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Important History Questions for SSC


Exam 2019

1. All India Harijan Sangha established by Mahtama Gandhi, in the year


(a) 1935
(b) 1932
(c) 1920
(d) 1927
2. In which place did Satyagraha first started
(a) Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) Baroda
(d) Champaran
3. First census in India was conducted at the time of
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Auckland

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(d) Sir John Napier


4. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was Passed
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Wavell
5. Who introduce English as official language
(a) Lord William Bentick
(b) Sir Charles Wood
(c) Dalhousie
(d) Allan Octawain Hume
6. Who was the founder of the Indian Association
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) AO Hume
7. The first Indian leader to undergo imprisonment
(a) C Vijaraghavachari
(b) B G Tilak
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Dadabhai Noroji
8. First Indian to used the word ‘Swarajya’
(a) Raja Rammohan Rai
(b) Mahtma Gandhi
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Swami Vivekanand

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9. Who wrote the book Babuvivah


(a) Raja Rammohan Rai
(b) Pandit Rambai
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
10. Who first translated Bhagvad Gita to English
(a) William Jones
(b) Charles Wilkins
(c) Alexander Cunningham
(d) John Marshall
ANSWERS:
1. c
2. d
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. b

1. All India Harijan Sangha established by Mahtama Gandhi, in the year


(a) 1935
(b) 1932
(c) 1920

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(d) 1927
2. In which place did Satyagraha first started
(a) Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) Baroda
(d) Champaran
3. First census in India was conducted at the time of
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Auckland
(d) Sir John Napier
4. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was Passed
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Wavell
5. Who introduce English as official language
(a) Lord William Bentick
(b) Sir Charles Wood
(c) Dalhousie
(d) Allan Octawain Hume
6. Who was the founder of the Indian Association
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) AO Hume

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7. The first Indian leader to undergo imprisonment


(a) C Vijaraghavachari
(b) B G Tilak
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Dadabhai Noroji
8. First Indian to used the word ‘Swarajya’
(a) Raja Rammohan Rai
(b) Mahtma Gandhi
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Swami Vivekanand
9. Who wrote the book Babuvivah
(a) Raja Rammohan Rai
(b) Pandit Rambai
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
10. Who first translated Bhagvad Gita to English
(a) William Jones
(b) Charles Wilkins
(c) Alexander Cunningham
(d) John Marshall

ANSWERS:
1. c
2. d
3. a
4. c

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5. b
6. c
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. b

1.Statue of Liberty is actually made in


a. Germany
b. France
c. Australia
d. Canada

2.House of Lords is the name of the upper house of the parliament of?
a. Britain
b. U.S.A.
c. Canada
d. Germany

3.The brightest star in our solar system is


a. Proxima Centauri
b. Canopus
c. Sirius
d. Sun

4.Who was the first President of USA?


a. John Adams
b. James Madison
c. George Washington
d. John Quincy Adams

5.Shape of Milkey Ways galaxy is approximately like


a. A round cube
b. A flat spiral
c. A square
d. An egg

6.when the aeroplanes / aircraft / airplanes were used in the war for first time?
a. October, 1912
b. October, 1913
c. November, 1910
d. October, 1911

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7.Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest?


a. Surface wave
b. S waves
c. L waves
d. P waves

8.Which one of the following animal has maximum life span


a. Giant Tortoise
b. Eastern Box Turtle
c. Elephant
d. Fresh Water Oyster

9.The fear of books is called


a. Acousticophobia
b. Ochlophobia
c. Clinophobia
d. Bibliophobia

10.Which one of the following is oldest known city in history


a. Gaza City
b. Moen Jo Daro
c. Byblos
d. Damascus

Answers

1 B
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. D
10. D

1. Which among the following was the venue of the Second Round Table
Conference at London?
[A] St. James Palace
[B] Kingsley Palace

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[C] Buckingham Palace


[D] 10, Downing Street

2. Springing Tiger: A Study of a Revolutionary” is a biographical work on __?


[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Chandrashekhar Azad
[C] Subhas Chandra Bose
[D] Shyamji Krishna Verma
3. Consider the following events of Indian National Movement.
1. Gandhi Irwin Pact
2. Poona Pact
3. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.
4. Individual Satyagraha
Select the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given
below.
Codes :
[A] 1, 3, 2, 4
[B] 2, 3, 4, 1
[C] 3, 4, 2, 1
[D] 4, 3, 2, 1

4. The drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji was formally accepted in which


among the sessions of the Indian National Congress?
[A] Benaras session, 1905
[B] Calcutta session, 1906
[C] Surat session, 1907
[D] None of the above

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5. The British East India Company ceased to be a trading Company via which
among the following legislation?
[A] Pitts India Act of 1784
[B] Charter Act of 1833
[C] Charter Act of 1813
[D] Government of India Act 1858

6. Which among the following is a correct meaning of “Khanqah” ?


[A] Works of Poet Amir Khusro
[B] Court of Sikandar Lodi
[C] Birth place of Khwaja Muinud-din Chisti
[D] The place where Sufi Mystics lived

7. Who among the following was a lady Alvar Saint?


[A] Andal
[B] Madhura Kavi
[C] Perumal
[D] Tirupan

8. The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by __?


[A] W. Wederbirn
[B] Lord Dufferin
[C] J. Charles
[D] None of the above

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9. During the company rule, the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was drafted
by__ ?
[A] Lord Canning
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Lord Hardinge
[D] None of the above

10.The First President of Muslim League was __?


