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The trial of INA heroes was held at ?(A) Delhi
(B) Simla
(C) Bombay
(D) Calcutta
Ans : (A)
Who was the founder of Muslim League in India ?
(A) None of these
(B) Aga Khan
(C) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(D) M.A. Jinnah
Ans : (B)
Indian National Congress held its first sesson at ?
(A) Lahore
(B) Madras
(C) Bombay
(D) Lucknow
Ans : (C) (In 1985)
Except Jammu & Kashmir and Hyderabad, the integration of Indian states was completed in ?
(A) Aug 1947
(B) Oct 1948
(C) Nov 1949
Ans : (C)
Word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Thakkar Bappa
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
Ans : (B)
Which was East India Company's most significant parliamentary Act ?
(A) Regulation Act
(B) Rowlatt Act
(C) Charter Act of 1813
Ans : (A)
1st Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed @?
(A) Champaran
(B) Sabarmati
(C) Chauri Chaura
(D) Bardoli
Ans:(A
The leader who left politics, retired to Pondicherry and set up an ashram there, was ?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Bhikaji Cama
Ans : (A)
The Wavell Plan aimed @?
(A) Complete Indianisation of the Executive Council
(B) Complete Europeanisation of the Executive Council.
Ans:(A)
Who was the Viceroy during the time Mr. Attlee of England declared the British intention to transfer power to Indians ?
Ans : (Lord Wavell)
Who was the British PM at the time of the 2nd Round Table Conference ?
(A) Clement Attlee
(B) None of these
(C) Ramsay Macdonald
Ans : (C)
Jawaharlal Nehru helped to start which newspaper ?
(A) Pioneer
(B) Patriot
(C) Kesri
(D) National Herald
Ans : (D)
The integration of Indians States is the achievement of ?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Rajendra Prasad
Ans : (A)
Who opposed Mahatma Gandhi's association with the Khilafat movement ?
(A) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Fazlul Haquer
Ans:(A)
Which force is setting up Nuclear, Biological & Chemical (NBC) defense training facility ?
(A) Army
(B) Navy
(C) Air force
Ans : (B)
World Standards Day is observed on which among the following dates?
(A) Sep-10
(B) Oct-14
(C) Nov-13
(D) Dec-30
Ans : (B)
In which eye disease, there is a clouding of the eye lens and visual clarity is reduced ?
(A)Cataract
(B)Astigmatism
(C)Myopia
Ans : (A)
In which year, India became a party to International Wheat Agreement for 4 years?
(A) 1948
(B) 1949
(C) 1950
Ans : (B)
Mahatma Gandhi gave the call to reject foreign goods during the ?
(A) Swadeshi Movements
(B) Non Cooperation Movement
Ans : (A)
Who defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada ?
(A) Rajendra Chola
(B) Pulakesin II
(C) Krishnadeva Raya
(D) Rajendra I
Ans : (B)
Which ruler was adorned with the title of Maharajadhiraja (king of kings)?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Kanishka
Ans : (C)
Kanishka's capital was at ?
(A) Mathura
(B) Peshawar
(C) Amravati
(D) Kanauj
Ans : (C)
The medium of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the ?
(A) Suvarna
(B) Karshapana
(C) Dinara
(D) Dramma
Ans : (A)
Which Gupta ruler had led a compaign to the south & was an expert Veena player?
(A)Chandragupta I
(B)Skanda Gupta
(C)Samudragupta
Ans : (C)
The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from?
(A) Indus to Pataliputra
(B) Pataliputra to Taxila
(C) Pataliputra to Prayag
Ans:(A)
Only Indian ruler who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs was ?
(A) Kanishka
(B) Harsha
(C) Ashoka
Ans : (A)
The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at ?
(A) Ayodhya
(B) Ujjain
(C) Vaishali
(D) Pataliputra
Ans : (B)
Gondophernes belonged to ?
(A) The Saka dynasty
(B) The Satavahana dynasty
(C) The Kushana dynasty
(D) The Parthian dynasty
Ans : (D)
Lichchavi princess Kumara Devi was married to ?
(A) Pravarasena
(B) Harshavardhana
(C) Chandragupta II
(D) Chandragupta I
Ans : (D)
Gupta feudatories who became strong & independent in Gujarat were known as ?
(A) Yaudheyas
(B) Pundra Vardhanas
(C) Maitrakas
Ans : (C)
Chandragupta II fought war with ?
(A) Sakas
(B) Parthians
(C) Huns
(D) Kushans
Ans : (A)
Arab conquest of Sindh took place in 712 A.D. under the leadership of ?
(A) Muhammad bin Kasim
(B) Qutub-ud-din
(C) Subuktagin
Ans : (A)
In which Indian island, India's largest Solar Power based Island Electrification Project is being run?
(A) Andaman
(B) Lakshdweep
Ans:(B)
Which country is considered to be the Origin of Coffee Plant ?
(A) Vietnam
(B) Brazil
(C) Peru
(D)Ethiopia
Ans : (D)
As per Corporate Gender Gap report released by WEF on March 8, 2010, % of women employees in India is ?
Ans : (23 %)
Where is coming up India's 2nd Officers Training Academy for Army ?
(A) Patna
(B) Gaya
(C) Bhopal
(D) Jaipur
Ans : (B)
Who heads National Drinking Water & Sanitation Council in India?
(A) P.M.
