ssc_history_part 1 Flashcards
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The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off after which of the following incidents?
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Chauri-Chaura incident
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Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta in 1828?
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Ram Mohan Roy
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Who among the following was the successor of Mughal Emperor, Babur?
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Humayun
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In which of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi, along with other Indians, establish the Natal Congress to fight against racial discrimination?
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South Africa
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Who among the following was one of the Navratnas of Akbar?
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Tansen
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In the second Round Table Conference, Mahatma Gandhi represented which of the following parties?
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Indian National Congress
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Match the following social reform organisations with their respective founders. Social reform organisations | Their founders a) Brahmo Samaj i. Swami Vivekanand b) Ramakrishna Mission ii. Atmaram Pandurang c) Prarthana Samaj iii. Raja Ram Mohan Roy d) Arya Samaj iv. Dayananda Saraswati
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a-lii, b-i, c-il, d-iv
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Who among the following is primarily connected to the World’s Parliament of Religions convened in Chicago, 1893?
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Swami Vivekananda
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The Aryans lived in the land known as ‘Sapta Sindhir’ (Land of the Seven Rivers). Which of the following was NOT a part of it?
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Shipra
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Who among the following sent Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
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Seleucus I Nicator
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Due to which of the following events did Rabindranath Tagore return the title of ‘Knighthood’ to the British Government while expressing his anguish?
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Jailianwala Bagh massacre
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Who founded the Arya Samaj in Mumbai in 1875?
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which of the following Governor-Generals of India?
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Lord Dalhousie
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Who was the revenue minister during the reign of Akbar?
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Todar Mal
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In which of the following cities did Mahatma Gandhi lead the peasant movement against the imposed indigo cultivation by the British planters?
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Champaran
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In which year was the battle of Buxar fought?
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1764
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Which of the following battles was fought between Babur and Rana Sanga in 1527?
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Battle of Khamva
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In which year was the Gandhi-Irvim Pact signed?
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1931
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The revolution of 1857 started in May from which of the following cantonments in India?
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Meerut
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Which of the following places is related to Gandhi’s Satyagraha of the year 1917?
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Champaran
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Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the sail practice?
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Lord William Bentinck
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In 1539, the Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and ______.
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Sher Shah Suri
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Which of the following Acts gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities, and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years?
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Rowlatt Act, 1919
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Who was the Viceroy of India when Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi March on 12 March 1930?
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Lord Irwin
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Who among the following Pallava kings occupied Vatapi (Badami) and defeated the Chalukyas?
Narasimhavarman
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'Drain of Wealth', a critique of the colonial exploitation, was given by which of the following nationalist leaders?
Dadabhai Naoroji
27
Gautamputra Satakami titled Rajaraja and Maharaja is related to which of the following dynasties?
Satavahana
28
Who founded the Prarthana Samaj in Mumbai in 1867?
Armaram Pandurang
29
Which of the following organisations, divided into two branches, was established by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant?
Home Rule League
30
Where was the Hindu College established in the year 1791?
Benaras
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Being the President of the Indian National Congress, who among the following had called for complete independence from the British Raj in 1929?
Jawaharlal Nehru
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Under which of the following Pala king's patronage the Vikramshila university in 8th century India was founded?
Dharmapala
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Who among the following freedom fighters is known as 'Deshbandhu'?
Chittaranjan Das
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Which of the following events took place in the United Provinces in February, 1922?
Chauri Chaura
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The Tripartite struggle happened among the Palas, the Prathiaras and the _____.
Rashtrakutas
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The real name of Babur, the founder of Mughal dynasty in India was:
Zahiruddin Muhammad
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Medini Rai of Chanderi, Hasan Khan of Mewat and Mahmud Lodi joined Rana Sanga with their forces to fight against which of the following Mughal rulers?
Babur
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Who among the following was the President of the Belgaum Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1924?
Mahatma Gandhi
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Khudai Khidmatqars, a non-violent movement among the Pathans was started by _____.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
40
Wood's Dispatch of 1854 primarily dealt with which of the following subject matters?
Education
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In which of the following battles did Muhammad of Ghor defeat Jayachandra of Ganadavala dynasty in 1194 AD?
Battle of Chandawar
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Who among the following was the last sultan of Delhi sultanate?
Ibrahim Lodi
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Pulakeshin II assumed the title of ‘Dakshinapatheshvara’ (lord of the south) after defeating which of the following rules of north India?
Harshavardhana
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During which of the following rules did Buddhism get split into two schools - Hinayana and Mahayana in the fourth Buddhist council?
Kushana
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All Akbar Khan is known for playing the ______.
Sarod
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The magnificent Kalasa temple at Ellora was built during the reign of which Rashtrakuta king?
Krishna I
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Belur Math was founded by which of the following social reformers in British India?
Swami Vivekanand
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To gain control over Kamauji the Tripartite Struggle was fought between which of the following dynasties?
Prathara, Rashtrakuta and Pala
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Khudai Khidmatgar, a voluntary organisation, was established by which of the following leaders of India?
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Raziya Sultan was the first and only female ruler of the Sultanate, who ascended the throne in:
1236 AD
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Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India Company?
Regulating Act
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Which of the following battles is considered the formal beginning of the British Raj in India?
Battle of Plassey
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Which of the following Delhi sultans introduced two coins, namely silver tanka and copper jital?
Ilutunish
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Which of the following groups/parties was started in San Francisco, United States of America during the Indian National Movement?
Ghadar Party
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Who among the following founded the Pala dynasty in 8th Century CE?
Gopala
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The name ‘Piyadassi’ is associated with whom among the following Mauryan kings?
Ashoka
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Alarge number of words are derived from the word 'Go' meaning cow. A wealthy person was known as ______ in Vedic times.
Gomat
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The Daroga system in 1792 was introduced by whom among the following Governor- Generals in India?
Lord Cornwallis
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Match the following institutes with their respective founders of British India. Institutes | Their respective founders
a. Asiatic Society of Bengal i. Warren Hastings
b. Sanskrit College of Benaras ii. Lord Wellesley
c. Fort William College iii. Jonathan Duncan
d. Calcutta Madrasa iv. Sir William Jones
a-lv, b-iii, c-li, d-i
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Who founded the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875?
Madame HP Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott
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Ghiyas ud-din Balban had set up a ______ department called 'Diwan-i-arz'.
military
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The Permanent Settlement came into operation in which of the following years?
1793
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Who suggested the law that the British Government passed in 1856 to support widow remarriage?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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In which of the following Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka is the Kalinga war mentioned?
XIII
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Who among the following founded the Almiya Sabha in 1814?
Raja Rammohun Roy
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Which of the following plays was NOT written by Harshavardhana?
Vikramovasyam
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Mahendravarman I who wrote Mattavilasa-prahasana is related to which of the following ruling dynasties?
Pallava
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To promote agriculture, Muhammad Tughlaq founded which of the following new ministries?
Diwan-i-Amir-i-kolti
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Who among the following devised the system of ‘Subsidiary Alliance’?
Lord Canning
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Sido and Kanhu were leaders of which of the following tribal rebellions?
Munda Rebellion
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Which of the following animals was the emblem of the Chola dynasty?
Tiger
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With reference to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, consider the following statements. a) He protested child marriage and polygamy. b) Due to his efforts, the first Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, 1856, was introduced. c) He was primarily known for his scholarship in Persian language. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a, b
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The Maukharis ruled over which of the following cities in western Uttar Pradesh that over the time replaced Pataliputra as a political centre of north India?
Kannauj
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Indian National Army was formed in which of the following countries?
Singapore
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The Pandya Kingdom was first mentioned by Megasthenes, who said that their kingdom was famous for pearls. Their capital was:
Madurai
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With reference to Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, on which of the following dates did the soldiers at Meerut start their journey to Delhi?
10-May
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Who among the following was the Valid under the reign of Mughal Emperor, Akbar, who received the title of Khan-I-Khanan?
Bairam Khan
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As per the Timurid tradition, Humayun had to share power with his brothers. Humayun had the control of Delhi, Agra and Central India, while his brother Kamran controlled which of the following regions?
Afghanistan and Punjab
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Who is called the father of Local Self-Government in India?
Lord Ripon
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The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji in 1307-08 AD was led to which of the following regions?
Devagiri
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What gave a major impetus to the cotton textile industry in India after Independence?
Swadeshi movement
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Which Indian political leader was called as Lok Nayak?
Jai Prakash Narayan
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The Prathharas who first had their capital at Bhimnal gained prominence during the rule of:
Nagabhatta I
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Under the leadership of which of the following revolutionaries was Chittagong Armoury Raid conducted?
Surya Sen
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With reference to Morley-Mirio Reforms of 1909, consider the following statements. a) They are also called the Indian Councils Act, 1909. b) They increased the strength of Legislative Councils. c) The right to separate electorate was given to the Muslims. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a, b, c
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Which of the following was NOT one of the basic attributes of Ashokas' Dhamma?
Celibacy
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Who among the following rulers built five astronomical observatories at different places in north India?
Sawai Jaisingh II
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Mahendravarman I was the ruler of which of the following dynasties?
Pallava
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According to which of the following foreign travellers, people of Delhi used to write letters containing abuses to the Sultan, therefore, in order to punish them Sultan decided to shift the capital?
