INDIAN HISTORY

UPSC History MCQs

UPSC Exam Syllabus- History

HISTORY MCQs- SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1. Lord Macaulay was associated with
A) Reforms in the army 
B) Abolition of Sati
C) Codification of laws 
D) Permanent Revenue Settlement
​Ans: C

2. Who was the President of the Congress in 1938 when it committed itself to economic planning and set up a National Planning Committee under the Chairmanship of Nehru ?
A) Subhash Chandra Bose 
B) P. C. Joshi
C) Acharya Narendra Dev 
D) Jai Prakash Narayan
​Ans: A

3. Subash Chandra Bose went to which place after the surrender of Japan to the allies in the World War II?
A) Canberra, Australia
B) Singapore
C) Seoul in South Korea
D) Taipai in Formosa
​Ans: D

4. Home Rule League in India was formally inaugurated on
A) 25th September 1915 
B) 15th September 1916
C) 27th October 1916
D) 30th December 1916
​Ans: B

5. Which god of the Aryan fulfilled the dual function as war god and weather god?
A) Indra
B) Varuna
C) Vayu
D) Rudra
​Ans: A

INDIAN HISTORY MCQs

1. Which one of the following is a Neolithic site in Vindhyan region ?
(A) Mahagara
(B) Chirand
(C) Bangarh
(D) Khunti
Ans: A

2. Harappan sites have provided unique plan of settlement comprising of Citadel, Middle Town and Lower Town.
(i) Kunal
(ii) Lothal
(iii) Rangpur
(iv) Dholavira
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (iii) and (iv)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(D) (iv) only
Ans: D

3. River Saraswati is known by which of the following names in Pakistan ?
(i) Nara (ii) Raini
(iii) Hakra (iv) Wahinda
Select your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: D

4. The Battle of Ten Kings was fought on the bank of which one of the following rivers ?
(A) Saraswati
(B) Sindhu
(C) Parushni
(D) Beas
Ans: C

5. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : India had good contacts with Rome.
Reason (R) : The rouletted ware had been found at Brahmagiri, Sisupalgarh, Tamluk, Amaravati.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : 
(A) (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the full explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B

6. The story of the migration of Videgha Mathava to the east accompanied by his priest Gotama Rahugana is mentioned in which of the following ?
(A) Gopatha Brahmana
(B) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
(C) Satapatha Brahmana
(D) Aitareya Brahmana
Ans: C

7. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I Buddhist Councils
List – II Places where held
a. First i. Pataliputra
b. Second ii. Vaishali
c. Third iii. Kashmir
d. Fourth iv. Rajagriha
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i iv iii ii
Ans: B

8. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Sakyas i. Vaishali
b. Koliyas ii. Pipphalivana
c. Moriyas iii. Ramagrama
d. Lichchhavis iv. Kapilavastu
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: B

9. Arrange the following Pali canonical texts into chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) Samyukta Nikaya
(ii) Chullavagga
(iii) Sutta Nipata
(iv) Buddhavamsa
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
Ans: C

10. The following were the leaders of the Ajivika Sect :
(i) Makkhali Gosala
(ii) Nanda Vachchha
(iii) Kisa Samkichchha
(iv) Bhadda
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (iii) and (iv)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(D) (iv) only
Ans: C

11. The stone portrait of Ashoka with his name inscribed on it has been found from the stupa remains of which one of the following sites ?
(A) Sanchi
(B) Amaravati
(C) Deur-Kuthar
(D) Kanaganahalli
Ans: D

12. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Inscriptions in Kharosthi have been found from Bengal.
Reason (R) : Kharosthi was widely in use in Bengal.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C

13. Dasaratha Jataka is found sculptured in stupa remains of the following South Indian sites :
(i) Amaravati
(ii) Nagarjunakonda
(iii) Phanigiri
(iv) Gummididurru
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (iii) and (ii)
(C) (ii) only
(D) (iv) only
Ans: C

14. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : As per the Mitakshara School, father could divide his property among his sons during his life time.
Reason (R) : The Mitakshara has recognised son’s right of ownership by birth in ancestral property.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ? Give your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B

15. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Chandragupta i. Tushaspha
b. Skandagupta ii. Suviśakha
c. Rudradaman iii. Parnadatta
d. Ashoka iv. Pusyagupta
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: C

16. Coins of Bhagilaya have been found from the following :
(i) Nasik
(ii) Kousambi
(iii) Narmada Valley
(iv) Godavari-Krishna Valley
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (iii) and (iv)
(C) (iii) only
(D) (iv) only
Ans: C

17. Shell Inscriptions have been discovered from the remains of Stupas at the following sites :
(i) Bharhut
(ii) Amaravati
(iii) Deur-Kuthar
(iv) Sanchi
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (ii) and (iii)
(B) (i) and (iv)
(C) (i) and (iii)
(D) (ii) and (iv)
Ans: B/D

​18. Fragments of Devi-Chandragupta, a lost drama written by Vishakhadatta is preserved in the following :
(i) Katha-Saritsagara
(ii) Shringara-Prakasha
(iii) Viddhashalabhanjika
(iv) Harshacharita
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (ii) and (iv)
(C) (ii) only
(D) (iii) and (iv)
Ans: C

19. Carving of Naga-Shakha on doorjambs is a characteristic feature of the following regional styles of temple architecture :
(i) Chandella (ii) Pratihara
(iii) Solanki (iv) Paramara
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (ii) only
(C) (i) and (iv)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
Ans: B

20. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II 
a. Narasimhavarman  I i. Rock-cut caves at Mamallapuram
b. Shembiyan Mahadevi ii. Agasteshvara temple at Anangapur
c. Lokamahadevi iii. Virupaksha temple at Pattadakal
d. Kulottunga – I iv. Shiva temple at Chidambaram
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: D

21. Some Jaina Mahavidyas are sculptured with a snake mount :
(i) Kali (ii) Gauri
(iii) Vairotya (iv) Mahakali
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (ii) and (iv)
(C) (iv) and (iii)
(D) (iii) only
Ans: D

22. Which of the following Navagrahas is sculptured as the rio-anthropomorphic snake deity ?
(A) Shani
(B) Rahu
(C) Ketu
(D) Mangal
Ans: C

23. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Balban’s Theory of Kingship was based on the policy of ‘Blood and Iron’.
Reason (R) : The prestige of the crown was undermined under the successors of Iltutmish.
Answer the question from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct. (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct. (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect. (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: B
  1. ​Paleolithic age-Before 10000 B.C.
  2. Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age- 10000 B.C. to 6000 B.C
  3. Neolithic Age- 6000 B.C to 4000 B.C.
  4. Early Vedic Period or Rig Vedic Period- 1500 B.C -1000 B.C
  5. Later Vedic Period- 1000 B.C to 600 B.C
  6. Life of Vardhamana Mahavira- 539- 467 B.C.
  7. Life of Gautama Buddha- 567- 487 B.C.
  8. Life of Bimbisara- 546 - 494 B.C
  9. Life of Ajatasatru- 494 - 462 B.C.
  10. Cyrus- 558 – 530 B.C
  11. Darius I- 522 – 486 B.C.
  12. Xerxes- 465-456 B.C.
  13. Alexander’s Invasion of India- 327-325 B.C.
  14. Life of Chandragupta Maurya- 322 – 298 B.C.
  15. Life of Bindusara- 298 – 273 B.C.
  16. Life of Asoka the Great- 273 – 232 B.C.
  17. Kalinga war- 261 B.C
  18. Life of Kanishka- 78 – 120 A.D.
  19. Sangam literature period- 3rd century B.C. to 3rd century A.D.
  20. Life of Samudragupta- 330-380 A.D.
  21. Reign of Chandragupta II- 380-415 A.D.
  22. Reign of Harshavardhana- 606 – 647 A.D.
  23. Mahendravarman I 600 – 630 A.D.
  24. Narasimhavarman I 630-668 A.D.
  25. Narasimhavarman II or Rajasimha 695 -722 A.D
24. Who amongst the following legalised corruption in the land revenue department ?
(A) Firozshah Tughlaq
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Malik Ambar
(D) None of the above
Ans: D

