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1. Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period?
Ans. The Bijapur School
2. What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions?
Ans. Brahmi
3. Which Rajput king defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?
Ans. Prithviraj III
4. Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin?
Ans. Kashmir
5. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital?
Ans. Rampurva
6. Near the banks of which river excavations have brought to light that Indus Valley
Civilization percolated to the far south?
Ans. Krishna
7. By whom was the ‘Shahnama’ written?
Ans. Firdausi
8. The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period, was used in
latertirnes, what did it denote?
Ans. A coin
9. Which are Tile earliest Buddhist literature that deal with the stories of the various
birth of Buddha?
Ans. Jatakas
10. What was the original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court
of Akbar?
Ans. Ramtanu Pande
11. Which decisive battle was fought during the Third Carnatic War between the
English and the French?
Ans. Wandiwash
12. Which Mughal Emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at
Amritsar?
Ans. Akbar
13. Which was the most important factor in transforming ancient Indian society into
feudal society?
Ans. Practice of land grants
14. Which Indian ruler established embassies in foreign countries. on modern lines?
Ans. Tipu Sultan
15. When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished?
Ans. During 2500-1750 B.C
16. What are the main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilization?
Ans. Archaeological
excavations
17. By whom was the city of Agra founded in 1504?
Ans. Sikandar Lodi
18. During which reign was the East India Company founded in London?
Ans. Akbar
19. Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp’?
Ans. Florence Nightingale
20. By whom was Island of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as dowry?
Ans. Portuguese
21. During which movement was ‘Mahatma’ added before Gandhiji’s name?
Ans. Champaran satyagraha
22. Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress?
Ans. Dadabhai Naoroji
23. Who started the newspaper Shome Prakash?
Ans. Ishwar Chandra
Vidyasagar
24. When was the monopoly of East India Company in trade brought under the
control of the British Crown?
Ans. 1773 A.D.
25. In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by Tang emperor?
Ans. Harshavardhana
26. Who stated that there was no slavery in India?
Ans. Megasthenes
27. What is the name of the group of languages spoken by the largest number of
people in India?
Ans. Indo-Aryan
28. Which silver coins were issued by the Guptas?
Ans. Rupayaka
29. On which thing did the Buddhism and Jainism both give stress?
Ans. Non-violence
30. Which inscription mentions Pulkesin II’s military success against
Harshavardhana?
Ans. Aihole Inscription
31. During the Mughal period which trader first came to India?
Ans. English
32. Who attended the Second Round Table Conference as the representative of the
Congress?
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
33. Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism?
Ans. Menander
34. Which Gupta ruler was equally great in the art of peace, wars and personal
accomplishment?
Ans. Chandragupta-II
35. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
Ans. Lord Chelmsford
36. Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art?
Ans. Kushans
37. Who contributed the Chalukya in Western India?
Ans. Guptas
38. During which reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama Buddha preach
their doctrines?
Ans. Bimbisara
39. Who built Char Minar?
Ans. Quli Qutb Shah
40. What is the name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions?
Ans. Priyadarsi
41. By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made?
Ans. Dadabhai Naoroji
42. Who led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi?
Ans. Syed Haider Raza
43. Which was common both to the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?
Ans. Horses
44. Who was the President of the First Buddhist Council held at Rajagriha?
Ans. Mahakassapa
45. In which state had Gautama Buddha had attained Mahaparinirvan?
Ans. Malia
46. Who is considered to be the father of Ayurveda?
Ans. Charaka
47. Who was the last ruler of the Sunga dynasty?
Ans. Devabhuti.
48. By whom was the first Muslim invasion of India lead?
Ans. Muhammad-bin-Oasim
49. Who was the leader to have the unique distinction of firing the first shot in the rebellion of 1857?
Ans. Mangal Pande
50. Which was the medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of
agriculture?
Ans. Mohammad Bin
Tughlaq
51. By whom was the practice of Sati was declared illegal?
Ans. Lord William Bentinck
52. Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim state in India?
Ans. Mohammad Iqbal
53. The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written in which
language?
Ans. Ardhamagadhi
54. By whom was the famous ‘Kirti Stambha’ at Chittor built?
Ans. Rana Kumbha
55. Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States?
