History
Q1 : Microliths are mainly associated with: : :
A Paleolithic Age
B Mesolithic Age
C Neolithic Age
Answer Key: B
Q2 : In which state of india is the Harappan culture site
Dhaulavira located: :
A Rajasthan
Answer Key: D
Q3 : Kharvela was the ruler of which dynasty? ?
A Kanva
Answer Key: C
Q4 : At which of the following places the remains of Great Bath
have been found? ?
A Harappa
Answer Key: B
Q5 : Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? ?
A Harappa – Dockyard
C Surkotada – Horse remains
D Mohenjo-Daro – ‘H’ cemetery
Answer Key: C
Q6 : Who became the ruler of Kushan dynasty immediately after
Kanishka I ? ?
A Huvishka
Answer Key: B
Q7 : The name of which of the following Vedic deities is not found
in the Boghaz-Koi inscription? ?
A Indra
Answer Key: B
Q8 : Who was the propounder of the Ajivaka sect? ?
A Purana Kassapa
B Pakudha Kacchayana
C Makkhali Goshala
D Ajita Kesha Kambalina
Answer Key: C
Q9 : What was known as ‘Upsampada’ during the age of Buddha? ''
?
A Relinquishment of property
-
Q10 :
Vasumitra and Nagarjuna were associated with the court of which
ruler? ?
A Bindusar
Q11 :
Which of the following inscriptions was not issued by Asoka?
?
A Junagarh Inscription
D Rampurva Inscription
Q12 :
Which state was ruled by the 8th century king Lalitaditya? 8
?
A Gaud
B Magadh
Q13 :
When the 'Jhaunkan Bag Massacre' of jhansi took place ? ' ' ?
A May 27, 1857
Q14 :
The first inscriptional evidence of ‘Sati’ dated 510 A.D has been
found in: 510 -
A Uttar Pradesh
C Tamil Nadu
Q15 :
Which one of the following is not included in the doctrine of the
‘Three Rinas’? ' ' ?
A Putra Rina
D Dev Rina
Q16 :
Who among the following was the author of Dayabhaga? ?
A Vijnaneshvara
Q17 :
Who among the following was the founder of Mamallapuram city?
?
A Narasimhavarman I
Q18 :
The North Indian dynasties that confronted the Rashtrakutas during
the Tripartite Struggle were? , , :
A The Pratiharas and the Parmaras
B The Palas and the Chandelas
C The Pratiharas and the Palas
D The Chalukyas and the Chahmans
Answer Key: C
Q19 :
Which of the following Indian kings had defeated Mohammad Ghori
first? ?
A Prithviraj Chahman
B Jayachandra
Q20 :
Where was the capital of Hindushahi kingdom at the time of Mahmud’s
attack? ?
A Kabul
B Peshawar
C Attock
Q21 :
Who among the following was called ‘Lakhbaksh’? '' ?
A Iltutmish
Q22 :
The independent Yadava kingdom of Devagiri was founded by: :
A Prolaraja II
Q23 :
Who was the author of ‘Fatuh-us-Salatin’? '--' ?
A Nasiruddin Mahmud
Q24 :
The ruler, who gave a gold coin to a trooper to bribe the review
clerk, was: , :
A Jalaluddin Khilji
Q25 :
Who among the following rendered the Bengali version of Ramayana?
?
A Vidyapati
In which language did king Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara write
‘Amuktamalyada’? '' ?
A Tamil
B Kannada
C Telugu
Q27 :
Who is the author of ‘Siyar –ut-Mutakherein’? '-- ' ?
A Minhaj-us-Siraz
C Ahmad Yadgar
Answer Key: D
Q28 :
To whom were land grants called ‘Milk or Madad-i-Maash’ made in
return for their services in Medieval Period ? ' --' ?
A Village Employees
B Artisans
D Poor and destitutes
Answer Key: C
Q29 :
Who translated the ‘Panchtantra’ in Persian during the period of
Akbar? '' ?
A Faizi
Q30 :
In which year did Shivaji defeat Shaista Khan? ?
