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This is a Set of 50 Indian History Questions.Answers are given at the end of quiz.
1. Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?(a) Anandpur(b) Amritsar(c) Talwandi(d) Nanded
2. During the Indus Valley Civilization period, the dominant number used for weights and measures was ?(a) 6(b) 8(c) 12(d) 16
3. The Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed Shah Abduali’s invasion of India was ?(a)Bahadur Shahl(b) Shah Alam I(c)Bahadur Shah II(d) Shah Alam II
4. Sher Shah died while he was fighting in(a)Panipat(b) Kalinga(c)Kalinjar(d) None of these
5. Archaeological material relating to the period of Sangam literature has been unearthed at ?(a) Madurai(b) Brahmagiri(c) Thanjavur(d) Arikkamedu
6. Ramachandradeva, the Yadava King of Deogiri, was a contemporary of ?(a) Ala uddin Khilji(b) Feroz Tughlaq(c) Muhammad Tughlaq(d) Iltutmish
7. The most famous city for production of cotton cloth during the period of visit of Hiuen Tsang was ?(a) Ujjain(b) Pataliputra(c) Mathura(d) Banaras
8. In which period were the foreigners absorbed in large number in the Indian society?(a) The Kushana Period(b) The Gupta Period(c) The Mauryan period(d) The Rajput Period
9. Which General of Maharaja Ranjit Singh who conqeured Ladakh(a) Dewan Chand(b) Hari Singh Nalwa(c) Zorawar Singh(d) Mohkam Singh
10. William Hawkins visited the Mughal court to secure a right to trade in Mughal ports during the reign of ?(a)Akbar(b) Jahangir(c) Shah Jahan(d) Aurangzeb
11. The Bahmani Sultan who shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bindar was ?(a) Mahmud Shah(b) Muhammad Shah(c) Ahmad Shah(d) None of these
12. Chola Kingdom Comprised of ?(a) Whole of South India(b) Today’s Andhra pradesh(c) Bengal, Andhra and Madras(d) Madras and parts of Mysore
13. When did Alexander invade India?(a)336 B.C.(b) 326 B.C.(c)320 B.C.(d) 308 B.C.
14. Who among the following called himself as the ‘Second Alexander’(a) Alauddin Khilji(b) Samudragupta(c) Chandragupta(d) Kanishka
15. One of the major towns of the Godavari in the Satavahana kingdom was ?(a)Korkkai
(b)Arikkamedu(c)Maski(d) Pratishthana
16. During whose reign Mewar came to conclude peace treaty with Mughals?(a) Akhar(b) Jahangir(c) Shahjehan(d) Aurangzeb
17. Who laid out the first Mughal garden in India?(a) Babar(b) Akbar(c) Jehangir(d) Shahjehan
18. Who amongst the following rulers assumed the title of ‘Paramanka?(a) Ajatashatru(b) Harshavardhana(c)Chandragupta(d) Samudragupta
19. Who was the founder of Qutb Shahi dynasty?(a) Adil Shah(b) Ibrahim Adil Shahl l(c) Ibrahim Qutb Shah(d) Quli Qutb Shah
20. Who Introduced Decimal system ?(a) Brahmagupta(b) Aryabhatta(c) Bhaskara(d) None of these
21. A standing army was first introduced in medieval India by ?
(a) Alauddin Khilji(b) Ba]han(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq(d) Iltumish
22. Indians in ancient time learnt a lot from the Greeks in the field of(a) Music(b) Coinage(c) Sculpture(d) Painting
23. ‘Ashtapradhan’ adorned the court of ?(a) Shivaji(b) Krishnadevaraya(c) Rajendra I(d)Vikramaditya II
24. Ashtadiggajas were in the court of ?(a)Harshavardhana(b) Chandragupta II(c) Krishnadeva Raya(d) Rajaraja
25. Who became first Muslim ruler to conquer South India?(a) Alauddin Khilji(b) Muhammad Ghori(c)Babar(d) Akbar26. According to the Dharmasastras, ‘Anuloma’ is a marriage between a ?(a) higher caste man and a lower caste woman(b) lower caste man and a higher caste woman(c) man and a woman of the same caste(d) man and a woman of the same gotra
27. Which of the following rivers of India is known as Vridh (Old) Ganga?(a) Mahanadi(b) Ram Ganga(c) Cauvery(d) Godavari
28. Brahmagiri is a place of historical importance because it?(a) has an inscription of Ashoka(b) was a Paleolithic site(c) has an inscription of Vikramaditya VI(d) was the capital of the Gangas
29. In ancient Indian historical geography, the name ‘Ratnakara’ denoted ?(a) the Arabian Sea(b) the Bay of Bengal(c) the Indian Ocean(d) the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Prayaga.
30. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?(a)Aryans(b) Kushans(c)Tatars(d) Mughals
31. The capital of Kadamba kings was ?(a) Tanjore(b) Vanavasi(c)Kanchi(d) Badami
32. “Hindustan is a country of few charms. Its people have no good looks”.Which Mughal king had recorded this in his memoirs?(a) Akbar(b) Babar(c) Humayun(d) Shahjahan
33. The only Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi was ?(a) Noorjahan(b) Razia Sultan(c)Mumtaz Mahal(d) Hamidabanu Begam
34. Which among the following is not correctly paired?(a) Bana- Harshavardhana(b) Gita Govinda -Tulsidas(c) Megasthenes -Seleucus(d) Pushyamitra -Sunga dynasty
35. First ruler of Vijaynagar who captured Goa from the Bahmanides ?(a) Harihara I(b) Harihara II(c) Bukka I(d) Devaraya II
36. When did the concept of pollution emerge clearly?(a) In the Rigvedic period(b) In the post-vedic period(c) In the post-Gupta age(d) In the age of Dharma Shastras
37. Who levied the tax known by the name of ‘Chauth’?(a) Chandellas(b) Cholas(c) Mughals(d) Marathas38. The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was ?(a) Akbar(b) Feroz Tughlaq
(c)Alauddin Khilji(d) Aurangzeb
39. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the building of the Grand Trunk Road?(a) Babur(b) Krishnadeva Raya(c) Jahangir(d) Sher Shah Suri
40. Who amongst the Muslim rulers first enforced price regulation?(a) Mohammed Tughlaq(b) Iltutmish(c) Alauddin KhiIji(d) Sher Shah Suri
41. Consider the following events:1. Reign of Kanishka2. Visit of Hiuen Tsang3. Alexander’s invasion4 Ashoka’s Kalinga WarThe correct chronological order of these events is(a) 1,3,4,2(b) 3,4,2,1(c) 2,1,3,4(d) 3,4,1,2
42. The Indus Civilisation falls in the period known as ?(a)Historical period(b) Pre-histonical period(c) Post-historical period(d) Proto-historical period
43. For the first time land was divided into different categories for purposes of revenue on the basis of the quality of land and its capacity for production during the reign of ?(a) Alauddin Khilji(b) Feroze Tughlaq(c) Sher Shah Suri(d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
44. Who among the following was known as a ‘Nirguna’ reformer?(a) Surdas(b) Chaitanya(c) Kabir(d) Tulsidas
45. Which of the following Englishman was honoured by Jehangir with the title of Khan’?(a) Sir Thomas Roe(b) Edward Terry(c) William Hawkins(d) None of these
46. Chandbibi of Ahmednagar fought to protect her kingdom against ?(a) Mughals(b) East India Company(c) Adilshahi forces of Bijapur(d) Nizam forces of Hyderabad
47. Akbar founded his own religion known as ‘Din i-llahi’ which means ?(a) House of Worship(b) Universal peace(c) Divine faith(d) None of these
48. The town of Bihar sharif remained important in medieval times as1. a centre of trade2. a centre of learning3. an administrative centre4. a religious centre(a)l,2 and 3(b) l and 3(c)2,3 and 4(d) 2 and 4
49. Pushyabhuti dynasty ruled over ?(a)Patliputra(b) Ujjain(c) Thaneshwar(d)Sakal
50. Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as a Viceroy of ?(a) Pataliputra(b) Taxila(c) Tosali(d) Kaushanthi
Answers:1 c2 d3 d4 c5 c
6 a7 c8 c9 b10 b11 c12 d13 b14 a15 d16 b17 a18 d19 d20 c21 d22 c23 a24 c25 a26 a27 d28 a29 c30 b31 b32 b33 b34 b35 b36 b37 d38 a39 d40 c41 d42 b43 c44 c45 c46 a47 c48 d49 c50 b
Q.
