HISTORY Which of the following domesticated animals was absent

in the terracottas of the Indus civilisation?

(a) Buffalo
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS (b) Sheep
(c) Cow
Q1. (d) Pig
The earliest city discovered in India was
(a) Harappa Q8.
(b) Punjab The language used to write source materials in ancient
(c) Mohenjo Daro time was
(d) Sindh (a) Sanskrit
(b) Pali
Q2. (c) Brahmi
Epigraphy means (d) Kharosthi
(a)The study of coins
(b)The study of inscriptions Q9.
(c)The study of epics Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the
(d)The study of geography following civilization were found ?
(a)Indus Valley
Q3. (b)Mesoptamian
Which among the following has not been found in the (c)Egyptian
excavation of Harappa sites ? (d)Persian
(a)Drains and well
(b)Fort Q10.
(c)Reservoirs The first metal used by man was
(d)Temple with Shikhar (a) Alumunium
(b) Copper
Q4. (c) iron
The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year (d) Silver
(a) 1935
(b)1942 Q11.
(c) 1901 Off the following scholars who was the first to discovr
(d) 1922 the tracesof the Harappan Civilisation?
(a)Sir John Marshall
Q5. (b)R. D. Banerji
The organic relationship between the ancient culture of (c)A Cunningham
the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the (d)Daya Ram Sahani
worship of
(a) Pashupati Indra and the Mother Goddess Q12.
(b) Stones trees and animals Who amongst the following is as sociated with the study
(c)Vishnu and Lakshmi of theHarappan Civilisation?
(d)Siva and Sakti (a)Charles Mason
(b)Cunningham
Q6. (c)M. Wheeler
Which was the only Indus sitewith an artificial brick (d)M.S.Vats
dockyard?
(a) Lothal Q13.
(b) Kalibangan The Megalithic culture (500B.C. A.D. 100) brings us to
(c) Harappa the historical period in South India. The Megaliths used
(d) Mohenjo Daro (a)weapons made of stone
(b)tools & implements made of stone
Q7. (c)graves encircled by big piec es of stones
(d) articles of daily use made of stone
 Kalinga war took place in the year
Q14. (a)261 BC
Which ruler murdered his father Bimbisara to ascend (b)263 BC
the throne ? (c) 232 BC
(a) Ashoka (d)240 BC
(b) Ajatasatru
(c) Kanishka Q22.
(d) Simukha The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
(a)Chandra Gupta
Q15. (b)Samudra Gupta
Who amidst the following was a wife of emperor Ashoka (c)Kumara Gupta
who in fluenced him? (d)Chandra Gupta
(a) Chandalika
(b) Charulata Q23.
(c) Gautami From which modem State did the Alwar saints originate?
(d) Karuwaki (a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
Q16. (c) Karnataka
Tripitaka is the religious book of (d) Maharashtra
(a)Jains
(b)Buddhists Q24.
(c) Sikhs Pancha siddharitham of Varaha mihira deals with
(d) Hindus (a) Astrology
(b) Astronomy
Q17. (c) Medicine
Charak was the famous court physician of (d) Anatomy
(a) Harsha
(b) Chandra Gupta Maurya Q25.
(c) Ashoka Varahamihira was
(d) Kanishka (a)An Astronaut
(b)A Space Shuttle
Q18. (c) A Power Station
The Greeks were driven out of India by (d) An ancient astronomer
(a)Chandra gupta Murya
(b)Chandra gupta Vikramditya Q26.
(c)Ashoka The original founder of the Manuscripts and Editor of
(d)Bindusara Kautilyas Athashastra was
(a)Srikanta Shastri
Q19. (b)Srinivasa Iyangar
Who is the mother of mahavir ? (c)R. Shamashastri
(a) Yashoda (d)William Jones
(b) Trishala
(c) Jameli Q27.
(d) Mahamaya From which among the following rulers has the
Government of India borrowed and adopted its
Q20. symbols?
Prince of Pilgrims was the name attributed to (a)Ashoka
(a) Fahien (b)Krishnadevaraya
(b) Itsing (c)Pulakesin
(c) Eiuen Tsang (d)Kanishka
(d) Megasthenes
Q28.
Q21.
Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called
the Prince of Builders? Q35.
(a) Akbar Ranthambhor was
(b) Jahangir (a) a Mughal palace
(c) ShahJahan (b)a Rajput fort
(d) Babur (c)capital of the Khalji’s
(d)Pilgrimase center of buddisht
Q29.
The Kirti Stambha (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was Q36.
built by Lakh Baksh was a title given to the ruler
(a) Rana Pratap (a) Iltutmish
(b) Rana Kumbha (b) Balban
(c) Rana Sanga (c) Raziya
(d) Bappa Raval (d)Qutubuddin Aibak

Q30. Q37.
Which of the following languages was in vogue during The foreign traveller who visited India during the
Mughal period in the courts of India ? Mughal period and who left us an experts dscription of
(a) French the Peacock Throne was
(b) Persian (a)Geronimo Verroneo
(c) Portugese (b)Omrah Danishmand Khan
(d) Arabic (c)Travemier
(d)Austin of Bordeaux
Q31.
The Assam State derives its name from that of a tribe Q38.
that conquered the region. Where did the tribesmen Amir Khusrau was a musician and
come from ? (a) Sufi saint
(a) Tibet (b) Persian and Hindi writer and scholar
(b) Mongolia (c)historian
(c) Burma (now Myanmar)(d)Siam (now Thailand) (d)All of the above

Q32.
What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?
(a)providing rent free land
(b)zamindars property
(c)giving officer a right to revenue
(d)giving cash salary to Man sabdar
Q39.
The world famous Peacock Throne was kept In which of
the following Mughal buildings ?
(a) Diwanr Khasa Fatehpur Sikri
(b) New Agra Fort
(c) The Rang Mahal of the Red Fort at Delhi
(d) The Diwani Ain of the Red Fort at Delhi

