A. Jaya Prakash Narayan
B. Ram Manohar Lohia
Answer : B
102. Indian National Congress had launched the Non Co-operation Movement in the year?
A. 1918
B. 1919
C. 1920
D. 1921
Answer : C
103. The annual session of Muslim League in the year 1970 was held at ?
A. Dhaka
B. Karachi
C. Aligarh
D. Lucknow
Answer : B
104. The Maratha power reached its zenith during the Peshwaship of ?
A. Narayan Rao
B. Madhav Rao I
C. Bajirao I
D. Balaji II
Answer : D
105. The Maratha Kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of ?
A. Shahjehan
B. Aurangzeb
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Akbar
Answer : B
106. Who introduced a new calendar, a new system of coinage & new scales of weight and measures?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Murshid Quli Khan
Answer : A
107. Tipu Sultan was defeated in Third Mysore War in 1790 by ?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Sir John Macpherson
C. John Shore
Answer : A
108. Bombay was taken by the English East India Company from ?
A. Charles I
B. The Dutch
C. Charles II
D. The Portuguese
Answer : C
109. The tax collected by Marathas was known as ?
A. Chauth
B. Pilgrim Tax
C. Jazia
D. Sardeshmukhi
Answer : A
110. Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India ?
A. Affonso De Albuquerque
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Bartholomew Dias
Answer : A
111. The first Europeans to come to India were ?
A. Dutch
B. French
C. Portuguese
D. British
Answer : C
112. The Dutch first established their hold in India in 1605 at ?
A. Gujrat
B. Surat
C. Masulipatnam
D. Goa
Answer : C
113. When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the ?
A. Stuarts
B. Normans
C. Tudors
D. Hanovarians
Answer : A
114. Who among the following rulers belonged to the Holkar dynasty ?
A. Ahalyabai
B. Shivaji
C. Tukoji
D. Prithviraj
Answer : C
115. Maratha power reached zenith of its glory during the reign of?
A. Shivaji
B. Baji Rao II
C. Balaji Vishwanath
D. Balaji Baji Rao
Answer : D
116. The Finance Minister under Shivaji was ?
A. Mantri
B. Samanta
C. Pandit Rao
D. Amatya
Answer : D
117. The final defeat of the Maratha confederacy came during the time of ?
A. Wellesley
B. Cornwallis
C. Minto
D. Hastings
Answer : D
118. Who was the ruler of an Indian state who allied himself with the French ?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Saadat Khan
C. Alivardi Khan
Answer : A
119. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in ?
A. 1510 A.D.
B. 1610 A.D.
C. 1470 A.D.
D. 1570 A.D.
Answer : A
120. What was the capital of Shivaji's kingdom ?
A. Raigarh
B. Karwar
C. Pune
D. Purandhar
Answer : A
121. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji, was executed during the reign of ?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Mahabat Khan
