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1. About whose kingdom is it said the dominion of the lord of the universe extended from Delhi to
Palam.?
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Nasiruddmin Mahmud Tughlaq
(C) Mohammad Gazni
(D) Alam Shah
Ans. (B)
2. Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Hindi words and adopt Indian poetric imagery and
themes?
(A) Hasan Nizami
(B) Amir Khusaro
(C) Abul Fazal
(D) Abdul Qadir Badauni
Ans. (B)
3. Which of the following is incorrect?

(A) Guru Nanak did not believe in rebirth
(B) Guru Nanak discarded idol worship
(C) Guru Nanak discarded the caste system
(D) Guru Nanak emphasised devotion to God as the means of attaining Salvation
Ans. (A)
4. Who wrote Tarikh-ul-Hind?

(A) Al-uthi
(B) Alberuni
(C) Hasan-un-Nizami
(D) Minhajuddin-bin-Sirajuddin
Ans. (B)
5. Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south?
(A) Chaitanya
(B) Kabir
(C) Nanak
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
6. Which one of the following Rashtrakuta kings defeated Pratihara ruler Nagabhatta I?
(A) Govmda III
(B) Krishna III
(C) Bhoja I
(D) Gopala I
Ans. (A)
7. Asvamedha Yajna from among Chalukya rulers was performed by

(A) Pulkesin I
(B) Kirtivarman I
(C) Pulkesin II
(D) Vikramaditya I
Ans. (A)
8. Which one was the Port of Cheras?

(A) Kaveripattanam
(B) Muzisir
(C) Korkai
(D) Tandai
Ans. (B)
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9. The first ruler of India who defeated Muhammad of Ghor was

(A) Mularaja II of Gujarat
(B) Prathviraj Chauhan of Delhi
(C) Jayachandra of Kannauj
(D) Parmaldeva of Bundelkhanda
Ans. (C)
10. The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called
(A) Adhipati
(B) Gahapati
(C) Jethaka
(D) Adhikari
Ans. (C)
11. The Gita was complied by

(A) Vedvyas
(B) Krishna Vasudev
(C) Valmiki
(D) Vatsyayan
Ans. (B)
12. Manusmriti regards the reign lying between -the rivers Sarasvati and Drishadwati as
(A) Aryavarta
(B) Brahanwarta
(C) Brahmashri Desa
(D) Madhya Desa
Ans. (D)
13. Buddhist scriptures were written in

(A) Pali
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Kharosthi
(D) Marathi
Ans. (A)
14. Which, among the following Scholarly works, was not written by Bhavbhuti?
(A) Venisamhara
(B) Mahaveercharita
(C) Uttar Ramcharita
(D) Maltimadhava
Ans. (A)
15. Under whom did Tulsidas write Ramcharitmanasa

(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah-Jahana
(D) Aurangazb
Ans. (A)
16. Where is Kalibangan situated?

(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
Ans. (D)
17. Brahmani bull for Indus valley people was

(A) Unknown animal
(B) Well known animal
(C) Sacred animal

(D) Sacrificial animal
Ans. (C)
18. Harrappan people had known to use of

(A) 16 & its multiples
(B) 12 & its multiples
(C) 8 & its multiples
(D) 4 & its multiples
Ans. (A)
19. A hoard of copper images generally assigned to the Harrappan culture phase, has been found
at
(A) Daimabad
(B) Brahamgiri
(C) Inamgaon
(D) Nasik
Ans. (A)
20. The largest number of seals of the Harrappan culture are made of
(A) Terracotta
(B) Faience
(C) Agate
(D) Steatite
Ans. (D)
21. When did China receive Buddhism?

(A) Third century B .C.
(B) First century B.C.
(C) First century A.D.
(D) Third Century AD.
Ans. (C)
22. Who was Bhadrabahu?

(A) He was the first tirthankar of the Jainas
(B) He was a Vedic Rishi
(C) He was a Buddhist monk
(D) He was the sixth guru of the Jainas
Ans. (C)
23. Which of the following is incorrect?

(A) Mahayanism teaches non-reality of phenomenal objects
(B) Mahayanism accepts the conception of countless Buddhas and Bodhisatvas
(C) Mahayanism defies Buddha
(D) Mahayanism rejects worship of god & goddess
Ans. (D)
24. Jain works were compiled in

(A) Ujjain
(B) Vaishali
(C) Ballabhi
(D) Vatapi
Ans. (C)
25. How many cities were in existence during Buddhas time?

