History Mcqs
History Mcqs
History Mcqs
(c) Fresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945
and the Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possible.
(d) A solution for the constitutional deadlock.
Answer: (d)
6.
By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and
made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation? [UPSC 2010
(CS-P)]
(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collectors efficiency of revenue collection would
enormously increase without the burden of other work.
(b) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of
Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts.
(c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector
and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person.
(d) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and
Lord
Cornwallis felt that District Collector should be only a revenue collector?
Answer: (c)
7.
Consider the following statements:
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come in Champaran to
investigate the problem of peasants.
2. Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of the Mahatma Gandhis colleagues in his
Champaran investigation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
8.
Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta session of Indian National
Congress in 1906. The question of either retention OR of rejection of these four
resolutions became the cause of a split in Congress at the next Congress session held in
Surat in 1907. Which one of the following was not one of those resolutions? [UPSC 2010
(CS-P)]
Match the Sufi Saints with the Silsilas with which they were associated. Answer the
questions on the basis of codes provided below [UPSC 2008]
List -I
p. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
q. Bahauddin Zakariya
r. Mian Mir
s. Ahmad Sirhindi
List-II
(i) Qadiri
(ii) Suhrawardi
(iii) Chistiya
(iv) Naqshbandi
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(p)
(iii)
(iii)
(ii)
(i)
(q)
(iv)
(ii)
(i)
(ii)
(r)
(ii)
(i)
(iii)
(iii)
(s)
(i)
(iv)
(iv)
(iv)
Answer: (b)
1.
Consider the following statements:
1. The term Swaraj means self-rule, self-government
2. Swaraj Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C. R. Das.
3. Lahore session of the congress demand for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence)
in its resolution on 26 January, 1930.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) only 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
2.
Consider the following statements:
1. Raja Rammohun Roy was an advocate of ethical social reform, and political
liberalism in India
2. He was the founder of Banaras Hindu University
3. He attacked the practice of Sati
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
10.
Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of
1942? [UPSC 2011 (CS-P)]
(a) It was a non-violent movement
(b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
(c) It was a spontaneous movement
(d) It did not attract the labour class in general
Answer: (d)
1.
Who was the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Mahadev Govind
(C) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (a)
2.
Consider the following pairs:
1. B. G. Tilak - founder of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
2. Madan Mohan Malaviya - founder of Banaras Hindu University
3. Keshab Chandra Sen - Leader of Brahmo Samaj
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
3.
Who among the following Governor General created the Covenanted Civil Service of
India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Wellesley
(c) Cornwallis
(d) William Bentinck
Answer: (c)
4.
Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile labour Association? [UPSC
2009(CS-P)]
(a) Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement
(b) Participating in the Second Round Table Conference
Answer: (a)
1.
By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company
abolished?
(a) Regulating Act of 1773
(b) Charter Act of 1813
(c) Charter Act of 1833
(d) Charter Act of 1853
Answer: (c)
2.
Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of NonAligned Movement for some period? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
(a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(b) Varahagiri Venkatagiri
(c) Giani Zail Singh
(d) Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
Answer: (c)
3.
Anekntavda is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?[UPSC
2009(CS-P)]
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Sikhism
(d) Vaishnavism
Answer: (b)
4.
In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for
which one of the following reasons? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
(a) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta town hall
(b) Partition of Bengal took effect
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of India National Congress was Swaraj
(d) Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona
Answer: (b)
5.
Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in
(a) Mandalay
(b) Singapore
(c) Midnapore
(d) Kuala Lumpur
Answer: (b)
6.
Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of
(a) Mahapadmananda
(b) Bindusara
(c) Seleucus
(d) Kautilya
Answer: (d)
7.
Consider the following statements:
The Cripps Proposals include the provision for
1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of Constitution-making body.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
8.
Consider the following statements:
1. The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of
the Government of India Act of 1935
2. The government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India
Federation to be based on a Union of the provinces of British India and the Princely
States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
9.
Consider the following statements:
1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and
Diamond Harbour.
2. The first Export processing zone in India was set up in Kandla.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
10.
Consider the following statements:
1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over
peninsular India in the early medieval times.
2. The Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire of South East Asia and
conquered some of the areas.
Which of these statements is/are correct? [UPSC 2003]
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
11.
During indian freedom struggle, which one of the following happened earlist?
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Gaya Session of Congress
(c) Tripuri Session of congress
(d) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Answer: (a)
12.
During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of
underground activity in [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: (c)
13.
