HISTORY QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the .

A. Greeks
B. Shakas
C. Parthians
D. Mughals
2. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called ..
A. Rupaka
B. Karshapana
C. Dinara
D. Pana
3. The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is ..
A. Sindhu
B. Sutudri
C. Sarawati
D. Ganga
4. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated
between the rivers of
A. Sutlej and Beas
B. Jhelum and Chenab
C. Ravi and Chenab
D. Ganga and Yamuna
5. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was
propounded by..
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. R.C. Dutt
D. M.K. Gandhi
6. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra
Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the
Azad Hind Fauj?
A. China
B. Germany
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C. Italy
D. Japan
7. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's
contact with
A. Central Asia
B. Iran
C. Greece
D. China
8. Who established the Mughal Dynasty?
A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
D. Bahadur Shah
9. Do or Die slogan is associated with
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
10. The Indian National Congress was founded by..
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Annie Besant
C. W.C.Bannerji
D. A.O.Hume
11. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
A. Ghurids
B. Arabs
C. Karkotakas
D. Hindushahis
12. To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly
belonged?
A. Lawyers
B. Teachers
C. Journalists
D. All of the above
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13. Todar Mal was associated with..

A. music
B. literature
C. land revenue reforms
D. law
14. To which of the following dynasties did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature
and art, belong?
A. Karkota
B. Utpala
C. Paramara
D. Gurjara Pratihara
15. Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in
commemoration of his victory over..
A. Indo-Greeks
B. Sakas
C. Parthinas
D. Kushanas
16. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were.
A. Babar and Humayun
B. Humayun and Jahangir
C. Babar and Jahangir
D. Jahangir and Shahjahan
17. To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?
A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Harsha
18. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
A. 9th Century AD
B. 10th Century AD
C. 12th Century AD
D. 14th Century AD

19. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he
surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
A. Hind Keasri
B. Kaiser-e-Hind
C. Rai Bahadur
D. Rt. Honorable
20. The term yavanika meant.
A. foreign goods
B. dancer
C. curtain
D. Theatre
21. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the
following rulers?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah Suri
22. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana
Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at
A. Agra
B. Delhi
C. Dhar
D. Gulbarga
23. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence
by.
A. S.N. Sen
B. R.C. Mazumdar
C. B.G. Tilak
D. V.D. Savakar
24. At the time of India's Independence Mahatama Gandhi was :
A. a member of Congress Working Committee
B. not a member of the Congress
C. the President of the congress
D. the General Secretary of the Congress
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25. In which country Aztec civilization was originated ?

A. Greece
B. USA
C. Mexico
D. Egypt
26. Who said that " Man is a political animal" ?
A. Aristotle
B. Karl Marx
C. Lenin
D. Plato
27. Russian revolutionary, who founded the Communist Party was.
A. Karl Marx
B. Stalin
C. Lenin
D. Trotsky
28. Who is known as Man of Blood and Iron ?
A. Napoleon
B. Bismarck
C. Ho Chi Minh
D. Sir Walter Scott
29. Young Italy movement by led by two revolutionaries, One was "Mazzini" and
Other was ?
A. Garibaldi
B. Victor
C. Emmanuel
D. Louis
30. French Revolution was started in the Year ?
A. 1786
B. 1787
C. 1788
D. 1789
31. America was discovered in ?
A. 1491
B. 1492
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C. 1493
D. 1494
32. Who was the first to sail round the world ?
A. Francis Drake
B. Columbus
C. Magellan
D. Vasco da Gama
33. Who was among the famous Roman poets ?
A. Tacitus
B. Plinky
C. Virgil
D. Marcus
34. Which was not an Roman Philosopher ?
A. Cicero
B. Seneca
C. Lucretius
D. Octavian
35. Who is known as the father of Modern Medicine ?
A. Euclid
B. Pythagoras
C. Hippocrates
D. Erastosthenes
36. When ancient Olympic games first held ?
A. 776 BC
B. 780 BC
C. 790 BC
D. 800 BC
37. Who is considered as the master of Greek comedy ?
A. Aeschylus
B. Sophocles
C. Aristophanes
D. Philip
38. Which among following is called "Gift of the Nile" ?
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A.
B.
C.
D.

China
India
Iraq
Egypt

39. Which is considered as oldest civilization of the world ?

A. Mesopotamian Civilization
B. Egyptain Civilization
C. Harappan Civilization
D. Chinese Civilization
40. In which of the following continents or continental regions do ninety percent of
Malaria deaths occur?
A. Africa
B. South Asia
C. West Asia
D. South America
41. Universities established for the first time in India in
A. Calcutta
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. All the above
42. The first Railway Line was laind between
A. Bombay and Thane
B. Bombay and Hyderabad
C. Calcutta and Bombay
D. Delhi and Calcutta
43. In Which princely state of Rajputana Azad Morcha was established ?
A. Jodhpur
B. Jaipur
C. Kota
D. Bikaner
44. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from .......
A. Sevagram
B. Dandi
C. Sabarmati
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D. Wardha
45. The sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by..
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Chittaranjan Das
C. Rajaguru
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
46. Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to
frame a constitution for India?
A. Swaraj Party in 1934
B. Congress Party in 1936
C. Muslim League in 1942
D. All Parties Conference in 1946
47. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as
the
A. Rowlatt AcT
B. Pitt's India Act
C. Indian Arms Act
D. ilbert Bill
48. Match List -I with List -II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I
List-II
A.Surendranath Bannerjee
1. Hind Swaraj
B. M.K. Gandhi
2. The Indian Struggle
C. Subbash Chandra Bose
3. Autobiographical Writings
D. Lajpat Rai
4. A Nation in Making
A. A-(4),B-(1),C-(3),D-(2)
B. A-(1),B-(4),C-(3),D-(2)
C. A-(4),B-(1),C-(2),D-(3)
D. A-(1),B-(4),C-(2),D-(3)
49. Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National
Congress after India attained independance?
A. C.Rajagopalachari
B. Acharya Kripalani
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Jayaprakash Narayan
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50. At the time of India's Independence Mahatama Gandhi was :

