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Q. Robert Sewell’s book ‘A Forgotten Empire’ is about which of the following empires in India?
[A] Mughal empire
[B] Mauryan empire
[C] Kushan empire
[D] Vijayanagar empire (Robert Sewell (1845–1925) was a civil servant of Madras presidency. He was a Keeper of Record Office of Madras. He authored ‘A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar) : A Contribution To The History Of India’.)
Q. To protest against which of the following bills, Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutt threw bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly at Delhi, on 8th April 1929?
[A] Public Safety Bill
[B] Trade Dispute Bill
[C] Both (A) and (B) (After that they threw leaflets into the hall. It was mentioned in the leaflets that they are opposing the Trade Disputes and the Public Safety Bill. They also condemned the killing of Lala Lajpat Roy.)
[D] Neither (A) nor (B)
Q. Who of the following acted as the Viceroy of India when Lord Curzon was away in England in the year 1904?
[A] Sir Louis Dane
[B] Lord Ampthill (Lord Ampthill (1869-1935) served as the Acting Viceroy of India, from April to December 1904, when Lord Curzon was away in England. He served as Governor of Madras, from October 1900 to February 1906.)
[C] John Macpherson
[D] Alured Clarke
Q. Which of the following acts was known as the "Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act, 1919", passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi, on March 21, 1919?
[A] Indian Arms Act
[B] Pitts India Act
[C] Ilbert Bill
[D] Rowlatt Act (Rowlatt Act empowered govt. to put anyone behind bars without trial & conviction. It basically suspended right of Habeas Corpus. Main purpose of this act was to suppress activities of revolutionaries.)
Q. In the year 1901, who of the following was appointed as the Special Commissioner to investigate into the railway administrative organisation and system?
[A] Thomas Robertson (In 1901, on the recommendations of Sir Thomas Robertson Committee regarding the administration and working of the railways, an early version of the Railway Board of three members was constituted.)
[B] Lord Stanley
[C] William Acworth
[D] David Attenborough
Q. Who of the following commented regarding Indian National Congress as, “The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise.”?
[A] Lord Dufferin
[B] Lord Curzon (In 1900, Lord Curzon, Viceroy for India (1899-1905), commented in a letter to Lord Hamilton, then Secretary of State for India, about Congress, as he was intolerant of Indian political aspirations.)
[C] Lord Cornwallis
[D] Lord Ripon
Q. Who of the following was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of Indian National Congress (INC)?
[A] Lord Mayo
[B] Lord Ripon
[C] Lord Lansdowne
[D] Lord Dufferin (He engaged A. O. Hume, retired civil servant, to help Indians to form INC which he called "Safety Valve" against popular discontent & to provide platform to educated Indians to vent their grievances.)
Q. Why Charles Metcalfe is called “The Liberator of Press”?
[A] For repealing the licensing regulation act of 1810
[B] For repealing the press act of 1815
[C] For repealing the licensing regulation act of 1823 (John Adams introduced Licensing Regulation Act in 1823, to suppress Indian Newspaper by introducing compulsory licensing. Charles Metcalfe repealed act in 1835 and got title “The Liberator of Press”.)
[D] For repealing the press act of 1830
Q. Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the ‘Chittagong Armoury Raid’?
[A] Ganesh Ghosh
[B] Chandrashekhar Azad
[C] Surya Sen (Chittagong armoury raid was conducted on 18 April 1930. The operation was led by Surya Sen. The mission was conducted by the members of the Indian Republican Army. He was hanged on 12th January 1934.)
[D] Lala Hardayal
Q. ‘Charupallam’ is related to:
[A] Architecture of Rajarajeshwara temple (Architects of Rajarajeshwara Temple built inclined path to the top of the temple, placed the boulder on rollers rolled it to the top. Even today it is called as "charupallam, the village of incline".)
[B] Architecture of Gangai Konda Cholapuram
[C] Architecture of Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
[D] Architecture of Alai Darwaza
Q. The marriage of a man in his own varna or below his varna is which type of marriage as mentioned in Chhandogya Upanishad?
[A] Anuloma marriage ( In the "Chhandogya Upanishad", we find reference to the first three ashrams. It also discusses the types of marriage. The two main types discussed are the Anuloma marriage and the Pratiloma marriage.)
[B] Pratiloma marriage
[C] Asura marriage
[D] Arsha marriage
Q. What is the name of the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi?
[A] Mein Kampf
[B] The Story of My Life as a Lawyer
[C] A confession
[D] The Story of My Experiments with Truth (English translation of the Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography “The Story of My Experiments with Truth” was published in journal “Young India”. From 1925 to 1929, he published it in his journal "Navjivan".)