A 1666 A.D
Q31 :
In which of the Maratha Peshwa’s reign the Third battle of Panipat
was fought? ?
A Bajirao I
B Bajirao II
C Balaji Bajirao
D Balaji Vishwanath
Answer Key: C
Q32 :
The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician of the Mughal
period was : -
A Makranda Pandey
Q33 :
'Razmanama' was the Persian translation of which of the following
books? '' ?
A Ramayana
Q34 :
From which Deccan Sultanate did Albuquerque capture Goa? ?
A Ahmadnagar
Q35 :
Which one of the following European wars was responsible for the
outbreak of the First Carnatic War? ?
A The Seven Years War
C The War of Roses
D Thirty Years War
Answer Key: B
Q36 :
Who founded Calcutta in 1690 on the swamp-girdled site of Sutanati?
1690 ?
A Captain William Heath
B Sir Charles Eyre
D John Surman
Answer Key: C
Q37 :
When did East India Company lose its monopoly completely over
Indian trade: : :
A 1833 A.D
Q38 :
Who among the following was the Governor of Madras who concluded
the Treaty of Mangalore with Tipu Sultan? , ?
A Lord Harris
C Lord Macartney
D Lord Stephenson
Q39 :
In which year was the tripartite treaty of the English with Shah
Shuja and Ranjit Singh concluded? ?
A 1838
Q40 :
In which year Lord Mayo was murdered? ?
A 1869
Q41 :
With the capture of which one of the following rebels in April
1859, the revolt of 1857 could be said to have ended? 1859 1857
?
A Kunwar Singh
Q42 :
The play ‘Nil Darpan' (1860)of the famous Bengali writer Dinbandhu
Mitra portrays the atrocity of . ' ' (1860) ?
A The Government
Answer Key: D
Q43 :
Who was associated with Kuka Movement? ?
A Shah Waliullah
B Baba Guru Ramsingh
C Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
Q44 :
Who started the Tattvabodhini Patrika? ?
A Raja Ram Mohan Ray
B Raj Narayan Bose
C Devendranath Tagore
D Keshab Chandra Sen
Q45 :
What was the name of the English newspaper edited by Bal Gangadhar
Tilak? ?
A The Bombay Chronicle
Q46 :
On which date the Muslim League organized the 'Direct Action Day'?
' ' ?
A 16 July 1946
16 1946
B 16 August 1946
What was Kamagata Maru? ?
A Japanese Prince
B Japanese Steamer
C Japanese Spy
D Japanese Gun
Q48 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? ?
A Sama Veda – Gandharva Veda
–
B Atharva Veda – Shilp Veda
–
–
–
Q49 :
Which one among the following philosophies resembles the Jain
philosophy? ?
A Nyaya
Q50 :
Who was the daughter of Bhaskaracharya who is known for her book on
mathematics? ?
A Bharati
B Apala
C Lilavati
Q51 :
Who was the Chairman of Fourth Buddhist Council? ?
A Mahakassapa
Q52 :
Which one was the first Samskara of ancient Indian Sixteen
Samskaras? ?
A Pumsavana
Q53 :
Which one among the following is not an epic of the Sangam Age?
?
A Silappadikaram
Q54 :
In which one of the following marriages the bride was given in
marriage to a priest? ?
A Arsha Vivaha
B Daiva Vivaha
C Brahma Vivaha
Q55 :
The states , before independence, which were given 21 Gun-Salute,
were - , 21 -
A Baroda,Gwalior,Hyderabad,Jammu & Kashmir, Mysore
B Baroda,Junagarh,Jammu & Kashmir,Hyderabad,Mysore
C Gwalior,Hyderabad,Nagpur,Jammu & Kashmir,Mysore
D Hyderabad,Patiala,Jammu & Kashmir,Gwalior,Mysore
,, - , ,
Answer Key: A
Q56 :
Which European traveller, who was a jeweller, has left an elaborate
account of the Peacock Throne? , , ?
