History

1.Who is regarded as founder of the scientific socialism ?

1. Rousseau
2. Engels
3. Karl Marx
4. Lenin

Answere

c.Karl Marx

2.Who among the following was a nationalist militant but later on turn into spiritual leader ?

1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. Ashwani Dutta
3. Aurbindo Ghosh
4. Saifuddin Kitchlew

Answere

c.Aurbindo Ghosh

3.In which of the following movements Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan "Do or Die" ?

1. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Quite India Movement
3. Khilafat Movement
4. Dandi March

Answere

b.Quite India Movement

4.The drain theory was advocated by

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Ramesh Chandra Dutt
3. Surendranath Banerjee
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answere

a.Dadabhai Naoroji

5.The main leader of Swarajist Party were

1. Vithalbhai J.Patel and Dr.Ansari
2. M.N.Roy and Muzaffar Ahmed
3. Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das
4. B.R. Ambrdkar and P.C.Joshi

Answere

c.Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das

6.The Accounts of Justin are useful for reconstructing the history of

1. Chandra Pradyota Mahasena
2. Chandragupta Murya
3. Ashoka
4. Chandragupta 2

Answere

b.Chandragupta Murya

7.In the later Vedic pantheon ,supreme position was held by

1. Indira
2. Prajapati
3. Varuna
4. Agni

Answere

a.Indira

8.Which one of the following is correctly matched ?

1. Kumrahar-Bull capital
2. Rampurva-Lion capital
3. Lomas Risi-Rock- cut cave
4. Sarnath-Pillared hall

Answere

c.Lomas Risi-Rock- cut cave

9.Which of the following colour used in the painting of Ajanta was obtain from imported lipis lazuli ?

1. Red
2. Blue
3. Yellow
4. Green

Answere

b.Blue

10.The achievement of Gautamiputra Satakarni are detailed in the

1. Hathigumpha inscription
2. Nasik inscription
3. Aihole inscription
4. Allahabad pillar inscription

Answere

b.Nasik inscription

12.The Largest Stupa at Sanchi is assignable to the period of

1. Mauryas
2. Kushans
3. Satavahanas
4. Guptas

Answere

a.Mauryas

12.Who among the following was a President of Indian National Congress ?

1. Madan Mohan Malaaviya
2. Annie Besant
3. C.R. Das
4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Answere

d.Dadabhai Naoroji

13.Akbar built the Panch Mahal,noted for its various types of pillars at

1. Delhi
2. Agra
3. Fatehpur Sikri
4. Lahore

Answere

c.Fatehpur Sikri

14.Chengez Khan was a

1. Turk
2. Mongol
3. Persian
4. None of these

Answere

b.Mongol

15.Who is called the Napoleon of India ?

1. Akbar
2. Samudragupta
3. Ashoka
4. Kanishka

Answere

b.Samudragupta

16.Gateway of India was built in

1. 1911
2. 1927
3. 1857
4. 1947

Answere

a.1911

17.Third battle of Panipat was fought between

1. Babar and Ibrahim Lodi
2. Ahmed Ahah Abdali and the Marathas
3. Shivaji and Mughals
4. Akbar and Hemo

Answere

b.Ahmed Ahah Abdali and the Marathas

18.Mahatma Gandhi took command of the Nationalist movement for the first time during the

1. agitation against the Rowlat Act
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
4. Dandi March

Answere

b.Champaran Satyagraha

19.When was Guru Nanak Dev born ?

1. 1269
2. 1369
3. 1469
4. 1556

Answere

c.1469

20.Gandhi-Arwin Pact was signed in

1. 1930
2. 1931
3. 1932
4. 1942

Answere

b.1931

21.The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place during the viceroyatly of

1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Chelmsford
3. Lord Ripon
4. Lord Carzon

Answere

b.Lord Chelmsford

22.The capital of India was shifted to Delhi in

1. 1911
2. 1912
3. 1913
4. 1914

Answere

b.1912

23.Who was the first women ruler of Delhi

1. Noor Jahan
2. Razia Begum
3. Mirabhai
4. Sanyukta

Answere

b.Razia Begum

24.Indian National Congress was founded by

1. Jwaharlal Nehru
2. A.O.Hume
3. W.C Bannerji
4. Lala Lajpat Rai

Answere

b.A.O.Hume

25.The Puranas contains

1. hyms in honour of the gods
2. thoughts on the mystry of life and universe
3. mythology
4. The laws of Manu and the history of various dynasties