(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10
Ans. (A)
26. Which one of the following was the most common occupation for slaves?
(A) Agricultural labor
(B) Working in guilds
(C) Domestic service in Households
(D) Settlement in newly cleared areas
Ans. (C)
27. The theory of the origin of the state not mentioned in the Vedic literature is
(A) The contract theory
(B) The force theory
(C) The evolutionary theory
(D) The divine theory
Ans. (C)
28. The conceusces among historians that the vedic age began earliest in
(A) 12001000 B.C.
(B) 2500800 B.C.
(C) 2500 B.C.
(D) 1000 BC.
Ans. (D)
29. Which was the first book to deal with Music?

(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Samaveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Ans. (C)
30. The Neolithic Age dates bark to

(A) 60003000 B.C.
(B) 40003000 B.C.
(C) 5000300CIB.C.
(D) 3000-1000 B.C.
Ans. (A)
31. In ancient times Sectora was situated in

(A) The Mouth of Mediterranean Sea
(B) The Mouth of Indus valley
(C) The Mouth of Narmada River
(D) The Mouth of Red sea
Ans. (D)
32. Prehistoric axes are found at

(A) Attirampakkarn
(B) Adichanallur
(C) Arikamedu
(D) Sanur
Ans. (A)
33. The earliest Iron age occupation in India has been associated with
(A) Ochre coloured pottery
(B) Black and red ware
(C) Painted grey ware
(D) Northern black polished ware
Ans. (C)
34. There is evidence of the proto-Australoid, the mediterranean, alpine and Mongoloid in the skeletal
remains at
(A) Mohenjodaro site
(B) Harappan site
(C) Baluchistan
(D) Egypt
Ans. (B)
35. The large hoard of copper comes from Gungeria in

(A) Utter Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans. (B)
36. The Gupta gold and silver issues were initially based on the coins of the
(A) Romans and the Saka Kshatrapas
(B) Kushanas and Yaudheyas
(C) Kushanas and Saka Kshatrapas
(D) Romans and Kushanas
Ans. (C)
37. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
(A) The cultivation
(B) The village community
(C) The king
(D) The joint family
Ans. (C)
38. Svayamvara was a special from of

(A) Gandharva marriage
(B) Paisacha marriage
(C) Rakshasa marriage
(D) Brahma marriage
Ans. (A)
39. Which one of the following is not matched correctly?

(A) Angula Unit of linear measure
(B) Veli Unit for measuring space
(C) Kalam Unit of liquid measure
(D) Kalanju Unit of weight
Ans. (C)
40. Dhavanyaloka is
(A) An epic poem
(B) A work on poetics
(C) A play
(D) A work on Buddhist epistemology
Ans. (B)
41. Gupta ruler revived one of the following religions

(A) Vedic
(B) Bhagvatism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Jainism
Ans. (B)
42. Export-trade in pre-Gupta age was most extensive with

(A) South East-Asia
(B) China
(C) Central Asia
(D) Roman Empire
Ans. (D)
43. The Mughal Emperor, who built the Peacock Throne? -

(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangazeb
(C) Nadirshah
(D) Shah Jahan
Ans. (D)
44. Aurangzeb face toughest opposition from

(A) Jats
(B) Sultanates
(C) Marathas
(D) Rajputs
Ans. (D)
45. How did Akbar get rid of the authority of the Ulemas?
(A) He founded Din-i-Ilahi
(B) He appointed Hindus to the highest posts in the empire
(C) He invited the representatives of all religions for religious debates at the Ibadat Khana
(D) He issued an infallibility decree in 1579
Ans. (D)
46. Which of the following officers held the office of minister under the Mughals?
(A) Sipahsalar
(B) Siqdar
(C) Vakil
(D) Kotwal
Ans. (C)
47. Mewar accepted the Suzerainty of the Mughals during the reign of
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) None of these
Ans. (B)
48. Shivaji conqurred many forts. Which was first?

(A) Raigarh
(B) Berar
(C) Purendar
(D) Khandesh
Ans. (A)
49. In Mughal period Zamindars were

(A) Land owners
(B) Jagirdars
(C) Labourers
(D) Revenue plunders
Ans. (A)
50. Mahmud Gawan was a Prime Minister of thekingdom.