Q. Which of the following was the founder of Pagal Panthis rebellion?
[A] Majnum Shah
[B] Bhagat Jawahar Mal
[C] Karam Shah (The founder of Pagal Panthis rebellion was Karam Shah. It took place in the period of 1825 to 1850’s. Pagal Panthis was a semi religious group having influence in the northern district of Bengal.)
[D] Dadu Mian
Q. Who was the only Viceroy of India to be murdered in office?
[A] Lord Mayo (Lord Mayo was the only Viceroy of India, murdered in office. While visiting the convict settlement at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands in 1872 for inspection, he was assassinated by a Pathan convict.)
[B] Lord Auckland
[C] Lord Lawrence
[D] Lord Northbrook
Q. Congress formally announced its changed policy towards princely states, from that of non intervention to removal of any self-imposed constraint on its participation in the princely states, at the:
[A] Nagpur session, 1920 (Due to increase in the political awakening in the states in 1938-39, evident in the formation of Prajamandals in many states Congress at its Tripuri session 1939 announced its changed policy.)
[B] Lahore session, 1929
[C] Tripuri session, 1939
[D] Haripura session, 1938
Q. The main reason behind the the Bardoli Satyagrah in 1928 was:
[A] occurrence of floods and famine in Gujarat
[B] increase in land revenue by British Officials (Bardoli Satyagrah was organised against the proposed 30% increase in land revenue.The peasants organised No Tax Campaign under the leadership of Sardar vallabhbhai Patel who made it won at the end.)
[C] exploitation of farmers by zamindars
[D] non declaration of bonus for factory workers
Q. With reference to modern Indian history, the Dickie Bird Plan aimed to:
[A] balkanize India into small parts to suit British imperialist designs. (The Dickie Bird plan was the brain child of Lord Mountbatten. It was also known as 'Plan Balkan' as it was intended to balkanize India into small parts to suit British imperialist designs.)
[B] check the growing influence of revolutionaries.
[C] establish public service commission in India.
[D] abolish provincial dyarchy and introduce dyarchy at centre.
