Question: ‘Buddha’ means
1. The Enlightened one The Enlightened one
2. The Religious Preacher
3. Economic growth
4. Moral Purity
Answer: 1
Question: Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of
1. Industrialisation
2. Economic Independence
3. Economic growth
4. Moral purity
Answer: 2
Question: Who among the following is generally regard as the pioneer of Local Self-Government in Modern India?
1. Ripon
2. Lytton
3. Mayo
4. Curzon
Answer: 1
Question: The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in
1. Odisha
2. Chotanagpur
3. Bijapur
4. Golconda
Answer: 4
Question: The Mohammedan Angolo-Oriental college at Aligarh was founded by
1. Md. Ali Jinnah
2. Mohammad Ali
3. Saukat Ali
4. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer: 4
Question: Which was the birthplace of Guru Nanak?
1. Gurudaspur
2. Amritsar
3. Lahore
4. Talwandi
Answer: 4
Question: After about a decade of his accession to the throne, Humayun was hounoured out of his Indian empire by Sher Shah Suri and he remained in exile. He re-occupied the throne of Delhi after a period of about
1. 2 years
2. 7 years
3. 10 years
4. 15 years
Answer: 4
Question: The extent of the country as reflected in the hymns of Rigveda covers
1. Punjab and Kashmir
2. Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Rajasthan
3. Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Parts of Sind, Rajputana and North-West Frontier Province
4. Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Parts of Sind, Rajputana, North-West Frontier Province and Eastern India up to the river Saryu
Answer: 4
Question: In the third century BC, a single language sufficed to bring the message of a royal missionary to the doors of his humblest subjects throughout the vast subcontinent known by the name of “Bharat Varsha”. This language was
1. Magadhi
2. Pali
3. Prakrit
4. Sanskrit
Answer: 4
Question: The Cabinet Mission was sent to India
1. To establish a national govt.
2. To work out a constitutional arrangement for the transfer of power
3. To accept Jinnah’s demand for Pakistan
4. To refuse to give freedom to India
Answer: 2
Question: Who discovered the sea-route to India?
1. Vasco da Gama
2. Columbus
3. Magellan
4. Henary the Navigator
Answer: 1
Question: Varahamihira is an/a
1. Astronomer
2. Astronaut
3. Space Shuttle
4. Power Station
Answer: 1
Question: The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
1. The Turkish Caliph
2. Aga Khan
3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
4. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: 1
Question: The capital of Pallava kings was
1. Chenapattanam
2. Mahabalipuram
3. Kanchipuram
4. Madurai
Answer: 3
Question: The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at
1. Champaran
2. Chauri-Chaura
3. Bardoli
4. Sabarmati
Answer: 1
Question: Who among the following founded the All India Muslim League?
1. Syed Ahmed Khan
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Aga Khan
4. Hamid Ali Khan
Answer: 3
Question: Who among the following is not a moderate?
1. Surendranath Banerjee
2. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Pherozeshan Mehta
Answer: 2
Question: The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were
1. Mongols
2. Turks
3. Afgans
4. A Jat tribe
Answer: 2
Question: The rulers of Vijaynagar promoted
1. Hindi, Tamil, and Sanskrit
2. Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
3. Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
4. Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
Answer: 3
Question: Which deities are worshipped in Badrinath and Kedarnath?
1. Vishnu and Shiva
2. Shiva and Ram
3. Krishna and Shiva
4. Krishna and Vishnu
Answer: 1
Question: Who got Swarn Mandir made?
1. Guru Govind Singh
2. Guru Arjun Dev
3. Guru Ramdas
4. Guru Teg Bahadur
Answer: 2
Question: ‘Satyamev Jayate’ is borrowed from-
1. Mundak Upnishad
2. Arthshashtra
3. Ramayan
4. Mahabharat
Answer: 1
Question: Name the famous poet of the Delhi Sultanate who was adorned with the title of ‘The Parrot of Hindustan’ –
1. Zia-uddin Barani
2. Utbi
3. Alberuni
4. Amir Khusro
Answer: 4
Question: The metal first discovered by man is –
1. iron
2. copper
3. aluminium
4. gold
Answer: 2
Question: Who was the General of Sher Shan?
1. Brahmajit Gaur
2. Dilir Khan
3. Shaye tha Khan
4. Jai Singh
Answer: 1
Question: Who bestowed command of the Indian National Army (I.N.A) on Subhash Chandra Bose who renamed it Azad Hind Fauz?
1. Captain Mohan Singh
2. Rashbehari Bose
3. Shan Nawaz Khan
4. Lakshmi Bai
Answer: 2
Question: Which Mughal ruler was known as ‘Zinda Pir’ (Living Saint)?
1. Akbar
2. Shahjahan
3. Jahangir
4. Aurangzeb
Answer: 4
Question: Which one is written by Kalidasa?
1. Kadambari
2. Harshacharita
3. Geetgovinda
4. Raghuvansham
Answer: 4
Question: Who said: ‘Sab Lal ho Jayega’ ?
1. Guru Gobind Singh
2. Ajit Singh
3. Tegh Bahadur
4. Ranjit Singh
Answer: 4
Question: Leading which expdition did Pririlata Waddedar die ?
1. Chattogram armoury raid
2. Fenil exoedition
3. Carpole expedition
4. Attack on Pahartali European club
Answer: 4
Question: Who introduced the ‘Sunset Law’?
1. Warren Hastings
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord Benrink
4. Lord Canning
Answer: 2
Question: When did the Tebhaga movement begin in Bengal?
1. 1942
2. 1944
3. 1945
4. 1946
Answer: 4