Who was the commander of revolt of 1857 in Rohilkhand?
1 Ahmadullah
2 Sher Shah
3 Mangal Pandey
4 Tatia Tope
Ans: 1
Q.
Who founded the "Servants of India Society" in 1905?
1 Mahadev Gobind Ranade
2 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3 Mahatma Gandhi
4 Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans: 2
Q.
Identify the only tributary of river Ganges which rises in the Plains-
1 Son
2 Sharda or Saryu
3 Gomti
4 Ram Ganga
Ans: 3
Q.
Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate agriculture department and had planned the 'Rotation of Crops'?
1 Iltutmish
2 Balban
3 Alauddin Khalji
4 Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
Ans: 4
Q.
Who was the first sultan of Delhi to have levied 'Haqq-i-Sharab' or irrigation tax?
1 Alauddin khalji
2 Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
3 Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
4 Firoz Tughlaq
Ans: 4
Q Varindra Ghosh was associated with-
.
1 Anushilan Samiti
2 Sadhava Samaj
3 Abhinava Bharat
4 Swadesh Bandhav Samiti
Ans: 1
Q.
The Bengali leader who opposed socio-religious reforms and support orthodoxy was-
1 Radhakant Deb
2 Nemisadhan Bose
3 Hemchandra Biswas
4 Hemchandra De
Ans: 1
Q.
Which medieval Indian ruler prior to Akbar has been referred to as the 'Akbar of Kashmir'?
1 Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
2 Sultan Sikandar
3 Zainul Abedin
4 Mahmud Gawan
Ans: 3
Q.
In whose reign was the 'Treaty of Chittor' signed between Mughal and the Rana of Mewar?
1 Akbar
2 Jahangir
3 Shahjahan
4 Aurangzeb
Ans: 2
Q.
'Permanent Settlement' was introduced during the tenure of -
1 Warren Hastings
2 Lord Cornwallis
3 Sir John Shore
4 Lord Wellesley
Ans: 2
Q.
From the following names identify the one who was not the brother of Humayun?
1 Kamran
2 Usman
3 Askari
4 Hindal
Ans: 2
Q.
The Greatest Parsi Social reformer of the 19th century was-
1 Sir Jamshedji
2 Sir Rustom Behramji
3 Navalji Tata
4 Behramji M. Mallabari
Ans: 4
Q.
Where did the congress working committee meet to pass the 'Govt. Indian Resolution' of July 14, 1942?
1 Bombay
2 Wardha
3 Lucknow
4 Tripura
Ans: 1
Q.
the first three universities in India (Calcutta, Madras and Bombay) were established in which year?
1 1857
2 1881
3 1885
4 1905
Ans: 1
Q.
Who Was made the Raj Pramukh of united rajasthan which came into exixtence of march 25,1948?
1 Maharaja of Dholpur
2 Maharaja of Karauli
3 Maharao of Kota
4 Maharaja of Sirohi
Ans: 3
Q.
Who was the ruler of a state in Rajasthan who played a very significant role in the establishment of Banaras Hindu University?
1 Maharana Fateh Singh(Udaipur)
2 Maharaja Ummed Singh(jhodpur)
3 Maharaja Man Singh-II(Jaipur)
4 Maharaja Ganga Singh(bikaner)
Ans: 4
Q.
The famous historian of Rajasthan who was also a social reformer was-
1 Mankaran Sarda
2 Harbilas Sarda
3 C.K.F Waltie
4 Jamnalal Bajaj
Ans: 2
Q.
Who was the famous ruler of Mewar who repaired the fort of Achalgarh?
1 Rana Ratan singh
2 Maharana Kumbha
3 Rana Sanga
4 Maharana Raj Singh
Ans: 2
Q.
Who was the first historian who wrote about 'Feudalism' in Rajasthan during the 19th century?
1 Col. James Tod
2 Dr. L.P.Tssitori
3 George Grearson
4 John Thomas
Ans: 1
Q.
