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1. How many great powers * Project Tiger was first initiated in (Mahajanapada) existed in the seventh the year April 1, 1973, by GOI and is and sixth centuries BCE during the life of still going on. Lord Gautama Buddha? * During the tiger census of 2006, a new A. 11 methodology was used extrapolating site- B. 13 specific densities of tigers, their co- C. 17 predators and prey derived from camera D. 16 trap and sign surveys using GIS. Ans. D * The government has set up a Tiger Sol. Protection Force to combat poachers and * During the time of 6-7th century B.C funded relocation of villagers to minimize there were total 16 janpads were human-tiger conflicts. existing throughout the country. * These were Kasi, , , 4.Name the state of the following which , , , Chedi, , Chandragupta I had got in the dowry Kuru, , Machcha, , from Lichhavi. Assaka, , Gandhara and Kamboja. A. Pataliputra * In the Budhist traditions these B. Prayag kingdoms came to be known as C. Saket '' D. Ujjain Ans. A 2.Which of the following is not one of the Sol. states that existed in in * Chandragupta I got Pataliputra in the seventh and early sixth centuries BC? dowry from the Lichhavis. A. Magadha * The Gupta Lichchhavi relation was even B. Vaishali publicised through a particular type of C. Avanti gold coins “which have the names and D. Kosala figures of Chandragupta I and his Ans. B Lichchhavi wife on the obverse and the Sol. figure of a goddess seated on a lion along * Vaishali was not among the 16 with the legend Lichchhavayah on the janpadas present during 7th century reverse”. B.C. * During the time of 6-7th century B.C 5.Who was the founder of the Chalukya there were total 16 janpads were existing dynasty? throughout the country. A. Pulaksen First * These were Kasi, Kosala, Anga, B. Kirtivarman Magadha, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, C. Narasimhavarman Kuru, Panchala, Machcha, Surasena, D. Mangalsa Assaka, Avanti, Gandhara and Kamboja. Ans. A Sol. 3.In which year Project Tiger was * The was launched in India? established by Pulakeshin I in 543. A. 1982 * Pulakeshin I took Vatapi (modern B. 1992 Badami in Bagalkot district, Karnataka) C. 1979 under his control and made it his capital. D. 1973 * Pulakeshin I and his descendants are Ans. D referred to as "Chalukyas of Badami" Sol.

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6.______was the first Muslim ruler • Aihole is an important archaeological whose empire covered almost the whole site and recognized as UNESCO World of India up to its extreme south. heritage site. A. Allaudin Khilji • It is situated near Malaprabha river B. Jalal-ud-din Khilji valley, in Bagalakote district of C. Ghiyas ud din Balban Karnataka. D. Firoz shah Tughlaq 9.Which was the first Muslim dynasty that Ans. A ruled India? Sol. A. Slave dynasty • Allaudin Khilji covered almost the B. whole of India up to its extreme C. Lodhi dynasty south. D. Khilji dynasty • He fought many battles, conquered Ans. A , Ranthambhore, Chittoor, , Sol. and Deccan. During his reign of 20 years. • Slave dynasty rule from 1206-90 • He died in 1316 AD and after his death and became the first Muslim dynasty Khilji dynasty came to end. ruled over India. • Though India was invaded multiple 7.The popular Bagh cave paintings are times before this i.e. Muhammad Qassim, found in______. Muhammad Gori etc. but Slave dynasty A. became the first dynasty to rule over B. India. C. • Qutbuddin Aibak, , Razia D. Odisha Sultan, Balban were eminent kings of this Ans. A dynasty. Sol. • Bagh caves are situated in state of 10.Who among the following was a slave Madhya Pradesh, Dhar District. of Muhammad Ghori, who became the • Bagh caves are known for rock cut ruler after the death of his master and architecture. Mainly inspired from founded the Slave Dynasty? Buddhism. A. Ghiyas ud din Balban • All of the 9 caves are viharas- the caves B. Iltutmish used for residence by Buddhist Monks. C. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud D. Qutab-ud-din Aibak 8.The Badami Chalukyas first had their Ans. D capital at ___ before they moved it to Sol. Badami. • Qutbuddin Aibak was slave of A. Pattadakal Muhammad Ghori and became ruler B. Aihole of Delhi in 1206 and his dynasty was C. Hubli recognized as Slave Dynasty. D. Bijapur • Aibak was succeeded by Aram Shah, Ans. B and then by his former slave Iltutmish. Sol. • He constructed Qutub Minar in Delhi and • Aihole is the first capital of Badami Adhai Din ka Jhopra in . Chalukyas before they moved to Badami which is located at 35 kms 11.Vikramashila University was founded from it. by ______, a Pala king. A. Dharmapala

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B. Mihira Bhoja • The kingdoms of are as C. Rajendra Chola follow- D. Pulakeshin I a) Slave dynasty 1206 – 1290 Ans. A b) Khilji dynasty 1290 – 1320 Sol. c) Tughlaq dynasty 1321 - 1413 • Vikramashila was founded by Pala d) Sayyid dynasty 1414 - 1450 king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early e) Lodhi dynasty 1451 - 1526 9th century. • It is one of the top center of education 14.Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti is not only for Indians but also for celebrated in______in order to foreigners. recognise the achievements of Kunwar • It prospered for about four centuries Singh during the Indian rebellion of 1857. before it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar A. Uttarakhand Khilji along with the other major centres B. Bihar of Buddhism in India around 1193. C. Uttar Pradesh D. Himachal Pradesh 12.Mihira Bhoja was the ruler of Ans. B ______. Sol. A. Chola • Kunwar Singh was a notable leader B. Rashtrakuta during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. C. Chalukya • He belonged to a royal house of D. Pratihara Jagdispur, Bihar. Ans. D • At the age of 80, he led a select band of Sol. armed soldiers against the troops under Mihira Bhoja was a ruler of the the command of the British East India Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty of India. Company. • He succeeded his father Ramabhadra. • Bhoja was a devotee of Vishnu and 15.In which of the following places was adopted the title of Adivaraha which is the rule of the Wadiyar dynasty? inscribed on some of his coins. A. Patna B. Mysore • One of the outstanding political figures C. Jabalpur of India in the ninth century, he ranks D. Guwahati with Dhruva Dharavarsha and Ans. B Dharmapala as a great general and Sol. empire builder. * The Wadiyar dynasty is an Indian Hindu dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of 13.The period between ______in Mysore from 1399 to 1947. India’s history is known as the Delhi Sultanate period. * The dynasty was established in 1399 by A. 1206 AD and 1526 AD Yaduraya Wodeyar. He ruled Mysore B. 745 AD and 1245 AD under the until C. 1105 AD and 1445 AD 1423. D. 1456 AD and 1675 AD * After Yaduraya Wodeyar, the Mysore Ans. A kingdom was succeeded by the Wadiyar Sol. rulers. The kingdom remained fairly small • Period betweeb 1206-1526 is during this early period and was a part of considered as Delhi Sultanate. the Vijayanagara Empire.