A Bernier
Answer Key: C
(i) Death of Mir Jafar
(ii) Battle of Buxar
(iii) Black Hole Tragedy
(iv) Treaty of Allahabad
(v) Departure of Clive to England after his first term as governor
of Calcutta
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
A i, ii, v, iii and iv
i, ii, v, iii iv
B iii, ii, iv, i and v
iii, ii, iv, i v
C iii, v, ii, i and iv
iii, v, ii, i iv
D i, iv, v, iii and ii
i, iv, v, iii ii
Answer Key: C
Q58 :
Who was the Chairman of Indian Education Commission of 1882? 1882
?
A Thomas Raleigh
Q59 :
Which of the following statements is not correct about
Gandhiji?
A Gandhiji studied ‘Gita’ in London on request of his theosophist
friends
B He authored the book Gita-Darshan
-
C He called Gita 'Gita-Mata'
' '
D He used to find solution of all his problems in Gita
Answer Key: B
Q60 :
The ‘Bombay Mill Hands Association’ was the first of a kind of
trade union in India. It was founded by - -
A Sadipada Banerjee
Q61 :
The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Indian
independence was:
A Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B Pt. Jawahar lal Nehru
.
C Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D J.B. Kripalani
Q62 :
In which year king John of England sign the Magna Carta?
?
A 1215 A.D.
Q63 :
During which period the Thirty Years War was fought in Europe?
?
A 1605 – 1635
Q64 :
Which country’s prince was famous as 'Henry the Navigator'? ‘ ’
?
A Spain
Q65 :
Who has written the book 'The Praise of Folly'? “ ” ?
A Bocaccio
Q66 :
On which of the following dates the ‘Boston Tea Party’ event took
place: ‘ ‘
A 5 September , 1773
5 , 1773
B 16 December, 1773
16 , 1773
C 16 November, 1772
16 , 1772
D 22 October, 1773
22 , 1773
Q67 :
During the reign of which of the following kings Reformation
Movement took place in England :
A Henry VII
B Henry VIII
C Henry IV
Q68 :
During which of the following periods the principles of Liberty,
Equality and Fraternity came into being? , ?
A Glorious Revolution
B American Revolution
C French Revolution
D Industrial Revolution
Answer Key: C
Q69 :
Who among the following had started the Jesuit Order? ?
A Ignatious Loyola
B Thomas Moore
Q70 :
On which of the following dates had Japan attacked on Pearl
Harbour:
A December 7, 1941
7, 1941
B August 6, 1941
Q71 :
Which of the following belongs to Annales School of Historiography
? - ?
A Marc Block
B Arnold Toynbee
Q72 :
Who had invented the Spinning Jenny :
A James Hargreaves
D Samuel Crompton
Q73 :
Which of the following has been painted by Michael Anjelo? ?
A Monalisa
Q74 :
Who among the following believed that all civilizations are
contemporary ? ?
A Arnold J.Toynbee
B R.G. Collingwood
Answer Key: A
Q75 :
Which English archaeologist discovered the Bharhut Stupa ? ?
A John Marshall
B Mortimer Wheeler
Answer Key: C
Q76 :
Which one of the following metals was responsible for the second
urbanization in India ? ?
A Iron
B Copper
C Silver
D Gold
Q77 :
"Archaeological material is the best touchstone of History". Whose
statement is this? “ ” ?
A John Marshall
B Vincent Smith
C D.R. Bhandarkar
Answer Key: D
Q78 :
“The Quit India Movement was no less than the Russian & French
Revolutions” whose statement is this ? '' '' , ?
A Ram Mohan Lohia
B Jai Prakash Narayan
C M.N. Roy
Answer Key: B
Q79 :
Who is regarded as the founder of the Subaltern School of History?
?
A Gramsci
Q80 :
Who among the following does not fall in the category of Subaltern
Historians ? ?
A Ranjit Guha
B Shahid Amin
Q81 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? ?
A Surendra Nath Bannerji - A Nation in the Making
–
B Maulana Azad - India Wins Freedom
–
C Ramesh Chandra Dutt - India Today
–
D Lala Lajpat Rai - Unhappy India
–
Answer Key: C
Q82 :
Who among the following is regarded as the Architect of Indian Five
Year Plans ? ?
