History
1. In the Vedic society, which was the term used to
denote a group of families? Grama
2. What was the script used in the earliest Tamil
inscriptions? Brahmi
3. Which ports handled the north Indian trade during
the Gupta period? Broach
4. Which Tomar ruler is credited to have established
Delhi? Anangpal
5. Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to
have built the biggest network of canals in India? Feroze Shan Tughlaq
6. Which school of paintings developed independently
during the Mughal Period? The Bijapur School
7. Which ‘Englishmen was fellow of Gandhiji in South
Africa? Polak
8. Who com merited that Cripps Mission was a
postdated cheque on a crashing bank? Mahatma Gandhi
9. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start
his Satyagraha in India? Champaran
10. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal
emperor? Jahangir
11. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in
Mughal India? Aurangzeb
12. In which nomad man started settling? Neolithic
Age
13. Rigveda is divided into 10 books. Which books
are the oldest? Second and seventh
14. Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras?
Mahavira
15. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the
bull capital? Rampurva
16. During which reign was Kalidasa lived?
Chandragupta II
17. Which Rashtrakuta ruler established a victory
pillar in Rameshwaram? Krishna III
18. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of
the Delhi Sultanate? Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud
19. The ruler which was not invited to join the
confederacy to fight against Vijaynagar in the battle of Talikota? Berar
20. Who was the Afghan ruler of India whose
administrative system was emulated by the British? Sher Shah Suri
21. Whose tomb is ‘Biwi Ka Maqbara’? Aurangzeb’s
wife
22. Who organised a Maratha confederacy against the
English leading to the Third Anglo Maratha War? The Peshwa
23. By whom was Shuddhi movement (conversion of
non-Hindus to Hinduism) started? Swami Dayanand Saraswati
24. “The best and bravest of the military leader of
the rebels” about whom was this said by Sir Hugh Rose? Rani of Jhansi
25. During India’s Freedom Struggle, which led to
the first ‘All India Hartal’? Protest against Rowlatt
Act
26. In ancient India, at where was the earliest
capital of Magadha kingdom? Rajgir
27. Which Rajputa king defeated Muhammad Ghori for
the first time? Prithviraj III
28. Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul
Abidin? Kashmir
29. Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in
which battle? Plassey
30. Near the banks of which river excavations have
brought to light that Indus Valley Civilization percolated to far south? Krishna
1. The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the
Vedic period, was used in latertirnes, what did it denote? A coin
2. Which are Tile earliest Buddhist literature that
deal with the stories of the various birth of Buddha? Jatakas
3. Which was the most important factor in
transforming ancient Indian society into feudal society? Practice of land
grants
4. By whom was the ‘Shahnama’ written? Firdausi
5. The Portuguese traveller, Nuniz visited
Vijayanagar during the reign of which rular? Achyuta Raya
6. Which Mughal Emperor gave land for the
construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar? Akbar
7. Under the leadership of which Guru did the Sikh
become a political and military force? Guru Gobind Singh
8. Which decisive battle was fought during the Third
Carnatic War between the English and the French? Wandiwash
9. The ruler of which State was removed from power
by the British on the protext of misgovernance? Awadh
10. What was the original name of Tansen, the most
famous musician at the court of Akbar? Ramtanu Pande
11. Which Indian ruler established embassies in
foreign countries. on modern lines? Tipu Sultan
12. When was the Indus Valley Civilization
flourished? During 2500-1750 B.C
13. What are the main channels of our knowledge
about the Indus Valley Civilization?
Archaeological excavations
14. What was the rate of land revenue as ‘given in
the dharma shastras? 6-Jan
15. In which country was Buddhism first propogated
outside India? Srilanka
16. Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of
Buddhism? Kanishka
17. Which Gupta king is famous for his courageous
stand against the Hunas? Skanda Gupta
18. To which work is Devichandraguptam related?
Chandra Gupta II
19. Who is most famous for” the establishment of an
elaborate system of municipal administration? Chandragupta Maurya
20. By whom was the city of Agra founded in 1504?
Sikandar Lodi
21. Why did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transfer his
capital from Delhi to Daulatabad? To control South India better
22. During which reign was the East India Company
founded in London? Akbar
23. Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp’? Florence
Nightingale
24. Which Rajput dynasties did not surrender to
Akbar? Sisodiya
25. Where was Shivaji crowned as an independent
king? Raigarh
26. Which saint name is associated with Shivaji? Ram
Das
27. By whom was Island of Bombay was given to the
English Prince Charles II as dowry? Portuguese
28. Which first Europeans came to India? Portuguese
29. During which movement was ‘Mahatma’ added before
Gandhiji’s name? Champaran satyagraha
30. Who was impeached in England for his actions in
India? Warren Hastings
1. Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian
National Congress? Dadabhai Naoroji
2. When was the monopoly of East India Company in
trade brought under the control of the British Crown? 1773 A.D.