A. a member of Congress Working Committee
B. not a member of the Congress
C. the President of the congress
D. the General Secretary of the Congress
51. Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as '
'Preventive Murder'
A. killing of INA activists
B. Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh
C. Shooting of the Mahatma
D. Shooting of Curzon-Wythe
52. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence
by..
A. S.N. Sen
B. R.C. Mazumdar
C. B.G. Tilak
D. V.D. Savakar
53. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana
Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at..
A. Agra
B. Delhi
C. Dhar
D. Gulbarga
54. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the
following rulers?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah Suri
55. Where is the famous Virupaksha temple located ?
A. Bhadrachalam
B. Chidambaram
C. Hampi
D. Srikalahasti
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56. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?

A. Babar
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
57. The member of Shivaji's Astha Pradhana who looked after foreign affairs was:
A. Peshwa
B. Sachiv
C. Pandit Rao
D. Sumant
58. Fawazil in the Sultanate period means.
A. extra payment made to the nobles
B. revenue assigned lieu of salary
C. excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
D. illegal exactions extracted from the peasants
59. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals
in India was
A. IItutmish
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C. Feroze shah Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
60. One consistent feature found in the history of Southern India was the growth of
small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because of..
A. the absence of minerals like iron
B. too many divisions in the social structure
C. the absence of vast areas of fertile land
D. the scarcity of manpower
61. The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was
A. Amir Khusrau
B. Mirza Ghalib
C. Bahadur Shah Zafar
D. Faiz
62. Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the ' Jagadgura ' by his
Muslim subjects because of his belief in secularism ?
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A. Husain Shah
B. Zain-ul-Abidin
C. Ibrahim Adil Shah
D. Mahmud II
63. The Mongols under Chengiz Khan invaded India during the reign of?
A. Balban
B. Feroz Tughlaq
C. Iltutmish
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
64. The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is..
A. Malik Muhammad Jayasi
B. Amir Khusrau
C. Raskhan
D. Abui Fazi
65. Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by :.
A. Bihari
B. Surdas
C. Raskhan
D. Kabir
66. Mughal painting reached its zenith under
A. Humayan
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan
67. The sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming
close to God was
A. Muin-ud-din Chishti
B. Baba Farid
C. Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
D. Shah Alam Bukhari
68. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of
the largest in the world ?
A. Tomb of Sher shah, sasaram
B. Jama masjid Delhi
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C. Tomb of Ghiyas -ud -din Tughlaq, Delhi

D. Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
69. Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the chola period invariably show the deity
with
A. Eight hands
B. Six hands
C. Four hands
D. Two hands
70. The Nagara, the Dravida, the Vesara are..
A. The three main racial group of the Indian subcontinent
B. The three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be
classified
C. The three main styles of Indian temple architecture
D. The three main musical gharanas prevalent India
71. Who was the Shahi ruler of Punjab defeated by Muhammad Ghazni?
A. Nagabhatta
B. Prithviraj
C. Jayapala
D. Mahipala
72. Hindustan is a country of few charms. Its people have no good looks.
Which Mughal king had recorded this in his memoirs?
A. Shahjahan
B. Humayun
C. Babar
D. Akbar
73. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
A. Mughals
B. Tatars
C. Kushans
D. Aryans
74. In ancient Indian historical geography, the name Ratnakara denoted ?
A. The confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Prayaga.
B. The Indian Ocean
C. The Bay of Bengal
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D. The Arabian Sea

75. Brahmagiri is a place of historical importance because it?
A. was the capital of the Gangas
B. has an inscription of Vikramaditya VI
C. was a Paleolithic site
D. has an inscription of Ashoka
76. Which of the following rivers of India is known as Vridh (Old) Ganga?
A. Godavari
B. Cauvery
C. Ram Ganga
D. Mahanadi
77. According to the Dharmasastras, Anuloma is a marriage between a ?
A. man and a woman of the same gotra
B. man and a woman of the same caste
C. lower caste man and a higher caste woman
D. higher caste man and a lower caste woman
78. Who became first Muslim ruler to conquer South India?
A. Akbar
B. Babar
C. Muhammad Ghori
D. Alauddin Khilji
79. Indians in ancient time learnt a lot from the Greeks in the field of?
A. Painting
B. Sculpture
C. Coinage
D. Music
80. Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?
A. Nanded
B. Talwandi
C. Amritsar
D. Anandpur
81. What was the main centre of suhravardi sect of sufism in India?
A. Delhi
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B. Hissar
C. Aurangabad
D. Jaunpur
82. What was the original name of Sharshah?
A. Abdul
B. Farid
C. Akbar
D. Khusru
83. Shajahan built Tajmahal in memory of his wife..?
A. Mumtaj Mahal
B. Meharuniisa
C. Nurjaham
D. Gulbadan Begam
84. Who built Red Fort at Delhi?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Humayun
C. Jahangir
D. Shajahan
85. Which is the Capital of Mewar?
A. Anhilwada
B. Ujjaini
C. Malwa
D. Chittor
86. What was the original name of Jahangir?
A. Baharkhan
B. Salim
C. Khusru
D. Kurram
87. The title Punjab Kesari was conferred on?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. SardarBaldev Singh
D. Ranjit Singh
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88. In which Governor-Generals reign railway lines in India were established?