Ibn Batuta
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Which of the following departments of Delhi Sultanate was reorganized by Baliban?
Diwan-i-Arz
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After the death of Humayun, the 13 year-old Akbar was coronated in 1556 at Kalanaur in ______.
Punjab
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Mahabalipuram emerged as an important centre of temple architecture under which of the following kingdoms of south India?
Pallava
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Vasudeva I who issued coins in gold (dinars and quarter dinars) and copper (single denomination) was a king.
Kushana
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Deimachus who was a Greek ambassador came to India during the reign of the Mauryan king, ______.
Bindusara
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Rudrasena II of which of the following dynasties married Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty?
Vakataka
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Vindhyashakti was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
Vakataka
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In the context of Mathura school of Art, during which of the following periods were a number of sculptures of Brahmanical deities, such as Kartikeya, Vishnu and Kubera carved?
Kushana
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In which year was the temple entry movement started by Bhimrao Ambedkar?
1927
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Which of the following inscriptions of Rudradaman happened to be the first royal inscription of early India composed in chaste Sanskrit?
Gimar
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Which among the following was NOT a part of the three sections of the Rigvedic tribe?
Craftsman
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Guru Ghasidas led which of the following movements to improve the social condition of leather workers in British India?
Sathami Movement
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Which of the following Sultans of Delhi primarily adopted a policy of consolidation rather than expansion?
Balban
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In peninsular India, which of the following kingdoms was the local power that ruled over northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha?
Vakatakas
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Which of the following kingdoms was divided into subdivisions called Aharas or Rashtras that meant districts?
Satavahana
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In 1936, The Independent Labour Party was founded by _____.
BR Ambedkar
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Under which of the following Acts, the Board of Control was established in England to control and supervise the administration of British India?
Pitt's India Act of 1784
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All Akbar Khan was associated with which of the following gharanas?
Mahar gharana
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After the fall of the Guptas, different kingdoms emerged in various parts of India. Among them, the Maukharis emerged in which of the following areas?
Kannauj
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Who among the following formed the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha in 1929?
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
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Pushyabhuti dynasty, after Prabhakarvardhana, strengthened its position in the regions of Punjab and Haryana after defeating which of the following dynasties?
Hunas
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In 10th century India, Queen Didda became the ruler of which of the following regions of north India?
Kashmir
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Silappathikaram (the Jewelled Anklet), the earliest epic poem in Tamil was written in the 5th - 6th Century CE by ______.
Ilango Adigal
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When was the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) established?
1920
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Where was the first official summit of the Non-Aligned movement held?
Yugoslavia
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Who among the following is the hero of the Sanskrit historical poem, the ‘Ramacharita’ written by Sandhyakar Nandi?
Rampajda
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Which of the following Acts passed under Warren Hastings was also called ‘half-loat system’?
Pitt’s India Act 1784
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One of the greatest of Chola ruler Rajaraja I ruled from 985 AD to ______.
1014 AD
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Samata Sainik Dal was formed in 1927 by whom among the following personalities?
BR Ambedkar
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In 1910, The United India House at Seattle, USA, was set up by ______.
Tarak Nath Das and GD Kumar
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Who among the following generally used to head the provincial administration under the Mauryas?
Kumara
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Where was the 1912 session of the India National Congress held in Bihar?
Bankipore
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In which of the following areas did the Uprising of Khurda in 1817 take place?
Odisha
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Who asked James Rennel to prepare the map of Hindustan?
Robert Clive
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In which of the following years was VD Savarkar sent to Andaman Jail by the British?
1911
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When was a Madrasa opened in Kolkata to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law?
1781 CE
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Which of the following Sikh reform movements was started in 1873 in Amritsar?
Singh Sabha Movement
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Valabhī, a city of ancient India was the capital of the ______ dynasty from the 5th to 8th Century CE.
Maitraka
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An inscription, Takht-i-Bahi recovered from Mardan near Peshawar, indicates the rule of which of the following dynasties in north-western area of present Pakistan?
Parthians
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The ______ were tributary chiefs of the Gupta dynasty. They established an independent kingdom in western India. Dhruvasena II was the most important ruler of this kingdom.
Maitrakas
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According to the inscriptions, Pushyamitra Shunga was a devotee of which of the following Gods?
Krishna
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Who published the logistic equation model of population growth in 1838?
Pierre François Verhulst
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Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, which was founded by Pandit Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya, is located at ______.
New Delhi
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Who defeated Mohammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain fought in the year 1191?
Prithviraj Chauhan
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Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
Dayanand Saraswati
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Which Commission drew the boundary line between India and Pakistan?
Radcliffe Boundary Commission
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When did the first War of Indian Independence (Sepoy Mutiny) start?
1857
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Gandhi Jayanti marks the birthday of the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi, who was born at ______.
Porthandar
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Who founded a reformist organisation called ‘Brahmo Samaj’ in Calcutta?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Who among the following was primarily an integral part of the Indian National Army (INA)?
Subhas Chandra Bose
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Which British colonel is remembered as the Butcher of Amritsar for his role in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919?
Reginald Dyer
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What is the name of the famous British social reformer known for founding the Indian Home Rule League in 1916?
Annie Besant
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Which Act opposed by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 was a direct attack on the civil liberties and democratic rights of the Indian people?
Rowlatt Act
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Who amongst the following Delhi Sultanate rulers sent his army under Malik Kafur’s command to conquer South India?
Alauddin Khijji
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The Battle of Khanua was fought between Babur and ______.
Rana Sanga
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Which Governor General of India issued the famous Regulation XVII in 1829, which declared the practice of Satillegal and punishable by the courts?
Lord William Benlinck
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What was the name of Swami Vivekanand’s guru?
Ramakrishna Paramhansa
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Who among the following was the founder of ‘Vikramshila Vishwavidyalaya’?
Dharmapala
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Which Mughal ruler was responsible for the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur in the year 1675?
Aurangzeb
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Which amongst the following statements is correct about Mughal emperor Akbar?
He founded a new religion called ‘Din-e Ilahi’.
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The Ghadar Party was founded in _____ by Sohan Singh Bhakna, Kanshi Ram, Hamam Singh Tundilat, Lala Har Dayal and others.
1913
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Where is the Kaliasa temple built by Rashtrakutas located?
Eliora
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What was the name of the campaign led by the Ali brothers and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to save the Ottoman Caliphate as a symbol of unity among the Muslim community?
Khilafat Movement
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In his ‘Drain of Wealth’ argument, who among the following stated that Britain was completely draining India?
Dadabhal Naorgi
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The Kaliasha temple at Eliora near Aurangabad in Maharashtra was built by a king from the _____ Dynasty.
Rashtrakuta
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Bihladiswara Temple of Tanjore was built by which of the following Chola emperors?
Raja Raja Chola
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Who amongst the following Mughal emperors got classical Hindu mythological texts Ramayana and Mahabharata translated into Persian?
Akbar
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Warren Hastings became the Governor-General of Bengal from Governor of Bengal after the passing of which of the following Acts?
Regulating Act, 1773
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Which was the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
Mamluk dynasty
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Who among the following Delhi Sultanate rulers took the policy of ‘blood and iron’ to deal with the Mewati community?
Balban
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Which amongst the following Sultans shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
Muhammad bin tughlaq
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The founder of the Pallava dynasty was:
Simhavishnu
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Due to the efforts of whom among the following social reformers was the first Hindu Widow Remarriage Act introduced and passed in 1856?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Which important event that started in 1930 played a significant role in motivating and mobilizing Indians to join the non-violent movement for independence?
Salt Satyagraha
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Which organisation was started in the Pune district of Maharashtra in the 1870s with the aim of promoting education and social rights among the underprivileged group of the society?
Satyashodhak Samaj
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Which amongst the following terms was used for the land given to Brahmins during the Chola empire?
Brahmadeya
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Which revolutionary organisation was established at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi in 1928?
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
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In 1812, who described the hypothesis that equal volumes of different gases contain an equal number of molecules?
Amedeo Avogadro
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In which year did Swami Vivekananda give his speech at the Chicago Parliament of Religions?
1893
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At which place did Raja Ram Mohan Roy form a reform association called Brahma Sabha in the year 1828?
Calcutta
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The founder of the Pala empire was:
Gopala
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The Prarthana Samaj was established in ______ by Dr. Arma Ram Pandurang.
Bombay
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______ is one of the first criticism of the caste system written by Mahatma Phule and published in the year 1873.
Gulamgiri
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In the 11th century, under Mahmud of Ghazni, Ghazni, a small town in ______, became the capital of the vast empire of the Ghaznavids.
Afghanistan
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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote a novel Anand Math based on which of the following rebellions/revolts?
Sanyasi Rebellion
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Who was the founder of the Bahmani Sultanate?
Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
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Which of the following statements about the Pala Dynasty of eastern India is INCORRECT?
Dharmapala founded the Valabhi university.
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The British Government passed a law in the year 1856. It was meant for which among the following social reforms?
Widow Remarriage
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Which Pala ruler temporarily occupied Kanauj?
Dharmapala
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Who founded the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885 along with Pherozeshah Mehta and KT Telang?