3. By whom was the Home Rule Movement in India was
started? Annie Besant and Tilak
4. After whose name was a women’s division of the
Indian National Army named? Rani Jhansi
5. Who started the newspaper Shome Prakash? Ishwar
Chandra Vidyasagar
6. In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by Tang
emperor? Harshavardhana
7. Which inscription mentions Pulkesin II’s military
success against Harshavardhana? Aihole Inscription
8. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in whose
book? Vishakhdatta
9. Who stated that there was no slavery in India?
Megasthenes
10. Which ruler had granted Diwani to the East India
company? Shah Alam II
11. What is the name of the group of languages
spoken by the largest number of people in India? Indo-Aryan
12. On which thing did the Buddhism and Jainism both
give stress? Non-violence
13. Which silver coins Issued by the Guptas?
Rupayaka
14. By whom was the rare work on architecture,
Samarangana Sutradhara written? Bhoja Paramara
15. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce
the practice of ‘Sijda’? Balban
16. Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jazfya on the
Brahmins also? Firoz Tughlaq
17. Who got the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award, before
becoming the President of India? Dr. Zakir Hussain
18. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar from
which system was it borrowed from? Mongolia
19. The Maratha power reached the zenith of its
glory during which reign? Shivaji
20. Which Land tenure systems was introduced by Lord
Cornwallis? Zamindari
21. By whom was Swaraj as a national demand first
made? Dadabhai Naoroji
22. Who is the author of the book ‘Glimpses of World
History’? Jawaharlal Nehru
23. Who attended the Second Round Table Conference
as the representative of the Congress? Gandhiji
24. Which reservoir is constructed on Chambal?
Gandhi Sagar
25. Which state was in the development of
hydroelectricity the pioneering state? Karnataka
26. Which is the most malleable metal? Gold
27. During the Mughal period which trader first came
to India? English
28. A Fortgotten Empire’, written by the renowned
historian Robert Sewell, is about which Empire? Vijaynagar Empire
29. Which God lost his importance as the first deity
during the Later Vedic period? Varuna
30. Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced
Buddhism? Menander
1. During which reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira
and Gautama Buddha preach their doctrines? Bimbisara
2. What is the name by which Ashoka is generally
referred to in his inscriptions? Priyadarsi
3. Which Gupta ruler was equally great in the art of
peace, wars and personal accomplishment? Chandragupta-II
4. Who contributed the Chalukya in Western India?
Guptas
5. The Kalachuri era counted from A.D. 248 what was
mostly in currnet? Andhra
6. By whom was the first estimate of national income
in India made? Dadabhai Naoroji
7. Which region of northern India was not included
in the empire of Ala-ud-din Khalji? Kashmir
8. Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles? Balban
9. Who built Char Minar? Quli Qutb Shah
10. On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom was the
kingdom of Golconda founded? Kakatiyas
11. Where is Buland Darwaza situated? Fatehpur Sikri
12. During which reign was the Purana Qila
constructed? Sher Shah
13. By whom was the Sikh Khalsa founded? Guru Gobind
Singh
14. On 13th April of which year Guru Gobind Singh
established Khalsa? 1699
15. The Maratha power reached its zenith during
which Peshwaship? Balaji II
16. Which lake in India has the highest water
salinity? Sambhar
17. In which year did the Peshwa became the official
head of Maratha administration? 1748 A.D.
18. Bhopal gas tragedy struck in the year 1984 due
to the leakage of which gas? Methyl-iso-cyanate
19. Which is the first company-managed major port in
India? Ennore
20. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? Lord Chelmsford
21. What was the first venture of Gandhiji in
all-India politics? Rowlatt Satyagraha
22. During the reign of which Indian National
Congress banned and over 1,20,000 persons were arrested? Lord Willingdon
23. Who led the agitation against the Partition of
Bengal (1905)? Surendranath Banerjee
24. Who among the following had led the Swadeshi
Movement in Delhi? Syed Haider Raza
25. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka
was held at which place? Kashmir
26. Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara
school of Art? Kushans
27. Which is the first multipurpose river valley
project of independent India? Damodar Valley Corporation
28. Recently reserves of diamond have been reported
in Madhya Pradesh from which place? Devbhog
29. Who is associated with Tashkent Agreement? Lal
Bahadur Shastri
30. In India, where did the Dutch establish their
earliest factory? Masulipattanam
1. In Indus Valley, which one indicates the
commercial and economic development? Seals
2. In which year was the Indus Valley Civilisation
discovered? 1921
3. Purushsukta is a part of which veda? Rigveda
4. What are the brothers Umakant and Ramakant
Gundecha? Dhrupad vocalists
5. Which was common both to the Harappan society and
the Rigvedic society? Horses
6. Who was the President of the First Buddhist
Council held at Rajagriha? Mahakassapa
7. By which method is the age of most ancient
geological formations estimated? C4 method
8. Ban-Ki-Moon the Secretary general of UNO belongs
to which country? South Korea
9. In which state had Gautama Buddha had attained
Mahaparinirvan? Malia
10. Who is the Father of local self government in
India? Lord Ripon
11. Who was the last ruler of Sunga dynasty?
Devabhuti
12. What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhaye? Kamla Kant
13. ‘Man-The Maker of His Own Destiny’ book was
written by which person? Swami Vivekananda
14. Who is considered to be the father of Ayurveda?
Charaka
15. In ancient India, Nalanda University was a great
centre for the study of which religion? Mahayana Buddhism
16. By whom was the first Muslim invasion of India
lead? Muharnmad-bin-Oasim
17. The Arab conquest of Sind took place in which
year? 712 A.D.
18. Which was the medieval ruler who was the first
to establish a ministry of agriculture? Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
19. Why is Sher Shah is well known for his
administrative skill,? Land revenue system
20. By whom was the Sarak-i-Azam which ran from the
Indus to Sonargaon (in Bangladesh) built?
Sher Shah
21. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by the
orders of which rular? Dara Shikoh
22. ‘Padmavat’ of Malik Muhammad Jaisi, a notable,
work in Hindi, was completed during which reign? Sher Shah
23. Who commanded the Maratha army in the third
battle of Panipat? Sadashiv Rao Bhau
24. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be
crowned World Champion in which sports? Shooting
25. Which forms the western boundary of the Indian
sub-continent? Hindukush
26. Uplift of the backward classes was the main
programme of which family? Satyashodhak Samaj
27. By whom was the practice of Sati was declared
illegal? Lord William Bentinck
28. Who was the leader to have the unique
distinction of firing the first shot in the rebellion of 1857? Mangal Pande
29. The world famous ‘Khajuraho’ sculptures are
located in which State? Madhya Pradesh
30. In the Interim Government formed in the year
1946, who held the portfolio of Defence? Baldev Singh
1. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic
Dandi March? Sabarmati Ashram
2. Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim
state in India? Mohammad Iqbal
3. Who was responsible for the integration of Indian
Princely States? Sardar Patel
4. By which was Yavanika (Curtain) introduced in
Indian theatre? Greeks
5. The religious literature of the Jains at the
early stage was written in which language? Ardhamagadhi
6. Kula, Kufri, Kajjair and Dalhousie are all
tourists place of which state? Himachal Pradesh
7. Of which Religion-wise the sculpture were found
at Kankali tila in Mathura? Jaina
8. By whom was the famous ‘Kirti Stambha’ at Chittor
built? Rana Kumbha
9. Which of the British Officials defeated
Portuguese at Sowlley? Thomas Best
10. Which element of Hinduism was practised in the
Indus Valley Civilization? Cult of Shiva
11. What was the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
Undeciphered
12. What are Brahmanas? Texts on sacrificial rituals
13. What is the meaning of ‘Buddha’? The Enlightened
one
14. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of which Indian
ruler? Chandragupta Maurya
15. Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka
served as– As a Viceroy of Taxila
16. What were the two colossal images of the Buddha
at Bamiyan? Works of the Gupta Art
17. Who has been called the ‘Napoleon of India’?
Samudragupta
18. During the reign of which Pallava ruler did the
Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang visit Kanchi? Narasimhavaram I
19. What was Sher Shah’s real name? Farid
20. Which battle was fought in 1192 A.D.? Second
Battle of Tarain
21. During whose reign did the Mongols first invaded
India? Iltutmish
22. Who was contemporary of Namdev? Sena
23. Who was the earliest Sufi Saint to have settled
at Ajmer? Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti
24. Under whose reign did Mughal Empire extend up to
Tamil territory in the South? Aurangzeb
25. Which Rajput mansabdar revolted against
Aurangzeb? Durgadas Rathore
26. Which was the last governor of Bengal appointed
by the Mughal emperor? Murshid Quli Khan
27. Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha
Badshah’? Guru Hargovind
28. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS?
