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Indian History - part 2
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25
Q1. Which was the first capital of Magadha?
A. Pataliputra
B. Vaishali
C. Girivarja (Rajgriha)
D. Champa
Q2. The Lumbini was the birth place of Buddha is attested by an inscription g of:
A. Ashokan
B. Pushyamitra Sung
C. Kanishka
D. Harsha
Q3. The last Governor General of India was
A. D.C. Rajagopalachari
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Mountbatten
Q4. Study of inscription is called:
A. Archaeology
B. Numismatic
C. Epigraphy
D. Palaeography
Q5. Quwwat-ul-Islammosquewasbuiltby which ruler?
A. Iltutmish
B. Qutubuddin Aibak
C. Muhammad bin Tughluq
D. Aurangzeb
Q6. The Mughal Emperor, who built the Peacock Throne?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Nadirshah
C. Akbar
D. Aurangazeb
Q7. The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the-
A. Harappa Culture
B. Vedic Culture
C. Mauryan Culture
D. Gupta Period Culture
Q8. “Taj Mahal" is on the Bank of:
A. Tapti
B. Ganges
C. Jamuna
D. Cauvery
Q9. Paramountcy is paramount’ was declared to define the relations of Indian States with British Government by which Commission?
A. Hunter Commission
B. Strachey Commission
C. Butler Commission
D. CampbellCommission
Q10. The Indus Valley Specialised in
A. town planning
B. architecture
C. craftsmanship
D. All of these
Q11. What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W S. Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?
A. To campaign for the entry of Indians into the Imperial Judiciary
B. To facilitate a discussion onIndia’sIndependencein the British Parliament
C. To agitate for the entry of eminent Indians into the British Parliament
D. To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons
Q12. Which of the following Government of India Act gave separate representation to the Muslims?
A. Act of 1909
B. Act of 1919
C. Act of 1935
D. Act of 1947
Q13. Ain-i-Akbari and Akbarnama were written by Abul Fazl in
A. Persian
B. Arabic
C. Urdu
D. Turki
Q14. What was the policy of “doctrine of lapse”?
A. States were allowed to adopt son as an heir.
B. States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir.
C. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army.
D. None of these
Q15. The only inscribed stone portrait of Emperor Ashoka has been found at
A. Sanchi
B. Ajanta
C. Amaravati
D. Kanaganahalli
Q16. The capital of the kingdom of Ma haraja Ranjeet Singh was:
A. Lahore
B. Amritsar
C. Patiala
D. Jalandhar
Q17. The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred during -
A. 1860-1861
B. 1876-1878
C. 1896-1897
D. 1899-1900
Q18. Which emperor conquered and annexed the northern part of Sri Lanka and named it Mummadi Cholamandalam?
A. Parantaka I
B. Rajaraja I
C. Rajendra I
D. Rajadhiraja I
Q19. Gandhiji wanted that the students should spend their vacations in
A. Studies
B. Games
C. Social service
D. None of these
Q20. In which session, did the congress split up into two wings ’the Moderates’ and ’the Extremists’?
A. Surat
B. Lucknow
C. Kolkata
D. Ahmedabad
Q21. Which Sikh Guru laid the foundation of the city Amritsar?
A. Guru Nank Dev Ji
B. Guru Ramdass Ji
C. Guru Arjun Dev Ji
D. Guru Govind SinghJi
Q22. Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of
A. Shajahan
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Jahangir
Q23. Quit India Movement was launched in response to
A. Cripps Proposals
B. Simon Commission Report
C. Wavell Plan
D. Cabinet Mission Plan
Q24. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Harsha
Q25. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
A. Cow
B. Elephant
C. Rhinoceros
D. Tiger
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