Badruddin Tyabji
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Which of the following was the last dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire?
Aravidu dynasty
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Who among the following rulers was a part of the Tripartite Struggle for the possession of Kamauj?
Dharmapala
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Who was the Indian Buddhist monk who is credited with the development of many ancient martial art forms in the 5th century?
Bodhidharma
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Who among the following was the first Sultan of Delhi to style himself as ‘Zil-I-liah!’?
Balban
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The Palas were:
a dynasty that appeared in eastern India
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At which place was the magnificent temple of Saiva constructed by the great Rashtrakuta King ‘Krishna I’?
Eliora
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Who invaded India during the rule of Tughlaq Dynasty?
Timur
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The proclamation of which Act by the King of England in 1773 paved the way for the establishment of the Supreme Court at Calcutta?
Regulating Act
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Mahabalipuram temple was built under the reign of which of the following dynasties?
Pallava
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Which Act was enacted by the British which regulated the manufacture, sale, possession and transport of firearms?
Indian Arms Act, 1878
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Which of the following statements about Akbar are true? 1 He introduced the Mansabdari system. 2 He defeated and merged the state of Bilapur in his empire. 3 He made Fatehpur Sikri his capital.
Only 1 and 3
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Which of the following statements is/are correct? I- Radio broadcasting started in India in 1923 by the Radio Club of Bombay. II- All India Radio came into being in 1936. III - In 1976, TV was delinked from All India Radio (AIR) and got a separate identity as Door darshan (DD).
I, II and III are correct
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On 31 October 1940, who among the following was arrested for offering individual Satyagraha to protest against India's forced participation in Second World War?
Jawaharlal Nehru
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The Sun Temple at Konark was built under the rule of which dynasty?
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
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Which was the first socio-religious organisation established in Bombay in 1840 to work for the annihilation of caste?
Paramhans Mandali
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Which military officer led the British forces in the Battle of Chinhat fought in 1857?
Henry Lawrence
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Bilhan was a court poet in which of the following kingdoms?
Vikramadiya VI
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In which year was the first underground section (Vishwavidyalaya- Kashmere Gate) of the Golden Route opened in New Dehit?
2004
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Name the Chola inscription that provided details of the way in which the sabha was organised in the local administration in the Chola empire.
uttaramerur inscription
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Which country do the 'Veddas' traditional forest dwellers who foraged, hunted and lived in close-knit groups in caves in the dense jungles?
Sri Lanka
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Which among the following Chola emperors defeated the Pandya king Maravarman Rajsimha II in the battle of Vellore?
Parantaka I
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Which power were the Badami (or Vatapi) Chalukyas originally subjects of?
Kadambas
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Which of the following dynasties' genealogy was found in the Bijolia inscription?
Chahamana
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In which year was the Marris College of Music established in India?
1926
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The Taj Mahal was built by who among the following?
Shah Jahan
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In the year 1930, the Salt Satyagraha was led by who among the following?
Mahatma Gandhi
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Which red and buff sandstone is the tallest tower in India built in the thirteenth century?
Qutub Minar
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Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on the birth anniversary of which of the following freedom fighters?
Mahatma Gandhi
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Who was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty?
Chandragupta Maurya
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The 'Quit India Movement' was launched under the leadership of ______.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Which of the two following countries were formed as a result of the partition of India?
India and Pakistan
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Who among the following wrote a book called ‘Indica’ based on his travels and experiences in Mauryan India?
Megasthenes
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Which of the following pacts suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement?
Gandhi-Irwin Pact
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In which of the following years did the battle of Plassey take place?
1757
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When was the Jallianwala Bagh massacre brought into action by the Britishers in Amritsar?
13 April, 1919
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Which of the following was NOT found in the Harappan excavation sites?
Public hospital
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In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi started his first satyagraha in India against the forced cultivation of indigo by Europeans in which of the following districts of British India?
Champaran
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The First Battle of Panipat (1526) marked the beginning of:
Mughal's Rule in India
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Who among the following social reformers ruled out the practice of Sati on the basis of Hindu religious texts?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Who among the following musicians was a member of Navratnas of Akbar?
Tansen
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In which of the following years was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched?
1942
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The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
Chandragupta Maurya
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The remains of Great Bath have been found from the excavation at which of the following Harappan sites?
Mohenjodaro
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As a part of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922, the angry peasants had set ablaze the police station of which place?
Chauri Chaura
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The Great Granary was one of the largest granaries in the ______.
Harappan Civilization
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In his autobiography, Babur described his interest in planning and laying out formal gardens, placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four quarters by artificial channels. These gardens are known as ______.
Chahar Bagh
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After the ______ of Hakim Mirza, Kabul was annexed by Akbar and given to Raja Man Singh as ‘jagir’.
death
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Match the political parties of British India in column A with their respective founders in column B. Column A (Political Parties) | Column B (Founders) a. All India Forward Bloe i. Dayananda Sarasvati b. Arya Samaj ii. Jai Prakash Narayan c. The Congress Socialist Party iii. Surendra Nath Banerjee d. The Indian National Liberal Federation iv. Subhash Chandra Bose
a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii
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Who among the following was the founder of ‘Bhoodan Yajna’ in India?
Vinoba Bhave
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Who among the following was ‘Senani’ in the Rig Vedic period?
A war hero
230
Which of the following agreements led Mahatma Gandhi to attend the Second Round Table Conference?
Gandhi Irwin Pact
231
Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
The Kalinga War
232
The second largest dome in the world was built in India and is still standing strong. Which dome is being spoken about here?
Gol Gumbaz
233
The Buland Darwaza was the structure built by Akbar at which of the following places in India?
Fatehpur Sikri
234
What is the term for a dome-shaped monument that contains sacred relics in Buddhism?
Stupa
235
Who became the Nawab of Bengal after the death of Alivardi Khan in the year 1756?
Siraj-Ud-Daulah
236
Who among the following signed a pact with Lord Irwin on March 5, 1931?
Mahatma Gandhi
237
Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the court of which Indian ruler by the Greek ruler, Seleucus Nicator?
Chandragupta
238
The College of Fort William was established at ______ under British rule.
Calcutta
239
Which among the following is considered the first experiment of Satyagraha by Gandhiji in India?
Champaran
240
In which of the following sessions of Congress did the Party issue a call to celebrate 26th January as ‘Puma Swaraj Day’?
Lahore 1929
241
Who was the court poet of king Harshavardhana?
Banabhatta
242
Which of the following social organisations was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 1875?
Arya Samaj
243
Who among the following was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Annie Besant
244
Who among the following was the pioneer of ‘Bhoodan Movement’?
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
245
Who regarded Vedas as the source of all knowledge and known for the slogan ‘Go back to the Vedas’?
Swami Dayanada Saraswati
246
The last Mughal emperor of India was:
Bahadur Shah II
247
Who among the following founded the ‘Satyashodhak Samaj’ in 1873?
Jyotiba Phule
248
The partition of ______ was annulled in 1911.
Bengal
249
Pulakeshin II was the famous ruler of which of the following dynasties?
Chalukya
250
The Banaras session of the Indian National Congress in 1905 was presided over by ______.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
251
Who among the following was NOT associated with the ‘Prarthana Sabha’?
Mahatma Gandhi
252
Who among the following Indian leaders was the first member to be elected to the British Parliament?
Dadabhai Naoroji
253
Forward Bloc was founded in 1939-40 by which of the following leaders?
Subhash Chandra Bose
254
Which of the following committees was set up to investigate into the infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
Hunter Committee
255
Who among the following was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress in 1885?
Allan Octavian Hume
256
Who among the following formed a group of non-violent revolutionaries, the Khudai Khidmatgars (known as Red Shirts)?
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
257
In which year was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
1885
258
Who among the following founded the Servants of India Society in 1905 with the help of MG Ranade?
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
259
The Swaraj party was formed within ______ with the thought of contesting elections to enter the legislative councils with a view to obstructing the governance of the colonial government.
Indian National Congress
260
Who appointed the ‘Hunter Commission’ for Educational Reforms in 1882?
Lord Ripon
261
At which of the following places is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri situated?
Sasaram
262
Captain Hawkins visited India during the reign of:
Jahangir
263
Who among the following started the Khilafat Movement against the British government?
Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali
264
Who among the following was the Viceroy of India during the announcement of the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
Lord Curzon
265
Who among the following has written ‘Gita Govinda’, a Sanskrit epic?
Jayadeva
266
Who among the following social reformers established the ‘Prarthana Samaj’ in Bombay in 1876?
Atmaram Pandurang
267
Where was the Hindu college established in the year 1791 to teach ancient Sanskrit texts?
Banaras
268
In Harappan civilisation, which material was NOT used in the construction of buildings?
Iron
269
Which poet composed the Allahabad Prashasti of Samudragupta?
Harisena
270
Who among the following scholars gave reference to the history of Kashmir?
Kalhana
271
To control the prices, which of the following Sultans of Delhi set up three different markets for different commodities in Delhi?
Alauddin Khalji
272
In 1527, Babur defeated Rana Sanga, the Rajput ruler of Mewar in the Battle of ______.
Khanwa
273
Who among the following was defeated by Babur in the Battle of Khanwa in 1527 CE?