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16.Which queen died in 1564 during the defending the Garh Kantaga while 19.In 1876, the Indian National fighting with Mughal forces? Association was established by ______A. Rani Avantibai in Calcutta. B. Rani Durgavati A. V. K. Chiplunkar C. Rani Rudrabara B. Anand Mohan Bose D. Rani Ahilyabai C. Shishir Kumar Ghosh Ans. B D. Badruddin Tyabji Sol. Ans. B * Rani Durgavati died fighting Sol. against Mughals while defending Garha * Indian National Association was the first Katanga in 1564. declared Nationalist Organization * Rani Durgavati Madavi was a ruling founded in British India by Queen of Gondwana from 1550 until Surendranath Banerjee and Anand 1564. She was born in the family of Mohan Bose in1876. Chandel king Keerat Rai. She was born at * It was originally established as Bharat the fort of Kalinjar. Sabha and held its first annual conference in Calcutta. 17.In which year Dorabji Tata set up the * It merged in INC in 1885. Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)? A. 1913 20.The invasion of Delhi by Taimar in B. 1919 _____ A.D marked the end of the Tughlaq C. 1911 empire. D. 1907 A. 1645 B. 1398 Ans. D C. 1452 Sol. D. 1215 * TISCO was born in 1907. Ans. B * In 1907, TATA Team finally chooses Sol. Sakchi village in present-day Jharkhand, • Taimur invaded India in 1398 which has since grown into the steel town fighting Battle of Delhi. of Jamshedpur. • Sultan Mahmud Shah, the last Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty and his Vazir fled 18.In 1026 AD, who attacked and looted from Delhi. Taimur ordered massacre and the famous ? looted capital for 15 continuous days. A. Muhammad Ghauri • According to Sharaf-ud-Din and Mir B. Mahmood Ghazni Khud, about one lakh people were put to C. Genghis Khan death in Delhi by Timur. D. Nadir Shah Ans. B 21.Who among the following was one of Sol. the Governors during the reign of * In 1025 AD, Somnath Temple was Allauddin Khilji? destroyed and plundered by the Afghan A. Jalal-ud-din Khilji ruler, Mahmud of Ghazni. B. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish * The temple was dedicated to Lord C. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Shiva, was rebuilt by the Paramara king D. Nasiruddin Mahmud Bhoja of Malwa and the Solanki king Ans. C Bhimdev I of Anhilwara between1026 and Sol. 1042 AD.

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• Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq joined the A. Pakistan empirial guard of Khilji. Gradually climbed B. India the stairs of development and became C. Afghanistan governor under Allauddin Khilji. D. Australia • Ghiyasud-din Tughlaq was the founder Ans. C of the Tughlaq dynasty. Sol. • He ruled on delhi between 1320- 24. • Afghanistan created history in its 22.Who founded the Sayyid dynasty? second Twenty20 International A. Nizam Shah against Ireland by achieving the highest B. Muhammad-bin-Farid ever T20 total at the Rajiv Gandhi C. Khizr Khan International Cricket Stadium in D. Bahlul Khan Dehradun, Uttarakhand Ans. C • Afghanistan scored 278 for the loss of Sol. three wickets in the 20 overs and • Sayyid dynasty was established by registered the highest-ever total in T20s. Sayyid Khizr Khan, deputised by Timur • Previous record was claimed by to be the governor of Multan (Punjab). He Australia, Australia had scored 263/3 replaced Tuglag dynasty. back in 2016 against Sri Lanka. • Next Ruler Sayyid Mubarak Shah after referred to himself as Muizz-ud-Din 25._____ was the first and only Muslim Mubarak Shah on his coins. woman to ever sit on the throne of Delhi. • Syyid Dynasty ruled delhi from 1414 to A. Fatima Al Fihri 1451. B. Shajarat Al Durr • It was replaced by Lodhis. C. Gevher Sultan D. Razia Begum 23.Who founded the Indian Statistical Ans. D Institute on 17 December 1931? Sol. A. P.C. Mahalanobis • Razia Sultan was the first Muslim B. R.A. Fischer female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Razia C. F. Yates Sultan ruled Delhi from 1236 to 1240. D. M.H. Hansen • During her reign, she ordered coins be Ans. A minted with her title as “Pillar of Women, Sol. Queen of the Times, Sultan Razia, • P.C. Mahalanobis founded the daughter of Shamsuddin Iltumish.” Indian Statistical Institute on 17 December 1931. 