A Chintamani Deshmukh
B P.C. Mahalonobis
C C. Subramaniam
Q83 :
Who among the following was not involved in the Kakori Conspiracy?
?
A Ram Prasad Bismil
B Roshan Singh
C Surya Sen
Q84 :
Which one of the following was not associated with the Communist
Movement in India? ?
A P.C.Joshi
D Muzaffar Ahmed
Answer Key: C
Q85 :
Which of the following is considered to be the earliest example of
the double dome of Mughal period in India? ?
A Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
,
B Jama Masjid, Delhi
,
D Moti Masjid, Agra
Answer Key: A
Who called Post Independent india's Policy of Non-Alignment as
'Immoral Neutrality' ? ' ' ?
A Henry Kissinger
C Margret Thatcher
Q87 :
Where did the first revolt of serving Indian soldiers of British
army take place? ?
A Bengal
B Meerut
C Vellore
D Awadh
Q88 :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy pursued his educational projects in association
with ________. ?
A Henry Vivian Derozio
B Dwarkanath
C William Carey
D David Hare
Answer Key: D
Q89 :
After Independence which of the following Industries was not kept
in the Private Sector Industries ? ?
A Textile
D Cement
Q90 :
Who among the following is considered as the father of Indology in
Russia ? ?
A G.S. Livedev
C Maxim Gorky
Answer Key: A
Q91 :
Who among the following is associated with the Bundela rebellion of
1842? 1842 ?
A Parikshit
Q92 :
Who among the following was associated with Ratona Movement of 1920
A.D? 1920 . ?
A Pt. Makhanlal Chaturvedi
B Ganesh Prasad Varni
C Laxman Singh Chauhan
D Pt. Sunder Lal
Answer Key: A
Q93 :
To which dynasty Harihar and Bukka belonged ? ?
A Tuluv dynasty
Q94 :
Where is Aurangzeb’s tomb located? ?
A Delhi
Q95 :
Under the Mughal rule the most fertile land was called as _________
_____
A Paruti
Q96 :
Which one of the following towns was not established by Feroz Shah
Tughlaq? ?
A Jaunpur
B Hissar
C Fatehgarh
Answer Key: C
Q97 :
Which one of the following revolutionary organizations was
connected with the unification of Italy? ?
A Jacobin
B Girondist
Q98 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? ?
A Dante – The Divine Comedy
–
B Thomas Moore- Defender of Peace
–
C Cervantes – Don Quixote
–
Answer Key: B
Q99 :
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? ?
A Shyamji Krishna Verma – India House
–
B Varindra Kumar Ghosh – Bhavani Mandir
–
C Madan Lal Dhingra – Murder of Curzon Wylie
–
D Khudiram Bose – Bomb Attack on Lord Hardinge
–
Answer Key: D
Q100 :
In which year did Japan quit the League of Nations? ?
A 1939
Q101 :
By which title Mussolini was known ? ?
A Fuhrer
Answer Key: C
How many nations participated in the San Francisco Conference(1945)
for preparing the Charter of U.N.O ?
Q102 :
(1945) ?
A 45
Q103 :
The Corfu Dispute of 1923 arose between which two countries? 1923
?
A Greece and Germany
B Greece and Italy
C Greece and Poland
D Poland and Turkey
Q104 :
Who was the ruler of Russia at the time of Russian
Revolution(1917)? (1917) ?
A Czar Alexander I
B Czar Alexander II
C Czar Nicholas II
D Czar Alexander III
Answer Key: C
Q105 :
Maharaja Ranjit Singh was associated with which Misl of Sikhs?
?
A Singhpuria Misl
B Kanhaiyya Misl
C Sukarchakiya Misl
D Shahidi Misl
Answer Key: C
Q106 :
The first Portuguese Governor in India was : _________:
A Francisco Almeida
B Alfonso d'Albuqurque
Q107 :
Which of the following organisations was established by Gopal
Krishna Gokhale? ?