(A) Sultanate
(B) Bahmani
(C) Mughal
(D) Vijaynagar
Ans. (B)
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1. The Bhakti literature by the Nayanmars and Alva
(a) stressed the rigidities of traditional rituals.
(b) opposed the practice of image worship.
(c) preached personal devotion of God as a means of salvation.
(d) advocated the austerities preached by the Buddhists and Jams.
Ans : (c)
2. Consider the following pairs

Vaishnava saints: Region of strong following
1. Rananuja - South India

2. Chaitanya Central India
3. Vallabhacharya Gujarat and Braj
4. Ramanand . North India
Of these pairs, the correctly matched ones are
(a) l, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) l, 3 and 4
Ans : (c)
3. Indicate the correct chronological order in which the following reformers undertook their missions.
1. Visveswara 2.Ramanuja 3. Chaitanya 4.Kabir
(a) 1,2,3,4
(b) 1,2,4,3
(c) 2,1,4,3
(d) 4 2 3 1
Ans : (c)
4. The System of philosophy with which the name of, Kapila is prominently associated is
(a) Samkhya
(b) Uttara Mimamsa
(c) Nyaya
(d) PurvaMimamsa
Ans : (a)
5. To which Sufi did the famous saint of Bihar, Makhdum Shrouding Maneri belong?
(a) Chisti
(b) Kubrawi
(c) Suhrawardi
(d) Firdausi
Ans : (d)
6. Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowing, for once cremated, there is no return
This rejection of after -life is an aphorism of the
(a) Ajivikas
(b) Kapalika Sect
(c)Charvakas
(d) Sunyavada of Nagaijuna
Ans : (c)
7. In the systems of philosophy created by Indians, we find elements of materialistic philosophy in

which of the following systems?
(a) Karm Mimamsa
(b) Yoga
(c) Samkhya
(d) Vaisesika
Ans : (c)
8. Who were the most popular Sufis?

(a) Rabin
(b) Hallaj
(c) Ghazali
(d) None of these
Ans : (a)
9. The birthplace of Swami Vivekananda is in which of the following cities?

(a) Cuttack
(b) Balasore
(c) Calcutta
(d) Kushinagar
Ans : (c)
10. Ajivika sect was founded by
(a) Raghulabhadra
(a) Upali
(c) Makkhli Gosala
(d) Anand
Ans : (c)
11. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?

(a) Rudradaman
(b) Nahapana
(c) Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
(d) Maltendravartnan
Ans : (c)
12. Kanchi was the capital of

(a) Pallavas
(b) Rashtrakutas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Cholas
Ans : (a)
13. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of

(a) Chota
(b) Babmani
c) Pallava
(d) Vijayanagar
Ans : (d)
14. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?

(a) Ajatashatru
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Agnimitra
(d) Pushyamitra
Ans : (d)
15. The Chola empire reached its zenith under

(a) Parantakal 1
(b) Raja raja
(c) Rajendra Chola I
(d) Rajendra Chola II
Ans : (c)
16. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was

(a) Madurai
(b) Hampi
(c)Dwarasamudra
(d) Warangal
Ans : (d)
17. Satavahanas belonged to

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra region
(c) Konkan region
(d) Kalinga
Ans : (b)
18. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?
(a)Mandalam
(b) Kottam
(c) Kurram
(d) Valanadu
Ans : (c)
19. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the

(a) beginning of 16th century
(b) end of 16th century
(c) beginning of 17th century
(d) later half of 17th century.
Ans : (a)
20. Harihara and Bukka, the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their
conduct on the advice of
(a) Tukarain
(b) Ranidas
(c) Tulsidas
(d) Vidyaranya
Ans : (d)
21. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was

(a) surplus revenue
(b) land tax
(c) revenue from seaports
(d) currency system
Ans : (c)
22. The Babmani Kingdom was founded by

(a) Timur
(b) Zain-ul-Abidin
(c) Malilc Kafur
(d) Hasan
Ans : (d)
23. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the
inscriptions at
(a) Thanjavur
(b) Uraiyur
(c) Kanthipuram
(d) Uttaramerrur
Ans : (d)
24. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the
(a) Cheras
(b) Pallavas
(c) Cholas
(d) Hoysalas
Ans : (c)
25. Madurai was the capital of

(a)Cholas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Pandyas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Ans : (c)
26. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the
(a) Vakatakas
(b) Cholas
(c) Satavahanas
(d) Pallavas
Ans : (c)
27. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people
(a)Gopala
(b) Mahipala
(c) Devapala
(d) Dharmapala
Ans : (a)
28 In the Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for

(a) Its being a great centre of spice trade.
(b) Its being a great centre of cotton trade.
(c) its being a great emporium of foreign trade.
(d) Its being a great centre of indigenous trade.
Ans : (b)
29. The spiritual leader associated with the founding of Vijayanagara kingdom was
(a)Ramdas
(b) Purandaradas
(c) Vidyaranya
(d) Appayya Dikshitar
Ans : (c)
30. In Krishnadevarayas court, Ashtadiggajas were the

(a) Eight great poets of his court.
(b) eight great ministers in his court
(c) eight elephants placed at eight corners of his capital.
(d) eight great scholars of his kingdom
Ans : (a)
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1. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south and was an expert Veena player?
(a) Chandra Gupta I
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya
(d) Skanda Gupta
2. In which century did Ashoka reign?