25. Who amongst the following by using ‘Psycho-History’ had proved that Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was not ‘mad’ as commented for the first time by Elphinston ?
(A) Agha Mahdi Hussain
(B) R.C. Jauhari
(C) Ishwari Prasad
(D) Shafat Ahmad Khan
Ans: C

26. Abwab refers to 
(A) Land revenue claimed by the Muslim authorities.
(B) A system of revenue farming.
(C) A revenue paying State.
(D) Extra legal charges exacted by nobles.
Ans: D

27. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following Sufi Saints ? 
(i) Khwaja Ali Hujjwiri
(ii) Shaikh Badruddin Samarkhandi
(iii) Shah Nayamatullah Qadiri
(iv) Khwaja Baqi Billah
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
Ans: A

28. Consider the names of the following cities of Delhi :
(i) Jahanpanah
(ii) Siri
(iii) Tughluqabad
(iv) Khizarabad
Which among the following sequences represent the correct chronological order of foundation ?
(A) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(C) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(D) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
Ans: D

29. Universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were set up during the Viceroyality of
 A:-Lord Dalhousie
 B:-William Bentick
 C:-Lord Canning
 D:-Lord Mayo
Ans: C

30. Cannon and muskets in warfare in India were introduced by
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Babur
(D) Akbar
Ans: C

31. The founder of the Sathyashothak Samaj
 A:-G.K. Gokhale
 B:-Jyotirao Govindrao Phule  
 C:-M.G. Ranade
 D:-Viresalingam
Ans: B

32. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Zabt i. Mughal system of land measurement
b. Deshmukh ii. Hereditary land right
c. Vatan iii. Revenue officer
d. Ijaradari iv. Revenue farming system
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) ii iv iii i
Ans: B

33. Which one of the following historical works of Amir Khusrau is in prose ?
(A) Qiranussadain
(B) Nuh Sipihr
(C) Ashiqa
(D) Khazain-ul-Futuh
Ans: D

34. Babur assumed the title of “Ghazi” after the
(A) Battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Khanwah
(C) Battle of Ghagra
(D) None of the above
Ans: B

35. Who was the Vice-President of the constituent Assembly?
 A:-B.N. Rao
 B:-Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 C:-Sachidananda Sinha
 D:-H.C. Mukherjee
Ans: C

36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : There is no reliable chronology of events concerning the reign of Humayun, including his own movements.
Reason (R) : The proper study of the chronology of events indicate that the so-called periods of Humayun’s inactivity were much briefer than have been visualized.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false. 
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
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37. Why was the ‘Double Dome’ used in the Indo-Islamic architecture ?
(A) To strengthen the buildings.
(B) To give cooling effect inside the building.
(C) To provide height to the buildings.
(D) For the purpose of beauty.
Ans: C

​38. What is the main contribution of ‘Tasawwuf’ in India ?
(A) Service to Islam
(B) Service to humanity
(C) Influencing the Medieval Bhakti Movement
(D) Propagate the theory of ‘Wahadat-ul-Wajud’.
Ans: B

39. What was ‘Shahrukhi’ coin in circulation during the Muslim period ?
(A) A gold coin
(B) A silver coin
(C) A copper coin
(D) None of the above
Ans: B

40. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of Mughal painting ?
(A) Inclusion of spiritual and mystic elements.
(B) Basically for the propagation of Islam.
(C) Portrait and miniature.
(D) Courtly and aristocratic
Ans: B