A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Kenning
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord William Bentick
89. The ancient name of the city of Patna is
A. Kapilavastu
B. Kausambi
C. Kanauj
D. Pataliputra
90. Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in?
A. Kuala Lumpur
B. Midnapore
C. Singapore
D. Mandalay
91. The Indian ruler known as the Napoleon of Indian was
A. Ashoka
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Samudragupta
D. None of the above
92. Arya Samaj was started by..
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
93. What was the main effect of vedic culture an Indian history ?
A. Progress of Metaphysics
B. Development of Sanskrit
C. Solidification of race
D. None of these
93. Where was first Madarsa set up by the British in India?
A. Madras (Chennai)
B. Bombay (Mumbai)
C. Aligarh
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D. Calcutta (Kolkata)
94. Who founded Calcutta in 1690?
A. Almeida
B. Lins Choten
C. Albuquerque
D. Job Charnock
95. The Indian national calendar is based on
A. Vikram era
B. Hijri era
C. Saka era
D. Christian era
96. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated..
A. Ghurids
B. Arabs
C. Karkotakas
D. Hindushahis
97. Sher shah is well know for his administrative skill, especially his
A. law and order
B. market control steps
C. Land revenue system
D. mansabdari system
98. Muhammad -bin-Tughlaq is said to have shifted his capital to the Deccan in
1327. What was the name of this place ?
A. Kana
B. Gulbarga
C. Daulatabad
D. Laknauti
99. Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar ?
A. Ramdas
B. Amir Khusro
C. Tansen
D. Abul Fazal
100. Who among the following was killed by shivaji ?
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A. Jai singh
B. Afzal khan
C. Vyankoji
D. Shaista khan
101. The court language of the Great Mughals was....
A. Urdu
B. Turki
C. Arabic
D. Persian
102. Alai Darwaza is a geteway to
A. siri
B. jama'at knana mosque
C. Qutb minar
D. none of the above
103. The sangam Age did not know the social evil of
A. untouchabillty
B. sati
C. ban on sea travel
D. all the above
104. Nana Shab was a tile associated with
A. Baji Rao 2nd
B. Baji Rao 1st
C. Madho Rao
D. Balaji Viswanath
105. The Third Carnatic war of ended with the Treaty of
A. Basseein
B. Surat
C. Paris
D. Aix-la-chapelle
106. Which one of the following was a cause for the decline of the textile industry
in Bengal during the 18th century ?
A. High tariff rates on export to Britain
B. Non-availability of craftsmen
C. Decline in the quality of production
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D. Non-availability of raw material

106. Following the revolt of 1857, which of the following constituted the heaviest
drain on the country's resources ?
A. Non-commercial exports
B. Home charges
C. Military expenditure
D. Interests on foreign capital investment
107. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of ..
A. fire
B. wind
C. eternity
D. rain and thunder
108. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up..?
A. Aga Khan
B. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
C. Sayyid Ahmed Khan
D. All of the above
109. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
A. the king
B. the cultivator
C. the village community
D. the joint family
110. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was
propounded by
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. R.C. Dutt
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. M.K. Gandhi
111. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in
principle in the year .
A. 1833
B. 1853
C. 1858
D. 1860
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112. During the Indian Freedom struggle, who among the following proposed that
Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?
A. Mazharul Haque
B. Maulana Hasrat Mohani
C.Hakim Ajmal khan
D. Abul kalam Azad
113. When Congress leaders condemned the Montague-Chelmsford Report, many
moderates left the party to form the
A. Swarajya party
B. Indian Freedom Party
C. Independence Federation of India
D. Indian Liberal Federation
114. The Montague - Chelmsford Report formed the basis of .
A. the Indian Councils Act,1909
B. the Government of India Act,1919
C. the Government of India Act,1935
D. the Indian Independence Act,1947
115. In India,among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest
factory at .
A. Surat
B. Pulicat
C. Cochin
D. Cassimbazar
116. During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the witley
Commission?
A. To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
B. To report on existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
C. To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
D. TO develop a comprehensive scheme for civil services in India
117. The leader of the Bardoli satyagraha(1928) was
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Vithalbhai J. Patel
D. Mehadev Desai
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118. The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India
was
A. C.Rajagopalachari
B. J.B. Kripalani
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Maulana Abul kalam Azad
119. The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of
India were..
A. nominated by the British Parliament
B. nominated by the Governor General
C. elected by the Legislative Assemblies of various provinces
D. elected by the Indian National Congress and Muslim League
120. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection
of ..
A. Cripps Mission
B. Rajagopalachari Formula
C. Cabinet Mission
D. Wavell Plan
121. Who amongst the following Englishmen first translated Bhagvad-Gita into
English ?
A. William Jones
B. Charles Wilkins
C. Alexander Cunningham
D. John Marshall
122. Who among the following was the President of the All-India States People's
Conference in 1939 ?
A. Jaya Prakash Narayan
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Sheikh Abdullah
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
123. Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong armoury raid ?
A. Laxmi Sehgal
B. Surya sen
C. Batukeshwar Datta
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D. J.M. Sen gupta