[A] Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain
[B] Mian Abdul Aziz
[C] Hidayat Hussain Khan
[D] Mohammad Ali Jinnah

ANSWERS:-

1. A
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. A

1.The first news paper in the world was started by ?


A) Japan
B) China
C) USA
D) India

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2.Which among following is called "Gift of the Nile" ?


A) China
B) India
C) Iraq
D) Egypt

3.Who started the construction of Colosseum in Rome ?


A) Nero
B) Titus
C) Victor
D) Vespasian

4.What was the name of the atom bomb dropped by USA on Hiroshima in
Japan during the second world war ?
A) Little Boy
B) Little Fly
C) Little Devil
D) None of these

5.In which year Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany ?


A) 1932
B) 1933
C) 1944
D) 1945

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6.Russian revolutionary, who founded the Communist Party was


A) Karl Marx
B) Stalin
C) Lenin
D) Trotsky

7.With which of the following is the term Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
associated?
A) Industrial Revolution
B) Russian Revolution
C) French Revolution
D) Olympic Games

8.Who said that " Man is a political animal" ?


A) Aristotle
B) Karl Marx
C) Lenin
D) Plato

9.Which is considered as oldest civilization of the world ?


A) Mesopotamian Civilization
B) Harappan Civilization
C) Chinese Civilization
D) Egyptain Civilization

10.Which country has always remained free from foreign rule?


A) Phillipines

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B) Nepal
C) USA
D) Laos

11.Who is also known as the founder of scientific socialism ?


A) Karl Marx
B) Lenin
C) Rousseau
D) Engels

12.When did the first Railway Train begin to carry passengers and freight?
A) 1814 AD
B) 1830 AD
C) 1853 AD
D) 1784 AD

13.In which year American Revolution started ?


A) 1774
B) 1775
C) 1776
D) 1777

14.Which period in medieval western Europe is known as 'Dark Ages'?


A) Early Middle Ages
B) Late Middle Ages
C) Entire Middle Ages

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D) Mid Middle Ages

15.French Revolution was started in the Year ?


A) 1786
B) 1787
C) 1788
D) 1789

16. Who was the first to sail round the world ?


A) Francis Drake
B) Columbus
C) Magellan
D) Vasco da Gama

17. Which of the following civilization is associated with 'Laws of Twelve


Tables'?
A) Roman Civilization
B) Arab Civilization
C) Greek Civilization
D) Iranian Civilization

18. What is the name of autobiography of Adolf Hitler ?


A) First Attack
B) Mein Kampf
C) My Spirit
D) Ray of Hope

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19.Which of the following countries is associated with 'Glorious Revolution'?


A) France
B) Russia
C) USA
D) England

20.Who is the First Test Tube Twins Babies in the World?


A) Louise Brown & Vesli Multinder
B) Stephan & Amanda
C) Harsha & Indhira
D) Elizabeth Car & Carl Wood

Answers
1.B
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. B
11.A
12.B
13.B

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14.A
15.D
16.C
17.A
18.B
19. D
20. B

1. The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was


A) Barley and rice
B) milk and its products
C) rice and pulses
D) vegetables and fruits

2. Who composed the Gayatri Mantra


A) Vishvamitra
B) Vasishtha
C) Indra
D) Parikshit

3. The title "Sparrow" is given to


A) Sardar Vallabhai patel
B) Rajinder Singh
C) Nelson Mandela

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D) Porus

4. Patanjali is well known for the compilation of


A) Yoga Sutra
B) Panchatantra
C) Brahma Sutra
D) Ayurveda

5. Which State is called the ' Cradle of Buddhism '?


A) Sikkim
B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh

6. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time
of Alexander's invasion
A) Nanda
B) Maurya
C) Sunga
D) Kanva

7. Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of


A) Taxila
B) Vikramshila
C) Magadh
D) Nalanda

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8. Gandhara school of art came into existence in


A) Hinayana sect
B) Mahayana sect
C) Vaishanava sect
D) Shaiva sect
9.Out of the following remains excavated in indus valley,which one indicates
the commercial and economic development
A) Pottery
B) Seals
C) Boats
D) Houses

10.Buddha's preaching were mainly related to


A) belief in one God
B) practice of rituals
C) purity of thought and conduct
D) idol worship

11. Where has the World's largest Monolithic statue of Buddha been installed
A) Bamiyan
B) Hyderabad
C) Kandy
D) Lhasa

12. Vikramshila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of


A) Pushyabhuti Dynasty
B) Barman Dynasty

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C) Sen Dynasty
D) Pala Dynasty

13.Who of the following kings was ardent follower of Jainism


A) Bimbisara
B) Mahapadmananda
C) Kharavela
D) Pulkeshin II

14. The ancient India ,the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at
A) Pataliputra
B) Rajgir
C) Vaishali
D) Varanasi

15. The indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because


A) It was Urban
B) It has a pictographic script
C) It had an agricultural economy
D) It extended up to the narmada Valley

ANSWERS
1.B
2.A
3. B
4. A

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5. B
6.A
7.B
8. B
9.B
10. C
11.A
12. D
13. C
14. B
15. A

1. The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim
League?
1. Lahore Session, 1940
2. Bombay Session, 1915
3. Delhi Session, 1918
4. Calcutta Session, 1917

2. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in ___?


