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The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off after which of the following incidents?
Chauri-Chaura incident
Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta in 1828?
Ram Mohan Roy
Who among the following was the successor of Mughal Emperor, Babur?
Humayun
In which of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi, along with other Indians, establish the Natal Congress to fight against racial discrimination?
South Africa
Who among the following was one of the Navratnas of Akbar?
Tansen
In the second Round Table Conference, Mahatma Gandhi represented which of the following parties?
Indian National Congress
Match the following social reform organisations with their respective founders: a) Brahmo Samaj, b) Ramakrishna Mission, c) Prarthana Samaj, d) Arya Samaj
a-iii (Raja Ram Mohan Roy), b-i (Swami Vivekanand), c-ii (Atmaram Pandurang), d-iv (Dayananda Saraswati)
Who among the following is primarily connected to the World’s Parliament of Religions convened in Chicago, 1893?
Swami Vivekananda
The Aryans lived in the land known as ‘Sapia Sindhu’ (Land of the Seven Rivers). Which of the following was NOT a part of it?
Shipra
Who among the following sent Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
Seleucus I Nicator
Due to which of the following events did Rabindranath Tagore return the title of ‘Knighthood’ to the British Government while expressing his anguish?
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Who founded the Arya Samaj in Mumbai in 1875?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which of the following Governor-Generals of India?
Lord Dalhousie
Who was the revenue minister during the reign of Akbar?
Todar Mal
In which of the following cities did Mahatma Gandhi lead the peasant movement against the imposed indigo cultivation by the British planters?
Champaran
In which year was the battle of Buxar fought?
1764
Which of the following battles was fought between Babur and Rana Sanga in 1527?
Battle of Khamwa
In which year was the Gandhi-Irvin Pact signed?
1931
The revolution of 1857 started in May from which of the following cantonments in India?
Meerut
Which of the following places is related to Gandhi’s Satyagraha of the year 1917?
Champaran
Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the salt practice?
Lord William Benlinck
In 1539, the Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and
Sher Shah Suri
Which of the following Acts gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities, and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years?
Rowlatt Act, 1919
Who was the Viceroy of India when Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi March on 12 March 1930?
Lord Irwin
Who among the following Pallava kings occupied Valapi (Badami) and defeated the Chalukyas?
Narasimhavarman
‘Drain of Wealth’, a critique of the colonial exploitation, was given by which of the following nationalist leaders?
Dadabhai Naoroj
Gautamiputra Satakarni titled Rajaraja and Maharaja is related to which of the following dynasties?
Satawahana
Who founded the Prarthana Samaj in Mumbai in 1867?
Atmaram Pandurang
Which of the following organisations, divided into two branches, was established by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant?
Home Rule League
Where was the Hindu College established in the year 1791?
Benaras
Being the President of the Indian National Congress, who among the following had called for complete independence from the British Raj in 1929?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Under which of the following Pala king’s patronage the Vikramshila university in 8th century India was founded?
Dharmapala
Who among the following freedom fighters is known as ‘Deshbandhu’?
Chittaranjan Das
Which of the following events took place in the United Provinces in February, 1922?
Chauri Chaura
The Tripartite struggle happened among the Palas, the Pratiharas and the ______.
Rashtrakutas
The real name of Babur, the founder of Mughal dynasty in India was:
Zahruddin Muhammad
Medini Rai of Chanderi, Hasan Khan of Mewat and Mahmud Lodi joined Rana Sanga with their forces to fight against which of the following Mughal rulers?
Babur
Who among the following was the President of the Belgaum Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1924?
Mahatma Gandhi
Khudai Khidmatgars, a non-violent movement among the Pathans was started by ______.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 primarily dealt with which of the following subject matters?
Education
In which of the following battles did Muhammad of Ghor defeat Jayachandra of Gahadavala dynasty in 1194 AD?
Battle of Chandawar
Who among the following was the last sultan of Delhi sultanate?
Ibrahim Lodi
Pulakeshin II assumed the title of “Dakshinapatheshvara” (lord of the south) after defeating which of the following rulers of north India?
Harshavardhana
During which of the following rules did Buddhism get split into two schools - Hinayana and Mahayana in the fourth Buddhist council?
Kushana
Ali Akbar Khan is known for playing the ______.
Sarod
The magnificent Kailasa temple at Ellora was built during the reign of which Rashtrakuta king?