During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular
indignation? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
(a) It curtailed the freedom of religion.
(b) it suppressed the Indian traditional education
(c) it authorized the government to imprison people without trial
(d) it curbed the trade union activities
Answer: (c)
14.
During whose Governor Generalship the Maratha confederacy ended?
(a) Wellesley
(b) Cornwallis
(c) Lord Hastings
(d) Dalhousie
Answer: (c)
15.
From which one of the following did Kosovo declare its independence?
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Croatia
(c) Macedonia
(d) Serbia
Answer: (d)
16.
From which period large scale land grants were given to officers and otherimportanr
person?
(a) Mauryan period
(b) Kushan age
(c) Harsha's Administration
(d) Gupta period
Answer: (d)
17.
Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Salt Law
(c) Act of 1909
(d) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre
Answer: (a)
18.
Historians are of the view that the British signed the Treaty of Bassien (1802) with a
'Cypher'. Who was this 'Cypher'?
(a) Baji Rao II
(b) Raghunath Rao
(c) Nana Phadanvis
(d) Daulat Rao Sindhia
Answer: (a)
19.
How did Hiuen Tsang undertake journey from and to India?
(a) He came by land route and also returned by land route
(b) He came by land route but returned by sea route
(c) He came by sea route and returned by land route
(d) He came by sea route and also returned by sea route
Answer: (a)
20.
How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?
(a) He was treacherously stabled to death by one of his ambitious nobles
(b) He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the rular of Ghazni who entered into a
(c) Wars
(d) Political condition of India
Answer: (c)
25.
Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age?
(a) Guptas
(b) Cholas
(c) Mauryas
(d) Mughals
Answer: (a)
26.
In which Governor-Generals reign railway lines in India were established?
(a) Lord William Bentick
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Kenning
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: (d)
27.
Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for who of
the following?
(a) Bahubali
(b) Buddha
(c) Mahavir
(d) Nataraja
Answer: (a)
28.
Mahatma Gandhi was born in
(a) Wardha
(b) Porbander
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Ahmedabad
Answer: (b)
29.
Mention the most important social issue taken up by Ghandhiji for reforms
(a) Religion
(b) Cast
(c) Women's status
(d) Orthodoxy in Hinduism
Answer: (b)
30.
Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the:
(a) 2nd Century B. C.
(b) 6th -5th Century B. C.
(c) 2nd Century A. D.
(d) 5th-6th Century A. D.
Answer: (b)
31.
Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year?
(a) 1972
(b) 1973
(c) 1974
(d) 1975
Answer: (d)
32.
Sir Thomas Rose visited the court of
(a) Akbar
(b) Jehangir
(c) Shajahan
(d) Aurangazeeb
Answer: (b)
33.
Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah was the contemporary of
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Muhammad Shah
Answer: (d)
34.
Temple architecture was most developed under
(a) Rastrakutas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Pandyas
(d) Cheras
Answer: (b)
35.
The ancient kingdom of "Avanti" had its capital at
(a) Vaishali
(b) Kausambi
(c) Ujjain
(d) Ayodhya
Answer: (c)
36.
The ancient name of the city of Patna is
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Kanauj
(c) Kausambi
(d) Kapilavastu
Answer: (a)
37.
The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 A.D was fought between
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala
(b) Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala
(c) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj
(d) Muhammad Ghori and Jaichandra
Answer: (b)
38.
The battle of Dharmat was fought between
(a) Muhammad Gori and Jai Chand
(b) Babar and the Afghans
(c) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
(d) Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Maratha
Answer: (c)
39.
The battle that was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas in 1761 was
(a) 2nd battle of Panipat
(b) 1st battle of Panipat
(c) 3rd battle of Panipat
(d) the battle of Tarain
Answer: (c)
40.
The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named
(a) Indo-British Company
(b) The Great Britain Company
(c) Eastern India Company
(d) East India Company
Answer: (d)
41.
The depiction of the stones of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha was first done in
the art of
(a) Sarnath Pillar of Asoka
(b) Bharhut Stupa
(c) Ajanta Caves
(d) Ellora Caves
Answer: (b)
42.
The earliest known Indian script is
(a) Mori
(b) Devanagari
(c) Brahmi
(d) Kharosti
Answer: (c)
43.
The earliest movement which took up the cause of lower cast against Brahmana
domination was
(a) Nair Service Society
(b) Satya Shodak Society
(c) Mahajan Sangam
(d) Vokkaliga Sangha
Answer: (b)
44.