Ans. Sardar Patel
56. Who has been called the 'Napolean of India'?
Ans. Samudragupta
57. What was Sher Shah’s real name?
Ans. Farid
58. During the reign of which Pallava ruler did the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang
visit Kanchi?
Ans. Narasimhavaram I
59. Under whose reign did Mughal Empire extend up to Tamil territory in the
South?
Ans. Aurangzeb
60. Which was the last governor of Bengal appointed by the Mughal emperor?
Ans. Murshid Quli Khan
61. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
Ans. Warren Hastings
62. In which year, the English East India Company founded a permanent factory at Surat?
Ans. 1613
63. What was the real name of Tantiya Tope?
Ans. Ramchandra
Panduranga
64. Who advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru
65. Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daulah as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of
Plassey?
Ans. Mir Jafar
66. Which Harappan site had a dock?
Ans. Lothal
67. Who was the founder of the Nanda dyansty?
Ans. Mahapadma Nanda
68. Which leader of the Revolution of 1857 had the real name of Ram Chandra
Pandurang?
Ans. Tantiya Tope
69. To which Rajput dynasty, Prithviraj Chauhan belonged?
Ans. Gahadavalas
70. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National
Congress?
Ans. 1896
71. Which ruler at first assumed the title of ‘Hazrat-i-Ala’ and afterwards ‘Sultan’?
Ans. Sher Shah Suri
72. Who laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
Ans. Dantidurga
73. Who, was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
Ans. Dhana Nanda
74. Which first movement was launched against the British in India?
Ans. Swadeshi Movement
75. Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini?
Ans. Alauddin Khilji
76. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second Round Table
Conference?
Ans. Ramsay Macdonald
77. Which European were the last to come- to pre-independence India as traders?
Ans. French
78. Which Bhakti saint wrote the commentary on Vedanta sutras in Sanskrit?
Ans. Vallabhacharya
79. By whom was the first republic of the world established in Vaishali?
Ans. Lichhavi
80. When did East African Development Bank come into force?
Ans. 1967
81. Who was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb?
Ans. Zebunnisa
82. Which Chola king fought against the Shailendia king of Shri Vijaya and defeated
him?
Ans. Rajendra Chola I
83. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical
literature?
Ans. Ashvaqhosha
84. Who ruler was the builder of Jahan-Panah, Delhi’s fourth city?
Ans. Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
85. Which Kingdom was annexed by Bahlol Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in 1484
AD?
Ans. Jaunpur
86. During the freedom struggle, who established ‘The Deccan Educational
Society’?
Ans. M. G. Ranade
87. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English?
Ans. Charles Wilkins
88. Which ruler died while playing ‘Chaugan'?
Ans. Jalal-ud-din-Khilji
89. Which archaeologist initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus
Valley Civilization?
Ans. Rakhal Das Banerji
90. Who is considered as the first national ruler of India?
Ans. Chandragupta Maurya
91. Which Gupta ruler was a poet and a musician and was adorned with the title of
Kaviraja or King of poets?
Ans. Samudragupta
92. What was the original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati?
Ans. Mula Shankar
93. When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South
India?
Ans. Krishna Deva Raya
94. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi?
Ans. Razia Sultan
95. Which archaeologist initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus
Valley Civilization?
Ans. Rakhal Das Banerji
96. Who opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s association with the Khilafat movement?
Ans. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
97. hich was the last Buddhist text produced in India?
Ans. Vamsathapakasini
98. Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya?
Ans. Suddhadvaita
99. Which Indus citiy was known for water management?
Ans. Mohenjo-daro
100. In the Delhi Sultanate, which administrative unit called ‘paragana’ was headed
by an official?
Ans. Amil
101. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita?
Ans. Shankaracharya
102. Which part was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal
Period?
Ans. Surat
103. Which Sultan added the Alai Darwaza to the Qutab Minar?
Ans. Alauddin Khalji
104. Which territory was outside the boundaries of the Mughal Empire during the
reign of Akbar? Ans. Bijapur
105. In which reign was the first Buddhist Council held?
Ans. Ajatashatru
106. Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel prince Khusro with money and blessings?