A Indian Society
C National Indian Association
D British India Society
Answer Key: B
Q108 :
“Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha” was established in : ‘ ‘ ?
A 1935
Q109 :
The author of book ‘Awadh in Revolt’ is : ' ’
A S.N.Sen
Q110 :
Who was the officiating Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of
India on 9th December 1946 ? 9 1946 ?
A Sacchidanand Sinha
C Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D C. Rajagopalachari
Answer Key: A
Q111 :
The book ‘The Natural History’ is written by - ‘ ‘ -
A Arrian
Q112 :
Which among of the following temples is not in Dravid style?
?
A Jagannath Temple of Puri
B Brihadeshwar Temple
D Kailash Temple (Kanchi)
Answer Key: A
Q113 The smallest unit of Chola administration was:
: :
A Nadu
B Valanadu
C Mandal
D Kurram
Q114 :
In which edict the meaning of 'Dhamma’ was explained by Ashoka? ''
?
A Second Pillar Edict
Answer Key: A
Q115 :
With which of the following ruler is the Mandsore Inscription
related ? ?
A Chandra Gupta I
Q116 :
The contemporary king of Samudragupta in Sri Lanka was : :
A Chandraveer
Q117 :
Kautilya’s Arthshastra is divided in how many Sections? () ?
A 18
Q118 :
Which one of the following states was not included in 16
Mahajanapadas? 16 ?
A Gandhar
Q119 :
Which one of the following is not true about ‘Purusharthas’? ‘’
?
A Dharma, Artha , Kama and Moksha are four Purusharthas
, ,
B These were conceived to strike a balance between Pravritti (Bhog)
and Nivritti (Sanyas)
() ()
C Purusharthas show a synthesis between materialism and
spiritualism
D The first mention of Purusharthas is found in Arthshastra of
Kautilya
‘’
Answer Key: D
Q120 :
Which one of the following facts is not correct about Satyagrah?
?
A Satyagrah is soul-force or truth force
-
B Civil disobedience of unjust laws by non-violent means is true
Satyagrah
C Italian people forced Hapsburg rulers to withdraw from their
country by Satyagrah
D Indian people resorted to Satyagrah to overthrow British
rule.
Answer Key: C
Q121 :
Which one of the following is incorrect about ‘Drain of Wealth ’? ‘
’ ?
A The Drain of Wealth meant transfer of India’s Wealth to
England
B The capital was drained in the form of salaries and pensions of
civil and military officials working in India
C Dadabhai Naoroji presented theory of Drain of Wealth in British
Parliament
D Drain of Wealth theory exposed the calonial exploitation of
India
Answer Key: C
Q122 :
Which one of these is not true about 'Colonialism' ? ‘’ ?
A Colonialism means acquiring control over another country for
economic exploitation
‘’
B Colonialism meant establishing control over another country to
educate its inhabitants
‘’
C India was a British Colony whose resources were utilized to serve
political – economic interests of England
, -
D Disraeli was a supporter of Colonialism
Answer Key: B
Q123 :
Which one of the following statements is not true about Subsidiary
Alliance? ?
A Subsidiary Alliance was an important ploy for the expansion of
British Empire
B Subsidiary Alliance was concluded between the English and the
Native Rulers
C The Native Rulers did not allow English Residents to reside in
their territory
()
D The Native Rulers would bear expenses of the English Army
stationed in their kingdom
Answer Key: C
Q124 Which one of the following is not true about ‘Yajna’?
: ‘’ ?
A Yajna was an important part of Vedic religion
B Vedic Aryans used to worship Surya, Prithivi, Vayu, Agni, Indra
etc through Yajna
, , , ,
C Yajna were performed to please Gods
D In the Later Vedic age Yajna was discontinued.
Answer Key: D
Q125 :
The ratings of Royal Indian Navy revolted on which date? ?
A 8 February 1946
Q126 :
Which one of these statements is incorrect about Rig Vedic women ?
?