The earliest Veda is the
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Samveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Answer: (a)
45.
The era which is counted from 78 A.D. is the
(a) Vikram era
(b) Kollam era
(c) Saka era
(d) Salivahana era
Answer: (c)
46.
The foreign traveler who visited India during the rule of the Guptas was
(a) Hiuen Tsang
(b) Beriner
(c) Fa-Hein
(d) Manucci
Answer: (c)
47.
The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the
(a) Greeks
(b) Shakas
(c) persians
(d) Kushans
Answer: (a)
48.
The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was
(a) Tegart
(b) Cornwallis
(c) Simpson
(d) O. Dwyer
Answer: (d)
49.
The Indian ruler known as the Napoleon of Indian was
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Ashoka
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
50.
The Indus religion did not include the worship of
(a) Forces of Nature
(b) Mother Goddess
(c) Certain animal chimeras and their anthropic figure
(d) Trees and their spirits
Answer: (a)
.
Answers: (b)
6.
What was the only permanent effect of hte invasions of Mahmud Ghaznavi?
(a) Control over Western India
(b) Control over Kashmir
(c) Annexation of Punjab
(d) Acceptance of subordinate position by rulers of North India
Answers: (c)
7.
What was the real name of Chanakya?
(a) Kautilya
(b) Bishnu Gupta
(c) Ramtanu Mishra
(d) None of these
Answers: (b)
8.
What were the districts called in the Vijayanagar Empire?
(a) Nadu
(b) Khurram
(c) Kottam
(d) Janpad
Answers: (c)
9.
When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India
(a) 1492
(b) 1498
(c) 1398
(d) 1542
Answers: (b)
10.
When the fully developed splendid form of temple architecture emerged in India?
(a) First century B. C.
(b) Fourth century B. C.
(c) Sixth century A. D.
(d) Eight century A. D.
Answers: (d)
11.
When was Burma separated from India
(a) 1947
(b) 1942
(c) 1937
(c) 1932
Answers: (c)
12.
Where did Rigvedic Aryans live in India?
(a) Northern India
(b) All over India
(c) Eastern part of India
(d) Sapta Sindhu area
Answers: (d)
13.
Which of the following was the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Economic System
(b) Religious life
(c) Town Planning
(d) Social life
Answers: (c)
14.
Which one of the following began with the Dandi March? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
(a) Home rule Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Answers: (c)
15.
Which one of the following settlements comprised Zamindar as middleman to collect the
land revenue?
(a) Mahalwari Settlement
(b) Ryotwari Settlement
(c) Permanent Settlement
(d) None of the above
Answers: (c)
16.
Which ruler went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism
(a) Ashoka
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Sanghamitra
(d) Chitragupta
Answers: (c)
17.
Which was the first National News Agency of India?
(a) The Indian Review
(b) The Free Press of India
(c) The Associated Press of India
(d) None of the above
Answers: (c)
18.
Who among the following had the longest tenure as the Prime Minister of India?
(a) Morarji Desai
(b) Charan Singh
(c) V. P. Singh
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answers: (a)
19.
Answers: (c)
24.
Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?[UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
(a) James Ramsay MacDonald
(b) Stanley Baldwin
(c) Neville Chamberlain
(d) Winston Churchill
Answers: (d)
25.
Who was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Calcutta?
(a) Hyde
(b) Elijah Impey
(c) Lemaistre
(d) Monson
Answers: (b)
26.
Who was the founder of All India Muslim League?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(b) Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
(c) Liyaqat Ali Khan
(d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Answers: (b)
27.
Why Indian kings were called the kings of wisdom?
(a) Because of their interest in yoga
(b) Because of their interest in Poetry
(c) Because of their interest in sciences
(d) Because of all the above
Answers: (c)
28.
With which one of the following movements is the slogan "Do or die" associated? [UPSC
2009(CS-P)]
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Answers: (b)
1.
Among the following, which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulh-i-kul?
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Shahjahan
Answers: (c)
2.
Among the following, who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in South India?
(a) Sudharmana
(b) Indrabhuti
(c) Bhadrabahu
(d) Sthulabhadra
Answers: (c)
3.
Amongst the following, who cooperated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the
implementation of his educational programmes?
(a) Dwarkanath Tagore
(b) David Hare
(c) Henri Derozio
(d) William Jones
Answers: (b)
4.
Consider the following statement :
1. Jainism in ancient India condemned the varna system.
2. Jain religious literature was written in Ardhamgadhi.
3. Mahavira admitted women into the order of his follows.
Which if these statement is/are correct?