124. The Hunter Commission was appointed after the ..
A. Black -hole incident
B. Jalianwallabagh massacre
C. Uprising of 1857
D. Partition of Bengal
125. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign
countries on modern lines ?
A. Haider Ali
B. Mir Qasin
C. Shah Alam II
D. Tipu Sultan
126. The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain -child of.
A. W.Churchill
B. M.A. Jinnah
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. V.P.Menon
127. After returning from South Africa, Gandhi launched his first successful
Satyagraha in .
A. Chauri-Chaura
B. Dandi
C. Champaran
D. Bardoli
128. The native state of Tripura became involved in the Freedom movement early
in the 20th century because .
A. the kings of Tripura were always anti-British
B. the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
C. the tribes of the state were fiercely freedom loving
D. there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector,
the British
129. As an alternative to the partition of India Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten
that he .
A. postpone granting of independence
B. invite Jinnah to form the government
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C. invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together

D. invite the army to take over for some time
130. The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time
of
A. Dufferin
B. Dalhousie
C. Lytton
D. Curzon
131. The term"imperial preference " was applied to the ..
A. Special privileges on British imports in India
B. racial discrimination by the Britishers
C. subordination of Indian interest to that of the British
D. given preference to British political agents over Indian Princes
132. Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from
the Indian Civil Service ?
A. Satyendranath Tagore
B. Surendranath Banerji
C. R.C. Dutt
D. S.C. Bose
133. The Governor -General who followed a spirited " Forward" policy towards
Afghanistan was
A. Minto
B. Dufferin
C. Elgin
D. Lytton
134. The most short-lived of all of Britain's Constitutional experiments in India
was the ..
A. Indian Councils Act of 1861
B. Indian Councils Act of 1892
C. Indian Councils Act of 1909
D. Government of India Act of 1919
135. ' abhinava Bharat ' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by ..
A. Khudiram Bose
B. V.D. Savarkar
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C. Prafulla Chaki
D. Bhagat Singh
137. There was no independent development of industries in Indian during British
rule because of the .
A. absence of heavy industries
B. scarcity of foreign capital
C. scarcity of natural resources
D. preference of the rich to invest in land
138. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the
guidance.....
A. Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Mahatma gandhi
139. The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the:
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Rowlatt Satyagraha
C. Champaran Movement
D. Dandi March
140. Who was the leader of the Ghadar Party?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Lala Hardayal
C. Bal Gangadar Tilak
D. V.D. Savarka
141. Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as '
'Preventive Murder' ?
A. killing of INA activists
B. Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh
C. Shooting of the Mahatma
D. Shooting of Curzon-Wythe
142. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because .
A. there was no Indian Member in the Commission
B. it supported the Muslim League
C. Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to swaraj
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D. there were differences among the members

143. At the time of India's Independence Mahatama Gandhi was :
A. a member of Congress Working Committee
B. not a member of the Congress
C. the President of the congress
D. the General Secretary of the Congress
144. Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy along with specific instruction
to ..
A. balkanize the Indian sub-continent
B. keep India united if possible
C. accept Jinnah's demand for Pakistan
D. Persuade the Congress to accept partition
145. M.C. Setalwad,B.N.Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer Were distinguished
members of the
A. Swaraj Party
B. All India National Liberal Federation
C. Madras Labour Union
D. Servants of India Society
146. Who among the following was associated with supression of Thugs ?
A. General Henry Prendergast
B. Captain Sleeman
C. Alexander Burnes
D. Captain Robert Pemberton
147. Which one of the following is not correct about the cabinet Mission Plan ?
A. Provincial grouping
B. Interim Cabinet of Indians
C. Acceptance of Pakistan
D. Constitution framing right
148. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as
the ..
A. Rowlatt Act
B. Pitt's India Act
C. Indian Arms Act
D. ilbert Bill
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149. B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from ..