Surendranath Banerjee
29. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
Warren Hastings
30. What was the real name of Tantiya Tope?
Ramchandra Panduranga
1. Who was the British PM at the time of Revolt of
1857? Pamstern
2. The Cabinet Mission to India headed by– Lord
Pethick Lawrence
3. Who advocated the policy of abolishing princely
states in free India? Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Who also had the name Devanama Piyadasi? Mauryan
King Ashoka
5. Who was thrice elected President of the Indian
National Congress? Dadabhai Naoroji
6. Which historical personality of India is also
known as Vishnugupta? Chanakya
7. The English East India Company founded a
permanent factory at Surat in which year? 1613
8. Which Harappan site had a dock? Lothal
9. Which Veda throws light on the beliefs and
practices of the non-Aryans? Atharvaveda
10. Lathyrism is caused by excessive consumption of
which thing? Khesari Dal
11. The code of conduct of the Vedic society was
laid out in which text? Smritis
12. Who was the founder of the Nanda dyansty?
Mahapadma Nanda
13. Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient
times? Kharavela
14. What was the language of the Satavahana
inscription? Prakrit
15. The great grammarian Patanjali of ancient India
was contemporary of– Pushyamitra Sunga
16. Who deciphered the Brahmi script? James Princep
17. Which ruler was adorned with the title of
‘Maharajadhiraja’ (King of Kings)? Chandragupta I
18. In ancient peninsular India, who assumed the
title ‘Vatapikonda’? Narasimhavarman
19. Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to which Rajput
dynasty? Gahadavalas
20. Under which Sultan, Khalisa land increased
considerably? Alauddin Khilji
21. By whom was the structure of Qutab Minar was
completed? Iltutmish
22. When Akbar was young, Who was his guardian?
Bairam Khan
23. In which year Akbar assumed actual control over
the administration of his empire? 1560
24. By whom was Nishat Garden built? Jahangir
25. Which Mughal ruler banned music and dancing?
Aurangzeb
26. Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daulah as Nawab of Bengal
after the Battle of Plassey? Mir Jafar
27. Where did Shahjahan build the Moti Masjid? Agra
28. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at
the session of the Indian National Congress? 1896
29. Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie
under the Doctrine of Lapse? Satara
30. Which leader of the Revolution of 1857 had the
real name of Ram Chandra Pandurang? Tatiya Tope
1. Where has the largest concentration of Harappan
sites been found? Ghaggar-Hakra
2. Where was a copper chariot of Harappa times was
discovered? At Daimabad
3. Which Chola ruler converted the Bay of Bengal
into a ‘Chela lake’? Rajendra I
4. Who laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
Dantidurga
5. Which ruler at first assumed the title of
‘Hazrat-i-Ala’ and afterwards ‘Sultan’? Sher Shah Suri
6. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar’ as
Lodi dynasty was to which ruler? Ibrahim Lodi
7. When the first metal tool came into being why was
it used for? Clearing jungles
8. When did the concept of pollution emerge clearly?
In the Post-Vedic period
9. Which of the Vedas was divided into ‘White’ and
‘Black’ parts? Yajur
10. Who is often described as the second
‘Parasurama’ or the exterminator of the entire kshatriya race? Mahapadrna
11. Who, was the Nanda ruler at the time of
Alexander’s invasion? Dhana Nanda
12. To whom the ‘Yavanas’ refer? Greeks
13. Who earned the title of a ‘Liberator’? Ashoka
14. Vatapi was the capital of the which reign?
Chalukyas
15. Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty
of Queen Padmini? Alauddin Khilji
16. By whom was the ‘Tahqiq-i-Hind’, a famous
literary work, written? Alberuni
17. Which Bhakti saint wrote the commentary on
Vedanta sutras in Sanskrit? Vallabhacharya
18. During the reign of emperor was the artillery
most perfect and numerous? Aurangzeb
19. Who was last Mughal emperor to sit on the
peacock throne? Muhammad Shah
20. From which ruler did Albuquerque capture Goa?
Bijapur
21. Which European were the last to come- to
pre-independence India as traders? French
22. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian
National Congress? Badruddin Tyyabji
23. Who was the first Englishman to preside over a
Congress session? George Yule
24. Which Urdu poets was invited, to the Second and
Third Round Table Conference? Muhammad Iqbal
25. Which first movement was launched against the
British in India? Swadeshi Movement
26. When did East African Development Bank come into
force? 1967
27. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time
of the Second Round Table Conference? Ramsay Macdonald
28. By whom was the first republic of the world
established in Vaishali? Lichhavi
29. Between which was the ancient town of Takshasila
located? Indus and Jhelum
30. Who established Diwan-i-Mustakharaj (Department
of Arrears)? Alauddin Khalji
1. Who deserves the credit for contruction of Lal
Quila? Shahjahan
2. Who was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb?
Zebunnisa
3. Which veda contains the Gayatri Mantra? Rigveda
4. The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is
dedicated to which deity? Savitri
5. With which religion is Kalvalya associated?
Jainism
6. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the
Buddhist canonical literature? Ashvaqhosha
7. During the Sangam Age which dynasty was not in
power? Pallavas
8. With which external trade of the Sangam were
people carried on? Romans
9. Which Chola king fought against the Shailendia
king of Shri Vijaya and defeated him? Rajendra Chola I
10. The titles of ‘Mummadi Chola’, ‘Cholamartanda’
and ‘Raja Kesari Aromoli’ were assumed by which Chola ruler? Rajaraja
11. In which field did Indians in ancient time learn
a lot from the Greeks? Music
12. Which ruler died while playing ‘Chaugan’?
Jalal-ud-din-Khilji
13. Who ruler was the builder of Jahan-Panah,
Delhi’s fourth city? Sultan Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq
14. Which Kingdom was annexed by Bahlol Lodi, the
Sultan of Delhi, in 1484 AD? Jaunpur
15. When Akbar was born, Humayun was under the
shelter of which king? Raja of Amarkot
16. The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji
during which reign? Aurangzeb I
17. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji was executed during
which reign? Aurangzeb
18. Who was the first European to translate the
Bhagwad Gita into English? Charles Wilkins
19. By whom was the Asiatic Society established in
Calcutta? Sir William Jones
20. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as
Lokhitavadi? Gopal Hari Deshmukh
21. Where was the sepoys revolted openly in 1857?
Meerut
22. By whom was the Civil Disobedience Movement led
in the North-West Frontier Province?
