After the independence of India which among the following states announced that they did not intend to join either dominion? 1. Travancore 2. Bhopal 3. Hyderabad Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
1.1 & 2
2. 1 & 3
3.2 & 3
4. 1, 2 & 3
Arrange in chronological order: • Cabinet Mission • Cripps Mission • Montague-Chelmsford Reforms • Minto-Marley Reforms
1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 2, 3, 4, 1
3.3, 2, 4, 1
4.4, 3, 2, 1
Azad Hind Bank was inaugurated at which of the following places?
1.1941
2.1942
3.1944
4.1946
Basumati, the oldest Bengali Daily paper was edited by ___:
1.Anand Mohan Bose
2. Surya Sen
3.Barinder Kumar Ghosh
4.V. D. Savarkar
Battle of Talikota took place in which of the following years?
1.1545 CE
2. 1555 CE
3.1565 CE
4.1575 CE
Bethune school was founded in which year?
1. 1839
2. 1849
3. 1859
4.1869
Bimbisara sent his royal physician Jivaka to Ujjain when which of the following kings had jaundice?
1.Brahmadatta
2.Pradyota
3.Prasenjit
4.Ajatashatru
British ruled in Burma during which of the following periods?
1.1814 to 1938
2. 1820 to 1940
3.1824 to 1948
4. 1834 to 1954
By which among the following acts, the East India Company lost its monopoly of trade with China?
1. Pitts India act 1784
2.The Charter Act of 1813
3.The Charter Act of 1833
4. The Charter Act of 1853
Charter Act of 1726 provided for establishment of Corporation at which of these places?
1.Bombay and Madras
2.Bombay and Calcutta
3.Calcutta and Madras
4.Calcutta and Surat
Chauth was fixed at what part of the land revenue?
1. 1/2 th of the land revenue
2.1/3 th of the land revenue
3. 1/4 th of the land revenue
4. 1/5 th of the land revenue
Consider the following Statements: The sole purpose of Wood’s dispatch was to promote Western education through English Language at rural level Universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established under the Wood’s Dispatch Which among the above statements are correct :
1. 1 only
2.2 only
3.Both 1 & 2
4.None of the above
During the reign of Warren Hastings, Sadar Nizamat Adalat was established in which place?
1.Murshidabad
2.Calcutta
3.Bhagalpur
4.Monghyr
For how many times Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize ?
1.3
2.4
3.5
4.He was never nominated
From which of the following places Hathigumpha inscriptions were found?
1.Amarkanthak
2.Barabar caves
3.Udayagiri Hills
4. Ajanta caves
Ghaznavid power was challenged in Khurasan and Khwarezm by which of the following kings?
1.Arabs
2.Rajputs
3. Seljuq Turks
4.Persians
he Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of ____ is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah:
1.Agra
2.Allahabad
3.Bijapur
4.Delhi
hen defeat was certain, _____ men engaged in a ritual called ‘Shaka’ (or ‘Saka’) which was the last fight from which there was no return:
1.Sikh
2.Mughal
3.Maratha
4.Rajput
How many princely states within the geographical boundaries of India, joined immediately after India’s independence?
1.549
2.552
3.565
4.625
Identify the personality with the help of given information: He was a great social reformer and considered Lord Sriman Narayan as the supreme Brahman He popularised the Bhakti (loving devotion) and Prapatti (total surrender to god) He initiated the bold step of admitting untouchables into the temple His 1000th birth anniversary was celebrated on May 1, 2017 Select the correct answer from options given below:
1. Adi Shankaracharya
2.Ramanujacharya
3.Madhvacharya
4.Vallabhacharya
In the battle of Panipat, Babar faced the armies of _____:
1.Hemu
2.Jaichand
3.Daulat Khan
4. Ibrahim Lodi
In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called ____:
1.Civil Disobedience Movement
2.Non-Cooperation movement
3.Swadeshi Movement
4.None of the above
In which battle, the confederacy led by Hindu Shahi army of Anandapala was defeated by Mahmud of Ghazni?
1.Battle of Janjua
2.Battle of Peshawar
3. Battle of Chach
4.Battle of Takeshar
In which year, All India Home Rule League was founded?