Answere

d.The laws of Manu and the history of various dynasties

26.The city of Agra was founded by

1. Firuz Tughlaq
2. Sikandar Lodi
3. Ibrahim Lodi
4. Rana Sanga

Answere

b.Sikandar Lodi

27.The main characteristic of Indus Valley was

1. Town Planning
2. Drainage system
3. Well laid out Roads
4. Pucca houses

Answere

a.Town Planning

28.The second largest Harappan city in India has been excavated at

1. Lothal
2. Kalibangan
3. Dholavira
4. None of these

Answere

b.Kalibangan

29.The Home Rule Movement ,during the first world war ,was launched by

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Mrs.Beasant and Tilak

Answere

d.Mrs.Beasant and Tilak

30.Fahien visited India during the reign of

1. Ashoka
2. Harshavardhane
3. Chandragupta 2
4. Chandragupta Maurya

Answere

c.Chandragupta 2

31.The market regulation in India were introduced by

1. Allauddin Khilji
2. Babar
3. Balban
4. Sher Shah Suri

Answere

a.Allauddin Khilji

32.The Pioneer of bhakti movement in India was

1. Kabir
2. Ramanand
3. Ramanuja
4. Shankaracharya

Answere

d.Shankaracharya

33.The Ilbert Bill controversy ,during Lord Rippon's time related to the concept of

1. Judicial equality
2. Political representations
3. Economic Justice
4. Revenue allocation

Answere

a.Judicial equality

34.Saka Era was founded by

1. Kanishka
2. Vikramaditya
3. Pulakeshin 2
4. harsha

Answere

a.Kanishka

35.Samudragupta's achievements are mentioned by

1. Allahabad Prasasti
2. Hathigumpha inscription
3. Indica
4. Kalinga edict

Answere

a.Allahabad Prasasti

36.Who was the first women President of Indian National Congress ?

1. Indira Gandhi
2. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
3. Annie Besant
4. Vijayalakhsmi Pandit

Answere

c.Annie Besant

37.Who gave the slogan"you give Blood,I promised you freedom" ?

1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Subhash Chandra Bose

Answere

d.Subhash Chandra Bose

38.Mahatma Gandhi returned to India,leaving South Africa for ever in

1. 1914
2. 1915
3. 1916
4. 1919

Answere

b.1915

39.Madurai was the capital of

1. Rastrakutas
2. Chedis
3. Chalukyas
4. Pandyas

Answere

d.Pandyas

40.Tulshidas was a contemporary of

1. Shah Jahan
2. Ibrahim Lodi
3. Aurangazeb
4. Akbar

Answere

a.d.Akbar

41.Gandhiji went to England in 1931 to attend the

1. First round table conference
2. Second round table conference
3. Third round table conference
4. None of the above

Answere

b.Second round table conference

42.Which among the following is not correctly matched ?

1. Shivaji-Afzal Khan
2. Nur Jahan-Mahabat Khan
3. Akbar-Rana Pratap
4. Babar- Bairam Khan

Answere

d.Babar- Bairam Khan

43.Who was the first Indian ruler to accept Subsidiary Alliance offered by Lord Welleslley in 1798 ?

1. Nawab of Oudh
2. Nizam of Hyderabad
3. Ruler of Mysore
4. Nawab of Karnataka/li>

Answere

b.Nizam of Hyderabad

44.Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during

1. 5000-3500 B.C
2. 3000-1500 B.C
3. 2500-1750 B.C
4. 1500-500 B.C

Answere

c.2500-1750 B.C

45.The most famous Saka ruler in India was

1. Menander
2. Gautamiputra Satakarni
3. Kadphises 2
4. Rudradamman 1

Answere

d.Rudradamman 1

46.The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was

1. Dwarasamudra
2. Madurai
3. Hampi
4. Warrangal

Answere

d.Warrangal

47.Qutab Shahi dynasty ruled in

1. Bijapur
2. Ahmednagar
3. Berar
4. Gulkunda

Answere

d.Gulkunda

48.Who among the following preached the policy of Hindu Padshahi ?