1. February 1756

2. September 1756
3. February 1757
4. April 1757

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3. During the company rule, the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was drafted
by__ ?
1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord Hardinge
4. None of the above

4. The statement “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and
short-lived” was made by __?
1. S. N. Sen
2. R. C. Majumdar
3. S. B. Chaudhuri
4. V. D. Savarkar

5. The First President of Muslim League was __?


1. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain
2. Mian Abdul Aziz
3. Hidayat Hussain Khan
4. Mohammad Ali Jinnah

6. Which party observed the “Black Day” on July 3, 1947 against Partition of
India?
1. Indian National Congress
2. Forward Bloc
3. Hindu Mahasabha
4. Communist Party of India

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7. Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous
Tripuri Session of 1939 ?
1. Acharya Narendra Deo
2. Sarat Chandra Bose
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
8. The Hindu Mahasabha was organized for the first time in 1914 at ___:
1. Haridwar
2. Allahabad
3. Varanasi
4. None of the above

9. The “Quit India Resolution” was drafted by __?


1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Acharya Narendra Deo

10. Who among the following is known as Mother of Indian Revolutionaries ?


1. Annie Besant
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Madam Cama
4. Usha Mehta

ANSWERS
1 1
2 3
3 2

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4 1
5 1
6 3
7 3
8 1
9 2
10 3

1.Who founded “MATHAS’ in the four corners of India?


1) Madhavacharya
2) Shankaracharya
3) Bhaskaracharya
4) Ramanujacharya

2) Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty?


1) Chandragupta
2) Samudragupta
3) Kumaragupta
4) Maharaja Sri Gupta

3) The number of Vedas is


1) Eight
2) Four
3) Ten
4) Two

4) Indus Valley Civilisation became known from excavations at


1) Mohanjodaro

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2) Ropar
3) Harappa
4) None of these

5) In which year did Alexander invade India?


1) 623 BC
2) 236 BC
3) 326 BC
4) 362 BC

6) Who was the founder of Saka Era?


1) Kanishka
2) Chandragupta Maurya
3) Samudragupta
4) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

7) During the early Vedic period, the society was based on


1) Birth
2) Wealth
3) Religion
4) Occupation

8) Which line of rulers succeeded the Maurayas in Magadh?


1) Sungas
2) Kushan
3) Vardhanas

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4) Guptas
9) Which of the following is the oldest monument?
1) Qutub Minar
2) Ajanta Caves
3) Taj Mahal
4) Khajuraho

10) Which of the following ‘Veda’ deals with medicine?


1) Atharva Veda
2) Yajur Veda
3) Sama Veda
4) Rig Veda

11) The god of war of the Rigvedic Aryans was


1) Varuna
2) Indra
3) Mitra
4) Rudra

12) Which, among the following, is the oldest dynasty?


1) Maurya
2) Gupta
3) Vardhana
4) Kushan

13) Swetambara and Digambara are the sects of which religion

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1) Hinduism
2) Buddhism
3) Jainism
4) Zorastrians

14) Monuments containing relics of Buddha are called


1) Viharas
2) Chaityas
3) Stupas
4) Sanghas

15) Charak was the court physician of


1) Chandragupta
2) Kanishka
3) Harsha
4) Ashoka

16) The Buddhist Sangha was divided into two sects-the Hinayana and the
Mahayana during the reign of
1) Harsha
2) Ashoka
3) Dharampala
4) Kanishka

17) Megasthenes was at the court of


1) Kanishka
2) Ashoka

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3) Chandragupta Maurya
4) Harsha

18) The Indus Valley Civillisation reached its zenith in ………. BC:
1) 3500
2) 2500
3) 1700
4) 500

19) Which is the oldest known civilization in India?


1) Vedic
2) Eipc
3) Puranic
4) Indus Valley

20) Which of the following is the oldest dynasty?


1) Maurya
2) Chola
3) Chalukya
4) Nanda

ANSWERS
1 2 11 4
2 1 12 1
3 2 13 3
4 3 14 3
5 3 15 2
6 1 16 4
7 4 17 3

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9 2 19 4
10 1 20 4

1. The famous Vedic saying “War begins in the minds of men”, is stated in
1) Rig Veda
2) Atharva Veda
3) Sama Veda
4) Mundaka Upnishad

2. Which of the following statements is not correct?


1) The Rig Vedic people worshipped nature.
2) The Rig Vedic Aryans were by and large urban people.
3) The Rig Vedic family comprised parents and other kith and kin apart from
husband and wife.
4) The Rig Vedic women were highly; respected and that most of the religious
ceremonies’ were considered incomplete unless wives joined their husbands

3. Codes of conduct of the Vedic Society are laid down in


1) Puranas
2) Vedas
3) Brahmanas
4) Smritis

4. Which of the following was not one of the distinguished tribes of the later
Vedic period?’
1) Videhas
2) Bharatas

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3) Panchalas
4) Kurus

5. In Rig Vedic period, the most important functionary after the king was
1) Purohita
2) Senani
3) Law Officer
4) Tax Collector

6. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period
was called
1) Kara
2) Varman
3) Bali
4) Vidatha

