A. A. C. Majumdar
B. Annie Besant
Answer : A
302.Who of the following had called Subhash Chandra Bose as 'Desh Nayak'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer : B
303.Upanishads were translated into Persian during the reign of
A. Aurangzeb
B. Shahjahan
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar
Answer : B
304.Which Mughal Emperors was coronated twice ?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer : D
305.The earliest inscription on stone were in which language ?
A. Pali
B. Sanskrit
C. Prakrit
D. Brahmi
Answer : C
306.The Vaikkom Satyagraha was launched in 1924 for ?
A. Opening the temples to the low caste Hindus
B. Removal of press restrictions
Answer : A
307.Which is described in Ajanta paintings ?
A. Jainism
B. Buddhism
C. Saivism
D. Vaishnavism
Answer : B
308.A great exponent of Mahayanism was ?
A. Dingnaga
B. Dharmakirti
C. Nagarjuna
D. Vasubandhu Asanga
Answer : C
309.Who introduced the Iqta system ?
A. Muhammad Ghori
B. Qutubuddin Aibak
C. Iltutmish
D. Ghiyasuddin Balban
Answer : C
310.Haidar Ali established his autho-rity over the State of Mysore in—
A. 1761
B. 1764
Answer : A
311.Which one of the following is not the minor deity according to Aryans ?
A. Mitra
B. Adityas
C. Asvins
D. Vasus
Answer : B
312.Which one of the following according to Bernier was the owner of land in India ?
A. The King
B. The Zamindar
Answer : A
313.The Carnatic wars were fought between -
A. The Nawab of Carnatic and the British
B. The British and the French
Answer : B
314.Main occupation of the Paleolithic people was -
A. Agriculture
B. Animal husbandry
C. Fishing
D. Hunting and gathering food
Answer : D
315.The Indus Valley people built their house using -
A. Stone
B. Wood
C. Bricks
D. All of these
Answer : C
316.The Kailsanath temple at Kanchipuram was built by -
A. Nandivarman II
B. Mahendravarman I
C. Narasimhavarman II
D. Dandivarman
Answer : C
317.Who started the 'Home Rule' Movement?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Mrs. Anne Besant
C. Mohammad Mi Jinnah
D. None of them
Answer : B
318.Who was founder of Vijayanagar empire?
A. Krishna Deva Raya
B. Devorayal
C. Harihar and Bukka
D. Ram Raya
Answer : C
319.In which year the capital of India was shifted from Kolkata to Delhi?
A. 1905
B. 1911
C. 1934
D. 1947
Answer : B
320.The first political society started under British rule in India was?
A. Brahma Samaj
B. Arya Samaj
C. Land holders society
Answer : A
321.Who first proposed the creation of 'Pakistan' as a separate State?
A. Mohanunad Ali Jinnah
B. Syed Ahmed Khan
C. Mohammad Iqbal
Answer : C
322.Who was the founder of Bhoodan Movement?
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Baba Amte
C. Jai Prakash Narayan
D. Manabendra Nath Roy
Answer : A
323.The first verse drama (opera) in Tamil is-
A. Harichandra Natakam
B. Nandan Charitram
C. Shakuntala Natakam
D. Savitiri Natakam
Answer : A
324.The chief features of the temples constructed by the Cholas were their -
A. Vimanas
B. Massive pillars
C. Gopurs
Answer : A
325.Which rulers had a uniform administration all over the country ?
A. Gupta rulers
B. Mughal rulers
C. British rulers
Answer : C
326.Samudragupta permitted a foreign king Meghvarman to build a monastery at Gaya, Meghavarman belogs to -
A. Nepal
B. Sri Lanka
Answer : B
327.The aspect of the caste system which was particularly condemned by all social reformers was
A. Untouchability
B. Jati System
Answer : A
328.Which of the following was a Chola king ?
A. Nedunjheliyan
B. Karikala
C. Nedunjeraladan
D. Aryappadai Kadanda Nedunjhelian
Answer : B
329.The masterpieces of Mauryan art were the -
A. Stupas
B. Sculptures
C. Ashoka Pillars
Answer : C
330.In which year was High Court in Madras estiblished ?
A. 1862
B. 1871
C. 1881
D. 1891
Answer : A
331.Who prepared the draft of the Quit India resolution ?
A. Acharya Kripalani
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer : B
332.Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
A. 1892
B. 1896
C. 1904
D. 1886
Answer : (B)
333.Who was the founder of the Indian Independence League?
A. Krishna Verma
B. Rashbehari Bose
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer : B
334.Who was the founder commander of the Indian National Army (INA)?
A. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Capt. Mohan Singh
Answer : A
335.Who was the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?
A. J. L. Nehru
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. M. K. Gandhi
D. None of them
Answer : B
336.Lord Buddha achieved Mahaparinirvana at the age of 80 at?
A. Lumbini
B. Kapilabastu
C. BodhGaya
D. Kushinagar
Answer : C
337.In which year All India Muslim League was founded?
A. 1906
B. 1919
C. 1937
D. 1940
Answer : A
338.What is the main aim of 'Swaraj Party'?
A. To start non-cooperation movement
B. To enter Legislative Councils
Answer : B
339.Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
A. David Hare
B. Sir William Jones
C. Warren Hastings
Answer : B
340.What is Din-i-llahi?
A. A religious path laid down by Akbar
B. A religious book
C. A religious prayer
Answer : A
341.Which country influenced Gandhara art?
A. China
B. Greece
C. Rome
D. Egypt
Answer : B
342.Which of the following scientists and mathematicians belonged to the Gupta period?
A. Aryabhatta
B. Varahamihira
C. Both of them
Answer : C
343.The Jataka tales are Stories about the lives of?
A. The Bodhisattvas
B. The lain teachers
C. The Vedic saints
Answer : A
344.Where was Buddha born?
A. Rajagriha
B. Magadha
C. Kosala
D. Lumbini
Answer : D
345.The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was—
A. Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
B. Safdar Jang
C. Murshid Kuli Khan
Answer : A
346.Who introduced the Mughal land revenue system in the Deccan ?
A. Murshid Kuli Khan
B. Mirza Raja Jaisingh
Answer : A
347.In 1585-86 the only Rajput who held the mansab of 5000 was—
A. Raja Man Singh
B. Raja Raisingh of Bikaner
Answer : A
348.Lohgarh Fort was built by—
A. Guru Govind Singh
B. Guru Teg Bahadur
C. Banda Bahadur
Answer : A
349.In 1739 the Portuguese lost their possessions of Salsette and Bas-sein to—
A. The Marathas
B. The English
Answer : A
350.Who among the following was imprisoned by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir ?
A. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
B. Miyan Mir
Answer : A
351.The English East India Company obtained the lease of Madras in—
A. 1611
B. 1623
C. 1639
D. 1646
Answer : C
352.Dastan-i-Amir-i-Hamza was illu-strated during the reign of—
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan
Answer : B
353.In 1585 Akbar shifted his capital to—
A. Kabul
B. Lahore
C. Fatehpur Sikri
D. Multan
Answer : B
354.Who among the following Mughal Emperors made serious attempt to annex Trans-Oxiana ?
A. Shahjahan
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
Answer : A
355.The Ibadatkhana was closed in the year—
A. 1582
B. 1580
Answer : A
356.Who made the Madad-i-maash grants completely hereditary?
A. Bahadur Shah
B. Shahjahan
Answer : A
357.Who is the author of Safinat-ul-Aulia ?
A. Dara Shukoh
B. Mohsin Fani
Answer : A
358.Which of the following rulers of Bikaner was deposed by Jahangir ?
A. Raja Rai Singh
B. Raja Sur Singh
Answer : A
359.Pushti Marg was founded by—
A. Vallabhacharya
B. Chaitanya
C. Ramananda
D. Nimbarka
Answer : A
360.The largest administrative division in Vijayanagara was—
A. Rajyam
B. Kottam
C. Kurram
D. Nadu
Answer : A
361.Bhramar Geet were composed by—
A. Surdas
B. Nabhadas
C. Mirabai
D. Haridas
Answer : A
362.Who among the following was not a Nirguni Bhakti Saint ?
A. Shankardev
B. Raidas
C. Dadu
D. Dhanna
Answer : A
363.The Chishti Saint who founded a branch of Chishti Silsilah in Gulbarga was—
A. Gesu Daraz
B. Jalal-ud-din Tabrizi
Answer : A
364.Officer in-charge of royal household under the Sultans of Delhi was designated—
A. Wakil-i-dar
B. Barid-i-mumalik
Answer : A
365.First Madrasa at Delhi namely "Madrasae Muizz" was established by—
A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
Answer : B
366.The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of—
A. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
B. Rukh-ud-din Firoj
C. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
Answer : C
367.Which Vijayanagara ruler sent an embassy to China ?
A. Harihara I
B. Krishna Deva Raya
C. Bukka I
D. Saluva Narasimha
Answer : C
368.Who declared that there were no slaves in India ?