1. Baji Rao 1
2. Shivaji
3. Balaji Baji Rao
4. Balaji Biswanath

Answere

a.Baji Rao 1

49.The concept of Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal by

1. Lord Clive
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord Dalhousie
4. Lord Curzon

Answere

b.Lord Cornwallis

50.During India's first freedom struggle , Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal advocated

1. Conciliation
2. Cooperation
3. Moderation
4. Extremism

Answere

d.Extremism

51.Mahatma Gandhi started his first Satyagraha on the Indian soil in 1917 at

1. Ahmedabad
2. Champaran
3. Sabarmati
4. Bardoli

Answere

b.Champaran

52.The Indus Vallay had commercial contact with the

1. Egyptians
2. Greeks
3. Sumerians
4. Mesopotamians

Answere

c.Sumerians

53.Dharma Mahamatyas were appointed for the first time

1. Kanishka
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Ashoka
4. Bimbisara

Answere

c.Ashoka

54.Most of the Gupta sovereign followed

1. Buddhism
2. Jainism
3. Hinduism
4. None of these

Answere

c.Hinduism

55.A special council of Buddhist scholars and monks was called in Kashmir by

1. Ashoka
2. Kanishka
3. Harsha
4. None of these

Answere

b.Kanishka

56.Which Indian Muslim ruler shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad ?

1. Ghyassuddin Tughlaq
2. Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
3. Feroz Shah
4. Akbar

Answere

b.Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq

57.Babur was invited to invade India by

1. Daulat Khan Lodi
2. Ibrahim Lodi
3. Mohammad Lodi
4. Sikander Lodi

Answere

a.Daulat Khan Lodi

58.The fifth Shikh Guru,Arjun Dev, was sentenced to death by

1. Bahadur Shah 2
2. Aurangazeb
3. Jahangir
4. Shahjahan

Answere

c.Jahangir

59.Biwi-ka-Maqbora is the tomb of

1. Nurjahan
2. Aurangazeb's wife
3. Humayun's Sister
4. mumtaz Mahal

Answere

b.Aurangazeb's wife

60.Goa was previously ruled by

1. Britain
2. Portugal
3. France
4. Spain

Answere

b.Portugal

61.Which of the Mughal Emperors was illiterate ?

1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Aurangazeb
4. Bahadur Shah Zafar

Answere

a.Akbar

62.Who had bannned Sati System ?

1. lord Awckland
2. Lord Hastings
3. Lord Curzon
4. Lord William Bentinck

Answere

d.Lord William Bentinck

63.When did the Vikram era start ?

1. 19 BC
2. 58 BC
3. 78 AD
4. 73 AD

Answere

b.73 AD

64.Who among the British Generals defeated Peshwa Baji Rao 2?

1. Dutram
2. Malcom
3. Elhipinistone
4. Kitchener

Answere

b.Malcom

65.Vasco-Da- gama reached Calicut in

1. 1298
2. 1393
3. 1498
4. 1598

Answere

c.1498

66.During the Indian freedom Movement,The Jallianwala Bagh tragedy had taken place in

1. December 1907
2. April 1919
3. February 1912
4. August 1942

Answere

b.April 1919

67.When did the Alexander,the great invade India ?

1. 326BC
2. 126 BC
3. 321 BC
4. 122 BC

Answere

a.326 BC

68.Fa-hien visiterd India in

1. 750-890 A.D
2. 399-411 A.D
3. 311-495 A.D
4. 705-746 A.D

Answere

b.399-411 A.D

69.Gautam Buddha deliverd his first sermon at

1. Pataliputra
2. Vaishali
3. Sanchi
4. Saranath

Answere

d.Saranath

70.Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal ?

1. Cornwallis
2. Warren Hastings
3. Clive
4. Dalhousie

Answere

b.Warren Hastings

71.Which of the following is associated with Lord Wellesley,the Governor-General of Bengal from 1799 to 1805 ?

1. First Mysore war
2. Subsidiary Alliance
3. Doctrine of Lapse
4. Conquest of Rajputana

Answere

b.Subsidiary Alliance

72.The first long-distance overhead telegraphic line in India was started in 1853 between Calcutta and

1. Agra
2. Mumbay
3. Delhi
4. None of these

Answere

b.Mumbay

73.Who of the following was a saint of the Bhakti movement in Bengal ?

1. Vivekananda
2. Tulshidas
3. Chaitanya
4. Kabir

Answere

c.Chaitanya

74.Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in

1. Mandalay
2. Singapore
3. Midnapore
4. Kuala Lumpur

Answere

b.Singapore

75.The Vijayanagar's Empire owes it origin to

1. Krishna Deva Raya
2. Harihara and Bukka
3. Balaji Vishwanath
4. Raja Raja Chola

Answere

b.Harihara and Bukka

76.Lumbini is the birth place of

1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Lord Buddha
3. Lord Mahavira
4. Lord Krishna

Answere

b.Lord Buddha

77.Which religion followed by Kanishka ?

