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1.Ibrahim Lodi was killed by ...... in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. Ans. C A. Muhammad Shah Sol. Simuka was the founder of the B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq Satavahana Dynasty and he is believed C. Babur to have destroyed the Shunga Power. D. Timur He did so with the aid of the Rathikas and Bhojakas. He reigned for around Ans. C 23 years and was beheaded by his Sol. brother Kanha, who succeeded him. ● Ibrahim lodi was killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. 4.With which historical personality is ● Ibrahim Lodi was the last ruler of the the Raigarh Fort associated? . A. Rana Pratap ● Babur was the first ruler of the B. Shivaji Mughal dynasty. C. Akbar ● This battle was also marked as the D. Muhammad Tughlaq beginning of the and the end of the Sultanate. Ans. B Sol. 2.Babur, an Afahan ruler, established • Raigad is a hill fort situated in the Mughal dynasty in in ...... Maharashtra. A. 1526 AD • Shivaji built this fort and made it his B. 1256 AD capital in 1674 when he was crowned C. 1656 AD as the King of the Maratha Kingdom D. 1652 AD which later developed into the , eventually covering much of Ans. A western and central India. Sol. ● Babur, an Afahan ruler, 5.The royal city at Fatehpur Sikri, was established the Mughal dynasty in built by Mughal Emperor ...... in India in 1526 AD. honour of Sufi saint Shaikh Salim ● He was the first ruler of the Mughal Chishti. Dynasty and Bahadur Shah II was A. Aurangzeb the last ruler of Mughal Dynasty. B. Humayun ● Babur died in 1530 AD. and The C. Shah Jahan rule of Mughal Dynasty ended in D. Akbar 1761 AD. Ans. D 3.Who was the founder of Satvahana Sol. dynasty? • The royal city at Fatehpur Sikri, was A. Hala built by Mughal Emperor Akbar in B. Yagnasari honor of Sufi saint Shaikh Salim C. Simuka Chishti. D. None of the above

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• Fatehpur Sikri is a town in Agra of 8.The Revolt of 1857 started from : . A. Delhi • In 1571, Fatehpur Sikri itself was B. Barrackpore founded as the capital of Mughal C. Meerut Empire by Emperor Akbar. D. Kanpur • The name of the city is derived from the village known as Sikri which Ans. C occupied the spot before. Sol. It was started in Meerut military • An Archaeological Survey of India camp. Indian soldiers in british army excavation from 1999 to 2000 are the 1st to start this revolt indicated that there were temples, a happened. his soldiers habitation and commercial centres here are the 1st spark of this Riot of 1857. before Akbar built his capital. • Akbar was the 3rd Mughal emperor 9.The remains of Vijaynagar Empire and he reigned from 1556 to 1605. can be found in : A. Golconda 6.The Third Battle of Panipat was B. Hampi fought between C. Bijapur A. Marathas and the East India D. None of the above Company B. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Sikhs Ans. B C. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Sol. The remains of Vijaynagar Empire Marathas can be found in Hampi , Karnataka. D. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Mughals 10...... was the founder of the Lodi Ans. C Dynasty. Sol. The Third Battle of Panipat was A. Sultan Ibrahitn fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali B. Ala-ud-din Lodi and the Marathas in 1761. C. Ibrahim Lodi D. Bahlul Lodi 7.Who was the first Indian ruler to accept Subsidiary Alliance offered by Ans. D Lord Wellesley in 1798? Sol. A. Scindias of Gwalior ● Bahlul Lodi was the founder of B. Nawab of Awadh the Lodi Dynasty. C. Gaekwads of Baroda ● It ruled the from D. Nizams of Hyderabad 1451 to 1526 and It was the last dynasty of Delhi sultanate. Ans. D ● Ibrahim Lodi was the last Lodi Sol. Nizams of Hyderabad was the first Sultan of Delhi. Indian ruler to accept Subsidiary ● The Mughal Empire was founded Alliance offered by Lord Wellesley in by Babur after the Lodi dynasty. 1798.

