INDIAN HISTORY Questions Pdf :-
1. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
a. Rigveda
b. Samaveda
c. Yajurveda
d. Atharvaveda
Answer:- d.
2. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of
a. Samhitas
b. Brahmanas
c. Aranyakas
d. All the above
Answer:- d.
3. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
a. Hinduism
b. Brahmanism
c. Bhagavatism
d. Vedic Dharma
Answer:- b.
4. The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of
a. Central India
b. Gangetic Doab
c. Saptasindhu
d. Kashmir and Punjab
Answer:- c.
5. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatrimantra?
a. Rigveda
b. Samaveda
c. Kathopanishad
d. Aitareya Brahmana
Answer:- a
6. The famous Gayatrimantra is addressed to
a. Indra
b. Varuna
c. Pashupati
d. Savita
Answer:- d.
7. Two highest ,gods in the Vedic religion were
a. Agni and Savitri
b. Vishnu and Mitra
c. Indra and Varuna
d. Surya and Pushan
Answer:- c.
8. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
a. Yajurveda
b. Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
c. Upanishads
d. Shatapatha Brahmana
Answer:- b.
9. This Vedic God was ‘a breaker of the forts’ and also a ‘war god’
a. Indra
b. Yama
c. Marut
d. Varuna
Answer:- a
10. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ____ age.
a. Megalithic
b. Paleolithic
c. Neolithic
d. Chalcolithic
Answer:- d.
11. The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was
a. Bronze
b. Copper
c. Iron
d. Tin
Answer:- b.
12. Which of the following civilisations is net associated with the Harappan Civilisation?
a. Mesopotamian
b. Egyptian
c. Sumerian
d. Chinese
Answer:- d.
13. Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?
a. Sir John Marshall
b. RD Banerji
c. A Cunningham
d. Daya Ram Sahani
Answer:- d.
14. The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on
account of its
a. town planning
b. metal working
c. weights and measures
d. seals and figures
Answer:- a
15. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
a. beauty and utility
b. uniformity
c. sanitation and public health
d. demographic factor
Answer:- c.
16. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary
civilisations by its
a. town planning
b. underground drainage system
c. uniformity of weights and measures
d. large agricultural surplus
Answer:- b.
17. Match the location of the following Harappan sites:
A. Ropar (i) Uttar Pradesh
B. Alamgirpur (ii) Punjab
C. Kalibangan (iii) Gujarat
D. Dholavira (iv) Rajasthan
E. Banawali (v) Haryana
Codes:
A B C D E
a. ii i iv iii v
b. i ii iii iv v
c. ii i iii iv v
d. ii iii I v iv
Answer:- a
18. The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of
a. Pottery design
b. Stratification
c. Aryan invasion
d. Radio Carbon-14 dating
Answer:- d.
19. Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of
a. safety from robbers
b. protection against cattle raiders
c. protection against floods
d. All the above
Answer:- d.
20. Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were
a. Wheat
b. Rice
c. Millet
d. All the above
Answer:- d.
21. The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of
a. clay
b. copper
c. bronze
d. brass
Answer:- a
INDIAN HISTORY Questions Pdf :-
22. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?
a. gold
b. silver
c. copper
d. iron
Answer:- d
23. Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people
a. Mother Goddess
b. Pashupati Shiva
c. Trees such as Peepal and Acacia
d. Trimurti
Answer:- d
24. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
a. Kalibangan
b. Lothal
c. Suktagendor
d. Sotka Koli
Answer:- b
25. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
a. Agriculture
b. Trade and Commerce
c. Crafts
d. All the above
Answer:- d
26. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of
a. Aryan invasion
b. Decline in foreign trade
c. Ecological factors
d. Not definitely known factors
Answer:- d
27. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is
a. unihorn bull
b. cow
c. bull
d. tiger
Answer:- a
28. The term Aryan, Indo-Aryan or Indo-European denotes a _____concept?
a. Linguistic
b. Racial
c. Religious
d. Cultural
Answer:- a
29. According to the most widely accepted view, the Aryans originally came from
a. India
b. Central Asia
c. Central Europe
d. Steppes of Russia
Answer:- b
30. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?
a. Rigveda
b. Samaveda
c. Yajurveda
d. Atharvaveda
Answer:- a
31. The Vedic economy was based on
a. trade and commerce
b. crafts and industries
c. agriculture and cattle rearing
d. all the above
Answer:- c
32. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was
a. democracy
b. republics
c. oligarchy
d. monarchy
Answer:- d
33. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were
a. Sabha and Mahasabha
b. Mahasabha and Ganasabha
c. Sabha and Samiti
d. Ur and Kula
Answer:- c
34. The Indo-Greek Kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second
century BC was
a. Scythia
b. Zedrasia
c. Bactria
d. Aria
Answer:- a
35. The beat specimens of Mauryan art are represented by their
a. Stupas
b. Pillars
c. Chaityas
d. Caves
Answer:- b
36. Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the
Mauryan period?
a. Literary works
b. Foreign accounts
c. Numismatic evidence
d. Epigraphic sources
Answer:- c
37. 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
Answer:- c
38. Who among the following was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?
a. Mahapadma Nanda
b. Ashoka Nanda
c. Dhana Nanda
d. None of the above
Answer:- a
39. The word ‘Veda’ has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means
a. Divinity
b. Sacredness
c. Doctrine
d. Knowledge
Answer:- d
40. The Kushan rule was brought to an end by
a. The Nagas
b. The Britishers
c. Samudragupta
d. The Hindu Shahi Dynasty
Answer:- d
41. Ashoka has been particularly Influenced by the Buddhist monk
a. Ambhi
b. Upagupta
c. Asvaghosha
d. Vasubandhu
Answer:- b
42. During Kanishka’s reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to
a. Delhi
b. Ayodhya
c. Kannauj
d. Purushapura (Peshawar)
Answer:- d
43. Which of the following Sanskrit language?
a. Kushanas
b. Mauryas
c. Guptas
d. Indo-Greeks
Answer:- c
44. Who had got the Konark Sun Temple constructed?
a. Kanishka
b. Ashoka
c. Narasimha Deva II
d. Rajendra Chola
Answer:- c
45. Which one of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium?
a. Maurya sculptures
b. Mathura sculptures
c. Bharhut sculptures
d. Gandhara sculptures
Answer:- c
46. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?
a. Saumilla
b. Sudraka
c. Shaunaka
d. Susrutha
Answer:- d
47. In the context of ancient Indian society, which one of the following terms does not
belong to the category of the other three?
a. Kula
b. Vamsa
c. Kosa
d. Gotra
Answer:- c
48. Who wrote Mrichchhakatika (Clay Cart)?
a. Akbar
b. Kalidas
c. Sudraka
d. Dandin
Answer:- c
49. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements
have been found In
a. Punjab
b. Haryana
c. Gujarat
d. Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- c
50. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the
a. Paleolithic age
b. Primitive age
c. Neolithic age
d. Bronze age
Answer:- d
51. Who among the following used to hold a religious assembly at Prayag every five year?
a. Ashoka
b. Harshvardhana
c. Kanishka
d. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Answer:- b
52. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as
a. Gautam
b. Siddhartha
c. Rahul
d. Suddhodhana
Answer:- b
53. The Jatakas are a collection of stories
a. Meant for children
b. Based on pet Hindu myths
c. About Jains saints
d. Pertaining to several different earlier births of the Buddha
Answer:- d
54. Architectural developments In India manifested themselves In their full glory during
the period of the
a. Guptas
b. Nandas
c. Mauryas
d. Cholas
Answer:- a
55. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described
in
a. Archaeological excavations
b. Rock edicts
c. Coins
d. Pillar edicts
Answer:- b
56. The proud title of ‘Vikramaditya’ had been assumed by
a. Harsha
b. Chandragupta II
c. Kanishka
d. Samudragupta
Answer:- b
57. In which region was the first metallic coin used In India?
a. The Indo-Gangetic plain of central India
b. The Himalayas
c. Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh
d. The Deccan Plateau
Answer:- a
58. Which of the following was the first metal to be discovered and used as tools by
humans?
a. Iron
b. Gold
c. Tin
d. Copper
Answer:- d
59. The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as
a. Advaita
b. Vedanta
c. Yoga
d. Samkhya
Answer:- b
60. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of
the so-called Hinduism was the development of
a. Shaivism
b. Saktism
c. Bhagavatism
d. Tantricism
Answer:- c
61. Bhagavatiam refers to worship of
a. Vasudeva Krishna
b. Brahma
c. Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva
d. Durga as Shakti
Answer:- a
62. Vaishnavism, a later development of Bhagavatism, advocates the worship of
a. Vishnu
b. Ram and Krishna
c. Vishnu and his incarnations
d. Vishnu and Lakshmi
Answer:- c
63. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the
rituals described in the
a. Rigveda
b. Yajurveda
c. Grihyasutras
d. Upanishad
Answer:- c
64. The founder of Jainism was
a. Rishbha
b. Neminath
c. Parsvanatha
d. Vardhaman Mahavira
Answer:- c
65. Vardhamana Mahavira the 24
th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at ____ and died at
____.
a. Vaishali and Rajagriha
b. Kusinara and Pava
c. Kundagrama and Pava
d. Kashi and Champa
Answer:- c
66. 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. right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
Answer:- a
67. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one
which he added was
a. not to kill (non-injury)
b. not to steal
c. non-attachment to worldly things
d. celibacy
Answer:- d
68. In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to
a. follow three jewels and five vows
b. practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings
c. renounce the world and attain right knowledge
d. believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence
Answer:- a
69. 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
Answer:- b
70. The name Buddha means
a. enlightened
b. learned
c. divine
d. sacred
Answer:- a
71. Match the events of the Buddha’s life with the place a of their occurrence:
List-1 List-2
A. Birth (i) Kusinagar
B. Attainment of knowledge (ii) Sarnath
C. First Sermon (iii) Bodh-Gaya
D. Death (iv) Lumbini
Codes:
A B C D
a. i ii iii iv
b. ii i iv iii
c. iii ii i iv
d. iv iii ii i
Answer:- d
72. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of
a. Asoka
b. Kanishka
c. Menander
d. Harsha
Answer:- b
73. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
a. Ashvaghosa
b. Vasubandhu
c. Nagarjuna
d. Nagasena
Answer:- c
74. 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
Answer:- b
75. Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in
a. China
b. Japan
c. Sri Lanka
d. Tibet
Answer:- c
76. In the sixth century BC northern India was divided into
a. sixteen great states
b. eight republican states
c. both a. and b. above
d. Anga and Magadha
Answer:- c
77. Of all the states in northern India in 6th century BC which of the following states
emerged as the most powerful?
a. Anga
b. Magadha
c. Kashi
d. Kosala
Answer:- b
78. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the
a. Haryankas
b. Sisunagas
c. Nandas
d. Mauryas
Answer:- c
79. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas
because
a. Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas
b. the Nandas were low-born
c. the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the
people
d. Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule
Answer:- c
80. The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has
been vividly portrayed in the Sanakrit play written by Kalidasa
a. Mudrarakshas
b. Devichandragupta
c. Malavikagnimitram
d. Mrichhakatika
Answer:- c
81. Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya) is the author of Arthasastra
which has been compared with
a. Plato’s State
b. Machiavelli’s Prince
c. Karl Marx’s Das Kapital
d. Hitler’s Mein Kampf
Answer:- b
82. Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote
an account of the period in his book
a. Travels of Megasthanes
b. Indika
c. Indicoplecusts
d. Both b. and c.
Answer:- b
83. 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
Answer:- c
84. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
a. After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
b. Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the
war
c. He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and non-
combatants in the war
d. Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence
Answer:- c
85. In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself
a. Devanampriya Priyadarshi King
b. Ashoka Priyadarshi
c. Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)
d. Daivaputra
Answer:- a
86. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that
a. his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life
b. he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people
c. after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
d. he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of
common moral ideal
Answer:- c
87. The moat important official post with vast responsibilities created by Asoka was
a. Rajuka
b. Yukta
c. Dharamamahamatya
d. Prativedaka
Answer:- c
88. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
a. floral designs
b. pillars
c. animal figures
d. yaksha figures
Answer:- c
89. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their
a. monolithic structure
b. carving
c. polish
d. uniformity of workmanship
Answer:- c
90. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan
empire?
a. Ashoka’s pacifist policies
b. Division of the empire after Ashoka
c. Foreign aggressions particularly Greek
d. Economic and financial crisis
Answer:- a
91. Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler
Brihadratha?
a. Pushyamitra Sunga
b. Agnimitra
c. Vasumitra
d. Jyesthamitra
Answer:- a
92. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of Justice and
dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda
Panho) was
a. Demetrius
b. Menander
c. Eukratises
d. Heliocles
Answer:- b
93. The first great empire to the south of the Vindhayas was of the
a. Cholas
b. Cheras
c. Pandyas
d. Satavahanas
Answer:- d
94. The greatest claim to fame of the Satavahanas is on account of
a. Pursuing a tolerant religious policy and giving common patronage to Buddhism and
Brahmanism
b. Adoption of Prakrit as their court language in preference to Sanskrit
c. Great economic prosperity and brisk inland and foreign trade
d. Great contribution to Indian art as evident from the art of Amravati and
Nagarjunakonda
Answer:- c
95. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in
a. Montgomery district
b. Larkana district
c. Chandigarh area
d. Gujarat
Answer:- b
96. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
a. Sama Veda
b. Atharva Veda
c. Yajur Veda
d. Rig Veda
Answer:- d
97. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
a. Patrilineal
b. Patriarchal
c. Matriarchal
d. Matrilineal
Answer:- b
98. Gautama Buddha was brought up by
a. Mahaprajapati
b. Mayadevi
c. Kundavi
d. Sangamitra
Answer:- a
99. Mahavira was
a. the 20th Tirthankara
b. the 21st Tirthankara
c. the 23rd Tirthankara
d. the 24th Tirthankara
Answer:- d
100. The Phrsae the ‘Light of Asia’ is applied to
a. Alexander
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Mahavira
d. The Buddha
Answer:- d
101. The Eight-fold path was enunciated by
a. The Buddha
b. Mahavira
c. Nehru
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:- a
102. The Svetambara Jains were
a. clad in white
b. clad in black
c. clad in red
d. saffron clad
Answer:- a
103. The Buddha
a. rejected the theory of Karma
b. was non-committal on the theory of Karma
c. believed in the theory of Karma
d. suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma
Answer:- c
104. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in
a. Sanskrit
b. Pali
c. Tibetan
d. Not written in any language but orally transmitted
Answer:- b
105. The first Buddhist Council was held at
a. Lumbini
b. Kapilavastu
c. Rajagriha
d. Avanti
Answer:- c
106. Ashoka was much influenced by Buddhist monk called
a. Upagupta
b. Vasubandhu
c. Ambhi
d. Asvagosha
Answer:- a
107. Megasthanes visited India during the period of
a. Chandragupta II
b. Ashoka
c. Chandragupta Maurya
d. Harsha
Answer:- c
108. Megasthanes was the Ambassador of
a. Selukos Nikator
b. Alexander
c. Darius
d. The Persians
Answer:- a
109. “The Indica” was written by
a. Kautilya
b. Patanjali
c. Megasthanes
d. Panini
Answer:- c
110. Mauryan Dynasty was founded by
a. Ashoka
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Pushyamitra
d. Ajatasatru
Answer:- b
111. The main occupation of the Aryans was
a. Weaving
b. Agriculture
c. Trade
d. Seafaring
Answer:- b
112. The Rig Veda consists of
a. 1000 hymns
b. 1028 hymns
c. 500 hymns
d. 2000 hymns
Answer:- b
113. The Yueh-Chi were driven out from western China by the
a. Hunas
b. Rashtrika
c. Mangols
d. Bhojakas
Answer:- a
114. Which of the following explains the duties of Dharmamahamatras?
a. The Minor Rock Edicts
b. The two Kalinga Edicts
c. Arthasastra
d. Indica
Answer:- a
115. During the Mauryan period was In the hands of
a. three boards
b. four boards
c. five boards
d. six boards
Answer:- d
116. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of
Kalinga by Ashoka?
a. No. XIII
b. No. X
c. No. XI
d. No. XII
Answer:- a
117. Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically?
a. Rig Veda
b. Yajur Veda
c. Sama Veda
d. Atharva Veda
Answer:- c
118. Of the following who was the hero of a famous drama Malvlkagnimitra written by
Kalidasa?
a. Vasumitra
b. Vajramitra
c. Pushyamitra
d. Agnimitra
Answer:- d
119. The duties of Dharmamahamatras are explained in the Minor Rock Edict No___.
a. X
b. IV
c. XII
d. V
Answer:- d
120. Which of the following subjects is not dealt with in the Puranas?
a. Primary creation
b. Secondary creation
c. Genealogies of gods
d. Arithmetic
Answer:- d
121. The Vishnu Purana, gives an account of _____.
a. Mauryan Dynasty
b. The Andhras
c. The Vardhanas
d. Life in Indus Valley
Answer:- a
122. A well-organised State machinery was Introduced for the first time by
a. the Vedic Aryans
b. Alexander
c. the Guptas
d. the Mauryas
Answer:- d
123. The last Mauryan king was
a. Pushyamitra Sunga
b. Ashoka
c. Harsha
d. Brihadratha
Answer:- d
124. Bimbisara was succeeded by
a. Ashoka
b. Ajatasatru
c. Vesudeva
d. Chandragupta Maurya
Answer:- b
125. The Upanishads are separated from the Brahmanas by treatises called _______.
a. Vedas
b. Aranyakas
c. Epics
d. Puranas
Answer:- b
126. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led by
a. Sudras
b. Kshatriya Princes
c. Vaisyas
d. Brahmins
Answer:- b
127. Whom can we call the first national ruler of India?
a. Chandragupta Maurya
b. Kanishka
c. Harsha
d. Ajatasatru
Answer:- a
128. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of
a. Nature
b. Pasupatbi
c. Trimurti
d. Mother Goddess
Answer:- a
129. The ‘Brahmanas’ deals with
a. The Bhakti Theory
b. Yoga
c. Ritualism
d. Meditation
Answer:- c
130. Which of the following Gods lost his importance as the first deity during the later
Vedic period?
a. Varuna
b. Agni
c. Vishnu
d. Rudra
Answer:- a
131. Which of the following was the God of Animal during the later Vedic period?
a. Indra
b. Rudra
c. Vishnu
d. Prajapatbi
Answer:- b
132. Which of the following animals was not known to the people of Indus Valley
Civilisation?
a. Horse
b. Cow
c. Goat
d. Elephant
Answer:- a
133. When Alexander invaded India, Taxila was ruled by
a. Ambhi
b. Porus
c. Ashoka
d. Bimbisara
Answer:- a
134. There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo-Daro and ______.
a. Egypt
b. China
c. Sumeria
d. Afghanistan
Answer:- c
135. The Harappas had commercial relations with _____.
a. China
b. Jawa
c. Mesopotamia
d. Burma (Now, Myanmar)
Answer:- c
136. Megasthanese was a Greek Ambassador sent to the court of ______.
a. Ashoka
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Kanishka
d. Porus
Answer:- b
137. Mudra Rakahasa was written by
a. Kalidasa
b. Visakadatta
c. Bana
d. Bharavi
Answer:- b
138. The Indus Civilisation is noted for its
a. Art
b. Scientific Advance
c. Town Planning
d. Military Organisation
Answer:- c
139. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was
a. Sanskrit
b. Pali
c. Tamil
d. Greek
Answer:- b
140. Which of the following was the cause of the decline of Buddhism?
a. Buddhism was founded by a prince
b. Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteries
c. Buddha and Mahavira were contemporaries
d. Buddha preached non-violence
Answer:- b
141. Which of the following is not included in triratna of Jainism?
a. Right Knowledge
b. Right Conduct
c. Right Faith
d. Creator
Answer:- d
142. The Harappans did not know the use of
a. Copper
b. Bronze
c. Gold
d. Iron
Answer:- d
143. Ajivikas were _____.
a. A monastic sect
b. A sect to Barbarians
c. Soldiers
d. Spies
Answer:- a
144. Dharmamahamatras were ______ during the Mauryans.
a. Officials
b. Buddhist Monks
c. Jain Monks
d. Soldiers
Answer:- a
145. During the period of Sungas there was a revival of ______.
a. Jainism
b. Buddhism
c. Brahminism
d. Zoroastrianism
Answer:- c
146. Of the following who has been considered as a grammarian?
a. Kautilya
b. Megasthanes
c. Patanjali
d. Kanishka
Answer:- c
147. Agnimitra was the hero of Kalidas’s
a. Sakuntala
b. Malavikagnimitra
c. Megadutta
d. Mrichhakatikam
Answer:- b
148. Kanva dynasty was established by
a. Rudradaman
b. Vasudeva
c. Nagarjuna
d. Kadphises
Answer:- b
149. Kharavela of Kalinga was a follower of
a. Jainism
b. Buddhism
c. Hinduism
d. Confuciounism
Answer:- a
150. The capital of the king Kharavela of Kalinga was
a. Taxila
b. Pataliputra
c. Kalinganagara
d. Pushpapura
Answer:- c
151. Under Mauryas each province was placed under a__.
a. Prince
b. Commander
c. Council
d. Minister
Answer:- a
152. Chandragupta Maurya was__.
a. A benevolent despot
b. Autocrat
c. Democrat
d. A pious ruler
Answer:- a
153. The mother of Vardhamana Mahavira was a
a. Lichavi Princess
b. Maurya Princess
c. Saka Princess
d. Not a member of the royal family
Answer:- a
154. Buddha delivered his first sermon at ______.
a. Sanchi
b. Sarnath
c. Kapilvastu
d. Vaisali
Answer:- b
155. The Buddha attained nirvana at ______.
a. Bodh Gaya
b. Sarnath
c. Sanchi
d. Kusinagara
Answer:- d
156. The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of Edict?
a. Sanchi
b. Sarnath
c. Bhabra
d. Kalinga
Answer:- b
157. Which of the following is not the name of Kautilya?
a. Chanakya
b. Vishnugupta
c. Dramindacharya
d. Devaputra
Answer:- d
158. Kautilya hailed from ______.
a. Taxila
b. Srinagar
c. Pataliputra
d. Nepal
Answer:- a
159. Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and compassion’ In
a. The Light of Asia
b. Amarakosa
c. Buddhacharita
d. Jatak Tales
Answer:- b
160. The most important Pahlava ruler was ______.
a. Mues
b. Gondophemes
c. Menander
d. Darius
Answer:- b
161. St Thomas died a martyr at _______.
a. Madras
b. Bombay
c. Goa
d. Surat
Answer:- a
162. 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
Answer:- b
163. The Capital of Kanishka Empire was _______.
a. Pataliputra
b. Peshawar
c. Kabul
d. Taxila
Answer:- b
164. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at _______.
a. Pataliputra
b. Vaisali
c. Kundalavana
d. Bodh Gaya
Answer:- c
165. Alexander was the son of Philip II of ______.
a. Sparta
b. Athens
c. Macedonia
d. Carthage
Answer:- c
166. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of ______.
a. Herat
b. Kabul
c. Hydaspes
d. Arbela
Answer:- c
167. Alexander the Great died at ______.
a. Susa
b. Babylon
c. Macedonia
d. Kabul
Answer:- b
168. The monolithic image of Jain Saint ‘Gomatiswara’ is at ______.
a. Mount Abu
b. Saravanabelgola
c. Kusinagara
d. Kalinga
Answer:- b
169. Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?
a. Girnar
b. Allahabad
c. Rajagriha
d. Varanasi
Answer:- a
170. ___was the mother of Vardhamana Mahavira.
a. Yasodhara
b. Kundhavi
c. Trisala
d. Mayadevi
Answer:- c
171. Bhasa was the author of _______.
a. Mahavamsa
b. Svapnavasavadatta
c. Sakunthala
d. Buddha Charita
Answer:- b
172. The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was _______.
a. Asvaghosa
b. Vasumitra
c. Upagupta
d. Bhadrabahu
Answer:- d
173. Who among the following is not associated with medicine In ancient India?
a. Dhanvantri
b. Susruta
c. Bhaskaracharya
d. Charaka
Answer:- c
174. Megasthanes was succeeded by _______ as ambassador?
a. Darius
b. Demetrios
c. Deimachos
d. Philip
Answer:- c
175. The Saka Era was founded by
a. Kadphises I
b. Kanishka
c. Alexander
d. Menander
Answer:- b
176. The famous Indo-Greek Kin, who embraced Buddhism was _______.
a. Strato I
b. Menander
c. Demetrios
d. Alexander
Answer:- b
177. Kanlshka was the follower of
a. Hinduism
b. Jainism
c. Hinayanism
d. Mahayanism
Answer:- d
178. The Sunga ruler Bhaga erected a monolithic ‘Garuda’ at _______.
a. Varanasi
b. Besnagar
c. Rajagriha
d. Pataliputra
Answer:- b
179. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Kautilya 1. Magadha King
B. Megasthanes 2. Ashoka
C. Bimbisara 3. Arthasastra
D. Upagupta 4. Ambassador
Codes:
A B C D
a. 3 4 1 2
b. 2 1 4 3
c. 1 2 3 4
d. 4 3 2 1
Answer:- a
180. Match the following:
List-1 List-2
1. Sama Veda 1. Kali Age
2. Atharva Veda 2. Philosophical Treatises
3. Puranas 3. Musically rendered
4. Upanishads 4. Magic and spells
Codes:
A B C D
a. 3 4 1 2
b. 2 1 4 3
c. 1 2 3 4
d. 4 3 2 1
Answer:- a
181. Vardhamana Mahavira died at
a. Pavapuri
b. Kundagrama
c. Pataliputra
d. Taxila
Answer:- a
182. The city of Pataliputra was founded at the junction of the Ganges and the ______.
a. Sone
b. Brahmaputra
c. Yamuna
d. Gomati
Answer:- a
183. The Nanda dynasty was established by
a. Vasudeva
b. Kharavela
c. Mahapadma
d. Pushyamitra
Answer:- c
184. Alexander was trained by
a. Socrates
b. Aristotle
c. Plato
d. Homer
Answer:- b
185. Of the following who is called India’s Machiavelli?
a. Asvaghosha
b. Patanjali
c. Kautilya
d. Bana
Answer:- c
186. Which of the following was the main port for the Indus people?
a. Lothal
b. Harappa
c. Kalibangan
d. Mohenjodaro
Answer:- a
187. The Indus people were worshippers of
a. Mothers Goddess
b. Indra
c. Rudra
d. Varuna
Answer:- a
188. Vardhamana Mahavira was born at _____.
a. Bodh-Gaya
b. Kundagrama
c. Samath
d. Benaras
Answer:- b
189. Bimbisara was succeeded by _____.
a. Ashoka
b. Ajatasatru
c. Vasudeva
d. Chandragupta Maurya
Answer:- b
190. The term ‘Aryan’ denotes
a. a speech group
b. an ethnic group
c. a nomadic group
d. a supporter race
Answer:- a
191. Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiral called ______.
a. Ptolemy
b. Nearchos
c. Menander
d. Porus
Answer:- b
192. Pushyamitra Sunga was a staunch ______.
a. Buddhist
b. Jain
c. Hindu
d. Atheist
Answer:- c
193. The earliest ‘evidence of silver in India is found in the
a. Harappan culture
b. Chalcolitchic cultures of western India
c. Vedic Texts
d. Silver punchmarked coins
Answer:- b
194. Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th
century BC?
a. Gandhar
b. Kamboj
c. Kashi
d. Magadh
Answer:- c
195. Which of the following was another name of Pataliputra?
a. Purushapura
b. Kusinagara
c. Kusumapura
d. Huvishkapura
Answer:- c
196. Who was referred to as Amitraghata by the Greeks?
a. Chandragupta Maurya
b. Bimbisara
c. Bindusara
d. Vasudeva
Answer:- c
197. The founder of the Achaemenian Empire was
a. Cyrus
b. Darius
c. Xerxes
d. Cambyses
Answer:- a
198. Which of the following was the characteristic feature of the religion of the ancient
Tamils?
a. Worship of Nature
b. Worship of Mother Goddess
c. Worship of Murugan
d. Worship of Sun
Answer:- c
199. The most powerful ruler of the Cheras was
a. Udiyanjeral
b. Nedunjeraladan
c. Senguttuvan
d. Sengannan
Answer:- c
200. A temple for ‘Patini devi’ was constructed by
a. Karikala
b. Paranar
c. Senguttuvan
d. Udiyanjeral
Answer:- c
201. Which of the following was not the port of the Satavahanas?
a. Barukkacha
b. Kalyan
c. Sopra
d. Puhar
Answer:- d
202. Which of the following was the centre of inland trade of the Satavahanas?
a. Nasik
b. Srikakulam
c. Tagara
d. Surat
Answer:- c
203. Karikala was the centre of many legends found in
a. Manimekalai
b. Silappadhikaram
c. Purananuru
d. Kuruntokai
Answer:- b
204. During the 4th century AD the Western Satraps were conquered by
a. Sassanian rulers
b. Afghan rulers
c. Satavahanas
d. Kadambas
Answer:- a
205. Sudarsana lake was reconstructed by
a. Nahapana
b. Chashtana
c. Rudradaman I
d. Harsha
Answer:- c
206. The first ruler of the Satavahanas was
a. Simuka
b. Govinda
c. Sri Satakarni
d. Nahapana
Answer:- a
207. Naganib was a ___Queen.
a. Gupta
b. Andhra
c. Saka
d. Pallava
Answer:- b
208. Which of the following works of Kalidasa gives information about the Andhras?
a. Sakuntala
b. Malavikagnimitra
c. Meghaduta
d. Kumarasambhava
Answer:- b
209. Satavahana rule was extended to the Coromandal Coast by
a. Sri Yajna Satakarni
b. Pulumayi II
c. Sri Satakarni
d. Simuka
Answer:- b
210. Chashtana was the Satraps of
a. Gujarat
b. Malwa
c. Kathiawar
d. Kashmir
Answer:- b
211. Srikakulam was the capital of
a. Sakas
b. Pahlavas
c. Andhras
d. Ashoka
Answer:- c
212. In whose court did Asvaghosa live?
a. Harsha
b. Samudra Gupta
c. Kanishka
d. Ashoka
Answer:- c
213. The Sunga period saw the growth of one of the following religions. Identify.
a. Brahmanism
b. Saivism
c. Buddhism
d. Nature worship
Answer:- a
214. Whose general was Appolodotus?
a. Euthydemus
b. Demetrius
c. Diodotus
d. Antichos
Answer:- b
215. Who erected the Garuda pillar at Besnagar?
a. Bhagabhadra
b. Heliodorus
c. Menander
d. Antialkidas
Answer:- a
216. During the pre-Gupta age the foreign trade was most extensive with
a. South East Asian Countries
b. China
c. Central Asia
d. Roman Empire
Answer:- d
217. Which among the following was not affected by the invasion of the Persians on India?
a. Script in the North-West
b. Coinage
c. Court Ceremonies
d. Sculpture
Answer:- d
218. Gandhara School of Art was deeply influenced by
a. Chinese (Mongolian) art
b. Hellenic art
c. Ranion (Persian) art
d. Local (Indian) art
Answer:- b
219. 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
Answer:- d
220. The ancient Chola kingdom existed in the delta of the river
a. Tungabhadra
b. Cauvery
c. Krishna
d. Godavari
Answer:- b
221. Which of the following statements about Arthasastra is not true?
a. It prescribes the duty of a king
b. It describes the then economic life of the country
c. It lays down the principles of politics
d. It highlights the need for financial reforms
Answer:- d
222. What is said to be the original home of the Sungas?
a. Kalinga
b. Vidisa
c. Berar
d. Bharhut
Answer:- b
223. Milindapanho is a
a. History of a dynasty
b. Prakrit drama
c. Sanskrit play
d. Religious conversation
Answer:- d
224. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi?
a. Panini
b. Katyayana
c. Jayadeva
d. Bharatha
Answer:- a
225. The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian territory was
a. Cyrus
b. Cambyses
c. Darius
d. Xerxes
Answer:- a
226. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because
a. he fell ill
b. he suffered defeat in India
c. his forces refused to go further
d. he did not like India
Answer:- c
227. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
a. wide powers enjoyed by the provincial 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
Answer:- c
228. The principles of Ashoka’s Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from
a. Buddhism
b. Jainism
c. Brahmanism
d. The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period
Answer:- d
229. Which social evil was conspicuously absent in ancient India?
a. Polygamy
b. Sati system
c. Devadasi system
d. Purdah system
Answer:- d
230. The greatest Saka ruler of India, who was a great conqueror, is said to have gained
fame by being well-versed in grammar, polity, logic, music etc. and had taken a vow not
to kill men except in battle. Who was he?
a. Chastana
b. Nahapana
c. Rudrasimha
d. Rudradaman
Answer:- b
231. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than
that of Ashoka, was
a. Kadphises
b. Kanishka I
c. Vasishka
d. Huvishka
Answer:- b
232. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by
a. Ashoka
b. Menander
c. Kanishka
d. Huvishka
Answer:- c
233. The first image of the Buddha-was carved out during the reign of
a. Ashoka
b. Pusyamitra Shunga
c. Kanishka I
d. Menander
Answer:- c
234. The Gandhara-Mathura School of Art, which flourished during the Kushana period and
the foreign influence of
a. Greece
b. Rome
c. Both a. and b. above
d. China
Answer:- c
235. During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from
China it went to
a. Burma and Tibet
b. Thailand and Cambodia
c. Korea and Japan
d. Indonesia and Vietnam
Answer:- c
236. 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
Answer:- a
237. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period
a. Mauryan
b. Sunga
c. Kushana
d. Gupta
Answer:- c
238. The earliest stratum of the history of the Tamils is known as
a. Chola Age
b. Pandyan Age
c. Sangam Age
d. Pallava Age
Answer:- c
239. The Sangam Age in the history of South India represents
a. The period of Aryanisation of South India
b. A period when an assembly of a college of Tamil poets was held at Madurai
c. A literary-cultural phase of the Tamilham during the first three centuries of the
Christian era
d. Both b. and c. above
Answer:- d
240. During the Sangam Age brisk and nourishing foreign trade was conducted from the
south Indian ports of Muziris, Kaveripattnam or Poom-Puhar and Arikamedu to
a. West Asia
b. South East Asia
c. Roman World
d. Central Europe
Answer:- c
241. Which of the following was not one of the ruling dynasties of South India in the
Sangam Age?
a. Chola
b. Chera
c. Pandya
d. Pallava
Answer:- d
242. Which of the following is one of the greatest classics of the Sangam literature?
a. Tikappiyam
b. Kural
c. Pattuppattu
d. Silapadikaram or Manimekalai
Answer:- d
243. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of
northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?
a. Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas
b. Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas
c. Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
d. Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
Answer:- c
244. The last great ruling dynasty of Magadha was
a. Sunga
b. Kanva
c. Kusana
d. Gupta
Answer:- d
245. Kanishka is associated with an era which is known as
a. Vikram era
b. Saka-Shalivahan era
c. Saka era
d. Gupta era
Answer:- c
246. The greatest conqueror among the Gupta rulers was
a. Samudragupta
b. Chandragupta II
c. Kumargupta
d. Skandagupta
Answer:- a
247. A Gupta king has been called an Indian Napoleon and he was also an accomplished
poet and musician (player of Veena) who was he?
a. Samudragupta
b. Kumargupta
c. Chandragupta II
d. Skandagupta
Answer:- a
248. The famous Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription describes the conquest of
a. Samudragupta
b. Chandragupta II
c. Chandragupta Maurya
d. Chandra of Indraprastha
Answer:- b
249. The Gupta king who is known in the Indian legends as Vikramaditya was
a. Chandragupta I
b. Samudragupta
c. Chandragupta II
d. Skandagupta
Answer:- c
250. The Chinese traveller Fa-hien visited India and left a detailed account of the reign of
a. Samudragupta
b. Chandragupta II
c. Kumargupta I
d. Skandagupta
Answer:- b
indian history Quiz Questions
251. The foremost astronomer and mathematician of the Gupta period was
a. Aryabhatta
b. Varahamihira
c. Brahmagupta
d. Vanabhata
Answer:- a
252. The Gupta artists had attained the highest perfection in
a. architecture
b. sculpture
c. terracotas
d. painting
Answer:- b
253. The most important reason(s) for the decline of the Gupta empire was/were
a. invasions of the Hunas
b. weak later Gupta rulers
c. independence of the later Gupta rulers
d. a. b. and c. above
Answer:- d
254. After the decline of the Guptas, which of the following cities of North India emerged
as the centre of political gravity of North India?
a. Ajmer
b. Kannauj
c. Dhara
d. Delhi
Answer:- b
255. Match the following rulers/ruling dynasties of North India with the centres of their
power:
List-I List-II
A. Maukharis (i) Thaneshvar
B. Pusyabhuti or Vardhans (ii] Kannauj
C. Sasanka (ill) Valabhi Gujarat
D. Maitrakas (iv) Bengal Gauda
Codes:
A B C D
a. I ii iii iv
b. Ii I iv iii
c. I iii ii iv
d. Iv iii ii i
Answer:- b
256. 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
Answer:- a
257. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by
a. Banabhatta
b. Sudraka
c. Sri Harsha
d. Gunadhva
Answer:- a
258. Harsha was defeated by
a. Sasanka
b. King of Valabhi
c. Bhaskarvarman
d. Pulkesin II
Answer:- d
259. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
a. Jainism
b. Buddhism
c. Shaivism
d. Bhagavatism
Answer:- b
260. After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three
contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a
party in the struggle?
a. Gurjar Partiharas
b. Rastrakutas
c. Palas
d. Paramaras
Answer:- d
261. What was Chandragupta-II also known as?
a. Samudragupta
b. Vikramaditya
c. Skandagupta
d. Raanagupta
Answer:- b
262. That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
a. there are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
b. Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
c. Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
d. All of the above
Answer:- d
263. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because
a. they used chariots driven by horses
b. they were from an advanced urban culture
c. they were taller and stronger
d. they used elephants on a large scale
Answer:- a
264. Coins made of metal first appeared in
a. Harappan Civilisation
b. Later Vedic Age
c. Age of the Buddha
d. Age of the Mauryas
Answer:- c
265. In the early Vedic-period, Varna system was based on
a. Education
b. Birth
c. Occupation
d. Talen
Answer:- c
266. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order:
1. Nandas
2. Sisunagas
3. Mauryas
4. Haryankas
a. IV, II, III and I
b. II, I, IV and III
c. IV, II, I and III
d. III, I, IV and II
Answer:- c
267. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism?
(i) The world is full of sorrows.
(ii) People suffer on account of desire.
(iii) If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained.