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
23. What was the capital of Kakatiya dynasty?
Warangal
24. During the freedom struggle, who established ‘The
Deccan Educational Society’? M. G. Ranade
25. With whom was the last opportunity to avoid the
partition of India lost? Cabinet Mission
26. Which ruler in India challenged the authority of
the Ulemas or Muslim clergy? Alauddin Khilji
27. Who organised Ashwamedha Yajna in Gupta Period?
Samudragupta
28. Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the
Jaziya on Hindus? Akbar
29. Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher
Shah in 1540? Humayun
30. Where was first Madarasa set up by the British
in India? Calcutta
1. Which archaeologist initially discovered the
Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization? Rakhal Das Banerji
2. What was the main characteristic of the Indus
Valley Civilization? Town planning
3. Which Mauryan emperor abdicated his throne and
migrated to the south to live as Jain ascetic? Chandragupta Maurya
4. Which Gupta ruler was a poet and a musician and
was adorned with the title of Kaviraja or King of poets? Samudragupta
5. Who is considered as the first national ruler of
India? Chandragupta Maurya
6. Which ruler was known as Amitraghata, the
‘destroyer of foes’? Bindusara
7. By whom was the largest grant of villages to
temples and brahmanas given? The Guptas
8. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of
Delhi? Razia Sultan
9. Which General of Ala-ud-din Khilji, was known as
the Rustam of the age and the hero of the time? Malik Kafur
10. When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of
Vijayanagara empire in South India?
Krishna Deva Raya
11. Who was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan?
Iltutmish
12. The number of wives of which Mughal ruler ‘fell
short even of the Quranic allowance of four’? Aurangzeb
13. During which ruler were Upanishads translated
into Persian? Shah Jahan
14. In where were Bengal the headquarters of East
India Company located? Fort William
15. Who set up the Atmiya Sabha in Kolkata in the
first half of the nineteenth century? Ram Mohan Roy
16. What was the original name of Swami Dayananda
Saraswati? Mula Shankar
17. Who had started ‘Mitra Mela’ Association? Vinayak
Damodar Savarkar
18. Which was a revolutionary who later turned into
a yogi and a philosopher? Aurobindo Ghosh
19. With how many volunteers did Gandhiji start on
his famous Dandi march on March 12, 1930? 78
20. Who opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s association with
the Khilafat movement? Mohammed Alix Jinnah
21. Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue
of Buddha been installed? Bamiyan
22. Who taught the doctrine of Shunyata (Shunyavad)?
Nagarjuna
23. Who appointed Ibn Batuta as the Chief Qazi of
Delhi? Mohammad- bin-Tughlaq
24. Which philosophical system was founded by
Vallabhacharya? Suddhadvaita
25. Which Europeans, were the last to come to
pre-independence India as traders? French
26. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in
India? Jyoti Basu
27. Which Indus citiy was known for water
management? Mohenjo-daro
28. The vedic deity Indra was the god of which
thing? Rain and thunder
29. A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30
p.m. it is heard at New York on which day? The same day at 7.30 a.m.
30. Which was the last Buddhist text produced in
India? Vamsathapakasini
1. Buddha died in which Mahajanpada? Mall
2. During the Sangam Age, Uraiyur was the capital of
which rular? Cholas
3. In the Delhi Sultanate, which administrative unit
called ‘paragana’ was headed by an official? Amil
4. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar-as what
was Lodi dynasty to? Ibrahim Lodi
5. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita?
Shankaracharya
6. Which Mughal emperor’s tomb is outside India?
Jahangir
7. When the East India Company came into existence,
By whom was England was ruled? Tudors
8. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed
Shah Abdali’s invasion of India? Shah Alam II
9. Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on which date?
13-Apr-19
10. The first major inscription in classical
Sanskrit is that of which king? Rudradaman
11. Which is considered an encyclopedia of Indian
Medicine? Charaka Samhita
12. Which part was called Babul Makka (Gate of
Makka) during the Mughal Period? Surat
13. Who among the following has issued the coin
rupee for the first time? Shershah Suri
14. Who was the Governor General tomerge Sindh in
British India? Lord Ellenborough
15. In what commodity the English first conducted
trade from India? Indigo
16. In which veda is the famous Vedic saying “War
begins in the minds of men” stated? Atharvaveda
17. Tradition has it that By whom was Ajatasatru
instigated to murder his father? Devadatta
18. Shishunaga dynasty is credited to have destroyed
which mahajanpada? Avanti
19. Which Gupta ruler defeated the Huna ruler,
Mihirakula? Yasodharman
20. In the context of the reign of Guptas and their
successors, what is Vishti’? Forced labour
21. Which was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagar
kingdom? Sangama
22. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence
during which reign? Mohammad- bin-Tughlaq
23. Which was the king generally considered to be
the greatest ruler of Kashmir in the 15th century? Zain-ul-Abidin
24. Which Mughal emperor prohibited the use of
tobacco? Jehangir
25. Raja Rammohan Roy and David Hare were associated
with the foundation of which college?
Hindu College
26. Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang?