Q. Malvar and Kalvar salt two castes lived on the northern border of Tamil region, what was their main occupation?
[A] Business
[B] Animal husbandry
[C] Labor
[D] Plunder
Q. What was the front detachment of the Sangam period army called?
[A] Anadi
[B] Tussi
[C] Kulai
[D] Vae – वै
Q. Which of the following is related to the Tamil text Tolkapiyam (तोलकपियाम)?
[A] Grammer
[B] Literature
[C] Astronomy
[D] Ayurveda
Q. Which of the following were the major cities of Pandya during the Sangam period?
[A] Korkai
[B] Madurai
[C] Puhar
[D] Ureyur
[E] Option 1 and 2
[F] None of these
Q. In which Veda is the word Dharman (law) used?
[A] Rigveda
[B] Samaveda
[C] Atharvaveda
[D] Yajurveda
Q. Who was the sole administrative officer of the village in Rigvedic administration?
[A] Gramik
[B] Gop
[C] Vispati
[D] Gramani
Q. What is meant by Diwan-e-Arj (दीवान - ए- अर्ज ) in the Sultanate period?
[A] Intelligence department
[B] Revenue Department
[C] Military department
[D] Economic department
Q. By what name were the provinces known in the Maurya era?
[A] Sthaniya
[B] Drona Mukha
[C] Chakra
[D] Puru
Q. Into how many departments were the provinces divided under the Mughal provincial rule?
[A] 8
[B] 10
[C] 12
[D] 16
Q. Buddhist period was not included in the republic?
[A] Shakya
[B] Koliy
[C] Mahishmati
[D] Bully
Q. In which period do we get to see the earliest form of Indian administration?
[A] Epic period - महाकाव्य काल
[B] Indus Valley Civilization
[C] Rigvedic period
[D] Sumerian Civilization
Q. Originally, how many gotras were there, which were named after Rishis?
[A] 7
[B] 10
[C] 5
[D] 8
Q. What was the son of a widow called in the later Vedic period?
[A] Dauhit
[B] Dadhistya
[C] Vijanuk
[D] all these
Q. The last ruler of the Kuru dynasty who made Kaushambi the capital from Hastinapur?
[A] Pratipiya
[B] Parikashit
[C] Janamejay
[D] Nichakshu
Q. What are the gods Ashwin and Varuna called in the Rigveda?
[A] Bhisaj
[B] Badaie
[C] Soop
[D] Patra
Q. In the Rigveda, many mentions have been received about which animal?
[A] sheep
[B] Buffalo
[C] She goat
[D] cow
Q. Where have the archaeological remains of the oldest stove (प्राचीनतम चूल्हे ) in India been found?
[A] Mahadaha
[B] Dumduma
[C] Billa Surgam
[D] Burj Hom
Q. Which style was used for the construction of monuments in North India?
[A] Kangra Style
[B] Dravidian Style
[C] Baser Style
[D] Nagar Style
Q. Which Gupta ruler defeated Shako and issued silver coins?
[A] Samudragupta
[B] Chandragupta 2
[C] Chandragupta 1
[D] Kumaragupta
Q. Most of the inscriptions of which period have been found inscribed on stone or metal sheets?
[A] Niji Abhilekha
[B] Rajkiya Abhilekha
[C] Puralekhvidya
[D] Puratatvik Lekha
Q. Who is the author of Historica?
[A] Justin
[B] Herodotas
[C] Deodorus
[D] Megasthenes
Q. Who was called Kusidin in the later Vedic period?
[A] Swarnkar - Goldsmith
[B] Shiplkar - The architect
[C] Dhobi - Washerman
[D] Mahajan
Q. How many Mahajanapadas are mentioned in Bhagwati Sutra?
[A] 15
[B] 16
[C] 17
[D] 18
Q. Who was the first disciple of Mahavir Swami?
[A] Kharavel
[B] Jamali
[C] Chetak
[D] Sthulbhadra
Q. Which Jain scholar did the grammar of Apabhramsa language?
[A] Sthulabhadra
[B] Hemchandra
[C] Vimal
[D] Bhadrabahu
Q. Mahavir Swami's mother was from which republic?
[A] Kuashal
[B] Malla
[C] Ramgram
[D] Vaishali
Q. What was the name of the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism?
[A] Parshwanath
[B] Mallinath
[C] Neminath
[D] Ajitnath
Q. Which of the following was the main dispute between Digambara and Shvetambara sects?
[A] Discipline and strict life
[B] Non-violence
[C] Holy life
[D] Truth
Q. The 'Hardest Ceremony' (कठिन समारोह) in the Buddhist Sangha was related to?
[A] From clothing distribution
[B] From food delivery
[C] Charity, distribution of goods
[D] From drug delivery
Q. Who was the head of Mahavira's Bhikkhuni Sangha?
[A] Khema
[B] Chandana
[C] Sujata
[D] Trishala
Q. Koliya belonged to which republic?
[A] Piplivan
[B] Magadh
[C] Ramgram
[D] Kapilvastu
Q. Where did the Buddha give most of his sermons?
[A] Sravasti
[B] Kapilvastu
[C] Sarnath
[D] Vaishali
Q. In which language did Mahatma Buddha give his sermon?
[A] Prakrit language
[B] Pali language
[C] Sanskrit language
[D] Devanagari language
Q. After how many years did Ashoka attack Kalinga after his coronation?
[A] 7th year
[B] 8th year
[C] 9th year
[D] 10th year
[E] 11th year
Q. In which year of his reign did Ashoka go to Bodh Gaya for the first time?
[A] 8th year
[B] 12th year
[C] 10th year
[D] 13th year
Q. When did Ashoka's coronation take place?
[A] 264 BC
[B] 269 BC
[C] 272 BC
[D] 270 BC
Q. Which scholar is called the Machiavelli of India?
[A] Vasumitra
[B] Charak
[C] Chanakya
[D] Banabhatta
Q. Which Mauryan ruler is first mentioned in the Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman?
[A] Bindusara
[B] Ashok
[C] Dasharatha
[D] Chandragupta Maurya
Q. When Chandragupta founded the Maurya Empire, how old was his age at that time?
[A] 25 years (Chandragupta was the founder of the Maurya Empire. He established the Maurya Empire at the age of 25 by defeating the last Nanda ruler Ghanananda with the help of his Acharya Chanakya.)
[B] 24 years
[C] 23 years
[D] 16 years
Q. Which Sunga ruler is mentioned in the Besnagar inscription of Vidisha?
[A] Pushymitra
[B] Kashiputra Bhagabhadra
[C] Bhagwat
[D] Vasumitra
Q. Which dynasty or ruler was the first to introduce gold coins in India?
[A] The Sunga dynasty
[B] The Kushan dynasty
[C] The Gupta dynasty
[D] Indo-Greek rulers
Q. Which area was famous for diamonds during the post Mauryan period?
[A] Kabul
[B] Sindh
[C] Vidarbha
[D] Mathura
Q. In which language was the Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman I composed?
[A] Sanskrit language
[B] Devanagari language
[C] Greek language
[D] Tamil language
Q. Who among the following got Shiva inscribed on his coins?
[A] Shashank
[B] Kharavel
[C] Pushyamitra Shung
[D] Vasudev
Q. In which year the Government of India Act was passed?
[A] 1934
[B] 1935
[C] 1936
[D] 1937
Q. In which session the demand for Purna Swaraj was made?
[A] Lahore session (Purna Swaraj was demanded in the Lahore session in 1929. It was presided over by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.)
[B] Karachi session
[C] Belgaum session
[D] Lucknow session
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