41. Find out the statement from below which is not correct ?
(A) The Maratha polity under Peshwas got transformed into a close confederacy.
(B) The Peshwa created a new class of Sardars in the Swaraj area. 
(C) The office of Peshwa became hereditary.
(D) Originally the Peshwa did not belong to the royal council.
Ans: D

42. In the context of the cultural and Ideological framework of the Mughal State which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Throughout the Mughal period there had been a constant process of reconciliation and adjustment between the central power and the regional elite.
(B) Because of decentralization during the 18th century a group of ‘upstarts’ came up to monopolize the resources of the empire.
(C) The Mughal process of centralisation left no space for existence of rival principles of organisation.
(D) Possibilities for diffusion of power had always been there in Mughal India.
Ans: C

43. Which one of the following statements regarding Abul Fazl’s Akbarnāma is not true ?
(A) He usually does not refer to his sources.
(B) He makes some crude observations.
(C) He does not make generalizations.
(D) He is never secular.
Ans: D

44. What was the title of the British Museum Baburnāma manuscript translated into English by Mrs. A.S. Beveridge ?
(A) Baburnāma
(B) Waqyāt-i-Baburi
(C) Tuzuk-i-Baburi
(D) None of the above
Ans: D

​45. The ‘Black Hole’ event was sensationalized by whom ?
(A) Robert Clive
(B) Verelest
(C) Holwell
(D) Watson
Ans: C

46. The confederates against Tippu Sultan in the Third Mysore War included 
(A) Travancore Raja, Nizam of  Hyderabad and the English
(B) The English, Marathas and the Nawab of Carnatic
(C) The English, Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad
(D) The English, Nawab of Carnatic and the Nizam of Hyderabad
Ans: C

47. Which Princely State was not annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in spite of not having natural heir ?
(A) Satara
(B) Karauli
(C) Pudukottai
(D) Baroda
Ans: B

48. Legislative powers were restored back to the provinces in the Act of
(A) 1833
(B) 1853
(C) 1861
(D) 1892
Ans: C

49. The policy announcement regarding the ‘progressive realization of responsible Government in India as an integral part of the British Empire’ was made by
(A) Lord Morley
(B) Lord Montague
(C) Lord Ripon
(D) Lord Irwin
Ans: B

50. Paramountcy is paramount’ was declared to define the relations of Indian States with British Government by which Commission ?
(A) Hunter Commission
(B) Strachey Commission
(C) Butler Commission
(D) Campbell Commission
Ans: C
51. The Governor General who visited Allahabad to review the working of Mahalwari Land Revenue System was 
(A) Lord William Bentinck
(B) Lord Auckland
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Canning
Ans: A

52. ​What was Tharanganbadi, a coastal town in Nagapatanam in Tamilnadu, known in the colonial period?
 A:-Tranquebar
 B:-Balasore
 C:-San Thome
 D:-Fort. St. George
Ans: A

53. Policy of tariff holiday was practised by the British during
(A) 1858 to 1870
(B) 1870 to 1880
(C) 1882 to 1894
(D) 1898 to 1905
Ans: C

54. When did Gandhiji returned from South-Africa to India?
 A:-July 1914
 B:-July 1915
 C:-January 1915
 D:-January 1914
Ans: C

55. The Scheme of Local Finance was introduced by
(A) Lord Canning
(B) Lord Mayo
(C) Lord Lytton
(D) Lord Ripon
Ans: B

56. First factory legislation was passed to improve the working conditions of the labour in
(A) 1880
(B) 1881
(C) 1884
(D) 1893
Ans: B

57. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. B.P. Wadia i. Trade Union Leader
b. Sri Narayana Guru ii. Peasant Leader
c. S.N. Haldar iii. Jamshedpur Labour Leader
d. Kunvarji Mehta iv. South Indian Lower Caste Leader
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) i iv iii ii
(D) iii ii iv i
Ans: C

58. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II 
a. Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha i. Vijay Singh Pathik
b. Ryat’s Association in Guntur ii. Sahajanand Saraswati
c. Pratapgarh and Rae Bareli Peasant Leader iii. N.G. Ranga
d. Rajasthan Peasant Leader iv. Baba Ram Chandra
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) i iv ii iii
Ans: A

59. Which Gandhian movement has been called a ‘Spontaneous Revolution’ ?
(A) Champaran movement
(B) Non-cooperation movement
(C) Civil Disobedience movement
(D) Quit India movement
Ans: D

60. ​The founder of the 'Theosophical Society in Calicut',
 A:-Manjeri Rama Iyer
 B:-K.P. Kesava Menon
 C:-C. Krishnan
 D:-Dr. K.V. Choi
Ans: A

61. Name the First Indian selected to Indian Civil Service.
(A) Surendranath Banerjee
(B) Anandamohan Bose
(C) Gurudas Banerjee
(D) Satyendra Nath Tagore
Ans: D

62. The Arya Samaj movement believed in
(A) Idolatory
(B) Polytheism
(C) Pantheism
(D) Vedic ritualism
Ans: D

63. Which foreign journalist reported about the British brutality perpetrated against peaceful Satyagrahis at Dharasana Salt Depot during the Civil Disobedience Movement ?
(A) Wels Miller
(B) C.F. Andrews
(C) Palmer
(D) Fischer
Ans: A

64. Who was the first President of All India Depressed Class Association ?
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Shahu Maharaj
(C) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
(D) M.C. Rajah
Ans: D

65. The resignation by the Congress led ministries on 1st Nov. 1939 was celebrated by the Muslim League as
(A) Fulfilment Day
(B) Emancipation Day
(C) Deliverance Day
(D) Freedom Day
Ans: C

66. The First President of the All India Congress Socialist Party was 
(A) Achyut Patwardhan
(B) Ram Manohar Lohia
(C) Jay Prakash Narayan
(D) Sampurnanand
Ans: D

67. Which Commission was entrusted the task of demarcating the line of India and Pakistan in 1947 ?
(A) Wavell
(B) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
(C) Alexander
(D) Marshall
Ans: B

68. Name, the INA hero who landed at Tanur, Kerala and was executed by the British?
 A:-K.B. Menon
 B:-Chembaka Raman Pillai
 C:-Vakkom Abdul Khader
 D:-Muhammad Abdul Rahiman
Ans: C

69. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Christian Historiography i. The exposition of the Idea of Progress
b. Enlightenment Historiography ii. Attractive and Colourful Reconstruction  of the Past 
c. Romantic Historiography iii. Derivation of Historical Knowledge by applying Scientific Method of Inquiry
d. Positivist Historiography iv. Theorization of the Idea of Providentialism
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: D

70. Who among the following historians is well known for his contributions to subaltern studies ?
(A) Sumit Sarkar
(B) Bipin Chandra
(C) Ranjit Guha
(D) K.N. Panicker
​Ans: C
​Read the following passage and answer the following five questions (Nos. 71 to 75) :
The most vicious system of racial oppression was set up in South Africa. The system of racial segregation, called apartheid, was enforced in the country by the Government of the White minority led by Daniel Malan, who came to power in 1948, and by the successive  Governments. The non-Whites, over 80 per cent of the population, were denied the right to vote, strikes were banned, Africans were deported from some specified areas, education was segregated, mixed marriages were declared illegal (and immoral) and all dissent was banned under what was called the Suppression of Communism Act. Some of the greatest works of world literature, and not just political writings, were banned under the Suppression of Communism Act. Strict restrictions were imposed on the movement of Africans and they were required to carry a pass permitting them to do so. South Africa left the Commonwealth when the policy of apartheid came under attack at the conference of the Prime Ministers of Commonwealth countries.

