Question: The first Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of
1. Akbar and Hemu
2. Abdali and the Marathas
3. Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
4. Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi
Answer: 4
Question: The first military expedition of Jahangir’s reign was against
1. Kangra
2. Bengal
3. Mewar
4. Ahmednagar
Answer: 3
Question: The School of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as
1. Persian Art
2. Gandhara Art
3. Mughal Art
4. Kushan Art
Answer: 2
Question: In which session of the Indian National Congress was the “Poorna Swaraj” resolution adopted?
1. Belgaum Session in 1924
2. Lahore Session in 1929
3. Karachi Session in 1931
4. Lucknow Session in 1916
Answer: 2
Question: Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered Sindh –
1. Qutbuddin Aibak
2. Allauddin Khilji
3. Muhammad bin Qasim
4. Al Hazzaz
Answer: 3
Question: Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Swadeshi Movement
2. Non-Cooperation Movement
3. Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Quit India Movement
Answer: 1
Question: Who was first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
1. V. C Shukla
2. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla
3. Arjun Singh
4. Shyama Charan Shukla
Answer: 2
Question: The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
1. M.K. Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. R.C. Dutt
Answer: 3
Question: Which of the following is the oldest dynasty?
1. Chalukyas
2. Cholas
3. Pallavas
4. Satavahanas
Answer: 4
Question: Akbar has been called the ‘first national king’ mainly because he
1. was a great administrator
2. established a new religion ‘Din-i-Ilahi’
3. provided on efficient government to the people
4. was highly tolerant and secular in his outlook
Answer: 4
Question: Who among the following visited Nalanda University during the region of King Harsha?
1. Hieun Tsang
2. Fahien
3. Megasthenes
4. None of these
Answer: 1
Question: The language of the discourses of Gautama Buddha was
1. Bhojpuri
2. Magadhi
3. Pali
4. Sanskrit
Answer: 3
Question: The people of the Rigveda period believed primarily in
1. Rituals and sacrifices
2. Idol worship
3. Worship of goddesses
4. One God
Answer: 4
Question: The ‘Ryotwari’ settlement was introduced in Madras by
1. Mount Stuart Elphinstone
2. James Thomson
3. Thomas Munro
4. Lord Cornwallis
Answer: 3
Question: The strongest among the Maratha kings was
1. Chhatrapati Shivaji
2. Balaji Vishwanath
3. Balaji Baji Rao
4. Chhatrapati Shahuji
Answer: 1
Question: The Indus Valley houses were built of
1. Bamboos
2. Bricks
3. Wood
4. Stone
Answer: 2
Question: Faizi, the elder brother of Abul Fazl, was a great scholar and poet of
1. Arabic
2. Urdu
3. Persian
4. Hindi
Answer: 3
Question: Buddhism became the state religion during region of
1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Ashoka
3. Samudragupta
4. Kumaragupta-I
Answer: 2
Question: Where did Gandhiji learn the art of Satyagraha as a practice?
1. Ireland
2. England
3. Scotland
4. South Africa
Answer: 4
Question: The famous ruler of the western Chalukyan dynasty was –
1. Pulakesin II
2. Pulakesin I
3. Ravikirthi
4. Mangalesha
Answer: 1
Question: The efforts of the Kalinga war on Asoka are found in –
1. Pillar edicts
2. 13th rock edicts
3. Excavations
4. None of these
Answer: 2
Question: The event of Boston Tea Party is related with –
1. Joining of USA in Second World War
2. French Revolution
3. American Civil War
4. American War of Independence
Answer: 4
Question: The Forward Bloc was founded by –
1. Subhash Chandra Bose
2. Jayaprakash Narayan
3. Acharya Narendra Dev
4. Ram Manohar lohia
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following was a protectorate State of India?
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Nagaland
3. Meghalaya
4. Sikkim
Answer: 4
Question: Which Chola ruler built a new capital, Gangaikonda Cholapuram?
1. Rajendra I
2. Vijayalala
3. Aditya
4. Rajaraja I
Answer: 1