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1. Mohanjodaro is situated in the district of :
(a) Montogomari (b) Lahore (c) Larkana (d) Layalpur
Ans: C
2. Which is the earliest text of Vedic literature ?
(a) Rigveda (b) Upanishada (c) Sutras (d) Epics
Ans: A
3. The most powerful deity of Rigvedic period was
(a) Agni (b) Som (c) Indra (d) Varun
Ans: C
4. The theory of divine kingship for the first time is found in
(a) Rigvedic literature (b) Later Vedic literature (c) Jain literature (d) Buddhist literature
Ans: B
5. Hiranya tax was
(a) Service tax (b) Sales tax (c) Agricultural tax (d) Religious tax
Ans: C
6. Varahamihira wrote the famous text
(a) Arthashastra (b) Mrichchhakatikam (c) Shukranitisar (d) Vrihatsamhita
Ans: D
7. Kshatraps were the provincial governors under whom ?
(a) Kushanas (b) Sakas (c) Indo-Greeks (d) Pallavas
Ans: B
8. Which officer was in-charge of religion and morality during the Ashoka’s rule ?
(a) Mahamatra (b) Dharam Mahamatra (c) Rajuka (d) Polish
Ans: B
9. Who wrote ‘Kadambari’ ?
(a) Harshavardhana (b) Kalidasa (c) Banbhatt (d) Sheelbhadra
Ans: C
10. Who was the first Tirthankar of Jainism ?
(a) Mahaveer Swami (b) Arishtanemi (c) Rishabha Dev (d) Parshvanath
Ans: C
11. Who was the chairman of third Buddhistha Mahasabha ?
(a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Moggaliputta Tishya (d) Ashvaghosha
Ans: C
12. Who wrote ‘Mudrarakshasa’ ?
(a) Kalidasa (b) Vishakhadutta (c) Kautilya (d) Patanjali
Ans: B
13. The ‘Meghavahana lineage’ of the King Kharavela of Kalinga is associated with which dynasty ?
(a) Chedis (b) Senas (c) Kadambas (d) Ahoms
Ans: A
14. According to the ‘Prayaga Prashasti’, what kind of relations did Samudragupta, the Gupta ruler, had with the frontier kings ?
(a) Paying all kinds of taxes (b) Obeying his orders (c) Coming to do homage (d) All of these
Ans: D
15. Who was the great scholar of time of Kanishka ?
(a) Nagarjuna (b) Ashvaghosa (c) Vasumitra (d) Charak
Ans: B
16. ‘Rajtarangini’ is a source of the history of :