(a) Second century B.C.
(b) Third century B.C.
(c)Second century AD
(d) Third century AD.
3. Ashokas claim of greatness chiefly lay in the

(a) promotion of welfare of his people
(b) extensive conquests
(c) strengthening of army
(d) exclusive patronage to Buddhism
4. Ashokas invasion of Kalinga resulted in

(a) peaceful relations with Kalinga.
(b) the development of peace and non-violence as policy.
(c) wealth and prosperity Of Mauryan empire.
(d) victory to the policy of war and territorial conquests.
5. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha s army on the bank of river Narmada?
(a) Krishnadeva Raya

(b) Pulakesin II
(c)Rajendra I
(d) Rajendra Chola
6. The achievements of Samudragupta are described in the

(a) Hatigumpha inscription
(b) Allahabad Pillar inscription

(c) Girnar inscription
(d) Sarnath inscription
7. Which one of the following important trade centers of ancient India was on the trade route
connecting Kalyana with Vengi?
(a) Tagara
(b) Sripura
(c) Tripuri
(d) Tamralipti
8.Kharavela ruled over

(a) Malwa
(b) Magadha
(c) Gandhara
(d) Kalinga
9. Saka era was founded by

(a)Ashka
(b) Harsha
(c) Kanishlca
(d) Vikramaditya
10. The valleys of Indus, Ganga and Jamuna were brought together for the first time under one
political authority by
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Chandragupta I
(d) Prithvi Raj Chan ban
11. Indicate the correct chronological order of dynasties in North -west India.
(a) Kushanas, Sakas, Parthians
(b) Sakas, Kushanas, Parthians
(c) Parthians, Sakas, Kushanas
(d) Sakas, Parthians, Kushanas
12. Which of the following was the contemporary Bengal King during the time of Harsha of Kanauj?
(a)Rhaslcaravarman
(b)Divakaramitra
(c)Devagupta
(d) Sasanka
13. The most famous Saka ruler in India was

(a)Ivienander
(b) Gautarniputra Satakarni
(c)Kadphises II
(d) Rudradaman I
14. Bimbisara was the ruler of

(a)Magadh
(b) Avadh
(c)Kamboja
(d) Gandhara
15. Who among the following rulers held a religious

assembly at Prayag every five years?
(a)Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
16. The earliest example of a land grant is provided

by an inscription of
(a) the Guptas
(b) the Mauryas
(c) the Satavahanas
(d) the Mahameghavahanas
17. Ashoka the Great, died in

(a) 206 B.C
(b) 216 B.C
(c) 226 B.C
(d) 232 B.C
18. Chandragupta Maurya spent his last days at

(a) Ujjain
(b) Nalanda
(c) Sravanabelagola
(d) Patna
19. Kautilya was the Prime Mjnister of which of the following Indian rulers?
(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Ashoka
(d) Harshavardhana
20. Which of the following ancient Indian states was an autonomous republic?
(a) Magadh
(b) Kosala
(c) Anga
(d) Sakya
21. Amongst the following, who contributed most to the Bhagvata cult?
(a) Parthians
(b) Indo- Greeks
(c) Kushanas
(d) Guptas
22. Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of

(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Chandragupta I
23. King Harshavardhana lived in

(a) 2nd century A.D.
(b) 2nd century B .C.
(c) 7th century A.D.
(d) 7th century B.C.
24. In Ashokas administration, Rajukas looked after

(a) religious matters
(b) collection of taxes
(c) municipal administration
(d) administration of justice
25. Chalukya ruler, Pulakesin II defeated

(a) Dharmpala
(b)Samudragupta
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Chandragupta II
26. King Piyadassi referred to in some ancient Indian inscriptions is identified with
(a)Samudragupta
(b)Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Bimbisara
(d) Ashoka
27. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as
(a) Vakatakas
(b) Maitrakas
(b) Yaudheyas
(d) Vardhanas
28. The Council of the Nine Gems is associated with

(a) Ballala Sena
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Chandragupta II
(d) Devapala
29. The Asokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is
(a) Girnar Rock Edict
(b) Minor Rock Edict III
(c) Minor Rock Edict IV
(d) Minor Rock Edict XIII
30. Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called as the Prince of Builders?
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jehangir
(d) Shahjehan
31. The contents of Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta were written by

(a)Vishakhadatta
(b) Virasen
(c) Kalidas
(d) Harisena
32. Sculptures of the Gandhara School reflect the influence of the

(a) Greeks
(b) Chinese
(c) Romans
(d) Persians
33 Sarnaths Lion Capital is attributed to

(a) Kanishka
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta
34. Which of the following features are associated with the architecture of Tughlaq period?
1. Sloping walls
2. Deliberate attempt to combine the principles of the arch and the lintel and beam in the buildings.
3. Placing the buildings especially the tombs on a high platform.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
35. Which of the following is a correct chronological sequence?

