INDIAN HISTORY

Indian History
1. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year:
A. 1901
B. 1921
C. 1935
D. 1942
Answer: - B. 1921

2. Which one of the following archaeologists discovered the Harappa site of the
Indus Valley civilisation?
A. Rakhal Das Bannerjee
B. Sir William Jones
C. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar
D. Daya Ram Sahini
Answer: - D. Daya Ram Sahini

3. The main Characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization was

A. Pucca houses
B. Drainage system
C. Town Planning
D. Well laid out roads
Answer: - B. Drainage system

4. Which was the first metal used by man?

A. Copper
B. Silver
C. Bronze
D. Brass
Answer: - A. Copper

5. The main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley civilization was
A. Cattle rearing
B. Trade
C. Hunting
D. Agriculture
Answer: D. Agriculture

6. The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in

A. Mohenjodaro
B. Ropar
C. Harappa
D. Lothal
Answer: A. Mohenjodaro

7. The Indus Valley people had trade relations with

A. Greece
B. Ceylon
C. Mesopotamia
D. Egypt
Answer: C. Mesopotamia

8. The Indus-Valley people knew how to write and their script was
A. Pictographic
B. Brahmi
C. Pali
D. Magadhi
Answer: A. Pictographic

9. Which of the following was not discovered during the Indus valley
civilization?
A. Iron
B. Stone
C. Copper
D. Bronze
Answer: A. Iron

10. Indus Valley Civilization is also known as Harappan culture because:

A. The site of Harappa is six times larger than Mohenjodaro site
B. The Indus Valley Civilization is considered the elementary/initial stage of
Vedic culture and Harappa is believed to be the same as Harappa mentioned in
the Vedas
C. Harappa was the first site to be excavated in the Indus Valley
D. The most important evidence of the achievements of this civilization have
been excavated from Harappa
Answer: C. Harappa was the first site to be excavated in the Indus Valley

11. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during:

A. 5000-35000 B.C
B. 3000-1500 B.C
C. 2500-1750 B.C
D. 1500-500 B.C
Answer: C. 2500-1750 B.C

12. Which one of the following Indus Civilization sites gives evidence of a
dockyard?
A. Harappa
B. Lothal
C. Mohenjodaro
D. Rakhigarhi
Answer: B. Lothal

13. Match the following:

A. Practice of fire cult 1. Lothal
B. Lower town fortified 2. Kalibangan
C. Great Bath 3. Mohenjodaro
D. Granary 4. Harappa
E. Shipbuilding 5. Surkotada
Below options are given in A B C D E order
A. 1 2 3 4 5
B. 54321
C. 25341
D. 53421
Answer: C. 2 5 3 4 1

14. Match the following:

Harappan Site State
A. Kalibangan 1. Punjab
B. Mohenjodaro 2. Rajasthan
C. Rangpur 3. Gujarat
D. Surkotda 4. Sind
A. 2 1 3 4
B. 2413
C. 3421
D. 4213
Answer: B. 2 4 1 3

15. The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped

A. Vishnu
B. Pashupati
C. Indra
D. Brahma
Answer: B. Pashupati

16. At which of the following sites was the bronze statuette of the dancing girl
found?
A. Amri
B. Mehrgarh
C. Mohenjo-daro
D. Daimabad
Answer: C. Mohenjo-daro

17. Who of the following is known for initial discoveries at Mohenjo-daro

which led to its excavations?
A. Daya Ram Sahni
B. RD Banerjee
C. James Princep
D. Ahmad Hasan Dani
Answer: B. RD Banerjee

18. Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at-
A. Kalibangan
B. Dholavira
C. Kotdiji
D. Amri
Answer: B. Dholavira
19. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the age.
A. Megalithic
B. Paleolithic
C. Neolithic
D. Chalcolithic
Answer: D. Chalcolithic

20. Who was the founder of Vedic culture?

A. Dravid
B. Arya
C. Harappan
D. None of these
Answer: B. Arya

21. Who is the most important God in Rigveda?

A. Agni
B. Indra
C. Varun
D. Vishnu
Answer: B. Indra

22. 'Ayurveda' has its origin in

A. Rig Veda
B. Sama Veda
C. Yajur Veda
D. Atharva Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda

23. Which one of the following is described in Upanishad?

A. Dharma
B. Yoga
C. Philosophy
D. Law
Answer: C. Philosophy

24. The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was—

A. Barley and rice
B. Rice and pulses
C. Milk and its products
D. Vegetables and fruits
Answer: C. Milk and its products

25. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
A. Rigveda
B. Samaveda
C. Yajurveda
D. Atharvaveda
Answer: D. Atharvaveda

26. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually
known as
A. Hinduism
B. Brahmanism
C. Bhagavatism
D. Vedic Dharma
Answer: B. Brahmanism

27. Which of the following is the major impact of Vedic Culture on Indian
History?
A. Progress of philosophy
B. Development of culture
C. Rigidification of caste system
D. Perception of a new world
Answer: C. Rigidification of caste system

28. The Vedic economy was based on

A. Trade and commerce
B. Crafts and industries
C. Agriculture and cattle rearing
D. All the above
Answer: C. Agriculture and cattle rearing

29. Match list ‗A‘ with list ‗B‘ and choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List ‗A‘ List ‗B‘
a. Shiksha 1. Ritual
b. Kalpa 2. Grammar
c. Vyakarana 3. Pronunciation
d. Nirukta 4. Metre
e. Chhanda 5. Astronomy
f. Jyotisha 6. Etymology
Codes: a b c d e f
A. 123554
B. 312645
C. 563412
D. 654321
Answer: B. 3 1 2 6 4 5

30. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was
A. Democracy
B. Republics
C. Oligarchy
D. Monarchy
Answer: D. Monarchy

31. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were

A. Sabha and Mahasabha
B. Mahasabha and Ganasabha
C. Sabha and Samiti
D. Ur and Kula
Answer: C. Sabha and Samiti

32. Which of the following Brahmana texts belongs to Atharvaveda?

A. Shatpath
B. Aitareya
C. Gopatha
D. Panchavinsh
Answer: C. Gopatha

33. Dasarajana was:

A. Ten incarnations of Vishnu
B. A sacrifice to be performed by the king
C. Battle of ten kings
D. None of these
Answer: C. Battle of ten kings

34. The world is god and god is my soul' is the philosophy contained in the:
A. Vedas
B. Puranas
C. Brahamanas
D. Upanishads
Answer: D. Upanishads

35. The mediator between man and gods according to the Vedic people was :
A. Inra
B. Agni
C. Marut
D. Asvins
Answer: B. Agni

36. Which of the oldest Vedha?

A. Samaveda
B. Yajurveda
C. Atharvaveda
D. Rigveda
Answer: D. Rigveda

37. Which one of the following was the main characteristic of the later Vedic
age?
A. Varna system
B. Tribal polity
C. Caste system
D. Food gathering practice
Answer: C. Caste system

38. The word 'Vid' from which 'Veda' has been derived means:
A. God
B. Doctrine
C. Knowledge
D. Holy
Answer: C. Knowledge

39. The Aryans came to India from:

A. Eastern Europe
B. Central Asia
C. South-east Asia
D. None of these
Answer: B. Central Asia

40. Which of the following is not a feature of Hinduism?

A. Reverence for Veda
B. Belief in God
C. Emphasis on ritualism
D. Doctrine of ahimsa
Answer: D. Doctrine of ahimsa
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41. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period
was called:
A. Kara
B. Varman
C. Bali
D. Vidatha
Answer: C. Bali

42. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra

for
A. 14 days
B. 16 days
C. 18 days
D. 20 days
Answer: C. 18 days

43. Who among the following was a Sanskrit grammarian and author of
Ashtadhyayi (Sanskrit Grammar)?
A. Patanjali
B. Panini
C. Manu
D. Kalidasa
Answer: B. Panini

44. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem of India :have been
adopted from which one of the following
A. Mundaka Upanishad
B. Brahma Upanishad
C. Mudgala Upanishad
D. Maitreyi Upnishad
Answer: A. Mundaka Upanishad

45. Who composed the Gayatri Mantra?

A. Vishwamitra
B. Indra
C. Vasishtha
D. Parikshit
Answer: A. Vishwamitra

46. The meaning of 'Buddha' is:

A. Anything beyond God
B. Should after death
C. The Enlightened one
D. The ultimate Path for moksha
Answer: C. The Enlightened one