Siva Dayal Saheb
27. Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed
during which Viceroyality? Curzon
28. What are the birth and death years of Dr. B. R.
Ambedkar? 1891, 1956
29. In which year did the Congress loose its
monopoly of power in the States for the first time after the elections? 1967
30. By whom was General Dyer who was responsible for
Jallianwala Bagh massacre was shot dead? Udham Singh
1. Megasthenes was an envoy of which king? Seleucus
2. Who in ancient India assumed the title
amitraghata? Bindusar
3. Which Mauryan ruler did conquer the Deccan?
Bindusara
4. In the kingdom of Satavahanas of ancient India,
what was a district called? Ahara
5. The Bahmanis of the Deccan rose to prominence in
which century? 14th century
6. Which Governor General is associated with
Doctrine of Lapse? Lord Dalhousie
7. Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel prince Khusro with
money and blessings? Guru Arjun Dev
8. Which presents the most significant feature of
Indus Valley Civilization? Burnt brick buildings
9. Of which thing were the Indus Valley houses
built? Bricks
10. In which reign was the first Buddhist Council
held? Ajatashatru
11. Which ruler of India who ruled over territories
in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs? Kanishka
12. By whom was Saka era founded? Kanishka
13. The temples built during the medieval period by
which dynasty are known as ‘Seven Pagodas’? Pallavas
14. Which Sultan added the Alai Darwaza to the Qutab
Minar? Alauddin Khalji
15. ‘Arhai-Din-Ka Jhonpra’ built by Qutbuddin Aibak,
where is this located? Ajmer
16. By whom was the first estimate of national
income in India made? Dadabhai Naoroji
17. Akbar founded his own religion known as
‘Din-i-Ilahi’ what was its mean? Divine faith
18. In which year did Akbar defeat Rana Pratap in
the Battle of Haldighati? 1576
19. Which territory was outside the boundaries of
the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar? Bijapur
20. When Akbar surrounded Chittor fort, who saved it
for four months? Jaimal
21. Which was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the
emblem of Government of India? Four lions
22. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
Dadabhai Naoroji
23. Which upheaval took place in Bengal immediately
after the Revolt of 1857? Indigo Disturbances
24. Who has directed the film ‘Little Buddha’?
Bernardo Bertolucci
25. Which is the largest mustard oil growing state?
U.P.
26. Which revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee in his noval Anand Math? Sanyasi
rebellion
27. By whom was the Indian Independence League set
up? Ras Behari Bose
28. Quit India Movement started after the failure of
which proposal? Cripps’ proposal
29. Which dynasty succeeded Sungas? Kanvas
30. The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built
under the patronage of which king? Pallava kings
1. Which religion was patronised by Rashtrakutas?
Jainism
2. Tipu Sultan took support of which power to fight
the English? French
3. Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of
Avadh? Saadat Khan Burhanul- Mulk
4. With which had the Indus Valley people trade
relations? Mesopotamia
5. Which Directive Principle is based on Gandhian
ideology? Promotion of cottage industries
6. At which Harappan site have traces of a horse
been found? Surkotda
7. By whom was the Fourth Buddhist-Council held?
Kanishka
8. Who said ‘At the stroke of midnight, when the
world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom’? Jawaharlal Nehru
9. Late Raja Ravi Verma, was an eminent figure in
which field? Painting
10. In whose rule was Islam, as the state religion,
abolished? Akbar
11. With whom did Alberuni come to India? Mahmud of
Ghazni
12. Who was teh most famous court-poet (in Hindi
literature) of Akbar? Abdur Rahim-Khan-i-Khanan
13. By whom was Agra Fort built? Akbar
14. The treaty of Purandhar was signed in 1665 with
Shivaji by which soldier statesman? Raja Jai Singh
15. Who was the successor of Shivaji? Sambhaji
16. Who was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement?
Henry Vivian Derozio
17. Who composed the National Anthem ‘Jana Gana
Mana’? Rabindranath Tagore
18. On the death of Gandhiji, who said that “The
light has gone out of our lives…..”? Jawaharlal Nehru
19. Where was Swarajya declared as the goal of the
Congress at its session held in 1906? Calcutta
20. During which Gupta king’s reign did the chinese
traveller Fahien visit India? Chandragupta II
21. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the’
Napolean of India’? Samudragupta
22. Which was a renowned Jain scholar who greatly
honoured by Akbar? Harivijaya
23. Of which site of Harappan is associated with
rice cultivation? Lothal
24. Who usurped the throne of Magadlia in 322 B. C.?
Chandragupta Maurya
25. Which ruler of southern India were the
contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire? Vakatakas
26. Which was the great Hindu king who combined in
himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka? Harshavardhana
27. Who used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize
the English colonial control of India? Dadabhai Naoroji
28. The writer of Mahabhasya ‘Patanjali’ was a
contemporary of which ruler? Pushyamitra Sunga
29. Who laid the foundation of the first independent
Turkish kingdom in India? Qutubuddin Aibak
30. Who first divided his empire into Iqtas during
the process of civil administration? Iltutmish
1. Which lady wrote a historical account during the
Mughal Period? Gulbadan Begam
2. Between which the Battle of Khanwa was fought?
Babar and Rana Sanga
3. Which war was ended by the Treaty of Madras?
First Mysore war
4. To whom the credit of discovering the sea route
of India goes? Portuguese
5. Which Veda contains an account of magical charms
and spells? Atharva-veda
6. Which Indian leader was dismissed by British from
the Indian Civil Service? Surendranath Banerji
7. Who was the first President of the Indian Trade
Union Congress in 1920? Lala Lajpat Rai
8. Who is known as the Ught of Asia? Lord Buddha
9. Which king was an ardent follower of Jainism?
Kharavela
10. In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim
Fahien visit India? 5th century AD
11. Which was the official language of Gupta period?
Sanskrit
12. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India
in which year? 1498
13. Which was capital of Raja Ranjit Singh of
Punjab? Lahore
14. Which God with three heads and horns, surrounded
by animals, represented on a seal from Mohenjodaro? Pashupati
15. Who was the first foreigner to invade India?
Darius I
16. Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal
Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946? Sardar Patel
17. Which Gupta ruler was related to the Licchavis
on his mother’s side? Samudragupta
18. In which inscription are the achievements of
Samudragupta described? Allahabad pillar inscription
19. Which Sultan of Delhi has been described by the
historians as the ‘mixture of opposites’? Muhammad Tughluq
20. Nicolo Conti, the traveller, who visited
Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D., belongs to which country? Italy