(a) Gujarat (b) Punjab and Bengal (c) Kashmir (d) Maharashtra
Ans: C
17. The term ‘Vishti’ in Gupta period was used for :
(a) Land grants (b) Forced labour (c) Agricultural labour (d) Artisans
Ans: B
18. Which important educational centre was liberally assisted and protected by the rulers of Maitraka dynasty ?
(a) Kashi (b) Jagdalla (c) Dhara (d) Vallabhi
Ans: D
19. Which of the following Vakataka rulers performed four Ashwamegha Yajnas and assumed the title of Samrat ?
(a) Pravarsen-I (b) Rudrasen-II (c) Narendrasen (d) Prathvisen-II
Ans: A
20. The ‘Kollam Samvat’ is believed to have been started during the period of reforms of which philosopher ?
(a) Ramanujacharya (b) Kabir (c) Vallabhacharya (d) Shankaracharya
Ans: D
21. Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Lal Bahadur Sastri
(C) Gulsari Lal Nanda (D) I.K. Gujaral
Ans: A
22. Rajatarangini, written by the Kalhana describes the history of :
(A) Malwa (B) Punjab (C) Kashmir (D) Rajasthan
Ans: C
23. Who presided over the belgaum session of Indian national congress in 1924?
(A) Mottilal Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Sarojini Naidu
Ans: B
24. Who is regarded as the father of Indian History ?
(A) Kautilya (B) Fah Sien (C) Aryabhatta (D) Megastenese
Ans: D
25. Who discovered the Vijayanagar site of Hampi ?
(A) John Marshel (B) B B Lal (C) Colin Mackenzie (D) RD Bannerjee
Ans: C
26. The Viceroy who convened Simla Conference in 1945 :
(A) Wavell (B) Lord Linlithgow (C) Mount Batton (D) Ramsay MacDonald
Ans: A
27. Gandhi started his Dandi March from Sabarmathi to Dandi on :
(A) 6th April 1930 (B) 13th April 1919
(C) 26th1an 1930 (D) 12th March 1930
Ans: D
28. Name the hill station founded and settled by the British during the course of Gurkha War 1815-16.
(A) Shimla (B) Mount Abu (C) Darjeeling (D) Nainital
Ans: A
29. F.W. Stevens designed which railway station in India ?
(A) Char Bagh, Lucknow (B) Dudhsagar, Goa (C) Victoria Terminus, Bombay (D) Ghum, West Bengal
Ans: C
30. Oudh Kisan Sabha in 1920 organised by
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Baba Ramachandra (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Alluri Sitaram Raja
Ans: B
31. Swaraj flag designed at the time of Swadeshi Movement :
(A) Motilal Nehru (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Devendranath Tagore (D) Gandhiji
Ans: D
32. ‘Poduvaipu Era’ commenced on
(A) 1330 (B) 1341 (C) 1342 (D) 1345
Ans: B
33. Babur wrote his autobiography, ‘Tuzuki-Babari’ is — language.
(A) Persian (B) Arabic
(C) Pushto (D) Turkish
Ans: D
34. The key note ofAsoka’s policy of ‘Dhamma’ was :
(A) self control (B) kindness (C) moderation (D) charity
Ans: C
35. At which of the following places was the Revolt of 1857 particularly encouraged by Moulavis and Pandits alike?
(A) Assam (B) Bihar (C) Bengal (D) Rajasthan
Ans: B
36. Mahathma Gandhi gave the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabai Patel for his great organisational skill in :
(A) Bardoli Satyagraha (B) Kheda Satyagraha
(C) Salt Satyagraha (D) Individual Satyagraha
Ans: A
37. Mahalwari settlement was introduced by
(A) Cornwallis
(B) Holt Meckenzie
(C) Col. Read
(D) Munro
Ans: B
38. Partition of Bengal revoked by
(A) Lord Ripon
(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Lytton
(D) Lord Hardinge
Ans: D
39:-The founder of East India Association was
A:-Surendra Nath Banerjee B:-Mahadev G. Ranade C:-Gopala Krishna Gokhale D:-Dadabai Naorji
Ans: D
40:-In which annual session of Indian National Congress was, C. Sankaran Nair elected as the President
A:-Bombay Session B:-Madras Session C:-Amaravathi Session D:-Nagpur Session
Ans: C
41:-The 44th G.7 summit was held at
A:-Berlin B:-Tokyo C:-Melbaie D:-Paris
Ans: C
42:-The constitutional reform that introduced dyarchy in provinces was
A:-Minto Morly Reforms B:-Indian Act of 1935 C:-Montagu Chelmsford Reform D:-Indian act of 1858
Ans: C
43:-The revolt of Royal Indian Navy in 1946 begin in
A:-Karachi B:-Vishakhapatanam C:-Bombay D:-Kolkata
Ans: C
44. Who was the first woman President of Indian National Congress?
(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Nellisen Gupta
(C) Indira Gandhi (D) Annie Besant
Ans: D
45. Who wrote the work ‘Rajatarangini’?
(A) Athula (B) Kalhana
(C) Bilhana (D) Kautilya
Ans: B
46. Which of the following river was called Churni in ancient times?
(A) Periyar (B) Bharathapuzha
(C) Chaliyar (D) Pamba
Ans: A
47. ‘Keezhariyur Bomb Case’ is associated with which of the following?
(A) Swadesi Movement (B) Malabar Rebellion
(C) Quit India Movement (D) Salt Sathyagraha
Ans: C
48:-Which historical incident of India observes its 100th anniversary in 2019?