(a) all of the above
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) only 3
Answers: (b)
5.
During the Mughal period, which one of the following trades were the first to come to
India?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
Answers: (a)
6.
Malik Kafur was whose General?
(a) Balban
(b) Ala-ud-din khilji
(c) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(d) Firoz Shah Tughluq
Answers: (b)
7.
The aim of education as stated by the Wood's despatch of 1854 was
(a) the creation of employment opportunity for native Indians
(b) the spread of western culture in India
(c) the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language
(d) the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education
Answers: (b)
8.
The Chinese pilgrim Fa Hien visited India during the reign of
(a) Kanishka
(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Chandragupta II
(d) Harshavardhana
Answers: (c)
9.
The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva I. To which dynasty did he
belong to?
(a) Somavamsi dynasty
(b) Eastern Ganga dynasty
(c) Suryavamsi Gajapati dynasty
(d) Bhoi dynasty
Answers: (b)
10.
What is the correct chronological order in which the following kings ruled in India?
1. Bimbisara
2. Mahapadma Nanda
3. Kanishka I
4. Skandagupta
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:
(a) 1-2-3- 4
(b) 4-3-2-1
(c) 2-3-4-1
(d) 3-1-4-2
Answers: (a)
11.
What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic
Civilization?
(a) Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural.
(b) "Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization, while "Burgad" tree was
worshiped in Vedic Civilization.
(c) The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade while in the Vedic Age was
on religion.
(d) Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic Civilization had no hard
and fast rules about violence.
Answers: (a)
12.
What was the reason or ground for the British Empire to annex Sambalpur in 1850?
(a) Lack of proper governance
(b) Death of its ruler without any heir
(c) Subsidiary Alliance
(d) Its involvement in a conspiracy against British Rule
Answers: (b)
13.
What were the ahdis of Akbars time?
(a) Village level money-lenders
(b) Village guards
(c) Cashiers working in diwani
(d) Foot-soldiers in the army
Answers: (b)
14.
Where did Buddha die?
(a) Lumbini
(b) Kusinagara
(c) Pavapuri
(d) Magadha
Answers: (b)
15.
Which is the most accepted date of the composition of the Rigveda?
(a) 1500 BC
(b) 1500 BC to 1000 BC
(c) 1000 BC
(d) About 4500 BC
Answers: (b)
16.
Which of the following is associated with Lord Wellesley, the Governor General of India
from 1798 to 1805?
(a) Doctrine of Lapse
(b) Subsidiary Alliance
(c) First Mysore War
(d) Conquest of Rajputana
Answers: (b)
17.
Which of the following kings of ancient India embraced Jainism and became a Sanyasi?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(c) Pushyamitra
(d) Harsha
Answers: (b)
18.
Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar?
(a) Hindi
(b) Urdu
(c) Persian
(d) Arabic
Answers: (c)
19.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Second Battle of Panipat - Akbar and Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Battle of Khanwa - Akbar and Rana Sanga
(c) Battle of Chausa - Humayun and Sher Shah
(d) First battle of Tarian - Mahmud Ghaznavi and Prithviraj Chauhan
Answers: (c)
20.
Which one of the following is not a feature of North Indian temple Architecture?
(a) Sikhara
(b) Garbha Griba
(c) Gopura
(d) Pradakshina
Answers: (c)
21.
Which one the following kingdoms was founded by Raja Odeyar?
(a) Tanjore
(b) Jinji
(c) Mysore
(d) Madura
Answers: (c)
22.
Which Philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya?
(a) Maharashtra Dharma
(b)Shuddhadvaita
(c) Anekantavada
(d) Visistadvaita
Answers: (b)
23.
Whichone of the following newspaper was launched by Motilal Nehru?
(a) Leader
(b) The Independent
Answers: (c)
28.
Who had demarcated the border-line between India and Pakistan?
(a) McMohan
(b) Lord Durand
(c) Redcliffe
(d) None of these
Answers: (c)
29.
Who propounded the Saptanga Theory?
(a) Manu
(b) Charaka
(c) Kautilya
(d) Tulsidas
Answers: (c)
30
Who put an end to the system of Dual Government in Bengal?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Clive
(c) Regulating Act
(d) British Parliament
Answers: (a)
1.
Robert Bruce
2.
Quartzite man
Hunting, Gathering
Carlyle, 1867
Mesolithic Age
Mesolithic
Le Mesurier
10
Mehrgarh
11
12
The cereals that were first grown by the earliest man were
______.
13
(a) Dog
14
(a) Copper
15
16
17
18
19
20
Bhimbetka
1.