C. Jehangir
D. Shahjahan
Answer : A
122. As a prince where was Ashoka sent to suppress the revolt ?
A. Taxila
B. Kalinga
C. Ujjain
D. Deccan
Answer : A
123. The wheel of Sarnath pillar denotes ?
A. Revolution
B. Justice
C. Dharmachakra Pravartan
D. Dhamma
Answer : C
124. Which is the most important source of Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga ?
A. Mahavansha
B. Divyavadan
C. Thirteen Rock edict
Answer : C
125. Yelu thampi, the Dewan of Travancore revolted in ?
A. 1800
B. 1805
C. 1809
D. 1811
Answer : C
126. A popular movement of 19th century, which was much better planned than 1857 revolt, was?
A. The Wahabi Movement
B. The Kuka revolt
Answer : A
127. Which national movement was supported by Indian capitalist class?
A. Non-cooperation Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer : B
128. First tribal leader inspired by Gandhi and his ideology, was?
A. Thakkar Bapa
B. Alluri Sitaram Raju
C. Rani Gaidinliu
D. Jadonang
Answer : D
129. Gandhi gave title of Sardar to Patel for his great organisational skill in?
A. Salt Satyagraha
B. Bardoli Satyagraha
Answer : B
130. Morley-Minto reforms mainly aimed at?
A. Delegating more power 2 Indians
B. Wooing Moderates in INC
C. Expansion of legislature
Answer : C
131. Which Act introduced principle of 'constitutional autocracy' ?
A. Indian Council Act of 1909
B. GoI Act of 1919
C. Act of 1935
Answer : C
132. By which Act the Viceroy was empowered to raise the strength of his Executive Council ?
A. 1858
B. 1861
C. 1892
D. 1909
Answer : B
133. Which factor did 'not' help in growth of Indian nationalism in 19th century ?
A. Western education
B. Russophobia
Answer : B
134. Who wrote 'Unhappy India' ?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. Annie Besant
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer : A
135. Which factor caused greatest racial cleavage in India before 1885 ?
A. The Arms Act of 1878
B. The Ilbert Bill controversy
Answer : B
136. The Kheda peasants grievance was against ?
A. European planters
B. Moneylenders
C. The Government
D. All of the above
Answer : C
137. The 'fourteen points' put forward in 1929 came from?
A. Gandhi
B. Moti Lal Nehru
C. Ballabhbhai Patel
D. Mohd. Ali Jinnah
Answer : D
138. What was not a recommend for Simon Commission Report?
A. Reservation of seats 4 depressed class
B. Establishment of Responsible Govt
Answer : B
139. The Act of 1935 provided for?
A. A unicameral legislature
B. A disproportionate representation to princely states in legislature
Answer : B
140. The 'no-changers' did not include?
A. N.C. Kelkar
B. Bithalbai Patel
C. C. R. Das
D. Ballabhbhai Patel
Answer : D
141. What gave an impetus to growth of militant nationalism on a widespread scale?
A. Partition of Bengal
B. Lytton's oppressive rule
Answer : A
142. Which Act empowered the Governor General of India to issue ordinances?
A. Charter Act of 1833
B. Indian Council Act of 1861
Answer : A
143. The Act of 1909 is also popular as?
A. Montageau-Chelmsford Reform
B. Morley-Minto Reforms
C. Balkan plan
D. None of these
Answer : B
144. In which movement 'Vande Matram' was adopted as slogan for agitation?
A. Revolt of 1857
B. Partition of Bengal in 1905
Answer : B
145. Who left the Congress to form the Indian Liberal Federation and give the 1919 Act a chance?
A. C.R. Das
B. S.N. Bannerjee
Answer : A
146. Only member of Constituent Assembly who could not speak English was?
A. Hasrat Mohani
B. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
C. Maulana Azad
Answer : A
147. The Constituent Assembly of India held its first session on?
A. 15th August, 1947
B. 6th December, 1946
C. 26th November, 1949
Answer : B
148. Gandhi finally accepted partition of India because?
A. Congress had already accepted it
B. It seemed unavoidable in the circumstances
Answer : B
149. Which was Mountbatten's declaration on the freedom of India and its partitions?
A. June 3rd Plan
B. August Offer
C. Viceroy's Plan
Answer : A
150. The Cabinet Mission came to India in?
A. 1944
B. 1945
C. 1946
D. 1947
Answer : C
151. Who was not a member of the Cabinet Mission ?
A. A.V. Alexander
B. Lord Birkenhead
Answer : B
152. Wavell plan failed mainly because of?
A. League's stand over getting Pakistan
B. Non-agreement between Muslim League & Congress
Answer : B
153. Which Viceroy convened the 'Simla Conference' in 1945 ?
A. Lord Willingdon
B. Lord Linlithgow
C. Lord Wavell
Answer : C
154. Which Congress leader was fully in favor of Cabinet Mission Plan?
A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer : A
155. "It was a post dated cheque on a crashing bank". This statement about Cripp's proposal was made by?
A. M.K. Gandhi
B. M.A. Jinnah
Answer : A
156. Which one supported Congress on the boycott of Simon Commission ?
A. Muslim League
B. The Hindu Mahasabha
C. The Justice Party
Answer : B
157. What was not included in Nehru Committee Report?
A. Rejection of separate electorate for Muslims
B. Proposed a Federal structure for India
Answer : B
158. Who was the Guru of Shivaji ?
A. Namdev
B. Ramdas
C. Eknath
D. Tukaram
Answer : B
159. 'Bull' in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha's life ?
A. Birth
B. Enlightenment
Answer : A
160.Farrukh Siyar was deposed and killed by—
A. The Sayyed Brothers
B. Jahandar Shah
Answer : A
161. Where was 1st Madarsa set up by the British in India ?
A. Madras
B. Bombay
C. Aligarh
D. Calcutta
Answer : D
162.Shahu was granted the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan during the reign of—
A. Farrukh Siyar
B. Jahandar Shah
Answer : A
163. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood ?