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11.In which year did the Partition of Ans. C Bengal take place? Sol. A. 1910 • The first Paleolithic site was B. 1902 discovered in Karnataka. C. 1903 • It was discovered by Dr. Primrose in D. 1905 1842. • He found polished stones knives and Ans. D arrow heads at lingsugur in Raichur, Sol. Karnataka. • Bengal was partitioned in the year 1905. 14.The Kherwar movement was • The partition of Bengal was associated with which of the following announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord tribe? Curzon, the then of India. A. Santhal • It was implemented on 16 October B. Bhil 1905. C. Gond D. Jwara 12...... was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. Ans. A A. Birbal Sol. B. Raja Man Singh 1 Kherwara movement was associated C. Tansen with Santhal tribal people during 1868. D. Raja Todar Mal * It was initiated by Bhagrit Manjhi. * This movement is also known as Ans. D Sapha Har Movement. Sol. * This movement had popularized the ● Raja Todar Mal was the Finance concept of One God as well as aimed at Minister of the Mughal empire during social reform. Akbar's reign. * He wanted the Santhals to stop their ● He was also one of the Navaratnas in sacrifices to the "evil bongas" and he Akbar's court. was arrested in 1868 by British ● Birbal was the main Commander of authority. army and Hindu advisor of Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. 15.Which leader founded ‘Mukti ● Raja Man Singh 1 was a trusted Mission’ for the education of child general of the Mughal emperor Akbar. widows in last years of 19th century? A. Mahadevi Verma 13.In which state of India, the first B. Anusuiya Devi Paleolithic site was discovered? C. A. Rajasthan D. B. Madhya Pradesh C. Karnataka Ans. D D. Sol.

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* Pandita Ramabai founded ‘Mukti Mission’ for the education of child Ans. C widows in 1899. Sol. * She was awarded with Kasider I Hind • ‘Bandi Jeevan’ book was published by in 1919 by British government. Sachindranath Sanyal. * She was also conferred the title of • Sachindranath Sanyal was one of the ‘Saraswati’ with respect to her founding members of Hindustan knowledge and interpretations of the Republican Association. various Sanskrit texts. • He was the author of the HRA * She authored the book ‘The High manifesto, titled ‘The Revolutionary’. Caste Hindu Woman’ which was a • He was sent to the in Port major breakthrough in the Blair twice which is infamously known emancipation and reforms of women. as Kaalapani.

16.Who founded the newspaper ‘The 18.Which of the following is an Hindustan Times’? octagonal tomb? A. GS Aiyar A. Tomb of Balban B. MK Chand B. Tomb of C. K M Panikkar C. Tomb of Sikandar Lodi D. EV Ramaswamy Naicker D. Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq

Ans. C Ans. C Sol. Sol. • KM Panikar founded the newspaper * Tomb of Sikandar Lodi is an ‘The Hindustan Times’. octagonal tomb. • His important works were- Indian * Sikandar lodhi was the Sultan of Delhi Nationalism, Federal India, Indian between 1489-1517 and son of States and the , Bahlol Lodhi. Caste and Democracy and prospects of * It is located in and was democracy in India, Foundations of built in 1517-18. New India, Hindu Society at cross roads * The tomb is the first garden tomb etc. in Indian subcontinent with an Indo • He was appointed a member of the Islamic Architectural style. States Reorganisation Commission set up in 1953. 19.‘Fatwa-i-Jahandari’ was written by • He was the first president of the A. Amir Khusrau Kerala Sahitya Academy. B. Abu Bakr C. Alberuni 17.Sachindranath Sanyal was one of D. Zia-ud-din Barani the founding members of______? A. Milaap Ans. D B. Kranti Sol. C. Hindustan Republican Association * ‘Fatwa-i-Jahandari’ was written by D. Yugaantar Zia-ud-din Barani.