Rana Sanga
274
Who among the following founded a suburban township near Vijayanagara, called Nagalapuram, after his mother?
Krishna Deva Raya
275
Who among the following launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras?
Annie Besant
276
Which ruler succeeded Chandragupta Maurya in 297 BCE?
Bindusara
277
Consider the following pairs: Work | Writer 1) Rajtaringini | Kalhan 2) Gita Govinda | Chandbardai 3) Vikramarjuna - Vijaya | Pampa. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Both 1 and 3
278
Which of the following sultans of Delhi set up three different markets for different commodities in Delhi?
Alauddin Khalji
279
The ‘Servants of India Society’ was founded by which of the following freedom fighters?
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
280
With which of the following organisations was Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a teacher of Hindu College of Calcutta, associated?
Young Bengal Movement
281
Who among the following was sent by Akbar to lead the Mughal army in the Battle of Haldighati which was fought in 1576?
Raja Man Singh
282
The famous ‘Tripartite struggle’ for supremacy occurred between which of the following powers?
Gurjar-Prathara, Rashtrakuta and Palas
283
Harshvardhan’s ambitions of extending his power to Deccan and South India were stopped by:
Pulakesin II
284
Which of the following dynasties established the Vijayanagara kingdom in fourteenth century?
Sangama dynasty
285
Which of the following organisations was established in Bombay by Atmaram Pandurang?
Prarthana Samaj
286
Under which of the following Acts, was Warren Hastings appointed as the Governor-General of Bengal?
The Regulating Act, 1773
287
Which of the following is an example of the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent?
Humayun's tomb
288
Which of the following was the capital of the Pallava Dynasty?
Kanchipuram
289
The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh was founded by ______.
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
290
Which of following organisations sought to revive Vedic learning and combine it with modern education in the sciences?
Arya Samaj
291
Pushyamitra Sunga's capital was at:
Pataliputra
292
Which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress was headed by Sarojini Naidu?
Kanpur, 1925
293
Where of the following was Bal Gangadhar Tilak's Home Rule Movement active?
Maharashtra
294
Who among the following was a leader of Garam Dal, a group of radical nationalists?
Bipin Chandra Pal
295
The Citadel area has a huge mud ______ platform, which is 6 m high and underlies all the construction.
brick
296
Balban's rule as an absolute despot led to which of the following events?
Destruction of the Forty
297
Panch Mahal, a palace in Fatehpur Sikri, was built by the Mughal Emperor ______.
Akbar
298
The Maukharies ruled over ______ in western Uttar Pradesh, which later on replaced Pataliputra as the political centre of northern India.
Kanauj
299
Match the monuments with their respective builders. Monuments | Builders A) Jama Masjid at Delhi (Shah Jahan) B) Allahabad Fort (Akbar) C) Quila I Kunhan Masjid (Sher Shah) D) Jama Masjid at Sambhal (Babur)
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
300
When was the first-round table Conference started by the British Government in London?
Nov-30
301
Who among the following deciphered the Brahmi Script of the Mauryan period?
James Prinsep
302
The Permanent Settlement introduced by Cornwallis was NOT prevalent in which of the following regions of India?
Punjab
303
Which of the following Commissions was set up to investigate the incident of Jallianwala Bagh in 1919?
Hunter Commission
304
After which of the following Acts did India come to be governed in the name of the British crown?
Government of India Act, 1858
305
Which social reformer from South India founded the Self Respect Movement?
EV Ramaswamy Nalcker
306
Brahma Samaj, the theistic movement within Hinduism, was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the year ______.
1828
307
Consider the following statements in the context of the Vedas. 1. The Vedas are called Shruti. 2. The Rigveda consists of ten Mandalas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both 1 and 2
308
Who among the following was the founder of Indian Association in Bengal?
Surendra Nath Banerjee
309
The word 'Megalith' comes from two ______ words; 'megas' means great and 'lithas' means stone.
Greek
310
Who among the following was the most important god of the Aryans?
Indra
311
Which of the following Mughal emperors issued silver coins in the honour of his wife Mehrumisa?
Jahangir
312
Who among the following was the Sultan of Delhi when Bahmani kingdom was founded in 1347 CE?
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
313
Which of the following statements is correct?
At burials in Harappan sites the dead were generally laid in pits.
314
Tax, known as bhaga, was levied on which of the following during Mahajanapada period of Ancient India?
Tax on cultivators
315
The famous Jain temple of Diiwara, built by Solanki rulers, is located at which place?
Mount Abu
316
The rock-cut caves in Karnataka, mainly at Badami and Aihole, were built under the patronage of the ______.
Chalukyas
317
Which of the following wars took place in the year 1761?
Panipat III
318
Which of the following was the first subcontinental empire?
Mauryan Empire
319
Who among the following signed the Treaty of Allahabad in August 1765 with the Nawab of Awadh and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor?
Robert Clive
320
Which famous monument of Vijayapura has a Whispering Gallery, where subtle sounds can be heard clearly even from a distance of 37 metres?
Gol Gumbaz
321
In 1928, who among the following wrote the Congress Party’s Nehru Report, a future constitution for independent India, based on the granting of dominion status?
Motilai Nehru
322
Match the columns. List- I (South Indian King) 1. Maravarman Sundara Pandyan 2. Krishnadevaraya 3. Narasimha II 4. Tailapa III List –II (Dynasty) A) Hoysalas B) Chalukyas C) Pandyas D) Tuluvas
1-(C); 2 -(D); 3 -(A); 4 -(B)
323
Consider the following lists: List I (Congress Session) 1 Bombay, 1885 2 Calcutta, 1896 3 Surat, 1907 4 Kanpur, 1925 List II (President) (a) Rahimtullah M. Sayani (b) Rash Behari Ghosh (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Womesh Chandra Bannerjee. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c
324
Moti Masjid in Agra fort was constructed by which of the following Mughal Emperors?
Shahjahan
325
Which of the following crops that spread to northern India in the early years of the 17th century was NOT mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari in the lists of crops in northern India?
Tobacco
326
Who among the following founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
William Jones
327
In which of the following empires of South India was the Kamalapuram tank built in the 15th century?
Vijayanagara
328
Which of the following statements is/are correct temples of Khajuraho? a) Equal importance is given to human experience and spiritual pursuit. b) Jain and Hindu temples are also found at Khajuraho. c) Chausanth Yogini temple is one of the important temples here.
All a, b and c
329
Where was the India House established to work for India’s liberation from British possession?
London
330
In the Vedic period, education was begun with which of the following?
Upanayana
331
In which of the following years did Alexander invade Punjab and in which of the following years did he die?
326 BC and 323 BC
332
Most of the Harappan sites are primarily divided into ______ parts.
two
333
Which of the following languages was used by the Sangam poets for composing the texts?
Tamil
334
For the development of agriculture, a new department, Diwan-i-Amir-Kohi was established by which of the following Sultans of Delhi?
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
335
Seleucus Nicator was a contemporary of ______.
Chanakya
336
In the year of the coronation of Akbar, who among the following was designated as the Wakil of the Mughal kingdom with the title of ‘Khan-i-Khanan’?
Bairam Khan
337
Who among the following was a contemporary of Buddha, but is not considered the first founder of the religion?
Mahavira Swami
338
The Moplah Uprising, an organised opposition of Muslim cultivators, occurred in which modern state of India?
Kerala
339
Who among the following married the Mughal emperor Jahangir in 1611 and received the title ‘Nur Jahan’?
Mehrumisa
340
Consider the following statements in the context of the Mughal Rule. 1. The Mansabdari System was introduced by Akbar in 1571. 2. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought in 1556. 3. Maharana Pratap Singh of Mewar was a contemporary of Babur. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both 1 and 2
341
Who was sent as an envoy to China during the time of Muhammad bin Tughluq?
Ibn Battuta
342
In which among the following years was Hindu widow remarriage declared legal in India?
1856
343
Which chronicler of the medieval age recognised that Raziyya was more able and qualified than all her brothers?
Minhaj-i-Siraj
344
Which of the following architectural elements is excluded from the construction sites of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
Iron Slabs
345
In 1927, where was the conference against colonial oppression and imperialism, in which Jawaharlal Nehru participated on behalf of Indian National Congress, held?
Brussels
346
Kharavela was an important ruler of which dynasty?
Chedi Dynasty
347
After the decisive battle of Plassey of 1757, who among the following was declared as the Nawab of Bengal by the British?
Mir Jafar Ali Khan
348
Which of the following was the capital of Vatsa Mahajanapada?
Kausambi
349
Which of the following Acts was the first intervention by the British government in the East India Company's territorial affairs?
The Regulating Act, 1773
350
Which of the following events took place in the year 1928?
Bardoli Satyagraha
351
Which of the following Harappan cities was found without a citadel?
Chanhudaro
352
Which of following silver coins was introduced by Sultan Shamsuddin Illutmish?
Tanka
353
Which of the following Rashtrakuta rulers performed the ceremony called "Hiranya Garbha"?
Danitdurga
354
Ravikiri was the court poet of which ruler?
Pulakeshin II
355
Which of the following statements is/are FALSE for the Harappan town planning? 1. Most of the towns have citadel in harappan civilization. 2. Every town had a temple in Harappan civilization. 3. Every building was made of sand stone in Harappan civilization.