(a) Qutub Minar, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
(b) Qutub Minar, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal
(c) Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar
(d) Ta Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Qutub Miner
36. The large Shiva Temple at Thanjavur was built by

(a)Rajendra Chola
(b) Raja raja Chola
(c) Chandeltas
(d) Rashtrakutas
37. The Kirti Stambha (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by

(a) Rana Pratap
(b) Rana Sanga
(c) Rana Kumbha
(d) Bappa Raval
38. In the Gandhara sculptures, the preaching mudra associated with the Buddhas first sermon at
Sarnath is
(a) Abhaya
(b) Bhumisparsa
(c) Dhyana
(d) Dharmachakra
39. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Jehangir
(d) Shahjehan
40. Temples at all the following places are well known for their erotic sculpture except
(a) Konark
(b) Khajurah
(c) Madurai
(d) Halebid and Belur
41. In the medieval period, Indian painting reached a high degree of perfection during the reign of
(a)Firoz Tughlaq
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Jehangir
(d) Aurangzeb
42. Fourteen rock edicts of Ashoka have been unearthed at

(a)Sasaram
(b) Kandhar
(c) Girnar
(d) None of these
43. Which sufl saints dargah is at Ajmer?

(a) Salim Chishti
(b) Muinudclin Chishti
(c) Baba Farid
(d) Hazrat Nizamuddin
44. Which of the following is not associated with growth of cave art?
(a)Bagh
(b) Amaranth
(c) Karle
(d) Mahabalipuram
45. Buland Darwaza is situated in

(a)Delhi
(b) Fatehpur Sikri
(c)Lucknow
(d) Meerut
46. The images in the temple of Ankorvat are those of

(a)Buddha
(b) Hindu deities
(c) Tirthankaras
(d) Cambodian Kings
47. Nishat Garden was built by

(a) Babar
(b) Jehangir
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Shabjehan
48. Who is considered as Timurti (Trinity) of Carnatic Music?

(a) Thyagaraja
(b) Muthuswainiflikshitar
(c) Swati Thininal
(d) Purandaradasa
49. Vakatakas belong to the period of

(a)Mauryas
(b) Guptas
(c)Kushans
(d) Harsha
50. Which of the following schools of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period?
(a) The Bijapur School
(b) The Golconda School
(c) The Kangra School
(d) the Rajput School
Answers to the above questions:
1.(a)
2.(d)
3 (b)
4.(a)
5(b)
6(c)
7(b)
8(c)
9(d)
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1. Sangam is meant for?
(A) Dynasty of South India
(B) Tamil religious literature
(C)Assemblies of Tamil Scholars
(D) Ancient name of South India
2. Which one among the following is the oldest Stupa?

(A) Stupa of Sanchi
(B) Stupa of Piprawah
(C) Stupa of Bharahut
(D) Stupa of Amaravati
3. Which of the following text refers Chandragupta Maurya as Vrishal ?

(A) Mudrarakshasa
(B) Arthashastra
(C) Indica
(D) Mahavai
4. In which of the following Council Jainism was divided into two?
(A) First Jain Council
(B) Second Jain Council
(C) Third Jain Council
(D) Fourth Jain Council
5. India for the Indians. Who said?
(A) Swami Vivekanand
(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya

(C) Dayanand
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
6. Which one of the following is not correct?
(A) Indian National Congress,Calcutta Session (1887)
(B) Indian National Congress,Lucknow Session (1916)
(C) Indian National Congress,Gaya Session (1922)
(D) Indian National Congress,Tripuri Session (1939)
7. Irani System of Sajda was started by?
(A) Balban
(B) Razia
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Mohammed Tughlaq
8. Mohammed Ghori was assassinated by?

(A) Hazras
(B) Khokkars
(C) Yurtwals
(D) Baluchis
9. Swaraj is my birth right. Who said?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) BhagatSingh
10.The first Turkish Sultan to cross Vindhyachal ranges was?

(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Alauddin Khilji
(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
11. Ajanta Paintings are related with?

(A)Jainism
(B) Brahmanism
(C) Shaktism
(D) Buddhism
12. The author of Anandmath was?

(A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(B) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Ravindra Nath Tagore
(D) S. C. Bose
13. The author of Poverty and Un- British Rule in India is?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(D) R. C. Dutt
14. By which Act, Rule of East India Company ended in India?