'Ain-i-Dahsala' system of land revenue assessment during the reign of akbar was introduced by-
1 Shah Nawaz Khan
2 Abdul Rahim Kahn-i- Khana
3 Todar Mal
4 Mulla-Do-Pyaza
Ans: 3
Q.
Who was the famous author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
1 Hasan Nizami
2 Minhaj-us-Siraj
3 Al Baruni
4 Shams-i-Siraj Afif
Ans: 3
Q.
The 'Astha Diggaj' were associated with which of the following rules?
1 Shivaji
2 Krishnadeva Ray
3 Rajendra-I
4 Yashovarman
Ans: 2
Q.
The great Famine Known as 'Chhapania-kal' among Rajasthani People occurred during-
1 1899-1900 AD
2 1905-1906 AD
3 1956-1958 AD
4 1888-1889 AD
Ans: 1
Q.
Gang Canal, is among the among the oldest canals was constructed by Maharaja Ganga Singhjee in-
1 1930
2 1927
3 1944
4 1932
Ans: 2
Q.
Mewa-nagar in Rajasthan is famous for-
1 Jain Temple temple of parshwanath
2 Exports of dry fruits
3 Production of cumin seeds
4 Exports if kathputli Items
Ans: 1
Q.
"GOD Knows man's virtues and enquires not his caste, in the next world there is no caste!" This was the theory of which Bhakti Saint?
1 Ramanand
2 Dadu
3 Nanak
4 Ramanuja
Ans: 3
Q.
The first Human statues worshiped in India were those of-
1 Brahma
2 Vishnu
3 Buddha
4 Shiva
Ans: 3
Q.
According to the Sangam texts the terms Kon, Ko and Mannan were attributed to which of the following?
1 Prime minister
2 Revenue Minister
3 Commander of the Army
4 King
Ans: 4
Q.
Land Revenue , which was the chief source of income during the Mauryan period, was collected by which officer?
1 Agronomai
2 Shulkadhyaksha
3 Sitadhayaksha
4 Akradhayaksha
Ans: 3
Q.
Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Gaggar and its associated rivers?
1 Alamgirpur
2 Lothal
3 Mohenjodaro
4 Banwali
Ans: 4
Q.
The Fourth Buddhist Council which was held in Kashmir during the reign of which king?
1 Ashoka
2 Kala Ashok
3 Kanishka
4 Ajatshatru
Ans: 3
Q.
Which among the following built the famous Khajuraho Temple?
1 The Chandella Kings
2 The Pala Kings
3 Vikramaditya
4 The Jaina monks of central india
Ans: 1
Q.
What was Lala Lajpat Rai demonstrating against when he succumbed to police brutality?
1 Rowlatt Act
2 Minto- morley Reforms
3 Simon Commission
4 Pitts India Act
Ans: 3
Q.
Who among the following had got the Bharat Ratna Award before becoming the President of India?
1 Dr. Zakir Hussain
2 Dr. Rajendra Prashad
3 Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
4 V. V. Giri
Ans: 3
Q.
Which war is associated with Florence Nightingale?
1 World War I
2 World War II
3 Crimean War
4 Battle of Leipzig
Ans: 3
Q.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
1 Kakatiya: Devagiri
2 Hoyasala: Dwarsamudra
3 Yadav: Warangal
4 Pandya: Madura
Ans: 2
Q.
Who among the following was given the title of 'Shaikh-ul-Hind'?
1 Baba Fariduddin
2 Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
3 Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
4 Shaikh Salim Chishti
Ans: 3
Q.
Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Alexander the Great?
1 Balban
2 Alauddin Khalji
3 Mahammad Bin Tughlaq
4 Sikandar Lodi
Ans: 2
Q.
Which of the following mentions about the meeting of Sandrokottas (Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the Great?
1 Pliny
2 Justin
3 Strabo
4 Megasthenese
Ans: 4
Q.
The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent comes from-
1 Koldihwa
2 Lahuradeva
3 Mehargarh
4 Tokwa
Ans: 3
Q.
Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely?
1 Rock edict XIII
2 Rock edict XII
3 Pillar inscription VII
4 Bhabru minor rock edict
Ans: 3
Q Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of dog along with human skeletion in
. burial?
1 Brahmagiri
2 Burzahom
3 Chirand
4 Maski
Ans: 2
Q.