1.1912
2.1913
3.1914
4.1915
In which year, Azad Hind Radio service was started under Subhash Chandra Bose in Germany?
1. 1941
2. 1942
3. 1943
4.1944
In which year, King George V announced shifting of capital from Calcutta to New Delhi?
1.1910
2.1911
3.1912
4.1913
In which year, Vandemataram Movement started?
1.1904
2.1905
3.1906
4.1907
Lord William Bentinck is credited for which of the following in the Indian History ?
1. Education reforms
2.Laws
3.Abolition of sati
4.Local government
Moti Masjid was built in Red Fort by which of the following Mughal Emperor?
1.Shahjahan
2.Aurangazeb
3.Shah Aalam II
4.Akbar
Nicolo Conti came to visit India during medieval times from which of the following places?
1.Spain
2.Italy
3.Persia
4.Portugal
On which of the following charges, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested in 1908?
1.Murder of Douglas
2. Sedition
3.Opposing the age of Consent Bill
4. Inciting Chapekar Brothers to commit violence
Pushti marg: was founded by Shankaracharya gave a great base to Krishna Bhakti Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1.1 Only
2.2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4.Neither 1 nor 2
Queen Naikidevi is remembered as the woman who defeated ____ in 1178 CE:
1.Muhammad bin Tughlaq
2.Muhammad al-Baqir
3.Al-Salih Muhammad
4.Muhammad Ghori
Rajaram offered the post of Peshwa after Ramchandra Pant Amatya to which of the following?
1.Dhanaji Jadhav
2.Santaji Ghorpade
3. Tarabai
4.Moropant Trimbak Pingle
Rugvinischaya or Madhava-Nidhana is the work of which of the following writers?
1.Madhavakar
2.Dridhabala
3.Agnivesa
4.None of the above
Subuktagin’s son Mahmud ascended the throne at Ghazni and ruled during which of the following periods?
1. c.968–1000 CE
2.c.978–1010 CE
3.c.988–1020 CE
4.c.998–1030 CE
Tabaqat-i Akbari was written by which of the following?
1.Abul Fazl
2. Mirza Muhammad Kazim
3. Nizamuddin Ahmad
4. Ishwardas Nagaur
Tarikh-i Mubarak Shahi is composed by which of the following authors?
1. Muhammad Bihamad Khani
2.Mir Muhammad Masum
3.Amir Khusrau
4.Yahya ibn Ahmad Sihrindi
The first organized attempt of Arabs to enter Indian territory was made in which of the following years?
1.700 A.D.
2. 711 A.D.
3. 750 A.D.
4. 800 A.D.
The great Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu was one of the minister of which of the following Gupta kings?
1.Chandragupta i
2.Kumargupta
3.Skandagupta
4.Samudragupta
The period between 165 BCE – 145 BCE is associated with the rule of which of the following Indo-Greek ruler?
1.Demetrius
2.Hermaius
3.Darius
4.Milinda
The proofs for ‘ploughed fields’ was found from which of these following sites?
1.Kalibangan
2.Harappa
3.Mohenjodaro
4.Chanhudron
The southward march of Harsha was stopped by which of the following Chalukyan Kings?
1.Pulakeshin
2.Pulakeshin II
3.Kirtivarman
4. None of the above
The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by :
1.Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
2. Indian Council Act of 1892
3.Government of India of 1935
4.Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
The treaty of Poona was signed between which of the following powers?
1.English and Tipu Sultan
2. English and the Peshwa
3.English and Haidar Ali
4.English and Ranjit Singh
Under the Delhi Sultanate administration, which was the department of slave?
1.Diwan-i-Bandagan
2.Diwan-i-Ishtiaq
3.Diwan-i-Mustakhraj
4.Diwan-i-kohi
What is Dholavira from Indus Valley Civilization famous for?
1.Pottery
2.Water Conservation
3.Sea port
4.Rock cut architecture
What was the primary purpose of the fortifications in Harappan towns
1.Floods
2.Enemies
3.Robbers
4.Trade
When did the state of Baroda formally accede to the Dominion of India?
1.1947
2.1948
3.1949
4.1952
When was the Battle of Saraighat fought between Ahom Empire of Assam and the Mughals?