47. Tripitakas' are sacred books of -

A. Hindus
B. Jains
C. Parsis
D. Buddhists
Answer: D. Buddhists

48. Mahavira was born in 6th century BC at-

A. Vaishali
B. Sarnath
C. Magadha
D. None of these
Answer: A. Vaishali

49. Buddha has been described as 'an ocean of wisdom and compassion' in :
A. Jataka tales
B. Amarakosa
C. Buddhacarita
D. The Light of Asia
Answer: B. Amarakosa

50. Jainism was divided into two sects known as:

A. Kapalika and Kalamukha
B. Mahayana and Hinayana
C. Ajivika nad Nyaya Vaisesika
D. Svetambara and Digambara
Answer: D. Svetambara and Digambara

51. Mahavira was

A. The 20th Tirthankara
B. The 21st Tirthankara
C. The 23rd Tirthankara
D. The 24th Tirthankara
Answer: D. The 24th Tirthankara

52. The First Tirthankara of the Jains was :

A. Arishtanemi
B. Parshvanath
C. Ajitnath
D. Rishabha
Answer: D. Rishabha

53. Who, according to the Budhists, is believed to be the next incarnation of

Gautam Buddha?
A. Atreya
B. Maitreya
C. Nagarjuna
D. Kalki
Answer: B. Maitreya

54. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held by:

A. Ashoka
B. Kanishka
C. Chandragupta
D. Bindusara
Answer: B. Kanishka

55. With which religion is kaivalya associated?

A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Hinduism
D. Sikhism
Answer: B. Jainism

56. Match the following:

a. Hinduism 1. Eight Fold Path
b. Jainism 2. Monotheism
c. Buddhism 3. Divinity
d. Islam 4. Three Fold Path
Below options are given in the a b c d order
A. 2 1 4 3
B. 2413
C. 3412
D. 3421
Answer: C. 3 4 1 2

57. Match the following:

a. Birth of Buddha 1. Bodh Gaya
b. Enlightenment 2. Lumbini
c. First Sermon 3. Kushinagar (or Kasia)
d. Death of Buddha 4. Sarnath
5. Rajgriha
Below options are given in a b c d order.
A. 2134
B. 1345
C. 2143
D. 4253
Answer: C. 2 1 4 3

58. Nalanda University (In Bihar) was a great centre of learning, especially in
A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Vaishnavism
D. Tantra
Answer: A. Buddhism

59. Buddha and Mahavira died during the reign of

A. Ajatashatru
B. Udayan
C. Bimbisara
D. None of these
Answer: A. Ajatashatru

60. Who was the author of 'Buddha Charita'?

A. Asvaghosha
B. Nagasena
C. Nagarjuna
D. Vasumitra
Answer: A. Asvaghosha

61. The sacred books of Jains are called

A. Angas
B. Parvas
C. Agama Siddhanta
D. Upangas
Answer: C. Agama Siddhanta

62. Who is the last Tirthankara (Jainism)?

A. Paravanath
B. Adinath
C. Rishabhnath
D. Vardhaman Mahavir
Answer: D. Vardhaman Mahavir

63. The theory of Karma in Buddhism meant

A. The deeds of a person that determine the state of his life
B. Predestination
C. The justification for social and economic inequalities
D. Both 'A' and 'B'
Answer: A. The deeds of a person that determine the state of his life

64. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in

A. Sanskrit
B. Pali
C. Tibetan
D. Not written in any language but orally transmitted
Answer: B. Pali

65. Which was the first capital of Magadha?

A. Vaishali
B. Pataliputra
C. Champa
D. Girivarja (Rajgriha)
Answer: D. Girivarja (Rajgriha)

66. How many states were in Mahajanapadas?

A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
Answer: B. 16

67. Which of the following Mahajanpadas emerged as the most powerful

kingdom?
A. Magadha
B. Vatsa
C. Kosala
D. Avanti
Answer: A. Maghadha

68. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?

A. Mahapadma Nanda
B. Dhana Nanda
C. Ashoka Nanda
D. None of these
Answer: A. Mahapadma Nanda

69. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by from the codes
given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Tirthankara) (Birth place)
a. Rishabhanatha 1. Kashi
b. Sambhavanatha 2. Kausambi
c. Padmanabha 3. Saravasti
d. Parshvanath 4. Ayodhya
Codes: a b c d
A. 1234
B. 2341
C. 3412
D. 4321
Answer: D. 4 3 2 1

70. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the
A. Haryankas
B. Sisunagas
C. Nandas
D. Mauryas
Answer: C. Nandas

71. Mauryan Dynasty was founded by

A. Ashoka
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Pushyamitra
D. Ajatasatru
Answer: B. Chandragupta Maurya
72. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
A. Maurya
B. Gupta
C. Kushan
D. Kanva
Answer: A. Maurya

73. ―The Indica" was written by

A. Kautilya
B. Patanjali
C. Megasthanes
D. Panini
Answer: C. Megasthanes

74. The title ‗Devanam Priya‘ was used by

1. Ashoka 2. Dasharatha
3. Samprati 4. Brihadratha
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: B. 1 and 2

75. Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya) is the author of

Arthashastra which has been compared with
A. Plato's State
B. Machiavelli's Prince
C. Karl Marx's Das Kapital
D. Hitler's Mein Kampf
Answer: B. Machiavelli's Prince

76. Kautilya‘s Arthashastra is a book on

A. Principles and Practices of statecraft
B. Economic relations
C. Foreign policy
D. Duties of the King
Answer: A. Principles and Practices of statecraft

77. The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta
Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa
A. Mudrarakshasa
B. Devichandraguptam
C. Malavikagnimitram
D. Mrichhakatika
Answer: C. Malavikagnimitram

78. Who is called the 'second Ashoka' ?

A. Samudra Gupta
B. Chandra Gupta Maurya
C. Kanishka
D. Harshavardhana
Answer: C. Kanishka

79. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
A. Banabhatta
B. Harshavardhana
C. Baskarvardhana
D. Bindusara
Answer: A. Banabhatta

93. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of –

A. Sikhism
B. Jainism
C. Buddhism
D. Jewism
Answer: B. Jainism

80. Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta I
D. Kanishka
Answer: A. Chandragupta Maurya

81. The Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya was :

A. Hiuen Tsang
B. Fahien
C. Megasthenes
D. Seleucus
Answer: C. Megasthanese

82. What does the word 'Ashoka' literally mean?

A. One with pleasing appearance
B. Beloved of gods
C. Slayer of foes
D. Bereft of sadness
Answer: D. Bereft of sadness

83. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
A. Karashopana
B. Nishka
C. Suvarna
D. Kakini
Answer: A. Karashopana

84. Which of the following dynasties succeeded the Mauryas?

A. Satavahanas
B. Sungas
C. Yavanas
D. Pandya
Answer: B. Sungas (Pushyamitra Sunga)

85. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?
A. Kanishka
B. Vikramaditya
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Ashoka
Answer: A. Kanishka
86. Sangam Age is associated with the history of
A. Benaras
B. Allahabad
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Khajuraho
Answer: C. Tamil Nadu

87. Coins made of metal first appeared in

A. Harappan Civilisation
B. Later Vedic Age
C. Age of the Buddha
D. Age of the Mauryas
Answer: C. Age of the Buddha

88. The official language of the Mauryan Court was

A. Magadhi
B. Prakrit
C. Mythili
D. Sanskrit
Answer: A. Magadhi

89. Ashokan pillars are made of which material?

A. Black stone
B. Granite
C. Marble
D. Sandstone
Answer: D. Sandstone

90. The head of the University of Nalanda was the great Bengali scholar:
A. Vasubandhu
B. Nagarjuna
C. Shri Jnan Atisha
D. Sheelabhadra
Answer: D. Sheelabhadra

91. Consider the following statements

1. Chandragupta Maurya was the first king of Magadha.
2. Rajagriha was the capital of Magadha.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither1 nor 2
Answer: B. Only 2

92. Chandragupta Maurya was born in

A. 340 BC
B. 563 BC
C. 189 BC
D. 99 BC
Answer: A. 340 BC in Pataliputra

93. The Greeks were driven out of India by

A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
C. Ashoka
D. Bindusara
Answer: A. Chandragupta Maurya

94. In India, the first to put forward the theory that the Earth revolves round the
Sun was
A. Kalhana
B. Brahmagupta
C. Bana
D. Aryabhatta
Answer: D. Aryabhatta

95. Which Mauryan king holds the title of Amitraghata?

A. Bimbisar
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Bindusara
D. Ashoka
Answer: C. Bindusara
96. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong?
A. Vardhana
B. Maurya
C. Kushan
D. Gupta
Answer: B. Maurya

97. The most famous educational centre during the period of Mauryan Age was-
A. Vaishali
B. Nalanda
C. Taxila
D. Ujjain
Answer: C. Taxila

98. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of

A. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Raja Janak
Answer: C. Chandragupta Maurya

99. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?
A. Hiuen Tsang
B. Magasthenese
C. I-Tsing
D. Fahien
Answer: B. Magasthenese

100. Who was called India‘s Napoleon because of his victories?

A. Skandagupta
B. Chandragupta
C. Brahmagupta
D. Samudragupta
Answer: D. Samudragupta

101. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?