(iv) The existence of God and soul must be recognised.
a. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
b. (ii) and (iii)
c. (i), (ii) and (iii)
d. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer:- c
268. The Greeks were driven out of India by
a. Bindusara
b. Ashoka
c. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
d. Chandragupta Maurya
Answer:- d
269. The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilisation is found at
a. Harappa
b. Mohenjo-Daro
c. Ropar
d. Kalibangan
Answer:- b
270. Who was the court poet of Harsha-vardhana?
a. Bhani
b. Ravi Kirti
c. Bana
d. Vishnu Sharma
Answer:- c
271. ‘Prince of Pilgrims’ was the name attributed to
a. Fa-Hien
b. I-tsing
c. Hiuen Tsang
d. Megasthenese
Answer:- c
272. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
a. Maurya
b. Nandas
c. Guptas
d. Cholas
Answer:- c
273. The year of accession of Kanishka to throne was
a. 108 AD
b. 58 AD
c. 128 AD
d. 78 AD
Answer:- d
274. Kalinga was took place in the year
a. 263 BC
b. 240 BC
c. 261 BC
d. 232 BC
Answer:- c
275. The first Grammarian of the Sanakrit language was
a. Kalhana
b. Panini
c. Maitreyi
d. Kalidasa
Answer:- b
276. The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
a. Chandragupta
b. Chandragupta-II
c. Samudragupta
d. Kumaragupta
Answer:- b
277. Which one of the following vedas contains sacrificial formulae?
a. Sama Veda
b. Yajur Veda
c. Rig Veda
d. Athrva Veda
Answer:- b
278. When did the best productions of Gandhara sculpture appear?
a. Mauryan Period
b. Gupta Period
c. Kushana Period
d. Harsha Period
Answer:- c
279. The caves of Ajanta and EIlora belonged to
a. Jains
b. Hindus
c. Buddhists
d. Sikhs
Answer:- c
280. Name the temple in Indonesia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharata are
depicted?
a. Brihadeshwara
b. Angkor Wat
c. Kailashnath
d. Borobudur
Answer:- d
281. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than
that of Ashoka was
a. Kadphises
b. Kanishka I
c. Vaishka
d. Huvishka
Answer:- b
282. The worship of images in India began during the _____ period.
a. Mauryan
b. Sunga
c. Kusana
d. Gupta
Answer:- c
283. The concept of Eight-Cold Path forms the theme of
a. Dipavamsa
b. Divyavadana
c. Mahaparinibban Sutta
d. Dharmachakrapravartana Sutta
Answer:- d
284. The Camoua ruler of ancient India who is said to have been converted to Jainism,
towards the end of his life, is
a. Bindusara
b. Samudragupta
c. Chandragupta
d. Ashoka
Answer:- c
285. The harappan economy was primarily___ in nature.
a. Rural
b. Industrial
c. Urban
d. Capitalist
Answer:- c
286. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by
a. Mahayana Buddhism
b. Jainism
c. Lokayata School
d. Hinayana Buddhism
Answer:- b
287. Who, from among the following rulers, had ruled over the largest part of India?
a. Kanishka
b. Chandragupta I
c. Chandragupta Maurya
d. Ashoka
Answer:- c
288. The Upanishads are a series of books devoted to
a. Yoga
b. Social law
c. Religious rituals
d. Philosophy
Answer:- d
289. Which of the following temples has acquired the name of the Black Pagoda?
a. Sun Temple
b. Lingaraj Temple
c. Bhuvaneshwari Temple
d. Jagannathdeva Temple
Answer:- a
290. Whom was Ashvaghosha a contemporary of?
a. Menander
b. Harsha
c. Kanishka
d. Ashoka
Answer:- c
291. Name the later Gupta ruler who had performed the Ashvaghosha Yajna (Horse
Sacrifice) and assumed the Imperial title of Maharajadhiraj?
a. Kamarupa
b. Mahasena Gupta
c. Adityasen
d. Kumaragupta III
Answer:- c
292. With what subject does the Mitakshara deal?
a. Law
b. Grammar
c. Medicine
d. Theology
Answer:- a
293. The Mauryan administration was highly
a. Decentralized
b. Bureaucratic
c. Centralized
d. Despotic
Answer:- c
294. Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
a. Pulakesin-I
b. Pulakesin-Il
c. Vikramaditya-I
d. Vikramaditya-II
Answer:- b
295. The Buddha’s Eight Fold Path did not include
a. Right Resolve
b. Right Views
c. Right Speech
d. Right Table Manners
Answer:- d
296. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
a. Subtle conquest
b. Religious domination
c. A casteless society
d. Non-violence and peace
Answer:- d
297. By whom had the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh been built?
a. Ashoka
b. Harshavardhana
c. Kanishka
d. Chandragupta
Answer:- a
298. The author of Ashtadhyayai is
a. Charaka
b. Panini
c. AIyabhatta
d. Chanakya
Answer:- b
299. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most Important functionary of the State
was the
a. Senani
b. Revenue collector
c. Magician-doctor
d. Purohita
Answer:- d
300. The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis
of
a. Mystical insight by modern seers
b. Markings on seals
c. Radio carbon dating
d. Travellers written accounts
Answer:- c
301. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
a. The Vedas
b. The Upanishads
c. The Aranyakas
d. The Brahmanas
Answer:- d
302. The concluding portions of the Brahmanas are called the
a. Vedas
b. Agamas
c. Tantras
d. Satpathas
Answer:- d
303. What does the Yajur Veda contain?
a. Only hymns
b. Spells and charms
c. Hymns and rituals
d. Commentaries on society
Answer:- c
304. The Mahajanapada that acquired prominence to become an empire was that of
a. Magadha
b. Kasi
c. Kosala
d. Avanti
Answer:- a
305. Which of the following forms of land tenure denoted an entire village being donated to
Brahmins?
a. Jagir
b. Zamindari
c. Brahmadeya
d. Devadana
Answer:- c
306. What did the Devadana type of a land tenure signify?
a. Villages donated to Brahmins
b. Villages donated to the King
c. Villages donated to the gods
d. Villages not normally lived in
Answer:- c
307. Which of the following is not famous for temples marked by erotic sculptures?
a. Khajuraho
b. madhurai
c. Halebid
d. Konark
Answer:- c
308. What was the extent of Harsha’s empire?
a. The entire Indian subcontinent
b. The whole of India
c. The entire Deccan region
d. A part of northern India
Answer:- d
309. The Rigvedic Aryans were governed by a
a. Tribal republic
b. Form of democracy
c. Monarchical government
d. Rule by elders
Answer:- c
310. The most Important cause of the downfall of the Gupta empire was/were
a. Muslim invasions
b. The pacifist influence of the Buddha’s teachings
c. Frequent wars of succession
d. Revolt and declaration of independence by principal chiefs
Answer:- d
311. What is the present name of Dwara Samudra, the ancient capital of the Hoysalas?
a. Mathura
b. Halebid
c. Raourkela
d. Belur
Answer:- b
312. In which century did the first movement against vedic ritualistic practices start?
a. 19th century BC
b. 14th century BC
c. 5th century AD
d. 600 BC
Answer:- d
313. The Ajanta cave paintings mostly belong to the period of the
a. Mughals
b. Mauryas
c. Chalukyas
d. Guptas
Answer:- d
314. Which of the following rulers had reigned in the third century BC?
a. Jehangir
b. Ashoka
c. Samudragupta
d. Akbar
Answer:- b
315. Who was the founder of the Sankhya School of philosophy?
a. Ramanuja
b. Manu
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Kapila
Answer:- d
316. 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
Answer:- c
317. Where in India have traces of megalithic culture predominantly been found?
a. Southern India
b. Northeastern India
c. Central India
d. Northern India
Answer:- a
318. Who is credited with having written the immortal classic treatise Raja Yoga Sutras
(Aphorisms on Meditation)?
a. Panini
b. Kapila
c. Patanjali
d. Manu
Answer:- c
319. The earlier Buddhist sculptures had shied away from depicting the image of the
Buddha, except through such symbols as
a. Footprints
b. The Bodhi Tree
c. Stupas
d. All of the above
Answer:- d
320. Of the following dynasties, only the dynasty was not a patron of temple architecture?
a. Paramar
b. Yadava
c. Chalukya
d. Chandella
Answer:- b
321. Which of the following is not an important work of Kalidasa?
a. Shakuntala
b. Kumarasambhava
c. Gita Govinda
d. Meghadoot
Answer:- c
322. Who was not among the scholars patronized by Kanishka?
a. Parsva
b. Birbal
c. Ashvaghosha
d. Nagarjuna
Answer:- b
323. Which of the following is not a category into which Ashoka’s monuments may be
grouped?
a. Stupas
b. Pillars
c. Viharas
d. Caves
Answer:- c
324. Which important industry show signs of having thrived in Lothal?
a. Pottery
b. Shipbuilding
c. Terracota toys
d. Aircraft manufacture
Answer:- b
325. The archaeologist to initially discover the Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus Valley
Civilization was
a. Sir John Marshall
b. Daya Ram Sahni
c. Sir Martimir Wheeler
d. Rakhal Das Banerji
Answer:- d
326. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?
a. Kalibangan
b. Harappa
c. Alamgirpur
d. Lethal
Answer:- b
327. The Harappan site that had a dock is
a. Alamgirpur
b. Harappa
c. Lothal
d. Mohenjo-Daro
Answer:- c
328. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon?
a. Aditya I
b. Rajendra
c. Rajaraja I
d. Vijayalaya
Answer:- d
329. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?
a. Pataliputra
b. Rangpur
c. Sukatagendor
d. Lothal
Answer:- a
330. The Vedic deity Indra was the god of
a. Fire
b. Rain and Thunder
c. Eternity
d. Wind
Answer:- b
331. The Atharva Veda does not discuss the ideal of
a. Karma
b. Jnana
c. Upasana
d. Moksha
Answer:- d
332. The institution of varna appeared in the
a. Rigvedic period
b. Later vedic period
c. Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
d. Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
Answer:- a
333. The Aryans did not practise the craftsmanship of
a. Blacksmithry
b. Pottery
c. Jewellery
d. Carpentry
Answer:- c
334. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is
a. The Rig Veda
b. The Sama Veda
c. The Yajur Veda
d. The Atharva Veda
Answer:- b
335. What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath
called?
a. Mahaparinirvana
b. Mahamastabhisheka
c. Mahabhiniskraman
d. Dharmachakrapravartan
Answer:- d
336. Name the ruler whose patronage had been enjoyed by Jainism.
a. Kanishka
b. Kharavela
c. Pushyamitra Sunga
d. Samudragupta
Answer:- b
337. The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was
a. Alexander
b. Strato I
c. Menander
d. Democritus
Answer:- c
338. To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?
a. Nagarjuna
b. Samprati
c. Vasubandhu
d. Kashyapa Matanga
Answer:- d
339. Name the ruler whose reign was a witness to both Vardhaman Mahavira and the
Buddha preaching their respective doctrines?
a. Udayin
b. Bimbisara
c. Ajatashatru
d. Harshvardhana
Answer:- b
340. Where was Mahavira born?
a. Sravasti
b. Vaishali
c. Rajagriha
d. Pataliputra
Answer:- b
341. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the
a. Fourteen Purvas
b. Twelve Upangas
c. Twelve Angas
d. Fourteen Uparvas
Answer:- c
342. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?
a. Chandragupta Maurya
b. Bindusara
c. Ajatashatru
d. Pulakesin
Answer:- a
343. The original teachings of Mahavira are contained in the
a. Jatakas
b. Tripitakas
c. Purvas
d. Angas
Answer:- c
344. Which of the following rulers did not enter the Buddhist Cold?
a. Harsha
b. Samudragupta
c. Kanishka
d. Ashoka
Answer:- b
345. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period, women and Sudras speak
a. Sanskrit
b. Pali
c. Prakrit
d. Sauraseni
Answer:- c
346. According to tradition, a mighty king In India in the fourth century BC had been raised
to power by a Taxila brahmin, named
a. Chanakya
b. Patanjali
c. Pushyamitra
d. Manu
Answer:- a
347. Who had established the four Mathas or Monastic seats in the four corners of India?
a. Madhavacharya
b. Shankaracharya
c. Bhaskaracharya
d. Ramanujacharya
Answer:- b
348. The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic society was
a. Vish
b. Jana
c. Grama
d. Gotra
Answer:- b
349. The Svetambaras and Digambaras refer to two sects of
a. Saivism
b. Buddhism
c. Vaishnavism
d. Jainism
Answer:- d
350. According to the Mimansa School of Philosophy, liberation is possible through
a. Yoga
b. Bhakti
c. Karma
d. Jnana
Answer:- c
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351. The great Hindu law giver was
a. Manu
b. Banabhatta
c. Kapil
d. Kautilya
Answer:- a
352. During whose reign did Buddhism become the state religion?
a. Chandragupta Maurya
b. Skandagupta I
c. Samudragupta
d. Ashoka
Answer:- d
353. The correct chronological order of the four Buddhist councils held Is
a. Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputra, Vaishali
b. Vaishali, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputra
c. Rajagriha, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashmir or Jullandhar
d. Pataliputra, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Vaishali
Answer:- c
354. The fourth Buddhist council had compiled an encyclopaedia of Buddhist philosophy,
called
a. Sutralankara
b. Madhyamika Sutra
c. Jatakas
d. Mahavibhasha Sutra
Answer:- d
355. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
a. Parsva
b. Nagarjuna
c. Asvaghosha
d. Vasumitra
Answer:- c
356. Buddhism was first propagated outside India In
a. China
b. Cambodia
c. Thailand
d. Ceylon
Answer:- d
357. The language adopted for preaching In Mahayana Buddhism was
a. Pali
b. Brahmi
c. Sanskrit
d. Prakrit
Answer:- c
358. Who is said to have both been born and shed his body on the Vaishakha Purnima day?
a. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
b. Mahavira
c. Shankaracharya
d. The Buddha
Answer:- d
359. The Indus Valley civilisation was discovered in the year
a. 1917
b. 1921
c. 1927
d. 1932
Answer:- b
360. During the Gupta period, the village affairs were managed by the village headman
with the assistance of the
a. Amatya
b. Mahattara
c. Vishyapati
d. Gopa
Answer:- c
361. An important part of the eastern court during the Gupta period was
a. Kalyan
b. Tamralipti
c. Broach
d. Sopara
Answer:- b
362. The Sunga dynasty had made ____ the official religion of their kingdom.
a. Buddhism
b. The Ajivika Sect
c. Jainism
d. Brahmanism
Answer:- d
363. Most of the Hindu colonies in South East Asia had been found during the reign of the
a. Mauryas
b. Rajputas
c. Guptas
d. Cholas
Answer:- d
364. The Saka era started from the year
a. 124 BC
b. 78 BC
c. 78 AD
d. 124 AD
Answer:- c
365. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south, besides being an accomplished
veena player?
a. Skandagupta
b. Samudragupta
c. Chandragupta I
d. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Answer:- b
366. Who among the following has been called the ‘Napoleon of India’?
a. Samudragupta
b. Harshavardhana
c. Chandragupta Maurya
d. Ashoka
Answer:- a
367. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in
a. His extensive conquests
b. The promotion of people’s welfare by him
c. His marathon army
d. His exclusive patronage of Buddhism
Answer:- b
368. The achievements of Samudragupta have been chronicled in the
a. Hathigumpha inscription
b. Sarnath inscription
c. Girnar inscription
d. Allahabad pillar inscription
Answer:- d
369. The sage who is considered to have Aryanised southern India was
a. Vasishta
b. Vishwamitra
c. Agastya
d. Yagnavalkya
Answer:- c
370. The Chola ruler who had subdued the Ganges and obtained the title ‘Gangai Konda
Cholan’ was
a. Rajaraja Chola
b. Rajendra Chola I
c. Rajadhiraja Chola
d. Kulattunga
Answer:- b
371. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the
a. Hoysalas
b. Cheras
c. Cholas
d. Pallavas
Answer:- c
372. Which Chola ruler had conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a
province of his empire?
a. Rajindra Chola I
b. Adhirajindra Chola
c. Parantaka Chola I
d. Rajaraja Chola I
Answer:- d
373. The ancient, medical treatise, Charaka Samhita is attributed to Charaka, who was a
contemporary of
a. Kanishka
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Ashoka
d. Samudragupta
Answer:- a
374. Who among the following are credited with having built the famous Ellora Caves?
a. The Cholas
b. The Satavahanas
c. The Rashtrakutas
d. The Cheras
Answer:- c
375. The caves and rock cut temples at Ellora pertain to
a. Hinduism
b. Buddhism
c. Jainism
d. All of the above
Answer:- d
376. The cult of Krishna is primarily exhibited through the
a. Ancient art
b. Rajasthani school of art
c. Mughal school of art
d. Bengal school of art
Answer:- b
377. In which of the following caves have 28 new caves been further discovered?
a. Ajanta Caves
b. Ellora Caves
c. Elephanta Caves
d. None of the above
Answer:- c
378. The Pallava kings were the makers of the rock-cut temples at
a. Thanjavur
b. Mahabalipuram
c. Khajuraho
d. Rameswaram
Answer:- b
379. The Cresco paintings of Ajanta caves illustrate the art of the
a. Guptas
b. Mauryas
c. Kushanas
d. Rashtrakutas
Answer:- a
380. Which is the oldest Indian linguistic text?
a. Nirukta
b. Mahabhashya
c. Ashtadhyayi
d. Kasikavritti
Answer:- c
381. Which of the following is the oldest seat of learning?
a. Nalanda
b. Vikramshila
c. Taxila
d. Ujjain
Answer:- c
382. The Shrimad Bhagvata Gita contains ______ chapters and ______Sanskrit slokas or
couplets.
a. 14,500
b. 16,600
c. 18,700
d. 20,800
Answer:- c
383. The Ramayana narrates events believed to have taken place in the ______ Yuga or
age.
a. Sat
b. Dwapar
c. Kal
d. Treta
Answer:- d
384. 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
Answer:- b
385. In ancient India, Nalanda University represented a great centre for the study of
a. Mahayana Buddhism
b. Hinduism
c. Hinayana Buddhism
d. Jainism
Answer:- a
386. Who is the author of Kadambari, from among the following?
a. Kalidas
b. Panini
c. Kautilya
d. Bana
Answer:- d
387. Which sage or scholar had recast the original single Veda into four distinct Vedas?
a. Patanjali
b. Kapila
c. Vyasa
d. Shankaracharya
Answer:- c
388. To whom did the term ‘Macedonia’s madaman’ refer?
a. Alexander
b. Xersus
c. Darius
d. Phillip II
Answer:- a
389. The bronze coins of Natraja or Dancing Shiva during the Chola period invariably
depicted the deity with _____ arms.
a. Eight
b. Six
c. Four
d. Two
Answer:- b
390. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the _____ art?
a. Early Mathura
b. Maurya
c. Gupta
d. Gandhara
Answer:- c
391. Identify the temple, from among the Collowing, that was built by the Rashtrakutas?
a. The Kailash temple, Mahabalipuram
b. The Surya Temple, Konark
c. The Channakeshava temple, Batur
d. The Shiva Temple, Ellora
Answer:- d
392. The earliest surviving extant, i.e. still standing, temples date from the ______ period?
a. Gupta
b. Sunga
c. Vedic
d. Maurya
Answer:- a
393. Which of the following sets of books and authors has been incorrectly matched?
a. Kadambari – Banabhatta
b. Arthasastra – Kalhana
c. Uttarramcharita – Bhavabhuti
d. Mudrarakshasa – Vishakhadatta
Answer:- b
394. An elaborate system of municipal administration had been established by
a. Skanda Gupta
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Kanishka
d. Harshavardhana
Answer:- b
395. During the period of Hiuen Tsang’s visit, the city most famous for the production of
cotton cloth was
a. Benaras
b. Pataliptura
c. Mathura
d. Ujjain
Answer:- c
396. Foreigners were absorbed in a large number in the Indian society during the period?
a. Rajput
b. Gupta
c. Mauryan
d. Kushan
Answer:- c
397. Of the following books and their respective fields, which of the combinations is
incorrect?
a. Charaka Samhita – Architecture
b. Malavikagnimitra – Drama
c. Surya Siddhanta – Astronomy
d. Mitakshara – Law
Answer:- a
398. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been
a. The growth of Sanskrit
b. The rise of an other-worldly outlook
c. The progress of philosophy
d. The consolidation of the caste system
Answer:- d
399. The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in
a. Brahmi
b. Sanskrit
c. Pali
d. Magadhi
Answer:- c
400. The greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature has been
a. Nagarjuna
b. Ashvaghosha
c. Vasumitra
d. Buddhaghosha
Answer:- b
401. The Buddha has been eulogized as an ocean of wisdom and compassion in
a. Buddha-Charita
b. Jataka tales
c. Amarakosa
d. The Light of Aisa
Answer:- c
402. Who among the following is referred to as the ‘Sadhu from the west’?
a. Thomas of Cannan
b. St Thomas
c. St Bartholomew
d. None of the above
Answer:- b
403. Which of the following periods is referred to as the period of Hindu revival or
renaissance?
a. Period of Harsha
b. Kushan Period
c. Gupta Period
d. Mauryan Period
Answer:- c
404. Who among the following had popularized the theory of the Arctic region as the
original home of the Aryans?
a. BG Tilak
b. Max Muller
c. GK Gokhale
d. Dr S Radhakrishnan
Answer:- a
405. The famous vedic saying “war begins in the minds of men ____ ” is contained in the
a. Mundakopanishad
b. Mahabharata
c. Rig Veda
d. Atharva Veda
Answer:- d
406. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?
a. Ganges
b. Sindhu
c. Brahmaputra
d. Saraswati
Answer:- c
407. The philosophical essence,
“The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul”
may be traced to the
a. Vedas
b. Upanishadas
c. Puranas
d. Manusmriti
Answer:- b
408. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
a. Karashopana
b. Nishka
c. Suvarna
d. Kakini
Answer:- a
409. The Arab conquest of Sind in 712 AD had taken place under the leadership of
a. Mohammed of Ghazni
b. Mohammed-bin-Qasim
c. Mohammed of Ghori
d. None of the above
Answer:- b
410. The reverential title of ‘The Liberator’ had been earned by
a. Alexander
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Ashoka
d. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Answer:- c
411. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
a. Mamarakosa
b. Siddhantasiromani
c. Ashtangahridaya
d. Brihat Samhita
Answer:- d
412. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
a. Megasthanes
b. Seleucos
c. Menander
d. Demetrias
Answer:- a
413. Which of the following pairs of various eras and the respective years they commenced
from, is wrong?
a. Saka Era; 78AD
b. Gupta Era; 320 AD
c. Vikram Era; 58 AD
d. Kali Era; 3102 BC
Answer:- c
414. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the
a. Samhitas
b. Aranyakas
c. Brahmanas
d. Upanishads
Answer:- c
415. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization was
a. Dravidian
b. Persian
c. Sanskrit
d. Undecipherable
Answer:- a
416. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rlgvedic period was
a. Marut
b. Lord Shiva
c. Agni
d. Indra
Answer:- b
417. The Digambaras and Shvetambaras differ primarily with regard to their
a. Choice of god
b. Philosophical doctrines
c. Dress
d. Rituals
Answer:- c
418. Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in the
a. Rummindei inscription
b. Schism edict
c. Kandhar inscription
d. Bhabru edict
Answer:- d
419. Which of the following was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic
society?
a. Horse
b. Female deities
c. Urban centres
d. Iron implements
Answer:- a
420. The largest urban centre in ancient India had been
a. Pataliputra
b. Kausambi
c. Taxila
d. Kannauj
Answer:- d
421. Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga has been described in the minor rock edict numbered
a. I
b. IV
c. VIII
d. XIII
Answer:- d
422. The new element of Gopurm had been encouraged in temples of southern India by the
a. Chalukyas
b. Pallavas
c. Cholas
d. Pandyas
Answer:- d
423. The temples known as the Seven Pagodas had been built by the
a. Pallavas
b. Cholas
c. Hoysalas
d. Chalukyas
Answer:- a
424. A dominant majority of the images at Ajanta are those of
a. Lord Shiva
b. The Buddha
c. Hanuman
d. Parvati
Answer:- b
425. The Modi script had been employed in the documents of the
a. Hoysalas
b. Zamorins
c. Marathas
d. Wodeyaras
Answer:- c
426. In which script were the Ashokan inscription were written in North West Frontier
Province?
a. Prakrit
b. Brahmi
c. Sanskrit
d. Kharoshti
Answer:- d
427. The lowest unit of Chola administration was the
a. Kottam
b. Mandalam
c. Kurram
d. Valanadu
Answer:- c
428. Madurai had been the capital of the
a. Cholas
b. Pallavas
c. Rashtrakuta
d. Pandyas
Answer:- d
429. Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta
period?
a. Kalyan
b. Cambay
c. Tamralipti
d. Broach
Answer:- c
430. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of
Kanishka at Kashmir?
a. Parsva
b. Vasumitra
c. Nagarjuna
d. Sudraka
Answer:- b
431. What is the name of the preaching mudra of gesture, in which the Buddha is depicted
delivering his first sermon, In the Gandhara Sculptures?
a. Abhaya
b. Dharmachakra
c. Dhyana
d. Bhumisparsha
Answer:- c
432. What was the original name of Euthydemia?
a. Gondhara
b. Sakala
c. Kapisa
d. Purushapura
Answer:- b
433. In whose coins was the wheel round?
a. Menander
b. Demetrius
c. Kanishka
d. Nahapana
Answer:- a
434. In whose reign did the visit of Saint Thomas take place?
a. Maues
b. Gondophernes
c. Kanishka
d. Menander
Answer:- b
435. One of them was not conquered by Kaniahka from China Identify.
a. Khotan
b. Yarkand
c. Kashgar
d. Kapisa
Answer:- d
436. The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists and craftsmen was
a. Mohenjo-Daro
b. Chanhudaro
c. Harappa
d. Lothalmenials
Answer:- b
437. In the Rigveda the term Dasas and Dasyus refers to
a. robbers
b. tribals
c. non-Aryans
d. menials
Answer:- c
438. Two most important acts and rituals associated with the Vedic marriage system
was/were
a. Pani-Grahana
b. Sapta-Padi
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Marriage Vows
Answer:- c
439. The most important craftsman in the Vedic period was the
a. blacksmith
b. goldsmith
c. carpenter
d. barber
Answer:- c
440. The ramous Vedic river which had long ago become extinct and now supposed to be
flowing underground In Rajasthan is
a. Sindhu
b. Sabastu
c. Shatudri
d. Saraswati
Answer:- d
441. The word Jina from which the Jain(ism) has originated stands for
a. great
b. detached
c. non-violence
d. conqueror (of senses)
Answer:- d
442. India had a brisk foreign trade with the Roman world during the period
a. Sangam
b. Pallava
c. Chola
d. Vijayanagar
Answer:- a
443. The Sanskrit drama which triumph over the Nanda is
a. Mrichhakatika
b. Mudrarakshasa
c. Devichandragupta
d. Prabodhchadrodaya
Answer:- b
444. The rulers of a dynasty of the Deccan who were supposed to be Brahmanas and
staunch supporters of Brahmanism were
a. Satavahanas
b. Vakatakas
c. Rashtrakutas
d. Chalukyas
Answer:- a
445. The successors of the Satavahanas in the Deccan were the
a. Vakatakas
b. Kadambas
c. Rashtrakutas
d. Chalukyas of Badami
Answer:- a
446. The painting In the Ajanta Caves shows an Indian king receiving an embassy from the
king or Persia. The king receiving the embassy has been identified with
a. Pulakesin I
b. Pulakesin II
c. Rajendra Chola
d. Dhruva IV
Answer:- d
447. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with
the help of Chanakya was
a. Mahapadmananda
b. Dhanananda
c. Navananda
d. Not known
Answer:- b
448. The Pallava king who adopted the epithet of Vichitrachitta of curious minded was
a. Mahendravarman I
b. Narasimhavarman I
c. Narasimhavarman II
d. Simhavishnu
Answer:- a
449. River Chenab was known is ancient times as
a. Parushni
b. Satudri
c. Himadri
d. Asikru
Answer:- d
450. According to Ancient Indian legendary sources, Surabhi was a/an
a) wish-fulfilling tree
b) treasure in the form of a cow, churned from the cosmic ocean
c) medicine prepared by Dhanvantri
d) intoxicating drink consumed during religious ceremonies in ancient times
Answer:- b
451. Mahabharata was also known as
a. Brihat Katha
b. Jaya Samhita
c. Rajatarangini
d. Purana
Answer:- c
452. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Assembly?
a. Ajatashatru
b. Kalasoka
c. Ashoka
d. Ananda
Answer:- b
453. ‘Abhijnanasakuntalam’ has been reckoned as a masterpiece of
a. Bhasa
b. Kalidasa
c. Asvaghosha
d. Sudraka
Answer:- b
454. The worship of idols started in India in the ___ period.
a. Pre-Aryan
b. Gupta
c. Maurya
d. Kushan
Answer:- b
455. Among the following four works, which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
a. Amarakosa
b. Ashtangahrudaya
c. Brihat Samhita
d. Siddhanta Siromani
Answer:- c
456. Which of the following was not the work of Kalidasa?
a. Raghuvamsa
b. SakunUtiam
c. Kumarasambhavam
d. Kadambari
Answer:- d
457. Kailasa Temple, one of the largest monolithic structures, is in
a. Ajanta Caves
b. Elephanta Caves
c. Ellora Caves
d. Nalanda Caves
Answer:- c
458. The term “Tirthankaras” is associated with
a. Hinduism
b. Jainism
c. Buddhism
d. Zoroastrianism
Answer:- b
459. Who possibly ruled the Indus people?
a. an assembly of elders
b. merchants
c. kings
d. priests
Answer:- b
460. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus Valley people?
a. tin
b. lead
c. iron
d. copper
Answer:- c
461. A ‘Sabha’ in the Vedic period was a/an
a. Institution of professional men in villages
b. Royal Court
c. Mantri Parishad
d. National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
Answer:- d
462. The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was
a. Parsvanatha
b. Rishabha
c. Mahavira
d. Manisubruta
Answer:- c
463. The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in
a. Sumer
b. Egypt
c. China
d. All the three
Answer:- d
464. In Jainism,
‘perfect knowledge’ is referred to as
a. Jina
b. Ratna
c. Kaivalya
d. Nirvana
Answer:- c
465. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of
a. Ajatashatru
b. Ashoka
c. Dharmapala
d. Kanishka
Answer:- d
466. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira lived during the
a. Maurya Period
b. Gupta Period
c. Nanda Period
d. Sunga Period
Answer:- b
467. Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians)
had taught that ; who among the following proved that it was infinity?
a. Aryabhatta
b. Bhaskara
c. Brahmagupta
d. Mahavira
Answer:- b
468. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta Period?
a. Saumilla
b. Sudraka
c. Shaunaka
d. Susruta
Answer:- d
469. Kapilavasthu is associated with
a. Emperor Ashoka
b. Sri Krishnadeva Roya
c. Lord Mahavira
d. Lord Buddha
Answer:- d
470. The ninth incarnation (Avtar) of Vishnu was
a. Parasurama
b. Buddha
c. Krishna
d. Rama
Answer:- b
471. ‘Ayurveda’ has its origin in
a. Rig Veda
b. Sama Veda
c. Yajur Veda
d. Atharva Veda
Answer:- d
472. Who wrote ‘Kiratarjuniyam’?
a. Bhasa
b. Bhartruhari
c. Bhavabhuthi
d. Bharavi
Answer:- d
473. The author of ‘Sivaje-Chinthamani, considered to be a Tamil epic was a
a. Buddhist
b. Hindu
c. Jaina
d. Muslim
Answer:- c
474. Who worte “Kiratarjuniyam”?
a. Bhas
b. Bhavabhuti
c. Bhartruhari
d. Bharavi
Answer:- d
475. Who was the author of Amuktamalyada?
a. Bhoja
b. Harshavardhana
c. Krishnadeva Roya
d. Amoghavarsha
Answer:- c
476. One of the founder kings of a ruling dynasty of North India elected by the people was
a. Chandradeva of the Gahadavala dynasty
b. Gopala of the Pala dynasty
c. Ajayaraj of the Chauhan dynasty
d. Jeja or Jejja of the Chandeka dynasty
Answer:- b
477. Two great Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila were patronised by the
a. Palas
b. Paramaras
c. Chandelas
d. All the above
Answer:- a
478. The Chahamana (or Chauhan) king who founded the city of Ajmer and made it his
capital was
a. Ajayaraj
b. Vigraharaj IV
c. Vigraharaj III
d. Prithviraj III
Answer:- a
479. Three most important cities associated with the Chandelas were
a. Khajuraho, Mahoba (or Mahotsvanagar) and Kalanjar
b. Dhara, Kalanjar, and Chhatarpur
c. Tripuri, Kalanjar and Khajuraho
d. Mahoba, Banda and Chhatarpur
Answer:- a
480. The temples of Khajuraho built by Chandela kings in the 11
th century are?
a. Shaiva temples
b. Jain temples
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Buddhist, Jain and Shaiva temples
Answer:- c
481. Kalhana’s Rajatarangini is a work on the history of
a. Kashmir
b. Malwa
c. Bengal
d. Gujarat
Answer:- a
482. The single most important factor responsible for the transformation of Ancient Indian
society into medieval society was the
a. practice of land grants
b. decline of trade
c. proliferation of castes
d. rigidity of the caste system
Answer:- a
483. India’s earliest contact with Islam was established through
a. Turkish invasions of the 11th-12th centuries
b. Arab invasion of Sindh in the 7th century
c. Sufi saints and Arab travellers
d. Arab merchants of Malabar coast
Answer:- d
484. Of the four main Chalukya dynasties of early medieval India Pulkesin II, who defeated
Harsha, belonged to Chalukya dynasty of
a. Anhilwad (Gujarat)
b. Badami or Vatapi
c. Vengi
d. Kalyani
Answer:- b
485. Most of the rock-cut caves, chaityas , monasteries, temples, etc. at Ajanta and Ellora
were built during the period of
a. Chalukyas of Badami
b. Rastrakutas of Manyakheda
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Imperial Guptas
Answer:- c
486. The capital of the Pallavas was
a. Madurai
b. Mahabalipuram
c. Kanchi or Conjeevaram
d. Thanjavur
Answer:- c
487. The foundation of the Dravidian style of architecture in South India was laid by
a. Pandyas
b. Pallavas
c. Cholas
d. Chalukyas of Kalyani
Answer:- b
488. The Pallava king responsible for carving the Rathas of Mahaballpuram was
a. Simhavarma
b. Mahendravarman-I
c. Nandivaraman-II
d. Narsimhavarman
Answer:- d
489. 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. above
Answer:- c
490. The Chola king, who after successfully raiding Bengal took the title of Gangaikonda
and also founded a new capital (Gangaikonda Cholapuram) was
a. Rajaraja-I
b. Rajendra-I
c. Rajadhiraj-I
d. Rajendra-II
Answer:- b
491. The chief feature(s) of the Chola architecture was/were
a. replacement of bricks by stone structure
b. massive vimanas or towers
c. temples became vast complexes
d. spacious courtyards
Answer:- b
492. The masterpiece of Chola sculpture is the famous Nataraja or the Dancing Shiva
image at
a. Thanjavur
b. Chidambaram
c. Kalahasti
d. Sri Sailam
Answer:- b
493. A contemporary rival dynasty of the Cholas in South India was
a. Chalukyas of Vengi
b. Pandyas of Madurai
c. Chalukyas of Kalyani
d. Cheras
Answer:- c
494. After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at the close of the 12th and of
the Chola kingdom at the beginning of the 13th century, the new kingdoms which arose
in South India were
a. Yadavas of Devagiri and Kakatiyas of Warangal
b. Hoysalas of Dwarsamudra and Pandyas of Madurai
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms
Answer:- c
495. The moat important currenta. in the social life of early medieval India was/were
a. assimilation of foreigners into the Hindu society as Rajputs
b. rigidity of the caste system
c. birth, occupation or profession and place of residence as new determinants of caste
d. All the above
Answer:- d
496. The first one, among the following, to deal with music was
a. Rig Veda
b. Yajur Veda
c. Sama Veda
d. Atharva Veda
Answer:- c
497. The name of the Indian Astronomer (who knew five astronomical systems), who lived
in the 6th century was
a. Varahamihira
b. Bhandarkar
c. Pujyapada
d. Prasastapada
Answer:- a
498. Banabhatta, a great scholar, lived during the reign of
a. Ashoka
b. Harsha
c. Kanishka
d. Chandragupta II
Answer:- b
499. Which Avtar of Vishnu tricked Mahabali and claimed earth and heaven from him?
a. Vaman
b. Narasimha
c. Matsya
d. Kurma
Answer:- a
500. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
a. Magadhi
b. Prakrit
c. Mythili
d. Sanskrit
Answer:- a
MEDIEVAL INDIAN History Questions and Answers :
1. Todarmal is associated with the revenue system known as
a. Kankut
b. Ghalla Bakshi
c. Zabti or Zabt
d. Nasaq
Answer:- c
2. The original name of Tansen, the greatest musician of the court of Akbar, was
a. Makaranda Pandey
b. Ramatanu Pande
c. Haridas
d. Lal Kalawant
Answer:- b
3. Of the so-called ‘Nine Gems of the Court of Akbar’ the one who was a reputed poet of
Hindi, was
a. Abul Fazl
b. Faizi
c. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
d. Birbal
Answer:- c
4. The greatest historian of the reign of Akbar, who wrote Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari,
was
a. Nizamuddin Ahmad
b. Abdur Qadir Badauni
c. Abul Fazl
d. Abdas Khan Arwani
Answer:- c
5. Akbar granted the present site of Amritsar to the Sikh Guru
a. Amar Das
b. Angad
c. Ram Das
d. Arjan
Answer:- a
6. Mansabdari System was founded by Akbar. The Mansabdars were
a. military commanders
b. provincial governors
c. high civil and military officers
d. all of the above
Answer:- d
7. The most important poet at the court of Mahmud of Ghazni, who wrote Shahnama and
is regarded as the “Immortal Homer of the East” was
a. Utbi
b. Firdausi
c. Alberuni
d. Baihaqi
Answer:- b
8. During the course of his numerous invasions, Muhammad Ghori (Before his conquest in
the Second Battle of Tarain) was defeated by
a. Chalukya king Bhima II of Gujarat
b. Prithviraja Chauhan III of Ajmer
c. Both a. and b. above
d. b. and the Chandela king Paramardi
Answer:- c
9. Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by defeating
a. Prithviraj Chauhan in Second Battle of Tarain
b. Jayachanda in the Battle of Chandawar
c. The Chandelas
d. Both a. and b. above
Answer:- d
10. It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad
Ghuri, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The
king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was
a. Samantasena
b. Hemantasena
c. Ballalasena
d. Lakshamanasena
Answer:- d
11. The Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila in Bihar were destroyed during
the invasions of
a. Mahmud of Ghazni
b. Muhammad Ghori
c. Bakhtiyar Khalji
d. All Mardan Khalji
Answer:- c
12. The real founder of the Sultanate of Delhi and its first dynasty was
a. Muhammad Ghuri
b. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
c. Iltutmish
d. Balban
Answer:- c
13. From the point of view of the Turkish rule, the most important contribution of IItutmish
was
a. Establishment of dynastic rule
b. He was the first Muslim ruler in India to issue coins
c. He made Delhi the capital of the Sultanate
d. He organised the Iqta System
Answer:- d
14. Haziya (the daughter of IItutmish) the only woman ruler in the history of Medieval
India ascended the throne with the support of
a. the army
b. the nobility
c. the people of Delhi
d. All the above
Answer:- d
15. The first medieval ruler to propound the divine theory of Kingship was
a. Iltutmish
b. Raziya
c. Balban
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- c
16. The firat Sultan of Delhi to cross the Narmada and move to the south was
a. Iltutmish
b. Balban
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- c
17. 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. Iltutmish
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Raziya
d. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Answer:- b
18. Alauddin Khalji rigidly enforced ‘market control’ or economic regulations for
a. building up a large and contented army with small salaries
b. the general welfare of the people
c. both a. and b. above
d. curbing dishonest merchants and traders
Answer:- c
19. Muhammad-bin Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri (which he
named Daulatabad) because
a. Delhi was insecure on account of Mongol invasions
b. Devagiri was more centrally located
c. from Devagiri he wanted to complete the conquest of the South
d. All the above
Answer:- d
20. 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 Tughluq
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Firuz Tughluq
Answer:- c
21. The famous Moorish (from Morocco) traveller Ibn Batuta, who visited India recorded
his experiences in a book entitled Safarnama or Rehla, was appointed Qazi of Delhi by
Sultan
a. Mubarak Shah Khalji
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
c. Mohammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Firuz Tughluq
Answer:- c
22. The most important aspect of Sultan Flruz Tughluq’s constructive policy was
a. opening of a large number of Karkhanas
b. the digging of canals and wells
c. foundation of cities and construction of colleges, mosques, hospitals, etc.
d. promotion of horticulture
Answer:- b
23. Match the respective cities founded by the following Sultana of Delhi:
List-I List-II
(Sultans) (Cities)
A. Alauddin Khalji 1. Firuzabad
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq 2. Jaunpur
C. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq 3. Tughluqabad
D. Firuz Tughluq 4. Daulatabad
5. Siri
Codes:
A B C D
a. 5 3 4 1 & 2
b. 2 1 3 4 & 5
c. 2 3 1 4 & 5
d. 5 2 3 1 & 4
Answer:- a
24. The Sultan of Delhi who transferred two monolithic Mauryan pillars to Delhi to
beautify his capital, was
a. Iltutmish
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Firuz Tughluq
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- c
25. Timur invaded India and ordered a general massacre of the people of Delhi during the
reign of
a. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
b. Ghiyasuddin II
c. Abu Bakr
d. Alauddin Sikandar
Answer:- a
26. A ruling dynasty established in India at the instance of Timur was
a. Saiyad
b. Lodi
c. Shahmir
d. Khalji
Answer:- a
27. The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked
Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana’s Rajatarangini was
a. Sikandar
b. Shah Mir Samsuddin
c. Zain-ul-Abidin
d. Saifuddin
Answer:- c
28. The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of
Succession) was fought at
a. Dharmat
b. Samugarh
c. Deorai
d. Khajwa
Answer:- b
29. Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658
at
a. Agra
b. Aurangabad
c. Fatehpur Sikri
d. Delhi
Answer:- d
30. The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east
was
a. Shaista Khan
b. Mir Jumla
c. Mirza Raja Jai Singh
d. Jaswant Singh
Answer:- b
31. Aurangzeb, in his attempt to annex Marwar to the Mughal empire, was involved in a
30-year war. During these long years the most valiant struggle from the aide of
Marwar was fought by
a. Ajit Singh
b. Durgadas
c. Hadas of Bundi
d. Indra Singh
Answer:- b
32. The Sikh Guru executed by Aurangzeb after cruel torture was
a. Har Rai
b. Har Krishan
c. Hargobind
d. Tegh Bahadur
Answer:- d
33. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn
wars against
a. Bijapur
b. Golcunda
c. Marathas
d. All the above
Answer:- c
34. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
a. Bijapur
b. Mughals
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals
Answer:- c
35. The liberal religion preached by the saints of Maharashtra and rigidly followed by
Shivaji is known as
a. Desh Dharma
b. Maharashtra Dharma
c. Rashtra Dharma
d. Hindu Dharma
Answer:- b
36. The Mughal General, who decisively defeated Shivaji and forced him to conclude the
Treaty of Purandar, was
a. Shaista Khan
b. Mirza Raja Jai Singh
c. Prince Muazzam
d. Dilir Khan
Answer:- b
37. The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as
a. Swaraj
b. Mulk-i-qadim
c. Maharajya
d. Maratha Rastra
Answer:- a
38. The Administrative Council of Shivaji was known as,
a. Parishad
b. Mantriparishad
c. Ashtapradhan
d. Rajyaparishad
Answer:- c
39. Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD,
was the widow of the Maratha King
a. Shambhaji
b. Shivaji II
c. Raja Ram
d. Shivaji III
Answer:- c
40. The Mughal government can be described as an/a
a. Autocracy
b. Liberal monarchy
c. Centralised despotism
d. Absolute monarchy
Answer:- c
41. The Mughal troops were largely drawn from
a. The Rajput Chiefs
b. Tributary Chiefs
c. Mansabdars
d. Central Contingents
Answer:- c
42. The Jagirdars during the Muhgal period were
a. Mansabdars
b. Zamindars
c. All assignees of Jagirs
d. All the above
Answer:- c
43. Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is known as Ibadatkhana where
Akbar used to hold religious discussions?
a. Diwan-i-Aam
b. Diwan-i-Khas
c. Panch Mahal
d. Jami Masjid
Answer:- b
44. Nur Jehan is associated with the construction of
a. Her husband’s tomb at Shahdara (Lahore)
b. Her father ltimad-ud-Daulah’s tomb at Agra
c. Akbar’s tomb at Sikandra (Agra)
d. Both a. and b.