Source of the Indus river is at ______, near the ______ Lake in Tibet.
Singikabab, Mansarover
2.
The five main tributaries of Indus river are:
Jhelum, Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Chenab
3.
The mature phase of Indus Valley civilization (26001900 BCE) is known as.
Harappan Civilization
4.
The ruins of Harrappa near Sahiwal in Punjab, Pakistan were first discovered in 1842 by
_____.
A commonly believed natural reason for the Indus Valley Civilization's decline is connected
with ______.
climate change
12.
Various settlement of Indus Valley Civilization has been discovered along and inside the river
beds of the ______ rivers.
Ghaggar Hakra river system
13.
Indus Valley Civilization covered which modern day Indian states?
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab
14.
Name the islands, the fifth largest Harappan site in the Indian subcontinent where the Indus
Valley sites have been found.
Dholavira, Kachchh district of Gujarat, India.
15.
The Indus Valley site discovered in India are:
Manda on the Beas River near Jammu and Alamgirpur on the Hindon River, near Delhi
1.
Indus Valley Civilization prospered on the bank of river
Indus
2.
The main sites of India that have been discovered in the excavation of Indus Valley
Civilization are:
Manda on the Beas River near Jammu
Alamgirpur on the Hindon River, near Delhi
Kalibangan in Rajasthan
Coastal city of Lothal in western India (Gujarat state)
Banwali in Haryana and
Ropar in Punjab.
3.
The major cities associated with Indus Valley Civilization are:
Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro and Lothal.
4.
The main two features of Indus Valley Civilizations were:
Town Planning, streets and Drainage systems
5.
The main sources of livelihood for the people of Indus Valley Civilization were
Agriculture and Trade
6.
In India entry of Aryans is marked as ______ period
Vedic
7.
Aryans were originally inhabitants of
Central Asia
around the Caspian Sea
8.
What are Vedas?
The most sacred books of Aryans
9.
What are the four Vedas?
Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda
10.
What are the Upanishads?
They are ancient Indian philosophical texts and are early source of Hindu religion. These are
dialogues between teachers and pupils, or discussions amongst sages at kings courts, or in
the jungle.
11.
What does Sutras mean in Ancient Sanskrit Literature?
The Sutras are short aphorisms, compiled to serve as aids to memorize teacher's explanations.
Each of the Veda has a Sutra literature of its own.
12.
What were the two prime religions that came into existence after the Vedic period?
Jainism and Buddhism
13.
Buddha was the son of king
Shuddhodhana
14.
Siddhartha was born in ______ BC
567
15.
Where was Siddharth born?
at Lumbini in
Kapilavastu (present day Nepal).
16.
While in search of truth Buddha attained enlightenment under a Pipal tree at
Bodh Gaya
17.
Buddha delivered his first sermons at
Sarnath in U.P.
18.
Buddha died at
Kushinagar in U.P.
19.
The main Buddhist teaching is known as:
eightfold path
20.
Mahavira was born at
Kundagrama in Bihar
21.
Vardhamana Mahavira died at
Pavapuri (present day Bihar)
22.
Tri-ratna, the major teachings concept of Jainism was based on
(a) Right knowledge
(b) Right faith and
(c) Right conduct
23.
In 684 B.C. The foundation of Haryanka Dynasty was laid by
Bimbisara and Ajata Shatru
24.
Shishunaga Dynasty, a major dynasties of Magadha Empire was founded by Shishunag in
______ B.C.
413
25.
Nanda Dynasty was founded in ______ BC by ______.
382, Mahapadma Nanda
26.
Battle of Hydaspes was fought between ______ and ______ in ______ BC
Alexander, Porus, 326
27.
Who was the founder of Maurya Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
28.
Which book was written by Kautilya who happened to be in the court of Chandragupta
Maurya?
Arthashastra
29.
Who had written the book titled INDICA during the rule of Chandragupta Maurya?
Megasthenese, the Greek ambassador
30.
Kalinga War was fought in
261 BC
31.
The last rules of Mauryan dynasty was
Brihadratha Maurya
32.
Kalinga War was fought in the year
261 BC
33.
The Kalinga War was a fought between
Ashoka, the Mauryan Emperor and the state of Kalinga
34.
oldest book on the grammar of the Tamil language and the earliest extant work of Tamil
literature
51.
Who established the Chalukya dynasty?