A:-Chauri-Chaura B:-Jallianwallabagh massacre
C:-Partition of Bengal D:-Non-cooperation movement
Ans: B
49. The first census in India after independence was in :
(A) 1948 (B) 1951 (C) 1952 (D) 1962
Ans: B
50. The reorganization of states on linguistic base was proposed by :
(A) J.V.P. Commission (B) Fazal Ali Commission
(C) S.K. Dhar Commission (D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Commission
Ans: B
(a) Montogomari (b) Lahore (c) Larkana (d) Layalpur
Ans: C
2. Which is the earliest text of Vedic literature ?
(a) Rigveda (b) Upanishada (c) Sutras (d) Epics
Ans: A
3. The most powerful deity of Rigvedic period was
(a) Agni (b) Som (c) Indra (d) Varun
Ans: C
4. The theory of divine kingship for the first time is found in
(a) Rigvedic literature (b) Later Vedic literature (c) Jain literature (d) Buddhist literature
Ans: B
5. Hiranya tax was
(a) Service tax (b) Sales tax (c) Agricultural tax (d) Religious tax
Ans: C
6. Varahamihira wrote the famous text
(a) Arthashastra (b) Mrichchhakatikam (c) Shukranitisar (d) Vrihatsamhita
Ans: D
7. Kshatraps were the provincial governors under whom ?
(a) Kushanas (b) Sakas (c) Indo-Greeks (d) Pallavas
Ans: B
8. Which officer was in-charge of religion and morality during the Ashoka’s rule ?
(a) Mahamatra (b) Dharam Mahamatra (c) Rajuka (d) Polish
Ans: B
9. Who wrote ‘Kadambari’ ?
(a) Harshavardhana (b) Kalidasa (c) Banbhatt (d) Sheelbhadra
Ans: C
10. Who was the first Tirthankar of Jainism ?
(a) Mahaveer Swami (b) Arishtanemi (c) Rishabha Dev (d) Parshvanath
Ans: C
11. Who was the chairman of third Buddhistha Mahasabha ?
(a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Moggaliputta Tishya (d) Ashvaghosha
Ans: C
12. Who wrote ‘Mudrarakshasa’ ?
(a) Kalidasa (b) Vishakhadutta (c) Kautilya (d) Patanjali
Ans: B
13. The ‘Meghavahana lineage’ of the King Kharavela of Kalinga is associated with which dynasty ?
(a) Chedis (b) Senas (c) Kadambas (d) Ahoms
Ans: A
14. According to the ‘Prayaga Prashasti’, what kind of relations did Samudragupta, the Gupta ruler, had with the frontier kings ?
(a) Paying all kinds of taxes (b) Obeying his orders (c) Coming to do homage (d) All of these
Ans: D
15. Who was the great scholar of time of Kanishka ?
(a) Nagarjuna (b) Ashvaghosa (c) Vasumitra (d) Charak
Ans: B
16. ‘Rajtarangini’ is a source of the history of :