Answer:- d
45. Two marble masterpieces of the reign of Shah Jahan were
a. Diwan-i-Khas and Musamman BuIj (Jasmine Palace at Agra)
b. Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid) and Taj Mahal (at Agra)
c. Diwan-i-Aam and Shish Mahal (at Agra)
d. Jami Masjid and Diwan-i-Khas (Shahjahanabad, Delhi)
Answer:- b
46. On the wall of which building built by Shah Jahan, is the following Persian couplet
inscribed “if there is paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this”?
a. Jasmine Palace
b. Moti Masjid
c. Diwan-i-Aam, Delhi
d. Diwan-i-Khas, Delhi
Answer:- d
47. The later Mughal King, popularly known as Shah-i-Bekhabar (the Heedless King), was
a. Bahadur Shah
b. Jahandar Shah
c. Muhammad Shah
d. Shah Alam I
Answer:- a
48. Two Sayid brothers Sayid Abdullah Khan and Sayid Hussan Ali Khan (who rose to
become the king makers during the later Mughal period) met their downfall during the
reign of
a. Farrukhsiyar
b. Rafi-ud-DaIjat
c. Rafi-ud-Daula
d. Muhammad Shah
Answer:- d
49. The famous Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign of
the Mughal emperor?
a. Aurangzeb
b. Bahadur Shah I
c. Jahandar Shah
d. Farrukhsiyar
Answer:- c
50. Which Mugal emperor was a great musician, a great patron of Hindustani Music and
was popularly known as Rangila?
a. Bahdur Shah I
b. Bahadur Shah II
c. Muhammad Shah
d. Ahmad Shah
Answer:- c
51. During the second decade of the 18th century numerous independent dynasties were
founded in different parts of India. The dynasty founded by Chin Qulich Khan
(popularly known as Nizam-u1-mulk) in the Deccan was known as
a. Qutb Shahi
b. Asafjahi
c. Adil Shahi
d. Muhajamjahi
Answer:- b
52. The independent kingdom of Awadh ‘was founded by
a. Saadat Khan
b. Safdar Jang
c. Shuja-ud-Daulah
d. Asaf-ud-Daulah
Answer:- a
53. The founder of the independent state of Bengal was
a. Murshid Quli Khan
b. Alivardi Khan
c. Shuja-ud-Din
d. Sarfaraz Khan
Answer:- a
54. The Jat king of Bharatpur who is known as the ‘Plato of the Jat tribe’ and the ‘Jat
Ulysses’ was
a. Churaman
b. Gokula
c. Badan Singh
d. Suraj Mal
Answer:- d
55. Before the rise of Ranjit Singh to power, the Punjab was under the control of various
a. Chiefs of Abmad Shah Abdali
b. Sikh Misls (military brotherhoods)
c. Maratha commanders
d. Sikh Sardars
Answer:- b
56. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
a. a loose federation
b. a military State
c. a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
d. a regency of the Peshwa
Answer:- c
57. The Peshwa’s Secretariat at Pune (Poona), the pivot of the Maratha government was
known as
a. Huzur Daftar
b. El Beriz Daftar
c. Chalte Dafter
d. Peshwa Dafter
Answer:- a
58. Who completed the Qutub Minar?
a. Rajiya
b. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
c. Iltutmish
d. Babar
Answer:- c
59. Which of the following are true about Shivaji?
1. He was a disciple of Ramdas Samarth.
2. He levied Chauth and Sardeshmukhi.
3. He became the Peshwa.
a. I, II and III
b. II and III
c. I and II
d. III and I
Answer:- c
60. Defeated Humayun in the Battle of Kannauj (1540) also constructed the Purana Qila
of New Delhi
a. Adil Shah
b. Malik Kafur
c. Bin-Kasim
d. Sher Shah Suri
Answer:- d
61. The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between
a. Babar and Daulat Khan
b. Babar and Ibrahim Lodi
c. Babar and Alam Khan
d. Babar and Rana Sanga
Answer:- b
62. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to
a. Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
b. Ensure racial and communal harmony
c. Found a religious institution
d. Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims
Answer:- a
63. Match the following:
List-1 List-II
A. Qutub Minar 1. Muhammad Adil Shah
B. Gol Gumbj 2. Iltutmish
C. Buland Darwaja 3. Aurangzeb
D. Moti Masjid 4. Jahangir
5. Akbar
Codes:
A B C D
a. 5 1 3 4
b. 2 4 5 1
c. 4 3 2 1
d. 2 1 5 3
Answer:- d
64. The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was a fight between Rajput and Mughal forces. Who
led the Mughal forces?
a. Man Singh
b. Jai Singh
c. Khurram
d. Akbar
Answer:- d
65. Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to
Babar.
a. Rana Man Singh
b. Raja Jai Singh
c. Rana Sanga
d. Rana Pratap
Answer:- c
66. Defeat in the Battle of Talikota saw the downfall of which empire
a. Ahmednagar
b. Vijaynagar
c. Chola
d. Rashtrakuta
Answer:- b
67. Babar came to India originally from
a. Khiva
b. Ferghana
c. Khorasan
d. Seistan
Answer:- b
68. The medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture was
a. Alatiddin Khalji
b. Mohammad-bin Tughluq
c. Sher Shah
d. Akbar
Answer:- c
69. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was
a. Ahmad Shah
b. Muhammad Shah
c. Bahadur Shah
d. Shah Alam
Answer:- b
70. Consider the following statements regarding the Vijayanagar empire:
1. It was named after the city of Vijayanagara.
2. Krishnadeva Raya was the greatest of all the Vijayanagar rulers.
3. Kings of Vijayanagar ruled on behalf of Shaivite deity Virupaksha.
4. Vijayanagar empire successfully resisted the march of the Delhi Sultans to the south.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
Answer:- b
71. The founder of the Pala dynasty of Bengal was
a. Gopala
b. Dharmapala
c. Devapala
d. Mahipala
Answer:- a
72. The first Muslim ruler to introduce the system of price control was
a. Alauddin Khalji
b. Jalaluddin Khalji
c. Balban
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- a
73. Alberuni came to India along with
a. Mahmud Ghazni
b. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
c. Muhammad Ghuri
d. Timur
Answer:- a
74. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
a. Ziauddin Barni – Tarikh-i-Muhammadi
b. Amir Khusrao – Tabqt-i-Nasiri
c. Ibn Batuta – Fatwa-i-Jahandari
d. Shams-i-Siraj Afif – Tarikh-i-Feroze Shahi
Answer:- d
75. Consider the following statements: In the reign of Jahangir, Kandahar could not be
recaptured due to
1. Inefficiency of Mughal Army
2. Refusal of Khurram to proceed to that place
3. Difficulties in organising an expedition
4. Severe cold in Afghanistan
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer:- b
76. Who among the following Sultana wall advised by Qazi Mughiauddin to act according
to the laws of Shariat, but the Sultan rejected his advice?
a. Jalaluddin Khalji
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Firuz Tughluq
Answer:- b
77. Match List-1 with List-2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists:
List-1 List-2
(Name) (Work)
A. Abdul Hamid 1. Akbar Nama
B. Abul Fazl 2. Muntakhabut Tawarikh
C. Badauni 3. Tabaqat-i-Akbari
D. Nizamuddin Ahmad 4. Badshahnama
Codes:
A B C D
a. 4 1 3 2
b. 1 4 2 3
c. 1 4 3 2
d. 4 1 2 3
Answer:- a
78. Dhrupad Dhamar style of singing was started by
a. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
b. Tansen
c. Amir Khusrau
d. Raja Man Singh Tomar
Answer:- a
79. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists:
List-I List-II
A. Ibadatkhana 1. Kutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Jama Masjid of Delhi 2. Rana Kumbha
C. Adhai Din Ka Jhompada 3. Shah Jahan
D. Vijay Stambha of Chittor 4. Mehmud Begda
5. Akbar
Codes:
A B C D
a. 5 3 1 2
b. 5 3 4 2
c. 2 4 5 1
d. 3 5 1 4
Answer:- a
80. The rockcut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of the
a. Chola Kings
b. Pallava Kings
c. Pandya Kings
d. Satavahana Kings
Answer:- b
81. ‘Sufi Sect’ originated and developed in
a. Islam
b. Christianity
c. Hinduism
d. Zoroastrianism
Answer:- a
82. The earnings of the kings in the Medieval age were mostly derived from
a. Offerings made at the temples
b. Trade
c. Land revenue
d. Industrial production
Answer:- c
83. “Mansabdars” in Mughal period were
a. Landlords and zamindars
b. Officials of the state
c. Those who had to give revenue
d. Revenue collectors
Answer:- a
84. The purpose of Mahmud Ghaznavi’s attack on India was
a. to plunder the wealth of India
b. to spread Islam in India
c. to rule over the territories of India
d. None of these
Answer:- a
85. The sculpture with the three faces of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh known as
“Trimurti” appears in
a. Ajanta Caves
b. Elephanta Caves
c. Ellora Caves
d. Kalva Caves
Answer:- b
86. During the Aurangzeb’s reign, which of the following were not included in his
government?
a. Rajputs
b. Marathas
c. Pathans
d. All of these
Answer:- b
87. What was the important reason for fall of Vijayanagar Empire?
a. Unity among the Muslim rulers
b. Internal instability and weakness of Princes
c. Moplah’s rebellion
d. Economic bankruptcy
Answer:- a
88. 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
Answer:- a
89. Which one of the following was the cause of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
a. War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb
b. Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali
c. Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc.
d. All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
Answer:- d
90. Sultanates of Delhi have taken which of the following in their buildings from the
ancient architecture?
a. Mehrab
b. Arched openings
c. Decoration figures
d. Gumbaj
Answer:- b
91. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
a. Large estate owners
b. Officials of state who were given jagir’ in place of cash pay
c. Revenue collectors
d. Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Answer:- a
92. Which statement about Amir Khusrao is not true?
a. He was a great poet.
b. He was a great historian.
c. He wrote poetry in Hindi and Urdu.
d. He worked for the Hindu-Muslim unity
Answer:- d
93. Which of the following features are associated with the architecture of Tughluq
period? Select the correct answer using the codes given below the features.
1. Sloping walls
2. Deliberate attempt to combine the principles of the arch, the lintel and the beam in the
buildings.
3. Placing the buildings especially the tombs on a high platform.
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 1 and 3
d. 2 and 3
Answer:- b
94. Who among the following was known as a “Nirguna” reformer?
a) Chaitanya
b) Surdas
c) Kabir
d) Tulsidas
Answer:- c
95. When Mahmud was Ghazni invaded Somnath, the ruler of Gujarata was
a. Mularaja
b. Bhima I
c. Jayasimha Siddharaja
d. Bhima II
Answer:- d
96. Malik Muhammad Jayasi has written an epic, Padmavat, relating to king Ratan Singh
and his queen Padmini of
a. Marwar
b. Malwa
c. Ranathambhor
d. Mewar
Answer:- d
97. Alauddin Khalji’s commander who led the campaign to South India was
a. Alpkhan
b. Ulugh Khan
c. Nusarat Khan
d. Malik Kafur
Answer:- d
98. The medieval Indian Sultan who has been called the “Prince of ‘Moneyera” is
a. Akbar
b. Sher Shah Suri
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- c
99. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of
Vikramaditya was
a. Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
b. Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
c. Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
d. Hemachandra (Hemu)
Answer:- d
100. The only Sultan of Delhi to conquer Chittor, the capital of Mewar was
a. Iltutmish
b. Balban
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Sikandar Lodhi
Answer:- c
101. The first known ruler to introduce canal irrigation in India was
a. Krishnadevaraya
b. Firuz Tughluq
c. Akbar
d. Tipu Sultan
Answer:- b
102. The diary of Athanasius (Afanasi) Nikitin, the first Russian traveller to India, is
entitled
a. A passage to India
b. The land of miracles
c. The journey beyond the three seas
d. Travel to the land of honey and gold
Answer:- c
103. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were
a. Millet and Groundnut
b. Potato and Mustard
c. Tobacco and Maize
d. Indigo and Maize
Answer:- c
104. 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
Answer:- d
105. The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of
a. Akbar
b. Shah Jahan
c. Aurangzeb
d. Bahadur Shah I
Answer:- c
106. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
a. Tarabai
b. Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
c. Peshwa Bajirao
d. Shahu
Answer:- b
107. The Nawab of Awadh who permanently transferred his capital from Faizabad to
Lucknow was
a. Safdar Jang
b. Shuja-ud-Daula
c. Asaf-ud-Daula
d. Saadat Khan
Answer:- c
108. Though endowed with extraordinary intellect and industry, he lacked practical
judgement and common sense. Who is referred to in the above statement.
a. Babar
b. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
c. Ibrahim Lodi
d. Balban
Answer:- b
109. The Sultanate of Delhi reached the height of its power during the reign of
a. Balban
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Firuz Tughluq
d. Raziya
Answer:- b
110. The Brahmin minister of Shambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he
invested the title of ‘Pinnacle of Poets’ was
a. Kavi Kalash
b. Kavindra Acharya
c. Kavi Bhusan
d. Kavi Martanda
Answer:- a
111. The. voluminous compositions attributed to Guru Gobind Singh (the last Sikh Guru)
are collectively known as
a. Dasam (Padshah Ka) Granth
b. Apni Katha
c. Baichitra Natak
d. Gyan Prabodh
Answer:- c
112. Sundar Vilas is the work of a famous Bhakti Saint
a. Ramananda
b. Guru Nanak
c. Dadu
d. Tukaram
Answer:- c
113. The ruler of Gujarat, who formed an alliance with Egypt and Turkey against the
Portuguese in India, was
a. Ahmad Shah I
b. Mahmud (Shah I) Begarha
c. Muzaffar Shah II
d. Bahadur Shah
Answer:- b
114. Rana Kumbha built the famous ‘Tower of Victory’ or Kirtistambha at Chittoor in
commemoration of his victory against
a. Gujarat
b. Malwa
c. Marwarj
d. Nagaur
Answer:- b
115. In medieval India the state derived the highest income from?
a. Jeziah
b. Land Revenue
c. Trade and Transit Duties
d. War Booty
Answer:- b
116. The Sultan of the Sultanate of Delhi, who transferred his capital from Delhi to Agra,
was
a. Khizr Khan
b. Bahlul Lodi
c. Sikandar Lodi
d. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer:- c
117. 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
Answer:- b
118. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the ____ century?
a. 11th
b. 12th
c. 14th
d. 13
th
Answer:- a
119. The Sufi Saint, contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan, was
a. Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
b. Sheikh Salim Chisti
c. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
d. Baba Farid
Answer:- a
120. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as
a. Khangahs
b. Qalandars
c. Silsilahs
d. Darveshs
Answer:- c
121. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
a. Chisti
b. Suhrawardy
c. Qadiri
d. Naqshbandi
Answer:- a
122. Sankardeva was a great bhakti saint of
a. Bengal
b. Maharashtra
c. Gujarat
d. Assam
Answer:- d
123. The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of
a. Assam
b. Maharashtra
c. Bengal
d. Both a. and c.
Answer:- b
124. The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at
Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was
a. Jnanesvar
b. Namadeva
c. Tukaram
d. Guru Ramdas
Answer:- b
125. Kabir was contemporary of
a. Guru Nanak
b. Sultan Sikandar Lodhi
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Babar
Answer:- c
126. Harihara and Bukka, the founders of the empire of Vijayanagar, named their dynasty
as
a. Sangama
b. Saluva
c. Tuluva
d. Aravidu
Answer:- a
127. The founder of the Bahamani Kingdom was
a. Alauddin Hasan Bahaman Shah
b. Mohammad Shah I
c. Ahmad Shah
d. Firuz Shah
Answer:- a
128. The first capital of the Bahamani Kingdom was
a. Gulbarga
b. Bidar
c. Daulatabad
d. Golcunda
Answer:- a
129. The Vijayanagar and the Bahamani Kingdoms fought relentlessly throughout the
period of their existence for the possession of
a. Goa
b. Goa, Dabhol and Chaul
c. Telengana
d. Raichur Doab
Answer:- d
130. The city of Vijayanagar (Now known as Hampi) was situated on the northern bank of
the river
a. Krishna
b. Tungabhadra
c. Kaveri
d. Godavari
Answer:- b
131. The greatest ruler in the history of Vijayanagar was?
a. Deva Raya II
b. Saluva Narsimha
c. Krishnadeva Raya
d. Achyutdeva Raya
Answer:- c
132. The Vijayanagar king who wrote a work ‘Amuktamalayada’ on the lines of kautilya’s
Arthashastra, was
a. Deva Raya II
b. Vira Narsimha
c. Sri Ranga II
d. Krishnadeva Raya
Answer:- d
133. The Ashtadiggajas at the court of Krishnadeva Raya were
a. eight great ministers like the Maratha Astapradhans
b. eight great musicians
c. eight great scholars of Telugu literature
d. eight great Nayaks of the Empire of Vijayanagar
Answer:- c
134. Babar’s autobiography, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnaman, which is reckoned
among “the most enthralling and romantic works in the literature of all times” is
written in
a. Arabic
b. Persian
c. Turki
d. Urdu
Answer:- c
135. Humayun lost the Mughal Empire to Sher Shah Suri finally In the battle of
a. Chunar
b. Chausa
c. Ghagra
d. Kannauj
Answer:- d
136. Which of the following measures of Sher Shah Suri greatly helped in the promotion of
trade and commerce?
a. He got many important roads built
b. The roads were very safe
c. He abolished all internal duties and taxes were levied only at the points of import and
sales
d. He built several sarais on the highways
Answer:- c
137. The longest road built by Sher Shah, known as Sarak-I-Azam (currently known as GT
Road or Sher Shah Suri Road) ran from the Indus in the North-West to
a. Calcutta
b. Dacca
c. Malda
d. Sonargaon
Answer:- d
138. Sher Shah’s mausoleum is at Sahaaaram in Blhar but he died at
a. Delhi
b. Agra
c. Chunar
d. Kalanjar
Answer:- d
139. Hemu, whom Akbar defeated In the Second Battle of Panipat (1556), was
a. Minister of Sikandar Shah Suri
b. Minister of Muhammad Adil Shah
c. Ruler of Rewari
d. Prime Minister of Rana Udai Singh of Mewar
Answer:- b
140. After the devastation of the city of Vljayanagar In 1565, the capital of the empire was
shifted to
a. Penukonda
b. Chandragiri
c. Mysore
d. Gingee
Answer:- a
141. The Portuguese under the leadership of Vasco da Gama in 1498 first landed at
a. Cochin
b. Calicut
c. Quilon
d. Pulicut
Answer:- b
142. The Portuguese gained a stronghold in India after defeating the Zamorln of Calicut.
The word Zamorin stands for
a. King
b. Warlord
c. Sealord
d. Admiral
Answer:- c
143. 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
Answer:- a
144. Who of the following Portuguese Viceroys in India captured Goa (1510) from the Adil
Shahi Sultan of Bijapur and made it the headquarters of the Protuguese government in
India?
a. Albuquerque
b. Almeida
c. Joao De Castro
d. Dom Luiz De Atayde
Answer:- a
145. The Portuguese naval monopoly In the Indian waters was shattered by the
a. Dutch
b. English
c. French
d. Both a. and b. above
Answer:- a
146. When Chittor was captured by Akbar (1558), the Rana of Mewar was
a. Rana Udai Singh
b. Rana Pratap
c. Rana Kumbha
d. Rana Amar Singh
Answer:- a
147. In the Battle of Haldighati the Mughal troops were commanded by
a. Asaf khan
b. Raja Man Singh of Amber
c. Qazi Khan
d. Todar Mal
Answer:- b
148. After the Call of Chittor, the city which became the capital of Mewar was
a. Merta
b. Kumbhalgarh
c. Mandalgarh
d. Udaipur
Answer:- d
149. Two women who, while conducting the affairs of their states faced Akbar’s wars of
conquest were Rani Durgawati and Chand Bibi (or Sultana), respectively of
a. Jaisalmer and Khandesh
b. Malwa and Gujarat
c. Gondwana and Ahmadnagar
d. Ranathambhor and Khandesh
Answer:- c
150. Akbar’s concept of Sulh-i-kul (or Qul) means
a. friendship and goodwill to all
b. common brotherhood
c. fraternity and friendship
d. harmony and peace to all
Answer:- d
151. Which of the following statements correctly describes the real spirit of Din-i-illahi?
a. It was an attempt towards founding a universal religion
b. It possessed the excellence of all the existing creeds but defects of none
c. It was a concept of common citizenship of the people of common faith
d. It was founded to instil intense loyalty to the emperor
Answer:- b
152. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of
the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
a. Remarriage of widows
b. Prohibition of child marriage
c. Monogamy
d. Rejection of seclusion of women
Answer:- d
153. Akbar’a son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of
a. Jahangir
b. Jahangir Alampanah
c. Jahangir Alamgir
d. Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir
Answer:- d
154. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as
well as attached to the imperial signature was
a. Jodha Bai
b. Nur Jahan
c. Mumtaz Mahal
d. Ladli Begum
Answer:- b
155. The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the reign of Jahangir was of
a. Guru Ram Das
b. Guru Tegh Bahadur
c. Guru Angad
d. Guru Arjan
Answer:- d
156. An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the
East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was
a. Hawkins
b. Henry Middleton
c. Thomas Roe
d. Josiah Child
Answer:- c
157. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
a. Akbar
b. Jahangir
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- b
158. The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was
a. annexation of Ahmadnagar
b. treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda
c. both a. and b. above
d. expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
Answer:- c
159. The son of Shah Jahan , who studied the New Testament, the writings of the Muslim
suns, the Vedanta philosophy, Upaniahadas, etc. and sought to find a meeting point
between Hinduism and Islam, was
a. Dara Shukoh
b. Murad
c. Aurangzeb
d. Shuja
Answer:- a
160. The only Hindu noble at the court of Akbar to accept the Din-illahi was
a. Man Singh
b. Todar Mal
c. Birbal
d. Bhagwan Das
Answer:- c
161. The last great royal patrons of Buddhism in India were the
a. Palas
b. Gurjar Pratiharas
c. Paramaras
d. Senas
Answer:- a
162. The Pallava ruler who built the famous Kailash temple at Kanchi and the Shore temple
at Mahabalipuram was
a. Narsimhavarman II
b. Parmesvarvarman I
c. Mahendra Varman I
d. Narsimhavarman
Answer:- a
163. The great religious thinker and philosopher Shankaracharya was born in Kerala at
a. Keladi
b. Quilon
c. Trivandrum
d. Calicut
Answer:- a
164. Which of the following was defended by Chand Bibi against the Mughals?
a. Bijapur
b. Berar
c. Ahmednagar
d. Bedar
Answer:- c
165. Who was the Mughal Prince who was well-versed in Arabic, Persian and Sanakrit?
a. Prince Akbar
b. Prince Salim
c. Prince Sulaiman Shukoh
d. Prince Dara Shukoh
Answer:- d
166. In whose reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith?
a. Jahangir
b. Akbar
c. Shah Jahan
d. Humayun
Answer:- a
167. What is the correct chronological sequence of the later Mughal emperors?
1. Bahadur Shah-I
2. Farrukhsiyar
3. Muhammad Shah
4. Jahandar Shah
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
a. 1. 2; 3, 4
b. 1, 4, 2, 3
c. 1, 3, 4, 2
d. 4, 1, 2, 3
Answer:- b
168. The well-known painting showing the arrival at the Mughal Court of the great singer
Tansen exhibits
a. The Persian Style
b. Gandhara Style
c. Hindu Style
d. The fusion of the Mughal and Hindu Styles
Answer:- d
169. The original name of Balban was
a. Zia-ud-Din
b. Ala-ud-Din
c. Muhammad
d. Ulugh Khan
Answer:- d
170. Ghazni was a small principality in
a. Mongolia
b. Turkey
c. Persia
d. Afghanistan
Answer:- d
171. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
a. Abu Said
b. Abul Fazl
c. Firadausi
d. AI-Beruni
Answer:- d
172. In 1206 AD Muhammad of Ghuri was killed at
a. Kabul
b. Damayak
c. Ajmer
d. Tarain
Answer:- b
173. Who is known as the “Slave of a slave”?
a. MUhammad-bin-Qasim
b. Mahmud of Ghazni
c. Iltutmish
d. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
Answer:- c
174. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the
capital of his empire?
a. Balban
b. Aram Shah
c. Nasiruddin Mahmood
d. Iltutmish
Answer:- d
175. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
a. Al-Masudi
b. Al-Beruni
c. SuIaiman
d. Abdul Haq
Answer:- b
176. Timur’s invasion has taken place during the reign of
a. Abu Bakr Tughluq
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
c. Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
d. Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughluq
Answer:- d
177. Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugon (Polo)?
a. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
b. Ghiyasuddin Balban
c. Samsuddin Iltutmish
d. Nasiruddin Mahmood
Answer:- a
178. Ayagara in Vijayanagar were
a. Adiministrators of Nadus
b. Governors of Provinces
c. Administrators of Kottams
d. Village functionaries
Answer:- d
179. Who was the author of Amuktamalyada?
a. Bhoja
b. Harshavardhana
c. Krishnadeva Raya
d. Amoghavarsha
Answer:- c
180. Which monarch called himself as the second Alexander?
a. Akbar
b. Samudra Gupta
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Chandra Gupta II
Answer:- c
181. The state-promoted canal irrigation system was initiated by
a. Alauddin Khalji
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Firuz Tughluq
Answer:- b
182. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various, branches of
learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was
a. Sikandar Lodhi
b. IItutmish
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- c
183. The largest administrative division in the Vijayanagar empire was
a. Nadu
b. Mandalam
c. Rajya
d. Kottam
Answer:- b
184. The term Iqta means
a. assignments of land as reward of pension
b. revenue assignment of a particular area in lieu of cash salary
c. an administrative grant or relief
d. a unit of local government
Answer:- b
185. The first Sultan to adopt the principle of measurement of cultivable land for
determining the land revenue was
a. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
b. Iltutmish
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Balban
Answer:- c
186. Who from among the following was the founder of Bahmani kingdom in the Deccan?
a. Mahmud Gawan
b. Hasan Gangu
c. Sikandar Shah
d. Malik Ambar
Answer:- b
187. The rulers of the Lodhi dynasty were
a. Turks settled in Afghanistan
b. Pure Turks
c. Pure Afghan
d. Timurid Turks
Answer:- c
188. The Nobility of the Delhi Sultanate was largely composed of
a. Afghans
b. Arabs
c. Turks
d. Composite elements
Answer:- c
189. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was
created by
a. Balban
b. Iltutmish
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- d
190. The Mongols appeared for the first time on the banks of the Indus during the rule of
a. Raziya
b. Balban
c. Iltutmish
d. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Answer:- c
191. The main aim of the attacks of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq in south India was
a. extension of the empire
b. plunder of wealth
c. propagation of the Muslim culture in South India
d. to compel the rulers of South India to accept the sovereignty of the Delhi Sultanate
Answer:- a
192. Who among the following founded the city of Ahmedabad?
a. Muzaffar Shah II
b. Ahmad Shah
c. Qutub-ud-din Ahmad Shah
d. Muhammad I Begarha
Answer:- b
193. Vljayanagar was founded on the southern bank of the river
a. Godavari
b. Krishna
c. Narmada
d. Tungabhadra
Answer:- d
194. Who was the founder of Aravidu dynasty of the Vijayanagar Empire?
a. Tirumala
b. Sadasiva Raya
c. Rama Raya
d. Bukka
Answer:- a
195. What was the capital of Bahmani Kingdom?
a. Warangal
b. Gulbarga
c. Devagiri
d. Ellichpur
Answer:- b
196. Minhaj-ua-Siraj was a
a. poet
b. musician
c. historian
d. merchant
Answer:- c
197. The city of Ajmer was founded by
a. Sindhuraja
b. Ajayaraja
c. Bhoja
d. Vigraharaja
Answer:- b
198. Who was the patron deity of Vijayanagar?
a. Virupaksha
b. Narasimha
c. Vittalaswamy
d. Venugoplal swamy
Answer:- a
199. What was the bone of contention between Vijayanagar and the Bahmani Kingdoms?
a. Krishna Delta
b. Raichur Doab
c. Godavari Delta
d. Telangana
Answer:- b
200. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?
a.
b. Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
c. Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
d. Her incompetence
Answer:- b
201. Who were the Yaminis?
a. Khaljis
b. Ghurids
c. Ghaznavids
d. Tughluqs
Answer:- c
202. What is meant by “The Forty” or “Chalisa”?
a. The cream of Afghan nobles
b. The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
c. The select body of the Turkish Aristocracy
d. The ulema or the Muslim divines
Answer:- c
203. Who were called the New Muslims?
a. Hindu converts to Islam
b. Mongol converts to Islam
c. Turkish converts to Islam
d. Persian converts to Islam
Answer:- b
204. Who was the founder of Srivaishnava sect?
a. Nathamuni
b. Uyyakondar
c. Yamunacharya
d. Ramanuja
Answer:- d
205. What do you consider to be the least important cause for Alauddin’s south Indian
campaigns?
a. Political condition of South India
b. Imperialism
c. Fabulous wealth
d. Religion
Answer:- d
206. What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?
a. Zoroastrianism
b. Hinduism
c. Buddhism
d. Jainism
Answer:- b
207. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Ghazni Mahmud?
a. To destroy idolatory
b. To gain possession of the wealth of India
c. To spread Islam into India
d. To establish a Muslim state in India
Answer:- b
208. To which race did Mahmud of Ghazni belong?
a. Arab
b. Afghan
c. Mongol
d. Turk
Answer:- b
209. Under the Mughala the Governor was popularly known as
a) Subahdar
b) Wazir
c) Vakil
d) Faujdar
Answer:- a
210. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by
a. Kotwal
b. Qanungo
c. Amin
d. Krori
Answer:- b
211. The Jizya was
a. A customs duty
b. Tax on silk products
c. Poll-tax
d. Tax on salt
Answer:- c
212. Under the Mughals the jizya was collected from
a. Persians
b. Muhammadans
c. Hindus
d. Foreign visitors
Answer:- c
213. During the Mughal period Polaj was the
a. land annually cultivated
b. land left fallow
c. land uncultivated
d. barren land
Answer:- a
214. Under the Mughal rule the judicial service was formed by
a. Vakil
b. Diwan
c. Kazis
d. Mansabdars
Answer:- c
215. Under the Mughala, in urban area the judicial powers were exercised by
a. Kazis
b. Faujdar
c. Kotwal
d. Wazir
Answer:- c
216. Under the Mughals the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
a. The crown prince
b. Mansabdar
c. Emperor
d. Zamindar
Answer:- c
217. The troops provided by the Mansabdars was chiefly
a. cavalry
b. infantry
c. artillery
d. navy
Answer:- a
218. Under the Mughals ____ was administered as a department of the household.
a. infantry
b. cavalry
c. artillery
d. navy
Answer:- c
219. In India artillery was first used in the battle of
a. Panipat in 1526
b. Talikot
c. Sialkot
d. Khanwa
Answer:- a
220. In India artillery was first used by
a. Balban
b. Babar
c. Humayun
d. Akbar
Answer:- b
221. In Mansabdari system the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
a. Mansabdar
b. Emperor
c. Prince
d. Dah Hazari
Answer:- b
222. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in
a. Madras
b. Gujarat
c. Delhi
d. Calcutta
Answer:- b
223. Tobacco was introduced in India by the
a. French
b. Portuguese
c. English
d. Arabs
Answer:- b
224. The Mughals imported fruits from
a. Samarkand
b. Arabia
c. Kabul
d. Portugal
Answer:- a
225. During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following
centres?
a. Agra
b. Surat
c. Delhi
d. Calcutta
Answer:- a
226. The main outlet for foreign trade during Akbar’s reign was the port of
a. Karachi
b. Calcutta
c. Surat
d. Bombay
Answer:- c
227. Under the Mughals one of the main imports was
a. pepper
b. raw silk
c. cotton
d. opium
Answer:- b
228. To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar
a. encouraged cow-killing
b. prohibited cow-killing
c. taxed cow-killing
d. remained silent to cow-killing
Answer:- b
229. Babarnama was written by
a. Humayun
b. Babar
c. Abul Fazl
d. Akbar
Answer:- b
230. The Upanishadas were translated into Persian by
a. Prince Shuja
b. Prince Murad
c. Prince Dara Shukoh
d. Prince Khusru
Answer:- c
231. Humayunnama was written by
a. Princess Gulbadan Begum
b. Salima Sultan
c. Jahangir
d. Jahanara Begum
Answer:- a
232. Prince Dara Shukoh was the son of
a. Humayun
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- d
233. The art of painting in the Mughal age was ___ in origin.
a. Persian
b. Hindu
c. French
d. Afghan
Answer:- a
234. The Mughal School of Painting was interested in portraying
a. Mughal court
b. Domestic subjects
c. Scenes from the Indian classics
d. The scenes of their motherland
Answer:- a
235. The Jahangir Mahal at Agra was bunt by
a. Jahangir
b. Shah Jahan
c. Akbar
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- c
236. Jama Masjid at Delhi was bunt by
a. Humayun
b. Sher Shah
c. Shah Jahan
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- c
237. _____built by Shah Jahan is one of the unrivalled beauties of the world.