(A) Regulating Act, 1773
(B) Pitts India Act, 1784

(C) Government of India Act,1858
(D) Morley-Minto Act, 1909
15. In which age Brahmanas were inferior than Kshatriyas?

(A) Vedic age
(B) Buddha age
(C) Maurya age
(D) Post-Mauryan age
16. How many Pitakas are in Buddhist literature?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
17. Rana Sanga is related with?
(A) Malwa
(B) Khajuraho
(C)Mandu
(D) Mewar
18. In which month Quit India Movement of 1942 started ?

(A) January
(B) July
(C)August
(D) December
19. Who is the author of Prithviraj Raso?

(A) Chandabardai
(B) Gunadhya
(C) Amir Khusro
(D) Samdeva
20.Pandyas were centred in?

(A) Madurai
(B) Tanjore
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kaveripattan
21. During the Mauryan age bhaga was

(A) House Tax
(B) Land Tax
(C) Water Tax
(D) Hiranya
22. Who among the following was known as Frontier Gandhi?

(A) Sir Syed Ali khan
(B) Syed Amir Ali
(C) Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Abdul Gaffar Khan
23. The founder of Gadar Party was?

(A) Basudev Balwant Phadke
(B) Vinay Damodar Savarkar
(C) Lala Hardayal
(D) Bhagat Singh
24. The name of the committee to enquire Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was?
(A) Simon Commission
(B) Hunter Commission
(C) Raymond Commission
(D) Linlithgo Commission
25. Which court was considered as the highest criminal court of appeal during East India Company?
(A) Circuit Court
(B) Provincial Court
(C) Sadar Diwani
(D) Sadar Nizamat
26. Which Mughal Emperor increased more number of Rajput and Maratha Mansabdars in his reign?
(A)Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shajahan
(D) Aurangzeb
27. In which Session, Congress demanded Poorna Swaraj?

(A) Lucknow Session 1916
(B) Calcutta Session 1917
(C) Kanpur Session 1925
(D) Lahore Session 1929
28. Which Mauryan ruler was called Amitraghat by Greek writers?

(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Bindusara
(C) Ashoka
(D) Dasharatha
29. Which foreign traveller visited Vijaynagar Empire during 1420?

(A) Alhanasius Nikitin
(B) Farishta
(C) Abdur Razzaq
(D) Nicolo-de-Conti
30. When did Aurangzeb took the title of Alamgir ?

(A) 1658
(B) 1659
(C)1660
(D) 1661
31. During the reign of which of the following did Vijaynagar Empire come into existence
(A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(B) Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq
(C) Firoze Shah Tughlaq
(D) Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
32. The term dastak implies?

(A) Riot
(B) Duty free trade
(C) Post
(D) Market
33. When did Akbar abolish the slavery and protected human rights?
(A) 1582
(B) 1583
(C) 1584
(D) 1585
34. The author of Indian Mussalmans is?

(A) W. W. Hunter
(B) Sir Aga Khan
(C) Atulanand Chakravarti
(D) Rizaul Karim
35. Who was the last Governor General and First Viceroy of
India?
(A) Lord Lawrence
(B) Lord Mayo
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Lytton
36. Which Session of Indian National Congress was presided by Subhash chandra Bose?
(A) Haripura
(B) Nagpur
(C)Lahore
(D) Delhi
37. The statement that the revolt of 1857 was neither the first, nor national, nor war of
independence was made by?
(A) V. D. Savarkar
(B) S. N. Sen
(C)R. C. Majumdar
(D)Benjamin Disraeli
38. In the revenue settlement of Todarmal ,the land never left fallow was known as?
(A)Polaj
(B) Parauti
(C)Chachar
(D) Banjar
39. Nagarjuna Stupa was constructed during the age of?

(A)Buddha
(B) Maurya
(C)Gupta
(D) Post Gupta
40. The ancient name of Assam is?

(A)Pawa
(B)Kammp
(C)Pippalivan
(D)Ramgram
41. Which of the following stands for Iqta?

(A) Law of primogeniture
(B) Crown land donated to army officers
(C) States share in the war booty
(D) The grant of revenue from a territory in lieu of salary
42. Every Indian is corrupt. Who said?

(A) Lord Conwallis
(B) Lord Wellesley
(C) Lord Hastings
(D) Lord Dalhousie
43. Vellore Mutiny took place in the year of?

(A) 1764
(B) 1806
(C) 1857
(D) 1935
44. Dilwara Temple is the example of?

(A) Buddhist architecture
(B) Jain architecture
(C) Mughal architecture
(d)) Sultanate architecture
45. The architect of Taj Mahal belonged to?