7. In the Vedic Society, the term used to denote a group of families was
1) gotra
2) jana
3) vish
4) grama

8. The Puranas are ........ in number.


1) 18
2) 25
3) 52
4) 108

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9. Which of the following Vedangas contains the Srautra, the Grihya and the
Dharma Sutras?
1) Nirukta
2) Shiksha
3) Chhandas
4) Kalpa

10. Which one of the following is the earliest school of Indian philosophy?
1) Vaisesika
2) Samkhya
3) Yoga
4) Karma mimamsa

11. Taxila was a famous site of


1) Mauryan Art
2) Gupta Art
3) Gandhara Art
4) Early Vedic Art

12. The world is God and God is my soul is the philosophy contained in the
1) Vedas
2) Puranas
3) Brahamanas
4) Upanishads

13. Which of the following was one of the ingredients of ‘Middle Path’
advocated by Buddha?

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1) Abandonment of killing
2) Right effort
3) Speak no falsehood
4) Giving up hankering for wealth

14. The Granary at Harappa was made of


1) bricks only
2) bricks and timber
3) bricks and stones
4) None of these

15. Which colour was commonly used in Harappan pottery?


1) Blue
2) Red
3) Blue-green
4) Buff

16. Svetambaras and Digambaras were two sects of


1) Jainism
2) Buddhism
3) Saivism
4) Vaishnavism

17. The distinguishing feature of Upnishadic thought is


1) faith in idol worship
2) belief in karma and rebirth

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3) belief in practising Veda for attaining moksha


4) All the above

18. The great Indian philospher Sankara advocated


1) Advaita
2) Dvaita
3) Vishistadvaita
4) None of these

19. During the Neolithic age in India, the only metal known to the people was
1) iron
2) copper
3) gold
4) silver

20. Which of the following is the correct statement regarding the Buddha’s
attitude on the subject of entry of women into the Buddhist Sangha?
1) He was indifferent on this subject
2) He gladly accepted women into the Sangha.
3) He did not allow women into the Sangha.
4) None of these

ANSWERS
1 3 11 3
2 2 12 4
3 4 13 2
4 2 14 1
5 1 15 2
6 3 16 1
7 2 17 2

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8 1 18 3
9 4 19 3
10 1 20 2

1. The Gupta emperor who undertook South-em Campgian was:


A. Chandra Gupta
B. Skanda Gupta
C. Vishnu Gupta
D. Samudra Gupta

2. The Alahabad pillar inscription was composed by


A. Vikramaditya
B. Harisena
C. Samudragupta
D. Vishnugupta

3.The Navaratnas of Sanskrit literature flourished in the Court of


A. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Krishnadeva Raya

4.The Surya Siddhanta is written by


A. Varahamihira
B. Aryabhata
C. Visakhadatta
D. Vishnusarma

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5. Charaka and Susruta are the Ayurvedic books flourished in …… period


A. Satavahana
B. Gupta
C. Nanda
D. None

6. The Ajanta paintings belonged to……. age.


A. Satavahana
B. Gupta
C. Nanda
D. Maurya

7. Mudrarakshasa was written by


A. Vishnu sarma
B. Aryabhata
C. Varahamihira
D. Visakhadatta

8. The downfall of the Gupta empire was mainly due to the invasions of
A. The pallavas
B. The Hunas
C. Cholas
D. All the above
9. The Gupta empire was divided into the provinces called…….
A. Mandals

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B. Sakhas
C. Bhuktis
D. Rathas

10. The greatest of the pallava rulers was


A. Narasimha varma-I
B. Narasimhavarma-II
C. Rajasimha
D. Maheridravarma

11.Maiiabalipuram was built by


A. Narasimha Varma-I
B. Mahendra Varma
C. Rajasimha
D. Narasimha Varma-II

12. The capital of the pallavas was


A. Kanchi
B. Sanchi
C. Saranath
D. Mahabhalipuram

13.The mono-li thic temples of the pallavas are called


A. Gopuras
B. Shilpas
C. Rathas

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D. None

14. Brihadesvara temple in Tanjore was built by


A. Rajendra-I
B. Rajasimha
C. Narasimha Varma
D. Rajendra-II

15. The most important feature of the Chola administration was…..


A. The nagarapalikas
B. The local self Government
C. Variams
D. Sabha

Answers
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. A

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12. A
13. C
14. A
15. B

Q.1) Babur was buried after his death in which one of the following cities?

A. Kabul
B. Patna
C. Kolkata
D. Peshawar

Q.2) The use of half-dome portal is the characteristic of which one of the
following dynasties?

A. Slave Dynasty
B. Lodi Dynasty
C. Mughal Dynasty
D. Tughlaq Dynasty

Q.3) The battle of Chausa is fought between whom among the following?

A. Sher Shah and Humayun


B. Akbar and Hemu
C. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
D. Balban and Mangols

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Q.4) Who among the following was the author of Tahqiq-i-Hind?

A. Alberuni
B. Amir Khusro
C. Minhaj-us-Siraj
D. Badauni
Q.5) Consider the following statements:
i) Ahmednagar was ruled by Nizamshahi dynasty.
ii) Bijapur was ruled by Adil Shahi dynasty
Choose the right option:

A. Both i and ii are correct


B. Only i is correct
C. Only ii is correct
D. Neither i nor ii is correct

Q.6) Consider the following statements:


i) Jehangir was the ruler of India when the East India company was set up.
ii) The famous queen Chand Bibi belonged to Ahmednagar kingdom.
Choose the right option:

A. Both i and ii are correct


B. Neither i nor ii is correct
C. Only i is correct
D. Only ii is correct

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Q.7) Amir Khusro was a ___.