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* This book is written as Nasihat for * Open ambulatory passageway the Muslim Kings. * Decorated intricate carvings etc. * ‘Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi’ is another major work of Zia-ud-din Barani. 22.Who said "Father of Indian Unrest" to ? 20.During Delhi Sultanate Period, A. Diwan-I-Bandagan was the department B. of? C. Valentine Chirol A. Slaves D. Subhash Chandra Bose B. Pensions E. None of the above/More than one of C. Agriculture the above D. Correspondence Ans. C Ans. A Sol. Sol. ● Valentine Chirol said "Father of Indian * Diwan-I-Bandagan was the Unrest" to Bal Gangadhar Tilak. department of Slaves. ● A book on India Unrest is also * Diwan-I-Ishtiaq was the written by him more than a century department of pensions. back and talks about various facts * Diwan-I-Kohi was the department of the unrest. of Agriculture. ● Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the first * Diwan-I-Insha was the department leader of the Indian Independence of Correspondence. Movement and one of the first and strongest advocates of . 21.Ladkhan Temples at Aihole are examples of? 23.Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was the A. Nayaka Style Architecture leader of which of the following B. Vesara Style Architecture movements? C. Hoysala Style Architecture A. Rowlatt D. Nandivarman Style Architecture B. C. Indigo Movement Ans. B D. All of above Sol. * Ladkhan Temples at Aihole are Ans. B examples of Vesara Style Architecture. Sol. * Other examples of this style are- ● Sardar Vallabh Bhai patel was the Doddabasappa temple at Dambal, leader of Bardoli Satyagraha. Temples at Badami etc. ● He also served as the First Deputy * Vesara Style of temple architecture . combines the features of Nagara ● The Statue of Unity was dedicated School and Dravidian School to him on 31 October 2018 which is architecture. approximately 182 metres in height. It * Some of its features are- is the world's tallest statue. * Emphasised on Vimana and mandapa

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24.Who founded Indian National D. Buland Darwaza Liberation Federation in 1919? A. Dwarkanath Tagore Ans. D B. Surendranath Tagore Sol. C. Surendranath Banerjee • Buland Darwaza, or the "Door of D. Pherozshah Mehta victory", was built in 1601 A.D. by Mughal emperor Akbar to Ans. C commemorate his victory over Gujarat. Sol. • It is the main entrance to the Jama • Surendranath Banerjee founded Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri. Indian National Liberation Federation in • All other monuments are part of 1919. Quatab Complex. • He was called the ‘Trumpet Orator’. • He became a member of Imperial 27.The Gadar (or Ghadar) Party was Legislative Assembly in 1921 and was formed in the year _____. knighted the same year. A. 1918 • He was a moderate liberal leader of B. 1915 INC and also supported the Montague C. 1913 Chelmsford Reforms. D. 1921 • He founded the newspaper ‘The Bengalee’ in 1879. Ans. C Sol. 25.Who among the following initiated • In 1913, Pacific Coast Hindustan ‘Din-i-ilahi’? Association was founded by Lala A. Humayun Hardayal with Sohan Singh Bhakna as B. Babur its president, which was called Ghadar C. Jahangir Party. D. Akbar • The members of this party were the immigrant sikhs of US and Canada. Ans. D • The first issue of The Ghadar, was Sol. published from San Francisco on * Din-i-ilahi was an elite eclectic November 1, 1913 religious movement, formulated by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582. 28.Which Mughal ruler is credited with * The idea was to combine Islam and starting the Hindu-Muslim unity festival Hinduism into one faith, but also to add Phool Walon Ki Sair? aspects of Christianity, Zoroastrianism A. Akbar and Jainism. B. Jahangir C. Shahjahan 26.Which of the following monuments D. Akbar II is NOT a part of the Qutab Complex? A. Qutub Minar Ans. D B. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque Sol. C. Alai Darwaza

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* Akbar II is credited with starting the contributions in the political field of Hindu-Muslim unity festival Phool nation. Walon Ki Sair. • was awarded Bharat * Phool Walon Ki Sair (procession of the Ratna in 1983. He was an excellent florists) is an annual celebration by the freedom fighter and also recognised for flowers sellers of Delhi. ‘Bhoodan Movement’ across the * It is a three-day festival. country. * It is generally held in the month of • Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was September. awarded Bharat Ratna in 1987. He * This festival is celebrated by both was an independence activist and and Muslims alike. Pashtun leader and he also was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. 29.Mihir Bhoja was one of the great rulers of which dynasty? 31.The non-cooperation movement A. Ashoka Dynasty was a reaction towards which incidents B. Kanishka Dynasty caused by Britisher’s oppressive rule? C. Pratihara Dynasty A. D. Kushan Dynasty B. Jallianwala Bagh massacre C. Ans. C D. Both A and B Sol. * Mihir Bhoja was one of the great Ans. D rulers of the Gurjara-Pratihara Sol. Dynasty. • The non-cooperation movement was * Bhoja was a devotee of Vishnu and a reaction towards the oppressive his capital was Kannauj. policies of the British Indian * The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was government such as the Rowlatt Act an imperial power and ruled over the and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre northern part of India. in Amritsar. • The Non-cooperation movement was 30.Who among the following freedom launched on 1st August 1920 by fighters of India was not honoured with Mahatma Gandhi. Bharat Ratna? A. Vinoba Bhave 32.When was the Constitution of B. Jawahar Lal Nehru Pakistan enforced? C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan A. 1947 D. Aurobindo ghosh B. 1965 C. 1952 Ans. D D. 1973 Sol. • Ghosh is not a Ans. D recipient of Bharat Ratna. Sol. • Jawahar Lal Nehru was awarded • The Constitution of Pakistan was Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his approved by the Parliament on 10