Choose the correct pair from the following-
1 Khajuraho - Chandellas
2 Ellora caves - Saka
3 Mahabalipuram - Rashtrakutas
4 Meenakshi Temple - Pallavas
Ans: 1
Q.
The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in-
1 Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh
2 Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
3 Jaipur district of Rajasthan
4 Champaran district of Bihar
Ans: 2
Q.
Subhas Chandra Bose had founded 'Forward Bloc' in the year-
1 1936 A.D.
2 1937 A.D.
3 1938 A.D.
4 1939 A.D.
Ans: 4
Q.
Which one of the following was directly related to the Poona Pact of 1932?
1 Indian women
2 Indian labour class
3 Indian farmers
4 Indian depressed class
Ans: 4
Q.
Which one of the following statements is not correct about Dadabhai Naoroji?
1 He wrote a book 'Poverty and Un-British rule in India'
2 He worked as a professor of Gujarati in the University College, London
3 He laid the foundation of woman's education in Bombay
4 He was elected as a member of British Parliament on the ticket of the Conservative Party
Ans: 4
Q.
Who was the leader of the Swadeshi Movement in Madras?
1 Srinivas Sastri
2 Rajagopalachari
3 Chidambaram Pillai
4 Chintmani
Ans: 3
Q.
The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was effected during the period of-
1 Lord Minto
2 Lord Hardinge
3 Lord Chelmsford
4 Lord Reading
Ans: 2
Q.
The Province where Indian National Congress did not form ministry after the General election of 1937 was-
1 Orissa
2 Bihar
3 Madras
4 Bengal
Ans: 4
Q.
In the Interim Government (1946) who held the Railways Portfolio?
1 Baldev Singh
2 T. T. Chudrigar
3 Asaf Ali
4 Abdul Rab Nishtar
Ans: 3
Q.
Kakori Conspiracy Case took place in the year-
1 1920
2 1925
3 1930
4 1935
Ans: 2
Q.
Who of the following had started the Khilafat Movement? Choose the answer from the code given below: 1. Shaukat Ali2. Mohammad Ali3. Shariatullah4. Abul Kalam Azad
1 1 and 2
2 1, 3 and 4
3 1, 2 and 3
4 1, 2, 3, 4
Ans: 1
Q.
Who of the following was the President of Indian National Congress for consecutive six years?
1 Jawahar Lal Nehru
2 Dadabhai Naoroji
3 Abul Kalam Azad
4 Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: 3
Q.
Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct answer using the code given below: 1. Jallianwalabagh Massacre2. Chaurichaura Episode3. Champaran Movement4. Moplah Rebellion
1 1, 2, 3, 4
2 2, 1, 2, 4
3 3, 1, 4, 2
4 3, 1, 2, 4
Ans: 3
Q.
The movement in India which became popular during the first World War was the-
1 Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
2 Home Rule Movement
3 Separatist Movement
4 Swarajist Party Movement
Ans: 2
Q.
Which of the following newspapers advocated revolutionary terrorism during the period of Indian freedom struggle? 1. Sandhya2. Yugantar3. KaalChoose the correct answer from the code given below:
1 1, 2
2 1, 3
3 2, 3
4 1, 2, 3
Ans: 4
Q.
Who amongst the following made regular broadcast on Congress Radio operated during quit India Movement?
1 Jaya Prakash Narayan
2 Subhas Chandra Bose
3 Ram Manohar Lohia
4 Sucheta Kriplani
Ans: 3
Q.
The Indian National Congress had launched the Non Co-operation Movement in the year-
1 1918 A.D.
2 1919 A.D.
3 1920 A.D.
4 1921 A.D.
Ans: 3
Q.
The annual session of Muslim League in the year 1970 was held at-
1 Dacca
2 Karachi
3 Aligarh
4 Lucknow
Ans: 2
Q.
Who said, 'Imperialism' is dead as 'dodo'?
1 Ramje Macdonald
2 Winston Churchill
3 Clement Attlee
4 Lord Wavell
Ans: 2
Q.
The UNO came into existence in
1 1946
2 1945
3 1947
4 1950
Ans: 2
Q.
Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the
1 Jains
2 Buddhists
3 Muslims
4 Christians
Ans: 2
Q.