(a) Gujarat (b) Punjab and Bengal (c) Kashmir (d) Maharashtra
Ans: C
17. The term ‘Vishti’ in Gupta period was used for :
(a) Land grants (b) Forced labour (c) Agricultural labour (d) Artisans
Ans: B
18. Which important educational centre was liberally assisted and protected by the rulers of Maitraka dynasty ?
(a) Kashi (b) Jagdalla (c) Dhara (d) Vallabhi
Ans: D
19. Which of the following Vakataka rulers performed four Ashwamegha Yajnas and assumed the title of Samrat ?
(a) Pravarsen-I (b) Rudrasen-II (c) Narendrasen (d) Prathvisen-II
Ans: A
20. The ‘Kollam Samvat’ is believed to have been started during the period of reforms of which philosopher ?
(a) Ramanujacharya (b) Kabir (c) Vallabhacharya (d) Shankaracharya
Ans: D
21. Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Lal Bahadur Sastri
(C) Gulsari Lal Nanda (D) I.K. Gujaral
Ans: A
22. Rajatarangini, written by the Kalhana describes the history of :
(A) Malwa (B) Punjab (C) Kashmir (D) Rajasthan
Ans: C
23. Who presided over the belgaum session of Indian national congress in 1924?
(A) Mottilal Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Sarojini Naidu
Ans: B
24. Who is regarded as the father of Indian History ?
(A) Kautilya (B) Fah Sien (C) Aryabhatta (D) Megastenese
Ans: D
25. Who discovered the Vijayanagar site of Hampi ?
(A) John Marshel (B) B B Lal (C) Colin Mackenzie (D) RD Bannerjee
Ans: C
26. The Viceroy who convened Simla Conference in 1945 :
(A) Wavell (B) Lord Linlithgow (C) Mount Batton (D) Ramsay MacDonald
Ans: A
27. Gandhi started his Dandi March from Sabarmathi to Dandi on :
(A) 6th April 1930 (B) 13th April 1919
(C) 26th1an 1930 (D) 12th March 1930
Ans: D
28. Name the hill station founded and settled by the British during the course of Gurkha War 1815-16.
(A) Shimla (B) Mount Abu (C) Darjeeling (D) Nainital
Ans: A
29. F.W. Stevens designed which railway station in India ?
(A) Char Bagh, Lucknow (B) Dudhsagar, Goa (C) Victoria Terminus, Bombay (D) Ghum, West Bengal
Ans: C
30. Oudh Kisan Sabha in 1920 organised by
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Baba Ramachandra (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Alluri Sitaram Raja
Ans: B
31. Swaraj flag designed at the time of Swadeshi Movement :
(A) Motilal Nehru (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Devendranath Tagore (D) Gandhiji
Ans: D
32. ‘Poduvaipu Era’ commenced on
(A) 1330 (B) 1341 (C) 1342 (D) 1345
Ans: B
33. Babur wrote his autobiography, ‘Tuzuki-Babari’ is — language.
(A) Persian (B) Arabic
(C) Pushto (D) Turkish
Ans: D
34. The key note ofAsoka’s policy of ‘Dhamma’ was :
(A) self control (B) kindness (C) moderation (D) charity
Ans: C
35. At which of the following places was the Revolt of 1857 particularly encouraged by Moulavis and Pandits alike?
(A) Assam (B) Bihar (C) Bengal (D) Rajasthan
Ans: B
36. Mahathma Gandhi gave the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabai Patel for his great organisational skill in :
(A) Bardoli Satyagraha (B) Kheda Satyagraha
(C) Salt Satyagraha (D) Individual Satyagraha
Ans: A
37. Mahalwari settlement was introduced by
(A) Cornwallis
(B) Holt Meckenzie
(C) Col. Read
(D) Munro
Ans: B
38. Partition of Bengal revoked by
(A) Lord Ripon
(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Lytton
(D) Lord Hardinge
Ans: D
39:-The founder of East India Association was
A:-Surendra Nath Banerjee B:-Mahadev G. Ranade C:-Gopala Krishna Gokhale D:-Dadabai Naorji
Ans: D
40:-In which annual session of Indian National Congress was, C. Sankaran Nair elected as the President
A:-Bombay Session B:-Madras Session C:-Amaravathi Session D:-Nagpur Session
Ans: C
41:-The 44th G.7 summit was held at
A:-Berlin B:-Tokyo C:-Melbaie D:-Paris
Ans: C
42:-The constitutional reform that introduced dyarchy in provinces was
A:-Minto Morly Reforms B:-Indian Act of 1935 C:-Montagu Chelmsford Reform D:-Indian act of 1858
Ans: C
43:-The revolt of Royal Indian Navy in 1946 begin in
A:-Karachi B:-Vishakhapatanam C:-Bombay D:-Kolkata
Ans: C
44. Who was the first woman President of Indian National Congress?
(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Nellisen Gupta
(C) Indira Gandhi (D) Annie Besant
Ans: D
45. Who wrote the work ‘Rajatarangini’?
(A) Athula (B) Kalhana
(C) Bilhana (D) Kautilya
Ans: B
46. Which of the following river was called Churni in ancient times?
(A) Periyar (B) Bharathapuzha
(C) Chaliyar (D) Pamba
Ans: A
47. ‘Keezhariyur Bomb Case’ is associated with which of the following?
(A) Swadesi Movement (B) Malabar Rebellion
(C) Quit India Movement (D) Salt Sathyagraha
Ans: C
48:-Which historical incident of India observes its 100th anniversary in 2019?