71. Anti apartheid movement in South Africa was led by
(A) African Peoples Party
(B) African National Congress
(C) Peoples Unity Front
(D) National Congress of Africa
Ans: B

72. “The Freedom Charter” was adopted by the Congress of the People in the year
(A) 1948
(B) 1954
(C) 1955
(D) 1990
Ans: C

73. What was not the aim of the ‘Suppression of Communism Act” passed by the Racist regime of South Africa ?
(A) To curb all dissent.
(B) To placate the capitalist countries to support apartheid regime of South Africa.
(C) To segregate the ‘Black’ and the ‘White’ population.
(D) To put social restrictions on the ‘Black’ population.
Ans: B

74. First ever democratic elections in South Africa were won by Nelson Mandela in the year
(A) 1989
(B) 1991
(C) 1994
(D) 1996
Ans: C

75. The Government headed by Nelson Mandela was known as
(A) Government of the African People
(B) Government of National Unity
(C) Government of the Black People
(D) Government of Free People
Ans: B
76:-The Swaraj Party was founded by
 A:-C.R. Das
 B:-Jawaharlal Nehru
 C:-Subhash Chandrabose
 D:-Sarojini Naidu
Ans: A

77:-The architect of Indian Foreign Policy
 A:-Gandhiji
 B:-Jawaharlal Nehru
 C:-Motilal Nehru
 D:-Vallabhai Patel
Ans: B

78:-Santhal Rebellion was led by
 A:-Sanyasis
 B:-Tribals
 C:-Army
 D:-Kings
Ans: B

79:-'The Kesari' was the news paper run by
 A:-Gandhiji
 B:-Balagangadara Tilak
 C:-EMS
 D:-Dr. Palpu
Ans: B

80:-Sabarmati Ashram founded by Gandhi in _____ State.
 A:-Bihar
 B:-UP
 C:-Gujarat
 D:-Madhyapradesh
Ans: C

81:-'Do or Die' was the slogan of Gandhi related to
 A:-Quit India
 B:-Simon Commission
 C:-Non-co-operation
 D:-Civil Disobedience
Ans: A

82:-The famous Ajanta caves related to Buddhist art situates in which of the following state of India?
 A:-Madhya Pradesh
 B:-Bihar
 C:-Uttar Pradesh
 D:-Maharashtra
Ans: D
​83) Chinese traveller ‘Sungyun’ came to India in :
 A:- 515 A.D to 520 AD
 B:- 525 AD to 529AD
 C:- 545AD to 552 AD
 D:- 592 AD to 597AD
 Ans: A

84) Which type of land was called ‘Aprahat’? 
 A:- Without cultivated forest land
 B:- Irrigated land
 C:- Dense forest land
 D:- Cultivated land
 E:- None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: E

85) Which among the following state ‘Odantipur’ Education Centre was situated?
 A:- Bengal
 B:- Bihar
 C:- Gujarat
 D:- TamilNadu
 Ans: B

86) ‘Diwan-E-Arj’ department was associated with :
 A:- Royal Correspondence
 B:- Foreign
 C:- defence
 D:- finance
 Ans: C

87) Who was the founder of Bahamani Kingdom?
 A:- Alauddin Hasan
 B:- Feroz Shah
 C:- Mahmud Gaonwa
 D:- Asaf Khan
 Ans: A

88) Which among the following King’s reign Persian traveller ‘Abdurrajjak’ came to India?
 A:- Dev Rai I
 B:- Krishna Dev Rai I
 C:- Dev Rai II
 D:- Krishna Rai II
 Ans: C

89) ‘Jaswant and Dasawan’ famous painters were courtier of Mughal emperor:
 A:- Akbar
 B:- Jehangir
 C:- Shahjahan
 D:- Aurangzeb
 Ans: A

90) Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Congress was founded in :
 A:- 1936 AD
 B:- 1939 AD
 C:- 1942 AD
 D:- 1945 AD
 Ans: A