a. Pearl Mosque
b. Jama Masjid
c. Taj Mahal
d. The Palace at Kabul
Answer:- c
238. _____was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond
a. Humayun
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- a
239. The Peacock throne was bunt by
a. Babar
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- d
240. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by
a. Mirkasim
b. Mir Jumla
c. Shivaji
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- b
241. Baz Bahadur was a in the court of Akbar
a. Musician
b. Painter
c. Architect
d. Soldier
Answer:- a
242. Tansen was originally in the service of
a. Raja of Rewa
b. Krishnadeva Raya
c. Akbar
d. Sher Shah
Answer:- a
243. The Mongols attacked India, for the first time, during the period of
a. Balban
b. Iltutmish
c. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
d. Alauddin
Answer:- b
244. Under the Mughals, the Police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers
known as
a. Kotwal
b. Kazi
c. Vakil
d. Amin
Answer:- a
245. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials
known as?
a. Faujdar
b. Mansabdar
c. Kotwal
d. Amin
Answer:- a
246. The Adi Granth was compiled by
a. Guru Arjan Dev
b. Guru Gobind Singh
c. Guru Harkishan
d. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer:- a
247. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to
a. Agra
b. Amritsar
c. Karachi
d. Allahabad
Answer:- b
248. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangazeb was
a. Tegh Bahadur
b. Har Rai
c. Amar Das
d. Angad
Answer:- a
249. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
a. Tegh Bahadur
b. Arjan Dev
c. Har Gobind
d. Nanak
Answer:- a
250. The English and the Dutch were firmly established in all the parts of the Coast from
Sind to Bengal by the middle of the
a. 17th Century
b. 18th Century
c. 16th Century
d. 15th Century
Answer:- a
251. Dadaji was the guardian of
a. Shivaji
b. Shaji Bhonsle
c. Sambaji
d. Shahu
Answer:- a
252. In his early days Shivaji moved with
a. Jat leaders
b. Mawali leaders
c. Santhals
d. Bhils
Answer:- b
253. Shivaji started his public career at the age of
a. 18
b. 21
c. 23
d. 24
Answer:- a
254. The estate of Shivaji’s father was
a. Konkan
b. Poona
c. Torna
d. Rajgarh
Answer:- b
255. Shivaji’s administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by
a. Kautilya
b. Sher Shah
c. Akbar
d. Adi Granth
Answer:- a
256. During Shivaji’s rule the Council of the State consisted of
a. Eight Ministers
b. Eighteen Ministers
c. Twelve Ministers
d. Fifteen Ministers
Answer:- a
257. Under Shivaji each province was under a
a. Viceroy
b. Governor
c. Diwan
d. Zamindar
Answer:- a
258. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were paid by
a. Mughlai
b. Pilgrims
c. Foreign visitors
d. Mansabdars
Answer:- a
259. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
a. Jumadar
b. Havaldar
c. Faujdar
d. Hazari
Answer:- b
260. Shivaji maintained a fleet at
a. Surat
b. Calicut
c. Bombay
d. Kolaba
Answer:- d
261. Sambhaji was the successor of
a. Shaji Bhonsle
b. Shahu
c. Shivaji
d. Dadaji
Answer:- c
262. Aurangzeb sent Mukarrab Khan against
a. Shaji Bhonsle
b. Shivaji
c. Sambaji
d. Shahu
Answer:- c
263. The Marathas first served the rulers of
a. Muhammadan kingdoms of the south
b. Mughal empire
c. Vijayanagar
d. Afghanistan
Answer:- a
264. Under the Mughal rule the Chief Minister was known as
a. Diwan
b. Vakil
c. Kazi
d. Mansabdar
Answer:- b
265. During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
a. Vakil
b. Diwan
c. Kotwal
d. Amin
Answer:- b
266. With the help of Baghnuk (Tiger-claws) Shivaji killed
a. Afzalkhan
b. Shayistakhan
c. Muhamad Khan
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- a
267. Shahu defeated Tara Bai at _____ in 1707.
a. Malvan
b. Khed
c. Kolhapur
d. Agra
Answer:- b
268. During the Mughal rule in the field of agriculture Parauti was the land
a. annually cultivated
b. left fallow
c. uncultivated
d. barren land
Answer:- b
269. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Polaj 1. Uncultivated
B. Parauti 2. Left fallow for 3 or 4 years
C. Chachar 3. Left fallow to recover strength
D. Banjar 4. Annually cultivated
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 2 3 4
b. 3 4 1 2
c. 4 3 2 1
d. 2 1 4 3
Answer:- c
270. Under the Mughals the cotton goods were exported to
a. Africa
b. Sumatra
c. Japan
d. England
Answer:- a
271. During the Mughal period the main source of Imperial revenue was
a. Agriculture
b. Customs duties
c. Industry
d. Foreign trade
Answer:- a
272. Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was
a. Sea faring
b. Agriculture
c. Working in mines
d. Service in the army
Answer:- b
273. Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were
a. Abyssinians
b. Persians
c. Africans
d. Afghans
Answer:- a
274. The Mughals have been made immortal by their achievements in the field.
a. Political
b. Architectural
c. Military
d. Social
Answer:- b
275. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
a. Dome
b. Arch
c. The narrow columns
d. Corbel brackets
Answer:- a
276. All the early Mughal Emperors except ___ were great builders
a. Babar
b. Humayun
c. Jahangir
d. Aurangzeb\
Answer:- d
277. Babar summoned the pupils of the famous architect Sinan from
a. Constantinople
b. Kabul
c. Syria
d. Egypt
Answer:- a
278. Jammi Mosque was built at
a. Sambhal
b. Delhi
c. Agra
d. Lahore
Answer:- a
279. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of
a. Babar
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- d
280. Indo-Persian style of architecture attained its supreme beauty in the reign of
a. Babar
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- d
281. The Pearl Mosque was built by
a. Shah Jahan
b. Aurangzeb
c. Humayun
d. Akbar
Answer:- a
282. The Hindu painting was closely connected with pictorial art of the
a. Buddhist priests
b. Jain monks
c. Artistic schools of the Far East
d. The Mughal school
Answer:- a
283. When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with
a. The Raja Bikramajid
b. Shah Tahmasp of Persia
c. Sultan of Bijapur
d. Sher Shah
Answer:- b
284. The Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was made of
a. Pure Silver
b. Pure Gold and Pure Silver
c. Pure Gold studded with gems
d. Silver, copper and gold
Answer:- c
285. There were jewelled steps leading to the Emperor’s seat, in the Peacock Throne.
a. Four
b. Three
c. Two
d. Six
Answer:- b
286. The huge wealth of the Mughals Cell into the hands of _______ after the capture of
Delhi in 1739.
a. Nadir Shah
b. The English
c. The French
d. The Portuguese
Answer:- a
287. The Lilavati was a treatise on
a. Arithmetic
b. Astronomy
c. Philosophy
d. Medicine
Answer:- a
288. Khan Khanan rendered Babur’s Memoires into
a. Sanskrit
b. Persian
c. Urdu
d. Hindi
Answer:- b
289. Kondana was renamed Singarh by
a. Shaji
b. Jijabai
c. Shivaji
d. Sambaji
Answer:- c
290. Under Shivajl’s rule of the produce were to be given by the peasant to the state.
a. Three-fifths
b. Two-fifths
c. One-fifth
d. Four-fifths
Answer:- b
291. Sambaji plundered the Mughal territories in
a. Deccan
b. Gujarat
c. Punjab
d. Bengal
Answer:- a
292. Guru Nanak was born at
a. Talwandi
b. Purandhar
c. Amritsar
d. Poona
Answer:- a
293. According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained
a. In the service of God
b. Taking the Brahmans and Mullahs as their guides
c. In fighting for the country
d. In fighting against Islam
Answer:- a
294. The Apostolate of the Sikhs consisted of leaders.
a. Eighteen
b. Ten
c. Only Two
d. Seven
Answer:- b
295. The stone railing which Aurangzeb ordered to remove was presented to Keshav Rai
Temple by
a. Shah Jahan
b. Shivaji
c. Dara Shukoh
d. Dadaji
Answer:- c
296. Guru Gobind Singh was assassinated by a
a. Mughal
b. Hindu
c. Afghan Pathan
d. Sikh
Answer:- c
297. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a
a. Jat Leader
b. Mughal Leader
c. Maratha Leader
d. Sikh Leader
Answer:- c
298. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the ____ to places ruled
by Hindu Rajas.
a. Nobles
b. Poor
c. Middle Class
d. Foreign residents
Answer:- b
299. Babar was originally the ruler of
a. Kabul
b. Persia
c. Fargana
d. Khandahar
Answer:- c
300. When Babar invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
a. Kabul
b. Fargana
c. Badakhshan
d. Herat
Answer:- c
MEDIEVAL INDIA : QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
__________________________________________
1. Todarmal is associated with the revenue system known as
a. Kankut
b. Ghalla Bakshi
c. Zabti or Zabt
d. Nasaq
Answer:- c
2. The original name of Tansen, the greatest musician of the court of Akbar, was
a. Makaranda Pandey
b. Ramatanu Pande
c. Haridas
d. Lal Kalawant
Answer:- b
3. Of the so-called ‘Nine Gems of the Court of Akbar’ the one who was a reputed poet of
Hindi, was
a. Abul Fazl
b. Faizi
c. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
d. Birbal
Answer:- c
4. The greatest historian of the reign of Akbar, who wrote Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari,
was
a. Nizamuddin Ahmad
b. Abdur Qadir Badauni
c. Abul Fazl
d. Abdas Khan Arwani
Answer:- c
5. Akbar granted the present site of Amritsar to the Sikh Guru
a. Amar Das
b. Angad
c. Ram Das
d. Arjan
Answer:- a
6. Mansabdari System was founded by Akbar. The Mansabdars were
a. military commanders
b. provincial governors
c. high civil and military officers
d. all of the above
Answer:- d
7. The most important poet at the court of Mahmud of Ghazni, who wrote Shahnama and
is regarded as the “Immortal Homer of the East” was
a. Utbi
b. Firdausi
c. Alberuni
d. Baihaqi
Answer:- b
8. During the course of his numerous invasions, Muhammad Ghori (Before his conquest in
the Second Battle of Tarain) was defeated by
a. Chalukya king Bhima II of Gujarat
b. Prithviraja Chauhan III of Ajmer
c. Both a. and b. above
d. b. and the Chandela king Paramardi
Answer:- c
9. Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by defeating
a. Prithviraj Chauhan in Second Battle of Tarain
b. Jayachanda in the Battle of Chandawar
c. The Chandelas
d. Both a. and b. above
Answer:- d
10. It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad
Ghuri, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The
king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was
a. Samantasena
b. Hemantasena
c. Ballalasena
d. Lakshamanasena
Answer:- d
11. The Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila in Bihar were destroyed during
the invasions of
a. Mahmud of Ghazni
b. Muhammad Ghori
c. Bakhtiyar Khalji
d. All Mardan Khalji
Answer:- c
12. The real founder of the Sultanate of Delhi and its first dynasty was
a. Muhammad Ghuri
b. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
c. Iltutmish
d. Balban
Answer:- c
13. From the point of view of the Turkish rule, the most important contribution of IItutmish
was
a. Establishment of dynastic rule
b. He was the first Muslim ruler in India to issue coins
c. He made Delhi the capital of the Sultanate
d. He organised the Iqta System
Answer:- d
14. Haziya (the daughter of IItutmish) the only woman ruler in the history of Medieval
India ascended the throne with the support of
a. the army
b. the nobility
c. the people of Delhi
d. All the above
Answer:- d
15. The first medieval ruler to propound the divine theory of Kingship was
a. Iltutmish
b. Raziya
c. Balban
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- c
16. The firat Sultan of Delhi to cross the Narmada and move to the south was
a. Iltutmish
b. Balban
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- c
17. 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. Iltutmish
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Raziya
d. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Answer:- b
18. Alauddin Khalji rigidly enforced ‘market control’ or economic regulations for
a. building up a large and contented army with small salaries
b. the general welfare of the people
c. both a. and b. above
d. curbing dishonest merchants and traders
Answer:- c
19. Muhammad-bin Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri (which he
named Daulatabad) because
a. Delhi was insecure on account of Mongol invasions
b. Devagiri was more centrally located
c. from Devagiri he wanted to complete the conquest of the South
d. All the above
Answer:- d
20. 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 Tughluq
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Firuz Tughluq
Answer:- c
21. The famous Moorish (from Morocco) traveller Ibn Batuta, who visited India recorded
his experiences in a book entitled Safarnama or Rehla, was appointed Qazi of Delhi by
Sultan
a. Mubarak Shah Khalji
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
c. Mohammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Firuz Tughluq
Answer:- c
22. The most important aspect of Sultan Flruz Tughluq’s constructive policy was
a. opening of a large number of Karkhanas
b. the digging of canals and wells
c. foundation of cities and construction of colleges, mosques, hospitals, etc.
d. promotion of horticulture
Answer:- b
23. Match the respective cities founded by the following Sultana of Delhi:
List-I List-II
(Sultans) (Cities)
A. Alauddin Khalji 1. Firuzabad
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq 2. Jaunpur
C. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq 3. Tughluqabad
D. Firuz Tughluq 4. Daulatabad
5. Siri
Codes:
A B C D
a. 5 3 4 1 & 2
b. 2 1 3 4 & 5
c. 2 3 1 4 & 5
d. 5 2 3 1 & 4
Answer:- a
24. The Sultan of Delhi who transferred two monolithic Mauryan pillars to Delhi to
beautify his capital, was
a. Iltutmish
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Firuz Tughluq
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- c
25. Timur invaded India and ordered a general massacre of the people of Delhi during the
reign of
a. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
b. Ghiyasuddin II
c. Abu Bakr
d. Alauddin Sikandar
Answer:- a
26. A ruling dynasty established in India at the instance of Timur was
a. Saiyad
b. Lodi
c. Shahmir
d. Khalji
Answer:- a
27. The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked
Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana’s Rajatarangini was
a. Sikandar
b. Shah Mir Samsuddin
c. Zain-ul-Abidin
d. Saifuddin
Answer:- c
28. The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of
Succession) was fought at
a. Dharmat
b. Samugarh
c. Deorai
d. Khajwa
Answer:- b
29. Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658
at
a. Agra
b. Aurangabad
c. Fatehpur Sikri
d. Delhi
Answer:- d
30. The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east
was
a. Shaista Khan
b. Mir Jumla
c. Mirza Raja Jai Singh
d. Jaswant Singh
Answer:- b
31. Aurangzeb, in his attempt to annex Marwar to the Mughal empire, was involved in a
30-year war. During these long years the most valiant struggle from the aide of
Marwar was fought by
a. Ajit Singh
b. Durgadas
c. Hadas of Bundi
d. Indra Singh
Answer:- b
32. The Sikh Guru executed by Aurangzeb after cruel torture was
a. Har Rai
b. Har Krishan
c. Hargobind
d. Tegh Bahadur
Answer:- d
33. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn
wars against
a. Bijapur
b. Golcunda
c. Marathas
d. All the above
Answer:- c
34. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
a. Bijapur
b. Mughals
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals
Answer:- c
35. The liberal religion preached by the saints of Maharashtra and rigidly followed by
Shivaji is known as
a. Desh Dharma
b. Maharashtra Dharma
c. Rashtra Dharma
d. Hindu Dharma
Answer:- b
36. The Mughal General, who decisively defeated Shivaji and forced him to conclude the
Treaty of Purandar, was
a. Shaista Khan
b. Mirza Raja Jai Singh
c. Prince Muazzam
d. Dilir Khan
Answer:- b
37. The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as
a. Swaraj
b. Mulk-i-qadim
c. Maharajya
d. Maratha Rastra
Answer:- a
38. The Administrative Council of Shivaji was known as,
a. Parishad
b. Mantriparishad
c. Ashtapradhan
d. Rajyaparishad
Answer:- c
39. Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD,
was the widow of the Maratha King
a. Shambhaji
b. Shivaji II
c. Raja Ram
d. Shivaji III
Answer:- c
40. The Mughal government can be described as an/a
a. Autocracy
b. Liberal monarchy
c. Centralised despotism
d. Absolute monarchy
Answer:- c
41. The Mughal troops were largely drawn from
a. The Rajput Chiefs
b. Tributary Chiefs
c. Mansabdars
d. Central Contingents
Answer:- c
42. The Jagirdars during the Muhgal period were
a. Mansabdars
b. Zamindars
c. All assignees of Jagirs
d. All the above
Answer:- c
43. Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is known as Ibadatkhana where
Akbar used to hold religious discussions?
a. Diwan-i-Aam
b. Diwan-i-Khas
c. Panch Mahal
d. Jami Masjid
Answer:- b
44. Nur Jehan is associated with the construction of
a. Her husband’s tomb at Shahdara (Lahore)
b. Her father ltimad-ud-Daulah’s tomb at Agra
c. Akbar’s tomb at Sikandra (Agra)
d. Both a. and b.
Answer:- d
45. Two marble masterpieces of the reign of Shah Jahan were
a. Diwan-i-Khas and Musamman BuIj (Jasmine Palace at Agra)
b. Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid) and Taj Mahal (at Agra)
c. Diwan-i-Aam and Shish Mahal (at Agra)
d. Jami Masjid and Diwan-i-Khas (Shahjahanabad, Delhi)
Answer:- b
46. On the wall of which building built by Shah Jahan, is the following Persian couplet
inscribed “if there is paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this”?
a. Jasmine Palace
b. Moti Masjid
c. Diwan-i-Aam, Delhi
d. Diwan-i-Khas, Delhi
Answer:- d
47. The later Mughal King, popularly known as Shah-i-Bekhabar (the Heedless King), was
a. Bahadur Shah
b. Jahandar Shah
c. Muhammad Shah
d. Shah Alam I
Answer:- a
48. Two Sayid brothers Sayid Abdullah Khan and Sayid Hussan Ali Khan (who rose to
become the king makers during the later Mughal period) met their downfall during the
reign of
a. Farrukhsiyar
b. Rafi-ud-DaIjat
c. Rafi-ud-Daula
d. Muhammad Shah
Answer:- d
49. The famous Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign of
the Mughal emperor?
a. Aurangzeb
b. Bahadur Shah I
c. Jahandar Shah
d. Farrukhsiyar
Answer:- c
50. Which Mugal emperor was a great musician, a great patron of Hindustani Music and
was popularly known as Rangila?
a. Bahdur Shah I
b. Bahadur Shah II
c. Muhammad Shah
d. Ahmad Shah
Answer:- c
51. During the second decade of the 18th century numerous independent dynasties were
founded in different parts of India. The dynasty founded by Chin Qulich Khan
(popularly known as Nizam-u1-mulk) in the Deccan was known as
a. Qutb Shahi
b. Asafjahi
c. Adil Shahi
d. Muhajamjahi
Answer:- b
52. The independent kingdom of Awadh ‘was founded by
a. Saadat Khan
b. Safdar Jang
c. Shuja-ud-Daulah
d. Asaf-ud-Daulah
Answer:- a
53. The founder of the independent state of Bengal was
a. Murshid Quli Khan
b. Alivardi Khan
c. Shuja-ud-Din
d. Sarfaraz Khan
Answer:- a
54. The Jat king of Bharatpur who is known as the ‘Plato of the Jat tribe’ and the ‘Jat
Ulysses’ was
a. Churaman
b. Gokula
c. Badan Singh
d. Suraj Mal
Answer:- d
55. Before the rise of Ranjit Singh to power, the Punjab was under the control of various
a. Chiefs of Abmad Shah Abdali
b. Sikh Misls (military brotherhoods)
c. Maratha commanders
d. Sikh Sardars
Answer:- b
56. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
a. a loose federation
b. a military State
c. a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
d. a regency of the Peshwa
Answer:- c
57. The Peshwa’s Secretariat at Pune (Poona), the pivot of the Maratha government was
known as
a. Huzur Daftar
b. El Beriz Daftar
c. Chalte Dafter
d. Peshwa Dafter
Answer:- a
58. Who completed the Qutub Minar?
a. Rajiya
b. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
c. Iltutmish
d. Babar
Answer:- c
59. Which of the following are true about Shivaji?
1. He was a disciple of Ramdas Samarth.
2. He levied Chauth and Sardeshmukhi.
3. He became the Peshwa.
a. I, II and III
b. II and III
c. I and II
d. III and I
Answer:- c
60. Defeated Humayun in the Battle of Kannauj (1540) also constructed the Purana Qila
of New Delhi
a. Adil Shah
b. Malik Kafur
c. Bin-Kasim
d. Sher Shah Suri
Answer:- d
61. The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between
a. Babar and Daulat Khan
b. Babar and Ibrahim Lodi
c. Babar and Alam Khan
d. Babar and Rana Sanga
Answer:- b
62. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to
a. Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
b. Ensure racial and communal harmony
c. Found a religious institution
d. Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims
Answer:- a
63. Match the following:
List-1 List-II
A. Qutub Minar 1. Muhammad Adil Shah
B. Gol Gumbj 2. Iltutmish
C. Buland Darwaja 3. Aurangzeb
D. Moti Masjid 4. Jahangir
5. Akbar
Codes:
A B C D
a. 5 1 3 4
b. 2 4 5 1
c. 4 3 2 1
d. 2 1 5 3
Answer:- d
64. The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was a fight between Rajput and Mughal forces. Who
led the Mughal forces?
a. Man Singh
b. Jai Singh
c. Khurram
d. Akbar
Answer:- d
65. Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to
Babar.
a. Rana Man Singh
b. Raja Jai Singh
c. Rana Sanga
d. Rana Pratap
Answer:- c
66. Defeat in the Battle of Talikota saw the downfall of which empire
a. Ahmednagar
b. Vijaynagar
c. Chola
d. Rashtrakuta
Answer:- b
67. Babar came to India originally from
a. Khiva
b. Ferghana
c. Khorasan
d. Seistan
Answer:- b
68. The medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture was
a. Alatiddin Khalji
b. Mohammad-bin Tughluq
c. Sher Shah
d. Akbar
Answer:- c
69. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was
a. Ahmad Shah
b. Muhammad Shah
c. Bahadur Shah
d. Shah Alam
Answer:- b
70. Consider the following statements regarding the Vijayanagar empire:
1. It was named after the city of Vijayanagara.
2. Krishnadeva Raya was the greatest of all the Vijayanagar rulers.
3. Kings of Vijayanagar ruled on behalf of Shaivite deity Virupaksha.
4. Vijayanagar empire successfully resisted the march of the Delhi Sultans to the south.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
Answer:- b
71. The founder of the Pala dynasty of Bengal was
a. Gopala
b. Dharmapala
c. Devapala
d. Mahipala
Answer:- a
72. The first Muslim ruler to introduce the system of price control was
a. Alauddin Khalji
b. Jalaluddin Khalji
c. Balban
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- a
73. Alberuni came to India along with
a. Mahmud Ghazni
b. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
c. Muhammad Ghuri
d. Timur
Answer:- a
74. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
a. Ziauddin Barni – Tarikh-i-Muhammadi
b. Amir Khusrao – Tabqt-i-Nasiri
c. Ibn Batuta – Fatwa-i-Jahandari
d. Shams-i-Siraj Afif – Tarikh-i-Feroze Shahi
Answer:- d
75. Consider the following statements: In the reign of Jahangir, Kandahar could not be
recaptured due to
1. Inefficiency of Mughal Army
2. Refusal of Khurram to proceed to that place
3. Difficulties in organising an expedition
4. Severe cold in Afghanistan
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer:- b
76. Who among the following Sultana wall advised by Qazi Mughiauddin to act according
to the laws of Shariat, but the Sultan rejected his advice?
a. Jalaluddin Khalji
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Firuz Tughluq
Answer:- b
77. Match List-1 with List-2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists:
List-1 List-2
(Name) (Work)
A. Abdul Hamid 1. Akbar Nama
B. Abul Fazl 2. Muntakhabut Tawarikh
C. Badauni 3. Tabaqat-i-Akbari
D. Nizamuddin Ahmad 4. Badshahnama
Codes:
A B C D
a. 4 1 3 2
b. 1 4 2 3
c. 1 4 3 2
d. 4 1 2 3
Answer:- a
78. Dhrupad Dhamar style of singing was started by
a. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
b. Tansen
c. Amir Khusrau
d. Raja Man Singh Tomar
Answer:- a
79. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists:
List-I List-II
A. Ibadatkhana 1. Kutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Jama Masjid of Delhi 2. Rana Kumbha
C. Adhai Din Ka Jhompada 3. Shah Jahan
D. Vijay Stambha of Chittor 4. Mehmud Begda
5. Akbar
Codes:
A B C D
a. 5 3 1 2
b. 5 3 4 2
c. 2 4 5 1
d. 3 5 1 4
Answer:- a
80. The rockcut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of the
a. Chola Kings
b. Pallava Kings
c. Pandya Kings
d. Satavahana Kings
Answer:- b
81. ‘Sufi Sect’ originated and developed in
a. Islam
b. Christianity
c. Hinduism
d. Zoroastrianism
Answer:- a
82. The earnings of the kings in the Medieval age were mostly derived from
a. Offerings made at the temples
b. Trade
c. Land revenue
d. Industrial production
Answer:- c
83. “Mansabdars” in Mughal period were
a. Landlords and zamindars
b. Officials of the state
c. Those who had to give revenue
d. Revenue collectors
Answer:- a
84. The purpose of Mahmud Ghaznavi’s attack on India was
a. to plunder the wealth of India
b. to spread Islam in India
c. to rule over the territories of India
d. None of these
Answer:- a
85. The sculpture with the three faces of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh known as
“Trimurti” appears in
a. Ajanta Caves
b. Elephanta Caves
c. Ellora Caves
d. Kalva Caves
Answer:- b
86. During the Aurangzeb’s reign, which of the following were not included in his
government?
a. Rajputs
b. Marathas
c. Pathans
d. All of these
Answer:- b
87. What was the important reason for fall of Vijayanagar Empire?
a. Unity among the Muslim rulers
b. Internal instability and weakness of Princes
c. Moplah’s rebellion
d. Economic bankruptcy
Answer:- a
88. 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
Answer:- a
89. Which one of the following was the cause of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
a. War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb
b. Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali
c. Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc.
d. All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
Answer:- d
90. Sultanates of Delhi have taken which of the following in their buildings from the
ancient architecture?
a. Mehrab
b. Arched openings
c. Decoration figures
d. Gumbaj
Answer:- b
91. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
a. Large estate owners
b. Officials of state who were given jagir’ in place of cash pay
c. Revenue collectors
d. Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Answer:- a
92. Which statement about Amir Khusrao is not true?
a. He was a great poet.
b. He was a great historian.
c. He wrote poetry in Hindi and Urdu.
d. He worked for the Hindu-Muslim unity
Answer:- d
93. Which of the following features are associated with the architecture of Tughluq
period? Select the correct answer using the codes given below the features.
1. Sloping walls
2. Deliberate attempt to combine the principles of the arch, the lintel and the beam in the
buildings.
3. Placing the buildings especially the tombs on a high platform.
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 1 and 3
d. 2 and 3
Answer:- b
94. Who among the following was known as a “Nirguna” reformer?
a) Chaitanya
b) Surdas
c) Kabir
d) Tulsidas
Answer:- c
95. When Mahmud was Ghazni invaded Somnath, the ruler of Gujarata was
a. Mularaja
b. Bhima I
c. Jayasimha Siddharaja
d. Bhima II
Answer:- d
96. Malik Muhammad Jayasi has written an epic, Padmavat, relating to king Ratan Singh
and his queen Padmini of
a. Marwar
b. Malwa
c. Ranathambhor
d. Mewar
Answer:- d
97. Alauddin Khalji’s commander who led the campaign to South India was
a. Alpkhan
b. Ulugh Khan
c. Nusarat Khan
d. Malik Kafur
Answer:- d
98. The medieval Indian Sultan who has been called the “Prince of ‘Moneyera” is
a. Akbar
b. Sher Shah Suri
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- c
99. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of
Vikramaditya was
a. Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
b. Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
c. Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
d. Hemachandra (Hemu)
Answer:- d
100. The only Sultan of Delhi to conquer Chittor, the capital of Mewar was
a. Iltutmish
b. Balban
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Sikandar Lodhi
Answer:- c
101. The first known ruler to introduce canal irrigation in India was
a. Krishnadevaraya
b. Firuz Tughluq
c. Akbar
d. Tipu Sultan
Answer:- b
102. The diary of Athanasius (Afanasi) Nikitin, the first Russian traveller to India, is
entitled
a. A passage to India
b. The land of miracles
c. The journey beyond the three seas
d. Travel to the land of honey and gold
Answer:- c
103. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were
a. Millet and Groundnut
b. Potato and Mustard
c. Tobacco and Maize
d. Indigo and Maize
Answer:- c
104. 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
Answer:- d
105. The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of
a. Akbar
b. Shah Jahan
c. Aurangzeb
d. Bahadur Shah I
Answer:- c
106. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
a. Tarabai
b. Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
c. Peshwa Bajirao
d. Shahu
Answer:- b
107. The Nawab of Awadh who permanently transferred his capital from Faizabad to
Lucknow was
a. Safdar Jang
b. Shuja-ud-Daula
c. Asaf-ud-Daula
d. Saadat Khan
Answer:- c
108. Though endowed with extraordinary intellect and industry, he lacked practical
judgement and common sense. Who is referred to in the above statement.
a. Babar
b. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
c. Ibrahim Lodi
d. Balban
Answer:- b
109. The Sultanate of Delhi reached the height of its power during the reign of
a. Balban
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Firuz Tughluq
d. Raziya
Answer:- b
110. The Brahmin minister of Shambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he
invested the title of ‘Pinnacle of Poets’ was
a. Kavi Kalash
b. Kavindra Acharya
c. Kavi Bhusan
d. Kavi Martanda
Answer:- a
111. The. voluminous compositions attributed to Guru Gobind Singh (the last Sikh Guru)
are collectively known as
a. Dasam (Padshah Ka) Granth
b. Apni Katha
c. Baichitra Natak
d. Gyan Prabodh
Answer:- c
112. Sundar Vilas is the work of a famous Bhakti Saint
a. Ramananda
b. Guru Nanak
c. Dadu
d. Tukaram
Answer:- c
113. The ruler of Gujarat, who formed an alliance with Egypt and Turkey against the
Portuguese in India, was
a. Ahmad Shah I
b. Mahmud (Shah I) Begarha
c. Muzaffar Shah II
d. Bahadur Shah
Answer:- b
114. Rana Kumbha built the famous ‘Tower of Victory’ or Kirtistambha at Chittoor in
commemoration of his victory against
a. Gujarat
b. Malwa
c. Marwarj
d. Nagaur
Answer:- b
115. In medieval India the state derived the highest income from?
a. Jeziah
b. Land Revenue
c. Trade and Transit Duties
d. War Booty
Answer:- b
116. The Sultan of the Sultanate of Delhi, who transferred his capital from Delhi to Agra,
was
a. Khizr Khan
b. Bahlul Lodi
c. Sikandar Lodi
d. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer:- c
117. 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
Answer:- b
118. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the ____ century?
a. 11th
b. 12th
c. 14th
d. 13
th
Answer:- a
119. The Sufi Saint, contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan, was
a. Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
b. Sheikh Salim Chisti
c. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
d. Baba Farid
Answer:- a
120. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as
a. Khangahs
b. Qalandars
c. Silsilahs
d. Darveshs
Answer:- c
121. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
a. Chisti
b. Suhrawardy
c. Qadiri
d. Naqshbandi
Answer:- a
122. Sankardeva was a great bhakti saint of
a. Bengal
b. Maharashtra
c. Gujarat
d. Assam
Answer:- d
123. The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of
a. Assam
b. Maharashtra
c. Bengal
d. Both a. and c.
Answer:- b
124. The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at
Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was
a. Jnanesvar
b. Namadeva
c. Tukaram
d. Guru Ramdas
Answer:- b
125. Kabir was contemporary of
a. Guru Nanak
b. Sultan Sikandar Lodhi
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Babar
Answer:- c
126. Harihara and Bukka, the founders of the empire of Vijayanagar, named their dynasty
as
a. Sangama
b. Saluva
c. Tuluva
d. Aravidu
Answer:- a
127. The founder of the Bahamani Kingdom was
a. Alauddin Hasan Bahaman Shah
b. Mohammad Shah I
c. Ahmad Shah
d. Firuz Shah
Answer:- a
128. The first capital of the Bahamani Kingdom was
a. Gulbarga
b. Bidar
c. Daulatabad
d. Golcunda
Answer:- a
129. The Vijayanagar and the Bahamani Kingdoms fought relentlessly throughout the
period of their existence for the possession of
a. Goa
b. Goa, Dabhol and Chaul
c. Telengana
d. Raichur Doab
Answer:- d
130. The city of Vijayanagar (Now known as Hampi) was situated on the northern bank of
the river
a. Krishna
b. Tungabhadra
c. Kaveri
d. Godavari
Answer:- b
131. The greatest ruler in the history of Vijayanagar was?
a. Deva Raya II
b. Saluva Narsimha
c. Krishnadeva Raya
d. Achyutdeva Raya
Answer:- c
132. The Vijayanagar king who wrote a work ‘Amuktamalayada’ on the lines of kautilya’s
Arthashastra, was
a. Deva Raya II
b. Vira Narsimha
c. Sri Ranga II
d. Krishnadeva Raya
Answer:- d
133. The Ashtadiggajas at the court of Krishnadeva Raya were
a. eight great ministers like the Maratha Astapradhans
b. eight great musicians
c. eight great scholars of Telugu literature
d. eight great Nayaks of the Empire of Vijayanagar
Answer:- c
134. Babar’s autobiography, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnaman, which is reckoned
among “the most enthralling and romantic works in the literature of all times” is
written in
a. Arabic
b. Persian
c. Turki
d. Urdu
Answer:- c
135. Humayun lost the Mughal Empire to Sher Shah Suri finally In the battle of
a. Chunar
b. Chausa
c. Ghagra
d. Kannauj
Answer:- d
136. Which of the following measures of Sher Shah Suri greatly helped in the promotion of
trade and commerce?
a. He got many important roads built
b. The roads were very safe
c. He abolished all internal duties and taxes were levied only at the points of import and
sales
d. He built several sarais on the highways
Answer:- c
137. The longest road built by Sher Shah, known as Sarak-I-Azam (currently known as GT
Road or Sher Shah Suri Road) ran from the Indus in the North-West to
a. Calcutta
b. Dacca
c. Malda
d. Sonargaon
Answer:- d
138. Sher Shah’s mausoleum is at Sahaaaram in Blhar but he died at
a. Delhi
b. Agra
c. Chunar
d. Kalanjar
Answer:- d
139. Hemu, whom Akbar defeated In the Second Battle of Panipat (1556), was
a. Minister of Sikandar Shah Suri
b. Minister of Muhammad Adil Shah
c. Ruler of Rewari
d. Prime Minister of Rana Udai Singh of Mewar
Answer:- b
140. After the devastation of the city of Vljayanagar In 1565, the capital of the empire was
shifted to
a. Penukonda
b. Chandragiri
c. Mysore
d. Gingee
Answer:- a
141. The Portuguese under the leadership of Vasco da Gama in 1498 first landed at
a. Cochin
b. Calicut
c. Quilon
d. Pulicut
Answer:- b
142. The Portuguese gained a stronghold in India after defeating the Zamorln of Calicut.
The word Zamorin stands for
a. King
b. Warlord
c. Sealord
d. Admiral
Answer:- c
143. 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
Answer:- a
144. Who of the following Portuguese Viceroys in India captured Goa (1510) from the Adil
Shahi Sultan of Bijapur and made it the headquarters of the Protuguese government in
India?
a. Albuquerque
b. Almeida
c. Joao De Castro
d. Dom Luiz De Atayde
Answer:- a
145. The Portuguese naval monopoly In the Indian waters was shattered by the
a. Dutch
b. English
c. French
d. Both a. and b. above
Answer:- a
146. When Chittor was captured by Akbar (1558), the Rana of Mewar was
a. Rana Udai Singh
b. Rana Pratap
c. Rana Kumbha
d. Rana Amar Singh
Answer:- a
147. In the Battle of Haldighati the Mughal troops were commanded by
a. Asaf khan
b. Raja Man Singh of Amber
c. Qazi Khan
d. Todar Mal
Answer:- b
148. After the Call of Chittor, the city which became the capital of Mewar was
a. Merta
b. Kumbhalgarh
c. Mandalgarh
d. Udaipur
Answer:- d
149. Two women who, while conducting the affairs of their states faced Akbar’s wars of
conquest were Rani Durgawati and Chand Bibi (or Sultana), respectively of
a. Jaisalmer and Khandesh
b. Malwa and Gujarat
c. Gondwana and Ahmadnagar
d. Ranathambhor and Khandesh
Answer:- c
150. Akbar’s concept of Sulh-i-kul (or Qul) means
a. friendship and goodwill to all
b. common brotherhood
c. fraternity and friendship
d. harmony and peace to all
Answer:- d
151. Which of the following statements correctly describes the real spirit of Din-i-illahi?
a. It was an attempt towards founding a universal religion
b. It possessed the excellence of all the existing creeds but defects of none
c. It was a concept of common citizenship of the people of common faith
d. It was founded to instil intense loyalty to the emperor
Answer:- b
152. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of
the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
a. Remarriage of widows
b. Prohibition of child marriage
c. Monogamy
d. Rejection of seclusion of women
Answer:- d
153. Akbar’a son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of
a. Jahangir
b. Jahangir Alampanah
c. Jahangir Alamgir
d. Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir
Answer:- d
154. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as
well as attached to the imperial signature was
a. Jodha Bai
b. Nur Jahan
c. Mumtaz Mahal
d. Ladli Begum
Answer:- b
155. The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the reign of Jahangir was of
a. Guru Ram Das
b. Guru Tegh Bahadur
c. Guru Angad
d. Guru Arjan
Answer:- d
156. An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the
East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was
a. Hawkins
b. Henry Middleton
c. Thomas Roe
d. Josiah Child
Answer:- c
157. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
a. Akbar
b. Jahangir
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- b
158. The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was
a. annexation of Ahmadnagar
b. treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda
c. both a. and b. above
d. expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
Answer:- c
159. The son of Shah Jahan , who studied the New Testament, the writings of the Muslim
suns, the Vedanta philosophy, Upaniahadas, etc. and sought to find a meeting point
between Hinduism and Islam, was
a. Dara Shukoh
b. Murad
c. Aurangzeb
d. Shuja
Answer:- a
160. The only Hindu noble at the court of Akbar to accept the Din-illahi was
a. Man Singh
b. Todar Mal
c. Birbal
d. Bhagwan Das
Answer:- c
161. The last great royal patrons of Buddhism in India were the
a. Palas
b. Gurjar Pratiharas
c. Paramaras
d. Senas
Answer:- a
162. The Pallava ruler who built the famous Kailash temple at Kanchi and the Shore temple
at Mahabalipuram was
a. Narsimhavarman II
b. Parmesvarvarman I
c. Mahendra Varman I
d. Narsimhavarman
Answer:- a
163. The great religious thinker and philosopher Shankaracharya was born in Kerala at
a. Keladi
b. Quilon
c. Trivandrum
d. Calicut
Answer:- a
164. Which of the following was defended by Chand Bibi against the Mughals?
a. Bijapur
b. Berar
c. Ahmednagar
d. Bedar
Answer:- c
165. Who was the Mughal Prince who was well-versed in Arabic, Persian and Sanakrit?
a. Prince Akbar
b. Prince Salim
c. Prince Sulaiman Shukoh
d. Prince Dara Shukoh
Answer:- d
166. In whose reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith?
a. Jahangir
b. Akbar
c. Shah Jahan
d. Humayun
Answer:- a
167. What is the correct chronological sequence of the later Mughal emperors?
1. Bahadur Shah-I
2. Farrukhsiyar
3. Muhammad Shah
4. Jahandar Shah
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
a. 1. 2; 3, 4
b. 1, 4, 2, 3
c. 1, 3, 4, 2
d. 4, 1, 2, 3
Answer:- b
168. The well-known painting showing the arrival at the Mughal Court of the great singer
Tansen exhibits
a. The Persian Style
b. Gandhara Style
c. Hindu Style
d. The fusion of the Mughal and Hindu Styles
Answer:- d
169. The original name of Balban was
a. Zia-ud-Din
b. Ala-ud-Din
c. Muhammad
d. Ulugh Khan
Answer:- d
170. Ghazni was a small principality in
a. Mongolia
b. Turkey
c. Persia
d. Afghanistan
Answer:- d
171. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
a. Abu Said
b. Abul Fazl
c. Firadausi
d. AI-Beruni
Answer:- d
172. In 1206 AD Muhammad of Ghuri was killed at
a. Kabul
b. Damayak
c. Ajmer
d. Tarain
Answer:- b
173. Who is known as the “Slave of a slave”?
a. MUhammad-bin-Qasim
b. Mahmud of Ghazni
c. Iltutmish
d. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
Answer:- c
174. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the
capital of his empire?