A:-Chauri-Chaura B:-Jallianwallabagh massacre
C:-Partition of Bengal D:-Non-cooperation movement
Ans: B
49. The first census in India after independence was in :
(A) 1948 (B) 1951 (C) 1952 (D) 1962
Ans: B
50. The reorganization of states on linguistic base was proposed by :
(A) J.V.P. Commission (B) Fazal Ali Commission
(C) S.K. Dhar Commission (D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Commission
Ans: B
51. The Governor General who banned ‘Sati system’ :
(A) Lord Macaulay (B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord William Bentinck (D) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: C
52. The emperor mentioned in Allahabad Pillar :
(A) Chandra Gupta Mourya (B) Bimbisaran
(C) Bindusaran (D) Samudra Gupta
Ans: D
53. The third annual session of Indian National Congress was held at :
(A) Madras (B) Bombay
(C) Allahabad (D) Kolkata
Ans: A
54. The Kizhariyur Bomb case is related with :
(A) Quit India Agitation (B) Malabar Rebellion
(C) Kayyur riot (D) Punnapra Vayalar agitation
Ans: A
55. In which year Rabindranath Tagore met Sreenarayana Guru at Sivagiri :
(A) 1918 (B) 1920 (C) 1916 (D) 1922
Ans: D
56. The iron and steel plant started with the support of Britain :
(A) Bokkaro (B) Durgapur
(C) Jamshedpur (D) Bilai
Ans: B
57. Who remarked Balagangadhara Tilak as ‘Father of Indian unrest’?
(A) Valantine Chirole (B) Charlse Ball
(C) J.B. Mallison (D) William Kay
Ans: A
58. Demonetization was declared on :
(A) 2016 November 8 (B) 2016 December 30
(C) 2017 September 18 (D) 2017 November 28
Ans: A
59. Who was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress :
(A) Badarudheen Tiyabgi (B) Abdul Kalam Azad
(C) Muhammadali Jinnah (D) Khan Abdul Khafar Khan
Ans: A
60. Which is the first linguistic state in India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kerala
(C) Tamilnadu (D) Gujarat
Ans: A
61. The famous work Gita Govinda written by :
(A) Vallabhacharya (B) Kabir
(C) Mirabai (D) Jayadevan
Ans: D
62. Who was the founder of Ananda Mahasabha?
(A) Brahmanada Sivayogi (B) Chattambi Swamikal
(C) Vagbhadanadha (D) Ayyankali
Ans: A
63. The Kizhariyur Bomb case was in connection with :
(A) The Civil Disobediences (B) The Non— Corporation Movement
(C) The Quit India Movement (D) The Khilafath Movement
Ans: C
64. The birth anniversary of which freedom fighter is celebrated as National Education Day in India :
(A) J.B Kripalani (B) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Ans: D
65:-The Indians adopted the technoIogy of Charkha from the
A:-Europeans B:-Africans C:-Romans D:-Chinese
Ans: D
66:-When did Europeans first reach America?
A:-9th century B:-11th century C:-15th century D:-18th century
Ans: C
67:-Who was the first vice president of India?
A:-V.V. Giri B:-Dr. S. Radhakrishnan C:-Dr. Zakir Husian D:-Giani ZaiI Singh
Ans: B
68:-Father of Indian Renaissance is
A:-Swami Vivekananda B:-Pandita Ramabai
C:-Raja Ram Mohan Roy D:-Dayananda Saraswathi
Ans: C
69:-Who said "Swaraj is my birth right"?
A:-BaI GangadharTiIak B:-Rabindranath Tagore
C:-GopaI Krishna GokhaIe D:-Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: A
70. Mooknayak, a publication was started by :
(A) Dr. BR. Ambedkar (B) Acharya Kripalani
(C) Pattabhi Seetharamaiah (D) C. Raja Gopalachari
Ans: A
71. Vinayak Narahari Bhave is known as :
(A) Vivekananda (B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) Vinoba Bhave (D) Bhagat Singh
Ans: C
72. The real name of ‘Fateh Ali’ :
(A) Mir Qasim (B) Tipu Sultan
(C) Timur (D) Babur
Ans: B
73. Bengal was ruled by :
(A) Palas (B) Rastrakuta
(C) Senas (D) Pratiharas
Ans: A
74. The second Prime Minister of India was cremated at :
(A) Shaktisthal (B) Raj Ghat
(C) Shantivan (D) Vijaya Ghat
Ans: D
75. This monument was the last examples of Mughal architecture :
(A) Red Fort (B) Safdarjung Tomb
(C) Humayun’s Tomb (D) Lodi Tombs
Ans: B
76. Which city was the capital of India before 1911?
(A) Delhi (B) Culcutta
(C) Purana Qila (D) Tughlaqabad
Ans: B
77. First census was started by :
(A) Wavel (B) Chelmsford
(C) Canning (D) Ripon
Ans: D
78:-Who started the weekly newspaper Sambad Kaumudi?