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April and ratified on 14 August Ans. C 1973. Sol. • The Constitution designates the ● The first successor of Iltutmish President of Pakistan as a ceremonial was Ruknuddin Firuz. Head of State . ● Ruknuddin Firoz was one of the many sons of Sultan Iltutmish of 33.Who established first islamic empire Delhi Sultanate. in india? ● The Iqta system was a practice of A. Hizzaz Tax farming that was introduced by B. Muhammad Bin Quasim Iltutmish in Delhi Sultanate. C. Muhammad Ghazni D. Muhammad Ghori 36.Ahar, Balathal and Gilund are ancient Chalcolithic cultural sites found Ans. D in which state? A. Bihar 34.Who founded the Rashtrakuta B. Rajasthan kingdom? C. Himachal Pradesh A. Harihar D. Gujrat B. Dantidurga C. Krishna I Ans. B D. Dhruv Sol. E. None of the above/ • Ahar, Balathal and Gilund are ancient more than one of the above Chalcolithic cultural sites found in Rajasthan. Ans. B • After Neolithic period, Chalcolithic Sol. culture emerged in which had * Dantidurga founded the developed human settlements and Rashtrakuta kingdom. initiated used of metal. * He defeated Chalukyas in 753 A.D. • Chalcolithic period is characterised by and took the titles of Rajadhiraja and painted ceramic, specialised blade and Parameshwara. flake industry, copper and bronze tools * He made Malkheda his capital. etc. * He also defeated the kings of Malwa, • Other important settlements of this Tanka and Sheshas. period were- * After him, Krishna I took the throne 1. Navdatoli, Eran and Nagada in Malwa of Rashtrakutas. Region 2. Rangpur and Ghelo sites in Gujrat. 35.The first successor of Iltutmish was ______. 37.Mehrunnisa who was known as Nur A. Razia Sultan Jahan was the wife of _____. B. Shah Turkan A. Aurangzeb C. Ruknuddin firuz B. Shah Jahan D. Muizud din Bahram C. Jahangir D. Akbar

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of the indo-Greek Kingdoms covering Ans. C the area from Taxila in Punjab to Sindh. Sol. • He was one of the generals of the • Mehrunnisa was the twentieth and Demetrius I of Bactria. last wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. 40.______is called the 'Father • She was also known as Nur Jahan. of Indian Civil Aviation'. A. Pervez Damiana 38.The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of B. Homi Bhabha ______is the mausoleum of C. Jamshedji Nusrawanji Tata Muhammad Adil Shah. D. Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata A. Bijapur B. Ans. D C. Agra Sol. D. Delhi * Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata is called the Father of Indian Civil Ans. A Aviation. Sol. * He became India’s first licensed pilot ● The Gol Gumbad of Bijapur is the in 1929 and went on start India’s first mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah. commercial airline. ● Construction of the tomb was started * Tata Airlines was established in 1932. in 1626 and completed in 1656. ● It is made of dark grey basalt stone 41.Who wrote the famous poem and its chamber is among the biggest “Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna”? in the world measuring 18,000 sq ft . A. Iqbal B. Rabindranath tagore 39.Who among the following is called C. Bismil Azimabadi the real founder of the Indo-Greek D. Bankim Chandra Empire? A. Demetrius I Ans. C B. Apollodotus I Sol. C. Antiochus II * Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna is a D. Menander patriotic poem written in Urdu by Bismil Azimabadi in 1921. Ans. B * The poem was first published in the Sol. Journal Sabah from Delhi and soon it • Apollodotus I was the first king who become a song of revolution for ruled in India only and this is said to be national masses. real founder of the indo-Greek kingdom * The poem was written with an aim to of India and known as first “Real Indo motivate young freedom fighters on Greek”. Indian Independence Movement. • Apollodotus I ruled around 174-165 BC in the western and southern parts 42. took place at which of the following places?