Pulakesi I
52.
The temple town of the Chalukya Period was
Aihole, in modern Karnataka state
53.
The Pallava dynasty was founded by
Simhavishnu
54.
The capital of Pallavas was at
Kanchipuram
55.
The shore temple of Mahabalipuram and the Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram were
constructed by which Pallava Ruler?
Narasimha Varman I
56.
The last ruler of Pallava dynasty was
Aparajitha Varman
57.
The Rashtrakuta Dynasty was founded by
Dantidurga
58.
Which Rashtrakuta Ruler had written the earliest Kannada book - Kavirajamarga on
rhetoric, poetics and grammar?
Amoghavarsha I
59.
Kailasanath Temple also spelt Kailash Temple or Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built by
Rashtrakuta king, Krishna I.
60.
The Chola dynasty was founded by
Vijayalaya
61.
The early capital of Chola dynasty was at
Poompuhar, Uraiyur
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The famous Siva temple, Brihadeeswarar Temple, also known as Rajarajeswaram was
constructed by which Chola Ruler?
Raja Raja I
1.
The Arab invasion in 712 A.D. was led by
Muhammad Bin Qasim
2.
Which Rajput ruler was overthrown by the Turk Muhammad Ghori from Delhi ______.
Prithvi Raj Chauhan.
3.
Who was the founder of Ghazni dynasty?
Mahmud Ghazni
4.
Muhammad Ghori ascended the throne of Ghazni in the year
1173
5.
Muhammad Ghori is also known as
Shahabuddin Muhammad
6.
The First battle of Tarain was fought between
Prithiviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori
7.
In the battle of Chandwar Muhammad Ghori defeted which rajput ruler of India.
Jaichand ruler of Kannauj -Rathore dynasty.
8.
Who was the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir?
Shamshuddin Shah - 1339 AD
9.
Muhammad Ghori assigned his Indian possession to
Qutbuddin Aibak
10.
The Slave Dynasty was founded by
Qutbuddin Aibak
11.
The Persian festival of NAVROZ in India was started by
Qutbuddin Aibak
12.
The Qutub Minar at Delhi was built by
Qutbuddin Aibak
13.
Name the woman ruler of Slave Dynasty
Razia Sultana,
14.
The Khilji Dynasty was founded by which Muslim ruler?
Jalal-ud-Din Khilji
15.
The original name of Jalal-ud-Din Firuz Khilji's is
Malik Firuz
16.
Siri Fort and Alai Darwaja at Delhi ware constructed by which Muslim ruler in India
Ala-ud-din Khilji
17.
The Tughlaq dynasty was founded by
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
18.
Which Muslim ruler of Tughlaq dynasty introduced coins of brass and copper
Mohammed-Bin-Tughlaq
19.
The Lodhi dynasty was founded by
Bahlol Lodhi
20.
52.
At the time of Timurs invasion who was the governor of Gujrat province?
Zafar Khan
53.
Malwa the south-western province of Delhi Sultanate was conquered in 1310 AD by
Sultan Alauddin
54.
Who was the first Sultan who annexed Gujarat to the Delhi Sultanate?
Sultan Alauddin Khalji
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Bengal was annexed to the territories of Muhammad Ghori by
Muhammad Bin Bakhitiyar
1
Which European country started trade with India first?
Portugal
2
The Portuguese reached the city of Calicut on the Malabar Coast of India on ______.
May 18, 1498
3
Who was the first Portuguese governor in India and viceroy of the Portuguese State of India?
Francisco de Almeida
4
Who was the second governor of Portuguese India?
Alfonso de Albuquerque
5
Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from Bijapur in ______.
1510
6
When Vasco-da-Gama's arrived at Calicut in 1498 he was greeted by which local ruler?
The Hindu ruler of Calicut , Zamorin
7
Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator who discovered the sea route to India, died on
______ at ______.
Dec. 24, 1524, Cochin, India
8
The East India Company was founded in ______.
1600
9
The Dutch East India Company was founded in ______.
1602
10
The primary aim of The East India Company was to ______.
To capture the spice trade by breaking the Portuguese monopoly in Asia
11
The first ambassador of the East India Company, who came to India and stayed in Jahangir's
court from 1609 to 1611 was ______.
Captain Hawkins
12
Sir Thomas Roe, another British ambassador, reached Jahangir's court in ______.
1615
13
In 1662, King Charles II of England got the port cities of Tangier and Bombay from Portugal
as dowry for marrying a Portuguese princess. What was her name?