A. West Bengal
B. the Bombay Presidency
C. the then Madhya Bharat
D. Punjab
150. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of
Dadabhai Naoroji ?
A. B.G. Tilak
B. R.C. Dutt
C. M.G. Ranade
D. Sir syed Ahmed Khan
151. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bangal by ........
A. the Portuguese
B. the French
C. the Danish
D. the British
152. Which one of the following pairs are not correcty matched ?
A. Jamnalal Bajaja : satyagraha Ashram at Wardha
B. Dadabhai Naoroji : Bombay Association
C. Lala Lajpat Rai : National School at Lahore
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak : satya shodhak sabha
153. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by:
A. Mahatma Gandi
B. Thakkar Bappa
C. Jyotiba Phule
D. B.R. Ambedkar
154. Who among the following authored "Hind Swaraj"?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. M.G.Ranade
D. Mahatma Gandhi
156. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia ?
A. Harold Holt
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B. Edmund Barton
C. Robert Menzies
D. John Howard
157. Which US President was nicknamed'Old Kinderhook ?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. James K. Polk
C. Martin Van Buren
D. Millard Fillmore
158. In 19th century American politics, what was a 'Loco-Foco'?
A. A derrogatory term for a Democrat
B. A New York Whig
C. A follower of President Millard Fillmore
D. Somebody who opposed the Mexican-American war
159. Only one South American country had a Monarchy. Which was it?
A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Paraguay
D. Uruguay
160. Which of the following is NOT considered an American objective in the War
of 1812?
A. The annexation of Canada
B. Aiding Napoleon in Europe by creating another front for the British
C. Stopping British impressment of US sailors
D. Expelling the British from the Northwest Territories
161. Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1945, replacing Winston
Churchill?
A. Clement Attlee
B. Anthony Eden
C. Stanley Baldwin
D. Neville Chamberlain
162. Who among the following Chinese travellers visited the kingdoms of
Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar Varma?
A. I-tsing
B. Fa-Hien
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C. Hiuen Tsang
D. Sun Shuyun
163. The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with?
A. Alipore Conspiracy Case
B. Kanpur Conspiracy Case
C. Meerut Conspiracy Case
D. Kakori Conspiracy Case
164. In which of the following cities, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose laid the
foundation of 'Indian National Army?
A. Singapore
B. Rangoon
C. Tokyo
D. Taiwan
165. With which among the following dynasties, the famous king Bhoja was
associated?
A. Paramara
B. Gurjar Pratihara
C. Karkota
D. Utpal
166. What entity did Napoleon replace the Holy Roman Empire with in 1806?
A. The Germanic Union
B. The Holy League
C. The Frankfort Confederation
D. The Confederation of the Rhine
167. What was the first continental European state to complete its rail network, in
the 1840s?
A. Prussia
B. Belgium
C. France
D. Piedmont
168. What country shipped out the first ever shipment of frozen meat in 1877, and
to which country?
A. The United States, to France
B. France, to the United Kingdom
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C. Argentina, to France
D. British Canada, to the United Kingdom
169. What was the name of the first transatlantic passenger steamship ?
A. Titanic
B. S.S. Great Britain
C. Constitution
D. Great Western
170. Between which European Powers was the Crimean War mainly fought ?
A. The Russians, British, and French against the Ottomans
B. The British and French against the Ottomans
C. The Ottomans, British and French against the Russians
D. The Russians against the Crimean Tartars
171. By what name was the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia, known?
A. Ledra
B. Famagusta
C. Salamis
D. Polis
172. After the emperor of China, Pu Yi , was captured by the communist, what
occupation did he take ?
A. Custodian
B. Politician
C. Sales clerk
D. Gardener
173. From what country did Britain begin to recruit Gurkha soldiers in 1816?
A. India
B. South Africa
C. Birmany
D. Nepal
174. Prince of Pilgrims' was the name attributed to..
A. Hiuen Tsang
B. I-tsing
C. Megasthenes
D. Fa-Hien
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175. Who was not associated with the Aligarh Movement?

A. Nazir Ahmad
B. Altaf Hussain Hali
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D. Chiragh Ali
176. Who of the following was impeached by the British Parliament?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. T.B. Macaulay
C. Warren Hastings
D. Lord Clive
177. Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj?
A. Women education
B. Abolition of untouchability
C. Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls
D. Widow remarriage
178. Who had proposed party less democracy in India?
A. S.A. Dange
B. Jaya Prakash Narayan
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. Mahatma Gandhi
179. Seleucus Nicator was defeated by ?
A. Asoka
B. Bindusara
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Brihadratha
180. Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim
Government during 1946-47?
A. R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
B. John Mathai
C. Liaquat Ali Khan
D. Chintamanrao Deshmukh
181. By the end of the 19th century, which country was the biggest colonial power?
A. France
B. The United Kingdom
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C. Spain
D. Germany
182. By what name was Iran known before the 20th century?
A. Kabyllistan
B. Ormouz
C. Arabia
D. Persia
183. The first Europeans to visit India were the
A. Danish
B. Portuguese
C. Spanish
D. English
184. Who of the following became a member of the 'Din-i-Ilahi'?
A. Todar Mal
B. Tansen
C. Man Sing
D. Birbal
185. What world-famous monument is shown below?
A. The Taj Mahal near Agra, India
B. The Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
C. The Angkor Vat temple in Cambodia
D. Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, India
186. Who among the following had founded the Theosophical Society in the United
States of America?
A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Lala Hardayal
C. Madame Blavatsky
D. Madame Cama
187. After 1857, who among the following announced, at a Darbar at Allahabad,
the assumption of the Government of India by the Sovereign of Great Britain?
A. Sir John Lawrence
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Northbrook
D. Lord Mayo
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188. In which of the following cities was the East India Association founded by
Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?
A. Tokyo
B. Japan
C. New York
D. London
189. Of what Italian City was the flag below (with variations) the emblem ?
A. Venice
B. Genoa
C. Naples
D. Pisae
190. Who was the leader of the Russian provisional government after the fall of the
Romanovs?
A. Vladimir Lenin
B. Stalin
C. Prince Lvov
D. Georgii Plekhanov
191. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem of India, have been
adopted from which one of the following?
A. Brahma Upanishad
B. Mudgala Upanishad
C. Maitreyi Upanishad
D. Mundaka Upanishad
192. In which province, the first signs of unrest appeared early in 1857
A. Bengal
B. Punjab
C. Bihar
D. Rajasthan
193. The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed between.
A. Madhav Rao and the British
B. Baji Rao II and the British
C. Mahadji Scindia and the British
D. Holkar and the British
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194. On which occassion did the Port-uguese handed over Bombay to English?
A. Marriage of Charles II with the portugese princess Catherine of Braganza
B. By the treaty of Ax la chap-elle
C. As a result of Portugals independence from the con-trol of Spain
D. The defeat of Spanish Armada by the British (U.P.P.C.S. 2001, I.A.S. 98)
195. Calicoes stood for Indian?
A. Indigo
B. Textiles
C. Cotton
D. Spices
196. Of the various Europeans who came to India, Whose missio-nary activities
were more impor-tant than commerce?
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. Danes
D. English
197. Which of the following is regar-ded as the real founder of portugese power in
India?
A. Pedro Cabral
B. Almeida
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Alfonso de Albuquerque
198. The author of "Indian Epigraphy" is?
A. F. F. Pargitar
B. Oldenburg
C. H. D. Sankalia
D. D. C. Sircar
199. Where did Britishers establish their first trade centre?
A. Bombay
B. Karnatak
C. Surat
D. Culcatta
200. Who is called Father of Modern India?
A. Jawahar lal Nehru
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B. W.C.Banerjee
C. Rammohan Roy
D. Mahatma Ghandi
201. Who amongst the following made regular broadcast on Congress Radio
operated during quit India Movement?
A. Jaya Prakash Narayan
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Sucheta Kriplani
D. Ram Manohar Lohia
202. Of the following who is credited for the unification of India after
Independence?
A. Vallabh Bhai Patel
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. C. Rajgopalachari
D. Mahatma Gandhi
203. The main weakness of Revolt of 1857 was lack of...........
A. External help
B. Discipline among rebel soldiers
C. Modern weapons
D. United and coordinate efforts by rebels
204. Kesari was .
A. An organisation for social reforms started by Tilak
B. An english language paper owned by S.N. Banerjee
C. A Marathi Newspaper
D. None of these
205. Which of the following movements was launched along with Khilafat
Movement?
A. Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Non-cooperation Movement
D. Home Rule Movement
206. Which one of the following was not a president of Indian National Congress?
A. Sir William Wedderburn
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
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C. Purushottam Das Tondon