a. Balban
b. Aram Shah
c. Nasiruddin Mahmood
d. Iltutmish
Answer:- d
175. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
a. Al-Masudi
b. Al-Beruni
c. SuIaiman
d. Abdul Haq
Answer:- b
176. Timur’s invasion has taken place during the reign of
a. Abu Bakr Tughluq
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
c. Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
d. Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughluq
Answer:- d
177. Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugon (Polo)?
a. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
b. Ghiyasuddin Balban
c. Samsuddin Iltutmish
d. Nasiruddin Mahmood
Answer:- a
178. Ayagara in Vijayanagar were
a. Adiministrators of Nadus
b. Governors of Provinces
c. Administrators of Kottams
d. Village functionaries
Answer:- d
179. Who was the author of Amuktamalyada?
a. Bhoja
b. Harshavardhana
c. Krishnadeva Raya
d. Amoghavarsha
Answer:- c
180. Which monarch called himself as the second Alexander?
a. Akbar
b. Samudra Gupta
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Chandra Gupta II
Answer:- c
181. The state-promoted canal irrigation system was initiated by
a. Alauddin Khalji
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Firuz Tughluq
Answer:- b
182. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various, branches of
learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was
a. Sikandar Lodhi
b. IItutmish
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- c
183. The largest administrative division in the Vijayanagar empire was
a. Nadu
b. Mandalam
c. Rajya
d. Kottam
Answer:- b
184. The term Iqta means
a. assignments of land as reward of pension
b. revenue assignment of a particular area in lieu of cash salary
c. an administrative grant or relief
d. a unit of local government
Answer:- b
185. The first Sultan to adopt the principle of measurement of cultivable land for
determining the land revenue was
a. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
b. Iltutmish
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Balban
Answer:- c
186. Who from among the following was the founder of Bahmani kingdom in the Deccan?
a. Mahmud Gawan
b. Hasan Gangu
c. Sikandar Shah
d. Malik Ambar
Answer:- b
187. The rulers of the Lodhi dynasty were
a. Turks settled in Afghanistan
b. Pure Turks
c. Pure Afghan
d. Timurid Turks
Answer:- c
188. The Nobility of the Delhi Sultanate was largely composed of
a. Afghans
b. Arabs
c. Turks
d. Composite elements
Answer:- c
189. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was
created by
a. Balban
b. Iltutmish
c. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- d
190. The Mongols appeared for the first time on the banks of the Indus during the rule of
a. Raziya
b. Balban
c. Iltutmish
d. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Answer:- c
191. The main aim of the attacks of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq in south India was
a. extension of the empire
b. plunder of wealth
c. propagation of the Muslim culture in South India
d. to compel the rulers of South India to accept the sovereignty of the Delhi Sultanate
Answer:- a
192. Who among the following founded the city of Ahmedabad?
a. Muzaffar Shah II
b. Ahmad Shah
c. Qutub-ud-din Ahmad Shah
d. Muhammad I Begarha
Answer:- b
193. Vljayanagar was founded on the southern bank of the river
a. Godavari
b. Krishna
c. Narmada
d. Tungabhadra
Answer:- d
194. Who was the founder of Aravidu dynasty of the Vijayanagar Empire?
a. Tirumala
b. Sadasiva Raya
c. Rama Raya
d. Bukka
Answer:- a
195. What was the capital of Bahmani Kingdom?
a. Warangal
b. Gulbarga
c. Devagiri
d. Ellichpur
Answer:- b
196. Minhaj-ua-Siraj was a
a. poet
b. musician
c. historian
d. merchant
Answer:- c
197. The city of Ajmer was founded by
a. Sindhuraja
b. Ajayaraja
c. Bhoja
d. Vigraharaja
Answer:- b
198. Who was the patron deity of Vijayanagar?
a. Virupaksha
b. Narasimha
c. Vittalaswamy
d. Venugoplal swamy
Answer:- a
199. What was the bone of contention between Vijayanagar and the Bahmani Kingdoms?
a. Krishna Delta
b. Raichur Doab
c. Godavari Delta
d. Telangana
Answer:- b
200. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?
a.
b. Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
c. Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
d. Her incompetence
Answer:- b
201. Who were the Yaminis?
a. Khaljis
b. Ghurids
c. Ghaznavids
d. Tughluqs
Answer:- c
202. What is meant by “The Forty” or “Chalisa”?
a. The cream of Afghan nobles
b. The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
c. The select body of the Turkish Aristocracy
d. The ulema or the Muslim divines
Answer:- c
203. Who were called the New Muslims?
a. Hindu converts to Islam
b. Mongol converts to Islam
c. Turkish converts to Islam
d. Persian converts to Islam
Answer:- b
204. Who was the founder of Srivaishnava sect?
a. Nathamuni
b. Uyyakondar
c. Yamunacharya
d. Ramanuja
Answer:- d
205. What do you consider to be the least important cause for Alauddin’s south Indian
campaigns?
a. Political condition of South India
b. Imperialism
c. Fabulous wealth
d. Religion
Answer:- d
206. What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?
a. Zoroastrianism
b. Hinduism
c. Buddhism
d. Jainism
Answer:- b
207. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Ghazni Mahmud?
a. To destroy idolatory
b. To gain possession of the wealth of India
c. To spread Islam into India
d. To establish a Muslim state in India
Answer:- b
208. To which race did Mahmud of Ghazni belong?
a. Arab
b. Afghan
c. Mongol
d. Turk
Answer:- b
209. Under the Mughala the Governor was popularly known as
a) Subahdar
b) Wazir
c) Vakil
d) Faujdar
Answer:- a
210. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by
a. Kotwal
b. Qanungo
c. Amin
d. Krori
Answer:- b
211. The Jizya was
a. A customs duty
b. Tax on silk products
c. Poll-tax
d. Tax on salt
Answer:- c
212. Under the Mughals the jizya was collected from
a. Persians
b. Muhammadans
c. Hindus
d. Foreign visitors
Answer:- c
213. During the Mughal period Polaj was the
a. land annually cultivated
b. land left fallow
c. land uncultivated
d. barren land
Answer:- a
214. Under the Mughal rule the judicial service was formed by
a. Vakil
b. Diwan
c. Kazis
d. Mansabdars
Answer:- c
215. Under the Mughala, in urban area the judicial powers were exercised by
a. Kazis
b. Faujdar
c. Kotwal
d. Wazir
Answer:- c
216. Under the Mughals the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
a. The crown prince
b. Mansabdar
c. Emperor
d. Zamindar
Answer:- c
217. The troops provided by the Mansabdars was chiefly
a. cavalry
b. infantry
c. artillery
d. navy
Answer:- a
218. Under the Mughals ____ was administered as a department of the household.
a. infantry
b. cavalry
c. artillery
d. navy
Answer:- c
219. In India artillery was first used in the battle of
a. Panipat in 1526
b. Talikot
c. Sialkot
d. Khanwa
Answer:- a
220. In India artillery was first used by
a. Balban
b. Babar
c. Humayun
d. Akbar
Answer:- b
221. In Mansabdari system the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
a. Mansabdar
b. Emperor
c. Prince
d. Dah Hazari
Answer:- b
222. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in
a. Madras
b. Gujarat
c. Delhi
d. Calcutta
Answer:- b
223. Tobacco was introduced in India by the
a. French
b. Portuguese
c. English
d. Arabs
Answer:- b
224. The Mughals imported fruits from
a. Samarkand
b. Arabia
c. Kabul
d. Portugal
Answer:- a
225. During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following
centres?
a. Agra
b. Surat
c. Delhi
d. Calcutta
Answer:- a
226. The main outlet for foreign trade during Akbar’s reign was the port of
a. Karachi
b. Calcutta
c. Surat
d. Bombay
Answer:- c
227. Under the Mughals one of the main imports was
a. pepper
b. raw silk
c. cotton
d. opium
Answer:- b
228. To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar
a. encouraged cow-killing
b. prohibited cow-killing
c. taxed cow-killing
d. remained silent to cow-killing
Answer:- b
229. Babarnama was written by
a. Humayun
b. Babar
c. Abul Fazl
d. Akbar
Answer:- b
230. The Upanishadas were translated into Persian by
a. Prince Shuja
b. Prince Murad
c. Prince Dara Shukoh
d. Prince Khusru
Answer:- c
231. Humayunnama was written by
a. Princess Gulbadan Begum
b. Salima Sultan
c. Jahangir
d. Jahanara Begum
Answer:- a
232. Prince Dara Shukoh was the son of
a. Humayun
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- d
233. The art of painting in the Mughal age was ___ in origin.
a. Persian
b. Hindu
c. French
d. Afghan
Answer:- a
234. The Mughal School of Painting was interested in portraying
a. Mughal court
b. Domestic subjects
c. Scenes from the Indian classics
d. The scenes of their motherland
Answer:- a
235. The Jahangir Mahal at Agra was bunt by
a. Jahangir
b. Shah Jahan
c. Akbar
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- c
236. Jama Masjid at Delhi was bunt by
a. Humayun
b. Sher Shah
c. Shah Jahan
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- c
237. _____built by Shah Jahan is one of the unrivalled beauties of the world.
a. Pearl Mosque
b. Jama Masjid
c. Taj Mahal
d. The Palace at Kabul
Answer:- c
238. _____was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond
a. Humayun
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- a
239. The Peacock throne was bunt by
a. Babar
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- d
240. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by
a. Mirkasim
b. Mir Jumla
c. Shivaji
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- b
241. Baz Bahadur was a in the court of Akbar
a. Musician
b. Painter
c. Architect
d. Soldier
Answer:- a
242. Tansen was originally in the service of
a. Raja of Rewa
b. Krishnadeva Raya
c. Akbar
d. Sher Shah
Answer:- a
243. The Mongols attacked India, for the first time, during the period of
a. Balban
b. Iltutmish
c. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
d. Alauddin
Answer:- b
244. Under the Mughals, the Police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers
known as
a. Kotwal
b. Kazi
c. Vakil
d. Amin
Answer:- a
245. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials
known as?
a. Faujdar
b. Mansabdar
c. Kotwal
d. Amin
Answer:- a
246. The Adi Granth was compiled by
a. Guru Arjan Dev
b. Guru Gobind Singh
c. Guru Harkishan
d. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer:- a
247. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to
a. Agra
b. Amritsar
c. Karachi
d. Allahabad
Answer:- b
248. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangazeb was
a. Tegh Bahadur
b. Har Rai
c. Amar Das
d. Angad
Answer:- a
249. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
a. Tegh Bahadur
b. Arjan Dev
c. Har Gobind
d. Nanak
Answer:- a
250. The English and the Dutch were firmly established in all the parts of the Coast from
Sind to Bengal by the middle of the
a. 17th Century
b. 18th Century
c. 16th Century
d. 15th Century
Answer:- a
251. Dadaji was the guardian of
a. Shivaji
b. Shaji Bhonsle
c. Sambaji
d. Shahu
Answer:- a
252. In his early days Shivaji moved with
a. Jat leaders
b. Mawali leaders
c. Santhals
d. Bhils
Answer:- b
253. Shivaji started his public career at the age of
a. 18
b. 21
c. 23
d. 24
Answer:- a
254. The estate of Shivaji’s father was
a. Konkan
b. Poona
c. Torna
d. Rajgarh
Answer:- b
255. Shivaji’s administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by
a. Kautilya
b. Sher Shah
c. Akbar
d. Adi Granth
Answer:- a
256. During Shivaji’s rule the Council of the State consisted of
a. Eight Ministers
b. Eighteen Ministers
c. Twelve Ministers
d. Fifteen Ministers
Answer:- a
257. Under Shivaji each province was under a
a. Viceroy
b. Governor
c. Diwan
d. Zamindar
Answer:- a
258. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were paid by
a. Mughlai
b. Pilgrims
c. Foreign visitors
d. Mansabdars
Answer:- a
259. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
a. Jumadar
b. Havaldar
c. Faujdar
d. Hazari
Answer:- b
260. Shivaji maintained a fleet at
a. Surat
b. Calicut
c. Bombay
d. Kolaba
Answer:- d
261. Sambhaji was the successor of
a. Shaji Bhonsle
b. Shahu
c. Shivaji
d. Dadaji
Answer:- c
262. Aurangzeb sent Mukarrab Khan against
a. Shaji Bhonsle
b. Shivaji
c. Sambaji
d. Shahu
Answer:- c
263. The Marathas first served the rulers of
a. Muhammadan kingdoms of the south
b. Mughal empire
c. Vijayanagar
d. Afghanistan
Answer:- a
264. Under the Mughal rule the Chief Minister was known as
a. Diwan
b. Vakil
c. Kazi
d. Mansabdar
Answer:- b
265. During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
a. Vakil
b. Diwan
c. Kotwal
d. Amin
Answer:- b
266. With the help of Baghnuk (Tiger-claws) Shivaji killed
a. Afzalkhan
b. Shayistakhan
c. Muhamad Khan
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- a
267. Shahu defeated Tara Bai at _____ in 1707.
a. Malvan
b. Khed
c. Kolhapur
d. Agra
Answer:- b
268. During the Mughal rule in the field of agriculture Parauti was the land
a. annually cultivated
b. left fallow
c. uncultivated
d. barren land
Answer:- b
269. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Polaj 1. Uncultivated
B. Parauti 2. Left fallow for 3 or 4 years
C. Chachar 3. Left fallow to recover strength
D. Banjar 4. Annually cultivated
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 2 3 4
b. 3 4 1 2
c. 4 3 2 1
d. 2 1 4 3
Answer:- c
270. Under the Mughals the cotton goods were exported to
a. Africa
b. Sumatra
c. Japan
d. England
Answer:- a
271. During the Mughal period the main source of Imperial revenue was
a. Agriculture
b. Customs duties
c. Industry
d. Foreign trade
Answer:- a
272. Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was
a. Sea faring
b. Agriculture
c. Working in mines
d. Service in the army
Answer:- b
273. Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were
a. Abyssinians
b. Persians
c. Africans
d. Afghans
Answer:- a
274. The Mughals have been made immortal by their achievements in the field.
a. Political
b. Architectural
c. Military
d. Social
Answer:- b
275. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
a. Dome
b. Arch
c. The narrow columns
d. Corbel brackets
Answer:- a
276. All the early Mughal Emperors except ___ were great builders
a. Babar
b. Humayun
c. Jahangir
d. Aurangzeb\
Answer:- d
277. Babar summoned the pupils of the famous architect Sinan from
a. Constantinople
b. Kabul
c. Syria
d. Egypt
Answer:- a
278. Jammi Mosque was built at
a. Sambhal
b. Delhi
c. Agra
d. Lahore
Answer:- a
279. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of
a. Babar
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- d
280. Indo-Persian style of architecture attained its supreme beauty in the reign of
a. Babar
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Shah Jahan
Answer:- d
281. The Pearl Mosque was built by
a. Shah Jahan
b. Aurangzeb
c. Humayun
d. Akbar
Answer:- a
282. The Hindu painting was closely connected with pictorial art of the
a. Buddhist priests
b. Jain monks
c. Artistic schools of the Far East
d. The Mughal school
Answer:- a
283. When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with
a. The Raja Bikramajid
b. Shah Tahmasp of Persia
c. Sultan of Bijapur
d. Sher Shah
Answer:- b
284. The Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was made of
a. Pure Silver
b. Pure Gold and Pure Silver
c. Pure Gold studded with gems
d. Silver, copper and gold
Answer:- c
285. There were jewelled steps leading to the Emperor’s seat, in the Peacock Throne.
a. Four
b. Three
c. Two
d. Six
Answer:- b
286. The huge wealth of the Mughals Cell into the hands of _______ after the capture of
Delhi in 1739.
a. Nadir Shah
b. The English
c. The French
d. The Portuguese
Answer:- a
287. The Lilavati was a treatise on
a. Arithmetic
b. Astronomy
c. Philosophy
d. Medicine
Answer:- a
288. Khan Khanan rendered Babur’s Memoires into
a. Sanskrit
b. Persian
c. Urdu
d. Hindi
Answer:- b
289. Kondana was renamed Singarh by
a. Shaji
b. Jijabai
c. Shivaji
d. Sambaji
Answer:- c
290. Under Shivajl’s rule of the produce were to be given by the peasant to the state.
a. Three-fifths
b. Two-fifths
c. One-fifth
d. Four-fifths
Answer:- b
291. Sambaji plundered the Mughal territories in
a. Deccan
b. Gujarat
c. Punjab
d. Bengal
Answer:- a
292. Guru Nanak was born at
a. Talwandi
b. Purandhar
c. Amritsar
d. Poona
Answer:- a
293. According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained
a. In the service of God
b. Taking the Brahmans and Mullahs as their guides
c. In fighting for the country
d. In fighting against Islam
Answer:- a
294. The Apostolate of the Sikhs consisted of leaders.
a. Eighteen
b. Ten
c. Only Two
d. Seven
Answer:- b
295. The stone railing which Aurangzeb ordered to remove was presented to Keshav Rai
Temple by
a. Shah Jahan
b. Shivaji
c. Dara Shukoh
d. Dadaji
Answer:- c
296. Guru Gobind Singh was assassinated by a
a. Mughal
b. Hindu
c. Afghan Pathan
d. Sikh
Answer:- c
297. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a
a. Jat Leader
b. Mughal Leader
c. Maratha Leader
d. Sikh Leader
Answer:- c
298. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the ____ to places ruled
by Hindu Rajas.
a. Nobles
b. Poor
c. Middle Class
d. Foreign residents
Answer:- b
299. Babar was originally the ruler of
a. Kabul
b. Persia
c. Fargana
d. Khandahar
Answer:- c
300. When Babar invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
a. Kabul
b. Fargana
c. Badakhshan
d. Herat
Answer:- c
301. Rana Sanga was the ruler of
a. Bijapur
b. Mewar
c. Marwar
d. Punjab
Answer:- b
302. The battle between Babar and Rana Sanga was fought at
a. Panipat
b. Chunar
c. Khanwa
d. Jaunpur
Answer:- c
303. In 1542 Akbar was born at
a. Agra
b. Herat
c. Amarkot
d. Kabul
304. Humayun died in the year
a. 1536
b. 1546
c. 1556
d. 1566
Answer:- c
305. The original name of Sher Shah was
a. Sikandar
b. Akbar
c. Farid
d. Tahmasp
Answer:- c
306. Sher Shah defeated Humayun at
a. Gaur
b. Chunar
c. Chausa
d. Agra
Answer:- c
307. Maldeva was the ruler of
a. Jodhpur
b. Jaunpur
c. Udaipur
d. Kannauj
Answer:- a
308. Sher Shah’s last campaign was against
a. Mount Abu
b. Kalinjar
c. Surat
d. Chittor
Answer:- b
309. Sher Shah was succeeded by
a. Sikandar
b. Islam Shah
c. Alam Shah
d. Hasan
Answer:- b
310. Under Sher Shah the largest administrative unit was administered by a Chief namely
a. Shikadar
b. Mansabdar
c. Kasi
d. Faujdar
Answer:- a
311. The revenue system initiated by Sher Shah influenced the revenue system of
a. Alauddin Khalji
b. Babar
c. Akbar
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- c
312. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at
a. Kalanaur
b. Ajmer
c. Gaur
d. Kabul
Answer:- a
313. The second Battle of Panipat was fought between Hemu and
a. Babar
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Ibrahim Lodhi
Answer:- c
314. Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by____.
a. Bairam Khan
b. Salim
c. Shah Qulihan Mehran
d. Farid
Answer:- c
315. Akbar’s teacher was
a. Abul Fazl
b. Bairam Khan
c. Abdul Latif
d. Kabir
Answer:- c
316. Akbar’s nurse-in-chief was
a. Mumtaj
b. Hamida Begum
c. Jahanara
d. Maham Anaga
Answer:- d
317. Balram Khan was murdered at
a. Sirhind
b. Anhilvad
c. Panipat
d. Chausa
Answer:- b
318. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
a. Babar
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- c
319. Akbar defeated Durgawati and captured
a. Bijapur
b. Jhansi
c. Gondwana
d. Surat
Answer:- c
320. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of
a. Mewar
b. Malwa
c. Meerut
d. Mankat
Answer:- b
321. Udai Singh was ruler of
a. Bijapur
b. Golkonda
c. Mewar
d. Malwa
Answer:- c
322. Akbar saw the sea for the first time in his life at
a. Calcutta
b. Surat
c. Cambay
d. Madras
Answer:- c
323. Akbar married a bride from
a. Bikaner
b. Jaisalmer
c. Jaipur
d. Udaipur
Answer:- d
324. Hakim Mirza, the younger brother of Akbar was the viceroy of
a. Kabul
b. Herat
c. Agra
d. Bengal
Answer:- a
325. Of the following, with whom Akbar did not come into contact?
a. Jains
b. Parsis
c. Buddhists
d. Christians
Answer:- c
326. Srinagar was captured in 1586 by the General
a. Raja Bhagvan Das
b. Khan Khanan
c. Raja Man Singh
d. Malik Amber
Answer:- a
327. The fortress of Asirgarh was under the rule of ___ when Akbar besieged it
a. Mansingh
b. Raja Bhagvan Das
c. Bahadur Shah
d. Hemu
Answer:- c
328. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
a. Bijapur
b. Kashmir
c. Ahmadnagar
d. Mewar
Answer:- c
329. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a. Birbal – Mahesh Das
b. Asirgarh – Fortress
c. Prince Daniyal – Viceroy
d. Ibadat Khana – Tomb
Answer:- d
330. Todar Mal hailed from
a. Kabul
b. Bengal
c. Berar
d. Oudh
Answer:- d
331. Vasco-da-Gama arrived at _____ in 1498.
a. Surat
b. Madras
c. Calicut
d. Bombay
Answer:- c
332. First Portuguese factory was established in
a. Goa
b. Mangalore
c. Calicut
d. Calcutta
Answer:- c
333. First Portuguese factory was established by
a. Vasco-da-Gama
b. Albuquerque
c. Cabral
d. d’Almeida
Answer:- c
334. During his second voyage, Vasco-da-Gama strengthened the defence of
a. Calicut
b. Cochin
c. Surat
d. Connanore
Answer:- d
335. The Zamorin’s neet was destroyed by the Protuguese Viceroy
a. Albuquerque
b. Cabral
c. d’Almeida
d. Vasco-da-Gama
Answer:- c
336. Goa was captured by
a. Albuquerque
b. d’Almedia
c. Cabral
d. Mildenhall
Answer:- a
337. Persian horses were obtained by Vijaya-nagar with the help of
a. Dutch
b. Portuguese
c. Mughals
d. English
Answer:- c
338. Which of the following was not introduced by the Portuguese to India
a. Tobacco
b. Potato
c. Maize
d. Cashew
Answer:- d
339. The Mughal Emperor who caused the murder of Guru Arjan was
a. Babar
b. Akbar
c. Shah Jahan
d. Jahangir
Answer:- d
340. Original name of Mumtaj Mahal was
a. Mihr-un-Nisa
b. Jagat Gosami
c. Arzumand Banu
d. Man Bai
Answer:- c
341. Amar Singh was ruler of
a. Mewar
b. Malwa
c. Mankat
d. Meerut
Answer:- a
342. Mumtaj Mahal was the daughter of
a. Gheyas Beg
b. Abul Hasan
c. Sher Afghan
d. Daniyal
Answer:- b
343. Malik Amber, Commander of forces of Ahmadnagar was a/an
a. Iranian
b. Abyssinian
c. Afghan
d. Persian
Answer:- b
344. Prince Khurram was given the title of
a. Sher Khan
b. Sher Afghan
c. Shah Jahan
d. Kavi Rai
Answer:- c
345. A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal
Emperor
a. Babar
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Jahangir
Answer:- d
346. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
a. Queen Mary
b. Queen Elizabeth
c. James I
d. Queen Anne
Answer:- c
347. The peacock throne was constructed by the Mughal Emperor
a. Akbar
b. Shah Jahan
c. Jahangir
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- b
348. Mumtaj Mahal died at
a. Agra
b. Delhi
c. Ajmer
d. Burhanpur
Answer:- d
349. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a. Dara – Governor of Kabul
b. Shuja – Governor of Bengal
c. Aurangzeb – Governor of Deccan
d. Murad – Governor of Gujarat
Answer:- a
350. The title of Alamgir was assumed by
a. Akbar
b. Sher Shah
c. Jahangir
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- d
351. Shah Jahan was kept in prison by Aurangzeb at
a. Ajmer
b. Agra
c. Delhi
d. Daulatabad
Answer:- b
352. Of the following which was not built by Shah Jahan?
a. Moti Masjid
b. Jami Masjid
c. Taj Mahal
d. Fatehpur Sikri
Answer:- d
353. The construction of Taj Mahal was directed by
a. Ustad Isa
b. Asaf Khan
c. Dara
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- a
354. The title of Mahakavi Rai was given by Shah Jahan to
a. Todar Mal
b. Birbal
c. Jagannath
d. Tansen
Answer:- c
355. The Ahoms were of ____ origin.
a. Afghan
b. Mongol
c. Assam
d. Nepal
Answer:- b
356. On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by
a. Mir Jumla
b. Prince Akbar
c. Shayista Khan
d. Jai Singh
Answer:- a
357. Mir Jumla was a/an
a. Soldier
b. Amir
c. Diamond Merchant
d. Prince
Answer:- c
358. The leader of the Yusufzai Pathans was
a. Bhagu
b. Khan Jahan
c. Farid
d. Chingis Khan
Answer:- a
359. The leader of the Afridis clan was
a. Bhagu
b. Ajmal Khan
c. Sher Khan
d. Afzul Khan
Answer:- b
360. The Mughala aubdued the Pathans by following the policy of
a. Annexation
b. Association
c. Divide and rule
d. Co-existence
Answer:- c
361. Maharaja Jaswant Singh was the ruler of
a. Marwar
b. Mewar
c. Golcunda
d. Malwa
Answer:- a
362. Maharaja Jaswant Singh died at
a. Jaunpur
b. Behrampur
c. Jamrud
d. Ajmer
Answer:- c
363. Of the following sons or Aurangzeb who rebelled against Aurangzeb?
a. Akbar
b. Kam Baksh
c. Muazzam
d. Azam
Answer:- a
364. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
a. Gujarat
b. Konkan
c. Surat
d. Poena
Answer:- b
365. Mzal Khan who fought with Shivaji was the ruler of
a. Bijapur
b. Mewar
c. Gujarat
d. Bengal
Answer:- a
366. Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shayista Khan as Governor of
a. Kashmir
b. Bengal
c. Punjab
d. Deccan
Answer:- d
367. Shayista Khan escaped with the loss of three fingers from
a. Aurangzeb
b. Shivaji
c. Afzalkhan
d. Sambhaji
Answer:- b
368. Shivaji attacked Shayista Khan in the night at
a. Agra
b. Konkan
c. Bijapur
d. Poona
Answer:- d
369. Shayista Khan was succeeded by as _____ Governor of Deccan.
a. Prince Muazzam
b. Prince Akbar
c. Mir Jumla
d. Asaf Khan
Answer:- b
370. Shivaji sacked ______ and secured a large booty.
a. Bijapur
b. Poona
c. Konkan
d. Surat
Answer:- d
371. Shivaji submitted to Jai Singh and signed the treaty of
a. Poona
b. Purandhar
c. Konkan
d. Surat
Answer:- b
372. Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by
a. Afzal Khan
b. Shayista Khan
c. Jai Singh
d. Mir Jumla
Answer:- c
373. Jai Singh of Amber died at
a. Agra
b. Burhanpur
c. Delhi
d. Amber
Answer:- b
374. Shivaji crowned himself at
a. Poona
b. Konkan
c. Bijapur
d. Rajgarh
Answer:- d
375. Shivaji crowned himself as King in the year
a. 1664
b. 1674
c. 1670
d. 1660
Answer:- b
376. When Aurangzeb proceeded against Golcunda it was ruled by
a. Sikandar
b. Durga Devi
c. Abul Hasan
d. Afzal Khan
Answer:- c
377. The Sikh Guru who was executed by Aurangzeb was
a. Guru Nanak
b. Guru Arjan
c. Guru Gobind
d. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer:- d
378. Of the following who did not revolt against Aurangzeb?
a. Jats
b. Satnamis
c. Prince Akbar
d. Shayista Khan
Answer:- d
379. Aurangzeb died in the year
a. 1760
b. 1764
c. 1707
d. 1700
Answer:- c
380. The scholar who had accompanied Mohammed of Ghazni to India was
a. Al-Raza
b. Ibn-Batuta
c. Al-Beruni
d. Al-Firdausi
Answer:- b
381. In which town is the mausoleum of Sher Shah located?
a. Lahore
b. Fatehpur Sikri
c. Sahasaram
d. Agra
Answer:- c
382. Which art did Jahangir patronise in particular?
a. Architecture
b. Painting
c. Music
d. Sculpture
Answer:- b
383. To whom does the Lingayat Movement owe its origin?
a. Vidyaranya
b. Meerabai
c. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
d. Basava
Answer:- d
384. Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the
masses?
a. Hindi
b. Sanskrit
c. Ardh-Magadhi
d. Regional vernacular languages
Answer:- d
385. A standing army had been introduced by
a. Firuz Tughluq
b. Iltutmish
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Balban
Answer:- b
386. In the year 1528, Akbar took the momentous step of
a. Banning Sati
b. Removing Jaziya
c. Forming an army of jackals
d. Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
Answer:- d
387. Which Mughal emperor is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs?
a. Jahangir
b. Shah Jahan
c. Humayun
d. Babar
Answer:- a
388. What does the Sangam age owe its name to?
a. Village assembly
b. Jain Influence
c. Confluence of rivers
d. A literary guild
Answer:- d
389. The Shahnama had been written by
a. Alberuni
b. Amir Khusrao
c. Firdausi
d. Abul Fazl
Answer:- c
390. What did Ramanuja preach?
a. The nearing apocalypse
b. Gyan Marga
c. The Bhakti Cult
d. Ahimsa
Answer:- c
391. What are the sculptures of the Mathura School of Art made out of?
a. Marble
b. Wood
c. Granite
d. Red Sandstone
Answer:- d
392. Who had preached “Rama and Rahim are two different names of the same God”?
a. Chaitanya
b. Sant Kabir
c. Ramanuja
d. Ramananda
Answer:- b
393. Which Sultan’s reign witnessed as much as half of the produce being charged as
revenue from certain provinces?
a. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Firuz Shah Tughluq
Answer:- c
394. During the period 1000-1026 AD, how many plundering raids did Mahmud of Ghaznavi
carry out in India?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 17
d. 26
Answer:- c
395. In which year did Mahmud of Ghaznavi perform the infamous plunder of the Somnath
temple?
a. 1008
b. 1017
c. 1022
d. 1026
Answer:- d
396. The Purana Qila (at Delhi) was constructed in the reign of
a. Akbar
b. Humayun
c. Sher Shah
d. Jahangir
Answer:- c
397. The mausoleum of Jahangir had been built by _____ at _____.
a. Shah Jahan : Delhi
b. Noorjahan : Lahore
c. Shah Jahan : Fatehpur Sikri
d. NooIjahan : Agra
Answer:- b
398. The architectural structures constructed by Shah Jahan did not include
a. Jama Masjid in Delhi
b. Jahangir’s mausoleum in Lahore
c. Moti Masjid in Agra
d. Red Fort in Delhi
Answer:- b
399. Which Mughal ruler’s reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and
architecture?
a. Jahangir’s
b. Babar’s
c. Humayun’s
d. Shah Jahan’s
Answer:- d
400. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind?
a. Dandin
b. Badauni
c. Bhavabhuti
d. Alberuni
Answer:- d
401. The Char Minar had been constructed by
a. Ali Adil Shah
b. Kanishka
c. Quli Qutb Shah
d. Jahangir
Answer:- c
402. Of the following European nations, only the ______ did not attempt to establish
trading centres in India.
a. Britishers
b. Dutch
c. French
d. Italians
Answer:- d
403. Akbar had constructed several forts, which did not include the one of
a. Lahore
b. Agra
c. Allahabad
d. Delhi Red Fort
Answer:- d
404. Name the religious personality who exercised a great influence over Shivaji
a. Tukaram
b. Guru Nanak Dev
c. Mirabai
d. Guru Ram Das
Answer:- d
405. Whom did the Lingayats worship?
a. Ganesha
b. Surya
c. Vishnu
d. Shiva
Answer:- d
406. In whose reign had Islam been abolished as the state religion?
a. Balban
b. Ibrahim Lodi
c. Akbar
d. Firuz Shah Tughluq
Answer:- c
407. Name the famous Sufi saint whose mausoleum was erected at Fatehpur Sikri.
a. Nizamuddin Auliya
b. Sheikh Muin-ud-din Chisti
c. Baba Farid-ud-din
d. Sheikh Salim Chisti
Answer:- d
408. Permission to the British to establish their trading centre at Surat had been given by
the Mughal emperor
a. Babar
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Humayun
Answer:- c
409. Who was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin Khalji attacked and conquered it in 1303
AD?
a. Rana Kumbha
b. Rana Ratan Singh
c. Rana Hammir
d. Rana Sanga
Answer:- b
410. Market control had been first introduced in Medieval India by
a. Iltutmish
b. Ghiyasuddin Balban
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Firuz Shah Tughluq
Answer:- c
411. The two principal monuments of Alauddin Khalji reign – the Alai Darwaza and Jama at
Khana Masjid – were constructed at
a. Agra
b. Delhi
c. Fatehpur Sikri
d. Gulbarga
Answer:- b
412. Token currency had been introduced for the first time in India by
a. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
b. Firuz Shah Tughluq
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- d
413. To whom had Mohammad Ghuri assigned the first Iqta in India?
a. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
b. Shamsuddin Iltutmish
c. Nasiruddin Qubacha
d. Tajuddin Yalduz
Answer:- a
414. Sri Perumbudur, a temple town in southern India, is the birthplace of
a. Ramanuja
b. Adi Shankaracharya
c. Vidyaranya
d. Madhavacharya
Answer:- a
415. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was
a. Land Tax
b. Currency System
c. Surplus Revenue
d. Revenue from Seaports
Answer:- d
416. Which Rajput dynasty had not surrendered to Akbar?
a. Pratihara
b. Sisodiya
c. Rathor
d. Parmar
Answer:- b
417. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent
in
a. Persia
b. Mongolia
c. Afghanistan
d. Turkey
Answer:- b
418. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
a. Shah Jahan
b. Jahangir
c. Akbar
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- c
419. The discriminatory Jizya tax was abolished by
a. Akbar
b. Babar
c. Sher Shah
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- a
420. Vasco-da-Gama came to India in _____ and landed at _____.
a. 1498, Cochin
b. 1496, Goa
c. 1498, Calicut
d. 1492, Goa
Answer:- c
421. What was the capital of Shivaji’s Kingdom?
a. Pune
b. Raigarh
c. Karwar
d. Purandhar
Answer:- b
422. The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the
a. Dutch
b. Portuguese
c. Danish
d. French
Answer:- b
423. The Dutch first established their hold in India in the year 1605 at
a. Masulipatanam
b. Surat
c. Bombay
d. Goa
Answer:- a
424. Which Indian ruler had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from
India?
a. Shivaji
b. Jai Singh
c. Tipu Sultan
d. Rani of Jhansi
Answer:- c
425. Amir Khusrau’s name is associated with the invention of the
a. Sarod
b. Sitar
c. Shehnai
d. Tabla
Answer:- b
426. Fatehpur Sikri had been founded by
a. Akbar
b. Jahangir
c. Babar
d. Humayun
Answer:- a
427. The Khajuraho shrines built by the Chandella rulers are dedicated to
a. Brahma and Vishnu
b. Vishnu and Laxmi
c. Shiva and Surya
d. Shiva and Parvati
Answer:- d
428. Who is the only women historian to have written a historical account of Mughal
Period?
a. Noorjahan Begum
b. Zebun-nissa Begum
c. Gulbadan Begum
d. Jahanara Begum
Answer:- c
429. Who is the author of the famous book Gita Gobinda?
a. Kalidas
b. Jaydev
c. Mirabai
d. Kautilya
Answer:- b
430. The authoritative treatise on Hindu law, Mitakshara, was written by
a. Manu
b. Jimutavahana
c. Vigneswara
d. Hemadri
Answer:- c
431. Rajatarangini by Kalhan is a history of
a. Harsha’s reign
b. Delhi
c. Chandragupta’s reign
d. Kashmir
Answer:- d
432. During whose reign did Malik Mohammad Jaisi complete the notable work in Hindi,
Padmavat?
a. Babar
b. Sher Shah
c. Humayun
d. Akbar
Answer:- b
433. The famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind was written by
a. Alberuni
b. Zia-ud-din Barni
c. Balban
d. Raziya Sultan
Answer:- a
434. Which of the following invaders is wrongly paired with the year of his invasion?
a. Timurlane, 1398 AD
b. Mahmud of Ghaznavi, 1000 AD
c. Ahmad Shah Abdali, 1716 AD
d. Nadir Shah, 1738 AD
Answer:- c
435. During whose reign did William Hawkins visit the Mughal court to secure a right. to
trade in Mughal ports?
a. Aurangzeb
b. Shah Jahan
c. Akbar
d. Jahangir
Answer:- d
436. The Zamindars were known by several names in different parts of India, which did not
include being called a
a. Patil
b. Deshmukh
c. Nayak
d. Rajuka
Answer:- b
437. The first woman ruler of India was
a. Rani of Jhansi
b. Razia Sultan
c. Indira Gandhi
d. Noorjahan
Answer:- b
438. Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?