A. Megasthenes
B. Fahien
C. Patanjali
Answer : A
369.The most powerful Kings of Northern India in the 9th and 10th Centuries were—
A. The Gurjara Pratiharas
B. The Chahmanas
Answer : A
370.Amir Khusro describes the military campaigns of Jalal-ud-din Khalji in his work
A. Mifta-ul-Futuh
B. Nuh Sipihar
Answer : A
371.Wali under the Sultans of Delhi was—
A. Provincial Governor
B. Head of Revenue Depart-ment
C. Minister with full powers
Answer : A
372.Alberuni's account of India is—
A. Kitab-ul-Hind
B. Chachnama
C. Futuh-us-Salatin
D. Tarikh-i-Yamini
Answer : A
373.Who among the following is described as a fabulously rich merchant in Buddhist Jatakas?
A. Setthi
B. Sarthavaha
Answer : A
374.Which of the following commodities was a major item of export trade in the Kusana period?
A. Cotton textiles
B. Horse
Answer : A
375.Buddhism was introduced into Tibet from—
A. The Pala Empire
B. Harsha Vardhana's State
C. The Kushana State
Answer : A
376.Which of the following is not an Antyaja?
A. Chandala
B. Rajaka
C. Nata
D. Yavana
Answer : D
377.By Mauryan times the main sea-port of the Ganges basin was—
A. Tamralipti
B. Bhragukachchha
C. Patala
Answer : A
378.The commonest term for peasan-try in early medieval North India is—
A. Kutumbin
B. Bhogin
C. Baddhahalika
D. Swami
Answer : A
379.Which of the following is a Harappan port?
A. Alexandria
B. Lothal
C. Mahasthangarh
D. Nagapattanam
Answer : B
380.Which of the following is regar-ded as the early Jaina Text?
A. Sutra Kritang
B. Tripatika
C. Mahavastu-Avdana
Answer : A
381.Which sect was initially called Nirgrantha?
A. Buddhist
B. Jaina
C. Ajivika
D. Pashupata
Answer : B
382.The Mauryan King Bindusara faced the rebellion of the people of
A. Takshasila
B. Nalanda
Answer : A
383.Megasthenes divided Indian society into—
A. 4 groups
B. 7 groups
C. 8 groups
D. 12 groups
Answer : B
384.Which officer according to Arthasastra was entrusted with the collection of revenue?
A. Samahartta
B. Sansthadhyaksa
Answer : A
385.Which of the following denotes a land revenue term ?
A. Vivita
B. Bhaga
C. Sulka
D. Kara
Answer : B
386.Which of the following terms denotes a market centre ?
A. Prasada
B. Nigama
C. Grama
D. Nadi
Answer : B
387.Who among the following argued that the Aryans came from Central Asia ?
A. B.G. Tilak
B. Brandenstein
Answer : B
388.Who among the following scholars wrote 'History of Dharam Sastra' ?
A. P.V. Kane
B. D.P. Chattopadhyay
C. A.S. Altekar
Answer : A
389.The Third Buddhist Council was convened at—
A. Pataliputra
B. Sarnath
C. Bodhgaya
D. Takshasila
Answer : A
390.The highest goal in Buddhism is—
A. Nirvana
B. Madhyama Marga
C. Vinaya
D. Atmavad
Answer : A
391.Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ?
A. Pitru
B. Prajna
C. Sila
D. Dhyana
Answer : A
392.The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was—
A. Yajna
B. Brahmacharya
C. Puja
D. Dhyana
Answer : A
393.Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Gujarat ?
A. Surkotada
B. Sanghol
C. Mudiala Kalan
D. Banawali
Answer : A
394.Who was the author of Astadh-yayi ?
A. Panini
B. Patanjali
C. Magha
D. Visakhadatta
Answer : A
395.Early Vedic society was organised in—
A. Janas
B. Jati
C. Rajanya
D. Sabha
Answer : A
396.Which state-ments is not true about Rigvedic Aryans?
A. They did not know gambling.
B. They lived in villages.
Answer : A
397.An All India Strike by Postal and Telegraph Workers started in—
A. February, 1946
B. November, 1945
C. July, 1946
Answer : A
398.The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in—
A. 1932
B. 1930
C. 1928
D. 1934
Answer : A
399.Who was the leader of No Tax Campaign of the peasants orga-nised in 1928 ?
A. S.A. Dange
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer : B
400.Who among the following woman social reformers was called 'Pandita' ?
A. Gangabai
B. Ramabai
C. Annie Besant
Answer : B
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