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A. Gorakhpur Ans. A B. Fatehpur Sol. C. Baraeli • Sri Jagannath temple is dedicated D. Lucknow to Lord Krishna. • It is a famous temple of Hindus. Ans. A • It is located on the eastern coast of Sol. India , at Puri in the state of Odisha. • Chauri Chaura kand happened on 4 • The temple is an important February 1922 at Gorakhpur, Uttar pilgrimage destination and one of the Pradesh. four great “Char Dham”'pilgrimage • The outrageous mob at Chauri sites. Chaura set the Police Chauki on fire and all 23 Police inside got burnt alive. 45.When was the NSG ‘Nuclear • Mahatma Gandhi called off Non- Suppliers Group’ found? cooperation movement in reaction to A. 1974 this violence. B. 1985 C. 1975 43.Who was the fifth of the ten Sikh D. 1966 gurus? A. Guru Angad Ans. A B. Guru Ramdas Sol. NSG was founded in response to C. Guru Arjan Dev the Indian nuclear test in May 1974 D. Guru Hargobind and first met in November 1975.

Ans. C Sol. • It is a group of 48 nuclear supplier • Guru Arjan Dev was the fifth guru countries that seek to prevent nuclear of Sikhs. proliferation by controlling the export • He compiled the first official edition of of materials, equipment and the Guru Granth Sahib. technology that can be used to • He completed the construction of manufacture nuclear weapons. Darbar Sahib in Amritsar. • Guru Arjan was arrested under the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and asked to 46.Who was the founder of the Rana convert to Islam and he was executed Dynasty of Nepal? in 1606 CE on refusing. A. Jung Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji B. Bhimshen Thapa 44.Jagannath temple at Puri is C. Prithvi Narayan Singh dedicated to which god? D. None of the above A. Lord Krishana B. Lord Shiva Ans. A C. Lord Ganesha Sol. D. Lord Hanumana • Shree Teen Maharaja Sir Jung Bahadur Kunwar Ranaj popularly

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known as Jung Bahadur Rana was a • Bhimbetka caves belong to Pre (Khas Rajput) Chhetri ruler of Nepal Historic Age. and founder of the Rana Dynasty of • It is located in foothills of Vindhyas Nepal. in Madhya Pradesh. • His real name was Bir Narsingh • The caves were in constant Kunwar but he became famous by the occupation from 100000BC -1000AD. name Junga Bahadur, given to him by • It was discovered in 1957-58. first Prime Minister and C-in-C • It is one of the oldest paintings in Mathabar Singh Thapa, his maternal India and the world (Upper paleolithic). uncle. 49.Which Mughal emperor assumed 47.Which of the following treaty was the title Shah Alam I? the result of American Revolutionary A. Aurangzeb War? B. Akbar A. America-Britain Treaty C. Jahangir B. France Treaty D. Bahadur Shah I C. Paris Treaty D. None of the above Ans. D Sol. Ans. C * Bahadur Shah I ( AD 1707-1712) Sol. The Treaty of Paris, signed in assumed the title Shah Alam I. Paris by representatives of King * His real name was Muazzam. George III of Great Britain and * He ascended the Mughal throne with representatives of the United States the title Bahadur Shah. of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary 50.Who founded the Saluva Dynasty of War. Vijaynagar Empire? • The treaty set the boundaries A. Narsimhan between the British Empire in North B. Narsa Nayaka America and the United States, on C. Krishandev Raya lines "exceedingly generous" to the D. Deva Raya latter. Ans. A Sol. * Saluva Narshiman was the 48.Bhimbetka Caves belongs to which founder of Saluva dynasty of age? Vijaynagar Empire. A. Pre Historic * Saluva dynasty ruled from 1486- B. Vedic 1505, which was the smallest reign C. Mauryan among four dynasties. D. Gupta * In 1452, he was given the title Maha Mandaleshwara of Chandragiri during Ans. A the reign of Mallikarjuna Raya. Sol.