A:-Annie Besant
B:-Rajaram Mohan Roy
C:-Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
D:-Dayanand Saraswati
Ans: B
79:-Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in the year
A:-2000
B:-2003
C:-2009
D:-2005
Ans: D
80:-Who was the head of the Interim Government of India in 1946
A:-Dr.Rajendra Prasad
B:-Vallabhai Patel
C:-Jawaharlal Nehru
D:-Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Ans: C
81:-The Cabinet Mission visited India in the year
A:-1946
B:-1945
C:-1942
D:-1947
Ans: A
82. Who was the first martyr of the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Nana Saheb (B) Rani Lakshmi Bhai
(C) Tantia Tope (D) MangalPandey
Ans: D
83. Who named the association Indian National Congress?
(A) AC. Hume (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) W.C. Banerjee (D) Lord Dufferin
Ans: B
84. Who among the following persons is NOT a moderate leader of Indian National Congress?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Pherozeshah Mehta
(C) Surendra Nath Banerjee (D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: A
85. When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre happen?
(A) April 30,1919 (B) 1919, April 13
(C) 1918, April 13 (D) 1919, December 28
Ans: B
86. As per the historic Lahore Congress of 1929, which date was observed as the Independence Day of our country?
(A) August15 (B) August8
(C) November1 (D) January26
Ans: D
87. Who won the Jnanpith Award in 2017?
(A) Shankha Ghosh (B) Krishna Sobti
(C) Raghuveer Choudhari (D) Amarkant
Ans: B
88. Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in Kanpur? (A) Bhakth Khan (B) Bahadurshah (C) Vajid Ali Shah (D) Nana Saheb
Ans: D
89. Who among the following was NOT a member of the famous Trio (Lal-Bal Pal) in Indian National Congress? (A) Bal Gangadhara Tilak (B) Lal Bahadur Sastri (C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans: B
90. Dr. Sathyapal and Saifudheen Kitchlew were arrested for their protest against : (A) Jallianvalabagh massacre (B) Salt law (C) Rowlatt Acts (D) Reforms of 1919
Ans: C
91. Which of the following movements was closely connected with Ali brothers? (A) Khilafat movement (B) Malabar rebellion (C) Direct Action Day (D) Mappila revolts
Ans: A
92. Gandhiji withdrew non-cooperation movement in the year : (A) 1921 (B) 1922 (C) 1924 (D) 1925
Ans: B
93. Who was the main organizer of the Bardoli Sathyagraha? (A) Gandhiji (B) Lala Lajpat Rai (C) Motilal Nehru (D) Sardar Vallabai Patel
Ans: D
94. Which Indus Valley site has been known as Mound of the Dead? (A) Mohenjodaro (B) Harappa (C) Lothal (D) Kalibangan
Ans: A
95. Who founded Sathyasodaka Samajam? (A) Atmaram Pandurang (B) Jyothiba Phule (C) E.V. Ramaswami Naicker (D) Veeresalingam
Ans: B
96. Who formulated People’s Plan in 1945? (A) Visweswarayya (B) Dadabai Naoroji (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) M N Roy
Ans: D
97:-Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Jhansi?