1.1635
2.1642
3. 1652
4.1671
When was the office of District Collector created?
1.1771
2.1772
3.1773
4.1786
Where is Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in the world, situated?
1.Cairo
2.Istanbul
3.Damascus
4.Bijapur
Which among the following impact of British rule on peasantry are correct? 1. The condition of peasantry degraded 2. Land revenue was hiked 3. The tenants used to work as a beggar Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
1. 1 & 2
2.1 & 3
3. 2 & 3
4. 1, 2 & 3
Which among the following Mughal emperor had prohibited smoking and use of tobacco in 1617 AD?
1.Akbar
2.Jahanagir
3.Shahjahan
4.Aurangzeb
Which among the following was NOT a provision of Charter act of 1833?
1. Trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished
2.The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor General of India in Council
3.All law making powers to be conferred on Governor General in council
4.An Indian to be appointed as law member in the Governor General in Council
Which among the following was not an Independent Kingdom?
1. Bahamani Kingdom
2.Vijayanagar Empire
3.Madurai Sultanate
4.Qutub Shahi of Golconda
Which among the following was the first establishment of Dutch in current territories of Odisha?
1.Calcutta
2.Chinsura
3.Pippli
4.Balasore
Which belowmentioned pair is incorrect?
1.Hiuen Tsang – China
2. Ibn Battuta – Morocco
3. Magasthenes – Greece
4. Fa-Hien – Malaysia
Which dynasty had developed the Gandhara School of Art in ancient India?
1. Chola dynasty
2.Kushana dynasty
3.Mauryan dynasty
4.Gupta dynasty
Which of the following are the branches of Western Chalukyas? 1. Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi 2. Chalukyas of Lata Select the correct option from the codes given below:
1.Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 & 2
4.Neither 1 & 2
Which of the following brought an image of Jina as a victory trophy?
1.Shishunaga
2.Kalasoka
3. Mahapadma Nanda
4.Dhanananda
Which of the following built the Balakrishna temple?
1.Deva Raya I
2.Deva Raya II
3.Krishna Deva Raya
4. Achutya Deva Raya
Which of the following class were benefited by the permanent settlement of Bengal?
1.Tenants
2.Zamindars
3.Both Tenants and Zamindars
4.None of the above
Which of the following defeated the Kadambas and captured their kingdom in A.D. 540?
1.Chalukyas of Badami
2.Chalukyas of Vengi
3.Pallavas
4.Pandyas
Which of the following foreign travelers give valuable accounts on the socio-economic conditions of the Vijayanagar kingdom? 1) Ibn Batuta 2) Venetian Nicolo de Conti 3) Abdur Razzak Select the correct option from the codes given below:
1.Only 1 & 2
2.Only 2 & 3
3. Only 1 & 3
4. 1, 2, & 3
Which of the following founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha? 1) Mahadev Govind Ranade 2) Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi 3) S. H. Chiplunkar Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1.Only 2
2. Only 3
3.Only 1 & 3
4. 1, 2 & 3
Which of the following give information regarding to the ancestry of Muinuddin Chishti?
1. Fawaid-al-Fuad
2. Siyar-al-Arijin
3. Khair-al-Majalis
4. None of the above
Which of the following is an example of rock-cut architecture of the Mauryan period?
1.Dhauli caves
2.Sanchi Stupa
3.Bhimbhetka caves
4.Elephanta caves
Which of the following is considered as the founder of the Ujjaini Satrapa?
1.Nahapana
2.Castana
3.Bhumaka
4.Hagamasa
Which of the following is described as Lokpal, guardian of the world, in the Nalanda stone inscription?
1.Vakpatiraja
2.Manorathavarman
3.Yasovarman
4.Bhogavarman
Which of the following is most recent examples of Mughal Architecture?
1.Bibi Ka Maqbara
2.Lalbagh Fort
3.Badshahi Mosque
4.Tomb of Safdar Jang
Which of the following is the author of Sursagar?
1.Jayadeva
2.Surdas
3.Tulsidas
4.None of the above
Which of the following is the writer of Kavyadarshana and Dasakumaracharita?
