SSC General Awareness Topic Wise Solved Papers – History
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1. Arrange the following in chronological order: (SSCCGL 1st Sit. 2010)
1. Tughlaqs
2 Lodis
3. Saiyids
4. Ilbari Turks
5. Khdjis
(a) 1,2,3,4,5
(b) 5,4,3,2,1
(c) 2,4,5,3,1
(d) 4,5,1,3,2
2. Who was the founder of The Servants of India Society? (SSCCGL 1st Sit. 2010)
(a) G.K.Gokhale
(b) M.GRanade
(c) B.G Tilak
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of (SSCCGL 1st Sit. 2010)
(a) Bernard Shaw
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Lenin
(d) Leo Tolstoy
4. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was (SSC CGL 2nd Sit 2010)
(a) Vishnu Gupta
(b) Upa Gupta
(c) Brahma Gupta
(d) Brihadratha
5. The Lodi dynasty was founded by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
(a) Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Bahlol Lodi
(d) Khizr Khan
6. Harshvardhana was defeated by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
(a) Prabhakaravardhana
(b) Pulakesin II
(c) Narasimhasvarma Pallava
(d) Sasanka
7. Who among the following was an illiterate ? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
(a) Jahangir
(b) ShahJahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangazeb
8. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
(a) LordRipon
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Bentinck
(d) Lord Curzon
9. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya’s Court was: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
(a) Kautilya
(b) SeleucusNicator
(c) Megasthenes
(d) Justin
10. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
(a) The French
(b) The Portuguese
(c) The Dutch
(d) The English
11. The call of “Back to the Vedas” was given by: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
12. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leadersof India because: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
(a) they felt that it was only an eyewash
(b) all the members of the Commission were English
(c) the members of the Commission were biased against India
(d) it did not meet the demands of the Indians
13. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Canning
(c) LordEllenborough
(d) Disraeli
14. Which of the following is called the ‘shrimp capital of India’ ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
(a) Mangalore
(b) Nagapatnam
(c) Kochi
(d) Nellore
15. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment (SSC CGL 2nd Sit 2011)
(a) Samath
(b) Bodh Gaya
(c) Kapilavastu
(d) Rajgriha
16. Coronation of Shivaji took place in (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
(a) 1627A.D
(b) 1674A.D
(c) 1680A.D
(d) 1670A.D
17. The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
(a) 1909
(b) 1935
(c) 1919
(d) 1945
18. The Editor of’Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
(a) Nehru
(b) Ambedkar
(c) – Mahatma Gandhi’
(d) Subash Chandra Bose
19. Who of the following attended all the Three Round TableConferences? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
(a) B.R Ambedkar
(b) M.M.Malavia
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Gandhiji
20. Which king is referred to as Devanampiya Piyadassi (Belovedof the Gods) in the inscriptions? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Bindusara
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
21. Name the Maratha Saint who was a contemporary of Shivaji. (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) Saint Eknath
(b) Saint Tukaram
(c) Saint Dhyaneshwar
(d) Namdev
22. Which of the following cereals was among the first to beused by man? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) Rye
(b) Wheat
(c) Barley
(d) Oat
23. The treaty of Versailles restored Alsace-Lorraine to: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Italy
(b) Britain
(c) France
(d) Belgiun
24. The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by: (SSCCGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Sir John Marshall
(b) Sir William Jones
(c) Charles Wilkins
(d) James Princep
25. Who favoured the Artie Home thoery of the Aryans? (SSCCGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Pargiter
(b) A. C. Das
(c) B.GTilak
(d) Jacobi
26. Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha? (SSCCGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Panini
(b) Alara Kalama
(c) Kapila
(d) Patanjali
27. The prose collection of the vedic poems are: (SSCCGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Samhitas
(b) Upanishads
(c) Aranyakas
(d) Brahmanas
28. Non-violence as taught and practised by Mahatma Gandhi is rooted in the Indian Doctrine of (SSCCGL Is* Sit. 2012)
(a) Swaraj
(b) Swadeshi
(c) Satyagraha
(d) Ahimsa
29. Who was the founder of the Aligarh Movement ? (SSCCGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) SyedAmirAli
(b) Maulvi Chiragh Ah
(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(d) Abdul Halim Sharar
30. ‘Prince of Pilgrims’ was the name attributed to (SSCCGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) Plutarch
(b) Hiuen Tsang
(c) Fa-Hien
(d) I-Tsing
31. Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon ? (SSCCGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) Samath
(b) Raj agriha
(c) Kapilavastu.
(d) Bodh-Gaya
32. Name the Mughal Prince, who translated Bhagavat Gita into Persian? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) Dara Shukoh
(b) Sulaiman Shukoh
(c) Khusru
(d) Murad
33. The surgery that was practised in ancient India is known from the works of which of the following scholars ? (SSCCGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) Atreya
(b) Sushruta
(c) Charaka
(d) Vagbhata
34. Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Canning
35. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Mahmud Ghazni
(b) Muhammad Ghori
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak
(d) Yalduz
36. The original name of Nana Phadnavis was (SSCCGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Mahadaji Sindhia
(b) TukojiHolkar
(c) Narayan Rao
(d) Balaji Janardan Bhanu
37. Who among the following first propounded the idea of BasicEducation? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Jawahar Lai Nehru
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Dayanand Saraswati
38. Arrange the following in chronological order: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
1. Dandi March
2. Simon Commission .
3. Poona Pact
4. Gandhi Irwin Pact
(a) 2,1,3,4
(b) 2,1,4,3
(c) 4,3,1,2
(d) 4,3,2,1
39. The city of Prayag was named Allahabad – the city of Allah by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
40. Who gave the title of “Mahamana” to Madan MohanMalviya ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Bal Gandadhar Tilak
(b) Dada Bhai Naurozi
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
41. Who was the Viceroy of the time of Quit India Movement ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) LordWavell
(d) Lord Lin Lithgow
42. Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) GK. Gokhale
(b) B.G Tilak
(c) Chittaranjan Das
(d) M.K. Gandhi
43. What is the first sermon of Buddha called as ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Mahaparinivansutta
(b) Brahmajalasutta
(c) Dhammachakkapabattanasutta
(d) Kachchayanagottasutta
44. From which of the following banks did Madan Mohan Malaviya take loans for financing “The Hindustan Times”?(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Bank of Maharashtra
(d) BankofBaroda
45. Where are the Todas found ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Tamil nadu
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Aruncachal Pradesh
46. Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of(SSCCGL 2nd Sit. 2013)
(a) Lord Chelmford
(b) Lord William
(c) LordMinto
(d) LordBentinck
47. Panchayati Raj System was implemented first in the pair of states (SSCCGL 2nd Sit. 2013)
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan ‘
(b) Assam and Bihar
(c) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
(d) Punjab and Chandigarh
48. Which of the following tribes is associated with the ‘Tana Bhagat” movement? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)
(a) Uraon
(b) Munda
(c) Santhal
(d) Kondadora
49. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha?
(a) B.C.Pal
(b) G Subramania Iyer
(c) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(d) Rukmani Lakshmipathi
50. The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes wasinaugurated in 1921 by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Duke of Cannaught
(d) Duke of Wellingdon
51. Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)
(a) Triratna
(b) Trivarga
(c) Trisarga
(d) Trimurti
52. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Skandagupta
(c) Kumaragupta
(d) Samudragupta
53. Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Chalukyas ofKalyani
(b) Pallavas of Kanchi
(c) Cholas of Tamil Nadu
(d) Chalukyas of Badami
54. The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on theadministration of the (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Pallavas
(b) Cholas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Satavahanas
55. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Ordinance
(b) Resolution
(c) White paper
(d) Regulation Act
56. Which one ofthe following statements is not true in respectofA.O. Hume? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) He founded the Indian National Congress.
(b) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
(c) He was an ornithologist.