Ans. Guru Arjun Dev
107. In the kingdom of Satavahanas of ancient India, what was a district called?
Ans. Ahara
108. Which ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the
Pamirs?
Ans. Kanishka
109. Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh?
Ans. Saadat Khan Burhanul-Mulk
110. Which Directive Principle is based on Gandhian ideology?
Ans. Promotion of cottage
industries
111. The treaty of Purandhar was signed in 1665 with Shivaji by which soldier
statesman?
Ans. Raja Jai Singh
112. Late Raja Ravi Verma, was an eminent figure in which field?
Ans. Painting
113. Who said ‘At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India will awake
to life and freedom’?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru
114. Who was the successor of Shivaji?
Ans. Sambhaji
115. Which ruler of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta
empire?
Ans. Vakatakas
116. Which was a renowned Jain scholar who greatly honoured by Akbar?
Ans. Harivijaya
117. With which had the Indus Valley people trade relations?
Ans. Mesopotamia
118. Who first divided his empire into Iqtas during the process of civil
administration?
Ans. Iltutmish
119. Who laid the foundation of the first independent Turkish kingdom in India?
Ans. Qutubuddin Aibak
120. Which lady wrote a historical account during the Mughal Period?
Ans. Gulbadan Begam
121. Which Indian leader was dismissed by British from the Indian Civil Service?
Ans. Surendranath Banerji
122. Which war was ended by the Treaty of Madras?
Ans. First Mysore war
123. Who is known as the Ught of Asia?
Ans. Lord Buddha
124. Which God with three heads and horns, surrounded by animals, represented on
a seal from Mohenjodaro?
Ans. Pashupati
125. Which king was an ardent follower of Jainism?
Ans. Kharavela
126. Which was the official language of Gupta period?
Ans. Sanskrit
127. By whom were India’s famous Peacock Throne and the diamond Koh-e-Noor
taken away?
Ans. Nadir Shah
128. In India, in which sector was the co-operative movement initiated?
Ans. Agricultural credit
129. Who presided over the first Buddhist Council held at Rajgriha?
Ans. Maha Kasyapa
130. In which year, some more commercial banks in addition to the first lot of 141
were nationalised in India?
Ans. 1980
131. Which Sultan of Delhi had accepted the Suzerainty of the Timurid ruler Mirza
Shah Rukh?
Ans. Khizr Khan Sayyid
132. What was the first discourse of Buddha at Deer Park in Sarnath called?
Ans. Dharmachakra pravartan
133. Which part of Delhi where Aibak laid the foundation of the first so called ‘Seven
cities’ of medieval Delhi,?
Ans. Mehrauli
134. Who pioneered Khilafat Movement?
Ans. Ali Brothers
135. Who was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of Kingship similar to
the theory of divine right of King?
Ans. Balban
136. Which Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu Pada-Padshahi?
Ans. Baji Rao I
137. Which sites of Harappan are not in India?
Ans. Mohenjodaro and Harappa
138. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the building of the
Grand Trunk Road?
Ans. Sher Shah Suri
139. Which Sikh Guru assumed the title ‘Sachcha Badshah’?
Ans. Guru Teg Bahdur
140. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at
Ropar?
Ans. William Bentich
141. Who was the ruler of Deogiri at the time of Alauddin Khalji’s invasion?
Ans. Ramchandra Dev
142. In early ancient India, which was “the largest urban centre?
Ans. Pataliputra
143. What was the earliest public association formed in the history of modern India
in 1837?
Ans. The Landholder’s
Society
144. Who identified the name Sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya?
Ans. William Jones
145. One the banks of which. river were Alexander and Porus involved in a grim
battle?
Ans. Jhelum
146. Where did Alexander die?
Ans. Babylon
147. During which reign did the Vimana style in temple architecture come into
vogue?
Ans. Cholas
148. Who recaptured Delhi from the rebels for the British?
Ans. John Nicholson
149. Which popular Sufi Silsilah tried to counteract the liberal religious policy of
Akbar?
Ans. Naqshbandi
150. Who concluded the Treaty of Srirangapatnam with Tipu Sultan?
Ans. Cornwallis
151. Who remarked ‘the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of
India’?
Ans. William Bentinck
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