A Girls had full freedom to choose their husbands
B Child – marriage was not prevalent during Vedic Age
-
C The system of veil existed in Rig Vedic Age
D Women participated in ‘Yajna’ and in the meetings of
Sabha-Samitis
-
Answer Key: C
Q127 :
Which one of the following is not true about Chauth? ?
A Chauth was a source of income of the Maratha rulers
B Shivaji used to realize Chauth from neighbouring states
C It was 1\4th part of income of the state
1/4
D It was also realized from his subjects by Shivaji
Answer Key: D
Q128 :
Who among the following, said -- “In the description of the past
events only that Hoistorian is objective and praiseworthy who had
risen above love (Raga) and hatred (Dwesh)”? – “ , ”
A Aristotle
Q129 :
Which one of the following is incorrect about ‘Black Death’? ‘ ’
?
A The ‘Balck Death’ swept Europe several times during 1347 –
1450
1347 1450 ‘ ’
B It was caused due to outbreak of beubonic plague
C It took very heavy toll of human lives
D It did not result in labour shortage in Europe
Answer Key: D
Q130 :
Which of these is not mentioned in Prayag –Prashasti? - ?
A Chandra Gupta I did not name Samudra Gupta as his successor
B The aim of Dig Vijay was Dharni-Bandh (to bind the earth)
‘-’ ( )
C It mentions the conquests of Aryavrata
D Samudra Gupta’s conquest of Dakshinapath mentions
Devrastra.
Answer Key: A
Q131 :
Which one of the following is not true about ‘Humanism’? ‘’ ?
A Humanism is a man centric philosophy
B Renaissance in Europe gave birth to Humanism and Logic
C Humanism found expression in the literature of Shakespeare
D Humanism has ended all forms of exploitation from society
Answer Key: D
Q132 :
Which one of the following is incorrect about thoughts expressed by
Hitler? ?
A He used to call the Aryans ‘The Creators of Culture’
' '
B He used to call the Negroes and the Jews ‘The Destroyers of the
Culture’
' '
C He used to call the Indians ‘The Regulators of Culture’
' '
D He used to call the Japanese ‘The Conductors of Culture’
' '
Answer Key: C
Q133 :
Who among the following is not the supporter of Feminist thought ?
?
A J.S. Mill
. .
B William Thompson
Q134 :
Which of the following countries has not a Parliamentary Democracy?
?
A India
Q135 :
The idea of four–fold classification of society is not found
in
A Shanti Parva of Mahabharat
B Vishnu Pura
D Nasadiya Sukta of Rig Veda
Answer Key: D
Q136 :
On which date did the British emperor sign the ‘Independence of
India Act’? ' ' ?
A June 3,1947
3 1947
B June 26,1947
26 1947
C July 18,1947
Q137 :
Vaibhashik and Sautrantika are the main sects of :
A Hinayana
Q138 :
Who among the following does not represent Bengal Vaishnavism?
?
A Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
B Maharshi Arvind
D Swami Prabhupad
Answer Key: B
Q139 :
Who was the chief leader of Bijolia Movement of Rajputana?
A Balwant Phadke
Q140 :
In which region did the Tibhaga Movement develop ? ?
A Bihar
Q141 :
Which was the capital ‘Vajji Sangha’ during the period of Sixteen
Mahajanpadas ? ?
A Vaishali
B Champa
Q142 :
Where is the Khudabaksh Oriental Public Library located? ?
A Poona
Q143 :
Who built Sultangarhi in Delhi ? ?
A Iltutmish
Q144 :
Who among the following was not a Sultan of Slave Dynasty ? ?
A Kaikubad
C Ruknuddin Firoz shah
D Allanddin Masood Shah
Answer Key: B
Q145 :
Which one of the following was not the President of ‘All India
Trade Union Congress’? ' ' ?
A C.R.Das
D Moti Lal Nehru
Answer Key: D
Q146 :
Mughal army captured Chittor in 1568 after defeating which King ?
1568 ?
A Maharana Kumbha
C Maharana Udai Singh
D Maharana Amar Singh
Answer Key: C
Q147 :
What was the original name of Amir Khusrau ? ?
A Nazimmuiddin Hasan
Q148 :
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a devotee of ? ?