a. Sant Kabir
b. Surdas
c. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
d. Tulsidas
Answer:- a
439. The Indian ruler who had issued a royal edict forbidding anyone to laugh in his court
was
a. Balban
b. Aurangzeb
c. Iltutmish
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- a
440. The first Mughal Garden in India had been laid out by
a. Babur
b. Shah Jahan
c. Akbar
d. Jahangir
Answer:- a
441. 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 Khalji
b. Sher Shah Suri
c. Firuz Shah Tughluq
d. Akbar
Answer:- b
442. The first Muslim ruler to conquer southern India was
a. Babar
b. Mohammad Ghuri
c. Aurangzeb
d. Alaudd’in Khalji
Answer:- d
443. The famous poet Amir Khusrau, known as the ‘parrot of India’ was a contemporary of
all of the following with the exception of
a. Iltutmish
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Ghiyasuddin Balban
d. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Answer:- a
444. Bibi Ka Maqbara was erected by _____ at Aurangabad and is a replica of the Taj
Mahal.
a. Jahangir
b. Bahadur Shah Zafar
c. Aurangzeb
d. None of the above
Answer:- c
445. The Sultan who had truly mixed religion with politics by calling himself Naib-i-Khudai
or ‘the deputy of God’ was
a. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
b. Balban
c. Alauddin Khalji
d. Iltutmish
Answer:- b
446. Which Sultan had been named Lakh Baksh, or the giver of lakhs, for his unbounded
generosity?
a. Balban
b. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
c. Iltutmish
d. Nasiruddin Mahmud
Answer:- b
447. Identify, among the following, the saint who had preached non-sectarianism in
Medieval times
a. Tukaram
b. Ramananda
c. Dadu
d. Raghunandan
Answer:- c
448. Who among the following had shifted the capital of the Mughal empire from Agra to
Delhi?
a. Shah Jahan
b. Aurangzeb
c. Jahangir
d. Humayun
Answer:- a
449. In the Mughal administration, military recruitment had been looked after by the
a. Kotwal
b. Bakhshi
c. Wazir
d. Diwan
Answer:- b
450. Goa had been first colonized by the
a. British
b. Dutch
c. Portuguese
d. French
Answer:- c
451. The Gandhara School of Art had been established in ______India.
a. Central
b. North-eastern
c. Southern
d. North-western
Answer:- d
452. The architectural raw material generally used in Akbar’s period was
a. Marble
b. Brick
c. Limestone
d. Redstone
Answer:- d
453. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak eot conatructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of
Two-and-a-half- Days)?
a. Agra
b. Ajmer
c. Delhi
d. Fatehpur Sikri
Answer:- b
454. Who is the author of Padmawat?
a. Faizi
b. Abul Fazl
c. Malik Mohammad Jaysai
d. Amir Khusrau
Answer:- c
455. 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 equivalent of about 44 modern
countries, is
a. Marco Polo
b. Fahien
c. Ibn-Batuta
d. Hiuen Tsang
Answer:- a
456. The first Sultan of Delhi who had introduced the Practice of Sijda was
a. Balban
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Iltutmish
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- a
457. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden call from the staircase was
a. Babar
b. Shah Jahan
c. Humayun
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- c
458. Who among the following had got the Upanishads translated into Persian?
a. Akbar
b. Abul Fazl
c. Jahangir
d. Dara Shukoh
Answer:- d
459. Who is the saint to have written the famous Bijak?
a. Sant Kabir
b. Kalidasa
c. Harisena
d. Tulsidas
Answer:- a
460. Which literary figure of the Gupta period is referred to as the Indian Shakespeare?
a. Vishakhadatta
b. Harisena
c. Kalidasa
d. None of the above
Answer:- b
461. Between whom among the following had the battle of Kanwah been fought?
a. Babar and Hemu
b. Akbar and Rana Pratap
c. Babar and Rana Sanga
d. Akbar and Rana Shngram Singh
Answer:- c
462. During whose reign had the Mongols intruded into India for the first time?
a. Balban
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Firuz Shah Tughluq
d. Iltutmish
Answer:- d
463. In which year was the Battle of PIassey fought?
a. 1778
b. 1764
c. 1757
d. 1426
Answer:- c
464. Who was the spiritual leader associated with the founding of the Vijayanagara
Kingdom?
a. Ramdas
b. Vidyaranya
c. Purandaradas
d. Appayya Dikshitar
Answer:- b
465. The Sikh guru who had fought the Mughals was
a. Guru Nanak Dev
b. Guru Hargobind
c. Guru Tegh Bahadur
d. Guru Gobind Singh
Answer:- d
466. The Sikh Guru who had been killed at the instance of Aurangzeb was
a. Guru Atjan Dev
b. Guru Hargobind
c. Guru Tegh Bahadur
d. Guru Gobind Singh
Answer:- c
467. The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to
a. Andman and Nicobar
b. Fatehpur Sikri
c. Mandalay
d. Rangoon
Answer:- d
468. The designation ‘amil’ during Akbar’s reign denoted a
a. Policeman
b. Retail trader
c. Postman
d. Revenue official
Answer:- d
469. Guru Gobind Singh had sent Banda Bahadur to Punjab
a. To propagate the Sikh religion
b. To show off his strength and valour
c. To crush the enemies of Khalsa
d. To establish a Sikh empire
Answer:- c
470. Akbar had got constructed the Buland Darwaza to commemorate his victory of
a. Gujarat
b. Delhi
c. Bengal
d. Odisha
Answer:- a
471. Who, among the following Muslim scholars, contributed most significantly to Hindi
Literature?
a. Abul Fazl
b. Faizi Namaz
c. Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-Khanah
d. Abdul Qadir Bandaoni
Answer:- c
472. Many details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the
inscriptions at
a. Kanchipuram
b. Thanjavur
c. Uttiramerur
d. Woriyur
Answer:- c
473. ‘Gita Govinda’ as written in the 12th century by
a. Bana
b. Bhartruhari
c. Jayadeva
d. Ramanuja
Answer:- c
474. Who, among the following is remembered to this day by the Rajputas as a model of
chivalry and courage and is he hero of many folk ballads?
a. Jaichand
b. Prithviraj
c. Vidyadhara
d. Parmal
Answer:- b
475. The term ‘Apabhramsa’ was used in Medieval Sanskrit texts to denote
a. outcastes among the Rajputs
b. deviations from Vedic rituals
c. early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
d. non-Sanskrit verse metres
Answer:- c
476. The first Indian ruler to organise Haj Pilgrimage at State expense was
a. Aurangzeb
b. Akbar
c. Firuz Shah Tughluq
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- b
477. “Nitivakymitra” (nectar of Aphorisms on Politics) was written by a Jains writer of the
10th century His name?
a. Charudutta
b. Sukra
c. Kamandaka
d. Somadeva Suri
Answer:- b
478. “Manisha Panchakam” was composed by
a. Sri Ramanuja
b. Swami Chinmayananda
c. Adi Sankara
d. Swami Tejomayananda
Answer:- c
479. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
a. Abu Said
b. Abul Fazl
c. Firadausi
d. Al-Beruni
Answer:- d
480. ‘Mattavllasa-Pradhasana’ was written by
a. Mahendra Varman I
b. Narasimha Varman I
c. Narasimha Varman II
d. Simhavishnu
Answer:- a
481. Zafarnama was letter written to a Mughal emperor by which of the following Sikh
Gurus?
a. Hari Rai
b. Arjan Dev
c. Tegh Bahadur
d. Gobind Singh
Answer:- d
482. The Mongols under Chengez Khan invaded India during the reign of
a. Balban
b. Firuz Tughluq
c. Iltutmish
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- c
483. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
a. Dewan-i-Bandagani : Tughluq
b. Dewan-i-Mustakhraj : Balban
c. Dewan-i-Kohi : Alauddin Khalji
d. Dewan-i-Arz : Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Answer:- a
484. Consider the following events:
1. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara
2. Construction of Qutub Minar
3. Arrival of Portugese in India
4. Death of Firuz Tughluq
The correct chronological sequence of these events is:
a. 2, 4, 3, 1
b. 2, 4, 1, 3
c. 4, 2, 1, 3
d. 4, 2, 3, 1
Answer:- a
485. The king was freed from his people and they from their king. On whose death did
Badauni comment thus?
a. Balban
b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Muhammand-bin-Tughluq
d. Firuz Shah Tughluq
Answer:- c
486. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant
a. Extra payment made to the nobles
b. Revenue assigned in lieu of salary
c. Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
d. Illegal exactions extracted from the peasants
Answer:- c
487. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India
was
a. Iltutmish
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
c. Firuz Shah Tughluq
d. Sikandar Lodhi
Answer:- c
488. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of
his message?
a. Dadu
b. Kabir
c. Ramananda
d. Tulsidas
Answer:- c
489. Match List-I with List-U and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists:
List-I List-II
(Bhakti Saint) (Profession)
A. Namdev 1. Barber
B. Kabir 2. Weaver
C. Ravidas 3. Tailor
D. Sena 4. Cobbler
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 3 1 4
b. 3 2 4 1
c. 3 2 1 4
d. 2 3 4 1
Answer:- b
490. The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was
a. Amir Khusrau
b. Mirza Ghalib
c. Bahadur Shah Zafar
d. Faiz
Answer:- a
491. Consider the following:
1. Tughluqabad Fort
2. Lodhi Garden
3. Qutub Minar
4. Fatehpur Sikri
The correct chronological order in which they were built is:
a. 3, 1, 4, 2
b. 3, 1, 2, 4
c. 1, 3, 2, 4
d. 1, 3, 4, 2
Answer:- b
492. After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of
a. Tuti-e-Hind
b. Kaiser-i-Hind
c. Zil-i-IIahi
d. Din-i-IIahi
Answer:- c
493. Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by
a. Bihari
b. Surdas
c. Raskhan
d. Kabir
Answer:- c
494. The term apabhramsa was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote
a. outcastes among the Rajputas
b. deviations from Vedic rituals
c. early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
d. non-Sanskrit verse metres
Answer:- c
495. The sun saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to
God was
a. Muin-ud-din Chishti
b. Baba Farid
c. Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
d. Shah Alam Bukhari
Answer:- a
496. Nastaliq was
a. a Persian script used in Medieval India
b. a raga composed by Tansen
c. a cess levied by the Mughal rulers
d. a manual of code of conduct for the Ulemas
Answer:- a
497. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?
1. Vijanesvara
2. Hemadri
3. Rajasekhara
4. Jiroutavahana
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 1 and 4
Answer:- c
498. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
a. Ziauddin Barani
b. Shams-I-Siraj Afif
c. Minhaj-us-Siraj
d. Amir Khusrau
Answer:- d
499. Which of the following is correctly matched?
a. Krishandevaraya : Samaranganasutradhara
b. Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana
c. Bhojadeva : Manasollasa
d. Somesvara : Amuktyamalyada
Answer:- b
500. Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of NAUROJ in India?
a. Balban
b. Iltutmish
c. Firuz Tughluq
d. Alauddin Khalji
Answer:- a
MODERN INDIAN History Questions and Answers :
1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 15th March ______.
a. 1928
b. 1930
c. 1931
d. 1935
Answer:- c
2. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under the
inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special
session of Congress held at Calcutta in
a. September 1920
b. December 1922
c. October 1924
d. November 1925
Answer:- a
3. The Swaraj Party was organised by
a. Lala Lajapat Rai and Feroze Shah Mehta
b. Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
c. CR Das and Motilal Nehru
d. C Rajagopalachari and CY Chintamani
Answer:- c
4. In what session did Congress declared complete
Independence (Poorna Swaraj) as its goal?
a. Lahore session held in 1929
b. Madras session held in 1927
c. Ahmadabad session held in 1921
d. Gaya session held in 1922
Answer:- a
5. When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated
before Independence?
a. On 26th January 1929
b. On 26th January 1931
c. On 26th January 1935
d. On 26th January 1930
Answer:- d
6. Who was the British Prime Minister who convened the First
Round Table Conference in London?
a. Churchill
b. Ramsay McDonald
c. Chamberlain
d. Disraeli
Answer:- b
7. Who among the following did not attend the First Round
Table Conference?
a. MK Gandhi
b. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
c. Dr Ambedkar
d. C V Chintamani
Answer:- a
8. Who opened the First Round Table Conference?
a. King George V
b. MK Gandhi
c. Lord Irwin
d. Ramsay McDonald
Answer:- a
9. The historic fait by Gandhi came to an end as a result of the
a. Poona Pact
b. Issue of White Paper
c. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
d. Arrival of Simon Commission
Answer:- a
10. ‘My strongest bulwark is gone’ lamented Gandhiji on the
death of
a. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
b. Motilal Nehru
c. Pheroze Shah Mehta
d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer:- d
11. When was the First Round Table Conference held?
a. 1933
b. 1931
c. 1930
d. 1903
Answer:- c
12. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table
conference after
a. signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
b. refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
c. being permitted by the Congress
d. receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
Answer:- a
13. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience
Movement from
a. Wardha
b. Sevagram
c. Sabarmati
d. Dandi
Answer:- c
14. The idea of incorporating, safeguards In the Indian
Constitution was inspired by the
a. Third Round Table Conference
b. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
c. Visit of Simon Commission
d. Poona Pact
Answer:- c
15. Match List-I with List-U and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Dadabhai Naoroji 1. Home Rule
B. Annie Besant 2. Servants of India Society
C. Gopalakrishna 3. Thrice President Gokhale of Indian
National Congress
D. Sri Aurobindo 4. Extremist Turned Spiritualist
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 3 4 2
b. 1 3 2 4
c. 3 1 2 4
d. 3 1 4 2
Answer:- c
16. Who founded the ‘All India Harijan Samaj’ in 1932?
a. B R Ambedkar
b. Acharya Narendra Dev
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Jagjivan Ram
Answer:- c
17. To which personality Gandhiji gave the title “Deen
Bandhu”?
a. Sri Aurobindo
b. CF Andrews
c. Vinoba Bhave
d. CR Das
Answer:- b
18. Which of the following leaders died as a result of Injuries
sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon
Commission?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Goplakrishna Gokhale
d. LaIa Lajpat Rai
Answer:- d
19. Who gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Subhash Chandra Bose
c. Md Iqbal
d. Chandra Shekhar Azad
Answer:- a
20. Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was
‘Bleeding India White’?
a. Tilak
b. Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Hume
d. Annie Besant
Answer:- b
21. “India for the Indiana” was the political message of
a. D E Wacha
b. Vivekanand
c. Dayanand
d. Hume
Answer:- c
22. Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie
Besant?
a. The Hindu
b. Indian Express
c. The Times of India
d. New India
Answer:- d
23. Aligarh Muslim University was founded by
a. Jinnah
b. Syed Ahmed Khan
c. Abul Kalam Azad
d. Bhutto
Answer:- b
24. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Swaraj is my birth right 1. Moderates
B. It is not reforms but re-form 2. Lajpat
Rai
C. Asubject people has no soul 3. BC Pal
D. Policy of petitions, prayers and protests 4. Tilak
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 2 3 4
b. 4 3 2 1
c. 3 4 2 1
d. 2 1 3 4
Answer:- b
25. Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was
responsible for Indla’s economic miseries?
a. BC Pal
b. BP Wadia
c. Dadabhai Naoroji
d. GS Arundale
Answer:- c
26. As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was
not correct?
a. British India must remain an integral part of the British
Empire.
b. Responsible Government would be realised only by the
progressive stages.
c. Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects
and Transferred subjects.
d. The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be
paid by Parliament.
Answer:- d
27. As per the Act of 1919 which of the following was not a
Transferred subject?
a. Education
b. Museum
c. Medical Relief
d. Land Revenue
Answer:- d
28. The Dyarchy which was introduced on 1921 In province a
was in force till the year
a. 1927
b. 1935
c. 1937
d. 1947
Answer:- c
29. The Home Rule League was formed during the
a. First World War
b. Partition of Bengal
c. Struggle following the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
d. Implementation of Minto-Morley Reforms
Answer:- a
30. The Secretary of State for India was given powers by
a. The Act of 1909
b. The Act of 1919
c. The Act of 1858
d. The Act of 1861
Answer:- b
31. Of the following who was not the leader of the Extremists?
a. Lokamanya Tilak
b. Aurobindo Ghose
c. Lala Lajpat Rai
d. Hume
Answer:- d
32. Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at
a. Bombay
b. Calcutta
c. Gujarat
d. Poona
Answer:- a
33. Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest
against Rowlatt Act on 6th April ______.
a. 1918
b. 1919
c. 1926
d. 1925
Answer:- b
34. At Jallianwaia Bagh meeting ______ ordered the troops to
open fire.
a. Benn
b. Irwin
c. Dyer
d. Montagu
Answer:- c
35. The enquiry Committee on Jallianwaia Bagh incident was
headed by
a. Dyer
b. Irwin
c. Hunter
d. Simon
Answer:- c
36. Dyer was ______ by the Government of Britain.
a. sentenced for life
b. sentenced to death
c. rewarded with honour
d. relieved of his service
Answer:- d
37. Khilafat Movement was organised by
a. Jinnah
b. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c. Ali Brothers
d. Agha Khan
Answer:- c
38. Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against the
injustice done to
a. Persia
b. Turkey
c. Arabia
d. Egypt
Answer:- b
39. The Special Congress Session held in 1920 at Calcutta was
presided over by
a. Nehru
b. LaIa Lajpat Rai
c. Bose
d. Gandhi
Answer:- b
40. Of the following who did not oppose the Non-cooperation
resolution?
a. C R Das
b. Madan Mohan Malaviya
c. Mrs Besant
d. Nehru
Answer:- d
41. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Moplah 1. Turkey
B. Akali Movement 2. Education
C. Kashi Vidya Peeth 3. Punjab
D. Khilafat Movement 4. Malabar
Codes:
A B C D
a. 4 3 2 1
b. 1 2 3 4
c. 3 2 1 4
d. 2 1 3 4
Answer:- a
42. Where did Gandhi call the Congress Working Committee to
announce the suspension of Non-Cooperation movement?
a. Bardoli
b. Poona
c. Calcutta
d. Madras
Answer:- a
43. The first Swarajist Conference was held at
a. Ahmedabad
b. Allahabad
c. Madras
d. Bardoli
Answer:- b
44. When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy was
a. Lloyd George
b. Lord Irwin
c. Lord Reading
d. Lord Ripon
Answer:- b
45. The number of members in the Simon Commission/was
_____.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 7
d. 12
Answer:- c
46. Of the following who died as political prisoner in Lahore
prison?
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Batukeshwar Dutt
c. Jatin Das
d. Sukh Dev
Answer:- c
47. Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in the
Congress session held at Lahore under the Presidentship of
a. Jawaharala Nehru
b. CR Das
c. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
d. Gokhale
Answer:- a
48. Dandi March started on _____ 1930.
a. 12th March
b. 12th April
c. 12th February
d. 12th May
Answer:- a
49. Dandi March Started from _____ in 1930.
a. Surat
b. Sabarmati Ashram
c. Delhi Durbar Hall
d. Vedaranyan
Answer:- b
50. When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the Secretary of State
for India was
a. Salisbury
b. Curzon
c. Wedgwood Benn
d. Montagu
Answer:- c
51. Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principles
of Mahatma Gandhiji doctrine of Satyacraha?
a. Truthfulness
b. Non-Violence
c. Fearlessness
d. Abstinence
Answer:- d
52. After the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement,
Gandhiji laid emphasis on
a. compromise with the British
b. limited use of Violence
c. constructive programme
d. None of the above
Answer:- c
53. With whom is the slogan “Do or Die” associated?
a. Subhas Chandra Bose
b. Lala Lajpat Rai
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:- d
54. In which of the following Satyagraha campaigns, Gandhiji
did not participate directly?
a. Rajkot Satyagraha
b. Non-Cooperation Movement
c. Kheda Satyagraha
d. Vaikom Satyagraha
Answer:- a
55. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by
a. Rajendra Prasad
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Vallabhbhai Patel
d. Morarji Desai
Answer:- c
56. The Second Round Table Conference failed over the question
of
a. communal representation
b. suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement
c. grant of dominion status
d. date of transfer of power
Answer:- a
57. The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round
Table Conference was
a. Subhas Chandra Bose
b. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:- c
58. The Permanent settlement Introduced by Cornwallis is in
Bengal is known as
a. Roytwari System
b. Mahalwari System
c. Zamindari System
d. Iqtadari System
Answer:- c
59. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods
to his administration?
a. Haider Ali
b. Tipu Sultan
c. Murshid Quli Khan
d. Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer:- b
60. The capital of Tipu Sultan, where he died while fighting the
Fourth Anglo-Mysore war in 1799, was
a. Bangalore
b. Mysore
c. Seringapatam
d. Hellebid or Halebid
Answer:- c
61. Who of the following was for the first time designated as the
Governor of India
a. Clive
b. Comwallis
c. Warren Hastings
d. Wellesley
Answer:- c
62. The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British
paramountcy in India was
a. Doctrine of Lapse
b. Subsidiary Alliance
c. Mediatisation
d. Annexation of Indian States
Answer:- b
63. The death of millions of Indiana In frequent famines which
visited India during the 19th century, were mainly due to
a. overall shortage of food and its improper distribution
b. commercialisation of agriculture
c. poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme
poverty and rise in prices
d. unremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production
Answer:- c
64. Har Bilas Sarda was Instrumental in the passage of the
famous Sarda Act of 1930, which provided for
a. enforcing monogamy
b. removal of restrictions on intercaste marriages
c. penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was
below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age
d. civil marriages
Answer:- c
65. The Nawab of Awadh who permanently transferred his
capital from Faizabad to Lucknow was
a. Safdarjang
b. Shuja-ud-Daulah
c. Asaf-ud-daula
d. Saadat Khan
Answer:- c
66. The Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by
a. Wajid Ali Shah
b. Begum Hazrat Mahal
c. Asaf-ud-daula
d. Begum Zeenat Mahal
Answer:- b
67. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring
authority from the East India Company to the Crown , was
made from
a. London
b. Calcutta
c. Delhi
d. Allahabad
Answer:- d
68. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb,
and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was
the adopted heir and successor of
a. Peshwa Baji Rao II
b. King of Jhansi
c. Madhav Rao Sindhia
d. Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer:- a
69. During the first hundred years of the British rule In India,
people’s resentment and Opposition to the British policies
mainly surfaced In the form of
a. Tribal uprisings
b. Peasant uprisings
c. Civil uprisings
d. Both a. and b. above
Answer:- d
70. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th
century, India remained mainly localised because
a. they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent,
evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc.
b. the peasants had no leadership and organisation
c. they grew out of local grievances
d. the big landlords were allies of the British
Answer:- c
71. The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed
against
a. Big landlords
b. Moneylenders
c. Revenue collectors
d. British opium planters
Answer:- b
72. The main cause of the tribal uprisings of the 19th century
was
a. the British land settlements and land laws had created
tension in the tribal society
b. Christian Missionary activities in the tribal areas
c. the British Forest Laws
d. new excise regulations and police exactions
Answer:- c
73. 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
Answer:- c
74. In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal
brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the
Company’s rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion
the government had to use military force?
a. Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855)
b. Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868)
c. Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899)
d. Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
Answer:- d
75. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the
Revolt of 1857 was
a. the Native Infantry Mutiny (1824)
b. Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
c. Sholapur Mutiny (1838)
d. Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824)
Answer:- b
76. The first political association of India founded in 1891 was
the
a. Landholders Society of Calcutta
b. Indian Association
c. British Indian Association
d. Madras Native Association
Answer:- a
77. Match the persons/leaders of the Revolt of 1857 and the
places and events with which they were associated:
List-I List-II
A. Mangal Pandey (i) proclaimed him-self Peshwa at
Kanpur and was joined by his able General Tatya Tope
B. Bahadur Shah II (ii) proclaimed the ruler at Jhansi
C. Nana Saheb (iii) at Barrackpore, he refused to use the
greased cartridges and killed the Adjutant
D. Rani Lakshmi Bai (iv) declared the Nawab of Awadh
E. Birjis Kader (v) proclaimed the King emperor of India in
Delhi
Codes:
A B C D E
a. ii v i iii iv
b. i v ii iii iv
c. iii v i ii iv
d. iii ii iv v i
Answer:- c
78. 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
Answer:- c
79. The Revolt of 1857 failed mainly because
a. of superior resources of the British empire
b. it was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal
c. it had very little nationalist sentiment
d. it was localised, restricted and scattered
Answer:- b
80. Match the following popular movements with the regions
where they took place:
List-I List-II
A. Wahabi (i) Punjab
B. Kuka (ii) North-West Frontier Province
C. Moplah (iii) Maharashtra
D. Phadke (iv) Kerala (Malabar)
Codes:
A B C D
a. i ii iii iv
b. ii i iv iii
c. iv iii ii i
d. i ii iv iii
Answer:- b
81. The earliest nationalist to commit political dacoities (a
feature of the later revolutionary movements) was
a. Jyotiba Phule
b. Chapekar brothers
c. Vasudev Balwant Phadke
d. Yatindra Das
Answer:- c
82. The British colonial policies in India proved moat ruinous
for Indian
a. agriculture
b. trade
c. industry
d. handicrafts
Answer:- d
83. Indian handicrafts rapidly declined due to
a. lack of patronage
b. growing craze for imported goods
c. stiff competition from the machine-made goods of England
d. All the above
Answer:- d
84. The main exponent of the theory of Drain of Wealth was
a. RC Dutt
b. Dadabhai Naoroji
c. DR Gadoil
d. Karl Mane
Answer:- b
85. After 1893, when complete ban was imposed on all
commercial activities of the Company. India was left open to
exploitation by
a. British officers in India
b. Planters
c. British mercantile industrial capitalist class
d. Zamindars and big landlords
Answer:- c
86. 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
Answer:- b
87. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India
was
a. railways
b. plantations and mines
c. banking and insurance
d. shipping
Answer:- a
88. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account
of the British economic policies, consisted of
a. money lenders
b. landlords
c. traders
d. All the above
Answer:- d
89. Match the following social reforms of modern India with the
reform organisations founded by them and the year of their
foundation:
List-I List-II
A. Raja Ram Mohun Roy (i) Tatvabodhini Sabha (1839)
B. Devendra Nath Tagore (ii) Brahmo Samaj of India (1860)
C. Keshav Chandra Sen (iii) Brahmo Samaj (1828)
D. MG Ranade (iv) Arya Samaj (1875)
E. Dayanand Saraswati (v) Prarthana Samaj (1867)
Codes:
A B C D E
a. ii i ii v iv
b. iii i ii v iv
c. iii ii i iv v
d. ii i iii v iv
Answer:- b
90. Match the following social reformers of modern India with
the institutions they founded (including year of their
foundation):
List-I List-II
A. Vivekananda (i) Theosophical Society (1882)
B. H P Blavatsky (ii) Ramakrishna Mission (1887)
C. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (iii) Ahmadiya Movement (1891)
D. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (iv) Aligarh Movement (1875)
E. Annie Besant (v) Central Hindu College,
Varanasi (1898)
Codes:
A B C D E
a. v ii iii iv i
b. ii i iv iii v
c. ii v iii iv i
d. v ii iv iii i
Answer:- b
91. Match the following social reformers with the pioneering
reforms they introduced:
List-I List-II
A. Raja Ram Mohun Roy (i) opposed untouchability
B. Keshab Chandra Sen (ii) widow remarriage
C. Dayanand Saraswati (iii) abolition of purdah and child
marriages
D. Vivekananda (iv) female education
E. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (v) socal service and service
to humanity
F. D K Karve (vi) abolition of Sati
Codes:
A B C D E F
a. ii iv iii v i vi
b. vi iii i v iv ii
c. vi iii i v ii iv
d. iii iv i v ii iv
Answer:- c
92. A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge
between the past and the future is
a. Keshab Chandra Sen
b. Devendra Nath Tagore
c. Ishwar chandra
d. Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Answer:- d
93. Which of the following was not a common social reform
attempted by all the Hindu social reformers of the 19th
century
a. emancipation of women
b. monogamy
c. female education
d. untouchability
Answer:- d
94. This social reformer most ardently worked for the removal of
untouchability and uplift the depressed classes before
Gandhiji came on the scene
a. M G Ranade
b. Jyotiba Phule
c. Dayanand Saraswati
d. Atmaram Panduranga
Answer:- b
95. Match the years In which the following social legislations
were passed
List-I List-II
A. Abolition of Sati (i) 1843
B. Legalisation of remarriage of widows (ii) 1804
C. Prohibition of female infanticide (iii) 1829-30
D. Abolition of slavery (iv) 1856
Codes:
A B C D
a. i ii iii iv
b. ii i iv iii
c. iii iv ii i
d. iii iv i ii
Answer:- c
96. Two great socio-religious reformers of the 19th century who
provided Inspiration to the Indian National Movement were
a. Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda
b. Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendra Nath Tagore
c. MG Ranade and DK Karve
d. Keshab Chandra Sen and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer:- a
97. The social reformer of Maharashtra who became famous by
his pen name lokhitwadi was
a. Atmaram Panduranga
b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
d. KS Chaplunkar
Answer:- c
98. Who played Socrates to the first generation of the English
educated young men of Bengal
a. Swami Vivekananda
b. Rai Narain Bose
c. Henry Vivian Derozio
d. Drinkwater Bethun
Answer:- c
99. The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj
was that
a. It represented the purified form of Hinduism
b. It supported and worded for the cause of western education
c. It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism
with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic
religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
d. It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas
Answer:- c
100. The objective(s) of the Kuka Movement in the Punjab
was/were
a. To purify Sikh religion of its abuses and suprestitions
b. The revival of Sikh sovereignty
c. Both a. and b. above
d. The revival of the Khalsa
Answer:- c
101. 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
Answer:- b
102. The Moplahs of Malabar (Kerala) who were largely Muslim
leaseholders and cultivators, Indulged in a series of
rebellions in Kerala between 1836-1919. Which of the
following regarding these Moplah uprisings is not true?
a. They were mainly directed against the upper caste Hindu
landlords
b. These uprisings were a peculiar form of rural terrorism
c. Most of the Moplah martyrs were poor peasants of landless
lobourers
d. A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in
the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs)
Answer:- d
103. Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social
reformer in Maharashtra. Which of the Coli owing Is not
true about him
a. He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in
Maharashtra in the 1870s
b. Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his
organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save
the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their
scriptures
c. His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based
conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism
d. The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
Answer:- d
104. Which of the following literary personalities made the
greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th
century?
a. Dinbandhu Mitra’s exposure of Indigo planters in Nil
Darpana
b. Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with
Ananda Math (1882)
c. Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar’s Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-
81)
d. Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays,
poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use
of Hindi in courts
Answer:- b
105. The immediate forerunner of the Indian National congress
was
a. Indian Association of Calcutta
b. Indian National Conference
c. British India association
d. Indian Union
Answer:- b
106. At the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress
(INC) held in 1906 the flag of Swaraj for India was unfuried
by
a. AD Hume
b. Dadabhai Naoroji
c. GK Gokhale
d. BG Tilak
Answer:- b
107. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was
a. Young India
b. India
c. Indian People
d. Voice India
Answer:- b
108. From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the
object before the INC was
a. wider employment of Indians in higher public services
b. establishment of representative institutions
c. self-government to India
d. Only a. and b. above
Answer:- d
109. Who said,
“The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of
my greatest ambitions while in India is to assist it to a
peaceful demise”?
a. Lord Dufferin
b. Lord Curzon
c. Lord Lansdowne
d. Lord Elgin
Answer:- b
110. As a result of the partition of Bengal announced by Lord
Curzon in 1905, Bengal was partitioned into two provinces
of
a. East Bengal and West Bengal
b. Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam
c. Bengal and Assam
d. Bengal and Odisha and East Bengal and Assam
Answer:- b
111. 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. Rash Behari Bose
Answer:- c
112. On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was
enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise
the unity of Bengal, Suggested the programme of
a. singing Bande Mataram
b. tying of Rakhi on each other’s wrists
c. composing of patriotic songs
d. establishing national educational institutions
Answer:- c
113. The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj,
Boycott and National Education at its annual session held at
a. Banaras (1905)
b. Calcutta (1906)
c. Surat (1907)
d. Madras (1908)
Answer:- b
114. The immediate cause of split In the INC at its Surat Session
was
a. election of the President of the INC
b. expulsion of Tilak from the INC
c. demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
d. resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National
Education
Answer:- a
115. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for
which he was sentenced to six years’ transportation in July
1908?
a. for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism
b. for insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC
c. for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
d. for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque
commissioner in Poona.
Answer:- c
116. After Tilak’s deportation which of the following extremist
leaders was not similarly deported to Mandalay prison in
Burma?
a. Lala Lajpat Rai
b. Bipin Chandra Pal
c. Aswini Kumar Datta
d. CR Das
Answer:- d
117. On what charge was Khudiram Bose, a boy of 18, sentenced
to death on April 30, 1908?
a. for being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first
revolutionary organisation in Bengal
b. for participating in the Alipur Conspiracy
c. for murdering one Kennedy in Muzaffarpur
d. for attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency
Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to
some young men for minor offences.
Answer:- d
118. Which of the following was not of the achievements of the
Exteremist Group in the Congress?
a. The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911
b. The Calcutta Corporation Act and the Indian Universities
Act were taken off the statute book
c. Nationalism took root among the progressive sections of
society
d. The Extremists taught people self-confidence and self-
reliance and prepared the social base of the nationalist movement
Answer:- b
119. The All India Muslim League was founded in December
1906 at
a. Karachi
b. Dacca
c. Calcutta
d. Aligarh
Answer:- b
120. India Home Rule Society, founded in London 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 Krishnavarma
d. Madan Lal Dhingra
Answer:- c
121. Who is regarded as ‘the Mother of the Indian Revolution’?
a. Rani Lakshmi Bai
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Madam Bhikaji Cama
d. Priti Lata Waddedar
Answer:- c
122. Madam Bhikajl Cama unfolded the National Flag of India
in 1907 at
a. India House, London
b. International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
c. Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco
d. Indian Workers Meet Vancouver
Answer:- b
123. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San
Francisco USA by
a. Madam Bhikaji Cama
b. Lala Har Dayal
c. Shyamji Krishana Verma
d. Both a. and b. above
Answer:- b
124. The Ghadar Party took the name Ghadar from
a. the Revolt of 1857
b. its objective to wage another revolt
c. a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the
Revolt of 1857
d. All the above
Answer:- c
125. The first truly revolutionary organisation in Bengal was
a. Anusilan Samiti
b. Yugantar
c. Abhinava Bharata
d. Abhinava Bharat Society
Answer:- a
126. The leader of the Anuslian Samiti was
a. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
b. Pulin Das
c. Kanai Lal Dutta
d. Prafulla Chaki
Answer:- a
127. The Alipore conspiracy case was launched against the
revolutionary activities of
a. Anusilan Samiti
b. Abhinava Bharat
c. Abhinava Bharat Society
d. Ghadar Party of India
Answer:- a
128. 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. Bhagat Singh
c. Sachindra Sanyal
d. Jatin Das
Answer:- a
129. The Lucknow Session of INC and the Lucknow Pact (1916)
were significant on account of
a. unity between the Moderates and the Extremists with the
return of the Extremists to the Congress
b. the pact between the Congress and Muslim League
c. Both a. and b. above
d. the beginning of the tide of Indian Nationalism
Answer:- c
130. The idea of starting a Home Rule League in 1915 was first
propounded by
a. B G Tilak
b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c. Annie Besant
d. Both a. and b. above
Answer:- c
131. The Home Rule Movement was aimed at
a. complete independence for India
b. complete autonomy to India
c. self-government for India within the British Commonwealth
d. larger participation of Indians in India’s administration
Answer:- c
132. To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs Annie Besant published
the newspaper (s)
a. New India and Commonweal
b. Young India and Home Rule News
c. Mahratta and Kesari
d. Home Rule Courier
Answer:- a
133. Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokamanya
during
a. his trial in 1907-08
b. the Lucknow pact of 1916
c. the Home Rule Movement
d. the Congress Session in 1917
Answer:- c
134. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the
INC in
a. 1916
b. 1917
c. 1918
d. 1920
Answer:- b
135. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to
a. provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of
1919
b. restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the
First World War
c. restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the
Muslim World
d. lifting of martial law in Punjab
Answer:- c
136. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and
returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by
the British for his war services (during the First World War)
a. in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
b. during the Non-Cooperation Movement
c. in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat
Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
d. during the Champaran Satyagraha
Answer:- c
137. The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were
a. restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand)
and attainment of Swaraj for India
b. protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the
Rowlatt Acts
c. lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of
repressive laws
d. None of the above
Answer:- a
138. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his knighthood in protest
against
a. Martial law in the Punjab
b. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
c. Rawlatt Acts
d. All the above
Answer:- b
139. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in
February 1922 on account of
a. the Chauri Chaura incident
b. Hindu Muslim riots
c. arrest of Gandhiji and his imprisonment for six years
d. all the above
Answer:- a
140. The most Important feature of the Government of India Act
of 1919 was
a. enlargement of Indian Councils
b. provision for direct election
c. dyarchy in the Provinces
d. All the above
Answer:- d
141. The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under
the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party
(1923) called
a. Swaraj Party
b. Congress Swarajya Party
c. Nationalist Party
d. Liberal Party
Answer:- a
142. The main founder (s) of the Swaraj Party was/were
a. CR Das
b. Motilal Nehru
c. Madan Mohan Malaviya
d. Only a. and b. above
Answer:- d
143. The Hindustan Republican Association, subsequently styled
as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)
was founded in 1924 by
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Chandra Shekhar Azad
c. Jogesh Chandra Chatterji
d. Sachindra Sanyal
Answer:- d
144. In the famous Kakori Conspiracy Case (August 1925) which
of the following revolutionaries was not hanged?
a. Ram Prasad Bismil
b. Asafaqulla Khan
c. Snehlata
d. Suhasini Sarkar
Answer:- c
145. To avenge the brutal lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai
(October 30, 1928), which was believed to have caused his
death subsequently, who murdered Saunders, the Assistant
Superintendent of Police, Lahore?
a. Batukeshwar Dutt
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Chandra Shekhar Azad
d. Sachindra Sanyal
Answer:- b
146. The revolutionary who was an accused in Lahore
Conspiracy Case and who died in Jail after 64 days fast was
a. Jatin Das
b. Sukh Dev
c. Raj Guru
d. Both a. and b. above
Answer:- a
147. Who threw two bombs on the Door of the Central Assembly
in New Delhi on April 8, 1929?
