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1. Sea route to India was discovered by
A.
Columbus
B.
Amundsen
C.
Vasco–da–gama
D. None of these
2. The Aryans came from Central Asia to
India around
A.
8000
B.
6500 B.C
C.
3500 B.C.
D. 2500 B.C.
3. Which one of the following was the
port city of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
A.
Harappa
B.
Kalibangan
C.
Lothal
D. Mohenjodara
4. Rig Veda is believed by the
historians to have been written when it was
A.
Stone Age
B.
Copper Age
C.
Bronze Age
D. Beginning of
Iron Age
5. Babar entered India for the first
time through
A.
Sind
B.
Punjab
C.
Kashmir
D. Rajasthan
6. Who said that there was no Slavery in
India?
A.
Fahien
B.
Strabo
C.
Heiun Tsang
D. Megasthenese
7. Mahabharata war took place in
A.
500 AD
B.
900 BC
C.
1000 BC
D. 1200 BC
8. The magnificient temple at Halebid
was established by
A.
Cholas
B. Pandyas
C. Hosysalas
D. Naickers
9. India derives its name from
A.
The Hindus
B.
The Aryans
C.
Lord Indra
D. The River Indus
10. A national religion called
Din–i–Illahi was promulgated by
A.
Akbar
B.
Babur
C.
Humayun
D. Aurangazeb
11. Who introduced English in India?
A.
Lord Rippon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Canning
D. Lord William
Bentick
12. The foundation for the Vijayanagar
city and kingdom was laid by
A.
Sadasiva Raya
B.
Krishnadevaraya
C.
Rama Raya
D. Harihara and
Bukka
13. The quit India movement was started
in the year
A.
1942
B.
1945
C.
1943
D. 1939
14. A council of Eight Ministers known as the Ashta
Paradhan assisted?
A. Sher Shah
B.
Balaji Baji Rao
C.
Shivaji
D. Ahmad Shah
Abdali
15. Lord Buddha made his first sermon at
A.
Sarnath
B.
Pataliputra
C.
Kapilavasthu
D. Lumbini Gardens
16. Taj Mahal is on the banks of
A.
Tapti
B. Ganges
C. Jamuna
D. Cauvery
17. Panipat is modern
A.
Delhi
B.
Kurukshetra
C.
Sonepat
D. Faridabad
18. Indian Napoleon was
A.
Chandra Gupta I
B.
Samudra Gupta
C.
Skanda Gupta
D. Chandra Gupta
19. Kanishka followed
A.
Jainism
B.
Sikhism
C.
Hinduism
D. Buddhism
20. The Mughal Empire reached its zenith
of expansion under
A.
Akbar
B.
Humayun
C.
Aurangazeb
D. Shahjehan
21. Do or Die slogan is associated with
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Bala Gangadhara Tilak
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Nethaji
22. Who established the Mughal Dynasty?
A.
Akbar
B.
Babur
C.
Humayun
D. Bahadur Shah
23. The Indian National Congress was
founded by
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Annie Besant
C.
W.C.Bannerji
D. A.O.Hume
24. The Civil services in India was
established by
A.
Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Cornwallis
25. The founder of Portuguese power in
India was
A.
Danes
B.
Salsette
C.
Albuquerque
D. Vasco–da–gama
26. Whose teachings inspired the French
Revolution?
A.
Locke
B.
Plato
C.
Rousseau
D. Hegel
27. The well known king of slave dynasty
was
A.
Alaudhin
B.
Balban
C.
Mahmud Lodi
D. Muhamad–bin–Tughlaq
28. The famous king of the Kushana
dynasty was
A.
Pushya
B.
Kanishka
C.
Harisha Vardhana
D. Kuvishka
29. In 1498, vasco da gama landed at
A.
Delhi
B.
Nalanda
C.
Calcutta
D. Calicut
30. Indus valley civilization might have
been destroyed by
A.
Mughals
B.
Aryans
C.
Mongols
D. Dravidians
21. Do or Die slogan is associated with
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Bala Gangadhara Tilak
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Nethaji
22. Who established the Mughal Dynasty?
A.
Akbar
B. Babur
D. Bahadur Shah
23. The Indian National Congress was
founded by
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Annie Besant
C.
W.C.Bannerji
D. A.O.Hume
24. The Civil services in India was
established by
A.
Lord Rippon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord William Bentick
D. Lord Cornwallis
25. The founder of Portuguese power in
India was
A.
Danes
B.
Salsette
C.
Albuquerque
D. Vasco–da–gama
26. Whose teachings inspired the French
Revolution?
A.
Locke
B.
Plato
C.
Rousseau
D. Hegel
27. The well known king of slave dynasty
was
A.
Alaudhin
B.
Balban
C.
Mahmud Lodi
D. Muhamad–bin–Tughlaq
28. The famous king of the Kushana
dynasty was
A.