Krishna I
Belur Math was founded by which of the following social reformers in British India?
Swami Vivekanand
To gain control over Kannauj, the Tripartite Struggle was fought between which of the following dynasties?
Prathara, Rashirakuta and Pala
Khudai Khidmatgar, a voluntary organisation, was established by which of the following leaders of India?
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Raziya Sultan was the first and only female ruler of the Sultanate, who ascended the throne in:
1236 AD
Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India Company?
Regulating Act
Which of the following battles is considered the formal beginning of the British Raj in India?
Battle of Plassey
Which of the following Delhi sultans introduced two coins, namely silver tanka and copper jital?
Ilutminish
Which of the following groups/parties was started in San Francisco, United States of America during the Indian National Movement?
Ghadar Party
Who among the following founded the Pala dynasty in8thCentury CE?
Gopala
The name “Piyadassi” is associated with whom among the following Mauryan kings?
Ashoka
A large number of words are derived from the word ‘Go’ meaning cow. A wealthy person was known as ______ in Vedic times.
Gomat
The Daroga system in 1792 was introduced by whom among the following Governor-Generals in India?
Lord Cornwallis
Match the following institutes with their respective founders of British India: a) Asiatic Society of Bengal, b) Sanskrit College of Benaras, c) Fort William College, d) Calcutta Madrasa
a-iv (Sir William Jones), b-iii (Jonathan Duncan), c-ii (Lord Wellesley), d-i (Warren Hastings)
Who founded the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875?
Madame HP Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott
Ghiyas ud-din Balban had set up a ______ department called ‘Diwan-i-arz’.
military
The Permanent Settlement came into operation in which of the following years?
1793
Who suggested the law that the British Government passed in 1856 to support widow remarriage?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
In which of the following Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka is the Kalinga war mentioned?
XIII
Who among the following founded the Almiya Sabha in 1814?
Raja Rammohun Roy
Which of the following plays was NOT written by Harshavardhana?
Vikramovasyam
Mahendravarman I who wrote Mattavilasa-prahasana is related to which of the following ruling dynasties?
Pallava
To promote agriculture, Muhammad Tughlaq founded which of the following new ministries?
Diwan-i-Amir-i kohi
Who among the following devised the system of “Subsidiary Alliance”?
Lord Wellesley
Sido and Kanhu were leaders of which of the following tribal rebellions?
Santhal Rebellion
Which of the following animals was the emblem of the Chola dynasty?
Tiger
With reference to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, consider the following statements: a) He protested child marriage and polygamy. b) Due to his efforts, the first Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, 1856, was introduced. c) He was primarily known for his scholarship in Persian language. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. b
The Maubharis ruled over which of the following cities in western Uttar Pradesh that over the time replaced Pataliputra as a political centre of north India?
Kannauj
Indian National Army was formed in which of the following countries?
Singapore
The Pandya Kingdom was first mentioned by Megasthenes, who said that their kingdom was famous for pearls. Their capital was:
Madurai
With reference to Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, on which of the following dates did the soldiers at Meerut start their journey to Delhi?
45787
Who among the following was the Vakil under the reign of Mughal Emperor, Akbar, who received the title of Khan-i-Khanan?
Bairam Khan
As per the Timurid tradition, Humayun had to share power with his brothers. Humayun had the control of Delhi, Agra and Central India, while his brother Kamran controlled which of the following regions?
Afghanistan and Punjab
Who is called the father of Local Self-Government in India?
Lord Ripon
The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji in 1307-08 AD was led to which of the following regions?
Devagiri
What gave a major impetus to the cotton textile industry in India after Independence?
Swadeshi movement
Which Indian political leader was called as Lok Nayak?
Jal Prakash Narayan
The Pratiharas who first had their capital at Bhinnai gained prominence during the rule of:
Nagabhatta I
Under the leadership of which of the following revolutionaries was Chittagong Armoury Raid conducted?
Surya Sen
With reference to Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909, consider the following statements: a) They are also called the Indian Councils Act, 1909. b) They increased the strength of Legislative Councils. c) The right to separate electorate was given to the Muslims. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a, b, c
Which of the following was NOT one of the basic attributes of Ashokas’ Dhamma?
Celibacy
Who among the following rulers built five astronomical observatories at different places in north India?