Only 1
356
Which volume of the "Akbar-Nama" is known as Ain-i-Akbari and deals with Akbar's administration, household, army and the revenues and geography of his empire?
Second
357
Against which of the following were "Swadeshi" and "Boycott" used as the means of protest and struggle, for the first time in India?
Partition of Bengal
358
The Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the ______ king Narasimhavarman II.
Pallava
359
The Ashokan inscriptions of Afghanistan are written in Aramaic and ______ scripts.
Greek
360
Who were the first foreign rulers of northwest India in the post-Mauryan period?
Bactrian Greeks
361
The Bara Imambara in Lucknow was built in the year 1784 by ______.
Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula
362
In Harappan civilisation, cities were planned with the streets generally oriented along the ______ directions.
cardinal
363
Who was the first feudatory of Pallavas?
Vijayalaya
364
Who among the following was the famous ruler of the Gauda Kingdom?
Shashanka
365
Who was the famous Venetian traveller of the 13th century who visited Kerala?
Marco Polo
366
Shree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogan (SNDP), founded in 1903, to carry on the work of social reform was active in which of the following states?
Kerala
367
Who among the following rulers introduced the ‘jharokha darshan’ in the Mughal dynasty?
Akbar
368
The rock-cut temple of Shiva built by Krishna I is found at which of the following places?
Eliora
369
Which of the following Indian philosophical systems and its widely acknowledged proponents is INCORRECTLY paired?
Vaisheshika - Vyasa
370
The officer known as Diwan belonged to which of the following departments of the Mughal empire during Akbar’s reign?
Finance
371
Who among the following adopted the policy of consolidation in place of expansion by eliminating the rebels?
Ghiyasuddin Balban
372
Who was the successor of Vima Kadphises in Kushana dynasty?
Kanishka
373
The Qunwat-ul-Islam Mosque was constructed in around 1197 AD by the sultan of which of the following dynasties of Delhi Sultanate?
Mamluk
374
Rigveda is the earliest specimen of:
Indo European language
375
In the Great Stupa at Sanchi there are ______ gateways known as "Ioranas" at the cardinal points to the compass.
4
376
What is the collection of Vedic hymns or 'mantras' called?
Samhita
377
The architectural marvels, temples of Gangalkonda-Cholapuram, were built by which of the following king?
King Rajendra
378
Which of the following statements is/are true about the Cholas? 1 The capital of the Chola kingdom was Tanjore. 2 Vikram Chola had in his veins the blood of the Cholas and Eastern Chalukyas. 3 Rajendra I Chola is known as Gangalkonda Chola.
All 1, 2 and 3
379
Who among the following was the first sultan of Delhi Sultanate to visit the Ajmer shrine of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishit?
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
380
Anuradhapura, the old capital of Sri Lanka, was destroyed by which of the following dynasties of South India in the 10th century AD?
Chola
381
Which of the following statements is/are true about the Iron Age? 1 The establishment of large cities took place on the basis of sizeable surplus. 2 The ceramic associated with this age was Painted Grey Ware. 3 The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during the Iron Age
Only 1 and 2
382
Which of the following statements is/are correct? A)Balshasiri Jambhekar started the first Anglo- Maratha newspaper - 'Durpun', in 1832. B)He is remembered as the father of Marathi journalism. C)Balshasiri Jambhekar published the first Marathi monthly magazine - 'Digdurshun' in 1840.
A, B and C
383
The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was fought in the year ______.
1799
384
The Bidar Fort of Karnataka is irregularly ______ in shape.
rhomboid
385
Which Indian dynasty is associated with the creation of highly skillful bronze sculptures?
Chola
386
Who among the following founded the Saluva dynasty of Vijayanagara empire?
Narsimha Deva Raya
387
The Megalithic site ______ is a site on the river Ghod, a tributary of the Bhima.
Inamgaon
388
At which of the following places was the first Singh Sabha founded in 1873?
Amritsar
389
Which of the following periods in India is also associated with the Iron Age?
Later Vedic Age
390
The elliptical shapes in temple architecture in Dravidian style are known by which of the given terms?
Gajaprishta
391
The founder of Bahmani kingdom who assumed the title of ‘Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah’ was ______.
Hasan Gangu
392
In which of the following cities was the headquarters of Theosophical Society established in British India?
Adyar
393
Shuddhi movement was initiated by which of the following organisations?
Arya Samaj
394
Drains exiting from Mohenjo-Daro had ______ doors that were probably closed at night to prevent vagrants or negative elements from entering the city through that access.
wooden
395
Which dynasty defeated the Kanva dynasty?
Satavahana Dynasty
396
In which of the following years was the Child Marriage Restraint Act passed?
1929
397
Which Rigvedic God is considered an intermediary between God and men?
Agni
398
Who was the Viceroy of India when the Indian Arms Act, 1878, was passed?
Lord Lytton
399
Who discovered the Bharhut stupa?
Alexander Cunningham
400
Which of the following statements is/are INCORRECT?
Both A and B
401
Which among the following dynasties originated from the Yueh-chih tribe of China?
Kushanas
402
How many Pillar Edicts or Major Pillar Edicts (PEs) of Ashoka are found?
Seven
403
Which of the following revolutionaries, who was arrested in Lahore conspiracy case by the British Government of India, was martyred in the hunger strike of 63 days in jail?
Jalindra Nath Das
404
Epic Poem, Savitri, described by its author as ‘A Legend and a Symbol’, was written by ______.
Aurobindo Ghosh
405
Who among the following Governor Generals of India wrote about the predicament of Indian weavers, “The bones of the cotton weavers are scattered on the plains of India”?
Lord William Benfinck
406
In which of the following years was a Hindu College in Benaras established to impart education from the ancient Sanskrit texts?
1791
407
In which of the following years was the state of Golconda finally annexed into the Mughal empire?
1687
408
Where was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association established in the year 1928?
Delhi
409
The Shuduhi Movement to reconvert to the Hindu fold the converts to other religions, was started by which of the following organisations?
Arya Samaj
410
As per the treaty of Purandar, how many forts were surrendered by Shivaji to Mughals?
23
411
In which year was the microfinance movement formally launched in India on a pilot basis?
1992
412
The sister of Harshavardhana Rajyashri was married to ______, the king of Maukhari dynasty of Kanyakubja.
Grahavarman
413
The All-India Kisan Sabha was founded in Lucknow in April ______ with Swami Sahjanand Saraswati as the president.
1936
414
Bal Gangadhar described ______ as a diamond of India.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
415
Amer Fort was built with red sandstone and white marble by which ruler in the 16th century?
Raja Man Singh
416
When did Bhidusara ascend the Maurya throne?
297 BCE
417
Which of the following is NOT associated with the Iron Age in India?
Mehrauli iron pillar
418
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith was founded by Shiv Prasad Gupta and Bhagwan Das in the year ______.
1921
419
The last Chalukyan King, defeated by the Rashtrakuta King Danifdurga, was ______.
Kirtivarman II
420
Match the army officers of the Mauryan empire in column A with the respective salaries given to them in column B. Column A (Army Officer) a. Senapati b. Adhyakshas c. Mukhvas d. Nayka Column B (Salaries) i. 12,000 Pana per annum ii. 8,000 Pana per annum iii. 4,000 Pana per annum iv. 4,8000 Pana per annum
a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
421
Harappa, one of the sites of the Harappan culture, was found in which of the following states of pre-independent India?
Sindh
422
Akbar’s first expedition towards Deccan was sent to Ahmednagar under the leadership of Prince Murad and ______.
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
423
Who among the following Portuguese travellers visited the Vijayanagar empire during the reign of Krishnadevaraya?
Domingo Paes
424
Chand Minar at Daulatabad is a 210-feet-high tapering tower divided into ______ storeys.
four
425
In which of the following systems was the charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company given to the village headman, rather than the zamindar?
Mahalwari
426
To which position in the Mughal administration under Akbar does Diwan-i-Ala refer?
Finance Minister
427
The famous Qila-i-Kuhna (mosque of the old fort) was built by:
Sher Shah
428
Palkigundu Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka are located in ______.
Karnataka
429
Who excavated the Chira Tope stupa at Taxila?
John Marshall
430
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT related to Macaulay?
Macaulay was an orientalist scholar.
431
Name the Sri Lankan Buddhist text that provides details of the Mauryan empire.
Dipavamsa
432
Who is properly known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the Independence Movement?
Aruna Asaf Ali
433
The Iron Age site named Tekwada is located in ______.
Maharashtra
434
Which bonding material was mainly used to join the stones or bricks of ‘The Great Bath’ of the Harappan Civilisation?
Gypsum Mortar
435
The construction of Mehrangrah fort of Jodhpur was initiated during the reign of which ruler?
Rao Jodha
436
The village servants or functionaries, who constituted of groups of families in Vijayanagar empire, were called ______.
ayagars
437
Which of the following dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate finally annexed Jaunpur into the empire of Delhi Sultanate?
Lodi dynasty
438
Due to the popularity of Indian clothes in Britain, a law was passed to ban Indian clothes. Which of the following was that law?