(d) He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
57. Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Punnapra Vayalar Movement
(b) Telangana Movement
(c) Noakhali Movement
(d) Tebhaga Movement
58. The founder of the Lodi Dynasty was (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Bahlol Lodi
(b) Sikandar Shah Lodi
(c) Jalal Khan Lodi
(d) Ibrahim Lodi
59. The Gandharva School of art is also known as the (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Buddhist-Roman art
(b) Dravidian-Roman art
(c) Greco-Roman art
(d) Greco-Roman-Buddhistart
60. The Bolshevik Revolution of Russia symbolized following: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) coming ofthe Communist Rule
(b) establishment of Republic of Russia
(c) establishment of Democracy in Russia
(d) overthrow of Romanov Dynasty
61. Which General, who commanded the British forces against the Americans in their War of Independence later became Governor-General of India ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Dalhousie
(b) William Bentinck
(c) Wellesley
(d) Cornwallis
62. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Jawahar Lai Nehru
(d) Rajendra Prasad
63. Which of the following was established first? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Banaras Hindu University
(b) University of Bombay
(c) Aligarh Muslim University
(d) University of Allahabad
64. The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) 1972
(b) 1975
(c) 1977
(d) 1979
65. Where did Aurangzeb die? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Pune
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Ahmad Nagar
(d) Mumbai
66. Who gave the title of ” Sardar” to Ballabh Bhai Patel? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) VinobaBhave
(c) Women of Bardoli
(d) Peasants of Gujrat
67. What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Salt Satyagraha
(b) Individual Satyagraha
(c) Ryots Satyagraha
(d) Flag Satyagraha
68. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Mahayana
(b) Hinayana
(c) Digambar
(d) Theravad
69. Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital ofBritish India? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Minto
(c) Lord Hardinge
(d) LordWaveli
70. Multan was named by the Arabs as (SSC CGL 2014)
(a) City of beauty
(b) City of wealth
(c) City of gold
(d) Pink city
71. Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha, the Rashtrakuta King? (SSC CGL 2014)
(a) Adipurana
(b) Ganitasara Samgraha
(c) Saktayana
(d) Kavirajamarga
72. Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora? (SSC CGL 2014)
(a) Rajendra I
(b) Mahendra Varman I
(c) Krishna I ‘
(d) Govindal
73. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire wasmentioned in (SSC CGL 2014)
(a) Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
(b) Uttirameru Inscription
(c) Kudumiyammalai Inscription
(d) Kasakudi Copper Plates
74. Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas? (SSCCGL2014)
(a) Satkami I
(b) Gautamiputra Satkami
(c) Simuka
(d) Hala
75. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)
(b) Dantidurga
(c) Nagbhattall
(d) Vatsaraj
76. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) V.B. Patel
(d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya
77. Jallianwala incident took place at (SSC CGL 1st Sit 2015)
(a) Lucknow
(b) Surat
(c) Amritsar
(d) Allahabad
78. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty ?
(a) Sikandar Lodhi
(b) Bahlol Lodhi
(c) Ibrahim Lodhi
(d) Daulat Khan Lodhi
79. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Akbar – Todarmal
(b) Chanakya-Chandragupta
(c) Vikramaditya – Chaitanya
(d) Harshvardhan – Hiuen Tsang
80. The South East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian sub continent in the rainy season due to (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) the effect of easterlies
(b) the effect of Northern-East trade winds
(c) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India
81. What is ‘Reformation’? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Revival of classical learning
(b) The revolt against authority of pope
(c) Rise of absolute monarchy
(d) Change in attitude of man
82. Swaraj is my Birth Right and I shall have it. This was advocated by : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) LokmanyaTilak
83. Gandhiji’s Famous Quit India Movement call to the British was given in: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) 1940
(b) 1942
(c) 1941
(d) 1943
84. In which year was the Indian National Congress formed: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) 1901
(b) 1835
(c) 1875
(d) 1885
85. Bangladesh was created in : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) 1973
(b) 1970
(c) 1972
(d) 1971
86. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) BrahmoSamaj
(b) Prathna Samaj
(c) Ram Krishna Mission
(d) Arya Samaj
87. Who initiated the movement to form the Indian National Congress : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Annie Besant
(b) A.O. Hume
(c) W.C. Baneijee
(d) Gandhiji
88. Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(a) Bihar
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Karnataka
(d) Assam
89. Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(a) Battle of Takkolam
(b) Battle of Talikota
(c) Battle of Kanwah
(d) Battle of Panipat
90. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
91. The‘Cabinet Mission’ of 1946 was led by 1946 (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Sir Pethic Lawrence
(d) SirMountford
92. What did Gandhiji meant by‘Sarvodaya’? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(a) Non-violence
(b) Upliftment of untouchables or dalits
(c) The birth of a new society based on ethical values
(d) Satyagraha
93. Harsha moved his capital from to . (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(a) Thanesar, Kanauj
(b) Delhi, Deogiri
(c) Kamboj, Kanauj
(d) Valabhi, Delhi
94. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(a) Prabandhas
(b) Agamas
(c) Nibandhas
(d) Charits
95. Who propounded the “Doctrine of Passive Resistance”? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(a) BalgangadharTilakf
(b) Aurobindophosh
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
96. The first Muslim to be elected President of’Indian National Congress’ was? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(a) Maulana Azad
(b) Mohammed Ah
(c) Badruddin Tyabji
(d) Shah Wali-ullah
97. The Dandi March ofGandhi-is an example of (SSC CHSL 2013)
(a) Non-Coopefation
(b) Direct Action
(c) Boycott
(d) Civil Disobedience
98. Which one of the following inscriptions relate to the Chalukya king, Pulakesin II ? (SSC CHSL 2013)
(a) Nasik
(b) Maski
(c) Hathigumpha
(d) Aihole
99. Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system? (SSC CHSL 2013)
(a) Jahangir
(b) ShahJahan
(c) SherShah
(d) Akbar
100. Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched ? (SSC CHSL 2013)
(a) Calcutta – Robert Clive
(b) Pondicherry – Francis Martin
(c) AhmedabadAhmadShahl ‘
(d) Madras – Francis Day
101. Which one of the following wars decided the fete of the French in India? , (SSCCHSL2013)
(a) Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Wandiwash
(c) First Carnatic War
(d) Battle of Buxar
102. The Crimean War came to an end by the (SSC CHSL 2013)
(a) Treaty of St. Germain
(b) Treaty of Trianon
(c) Treaty of Versailles
(d) Treaty of Paris
103. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the reign of (SSC CHSL 2014)
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Jahangir
104. Which one of the following is the most lasting contribution of the Rastrakutas ? (SSC CHSL 2014)
(a) Kailasha Temple
(b) Pampa, Ponna, Ranna, die three writers of Kannada Poetry and Kailasha Temple
(c) Patronage of Jainism
(d) Conquests
105. Ravikirti, a Jain, who composed the Aihole Prashasti, was patronized by (SSC CHSL 2014)
(a) Pulakeshi I
(b) Harsha
(c) Pulakeshi U
(d) Kharavela
106. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end ? (SSC CHSL 2014)
(a) 1498A.D.
(b) 1526A.D.
(c) 1565A. D.
(d) 1600A.D.