Sawal Jaisingh II
Mahendravarman I was the ruler of which of the following dynasties?
Pallava
According to which of the following foreign travellers, people of Delhi used to write letters containing abuses to the Sultan, therefore, in order to punish them Sultan decided to shift the capital?
Ibn Batuta
Which of the following departments of Delhi Sultanate was reorganized by Balban?
Diwan-i-Arz
After the death of Humayun, the 13 year-old Akbar was coronated in 1556 at Kalanaur in ______.
Punjab
Mahabalipuram emerged as an important centre of temple architecture under which of the following kingdoms of south India?
Pallava
Vasudeva I who issued coins in gold (dinars and quarter dinars) and copper (single denomination) was a king.
Kushana
Delmachus who was a Greek ambassador came to India during the reign of the Mauryan king. ______.
Bindusara
Rudrasena II of which of the following dynasties married Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty?
Vakataka
Vinchysahakti was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
Vakataka
In the context of Mathura school of Art, during which of the following periods were a number of sculptures of Brahmanical deities, such as Kartikeya, Vishnu and Kubera carved?
Kushana
In which year was the temple entry movement started by Bhimrao Ambedkar?
1927
Which of the following inscriptions of Rudradaman happened to be the first royal inscription of early India composed in chaste Sanskrit?
Girnar
Which among the following was NOT a part of the three sections of the Rigvedic tribe?
Craftsman
Guru Ghasidas led which of the following movements to improve the social condition of leather workers in British India?
Sathami Movement
Which of the following Sultans of Delhi primarily adopted a policy of consolidation rather than expansion?
Balban
In peninsular India, which of the following kingdoms was the local power that ruled over northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha?
Vakatakas
Which of the following kingdoms was divided into subdivisions called Aharas or Rashtras that meant districts?
Satavahana
In 1936, The Independent Labour Party was founded by ______.
BR Ambedkar
Under which of the following Acts, the Board of Control was established in England to control and supervise the administration of British India?
Pitt’s India Act of 1784
Ali Akbar Khan was associated with which of the following gharanas?
Maihar gharana
After the fall of the Guptas, different kingdoms emerged in various parts of India. Among them, the Maukharis emerged in which of the following areas?
Kamauj
Who among the following formed the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha in 1929?
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
In 10th century India, Queen Didda became the ruler of which of the following regions of north India?
Kashmir
Silappathikaram (the Jewelled Anklet), the earliest epic poem in Tamil was written in the 5th - 6th Century CE by ______.
Ilango Adigai
When was the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) established?
1920
Where was the first official summit of the Non-Aligned movement held?
Yugoslavia
Who among the following is the hero of the Sanskrit historical poem, the ‘Ramacharita’ written by Sandhyakar Nandi?
Ramapala
Which of the following Acts passed under Warren Hastings was also called ‘half-loaf system’?
Pitt’s India Act 1784
One of the greatest of Chola ruler Rajaraja I ruled from 985 AD to ______.
1014 AD
Samata Sainik Dal was formed in 1927 by whom among the following personalities?
BR Ambedkar
In 1910, The United India House at Seattle, USA, was set up by ______.
Tarak Nath Das and GD Kumar
Who among the following generally used to head the provincial administration under the Mauryas?
Kumara
Where was the 1912 session of the India National Congress held in Bihar?
Bankipore
In which of the following areas did the Uprising of Khurda in 1817 take place?
Odisha
Who asked James Rennel to prepare the map of Hindustan?
Robert Clive
In which of the following years was VD Savarkar sent to Andaman Jail by the British?
1911
Which of the following Sikh reform movements was started in 1873 in Amritsar?
Singh Sabha Movement
Valabhi, a city of ancient India was the capital of the ______ dynasty from the 5th to 8th Century CE.
Maitraka
An inscription, Takht-I-Bahi recovered from Mardan near Peshawar, indicates the rule of which of the following dynasties in north-western area of present Pakistan?
Parthians
The ______ were tributary chiefs of the Gupta dynasty. They established an independent kingdom in western India. Dhruvasona II was the most important ruler of this kingdom.
Maitrakas
According to the inscriptions, Pushyamitra Shunga was a devotee of which of the following Gods?
Krishna
Who published the logistic equation model of population growth in 1838?
Pierre François Verhulst
Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, which was founded by Pandit Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya, is located at ______.
New Delhi