A. Poet
B. Soldier
C. Emperor
D. Musician

Q.8) Which one among the following Indian emperors founded the Jaunpur
city?

A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq (Your Answer)
D. Jehangir

Q.9) Al-Beruni was the contemporary of which one of the following emperors?

A. Mahmud Ghaznavi
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Shershah

Q.10) When was paper introduced in India?

A. 18th century
B. 16th century

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C. 12th century
D. 14th century

1. [A]
2. [C]
3. [A]
4. [A]
5. [A]
6. [A]
7. [A]
8. [C]
9. [A]
10.[D]

1. President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was___?


1. J. B. Kripalani
2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4. Jawahar Lal Nehru

2. The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in which session of Congress?


1. Madras session of 1903
2. Bombay session of 1904
3. Benaras session of 1905

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4. Calcutta session of 1906

3. Which was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by


Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Allahabad
2. Guwahati
3. Belgaum
4. Kakinada

4. Who among the following was not one of the founding fathers of the All
India Muslim League ?
1. Nawab Moshin-ul-Mulk
2. Maulana Abul KalamAzad
3. Aga Khan
4. Nawab Salimullah of Dacca

5. Who among the following is known as Father of Muslim Renaissance in


Bengal?
1. Syed Ahmad Khan
2. Ameer Ali
3. Nawab Abdul Latif Khan
4. Nawab Samiullah Khan

6. The founder of Satya Shodhak Samaj was ___?


1. Atmaram Pandurang
2. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
3. M. G. Ranade

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4. Jyotiba Phule

7. The first President of the Indian Home Rule League (1916) was__?
1. Joseph Bapista
2. Annie Besant
3. N.C. Kelkar
4. B.G. Tilak

8. Who among the following founded Theosophical Society in USA?


1. Dr. Annie Besant
2. A. O. Hume
3. Tilak and Gokhale
4. Madam Blavatsky and Olcott

9. The Congress is in reality a civil war without arms.


The above statement was made by ___?
1. W. Wedderburn
2. Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan
3. D.W. Bethune
4. Lord Dufferin

10. Dalhousie’s worst political blunder was ___?


1. Annexation of Punjab
2. Occupation of lower Burma
3. Abolition of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’
4. Annexation of Oudh

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11. The leader of revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was __?


1. Tatya Tope
2. Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
3. Birjis Qadir
4. Begum Hazrat Mahal

12. Who among the following preached the doctrine of “One religion, one
caste and one God for mankind“?
1. Jyotiba Phule
2. Vivekananda
3. Sri Narayan Guru
4. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

13. The magna carta of western education system in India is___?


1. The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
2. The Charter Act of 1833
3. Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862
4. Wood’s Despatch, 1854

14. Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864?
1. Keshab Chandra Sen
2. Lokhitwadi
3. Shibnath Shastri
4. Debendranath Tagore

15. Who among the following established the Bhil Seva Mandal in 1922?

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1. Narain Malhar Joshi


2. Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar
3. Jyotiba Phule
4. Baba Amte

ANSWERS
1 1 11 4
2 4 12 3
3 3 13 4
4 2 14 1
5 3 15 2
6 4
7 1
8 4
9 2
10 4

1. Who among the following is said to have hatched the Delhi Conspiracy
1912?
1. Rasbehari Bose
2. Bhai Paramanand
3. Sachindranath Sanyal
4. Sohan Lal Pathak

2. Which among the following marks Mahatma Gandhi’s first fast unto death?
1. Kheda Satyagraha
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
4. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

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3. Gandhi’s Dandi March is associated with which among the following


movements?
1. Partition of Bengal
2. Khilafat Movement
3. Non-cooperation Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement

4. Who among the following were the main leaders of Khilafat Movement?
1. Syed Ahmad Khan and Agha khan
2. Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
3. Muhammad Iqbal and Salimullah Khan
4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sikandar Hayat Khan

5. Which among the following was the venue of All India Khilafat Conference,
1919?
1. Lucknow
2. Delhi
3. Aligarh
4. Porbandar

6. The First President of Muslim League was __?


1. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain
2. Mian Abdul Aziz
3. Hidayat Hussain Khan
4. Mohammad Ali Jinnah

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7. The statement “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and
short-lived” was made by __?
1. S. N. Sen
2. R. C. Majumdar
3. S. B. Chaudhuri
4. V. D. Savarkar

8. During the company rule, the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was drafted
by__ ?
1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord Hardinge
4. None of the above
9. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in ___?
1. February 1756
2. September 1756
3. February 1757
4. April 1757

10. The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim
League?
1. Lahore Session, 1940
2. Bombay Session, 1915
3. Delhi Session, 1918
4. Calcutta Session, 1917

11. The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by __?

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1. W. Wederbirn
2. Lord Dufferin
3. J. Charles
4. None of the above

12 The most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of


civil disobedience during Quit India Movement was ?
1. Ram Manohar Lohia
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Jai Prakash Narayan