Calico Act
439
The Early Vedic economy was primarily based on ______ activity.
pastoral
440
Who among the following was the founder of ‘Sathami movement’ in the central India?
Ghasidas
441
In 1836, ______ became the Governor General of India.
Robert Clive
442
In Dholavira, which of the following materials is extensively used as a building material?
Stone
443
The construction of Humayun’s tomb was completed by:
Biga Begum
444
Fa-Hsien, a Chinese Buddhist Pilgrim, began his journey back home (China) from ______.
Bengal
445
Sultan Ghari tomb is situated to west of the Qutub in Delhi is like a fortress within a walled enclosure with bastions on the comers, with its ______ grave chamber underground.
squarish
446
During which centuries did several Buddhist pilgrims and scholars travel to China on the historic ‘silk route’?
Sixth and seventh centuries AD
447
The Home Rule League Movement of Bal Gangadhar Tilak had its base across Karnataka and Maharashtra, but excluding which of the following?
Nagpur
448
Valabhi type of Nagara temples are generally ______ in shape, with a roof that rises into a vaulted chamber.
rectangular
449
The founders of Vijayanagar empire, Harihara and Bukka Raya were the ministers of:
Kampili
450
The Ramoshi Uprising of 1824 took place in which of the following present states of India?
Maharashtra
451
Who built Sudarshan lake in Junagarh?
Pushyagupta
452
Which of the following is the oldest dated forts in India, as first mentioned in Alexander the Great’s war records, bringing it to the 4th century BCE?
Kangra Fort
453
Maitraka dynasty was founded in which part of India?
Western
454
The Mughal emperor, Babur was a devotee of the ______ Sufi Silsila.
Naqshbandi
455
Sanchi stupa was rediscovered in the year ______ by General Henry Taylor.
1818
456
Tirot Sing was the leader of which of the following revolts?
Khasi uprising
457
The planned large-scale disruption of rail communications and the seizure of arms in Bengal were undertaken under the leadership of ______.
Jatin Mukherjee
458
Who among the following formed an organisation to support widow remarriage in Madras Presidency?
Veereshlingam Pantulu
459
With reference to provinces under Mauryan dynasty, which of the following pairs is correct?
Prachyapatha (East) - Toshali
460
Which material was largely used to build the stupa at Piprahwa in Uttar Pradesh?
Bricks
461
Who was appointed as the governor of Bengal by Sultan Balban after the revolt and subsequent death of Tughril Beg?
Bughra Khan
462
Who among the following social reformers wrote Brahmo Covenant which was a statement of the creed of the Brahmo Samaj?
Debendranath Tagore
463
The title of 'Chief of the Merchants' or 'Malikut-Tujjar' was conferred on Mahmud Gawan by which of the following Bahamani kings?
Humayun Shah
464
Who built an elegant two-storey 'ship palace' between two reservoirs named Jahaaz Mahal?
Sultan Ghiyasuddin Khilji
465
During the Mauryan society, Megasthenes divided the Indian society into seven distinct groups. In which distinct group were the 'king's counsellors' placed?
Seventh
466
Vasco da Gama, who discovered the sea route from Europe to India, belonged to which nation?
Portugal
467
Which of the following acts gave the British Indian government the authority to arrest anyone without a trial?
The Rowlatt Act
468
Who among the following envoys was sent by Seleucus I to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
Megasthenes
469
The Battle of Kannauj was fought between Sher Shah Suri and the Mughals led by ______.
Humayun
470
Which of the following cities of Delhi was founded by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq?
Tughluqabad
471
In which year did Lord Dalhousie introduce the railway line in British India?
1853
472
Who among the following was the pioneer of widow remarriages in Maharashtra and also started a girls' school in Poona along with his wife?
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
473
Satyashodhak Samaj (truth seeker society) was established by which of the following social reformers?
Jyotiba Phule
474
Who among the following founded the Ramakrishna Mission to carry on humanitarian and social work?
Swami Vivekananda
475
Who among the following is known as Tuti-e-Hind?
Amir Khusro
476
Who wrote the patriotic song 'Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara' that was published in the weekly journal litehad on 16 August 1904?
Muhammad Iqbal
477
Which amongst the following statements about the Indian social reformers of the 19th century is INCORRECT?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj.
478
Ashoka sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghmitra to spread the message of Dhamma to which of the following countries?
Sri Lanka
479
Arrange the following battles fought during Mughal period in correct chronological order.
a. Battle of Khanwa b. First battle of Panipat c. Battle of Ghaghra d. Battle of Chausa
480
How many Mandalas were in Rig Vedic Samhita?
10
481
Danivarman or Danidunga was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
Rashtrakuta
482
Who became the president of the second session of the Indian National Congress held in Calcutta in December 1886?
Dadabhai Nauroji
483
Devanampriya Piyadasi is another name for whom among the following Mauryan kings?
Ashoka
484
When was the ‘The Objective Resolution’ moved by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru?
13-Dec-46
485
Pulakeshin II belonged to which of the following dynasties?
Chalukya
486
Which leader invited Mahatma Gandhi to see the plight of the peasants in Champaran?
Raj Kumar Shukla
487
Under the Charter Act of 1833, the East India Company’s monopoly on trade with which country was abolished?
China
488
The Indian National Congress formally took up the Swadeshi call in its Benaras session of 1905 under the presidentship of ______.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
489
Which State was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk in 1724?
Hyderabad
490
Which service was considered the ‘heaven-born service’ for Indians during British rule?
The Indian Civil Service or ICS
491
Who founded the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh for the spread of Western education?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
492
Which revolutionist was associated with the Anushilan Samiti?
Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
493
Under which dynasty was the Kandariya Mahadeva temple at Khajuraho built?
Chandela
494
Which university near Bhagalpur was founded by Dharmapala?
Vikramashila
495
In which act was Delhi declared the capital of British India?
Government of India Act, 1858 (Note: Question has conflicting options; standard answer refers to 1911 declaration)
496
In which language did Tattvabodhini Patrika promote the study of India’s past?
Bengali
497
Which Vijayanagara king took the title ‘establisher of the Yavana kingdom’?
Krishna Deva Raya
498
Diwan-i Kohi, introduced by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, was the department of ______.
Agriculture
499
In which year did Lord Dalhousie annex Awadh?
1856
500
Under whose rule did the Mughal empire achieve its largest territorial limits?
Aurangzeb
501
Ustad Asad Ali Khan was a master of which instrument?
Rudra veena
502
Manyakheta or Malkhed was the capital of which kingdom?
Rashtrakuta
503
Where did Krishna III establish a victory pillar after defeating Parantaka I?
Rameswaram
504
Which Governor-General repealed the press regulations of 1823?
Lord Metcalfe
505
Which was the port-city of the Pandyan Kingdom?
Korkai
506
The Shailendra kings, who had close contacts with Indian rulers, were followers of which religion?
Buddhism
507
The founder of which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate was claimed to be a descendant of Prophet Muhammad?
Sayyid
508
Match the movements with their founders: Faraizi Movement, Mohammedan Literary Society, Indian Patriotic Association, Wahabi Movement.
a - IV, b - III, c - II, d - I
509
Who stated in 1902 that India was ruled for the benefit of its conquerors?
Annie Besant
510
When did the second urbanisation in the Ganga Valley take place?
6th Century BCE
511
Under the Bahmani kingdom, the provinces were administered by ______.
Taratdars
512
Which Ashokan rock edict prohibits animal sacrifice?
Major Rock Edict - I
513
Who was granted the title ‘Chief of the Merchants’ (Malikut-Tujjar) by Bahamani ruler Humayun Shah?
Mahmud Gawan
514
Who was executed as an accomplice to the murder of AMT Jackson?
Krishnaji Gopal Karve
515
Who was the founder of the Mauryan empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
516
The most common tool for the Iron Age was the ______, used for felling trees and chopping wood.
Axe
517
The ______ Empire was established in 322/321 B.C. by Chandragupta.
Mauryan
518
The capital of the Mauryan empire was ______.
Pataliputra
519
The Dandi March, led by Gandhi in 1930, protested against which British policy?
Salt tax
520
Which event is associated with the hanging of Mangal Pandey?
Indian Rebellion of 1857
521
Which Mauryan emperor is renowned for his edicts and pillars?
Ashoka
522
The partition of Bengal took place in ______.
1905
523
King Asoka of the Mauryan Empire was a follower of ______.
Buddhism
524
The script used by the Sunga was a variant of Brahmi for writing ______.
Sanskrit
525
Gautama Buddha taught in the language of the ordinary people, ______.
Prakrit
526
Under which tree did Buddha meditate at Bodh Gaya?
Peepal
527
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was a protest against the ______.
Rowlatt Act
528
Who was the teacher of Chandragupta Maurya of the Maurya Empire?
Kautilya
529
In which year was the Rowlatt Act passed in India?
1919
530
Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers’ Society) in 1873?
Jyotiba Phule
531
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place during which policy or act that allowed the British to arrest Indians without trial?
Rowlatt Act
532
The Gupta Empire is often referred to as the "Golden Age of India." Which field saw significant advancements?
Science, art, literature
533
In which year was the Planning Commission set up with the Prime Minister as its Chairperson?
1950
534
Who was the ancient Greek historian and diplomat author of Indica?