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Batukeshwar Dutt
c. Raj Guru
d. Both a. and b. above
Answer:- d
148. At midnight on December 31, 1929 who unfuried the tricolor
flag on Indian Independence on the banks of the Ravi at
Lahore?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Subhas Bose
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Motilal Nehru
Answer:- c
149. Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions
of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National
Congress?
a. Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience
b. Complete independence (Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the
Indian National Congress
c. Decision to observe Januazy 26 as the Poorna Swaraj Day
d. To treat the communal problem as a national issue
Answer:- d
150. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience
Movement on March 12, 1930 by
a. asking the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points
Programme to remove the evils of the British rule
b. Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
c. asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge
d. launching the non-payment of taxes campaign
Answer:- b
151. Match the dates of the following events:
List-I List-II
A. Publication of the Simon-Commission Report
1. March 23, 1931
B. First Round Table Conference inaugurated 2.
March 5, 1931
C. Signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact 3.
November 12, 1930
D. Execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru 4.
June 7, 1930
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 2 3 4
b. 4 3 1 2
c. 4 3 2 1
d. 2 1 4 3
Answer:- c
152. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and
opposed by the people on the ground that
a. the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
b. the sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil
Disobedience Movement were wasted
c. It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna
Swaraj
d. Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh
Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
Answer:- d
153. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto
death in Yeravada Jail against
a. British repression of the satyagrahis
b. Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin pact
c. Communal Award of Ramsay McDonald
d. All the above
Answer:- d
154. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on
September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact, which provided for
a. common electorate for all Hindus
b. reservation of 48 seats for the depressed classes in different
provincial legislatures
c. reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the Central
Legislature
d. All the above
Answer:- d
155. The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended after the
Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Why did the Congress decide to resume
the movement In January 1932?
a. Failure of the Second Round Table Conference
b. Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British
Government
c. British policies of repression
d. All the above
Answer:- d
156. In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days
a. to appeal to the Hindus to throw open the temples and public
wells to the Harijans
b. to launch a campaign against untouchability
c. for his own purification and that of his associates for greater
commitment to the cause of the Harijans
d. For all the above
Answer:- c
157. On account of severe British repression the Civil
Disobedience movement was again suspended In July 1933
and people were asked to offer Satyagraha
a. individually
b. in groups
c. locally
d. against liquor shops
Answer:- a
158. 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 Harijan welfare
d. of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to enter
legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935
Answer:- c
159. The first constitutional measure Introduced by the British in
India which worked till the framing of the Indian
Constitution was
a. the Act of 1919
b. the Act of 1935
c. Indian Independence Bill
d. Cabinet Mission Plan
Answer:- b
160. The Golden Jubilee of the Indian Rational Congress (1885-
1935) fell in 1935, which was observed during the session
held at
a. Karachi
b. Lucknow
c. Faizpur
d. Nowhere
Answer:- d
161. The most important feature of the Government of India Act
of 1935 was
a. proposed All India Federation
b. Bicameral Legislature
c. Provincial Autonomy
d. Communal representation
Answer:- b
162. As a result of the elections held in early 1937 under the Act
of 1935 the Congress formed ministries in provinces.
a. 7
b. 9
c. 10
d. 8
Answer:- d
163. The Congress ministries cave up office in October 1939 over
the issue of
a. constant interference by Governors in day-to-day
administration
b. propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress
c. India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World
War
d. failure of the British to define their war aims
Answer:- d
164. At the historic Tripuri Session of the Congress (March 1939)
Subhas Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi’s official candidate
for the Presidentship of the Congress. Who was Gandhiji’s
nominee?
a. Abdul Kalam Azad
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
d. Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:- c
165. On account of his differences with Gandhiji, Sub has Bose
resigned the Presidentship of the Congress (April 1939) and
organised a new party called
a. Congress Socialist Party
b. Azad Hind Fauz
c. Congress Liberal party
d. Forward Block
Answer:- d
166. The day (December 22, 1939) the Congress Ministries
resigned in the Provinces the, Muslim League observed
a. Deliverance Day
b. Direct Action Day
c. Victory Day
d. Alliance Day
Answer:- a
167. 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. establishing separate Pakhtoonistan
c. social and religious reforms
d. All the above
Answer:- c
168. The members of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s Red Shirt
Movement were known as:
a. Khidmatgars (Servants)
b. Insan-i-Khidmatgar (Servants of the people)
c. Khuda-i-Khidamatgar (Servants of God)
d. Angels of Freedom
Answer:- c
169. The Frontier Gandhi actively participated in
a. Khilafat Movement
b. Non-Cooperation Movement
c. Civil Disobedience Movement
d. All the above
Answer:- c
170. The first definite and forceful expression of the concept of a
separate homeland for the Muslims came from (or the Cather
of the idea of Pakistan was)
a. Sir Mohammad Iqbal
b. Rahmat Ali
c. MAJinnah
d. Liaqat Ali
Answer:- a
171. The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan
(Pakistan Resolution) in its session held on March 24, 1940
at
a. Karachi
b. Lahore
c. Islamabad
d. Aligarh
Answer:- b
172. Azad Hind Fauz or the Indian National Army (IRA) was
founded by
a. Subhash Bose
b. Rash Behari Bose
c. General Mohan Singh
d. Shah Nawaz
Answer:- c
173. The INA was largely composed of
a. Indian Revolutionaries
b. Overseas Indians
c. Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
d. Deserters from the British Indian Army
Answer:- c
174. Subhash Bose established the Provisional Government of
Free India at
a. Berlin
b. Bangkok
c. Singapore
d. Tokyo
Answer:- c
175. Subhash 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. Subhash Brigade
Answer:- d
176. In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
appointed the Cripps Mission to resolve Indian political
crisis because
a. he was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt
b. of the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India’s borders
c. both a. and b. above
d. of INA’s initial success on India’s eastern borders
Answer:- c
177. Kasturba Gandhi died in detention (in 1944) at
a. Yeravada Jail
b. Ahmedabad Prison
c. Aga Khan Palace
d. Ahmednagar Fort
Answer:- c
178. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin cloth
to propagate home spun cotton to signify
a. the poverty of the Indian people
b. the ruin of India’s handloom textiles
c. his identification with the Indian people
d. his resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became
independent
Answer:- c
179. The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit
India resolution on
a. July 14, 1942
b. August 10, 1942
c. August 8, 1942
d. June 30, 1942
Answer:- a
180. Which of the following was not one of the points stressed by
Mahatma Gandhi while exhorting the people to join the Quit
India Movement?
a. Forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims and
think of yourselves as Indians only.
b. our quarrel is not with British people, we fight their
imperialism and we must purge ourselves of hatred.
c. Feel from today that you are a free man and pot a dependent.
Do or die. Either free India or die in the the attempt.
d. Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means
employed to achieve it.
Answer:- d
181. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to
discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on
account of
a. Jinnah’s demand that the Muslim League alone would
nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council
b. the demand of the Congress to include the members of all
communities in their quota to the Executive Council
c. the demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the
Executive Council in Proportion to their population
d. All the above
Answer:- d
182. The famous ‘Ratings Mutiny’ (Revolt of a section of Indian
soldiers serving In the Royal Indian Navy) in Bombay in
February 1946 was calmed down largely by the efforts of
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. C Rajagopalachari
c. Jawahar Lal Nehru
d. Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:- d
183. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations
of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about the Constitution of
India?
a. There should be a Union of India embracing both British
India and the States
b. The Muslim majority provinces should be separately
constituted into a Union of Pakistan
c. The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and
should be free to form groups
d. Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A
(Hindumajority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces)
and Group C (Bengal and Assam)
Answer:- b
184. Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to
a. consolidate Khadi programme
b. work for harijan welfare
c. cl do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence
d. write his autobiography
Answer:- b
185. The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet
Minion Plan and decided to resort to Direct Action Day on
a. August 16, 1946
b. September 2, 1946
c. October 15, 1946
d. July 29, 1946
Answer:- a
186. On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took
place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in
a. Dacca
b. Calcutta
c. Delhi
d. Meerut and Karachi
Answer:- b
187. The Interim Government which took office on September 2,
1946 was headed by
a. Rajendra Prasad
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Vallabhbhai Patel
d. C Rajagopalachari
Answer:- b
188. After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in
July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in
New Delhi on
a. December 9, 1946
b. January 15, 1947
c. February 10, 1947
d. August 15, 1947
Answer:- a
189. British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic
announcement of the end of British rule in India (and
transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not
later than June1948) on
a. May 16, 1946
b. February 20, 1947
c. March 10, 1946
d. December 31, 1946
Answer:- b
190. 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. above
Answer:- c
191. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to
the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee
agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, life-
long outspoken disapproval of Pakistan?
a. There was no other go after he was presented with a fait
accompli
b. Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in
favour of it
c. To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who
had agreed to the partition
d. The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a
minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League
Answer:- c
192. The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India)
passed by the House of Commons was
a. Government of India Act 1935
b. Cabinet Mission Plan
c. Mountabatten (or June 3) Plan
d. Indian Independence Bill
Answer:- a
193. Match the national leaders with papers published by them
List-I List-II
A. The Maharatta and Kesri (i) Annie Besant
B. Bande Matram and The People (ii) B G Tilak
C. Young India (iii) Lala Lajpat Rai
D. New India (iv) Mahatma Gandhi
Codes:
A B C D
a. iv iii ii i
b. ii i iv iii
c. i ii iii iv
d. ii iii iv i
Answer:- d
194. The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by
a. BG Tilak
b. Lala Lajpat Rai
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d. Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer:- c
195. Match the national leaders with the epithets by which they
were known:
List-I List-II
A. Lala Lajpat Rai (i) Grand old man of India
B. BG Tilak (ii) Iron Man of India
C. CF Andrews (iii) Deenabandhu
D. Vallabhbhai Patel (iv) Lokmanya
E. Dadabhai Naoroji (v) Lion of Punjab
Codes:
A B C D E
a. i ii iii iv v
b. v iv i ii iii
c. v iv iii ii i
d. v iv ii iii i
Answer:- c
196. Mahatma Gandhi compared Pherozeshah Mehta with the
Himalayas, Tilak with the Ocean and Gokhale with
a. the Sky
b. the Ganges
c. the Gangotri
d. the Mansarovar Lake
Answer:- b
197. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru?
a. Pheroze Shah Mehta
b. BG Tilak
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer:- c
198. The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated
imprisonment was
a. Pheroze Shah Mehta
b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c. Dadabhai Naoroji
d. BG Tilak
Answer:- d
199. Which of the following brought Aurobindo Ghose into the
fold of the Indian National Movement?
a. The famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1900
b. The partition of Bengal
c. The Surat Split
d. The Jallianwala Bagh episode
Answer:- b
200. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s
programme to achieve independence?
a. Organisation of secret societies
b. Passive resistance
c. Constitutional agitation
d. Terrorism
Answer:- b
201. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of
Satyagraha?
a. Dandi
b. Noakhali
c. England
d. South Africa
Answer:- d
202. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s
views on Satyagraha is not correct?
a. It denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against
social, political and economic dominance
b. It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice,
oppression and exploitation
c. It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
d. Mahatma Gandhi’s theory of Satayagraha was based on the
acceptance of the concept of self-suffering
Answer:- c
203. Which of the following was not one of the techniques of
‘Satyagraha’ advocated by Mahatama Gandhi?
a. Ahimsa
b. Fasting
c. Civil Disobedience
d. Non-Cooperation
Answer:- a
204. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why
Mahatma Gandhi is known Ra the Father of Nation?
a. He was universally adored, admired and respected by all
castes, communities and classes
b. Starting with opposition to the Rowlatt Acts, till the Quit
India Movement he was the supreme leader and the main spirit
behind the national movement
c. His social political, economic and religious ideologies were
based on Indian values with a very strong moral and ethical
content
d. He was the founder President of the Indian National
Congress
Answer:- a
205. Which of the following writers did not have a profound
influence on the thinking of Mahatma Gandhi?
a. Tolstoy
b. Thoreau
c. Ruskin
d. Marx
Answer:- d
206. What was the single most significant contribution of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel to Indian History?
a. he was responsible for the acceptance of the Mountbatten
Plan by the Congress
b. As the Home Minister of free India he brought about the
integration of 600-odd Indian States with the Indian Republic
c. He was the leading light of Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-
Cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements
d. As President of the Indian National Congress he engineered
the passing of the Quit India Resolution
Answer:- b
207. Which of the following songs was so dear to Gandhiji’s
heart, that he wrote: ‘That one song is enough to sustain me,
even if I were to forget the ‘Bhagwad Gita’.
a. Hare Ram
b. Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
c. Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
d. Ishwar Allah Tero Nam
Answer:- c
208. Who is the author of Vande Mataram?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
d. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
Answer:- c
209. Who composed the song “Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindostan
Hamara”?
a. Mohammed Iqbal
b. Josh Malihabadi
c. Bhagat Singh
d. Chandra Shekhar Azad
Answer:- a
210. Who of the following has the distinction of having Authored
the National Anthems of two countries of the world?
a. TS Eliot
b. WB Yeats
c. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Mohammad Iqbal
211. Who contemptuously referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a half-
naked fakir?
a. Lord Wavell
b. Lord Irwin
c. Lord Willingdon
d. Winston Churchill
Answer:- d
212. The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for
the longest period in India was
a. Lord Irwin
b. Lord Dalhousie
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Linlithgow
Answer:- b
213. The Communist Party of India was founded in 1921 by
a. Hiren Mukherjee
b. SM Joshi
c. MN Roy
d. RC Dutt
Answer:- c
214. In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress was
founded, AO Hume acted as its
a. President
b. Vice-President
c. General Secretary
d. Member of the Working Committee
Answer:- c
215. The first Indian to be elected as a member of the British
House of Commons was
a. Dadabhai Naoroji
b. Surendra Nath Banerjee
c. Dr BR Ambedkar
d. C R Das
Answer:- a
216. Eminent Tamil Poet C Subramania Bharati was associated
with which of the following movements oC the Indian
National Congress?
a. Extremist
b. Non-Cooperation
c. Civil Disobedience
d. Quit India
Answer:- a
217. The song Jan-Gana-Mana composed by Rabindranath
Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
a. Tatva Bodhini
b. Morning Song of India
c. Bharat Vidhata
d. Rashtra Jagrati
Answer:- c
218. Narain Malhar Joshi founded
a. the Social Service League in Bombay in 1911
b. All India Trade Union Congress 1920
c. Both a. and b. above
d. The Deccan Education Society 1884
Answer:- c
219. All India State’s Peoples Conference formed in 1927
launched popular movements in
a. Princely States
b. British Provinces
c. Hill Regions
d. Tribal Areas
Answer:- a
220. The actual name of Dayanand Saraawati, the founder of the
Arya Samaj was
a. Daya Shankar
b. Mula Shankar
c. Virjanand
d. Mool Chandra
Answer:- b
221. The President of the Constituent Assembly was
a. Dr BR Ambedkar
b. Dr Rajendra Prasad
c. Jawahar Lal Nehru
d. Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:- b
222. The slogan of ‘Bande Matram’ was first adopted during the
______ Movements?
a. Non-cooperation
b. Civil Disobedience
c. Swadeshi
d. Quit India
Answer:- c
223. 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. Both a. and b. above
d. Swaraj Movement
Answer:- c
224. The first elected Indian President of the Legislative
Assembly was
a. Motilal Nehru
b. Rangachariar
c. CR Das
d. VJ Patel
Answer:- d
225. Shree Narayan Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Karnataka
Answer:- a
226. The youngest President of the Indian National Congress,
who held that office at the age of 35, was
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Subhash Chandra Bose
c. Annie Besant
d. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer:- d
227. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of
Commons was
a. Dadabhai Naoroji
b. Womesh Chandra Bannerjee
c. Surendranath Banerjee
d. Pheroze Shah Mehta
Answer:- b
228. Two socio-religious reform movements founded in India in
1875 were
a. Brahmo Samaj and Prarthana Samaj
b. Arya Samaj and Ramakrishna Mission
c. Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj
d. Aligarh Movement and Servants of Indian Society
Answer:- c
229. The momentous decision to transfer the capital from
Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal and to
abolish Indian indentured labour were taken during the
Viceroyalty of Lord
a. Hardinge
b. Minto
c. Chelmsford
d. Reading
Answer:- a
230. The first Indian Governor of a British Province (Bihar) in
India was
a. Sir SP Sinha
b. Sir Shaukat Hayat
c. Sir Hari Singh Gaur
d. VJ Patel
Answer:- a
231. The Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission
established by Vivekananda in 1898 are at
a. Kanyakumari
b. Belur
c. Hyderabad
d. Murshidabad
Answer:- b
232. Who is regarded as the father and founder of the Indian
National Congress?
a. Dadabhai Naoroji
b. SN Banerjee
c. AO Hume
d. Pheroze Shah Mehta
Answer:- c
233. Who of the following was associated with the publication of a
large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan,
Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?
a. Motilal Nehru
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Madan Mohan Malaviya
d. Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Answer:- d
234. Who declared that he would talk of religion only when he
succeeded in removing poverty and misery from the country,
for religion could not appease hunger?
a. Swami Vivekananda
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer:- a
235. The most famous woman disciple of Vivekananda was
a. Madam Blavatsky
b. Annie Besant
c. Sister Nivedita
d. Sarojini Naidu
Answer:- c
236. ‘The Times of India’ which celebrated its 150th anniversary
in 1988, was first published in 1838 as
a. Bombay Chronicle
b. Bombay Times
c. Indian Times
d. National Times
Answer:- b
237. A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was
a. India House
b. Kaiser House
c. Singh Sabha Building
d. Dadabhai Naoroji’s House
Answer:- a
238. The first President of the Ghadar Party-founded in 1913 in
USA-was
a. Lata Hardayal
b. Sohan Singh Bhakna
c. Bhai Parmanand
d. Sardar Ajit Singh
Answer:- b
239. Chandra Shekhar Azad was ______ of the Hinduatan
Socialist Republican Army.
a. President
b. Secretary
c. Commander-in-Chief
d. Field Marshal
Answer:- c
240. The Tokyo Conference which passed a resolution to form an
Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was a conference
of
a. different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
b. Indians living in Tokyo
c. Indian prisoners of war in Japanese custody
d. Indian revolutionaries living outside India
Answer:- a
241. The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 primarily
to promote among Indian Muslims
a. mutual unity and goodwill
b. political consciousness
c. feeling of loyalty to the British Government
d. hatred for the Congress
Answer:- c
242. The English who twice served as President of the Indian
National Congress was
a. George Yule
b. Sir William Wedderburn
c. AO Hume
d. Mrs Annie Besant
Answer:- b
243. When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces
in June 1937, the Viceroy of India was
a. Lord Willingdon
b. Lord Irwin
c. Lord Linlithgow
d. Viscount Wavell
Answer:- c
244. In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry
was not formed in June 1937?
a. United Provinces
b. Central Provinces
c. Madras
d. Assam
Answer:- d
245. ‘A day of deliverance and thanks giving’ was celebrated in
1939 by
a. Congress Party
b. Muslim League
c. Forward Bloc
d. Communist Party
Answer:- b
246. August Offer 1940 was made by the Viceroy
a. Willingdon
b. Linlithgow
c. Minto
d. Lytton
Answer:- b
247. When the August Offer 1940 was offered to India the Prime
Minister of England was
a. Chamberlain
b. Baldwin
c. Chruchill
d. Asquith
Answer:- c
248. Of the following who was a poet and political thinker?
a. Gandhi
b. Jinnah
c. Mohammed Iqbal
d. Patel
Answer:- c
249. The word Pakistan was coined by
a. Mohammed Iqbal
b. Jinnah
c. Abul Kalam Azad
d. Rahmat Ali
Answer:- d
250. The Muslim League passed a resolution demanding the
partition of India in the ______ session held in 1940.
a. Lahore
b. Allahabad
c. Karachi
d. Dacca
Answer:- a
251. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of ______ to
the East India Company.
a. Rs 480,000
b. Rs 400,000
c. Rs 500,000
d. Rs 300,000
Answer:- b
252. The Regulating Act was passed in the year
a. 1793
b. 1773
c. 1763
d. 1783
Answer:- b
253. According to the Regulating Act, Directors were to be elected
for a period of
a. 5 years
b. 4 years
c. 6 years
d. 3 years
Answer:- b
254. As per the Regulating Act, a Governor-General and four
Councilors were appointed for
a. Bengal
b. Bombay
c. Madras
d. Surat
Answer:- a
255. The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor
General was
a. 4 years
b. 5 years
c. 3 years
d. 2 years
Answer:- b
256. As per the Regulating Act a Supreme Court was established
in
a. Bengal
b. Bombay
c. Delhi
d. Madras
Answer:- a
257. According to the provisions of the Regulating Act the
Supreme Court in Bengal consisted of the Chief Justice and
a. Five Judges
b. Two Judges
c. Six Judges
d. Three Judges
Answer:- d
258. The first Carnatic War in India was an extension of the
Anglo-French War in
a. Canada
b. Europe
c. Africa
d. America
Answer:- b
259. During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General
of Pondicherry was
a. La Bourdonnais
b. Captain Paradise
c. Dupleix
d. Count-de-Lally
Answer:- c
260. To establish French political influence in Sothern India,
Dupleix had an opportunity in the disputed succession to the
thrones of
a. Delhi and Awadh
b. Hyderabad and Carnatic
c. Travancore
d. Vijayanagar and Ahmednagar
Answer:- b
261. In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of
a. Anwaruddin
b. Chanda Sahib
c. Nasir Jang
d. Muzaffar Jang
Answer:- a
262. Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of
a. Rampur
b. Arcot
c. Awadh
d. Surat
Answer:- c
263. Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of
a. Rohelas
b. Marathas
c. Sikhs
d. Tamils
Answer:- a
264. Rohelas were of ______ origin.
a. Turkish
b. Afghan
c. British
d. Chinese
Answer:- b
265. The Rohelas helped the Afghan invaders in 1761 in the
Battle of
a. Bauxar
b. Plassey
c. Arcot
d. Panipat
Answer:- d
266. To face the Maratha Army the Rohelas chief entered into a
pact with
a. The Nawab of Awadh
b. The French
c. The Portuguese
d. The Sikhs
Answer:- a
267. The ‘Hero of Plassey’ was
a. Warren Hastings
b. Dupleix
c. Clive
d. Shuja-ud-Daulah
Answer:- c
268. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was
permitted by
a. Lord Hastings
b. Cornwallis
c. Lord Dalhousie
d. Bentinck
Answer:- d
269. The Diwani Adalat was presided over by
a. Collector
b. Governor
c. Resident
d. Nawabs
Answer:- a
270. The first plans for an Indian railway system was made by
a. Minto
b. Amherst
c. Hardinge
d. Cornwallis
Answer:- c
271. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect
the British territories from
a. Russian menace
b. Pindari menace
c. Rohelas
d. Attack by Burmese
Answer:- a
272. The Treaty of Bessein (1802) was signed between
a. The British and the Peshwa
b. The British and the Nizam
c. The British and Sikh
d. The British and Nawab of Arcot
Answer:- a
273. Sindhia’s troops were defeated by General Wellesley at
a. Bessein
b. Assaye
c. Tanjore
d. Poona
Answer:- b
274. The Treaty between Ranjit Singh and the British was signed
at
a. Allahabad
b. Amritsar
c. Kashmir
d. Agra
Answer:- b
275. The Sikhs were defeated by the English at ______ in 1856.
a. Sobraon
b. Amritsar
c. Lahore
d. Kashmir
Answer:- a
276. The Treaty of Lahore was signed between the Sikhs and the
British in India in the year
a. 1836
b. 1846
c. 1856
d. 1866
Answer:- b
277. The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651
at ______.
a. Hugli
b. Kassimbazar
c. Patna
d. Calcutta
Answer:- a
278. The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India
Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor
a. Bahadur Shah
b. Farrukh-Siyar
c. Muhammad Shah
d. Aurangzeb
Answer:- b
279. Of the following who transferred the capital from
Murshidabad to Monghyr?
a. Mir Kasim
b. Mir Jaffar
c. Siraj-ud-Daulah
d. Mir Mudan
Answer:- a
280. Which of the following was not to be ceded by Mir Kasim to
the Company as per the treaty signed between Mir Kasim
and Calcutta Council?
a. Burdwan
b. Midnapur
c. Chittagong
d. Monghyr
Answer:- d
281. In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by
a. Major Munro
b. Clive
c. Rojer Drake
d. Boughton
Answer:- a
282. The Battle of Buxar was fought between the combined
armies (of the Nawab of Awadh, the Mughal Emperor and
Mir Kasim II) and the
a. French
b. Dutch
c. Portuguese
d. English
Answer:- d
283. Who designated the administrative head of the district as
Collector?
a. Warren Hastings
b. Cornwallis
c. Macpherson
d. Clive
Answer:- c
284. Mahabandula was the great General of the
a. Marathas
b. Sikhs
c. Nepalese
d. Burmese
Answer:- d
285. Mahabandula was killed at _____.
a. Rangoon
b. Tenesserin
c. Danubyu
d. Prome
Answer:- c
286. ‘Confessions of Thug’ was written by
a. Burke
b. Meadows Taylor
c. Havell
d. Moreland
Answer:- b
287. The Hindu College was started in 1817 at
a. Calcutta
b. Bombay
c. Madras
d. Pondicherry
Answer:- a
288. According to ______ the Mutiny was a popular rebellion.
a. V D Sarkar
b. V ASmith
c. L Mukherjee
d. Chabbra
Answer:- b
289. The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of ______
into the hands of the British in India.
a. Meerut
b. Awadh
c. Gwalior
d. Rohilkhand
Answer:- c
290. The Wahabis operated from
a. Hindukush
b. Khyber Pass
c. Western Ghat
d. Palghat
Answer:- a
291. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the
Viceroyalty of
a. Elgin
b. Canning
c. Minto
d. Lytton
Answer:- b
292. The first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was
a. Gokhale
b. Satyendra Nath Tagore
c. Ramanuja
d. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer:- b
293. The first Famine Commission was constituted under
a. Sir Richard Strachey
b. Sir John Strachey
c. Roberts
d. Chamberlain
Answer:- a
294. The Mayo College was started at
a. Delhi
b. Calcutta
c. Agra
d. Ajmer
Answer:- d
295. Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Viceroy Lytton
2. Viceroy Mayo
3. Viceroy Lansdowne
4. Viceroy Linlithgow
a. II, III, I, IV
b. II, I, III, IV
c. IV, III, II, I
d. III, IV, I, II
Answer:- b
296. When King George-V and Queen of India visited India, a
magnificent Durbar was held at
a. Calcutta
b. Delhi
c. Bombay
d. Madras
Answer:- b
297. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to
Delhi in the year
a. 1911
b. 1912
c. 1920
d. 1925
Answer:- a
298. The Tata Iron and Steel Works was completed with the aid of
a. Japanese experts
b. Russian experts
c. American experts
d. French experts
Answer:- c
299. Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a
a. Justice
b. General
c. Member of Parliament
d. Secretary of State for India
Answer:- a
300. Montagu who toured In India in 1918 was a
a. Member of Privy Council
b. Member of Viceroy’s Council
c. Secretary of State for India
d. Viceroy of India
Answer:- c
301. The Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhi was in full
swing during the Viceroyalty of
a. Chelmsford
b. Irwin
c. Reading
d. Hardinge
Answer:- c
302. A resolution declaring ‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed in the
Congress Session held at
a. Lahore
b. Calcutta
c. Gaya
d. Haripura
Answer:- a
303. SN Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the
Metropolitan Institute at
a. Bombay
b. Madras
c. Calcutta
d. Bangalore
Answer:- c
304. Tilak started his career as a
a. Writer
b. Professor
c. Journalist
d. Lawyer
Answer:- b
305. The Hindu of Madras started in 1868 as a weekly, became a
Daily in
a. 1889
b. 1899
c. 1890
d. 1855
Answer:- a
306. The Indian National Congress was founded in the year
a. 1958
b. 1977
c. 1885
d. 1909
Answer:- c
307. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Kesari 1. 1921
B. Maharatta 2. 1893
C. Ganapathi Festival 3. English Journal
D. Moplah Rebellion 4. Marathi Journal
Codes:
A B C D
a. 4 3 2 1
b. 1 2 3 4
c. 2 3 4 1
d. 3 4 1 2
Answer:- a
308. According to _____ the Mutiny was a purely military
outbreak.
a. VD Sarkar
b. VASmith
c. Sir John Lawrence
d. Roberts
Answer:- c
309. Wahabis were ______ fanatics.
a. Hindu
b. Muslim
c. Christian
d. Sikh
Answer:- b
310. A Royal Commission on the Public Service was appointed in
the year
a. 1912
b. 1915
c. 1910
d. 1918
Answer:- a
311. A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete
Independence as Indian’s political goal was passed in the
______ Congress of 1929.
a. Shimla
b. Lahore
c. Madras
d. Calcutta
Answer:- b
312. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Minister for
Education was
a. Patel
b. Rajaji
c. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
d. Annie Besant
Answer:- c
313. The Pakistan panacea was sponsored by
a. Azad Kalam
b. Jinnah
c. Md Iqbal
d. Liyakat All Khan
Answer:- c
314. The Indian Independence Act was passed in
a. July 1947
b. August 1947
c. June 1947
d. September 1947
Answer:- a
315. AI Hilal was a
a. Mosque
b. Journal
c. Madrasah
d. Garden
Answer:- b
316. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of
a. India Wins Freedom
b. New India
c. Gita Rahasya
d. Discovery of India
Answer:- a
317. Tilak called him the ‘Diamond of India’ the jewel of
Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers’. Who is referred in
these words
a. Lajpat Rai
b. Shivaji
c. Gokhale
d. Madhava Rao
Answer:- c
318. Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at
a. Lahore
b. Amritsar
c. Calcutta
d. Bombay
Answer:- b
319. Swarajist Party was organised by
a. Motilal Nehru
b. Subash Chandra Bose
c. Annie Besant
d. Gokhale
Answer:- a
320. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Irish Home Rule Movement 1. Annie Besant
B. Home Rule Movement in India 2. Red Mond
C. Ferguson College 3. Motilal Nehru
D. Kashmir 4. Gokhale
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 1 4 3
b. 4 3 2 1
c. 3 4 1 2
d. 1 2 3 4
Answer:- a
321. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by
the timely action of
a. Minto
b. Morley
c. Northbrook
d. Hastings
Answer:- c
322. Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fulfill the
ambitious plans of Disraeli in _____.
a. Awadh
b. Afghanistan
c. Bengal
d. Burma
Answer:- b
323. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
a. 1919
b. 1925
c. 1927
d. 1930
Answer:- a
324. Narendra MandaI was inaugurated by Duke of Connaught
in the year
a. 1920
b. 1921
c. 1931
d. 1910
Answer:- b
325. Servants of India Society was founded in
a. England
b. India
c. America
d. Burma
Answer:- a
326. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a Scholar in
a. Persian
b. Arabic
c. Sanskrit
d. French
Answer:- b
327. In 1946, the Interim Government was formed under
a. Patel
b. Gandhiji
c. Rajaji
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:- d
328. The President of the Congress Sessions of 1898 and 1902 was
a. Hume
b. Tilak
c. Dadabhai Naoroji
d. S N Banerjee
Answer:- d
329. The National Liberal Federation was founded by
a. S N BanneIjee
b. Motilal Nehru
c. Abul Kalam Azad
d. Mrs Annie Besant
Answer:- a
330. The Shivaji Festival was inaugurated in 1895 by
a. Hume
b. Morley
c. Tilak
d. Gokhale
Answer:- c
331. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at _____.
a. Meerut
b. Gwalior
c. Jhansi
d. Agra
Answer:- a
332. The immediate cause for the Mutiny was
a. Doctrine of Lapse
b. The Social Legislation of 1856
c. The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
d. The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to
Christianity
Answer:- c
333. During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of
contention between India and Bhutan was
a. Duars
b. Jalpaiguri
c. Goalpara
d. Cooch Behar
Answer:- a
334. Queen Victoria became the Empress of India according to
the Act of
a. 1858
b. 1861
c. 1876
d. 1909
Answer:- c
335. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of self-
government was
a. Mountbatten
b. Ripon
c. Northbrook
d. Curzon
Answer:- b
336. The ruler of Mysore who secured the rendition of Mysore
was
a. Tippu
b. Hyder
c. Krishnaraja III
d. Rajendra Wodiar
Answer:- c
337. Loamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed form
a. Bengal
b. Kashmir
c. Maharashtra
d. Tamil Nadu
Answer:- c
338. Tilak was sentenced and transported to
a. Mandalay
b. Malaya
c. Australia
d. Andaman
Answer:- b
339. ‘Anthology of the Bomb’ was written by
a. Tilak
b. Bipin Chandra Pal
c. Gokhale
d. Annie Besant
Answer:- b
340. The author of ‘A Nation in the Making’ was
a. SN Banerjee
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Hume
d. Tilak
Answer:- a
341. Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive
and legislative powers of the East india Company depended
on
a. Governor
b. Governor-General
c. Parliament
d. Crown
Answer:- d
342. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of
the East India Company was controlled by
a. The Viceroy’s Council
b. The Indian Legislature
c. The Parliament in England
d. The Secretary of State
Answer:- c
343. Which of the following was not included in the early three
English Settlements in India?
a. Madras
b. The Punjab
c. Bombay
d. Calcutta
Answer:- b
344. Before the passing of the Act of 1773, each of the three
English Settlement in India was governed by
a. Viceroy
b. President
c. Secretary
d. Director
Answer:- b
345. Which of the following is one of the causes for the passing of
the Act of 1773?
a. Failure of Double Government
b. Success of Double Government
c. Agitation in India
d. Desire of the Indian Merchants
Answer:- a
346. Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a
Governor-General of
a. India
b. Fort William
c. Madras
d. Bombay
Answer:- b
347. Pitt’s India Bill was introduced by ______ in 1784.
a. Prime Minister Pitt
b. Governor-General of India
c. Senior Merchants
d. East India Company
Answer:- a
348. 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
Answer:- c
349. The members of the Board of Control must be paid from
a. The Consolidated Fund of England
b. Indian Revenues
c. Funds Voted by Parliament
d. The revenues of Princely States
Answer:- b
350. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice-
President appointed by _____ would Act for him.
a. Crown
b. Parliament
c. Board of Control
d. Governor-General
Answer:- d
351. The Charter Act of 1793 Renewed the Company’s monopoly
for _____ years.
a. 20 years
b. 10 years
c. 30 years
d. 15 years
Answer:- a
352. By the Charter Act of 1813 the Indian trade except in ______
was thrown open to all British subjects.
a. Tea
b. Spices
c. Coffee
d. Cotton
Answer:- a
353. The Charter Act of 1813 left intact the Company’s monopoly
of ______ trade.
a. China
b. Jawa
c. Ceylon
d. Japan
Answer:- a
354. Provision was made by the Charter Act of 1813 for the
establishment of a Church at ______.
a. Madras
b. Bombay
c. Calcutta
d. Pondicherry
Answer:- c
355. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees _______ annually
for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge.
a. One lakh
b. Two lakhs
c. £ 1000
d. £ 500
Answer:- a
356. The writers of the East India Company had their training in
the college at ______ in England.
a. London
b. Manchester
c. Liverpool
d. Haileybury
Answer:- d
357. The Company’s monopoly of Trade was abolished by the Act
of
a. 1793
b. 1813
c. 1833
d. Pitt’s India Act
Answer:- c
358. The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the
hands of
a. Parliament
b. Governor-General in Council
c. Board of Control
d. Crown
Answer:- b
359. The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of
a. 1773
b. 1813
c. 1853
d. 1793
Answer:- c
360. As per the Act of 1853 the Governor-General’s Council was
enlarged for the purpose of
a. Defence
b. Legislation
c. Finance
d. Security
Answer:- b
361. Of the following who did not find a place in the Legislative
Council as per the Act of 1853?
a. The Governor-General
b. Additional Members
c. The Commander-in-Chief
d. The Lieutenant Governor
Answer:- d
362. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
a. By the Company
b. In the name of the Crown
c. By a Board of Directors
d. In the name of Governor-General of India
Answer:- b
363. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by
the Act of
a. 1853
b. 1858
c. 1861
d. 1892
Answer:- b
364. The strategy of ‘divide and rule’ had been actually practised
by
a. Lord Curzon
b. Lord Wellesley
c. Lord Minto
d. Lord Dufferin
Answer:- c
365. With whom was the seven-year rule of’ “missions, omissions
and commissions’ associated?
a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Lord Curzon
c. Lord Lytton
d. Lord Mayo
Answer:- b
366. Who was the moving spirit behind the oganization of the
Ghadar Party?
a. Lala Hardayal
b. V D Savarkar
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer:- a
367. What was the name of the Sabha started by Debendranath
Tagore?
a. Arya Samaj
b. Dharma Sabha
c. Tattvabodhini Sabha
d. Tattvabodhini Samaj
Answer:- c
368. The doctrine of lapse had been put to much use by
a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Lord Bentick
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Ripon
Answer:- a
369. Who had succeeded Mir Jafar to the throne?
a. Haider Ali
b. Chandra Sahib
c. Tipu Sultan
d. Mir Kasim
Answer:- d
370. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between
a. Sweden and Russia
b. France and Germany
c. France and England
d. Germany and Russia
Answer:- d
371. The Act of _______ had introduced the system of separate
electorates.
a. 1874
b. 1893
c. 1909
d. 1926
Answer:- c
372. Who had paned the Vernacular Press Act into law?
a. Lord Mayo
b. Lord Hardinge
c. Lord Dalhousie
d. Lord Lytton
Answer:- d
373. Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indiana for the
ICS from 21 year to
a. 20 years
b. 19 years
c. 18 years
d. 17 years
Answer:- b
374. Vivian Derozio had been associated with the ______
movement.
a. Swadeshi
b. Back to the Vedas
c. Young Bengal
d. Young India
Answer:- c
375. The first Indian national leader who began building,
organizing and promoting the freedom struggle was
a. Dadabhai Naoroji
b. Lala Lajpat Rai
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer:- a
376. Which of the following is not among the regions where the
Britishers had first set up trading posts?
a. Bengal
b. Goa
c. Coromandel Coast
d. Gujarat
Answer:- b
377. The 1857 revolt did not acquire much intensity in
a. Delhi
b. Awadh
c. Bombay
d. The Chambal Region
Answer:- c
378. An effect of the 1857 revolt was that
a. The spirit of rebellion in Indian was crushed
b. The British became totally demoralized
c. The British abandoned their repressive policies
d. Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
Answer:- d
379. The majority of the moderate leaders of India’s freedom
struggle may be traced to hail from
a. Bengal
b. Rural areas
c. Urban areas
d. Both rurals as well as urban parts
Answer:- c
380. The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately
followed by the
a. Minto-Morley Reforms
b. Khilafat Movement
c. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
d. Chauri-Chaura Incident
Answer:- c
381. The United East India Company refers to the company in
India formed by the
a. Portuguese
b. Dutch
c. French
d. British
Answer:- b
382. Madras was returned by the French to the British in 1748 by
the Treaty of
a. Paris
b. Delhi
c. London
d. Aix-la-Chapelle
Answer:- d
383. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British
government to do
a. Foment class and caste strife
b. Shut down any industrial unit at will
c. Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
d. Detain a person for any duration without a trial
Answer:- d
384. After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven
which had non-Congress ministries were
a. Bengal and Punjab
b. Assam and Kerala
c. Bengal and Assam
d. Punjab and Kerala
Answer:- a
385. When did the Cripps Mission, which had practically
repeated the August Offer 1940 visit India?
a. 1941
b. 1942
c. 1943
d. 1944
Answer:- b
386. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had
faced competition from what it had termed as the
‘interlopers’ represented by the
a. Portuguese
b. Indigenous merchants
c. British free merchants
d. Dutch
Answer:- c
387. A letter to the Mughal emperor Jahangir from King James I
had been presented by
a. Lord Clive
b. Sir Thomas Roe
c. Lord Curzon
d. Captain Hawkins
Answer:- b
388. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by
Gandhi in the year
a. 1916
b. 1919
c. 1920
d. 1923
Answer:- c
389. Who was the first Indian civil servant?
a. Motilal Nehru
b. S N Banerjee
c. C R Das
d. Bhagat Singh
Answer:- b
390. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged
between the French and the British at
a. Arcot
b. Jhansi
c. Plassey
d. Wandiwash
Answer:- d
391. Muslim communalism was lent an impetus by the activities
of
a. Ashfaqullah
b. Liaqat Hussain
c. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
d. Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Answer:- d
392. The Nehru Report of 1928 with proposals for constitutional
reforms had been prepared by
a. Motilal Nehru
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Kamla Nehru
d. All of the above
Answer:- a
393. In which year was the All India Muslim League founded?
a. 1903
b. 1906
c. 1909
d. 1912
Answer:- b
394. Who was not among the three revolutionaries who were
hanged on March 23, 1931?