21. In the Delhi Sultanate, the work of
‘Mustauf-i-Mamalik’ was related to which? Auditing
22. Where did Akbar build the Panch Mahal, noted for
its various types of pillars? Fatehpur Sikri
23. Who built the mausoleum of Jahangir and where?
Nur Jahan at Lahore
24. By whom were India’s famous Peacock Throne and
the diamond Koh-e-Noor taken away? Nadir Shah
25. With reference to the Revolt of 1857, who laid
siege to Jhansi in March 1858? Sir Hugh Rose
26. Dhondu Pant is better known as which name? Nana
Saheb
27. Whose ideas had Influenced Mahatma Gandhi’s
thought? Tolstoy
28. With reference to Indian freedom struggle which
event occurred earliest? Lucknow Pact
29. In India, in which sector was the co-operative
movement initiated? Agricultural credit
30. The ‘Paditrupputtu’ is a collection of poems in
the praise of which king? Chera
1. The silver coins of the Gupta period were known
by which name? Rupyaka
2. Which structure was constructed by Emperor Akbar
in Fatehpur Sikri? Panch Mahal
3. Who was the first Indian Hindi scholar of the
Mughal period? Abdur Rahim
4. Which distinguishes the Harappan from other
contemporary civilizations of the world? Town planning and drainage
5. What was the primary purpose of a seal in the
Indus Valley Civilisation? To signify ownership of property
6. Who presided over the first Buddhist Council held
at Rajgriha? Maha Kasyapa
7. In which year, some more commercial banks in
addition to the first lot of 141 were nationalised in India? 1980
8. What was the first discourse of Buddha at Deer
Park in Sarnath called? Dharmachakra pravartan
9. Which inscription describes the achievements of
Kharavela, king of Kalinga? Hathigunipha inscription
10. St. Thomas came to India in 1st century A. D. to
propogate christianity. During which reign did he come? Gondophernes
11. Which Sultan of Delhi had accepted the
Suzerainty of the Timurid ruler Mirza Shah Rukh? Khizr Khan Sayyid
12. Which part of Delhi where Aibak laid the
foundation of the first so called ‘Seven cities’ of medieval Delhi,? Mehrauli
13. When Abdur Razzak from Persia visited Hampi, who
was the ruler of Vijayanagar in South India? Devaraya II
14. From where Alauddin Khalji captured the Delhi
throne after securing fabulous wealth? Devagiri
15. Who was the first Mughal emperor to allow
Britishers to establish trade links with India? Jahangir
16. During the decline of the Mughal empire By whom
were the Jats were organized into a political force? Badan Singh
17. In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat
fought? 1761
18. Who among the following Governor-Generals formed
the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan? Lord Cornwallis
19. Who pioneered Khilafat Movement? Ali Brothers
20. Who voted against the partition of India in the
A.I.C.C. meeting held on 14 June 1947? Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
21. Timur, the Lame invaded India during the reign
of which ruler? Mohammad Shah Tughlaq
22. Which Peshwas was popularly known as Nana Saheb?
Balaji Baji Rao
23. Which Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu
Pada-Padshahi? Baji Rao I
24. To which age the Indus Valley Civilization
belongs? Neolithic age
25. Which sites of Harappan are not in India? Mohenjodaro
and Harappa
26. Which craftsmanship was not practised by the
Aryans? Blacksmith
27. What is the number of puranas? 18
28. On which river did Pulakesin II defeat
Harshavardhana? Narmada
29. Who was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the
theory of Kingship similar to the theory of divine right of King? Balban
30. By whom was the agitation against the partition
of Bengal led? Surendranath Banerjee
1. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is
credited with the building of the Grand Trunk Road? Sher Shah Suri
2. Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar’s court,
belonged to which place? Gwalior
3. Which Mughal ruler was ignorant of the art of
reading and writing? Akbar
4. Who had the Revenue system during Akbar’s reign?
Todar Mal
5. Who bestowed the Office of Peshwa on Balaji
Vishwanath? Shahu
6. When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore,
who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire? Ranga II
7. Against whom did Gandhiji started Satyagraha
movement in 1919 in protest? Enactment of Rowlatt Act
8. Which Sultan had greatest number of slaves in his
court? Firoz shah Tughlaq
9. Who was the ruler of Deogiri at the time of
Alauddin Khalji’s invasion? Ramchandra Dev
10. Which Sikh Guru assumed the title ‘Sachcha
Badshah’? Guru Teg Bahdur
11. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit
Singh with great honour at Ropar? William Bentich
12. What is Mohenjodaro is also known? Mound of the
Dead
13. Which Harappan site is showing evidence of two
cultural phases, Harappan and pre-Harappan,? Chanhu-daro
14. In early ancient India, which was “the largest
urban centre? Pataliputra
15. Which leaders took major initiative in the
formation of the League of Nations? Franklin Roosevelt
16. Which, ancient’ Indian King claimed ekarat (the
sole sovereign) or the first Imperial ruler of India? Udayin
17. By whom was Kadambari was written? Banabhatta
18. Who was the head of the University of Nalanda
the great Bengali scholar? Sheelabhadra
19. Which ruler is most famous for building a large
number of canals for irrigation? Firoz Shah Tughlaq
20. Who was assigned the first Iqta in India by
Mohammad Ghori? Qutbuddin Aibak
21. Which is similar to the Taj Mahal in
construction? Humayun’s tomb
22. The most famous musician at the court of Akbar
was Tansen. what was his original name? Ramtanu Pande
23. The Maratha, confederacy was virtually dissolved
after which battle? Third Battle of Panipat
24. Which Indian king requested Napoleon for help to
drive the British from India? Tipu Sultan
25. What was the earliest public association formed
in the history of modern India in 1837? The Landholder’s Society
26. Who identified the name Sandrocottus as
Chandragupta Maurya? William Jones
27. During the Mughal rule, by which name was the
copper coin known? Dam
28. The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between
which rulers? Babur and Rana Sanga
29. ‘The world is God and God is my soul’ In which
is the philosophy contained? Upanishads
30. One the banks of which. river were Alexander and
Porus involved in a grim battle? Jhelum
1. Where did Alexander die? Babylon
2. Bronze coins of Nataraja cast during the Chola
period invariably show the deity with howmany hands? Four hands
3. During which reign did the Vimana style in temple
architecture come into vogue? Cholas
4. The most important feature in the economic
measures pursued by Alauddin Khalji what was that? Market control
5. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of
Nauroj in India? Balban
6. Chand Bibi, who ceded Berar to Akbar, was the
ruler of which kingdom? Ahmednagar
7. Who was regarded as ‘Zinda pir’? Aurangzeb
8. When did the British Govt. start ruling India
directly? After Sepoy Mutiny
9. Nadir Shah invaded India during which reign?
Muhammed Shah
10. Who recaptured Delhi from the rebels for the
British? John Nicholson
11. During the 1857 Revolt who captured Gwalior from
the Scindhia? Rani Lakshmibai
12. Who was the first to receive the Nobel prize?
Rabindranath Tagore
13. In the history of the freedom movement of India,
the year 1930 is associated with which event? Dandi March
14. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon?