Q33. Q40.
Select the correct order The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one
(a)Nizamuddin Auliya Kabir Mirabai Tulsidas of the mines in
(b)Mirabai Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya Tulsidas (a) Orissa
(c)Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya Tulsidas Mirabai (b) Chhota Nagpur
(d)Tulsidas Mirabai Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya (c) Bijapur
(d) Golconda
Q34.
Which of the following powers did not fight for the Q41.
Tungabhadra Doab ? Which of the following was not ordered by Alauddin
(a) Pallavas and Chalukyas Khalji to control blackmarketing and hoarding?
(b) Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana (a)Land revenue should be collected in kind
(c)Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates (b)Cultivators should sell the harvested crops on the
(d)Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms field only
(c)Merchants should sell all commodities in the open (c) Hindi
(d)More privileges should be given to Khuts and (d) Urdu
Muqadd ams
Q49.
Q42. Khalsa Panth was created by GuruGobind Singh in which
The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler year ?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak (a)1599
(b) Iltutmish (b)1707
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (c) 1699
(d) Alauddin Khilji (d) 1657

Q43. Q50.
Coronation of Shivaji took place in In which of the following towns is Moti Masjid situated
(a)1627 A.D. (a) Agra
(b) 1674 A.D. (b) Jaipur
(c)1680 A.D. (c) Lahore
(d)1670 A.D. (d) Ahmedabad

Q44. Q51.
The Muslim adventurer who dstroyed the Nalanda Which of the following pairs is incorrect ?
University was (a)Babar vs. Sangram Singh
(a)Allauddin Khilji (b)Sher Shah vs. Humayun
(b)Muhammadbin Tughlak (c)Chengiz Khan vs. Alauddin Khilji
(c)Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar (d)Akbar vs. Hemu
(d)Muhammad bin kashim
Q52.
Q45. Which one of the following battles led to the foundation
The first muslim women who ruled Northern India was of the Mughal rule at Delhi ?
(a)Razia Sultana (a)Third Battle of Panipat
(b)Mumtaz (b)Second Battle of Panipat
(c)Nurjahan (c)Battle pf Haldighati
(d)None of the above (d)First Battle of Panipat

Q46. Q53.
Which Battle laid the foundation of Mughal rule in India Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?
? (a)Mahmud of Ghazni
(a)Battle of Plassey (b)Muhammad Ghori
(b)Battle of Talikota (c)Iltutmish
(c)First Battle of Panipat (d)Qulbuddin Aibak
(d)Battle of Haldighati
Q54.
Q47. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohd. Ghori in the
The court language of the Mughals was battle of
(a) Urdu (a)Tarain in 1191 A.D.
(b) Hindi (b)Tarain in 1192 A. D.
(c) Arabic (c)Chandawar in 1193 A.D.
(d) Persian (d)Ranthambhor in 1195A.D.

Q48. Q55.
Name the language that was designated as the Camp Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in
Language during the Medieval Period (a)1565 A.D.
(a) Sanskrit (b) 1575 A.D.
(b) Pali (c) 1585 A.D.
(d) 1570 A.D. (d) Indian Council Act of 1935

Q56. Q63.
Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the The first attempt to introduce a representative and
battle of popular element in the governance of India was made
(a)Ghaghra in 1529 A.D through
(b)Chausa in 1539 A.D. (a)Indian Council Act 1861
(c)Panipat in 1526 A.D. (b)Indian Council Act 1892
(d)Khanwa in 1527 A. D. (c)Indian Council Act 1909
(d)Indian Council Act 1919
Q57.
When the rule of the Delhi Sultan began? Q64.
(a)1106 A.D When was the first train steamed off in India ?
(b) 1206 A.D (a) 1848
(c) 1306 A.D (b) 1853
(d) 1406 A.D (c) 1875
(d) 1880
Q58.
Tulsidas wrote Ram charit manas in the reign of Q65.
(a) Babur When was first telegraph line started in India ?
(b) Akbar (a)1853
(c)aurangzeb (b) 1875
(d)jahagir (c) 1884
(d)1900
Q59.
TheTajMahal was built by Q66.
(a) Jahangir The first telegraph line betweenCalcutta and Agra was
(b) Shahjahan opened in
(c) Sher Shah (a)1852
(d) Nadir Shah (b) 1853
(c) 1854
Q60. (d) 1855
Who of the following became a member of the Din-a-
ilahi? Q67.
(a)Todarmal When was the first passenger train run in India ?
(b)Raja Birbal (a) January 1848
(c)Raja Man Singh (b) April 1853
(d)Tansen (c) May 1857
(d) April 1852
Q61.
Mahatma Gandhi was firat arrested during Satyagrah in Q68.
the year In which session of Indian National Congress the
(a) 1906 tricolour flag was unfurled for the first time ?
(b) 1908 (a)Calcutta Session 1920
(c) 1913 (b) Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur 1920
(d) 1917 (c) Lahore Congress 1929
(d) Haripura Congress Conference 1938
Q62.
The system of communal electorate in India was first Q69.
introduced by Which among the following regulations made English as
(a) Indian Council Act of 1892 a medium of education compulsory in government aided
(b) Minto Morey reforms of 1909 schools and colleges ?
(c) Mantagu Cheknsford reforms of 1919 (a) Pitts India Act 1784
(b) Educational Despatch 1854 (a)1900
(c) Macaulay Minute 1835 (b)1905
(d) Regulating Act 1773 (c)1906
(d)1902
Q70.
Which of the following events made the English East Q77.
India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Pooma Swaraj (Complete Indpendence) was declared to
Suba ? be the goal of the Indian National Congress in its Session
(a)Battle of Buxar 1764 of
(b)Battle of Plassey 1757 (a) Lucknow 1916
(c)Farrukh Siyars Farman 1717 (b) Lahore 1929
(d)Ibrahim khan ka farmaan 1690 (c) Tripura 1939
(d) Lahore 1940
Q71.
In which of the following years 26th January was Q78.
celebrated as an independence day ? Which day was declared as the Direct Action Day by the
(a)1930 Muslim League ?
(b)1929 (a) 3rd September 1946
(c) 1942 (b) 6th August 1946
(d)1946 (c) 6th May 1946
(d) 4th December 1946
Q72.
Which of the following Acts gave representation to the Q79.
Indians for the first time in legislation ? When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the Quit
(a)Indian Councils Act 1909 India Movement of 1942 ?
(b)Indian Councils Act 1919 (a) 7th August 1942
(c)Government of India Act 1919 (b) 0th April 1942
(d)Government of India Act 1935 (c) 9th August 1942
(d) 5th July 1942
Q73.
Which year did Bankini Chandra Chatopadhyay write Q80.
Anand math? In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay
(a)1858 for organising the agrarian movement in Punjab?
(b) 1892 (a) 1905
(c)1882 (b) 1907
(d) None of these (c) 1909
(d) 1911
Q74.
In which year Salt Satyagraha took place ? Q81.
(a)1929 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an Urdu Weekly The
(b) 1930 Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the
(c) 1931 Government he founded at Al-Balaghin
(d) 1932 (a)1913
(b)1914
Q75. (c)1915
Cabinet Mission came to India in the year (d)1916
(a)1946
(b)1945 Q82.
(c)1942 The Cabinet Mission came to India in
(d)1940 (a)1943
(b) 1944
Q76. (c) 1945
Muslim League Was founded in the year (d) 1946
 (d) 5th May 1930
Q83.
The split between the Extremists and Moderates came Q90.
up in the open at the Surat Congress Session in the year When and which Governor General decided to make
(a)1905 English the medium of instruction in India?
(b)1906 (a)1805 Lord Wellesley
(c)1907 (b)1845 Lord Hardinge
(d)1910 (c)1835 Lord William Bentick
(d)1850 Lord Dalhousie
Q84.
Bhulabhai Desais mostmemorable achievement was his Q91.
defence of the Indian National Army (I.N.A.) personnel at The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the
the Red Fort Trial towards the end of territory of the Raja of
(a)1943 (a)1911
(b)1944 (b)1914
(c)1945 (c)1917
(d)1946 (d)1919