26.Which one of the following was NOT a • The Institute was registered on 28 April condition laid down in the Gandhi-Irwin 1932, as a non-profit distributing learned Pact? society under the Societies Registration A. The India National Congress should Act. stop the civil disobedience movement • Sir R.N. Mukerjee accepted the office of B. Removal of salt tax, allowing to the President of the Institute, and held produce, trade and sell legally this office until his death in 1936. C. Withdrawal of tax on khadi production D. Participation in the Round Table 24.______created history in its second Conference by the Indian National Twenty20 International against Ireland Congress by achieving the highest ever T20 total at Ans. C the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Sol. Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

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• Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed in 1931 in • The main critics of this commission was order to achieve negotiations between that it had no Indian Member. Indian Gandhiji and Britishers. masses protested on their arrival with • It laid down the conditions of- cessation slogans of ‘ Simon go Back’. of Civil Disobedience Movement, Removal of Salt Tax, and removal of political 29.The leading light of the Rama cult was prisoners. saint-poet _____who also wrote the • On the other hand, Gandhiji agreed on poem ‘Ramacharitamanasa’. attending the second round table A. Chaitanya conference. B. Vallabhacharya C. Nimbarka 27.Who amongst the following succeeded D. Tulsidas the Mughal throne in the year 1556? Ans. D A. Sher Shah Suri Sol. B. Jehangir • Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitramanas C. in Awadhi dialect. D. • It was composed in 16th century. Ans. D • Tulsidas belong to saguna school of Sol. Bhakti and dedicated Ramcharitramanas • Humayun died in 1556 and Akbar to the life of lord Rama. was next to succeeded the Mughal Throne in 1556. 30.______was the first Mughal • Akbar, was born in exile and was only emperor in India. 13 years old when his father died. A. Babur • Though Akbar comprehended the B. Humayun political situation with time and C. Akbar successfully managed to D. Shah Jahan reach its peak in terms of Social, Ans. A Economical and Political spheres. Sol. • Babur was the first Mughal emperor 28.The _____ was a group of seven In Indian. Members of Parliament from the United • Babur entered India in 1526 and Kingdom, constituted to suggest defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle constitutional reforms for British India. of Panipat in 1526. A. Sargent Commission • Babur defeated Rana Sanga in Battle of B. Fraser Commission Khanwa in 1527 and finally established C. Hunter Commission Mughal Dynasty on Delhi Throne. D. Simon Commission Ans. D 31.The leader of the Bhakti movement Sol. focusing on Lord Rama was ______. • Simon commission was a group of A. Namdeva seven White members of Parliament of B. Jaydeva , which was constituted to C. Vivekanada suggest constitutional reforms in British D. Ramananda India. Ans. D • It was constituted in 1927 and it Sol. reached India in 1928. It was criticised by • The leader of the bhakti movement national leaders and welcomed with black focusing on the Lord as Rama was flags. Ramananda.

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• He is believed to have lived in the first C. Jahapana half of the 15th century. D. Badshah • Ramananda focused on Rama as Ans. A Supreme Lord, and love, devotion and Sol. chanting his sacred name is the source of • Jahangir was son of Akbar and he liberation. succeeded Mughal dynasty after Akbar. • Jahangir was son of Mariam uz Zamani, 32.The terms ‘Jat and Sawar’ are related who was daughter of of to which of the following administrative Amer. systems? A. Zamindari System 35.Who was the prime minister of India B. Jotedari System during “the Emergency between the year C. lqtadari System 1975 to 1977? D. Mansabdari System A. Charan Singh Ans. D B. Indira Gandhi Sol. C. Moraj Desai • Jat and Sawar are ranks in D. Rajiv Gandhi Mansabdari system, prevalent in Ans. B Mughal time especially efficient in akbar’s Sol. reign. • The National Emergency of 1975 was • Zat rank was conferred by the kings on proclaimed under the Prime Ministership the Mansabdar and Sawar was decided of Indira Gandhi. based on cavalry. • It was a 19th month emergency from • Mansabdari system was not hereditary. 1975-77, officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352. 