Q1. Krishnadevaraya maintained friendly
relations with the
(a) French
(b) British
(c) Portuguese
(d) Dutch
Q2. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Akbar
(c) Shivaji
(d) Balaji Rao
Q3. The greatness of Sher Shah lies in his
(a) victories against Humayun
(b) superior generalship
(c) administrative reforms
(d) religious tolerance
Q4. The capital of the Bahmani kings was
(a) Gulbarga
(b) Bijapur
(c) Belgaum
(d) Raichur
Q5. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come
from?
(a) Morocco
(b) Persia
(c) Turkey
(d) Central Asia
Q6. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought
between
(a) Akbar and Hemu
(b) Rajputs and Mughals
(c) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Sikander and Adilshah
Q7. Shahjahan built the Moti Masjid at
(a) Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Agra
(d) Amarkot
Q8. Muhammad-bin-Qasim conquered Sind in the
year
(a) AD 712
(b) AD 812
(c) AD 912
(d) AD 1012
Q9. Who was the architect who designed ‘Taj
Mahal’?
(a) Muhammad Hussain
(b) Ustad-Isa
(c) Shah Abbas
(d) Ismail
Q10. Which was the birth place of Guru
Nanak?
(a) Gurdaspur
(b) Amritsar
(c) Lahore
(d) Talwandi
Q11. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign
of
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(d) Balban
Q12. Which one is not situated at Fatehpur
Sikri?
(a) The Panch Mahal
(b) Moti Masjid
(c) Tomb of Salim Chishti
(d) The Mariam Palace
Q13. A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly
honoured by Akbar was
(a) Hemachandra
(b) Harivijaya
(c) Vastupala
(d) Bhadrabahu
Q14. Which battle did open the Delhi area to
Muhammad Ghori?
(a) First Battle of Tarain
(b) Second Battle of Tarain
(c) Battle of Khanwa
(d) First Battle of Panipat
Q15. Where did Babar die?
(a) Agra
(b) Kabul
(c) Lahore
(d) Delhi
Q16. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, “None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this Earth”?
(a) Bertrand Russell
(b) Leo Tolstoy
(c) Albert Einstein
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q17. The famous bhakti saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was
(a) Chaitanya
(b) Andal
(c) Meerabai
(d) Ramabai
Q18. Who started the ‘Servants of India Society’?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Surendranath Bannerjee
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Q19. The Rama Krishna mission was established by
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Rama Krishna
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) Keshab Chandra Sen
Q20. The ‘Arya Samaj’ was founded by
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Q21. Who among the following, was the pioneer of Social Reform Movement in 19th century India?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) Devendranath Tagore
(d) Keshav Chandra Sen
Q22. Who expounded ‘The Theory of Drain’
(a) Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Gokhale
(d) Govinda Ranade
Q23. On imprisonment in 1908 by the Britister, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was sent to
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Rangoon
(c) Singapore
(d) Mandalay
Q24. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with
(a) Alipore Bomb Case
(b) Kolhapur Bomb Case
(c) Lahore Conspiracy Case
(d) Kakori Case
Q25. Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with
(a) Home Rule Movement
(b) Ghadar Movement
(c) Swadeshi Movement
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement
Q26. The split between the ‘Extremists’ and ‘Moderates’ came up in the open at the Surat Congress Session in the year
(a) 1905
(b) 1906
(c) 1907
(d) 1910
Q27. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
(a) Sri Gupta
(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Ghatotkacha
(d) Kumaragupta I
Q28. The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta I
(d) Harshavardhana
Q29. The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilization is found at
(a) Harappan
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Ropar
(d) Kalibangan
Q30. The first metal used by man was
(a) aluminium
(b) copper
(c) iron
(d) silver
Q16. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, “None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this Earth”?
(a) Bertrand Russell
(b) Leo Tolstoy
(c) Albert Einstein
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q17. The famous bhakti saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was
(a) Chaitanya
(b) Andal
(c) Meerabai
(d) Ramabai
Q18. Who started the ‘Servants of India Society’?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Surendranath Bannerjee
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Q19. The Rama Krishna mission was established by
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Rama Krishna
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) Keshab Chandra Sen
Q20. The ‘Arya Samaj’ was founded by
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Q21. Who among the following, was the pioneer of Social Reform Movement in 19th century India?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) Devendranath Tagore
(d) Keshav Chandra Sen
Q22. Who expounded ‘The Theory of Drain’
(a) Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Gokhale
(d) Govinda Ranade
Q23. On imprisonment in 1908 by the Britister, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was sent to
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Rangoon
(c) Singapore
(d) Mandalay
Q24. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with
(a) Alipore Bomb Case
(b) Kolhapur Bomb Case
(c) Lahore Conspiracy Case
(d) Kakori Case
Q25. Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with
(a) Home Rule Movement
(b) Ghadar Movement
(c) Swadeshi Movement
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement
Q26. The split between the ‘Extremists’ and ‘Moderates’ came up in the open at the Surat Congress Session in the year
(a) 1905
(b) 1906
(c) 1907
(d) 1910
Q27. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
(a) Sri Gupta
(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Ghatotkacha
(d) Kumaragupta I
Q28. The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta I
(d) Harshavardhana
Q29. The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilization is found at
(a) Harappan
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Ropar
(d) Kalibangan
Q30. The first metal used by man was
(a) aluminium
(b) copper
(c) iron
(d) silver