Q85. Q92.
When was the All India Womens Conference founded The Indian tricolour was unfurled for the first time by
(a)1924 Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) 1925 (a) at the ramparts of the RedFort in 1947
(c) 1926 (b)on the banks of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
(d) 1927 (c)when India became a democratic republic in 1950
(d)when The Government of India Act was passed in
Q86. 1935
When did the British make English the medium of
instruction in India ? Q93.
(a)1813 In which year did Gandhiji undertake the famous Dandi
(b) 1833 March ?
(c) 1835 (a)1920
(d) 1844 (b) 1930
(c) 1925
Q87. (d) 1935
The communal electorate was introduced for the first
time in India in Q94.
(a)1919 The Congress adopted the Quit India Resolution in the
(b) 1935 year
(c)1906 (a)1940
(d) 1909 (b) 1938
(c) 1946
Q88. (d) 1942
In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement ?
(a)1919 Q95.
(b) 1927 The Azad Hind Fauj was formed in
(c) 1934 (a) 1937
(d) 1942 (b)1942
(c) 1943
Q89. (d)1945
When was the Dandi March un dertaken?
(a) 1st December 1929 Q96.
(b) 2th March 1930 In which year Gandhiji established Sabarmati Ashram in
(c) 5th April 1930 Gujarat ?
(a)1916 (b) Slave Labour based
(b)1917 (c)Colour (Varna) based
(c) 1918 (d)Caste based
(d)1929
Q104.
Q97. Which of the following Vedas provides information
The Non-Cooperation Movement started in about the civilisation of the Early Vedic Age?
(a)1870 (a)Rigveda
(b) 1920 (b) Yajurveda
(c) 1921 (c) Atharvaveda
(d) 1942 (d) Samaveda

Q98. Q105.
In which session of the Indian National Congress was the The university which became famous in the post Gupta
Pooma Swaraj resolution adopted ? Era was
(a)Lucknow Session in 1916 (a) Kanchi
(b)Belgium Session In 1924 (b) Taxlla
(c)Lahore Session in 1929 (c) Nalanda
(d) Karachi Session in 1931 (d) ValJabhi

Q99. Q106.
In which year did the Indian National Congress split Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor ?
between moderates and extremists ? (a)Vikramaditya
(a) 1907 (b)Kumaragupta
(b) 1908 (c)Harshavardhan
(c) 1909 (d)Kanishka
(d) 1910
Q107.
Q100. The first Indian ruler who established the supremacy of
Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed on Indian Navy In the Arabian Sea was
(a) March 10 1930 (a) Raja rajal
(b) March 20 1931 (b) Raja Rajendra
(c) March 12 1930 (c) Raja dhiraj
(d) March 5 1931 (d) Kulottungal

Q101. Q108.
Which among the following chronology is correct Which statement on the Harappan Civilisation is
regarding four samvatas ? correct?
(a)Gupta Gregorian Hizri Saka (a)Horse sacrifice was known to them
(b)Gregorian Saka Hizri Gupta (b)Cow was sacred to them
(c)Saka Gregorian Hizri Gupta (c)Pashupatiwas venerated by them
(d)Hizri Gupta Gregorian Saka (d)The culture was not generally static