33.Who had built Taj Mahal, for his wile • It was proclaimed on the grounds on Mumtaz Mahal along the banks of the Internal Disturbances. Yamuna River in Agra? A. Jahangir 36.The Red Fort and the Jama Masjid in B. Shah Jahan Delhi stand out as towering achievements C. Akbar of architecture during the reign of D. ______. Ans. B A. Shah Jahan Sol. B. Jahangir • Shah Jahan built Taj mahal in agra C. Aurangzeb in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaj D. Akbar Mahal in Agra. Ans. A • It is situated on the banks of river Sol. Yamuna and it is constructed by White • The Red fort of Delhi was constructed Marble and also recognized as World during the reign of Shah Jahan. Heritage Site by UNESCO. • Jama Masjid, Delhi and Taj Mahal of • Pitradeura style of architecture is Agra was also buit by Shah Jahan. used in Taj Mahal. • Shah Jahan Shifted capital to delhi and a new city of Shahjahanabad was 34.Akbar was succeeded by his son, developed. And red Fort was constructed Salim, who took the title of ______, to fortify the capital of Shahjahanabad. meaning Conqueror of the World. A. Jahangir B. Shah Jahan

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37.Which Indian monument was built by • During colonial rule Export Surplus Sawai Pratap Singh in the year was the main characteristic of India 1799? Economy. A. Mysore Palace • This Export Surplus was a pseudo B. Surplus which was created to benefit C. Leh Palace Britain. The Export of Raw material was D. Mattancherry Palace done in enormous quantity and the Ans. B finished goods are imported in india at Sol. lower rates. • In 1799 Sawai Pratap Singh constructed Hawa Mahal in . 40.Humayun’s heir, ______, was • Sawai Pratap Singh belongs to born in exile and was only 13 years old katchwaha dynasty of Amer Kingdom. when his father died. • The Hawa mahal is in shape of the A. Akbar turban of Krishna, It has 953 small B. Shah Jahan windows called Jharokhas decorated with C. Jahangir intricate. D. Babur • Lal Chand Ustad was the architect of Ans. A this unique structure. Sol. • Akbar was son of Humayun and he 38.The Victoria Memorial, conceived by was only 13 year old when he assumed Lord Curzon, represents the architectural the charge of Mughal dynasty in 1556. climax of ______city. • Akbar was one of the successful mughal A. Delhi king, he founded Din I Ihali- a secular B. Mumbai Religion, Policy of Peace with , C. Jaipur Scrapped Zaziya tax, constructed D. Kolkata Fatehpur Sikri etc. Ans. D • Jahangir succedded Akbar to rule delhi. Sol. • Victoria memorial is a masterpiece of 41.Who was the fifth of the ten Sikh british architechture situated in gurus? Kolkata. A. Guru Angad • It was built between 1906-1921 in B. Guru Ramdas memory of queen Victoria. C. Guru Arjan Dev • Lord Curzon in 1906 proposed the D. Guru Hargobind construction of a grand building with a Ans. C museum and gardens. Sol. • Guru Arjan Dev was the fifth guru 39.Which of the following was the most of Sikhs. important characteristic of India’s trade • He compiled the first official edition of throughout the colonial period? the Guru Granth Sahib. A. Import deficiency • He completed the construction of B. Export surplus Darbar Sahib in Amritsar. C. Export deficiency • Guru Arjan was arrested under the D. Import surplus Mughal Emperor Jahangir and asked to Ans. B convert to Islam and he was executed in Sol. 1606 CE on refusing.

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42.The Qutub Minar was named ofter the • Guru Arjan Dev was the fifth guru of Sufi saint______. Sikhism. A. Syed Waheed ashraf • He compiled the first edition of Guru B. Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari Granth Sahib. C. Khawaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar kaki D. Qutub-ud-din Aibak 45.During whose reign did the chinese Ans. C traveller Hiuen Tsang visit India? Sol. A. Chandragupta Vikramaditya • The Qutub Minar was named ofter B. Samudragupta the Sufi saint Khawaja Qutbuddin C. Chandragupta I Bakhtiyar kaki. D. Harshavardhana • His dargah located adjacent to Zafar Ans. D Mahal in Mehrauli,delhi. Sol. • He propagated Chisti Silsila in Delhi and • Chinese Traveller Hiuen Tsang nearby area and provided it a national travelled during the reign of platform. Harshvardhana in seventh Century. • The Sultunate kings like Qutubudin • He wrote a detailed description of India Aibak and Iltutmish are among his during the reign of Harsha in his book ‘Si- followers and constructed Qutub minar in yu-ki’ or ‘Record of the Western his honor. Countries’.