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* Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut • The Vikram Samvat calendar starts during his time in 1498. half a century before the Gregorian calendar. The calendar starts in the 51.First French factory was established month of Chaitra, which usually falls in at ...... in India? the Gregorian month of April. A. Masulipattam B. Mumbai 53.Who invented Gurumukhi? C. Surat A. Guru Angad D. Madras B. Guru Arjun Dev C. Guru Nanak Ans. C D. Guru Ramdas Sol. • The first French factory was Ans. A established at Surat under French Sol. . • According to Sikh tradition, • The French East India Company was Gurmukhi was invented in the mid- formed in 1664 at the time of King 16th century by Guru Angad. Louis XIV. After Surat, they established • He was the second Sikh Guru. another factory at Masulipattam. • Guru Nanak named Guru Angad to • In 1673 AD the Mughal Subedar of succeed him as the Guru for the Sikhs Bengal allowed the French to set up a in 1539. township at Chandernagore. In 1674 • Gurmukhi means “from the mouth AD, the French obtained a village called of the Guru”. Pondicherry from the Sultan of Bijapur. • The Gurmukhi script accomplished • The French East India Company something very special. took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, • It allowed people to be able to read Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and pronounce the songs written by and Karaikal in 1739 AD. Guru Nanak.

52.Who among the following started 54.Sri lanka got independence from the the Vikram Era? United Kingdom in which year? A. Kanishka A. 1947 B. Vikramaditya B. 1948 C. Agnimitra C. 1958 D. Harshvardhana D. 1968

Ans. B Ans. B Sol. Sol. • Emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain • Sri Lanka got independence from the started the Vikram Era. The era was United Kingdom in 1948. started in 57 BC marking the day when • On 4 February 1948, Ceylon (Old King Vikramaditya beat the Sakas, who name of Sri Lanka) was granted had invaded Ujjain. independence as the Dominion of Ceylon.

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• On 22 May 1972 when it became a B. Haji Shariatullah republic and was renamed the C. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Republic of Sri Lanka. D. Ahmed Khan

55.Who strengthened the tradition of Ans. B 'Guru ka Langar'? Sol. A. Guru Amar Das Faraizi movement was founded by Haji B. Guru Gobind Singh Shariatullah in 1818. C. Guru Nanak Dev • It was an Islamic socio-religious D. Guru Ram Das reform movement. • It aimed at eradication of Un-Islamic Ans. A practices prevalent in Muslims and Sol. • Guru Amar Das established aimed at duties of individual as a ‘Langar’ as a prominent institution. Muslim. • He encouraged the practice of • Dudu Mian became a major leader ‘Langar’, and made all those who of this movement in later times and it visited him attend langar before they became revolutionary from 1840 could speak to him. onward. • He was the third Guru of Sikhism. • Dudu Mian's arrest in 1847 finally • He became the Sikh Guru on 26th weakened the movement. March 1552 at the age of 73. 58.The of 1920 was 56."Fat man" was the famous name of organized in support of _____. which of the following? A. Iraq A. Military Force B. Turkey B. Atomic Bomb C. Egypt C. War Weapon D. Afghanistan D. War Cannon Ans. B Ans. B Sol. Sol. • The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was • "Fat Man" was the codename for organised as a protest against the the atomic bomb that was detonated injustice done to Turkey. over the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the United States on 9 August 1945. • It was the second of the only two • This movement led by the brothers nuclear weapons ever used in warfare, Shaukat and Muḥammad ʿAlī and by the first being Little Boy, and its . detonation marked the third-ever man- made nuclear explosion in history. 59.McMahon border line was created between India and China in 1914 in 57.Faraizi Movement was founded reign of which viceroy? by______. A. Lord Curzon A. Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan B. Lord Hardinge II