Q102. Q109.
The home of Gargi and Kapila was at Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by
(a) Vidisha which of the following?
(b) Ujjain (a) Shekas
(c) Pataliputra (b) Parthians
(d) Mithila (c) Greeks
(d) Kushans
Q103.
The Social System of the Harappan’s was Q110.
(a) Fairly egalitarian
Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the (a) Jainism
Government of India? (b) Buddhism
(a)Kanishka (c) Hinduism
(b)Vikramaditya (d) Christianity
(c)Samudra Gupta
(d)Asoka Q118.
Who established Mahabalipuram?
Q111. (a) Pallava
What Inspired the paintings of Ajanta ? (b) Pandya
(a)Compassionate Buddha (c) Chola
(b)Radha Krishan Leela (d) Chalukya
(c)Jain Thirthankaras
(d)Mahabharata encounters Q119.
The Saka era commencing from A.D. 78 was founded by
Q112. (a) Kanishka
Who among the following was the first to invade India ? (b) Asoka
(a) Xerxes (c)Chandragupta
(b) Alexander (d)Vikramaditya
(c) Darius
(d) Seleucus Q120.
Ganhadra school of art came into existence in
Q113. (a)Hinayanasect
Which among the following is the oldest dynasty ? (b)Mahayanasect
(a) Maurya (c)Vaishnavasect
(b) Gupta (d)Shaivasect
(c) Kushan
(d) Kanva Q121.
Who amongst the following also had the name
Q114. Devanama Piya dassi?
With which of the following is the classic Jivaka (a) MauiyanKing Ashoka
Chintamani in Tamil associated ? (b) Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya
(a) Jainism (c) Gautam Buddha
(b) Buddhism (d) Bhagwan Mahavira
(c) Hinduism
(d) Christianity Q122.
Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad
Q115. Pillar inscription ?
Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last? (a)Chandra Gupta Maurya
(a) Rajgir (b)Samudra Gupta
(b) Bodh Gaya (c)Vikramaditya
(c) Samath (d)Skand Gupta
(d) Kushinagar
Q123.
Q116. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation was
Who were the first kings to issue gold coins iii India? (a)worship of forces of nature
(a) Mauryas (b)organised city life
(b) Indo Greeks (c)pastoral farming
(c) Guptas (d)caste society
(d) Kushans
Q124.
Q117. Name the capital of the Pallavas
In Tamil literature the glorious books Shilppadikaram (a)Kanchi
and Manimekhalai are related to (b)Vatapi
(c)Trichnapalli
(d)Mahabalipuram Q132.
During which Gupta Kings reign did the Chinese
Q125. traveller Fahien visit India ?
The word Veda means (a)Chandra Gupta I
(a)knowledge (b)Samudra Gupta
(b) wisdom (c)Chandra Gupta II
(c)skill (d)Kumara Gupta
(d) power
Q133.
Q126. St. Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate
Which metal was first used by the Vedic people ? Christianity during the reign of the
(a) Silver (a) Cheras
(b) Gold (b) Parthians
(c) Iron (c) Pandyas
(d) Copper (d) Cholas

Q127. Q134.
Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D. by The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built
(a) Pratiharas their houses of
(b) Rashtrakutas (a)Pucca bricks
(c) Palas (b)Stone
(d) Chalukyas (c)Wood
(d)All of the above
Q128.
In Mauryan dynasty Kalinga war took place in the year Q135.
(a) 260 BC Who started the Saka Era and when ?
(b) 1BC (a)Kadphises in 58 BC
(c) 126 BC (b)Rudradaman in AD 78
(d) 232 BC (c)Vikramaditya in 58 BC
(d)Kanish kain AD 78
Q129.
The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to Q136.
the art patronised by the In which state was the Nalanda University located in
(a)Pallavas India?
(b)Pandyas (a) Bengal
(c)Cholas (b) Bihar
(d)Cheras (c) Orissa
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Q130.
Name the dan Buddha belonged to Q137.
(a)Gnathrika Which event brought about a profound change in
(b)Maurya Ashoka’s administrative policy?
(c)Sakya (a) The third Buddhist Council
(d)Kuru (b) The Kalinga War
(c) His embracing of Buddhism
Q131. (d) His sending of missionary to Ceylon
Who was the author of the Kadambari a great romantic
play ? Q138.
(a)Banabhatta The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism
(b)Harshavardhana was
(c)Baskaravardhana (a) Vishnu Gupta
(d)Bindusara (b) Upa gupta
(c) Brahma Gupta (d)Later Vedic Civilization
(d) Badrinath
Q146.
Q139. Alexander and Porus fought a battle at
Harshvardhan was defeated by (a) Hydaspes
(a)Prabhakaravardhana (b) Jhelum
(b)Pulakesin II (c) Panipat
(c) Narasimha svanna Pallava (d) Tarain
(d) Sasanka
Q147.
Q140. Identify the Buddhist Literature from the following
Which of the following was NOT composed by (a) Tripitakas
Harshvardhana? (b) Upanishads
(a)Harshacharita (c) Angas
(b)Ratnavali (d) Aranyakas
(c)Priyadarshika
(d)Nagananda Q148.
Seleucus Nicator was defeated by
Q141. (a)Asoka
Fahien visited India during the reign of (b)Chandragupta Maurya
(a)Chandragupta II (c)Bindu Sara
(b)Samudragupta (d)Brihad ratha
(c)Ramagupta
(d)Kumaragupta Q149.
The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
Q142. (a)Urban Civilization
The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Mauryas (b)Agrarian Civilization
Court was (c)Mesolithic Civilization
(a)Kautilya (d)Paleolithic Civilization
(b)Seleucus Nicator
(c)Megasthenes Q150.
(d)Justin After Alexanders death the Eastern part of his empire
came under
Q143. (a)Seleucus Nicator
HavenTsang visited India during the reign of (b)Menander
(a)Chandragupta (c)Rudradaman
(b)Chandragupta II (d)Kanishka
(c)Harshavardhan
(d)Rudradaman Q151.
The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in
Q144. (a)Prakrit texts
Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text (b)Pali texts
produced In India ? (c)Sanskrit texts
(a)Divya Vandana (d)Pictographically texts
(b)Dohakosa
(c)Vajrachedika Q152.
(d)Vamsathapakasini In Mohanjadaro the largest building is
(a)the great bath
Q145. (b)a granary
Worship of Mother Goddess was associated with (c)the Pillared Hall
(a)Aryan Civilization (d)a two storeyed house
(b)Mediterranean Civilization
(c)Indus Valley Civilization Q153.
The caste system of India was created for (b) Netaji Subash Boses fight against British occupation
(a)immobility of labour of India
(b)recognition of the dignity of labour (c)the first war of Indian Independence in 1857
(c)economic uplift (d)the partition of India and Pakistan
(d)occupational division of labour
Q161.
Q154. The first Defence Minister of India was
Monolithic Rathas of the Pallavas are found at (a)K. M. Cariappa
(a)Kanchipuram (b)Gopala swami iyer
(b)Puri (c)Baldev Singh
(c)Mahabalipuram (d)Sardar Patel
(d)Agra
Q162.
Q155. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State
Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of in India was
(a)Chandragupta Maurya (a)Nandini Satpathy
(b)Samudragupta (b)Dr. J. Jayalalith a
(c)Chandragupta vikramaditya (c)Sucheta Kripalani
(d)Harsha (d)Ms. Mayawati

Q156. Q163.
Who is called as the Second Ashoka? First Indian Commander in Chief was
(a)Samudra Gupta (a)Gen. K. S. Thimayya
(b)Chandra Gupta Maurya (b)Gen. K.M. Kariappa
(c)Kanishka (c)S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
(d)Harshavardhana (d)None of the above