13. In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India ?
1. 1844 A.D.
2. 1835 A.D.
3. 1833 A.D.
4. 1813 A.D.

14. Who is considered the “Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal” in Bengal?


1. Abdul Latif
2. Mirza Ghulam Ahmed
3. Muhammad Qasim
4. Rashid Ahmed Gangohi

15. Which one of the following leaders was not a part of Non cooperation
movement ?
1. M. A. Ansari

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2. M. A. Zinnah
3. Abul Kalam Azad
4. Hakim Ajmal Khan

ANSWERS
1 1 11 1
2 3 12 2
3 4 13 2
4 2 14 1
5 2 15 2
6 1
7 1
8 2
9 3
10 1

Q.1) Babur was buried after his death in which one of the following cities?
A. Kabul
B. Patna
C. Kolkata
D. Peshawar

Q.2) The use of half-dome portal is the characteristic of which one of the
following dynasties?
A. Slave Dynasty
B. Lodi Dynasty
C. Mughal Dynasty
D. Tughlaq Dynasty

Q.3) The battle of Chausa is fought between whom among the following?
A. Sher Shah and Humayun

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B. Akbar and Hemu


C. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
D. Balban and Mangols

Q.4) Who among the following was the author of Tahqiq-i-Hind?


A. Alberuni
B. Amir Khusro
C. Minhaj-us-Siraj
D. Badauni

Q.5) Consider the following statements:


i) Ahmednagar was ruled by Nizamshahi dynasty.
ii) Bijapur was ruled by Adil Shahi dynastyChoose the right option:
A. Both i and ii are correct
B. Only i is correct
C. Only ii is correct
D. Neither i nor ii is correct

Q.6) Consider the following statements:


i) Jehangir was the ruler of India when the East India company was set up.
ii) The famous queen Chand Bibi belonged to Ahmednagar kingdom.Choose
the right option:
A. Both i and ii are correct
B. Neither i nor ii is correct
C. Only i is correct
D. Only ii is correct

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Q.7) Amir Khusro was a ___.


A. Poet
B. Soldier
C. Emperor
D. Musician

Q.8) Which one among the following Indian emperors founded the Jaunpur
city?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq (Your Answer)
D. Jehangir

Q.9) Al-Beruni was the contemporary of which one of the following emperors?
A. Mahmud Ghaznavi
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Shershah

Q.10) When was paper introduced in India?


A. 18th century
B. 16th century
C. 12th century
D. 14th century

Answers-:

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1. [A]
2. [C]
3. [A]
4. [A]
5. [A]
6. [A]
7. [A]
8. [C]
9. [A]
10.[D]

1. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the


A. 9th Century AD
B. 10th Century AD
C. 12th Century AD
D. 14th Century AD

2. The language of discourses of Gautam Buddha was


A. Bhojpuri
B. Magadhi
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit

3. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one
of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?

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A. Santhals
B. Ahoms
C. Pagal Panthis
D. Ramosi

4. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of


A. Travancore
B. Baroda
C. Hyderabad
D. Mysore

5. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the
right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or
India.
A. Assam
B. Punjab
C. Bengal
D. N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam

6. Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD
were
Cheras
Cholas
Chalukyas
Pallavas
Pandyas
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B. II, III, IV
C. III, IV, V
D. I, II, IV

7. The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted


A. ivory
B. pepper
C. a fine variety of Indian muslin
D. damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance

8. The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason
in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness
in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it
fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would
benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by
A. Monserrate
B. Tavernier
C. Manrique
D. Bernier
9. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
A. the cultivator
B. the village community
C. the king
D. the joint family

10. To which of the republic of Buddha belong?


A. Licchavis

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B. Sakyas
C. Mallas
D. None of the above

Answers:-
1. (D)
2. (C)
3. (A)
4. (A)
5. (D)
6. (A)
7. (B)
8. (D)
9. (C)
10. (B)

1. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in
western India is
A. the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that
proceeds to the Ganga Valley
B. the evaporation of moisture by heat
C. the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic
rainfall in it
D. that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by
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2. The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to


the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
A. Allahabad
B. Delhi
C. Gwalior
D. Jaipur

3. Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the
cropped area in India?
A. Barley and maize
B. Jowar and bajra
C. Rice
D. Wheat

4. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official


language, are
A. 15
B. 22
C. 12
D. 9
5. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
A. Dharwar region, Karnataka
B. Aravalli range, Rajasthan
C. Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
D. Siwalik range, Punjab

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6. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal


mountains?
A. Beas, Ravi and Chenab
B. Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
C. Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
D. Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum

7. Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron
ore?
A. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
B. Bihar and Orissa
C. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
D. West Bengal and Assam

8. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of
population per sq km?
A. Pondicherry
B. Lakshadweep
C. Delhi
D. Chandigarh

9. Which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?


A. Kalpakkam
B. Narora
C. Rawat Bhata
D. Tarapore

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10. The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India.
A. 86%
B. 50%
C. 22%
D. 100%

Answers:-
1. (C)
2. (B)
3. (C)
4. (B)
5. (A)
6. (A)
7. (B)
8. (C)
9. (A)
10. (A)

1.Put the following in an ascending chronological order:1. Battle at Panipat.