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C. Lord Chelmsford second Buddhists Council in D. Lord Minto II Vaishali (383 BC) was convened during Kalashoka (Kakvarna) reign. Ans. B Sol. 61.The Poona Pact was signed between • The McMahon border line was created Mahatma Gandhi and ______. between India and China in 1914 in A. reign of Lord Hardinge II . B. Lord Irwin • The McMahon Line is the demarcation C. Subhash Chandra Bose line between the Tibetan region of D. B. R. Ambedkar China and the North-east region of India. Ans. D • It was proposed by British colonial Sol. The Poona pact was signed administrator Henry McMahon at the between Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. 1914 Simla Convention. Ambedkar on 24th September 1932. • The line is named after Henry This pact was forged to break Gandhi’s McMahon, foreign secretary of British fast unto death, which he has done as India. a mark of protest against separate • From 1910 to 1916, Lord Hardinge II electorates be given to Dalits by the served as India’s Viceroy. British Prime Minister Ramsay • He also annulment of the Partition of Macdonald. Bengal in 1911. • He also transferred the capital from 62.Who founded the Gadar Party? Calcutta to Delhi in 1911. A. Bagat Singh B. Lala Hardayal 60.Shishunaga was the minister C. N.C Kelkar of………………and was elected by the D. Chandrashekhar Azad people. A. Nag- Dasak Ans. B B. Vaishali Sol. Gadar party was founded by C. Munda Lala Harhayal at San Fransico in D. Udayain 1913. founded the Bharat Naujawan Sabha at Lahore in Ans. A 1926. Bhagat Singh was one of the Sol. Shishunaga was the minister of pioneers in the struggle for freedom. Nag- Dasak and was elected by the He is popularly known as Shaheed people. Nag-Dasak was unworthy to Abhishek Chetri. N.C Kelkar along with rule. So the people got disgusted and Moti Lal Nehru and C.R Das formed the elected Shishunaga as the King, the in 1923 in response to minister of the last king. Shishunaga Mahatma Gandhi’s calling off Non- founded the dynasty as Minister of king Cooperation Movement. Nag-Dasak of Hrayanka dynasty. The Chandrashekhar Azad formed the greatest achievement of the dynasty Hindustan Socialist Republican was the destruction of Avanti. The Association at Delhi in 1928.

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Sol. Doordarshan is an 63.Who wrote 'Nyaya Sutra'? autonomouspublic service A. Vyasa broadcaster founded by the B. Gautam Government of India, which is owned C. Kapila by the Broadcasting Ministry of D. Charaka India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati. Ans. B ● It is one of India's largest Sol. broadcasting organisations in terms • The Nyaya Sutra is an ancient Indian of studio and transmitter Sanskrit text about knowledge, logic infrastructure, having been established and scientific dogmas composed by on 15 September 1959. Gautama, who is known as the founder of Nyaya philosophy. 66.The Peacock Throne was made by • It is foundational text of the Nyaya ______. school of Hindu philosophy. A. Humayun B. Shahjahan 64. C. Aurangzeb Who is popularly known as the D. Akbar Nightingale of India ? A. Ans. B B. Lata Mangeshkar Sol. C. Asha Bhosle * The Peacock Throne was started D. Sushma Swaraj by Shahjahan. * It was placed in Diwan e Khas in Red Ans. A Fort. Sol. The Bharat Kokilaor the * Nadir Shah attacked India in 1739 Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu was and won Battle of Karnal against a poet and freedom fighter. Born: Mohammad Shah. He captured and February 13, 1879, Died: March 2, devastated Delhi and took away the 1949 Achievements: She was the first throne with himself in 1739. A replica Indian woman to become the President of Throne was existed till the 1857 of the and the Rebellion. first woman to become the governor of * Along with the Peacock Throne, Nadir a state in India (Uttar Pradesh). had also taken the fabulous Koh-i Noor and Darya-i Noor diamonds to Persia. 65.When was the Doordarshan established? 67.Which of the following rulers is A. 15 September 1959 credited for the ? B. 15 August 1956 A. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq C. 26 January 1959 B. Firozashah Tughlaq D. 2 October 1955 C. Alauddin Khilji D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Ans. A