(B) Dy Chairman of Planning Commission
(C) RD Minister
Ans:(C)
The author of 'Midnight Children' is ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Khuswant Singh
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Shobha De
Ans : (C)
Most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India, noted 4 his justice & popularity with his subjects was?
(A) Menander
(B) Rudradaman
Ans:(A)
Which of the following became the most important city of northern India under Harsha ?
(A) Ujjain
(B) Kanauj
(C) Pataliputra
Ans : (B)
Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C. ?
(A) Sisunaga
(B) Haryanka
(C) Mauryas
(D) Nandas
Ans : (B)
Which Saka ruler was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra ?
(A) Nahapana
(B) Rudradaman
(C) Menander
Ans : (B)
In early ancient India, the largest urban centre was ?
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Kanauj
(C) Taxila
(D) Kausambi
Ans : (A)
Pulakesin II was a contemporary of ?
(A) Harsha
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Ashoka
Ans : (A)
The Kaulinya system was introduced in Bengal by ?
(A) Lakshmana Sena
(B) Vijaya Sena
(C) Hemanta Sena
(D) Ballala Sena
Ans : (C)
Who among the following was not a Saka ruler?
(A) Nahapana
(B) Menander
(C) Rudradaman
(D) Sodassa
Ans : (B)
Who constructed Red Fort of Delhi?
Ans:(Shah Jahan)
Iltutmish introduced a coin of 175 gms. It was made of which metal?
Ans:(Silver)
The original name of the Kushanas was in ?
(A) Chinese Turkistan
(B) Arabia
(C) Persia
(D) Macedonia
Ans : (A)
In 6th & 5th centuries B.C., the most remarkable king of Haryanka line was ?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Sisunaga
(C) Udayi
(D) Ajatashatru
Ans : (A)
Sakas were finally overthrown by ?
(A) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(B) Devapala
(C) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(D) Kanishka
Ans : (C)
The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in ?
(A) 712 A.D.
(B) 1009 A.D.
(C) 740 A.D.
(D) 1001 A.D.
Ans : (A)
Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period ?
(A) Kalyan
(B) Sopara
(C) Tamralipti
Ans : (C)
Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
(A) Kharavela
(B) Mayurasarman
(C) Bindusara
(D) Ajatashatru
Ans:(C)
The great Hindu King who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta & Ashoka ?
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Kanishka
Ans : (A)
Who was the first king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat and Maharashtra ?
(A) Skandagupta
(B) Harshavardhana
(C)Chandragupta Maurya
Ans : (C)
During Gupta period, village affairs were managed by village headman with the assistance of ?
(A) Vishyapati
(B) Amatya
(C) Gopa
Ans : (A)
What was the rate of land revenue as given in the dharma shastras?
(A) 4-Jan
(B) 8-Jan
(C) 6-Jan
(D) 3-Jan
Ans : (C)
Nicolo Conti, the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D. was ?
(A) A Frenchman
(B) An Italian
(C) A Greek
Ans : (B)
In Krishnadevaraya's court, Ashtadiggajas were the ?
(A) Eight great poets of his court.
(B) Eight great scholars of his kingdom
Ans : (A)
Capital of Eastern Chalukyas was ?
(A) Vatapi
(B) Vengi
Ans : (B)
In Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for ?
(A) Being a great emporium of foreign trade.
(B) Being a great centre of cotton trade.
Ans : (B)
Vikramasila University was founded by ?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Pulakesin II
(C) Kanishka
(D) Dharmpala
Ans : (D)
After the Mauryas, the most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India was that of ?
(A) Vakatakas
(B) Satavahanas
(C) Pallavas
Ans:(B)
Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as a Viceroy of ?
(A) Takshshila
(B) Kaushambi
(C) Tosali
(D) Patliputra
Ans : (A)
Hindu colonies were founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of ?
(A) The Cholas
(B) The Mauryas
Ans : (B)
The name by which Ashoka is generally reffered to in his inscription is ?
(A) Dharmakirti
(B) Priyadarshi
(C) Dharmadeva
Ans : (B)
Which rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?
(A) Rashtrakutas
(B) Cholas
(C) Satavahanas
Ans : (C)
The Huna leader Mihirgula was defeated by ?
(A) Rajyavardhana
(B) Buddhagupta
(C) Chandragupta
(D) Yashodharman
Ans : (D)
The official religion during the rule of the Sunga dynasty was ?
(A) The Ajivika religion
(B) Brahmanism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Jainism
Ans : (B)
Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at ?
(A) Taxila
(B) Sravana Belgola
(C) Ujjain
(D) Magadha
Ans : (D)
Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north-west upto ?
(A) Indus
(B) Sutlej
(C) Hindukush
(D) Ravi
Ans : (C)
The most commonly used coin, during the Mauryan period, was ?
(A) Nishka
(B) Karashapana
(C) Suvarna
(D) Kakini
Ans : (B)
The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was ?
(A) Jarasandha
(B) Bimbisara
(C) Prasenajit
(D) Ajatashatru
Ans : (B)
Maurya empire declined after Ashoka mainly because of ?
(A) Weak successors of Asoka
(B) Ashoka's excessive patronage to Buddhism.
Ans:(A)
Who among the following was not a Saka ruler?
(A) Nahapana
(B) Menander
(C) Rudradaman
(D) Sodassa
Ans : (B)
The original name of the Kushanas was in ?
(A) Chinese Turkistan
(B) Arabia
(C) Persia
(D) Macedonia
Ans : (A)
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