A. Kushans
B. Tatars
C. Mughals
D. Aryans
Answer: A. Kushans

102. Which of the following is not the ―Tri Ratna‖ of Jainism?

A. Right faith
B. Right knowledge
C. Right view
D. Right conduct
Answer: C. Right view

103. Who was the mother of Mahavira?

A. Yashoda
B. Trishala
C. Jameli
D. Mahamaya
Answer: B. Trishala

104. Sea route to India was discovered by

A. Columbus
B. Amundsen
C. Vasco–da–gama
D. None of these
Answer: C. Vasco-da–gama

105. Which dynasty ruled over 'Magadha' after the Mauryan Dynasty?
A. Satavahana
B. Shunga
C. Nanda
D. Kanva
Answer: B. Shunga

106. Who was the founder of the Sunga dynasty?

A. Ajatashatru
B. Bimbisara
C. Agnimitra
D. Pushyamitra
Answer: D. Pushyamitra

107. The Prakrit text 'Gatha Saptasai' is attributed to the Satvahana king :
A. Gautamiputra Satkarni
B. Hala
C. Yajna Satakarni
D. Vasishtputra Pulumayi
Answer: B. Hala

108. Kanishka was a great patron of art and literature which of the following
personalities adorned his court?
A. Aswaghosa, Parsva, Vasumitra and Charaka
B. Aswaghosa, Nagarjuna, Nagasena and Vasumitra
C. Aswaghosa, Parsva, Hemacandra and Nagarjuna
D. Aswaghosa, Vasumitra, Asanga and Hemachandra
Answer: A. Aswaghosa, Parsva, Vasumitra and Charaka

109. Which one of the following kings controlled the famous silk-route of
Central Asia?
A. Harsha
B. Chandragupta II
C. Ashoka
D. Kanishka
Answer: D. Kanishka

110. Saka era was founded by:

A. Ashoka
B. Harsha
C. Kanishka
D. Vikramaditya
Answer: C. Kanishka (Saka era started from 78 AD)

111. Match the following:

a. Kushans 1. Bronze coins
b. Satavahanas 2. Gold coins
c. Shakas 3. Silver coins
4. Lead coins
Below options are given in A B C order
A. 243
B. 321
C. 123
D. 213
Answer: A. 2 4 3

112. Shivaji's Agra Adventure was planned by

A. Jai Singh
B. Shayista Khan
C. Afzal Khan
D. Mir Jumla
Answer: A. Jai Singh

113. Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas ?

A. Satkami I
B. Gautamiputra Satakarni
C. Simuka
D. Hala
Answer: B. Gautamiputra Satakarni

114. Who founded the Gupta dynasty?

A. Ashoka
B. Bindusara
C. Chandragupta - 1
D. Durdhara
Answer: C. Chandragupta - 1

115. Which of the following rulers was adorned with the title of
'Maharajadhiraja' (King of Kings)?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Kanishka
C. Chandragupta I
D. Ashoka
Answer: C. Chandragupta - 1
116. Which of the following rulers started the Gupta currency system?
A. Srigupta
B. Chandragupta I
C. Samudragupta
D. Chandragupta
Answer: B. Chandragupta - 1

117. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south and was an expert
'Veena' player?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
D. Skandagupta
Answer: B. Samudragupta

118. Who of the following kings is depicted as playing on a flute on his coins?
A. Menander
B. Skandagupta
C. Samudragupta
D. Kumaragupta
Answer: C. Samudragupta

119. The Council of the 'Nine Gems' is associated with:

A. Ballala Sena
B. Harshavardhana
C. Chandragupta II
D. Devapala
Answer: C. Chandragupta II

120. The Panchatantra was written during the:

A. Later Vedic period
B. Sultanate period
C. Maurya period
D. Gupta period
Answer: D. Gupta period
(The Panchatantra was written by Vishnu Sharma)
121. Which one of the following was a land measure in the Gupta period?
A. Dharaka
B. Karsha
C. Nivartana
D. Vimsopaka
Answer: C. Nivartana

122. Which one of the following was the biggest hoard of Gupta coins?
A. Basti hoard
B. Bayana hoard
C. Hajipur hoard
D. Kotawa hoard
Answer: B. Bayana hoard

123. Who of the following Gupta kings was first to issue silver coins?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta II
D. Kumaragupta
Answer: C. Chandragupta II

124. Decimal system was introduced by :

A. Aryabhatta
B. Brahmagupta
C. Bhaskara
D. None of these
Answer: C. Bhaskara

125. The travel account of Fa hien is known as

A. Si-yu-ki
B. Yen-tu
C. Fo-kwo-ki
D. Fa-chien
Answer: C. Fo-kwo-ki

126. Who has complimented Samudragupta as the 'Indian Napoleon'?

A. Radhakumud Mukherji
B. A.V. Smith
C. R.M. Dandekar
D. R.C. Majumdar
Answer: B. A.V. Smith

127. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called

A. Rupaka
B. Karshapana
C. Dinara
D. Pana
Answer: A. Rupaka

128. The royal emblem used by the Gupta period was

A. Lakshmi
B. Varaha
C. Garuda
D. Bull
Answer: C. Garuda

129. Match the following :

Eras Reckoned from
a. Vikrama Era 1. 3102 B.C.
b. Saka Era 2. 320 A.D.
c. Gupta Era 3. 78 A.D.
d. Kali Era 4. 57 B.C.
5. 248 A.D.
Below options are given in A B C D order.
A. 1324
B. 2451
C. 4533
D. 4321
Answer: D. 4 3 2 1

130. Kalidasa lived during the reign of:

A. Samudragupta
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Ashoka
D. Chandragupta II
Answer: D. Chandragupta II

131. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the:

A. Ramayana
B. Mahabharata
C. Jatakas
D. Upanishads
Answer: C. Jatakas

132. Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the
Gupta period?
A. Tamralipti
B. Broach
C. Kalyan
D. Cambay
Answer: A. Tamralipti

133. Arrange the following rulers chronologically:

1. Chandragupta I
2. Samudragupta
3.Chandragupta II
4. Kumaragupta I
5. Skandagupta
A. 1, 4, 3, 5 and 2
B. 2, 1, 3, 4 and 5
C. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
D. 1, 2, 4, 3 and 5
Answer: D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

134. The region of Gupta rulers is known as the 'Golden Age of India' Which of
the following is true in this regard?
A. There was peace and prosperity
B. There was religious tolerance
C. There was tremendous advancement in the field of science
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above

135. Zero was invented by:

A. Aryabhatta
B. Varahmihir
C. Bhaskar I
D. Brahmagupta
Answer: A. Aryabhatta

136. Who among the following literary figures of the Gupta Age is given the
title of 'Indian Shakespeare'?
A. Harisena
B. Kalidasa
C. Vishakhadatta
D. Bharavi
Answer: B. Kalidasa

137. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of

A. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. Kamisha I
C. Rudradaman
D. Samudragupta
Answer: C. Rudradama

138. Consider the following foreign visitors to India

1. Alberuni
2. Fa-Hien
3. Hiuen Tsang
4. Megasthenese
The correct chronological order in which these persons visited India is
A. 4, 3, 1, 2
B. 2, 4, 3, 1
C. 4, 2, 3, 1
D. 1, 2, 4, 3
Answer: C. 4, 2, 3, 1

139. The first Muslim invasion of India was led by:

A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
D. Timur
Answer: C. Muhammad-bin-Qasim

140. Al Beruni came to India along with:

A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
C. Muhammad Ghuri
D. Timur
Answer: A. Mahmud of Ghazni

141. Who amongst the following organised Ashwamedha Yajna?

A. Ajatshatru
B. Ashoka
C. Samudragupta
D. Chandragupta
Answer: C. Samudragupta

142. The first Muslim invasion of India was led by :

A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
D. Timur
Answer: C. Muhammad-bin-Qasim