The British Government declared for the first time that their intention in India is to gradually establish responsible government through
1 The Regulating Act, 1773
2 The Government of India Act, 1858
3 The Cripps Proposal, 1942
4 The August 1917 Declaration
Ans: 4
Q.
The Hundred-Year War was fought between
1 France and Germany
2 Germany and Austria
3 France and England
4 England and Austria
Ans: 3
Q.
............... was the founder of the Mughal empire.
1 Akbar
2 Humayun
3 Babur
4 Ala-ud-din Khilji
Ans: 3
Q.
Sikhism was founded in
1 1000 AD
2 1500 AD
3 300 BC
4 1400 AD
Ans: 2
Q.
Faizee lived in the court of
1 Humayun
2 Dara Shikoh
3 Bahadur Shah Zafar
4 Akbar
Ans: 4
Q.
Mahavira was born in the royal family of the
1 Sakyas
2 Kshatriyas
3 Licchavis
4 Satavahanas
Ans: 3
Q.
Bangladesh was created in
1 1970
2 1971
3 1972
4 1973
Ans: 2
Q.
Aryans emerged on the Indian scene sometimes between
1 3000-2500 BC
2 3100-2400 BC
3 300-250 BC
4 322-185 BC
Ans: 1
Q.
The First Battle of Panipat was fought between
1 Shershah Suri and Akbar
2 Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi
3 Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
4 Babur and Rana Sanga
Ans: 3
Q.
When did the 'Jalianwala Bagh' tragedy take place?
1 1928
2 1919
3 1946
4 1942
Ans: 2
Q.
Which war is associated with Florence Nightingale?
1 Word War I
2 Word War II
3 Crimean War
4 Battle of Leipzig
Ans: 3
Q.
Who is regarded as the great law giver of the ancient India?
1 Panini
2 Manu
3 Kautilya
4 None of these
Ans: 2
Q.
The Rupee coins were first minted in India during the rule of
1 Shahjahan
2 Shershah Suri
3 East India Company
4 Razia Begum
Ans: 2
Q Gautam Buddha died at
.
1 Lumbini
2 Srawasti
3 Kushinagar
4 Bodhgaya
Ans: 3
Q.
The French Revolution began in the year
1 1770
2 1788
3 1789
4 1750
Ans: 3
Q.
Napoleon Bonaparte belonged to
1 Italy
2 Britain
3 Germany
4 France
Ans: 4
Q.
Who among the following transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri?
1 Iltutmish
2 Ghiasuddin Balban
3 Ala-ud-din Khilji
4 Kuhammad bin Tughlaq
Ans: 4
Q.
The first to have trade relations with India were the
1 Dutch
2 English
3 Portuguese
4 French
Ans: 3
Q.
Who among the following was the first sovereign Sultan of Delhi?
1 Alauddin Khalji
2 Qutbuddin Aibak
3 Balban
4 Iltutmish
Ans: 2
Q.
The famous Gupta Era (Samvat) was started in which of the following years?
1 319 A. D.
2 606 A. D
3 78 A. D.
4 57 B. C.
Ans: 3
Q.
Who among the following was the founder of Peshwas?
1 Balajee Bajirao
2 Balajee Viswanath
3 Ram Chandra Panth
4 Nana Farnabish
Ans: 2
Q.
The Allahabad Pillar Inscription describes the achievements of
1 Ashoka
2 Samudra Gupta
3 Harsha
4 Kaniksha
Ans: 2
Q.
Who among the following was the ruler of Delhi at the time of the invasion of Nadir Shah?
1 Bahadur Shah
2 Muhammad Shah
3 Shah Alam II
4 Alamgir II
Ans: 2
Q.
The Regulating Act was passed in
1 1773
2 1774
3 1785
4 1793
Ans: 1
Q.
Islam was founded in
1 7th century AD
2 5th century BC
3 5th century AD
4 3rd century BC
Ans: 1
Q.
The first SAARC summit was held in 1985 in
1 Bangalore
2 Dhaka
3 Kathmangu
4 Male
Ans: 2
Q.
Who was the chairman of the planning commission these days?
1 Pranab Mukherjee
2 Manmohan Singh
3 P. Chidambaram
4 Pratibha Patil
Ans: 2