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1.

The treaty of Mangalore was signed between

A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali
B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
Answer» C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
2.

To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated

A. Ghurids
B. Arabs
C. Karkotakas
D. Hindushahis
Answer» E.
3.

To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?

A. Lawyers
B. Teachers
C. Journalists
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
4.

The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in

A. Palamoli
B. Aruvanad
C. Pattinappalai
D. Padirrupattu
Answer» D. Padirrupattu
5.

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
Answer» E.
6.

The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was

A. Bhojpuri
B. Magadhi
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit
Answer» D. Sanskrit
7.

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

A. Santhals
B. Ahoms
C. Pagal Panthis
D. Ramosi
Answer» B. Ahoms
8.

The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with

A. Central Asia
B. Iran
C. Greece
D. China
Answer» D. China
9.

Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of

  1. brahman
  2. purusha
  3. prakriti
  4. satya
  5. achyuta
  6. aniruddha

A. I, II, III, IV and V
B. II, III, IV, V and VI
C. I, II, IV, V and VI
D. I, III, IV, V and VI
Answer» E.
10.

The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as

A. Walashahi
B. Barawardi
C. JCumaki
D. Dakhili
Answer» E.
11.

Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of

A. Travancore
B. Baroda
C. Hyderabad
D. Mysore
Answer» B. Baroda
12.

The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and

A. Robert Clive
B. Cornwallis
C. Dalhousie
D. Warren Hastings
Answer» C. Dalhousie
13.

The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year

A. 1833
B. 1853
C. 1858
D. 1882
Answer» C. 1858
14.

Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?

A. Dannayaka
B. Sumanta
C. Nayaka
D. Mahanayakacharya
Answer» E.
15.

The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in

A. Telugu
B. Sanskrit
C. Tamil
D. Kannada
Answer» B. Sanskrit
16.

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
Answer» E.
17.

The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in

A. 1848 AD
B. 1856 AD
C. 1858 AD
D. 1862 AD
Answer» D. 1862 AD
18.

Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?

A. China
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Japan
Answer» E.
19.

The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. R.C. Dutt
D. M.K. Gandhi
Answer» C. R.C. Dutt
20.

Todar Mal was associated with

A. music
B. literature
C. finance
D. law
Answer» D. law
21.

To which of the following dynasties did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong?

A. Karkota
B. Utpala
C. Paramara
D. Gurjara Pratihara
Answer» D. Gurjara Pratihara
22.

Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over

A. Indo-Greeks
B. Sakas
C. Parthinas
D. Kushanas
Answer» C. Parthinas
23.

Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were

A. Babar and Humayun
B. Humayun and Jahangir
C. Babar and Jahangir
D. Jahangir and Shahjahan
Answer» D. Jahangir and Shahjahan
24.

The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

A. Sutlej and Beas
B. Jhelum and Chenab
C. Ravi and Chenab
D. Ganga and Yamuna
Answer» C. Ravi and Chenab
25.

The Battle of Plassey was fought in

A. 1757
B. 1782
C. 1748
D. 1764
Answer» B. 1782
26.

Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after

A. military affairs
B. the state treasury
C. the royal household
D. the land revenue system
Answer» B. the state treasury
27.

Tripitakas are sacred books of

A. Buddhists
B. Hindus
C. Jains
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Hindus
28.

The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent

A. Nirvana
B. Sangha
C. Buddha
D. Dhamma
Answer» B. Sangha
29.

The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was

A. Athanasius Nikitin
B. Nicolo de Conti
C. Ibn Batuta
D. Ferishta
Answer» C. Ibn Batuta
30.

The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by

A. S.N. Sen
B. R.C. Mazumdar
C. B.G. Tilak
D. V.D. Savakar
Answer» E.
31.

The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of

A. wind
B. eternity
C. rain and thunder
D. fire
Answer» D. fire
32.

Tolkappiyam is associated with the

A. first Sangam period
B. second Sangam period
C. third Sangam period
D. post-third Sangam period
Answer» C. third Sangam period
33.

The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?

A. Shankracharya was born that year.
B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
D. All Muslim invaders were defeated.
Answer» B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
34.

The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the

A. entire Imperial establishment
B. land owned b the emperor himself
C. religious land grants
D. land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
Answer» C. religious land grants
35.

Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?

A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah Suri
Answer» B. Humayun
36.

Tipu sultan was the ruler of

A. Hyderabad
B. Madurai
C. Mysore
D. Vijayanagar
Answer» D. Vijayanagar
37.

Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work

A. <i class="gk-definition">Mudrarakasam</i>
B. <i class="gk-definition">Devi Chand Guptam</i>
C. <i class="gk-definition">Mrichekakatika</i>
D. <i class="gk-definition">Malavikagnimitra</i>
Answer» B. <i class="gk-definition">Devi Chand Guptam</i>
38.

To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of

A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
D. Jalal-id-din Khilji
Answer» C. Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
39.

The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was

A. Hind Keasri
B. Kaiser-e-Hind
C. Rai Bahadur
D. Rt. Honorable
Answer» C. Rai Bahadur
40.

The term yavanika meant

A. foreign goods
B. dancer
C. curtain
D. theatre
Answer» D. theatre
41.

The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of

A. Clive
B. Comwallis
C. Waren Hastings
D. William Bentinck
Answer» B. Comwallis
42.

'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by

A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Swami Dayananda
C. Raja Rammohan Roy
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Raja Rammohan Roy
43.

The Upanishads are

A. a source of Hindu philosophy
B. books of ancient Hindu laws
C. books on social behavior of man
D. prayers to God
Answer» B. books of ancient Hindu laws
44.

Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in

A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1900
D. 1909
Answer» B. 1858
45.

The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was

A. Bukka I
B. Devaraya I
C. Krishnadevaraya
D. Ramaraya
Answer» C. Krishnadevaraya
46.

Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.

A. Bhukit
B. Pradesa
C. Vithi
D. Ahara
Answer» D. Ahara
47.

The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a

A. slave
B. cultivator
C. neighbor
D. foreigner
Answer» D. foreigner
48.

Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is

A. Kunala
B. Tivara
C. Mahendra
D. Jalauka
Answer» C. Mahendra
49.

The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at

A. Agra
B. Delhi
C. Dhar
D. Gulbarga
Answer» C. Dhar
50.

The Kalinga was fought in

A. 321 BC
B. 301 BC
C. 261 BC
D. 241 BC
Answer» D. 241 BC