143. Who was the court poet of Harsha-vardhana?

A. Bhani
B. Ravi Kirti
C. Banabhatta
D. Vishnu Sharma
Answer: C. Banabhatta

144. Whose reign in Indian History was called the Golden Age of India?
A. Mughal Empire
B. Maratha Empire
C. Gupta Empire
D. Maurya Empire
Answer: C. Gupta Empire

145. The first Muslim ruler in India was:

A. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Qurbuddin Aibak
D. Muhammad Ghori
Answer: D. Muhammad Ghori

146. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi?
A. Chand Bii
B. Noor Jahan
C. Razia Sultan
D. Mumtaz Mahal
Answer: C. Razia Sultan

147. Which of the following rulers died while playing 'Chaugan'?

A. Balban
B. Sher Shah
C. Jalal-ud-din-Khilji
D. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
Answer: D. Qutab-ud-din Aibak

148. The King who did not allow anybody to laugh in his court was :
A. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Blaban
Answer: D. Blaban

149. The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during the reign
of :
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer: A. Alauddin Khilji

150. The silver coin 'tanka' was introduced by

A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Bairam Khan
Answer: B. Iltutmish

151. Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by
defeating
A. Prithviraj Chauhan in Second Battle of Tarain
B. Jayachandra in the Battle of Chandawar
C. The Chandelas
D. Both (A) and (B) above
Answer: D. Both (A) and (B) above

152. The battle that led to the foundation of Muslim power in India was
A. The first battle of Tarain
B. The second battle of Tarain
C. The first battle of Panipat
D. The second battle of Panipat
Answer: B. The second battle of Tarain

153. Who is known as the "slave of a slave"?

A. Muhammad bin Oasim
B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Iltutmish
D. Outbuddin Aibak
Answer: C. Iltutmish

154. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the
capital of his empire was
A. Iltutmish
B. Aram Shah
C. Qutb-ud-din Albak
D. Balban
Answer: A. Iltutmish

155. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Muhammad Gauri in the battle of

A. Tarain in 1191 A.D.
B. Tarain in 1192 A.D.
C. Chandawar in 1193 A.D.
D. Ranthambor in 1195 A.D.
Answer: B. Tarain in 1192 A.D.

156. Who wrote a commentary of Bhagavad Gita called Dnyaneshwari?

A. Dnyaneshwar
B. Namadev
C. Ekanath
D. Both A & B
Answer: A. Dnyaneshwar

157. The first Bhakti Movement was organised by

A. Nanak
B. Meera
C. Ramdas
D. Ramanujacharya
Answer: D. Ramanujacharya

158. What is meant by a 'Pir' in the Sufi tradition?

A. The Supreme God
B. The Guru of the Sufis
C. The greatest of all Sufi saints
D. The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
Answer: B. The Guru of the Sufis

159. Who is regarded as the second Alexander?

A. Jalaluddin Khalji
B. Mubarak Khilji
C. Khusru Khan
D. Alauddin Khalji
Answer: D. Alauddin Khalji
160. Guru Nanak was born at
A. Talwandi
B. Purandar
C. Amritsar
D. Poona
Answer: A. Talwandi

161. According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained

A. In the service of God
B. Taking the Brahmans and Mullahs as their guides
C. In fighting for the country
D. In fighting against Islam
Answer: A. In the service of God

162. The Sikh Guru who wrote Guru Nank's biography was
A. Guru Angad Dev
B. Guru Amar Das
C. Guru Ramdas
D. Guru Arjun Dev
Answer: A. Guru Angad Dev

163. Which is the holy book of the Sikh religion?

A. Bhagavad Gita
B. Baani
C. Gurmukhi
D. Guru Granth Sahib
Answer: D. Guru Granth Sahib

164. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
A. Guru Amar Das
B. Guru Ramdas
C. Guru Arjan Dev
D. Guru Hargobind
Answer: B. Guru Ramdas

165. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of

A. Iltutmish
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Balban
Answer: C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

166. The first Mughal emperor of India was

A. Shahjahan
B. Humayun
C. Babur
D. Akbar
Answer: C. Babur

167. Who among the following was an illiterate?

A. Jahagir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Akbar

168. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur
and
A. Rana Sanga
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Hemu
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: D. Ibrahim Lodi
(The First Battle of Panipat - 21 April 1526.)

169. Humayun Nama was written by

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Abul Fazl
D. Gulbadan Begum
Answer: D. Gulbadan Begum

170. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate come to an end?

A. 1498 A.D.
B. 1526 A.D.
C. 1565 A.D.
D. 1600 A.D.
Answer: B. 1526 A.D.

171. Who was the last ruler of the Lodi Dynasty?

A. Bahlol Lodi
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Daulat Khan Lodi
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: B. Ibrahim Lodi

172. Who was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Jahangir
D. Babur
Answer: B. Shah Jahan

173. Who was the founder of the Lodi dynasty?

A. Daulat Khan Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Bahlol Lodi
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: C. Bahlol Lodi

174. Babur was born in the year

A. 1483
B. 1583
C. 1693
D. 1783
Answer: A. 1483

175. Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat.

Reason (R): Babur was the first to introduce the use of cannons in India
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer: A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

176. Babur (1526-1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A. Mughal
B. Nanda
C. Maurya
D. Haryanka
Answer: A. Mughal

177. Whom did Akbar defeat in the 2nd battle of Panipat in 1556?
A. Genghis Khan
B. Nadir Shah
C. Hemu
D. Bajirao-I
Answer: C. Hemu

178. Who of the following was the biographer of Akbar?

A. Abul Fazl
B. Faizi
C. Abdul Nabi Khan
D. Birbal
Answer: A. Abul Fazl

179. Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?

A. Gwalior Fort
B. Agra Fort
C. Lahore Fort
D. Allahabad Fort
Answer: A. Gwalior Fort

180. During Akbar's reign the Mahabharata was translated into Persian and is
known as
A. Iqbalnama
B. Razmnama
C. Akbarnama
D. Sakinat-ul-Auliya
Answer: B. Razmnama

181. Ramayana was translated into Persian at Akbar's court by whom?

A. Faizi
B. Abul Fazl
C. Badayuni
D. Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi
Answer: C. Badayuni

182. Akbar's teacher was

A. Abul Fazl
B. Bairam Khan
C. Abdul Latif
D. Kabir
Answer: C. Abdul Latif

183. The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was
A. Todarmal
B. Birbal
C. Tansen
D. Man Singh
Answer: B. Birbal
(The Dīn-i Ilāhī or Divine Faith was a syncretic religion propounded by the
Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582)

184. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the
title of Vikramaditya was
A. Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
B. Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
C. Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
D. Hemachandra (Hemu)
Answer: D. Hemachandra (Hemu)

185. Who wrote Akbarnama?

A. Akbar
B. Birbal
C. Abul Fazal
D. Bhagavan Das
Answer: C. Abul Fazal

186. Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?

A. Abul Fazal
B. Miyan Tansen
C. Raja Birbal
D. Raja Todar Mal
Answer: B. Miyan Tansen

187. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
A. Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
B. Persian invader Nadir Shah
C. Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
D. British East India Company
Answer: B. Persian invader Nadir Shah

188. Which Mughal Emperor transferred the Mughal Capital from Agra to
Delhi?
A. Jahangir
B. Aurangzeb
C. Shahjahan
D. Bahadur Shah
Answer: C. Shahjahan

189. Humayun lost the Mughal Empire to Sher Shah Suri finally in the battle of
A. Chunar
B. Chausa
C. Ghagra
D. Kannauj
Answer: D. Kannauj

190. Shah Jahan was kept in prison by Aurangzeb at

A. Ajmer
B. Agra
C. Delhi
D. Daulatabad
Answer: B. Agra

191. Bibi Ka Maqbara was erected by at Aurangabad and is a

replica of the Taj Mahal
A. Jahangir
B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
C. Aurangzeb
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Aurangzeb

192. On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by

A. Mir Jumla
B. Prince Akbar
C. Shayista Khan
D. Jai Singh
Answer: A. Mir Jumla

193. The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign
of
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Bahadur Shah I
Answer: C. Aurangzeb

194. Battle for Delhi was fought in the year

A. 1764
B. 1526
C. 1556
D. 1857
Answer: C. 1556

195. Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan
Answer: C. Jahangir

196. Who was the architect who designed "Taj Mahal" ?

A. Muhammad Hussain
B. Ustad Ahmed Lahori
C. Shah Isa
D. Ismail
Answer: B. Ustad Ahmed Lahori

197. When was the battle of Haldighati fought?

A. 1776
B. 1676
C. 1576
D. 1476
Answer: C. 1576

198. Jahangir was the son of

A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Shah Jahan
Answer: C. Akbar

199. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
A. Shah Jahan
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: B. Jahangir

200. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond

A. Nadir Shah
B. Firuz Shah
C. Mohammed Shah
D. Mohammed Ghori
Answer: A. Nadir Shah

201. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between

A. Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh
B. Akbar and Medini Rai
C. Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
D. Akbar and Uday Singh
Answer: C. Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh

202. Who said the given statement - "I came alone and I am going alone. I have
not done well to the country and the people, and of the future there is no hope"
A. Mir Jumla
B. Dara Shikoh
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: D. Aurangzeb

203. Under the Mughals one of the main imports was

A. Pepper
B. Raw silk
C. Cotton
D. Opium
Answer: B. Raw silk

204. Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian
flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc. in his diary?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Babur
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Babur

205. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in
A. Madras
B. Gujarat
C. Delhi
D. Calcutta
Answer: B. Gujarat

206. Which Mughal ruler's reign has been described as the golden age of
medieval art and architecture?
A. Jahangir's
B. Babur's
C. Humayun's
D. Shah Jahan's
Answer: D. Shah Jahan's

207. Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with the composition
of Hindi songs?
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan
Answer: C. Jahangir

208. Where French established their first factory?

A. Surat
B. Masulipatam
C. Pulicat
D. Cochin
Answer: A. Surat

209. The writer of Ramcharitmanas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?

A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Nawab Vajib Ali Shah
C. Harsha
D. Akbar
Answer: D. Akbar

210. The peacock throne was constructed by the Mughal Emperor

A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: B. Shah Jahan

211. During the Mughal period the main source of Imperial revenue was
A. Agriculture
B. Customs duties
C. Industry
D. Foreign trade
Answer: A. Agriculture

212. The court language of the Mughals was

A. Urdu
B. Hindi
C. Arabic
D. Persian
Answer: D. Persian

213. Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own

autobiographies?
A. Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar
B. Babur and Jahangir
C. Jahangir and Shah Jahan
D. Akbar and Aurangzeb
Answer: B. Babur and Jahangir

214. The Mughal Emperor who discouraged 'Sati' was

A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jehangir
Answer: C. Akbar

215. What was the policy of "doctrine of lapse"?

A. States were allowed to adopt son as an heir
B. States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
C. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a
subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army
D. None of these
Answer: B. States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir

216. Who had built the 'Amber Fort'?

A. Akbar
B. Raja Man Singh
C. Uday Singh-II
D. Maharana Pratap
Answer: B. Raja Man Singh

217. Who built Red Fort?

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Shah Jahan

218. Noor Jahan was the wife of the Mughal Emperor?

A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Answer: C. Jahangir

219. Who among the following was also known as 'Zinda Pir'?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: D. Aurangzeb

220. was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Answer: B. Akbar
221. In the Battle of Haldighati the Mughal troops were commanded by
A. Asaf khan
B. Raja Man Singh of Amber
C. Qazi Khan
D. Todar Mal
Answer: B. Raja Man Singh of Amber

222. The French East India Company was founded in

A. 1600
B. 1620
C. 1664
D. 1604
Answer: C. 1664

223. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Maratha
B. Nanda
C. Haryanka
D. Maurya
Answer: A. Maratha

224. Shivaji crowned himself at

A. Poona
B. Konkan
C. Bijapur
D. Raigarh
Answer: D. Raigarh

225. In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?

A. 1608
B. 1674
C. 1646
D. 1710
Answer: B. 1674

226. The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as

A. Swaraj
B. Mulk-i-qadim
C. Maharajya
D. Maratha Rastra
Answer: A. Swaraj

227. After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title of

A. Maharaja
B. Peshwa
C. Chhatrapati
D. Samrat
Answer: C. Chhatrapati

228. Under the administration of Shivaji, "Peshwa" was referred to as

A. Minister of Religious Affairs
B. Minister of Defence
C. Chief Minister
D. Minister of Justice
Answer: C. Chief Minister

229. Match the following:

a. Battle of Haldighati 1. Babur
b. Battle of Bilgram 2. Akbar
c. Second Battle of Panipat 3. Humayun
d. Battle of Khanwa 4. Jahangir
The below options are given in a b c d order.
A. 2321
B. 1321
C. 3242
D. 2213
Answer: A. 2 3 2 1

230. Match the following:

Period Event
a. 1757 AD 1. Battle of Plassey
b. 1764 AD 2. Treaty of Salbai
c. 1776 AD 3. Battle of Buxar
d. 1782 AD 4. Treaty of Purandar
Below options are given in a b c d order.
A. 2 3 1 4
B. 1342
C. 2431
D. 1432
Answer: B. 1 3 4 2

231. Who among the following was called 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A. B.G. Tilak
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

232. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of

A. Arya Samaj
B. Ramakrishna Mission
C. Brahmo Samaj
D. Prathna Samaj
Answer: C. Brahmo Samaj

233. Who is regarded as as the 'father of modern India'

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
C. Sri Aurobindo
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer: A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

234. Raja Rammohan Roy organised a historic agitation against the

A. Caste system
B. Evil custom of sati
C. Degrading position of women in society
D. Practice of superfluous religious rituals
Answer: B. Evil custom of sati

235. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title 'Raja' by the
A. Mughals
B. British
C. French
D. Dutch
Answer: A. Mughals

236. Who is the author of the book "The First Indian War of Independence-
1857-59"?
A. Karl Marx
B. Syed Ahmad Khan
C. R. Mazumdar
D. S. N. Sen
Answer: A. Karl Marx

237. Which of the following is called "Magna Carta of English Education in

India"?
A. Wood's Dispatch
B. Macaulay Commission
C. Vernacular Act
D. Both A & B
Answer: A. Wood's Dispatch

238. Charles Wood's despatch deals with which of the following issues?
A. Child marriages
B. Female education
C. Abolition of sati
D. Female infanticide
Answer: B. Female education

239. The Arya Samaj Movement had been started by

A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Devendranath Tagore
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Keshub Chandra Sen
Answer: A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

240. "India for the Indians" was the political message of

A. D E Wacha
B. Vivekanand
C. Dayanand
D. Hume
Answer: C. Dayanand

241. The Arya Samaj is against

A. Existence of God
B. Rituals and idol-worship
C. Hinduism
D. Islam
Answer: B. Rituals and idol-worship

242. The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was

A. Abhi Shankar
B. Gowri Shankar
C. Daya Shankar
D. Mula Shankar
Answer: D. Mula Shankar

243. Who established Prarthna Samaj?

A. Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
B. Derozio
C. David Hare
D. Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
Answer: D. Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen

244. The main purpose of Brahmo Samaj for which it was set up are
A. Purify Hinduism and to preach monotheism
B. Criticize social evils, oppose idolatry and emphasize human dignity
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Both A and B

245. What was the greatest contribution of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar in the
social reforms in India?
A. He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
B. Help in the abolition of Sati Pratha
C. Established the Brahma Samaj
D. He adopted 100 villages to relocate them from Andhra Pradesh to Bengal
for better life
Answer: A. He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education

246. Match the following :

a. Brahmo Samaj 1. Swami Vivekananda
b. Ramakrishna Mission 2. Dayanand Saraswati
c. Arya Samaj 3. Ram Mohan Roy
d. Satyashodhak Samaj 4. K. Sridharalu Naidu
5. Jyotiba Phule
Below options are given in a b c d order.
A. 2351
B. 3124
C. 3125
D. 3215
Answer: C. 3 1 2 5

247. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English?
A. William Jones
B. Charles Wilkins
C. James Prince
D. Sir Alexander Cunningham
Answer: B. Charles Wilkins

248. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?

A. Bombay Samachar
B. Bengal Gazette
C. Bengal Chronicle
D. The Hindu
Answer: B. Bengal Gazette

249. Who started the first English newspaper in India?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. J.A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
D. Lord William Bentinck
Answer: C. J.A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)

250. The first Governor General of Bengal was :

A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Clive
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Warren Hastings
Answer: D. Warren Hastings

251. The title of Governor-General was changed to that of Viceroy in the year :
A. 1858 A.D.
B. 1885 A.D.
C. 1905 A.D.
D. 1917 A.D.
Answer: A. 1858 A.D.