Catherine of Braganza
14
The East India Company, established their first factory at what today is known as Madras in
the year ______.
1639
15
In 1619 Jahangir granted permission to East India Company to trade in his territories at
______.
Surat (in Gujarat) & Hughli (in West Bengal)
16
The French East India Company was founded in ______.
1664
17
The prime objective of the formation of French East India was ______.
To compete with the British and Dutch East India companies in colonial India.
18
Who succeeded Aurangzeb in 1707 after his death?
Bahadur Shah I or Shah Alam
19
Who were popularly known as Sayyed brothers of the Mughal Empire?
Abdullah Khan and Hussain Ali Khan
20
By whom was the state of Hyderabad founded under the Mughals?
Chin Kilich Khan
21
Who invaded India during the period of A.D. 17381739? He was the ruler of which country?
Nadir Shah, Iran
22
The single most important power which came into view after the decline of Mughal dynasty
was ______.
The Marathas
23
Who was referred as Peshwa during the Maratha rule in India?
Chief Minister
24
In Maratha Confederacy during the region of Shahu, name the Peshwa who held power
between 1720 1740.
Baji Rao I
25
In the context of the Marathas what did the terms Chauth and Sardeshmukhi mean?
Tributes collected by the Marathas
26
The important Portuguese trade centres in the Western coast of India were ______.
Goa, Bassin, Daman
27
Name the various ruling dynasties of the Marathas alliances.
43
In 1857 the Last Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British and sent away to
______.
Rangoon, (present day Yangon, Myanmar)
44
In 1760 which battle resulted the end of French power in India?
Battle of Wandiwash
45
Who were defeated in Battle of Buxar by the English in 1764?
The joint army of Nawab Mir Quasim, Nawab Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam II
46
As a result of the Regulating Act (1773) who became the first Governor General of Bengal?
Warren Hastings
47
Which Governor Generals of India is known as the father of Indian Civil Services
Lord Cornwallis
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48
Who introduced the system of the Permanent Settlement, also called the Permanent
Settlement in Bengal for effective agricultural methods and productivity.
Lord Cornwallis
49
Who adopted the policy of Subsidiary Alliance and established the Fort William College at
Calcutta.
Lord Wellesley
50
The social evil 'Sati' was prohibited in the year ______ by ______.
1829, Lord William Bentinck
1
Guru Gobind Singh created 'Khalsa' on ______, at ______.
30th March 1699, Anandpur
2
Which was the first newspaper in India and when was it published?
The Bengal Gazette, 1780
3
Who advocated the drain of wealth theory?
Dadabhai Naoroji
4
Who laid the foundation of railways in India?
Lord Dalhousie
5
Which Act put an end to the monopoly of the East India Company over the India Trade?
Charter Acts of 1813
6
English was introduced as medium of instruction in ______.
1835
7
First Indian railway train service from Bombay to Thane was started on ______.
16th April, 1853
8
British crown took over the Indian Government to end the rule of East India Company in the
year ______.
1858
9
Rabindranath Tagore was born on ______.
7th May 1861
10
The date of Birth of M. K. Gandhi. is ______.
2nd October 1869
11
First war of Indian Independence, termed Sepoy Riots was attempted in ______.
1857
12
The first telegram line in India was started between ______.
Agra and Calcutta.
13
Who introduced the Widow Remarriage Act?
Lord Dalhousie
14
He was the first Viceroy of India and abolished The Doctrine of Lapse.
Lord Cunning
15
Who introduced The Vernacular Press Act, to curb the freedom of Indian Press?
Lord Lytton
16
Who was known as the father of Local Self Government?
Lord Ripon
17
Which Viceroys of India had passed the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act and Indian
University Act in 1904?
Lord Curzon
18
Indian National Congress was formed in the year ______.
1885
19
The Minto Morley reforms also known as Indian Council Act was passed in ______ during
the tenure of Lord Minto.
1909
20
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on ______.
13th April 1919
21
Who passed the Government of India Act of 1919; popularly know as Montague Chelmsford
reform?
Lord Chelmsford
22
Which famous freedom movement was started in the year 1920?
Non-Cooperation movement,(Asahayog Andolan)
23
Rowlatt Act, also called the Black Bill, was passed in ______.
1919
24
All India Muslim League was formed in the year ______.
1906
25
The event of first war of independence in India relates with which fact?
Mangal Pandey killed
two British sepoys at Barrackpore.
26
The Simon commission visited India in 1928 during the reign of ______.