Pushya
B.
Kanishka
C.
Harisha Vardhana
D. Kuvishka
29. In 1498, vasco da gama landed at
A.
Delhi
B.
Nalanda
C.
Calcutta
D. Calicut
30. Indus valley civilization might have
been destroyed by
A.
Mughals
B. Aryans
D. Dravidians
31. The Indus Valley houses were built
of
A.
Bamboos
B.
Wood
C.
Bricks
D. Stone
32. The French made their advent through
A.
Mahe
B.
Yenam
C.
Karaikal
D. Pondicherry
33. The last Mughal Emperor was
A.
Akbar
B.
Babur
C.
Bahadur Shah
D. Noor Jehan
34. The first wave of Aryan immigration
into India began in
A.
500 BC
B.
1000 BC
C.
1500 BC
D. 1000 A.D.
35. Aryans lived in
A.
Maharashtra
B.
South India
C.
Central India
D. Gangetic Valley
36. The brain trust of Chandra Gupta
Maurya was
A.
Fahien
B.
Megasthanes
C.
Nandagopala
D. Kautilya
37. The musical instruments used by the
Aryans was
A.
The Drum
B.
The Lute
C.
The cymbal
D. All the above
38. Chanakya was known as
A.
Rajasekhara
B. Bhattasvamin
D. Visakhadatta
39. The first to start a joint stock
company to trade with India were the
A.
French
B.
Dutch
C.
Portuguese
D. Danish
40. The capital of the kingdom of
Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
A.
Lahore
B.
Amrister
C.
Patiala
D. Amristar
41. In the Battle of Wandiwash, the
English defeated
A.
the Dutch
B.
the French
C.
the Portuguese
D. None of these
42. Indian Navy Act was passed on
A.
1921
B.
1925
C.
1927
D. 1930
43. The first president of the Republic
of India was
A.
V.V.Giri
B.
Zakir Hussain
C.
Dr.Radhakrishnan
D. Dr.Rajendra
Prasad
44. The first ruler of Pala dynasty was
A.
Gopala
B.
Dharmapala
C.
Bhaskaravarman
D. None of these
45. The first to establish regular trade
with India was
A.
Dutch
B.
Portuguese
C.
French
D. English
46. The king of Kalinga in the Maurya
period was
A.
Simuka
B. Kharavela
D. Kanishka
47. Sea route in India was discovered by
A.
Columbus
B.
Amundsen
C.
Vasco–da–gama
D. None of these
48. The treaty of Seringapatnam was
between Cornwallis and
A.
Haider Ali
B.
Chand Bibi
C.
Tipu Sultan
D. Nizam of
Hyderabad
49. Ashoka conquered Kalinga in the year
A.
231 AD
B.
127 AD
C.
261 BC
D. 327 BC
50. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
A.
Satara
B.
Bijapur
C.
Golconda
D. Ahmednagar
51. Rice cultivation is associated with
the Harappan site of
A.
Kalibangan
B.
Harappa
C.
Lothal
D. Mohenjodaro
52. The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown
by
A.
Kanishka
B.
Harsha
C.
Samudragupta
D. Pushyamitra
Sunga
53. Who among the following was not an exponent of
Bhakti movement?
A. Shankaracharya
B.
Nanak
C.
Ramanada
D. Kabir
54. The Bhakti Movement was first
organized by
A.
Nanak
B. Kabir
D. Ramananda
55. An example of Chola architecture cab
be seen at
A.
Kanchipuram
B.
Mahabalipuram
C.
Tanjore
D. Ellora
56. Panchantra was written by
A.
Kaladisa
B.
Vishnu Sharma
C.
Tulsidas
D. Banabhatta
57. Decimal system was introduced by
A.
Aryabhatta
B.
Brahmagupta
C.
Bhaskara
D. None of these
58. Who is known as the “Napoleon of
India”?
A.
Samudragupta
B.
Akbar
C.
Chandragupta
D. Ashoka
59. Who was the founder of the Gupta
dynasty?
A.
Chandragupta I
B.
Chandragupta II
C.
Samudragupta
D. Skandgupta
60. Who was the greatest Buddhist
commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature?
A. Euddhaghosha
B.
Vasumitra
C.
Nagaijuna
D. Ashvaghosha
61. The stone Age people had the first
domestic
A.
Asses
B.
Dogs
C.
Horses
D. Sheep
62. The Government invention of man in
Palaeolithic Age was
A.
potter’s Wheel
B. Fire
D. spinning of
cloth
63. Which was the first metal used by
man?
A.
Copper
B.
Silver
C.
Bronze
D. Brass
64. Which of the following Vedas is a collection of
spells and incantations?
A. Rig Veda
B.
Sama Veda
C.
Yajur Veda
D. Atharva Veda
65. At which place was Akbar born?
A.
