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Question No: 1

1929 is known for

(a) visit of Simon Commission to India

(b) congress resolution for complete independence of India

(c) coming of Indian National Congress under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi

(d) burma was made a part of India

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Question No: 2

Emperor Akbar, died in the year

(a) 1505

(b) 1605

(c) 1606

(d) 1590

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Question No: 3

What was the name of Emperor Shahjahan before he become Emperor?

(a) Khusrau

(b) Khurram

(c) Parvez

(d) Shaheryar

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Question No: 4

Prophet Mohammed was born in

(a) 570 AD

(b) 720 AD

(c) 620 AD

(d) 510 AD

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Question No: 5

When was the First World War declared?

(a) 1914

(b) 1915

(c) 1918

(d) 1913

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Question No: 6

Who destroyed the Somnath temple in Gujarat?

(a) Mohammad Ghouri

(b) Mahmud Ghaznavi

(c) Changhez Khan

(d) Taimur Lang

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Question No: 7

In Cape Trafalgar, the famous battle of Trafalgar was fought in 1805. Where is Cape Trafalgar situated?

(a) Italy

(b) Greece

(c) Spain

(d) Portugal

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Question No: 8

India's Imperial Capital was officially shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in

(a) 1911

(b) 1935

(c) 1947

(d) 1872

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Question No: 9

Who said that Swaraj is my birth right?

(a) M.K. Gandhi

(b) Balagangadhar Tilak

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Mohammed Ali Jinnah

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Question No: 10

The first venture of Mahatma Gandhi in all India politics was (a) Non-cooperation Movement.

(b) Dandi March.

(c) Champaran Movement.

(d) Rowlatt Satyagrah.

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Question No: 11

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Indus Valley Civilisation?

I. The people of this civilisation were the earliest to make use of cotton.

II. They did not cremate their dead.

III. A grid system was followed in city planning.

IV. Stone was the chief building material.

(a) I and II

(b) II and III

(c) III and IV

(d) I and III

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Question No: 12

The famous queen Chand Bibi who fought gallantly against Akbar belonged to

(a) Berar.

(b) Ahmadnagar.

(c) Bijapur.

(d) Golconda.

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Question No: 13

Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?

(a) Haider Ali

(b) Mir Qasim

(c) Shah Alam II

(d) Tipu Sultan

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Question No: 14

Which one of the following may be called a ‘political’ cause of the 1857 Revolt?

(a) The Subsidiary Alliance System of Wellesley.

(b) The Religious Disabilities Act of 1856.

(c) Low pay and poor prospects of the sepoys.

(d) Dalhousie’s Annexation Policy.

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Question No: 15

The first time that Mahatma Gandhi tried out his method of satyagraha was

(a) in South Africa against racist policies.

(b) against indigo planters in Champaran.

(c) in the Kheda no-rent campaign.

(d) at Bardoli.

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Question No: 16

The Royal Indian Navy ratings revolted in February 1946 to protest against

(a) the treatment meted out to them.

(b) the punishment meted out to the INA officials.

(c) the firing on some ratings of the HMIS Talwar.

(d) the Government’s suppression of Congress activities.

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Question No: 17

Navjivan Trust was instituted with the objectives of propagating peaceful means of attaining Hind Swaraj, by:

(a) Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi

(b) Lala Lajpat Rai

(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(d) Dr. Ambedkar

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Question No: 18

The grant of Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha is associated with:

(a) Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula

(b) Nawab Asif-ud-Daula

(c) Shah Alam I

(d) Shah Alam II

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Question No: 19

Who founded the Red Cross?

(a) Henry Dunant

(b) Alexander

(c) James Cook

(d) Bismark

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Question No: 20

The last British Emperor of India was:

(a) King George I

(b) King George III

(c) King George V

(d) King George VI

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Question No: 21

Capital of India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year:

(a) 1901

(b) 1911

(c) 1921

(d) 1922

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Question No: 22

Sher Shah is well-known for his administrative skill, especially his

(a) Market control steps

(b) Land revenue system

(c) Mansabdari system

(d) Law and order

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Question No: 23

A monument resembling Taj Mahal was created by Aurangzeb in

(a) Ahmedabad

(b) Aurangabad

(c) Hoshangabad

(d) Daulatabad

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Question No: 24

The maximum work in popularizing female education in the nineteenth century was done by

(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

(b) J.E.D. Bethune

(c) D.K. Karve

(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Question No: 25

The most learned ruler of the Delhi Sultanate who was well versed in various branches of learning including Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine was

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Alauddin Khalji

(c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

(d) Sikandar Lodhi

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Question No: 26

Permanent Settlement was introduced to

(a) help the ryots

(b) earn a fixed and regular revenue

(c) help the landlords

(d) improve the prospects of agriculture

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Question No: 27

Lord Buddha's image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture, called 'Bhumisparsha Mudra'. It signifies

(a) Buddha's calling of the Earth to watch over Mara and to prevent Mara from disturbing his meditation.

(b) Buddha's calling of the Earth to witness his purity and chastity despite the temptations of Mara.

(c) the gesture of debate or discussion/argument.

(d) Both (a) and (b)

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Question No: 28

Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was mostly written from right to left?

(a) Nandnagari

(b) Brahmi

(c) Kharoshti

(d) Sharada

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Question No: 29

Who among the following, first translated the Bhagwat Gita into English?

(a) Charles Wilkins

(b) Alexander Cunningham

(c) William Jone

(d) James Prinsep

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Question No: 30

Under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Civil Disobedience Movement, launched in 1930, started from?

(a) Sabarmati

(b) Dandi

(c) Sevagram

(d) Champaran

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