Q157. Q164.
The famous Kailasnath Temple at Kanchi was built by Who gave the concept of Total Revolution?
(a)Mahendra varman (a)Jayaprakash Narayan
(b)Narasimha varman (b)Mahatma Gandhi
(c)Nandi varnan (c)Karl Marx
(d)Danti varman (d)Lenin

Q158. Q165.
Where was tancho brocade developed ? How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the
(a) Varanasi National Flag?
(b) Dhaka (a) 22
(c) Surat (b) 24
(d) Tanjavur (c) 18
(d) 14
Q159.
Who was the town planner of Chandigarh ? Q166.
(a)Edward Lutyens The methods of democratic socialism are
(b)Charles Correa (a)Revolution
(c)Le Corbusier (b)General strike
(d)Christopher Waren (c)Sabotage
(d)Persuasion and propaganda
Q160.
The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals Q167.
with What is the name of the era on which the National
(a) Jallian wala Bagh tragedy Calendar of India is based?
(a) Vikram era
(b) Kali era Q174.
(c)Sak era Who discovered sea route to India via the Cape of Good
(d)None of above Hope?
(a)Vasco di Gama
Q168. (b)Amundsen
Who is the creator of the piece titled Portrait of (c)Christopher Columbus
Francoise ? (d)John Cabot
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b)Paul Cezanne Q175.
(c)Pablo Picasso In which of the following countries were Buddhas idols
(d)H. Rembrandt disfigured and removed recently ?
(a) Pakistan
Q169. (b) Turkey
Which country offered its good office to resolve Indo- (c) Afghanistan
Pak conflict peacefully in the year 1966? (d) Iran
(a)U.S.A
(b) Britain Q176.
(c) U.S.S.R The first woman Governor of a State in free India was
(d) Japan (a) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
(b) Mrs. Such eta Kriplani
Q170. (c) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
After Independence Hyderabad the State of Nizam was (d) Mrs Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
taken over by the Indian Government through
(a)police action Q177.
(b)military action Name the Pakistan Prime Minister who signed the Simla
(c)persuasion Agreement in 1972 ?
(d)negotiations (a) Ayub Khan
(b)Yahya Khan
Q171. (c)Z. A. Bhutto
In Afghanistan two towering Buddha statues were (d)Benazir Bhutto
destroyed at
(a)Kandahar Q178.
(b)Yakaolong Which one of the following statements is not true in
(c) Bamiyan respect of A.O. Hume ?
(d) Mazari Sharif (a) He was an ornithologist.
(b) He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
Q172. (c)He founded the Indian National Congress
Identify the UNESCO approved World Heritage site from (d)He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions
the following. twice.
(a)Somnath Temple
(b)Salaijung Museum Q179.
(c)Khajuraho group of temples Which of the following movements saw the biggest
(d)Chaar Bagh Railway station peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
(a)Noakhali Movement
Q173. (b)Tebhaga Movement
Which of the following Gods are worshipped in the (c)Punnapra Vayalar Movement
sanctum of Badrinath and Kedarnath temples (d)Telangana Movement
respectively ?
(a)Vishnu and Shiva Q180.
(b)Shiva and Vishnu Gandhis concept of Trusteeship
(c)Shiva and Parvati (a)Recognizes right of private ownership of property
(d)Vishnu and Brahma (b)Transforms the capitalistic society into an egalitarian
one
(c) Excludes legislative regulation of the ownership and Name three important forms of Satyagraha.
use of wealth (a)Noncooperation civil disobedience and boycott
(d) Does not fix minimum or maximum income (b)Boycott civil disobedience and rebellion
(c)Noncooperation revolution and referendum
Q181. (d)Revolution plebiscite and boycott
The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of
(a) Direct Action Q188.
(b) Boycott When the East India Company was formed the Mughal
(c) Civil Disobedience emperor in India was
(d) Noncooperation (a) Jehangir
(b) Humayun
Q182. (c) Aurangzeb
Which one of the following cities and the personalities (d) Akbar
associated with their establishment is wrongly matched
? Q189.
(a)Pondicherry Francis Martin Which one of the following events did not take place
(b)Ahmadabad Ahmad Shah I during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
(c)Madras Francis Day (a)Establishment of the Department of Archaeology
(d)Calcutta Robert Clive (b)Second Delhi Durbar
(c) Founder of Indian National Congress
Q183. (d) Partition of Bengal
For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom the
Doctrine of Lapse was not followed ? Q190.
(a) Satara Who among the following organized the All India
(b) Nagpur Depressed Classes Association in colonial India?
(c) Jhansi (a) M.K.Gandhi
(d) Punjab (b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Pandita Ramabai
Q184. (d)B.R. Ambedkar
Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India ?
(a)Masulipatnam Q191.
(b)Pulicat The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor
(c)Surat Generalship of
(d)Ahmadabad (a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Lyttori
Q185. (c) Lord William Bentick
During British rule who was instrumental for the (d) Lord Canning
introduction of the Ryotwari system in the Madras
Presidency ? Q192.
(a) Macartney Who coined the term Satyagraha?
(b)Elphinstone (a) Gandhi
(c)Thomas Munro (b) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
(d)John Lawrence (c)Rabindranath Tagore
(d)Ram Mohan Roy
Q186.
Which one of the following novels was a source of Q193.
inspiration for the freedom fighters in India? India became independent during the viceroyalty of
(a)Pariksha Guru (a) William Bentick
(b) Anandmath (b) Wellesley
(c)Rangbhoomi (c)Wavell
(d)Padmarag (d)Mountbatten

Q187. Q194.
The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by (a) Portugal
(a) Dayanand Saraswati (b) Dutch
(b) Keshab Chandra (c) French
(c) Ram Mohari Roy (d) Britain
(d) Vivekananda
Q202.
Q195. There are no politics devoid of religion is stated by
Socialism is essentially a movement of (a)Nehru
(a)intellectuals (b)Gandhi
(b)the poor people (c)Vinoba Bhave
(c)the middle classes (d)Jaya Prakash Narayan
(d)the workers
Q203.
Q196. The first woman President of Indian National congress
Who among the following is the founder of the Azad was
Hind FauJ ? (a)Kamala Devi Chatto padhyaya
(a)Lala Har Dayal (b)sarojini Naidu
(b)Subash Chandra Bose (c)Annie Besant
(c)Vir Savarkar (d)Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(d)Chandrashekhar Azad
Q204.
Q197. Who among the following was responsible for the
Who is known as the Father of Indian Unrest ? revival of Hinduism in 19th century?
(a)Bal Gangadhar Tilak (a) Swami Dayanand
(b)Lala lajpat Rai (b)Swami Vivekanand
(c)Aurobindo Ghosh (c)Guru Shankaracharya
(d)Bipin Chandrapal (d)Raja Ram Mohan Roy K64