1.Kalidasa
2.Vishakhadatta
3.Bharavi
4.Dandin
Which of the following items were imported from Balkh during the early medieval period? 1. Horses 2. Saffron 3. Asafoetida Select the correct option from the codes given below:
1.Only 1
2. Only 1 & 2
3.Only 2 & 3
4. 1, 2 & 3
Which of the following items were imported from Ceylon? 1) Pearls 2) Dry ginger 3) Tin Select the correct option from the codes given below:
1.Only 1
2.Only 2 & 3
3.Only 1 & 3
4. 1, 2, & 3
Which of the following kings constructed the city of Basantpur?
1.Rana Hammira
2.Maharana Pratap
3.Maharana Mokal
4.Rana Kumbha
Which of the following kings have built a temple at Kambay and consecrated a golden image of Mahavira?
1.Lakshmanaraja
2.Vatsaraja
3.Raja Bhoja
4.Upendra
Which of the following kings is considered as the last known ruler of the Nandivardhana branch of the Vakataka dynasty?
1.Prithvisena I
2.Rudrasena II
3.Pravarasena II
4.Prithivisena II
Which of the following kings is credited with building a university at Ghazni?
1.Alaptagin
2.Subuktagin
3.Mahmud
4.Masud II
Which of the following kings succeeded Nagabhatta I?
1.Harichandra
2.Vatsaraja
3.Nagabhatta I
4.Nagabhatta II
Which of the following kings succeeded the king Indra III?
1.Amoghavarsha II
2.Dantidurga
3.Dhruva
4.Krishna III
Which of the following kings were worshippers of Siva? 1) Pratihara 2) Vatsaraja 3) Mahendrapala Select the correct option from the codes given below:
1.Only 1 & 2
2.Only 1 & 3
3.Only 2 & 3
4. 1, 2, & 3
Which of the following looked after intelligence and police in the administration of Shivaji?
1.Nyayadish
2.Surnavis
3.Pandit Rao
4.Waqenavis
Which of the following married the daughter of Rudradaman I?
1.Gautamiputra Satkarni
2.Simuka
3.Vashishthiputra Pulumayi
4.Yajna Sri Satakarni
Which of the following matches of treaties with their respective years is/ are correct? 1. Treaty of Surat- 1775 2. Treaty of Purandar- 1776 3. Treaty of Wargaon- 1779 4. Treaty of Salbai- 1782 Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
1.1 only
2. 1 & 4
3.1, 3 & 4
4.1, 2, 3 & 4
Which of the following Peshwa engineered the capture of Salsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739?
1.Balaji Vishwanath
2.Baji Rao I
3.Baji Rao II
4.Madhava Rao
Which of the following Sufi order was the most orthodox?
1.Chishti
2.Qadiri
3.Sarwari Qadri
4.Naqshbandi
Which of the following Sultans of Delhi implemented the Iranian Theory of Divine Rights which said that Sultan is the representative of God on Earth?
1.Iltutmish
2.Balban
3.Alauddin Khilji
4. Mohammad Tughlaq
Which of the following was Inam land during Delhi Sultanate era?
1.Land given as grant to peasants.
2. Land given as grant to nobles.
3.Land given as grant to religious institutions.
4. Land given as grant to soldiers.
Which of the following was the first famine of India under company rule?
1.Famine of 1770
2.Famine of 1866
3.Famine of 1900
4.Famine of 1900
Which of the following was the first independent ruler of the Turkic dynasty of Ghaznavids?
1.Ibrahim
2.Mahmud
3.Masud
4. None of the above
Which of the following was the founder of the Hoyasala dynasty?
1.Sala
2.Vinayaditya
3.Ereyanga
4.Ballala I
Which of the following was the inspector of coins in the Mauryan administration?
1.Panyadhyaksha
2.Sansthadhyaksha
3.Pautavadhyaksha
4.Rupadarshaka
Which of the following was the most powerful and aggressive ruler of Haryanka dynasty?
1.Bimbisara
2.Ajatashatru
3.Udayabhadra
4.None of the above
Which of the following were known as wandering spies who wandered from place to place for collecting secret information in the Mauryan empire?
1.Sanstha
2.Sanchara
3.Pulisani
4.Nikayas
Which of the following were the first to issue gold coins?