107. The original founder of the Manuscripts and Editor of Kautilya’s Arthashastra was (SSC CHSL 2014)
(a) SrikantaShastri
(b) Srinivasa lyangar
(c) R. Shamashastri
(d) William Jones
108. Whose army did Alexander, the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river Jhelum? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Ambi
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Porus
(d) Dhanananda
109. When was RTI Act enacted in India ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) 15th August 2005
(b) 15th March 2005
(c) 15th June 2005
(d) 15thJuly2005
110. The famous activist Medha Patakar is associated with which movement? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Narmada BachaoAndolan
(b) Save the Tiger
(c) Preserve the wet lands
(d) Beti Padao Andolan
111. Who built the “Purana Quilla”? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Babar
(b) Shershah
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Akbar
112. Where did Chandragupta maurya spent his last days ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Thaneshwar
(b) Kanchi
(c) Patliputra
(d) Shravanabelagola
113. Who is the author of’Indica’? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Fa-Hien
(b) Hiuen Tsang
(c) Megasthanes
(d) Seleucus
114. Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Mauryan Emperor Ashoka
(b) Gupta King Samudra Gupta
(c) Chalukyan King Pulikeshi II
(d) Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I
115. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Mahasena
(b) Veerasena
(c) Vishnusena
(d) Harisena
116. Todar Mai, the brilliant revenue officer served under: (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Bhagwan Das
(b) Humayun
(c) Baz Bahadur
(d) Sher Shah
117. When was the League of Nations established ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) In 1920
(b) In 1939
(c) In 1914
(d) In 1918
118. In which of the Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi participated ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) First Round Table Conference, 1930
(b) Second Round Table Conference, 1931
(c) Third Round Table Conference, 1932
(d) All of the above
119. The use of which of the following regional languages was popularised by the Bhakti leader, Shankaradeva ? (SSC CHSL 2012)
(a) Bengali
(b) Brijbhasha
(c) Avadhi
(d) Assamese
120. The Mansabdari system was introduced by: (SSC CHSL 2012)
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Jahangir
(c) Babur
(b) Akbar
121. When and by whom were the Asokan inscriptions deciphered for the first time ? (SSC CHSL 2012)
(a) 1787-John Tower
(b) 1825-CharlesMetealfe
(c) 1837- James Prinsep
(d) 1810-HarrySmith
122. Amuktamalyada is the work of: (SSC CHSL 2012)
(a) Krishnadeva Raya
(b) Vachcharaj
(c) Kharavela
(d) Allasani Peddana
123. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered the Sindh. (SSC Multitasking 2013)
(a) Muhammad bin Qasim
(b) AlHazzaz
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak
(d) AllauddinKhilji
124. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China? (SSC Multitasking 2013)
(a) LiuShaoqi
(b) ZhouEnlai
(c) ’ Deng Xiaoping
(d) Mao Zedong
125. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru? (SSC Multitasking 2013)
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
126. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi? (SSC Multitasking 2013)
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Swadeshi-Movement
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement
127. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the “Pooma Swaraj” resolution adopted? (SSC Multitasking 2013)
(a) Karachi Session in 1931
(b) Lucknow Session in 1916
(c) Belgaum Session in 1924
(d) Lahore Session in 1929
128. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as (SSC Multitasking 2013)
(a) Mughal art
(b) Kushan art
(c) Persian art
(d) Gandhara art
129. Where was Christopher Columbus from? (SSC Multitasking 2013)
(a) Portugal
(b) Venice
(c) Genoa
(d) Spain
130. To make tools and weapons, the earliest inhabitants of India used (SSC Multitasking 2014)
(a) clay
(b) wood
(c) stones
(d) bronze
131. Name an Indian Saint (priest) who, attended the “World Congress of Religions” held at Chicago (U.S.) in 1893. (SSC Multitasking 2014)
(a) Basaveshwara
(b) SwamiVivekananda
(c) Ramanuja
(d) Madhavacharya
132. Chhatrapati Shivaji was a follower of (SSC Multitasking 2014)
(a) Madhava
(b) Kabir
(c) Basava
(d) Ramadasa
133. Who was the greatest Kushan ruler? (SSC Multitasking 2014)
(a) Vashiska
(b) Vasudeva
(c) Huvishka
(d) Kanishka
134. Who was the founder of Arya Samaj? (SSC Multitasking 2014)
(a) Kabir Das
(b) Shankaracharya
(c) Ranade
(d) Dayanand Saraswati
135. The French challenge to British in India came to an end with (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
(a) Battle of Wandiwash
(b) Battle of Sr irangapattinam
(c) Battle of Plassey
(d) Battle of Buxar
136. Identify the medical trio of Ancient India from the following names. (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
(a) Charaka, SusrutaandVagbhata
(b) Charaka, Vatsyayana and Vagbhata
(c) Charaka, Susruta and Bharata
(d) Charaka, Susruta and Patanjali
137. Match the medieval travellers with their countries: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
A. arco Polo 1. Spain
B. Ibn Battuta 2. Balkh
C. Antonio Monserrate 3. Italy
D. Mahmud Wali Balkhi 4. Morocco
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 3 2 4
138. Match the following (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
(a) SarojiniNaidu
(b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
(d) V.D. Savarkar
1. Muslim League
2. Indian National Congress
3. Hindu Mahasabha
4. Liberal Party
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 4 1 3 2
139. Which Sultan received a robe of honour from the caliph? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(b) lltutmish
(c) Balban
(d) Qutub-ud-din Albak
140. When Margaret Thatcher was P.M. with which country Britain waged a war to regain Control of Falkland Islands? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
(a) Chile
(b) Argentina
(c) Brazil
(d) None of the above
141. Match the following (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Hoysalas
(c) Rashtrakutas
(d) Kakatiyas
(i) Malkhed
(ii) Vatapi
(iii) Warangal
(iv) Dwarasamudra
(a) (a)-(ii), (b )-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
(b) (aHiv), (bHiii), (cHO, (d)-(ii)
(c) (a)-(i), (bHii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
(d) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (cHiv),(d)-(i)
142. The world’s tallest statue of Mahatma Gandhi is in (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
(a) Champaran
(b) Patna
(c) Lucknow
(d) Rajkot
143. Which one of the following is the principal source of information on Asoka’s campaign against Kalinga ? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
(a) Pillar Edict VII
(b) Mahavamsa
(c) Divyavadana
(d) Rock Edict XIII
144. Gandhi’s concept of Trusteeship: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
(a) Recognises right of private ownership of property
(b) Transforms the capitalistic society into an egalitarian one
(c) Excludes legislative regulation of the ownership and use of wealth
(d) Does not fix minimum or maximum income
145. Match the following: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
(a) Hunter’s Commission
(b) Wardha Scheme
(c) University’s Act
(d) Radhakrishnan Commission
(i) 1948
(ii) 1904
(iii) 1937
(iv) 1882
(a) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(b) (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d) -(i)
(c) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(2)
(d) (a)- (iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
146. The Gandhara art nourished under: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
(a) the Kushanas
(b) the Satavahanas
(c) the Guptas
(d) the Mauryas
147. Most important safeguard of liberty is (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)
(a) bold and impartial judiciary
(b) well-knit party system
(c) decentralisation of power
(d) declaration of rights
148. What is the ancient school of law ? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)
(a) The Philosophical School
(b) The Historical School
(c) The Analytical School
(d) The Sociological School
149. Which was the second capital of Akbar ? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)
(a) Delhi
(b) Agra
(c) Fatehpur-Sikri
(d) Patna
150. The first country which discovered sea route to India was (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)
(a) Portugal
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) Britain
151. The unification of Karnataka was achieved in the year (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)
(a) 1956
(b) 1957
(c) 1958
(d) 1960
152. Who introduced the Indian University Act? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) LordMinto
(c) LordMorelay
(d) Lord Rippon
153. Chinese travellers visited India primarily because (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)
(a) they were interested in Buddhism
(b) they were invited by the Indian kings
(c) they were interested to study Indian culture
(d) they were interested to stay in India
154. Development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs was the focal point of Brundtland commission is (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)
(a) sustainable development
(b) mitigation
(c) disaster management
(d) capacity building
155. Name the Kingdom which first used elephants in wars? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)
(a) Avanti
(b) Champa
(c) Magadha
(d) Kosala
156. Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamans dining the reign of: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)
(a) Akbar
(b) Krishnadeva Raya
(c) Jahangir
(d) Rama Raya
157. Cripps Mission came to India in: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)
(a) 1945
(b) 1946
(c) 1940
(d) 1942
158. Who among the following Sultans tried to prohibit Sati? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)
(a) Muhammad Bin Tuglaq
(b) FirozTuglaq
(c) Jalaluddin Khilji
(d) Alauddin Khilji
159. Who constructed Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi ? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)
(a) Haji Begam
(b) Babar
(c) Humayun
(d) Akbar
160. Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dancing ? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)
(a) Jahangir
(b) Babar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Humayun
161. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo- Mysore War? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)
(a) Lord Wellesley
(b) Sir John Shore
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Warren Hastings
162. Which of the following Pacts sought to be resolved the Hindu – Muslim differences? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)
(a) Lucknow Pact
(b) Lahore Pact
(c) Gandhi – Irwin Pact
(d) Poona Pact
163. In which of the following year the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)
(a) 1932
(b) 1935
(c) 1931
(d) 1929
164. The Vedic literature was composed between (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)
(a) 3500B.C. and 1000 B.C.