Q198. Q205.
The first meeting of the Indian National Congress held in Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry Who tried
1885 was presided by to make the French Company as a powerful company ?
(a) Shri P.M. Mehta (a)Thomas Arthur Comte de Laky
(b) Shri Womesh Chandra Ban neijee (b) Godeheu
(c)D.E.Wacha (c) La Bourdonnais
(d)S.N. Bannerjee (d) Joseph Francois Dupleix

Q199. Q206.
The Gandhi’s Dandi March was a part of The first Mysore War fought between the British and
(a)Noncooperation Movement Hyder Ali in 1767-69 A.D. came to an end by the
(b)Home Rule League (a)Treaty of Pondicherry
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement (b)Treaty of Madras
(d) Quit India Movement (c)Treaty of Mysore
(d)Treaty of Aix la Chapelle
Q200.
Find the incorrect match among the Q207.
(a) Sir Syed Murtza Khan Aligarh Muslim University The British Government intervened in the affairs of the
(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Company and passed an Act in 1773A.D. known as the
(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru University (a)Regulating Act
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya Ba naras Hindu University (b)Pitts India Act
(c)Charter Act
(d)Company Act
Q201.
The first country which discovered sea route to India
Q208.
was
Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Q215.
Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math? Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali
(a)Chaur Uprising defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in
(b)Sanyasi Rebellion 1761 ?
(c)Kol Uprising (a)Alamgiri
(d)Santhal Uprising (b)Muhammad Shah
(c) Jahandar Shah
Q209. (d) Shah Alam II
Who founded The Gadar Party in San francisco in the
USA? Q216.
(a)Lala Hardayal Under whose leadership was the Chittagong Armory
(b)Lala Lazpat Rai Raid organised ?
(c)Azad Singh (a) Sukhdev
(d)Bipin Chandra Paul (b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Surya Sen
Q210. (d) Rajguru
Who was the founder of Satya Shodak Sabha in
Maharashtra ? Q217.
(a)Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali
(b)Dr. Atmaram Pandurang defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in
(c)Gopal Baba Wala 1761?
(d)Jyothiba Phule (a) Alamgiri
(b) Muhammad Shah
Q211.
(c)Jahandar Shah
Cripps Mission came to India in (d)Shah Alam II
(a)1946
(b) 1945 Q218.
(c) 1942 In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President
(d) 1940 of the Congress Party defeating
(a)Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Q212. (b)Jawaharlal Nehru
Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo (c)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Mysore War? (d) VB Patel
(a)Lord Wellesley
(b)Lord Cornwallis Q219.
(c)Sir John Shore Jalianwala incident took place at
(d) Warren Hastings (a) Allahabad
(b) Lucknow
Q213. (c) Surat
The founder of the Arya Samaj was (d) Amritsar
(a)Annie Besant
(b)Raja Ram Mohan Roy Q220.
(c)Dayanand Saraswati Who founded the Indian National Party In Berlin during
(d) Vivekananda 1914?
(a)Subhash Chandra Bose
Q214. (b)W.C. Banerjee
Who among the following introduced Ryotwari system (c)Surendra nath Baneijee
in Madras ? (d)Champakaraman Pillai
(a)Lord Hastings
(b)Lord Wellesley Q221.
(c)Sir Thomas Munro During Quit India Movement Parallel Government was
(d)Lord Cannemara constituted at
(a) Varanasi
(b) Allahabad (b) Lord Waveli
(c) Lucknow (c)Lord Lin Uthgow
(d) Balla (d)Lord Irwin

Q222. Q229.
The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between Who was the other Congress leader who Joined with
(a)Nehru and Ambedkar Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party In 1923 ?
(b)Gandhi and Ambedkar (a)B.G. Tilak
(c)Malaviya and Ambedkar (b)Chittaranjan Das
(d)Gandhi and Nehru (c)M.K. Gandhi
(d)G.K. Gokhale
Q223.
What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923? Q230.
(a) Salt Satyagraha Who is known for establishing the Anand Van ?
(b)Individual Satyagraha (a)Jubilant Buddha
(c)Ryots Satyagraha (b)H. N. Bahuguna
(d)Flag Satyagraha (c)Baba Amte
(d)Motilal Nehru
Q224.
Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of Q231.
British India? Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of
(a)Load Curzon (a)Lord Chelmsford
(b)Lord Minto (b)Lord William
(c)Lord Hardinge (c)Lord Minto
(d)Lord Waveli (d)Lord Bentick

Q225. Q232.
Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the
1936 ? recommendation of
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose (a)Wave Plan
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b)Cripps Mission
(c)Jawahar Lal Nehru (c)August Offer
(d)Cabinet Mission
(d)Rajendra Prasad

Q233.
Q226.
Who said Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God ?
Which of the following was established first ?
(a) Banaras Hindu University (a)Swamy Vivekananda
(b)Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) University of Bombay
(c)M.KGandhi
(c) Aligarh Muslim University
(d)Radhakrishnan
(d) University of Allahabad

Q234.
Q227.
Which of the following tribes is associated with the Tana
Who gave the title of Mahamana to Madan Mohan
Bhagat movement ?
Mahrirya?
(a) Uraon
(a) Dada Bhai Naurozi
(b) Munda
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Santhal
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Kondadora
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q235.
Q228.
Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha ?
Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement
(a)B.C.Pal
?
(b)G. Subramania Iyer
(a) Lord Mount baten
(c) Sardar Bagat Singh (b) Dadabhai Nauroji
(d) Rukmani Lakshttiipath (c)Gokhale
(d)Govinda Ranade
Q236.
The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was Q243.
inaugurated in 1921 by Bal Pal and Lal were the most prominent leaders of the
(a)Lord Curzon
(a)Swaraj Party
(b)Lord Wellesley
(b)Militant National Party
(c)Duke of Cannaught
(c)Gadar Party
(d)Duke of Wellingdon
(d)Congress Party