91) Which among the following year ‘Santhal revolt’ was occurred?
 A:- 1831 – 32 AD
 B:- 1844 – 46 AD
 C:- 1851 – 52 AD
 D:- 1855 – 56 AD
 Ans: D

92) Which among the following year Surendra Nath Bannerjee was eliminated from Indian Civil Services ?
 A:- 1874 AD
 B:- 1877 AD
 C:- 1885 AD
 D:- 1892 AD
 Ans: A

93) Who is known as father of Dyarchy?
 A:- Lord Clive
 B:- Hector Munaro
 C:- Lord Macaulay
 D:- Sir Leonil Cartis
 Ans: D

94) Which among the following viceroy period the title of ‘Rai Bahadur’ and ‘Khan Bahadur’ were began to conferred to Indian?
 A:- Lord Ripon
 B:- Lord Lytton
 C:- Lord Meyo
 D:- Lord Dufferin
 Ans: B

95) Who was the founder of Karnata dynasty?
 A:- Nanyadev
 B:- Narsimhadev
 C:- Vijaydev
 D:- Haridev
 Ans: A

96) Who was the first Muslim Conqueror of Bihar?
 A:- Malik Ibrahim
 B:- Iltumish
 C:- Bakhtiyar Khalji
 D:- Ali Mardan Khalji
 Ans: C

97) Who was the last King of Karnata dynasty?
 A:- Harisimha
 B:- Ramsimha
 C:- Matisimha
 D:- Shyamsimha
 Ans: A

98) The author of ‘Rajaniti Ratnakara’ is
 A:- Chandesvara
 B:- Vidyapati
 C:- Jyotiresvara
 D:- Haribrahmadeva
 Ans: A

99) The author of ‘Udwant Prakash’ is
 A:- Mauli Kavi
 B:- Bodhraj
 C:- Paramala
 D:- Vidyapati
 Ans: A

100) Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by :
 A:- Bakhtiyar Khalji
 B:- Qutubddin Aibak
 C:- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
 D:- Alauddin Khalji
 Ans: A

101. Which God of the Aryan fulfilled the dual function as war god and weather god?
(A) Indra
(B) Varuna
(C) Vayu
(D) Rudra
Ans: ​A

102. Which of the following pair are correctly matched?
(A) Buddha — Agnostic
(B) Birth of the Buddha — Horse
(C) First Sermon of Buddha — Lotus and Bull
(D) Eight fold path — Trishna
Ans: A

103.  "Common Wealth" weekly was started by whom?
(A) Bela Gangadhar Tilak
(B) C.R. Das
(C) Annie Besant
(D) Motilal Nehru
Ans: ​C

104. Subash Chandra Bose went to which place after the surrender of Japan to the Allies in the World-war II ? 
(A) Sydney, Australia
(B) Singapore
(C) Taipai in Formosa
(D) Seoul in South Korea
Ans: C

105. At which place Ahom's Revolt broke out?
(A) Tripura
(B) Bihar
(C) Sikkim
(D) Assam
Ans: D

106. Which Round Table conference was participated by Gandhi?
(A) First Conference
(B) Third Conference
(C) Second Conference
(D) None
Ans: C

107. Lord Cornwallis introduced the 
(A) Ryotwari system
(B) Jagirdari system
(C) Mahalwari system
(D) Zamindari system
Ans: ​D

108. Match the following :
(a) Simon Commission 1. 1928
(b) Nehru report 2. 1932
(c) Second round table conference 3. 1927
(d)Communal award 4. 1931
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: B

109. The first battle of Tarain was fought in the year
A) 1175
B) 1179
C) 1191
D) 1192
​Ans: C

110. The founder of the Janata party is
A) Kanshiram
B) Ambedkar
C) Jaiprakash Narayan
D) Gokhale
Ans: ​C

111. Who founded the Theosophical Society ?
A) Dr. Rukmani Devi
B) Dr. Muthulakshmi
C) Dr. Annie Besant
D) Dr. Rukmani Arundale
Ans: ​C

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