(b) 2500 B.C. and 500 B.C.
(c) 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
(d) 3500 B.C. and 2500 B.C.
165. Who among the following was the Prime Minister of England when India was given independence? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)
(a) Mountbatten
(b) Churchill
(c) Attlee
(d) Wavell
166. How many times did Babur invade India before 1526A.D.? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)
(a) None of these
(b) Four times
(c) Five times
(d) Two times
167. Which of the following countries has become the first country in the world to receive funds from United Nations for its fast growing Solar Home Systems? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Burma
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Switzerland
168. In Indian architecture ‘Surkhi’ was introduced by (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)
(a) Mughals
(b) Kushans
(c) Guptas
(d) Sultanate Sultans
169. which one of the following land reform measures can be said to have been fully implemented by now in India? (SSC Stenographer 2013)
(a) Tenancy reforms
(b) Abolition of intermediaries
(c) Land ceilings
(d) Consolidation of holdings
170. Which of the following recommended reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs)? (SSC Stenographer 2013)
(a) Mandal Commission
(b) Kothari Commission
(c) Sachar Committee
(d) None of these
171. Which of the following was not an aspect of Later Vedic Age? (SSC Stenographer 2013)
(a) Importance of Kingship in political life
(b) Discovery of iron
(c) Polygamy
(d) Simple, non-ritualistic worship
172. Who among the follwing presided over the fourth Buddhist Council? (SSC Stenographer 2013)
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Ashvaghosha
(d) Vasumitra
173. which of the following was not built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq? (SSC Stenographer 2013)
(a) Firozabad
(b) Fatehabad
(c) Tughlaqabad
(d) Jaunpur
174. who among the foilwing granted permission to the English to establish their factory in India? (SSC Stenographer 2013)
(a) Akbar
(b) Jehangir
(c) ShahJahan
(d) Aurangzeb
175. The permanent Land Settlement in Bengal was introduced by (SSC Stenographer 2013)
(a) Warren Hestings
(b) Thomas Munro
(c) Thomas Reid
(d) Lord Cornwallis
176. Din-I-llahi was founded by (SSC Stenographer 2014)
(a) Kabir
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Guru Nanak Dev
177. ‘Puma Swaraj’ was announced in the Indian National Congress Session of (SSC Stenographer 2014)
(a) Calcutta
(b) Lahore
(c) Nagpur
(d) Karachi
178. Who chaired the Boundary Commission in 1947, to demarcate the boundary line between India and pakistan? (SSC Stenographer 2014)
(a) Krishna Menon
(b) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
(c) J. Nehru
(d) Henderson Brooks
179. Ashoka embraced Buddism (SSC Stenographer 2014)
(a) before the Kalinga war
(b) after the Kalinga war
(c) just before his death
(d) when he was a Crown Prince
180. The original name of’Mahabharata’ is (SSC Stenographer 2016)
(a) Rajtarangini
(b) Bharat Katha
(c) Kathasaritasagar
(d) Jai Samhita
181. SirEyre Coote was associated with which of the following? (SSC Stenographer 2016)
(a) Battle of Ambur
(b) Battle of Arcot
(c) Battle of Wandiwash
(d) Battle of Adyar
182. Which among the following is related to Sadr-us-Sadr? (SSC Stenographer 2016)
(a) Ecclesiastical matters
(b) Judicial administration
(c) Military administration
(d) Land revenue
183. Which among the following inscription is known as Prayaga Prashasti ? (SSC Stenographer 2016)
(a) Hathigumpha Inscription
(b) Aihole Inscription
(c) Mehroli Inscription
(d) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
184. Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched? (SSC Stenographer 2016)
(a) Ibn Batata – Morocco
(b) Nikitin – Samarkand
(c) Marco Polo – Italy
(d) Alberuni – Uzbekistan
185. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)
(b) Dantidurga
(c) Nagbhatta II
(d) Vatsaraj
186. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating (SSC CGL 1st Sit 2015)
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) V.B. Patel
(d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya
187. Jallianwala incident took place at (SSC CGL 1st Sit 2015)
(a) Lucknow
(b) Surat
(c) Amritsar
(d) Allahabad
188. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit 2015)
(a) Sikandar Lodhi
(b) Bahlol Lodhi
(c) Ibrahim Lodhi
(d) Daulat Khan Lodhi
189. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit 2015)
(a) Akbar – Todarmal
(b) Chanakya-Chandragupta
(c) Vikramaditya – Chaitanya
(d) Harshvardhan – Hiuen Tsang
190. Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya? (SSC CGL 2017)
(a) Bindusara
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Ashoka
(d) Binbsara
191. Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty? (SSC CGL 2017)
(a) The Guptas
(b) TheKhiljis
(c) The Mughals
(d) The Sayyids
192. Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) incttorgarh? (SSC CGL 2017)
(a) Maharana Pratap
(b) Rana Kumbha
(c) Rana Sanga
(d) Kunwar Durjan Singh
193. Who raised the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”? (SSC CGL 2017)
(a) Mahatma gandhi
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Lai Lajpat Rai
194. Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events? (SSC CGL 2017)
(i) Quit India Movement
(ii) Shimla Conference
(iii) Poona Pact
(iv) Cabinet Mission
(a) ii,iv,i,ii
(b) iii, iv,ii,i
(c) iii,i,ii,iv
(d) iv,ii,iii,i
195. In 1917, which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi from Champaran? (SSC CGL 2017)
(a) Satyagraha
(b) Non co-operation movement
(c) Quit India movement
(d) Swadeshi movement
196. Who amongst the following was the successor of Sikh Guru Har Krishna? (SSC CGL 2017)
(a) Guru Angad Dev
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Hargobind
(d) Guru Amar Das
197. Lord Cornwallis is known for .(SSC CGL 2017)
(a) permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
(b) attacking the caste system
(c) land revenue settlement of United States
(d) ryotwari settlement of Madras
198. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of . (SSC CHSL 2017)
(a) Sikhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Buddhism
(d) Jewism
199. The First Battle of Panipat in 1526 was fought between the Lodi Empire and . (SSC CHSL 2017)
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
200. Which fort is also known as the Golden Fort? (SSC CHSL 2017)
(a) Chittorgarh
(b) Kumbhalgarh
(c) Ranthambore
(d) Jaisalmer
201. In which year East India Company was ceased to work and India was completely undertaken by British Govt.? (SSC Subinspecter 2017)
(a) 1838
(b) 1919
(c) 1858
(d) 1898
202. At which location, a sculptor of chariot of Harappan time was found? (SSC Subinspecter 2017)
(a) Lothal
(b) Banawali
(c) Daimabad
(d) Kalibangan
203. First Satyagrah started from Champaran for opposing the cultivation of . (SSC Subinspecter 2017)
(a) Cotton
(b) Indigo
(c) Silk
(d) Kesar
204. Who was the founder of’Vikramshila University ? (SSC Subinspecter 2017)
(a) Vijay sen
(b) Atisa
(c) Dharampal
(d) BallalSen
205. When India got Independence, who was the Prime Minister of England? (SSC Subinspecter 2017)
(a) William Bentick
(b) Warren Hasting
(c) Margaret Thatcher
(d) ClimentAtlee
206. The Pallava dynasty had their capital at: (SSC MTS 2017)
(a) Kancheepuram
(b) Vengi
(c) Madurai
(d) Thanjavur
207. Which of the following sultans adopted Persian customs and manners in court: (SSC MTS 2017)
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Jalaluddin Khilji