Q237.
Q244.
Who Is commonly known as the Iron Man ?
The Governor General of India impeached by the House
(a) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
of Commons in England was
(b) Vittal Bhai Patel
(a)Waaren Hastings
(c)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b)Cornwallis
(d)Bipin Chandra Pal
(c)Wellesley
(d) William Bentick
Q238.
Gandhiji withdraw the Non Cooperation Movement due
Q245.
to
What is the name of the Fort built by the English in
(a)Chauri Chaura Incident
Calcutta ?
(b)Champaran Movement
(a)Fort St. David
(c)Kakori Conspiracy
(b)Fort St. Andrew
(d)Bardoli Movement
(c)Fort William
(d)Fort Victoria
Q239.
In 1 an educational conference endorsing Gandhi’s
Q246.
proposals for basic education through the vernacular
C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj Party after
medium was held at
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(a) Surat
(b) Non Cooperation Movement
(b) Bombay
(c)Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Ahmadabad
(d)Quit India Movement
(d) Wardha

Q247.
Q240.
What was Lala Lajpat Rai demonstrating against when
Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha was a part of
he succumbed to police brutality ?
(a)Champaran Satyagraha
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b)Quit India Movement
(b) Minto Morley Reforms
(c)Non Cooperation Movement
(c)Simon Commission
(d)Civil Disobedience Movement
(d)Pitts India Act

Q241.
Q248.
The Peshwarship was abolished by the British at the
The last Governor General of the East India Company
time of Peshwa
and the first Viceroy under the crown was
(a)Raghunath Rao
(a) Lord Elgin
(b)Narayan Rao
(b) Lord Canning
(c)Madhav Rao II
(c) Lord Warren Hastings
(d)Baji Rao
(d) Lord Dalhousie

Q242.
Q249.
Who expounded The Theory of Drain
The first Governor General of Bengal was
(a) Tilak
(a) Lord Clive
(b) Lord Warren Hastings (a)Sabarmati Ashram
(c)Lord John Shore (b)Ahmadabad
(d)Lord Cornwallis (c)Porbandar
(d)Dandi
Q250.
On April 12 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Q257.
Flag in a town. In which State Union Territory is that Kesari the Newspaper was started by
town now ? (a)G.K. Gokhale
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b)B. G. Tilak
(b) Tripura (c)Sardar Patel
(c)Manipur (d)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d)Mizoram
Q258.
Q251. The Pooma Swaraj resolution was adopted In the annual
Name the Political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi. session of the Indian National Congress held at
(a)Gopala krishna Gokhale (a) Bombay
(b)Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Lahore
(c)Aurobindo Ghosh (c) Calcutta
(d)Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Madras

Q252. Q259.
Who said that India’s soul lives in villages ? Whom did Bal Gangadhar Tilak refer to as his Political
(a)Vinoba Bhave Guru ?
(b)JayaprakashNarayan (a)Swami Vivekananda
(c)Jawahar Lal Nehru (b)Ram Mohan Roy
(d)Mahatma Gandhi (c)Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(d)Dadabhai Naoroji
Q253.
What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji Q260.
till 1933? Who introduced doctrine of lapse
(a)Sarvodaya (a) Lord Wellesley
(b)Aiya (b) Lord Curzon
(c)Times of India (c)Lord Dalhousie
(d)Young India (d)Lord Lytton

Q254. Q261.
Who among the following revolutionaries was executed The Lahore Conspiracy Case was registered against
by the British? whom?
(a) Jatin Das (a)V.D. Savarkar
(b) Chandra shekhar Azad (b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Rajguru (c) Chandrashekhar Azad
(d)Kalpana Dutt (d) Aurobindo Ghosh

Q255. Q262.
Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India ? Who among the following was the founder of the
(a) Lord Cornwallis Dravida Kazhagam?
(b) Pitt (a) Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
(c) Lord Canning (b) Aehaiya Vinoba Bhave
(d) Robert Clive (c)C. Raja gopalachari
(d)Mahatma Gandhi
Q256.
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Q263.
Movement in 1930 from Aurobindo was arrested in connection with
(a)Allpore Bomb Case Give me blood I will give you freedom. These words are
(b)Kolhapur Bomb Case attributed to
(c)Lahore Conspiracy Case (a)Subhash Chandra Bose
(d)Kakori Case (b)Khudiram Bose
(c)Bhagat Singh
Q264. (d)Veer Savarkar
The National Anthem was first sung in the year 1911 at
the Annual session of the Indian National Congress held Q271.
at Who was the first Indian governer General after Lord
(a) Pune
Mountbatten?
(b) Mumbai
(a)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Kolkata
(b)C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Lucknow
(c)Rajendra Prasad
(d)Pattabi Sitaramayya
Q265.
Who Is known as the Indian Bismarck ?
Q272.
(a)Vallabhai Patel
India was granted freedom during the British Prime
(b)Subh ash Chandra Bose
Minister
(c)Bhagat Singh
(a)Clement Attlee
(d)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b)Winston Churchill
(c)Ramsay MacDonald
Q266.
(d)William Pitt
Which Party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose
after he came out of Indian National Congress ?
Q273.
(a)Indian National Army
The Khilafath Movement was V launched to protest
(b)Republican Party
against the humiliation of
(c)Forward Block
(a)The Turkish Caliph
(d)Socialist Party
(b)Aga Khan
(c)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Q267.
(d)Abul Kalam Azad
The Rama Krishna Mission was established by
(a)Vivekananda
Q274.
(b)Rama Krishna
Who among the following founded the All India Muslim
(c)M.G. Ranade
League?
(d) Keshab Chandra Sen
(a) Syed Ahmed Khan
(b) Muhammad Ali
Q268.
(c) Aga Khan
Which was the main cause far starting of the Quit India
(d) Hamid Ali Khan
Movement in 1942?
(a)Severe unrest among the people
Q275.
(b)Report of Simon Commission
The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo
(c)Failure of the Cripps Mission
farmers was observed at
(d)British involved in the World War ll (a) Champaran
(b)Chaura Chauri
Q269.
(c)Bardoli
In which session of the Indian National Congress was
(d)Sabarmati
Puma Swaraj adopted as its goal?
(a) Bombay
Q276.
(b) Lucknow
According to Gandhi the scope for class struggle and
(c) Calcutta love for property can be reduced by
(d) Lahore (a)Decentralisation
(b) Participatory democracy
Q270. (c) Separation of Judiciary from Executive
(d) Trusteeship (d) Gandhi ji