A. Ajaya
B. Chanakya
C. Vishnugupta
D. Deogupta
Answer : C
164. Four mathas established by Adi Shankaracharaya are at?
A. Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri
B. Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi
Answer : A
165. Who was the founder of the 'Satya Shodhak Samaj' ?
A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Jyotiba Phule
C. Narayan Guru
D. Ramaswamy Naicker
Answer : B
166. The Third Sangam was held at ?
A. Tuticorin
B. Arrikkamedu
C. Madurai
D. Ernakulam
Answer : C
167. Ashtadhayi was written by?
A. Vedavyas
B. Panini
C. Shukadeva
D. Balmiki
Answer : B
168. What was favoured by Nehru but not favoured by Gandhiji ?
A. Truth
B. Non-violence
C. Untouchability
D. Heavy industrialization
Answer : D
169. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of ?
A. Sheikh Alauddin Sabir
B. Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
C. Baba Farid
Answer : C
170. Who wrote "Ganit Saar" ?
A. Shridhar
B. Bhaskar II
C. Aaryabhatt II
D. Brhamgupt
Answer : A
171. Which incident marked the beginning of the Turkish rule in India?
A. Attack of Muhammad Ghori
B. Defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan
Answer : A
172.Who was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association in the 19th century ?
A. Vishnu Shastri Pandit
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer : A
173. Which scientists and mathematicians belonged to the Gupta period?
A. Aryabhatta
B. Varahamihira
C. Both of them
Answer : C
174. The Jataka tales are Stories about the lives of ?
A. The Bodhisattvas
B. The lain teachers
C. The Vedic saints
D. All
Answer : A
175. Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan but linguistically Dravidian ?
A. Brahui
B. Kui
C. Parji
D. Pengo
Answer : A
176. Earliest evidence of silver in India is found in ?
A. Harappan culture
B. Chalcolithic cultures of Western India
C. Vedic texts
Answer : A
177. Which city is considered as one of the oldest surviving cities in the world?
A. Mathura
B. Varanasi
C. Hardwar
D. Ayodhya
Answer : A
178. Which monument was constructed by Sher Shah?
A. Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi
B. Atala Masjid at Jaunpur
C. Barasona Masjid at Gaur
Answer : A
179. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is ?
A. Priyadarsi
B. Dharmadeva
C. Dharmakirti
Answer : A
180. The earliest rock cut caves in western India are those at ?
A. Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta
B. Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora
Answer : A
181. The last in succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was ?
A. Parsvanatha
B. Rishabha
C. Mahavira
D. Manisubrata
Answer : C
182. Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of ?
A. Ajatashatru
B. Ashoka
C. Dharmapala
D. Kanishka
Answer : D
183. Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the ?
A. Bengal Presidency
B. Madras and Bombay Presidencies
Answer : B
184. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the ?
A. Prarthana Samaj
B. Satya Shodhak Samaj
C. Arya Samaj
Answer : B
185. The foundation of modern education system in India was laid by?
A. The Charter Act of 1813
B. Macaulay's Minutes of 1835
Answer : B
186.First political organisation established in India in 1838 was known as?
A. British India Society
B. Zamindary Association
Answer : B
187. Among the for works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature ?
A. Amarakosa
B. Siddhantasiromani
C. Brhat Samhita
Answer : A
188. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by ?
A. Buhler
B. Robert Sewell
C. James Prinsep
D. Codrington
Answer : C
189. Who among following is NOT associated with medicine in ancient India ?
A. Dhanvantri
B. Bhaskaracharya
C. Charaka
D. Susruta
Answer : B
190. In Jainism 'perfect knowledge' is referred to as ?
A. Jina
B. Ratna
C. Kaivalya
D. Nirvanas
Answer : C
191. A lot of details regarding village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at?
A. Uttaramerur
B. Uraiyur
Answer : A
192. Chanakya was known as ?
A. Bhattasvamin
B. Rajasekhara
C. Vishnugupta
D. Visakhadatta
Answer : C
193. Founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement was?
A. Charles Andrews
B. Robert Montgomery
C. Richard Temple
D. Baden Powell
Answer : D
194. Term 'nishka' which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a ?
A. Coin
B. Weapon
C. Script
Answer : A
195. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by ?
A. The Portuguese
B. The French
C. The Danish
D. The British
Answer : A
196. The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was 1st used by?
A. The Greeks
B. The Romans
C. The Chinese
Answer : A
197. Which territory was not affected by the revolt of 1857 ?
A. Jhansi
B. Jagdishpur
C. Lucknow
D. Chittor
Answer : D
198. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by ?
A. Mahayana Buddhism
B. Hinayana Buddhism
C. Jainism
D. The Lokayata School
Answer : C
199. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers ?
A. In the Gupta administration
B. In the Maratha administration
Answer : B
200. Which one has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world ?
A. Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
B. Jama Masjid, Delhi
Answer : A
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