Megasthenes
535
Swami Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of which reform association?
Arya Samaj
536
On the bank of which river was the ancient city of Harappa built?
Ravi
537
Who was the founder of the Shunga Dynasty in India?
Pushyamitra
538
The last tirthankara of the Jainas was Vardhamana Mahavira. Which number was he?
24th
539
Mauryan Empire’s capital, Pataliputra, is now known as?
Patna
540
In which year did Alexander invade India?
326 BC
541
Who was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
Rajendra Prasad
542
Who was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj?
Raja Rammohun Roy
543
Gandhiji’s 1919 satyagraha protested against the Rowlatt Act that curbed which rights?
Fundamental rights
544
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is associated with which socio-religious reform movement?
Brahmo Samaj
545
The term 'Dhanma' is associated with which ruler of ancient India?
Ashoka
546
In which year was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed?
1931
547
Who addressed the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893?
Swami Vivekananda
548
Who was known as the “Nightingale of India”?
Sarojini Naidu
549
Where did Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt throw a bomb in 1929 to “make the deaf hear”?
Central Legislative Assembly
550
The period between the Mauryas and Guptas is known as the _____ period.
Post–Mauryan
551
Who established India's first girl's school?
Savitribai Phule
552
In which year was the Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi launched?
1930
553
Who was the founder of the Satyashodhak Samaj?
Jyotirao Phule
554
The Iron Age in India is associated with the ______ period.
Vedic
555
Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan empire?
Brihadratha
556
Who wrote the national anthem of Bangladesh 'Amar Sonar Bangla'?
Rabindranath Tagore
557
Who championed women's rights and the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
558
Which statement about Gautama Buddha is correct?
Both I and II (Born ~2500 years ago; belonged to Sakya gana)
559
Identify the ancient site with caves near the Narmada valley.
Bhimbetka
560
The Doctrine of Lapse was devised by which Governor General?
Lord Dalhousie
561
Who was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya?
Ashoka
562
The Simon Commission arrived in India in ______.
1928
563
The Harappans probably got copper from present-day of ______.
Rajasthan
564
In which year was the Interim government formed at the Centre?
1946
565
A famous play, ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’ was written by which personality?
Kalidasa
566
In which year did Cripps Mission arrive in India?
1942
567
Who was the second ruler of the Mauryan empire?
Bindusara
568
Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance"?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
569
In which year was the Lucknow Pact signed between Congress and Muslim League?
1916
570
Who renounced his knighthood on learning the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
Rabindranath Tagore
571
The Rowlatt Act of 1919 was enacted under which British Viceroy?
Lord Chelmsford
572
Who was the wife of Chandragupta I?
Kumaradevi
573
Who was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgars?
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
574
Which ancient text by Vyasa has 100,000 verses in 18 parvas?
Mahabharata
575
Why was the Simon Commission criticized in India?
It did not include any Indian members
576
Who led the Khilafat Movement as the "Ali brothers"?
Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
577
Which Gupta ruler was known as 'Vikramadiya'?
Chandragupta-II
578
What did the term 'sandhi-vigrahika' refer to in ancient India?
Minister of war and peace
579
Which Act allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years?
Rowlatt Act
580
Which Mauryan inscription is NOT in present-day India?
Kandahar
581
In which year was the Treaty of Amritsar signed?
1809
582
When did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel serve as Congress President?
1925
583
Who founded the Satavahana dynasty?
Simuka
584
How many sanskrit plays were written by Harshavardhana?
Three
585
In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed in India?
1878
586
The city of ______ was located on Khadir Beyt in the Rann of Kutch.
Dholavira
587
Tipu Sultan became the ruler of Mysore in ______.
1782
588
Megasthenes wrote that Pataliputra had 570 towers and ______ gates.
64
589
The election of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in ______.
Jul-46
590
According to Arthashastra, which region was known for gold and precious stones during the Mauryan period?
South India
591
The Bardoli Satyagraha took place in which year?
1928
592
The Census of 1881 was undertaken by ______.
W.C. Plowden
593
Banking Regulation Act was passed in:
1949
594
Sarojini Naidu served as President of the Indian National Congress in ______.
1925
595
Most of Ashoka’s inscriptions were in ______ language and ______ script.
Prakrit, Brahmi
596
The Veda Samaj was established in ______.
Madras
597
In which year was the Arms Act passed in India?
1878
598
Ashoka’s dhamma ______ worship of a god, or performance of a sacrifice.
did not involve
599
In which year was the Second Anglo-Burmese War fought?
1852
600
The system of the mahalwari settlement was devised by ______.
Holt Mackenzie
601
Who was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association (1861)?
Mahadev Govind Ranade
602
What is the name of the earliest form of writing known in the Indian subcontinent?
Indus Script
603
Who was one of the stalwarts of a renaissance in Koodiyattam?
Ammannur Madhava Chakyar
604
The Palaeolithic period covers ______ percent of human history.
99
605
Who was associated with the Young Bengal Movement?
Henry Derozio
606
Who is known as the Prince of Patriots?
Subhash Chandra Bose
607
In the Indian subcontinent, the beginning of settlement at Mehrgarh started about ______ years ago.
8000
608
In south India, the ______ was a village assembly where landowners were not Brahmins.
Ur
609
Which site is situated on the river Ghod, a tributary of the Bhima?
Inamgaon
610
The oldest Veda is the Rigveda, composed about ______ years ago.
3500
611
During ancient India in the Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as ______.
uzhavar
612
The Vernacular Press Act was introduced during the Second ______ War.
Anglo-Afghan
613
Into how many distinctive types of territories was Harshvardhan’s Dynasty divided?
Two
614
Who founded the Self Respect Movement?
Periyar
615
The Great Bath was found in:
Mohenjo-daro
616
On 12th March 1930, Gandhiji began a march from ______ up to Dandi coast.
Sabarmati Ashram
617
Which is the earliest literary record of Indian culture?
Rigveda
618
Gandhiji gave his slogan of ‘Do or Die’ during which Movement?
Quit India
619
Who first conveyed messages of dhamma via inscriptions among Mauryan rulers?
Ashoka
620
How many Mahajanapadas existed during Buddha’s time?
16
621
Emergency provisions of the Indian Constitution are borrowed from which Act?
Government of India Act, 1935
622
The Battle of Plassey was fought against which Nawab of Bengal?
Siraj-Ud-Daulah
623
Who renounced knighthood after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
Rabindranath Tagore
624
Which region was NOT part of the Vijayanagara Empire?
Maratha
625
In which Harappan site was a paved bathroom found?
Mohenjodaro
626
First non-synchronous population census in India was conducted in:
1872
627
Designer of India’s national flag was:
Pingali Venkayya
628
Founder of Khudai Khidmatgars (Red Shirts):
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
629
All-India Muslim League was founded in:
1906
630
The battle of Khanwa was fought between Babur and which Rajput leader?
Rana Sanga
631
Ibn Battuta, who visited India during the Delhi Sultanate, originally belonged to which country?
Morocco
632
Which Greek king sent Megasthenes to Chandragupta Maurya’s court?
Seleucus I Nicator
633
At which Harappan site is the dockyard found?
Lothal
634
What was the prominent architectural feature of Indus Valley towns?
Citadel
635
Who was the greatest Satavahana king known for defeating Sakas, Yavanas, and Pahlavas?
Gautamputra Satakami
636
Under which Mughal emperor did the Marathas challenge Mughal sovereignty?
Aurangzeb
637
Where was the Purna Swaraj resolution passed by the Indian National Congress?
Lahore
638
Harisena, author of Prayag Prashasti, was the court poet of which Gupta emperor?
Samudragupta
639
Who was elected president of the third session of the Indian National Congress?
Badruddin Tyabji
640
Which was Gandhi’s first Satyagraha?
Champaran movement
641
Which Indus Valley site had a dockyard for ships and cargo?
Lothal
642
Which movement led to the abolishment of the Tinkathia System?
Champaran Satyagraha
643
Fa Hien visited India during the reign of which Gupta emperor?
Chandragupta II
644
Who unfurled the Indian flag in Germany in 1907?
Bhikaji Cama
645
The Vikramshila University was founded under the patronage of the king ______.
Dharmpala
646
Where is Chauri Chaura located?
Gorakhpur
647
Who is associated with the Theosophical Society?
Annie Besant
648
What did Jawaharlal Nehru demand from the British Government in 1929?
Complete freedom
649
Who was defeated by Babur at Chanderi in 1528?
Medini Rai
650
Where did the historic Salt March start?
Sabarmati Ashram
651
What was the ‘Group of Forty’ in the Delhi Sultanate?
Turkish slaves of Iltutmish who took power after Raziyya’s killing
652
Who took the title ‘Dakshinapatheshvara’ after defeating Harshvardhan?
Pulakeshin II
653
Capital of the Pallavas?
Kanchipuram
654
Mughal emperor imprisoned in Agra after a war of succession?
Shah Jahan
655
Which Pact succeeded the Communal Award of 1932?
Gandhi-Ambedkar Pact
656
Co-founder of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)?
Bhagat Singh
657
Which Indo-Greek king is mentioned as Milinda in the Buddhist text Milindapanho?