252. The first Governor General of India was appointed in

A. 1774
B. 1833
C. 1858
D. 1911
Answer: B. 1833

253. Which Government of India Act/charter Act generated the post of

Governor-General of India?
A. Government of India Act -1858
B. Charter Act-1833
C. Charter Act-1853
D. Charter Act-1813
Answer: A. Government of India Act -1858

254. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India' ?

A. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. Rajagopalachari
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: D. Dadabhai Naoroji

255. Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately
after the Revolt of 1857?
A. Sanyasi Rebellion
B. Santhal Rebellion
C. Indigo Disturbances
D. Patna Disturbances
Answer: C. Indigo Disturbances

256. Who gave the motto 'Go back to the Vedas'?

A. Ramakrishna Paramhansa
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D. Swami Vivekananda
Answer: C. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

257. The practice of Sati was declared illegal by:

A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: C. Lord William Bentinck

258. Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal?

A. Siraj ud-Daulah
B. Mir Jafar
C. Mir Kasim
D. Najam ud Daulah
Answer: A. Siraj ud-Daulah

259. Delhi became the capital of India in :

A. 1910
B. 1911
C. 1916
D. 1923
Answer: B. 1911
260. Swaraj as a national demand was first made by :
A. Chittaranjan Das
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: C. Dadabhai Naoroji

261. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Irwin
Answer: C. Lord Chelmsford

262. The first movement launched against the British in India was :
A. Khilafat Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Non-cooperation Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Answer: B. Swadeshi Movement

263. Who was the governor-general during the Revolt of 1857?

A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Irwin
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Willingdon
Answer: A. Lord Canning

264. The revolt of 1857 had its beginning in

A. Meerut
B. Plassey
C. Madras
D. Bombay
Answer: A. Meerut
265. Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi when the revolt
of 1857 took place-
A. Shah Alam II
B. Jahandar Shah
C. Bahadur Shah Zafar
D. Humayun
Answer: C. Bahadur Shah Zafar

266. Who was the author of the Book, the Indian War of Independence, 1857?
A. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B. V.D. Savarkar
C. R.S Sharma
D. R.C. Majumdar
Answer: B. V.D. Savarkar

267. In which years did Gandhiji started the Satyagraha Movement?

A. 1919
B. 1917
C. 1934
D. 1909
Answer: B. 1917

268. In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first
use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?
A. Non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-22
B. Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
C. Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
D. Bardoli Satyagraha
Answer: C. Ahmedabad Strike, 1918

269. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the
Movement
A. Khilafat
B. Non-cooperation
C. Swadeshi
D. Civil Disobedience
Answer: C. Swadeshi
270. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930
from
A. Sabarmati Ashram
B. Ahmedabad
C. Porbandar
D. Dandi
Answer: A. Sabarmati Ashram

271. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by Gandhi in the year
A. 1916
B. 1919
C. 1920
D. 1923
Answer: C. 1920

272. In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called

A. Non-Cooperation movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Civil Disobedience movement
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Civil Disobedience movement

273. The slogan of 'Bande Matram' was first adopted during the
Movements?
A. Non-cooperation
B. Civil Disobedience
C. Swadeshi
D. Quit India
Answer: C. Swadeshi

274. Mahatma was added before Gandhiji's name during :

A. Champaran satyagraha
B. Rowlatt satyagraha
C. Amritsar session of INC in 1919
D. Initial stages of Khilafat movement
Answer: A. Champaran satyagraha
275. Which of the following was the prime objective of M.K Gandhi's Salt
Satyagraha?
A. Complete Independence for India
B. Economic relief to the common people
C. Repeal of salt laws
D. Curtailment of the Government's powers
Answer: C. Repeal of salt laws

276. Who propounded the theory of 'Economic Drain of India' during British
imperialism?
A. W.C. Bannerji
B. Dadabhai Naroji
C. Gopalkrishna Gokhale
D. Gandhiji
Answer: B. Dadabhai Naroji

277. 'We do not seek our independence out of Britain's ruin' said
A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Gokhale
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: B. Mahatma Gandhi

278. When was the 'Quit India Movement' launched by Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi?
A. 1946
B. 1939
C. 1942
D. 1940
Answer: C. 1942

279. Gandhi had given out the stirring call of 'Do or Die' during the
Movement
A. Non-cooperation
B. Khilafat
C. Civil Disobedience
D. Quit India
Answer: D. Quit India

280. Which was the main cause for starting the Quit India Movement in 1942 ?
A. Severe unrest among the people
B. Report of Simon Commission
C. Failure of the Cripps Mission
D. British involved in the world war-II
Answer: C. Failure of the Cripps Mission

281. In the absence of Gandhi, the Quit India Movement had been led by
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Aruna Asaf Ali
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: C. Aruna Asaf Ali

282. What was the other name of 'Quit India movement'?

A. Khilafat Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Home Rule Movement
D. August Kranti
Answer: D. August Kranti
(Quit India movement - 8 August 1942)

283. Who has been called the 'Heroine' of the 1942 Quit India Movement?
A. Annie Besant
B. Sucheta Kripalani
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer: D. Aruna Asaf Ali

284. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their
occurrence
I.Non-Cooperation Movement
II.Civil Disobedience Movement
III.Chauri - Chaura
A. I, II, III
B. I, III, II
C. II, I, III
D. III, II, I
Answer: B. I, III, II

285. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?

A. Annie Besant
B. Mridula Sarabhai
C. Muthu Lakshmi
D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: D. Sarojini Naidu

286. The Indian National Congress was formed

A. 1885
B. 1887
C. 1888
D. 1895
Answer: A. 1885

287. The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. A.O. Hume
C. Ferozshah Mehta
D. Badruddin Tayyabji
Answer: B. A.O. Hume

288. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in

A. Surat
B. Calcutta
C. Bombay
D. Lahore
Answer: C. Bombay

289. Who had written the book "poverty and Un-British rule in India"
A. R.C. Dutta
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. D.R. Gadgil
C. P.C. Mahalanobis
Answer: B. Dadabhai Naoroji

290. Who is called as "beacon of light of Asia"

A. Gautam Buddha
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Abdul Gaffer khan
Answer: C. Subhash Chandra Bose

291. Who was the first Governor General of India?

A. Warren Hastings
B. William Bentick
C. Lord Delhousie
D. Lord Canning
Answer: A. Warren Hastings

292. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?

A. Robert Clive
B. William Bentinck
C. Warren Hasting
D. Col. Sanders
Answer: C. Warren Hasting

293. The first Viceroy of India was

A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Elgin
Answer: A. Lord Canning

294. Who had become the first Governor-General of India after independence?
A. Dr Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Lord Pethick Lawrence
D. Lord Mountbatten
Answer: D. Lord Mountbatten

295. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by

A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord William Bentinck
C. Lord Macaulay
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer: D. Lord Dalhousie

296. Which of the following British officials was associated with the local self-
government?
A. Lord Mayo
B. Lord Dufferin
C. Lord Northbrook
D. Lord Ripon
Answer: D. Lord Ripon

297. The Governor of the East India Company was

A. Appointed by the monarch of England
B. Appointed by the British Parliament
C. Elected by the members of the East India Company
D. Nominated by the Mughal Emperor
Answer: C. Elected by the members of the East India Company

298. Who is the author of Vande Mataram?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

299. Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Sabha in 1919 to protest against the

A. Salt law
B. Rowlatt Act
C. Government of India Act, 1919
D. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Answer: B. Rowlatt Act
300. The President of the Constituent Assembly was
A. Dr BR Ambedkar
B. Dr Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: B. Dr Rajendra Prasad

APSC Prelims Previous year questions

Indian History
1. The Indus Valley Civilisation belongs to which age? (APSC Prelims 2009)
A. Paleolithic Age
B. Mesolithic Age
C. Neolithic Age
D. Chalcolithic Age
Answer: D. Chalcolithic Age
(The Indus Valley Civilization (also known as the Harappan Civilization) was a
Chalcolithic Age or Bronze Age society extending from modern northeast
Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.)

2. The hybrid Indo-Greek art form depicting Buddhist themes is known as

(APSC Prelims 2013)
A. Tanjore Art
B. Gandhara Art
C. Pahari Art
D. Kangra Art
Answer: B. Gandhara Art
(Gandhara art, style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now
northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan between the 1st century BCE
and the 7th century CE. The style, of Greco-Roman origin, seems to have
flourished largely during the Kushan dynasty and was contemporaneous with an
important but dissimilar school of Kushan art at Mathura (Uttar Pradesh,
India).)

