Question: How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?
1. He Was treacherously stabled to death by one of his ambitious nobles
2. He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the rular of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab
3. He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to death later
4. He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan
Answer: 4
Question: Which of the statements is NOT correct?
1. Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal
2. Maharja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufactur cannons at Lahore
3. Sawai Jai Singh of Amber ahd Euclid’s Elements of Geometry translated into Sanskrit
4. Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sarda in Shringeri Temp
Answer: 1
Question: Which book Was Authored by Krishna Deva Raya?
1. Mitakshra
2. Rajtarangini
3. Karpoor Manjari
4. Amukta Malyad
Answer: 4
Question: Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made an attempt to estimate the per capital income of India?
1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. Feroze Shah Mehta
3. Surendranath Banerjee
4. Dadabhai Naorji
Answer: 4
Question: During indian freedom struggle, which one of the following happened earlist?
1. Simon Commission
2. Gaya Session of Congress
3. Tripuri Session of congress
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Answer: 1
Question: Which one of the following sites of the Indus valley civilization had an ancient dockyard?
1. Kalibangan
2. Lothal
3. Rangpur
4. Harappa
Answer: 2
Question: Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
1. Pulkesin-I
2. Pulkesin-II
3. Vikramaditya-I
4. Vikramaditya-II
Answer: 2
Question: During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
1. To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
2. To report on the existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
3. To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
4. To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India
Answer: 2
Question: The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was
1. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Vithalbhai J. Patel
4. Mahadev Desai
Answer: 1
Question: With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
1. The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
2. Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Block
3. Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
4. In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi Irwin pact
Answer: 4
Question: With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
1. The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
2. The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam
3. In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
4. Under the leadership of suplex, the French occupied Madras in 1746
Answer: 1
Question: The aim of education as stated by the Wood’s despatch of 1854 was
1. the creation of employment opportunity for native Indians
2. the spread of western culture in India
3. the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language
4. the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education
Answer: 2
Question: Consider the following statements: 1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga. 2. The last Sunga king, Devabhuti was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne. 3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras. Which of the statements is/are correct?
1. 1 & 2
2. Only 2
3. Only 3
4. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: 4
Question: Which of the statements is NOT correct?
1. The National Song Vande Mataram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterji originally in Bengali
2. The National Calender of India based on Saka era has its 1st Chaitra on 22nd March normally and 21st March in a leap year
3. The design of National Flag of India was adopted by the Constitution Assembly on 22nd July, 1947
4. The song ‘Jana Gana Mana’ composed originally in Begali by Rabindranath Tagore was adopted in its Hi
Answer: 1
Question: Consider the following statements: 1. Vardhamana Mhavira’s mother was the daughter of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka. 2. Gautama Buddha’s mother was a princess from the Koshalan dynasty. 3. Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, belonged to Banaras. Which of these statements is/are correct?
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. 2 & 3
4. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: 3
Question: ‘Mrichchhakatika’ an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka deals with
1. The love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesan
2. The victory of Chandragupta II over the Shaka Kshatrapas of western India
3. The military expedition and exploits of Samudragupta
4. The love affair between Gupta King and a princess of Kamarupa
Answer: 1
Question: In December 2002, the Prime Minster of India signed ‘Delhi Declaration’ with the
1. President of Indonesia
2. President of Russia
3. Prime Minster of Combodia
4. Prime Minster of Laos
Answer: 2
Question: Consider the following statement regarding the relation between India and Pakistan: 1. During Shimala Agreement, Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Bhutto agreed to maintain the sanctity of LOC 2. Lahore Summit took place in the year 1997 3. Islamabad Summit was held between Rajiv Gandhi and Nawaz Sharif. Which of these statements is/are correct?
1. 1, 2 & 3
2. 1 & 3
3. Only 2
4. Only 1
Answer: 4
Question: Consider the following statements: 1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over peninsular India in the early medieval times. 2. The Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire of South East Asia and conquered some of the areas. Which of these statements is/are correct?
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 & 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 3
Question: In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at
1. Surat
2. Pulicat
3. Cochin
4. Cassimbazar
Answer: 2
Question: How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end?
1. He was deposed by his Wazir
2. He died due to a slip while climbing down steps
3. He was defeated by his nephew in a battle
4. He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine
Answer: 3
Question: The earliest movement which took up the cause of lower cast against Brahmana domination was
1. Nair Service Society
2. Satya Shodak Society
3. Mahajan Sangam
4. Vokkaliga Sangha
Answer: 2
Question: The battle of Dharmat was fought between
1. Muhammad Gori and Jai Chand
2. Babar and the Afghans
3. Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
4. Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Maratha
Answer: 3
Question: Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babar to invade India was
1. An Uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi
2. A cousine of Ibrahim Lodi who was ill-treated and expelled from the country
3. The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi
4. A high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodi’s treatment to h
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following gives the three largest countries of Europe in correct-descending order?
1. Russia, Turkey, France
2. Russia, Turkey, Spain
3. France, Turkey, Spain
4. France, Spain, Sweden
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following is not true of the old stone age?
1. The equipments used were rough
2. The people did not very much love art
3. The people lived a settled life
4. The people were not acquainted with agriculture
Answer: 3
Question: The entry port for trade between the Indus trading centres and Mesopotamia was
1. Elam
2. Oman
3. Behrain
4. Afganistan
Answer: 3
Question: The Indus religion did not include the worship of
1. Forces of Nature
2. Mother Goddess
3. Certain animal chimeras and their anthropic figure
4. Trees and their spirits
Answer: 1
Question: The earliest tribal assembly was
1. Gana
2. Vidhata
3. Samiti
4. Sabha
Answer: 2
Question: Which is the most accepted date of the composition of the Rigveda?
1. 1500 BC
2. 1500 BC to 1000 BC
3. 1000 BC
4. About 4500 BC
Answer: 2
Question: Who were the first teacher of the Buddha, after his great renunciation?
1. Alar and Udarka
2. Ananda and Ashvaghosh
3. Sariputra and Maudagalyayana
4. Alara and Kalam
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following pairs of Jains religious texts and their contexts is not correctly matched?
1. Angas – explain the Jain doctrines through big ends
2. Chheda Sutra – explains the rules of discipline of the monastic order
3. Mula Ssutra – deal with basic docterines of Jainism
4. Prakimas – deal with monastic order of the nuns
Answer: 3
Question: When and by whom were the asokan inscription and their Brahmi script deciphered for the first time
1. 1787 – John Tower
2. 1810 – Harry Smith
3. 1825 – Charles Metcalfe
4. 1837 – James Princep
Answer: 4