(c) Balban
(d) Alauddin Khilji
208. Who convened the’Congress of Vienna’, 1815? (SSC MTS 2017)
(a) Bismarck
(b) Mussolini
(c) Mettemich
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte
209. Buland Darwaza is located in which fort? (SSC MTS 2017)
(a) Red Fort at Agra
(b) Red Fort at Delhi
(c) Fateh Pur Sikri
(d) Hawa Mahal
210. Stories of Buddha’s birth and his previous lives are contained in: (SSC MTS 2017)
(a) Tripitakas
(b) Jataka tales
(c) Panchatantra tales
(d) Triratnas
211. Which of the following is considered as a port town of Indus Valley Civilization- (SSC Stenographer 2017)
(a) Harappa ‘
(b) Lothal
(c) Ropar
(d) Banawali
212. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of which dynasty? (SSC Stenographer 2017)
(a) Chola
(b) Bahmani
(c) Pallava
(d) Vijayanagara
213. The details of coronation ceremony are narrated in which of the following scripture? (SSC Stenographer 2017)
(a) Kenopanishad
(b) Vishnu Puran
(c) Aitareya Brahmana
(d) Atharv Veda
214. Which among the following is correctly matched? (SSC Stenographer 2017)
(i) ShamseSirajAsif-Tarikh-e-Firozshahi
(ii) Ziyauddin Bami – Tarikh-e-Muhammadi
(iii) AmirKhusarau-Tabakat-e-Nasiri
(iv) Ibn Batuta-Fatawa-e-jahandari
(a) (i) (b) (ii)
(c) (iii) (d) (iv)
Hints & Solutions
1. (d)
2. (d)
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
3. (d)
4. (b)
Upagupta (c. 3rd Century BC) was a Buddhist monk.According to some stories in the Sanskrit text Ashokavadana, he was the spiritual teacher of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.
5. (c)
The Lodi dynasty in India arose around 1451 after the Sayyid dynasty. The Lodhi Empire was established by Bahol Lodi, the Ghizlai tribe of the Afghans
6. (b)
7. (c)
8. (b)
The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
9. (c)
Megasthenes was an ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator of Greek to Chandragupta Maurya in Pataliputra, India, between 302 and 298 BCE.
10. (b)
11. (b)
Dyanand Saraswati completed his Vedic studies under Swami Virjanand in 1864. Thereafter, he travelled across India till 1874 AD for Vedic propagation and learning and gave slogan, Back to the Vedas.
12. (b)
13. (d)
14. (d)
15. (b)
16. (b)
17. (c)
Dyarchy, also spelled diarchy, system of double government was introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India.
18. (c)
19. (a)
20. (a)
King Ashoka assumed the title Devanampiya Piyadasi which means “Beloved-of-the-Gods, He who Looks on with Affection”.
21. (b)
Shivaji, the great Maratha King and founder of a nationalist tradition was contemporary of Tukaram. Tukaram introduced Shivaji to Ramdas for his spritual education.
22. (c)
Barley was the first cereal to be cultivated by the man near the areas of east Mediterranean sea and some areas of Iran during 8000 BC and later wheat was cultivated at the same areas.
23. (c)
After approximately 200 years of French rule, Alsace and the German-speaking part of Lorraine were ceded to Germany in 1871 under the Treaty of Frankfurt. In 1919, both regions were returned to France.
24. (d)
James Princep was an English scholar and antiquary. From 1832 to 1838 he was assay-master in the India Government Mint, Kolkata. He is most noted as a philologist for fully deciphering and translating the rock editts of Ashoka from the Brahmi script.
25. (c)
Tilak propounded the theory of the Arctic home of the Aryans, meaning that the Aryans originated in the Arctic region, and later, on the journey south, divided into two branches. One branch went to Europe, while the other branch came to India.
26. (b)
AlaraKalama was a hermit saint and a teacher of yogic meditation who lived near Rajagriha. According to the Pali Canon scriptures, he was one of the teachers of Gautama Buddha.
27. (a)
As Samhita is the collection of the mantras, so sometimes Samhitas are referred to as Mantras. Most of these mantras or hymns are concerned with nature and deities.
28. (d)
29. (c)
30. (b)
31. (a)
After attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya the Buddha went to Samath; and preached his first discourse in the deer park to set in motion the Wheel of the Dharma’.
32. (a)
33. (b)
34. (d)
Lord Canning was the Governor General of India from 1856 – 1862 and the first Viceroy in India from 1 November 1858. Lord Mountbatten was the First Governor General of Independent India.
35. (b)
1191 – First Battle ofTarain in which Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohd. Ghori. 1192 – Second Battle ofTarain in which Mohd.Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan.
36. (d)
37. (c)
The first major attempt in curriculum reconstruction in India was made in 1937 when Gandhiji propounded the idea of Basic Education.
38. (b)
Simon Commission (1927) > Dandi March (1930) > Gandhi Irwin Pact (1931) > Poona Pact (1932)
39. (b)
Emperor Akbar named Prayag as Allahabad – City of God- also called Allahabad in 1575 AD. The city of Allahabad is situated at the confluence of three rivers – Ganga, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati. Every 12th year when the waters are felt to be especially purifying, Allahabad holds a much greater festival called Kumbh Mela. Built by Emperor Akbar in 1583 AD, the Allahbad fort stands on the banks of the river Yamuna near the confluence site i.e SANGAM.
40. (d)
Madan Mohan Malaviya was an Indian educationist and politician notable for his role in the Indian independence movement and as the two time president of Indian National Congress. He was respectfully addressed as Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and also addressed as ‘Mahamana’ by Mahatama Gandhi.
41. (d)
Lord Linlithgow was Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1944 and this eight years period was longest reign as Viceroy oflndia.
42. (c)
43. (c)
The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is considered to be a record of the first teaching given by Gautama Buddha after he attained enlightenment. The main topic of this sutra is the Four Noble Truths, which are the central teachings of Buddhism that provide a unifying theme, or conceptual framework, for all of Buddhist thought.
44. (b)
45. (b)
46. (a)
The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in London on 18 March 1919, indefinitely extending “emergency measures” enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy. Lord Chelmsford (1916 to 1921) was the Viceroy of India then.
47. (a)
Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the first generation of panchayat raj at Nagaur in Rajasthan on 2 October 1959. It was also implemented in Andhra Pradesh in the same year as per the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee.
48. (a)
Tana Bhagat movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
49. (c)
The Naujawan Bharat Sabha was founded by Bhagat Singh in March 1926 and was declared illegal under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of1908 in September 1934. Its purpose was to foment revolution against the British Raj by gathering together worker and peasant youths.
50. (c)
The chamber of Princes was instituted on 8 February 1921 . The inauguration ceremony was performed by His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught in the Diwan-i-am of Red Fort on be; half of His Majesty the King Emperor.
51. (a)
The Three Jewels (triratna) are the three things that Buddhists take refuge in, and look toward for guidance, in the process know as taking refuge. The Three Jewels are: Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha.