(A)Italy
(B) France
(C)Turkey
(D) Egypt
46. The central feature of Indian society during 800 to 1200 A.D. was?
(A) Feudalism
(B) Liberalism
(C) Egalitarianism
(D) Republic
47. Ryotwari Settlement was started in?

(A) Madras
(C) Bombay
(B) Bengal
(D) Assam
48. The author of Parties and Politics in Mughal Court is?

(A) Satish Chandra
(B) Irfan Habib
(C) Nurul Hasan
(D) Athar Ali
49. During the Mughals, change in the architectural style is known as?
(A) Hindu Islamic style
(B)Goethic style
(C)Islamic style
(D)Persian style
50. Which one of the following was not included in the Navratnas of
Akbar?
(A)birbal
(B) Todarmal
(C) Mansingh
(D) Badaoni
Answers
1 C
2 B
3 A
4 A
5 C
6 A
7 A
8 B
9 A
10 C
11 D
12 A
13 B
14 C
15 D
16 C
17 D
18 C
19 A
20 A
21 D
22 D
23 C
24 B
25 D
26 D
27 D
28 B
29 D
30 B
31 B
32 B
33 A
34 A
35 C
36 A
37 C
38 A
39 A
40 B
41 B
42 C
43 B
44 B
45 A
46 B
47 A
48 A
49 A
50 D
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1, Vikramshila University was established by ?
(A) Dharmapal
(B) Devapal
(C) Narayanapal
(D) Mahipal
2. Who among the following directed to throw bomb on Viceroy Lord Hardinge?
(A) Khudiram Bose
(B) Rasbthari Bose
(C) Chandrashekhax Azad
(D) Ramprasad Bismil
3. The author of Tabqat-i-Nasiri is?
(A) Minhai-us Siraj

(B) Ziyauddin Barni
(C) Aniir Khusro
(D) Mehadi Hussain
4. During Akbars reign the biggest gold coin was called?

(A) Ilahi
(B) Jalali
(C) Dam
(D) Shamsab
5. Who among the following was a leader of Wahabi Movement?
(A) Mohammed Ali
(B) Ajmal Khan
(C) Syed Ahmad
(D) M. A. Ansari
6. When did Akbar abolish Jaziya?
(A) 1563
(B) 1564
(C) 1565
(D) 1566
7. Rani Jhansi Regiment is related with?
(A) Azad Hind Fauj
(B) Gandhi Brigade
(C) Nehru Bngade
(D) Azad Brigade
8. How many tirthas (Officials) are referred in Arthashastra?
(A) 16
(B) 17
(C) 18
(D) 19
9. Jaunpur was established by?
(A) Balban
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(C) Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq
10. Agam Siddhant is religious literature of?

(A) Buddhism. .
(B) Jainism
(C) Brahrnanism
(D) Veda
11. The Second Capital of Gupta ruler Chandragupta II was?

(A) Ujjain
(B) Malwa
(C) Saurashtra
(D) Mehrauli
12. Which one is related with Mahatma Buddha?
(A) Malla
(B) Deva
(C) Shakya
(D) Koliya
13. Which one of the following Mauryan rulers was Jaina?

(A) Kunal
(B) Samprati
(C) Dasharatha
(D) Jalauk
14.During whose regime did Albaruni, a scholar of Central Asia visited India?
(A) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(B) Mohammed Ghori
(C) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(D) Iltutmish
15. Chola rulers were followers of?

(A) Vaishnavism
(B) Shaivism
(C) Shaktism
(D) Jainism
16. During Mauryan age, ,Avantipath was?
(A) Northern Provmce
(B) Southern Province
(C) Western Provmce
(D) Eastern Province
17. Paramaras were residents of?
(A) Maiwa
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Gujarat
(D) Orissa
18. Brahmanical reaction was responsible for the downfall of the Mauryan Empire. Who said?
(A) Harprasad Shastri
(B) U. N. Ghoshal
(C) D. D. Koshambi
(D) Romila Thapar
19.The grant of Diwani in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was given to the English East India Company
by the Treaty in 1765 with?
(A) Shah Alam II
(B) Mir Qasim
(C)Siraj-ud-daula
(D)Francis Joseph Dupleix
20.Vernacular Press Act passed in?
(A)1877
(B) 1878
(C)1879
(D) 1880
21.During whose regime, did Deimachos, the Greek
ambassador, visited India?
(A)Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Bindusar
(C) Ashok
(D) Brthadrath
22.Who called British Economic policy as Colonial Economy?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
(D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
23.When did separate electorate system was established for Muslims?
(A)1908
(B )1909
(C) 1910
(D) 1911
24. The statement of Mahatma Gandhi that it was a post-dated cheaue was related to?
(A) The Simon Commission
(B) The Cripps Mission
(C) The Cabmet Mission
(D)The Young-Husbands Mission
25 Under which Viceroys tenure Indian National Congress was
formed?
(A) Lord Dufferin
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Lansdowne
(D) Lord Curzon
26. Fort William was situated in?
(A) Madras
(B) Machalipattnam
(C) Orissa
(D) Calcutta
27. The author of Indian Epigraphy is?
(A) D. C. Sircar
(B) Oldenburg
(C) F.F. Pargitar
(D) H. D. Sankalia
28. Where did Britishers establish their first trade centre ?
(A) Calcutta
(C) Bombay
(B) Surat
(D) Karnatak
29. Who was Alara Kalama?