Afghan army beats Mahratten2. Charles Cornwallis was appointed governor-
general of India3. Battle at Kurdla. Mahratten beat Mogols4. England signed
treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad
A. 2, 1, 3, 4
B. 3, 2, 1, 4
C. 2, 3, 1, 4
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Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their
works on Mahabharata theme is correctly matched?
[A]Sarladasa- Bengali
[B]Kasirama- Oriya
[C]Tikkana- Marathi
[D]Pampa- Kannada

2. The medieval Indian writer who referred to the discovery of America is-
[A]Malik Mohammad Jayasi
[B]Amir Khusro
[C]Raskhan
[D]Abul Fazl

3. The members of Shivaji’s Astha Prdhana who looked after foreign affairs is-
[A]Peshwa
[B]Sachiv
[C]Pandit Rao
[D]Sumant

4. The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to Mughal Empire from the point of view
of:
[A]Natural resources
[B]Buffer territory
[C]Communication
[D]Strategic stronghold

5. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant-

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[A]Extra payments to the nobles


[B]Revenues assigned in lieu of salaries
[C]Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the Iqtadars
[D]Illaegal exactions extracted from the peasants

6. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to built the biggest networks of canal in
India is-
[A]Izeltutmish
[B]Ghiyyasuddin Tuglaq
[C]Feroze Shah Tughlaq
[D]Sikander Lodhi

7. Directions: The following items consist of two statement One labelled the
'Assertion A' and the other as 'Reason R' You are to examine these two
statements carefully and decid if the ' Assertion A' and the 'Reason R' are
individually tru and if so, whether the 'Reason R' is the correct explanatin of
the given' Assertion A'.
Assertion (A) : At first the Turkish administration in India was essentially
military
Reason(R): The country was parcelled out as Iqtas to the leading military
leaders
[A]Both A and R is true and R is the perfect explanation of A
[B]Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A
[C]A is true but R IS false
[D]A is false but R IS true

8. Assertion (A): During the reign of Shahjahan, Dara Shikoh was sent on the
expedition on Balkha, Badakhshan, Qandhar

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Reason [R]: the expedition sent by Shahjahan to Middle East was a marvellous
success
[A]Both A and R is true and R is the perfect explanation of A
[B]Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A
[C]A is true but R IS false
[D]A is false but R IS true

9. Consider the following statement


Ahadi were those troopers who:
1. Offered their services singly
2. Did not attach themselves to any chief
3. Had the emporer as their immediate colonel
4. Attach themselves to Mirzas
Of these statements:
[A]1, 3, 4 are correct
[B]1, 2, 3 are correct
[C]2 and 3 are correct
[D]1 and 4 are correct
10. Consider the following:
1. Tughlakhabad Fort
2. Lodhi Garden
3. Qutab Minar
4. Fatehpur Sikri
The correct chronological order in which they were built:
[A]3-1-4-2
[B]3-1-2-4
[C]1-3-2-4

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[D]1-3-4-2

Answers:

1.[D]
2.[B]
3.[D]
4.[D]
5.[C]
6.[C]
7.[A]
8.[C]
9.[B]
10.[D]

1. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites
a few miles farther on, thus, forming the islands of Srirangappattanam,
Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
[A]Cauvery
[B]Tungabhadra
[C]Krishna
[D]Godavari

2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer


List I

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(A) Governor-General of Presidency of Fort William in Ben-gal (Under


Regulating Act, 1773)
(B) Governor-General of India (Under Charter Act, 1833)
(C) Governor-General and Viceroy of India (Under Indian Coundls Act, 1858)
(D) Governor-General and Crown Representative (Under Government of India
Act, 1935)
List II
1. Archibald percival Wave 11, Viscount and Earl Wavell
2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie
3. Charles Cornwallis 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis
4. Gibert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, Earl of Minto
5. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
[A]A-3; B-2; C-4; D-1
[B]A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
[C]A-2; B-5; C-3; D-1
[D]A-2; B-4; C-5; D-3

3. His principle forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation
to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child
marriage, the purdah system.To encourage consideration of social problems on
a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which
for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National
Congress.
The reference in this passage is to:
[A]Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
[B]Behramji Merwanji Malabari
[C]Mahadev Govind Ranade

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[D]B.R. Ambedkar

4. The following advertisement.


The Marvel of the Century the Wonder of the World Living Photographic
Pictures
In Life-Sized Reproductions By Messers Lumiere Brothers Cinematographie a
Few Exhibitions Will Be Given At Watson's Hotel Tonight.
Appeared in the Times of India dated 7th August:
[A]1931
[B]1929
[C]1921
[D]1896

5. Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of
taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?
[A]Clive
[B]Dupleix
[C]Albuquerque
[D]Warren Hastings

6. Consider the following landmarks in Indian education:


1. Hindu College, Calcutta
2. University of Calcutta
3. Adam's Report
4. Wood's Despatch

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The correct chronological order of these landmarks is:


[A]1,3,4,2
[B]1,4,3,2
[C]3,1,4,2
[D]3,2,4,1

7. Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during


the latter half of the nineteenth century?
[A]Rast Goftar
[B]Durgesh Nandini
[C]Maratha
[D]Nibandhamala

8. Who among the following was associated with supression of thugs?


[A]General Henry Prendergast
[B]Captain Sleeman
[C]Alexander Burres
[D]Captain Robert Pemberton

9. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?