3. The Gandhara School of Art is a contribution of (APSC Prelims 2013)

A. Asoka
B. Harshavardhana
C. Pulakesin II
 D. Kanishka
Answer: D. Kanishka
(The Gandhara School of art had also developed in the first century AD along
with Mathura School during the reign of Kushana emperor Kanishka. Both
Shakas and Kushanas were patrons of Gandhara School, which is known for the
first sculptural representations of the Buddha in human form.)

4. The paintings on the walls and ceilings in the Ajanta Caves depict mainly
(APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Incidents relating to the Ramayana and Mahabharata
B. Legends relating to Vikramaditya
C. Incidents relating to the life of Gautama Buddha
D. Incidents relating to the life of Mahavira
Answer: C. Incidents relating to the life of Gautama Buddha
(The paintings of the 5th and 6th centuries at Ajanta mainly depict the Jataka
tales. These are the stories of the Buddha in his previous lives, when he was still
on the path to enlightenment.)

5. Rajatarangini, written by Kalhana, is a story of the King of (APSC Prelims

2014)
A. Nepal
B. Kamarupa
C. Kashmir
D. Orissa
Answer: C. Kashmir
(Rajatarangini is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-
western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir. It was written in
Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE.)

6. The Ashokan Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of

(APSC Prelims 2014)
A. Chandragupta Maurya I
B. Chandragupta
C. Samudragupta
D. Chandragupta II
Answer: C. Samudragupta
(Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad gives data about Samudragupta; it incorporates the
political and military accomplishments of his rule.)

7. Who is considered the founder of the Gupta Empire? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Chandragupta II
B. Chandragupta I
C. Samudragupta
 D. Sri Gupta
Answer: B. Chandragupta I
(Chandra Gupta I, king of India and founder of the Gupta empire. He was the
grandson of Sri Gupta, the first known ruler of the Gupta line.)

8. There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in
ancient India. One of these is the paintings of Ajanta Caves. Where is the
other surviving example of Gupta paintings? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Ellora Caves
B. Bagh Caves
C. Lomas Rishi Caves
D. Nasik Caves
Answer: B. Bagh Caves
(There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta Period in
ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves and the other surviving
example of Gupta paintings is Bagh Caves.)

9. Which one of the following Gupta Kings had to face the first Huna invasion?
(APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Skandagupta
B. Budhagupta
C. Purugupta
D. Kumaragupta I
Answer: D. Kumaragupta I
(The Gupta king who had to face the first Huna invasion was Kumaragupta I.
His reign lasted for 40 years between CE 415 – 455 and was one of the last
great emperors of the Gupta Dynasty. He was successful in defeating the Huns
and performed the Ashvamedha to celebrate his victory.)

10.'Every pearl in the Royal Crown is but the crystallised drops of blood fallen
from the tearful eyes of the poor peasants ...'. Who gave this statement?
(APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Ibn Battuta
B. Al-Beruni
C. Amir Khusrau
D. Badauni
Answer: C. Amir Khusrau
(The above remark about the poverty of the Indian peasants during the Delhi
sultanate was made by Amir Khusrau. Amir Khusrau was a Sufi musician, poet
and scholar from India at the time of the Delhi Sultanate.)

11. The Ain-i-Akbari was written by (APSC Prelims 2014)

A. Ferista
 B. Ibn Battuta
C. Abul Fazl
D. Birbal
Answer: C. Abul Fazl
(The 'Ain-i-Akbari' was written by Abul Fazal, the minister and one of the nine
jewels of Akbar's court. It is one of the most important source materials on the
administration and culture during the reign of Akbar. It is divided into five
volumes. The first volume deals with the family of the emperor.)

12.Which one of the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-
independent India as traders? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Dutch
B. English
C. French
D. Portuguese
Answer: C. French
(The last European people to arrive in India were the French. The French East
India Company was formed in 1664 AD)

13. Job Charnock founded Calcutta at the site of (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Sutanuti
B. Govindapur
C. Kalikata
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
(Job Charnock was an English administrator with the East India Company. He
is commonly regarded as the founder of the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta),
however, this view is challenged, and in 2003 the Calcutta High Court declared
that he ought not to be regarded as the founder.)

14.In which division of the British Indian Army, Mangal Pandey was inducted
as a soldier? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. 34th Bengal Native Infantry
B. 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles
C. Madras Light Cavalry
D. None of the above
Answer: A. 34th Bengal Native Infantry
(Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier who played a key part in the events
immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857. He was a
sepoy (infantryman) in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment of the
British East India Company.)
15.When did the British government take over the reign of India from the East
India Company and who was the first Viceroy? (APSC Prelims 2014)
A. 1858, Lord Canning
B. 1857, Lord Hastings
C. 1861, Lord Curzon
D. 1858. Lord Curzon
Answer: A. 1858, Lord Canning
(Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and concerns over mismanagement
within the East India Company, in 1858, control of the territories was passed to
the crown. Government of India Act 1858 changed the name of the post-
Governor General of India by Viceroy of India. The Viceroy was appointed
directly by the British government. The first Viceroy of India was Lord
Canning.)

16. The Swadeshi Movement started during (APSC Prelims 2009)

A. Anti Bengal Partition Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. None of the Above
Answer: A. Anti Bengal Partition Movement
(The Swadeshi Movement had its genesis in the anti-partition movement which
was started to oppose the British decision to partition Bengal.)

17. When was the Indian National Congress formed? (APSC Prelims 2016)
A. January 1885
B. April 1885
C. July 1885
D. December 1885
Answer: D. December 1885
(The Indian National Congress was founded on 28 December 1885 by Allan
Octavian Hume, a retired British officer, who wanted to create a platform where
the educated Indian people could have a civic and political dialogue with the
representatives of the British Raj.)

18. Who wrote "Vande Mataram? (APSC Prelims 2009)

A. Muhammad Iqbal
B. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(Vande Matram is the national song of India, which was composed by Bankim
Chandra Chatterjee, originally in Sanskrit & Bengali.)
19. Who initiated the Home Rule Movement in India? (APSC Prelims 2009)
A. Chittaranjan Das
B. Lajpat Rai
C. Annie Besant
D. Maulana Azad
Answer: C. Annie Besant
(The movement lasted around two years between 1916–1918 and is believed to
have set the stage for the independence movement under the leadership of
Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak to the educated English speaking upper-
class Indians. In 1921 All India Home Rule League changed its name to
Swarajya Sabha.)

20. Who was the first President of the Muslim League? (APSC Prelims 2014)
A. Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. Aga Khan
D. None of them
Answer: C. Aga Khan
(The first Honorary President of the League was Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah
(Aga Khan III).)

21.Swaraj as a national demand was first made by whom amongst the

following? (APSC Prelims 2016)
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Chittaranjan Das
Answer: A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(In the Calcutta Session of Congress in 1906, Dadabhai Naoroji had placed
Swaraj as a national demand.)

22.The first movement launched against the British in India was (APSC Prelims
2016)
A. Swadeshi Movement
B. Khilafat Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Non-Cooperation Movement
Answer: A. Swadeshi Movement
(The Swadeshi movement is the first movement launched against the British in
India started in the year 1905.)

23.In which of the following, Vande Mataram was adopted as a slogan for
agitation? (APSC Prelims 2016)
 A. Quit India Movement, 1942
B. Non-Cooperation Movement, 1922
C. Partition of Bengal, 1905
D. Revolt of 1857
Answer: C. Partition of Bengal, 1905
(The slogan of 'Bande Mataram' was first adopted during the swadeshi
movement which was against the partition of Bengal. It is a poem from Bankim
Chandra Chattopadhyay‘s novel Anandmath, written in Bengali and Sanskrit.)

24. ‗Do or Die‘ was the slogan during (APSC Prelims 2009)
A. Swadeshi Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Answer: D. Quit India Movement
(In Bombay on 8 August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi delivered his famous "do or
die" speech, which marked the beginning of the Quit India Movement.)

25.‗Poorna Swaraj' resolution of the Congress was adopted on (APSC Prelims

2009)
A. 26th January 1930
B. 26th January 1931
C. 26th January 1929
D. 26th January 1932
Answer: A. 26th January 1930
(The Purna Swaraj declaration or Declaration of the Independence of India, was
promulgated by the Indian National Congress on 26 January 1930, resolving the
Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Purna Swaraj, or complete self-rule
independent of the British Empire.)