Menander I
658
Who partnered with Khudiram Bose in the 1908 Muzaffarpur bombing?
Prafulia Chaki
659
First dynasty to rule the Magadh kingdom?
Haryanka dynasty
660
Which Act replaced Governor-General with Viceroy in 1858?
Government of India Act, 1858
661
Delhi Sultan who set up Barid and Munhiyans for market control?
Alauddin Khalji
662
Co-founder of the Swaraj Party?
Chittaranjan Das
663
Governor-General who introduced the Permanent Settlement in 1793?
Charles Cornwallis
664
Ruler defeated by Chandragupta Maurya for Pataliputra?
Dhana Nanda
665
Movement led by Henry Derozio’s students?
Young Bengal Movement
666
Act that introduced the title Viceroy?
Government of India Act, 1858
667
Court poet Kalidasa was associated with?
Chandragupta II
668
Tuluva king titled Yavanaraiya Sthapanacharya?
Krishnadevaraya
669
Which 1883 Act allowed Indians to try Europeans in courts?
Ilbert Bill
670
Which title was adopted by Chandragupta I?
Maharajadhiraja
671
Which dynasty founded Agra city?
Lodi dynasty
672
First Governor-General of Bengal after elevation to Viceroy?
Warren Hastings
673
Who was Shah Jahan’s chosen successor?
Dara Shikoh
674
Founder of the Kushan dynasty?
Kujula Kadphises
675
Guru of Tansen?
Swami Haridasa
676
Peel Commission focused on reorganizing which sector?
Military
677
All India Kisan Sabha founded at which INC session?
Lucknow
678
Founder of the International Olympic Committee?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
679
Non-Cooperation Movement did NOT involve:
Signing resolution for Poorna Swaraj
680
Title ‘Khan-i-Khanan’ conferred by Akbar on?
Bairam Khan
681
Dance form with 2nd-century BC evidence in Udayagiri/Khandagiri?
Odissi
682
Sher Shah forced Humayun to flee to?
Iran
683
Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram built under which Pallava king?
Narasimhavarman II
684
Sanskrit College at Benaras was founded by ______.
Jonathan Duncan
685
Which Act abolished the East India Company’s monopoly of trade with China?
Charter Act of 1833
686
The Ryotwari system by Thomas Munro was prevalent in which state?
Tamil Nadu
687
Viceroy during the 1945 Shimla Conference?
Lord Wavell
688
Where was the Quit India Resolution ratified?
Bombay
689
Mughal ruler involved in Rathor Rajputs' rebellion?
Aurangzeb
690
Barabar Cave with Ashoka’s inscriptions is in?
Gaya, Bihar
691
Governor-General creating a professional cadre with generous salaries?
Lord Cornwallis
692
Founder of Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty?
Nagabhatta I
693
Thaneswar (Vardhana dynasty) is in present-day?
Haryana
694
Guntapalle Chaitya Buddhist cave is in?
Andhra Pradesh
695
Trimbakeshwar Temple built by?
Balaji Baji Rao
696
Act giving legislative power to Governor-General?
Charter Act of 1833
697
Who requested a Greek philosopher from the Syrian king?
Bindusara
698
What was the lowest grade in Akbar’s Mansabdari system?
Ten
699
Which fort was built by Raja Rai Singh in 1588?
Junagarh Fort
700
When was the Self-Respect Movement started in Tamil Nadu?
1925
701
Who designed the Victoria Memorial Hall for Lord Curzon?
William Emerson
702
Under which Mughal ruler did Amar Singh of Mewar accept service?
Jahangir
703
True statements about Ravana Phadi cave?
1, 2 and 3
704
Year of the Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act?
1907
705
Depictions on Bharhut Stupa sculptures?
Yakshas and Yakshinis
706
Not associated with Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha?
Syed Ahmed Khan
707
Location of Bhabru-Bairat rock edicts?
Rajasthan
708
Founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science?
Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar
709
Shape of Harappa granary brick platforms?
Circular
710
To study Harappan buildings, visit which Indian states?
Gujarat and Rajasthan
711
Most powerful Mahajanapada after prolonged conflicts?
Magadha
712
Architectural feature NOT part of Harappan cities?
Industrial and commercial buildings
713
Sardar Patel’s 1928 peasant movement?
Bardoli Satyagraha
714
First Gupta king with title Maharajadhiraja?
Chandragupta I
715
Dynasty overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya?
Nanda
716
Simon Commission’s year and purpose?
1927, to recommend constitutional reforms
717
Chandragupta Maurya’s capital?
Pataliputra
718
Khajuraho was the capital of which dynasty?
Chandela Dynasty
719
Correct statements about Chandragupta II’s rule?
Both A and B (Title ‘Vikramadiya’ and scholars Kalidasa/Amarasimha)
720
Ashoka’s edict describing Kalinga war?
Rock edict XIII
721
Title of Vijayanagara rulers?
Raya
722
Year of Pitt’s India Act?
1784
723
Which Buddhist sage initiated Menander into Buddhism?
Nagasena
724
‘Senani’, ‘Kulapa’, and ‘Gramani’ are mentioned in which Veda?
Rigveda
725
Organization NOT associated with Savarkar?
Servants of India Society
726
In Saptanga Rajya, ‘Danda’ means:
Force
727
Year Vernacular Press Act was enacted?
1878
728
Builder of Jaisalmer Fort?
Rawal Jaisal
729
Correct statements about Mauryan city administration?
a, b, c
730
Mughal ruler who built Kabuli Bagh Mosque?
Babur
731
Correct about Satnami Movement?
Both a and b
732
Leader of Self-Respect Movement?
EV Ramaswamy Naicker
733
Sun Temple at Modhera built by?
Raja Bhimdev I
734
Not included in Pitt’s India Act of 1784?
All debts taken over by British Government
735
Who was NOT a founder of the Ahrar Movement in British India?
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
736
First principal of the Bengal National College (1906)?
Aurobindo Ghose
737
First Headquarters of the Theosophical Society in India?
Adyar
738
Dhakeshwari Temple in Bangladesh was constructed under which dynasty?
Sena
739
Incorrect statement about Bibi ka Maqbara?
It is built completely with marble
740
Ruler during whose reign Begumpuri Mosque was built?
Muhammad Tughlaq
741
Rashtrakuta king who conquered the Cholas?
Krishna III
742
Material used by Ashoka to build Mahabodhi Temple?
Bricks
743
Act introducing portfolio system in Executive Council?
Indian Councils Act of 1861
744
Administrative unit introduced during Shahjahan’s reign?
Chakla
745
Year converts to Christianity got inheritance rights?
1850
746
Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan of ‘Do or Die’ during the ______.
Quit India Movement
747
Who called off the Non-Cooperation Movement after Chauri Chaura?
Mahatma Gandhi
748
City where the Supreme Court was established under the Regulating Act of 1773?
Calcutta
749
Slogan ‘Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it!’ was raised by?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
750
Organization founded by Jyotiba Phule for caste equality?
Satyashodhak Samaj
751
Organization established in 1906?
All India Muslim League
752
Role of BN Rao in the Constitution drafting committee?
Constitutional Advisor
753
Battle of Chandawar (1194) fought between Muhammad Ghori and?
Jaichand
754
Sultan who introduced cash salary to soldiers and market control?
Alauddin Khilji
755
Battle of Khanwa (1527) fought between Babur and?
Rana Sanga
756
Co-founder of the Swaraj Party within Congress?
Chittaranjan Das
757
Years of the Khalji dynasty’s rule over Delhi?
1290-1320
758
Number of delegates establishing the Indian National Congress in 1885?
72
759
Birth date of Swami Vivekananda?
12 January 1863
760
Initiator of the Young Bengal Movement at Hindu College?
Henry Vivian Derozio
761
Who referred to Awadh as “a cherry that will drop into our mouth”?
Lord Dalhousie
762
Formation location of the Ghadar Party?
The US
763
Date of Meerut cantonment mutiny during the 1857 revolt?
10 May 1857
764
Province dominated by the Pala rulers?
Bengal
765
First Sultan to translate Hindu scriptures into Persian?
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
766
Leader of the 1930 Kalaram temple entry movement?
Dr. BR Ambedkar
767
Scottish commissioner for education reports in Bengal and Bihar?
William Adam
768
Establishment details of the Veda Samaj?
Madras 1864
769
End year of the First Anglo-Afghan War?
1842
770
Year of the Indigo Revolt in Bengal?
1859
771
Author of the statement on European literature’s superiority?
Thomas Macaulay
772
Where was the Paramhans Mandali formed in 1840 to eradicate the caste system?
Bombay
773
Meaning of "Taraf" under the Bahmani Sultanate?
Province
774
Princely state annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1852?
Udaipur
775
Who was forced to leave his throne due to Uzbek invasion?
Babur
776
Founding year of Rahnumai Mazdayasna Sabha?
1851
777
Year Sachindra Nath Sanyal established Anushilan Samiti in Patna?
1913
778
Limitations Law of 1859 relates to?
Loan bonds
779
Start year of two-court judicial system per district?
1772 C.E.
780
Author of "Stripurushtulna" criticizing gender differences?
Tarabai Shinde
781
Who said “Literacy in itself is not Education”?
Mahatma Gandhi