52 (d)
Chandragupta-I married the daughter of Licchhavis, a royal influential family .His son and successor Samudragupta calls himself Lichchavi-dauhitra the son of the daughter of the Lichchavis.lt was described on Samudragupta’s Allahabad inscription.
53. (b)
Pulakesin II (610 – 642 AD) was the most famous ruler of the Chalukya dynasty. In his reign the Chalukyas of Badami saw their kingdomextend over most of the Deccan.
54. (b)
An inscription of the 8th century AD at Uttaramerur temple describes the constitution of the local council, eligibility and disqualification for the candidates, the method selection, their duties and delimits their power in Chola dynasty.
55. (c)
The Pitt’s India Act of 1784 was in the nature of a regulating act as it was intended to address the shortcomings of the Regulating Act of 1773 by bringing the East India Company’s rule in India under the control of the British Government.
56. (b)
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. Thought it was he who emerged as the founder of the Congress, it had somehow never happened to Hume to preside over a plenary session even once.
57. (b)
The Telangana Movement was the biggest peasant guerrilla war of modem Indian history affecting 3000 villages and 3 million population. The uprising began in july 1946 and was at its greatest intensity between August 1947 and September 1948.
58. (a)
Bahlul Khan Lodi was the founder of Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in India upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule
59. (d)
Greco-Roman-Buddhist Art
60.(a)
The Bolshevik Revolution, was a seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917.It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd traditionally dated to 25 October 1917.
61.(d)
Charles Cornwal is led several successful early campaigns during the American Revolution, securing British victories at New York, Brandywine and Camden. He served as British Govemor-Generalof India(1786-93,1805).
62. (c)
63. (b)
64. (b)
65. (c)
66. (a)
67. (d)
68. (c)
69. (c)
70. (c)
During the early period, Multan was known as the city of gold for its large and wealthy temples. The Sun temple, SurajMandir, was considered one of the largest and wealthiest temples in the entire sub-continent.
71. (d)
Amoghavarsha I was a follower of the Digambara branch of Jainism. His own writing Kavirajamarga is a landmark literary work in the Kannada language and became a guide book for future poets and scholars for centuries to come.
72. (c)
The Kailasa temple is a famous rock cut monument, one of the 34 monasteries and temples known collectively as the Ellora Caves, extending over more 84. than 2 km. The temple was commissioned and completed between dated 757-783 CE, when Krishna I ruled the Rashtrakuta dynasty. It is designed to recall Mount Kailash, the home ofLord Shiva. It is a megalith carved out of one single rock. It was built in the 8th century by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I.
73.(a)
the Thalavaipuram copper plate, belonging to the period between 1018 and 1054 brought out by the Pandya kings, describes giant waves, most possibly a tsunami.
74. (b)
Gautamiputra Satakami was the greatest of the Satavahana rulers. His reign period is noted by some scholars as 80 to 104 and by others from 106 to 130; in any case he is credited with a rule of 24 years.
75. (a)
Mihira Bhoja was a ruler of the Guijara Pratihara dynasty of India. Bhoja’s empire extended to Narmada River in the South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and up to Bengal in the east.
76. (d)
Bose appeared at the 1939 Congress meeting and was elected president over Gandhi’s preferred candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
77. (c)
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in Amritsar, in 1919. It is named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) atAmritsar. On April 13, 1919, British, Indian Army soldiers started shooting an unarmed gathering of men, women and children.
78. (b)
Bahlol Lodi was the founder of the Lodi dynasty.He ruled for long thirty-nine years (1451-89). He was the governor of Lahore and Sirhind during the rule of Muhammad Shah of Sayyid dynasty.
79. (c)
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu arrived in the empire at the time of Emperor Prataparudra (Gajapatis)and stayed for 18 long years at Puri.
80. (c)
The instance heat that prevails in the Indian Sub continent causes a low pressure region over the northern plains. It is intense enough to attract the moisture bearing*winds from the Indian Ocean .Thus the south east trade winds from the southern hemisphere are attracted towards India.
81. (b)
Reformation was a 16th-century movement in Western Europe that aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches.
82. (d)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak is considered as “Father of Indian National Movement”. He was a social reformer, freedom fighter, national leader and a scholar of Indian history, Sanskrit, hinduism, mathematics and astronomy. During freedom struggle, his slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it” inspired millions of Indians.
83. (b)
The Quit India Movement(August Kranti), was a civil disobedience movement launched in India on 9 August 1942 by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
84. (d)
The Indian National Congress was founded on December 28,1885, by members of the Theosophical Society. The founders included a prominent member of the Theosophical Society, Allan Octavian Hume as well as Dadabhai Naoroji and Dinshaw Wacha.
85. (d)
Modem Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation 96. in 1971 after achieving independence from Pakistan in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The Provisional Government of Bangladesh was formed on 17 April 1971.
86. (a)
‘Brahmo Samaj’ was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy 97.in 1828.
87. (b)
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, politicalreformer in British India who initiated the movement to form the Indian National Congress.
88. (d)
Kamrup or Kamarupa is the modem region situated between two rivers Manas and Bamadi in Western Assam.
89. (b)
The Battle of Talikota (26 January 1565), a watershedbattle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates, resulted in a defeat ofVijayanagara, and ended in greatly weakening one of the greatest Indian Empires originating from Southern India before the Maratha Empire.
90. (c)
The mansabdari system was of Central Asian origin and it was first introduced by Babur in North India.
But it was Akbar who institutionalized it in Mughal military set up and civil administration.
91. (c)
Cabinet Mission was composed of three CabinetMinisters of England Sir Pethick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade;Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty. The mission arrived on March 24,1946. The objective of this mission was to Devise a machinery to draw up the constitution of Independent India. Make arrangements for interim Government. Thus the mission was like a declaration of India’s independence.
92. (c)
Sarvodaya is a Sanskrit term meaning’universal uplift’or ‘progress of all’. The term was used by Mahatma Gandhi as the title of his 1908 translation of John Ruskin’s tract on political economy, Unto This Last, and Gandhi came to use the term for the ideal of his own political philosophy.
93. (a)
94. (b)
The collective term given by the Jainas to their Sacred literature is called Agamas written in Prakrit.
95. (b)
Doctrine of Passive Resistance is authored byAurobindo Ghosh. It is based on a series of articles by Aurobindo Ghosh which were published in April 1907 in the journal Bande Matram. The articles were written when the Bengal was burning with indignation after its partition October 16,1905 by Viceroy Curzon. The main theme of the articles is the methods and ideology which could be adopted in face of oppression and i injustice as perpetrated by the contemporary British rule in India.
96. (c)
Badruddin Taiyabji became the 1st Indian Barrister in Bombay, became the 2nd Indian Chief Justice; was the founding member of Bombay presidency association and INC and also presided over the 3rd congress session in Madras in 1887.
97. (d)
The Dandi March of Gandhi was an important part of the Indian Independence Movement.lt was a direct action campaign of tax resistance and non-violent protest against British saltmonopoly and triggered the wider Civil Disobedience Movement.
98. (d)
Aihole inscription is found at Aihole in Karnataka state India, was written by the Ravikriti,court poet of Chalukya king.Pulakeshin II who reigned from 610 to 642 CE.The poetic verses of Ravikirti,in praise of the king, can be read in the Meguti temple,dated 634CE.
99. (d)
Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system. This system came under the military reforms of Akbar. Under this system each officer was assigned a rank(mansab).Varying from 10 to 10,000, the mansab carried the Zat(the personal status and salary) and Sawar (the number of cavalry men to be maintained.
100. (a)
Calcutta with Robert Clive is wrongly matched. LordCurzon was associated with Calcutta. Lord Curzon felt that the Bengal province was too big to be administered efficiently and so he wanted to split it into two provinces, one of which had Dacca as its capital.