1.Shakas
2.Kushans
3.Indo-Greeks
4.Parthians
Which of the following were the last to come to pre-independent India as traders?
1.French
2.English
3.Dutch
4.Portuguese
Which of the following writers has called Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
1.Barni
2.Vincent Smith
3. Badayuni
4.W. Haig
Which of these are beliefs of Buddhism? (a) The world is full of sorrows. (b) People suffer on account of desires. (c) If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained. (d) The existence of God and Soul must be recognised.
1.(a), (b), (c) and (d)
2.(b) and (c)
3. (a), (b) and (c)
4.(b), (c) and (d)
Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
1.Digambar
2.Theravad
3.Mahayana
4.Hinayana
Which province of Pakistan has the site of Mohenjo Daro civiliazation?
1.Punjab
2.Sindh
3.Balochistan
4.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel ‘Anand Math’?
1. Kol Uprising
2.Chaur Uprising
3.Santhal Uprising
4.Sanyasi Rebellion
Which Sultan called himself Naib-i-Khudai?
1.Iltutmish
2.Balban
3.Alauddin Khilji
4.Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Which was the first Muslim dynasty that ruled India?
1. Tughlaq dynasty
2. Khilji dynasty
3. Lodhi dynasty
4.Slave dynasty
Who among the following designed the famous structure the Gateway of India?
1.Alexander Thompson
2. George Wittet
3.Edward Lyutens
4.James Miller
Who among the following Sultans of Delhi Sultanate introduced new coins “Adha and Bikh”?
1.Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
3.Mohammad-bin Tughlaq
4.Mahmud Tughlaq
Who among the following was nominated as first Satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi for the Individual Satyagarha of 1940?
1.Vinoba Bhave
2.Jawarharlal Nehru
3. Lal Bahadur Shastri
4.S. Satyamurti
Who among the following was/ were the accused of the INA trials? 1. Prem Sahgal 2. Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon 3. Shah Nawaz Khan Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
1.1 only
2.1 & 2
3.2 & 3
4. 1, 2 & 3
Who defeated whom in the Second Battle of Tarain (AD 1192)?
1.Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
2.Prithviraj defeated Mohammad Ghauri
3.Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
4.Mohammad Ghauri defeated Prithviraj
Who established the Samkhaya School of Philosophy?
1.Kumarila Bhatta
2.Kapila
3.Patanjali
4.Gautama
Who gave the title of Mahamana to Madan Mohan Malviya?
1.Dada Bhai Naurozi
2.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3.Mahatma Gandhi
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Who gave the title “The father of the Indian unrest” to Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
1. Gandhiji
2.Valentine Chirol
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4.Annie Besant
Who is the medieval author whose work throws light on the Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga and Bidar and the Nizamshahi dynasty of Ahmednagar?
1.Burhan-i-ma’asir
2.Sayyid Ali Tabataba
3.Diwan Ali Muhammad Khan
4. Rafiuddin Shirazi
Who was the elder brother of Shah Shuja and Murad Baksh?
1.Aurangzeb
2.Azam Shah
3. Muhammad Kam Baksh
4.Dara Shikoh
Who was the last sultan of Malwa?
1.Baz Bahadur
2.Mahmud Shah II Shujaat Khan
3. Shujaat Khan
4.Qadir Shah
Who was the president of INC at the time of independence?
1.Gandhi
2.JB Kripalani
3.Sarojini Naidu
4.None of the above
With dereference to Lord William Bentinck’s tenure in India, regulations against which among the following evils were passed during this tenure? Practice of Sati Thugi Slavery Human Sacrifice Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
1.Only 1 & 2
2. Only 2 & 3
3.Only 1, 2 & 3
4.1,2, 3 & 4
‘Kritadasas’ referred to which of the following type of slaves during the early medieval period?
1. Persons who were reduced to the status of slaves.
2. Slaves who had been purchased.
3. Persons who sold themselves as slaves.
4.Persons who were captured by the victorious rulers as prisoners of war
‘Sarthavaha’ refer to which of the following during the Gupta period?
1. Settled merchants
2. Caravan Traders
3.Liquor traders
4. None of the above