A:-Rani Laxmi Bai
B:-Bahadur Shah II
C:-Tantia Tope
D:-Kunwar Singh
Ans: A
98:-The Non-Cooperation Movement was stopped due to
A:-Jallianwallah Bagh Masacre
B:-Wagon Tragedy
C:-Gandhi-Irwin Pact
D:-Chauri Chaura incident
Ans: D
99:-The newspaper Rajyasamacharam was started by
A:-Benjamin Bailey
B:-Rev Habik
C:-Herman Gundert
D:-Brennaen
Ans: C
100:-Pick out the correct match :
A:-Benjamin Bailey - Church Mission society
B:-Rev. Mead - Salvation Army
C:-Herman Gundert - London Mission society
D:-Twinkle Tab - Basal Evangelical Mission
Ans: A
(A) Lord Macaulay (B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord William Bentinck (D) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: C
52. The emperor mentioned in Allahabad Pillar :
(A) Chandra Gupta Mourya (B) Bimbisaran
(C) Bindusaran (D) Samudra Gupta
Ans: D
53. The third annual session of Indian National Congress was held at :
(A) Madras (B) Bombay
(C) Allahabad (D) Kolkata
Ans: A
54. The Kizhariyur Bomb case is related with :
(A) Quit India Agitation (B) Malabar Rebellion
(C) Kayyur riot (D) Punnapra Vayalar agitation
Ans: A
55. In which year Rabindranath Tagore met Sreenarayana Guru at Sivagiri :
(A) 1918 (B) 1920 (C) 1916 (D) 1922
Ans: D
56. The iron and steel plant started with the support of Britain :
(A) Bokkaro (B) Durgapur
(C) Jamshedpur (D) Bilai
Ans: B
57. Who remarked Balagangadhara Tilak as ‘Father of Indian unrest’?
(A) Valantine Chirole (B) Charlse Ball
(C) J.B. Mallison (D) William Kay
Ans: A
58. Demonetization was declared on :
(A) 2016 November 8 (B) 2016 December 30
(C) 2017 September 18 (D) 2017 November 28
Ans: A
59. Who was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress :
(A) Badarudheen Tiyabgi (B) Abdul Kalam Azad
(C) Muhammadali Jinnah (D) Khan Abdul Khafar Khan
Ans: A
60. Which is the first linguistic state in India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kerala
(C) Tamilnadu (D) Gujarat
Ans: A
61. The famous work Gita Govinda written by :
(A) Vallabhacharya (B) Kabir
(C) Mirabai (D) Jayadevan
Ans: D
62. Who was the founder of Ananda Mahasabha?
(A) Brahmanada Sivayogi (B) Chattambi Swamikal
(C) Vagbhadanadha (D) Ayyankali
Ans: A
63. The Kizhariyur Bomb case was in connection with :
(A) The Civil Disobediences (B) The Non— Corporation Movement
(C) The Quit India Movement (D) The Khilafath Movement
Ans: C
64. The birth anniversary of which freedom fighter is celebrated as National Education Day in India :
(A) J.B Kripalani (B) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Ans: D
65:-The Indians adopted the technoIogy of Charkha from the
A:-Europeans B:-Africans C:-Romans D:-Chinese
Ans: D
66:-When did Europeans first reach America?
A:-9th century B:-11th century C:-15th century D:-18th century
Ans: C
67:-Who was the first vice president of India?
A:-V.V. Giri B:-Dr. S. Radhakrishnan C:-Dr. Zakir Husian D:-Giani ZaiI Singh
Ans: B
68:-Father of Indian Renaissance is
A:-Swami Vivekananda B:-Pandita Ramabai
C:-Raja Ram Mohan Roy D:-Dayananda Saraswathi
Ans: C
69:-Who said "Swaraj is my birth right"?
A:-BaI GangadharTiIak B:-Rabindranath Tagore
C:-GopaI Krishna GokhaIe D:-Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: A
70. Mooknayak, a publication was started by :
(A) Dr. BR. Ambedkar (B) Acharya Kripalani
(C) Pattabhi Seetharamaiah (D) C. Raja Gopalachari
Ans: A
71. Vinayak Narahari Bhave is known as :
(A) Vivekananda (B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) Vinoba Bhave (D) Bhagat Singh
Ans: C
72. The real name of ‘Fateh Ali’ :
(A) Mir Qasim (B) Tipu Sultan
(C) Timur (D) Babur
Ans: B
73. Bengal was ruled by :
(A) Palas (B) Rastrakuta
(C) Senas (D) Pratiharas
Ans: A
74. The second Prime Minister of India was cremated at :
(A) Shaktisthal (B) Raj Ghat
(C) Shantivan (D) Vijaya Ghat
Ans: D
75. This monument was the last examples of Mughal architecture :
(A) Red Fort (B) Safdarjung Tomb
(C) Humayun’s Tomb (D) Lodi Tombs
Ans: B
76. Which city was the capital of India before 1911?
(A) Delhi (B) Culcutta
(C) Purana Qila (D) Tughlaqabad
Ans: B
77. First census was started by :
(A) Wavel (B) Chelmsford
(C) Canning (D) Ripon
Ans: D
78:-Who started the weekly newspaper Sambad Kaumudi?