D. None of these
207. Which pair threw a bomb at carriage that they believed was occupied by
Kingsford, the unpopular judge at Muzaffarpur?
A. Ram Prasad Bismil, Surya Sen
B. Khudi Ram Bose, Prafulla Chaki
C. Jatindra Nath Das, Ashfaqullah
D. None of these
208. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first try the weapon of Satyagraha?
A. Champaran
B. Ahemdabad mill strike
C. Dandi
D. South Africa
209. Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873?
A. Shivanath Shastri
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Jyotiba Phule
D. None of these
210. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's political capital which city was called his religious
capital?
A. Amritsar
B. Anandpur Shahib
C. Gujranwala
D. Peshawar
211. Who among the follOWing Pakistani National was awarded the Bharat
Ratna by the Indian Government ?
A. Liaqat Ali Khan
B. M.A. Jinnah
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Muhammad Iqbal
212. Which one of the following was favoured by Nehru but not favoured by
Gandhiji ?
A. Truth
B. Non-violence
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C. Untouchability
D. Heavy industrialization
213. Kuchipudi dance originated in
A. Orissa
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Andhra Pradesh
214. The Sarvodaya Movement was started by .
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jayprakash Narayan
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. Datta Dharmodhikari
215. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent..
A. Dhamma
B. Buddha
C. Sangha
D. Nirvana
216. Tripitakas are sacred books of
A. None of the above
B. Jains
C. Hindus
D. Buddhists
217. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was
situated between the rivers of
A. Ganga and Yamuna
B. Ravi and Chenab
C. Jhelum and Chenab
D. Sutlej and Beas
218. Who was the founder of All India Muslim League?
A. aga khan
B. Khwaja Salimullah
C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D. all above
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219. On which side did Finland fight in WWII ?

A. Allies
B. Axis
C. It was neutral
D. No
220. In which month of 1945 was an atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
A. August
B. September
C. June
D. July
221. What was the original European name of Australia?
A. New Wales
B. New Scotland
C. New Holland
D. New Normandy
222. Where is well-known Dilwara temple located?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat
223. Who did not participate in the Revolt of 1857?
A. Tantiya Tope
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Nana Sahib
D. Rani Lakshmibai
224. Who were the members of Cabinet Mission?
A. Lawrence
B. Cripps
C. A.V.Alexander
D. All the above
225. Who played key role in Indian National Army?
A. Bhagath Singh
B. Mohan Sing
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
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D. Ras Bihari Bose