Lord Irwin
27
Civil Disobedience movement was started in India by ______.
Mahatma Gandhi
28
Irwin pact was signed in ______.
1931
29
The First Round Table Conference was held at ______.
London
30
In 1932 the Poona pact was signed between ______.
Dr. B R Ambedker and Mahatma Gandhi
31
During the reign of which Viceroy of India elections were held for the first time in 11 Indian
states?
Lord Linlithgow
32
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on ______.
9th December, 1946.
33
Who was the last British Governor General of independent India?
Lord Mountbatten
34
Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by ______.
Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.
35
Minto-Morley Reforms Act was introduced in the year ______.
1909
36
World War I started in ______.
1914
37
The Swaraj Party was founded by ______ in the year ______.
Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das., 1923
38
Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
39
World War II started in ______.
1939
40
National Anthem was adopted by the constituent assembly on ______.
24th January 1950
41
'Jana Gana Mana' was composed by ______.
Rabindranath Tagore
42
Who was the first president of the Indian National congress?
W. C. Bannerjee
43
Who became the first woman President of Indian National congress in 1917?
Annie Besant
44
"Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it". This was advocated by
Lokmanya Tilak
45
The slogan "Inquilab Zindabad", was raised by
Bhagat Singh
46
What was the objective of Dandi March started by M. K. Gandhi?
to break the salt law
47
Who was the political guru of M. K. Gandhi?
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Dandi March was started from where?
Sabarmati Ashram
49
Which freedom fighter is known as 'Desh Bandhu"?
Chittranjan Das
50
Who was known as the Punjab Kesari (Lion of the Punjab)?
Lala Lajpat Rai
It has been observed that the struggles for Freedom in India had been a merger of a whole series of political events
spreading over many decades.
The contribution of various social and religious leaders made the people conscious of India's rich cultural heritage and
helped to eradicate the social evils prevented in society.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772 - 1833)
Mrs. Annie Besant (1847 - 1933)
Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824 - 1883)
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817 - 1898)
Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842 - 1901)
Ramkrishna Paramahamsa (1836 - 1886)
Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902)
Vinoba Bhave: (1895 - 1982)
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820 - 1891)
B. R. Ambedkar: (1891-1956)
The spirit of nationalism in Indian society was very much influenced by the socio-religious reforms propagated by these
eminent personalities.
The year 1857 witnessed mutiny and revolt throughout northern India, which is considered as the first milestone in
opposition to British rule.
Further extremist leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak of Maharashtra, Bipin Chandra Pal of Bengal, and Lala Lajpat Rai of
Punjab launched the idea of the contribution of masses in the national movement. These towering leaders led the Swadeshi
movement in India.
The role of Netaji and Indian National Army in freedom struggle was remarkable as well.
However Mahatma Gandhis entry into the national movement was major stride who took a leading role in launching
several country wide struggles with his non-violent and non-cooperation methods.
The outcome of these struggles infused in Indians the desire to make India free from British rule and finally we got
independence in 1947.
1916-1918
Local struggles in the form of Peasant movements in Kheda (Gujarat), and workers
movement in Ahmedabad occured
1919
1919
Jallianwala Bagh massacre (April) - The tragic side of British Power in India
1919
Rowlatt Satyagraha - Gandhiji called for a countrywide campaign against the Rowlatt Act.
1919-1924
The Khilafat Movement - The movement of Indian Muslims, led by Muhammad Ali and
Shaukat Ali
1921
1922
Chauri Chaura (Gorakhpur district) killing; Mahatma Gandhi called off non-cooperation.
1925
1927
December, 1928
March-April, 1930
Beginning of Civil Disobedience Movement with Gandhi's salt march to the sea at Dandi to
oppose British taxes of salt (Also known as Dandi March)
November, 1930
December, 1931
1931
1932
1935
1939
1942
Quit India Movement (August) - Gandhi launched his third major movement against
British rule.
1942
Cripps Mission was attempted by British government headed by Sir Stafford Cripps
1943
The great Bengal Famine was witnessed, which hit the Bengal province of pre-partition
India causing the death of millions of people of starvation, malnutrition and disease
August, 1947
December 1885
2.
A. O. Hume.
3.
4.
In 1911 the India's capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi for
______.
5.
6.
7.
She was a Parsi girl, born in Bombay and brought out her own
revolutionary journal in awareness of Indian struggle for
independence in Europe and America.
8.
9.
10.
Answer: (D)
2.
Answer: (C)
press.
3.
Answer: (A)