Rajendra I
15. Hyder Ali was defeated at porto Novo by which
British General? Sir Eyrecoot
16. Who issued Firman granting Diwani of Bengal,
Bihar and Orissa to the English? Shah Alam II
17. Howmany hymns does the Rigveda consists? 1028
18. In Rigvedic society, which was unknown? Child
marriage
19. Which edicts mentions the personal name of
Ashoka? Maski
20. To whom was the title ‘Devanam Priya’ given?
Ashoka
21. Where did the Pallava kings make of rock-cut temples?
Mahabalipuram
22. By whom was the temple of Konark built? Narsimha
of the Eastern Ganges
23. Who was the founder of the second Afghan Empire
in India? Sher Shah Suri
24. What was the official language of the Delhi
sultanate? Persian
25. Which popular Sufi Silsilah tried to counteract
the liberal religious policy of Akbar? Naqshbandi
26. Who was the first Mughal emperor to issue a
firman in favour of the British to open a factory at Surat? Jahangir
27. Who concluded the Treaty of Srirangapatnam with
Tipu Sultan? Cornwallis
28. What was the earlier name of Surinam? Dutch
Guyana
29. Who was the Hindu saint to have as disciple both
Hindus and Muslims? Sri Chaitanya
30. Who was the most radia of the Bhakti Saints?
Kabir
1. In which year, the Battle of Buxar was fought?
1764
2. Who was the Governor General when the first
Anglo- Burmese was started? Lord Amherst
3. From where The Great Granary of the Indus Valley
Civilization has been discovered? Mohenjodaro
4. Where was the Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization
discovered? Mohenjodaro
5. Who was the Greek ambassador in the’ court of
Chandragupta Maurya? Megasthenese
6. Megasthenese was the Ambassador of which rular?
Seleucus Nikator
7. The Khajuraho shrines built by Chandella rulers
are dedicated to which god? Vishnu and Shiva
8. Who built the famous Dilwara temple at Mount Abu
in the 13th century? Tejapala
9. By whom was the Persian style of Sabaq-i-Hindi
adopted? Amir Khusrau
10. Which acquired the double dome for the first
time? Tomb of Sikandar Lodi
11. Which Mughal emperor is credited with the
composition of Hindi songs? Jahangir
12. Which first Mughal building to have been built
entirely of marble? Itmad-ud-Daula’s tomb
13. Which is the oldest surviving newspaper in
India? Bombay Samachar
14. Who remarked ‘the bones of the cotton weavers
are bleaching the plains of India’? William Bentinck
15. Who founded the Banaras Hindu University? Madan
Mohan Malviya
16. Which Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of
river Godawari? Assaka
17. Which dynasty was ruling over North India at the
time of Alexander’s invasion? Nanda
18. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer role in the
development of which thing? Khari Boli
19. Which god was not worshipped during the time of
Rigvedic Aryans? Shiva
20. Which was the chief feature of Rig Vedic
religion? Performance of sacrifices
21. Who was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
Vardhamana Mahavira
22. Who was the first monarch of Magadh kingdom In
the sixth century B.C.? Bimbisara
23. The rock-cut caves at Elephanta belong to which
period? Chalukyas
24. The images of which deities are in the temple of
Angkorvat? Hindu deities
25. When did Bahmani Kingdom in South India
extinguish? In beginning of 16th century
26. What was the The capital of Bahmani Kingdom?
Gulbarga
27. Which was the most prominent industry that
f1uorished during the Mughal period? Cotton textiles
28. By whom was ltmad-ud-daula’s tomb at Agra was
built? Nur Jahan
29. Where was the Arya Samaj setup for the first
time in 1875? Bombay
30. Which event was characterised by Montague as
‘Preventive Murder’? Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh
1. On which date was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?
30-Jan-48
2. Where was a Buddhisit council during the reign of
Ashoka held? At Pataliputra
3. Which Mughal painter according to Abul Fazl was
excellent in drawing of features? Basawan
4. Who was the first Engish person who visited the
court of Akbar? Ralph Fitch
5. In which age the Man passed from the food
gathering stage to the food producing stage? Neolithic Age
6. What was the greatest invention of man in
Palaeolithic Age? Fire
7. In which the claim of Ashoka’s greatness cheifly
lay? Promotion of welfare of his people
8. Which Ashokan inscription gives an account of the
Kalinga war and its effects? Minor Rock Edict XIII
9. ‘Who among the following are credited to have
built the famous Ellora caves? Rashtrakutas
10. When was petroleum discovered first in
commercial quantitie in India? 1890
11. Who was a blind poet who worshipped Krishna and
spread Krishna Bhakti cult? Surdas
12. Who invited Babar to invade India? Alam khan,
uncle of Ibrahim Lodhi
13. Who focused his work chiefly on Sher Shah Suri?
Abbas khan Sarwani
14. During the reign of Emperor Akbar, who where the
famous men Haribans, Mukund and Daswant? Painters
15. Who said, “Good government was never a good
substitute for self government”? Swami Dayananda
16. Who had founded the Theosophical Society in the
United States of America? Madame Blavatsky
17. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi enter into
freedom struggle in India? 1915
18. Who destroyed the Empire of Chalukyas of Badami?
Rashtrakutas
19. Who was the Chola King to have conquered Bengal?
Rajendra I
20. The Vijay Satambha (Tower of Victory) at Chittor
was built by which ruler? Rana Kumbha
21. Who built the temple of the Sun God at Konark?
Narsimha
22. Of which metal was the The famous figure of a
dancing girl found in the excavations of Harappa? Bronze
23. Who transferred his capital from Rajgir to
Pataliputra? Udayin
24. Which transferred his capital from Patliputra to
Vaishali? Shishunaga
25. Which ancient Mahajanapadas was located on the
bank of Yamuna? Vatsa
26. Who were the originators of the Dravidian style
of architecture and sculpture in South India? Cholas
27. Which was the dynasty that succeeded the
Chalukyas in Western India? Rashtrakutas
28. During the reign of Iltutmish which was a silver
coin in use? Tanka
29. Which was the original name of Tansen, the
famous musician in the court of Akbar? Ramtanu Pande
30. Of which kingdom was Malik Ambar the Prime
Minister? Ahrnadnagar
1. Who was thrice elected President of the Indian
National Congress? Dadabhai Naoroji
2. During whose Viceroyalty, Queen Victoria was
crowned with ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ in Delhi Durbar? Lytton
3. Who was the political guru of Gandhiji? Gopal
Krishna Gokhale
4. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from
Delhi to which place? Daulatabad
5. Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India?