43.The Suri King ______was defeated 46.One of the prominent Buddiest by Humayun to regain his Kingdom. structures in India, ______Stupa at A. Mahmood Suri sarnath was constructed by the great B. Sher Shah Suri Mauryan king, Ashoka. C. Sikandar Suri A. Dhauli D. Bahalol Suri B. Dhamekh Ans. C C. Bharhut Sol. D. Lalitgiri • Sikandar Suri was defeated by Ans. B Humayun in Battle of Sirhind in 1555 Sol. which led to end of suri dynasty and re- • Dhamekh is a massive Stupa establishment of Mughal Dynasty on located near Sarnath associated with Delhi. Budhism religion. • Humayun was defeated by Sher Shan in • The Satupa was initially built by 1540, and Suri dynasy ruled over delhi Mauryan King, Ashoka in 249 BC but later from 1540-55. developed in entirely new form during Gupta Period. 44._____ built the world famous • It is one of the few budhist monuments harmandar sahib, popularly known as the developed during Gupta Dynasty as the Golden Temple in Amritsar. period was full of popularity of Hindu god A. Guru Angad Dev and goddess. B. Guru Arjan Dev C. Guru Siri Har Rai 47._____ married Mehr-un-Nisa whom D. Guru Ram Das he gave the title of ‘Nur Jahan’ (light of Ans. B the world). Sol. A. Shah jahan • Guru Arjan Dev constructed Golden B. Aurangzeb Temple. C. Akbar

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D. Jahangir 50.It was under the reign of ______Ans. D that the Mughal Empire reached its peak Sol. in matter of area. • Noor jahan married to Jahangir, A. Jahangir successor of Akbar in Mughal B. Aurangzeb Dynasty. C. Shah Jahan • Noor Jahan was daughter of a Minister D. Akbar under Akbar and initially married to ns. B Persian soldier Sher Afghan. Sol. • She was the only Mughal empress to • It was during the Aurangzeb’s reign have coinage struck in her name. in Mughal Empire in which the Empire reached its peak in matter of area. 48.______died in 1605, nearly 50 • Main reason was that Aurengzeb years after his ascension to the throne. actively invaded south India which He was buried outside of Agra at expanded Mughal Empire enormously. Sikandra. • During his lifetime, victories in the A. Akbar south expanded the Mughal Empire to 4 B. Aurangzeb million square kilometers. C. Shah Jahan D. Jahangir 51.The first Anglo-Burmese war ended Ans. A with the signing of the ____. Sol. A. Treaty of Salbai • Akbar’s reign from 1556-1605. B. Treaty of Yandabo • He succeeded Humayun. C. Treaty Of Purandar • He was buried outside of Agra at D. Treaty of Titalia Sikandra. Ans. B • He was born at Umerkot, Rajputana. His Sol. mother was Hamida Banu Begum. * The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the signing of the Treaty of 49.____ has been called the “architect Yandabo. king” as during his reign, the world * This was formally signed in February witnessed a unique development of arts 1826. and culture of the Mughal Empire. * It was also known as the first Burma A. Shah Jahan War arose from friction between Arakan B. Jahangir in western Burma and British-held C. Aurangzeb Chittagong to the north. D. Akbar * It was the longest and most expensive Ans. A war in British Indian history. Sol. Other information: • Architecture of Mughal Dynasty a) Treaty of Salbai: It was signed reached its peak in ShahJahan’s between Empire and British Period. India Company on 17May 1782. • Taj Mahal at Agra, Red Fort at Delhi, b) Treaty of Purandar: It was signed on Moti Masjid at Agra, Jama Masjid at Delhi June 11, 1665, between the ruler are some of his remarkable Architectural Jai Singh I, who was commander of the contributions. Mughal Empire, and Maratha Chhatrapati Maharaj. c) Treaty of Titalia: It was signed between the (monarch) of