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Ans. D for the maintenance of British army and Sol. protection from their enemies. * Tughlaqabad Fort is a ruined fort in • The foreign, communication and Delhi. sovereign rights of kings are highly * It was built by Ghiyasuddin deteriorated under this policy. Tughlaq. * He was the founder of Tughlaq 70.The original name of Birbal dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate in 1321. was______. * It was built in the 14th century. A. Brahma B. Maheshdas 68.In which year Congress Socialist C. Vishnu Party formed? D. Yash A. 1928 B. 1934 Ans. B C. 1921 Sol. D. 1936 • The original name of Birbal was Maheshdas. Ans. B • He was also a poet and his collections Sol. under the pen name “Brahma” are * The was preserved in Bharatpur Museum. formed in 1934. • He is one of the nav rattans of Akbar’s * Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya court. Narendra Dev, Minoo Masani and • He was appointed to the court of Yogendra Shukla were among the Akbar for his intelligence and became founding fathers of Congress Socialist the court jester. party of india. * It was influenced by Fabianism and 71.Mangal Pandey was a sepoy in Marxism. which infantry? A. 30th Bengal Native Infantry 69.Lord Wellesley introduced which of B. 31st Bengal Native Infantry following policy? C. 33rd Bengal Native Infantry A. Ring of Fecne D. 34th Bengal Native Infantry B. Permanent Settlement C. Subsidiary Alliance Ans. D D. Carrot and Stick Sol. • Mangal Pandey was a sepoy in 34th Ans. C Bengal Native Infantry. Sol. • Mangal Pandey initiated the spark of • Lord Wellesley introduced the Revolt of 1857 in Bengal when he policy of Subsidiary alliacnce. It rebelled against the British officers. was also known as “non intervention policy”. 72.The popular Bagh cave paintings are • In this policy ruler in India should found in______. accept to pay a subsidy to the British A. Madhya Pradesh

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B. Himachal Pradesh Sol. C. Sikkim * Major Hudson shot dead by Mangal D. Odisha Pandey. * On March 29, 1857, Mangal Pandey, Ans. A an Indian sepoy of the 34th Native Sol. Infantry Hudson on parade at • Bagh caves are situated in state Barrackpore near Calcutta. The Indian of Madhya Pradesh, Dhar District. soldiers refused to obey orders to • Bagh caves are known for rock cut arrest Mangal Pandey. However, he architecture. Mainly inspired from was later on arrested, convicted and Buddhism. hanged. • All of the 9 caves are viharas- the * This resulted in the revolt of 1857 caves used for residence by Buddhist which later came to be known as Monks. 'India's First War of Independence'.

73.The and the Jama Masjid in 75.The theme of Bankim Chandra Delhi stand out as towering Chatterjee's famous novel 'Anand achievements of architecture during Math' is based on______the reign of ______. A. Sannyasi's revolt A. Shah Jahan B. Chunar revolt B. Jahangir C. Rangpur revolt C. Aurangzeb D. Veerbhumi revolt D. Akbar Ans. A Ans. A Sol. Sol. * Anandmath was a novel by Bankim • The Red fort of Delhi was constructed Chandra Chaterjee and published in during the reign of Shah Jahan. 1882. • Jama Masjid, Delhi and Taj Mahal of * The national song of India, Vande Agra was also buit by Shah Jahan. Mataram was originally published in • Shah Jahan Shifted capital to delhi this novel. and a new city of Shahjahanabad was * The Sanyasi Rebellion was theme developed. And red Fort was of this novel. constructed to fortify the capital of * The Sannyasi rebellion were the Shahjahanabad. activities of sannyasis and fakirs in Bengal against the East India Company 74.Which Sergeant was shot dead by rule in the late 18th century. Mangal Pandey? A. Major Hudson 76.Who was the founder of 'Aravidu B. Major Bark dynasty'? C. Major Hurose A. Devraya I D. Major Smith B. Thirumala C. Rama Raya Ans. A D. Bukka I

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Ans. B Sol. The Aravidu dynasty was founded by Thirumala. • He was the brother of Rama Raya. He shifted the capital to Penugonda. • He also divided the empire into three linguistic sections. • Aravidu dynasty, fourth and last dynasty of the Hindu empire of Vijayanagar. • The last king of the dynasty, Sriranga III, was confined to the tiny principality of Vellore, which was also lost to the armies of Bijapur and Golconda in 1664. This brought an end to the Aravidu dynasty.

77.Hampi is also known by which name ? A. Karnataka B. Kishkindha C. Surat D. Both (A) and (B)

Ans. B Sol. Hampi traditionally knwon as Kishkindha-Kshetra, Pampa- Kshetra. * Hampi is located in northern Karnataka state , India. It is located within the ruins of Vijayanagar, the former capital of the Vijayanagar Empire. * Hampi is identified with the mythological Kishkindha, the Vanara (monkey) kingdom which finds mention in the Ramayana.

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