101. (b)
Battle of Wandiwash decided the fete of French inIndia. Battle ofWandiwash, (Jan. 22,1760), in fee history of India, a confrontation between the French, under the comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle . in southern Ipdia during the Seven Years’ War (1756-63).
102. (d)
The Crimean War came to an end by the treaty of Paris.Crimean War, (October 1853-February 1856), war fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between the Russians and the British, French, and Ottoman Turkish, with support from January 1855 by the army of Sardinia- Piedmont.The resulting Treaty of Paris, signed on March 30,1856, guaranteed the integrity of Ottoman Turkey and obliged Russia to surrender southern Bessarabia, at the mouth of the Danube.
103. (b)
Tulsidas wrote Shri Ram-Charit-Manas during the reignof Mughal Emperor Akbar. Tulsidas started writing this greatest Hindu ‘Granth’ on the birth day of Lord Shree Ram, i.e. ChaitraNavmi (9th day of Hindu month Chaitra) in year 1574. The life span of Akbar is 1556 1605.
104. (a)
Architecture reached a milestone in the Dravidian styl during the reign of Rashtrakutas, the finest examplf which is seen in the Kailasanath Temple or Temple at Ellora.
105. (c)
The famous Badami Chalukyas King Pulakeshi II(610-642 A.D.) was a follower of Vaishnavism. The inscription of Ravikirti, his court poet, is a euiogy of the Pulakeshi II and is available at the Meguti temple. It is dated 634 CE and is written in Sanskrit language and old Kannada script. The Aihole inscription describes the achievements of Pulakeshi II and his victory against King Harshavardhana.
106. (b)
The Delhi Sultanate was the name of Delhi-basedMuslim kingdoms that ruled over large parts of India for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially, the first four of which were of Turkic origin and the last was the Afghan Lodi. The Lodi dynasty was replaced by the Mughal dynasty. The five dynasties were the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90); the Khilji dynasty (1290-1320); theTughlaq dynasty (1320-1414); the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51); and the Afghan Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
107. (c)
R. Shamashastri transcribed, edited and published the Sanskrit edition in 1909. He proceeded to translate it into English, publishing it in 1915.
108. (c)
Porus fought Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes (also known as Jhelum) in 326 BC and is believed to be defeated.
109. (c)
Right to Information Act (RTI) was enacted on 15th June 2005 and came fully into force on 12th October 2005.
110. (a)
Indian Social activist Medha Patkar is the founder member ofNarmada Bachao Andolan.
111. (b)
Its current form was built by Sher Shah Suri, the founder of the Sur Empire.
112. (d)
Chandragupta Maurya is said to have lived as an ascetic at Shravanabelagola for several years before starving himself to death, as per Jain Practice of Sallekhana.
113. (c)
Megasthenes gave an account of India in his book ‘Indica’.
114. (d)
The construction of the famous Shiva temple at Ellora is often attributed to the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I.
115. (d)
Harisena was a 4th century Sanskrit poet. His most famous poem written in 345 AD is inscribed on the Allahabad Pillar.
116. (d)
Todar Mai started his career as a revenue officer at the court of Sher Shah Suri. After the Sur dynasty was overthrown by the Mughals, Todar Mai continued his service to the then Mughal Emperor Akbar.
117. (d)
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10th January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the first World War.
118. (b)
A settlement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin known as the Gandhi-Irwin pact was reached \ and Gandhi was appointed as the sole representative of the Congress to the second Round table conference, 1931.
119. (d)
Sankaradeva was an erudite scholar, a prolific writer, a versatile saint-poet of unlimited merit, a lyricist of universal acceptance, a musician of high calibre, a pioneer in the field of Assamese prose, drama and dramatic performances, a painter and above all the greatest religious teacher-preacher-leader of the medieval Vaisnava movement in Assam which is rightly known as the Sankaradeva Movement.
120. (d)
121. (c)
122. (a)
123. (a)
Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi (c. 31 December 695¬ 18 July 715) was an Umayyad general who conquered the Sindh and Punjab regions along the Indus River (now a part of Pakistan) for the Umayyad Caliphate. He was bom and raised in the city of Taif (in modem day Saudi Arabia). Qasim’s conquest of Sindh and Punjab enabled further Islamic expansion into India.
124. (d)
Mao Zedong, commonly referred to as Chairman Mao (December 26,1893 – September 9,1976), was a Chinese communist revolutionary, politician and socio-political theorist. The founding father of the People’s Republic of China from its establishment in 1949, he governed the country as Chairman of the Communist Party of China until his death.
125. (a)
Gandhi calls Gokhale his mentor and guide. Gandhi also recognised Gokhale as an admirable leader and master politician, describing him as ‘pure as crystal, gentle as a lamb, brave as a lion and chivalrous to a fault and the most perfect man in the political field’.
126. (c)
The Swadeshi movement started with the partition of Bengal by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, 1905 and continued up to 1911. It was the most successful of the pre-Gandhian movements. Its chief architects were Aurobindo Ghosh, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai.
127. (d)
The Puma Swaraj declaration, or Declaration of the Independence 9f India was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on January 26,1930, resolving the Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Puma Swaraj, or complete self-rule independent of the British Empire. The flag of India had been hoisted by Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru on December 31,1929, on the banks of the Ravi river in Lahore, modem-day Pakistan.
128. (d)
Gandhra is noted for the distinctive Gandhra style of Buddhist art, which developed out of a merger of Greek, Syrian, Persian, and Indian artistic influence. This development began during the Parthian Period (50 BC – AD 75). Gandhran style flourished and achieved its peak during the Kushan period, from the 1 st to the 5th centuries. It declined and suffered destruction after invasion of the White Huns in the 5th century.
129. (c)
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer, bom in the Republic of Genoa, in what is today northwestern Italy.
130. (c)
he earliest inhabitants of India used stones to make 143. tools and weapons.
131. (b)
Swami Vivekanand was the Indian saint to attend ‘ World Congress of Religion’ held at Chicago in 1893. He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech 144. beginning with “Sisters and Brothers of America,” through which he introduced Hinduism at the opening session of the Parliament on 11 September. Thereafter he conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating tenets of Hindu philosophy in America, England and Europe. In America Vivekananda became India’s spiritual ambassador.
132. (d)
Chhatrapati Shivaji was a follower of Ramayana and Mahabharta from his childhood. Shivaji Maharaj did everything possible to promote Hinduism in every aspect of the fight for independence and establishing his own kingdom. Shivaji Maharaj’s assembly of eight ministers was formed based on Hindu ideals. One comes across this concept of eight ministers in the Ramayan and the Mahabharat.
133. (d)
Kanishka was the greatest ruler of the Kushan Empire, a realm that covered much of present-day India, Pakistan, Iran and other parts of central Asia and China during the first and second centuries.
134. (d)
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by 143 Swami Dayananda on 7 April 1875. He was a sannyasi who promoted the Vedas. Dayananda emphasised the ideals of brahmacharya. The group found most of its support in Punjab.
135. (a)
136. (d)
137. (c)
138. (a)
139. (b)
Iltutmish received contlnnation of his robe of honour and title Nasir amir al-muminin (Helper of the Commander of the Faithful) from the ‘Abbasid Caliph ‘ al-Mustansir in 626 (1229) and remained on the throne for twenty-six years, This added an element of strength to Iltutmish’s authority and gave him a status in the 151. Muslim world.
140. (b)
As a British Overseas Territory, the Falkland Islands enjoy a large degree of internal self-governance with the United Kingdom guaranteeing good government and taking responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. In 1982, following Argentina’s invasion of the islands, the two-month-long undeclared Falklands War between both countries resulted in the surrender of all Argentine forces and the return of the islands to British administration.
141. (a)
Chalukyas: Vatapi (Badami): Hoysalas: Dwarasamudra: Rashtrakutas : Malkhed; and Kakatiyas: Warangal.