226. Who gave the slogan 'Do or Die'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. B.R.Ambedkar
227. Chandra Sekhar Azad was killed on February 27, 1931 in
A. Bombay
B. Calcutta
C. Allahabad
D. Madras
228. Hindusthan Republican Army was established by .
A. Sachin Sanyal
B. Rajguru
C. Ram Prasad Bismal
D. Suryasen
229. Who among the following throw bombs in Central Legislative
Assembly in Delhi?
A. Chandra Sekhara Azad
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Bhatukeswar Dutt
D. b and c
230. Who founded Hindustan Socialist Republic Association?
A. Ras Bihari Bose
B. Chandra Sekhar Azad
C. Subas Chandra Bose
D. Sukhdev
231. Who founded Hindustan Republic Association?
A. Sachin Sanyal and Ram Prasad Bismal
B. Chandra Sekhar Aazad
C. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
D. All the above
232. Who assassinated Saunders?
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A. Bhagat Singh
B. Chandra Sekhar Azad
C. Rajguru
D. All the above
233. The three Round Table Conferences were held in
A. Bombay
B. Calcutta
C. London
D. Washington
234. Which of the following Round Table Conference was attended by
Gandhiji?
A. Third Round Table Conference
B. Second Round Table Conference
C. First Round Table Conference
D. All the above
235. Who among the following was called as 'Frontier Gandhi'?
A. Lala Lazapati Roy
B. Khudiram Bose
C. Prapulla Chapekar
D. Khan Abdul Gafar Khan
236. Which of the following society was founded by the Khan Abdul
Gafar Khan?
A. Khudai Kidmatgars
B. Anuseelan Samiti
C. Abhinav Bharat
D. Asiatic Society
237. Who led the civil disobedience movement in North East Frontier Province?
A. Lala Lazapati Roy
B. Gopala krishna Gokale
C. Chandra Sekara Azad
D. Khan Abdul Gafar Khan
238. Who presided Lahore Session of Congress 1929?
A. Lala Lajapati Roy
B. Bal gangadhara Tilak
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C. Jawahar Lal Nehru

D. C.R.Das
239. Tanguturi Prakasam who was called 'Andhra Kesari' led agitation
against Simon Commission in
A.Calcutta
B. Lahore
C. Madras
D. Bombay
240. Who was the secretary of Swaraj Party?
A. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
B. Aravind Kumar Ghosh
C. Chandra Sekar Azad
D. Motilal Nehru
241. Who founded the Swaraj Party on 1st January 1923?
A. C.R.Das
B. Vallabhai Patel
C. Lala Lajapati Roy
D. Rajendra Prasad
242. What was the title relinquished by the Gandhiji given to him by the
British Government?
A. Bharath Pita
B. Daiser-e-Hind
C. Mahatma
D. Bharath Kesari
243. Which of the followng commission was appointed to enquire into the
Jallian Wallah Bagh Massacre?
A. Thamos Commission
B. Charles Commission
C. Hunter Commission
D. Woods Commission
244. Who was responsible for Jallian Walla Bagh Massacre?
A. Lord Sleeman
B. Michael O`Dwyer
C. Sir Eyre Cute
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D. Watson
245. Who renounced the knighthood conferred on him in protest of Jallian
Wallah Bagh?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Devendranath Tagore
C. Eswar Chandra vidya Sagar
D. Veeresalingam Pantulu
246. Who was Political Guru of Gandhiji?
A. Gopala Krishna Gokale
B. Dadabai Naoroji
C. Womesh Chandra Benerjee
D. Feroz Shah Mehata
247. Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi was born in Porbandar on ..
A. 2nd January 1867
B. 21st May 1865
C. 4th November 1869
D. 2nd October 1869
248. The Indian Government Act 1919 was also known as.
A. Minto-Morley Reforms
B. Morley Reforms
C. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
D. Montague Reforms
249. Who was the first woman president of Indian Nationa Congress?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. J.B.Krupalani
C. Annie Besant
D. Arun Asaf Ali
250. Which of the followng news papers used by Annie Besant for
movement?
A. Common Wheel
B. New India
C. Amrith Bazar
D. a and b
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251. Where did Tilak started Home Rule Movement?

A. Madras
B. Calcutta
C. Pune
D. Bombay
252. Annie Besant belonged to..
A. Gadar Party
B. Arya Samaj
C. Theosophical Society
D. Prarthana Samaj
253. Who led Gadhar party?
A. Lalahardayal
B. Chandra Sekhara Azad
C. Bhagat Sing
D. Rajguru
254. Gadhar party was founded in .
A. Japan
B. America
C. Germani
D. Singapur
255. Who among the following carried out Indian revolutionary activities in
London?
A. Chandra Sekhar Azad
B. Mohan Singh
C. Shyamji Krishna Varma
D. Ras Bihari Bose
256. Who founded Bharath Matha society in punjab?
A. J.M.Chatterji
B. Damodar Chapekar
C. Lala haradayal
D. Syamji Krishna Varma
257. Who established Anusheelan samiti?
A. Barindra kumar ghosh
B. Jatindranath Benerjee
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C. Pramod mitter
D. All the above
258. Who established Abhinav Bharath?
A. Chandra Sekhar Azad
B. Sachin Sanyal
C. Lala Haradayal
D. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Ganesh Savarkar
259. The British officer Rand was killed by
A. Chapekar Brothers
B. Sayyad Brothers
C.Chandra Sekhara Azad
D. Ras Bihari Ghosh
260. Which among the following is a martial dance ?
A. Bhangra of Punjab
B. Chhau of Mayurbhanj
C. Bamboo dance of Meghalaya
D. Kathakali
261. As a prince where was Ashoka sent to suppress the revolt?
A. Deccan
B. Ujjain
C. Kalinga
D. Taxila
262. Who was the founder of Bombay Presidency Association?
A. Chandra Sekar Azad
B. Feroz shah Mehta
C. Suresh Chandara Benerjee
D. Ananda Mohan Bose
263. Who started Indian Association?
A. Surendranath Benerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose
B. Badruddin Tyabji
C. Gopala Krishna Gokale
D. Womesh Chandra Benerjee
264. Who wrote the 'Vandematharam'?
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A. Bal Gangadhara Tilak

