

65. Vikramasila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of which dynasty? – Pal Dynasty

66. Who is well known for his contribution in the field of Algebra? – Bhaskara

67. Who founded four mathas in the four comers of India? – Shankaracharya

68. Which Chola ruler converted the Bay of Bengal into a ‘Chela lake’? – Rajendra I

69. Where is the famous Idol of Gomteshwar and famous jain temple situated? – Sravanbelgola

70. Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first? – Rajaraja I

71. By whom was the ‘Ramayan’ the Tamil version of the great epic Ramayana made? – Kamban

72. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon? – Rajendra I

73. Which religion was patronised by Rashtrakutas? – Jainism

74. Which was the South Indian state famous for its naval power? – Cholas

75. Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler? – Narasinghvarman I

76. Who were the ashta-diggaja in the court of Krishnadeva Raya ? – Eight telugu poets

77. Which Bahmani ruler built the famous Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur? – Muhammd Adil Shah

78. Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the characteristic of which state? – Kashmir

79. Which ruler of Vijayanagar had sent his embassy to the emperor of China? – Bukka I

80. When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South India? – Krishnadeva Raya

81. The Bahmanis of the Deccan rose to prominence in which century? – 14th century

82. Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin ? – Kashmir

83. Which Sultan of Delhi was known as Lakh Bakhsh (giver of Lakhs)? – Qutubuddin Aibak

84. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate? – Mahmud Shah Tughlaq

85. Timur, the Lame invaded India during the reign of which ruler? – Mohammad Shah Tughlaq

86. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to which place? – Daulatabad

87. Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India? – Razia Sultan

88. Who witnessed the reign of seven Sultans of Delhi? – Amir Khusarau

89. Which Delhi Sultan is known for introducing market control mechanism? – Alauddin Khalji

90. Who was known as Tuti-e-Hindustan (the parrot of India)? – Amir Khusrau

91. The Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti came to Rajasthan during the reign of which ruler? – Prithviraj Chauhan

92. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer rule in the development of which thing? – Khari Boli

93. Where is the Shrine of Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated? – Delhi

94. Which Sultan of Delhi was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya? – Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji

95. Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya? – Suddhadvaita

96. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor? – Jahangir

97. Who was the Hindu saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims? – Sri Chaitanya

98. Who was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message? – Ramananda

99. Which sequence indicates the correct chronological order? – Sankaracharya-Ramanuja-Chaitanya

100. Who was the most radia of the Bhakti Saints? – Kabir

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1. Which of the following was started first by Mahatma Gandhi ?

(A) Non-cooperation (B) Civil Disobedience

(C) Quit India Movement (D) Champaran

Ans : (D)

 

2. Mahatma Gandhi used for the first time hunger strike as a weapon during—

(A) Kheda Satyagraha (B) Ahmedabad Strike

(C) Bardoli Satyagraha (D) Champaran Satyagraha

Ans : (B)

 

3. The Dandi March is associated with—

(A) Partition of Bengal (B) Khilafat Movement

(C) Non-cooperation Movement (D) Civil Disobedience Movement

Ans : (D)

 

 

4. Which one of the following leaders did not support the ‘Khilafat Movement’ ?

(A) Swami Shraddhanand (B) Madan Mohan Malviya

(C) Mohammad Ali Jinnah (D) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Ans : (C)

 

5. Ali brothers are related to which of the following ?

(A) Khilafat Movement (B) Quit India Movement

(C) Indian National Congress (D) Fascism

Ans : (A)

 

6. The key leaders of Khilafat Movement were—

(A) Syed Ahmad Khan and Agha khan

(B) Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

(C) Muhammad Iqbal and Salimullah Khan

(D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sikandar Hayat Khan

Ans : (B)

 

7. At which place was the All India Khilafat Conference held in 1919 ?

(A) Lucknow (B) Delhi (C) Aligarh (D) Porbandar

Ans : (B)

 

8. Who organized the Satyagraha Sabha whose members took a pledge to disobey the Rowlatt Acts ?

(A) Saifuddin Kitchlew (B) Motilal Nehru

(C) Maulana Shaukat Ali (D) Mahatma Gandhi

Ans : (D)

 

9. What prompted the British Government to arrest Gandhi and get him convicted after the suspension of the Non-cooperation movement ?

(A) It wanted to create terror in the hearts of other nationalists

(B) It wanted to ensure that there was no resurgence of the movement

(C) It wanted to save Gandhi from public disgrace for suspending the movement

(D) It took advantage of the division among the nationalist forces caused by the suspension of the Non-cooperation Movement.

Ans : (D)

 

10. The resolution for non-cooperation was passed by—

(A) By the Congress at the special session held in Calcutta in 1920

(B) By the Khilafat Committee

(C) By Gandhi immediately after the Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy

(D) Simultaneously by the Congress and Khilafat Committee

Ans : (A)

 

11. The boycott of foreign cloth during the Non-cooperation Movement—

(A) Was not agreeable to the masses

(B) Caused a striking fall in the value of imports of foreign cloth in 1921-22

(C) Had little impact on the economy

(D) Made the government relax controls on exports of Indian goods

Ans : (B)

 

12. How did the Non-cooperation Movement affect the Congress?

(A) It became a more business like body with a Working Committee and Constitution

(B) Once again the control shifted from moderates to extremists

(C) From constitutional agitation it changed its method to passive resistance

(D) It became the leader of the masses in the nationalist struggle to win freedom from British rule

Ans : (D)

 

13. In which district is Dandi associated with the March of Gandhi, is located ?

(A) Mehsana (B) Bhuj (C) Nausari (D) Dwarka

Ans : (C)