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Kingdom of Sikkim and the British East • Maharaja Prithivi Narayan Shah is India Company (EIC). regarded as the founder of the Kingdom of . 52.Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal • Earlier Nepal was named as Gorkha Indian Congress in the year____. Kingdom. A. 1874 55.The Hindustan Socialist Republican B. 1854 Association (HSRA) was formed in the C. 1863 year ______with an aim to overthrow D. 1894 the British. ns. D A. 1992 Sol. B. 1930 * Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal C. 1921 Indian Congress in 1894. D. 1928 * It was established to fight Ans. D discrimination against Indian traders in Sol. Natal. • The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was formed in the 53.The Bangladesh Liberation War ended year 1928 with an aim to overthrow the on ______. British. A. 17th October 1971 • It was founded by by Chandrasekhar B. 14th November 1972 Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar in C. 16th December 1971 1928 at Feroze Shah Kotla in New Delhi. D. 2nd October 1974 Ans. C 56.The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was Sol. organized as a protest against the * The Bangladesh Liberation War ended injustice done to _____. on 16th December 1971. A. Iraq * It is also known as Bangladesh War of B. Turkey Independence. C. Egypt * This war arose due to discrimination in D. Afghanistan economy and ruling powers against them, Ans. B the East Pakistanis vigorously protested Sol. and declared independence on March 26, • The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was 1971 under the leadership of Sheikh organised as a protest against the Mujibur Rahman. injustice done to Turkey. * Bangladesh celebrate its • This movement led by the brothers independence day on 26th March. Shaukat and Muḥammad ʿAlī and by Abul Kalam Azad. 54.Which of the following kings is • It was a significant Islamic movement regarded as the founder of the Kingdom in India during the British rule. of Nepal? • The main objective behind this A. Rana Bahadur Shah movement was to enlist the support of B. Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah the Muslim community into this C. Prithivi Narayan Shah movement, which addressed the issue of D. Mahendra Bik Bikram Shah Dev ‘Swaraj’ (Self-Government). Ans. C Sol. 57.As a reaction to Rowlatt Act, ______was organized as National Humiliation Day.

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A. 6th April 1919 59.Who among the following wrote the B. 8th May 1920 book ‘A History of the Sikhs’? C. 2nd February 1913 A. Khushwant Singh D. 14th June 1921 B. Amrita Pritam Ans. A C. Bhai Vir Singh Sol. D. Gurbachan Singh Talib • As a reaction to Rowlatt Act, 6th Ans. A April 1919 was organised as National Sol. Humiliation Day. • The book ‘A History of Sikhs’ is • This act was a legislative act and passed authored by Khuswant Singh. on 10th March 1919 in British India. • The book gives details of Sikhism from • This act effectively authorized the its birth to present via discussing the role government to imprison any person of each Guru in Sikhism. suspected of terrorism living in British • Khushwant Singh’s most famous work India for up to two years without a trial, is ‘A Train to Pakistan’ which depicts the and gave the imperial authorities power scenario of country during Partition. to deal with all revolutionary activities. • Many Indian leaders were against of this 60.The Sepoy Mutiny in India started act and argued that not argued that not from _____. everyone should be punished in response A. Meerut to isolated political crimes. B. Bareilly C. Champaran 58.In which year was the East India D. Rajkot Company incorporated for the Ans. A exploitation of trade with East and Sol. Southeast Asia and India? • The Sepoy Mutiny started from A. 1596 Meruth on 28th may, 1857. B. 1605 • Soon the Sepoys reached Delhi and C. 1612 announced Bahadur Shas Jafar as their D. 1600 leader. Ans. D • It was an armed rebellion against british Sol. initiated with spontaneous reason of • The formed for the rumour of use of skin of cow and pigs in exploitation of trade with East and cartridges of Enfeild Rifle. Southeast Asia and India, incorporated by royal charter on December 31, 61.Who was the Chief at the 1600. time of Bangladesh Liberation War? • East India company initially get A. Roy Bucher permission from Darbaar of Jahangir for B. Rob Lockhart trade and gradually got the diwani of C. Sam manekshaw Bengal for trade, and the Battle of Plassey D. K M Cariappa of 1757 was a turning point in history of Ans. C India when colonial rule started Sol. flourishing in country. • Bangladesh Liberation war • British fight Opium Wars with China in happened between march, 1971 to mid nineteenth century and established December, 1971. trade monopoly there also. • And at this time Sam Maneksaw was the cheif of Indian Army.

