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1. “Jatakas” are sacred text associated with—
a) Hinduism b) Jainism c) Buddhism d) Jews
2. After which of the following war did Sher Khan assume the title of “Sher Shah”?
a) Battle of Chausa b) Battle of Kannauj c) Battle of Panipat d) None of these
3. Which of the following texts was not composed by Banabhatta?
a) Kadambari b) Harshacharita c) Parvati Parinayam d) Lilavati
4. Who among the following is the author of “Tamil Ramayana”?
a) Kalhana b) Kamban c) Bhaskaracharya d) Jimutavahana
5. Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath Pillar?
a) Humped Bull b) Deer c) Elephant d) Horse
6. The first Indian ruler to organize Hajj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was—
a) Alauddin Khilji b) Firoz Tughlaq c) Akbar d) Aurangzeb
7. Nayanar group of Saints in South India were devotees of Lord—
a) Vishnu b) Shiva c) Krishna d) Buddha
8. Chhatrapati Shivaji was a follower of—
a) Madhava b) Kabir c) Ramanuja d) Ramadasa
9. The Hatigumpha Inscriptions was relating to a King of modern areas of—
a) Bihar b) Orissa c) Andhra Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh
10. Which one of the following was a temple built by the Chola Kings?
a) Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur b) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
c) Srirangam Temple, Tiruchirappalli d) Durga Temple, Aihole
11. In which of the following texts are the teachings of Buddhism given?
a) Sutta Pitaka b) Vinaya Pitaka c) Abhidhammapitaka d) Abhidharmakosa
12. From which of the following texts do we get information about the four Ashrams for the first time?
a) Jabala Upanishad b) Manu Smriti c) Mundaka Upanishad d) Vishnu Purana
13. During which, Sultan time was Raga Darpan, an Indian classical composition, translated into Persian?
a) Qutbuddin Aibak b) Firoz Tughlaq c) Alauddin Khalji d) Ghiyasuddin Balban
14. Diwan-i-kohi was related to which department during the Delhi sultanate period?
a) Land b) Revenue c) Agriculture d) Justice
15. Who among the following sultan shifted his capital from Lahore to Delhi?
a) Qutbuddin Aibak b) Iltutmish c) Alauddin Khilji d) Ghiyasuddin Balban
16. The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association was started by –
a) Syed Ahmad Khan b) A S Samuelson c) M A Jinnah d) Syed Ameer Ali
17. Who is remembered as the pioneer of economic nationalism?
a) Bipin Chandra Pal b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) R C Dutt d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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18. Who was the founder of All India Muslim League?
a) Syed Ahmad Khan b) Muhammad Iqbal c) Fazlul Haque d) Nawab Salimullah
19. Who founded Anushilan Samiti at Dhaka?
a) Pulin Behari Das b) Pramathanath Mitra c) Swami Shraddhanand d) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
20. Who of the following had called Mohammad Ali Jinnah as ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity’?
a) Annie Besant b) Sarojini Naidu c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) None of them
21. Who of the following was a founder of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha in 1926?
a) Lala Lajpat Rai b) Bhagat Singh c) Lala Har Dayal d) Sohan Singh Bhakna
22. All Indian Trade Union Congress was formed in the year—
a) 1918 b) 1928 c) 1920 d) 1945
23. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by—
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Thakkar Bappa c) Jyotiba Phule d) B R Ambedkar
24. Which of the following leader never became the president of the Indian National Congress?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) J L Nehru c) Motilal Nehru d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
25. Who among the following were the members of the Swaraj Party?
1. Motilal Nehru 2. Sardar Patel 3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
a) Only 1 b) Only 1 and 2 c) Only 2 and 3 d) All 1, 2 and 3
26. The name of the periodical among the following published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa?
a) Navjivan b) India Gazette c) Young India d) Indian Opinion
27. Who was invited by Lord Wavell to form the Interim Government in India in 1946?
a) C Rajagopalachari b) Sardar Patel c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Rajendra Prasad
28. When was the Indian Association formed?
a) 1876 b) 1884 c) 1887 d) 1890
29. To which place did Murshid Quli Khan transfer his capital from Dacca?
a) Qasimbazar b) Monghyr c) Murshidabad d) Gaur
30. When and where did the Theosophical established its headquarters in India?
a) 1882-Adyar b) 1885-Belur c) 1890-Avadi d) 1985-Vellore

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