142. (b)
With a towering height of 70 feet, the world’s tallest statute of Mahatma Gandhi was recently unveiled in Patna in Bihar. Funded by the state government, the ‘ Rs 10 crore statue, inclusive of a 30-feet-high pedestal, has been built by Delhi-based sculptor Ramsutar and Sons.
143. (d)
The vivid description of Kalinga war is given in 13th Rock Edict of Asoka. The edict gives description of the devastation caused to Kalinga due to war and how the Mauryan emperor felt remorse for it.
144. (b)
Trusteeship principle advocated by Gandhij i provides a means of transforming the present capitalist order of society into an egalitarian one. He envisaged trusteeship as a post capitalist arrangement which gives no quarter to capitalism, but gives the present owning class a chance of reforming itself (Gandhi Nehru And Globalization, p 7).
145. (d)
Hunter’s Commission: 1882; Wardha Scheme: 1937; University’s Act; 1904; and Radhakrishnan Commission: 1948.
146. (a)
Gandhara style flourished and achieved its peak during the Kushan period, from the 1 st to the 5th centuries. It declined and suffered destruction after invasion of the White Huns in the 5th century.
147. (a)
Bold and impartial judiciary is the most important safeguard of liberty and no one can restrain it. One of the most important safeguards is that the person has someone appointed with legal powers to represent them even in extreme case of deprivation of liberty.
148. (a)
The philosophical school of law is the ancient school of law. It came into existence in 3rd century in Roman empire.
149. (c)
Akbar celebrated his conquest of Rajputana by laying the foundation of a new capital, 23 miles (37 km) South West of Agra in 1569. It was called Fatehpur Sikri (“the city of victory”).
150. (a)
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who discovered the sea route to India from Europe through the Cape of Good Hope.
151. (a)
The Unification of Karnataka refers to the formation of the Indian state of Karnataka, then named Mysore State, in 1956 when several Indian states were created by redrawing borders based on linguistic demographics
152. (a)
Lord Curzon introduced the Indian University Act. The Indian Universities Act of 1904, passed on March, 21 was formulated on the basis of the recommendations of the Indian University Commission of 1902. Curzon gave importance on improving the standard and quality of higher education.
153. (a)
After the spread of the Buddhist religion, Chinese travelers came to India in big numbers to collect religious books and to visit holy places of Buddhism.
154. (a)
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
155. (c)
156. (a)
157. (d)
The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War ii
158. (a)
159. (a)
Hamida Banu Begam, also known as Haji Begam, commenced the construction of Humayun tomb in 1569.
160. (c)
161. (d)
162. (a)
The Lucknow Pact is an agreement between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All India Muslim League reached at a joint session of both the parties held at Lucknow in 1916.
163. (c)
The Gandhi Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London.
164. (b)
165. (c)
Clement Attlee was the prime minister of Britain at the ime of Freedom of India from British control. India got freedom by the act of “The Indian Independence Act 1947” which partitioned British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
166. (c)
167. (c)
168. (d)
169. (d)
So far 51.8 million hectares (1/3 of the total cultivated land) of land have been consolidated in the country. In Orissa, the Consolidation Act was passed in 1972. The work of consolidation has been completed fully in Punjab and Haryana. Considerable progress has also been made in the states ofUttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Karnataka.
170. (a)
171. (b)
The period of Later Vedic is falls between 1000 BC- 600BC, where as In Mesopotamia (Iraq) there is evidence that people were smelting iron around 5000 BC.
172. (d)
The Fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kundalvana, Kashmir in 72 AD during the reign of Kushan king Kanishka. It was held under the Presidentship of Vasumitra to compose commentaries on the Tripitika.
173. (c)
Tughlakabad: In the 1320s GhiasuddinTughlak, a Turk governor invaded Delhi, and won it from Nasiruddin Mohammed(a Pawar Rajput who had adopted Islam and had gained kinghood by slaining the last Khilji ruler). Tughlak, known as a headstrong tyrant, created the third city of Tughlakabad here.
174. (b)
During the reign of Jahangir, English established their factory for the first time in Masulipattanam temporally in 1611. In 1613 they established their first permanent factory in Surat.
175. (d)
176. (b)
177. (b)
178. (b)
179. (b)
180. (d)
181. (c)
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote’s victory at the Battle of Wandiwash is considered a decisive turning point in the struggle for control in India between Britain and France.
182. (b)
183. (d)
Allahabad Pillar Inscription (PrayagPrashasti) was issued by Samudragupta and was composed by Harisena. It lists achievements of Samudragupta.
184. (b)
185. (a)
Mihira Bhoja was a ruler of the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty of India. Bhoja’s empire extended to Narmada River in the South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and up to Bengal in the east.
186. (d)
Bose appeared at the 1939 Congress meeting and was elected president over Gandhi’s preferred candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
187. (c)
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in Amritsar, in 1919. It is named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) atAmritsar. On April 13, 1919, British, Indian Army soldiers started shooting an unarmed gathering of men, women and children.
188. (b)
Bahlol Lodi was the founder of the Lodi dynasty.He ruled for long thirty-nine years (1451 -89). He was the governor of Lahore and Sirhind during the rule of Muhammad Shah of Sayyid dynasty.
189. (c)
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu arrived in the empire at the time of Emperor Prataparudra (Gajapatis)and stayed for 18 long years at Puri.
190. (a)
Bindusara was the son of Chandragupta and the father of Ashoka, Susima, Vitashoka.
191. (d)
The Sayyids(1414-1451) came to power after the Tughlaq dynasty( 1321-1414).
192. (b)
The tower was constructed by the Mewar king, Rana Kumbha, in 1448 to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat led by Mahmud Khilji.
193. (c)
The slogan ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it’ was given by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
194. (c)
| Events | Date |
| Poona Pact | 24,September 1932 |
| Quit India Movement | 08, August 1942 |
| Shimla conference | June, 1945 |
| Cabinet Mission | 23, March 1946 |
195. (a)
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi’s first Satyagraha.
196. (b)
The sequence of Sikh gurus are Guru Nanak, Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, Guru Hargobind, Guru Har Rai, Guru Har Krishan, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Guru Gobind Singh,
197. (a)
The Permanent Settlement (also Premanent Settlement of Bengal) was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
198. (b)
199. (a)
200. (d)
201. (c)
On August-2,1858, Parliament passed the Government of India Act, transferring British Power over India from the East India Company.
202. (c)
Daimabad is a deserted village in Ahmedabad where a sculptor of chariot of Harappan time was found.
203. (b)
The champaran satyagrah of 1917 was the movement inspired by Mohandas Gandhi and a major revolt for opposing the cultivation of Indigo.
204. (c)
Vikramshila was established by king Dharampala (783 to 820) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.
205. (d)
Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of England when India got Indpendence.
206. (a)
The Pallava Dynasty had their capital at Kancheepuram. It is an important pilgrim center for Hindu devotees and an important center of Tamil and Sanskrit studies.
207. (c)
Ghiyas Ud din Balban was the ninth Sultan of Mamluk dynasty of Delhi and He adopted Persian custom and manners in court.
208. (c)
Klemens Von Mettemick Connened the ‘Congress of Vienna’ 1815.
209. (c)
Buland Darwaza or the “Gate of Magnificance”, was built in 1601 A. D. by Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. It is the main enterance to the place at Fatehpur Sikri.
210. (b)
The Jataka tales are a volumnous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautam Buddha, in both Human and Animal form.
211. (b)
Lothal is a port town of Indus Valley Civilization where trade once flowes hed with other ancient civilizations.
212. (d)
Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of Vijayanagra dynasty. Who reigned from 1509-1529.
213. (c)
Aitareya Brahmana of the Rig veda has the details of the coronation ceremony.
214. (a)
Shamse Siraj Atif-Tarikn-e-Firozshahi.