(A) Disciple of Buddha
(B) Prominent Buddhist monk
(C) Teacher of Buddha
(D) Ruler who criticized Buddhism
30. Which session of the Indian National Congress approved Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
(A) Karachi Session
(B) Lthore Session
(C) Calcutta Session
(D) Tripura Session
31. Which Iirdu poet was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference?
(A) FaizAhmadFaiz
(B)Mohammad Iqbal
(C)Josh Malihabadi
(D)Firaq Gorakhpuri
32. The author of Historica is?
(A) Justin
(B) Herodotus
(C) Deodorus
(D) Megasthenes
33. Kalibanga is situated in?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Punjab (Pakistan)
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
34 With reference to the Swadeshi Movement during the Indian Freedom Struggle, which of the
following statement is not correct?

(A) The theme song of Swadeshi Movement in Bengal was Ravindranaths Amar Sonar Bangla.
(B) Syed Haider Raza led the Swadeshi Movement in India
(C) The Ganapati and Shivaji festival became a medium of the movement
(D) The Surat split in 1907 weakened the Swadeshi Movement
35. Who among the following was fond of slaves?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(C) Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq
36. Sravanabelgola is associated with?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashok
(C) Vihnugupta
(D) Dasharath
37. Who called Samudragupta Napolean of India?
(A) R.K.Mukheijee
(B) R.C.Dutt
(C) R. S. Sharma
(D) V. A. Smith
38. Which language was the State language during the Sultanate
period?
(A) Arabic
(B) Persian
(C)Turkish
(D) Urdu
39. Dahasala system was introduced by Akbar in?
(A) 1575
(C) 1590
(B) 1580
(D) 1602
40. Which mughal Emperor introduced Duaspa-Sihaspa method in Mansabdari System?

(A) Akbar
(B) Jabangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
41. Who among the following recognized important role played by women in family and society in his
preachings?
(A) Guru Nanak
(B) Saint Ravidas
(C) Saint Gyaneshwar
(D) Saint Tukaram
42. The Kalinga War conquered by Ashoka is described in?

(A) Rock Edict I
(B) Rock Edict V
(C) Pillar Edict VII
(D) Rock Edict XIII
43. Who was called dvija?

(A) Brahman, Kshatriya,Vaishya
(B) Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra
(C) Brahman, Vaishya, Shudra
(D) Shudra, Kshatriya, Brahman
44. Ibn Batuta, the famous traveller of 14th Century, lived in?
(A) Venice
(B) Geneva
(C) Spain.
(D) North Africa
45. Nizamuddin Aulia and Nasir ud-din Chirag were
(A) Sohrawardi Saint

(B) Chishti Saint
(C) Nakshbandi Saint
(D) Silsilah
46. How many ruling dynasties were there in the Delhi Sultanate?
(A)2
(B)3
(C)4
(D)5
47. Who was the President of 3rd Buddhist Assembly?
(A) Mahakassap
(B) Vasumitra
(C) Ashvaghosha
(D) Moggaliputta Tissa
48. Kharaj was meant by?
(A) Land Tax
(B) House Tax
(C)Loan
(D) Law
49. Which one of the following Muslim leaders joined the Home Rule League founded by Annie
Besant?
(A) Mohammed Iqbal
(B) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
(C) Syed Ahmad Khan
(0) Abul Kalam Azad
50. Rowlatt Act wa passed in?
(A)1916
(B) 1917
(C)1918
(D) 1919
Answers:
1 A
2 B
3 A
4 A
5 C
6 B
7 A
8 C
9 D
10 B
11 A
12 C
13 B
14 A
15 B
16 C
17 A
18 A
19 A
20 B
21 B
22 D
23 B
24 B
25 A
26 D
27 A
28 B
29 C
30 A
31 B
32 B
33 C
34 C
35 D
36 A
37 D
38 B
39 B
40 B
41 A
42 D
43 A
44 C
45 B
46 D
47 D
48 A
49 B
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