B. Ravindranath Tagore
C. Devendranath Tagore
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
265. Who wrote the song Amar Sonar Bangla?
A.Ravindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C. R.C.Dutt
D. Anandacharyulu
266. The journal 'Vandemataram' was run by
A.Bal Gangadhara Tilak
B.Arvinda Kumar Ghosh
C.a and b
D.Bipin Chandra Pal
267. Who among the following was one of the founder of 'Anusheelan Samithi'?
A.Lala Lajapathi Roy
B.Gopala Krishna Gokale
C.Bal Gangadhara Tilak
D.Aravind Kumar Ghosh
268. Who was the first foreigner presided the fourth session of Indian National
Congress?
A. Aravind Kumar Ghosh
B. Womesh Chandra Chatterjee
C. George Yule
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
269. The news paper 'Hindu' Was established by..
A. Chandrasekar Azad
B. Rajagopalachari
C. Annie Besant
D. Subrahmanya Ayyar and Veera Raghava Chary
270. The Novel Anandamath was written by
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Ravindranath Tagore
C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
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D. Devendranath Tagore
271. Who wrote 'The poverty and the un-British rule in India'?
A. Bipin Chandrapal
B. R.C.Dutt
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Bankin Chandra Chatterjee
272. Kesari and Maratha Patrikas were run by
A. Balagangadhara Tilak
B. Feroz Shah Mehata
C. Gopala Krishna Gokale
D. Lala Lajapati Roy
273. The first railway line opened in India in 1853 was between Bombay and
A. Diu
B. Thana
C. Aurangabad
D. Surat
274. The first railway train in India steamed off in 1853 from
A. Bombay to Delhi
B. Howrah to Burdwan
C. Delhi to Meerut
D. Bombay to Thane
275. Who was the first native ruler entered in to subsidiary alliance?
A. Nawab of Oudh
B. Peshwa
C. Bhonsle
D. Nizam of Hyderabad
276. Which of the following districts ceded to British by Nizam Ali?
A. Cuddapa
B. Kurnool
C. Anantapur and Bellari
D. All the above
277. The Mughal emperor who concluded Subsidiary Alliance with British..?
A. Bahadur Shah I
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B. Shah Alam
C. Bahadur Shah II
D. Jahandar Shah
278. Who among the following entered in to Subsidiary Alliance?
A. Peshwa, Scindhia and Bhonsle
B. Sadath Ali
C. Krishna Raja Wadayar
D. All the above
279. The Governor General who fought in the Second Maratha War ?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Linlithgow
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Canning
280. Who started Fort William college at Calcutta?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Wlliam Bentinck
D. Warren Hastings
281. Who was the first Governor General of India?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Minto
C. Warren Hastings
D. Lord Reading
282. Who abolished the Circuit Courts established by the Lord Cornwallis?
A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Linglithgow
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Lytton
283. The Governor General who introduced regional languages in courts?
A. Lord Hastings
B. Lord Canning
C. William Bentinck
D. Lord Hardinge
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284. Universities established for the first time in India in

A. Calcutta
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. All the above
285. The Governor General who suppressed robbers called 'Thugs'?
A. William Bentinck
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Curzon
D. Warren Hastings
286. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he
surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was.?
A. Rt. Honorable
B. Rai Bahadur
C. Kaiser-e-Hind
D. Hind Keasri
287. Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.who said?
A. Sri Narayana Guru
B. Chandra Sekhar Deb
C. Sri Ramakrishna
D. Swami Vivekananda
288. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
A. Sri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsar
B. SwamiVivekananda
C. Satkari Datta
D. Derozio
289. Panipat is modern
A. Faridabad
B. Sonepat
C. Kurukshetra
D. Delhi
290. Taj Mahal is on the banks of
A. Cauvery
B. Jamuna
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C. Ganges
D. Tapti
291. The last Mughal Emperor was.
A. Noor Jehan
B. Bahadur Shah
C. Babur
D. AkbaR
292. Sea route to India was discovered by.
A. Vascodagama
B. Amundsen
C. Columbus
D. None of these
293. Do or Die slogan is associated with..
A. Nethaji
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
D. Mahatma Gandhi
294. Charak was the famous court Physician of which king?
A. Kanishka
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Harsha
295. Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as
A. Vasava Datta
B. Upendranath Datta
C. Vishwanath Datta
D. Narendra Nath Datta
296. Who is regarded as as the 'father of modern India'?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
297. My Experiments with Truth is the work of
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A. Mahadev Desai
B. Shankarlal Banker
C. Tara Chand
D. Mahatma Gandhi
298. Who preached the idea of Home Rule through his two news papers - the
Kesari and the Maratha?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Tilak
C. Annie Besant
D. Gokhale
299. With which one of the following movements is the slogan 'Do or die'
associated?
A. Quit India Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Swadeshi Movement
300. The concept of eight fold path forms the theme of.
A. Dharma Chakara Pravartana Sutta
B. Mahaparinibban
C. Divyavadana
D. Dipavamsa

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