 

14. Which one of the following is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March ?

(A) It was a pedestrian March

(B) It began with 8 Satyagrahis comprising Hindus, Muslims and Christians

(C) Its motive was to violate salt law

(D) Reaching the sea-shore Mahatma Gandhi did not manufacture the salt

Ans : (D)

 

15. What is the correct chronological order of Gandhian Movements ?

1. Rowlatt Acts Movement 2. Khera Movement

3. Champaran Movement 4. Ahmedabad Mill strike

(A) 3, 4, 2, 1

(B) 3, 2, 4, 1

(C) 2, 3, 4, 1

(D) 2, 3, 1, 4

Ans : (A)

 

16. With which event did the Civil Disobedience Movement started ?

(A) Prohibition of wine (B) Breaking salt law

(C) Protesting high land Revenue (D) Boycotting foreign clothes

Ans : (B)

 

17. On which occasion the slogan ‘Nagpur Chalo’ was raised ?

(A) Dandi March (B) Non-cooperation Movement

(C) Quit India Movement (D) Jhanda Satyagrah

Ans : (D)

 

18. When did Kasturba Gandhi die in prison ?

(A) 1905 (B) 1919 (C) 1934 (D) 1944

Ans : (D)

 

19. The main reason for criticizing the Gandhi-Irwin pact was—

(A) Communal electorate

(B) Banning of peaceful processions

(C) Lacked the provision of saving the hangings of freedom fighters

(D) Amnesty to the political prisoners

Ans : (C)

 

20. What was the immediate reaction of the government to the Salt Satyagraha and the Dandi March ?

(A) The government resorted to repressive measures

(B) It took measures to prevent the mischief from spreading

(C) It did not take it seriously

(D) The Congress was banned

Ans : (C)

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1. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani Vocal Music is—

(A) Ghazal (B) Dhrupad

(C) Thumri (D) Khayal

Ans : (D)

 

2. Frontier Gandhi was the nickname of—

(A) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (B) Vinoba Bhave

(C) None of these (D) Mahatma Gandhi

Ans : (A)

 

3. Who founded the Indian National Congress ?

(A) A. O. Hume (B) Sardar Patel

(C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) W.C. Bannerjee

Ans : (A)

 

4. The Revolt of 1857 was—

(A) A British conspiracy (B) A revolt by rulers and landlords

(C) The first war of independence (D) A sepoy mutiny

Ans : (D)

 

5. Which one of the following Indian languages does not have a Dravidian Origin ?

(A) Kannada (B) Marathi

(C) Malayalam (D) Telugu

Ans : (B)

 

 

6. Which of the following is a popular festival of Assam ?

(A) Durgapuja (B) Bihu

(C) Onam (D) Baisakhi

Ans : (B)

 

7. Who among the following was the exponent of Visistadvaita philosophy ?

(A) Vallabhacharya (B) Sankaracharya

(C) Ramanujacharya (D) Madhvacharya

Ans : (C)

 

8. Which of the following powers did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab ?

(A) Pallavas and Chalukyas (B) Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana

(C) Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates (D) Vijaynagar and Bahmani Kingdoms

Ans : (C)

 

9. Where was the first university in modern India founded ?

(A) Bombay (B) Calcutta

(C) Lahore (D) Madras

Ans : (B)

 

10. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the invasions of north-west India after the fall of the Mauryas ?

(A) Bactrian Greeks—Parthians—Kushans—Hunas

(B) Bactrian Greeks—Kushans—Parthians—Hunas

(C) Parthians—Bactrian Greeks—Hunas—Kushans

(D) Parthians—Hunas—Bactrian Greeks—Kushans

Ans : (A)

 

11. Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Subah ?

(A) Battle of Buxar, 1764 (B) Battle of Plassey, 1757

(C) Farrukh Siyar’s Farman, 1717 (D) Ibrahim Khan’s Farman, 1690

Ans : (C)

 

12. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(A) Janjira Fort : Maharashtra (B) Asirgarh Fort : Madhya Pradesh

(C) Daulatabad Fort : Rajasthan (D) Gingee Fort : Tamil Nadu

Ans : (C)

 

13. Our National song has been taken from :

(A) The essay ‘Bharat Vidhata’ written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya

(B) The magazine ‘Tatva Bodhini’ edited by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore

(C) The novel ‘Durgesh Nandini’ written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

(D) The novel ‘Anand Math’ written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Ans : (D)

 

14. Who designed the National Flag of independent India ?

(A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (B) Rabindranath Tagore

(C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Pingley Venkayya

Ans : (D)

 

15. Who is believed to have composed the treatise ‘Nratya Shastra’ ?

(A) Brihannala (B) Menaka

(C) Bharata (D) Rambha

Ans : (C)

 

16. Who is considered as the greatest of all the Vijayanagar rulers ?

(A) Krishnadeva Raya (B) Vira Narasimha

(C) Sadasiva Raya (D) Rama Raya

Ans : (A)

 

17. Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard ?

(A) Lothal (B) Kalibangan

(C) Harappa (D) Mohenjo-Daro

Ans : (A)

 

18. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in—

(A) Buddhism (B) Jainism

(C) Vaishnavism (D) Tantra

Ans : (A)

 

19. ‘Lakh Baksh’ was a title given to the ruler—

(A) Iltutmish (B) Balban

(C) Raziya (D) Qutub-ud-din Aibak

Ans : (D)

 

20. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the—

(A) Palas (B) Cholas

(C) Rashtrakutas (D) Pallavas

Ans : (D)

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