Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira is famous for which of the following?

Correct Answer

Water Conservation

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    A)Sher Shah
    B)Akbar
    C)Humayun
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Sher Shah
  • Q. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ is the call associated with
    A)French Revolution
    B)American Revolution
    C)Chinese Revolution
    D)Russian Revolution
    Answer: French Revolution
  • Q. Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?
    A)Ghiyasuddin Balban
    B)Qutbuddin Aibak
    C)Shamsuddin IItutmish
    D)Nasiruddin Mahmud
    Answer: Qutbuddin Aibak
  • Q. Two most important acts and rituals associated with the Vedic marriage system was/were
    A)Sapta-Padi
    B)Pani-Grahana
    C)Marriage Vows
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. Who is the only women historian to have written a historical account of Mughal Period?
    A)Zebun-nissa Begum
    B)Noorjahan Begum
    C)Gulbadan Begum
    D)Jahanara Begum
    Answer: Gulbadan Begum
  • Q. The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to
    A)Fatehpur Sikri
    B)Andman and Nicobar
    C)Mandalay
    D)Rangoon
    Answer: Rangoon
  • Q. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________
    A)Lord William Bentinck
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Lord Macaulay
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. Which of the following leaders were associated with the Revolt of Khasis in 1820-32?
    A)Sambu Singh
    B)Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
    C)Sidhu and Kanu
    D)Vir Manik
    Answer: Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
  • Q. For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi’s volunteers of the Salt satyagraha walk?
    A)36
    B)24
    C)12
    D)6
    Answer: 24
  • Q. Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of
    A)Ghagra
    B)Panipat
    C)Khanwa
    D)Kannauj
    Answer: Kannauj
  • Q. The crop which was not known to Vedic people is
    A)Wheat
    B)Barley
    C)Rice
    D)Tobacco
    Answer: Tobacco
  • Q. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
    A)Pitt's India Act
    B)Regulating Act
    C)Charter Act
    D)Company Act
    Answer: Regulating Act
  • Q. Who is the first crowned Czar (Tsar) of Russia
    A)Ivan IV (the Terrible)
    B)Peter I
    C)Nicholas I
    D)John Adams
    Answer: Ivan IV (the Terrible)
  • Q. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
    A)Punjab
    B)Assam
    C)Bengal
    D)N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
    Answer: N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
  • Q. The Queen Victoria assumed the title of the Empress of India in 1876 by :
    A)Indian Sabha
    B)British parliament
    C)Singaporian Parliament
    D)None of these
    Answer: British parliament
  • Q. Assertion (A): Akbar’s official historian Abul Fazl neither gives the prices of slaves nor does he mention slave markets. Reason (R): Akbar prohibited slave trade in his empire
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Choose the correct option I. Dharmpala was the founder of the Pala Empire. II. Mihir Bhoja belongs to Pratihar dynasty. III. Mihir bhoja was the devotee of Lord KRISHNA.
    A)Only I, III
    B)Only I, II
    C)Only II
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. Which among the following book based on the exploits of Yasovarman of Kanauj?
    A)Gaudavaho
    B)Rajatarangini
    C)Malavikagnimitram
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Gaudavaho
  • Q. The Governor-General was given power to issue ordinances by the act of
    A)1861
    B)1858
    C)1860
    D)1871
    Answer: 1861
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    A)Waterloo
    B)Russia
    C)Peninsular
    D)Rivoli
    Answer: Waterloo

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