1. Hinayana Buddhism
2. Mahayana Buddhism
3. Hinduism
4. Zorastrianism

Answere

b.Mahayana Buddhism

78.Buland DarwaZa was built by

1. Shah Jahan
2. Ashoka
3. Akbar
4. Aurangazeb

Answere

c.Akbar

79.Who among the following rulers belong to the Slave Synasty ?

1. Humayun
2. Iltutmish
3. Alauddin
4. Sher Shah

Answere

b.Iltutmish

80.The issue of greased cartridges is associated with the

1. Anglo-Burmese war
2. Anglo-Sikh wars
3. Indian Mutiny
4. Second Maratha war

Answere

c.Indian Mutiny

81.What is the significance of the 8th August,1942 in the history of India ?

1. India Joined the Second World War
2. Japan attacked India
3. Quite India Movement was launched
4. Crips Mission arrived in India

Answere

c.Quite India Movement was launched

82.The Indian national Congress declared Purna Swarajya as its goal on 31st December 1929 at

1. Delhi
2. Lahore
3. Bombay
4. lucknow

Answere

b.Lahore

83.Chauth was a tax collected by

1. Mughals
2. Marathas
3. Rohillas
4. Khiljis

Answere

b.Marathas

84.Bombay was taken by the English East India Company from

1. Charles 1
2. The Portuguese
3. Charles 2
4. the Dutch

Answere

c.Charles 2

85.Changiz Khan invaded India during the rule of

1. Balban
2. Iltutmish
3. Qutubuddin Aibak
4. Alauddin Khilji

Answere

b.Iltutmish

86.Gupta Dynasty was famous for

1. Art and Architecture
2. Revenue and Land Reforms
3. Imperialism
4. Patronage of Literary work

Answere

a.Art and Architecture

87.Which was the capital of Shivaji's kingdom ?

1. Raigarh
2. Purandhar
3. Pune
4. Karwar

Answere

a.Raigarh

88.The most outstanding feature of Chola Age was

1. development of Tamil Culture
2. revival of Hinduism
3. war with RAstrakutas
4. development of village assembles.

Answere

d. development of village assembles.

89.The three universities of Calcutta,Bombay and Madras were founded in

1. 1882
2. 1857
3. 1837
4. 1924

Answere

b.1857

90.The capital of Maurya Dynasty was

1. Ujjain
2. Kashi
3. Vaishali
4. Patliputra

Answere

d.Patliputra

91.Who among the following did not belong to Gupta Dynasty ?

1. Chandragupta 2
2. Chandragupta 1
3. Ashoka
4. Samudragupta

Answere

c.Ashoka

92.Who among the following played the great role in Indian National Congress ?

1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Motilal
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Answere

d.Mahatma Gandhi

93.The first British factory was set up at Surat in

1. 1666
2. 1612
3. 1679
4. 1597

Answere

b.1612

94.Which one of the following Earopean power first entered India after Vasco-da-Gama landed at Calicut ?

1. French
2. English
3. Dutch
4. Portuguese

Answere

d.Portuguese

95.In the Vedic-Age,the main occupation of the Aryan was

1. trade
2. agriculture
3. hunting
4. food gathering

Answere

b.agriculture

96.With whome was the permanent sattlement made by the British in India ?

1. Zamindars
2. Village Communities
3. Cultivators
4. Muqqudams

Answere

a.Zamindars

97.Who presided over the first session of Indian National Congress in 1885 ?

1. A.O. Hume
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Pheroze shah Mehta
4. W.C Bannerjee

Answere

d.W.C Bannerjee

98.Vardhaamna Mahavira was......Jain Tirthankar

1. 1st
2. 12th
3. 23rd
4. 24th

Answere

d.24th

99.Chalukya ruler ,Pulkesin2 defeated

1. Samudragupta
2. Chandragupta 2
3. Harshavardhana
4. Dharmpala

Answere

c.Harshavardhana

100.The founder of 'Khalsa' was

1. Guru Tegh Bahadur
2. Guru Ramdas
3. Guru Gobind Singh
4. Guru Nanak Dev

Answere

c.Guru Gobind Singh