A Vishnu
Q149 :
“Nehru Dominated India as completely as De-Gaulle did France” who
said this? '' , . '' ?
A Percival spear
B Percival Griffith
C Judith M.Brown
Q150 :
Who among the following was not kept in Ahmed Nagar Fort after
arrest during Quit India Movement? ?
A Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramaiya
C Jawahar Lal Nehru
D Govind Vallabh Pant
Answer Key: A
Q151 :
Who was the founder of the Yogachar (Vijnanvad) sect of Third
Century A.D ? () ?
A Basava
B Gorakhnath
Q152 :
Name the Parliament of Japan:
A Diet
B Dumas
Q153 :
During the reign of which emperor the Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque was built
? -- ?
A Akbar
Q154 :
Which of the following temples is not in Khajuraho? ?
A Dashawater temple
B Chaunsath Yagini temple
C Chaturbhuj temple
Answer Key: A
Q155 :
In 1620 A.D. in which district Denmark established a settlement for
trade in india ? 1620 . ?
A Malabar
Q156 :
Who among the following formed a triple alliance with the Nizam and
Marathas against Tipu Sultan ? ?
A Lord Cornwallis
B Lord Wellesley
C Warren Hastings
D John Shore
Q157 :
Which of the following systems was opposed by Sir John Shore ?
?
A Permanent Settlement
C Ryotwari System
Answer Key: A
Q158 :
Who among the following is associated with the suppression of
thugee? ?
A Colonel Sleeman
B Thomas Munro
C Charles Metcalfe
D Lord Cornwallis
Answer Key: A
Q159 :
Who among the following has called the Revolt of 1857 as ‘The First
War of Independence’ ? 1857 ' ' ?
A R.C. Majumdar
..
B Karl Marx
Q160 :
Who among the following had organized The All India National
Conference in 1883 at Calcutta? 1883 ?
A Surendranath Banerjee
D A.O. Hume
Q161 :
Who among the following led the Ambari Satyagrah of 1939 ? 1939
?
A Rahul Sankrityayan
B Karyanand Sharma
D Aacharya Narendra Dev
Q162 :
At which of the Congress sessions the goal of Indian National
Movement was declared as Poorna Swaraj ? ?
A Kanpur 1925
1925
B Amritsar 1919
Q163 :
When did the Simon Commission come to India ? ?
A 1927 A.D
Q164 :
Who annulled the partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon ? ?
A Lord Chelmsford
B Lord Amherst
D Lord Hardinge
Answer Key: D
Q165 :
We find the name of Acharya Deepankar Shrigyan as the Vice
Chancellor of which ancient Indian University ? ?
A Vikramshila
Q166 :
Which of the following Universities is credited for expansion of
Buddhism in Tibet ? - ?
A Vikramshila
Q167 :
What was the status assigned to the child born out of a ‘Pratiloma’
marriage ? '' ?
A Same as that of Mother
B Same as that of Father
C Upper than that of the two parents
-
D Lower than that of either parent
-
Answer Key: D
Q168 :
Which one of the following is correctly matched ? ?
A Amir Khusrau - Futuh-us-Salatin
B Isami – Kitab-ul-Hind
C Ibn Batuta – TughlaqNamah
-
D Minhaj–us-Siraj – Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
Answer Key: D
Q169 :
To which Sufi Silsila did Mirza Mazhar Jan-i-Jahan belong? --
?
A Qadiri
B Suhrawardi
C Naqshbandi
D Chisti
Q170 :
Poet Chandidasa contributed to the popularity of which Language ?
?
A Bengali
B Brajbhasha
C Maithili
D Avadhi
Q171 :
When did Indian Universities start teaching functions ? ?
A 1857
Q172 :
Who was the first to attempt decentralization of financial
administration ? ?
A Ripon
Q173 :
The Supreme Court of Calcutta was established by :
A Regulating Act of 1773
1773
B Pitt’s India Act of 1784
1784
C Charter Act of 1793
1793
D Charter Act of 1813
1813
Answer Key: A
Q174 :
When did Napoleon escape from Elba and returned to France? ?
