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Indian History - part 1
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Q1. Who was the first British to get a farman from the Mughal Euperor Ja- hangir to establish a factory at Surat in 1613?
A. Jab Charnock
B. Captain Cook
C. Captain William Hawkins
D. Sir Thomas Roe
Q2. In which year the first English translation of Arthashastra was published?
A. 1905
B. 1960
C. 1909
D. 1915
Q3. Where was the seat of the first Repub- lic of the world in 6th century BC?
A. Vaishali
B. Athens
C. Sparta
D. Patliputra
Q4. Who among the following wrote com- mentaries on Harshavardhana’s ad- ministration and the court life in Kannauj?
A. AI-Beruni
B. Fa-Hien
C. Hiuen-Tsang
D. Ibn Batutah
Q5. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani Vocal Music is-
A. Ghazal
B. Dhrupad
C. Thumri
D. Khayal
Q6. Mrs. Annie Besant became the first woman President of Indian National Congress in the year
A. 1916
B. 1917
C. 1919
D. 1923
Q7. Who was the last great ruler of Gupta dynasty?
A. Skandagupta
B. Kumaragupta I
C. Chandragupta Ii
D. None Of these
Q8. Where did Mahatma Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon?
A. Kushinagar
B. Sarnath
C. Bodh Gaya
D. Lumbini
Q9. The censorship of the Press Act was y passed in
A. 1773
B. 1774
C. 1794
D. 1799
Q10. Forwhichmovementtheslogan’Door Die’ was given by Mahatama Gandhi?
A. Civil disobedience movement
B. Non cooperation movement
C. Quit India movement
D. Khilafat movement
Q11. Whoisknownasthe"slaveofaslave"?
A. Muhammad bin Oasim
B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Ilitutmish
D. Outbuddin Aibak
Q12. Sarga, Pratisavge, Vansa, Manvantara and Vanshanucharit are the indicators of
A. Vedas
B. Puranas
C. Upnishads
D. Sutras
Q13. Who among the following said “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?
A. Dayananda Saraswati
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Q14. The resolution of Quit India Move- ment was passed in which of the fol- lowing city?
A. Bombay
B. Calcutta
C. Madras
D. Lucknow
Q15. Which state was the first victim of “The Subsidiary Alliance System”?
A. Satara
B. Mysore
C. Hyderabad
D. Awadh
Q16. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
A. John Simon
B. Pethic-Lawrence
C. V. Alexander
D. A and C
Q17. Which one of the following was the most immediate problem India confronted after independence?
A. Settlement of boundaries after partition
B. Division of Civil Service personnel
C. Division of military assets
D. Communal and refugee problem
Q18. Whoamongthefollowingpersonswas considered by Gandhiji as his ‘Politi- cal Guru’?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. M. G. Ranade
Q19. Which one of the following is not cor- rectly matched?
A. Qutbuddin: Adhai din ka Jhompra
B. Iltutmish :Qutab Minar
C. Alauddin :Hauz-i-Khas
D. Firuz Tughlaq : Tughlaqabad
Q20. Who started the Indian Reforms Association?
A. Narayan Guru
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Krishna swami Aiyar
D. Keshav Chandra Sen
Q21. When was the ’Quit India Movement’ Launched by Mohandas Karamcehand Gandhi?
A. 1946
B. 1939
C. 1942
D. 1940
Q22. Who among the following woman so- cial reformers was called ‘Pandit’?
A. Sister Subbalakshmi
B. Annie Besant
C. Ramabai
D. Gangabai
Q23. Panini, the first Grammarian of San- skrit language in India, lived during r the
A. 2nd Century BC
B. 5th-6th Century BC
C. 2nd Century AD
D. 5th-6th Century AD
Q24. The weekly Commonweal was founded by
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Annie Besant
C. Bipan Chandra Pal
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q25. Who built the Taragarh fort of Ajmer?
A. Aana Ji
B. Raja Jai Singh
C. Raja Man Singh
D. Ajayapal Chauhan
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