Delhi
B.
Agra
C.
Amarkot
D. Kannauj
66. In which language were the Sangam
classics written?
A.
Tamil
B.
Telugu
C.
Kannada
D. Malayalam
67. Which one of the following divinity
of Rigveda?
A.
Marut
B.
Agni
C.
Shakti
D. Varuna
68. The Indus valley civilization
flourished during
A.
5000 – 3500
B.
3000 – 1500 B.C
C.
2500 – 1750 B.C
D. 1500 – 500 B.C
69. The Indus valley civilization was
discovered in
A.
1902
B.
1921
C.
1922
D. 1932
70. The main occupation of the people of the Indus
valley civilization was
A. agriculture
B. cattle rearing
D. trade
71. Which one of the following Harappan
sites had a dock?
A.
Harappa
B.
Mohenjodaro
C.
Lothal
D. Alamgirpur
72. Which one of the following contains
the Gayatri Mantra?
A.
Rigveda
B.
Yajurveda
C.
Upanishad
D. Samaveda
73. The extreme form of Ahimsa or non
violence is practiced in
A.
Jainism
B.
Hinduism
C.
Buddhism
D. Sikhism
74. The Aryans at first settled in
A.
Gujarat
B.
Punjab
C.
Sindh
D. Kashmir
75. Rabi crops of the Indus Valley are
A.
Rice and wheat
B.
Wheat and cotton
C.
Barley and rice
D. Wheat and Barley
76. The famous temple of Kailasa, hewn
out of the rock, is at
A.
Ellora
B.
Badami
C.
Mahabalipuram
D. Elephanta
77. The Aryans came to India from
A.
South East Asia
B.
Eastern Europe
C.
Central Asia
D. None of the
above
78. The earliest example of a land grant
is provided by an inscription
A.
the guptas
B. the mauryas
D. the
mahameghavahanas
79. Alexander died at
A.
Patala
B.
Taxila
C.
Babylon
D. Gedrosia
80. The Gandhi Mandapam where Gandhiji’s
ashes were placed before immersion is in
A. Kanyakumari
B.
Gandhinagar
C.
Ahmedabad
D. Ganga
81.
Everyone knows ‘The Taj Mahal’. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for
whom?
A.
Jahani Mahal
B.
Farida Mahal
C.
Mumtaz Mahal
D. Toba Begum
82. Who introduced the system of Local
boards or Local Bodies in India?
A.
Lord Lytton
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D. Lord Mayo
83. Which of the following Harappan
sites had a dock?
A.
Lothal
B.
Harappa
C.
Alamgirpur
D. Mohenjodaro
84. The Indus Valley Civilization
belongs to the
A.
Palaeolithic Age
B.
Mesolithic Age
C.
Neolithic Age
D. Chalcolithic Age
85. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans
was
A.
Matriarchal
B.
Matrilineal
C.
Patrilineal
D. Patriarchal
86. The fourth Buddhist Council was held
by
A. Chandragupta
C.
Harashavardhana
D. Kanishka
87. The fourth Buddhist Council was held
at
A.
Rajagriha
B.
Vaishali
C.
Kundalavana
D. Patliputra
88. The first to establish regular trade
with India was
A.
Dutch
B.
English
C.
Portugese
D. French
89. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed
by
A.
Lord Wavell
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Auckland
90. Who introduced English in India?
A.
Lord Canning
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Rippon
D.
Lord William Bentick
Answer : D
91. The first Buddhist
Council was held in the reign of
A.
Ajatashatru
B.
Ashoka
C.
Kanishka
D. Bimbisara
92. Lord Buddha was born in
A.
Vaishali
B.
Pataliputra
C.
Lumbini
D. Bodh Gaya
93.
The largest grant of villages to temples and brahmana was given by the ruling
dynasty known as
A.
The Palas
B.
The Guptas
C.
Pratiharas
D. Rashtrakutas
94. The first ruler of Pala dynasty was
A. Dharmapala
B.
Gopala
C.
Bhaskaravarman
D. None of the
above
95. Adigranth is the religious book of
A.
Parsis
B.
Sikhs
C.
Hindus
D. Buddhists
96. The first President of the Republic
of India was
A.
V.V. Giri
B.
Dr. Radhakrishnan
C.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Zakir Hussain
97. The French Revolution took place in
the year
A.
1647
B.
1729
C.
1775
D. 1789
98. Which metal was first used by the
Indus people?
A.
Gold
B.
Silver
C.
Tin
D. Carlinean
99. Which of the following regions did
not form the part of Ashoka’s empire?
A. Taxila
B.
Kanauj
C.
Kashmir
D. Madras
100. The founder of the
first Afghan rule in India was
A.
Sikandar Lodi
B.
Sher Shan Suri
C.
Bahlul Lodi
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