Complete History

for
AFCAT
Who was the founder of
Satavahana Empire?

A. Kanha
B. Simuka
C. Hala
D. Gautamiputra
Who among the following has
authored the book 'The Golden
Threshold' ?
A. Sarojani Naidu
B. Anurag Mathur
C. Mahasweta Devi
D. H.P.S. Ahluwalia
When was the Constitution of
India adopted?
A. August 15, 1947
B. November 26, 19472.
C. November 26, 19493.
D. January 26, 1950
Darbar-i-Akbari was written by
____________.
A. Amir Khusrau
B. Muhammad Hussain
C. Azad Ziauddin Barani
D. Abdul Qadir Badayuni
Which is the first national park
established in India?

A. Bandipur national park

B. Corbett national park
C. Kanha national park
D. Periyar national park
What is Lord Mountbatten
retirement year ?

A.1947
B.1950
C.1959
D.1965
Who became the first Governor
General of new Dominion of India after
Indian Independence Act of1947?

A. Jawahar Lal Nehru

B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Lord Mountbatten
D.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Who is responsible for accounts in
the Mauryan empire?

A. Akaradhyaksha
B. Navaadhyaksha
C. Gopa
D. Yavaharika
Who among the following was a slave of
Muhammad Ghori? He became the ruler
after the death of hismaster and founded
the Slave Dynasty

A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C.Ghiyas ud din Balban
D.Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
Who wrote ‘Gulliver Travels’?

A. James Fraser
B.Jonathan Swift
C.John Gunther
D.None of the above
In which of the text mentions to
divide Vedic society into four
classes?Purusa Sukta of

A. Rigveda
B. Yajurveda
C.MundakaUpanishad
D.Shatapatha Brahmana
When India got Independence, who
was the Prime Minister of England?

A. William Bentick
B. Warren Hastings
C. Margaret Thatcher
D. Clement Attlee
Who is the author of the famous
book 'Wake Up, India: A Plea for
Social Reform'?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Annie Besant
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Who among the following killed General
Michael O'Dyer, man behind Jallianwala
Bagh Massacre?

A. Udham Singh
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Aravinda Ghosh
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who is known as Napoleon of
South India?

A. Rajendra Chola
B. Rajadhiraj
C. Aditya Chola
D. Rajendra II
Sanskrit Ramayana is written by

A. Valmiki
B. Kabir
C. Tulsidas
D. Vyasa
The Zabti or Dahshala system was
introduced by who among the
following?

A. Ibrahim Lodi
B. Balban
C. Raja Todar Mal
D. Muhammad Sha
Who became the acting prime
minister of India after the death of
Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964?

A. Gulzarilal Nanda
B. Charan Singh
C. V P Singh
D. Morarji Desai
Which of the following is the
oldest Veda?
A. Yajurveda
B. Rigveda
C. Samaveda
D. Atharvaveda
Which Governor General of the
British Empire to India had banned
the practice of Sati?
A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. Lord Dalhousie
The largest concentration of
Harappan sites has been found
along the
A. Indus
B. Ghaggar-Hakra
C. Indus
D. Ravi

Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa

to return to India in
A. 1911
B. 1915
C. 1917
D. 1919
Todar Mal was associated with
________ in Akbar’s durbar.
A. Music
B. Literature
C. Finance
D. Law Reforms
The highest civilian award of India
‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only
two foreigners so far. One of them is
Nelson Mandela. The other is
A. Marshal Tito
B. Mikhail Gorbachev
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Abdul Wali Khan
Who among the following was the
Congress President at Madras Session of
1927 when it boycotted the Simon
Commission?
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B. MA Ansari
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Why did Kalinga prove to be a turning
point in the life of Ashoka?

A. Ashoka annexed Kalinga

B. It was the starting point of the expansion of
his empire
C. Ashoka became a zealous Buddhist
D. It enabled Mauryan Empire to reach its climax
Which of the following dynasties
was ruling over North India at the
time of Alexander’s invasion?
A. Nanda
B. Maurya
C. Sunga
D. Kanva
When was the National
Anthem adopted
A. 24 January 1950
B. 26 January 1950
C. 26 November 1949
D. 24 January 1947

Who was the founder of

the Chola dynasty?