A April, 1814
, 1814
B March, 1815
, 1815
C January, 1816
Q175 :
The Continental System of Napoleon was against which of the
following countries? ?
A Spain
Q176 :
Rasputin was murdered by Prince Felix in which year ? ?
A 1914 A.D
Q177 :
Dictator General Franco belonged to which country? ?
A Italy
Q178 :
Which one among the following books is written by Marc Bloch?
?
A The Meaning of History
B The Historians Craft
C The Critical Historian
Answer Key: B
Q179 :
Who had written the book ‘The City of God’ ? ‘ ’ ?
A Saint Simon
B Saint Augustine
C Saint Paul
D Saint Joseph
Answer Key: B
Q180 :
Who among the following believed that ‘All History is Contemporary’
?
A Oswald Spengler
Q181 :
Who among of the following is associated with the Sudarshan lake ?
?
A Chandra Gupta II
B Kumar Gupta I
Q182 :
Which one of the following statements about Alexander Cunningham is
not true ? ?
A He was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of
India
B He is regarded as the Father of Indian Archaeology
C He carried forward Curzon’s work of preservation of ancient
Indian heritage
D During his tenure Harappa was excavated
Answer Key: D
Q183 :
In which of the following states Harappan remains have not been
found ? ?
A Punjab
Q184 :
Which of the following is not true about Varahmihir ? ?
A He belonged to Ujjaini
B He invented decimal system
C His father was Adityadas
D He authored the text Laghu Jatak
Answer Key: B
Q185 :
Who among the following was the teacher of Sankaracharya ? ?
A Ramanand
Q186 :
Which European traveller has described about the Bahmani Kingdom ?
?
A Marco Polo
Q187 :
Which one of the following Sufi saints was not associated with
Chishti Order ? ?
A Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
D Baba Farid
Q188 :
Who among the following was not a painter during the reign of
Jahangir ? ?
A Dasvant
Q189 :
Who was the fifth Guru of the Sikhs ? ?
A Guru Arjun Dev
B Guru Teg Bahadur
C Guru Govind Singh
D Guru Har Rai
Q190 :
Which French philosopher authored the book ‘The Spirit of Laws’? ‘
’ ?
A Montesquieu
Answer Key: A
Q191 :
Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ? ?
A Mahatma Gandhi - Young India
–
B Maulana Azad – Al hilal
–
C Bhartendu Harischandra – Kavi Vachan Sudha
–
D Jawahar Lal Nehru – The Pioneer
–
Answer Key: D
Q192 :
Which one of the following states had to be merged into independent
India by force ? ?
A Rampur
B Jodhpur
C Darbhanga
Q193 :
Who called Lord Ripon ‘The Liberator of India’? ' ' ?
A Edwin Arnold
B P.E. Roberts
D Sarojini Naidu
Q194 :
Sir Colin Scott Moncrieff is related with : –
A Civil Reforms
B Railway
C Education
D Irrigation
Q195 :
About which of the following Governors General, it has been said
that he is such a motor driver who spends all his time in polishing
up different parts of the machine, but does not drive the motor
because he does not know where to go ? , - , , ?
A Lord Dalhousie
Q196 :
Who among the following had not attempted to limit the Sati-system
before Lord William Bentinck ? - ?
A Lord Amherst
B Lord Cornwalis
C Lord Minto I
Q197 :
In 1836 the ‘Budhwa Mangal Fair’ was organized in . 1836 ?
A Panna
Q198 :
Who among the following had been entrusted with the task of
supplying the food material to the Maratha army during the Third
Battle of Panipat ? ?
A Bhau Saheb
C Vishwas Rao
Answer Key: B
Q199 :
Nathe Khan was associated with the court of which ruler ? ?
A Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi
B Rani Ladai Sarkar of Tikamgarh
C Raja Mardan Singh of Banpur
D Raja Ratan Singh of Charkhari
Answer Key: B
Q200 :
Who gave the title of 'Raja' to Chhatrasal ? '' ?
A Shivaji
