Question: When was the agreement to dismantle ‘Medium Range Missiles’ signed between former President Reagan of USA and erstwhile Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev?
1. December, 1987
2. January, 1988
3. September, 1986
4. October, 1987
Answer: 1
Question: “India for the Indians.” Who said?
1. Swami Vivekanand
2. Madan Mohan Malaviya
3. Dayanand
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: 3
Question: In which of the following Council Jainism was divided into two?
1. First Jain Council
2. Second Jain Council
3. Third Jain Council
4. Fourth Jain Council
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following text refers Chandragupta Maurya as ‘Vrishal’?
1. Mudrarakshasa
2. Arthashastra
3. Indica
4. Mahavamsha
Answer: 1
Question: Which one among the following is the oldest Stupa?
1. Stupa of Sanchi
2. Stupa of Piprawah
3. Stupa of Bharahut
4. Stupa of Amaravati
Answer: 2
Question: Sangam is meant for-
1. Dynasty of South India
2. Tamil religious literature
3. Assemblies of Tamil Scholars
4. Ancient name of South India
Answer: 3
Question: Which one of the following Muslim leaders joined the Home Rule League founded by Annie-Besant?
1. Mohammed Iqbal
2. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
3. Syed Ahmad Khan
4. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: 2
Question: Kharaj was meant by-
1. Land Tax
2. House Tax
3. Loan
4. Law
Answer: 1
Question: Who was the President of 3rd Buddhist Assembly?
1. Mahakassap
2. Vasumitra
3. Ashvaghosha
4. Moggaliputta Tissa
Answer: 4
Question: How many ruling dynasties were there in the Delhi Sultanate?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
Answer: 4
Question: Nizamuddin Aulia and Nasirud-din Chirag were-
1. Sohrawardi Saint
2. Chishti Saint
3. Nakshbandi Saint
4. Silsilah
Answer: 2
Question: Ibn Batuta, the famous traveller of 14th Century, lived in-
1. Venice
2. Geneva
3. Spain
4. North Africa
Answer: 3
Question: Who was called ‘dvija’?
1. Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya
2. Kshatriya Vaishya, Shudra
3. Brahman, Vaishya, Shudra
4. Shudra, Kshatriya, Brahman
Answer: 1
Question: The Kalinga War conquered by Ashoka is described in-
1. Rock Edict I
2. Rock Edict V
3. Pilar Edict VII
4. Rock Edict XIII
Answer: 4
Question: Who among the following recognised important role played by women in family and society in his preachings?
1. Guru Nanak
2. Saint Ravidas
3. Saint Gyaneshwar
4. Saint Tukaram
Answer: 1
Question: Which mughal Emperor introduced “Duaspa-Sihaspa” method in Mansabdari System?
1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Shahjahan
4. Aurangzeb
Answer: 2
Question: Dahasala system was introduced by Akbar in-
1. 1575
2. 1580
3. 1590
4. 1602
Answer: 2
Question: Which Language was the State language during the Sultanate period?
1. Arabic
2. Persian
3. Turkish
4. Urdu
Answer: 2
Question: Who called Samudragupta ‘Napolean of India’?
1. R. K. Mukherjee
2. R. C. Dutt
3. R. S. Sharma
4. V. A. Smith
Answer: 4
Question: Sravanabelgola is associated with-
1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Ashok
3. Vihnugupta
4. Dasharath
Answer: 1
Question: Who among the following was fond of slaves?
1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
3. Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq
4. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: 4
Question: With reference to the Swadeshi Movement during the Indian Freedom Struggle, which of the following statement is not correct?
1. The theme song of Swadeshi Movement in Bengal was Ravindranath’s “Amar Sonar Bangla”.
2. Syed Haider Raza led the Swadeshi Movement in India
3. The Ganapati and Shivaji festival become a medium of the movement
4. The Surat split in 1907 was weakened the Swadeshi Movement
Answer: 3
Question: Kalibanga is situated in-
1. Gujarat
2. Punjab (Pakistan)
3. Rajasthan
4. Haryana
Answer: 3
Question: The author of Historica is-
1. Justin
2. Herodotus
3. Deodorus
4. Megasthenes
Answer: 2
Question: Which Urdu poet was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference?
1. Faiz Ahmad Faiz
2. Mohammad Iqbal
3. Josh Malihabadi
4. Firaq Gorakhpuri
Answer: 2
Question: Which session of the Indian National Congress approved ‘Gandhi-Irwin Pact’?
1. Karachi Session
2. Lahore Session
3. Calcutta Session
4. Tripura Session
Answer: 1
Question: Who was Alara Kalama?
1. Prominent Buddhist Monk
2. Disciple of Buddha
3. Teacher of Buddha
4. Ruler who criticized Buddhism
Answer: 3
Question: Where did Britishers establish their first trade centre?
1. Calcutta
2. Surat
3. Bombay
4. Karnatak
Answer: 2
Question: The author of “Indian Epigraphy” is-
1. D. C. Sircar
2. Oldenburg
3. F. F. Pargitar
4. H. D. Sankalia
Answer: 1
Question: Fort William was situated in-
1. Madras
2. Machalipattnam
3. Orissa
4. Calcutta
Answer: 4
Question: Under which Viceroy’s tenure Indian National Congress was formed?
1. Lord Dufferin
2. Lord Ripon
3. Lord Lansdowne
4. Lord Curzon
Answer: 1
Question: The statement of Mahatma Gandhi that it was ‘a post-dated cheque’ was related to-
1. The Simon Commission
2. The Cripps Mission
3. The Cabinet Mission
4. The Young-Husband’s Mission
Answer: 2
Question: When did separate electorate system was established for Muslims?
1. 1908
2. 1909
3. 1910
4. 1911
Answer: 2
Question: Who called British Economic policy as ‘Colonial Economy’?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
4. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Answer: 4
Question: When did Deimachos, the Greek ambassador, visited India?
1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Bindusar
3. Ashok
4. Brihadrath
Answer: 2
Question: Vernacular Press Act passed in-
1. 1877
2. 1878
3. 1879
4. 1880
Answer: 2
Question: The grant of ‘Diwani’ in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was given to the English East India Company by the Treaty in 1765 with-
1. Shah Alam II
2. Mir Qasim
3. Siraj-ud-daula
4. Francis Joseph Dupleix
Answer: 1
Question: “Brahmanical reaction was responsible for the downfall of the Mauryan Empire.” Who said?
1. Harprasad Shastri
2. U. N. Ghoshal
3. D. D. Koshambi
4. Romila Thapar
Answer: 1
Question: Paramaras were residents of-
1. Malwa
2. Rajasthan
3. Gujarat
4. Orissa
Answer: 1
Question: During Mauryan age, Avantipath was-
1. Northern Province
2. Southern Province
3. Western Province
4. Eastern Province
Answer: 3