Q277. Q284.
The battle of Plassey was fought between The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire
(a)East India Company and Shah Alam in India through
(b)East India Company and Shujauddaula (a) Doctrine of Lapse
(c)East India Company and Sirajuddaula (b) Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
(d)East India Company and An waruddin (c)War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
(d)None of the above
Q278.
The Noncooperation Movement started in Q285.
(a)1870 Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from
(b) 1920 (a) Dandi
(c) 1921 (b)Porbandar
(d) 1942 (c)Ahmadabad
(d)Sabarmati Ashram
Q279.
Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in Q286.
1856? Gandhi’s Gandhi March is associated with
(a)Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (a) Khilafat Movement
(b)Wajid All Shah (b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c)Shujaud Daula (c) Noncooperation Movement
(d)Alivardi Khan (d) Quit India Movement

Q280. Q287.
In the integration of Princely States the following played Who among the following is not a moderate?
a major role. (a) Pherozeshah Mehta
(a) Pannikar and Kunzru (b) Surendra nath Baneijee
(b)S.K. Dhar and Fazal Ali (c) Womesh Chandra Bannerjee
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon (d) Bal Ganga dhar Tilak
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawa har Lal Nehru
Q288.
Q281. Permanent Settlement of Bengal was done by British
Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of Governor General
one of the convicts during his visit to the And amans ? (a)Lord Cornwallis
(a) Curzon (b)LordMinto
(b) Mayo (c)Lord Wellesley
(c) Ripon (d)Lord Warren Hastings
(d) Lytton
Q289.
Q282. Who gave the title of Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel?
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between (a) Rajaji
(a)the Marathas and the Afghans (b) Gandhiji
(b)the Marathas and the Mughal’s (c) Nehru
(c)the Mughal’s and the Afghans (d) M.A. Jinnah
(d) the Marathas and the Rajput’s
Q290.
Q283. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru ?
Who termed Cripps proposals as a post dated cheque in
(a)Lala Lajpat Rai
a crashing bank ? (b)Bipin Chandra Pal
(a) Ambedkar
(c)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Annie Besant
(d)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Patel
Q291. 121 a 122 b 123 b 124 a 125 a 126 d
Which among the following movements was not led by 127 d 128 b 129 a 130 c 131 a 132 c
Mahatma Gandhi? 133 b 134 a 135 d 136 b 137 b 138 b
(a)Quit India Movement 139 b 140 a 141 a 142 c 143 c 144 d
(b)Swadeshi Movement 145 c 146 a 147 a 148 b 149 a 150 a
(c)Non Cooperation Movement 151 b 152 b 153 d 154 c 155 c 156 c
(d)Civil Disobedience Movement 157 b 158 a 159 c 160 b 161 c 162 c
163 b 164 a 165 b 166 d 167 c 168 c
Q292. 169 c 170 b 171 c 172 c 173 a 174 a
Who among the following is known as the Father of the 175 c 176 a 177 c 178 d 179 d 180 b
Indian Renaissance ? 181 a 182 d 183 d 184 b 185 c 186 b
(a)Raja Ram Mohan Roy 187 a 188 d 189 c 190 d 191 d 192 a
(b)Rabindra Nath Tagore 193 d 194 d 195 d 196 b 197 a 198 b
(c)Swami Dayanand Saraswati 199 c 200 a 201 a 202 b 203 c 204 b
(d)Swami Vivekanand 205 d 206 b 207 a 208 b 209 a 210 d
211 c 212 d 213 c 214 c 215 d 216 c
Q293. 217 d 218 a 219 d 220 d 221 d 222 b
Who wrote the song Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan 223 d 224 c 225 c 226 b 227 c 228 c
Hamara ? 229 b 230 c 231 a 232 d 233 c 234 a
(a)Ashaf aqullah Khan 235 c 236 c 237 a 238 a 239 d 240 d
(b)Sahir Ludhianvi 241 d 242 b 243 d 244 a 245 c 246 b
(c)Mohammad Iqbal 247 c 248 b 249 b 250 c 251 a 252 d
(d)Ramprasad Bismil 253 d 254 c 255 c 256 a 257 b 258 b
259 a 260 c 261 b 262 a 263 a 264 c
Q294. 265 a 266 c 267 a 268 c 269 d 270 a
Who was called the Father of Local Self government in 271 b 272 a 273 a 274 c 275 a 276 d
India? 277 c 278 b 279 b 280 c 281 b 282 a
(a)Lord Ripon 283 d 284 a 285 d 286 b 287 d 288 a
(b)Lord Hardinge 289 b 290 d 291 b 292 a 293 c 294 a
(c)Lord Dalhousie
(d)Lord Lytton

ANSWERS :
1a 2b 3d 4d 5b 6a
7c 8b 9a 10 b 11 c 12 d
13 c 14 b 15 d 16 b 17 d 18 a
19 b 20 b 21 a 22 d 23 a 24 b
25 d 26 c 27 a 28 c 29 b 30 b
31 d 32 c 33 a 34 c 35 b 36 d
37 c 38 d 39 d 40 d 41 d 42 b
43 b 44 c 45 a 46 c 47 d 48 d
49 c 50 a 51 c 52 d 53 a 54 b
55 a 56 b 57 b 58 b 59 b 60 b
61 b 62 b 63 c 64 b 65 a 66 b
67 b 68 c 69 c 70 a 71 a 72 a
73 c 74 b 75 a 76 c 77 b 78 b
79 c 80 b 81 c 82 d 83 c 84 c
85 d 86 c 87 d 88 a 89 b 90 c
91 b 92 b 93 b 94 d 95 b 96 b
97 b 98 c 99 a 100 d 101 a 102 d
103 a 104 a 105 c 106 c 107 a 108 d
109 c 110 a 111 a 112 c 113 a 114 a
115 d 116 b 117 b 118 a 119 a 120 b