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- Q. Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court?
A)Mahipala
B)Vatsaraja
C)Nagahhatta-II
D)Mihira Bhoja
Answer: Mahipala
- Q. Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?
A)Deimachus
B)Gautamiputra Satakarni
C)Nahapana
D)Simuka
Answer: Simuka
- Q. Ramayana was translated into Persian at Akbar’s court by whom?
A)Abul Fazl
B)Faizi
C)Badayuni
D)Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi
Answer: Faizi
- Q. Who advocated Nazism in Germany?
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Frederick William-IV
C)Bismarck
D)William-III
Answer: Adolf Hitler
- Q. Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Red Fort Complex
Answer: Red Fort Complex
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about the Constitution of India?
A)The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
B)There should be a Union of India embracing both British India and the States
C)The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and should be free to form groups
D)Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A (Hindumajority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces) and Group C (Bengal and Assam)
Answer: The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
- Q. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
A)Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
B)Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
C)Inscriptions of Ashoka
D)Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
Answer: Inscriptions of Ashoka
- Q. The first Indian national leader who began building, organizing and promoting the freedom struggle was
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Adilabad fort and the city of Jahanpanah was built by?
A)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Muhammad bin Tughluq
D)None of the above
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughluq
- Q. Which one of the following sequences represents the correct chronological order?
A)Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram
B)Shahji, Shivaji, Rajaram, Sambhaji
C)Shahji, Sambhaji, Shivaji, Rajaram
D)Sambhaji, Shivaji, Shahji, Rajaram
Answer: Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram
- Q. Who said “The Simmon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish”?
A)Shivaswami Iyer
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Shivaswami Iyer
- Q. When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence?
A)On 26th January 1931
B)On 26th January 1929
C)On 26th January 1935
D)On 26th January 1930
Answer: On 26th January 1930
- Q. As the unrest continued unabatedly, the Madras government appointed . . . . . . the collector of Malabar as special commissioner to enquire into the causes of the uprisings and recommend remedial measures.
A)William Logan
B)Connolly
C)S. N. Banerjee
D)Gokahale
Answer: William Logan
- Q. In which century, Qutub Minar of Delhi was built?
A)13th Century
B)12th Century
C)14th Century
D)11th Century
Answer: 13th Century
- Q. Which of the following are true about Shivaji? I. He was a disciple of Ramdas Samarth. II. He levied Chauth and Sardeshmukhi. III. He became the Peshwa
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)III and I
Answer: I and II
- Q. The Greatest Kushan leader who got converted to Buddhism was
A)Virna
B)Kujala
C)Kanishka
D)Kadphises
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. According to the Regulating Act, Directors were to be elected for a period of
A)4 years
B)5 years
C)6 years
D)3 years
Answer: 4 years
- Q. What is the moral of the horse?
A)Restraint
B)Politeness
C)Knowledge
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihira are associated with the age of the
A)Kushanas
B)Guptas
C)Mauryas
D)Palas
Answer: Guptas
- Q. The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 primarily to promote among Indian Muslims
A)political consciousness
B)mutual unity and goodwill
C)feeling of loyalty to the British Government
D)hatred for the Congress
Answer: feeling of loyalty to the British Government
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