26.The title given by the British to M.K. Gandhi which he surrendered was
(APSC Prelims 2013)
A. Hind Kesari
B. Kaiser-e-Hind
C. Rai Bahadur
D. Jewel of India
Answer: B. Kaiser-e-Hind
(Kaiser-e-hind was the title given by the British to Mahatma Gandhi which he
surrendered during the non-cooperation movement)

27.The Constituent Assembly was set up according to the proposal of (APSC

Prelims 2013)
A. Mountbatten Plan
 B. Wavell Plan
C. Cripps Mission Plan
D. Cabinet Mission Plan
Answer: D. Cabinet Mission Plan
(The idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed in 1934 by M.N. Roy.
However, the actual constituent assembly was formed in 1946 on the basis of
the cabinet mission plan.)

28.Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? (APSC Prelims

2013)
A. The Civil Disobedience Movement was started based on the issue of salt
B. Dandi March was started from Gandhiji's Ashram at Wardha
C. Gandhi violated the Salt Laws on 6 April 1930
D. Salt March was widely covered by the European and American press
Answer: B. Dandi March was started from Gandhiji's Ashram at Wardha
(Salt Satyagraha March started on 12th March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram
and reached Dandi after 24 days on 6th April 1930.)

29.The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was mooted by (APSC Prelims
2013)
A. W. Churchill
B. M.A. Jinnah
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. V.P. Menon
Answer: C. Lord Mountbatten
(Balkan Plan was the brainchild of Mountbatten. This plan envisaged the
transfer of power to separate provinces with Punjab and Bengal given the option
to vote for partition of their provinces. The partitioned units thus formed will
have the choice to join India or Pakistan or remaining independent.)

30.Mahatma Gandhi was called the 'Father of the Nation' first by (APSC
Prelims 2014)
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C. Subhas Chandra Bose
(Much before the Constitution of Free India conferred the title of the Father of
the Nation upon the Mahatma, it was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who first
addressed him as such in his condolence message to the Mahatma on the demise
of his wife Kasturba.)
31.The First Round Table Conference was held in London in (APSC Prelims
2014)
A. November 1930
B. March 1919
C. August 1942
D. October 1939
Answer: A. November 1930
(In response to the inadequacy of the Simon Report, the Labour Government,
which had come to power under Ramsay MacDonald in 1929, decided to hold a
series of Round Table Conferences in London. The first Round Table
Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931.)

32.The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was (APSC
Prelims 2014)
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Annie Besant
C. Aruna Asaf Ali
D. Suhasini Mulay
Answer: B. Annie Besant
(Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress.
The first Indian woman to become President of the Indian National Congress
was. Sarojini Naidu.)

33.The Civil Disobedience Movement led to the signing of a Pact in 1931. The
Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and (APSC Prelims 2016)
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Wellington
C. Lord Irwin
D. Lord Mountbatten
Answer: C. Lord Irwin
(The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi
and Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the Second Round
Table Conference in London.)

34.Which one of the following began with the Dandi March? (APSC Prelims
2016)
A. Home Rule Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Civil Disobedience
Answer: D. Civil Disobedience
(M. k. Gandhi on March 12, 1930, started March his from the Sabarmati
Ashram with 72 people and reached Dandi coastal Gujarat on April 6, 1930. He
broke the salt law by picking up a handful of salt at Dandi and announced the
commencement of the Civil Disobedience Movement.)

35.Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?

(APSC Prelims 2016)
A. Sabarmati Ashram
B. Sevagram Ashram
C. Visva-Bharati
D. Phoenix
Answer: C. Visva-Bharati
(Vishva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921)

36.Swaraj as a national demand was first made by whom among the following?
(APSC Prelims 2016)
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Chittaranjan Das
Answer: B. Dadabhai Naoroji
(In the Calcutta Session of Congress in 1906, Dadabhai Naoroji had placed
Swaraj as a national demand.)

37.Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
(APSC Prelims 2016, 2017)
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Chelmsford
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Curzon
Answer: B. Lord Chelmsford
(Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India when Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
took place on April 13, 1919.)

38.During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser
of underground activities in (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Answer: D. Quit India Movement
(During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser of
underground activities in Quit India Movement)

39. The slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' was first raised by (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 B. Chandra Shekhar Azad
C. Veer Savarkar
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer: D. Bhagat Singh
(In 1921 the slogan was first coined by Urdu poet and freedom fighter Hasrat
Mohani. Inquilab zindabad which literally means long live the revolution
inspired many of the freedom fighters. Bhagat Singh, Batuk Dutta, and Chandra
Sekhar Azad were overwhelmed by this slogan and started using it. Later it was
used as the slogan for their party Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. )

40.Who among the following organised a march on the Tanjore coast to break
the Salt Law in April 1930? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. V.O. Chidambaram
B. K, Kamraj
C. Annie Besant
D. Rajagopalachari
Answer: D. C. Rajagopalachari
(Rajaji emulated his master (Gandhiji) by organizing a march from
Trichinopoly to Vedaranniyam on the Tanjore coast to break the salt law in
April 1930.)

41. Who was called the 'Mother of the Indian Revolution'? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Kasturba Gandhi
B. Kamala Nehru
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Bhikaiji Cama
Answer: D. Bhikaiji Cama
(Bhikaiji Rustom Cama or Madam Cama is known as the 'Mother of Indian
Revolution‘.)

42.In the 'Individual Satyagraha‘, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first
Satyagrahi. Who was the second? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Dr Rajendra Prasad
B. Rajagopalachari
C. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(The first Satyagrahi selected was Acharya Vinoba Bhave(bhoodan movement),
who was sent to Jail when he spoke against the war. He was followed nearly by
25,000 individual satyagrahis. The second Satyagrahi was Jawahar Lal Nehru.)

43. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to (APSC Prelims 2017)

A. Solve the problem of minorities in India
 B. Give effect to the Independence Bill
C. De-limit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
D. Enquire into the riots in East Bengal
Answer: C. De-limit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
(On 17 August 1947, the borderline that separated India from Pakistan, known
as the Radcliffe Line was revealed. The Radcliffe line is spread through the
Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to the international border in Jammu in Jammu &
Kashmir, dividing India and Pakistan into two different countries.)

44.Against whom of the following was the Lahore Conspiracy Case registered
during the Indian freedom struggle? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Lala Har Dayal
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D. Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
Answer: D. Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
(Against Vishnu Ganesh Pingle was the Lahore Conspiracy Case registered
during the Indian freedom struggle)

45.A woman revolutionary who while receiving her degree at the convocation
at the University of Calcutta from the Governor of Bengal shot him was
(APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Kalpana Dutta
B. Bina Das
C. Pritilata Waddedar
D. Leela Nag
Answer: B. Bina Das
(Bina Das was the female revolutionary who fired at the English Governor
(Chancellor) while receiving her degree at the convocation. With a fierce
resolution to gain freedom, Bina Das plunged into action by joining "Chhatri
Sangha", a revolutionary group in Calcutta.)

46. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from

(APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Sevagram
B. Dandi
C. Wardha
D. Sabarmati
Answer: D. Sabarmati
(On 12 March, 1930, Gandhi started his civil disobedience movement by
starting Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat and reached Dandi on
6 April 1930 and broke the salt law.)
47. Who among the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour
Association? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. J.B. Kripalani
C. N.M. Joshi
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Pate
Answer: A. Mahatma Gandhi
(In the year 1918, Mahatma Gandhi along with Anasuya Sarabhai and
Shankerlal Banker founded the Ahmadabad textile labour association.)

48. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that lead
to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. The Arms Act
B. The Public Safety Act
C. The Vernacular Press Act
D. The Rowlatt Act
Answer: D. The Rowlatt Act
(Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 during anti-Rowlatt
agitation in Amritsar. Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919 which authorized
the government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of
law. Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh
massacre)

49. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after
he broke away from Congress? (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Azad Hind Fauz
B. Indian Freedom Party
C. Revolutionary Party
D. Forward Bloc
Answer: D. Forward Bloc
(The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) is a left-wing nationalist political party in
India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led
by Subhas Chandra Bose.)

50. The doctrines of 'non-violence and civil disobedience‘ associated with

Mahatma Gandhi were influenced by (APSC Prelims 2017)
A. Churchill, Irwin, Tolstoy
B. Ruskin, Tolstoy, Thoreau
C. Thoreau, Truman, Bernard Shaw
D. Cripps, Tolstoy, Howes
Answer: B. Ruskin, Tolstoy, Thoreau
(The doctrines of 'non-violence' and civil disobedience" associated with
Mahatma Gandhi were influenced by the works of Ruskin, Tolstoy and
Thoreau)

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