1. Wood's Education Despatch
2. Macauley's minute on education
3. The Sargent Education Report
4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)

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Select the correct answer using the code given below:


[A]2,1,4,3
[B]2,1,3,4
[C]1,2,4,3
[D]4,3,1,3

10. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
LIST I
A. Moplah revolt
B. Pabna revolt
C. Eka Movement
D. Birsa Munda revolt
LIST II
1. Kerala
2. Bihar
3. Bengal
4. Awadh
Codes:
[A]A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
[B]A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
[C]A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
[D]A-3; B-4; C-1; D-3

Answers:

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3.[C]
4.[D]
5.[B]
6.[A]
7.[B]
8.[B]
9.[A]
10.[A]

1. Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race?


(1) William Jones (2) H.H Wilson
(3) Max Muller (4) General Cunningham

2. The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was –


(1) Barley and Rice (2) Milk and its products
(3) Rice and Pulses (4) Vegetables and fruits

3. The battle Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra for



(1) 14 days (2) 16 days
(3) 18 days (4) 20 days

4. Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammar?


(1) Kalidasa (2) Charaka

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(3) Panini (4) Aryabhatt

5. Which river has no mention in Rigaveda?


(1) Sindhu (2) Saraswati
(3) Yamuna (4) Periyar

6. In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?


(1) Sanskrit (2) Aphbhramsa
(3) Prakrit (4) Pali

7. Purushasukta is founded in the –


(1) Bhagavad Gita (2) Rigaveda
(3) Manusmriti (4) Atharvaveda

8. The hymns of ‘Rigaveda’ are the work of –


(1) one author (2) four author
(3) seven author (4) many author
9. Patanjali is well – known for the compilation of –
(1) Yoga Sutra (2) Panchatantra
(3) Brahma Sutra (4) Ayurveda

10. The God who is the most prominent in ‘Rigaveda’ is –


(1) Indra (2) Agni
(3) Pasupati (4) Vishnu

11. The Rigvedic God Varuna was –

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(1) Harbinger of peace


(2) Destroyer of foes
(3) Guardian of the cosmic order
(4) God prosperity

12. Panni, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the –
(1) 2nd Century BC (2) 6th – 5th Century BC
(3) 2nd Century AD (4) 5th – 6th Century AD

13. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem of India have been
adopted from which one of the following?
(1) Mundak Upanishad (2) Brahma Upanishad
(3) Mudgala Upanishad (4) Maitreyi Upnishad

14. Upanishad are books on –


(1) Religion (2) Yoga
(3) Law (4) Philosophy

15. The great law giver of ancient times was-


(1) Manu (2) Vatsyayana
(3) Ashoka (4) Aryabhatta

16. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in –


(1) Rigaveda (2) Samaveda
(3) Yajurveda (4) Atharvaveda

17. Nayaya Darshan was propagated by –

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(1) Gautama (2) Kapil


(3) Kanada (4) Jaimini

18. The word Aryan means –


(1) Of good family (2) Cultivator
(3) Yajurveda (4) Atharvaveda

19. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical
charms and spells?
(1) Rigaveda (2) Samaveda
(3) Yajurveda (4) Atharvaveda

20. The expounder of Yoga philosophy was –


(1) Patanjali (2) Gautam
(3) Jaimini (4) Sankaracharya

ANSWERS:
1. 3 11. 3
2. 2 12. 2
3. 3 13. 1
4. 3 14. 4
5. 4 15. 1
6. 1 16. 1
7. 2 17. 1
8. 4 18. 1
9. 1 19. 4
10. 1 20. 1

1.Which of the following was a recommendation of Hunter’s Commission?


A.Women’s education

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B.New regulation for the organized senates system


C.Gradual withdrawal of state support from higher education
D.Introduction of civic education at college and university level

2.Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?


1. Warren Hastings – Regulating Act
2. Cornwallis – Permanent Land Settlement
3. Wellesley – Subsidiary Alliance
4. Dalhousie – Abolition of Sati
A. 1 and 3
B. 1, 2 & 4
C. 1, 2 & 3
D. 2 and 3

3.Arrange the following in chronological order, who administered as Governor


Generals of India.
1. Wellesley
2. Cornwallis
3. Warren Hastings
4. Dalhousie
A. 3,2, l, 4
B. 1,2,4, 3
C. 4, 2, 3, 1
D. 4, 1, 2,3

4.Which of the following was not founded by Dr.B. R. Ambedkar?

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A.Deccan Education Society


B.Samaj Samata Sangh
C.Peoples Education Society
D.Depressed Classes Institute

5.The Nagara, the Dravida, and the Vesara are Incorrect?


A.the three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent.
B.the three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be
classified
C.the three main styles of Indian temple architecture
D.the three main musical gharanas prevalent in India

6.The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is ?


A.Sindhu
B.Sutudri
C.Sarasvati
D.Ganga

7.Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to
left?
A.Brahmi
B.Nandnagari
C.Sharada
D.Kharoshti

8.The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called ?


A.rupaka

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B.karshapana
C.dinara
D.pana

9. In the 'individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first


Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
A.Dr. Rajendra Prasadh
B.Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C.C. Rajagopalachari
D.Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel

10.Consider the following statements:


1. The term Swaraj means self-rule, self-government
2. Swaraj Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C. R. Das.
3. Lahore session of the congress demand for Poorna Swaraj (Complete
Independence) in its resolution on 26 January, 1930.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A.1 only
B.2 only
C. only 1 and 2
D.1, 2 and 3

Answers:
1.A
2.D
3.A

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4.A
5.C
6.A
7.D
8.A
9.B
10.D

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