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Azad
c. Rajguru
d. Sukhdev
Answer:- b
395. The Civil Disobedience Movement had been led in the
North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) by
a. Sheikh Mohammed Tyabji
b. Dr M AAnsari
c. Badruddin Tyabji
d. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Answer:- d
396. The Prime causes of the 1857 mutiny did not include
a. The new system of education
b. The Widow Remarriage Act
c. The despatch of Indian Sepoys to Afghanistan
d. Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the
British
Answer:- d
397. Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had
become a great enemy of the British because
a. The Queen had humiliated him
b. He had lost his title
c. The British had stopped his pension
d. His estate had been snatched from him
Answer:- c
398. Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi
when the revolt of 1857 took place
a. Shah Alam II
b. Jahandar Shah
c. Bahadur Shah Zafar
d. Humayun
Answer:- c
399. Identify the revolutionary among the following who was not
active in London?
a. Shyamji Krishna Varma
b. Ashfaqullah
c. Lala Hardayal
d. V D Savarkar
Answer:- b
400. Where did the revolutionaries have their deliberations,
which led to the formation of the Hindustan Republican
Association?
a. Calcutta
b. Kanpur
c. Madras
d. Allahabad
Answer:- b
401. Who had scrapped the partition of Bengal?
a. Lord Hardinge
b. Lord Mountbatten
c. Lord Lytton
d. Lord Wellesley
Answer:- a
402. Mahatma Gandhi had been present at the Round Table
Conference(s) held in London.
a. Third
b. Second
c. First
d. All of the above
Answer:- b
403. The founder-president of India idependence League was
a. Rash Behari Bose
b. Subhas Chandra Bose
c. MK Gandhi
d. Motilal Nehru
Answer:- a
404. In which year was the partition of Bengal scrapped?
a. 1908
b. 1911
c. 1923
d. 1931
Answer:- b
405. The State, from among the following, which was not annexed
by the ‘doctrine of lapse’ is
a. Baghat
b. Gwalior
c. Sambalpur
d. Satara
Answer:- b
406. Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the
approaching partition of India with
a. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. All of the above
Answer:- d
407. What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed
classes?
a. 44 seats in the central legislature
b. 20% reservation in the provincial legislature
c. 18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the
provincial legislature
d. 50% reservation in the ICS
Answer:- c
408. The Battle of Plassey is a particularly important event in
Indian history because
a. The Nawab of Bengal lost in it
b. It enabled the British to have power in Bengal
c. It laid the foundation for British rule in India
d. It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits
Answer:- c
409. Whom would you associate with the Censorship of the Press
Act 1794?
a. Charles Metcalfe
b. Andrew Frazer
c. Lord Wellesly
d. Lord Auckland
Answer:- c
410. Who had founded the Deccan Educational Society?
a. Dadabhai Naoroji
b. CR Das
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Mahadeva Govind Ranade
Answer:- d
411. Champaran, the site of Gandhi’s first experiment in
Satyagraha, is located in the state of
a. Bihar
b. Kerala
c. Gujarat
d. Punjab
Answer:- a
412. On which date was the announcement formally made that
India and Pakistan would be made free?
a. May 2, 1947
b. June 3, 1947
c. July 4, 1947
d. August 5, 1957
Answer:- b
413. In which year did the Indian National Congress hold its first
meeting in Bombay?
a. 1832
b. 1844
c. 1885
d. 1890
Answer:- c
414. Who among the following had observed, upon Gandhi’s
assassination. “None will believe that a man like this body
and soul ever walked on this earth”?
a. Bertrand Russel
b. Nelson Mandela
c. Albert Einstein
d. Leo Tolstoy
Answer:- c
415. Infanticide was completely banned by the
a. Bengal Regulation Act XVII of 1829
b. Sharda Act, 1930
c. Bengal Regulation Act XXI of 1795
d. Minto-Morley reforms
Answer:- c
416. Who had introduced the Indian Universities Act 1904?
a. Lord Ripon
b. Lord Hardinge
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Auckland
Answer:- c
417. The Prarthana Samaj had been established by
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b. Keshub Chandra Sen
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. MN Roy
Answer:- b
418. With which of the following was Annie Besant Associated?
a. Ramakrishna Mission
b. Arya Samaj
c. ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
d. Theosophical Society
Answer:- d
419. The Arya Samaj Movement had been started by
a. Swami Dayanand
b. Devendranath Tagore
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Keshub Chandra Sen
Answer:- a
420. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon’s reign is
significant because
a. it limited the Britishers political authority
b. it put restrictions on the vernacular press
c. it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
d. it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
Answer:- d
421. Madame HP Blavatsky had laid the foundation of the
Theosophical Society in the year
a. 1853
b. 1864
c. 1875
d. 1886
Answer:- c
422. Who had conceived and founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
a. Swami Muktananda
b. Annie Besant
c. CR Das
d. Swami Vivekananda
Answer:- d
423. The Dandi March undertaken by Gandhi was
a. Aroutine March
b. Apart of the Quit India Movement
c. Apart of the Civil Disobedience Movement
d. Ademonstration of Congress power
Answer:- c
424. With which of the following would you associate Jyotiba
Phule?
a. Satya Shodhak Mandal
b. Theosophical Society
c. Tattvabodhini Samaj
d. Dharma Sabha
Answer:- a
425. What was Jagat Seth’s claim to fame in Bengal? He was the
a. Diwan of Siraj-ud-Daulah
b. Leading popular poet
c. Biggest banker in Bengal
d. Commander of the Nawab’s troops
Answer:- c
426. The reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as
‘Lokhitavadi’ (For the well of others) was
a. MG Ranade
b. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
c. Pt Ramabai
d. GK Gokhale
Answer:- b
427. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?
a. Promoting intercaste marriages
b. Teaching the Vedas in schools
c. Ending the practice of Sati
d. Building more temples
Answer:- c
428. Who was the first leader to preside over the INC?
a. Ananda Charlu
b. S Subramanya Iyer
c. WC Banerji
d. Surendranath Bannerjee
Answer:- c
429. The roots of the 1857 revolt lay in
a. Blatantly discriminatory policies
b. Exploitative land revenue policy
c. The policy of greased cartridges
d. All of the above
Answer:- d
430. Where had civil rebellions against the British initially
started?
a. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
b. Bengal and Bihar
c. Odisha
d. Madras and Calcutta
Answer:- a
431. Lord Cornwallis had introduced the ______ land tenure
system.
a. Zamindari
b. Ryotwari
c. Mahalwari
d. Inamdari
Answer:- a
432. Swami Dayananda had translated the _______ into Hindi.
a. Rig Veda ad Yajur Veda
b. Four Vedas
c. Sama Veda and Atharva Veda
d. Sama Veda and Yajur Veda
Answer:- a
433. ‘AI Hilal’ was a newspaper launched for propagating
nationalism by
a. Syed Ahmed Khan
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Abul Kalam Azad
d. DE Wacha
Answer:- c
434. The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by
a. TB Macaulay
b. Sir William Jones
c. GK Gokhale
d. Annie Besant
Answer:- b
435. The most Important cause for the outbreak of the Ghadar
revolution was the
a. Commencement of World War I
b. Hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha
c. Komagata Maru Incident
d. Arrest of Lala Hardayal
Answer:- c
436. The Shuddhi Movement, involving the conversion of non-
Hindus to Hinduism, was started by
a. Swami Vivekanand
b. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
d. Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer:- c
437. Who was the first to raise the slogan ‘Inquilab zindabad’?
a. Bhagat Singh
b. M Kelappan
c. Veer Savarkar
d. Shankaran Nair
Answer:- a
438. By whom among the following was the Paramdham Ashram
established?
a. Acharya Kripalani
b. Swami Vivekananda
c. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
d. Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Answer:- c
439. From which year did the Muslim League start demanding a
separate nation for the Muslims?
a. 1942
b. 1940
c. 1929
d. 1919
Answer:- b
440. Who had propounded the Theory of Economic Drain of
India during British Imperialism?
a. Dadabhai Naoroji
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sarojini Naidu
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:- a
441. Which of the following upheavals took place In Bengal
Immediately after the revolt of 1857?
a. Santhal rebellion
b. Indigo disturbances
c. Sanyasi rebellion
d. Pabna disturbances
Answer:- b
442. Identify the body among the following that was not founded
by Dr B R Ambedkar?
a. Samaj Samato Sangh
b. People’s Education Society
c. Deccan Education Society
d. Depressed Classes Institute
Answer:- c
443. The _____ were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock
company trade with India?
a. French
b. Portuguese
c. Danish
d. Dutch
Answer:- b
444. Who was the first European to translate the Bhapad Gita
into English?
a. Alexander Cunningham
b. William Jones
c. James Prinsep
d. Charles Wilkins
Answer:- d
445. The Cripps Offer was regarded as a ‘post dated cheque’ by
a. Nehru
b. Jinnah
c. Gandhi
d. Rajaji
Answer:- c
446. Which of the following was not contained in the Cripps
Offer?
a. Dominion Status to India
b. Constituent Assembly
c. Control of Defence of India by the Indian National
Government
d. Right to take part in highest Counsels
Answer:- c
447. The Cripps Mission visited India in the year
a. 1940
b. 1942
c. 1945
d. 1946
Answer:- b
448. As per ‘August Offer 1940’ the Constitution of India would
be drawn by
a. House of Commons
b. House of Lords
c. Princely States
d. Indians
Answer:- d
449. The Governor of the East India Company was
a. appointed by the monarch of England
b. appointed by the British Parliament
c. elected by the members of the East India Company
d. nominated by the Mughal Emperor
Answer:- c
450. The exclusive right of trading between ______ was granted
to the East India Company.
a. North America and South America
b. Red Sea and Caspian Sea
c. The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan
d. France and Poland
Answer:- c
451. The Charter for the establishment of the East India
Company was granted by
a. Queen Elizabeth I
b. Queen Anbolin
c. Queen Mary
d. Queen Victoria
Answer:- a
452. The East India Company was established in the year
a. 1607 AD
b. 1600 AD
c. 1700 AD
d. 1669 AD
Answer:- b
453. When the East India Company was established India was
ruled by
a. a Mughal Emperor
b. a Gupta Emperor
c. a Mauryan Emperor
d. a Sunga Emperor
Answer:- a
454. The first Governor General of Bengal was
a. Warren Hastings
b. Clive
c. Canning
d. Minto
Answer:- a
455. Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in
a. Studies
b. Social service
c. Games
d. Rebellious deeds
Answer:- b
456. Upon whom was the title ‘Punjab Kesari’ conferred?
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Sardar Baldev Singh
c. Lala Lajpat Rai
d. Ranjit Singh
Answer:- c
457. Who had observed that “Political freedom is the life-breath
of a nation”?
a. BG Tilak
b. Annie Besant
c. Sri Aurobindo Ghose
d. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer:- c
458. Who had strongly advocated the policy of abolishing
princely states m free India?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. C Rajagopalachari
d. Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:- c
459. Who among the following had authored the book,
‘At the
Feet of Mahatma Gandhi’?
a. JB Kripalani
b. Rajendra Prasad
c. Jayaprakash Narayan
d. Vinoba Bhave
Answer:- b
460. The socialist group in the INC during, the 1930s had been
led by
a. Bipin Chandra Pal
b. Rajendra Prasad
c. Lala Lajpat Rai
d. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer:- d
461. The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the
Communist International was
a. SADange
b. SS Joshi
c. MN Roy
d. PC Joshi
Answer:- c
462. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to
mean
a. truth
b. a positive state of law
c. tolerance of the wrong and unjust
d. doing good even to the evildoers
Answer:- c
463. Which nationalist had stoutly preached “Be proud that you
are an Indian, proudly claim I am an Indian”?
a. MK Gandhi
b. Lala Lajpat Rai
c. Swami Vivekanand
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:- c
464. Who had, while fasting in the prison, 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
Answer:- a
465. Mahatma Gandhi had been joined m the Champaran
struggle by
a. Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinoba Bhave
b. Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narayan Sinha
c. Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel
d. Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:- d
466. The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of
the British indigo planters, was
a. Rast Goftar
b. Neel Darpan
c. Shome Prakash
d. None of the above
Answer:- b
467. The Constituent Assembly was formed on the
recommendations of the
a. Government of India Act, 1935
b. Cabinet Mission Plan
c. Cripps’ Mission
d. Mountbatten Plan
Answer:- b
468. Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the Battle of
a. Jhansi
b. Kanpur
c. Gwalior
d. Kalpi
Answer:- c
469. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had proclaimed the formation
of the Provisional Government of Independent India (Azad
Hind I in 1943 in
a. Vienna
b. Rangoon
c. Tokyo
d. Singapore
Answer:- d
470. Who among the following was impeached in the UK for his
actions in India?
a. Lord Wavell
b. Lord Ripon
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Cornwallis
Answer:- c
471. Which of the following periods is considered as the
revolutionary era in Indian history?
a. 1857-60
b. 1857-1947
c. 1857-90
d. 1845-1947
Answer:- c
472. Who had first sought the legalisation of widow remarriage in
India?
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b. Badruddin Tyabji
c. Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
d. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Answer:- c
473. Ram Prasad Bismil had been associated with the case?
a. Alipore bomb
b. Kanpur conspiracy
c. Kokori bomb
d. Meerut conspiracy
Answer:- c
474. The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly,
was published on November 12, 1832 started by a publisher-
reformer named
a. Jagannath Shankar
b. Vishnu Shastri
c. Bal Shastri
d. Krishna Shastri
Answer:- c
475. Gandhi had been provoked into crusading for the lot of the
Asians in South Africa by the British law called the Act.
a. Apartheid
b. Blacks’ Registration
c. cl Asiatic Registration
d. Subcitizens’ Licence
Answer:- c
476. Who was the founder of the Boy Scouts and Civil Guides
Movement in India?
a. Richard Temple
b. Baden Powell
c. Charles Andrew
d. Robert Montgomery
Answer:- b
477. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in
a. Surat
b. Calcutta
c. Bombay
d. Lahore
Answer:- c
478. What was the name of the English weekly edited by
Mahatma Gandhi?
a. Young India
b. Kesari
c. Bombay Chronicle
d. Resurgent India
Answer:- a
479. The Woods Despatch of 1854 resulted in the
a. Founding of several Indian universities
b. Introduction of the postal system
c. Establishment of the education system
d. Abolition of child marriage
Answer:- c
480. The first national leader to decry the salt tax in the Indian
legislature was
a. G K Gokhale
b. M K Gandhi
c. J L Nehru
d. Netaji S C Bose
Answer:- a
481. The British attitude towards granting India independence
changed partly owing to the
a. Change in the government of the UK
b. Impact of World War II
c. Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
d. All of the above
Answer:- d
482. An emigre (a person or thing who/which has emigrated)
communist journal brought out by M N Roy was
a. Anushilan
b. The Worker
c. Kisan Sabha
d. Vanguard
Answer:- d
483. 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
Answer:- b
484. After the year 1853, a substantial amount of British capital
had been invested in
a. Tea Plantations
b. The Railways
c. Coal Mining
d. Jute Mills
Answer:- b
485. The Indian National Congress had adopted the famous
Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) resolution at its
session held at
a. Karachi
b. Allahabad
c. Lahore
d. Calcutta
Answer:- c
486. In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to
that of the Viceroy?
a. 1858
b. 1861
c. 1878
d. 1885
Answer:- a
487. The name of the periodical published by Gandhi during his
stay in South Africa was
a. Navjivan
b. India Gazette
c. Afrikaner
d. Indian Opinion
Answer:- d
488. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on
the armoury of Chittagong was
a. Surya Sen
b. Jatin Das
c. Chandra Shekhar Azad
d. CR Das
Answer:- a
489. The Government of India Act of 1935 had divided India into
______ provinces.
a. 5
b. 8
c. 11
d. 14
Answer:- c
490. The system of civil services had been introduced into India
by
a. Lord Ripon
b. Lord Dalhousie
c. Lord Bentick
d. Lord Hastings
Answer:- c
491. Whom had Gandhi named as Mira Behn?
a. Annie Besant
b. Kamla Devi
c. Indira Gandhi
d. Madeline Slade
Answer:- d
492. The Mountbatten plan did not envisage the inclusion of the
____ province in the Indian dominion.
a. Bihar
b. Sind
c. Madras
d. Bombay
Answer:- b
493. The process of the introduction of education in English had
been initiated in India by Lord
a. Curzon
b. Bentick
c. Hastings
d. Macaulay
Answer:- d
494. Which of the following institutions was not founded by
Gandhi?
a. Sevagram Ashram
b. Ramakrishna Mission
c. Phoenix Ashram
d. Sabarmati Ashram
Answer:- b
495. Which of the following Act(s) was/were passed in 1856?
a. The Religious Disabilities Act
b. The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
c. Both the above
d. None of the above
Answer:- c
496. The first interim government during the British rule in India
was formed in
a. September, 1945
b. November, 1945
c. September, 1946
d. January, 1947
Answer:- c
497. The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was
published during the tenure of
a. Lord Hastings
b. Lord Minto
c. Lord metcalfe
d. Lord Macaulay
Answer:- a
498. Gandhi had given out the stirring call of ‘Do or Die’ during
the ______ Movement.
a. Non-cooperation
b. Khilafat
c. Civil Disobedience
d. Quit India
Answer:- d
499. In which year was Burma separated from India?
a. 1863
b. 1902
c. 1937
d. 1947
Answer:- c
500. How many volunteers had accompanied Gandhi on the
famous Dandi March of March 12, 1930?
a. 13
b. 44
c. 78
d. 108
Answer:- c
501. 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
Answer:- c
502. Hindu-Muslim unity had been particularly reflected in the
______ Movement.
a. Swadeshi
b. Quit India
c. Khilafat
d. Civil Disobedience
Answer:- c
503. The Home Rule Society, popularly called ‘India House’
, had
been established in London to promote the cause of Indian
independence, by
a. Lala Hardayal
b. Madan Lal Dhingra
c. Shyamji Krishna Varma
d. V D Savarkar
Answer:- c
504. The leader who quit politics, retired to Pondicherry and set
up an ashram there, was
a. Lokmanya TiIak
b. Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Bhikaji Cama
d. Sri Aurobindo Ghose
Answer:- d
505. Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper
a. Pioneer
b. National Herald
c. Kesari
d. Patriot
Answer:- b
506. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the
______ Movement.
a. Khilafat
b. Non-cooperation
c. Swadeshi
d. Civil Disobedience
Answer:- c
507. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord ______ as the viceroy
of India in 1947.
a. Wavell
b. Lytton
c. Linlithgow
d. Cornwallis
Answer:- a
508. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had started a reform movement
among the Muslim, called the ______ Movement.
a. Sufi
b. Aligarh
c. Jaipur
d. Wahabi
Answer:- b
509. Who among the following had attended all the three Round
Table Conferences in London?
a. M K Gandhi
b. B R Ambedkar
c. J L Nehru
d. M M Malaviya
Answer:- b
510. 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. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
c. Regulating Act, 1773
d. Declaratory Act, 1781
Answer:- c
511. Who among the following had pioneered the Khilafat
Movement?
a. The Ali brothers
b. MAJinnah
c. Syed Ahmed Khan
d. RM Sayani
Answer:- a
512. Who had been the first to emphasise the instruction in
literature and science through the English Language was
essential for building a modern India?
a. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
b. GK Gokhale
c. Raj Ram Mohun Roy
d. MM Malaviya
Answer:- c
513. The office of Governor-General of India was created by the
a. Government of India Act, 1833
b. Government of India Act, 1858
c. Charter Act, 1833
d. Charter Act, 1813
Answer:- c
514. Who had set up the Anti-Untouchability League for the
eradication of the evil of untouchability?
a. Jagjivan Ram
b. Dr BR Ambedkar
c. Acharya Kripalani
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:- d
515. In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years
and sent to
a. Mandalay
b. Delhi
c. Singapore
d. Andaman and Nicobar Island
Answer:- a
516. The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed
during the viceroyalty of
a. Ripon
b. Curzon
c. Hastings
d. Dalhousie
Answer:- b
517. Who has been called the ‘Heroine’ of the 1942 Quit India
Movement?
a. Annie Besant
b. Sucheta Kripalarti
c. Sarojini Naidu
d. Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer:- d
518. In Bengal, the East India Company’s headquarters were
located at
a. Fort St George
b. Fort william
c. Fort St David
d. Shantiniketan
Answer:- b
519. Who was the first to use the term ‘Adivasi’ to refer to the
tribal people?
a. Jyotiba Phule
b. Thakkar Bappa
c. M N Srinivas
d. B R Ambedkar
Answer:- b
520. Among the numerous followers of Gandhi’s ‘philosophy’
was, were
a. Bertrand Russell
b. Marshal Tito
c. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
d. All of the above
Answer:- c
521. Who was the Congress President at the time when India
become free?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. V L Pandit
c. Sardar Patel
d. J B Kripalani
Answer:- d
522. In the absence of Gandhi, the Quit India Movement had
been led by
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Aruna Asaf Ali
d. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer:- c
523. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn in 1920
because of
a. Gandhi’s ill health
b. The Congress’ extremist policies
c. Afervent appeal by the government to do so
d. Violence erupting at Chauri Chaura
Answer:- d
524. The revolutionary who died of a 64 days’ hunger strike was
a. Sukh Dev
b. Batukeshwar Dutt
c. Jatin Das
d. Raj Guru
Answer:- c
525. The Indian naval mutiny against the British took place in
the year
a. 1857
b. 1919
c. 1946
d. 1947
Answer:- c
526. Who was in command or 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
Answer:- d
527. Who had rounded the first women’s university in India?
a. Rani Ahilya Devi
b. Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
c. Rani of Thomi
d. Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer:- d
528. Who had given out the political message or ‘India for the
Indians’?
a. P ACharlu
b. Dayananda Saraswati
c. AO Hume
d. Swami Vivekananda
Answer:- b
529. The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at
a. Lucknow
b. Dacca
c. Lahore
d. Aligarh
Answer:- b
530. The upliftment or the backward classes had been the prime
concern of the
a. Arya Samaj
b. Prarthana Samaj
c. Satyashodhak Samaj
d. Ramakrishna Mission
Answer:- c
531. Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood
because
a. He wanted to join the Congress
b. Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of its
power and honour
c. Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
d. He was given to occasional eccentric quirks
Answer:- c
532. The Bhoodan Movement had been started by
a. M K Gandhi
b. Acharya Kripalani
c. Jayaprakash Narayan
d. Vinoba Bhave
Answer:- d
533. During the Dandi March the song ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja
Ram …’ had been sung by the renowned musician
a. Digambar Vishnu Paluskar
b. Onkar Nath Thakur
c. Mallikarjun Mansur
d. Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit
Answer:- a
534. Who had stated with regard to the formation and raison
d’etre of the Indian National Congress ,
“A safety valve for
the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own
action was urgently needed”?
a. Lord Curzon
b. M AJinnah
c. Annie Beasnt
d. AO Hume
Answer:- d
535. Who among the following had been the leader of a number
of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur?
a. Kattabomman
b. Surendra Sai
c. Utirat Singh
d. Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
Answer:- b
536. Who among the following had been a high court judge, an
economist, a social reformer, among the founders or the INC,
besides being regarded by A O Hume as his political guru?
a. Surendranath Banerjee
b. Pheroze Shah Mehta
c. Mahadev Gobind Ranade
d. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer:- c
537. The Communal Award, which was subsequently changed
following Gandhi’s fast unto death in a jail at Poona, had
been given by
a. Ramsay Mcdonald
b. Lloyd George
c. Stanley Baldwin
d. AV Alexander
Answer:- a
538. Who had become the first Governor-General of India after
independence?
a. Dr Rajendra Prasad
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Lord Pethick Lawrence
d. Lord Mountbatten
Answer:- d
539. What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily
dealt with?
a. Social reforms
b. Administrative reforms
c. Educational reforms
d. Political consolidation
Answer:- c
540. The landmarks or Dalhousie’s administration did not
include
a. Indian Railways
b. English as the medium of instruction
c. Public works department
d. Telegraph
Answer:- b
541. The East India Company had taken Bombay from
a. The Dutch
b. Charles I
c. Charles II
d. The Portuguese
Answer:- c
542. Who among the following had during his reign introduced a
new calendar, a new system or coinage, and new scales or
weights and measures?
a. Tipu Sultan
b. Murshid Quli Khan
c. Raghunath Rao
d. Lord Cornwallis
Answer:- a
543. During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the
French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of
a. Trichinopoly
b. Arcot
c. Wandiwash
d. Pondicherry
Answer:- c
544. The English rounded Calcutta after obtaining the zamindari
of three villages, viz Sutanuti, Kalikata and Govindpur, from
the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal in 1698. The nucleus of the
British settlement in Calcutta was
a. San Thome
b. Victoria Memeorial
c. Fort William
d. Howrah Port
Answer:- c
545. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
a. The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort
William.
b. The English support and asylum to the political rivals of
Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
c. Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company
and its officials
d. Siraj-ud-Daulah’s attack on Fort William and capture of
Calcutta (Alinagar)
Answer:- d
546. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah or 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
Answer:- b
547. PIassey is located near
a. Murshidabad in West Bengal
b. Rajashahi in Bangladesh
c. Calcutta
d. Monghyr in Bihar
Answer:- a
548. 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
Answer:- a
549. The Governor-General was given power to issue ordinances
by the act of
a. 1858
b. 1861
c. 1860
d. 1871
Answer:- b
550. The maximum number of additional members for the council
of Bengal was raised from 20 to ______.
a. 60
b. 50
c. 70
d. 25
Answer:- b
551. Communal Representation was for the first time given in the
interest of Muslims by
a. The Indian Council Act of 1909
b. The Government of India Act of 1919
c. The Government of India Act of 1935
d. The Act of 1858
Answer:- a
552. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Montford Reforms 1. 1909
B. Morley Minto Reforms 2. 1919
C. Independence Act 3. 1946
D. Cabinet Mission 4. 1947
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 1 4 3
b. 4 3 2 1
c. 3 4 1 2
d. 1 2 3 4
Answer:- a
553. The Government of India Act of 1919 made provision for the
appointment of a/an ______ for India in the United
Kingdom.
a. Ambassador
b. Counsul
c. High Commissioner
d. Indian Member in the parliament of England
Answer:- b
554. The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom
must be appointed by ______.
a. Secretary of State for India
b. The Government of India
c. Parliament of England
d. By Indian National Congress
Answer:- b
555. Bicameral Legislature was first provided to India by the
a. Pitt’s India Act
b. Government of India Act of 1935
c. Government of India Act of 1919
d. Council Act of 1861
Answer:- c
556. As per Act of 1919 the lower house of the Central Legislature
was known as ______.
a. Legislative Council
b. Legislative Assembly
c. House of Representatives
d. House of Commons
Answer:- b
557. Provision was made in the Act of 1919, for the appointment
of a Commission in ______ to investigate the working of the
Constitution,
a. 1930
b. 1929
c. 1939
d. 1925
Answer:- b
558. The Government of India Act of 1935 consists of ______
sections and 10 schedules.
a. 300
b. 330
c. 321
d. 331
Answer:- c
559. Which of the following statements is not correct? The
materials for the Government of India Act of 1935 were
drawn from
a. The Simon Commission Report
b. The Nehru Committee Report
c. The White Paper issued by the British Government
d. Morley-Minto Reforms
Answer:- d
560. 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
Answer:- c
561. Which of the following statements is not correct? Provision
was made In the Act of 1935 for
a. The Central Subjects
b. Provincial Subjects
c. Concurrent Lists
d. AList of Subjects for Princely States
Answer:- d
562. A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of
a. 1909
b. 1919
c. 1935
d. 1861
Answer:- c
563. Which of the following statements is not correct? As per the
Act of 1935, the Federal Court would have jurisdiction to
decide disputes between
a. The Fderating Units
b. The Frderating Units and the Federal Government
c. The Federal Government and a Federating Units
d. The Secretary of State and the Viceroy’s Council
Answer:- d
564. During the Second World War the British forces were
defeated at ______.
a. London
b. Dunkirk
c. Paris
d. Liverpool
Answer:- b
565. ‘We do not seek our independence out of Britain’s ruin’ said
a. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Gokhale
d. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer:- b
566. During the Second World War Churchill replaced _____ as
Prime Minister of England.
a. Chamberlain
b. Attlee
c. Disraeli
d. Asquith
Answer:- a
567. Who said that he had not become His Majesty’s first
Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British
Empire?
a. Attlee
b. Churchill
c. Disraeli
d. Loyd George
Answer:- b
568. ‘August Offer’ was issued on ______ 1940.
a. 8 August
b. 15 August
c. 20 August
d. 30 August
Answer:- a
569. ‘August Offer’ was issued by _____.
a. Crown
b. Parliament
c. Viceroy
d. Secretary of State
Answer:- c
570. The Indians were allowed to frame their Constitution by
a. The Council Act of 1909
b. Montford Reforms
c. August Offer
d. The Government of India Act of 1935
Answer:- c
571. Jinnah gave his opposition to Wavell’s Plan in the
Conference held at ______.
a. Delhi
b. Shimla
c. Calcutta
d. Madras
Answer:- b
572. The Cabinet Mission which arrived Delhi in 1946 was
headed by
a. Lord Pethrick Lawrence
b. Sir Stafford Cripps
c. AV Alexander
d. Lord Attlee
Answer:- a
573. In the Provinces were allowed to form groups with common
executives and legislatures.
a. Wavell Plan
b. Dikie Bird Plan
c. Cabinet Mission Plan
d. Mountbatten Plan
Answer:- c
574. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the strength of the Constituent
Assembly would be
a. 389
b. 289
c. 250
d. 350
Answer:- a
575. In the Cabinet Mission Plan, provision was made for the
Commissioner’s Provinces to represent by ______ members
in the Constituent Assembly.
a. 14
b. 10
c. 8
d. 4
Answer:- d
576. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the Princely States would be
represented by ______ members in the Constituent
Assembly.
a. 90
b. 93
c. 103
d. 100
Answer:- b
577. The Constitution drawn by the Constituent Assembly
(provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan) would be
implemented by
a. Parliament
b. The British Government
c. Viceroy
d. Indian National Congress
Answer:- b
578. Which of the following was not included in the Treaty to be
negotiated as provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan?
a. The Indian Union
b. Constituent Assembly
c. Indian National Congress
d. The United Kingdom
Answer:- c
579. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first
transferred to ______.
a. The Indian National Congress
b. The Interim Government
c. The Viceroy
d. The Princes of the States
Answer:- b
580. The Province of Bengal Constituted by the Act of 1935
would cease to exist as per ______.
a. The Cabinet Mission Plan
b. Wavell’s Plan
c. The Indian Independence Act of 1947
d. The Dikie Bird Plan
Answer:- c
581. As per the Act of Indian Independence, the boundaries of
East Bengal, West Bengal and Assam would be determined
by
a. The National Congress
b. The Muslim League
c. The Award of a Boundary Commission
d. The People living in those boundary areas
Answer:- c
582. Which of the following was not included in Pakistan by the
Independence Act?
a. East Bengal
b. The West Punjab
c. Sind
d. West Bengal
Answer:- d
583. As per Indian Independence Act, the Suzerainty of His
Majesty over the Indian State would come to an end on
______.
a. 15 August, 1947
b. 14 August, 1947
c. 15 August, 1950
d. 26 January, 1950
Answer:- b
584. Who played an important role in bringing all the States In
the Independent India Into the country’s unity?
a. Sardar Patel
b. Hume
c. Subhash Chandra Bose
d. Dr Rajendra Prasad
Answer:- a
585. Sardar Patel brought all the Indian States into the Country’s
unity
a. By a bloody revolution
b. By using armed forces
c. By a bloodless revolution
d. With the help of the English
Answer:- c
586. On Cabinet Mission, _______ observed,
“the proposals
preserve the essential unity of India which la threatened by
the dispute between two major communities”.
a. Lord Wavell
b. Nehru
c. Patel
d. Mahatma Gandhi\
Answer:- a
587. ______ was primarily responsible for making India a secular
State.
a. Gandhi
b. Patel
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Gokhale
Answer:- c
588. Which of the following influenced the makers of Indian
Constitution?
a. The Constitution of China
b. The Constitution of USSR
c. The Constitution of USA
d. The Constitution of Japan
Answer:- c
589. Of the following who are not given reserved seats in the
Indian legislature?
a. Scheduled Caste
b. Scheduled Tribes
c. Anglo-Indian
d. Landed Gentry
Answer:- d
590. India is in favour of ______ in the economic field.
a. Public Sector
b. Private Sector
c. Mixed Economy
d. Capitalistic Economy
Answer:- c
591. Tashkent Agreement was signed between India and _______.
a. Pakistan
b. China
c. Tibet
d. Afghanistan
Answer:- a
592. China invaded Indian frontiers in the year ______.
a. 1956
b. 1960
c. 1962
d. 1965
Answer:- c
593. Tashkent Agreement was signed between India and Pakistan
in the year
a. 1960
b. 1966
c. 1970
d. 1950
Answer:- b
594. Before the Regulating Act was passed in 1773, there was
_____ at home to, administer the East India Company.
a. ACommittee of 24
b. ASecretary
c. ACouncil of Lords
d. ABoard of Revenue
Answer:- a
595. The Presidents of early English Settlements (Madras,
Bombay and Calcutta) were responsible to _______.
a. The House of Common
b. The House of Lords
c. The Home Government of the Company
d. The Council of Senior Merchants
Answer:- c
596. Which of the following statements is not correct? According
to Pitt’s India Act the Board of Control would consist of
a. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
b. Secretary of State for India
c. Four Privy Councillors
d. The Governor-General
Answer:- d
597. As per Pitt’s India Act the Committee of Secrecy would
consist of three members of ______.
a. The Board of Control
b. The Court of Directors
c. The House of Commons
d. The House of Lords
Answer:- b
598. The Pitt’s India Act empowered the Governor-General with
a. Power of vote
b. Acasting vote
c. The power to dismiss the council
d. The power to add more members to the council
Answer:- b
599. Pitt’s India Act brought the company in direct
subordination to a body representing _______.
a. The Parliament of Britain
b. The English Merchants in India
c. The Indian Merchants
d. Princely States
Answer:- a
600. The Objective of Non-alignment of India’s foreign policy
means
a. To stand in isolation from world affairs
b. To judge every international issue on its own merit
c. c).To interfere in the internal matters of a country
d. Not to help any country
Answer:- b
601. The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to
all by the Act of
a. 1853
b. 1858
c. 1813
d. 1784
Answer:- b
602. Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of
a. 1853
b. 1858
c. 1892
d. 1833
603. As per the Act of 1919, the Council of India would consist of
a minimum of 8 and a maximum of ______ members.
a. 15
b. 12
c. 10
d. 20
Answer:- b
604. The term of office of member of the Council of India as per
the act of 1919 was
a. 5 years
b. 4 years
c. 2 years
d. 6 years
Answer:- a
605. As per ‘August Offer’ the British objective for India was
______.
a. Dominion Status
b. Puma Swaraj
c. Responsible Government
d. Provincial Authority
Answer:- a
606. Wavell Plan was announced in the year
a. 1945
b. 1942
c. 1946
d. 1940
Answer:- a
607. As per Wavell’s Plan the external affairs would be under the
charge of ______.
a. Viceroy
b. Parliament
c. An Indian Member of the Executive Council
d. Secretary of State
Answer:- c
608. The Cabinet Mission Plan ruled out the possibility of the
formation of
a. Union of India
b. Pakistan
c. Constituent Assembly
d. Groups by Provinces
Answer:- b
609. The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell’s
Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of
a. Gandhi
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Jinnah
d. Rajaji
Answer:- c
610. As per the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which of the
following did not form a part of Pakistan?
a. East Bengal and the West Punjab
b. Sind and British Baluchistan
c. The North West Frontier
d. Assam
Answer:- d
611. 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
Answer:- b
612. The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had
fortified was at
a. Surat
b. Bombay
c. Masulipatnam
d. Madras
Answer:- d
613. To whom is the statement “Cowardice and ahimsa do not go
together any more than water and fire” attributed?
a. Acharya Narendra Dev
b. M K Gandhi
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer:- b
614. The Indian National Congress had been formed with the
knowledge and approval of Lord
a. Dufferin
b. Mountbatten
c. Ripon
d. Curzon
Answer:- a
615. Lord is regarded to have been the father of local self-
government in India.
a. Ripon
b. Bentinck
c. Curzon
d. Mayo
Answer:- a
616. The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the
19th century to the greatest extent related to
a. Education
b. Caste restrictions
c. Religious revivalism
d. Women’s issues
Answer:- d
617. Which of the following was the most important feature of the
Montague-Chelmsford reforms?
a. Self-government
b. The Factory Act
c. System of Dyarchy
d. Transfer of Power of Congress
Answer:- c
618. The famous Quit India Resolution was passed on
a. August 8, 1942
b. August 28, 1942
c. April 4, 1928
d. April 24, 1928
Answer:- a
619. On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British
would quit India by June, 1948?
a. January 26, 1947
b. August 15, 1947
c. January 26, 1948
d. February 20, 1947
Answer:- d
620. The revolt of 1857 had its beginnings in
a. Meerut
b. Plassey
c. Madras
d. Bombay
Answer:- a
621. Who had formulated and perfected the use of the subsidiary alliance system?
a. Lord Mayo
b. Lord Curzon
c. Lord Dalhousie
d. Lord Wellesley
Answer:- d
622. Whom had the rebels of 1857 enthroned as the
emperor/emperess of India?
a. Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi
b. Tantia Tope
c. Bahadur Shah Zafar
d. Faqir-ud-din
Answer:- c
623. Which great war was fought between the years 1914 and
1918?
a. The Battle of Tarain
b. The First World War
c. The Battle of Plassey
d. The Second World War
Answer:- b
624. In which year was the Indian Home Rule Society founded?
a. 1905
b. 1908
c. 1911
d. 1914
Answer:- a
625. Who had founded the Indian Home Rule Society?
a. Madan Lal Dhingra
b. V D Savarkar
c. Lala Hardayal
d. Shyamji Krishna Varma
Answer:- d