A:-Annie Besant
B:-Rajaram Mohan Roy
C:-Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
D:-Dayanand Saraswati
Ans: B
79:-Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in the year
A:-2000
B:-2003
C:-2009
D:-2005
Ans: D
80:-Who was the head of the Interim Government of India in 1946
A:-Dr.Rajendra Prasad
B:-Vallabhai Patel
C:-Jawaharlal Nehru
D:-Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Ans: C
81:-The Cabinet Mission visited India in the year
A:-1946
B:-1945
C:-1942
D:-1947
Ans: A
82. Who was the first martyr of the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Nana Saheb (B) Rani Lakshmi Bhai
(C) Tantia Tope (D) MangalPandey
Ans: D
83. Who named the association Indian National Congress?
(A) AC. Hume (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) W.C. Banerjee (D) Lord Dufferin
Ans: B
84. Who among the following persons is NOT a moderate leader of Indian National Congress?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Pherozeshah Mehta
(C) Surendra Nath Banerjee (D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: A
85. When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre happen?
(A) April 30,1919 (B) 1919, April 13
(C) 1918, April 13 (D) 1919, December 28
Ans: B
86. As per the historic Lahore Congress of 1929, which date was observed as the Independence Day of our country?
(A) August15 (B) August8
(C) November1 (D) January26
Ans: D
87. Who won the Jnanpith Award in 2017?
(A) Shankha Ghosh (B) Krishna Sobti
(C) Raghuveer Choudhari (D) Amarkant
Ans: B
88. Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in Kanpur? (A) Bhakth Khan (B) Bahadurshah (C) Vajid Ali Shah (D) Nana Saheb
Ans: D
89. Who among the following was NOT a member of the famous Trio (Lal-Bal Pal) in Indian National Congress? (A) Bal Gangadhara Tilak (B) Lal Bahadur Sastri (C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans: B
90. Dr. Sathyapal and Saifudheen Kitchlew were arrested for their protest against : (A) Jallianvalabagh massacre (B) Salt law (C) Rowlatt Acts (D) Reforms of 1919
Ans: C
91. Which of the following movements was closely connected with Ali brothers? (A) Khilafat movement (B) Malabar rebellion (C) Direct Action Day (D) Mappila revolts
Ans: A
92. Gandhiji withdrew non-cooperation movement in the year : (A) 1921 (B) 1922 (C) 1924 (D) 1925
Ans: B
93. Who was the main organizer of the Bardoli Sathyagraha? (A) Gandhiji (B) Lala Lajpat Rai (C) Motilal Nehru (D) Sardar Vallabai Patel
Ans: D
94. Which Indus Valley site has been known as Mound of the Dead? (A) Mohenjodaro (B) Harappa (C) Lothal (D) Kalibangan
Ans: A
95. Who founded Sathyasodaka Samajam? (A) Atmaram Pandurang (B) Jyothiba Phule (C) E.V. Ramaswami Naicker (D) Veeresalingam
Ans: B
96. Who formulated People’s Plan in 1945? (A) Visweswarayya (B) Dadabai Naoroji (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) M N Roy
Ans: D
97:-Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Jhansi?
A:-Rani Laxmi Bai
B:-Bahadur Shah II
C:-Tantia Tope
D:-Kunwar Singh
Ans: A
98:-The Non-Cooperation Movement was stopped due to
A:-Jallianwallah Bagh Masacre
B:-Wagon Tragedy
C:-Gandhi-Irwin Pact
D:-Chauri Chaura incident
Ans: D
99:-The newspaper Rajyasamacharam was started by
A:-Benjamin Bailey
B:-Rev Habik
C:-Herman Gundert
D:-Brennaen
Ans: C
100:-Pick out the correct match :
A:-Benjamin Bailey - Church Mission society
B:-Rev. Mead - Salvation Army
C:-Herman Gundert - London Mission society
D:-Twinkle Tab - Basal Evangelical Mission
Ans: A
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