Razia Sultan
6. In which book has Buddha been described as an
ocean of wisdom and compassion? Amarakosa
7. What was the crux of early Buddhism? Renunciation
of desire
8. During which time was Gandhara school of art
developed? Mauryas
9. The King Kanishka held a great Buddhist Council
under whose presidentship? Vasurnitra
10. Which Generals of Alauddin Khilji ultimately
became the first Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty? Ghazi Malik
11. The first Muslim conquest of the Hindu Kingdoms
of Deccan was effected by whose forces? Alauddin Khilji
12. Since when has US been a member of the UN? 1945
13. Buland Darwaza, built by Akbar, is to
commemorate the victory of which state? Gujarat
14. Where is the tomb of Babar? Kabul
15. To which battle of the beginning of the British
political sway over India can be traced? Plassey
16. The final defeat of the Maratha Confederacy came
during the time of which governor? Hastings
17. In ‘March 1925, who was elected as the President
of the Central Legislative Assembly? Vithalbhai Patel
18. Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is
associated with and done for whom? Bahubali
19. The first Buddhist Council was held in which
city? Rajgriha
20. Which was the Mughal Emperor who prohibited the
use of tobacoo? Aurangzeb
21. Who streamlined the Maratha administration after
Shambhaji? Raja Ram
22. How were the ritualistic precepts attached to
the hymns of the Vedas known? Brahmanas
23. From which place did the Aryans came to India?
Central Asia
24. According to whom was persecutor of Buddhism?
Divyavadana
25. To which region did Satavahanas belonged? Decan
region
26. Which rulers began the construction’ of the
famous Kailasa rock-cut temple at Ellora? Krishna-I
27. What is the mean of Epigraphy? The study of inscriptions
28. Who laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
Dantidurga
29. During the Mughal period which trader first came
to-India? Portuguese
30. Sher Shah died while fighting in which war?
Kalinjar
1. The First Anglo-Burmese War was concluded by a
treaty Which is that? Treaty of Yandaboo
2. What was Tipu Sultan’s major interest in building
ships? To promote trade and commerce
3. In which movements Vande Mataram was adopted as a
slogan for agitation? Partition of Bengal in
1905
4. Who deciphered the Brahmi inscription of Ashoka
first time? James Princep
5. With whose reign is the Gandhara school of art
associated? Kanishka
6. Revenue system during Akbar’s reign was in the
hands of which person? Todarmal
7. Which Upanishads were translated into Persian by
Dara Shikh? Sirr-i-Akbar
8. In which culture is the earliest evidence of
silver in India found? Harappan Culture
9. Which was initially the most powerful city state
of Indian in the 6th century B. C.?
Magadh
10. Upto where Chandraqupta Maurya’s empire extended
in the north-west? Hindukush
11. By whom were The Chalukyas of Badami were
succeeded? Rashtrakutas
12. Which Rashtrakuta king founded the capital city’
of Manyakheta? Dantidurga
13. From which ruler did Humayun received the
Kohinoor diamond? The Ruler of Gwalior
14. Which was the medieval Indian writer who refers
to the discovery of America? Abul Fazl
15. Who united all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom
in the Punjab? Maharaja Ranjit Singh
16. Which was the capital of the kingdom of Maharaja
Ranjit Singh? Lahore
17. Who was the founder of the Muslim League in
India? Nawab Salimulla
18. By the time of which ruler was Gautama Buddha
elevated to the position of God? Kanishka
19. Who presided over the Buddhist Council held
during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? Vasumitra
20. What was the main reason for the evolution of
kingship in Vedic society? Desire to conquer new land
21. On the which bank was the ‘Battle of Ten Kings’
fought? Parushni (Ravi)
22. Which were the contemporaries of Kanishka?
Nagarjuna, Asvaqhosha, Vasumitra
23. Which countries were involved in 100 year war?
England and France
24. Who were the first to issue gold coins? Indo
Greeks
25. Why was the Delhi Sultanate virtually ended? Due
to the invasion of Timur
26. Whose nickname was the Cholisa or the Group of
Forty? Turkish nobility created by Iltutmish
27. Who invented the technique of extracting scent
from Rose? Nurjahan
28. The bitterest war of succession under the great
Mughals was fought among whose sons? Shahjahan
29. Under which system of assessment, the British
Government collected revenue directly from the farmers? Ryotwari
30. When was the decimal system of currency
introduced in India? 1957
1. Where was the first Indian university opened in
1857? Calcutta
2. Who was named as Mira Ben by Mahatma Gandhi?
Madeline Slade
3. Which ruler from Central Asia conquered North
India in 1192? Shihabuddin Mohd Gori
4. Who witnessed the reign of seven Sultans of
Delhi? Amir Khusarau
5. During which reign was Buddhism split up’ into
the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist Council? Kanishka
6. In which two seets was Jainism divided into?
Svetambara and Digambara
7. Nalanda University flourished during the reign of
which ruler? Harsha
8. After the decline of the Gupta, a By whom was
larger part of North India reunited? Harshavardhana
9. In which region of India was the Firdausi order of
Sufism popular? Bihar
10. By whom are the oldest compositions in Punjabi
devotional compositions? Baba Farid
11. Who was the founder of the autonomous kingoni of
Avadh? Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk
12. Which was the most significant battle in the
establishment of British supremacy in India? Buxar
13. In 1889 a British Committee of the Indian
National Congress was started. Who was its Chairman?
W. Wedderburn
14. The Governor General of Kolkata William became
the Governor General of India under which Charter Act– 1833
15. Which Veda contains an account of magical charms
and spells? Atharvaveda
16. When Alexander invaded India, who were the
rulers of Magadha? Nandas
17. In the Delhi Sultanate, which administrative
unit called Paragana was headed by an official? Amil
18. Which Sultan built the fifth storeys of Qutub
Minar? Firoz Shah Tughlaq
19. To which veda does Ayurveda owe its origin?
Yajurveda
20. What wass the name of the tax which the kings
used to collect from the people in the Vedic period? Bali
21. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the
south and was an expert ‘Veena’ player? Samudragupta
22. Who was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin
Khilji attacked and conquered it in 1303 A.D.? Rana Ratan Singh
23. Who was the founder of the first Afghan dynasty
in India? Bahlol Lodi
24. Which Sikh Guru who was killed by the orders of
Aurangzeb? Guru Teg Bahadur
25. What is the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh?
Patna
26. The Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah II was exiled by
British and where was to sent? Mandalay
27. By whom was the All India Muslim League founded?
Agha Khan
28. In which year was the Harappan Civilization
discovered? 1921
29. Who was defeated by Babur in the first battle of
Panipat? Ibrahim Lodi
30. Who built the tomb of her Emperor husband? Haji
Beghum
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