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• The same year witnessed the Indo Pak B. Haihaya War of 1971 in which finally Pakistan C. Manika army surrendered. D. Ahom Ans. C 62.In which year did the Patharughat Sol. Peasant Uprising against the tax policies • The Rulers of the State of British take place in Assam? assumed the title of Manikya when A. 1894 Sultan Mughisuddin Tughril of Bengal B. 1873 in 1280 A.D. C. 1862 • Matai-Kotor , Garia and Ma D. 1885 Tripuri'Sundari are main gods of Tripura. Ans. A Sol. 65.The Indus Water Treaty was signed • The Patharughat peasant Uprising between India and ______. against the tax policies of British tale A. Pakistan place in Assam in 1894. B. Afghanistan • On 28 January 1894 some 140 peasants C. Bangladesh were killed here in an unprovoked police D. China firing while protesting against enhanced Ans. A revenue. Sol. • Patharighat is known as Assam's • The Indus Waters Treaty is a water- Jallianwala Bagh. distribution treaty between India and Pakistan. 63., Meghalaya and Tripura • It was signed in Karachi on September became states under ______. 19, 1960 by the first Prime Minister of A. North Eastern Republic of India Act, India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and then 1972 President of Pakistan Ayub Khan. B. North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 66._____ assumed the title of C. North Eastern Retention ‘Gangaikondachola’ or the conqueror of (Reconstruction) Act, 1971 the river Ganga. D. North Eastern Region New State Act, A. Vijjayalay Chola 1972 B. Rajaraja Chola I Ans. B C. Rajadhiraja Chola Sol. D. Rajendra Chola I • North Eastern Areas Ans. D (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 was an act Sol. to provide for the establishment of the • The title of ‘GANGAIKONDACHOLA’ States of Manipur and Tripura and to is assumed by Rajendra Chola I. provide for the formation of the State of • He defeated Mahipala, the Pala king of Meghalaya. Gauda in present day Bengal and Bihar, • It also recommended for formation of and to commemorate his victory he Union territories of Mizoram and assumed the title of Gangaikondachola. Arunachal Pradesh. • Cholas built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram. 64.The former of Tripura in the north-eastern part of India was ruled 67.In which year was the ‘Battle of Goa’ by ______Dynasty. fought? A. Nagvanshi A. 1510

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B. 1524 B. Arjuna Deva C. 1502 C. Rama D. 1514 D. Karandev Ans. A Ans. D Sol. Sol. • The battle of Goa was occurred in • Karandev of the Vaghela Dynasty of 1510 between Portuguese Empire and Gujarat after whose defeat the Bijapur Sultanate. kingdom was passed to Allauddin • The Portuguese conquest of Goa Khilji. occurred when the governor of • He was the last ruler of Vaghela dynasty Afonso de Albuquerque of Gujrat. captured the city in 1510. • Khilji invaded two times, first in 1299 and second in 1304, finally ending the 68.Which of the following was a port city Vahhela Dynasty. of the Indus Valley Civilization? A. Lothal 71.During World War II, the Battles of B. Dholavira Kohima and Imphal were fought in the C. Rakhigarhi year _____. D. Kalibangan A. 1944 Ans. A B. 1945 Sol. C. 1942 • Lothal is located in coastal areas of D. 1943 Gujrat and it was major post city of Indus Ans. A valley civilization. Sol. • Lothal was key port to trade with Persia • The battles of Kohima and Imphal were and Middle East countrie. fought in 1944 during second world • Lothal was excavated from 13 February war. 1955 to 19 May 1960 by the • The battles were fought between British Archaeological Survey of India. (allied) forces and Japan forces, resulted in defeat of Japanese forces. 69.When was the Constitution of Pakistan • In 2013, the British National Army enforced? Museum voted the Battle of Imphal and A. 1947 Kohima to be "Britain's Greatest Battle". B. 1965 C. 1952 72.In the year ______, the Maratha D. 1973 Empire ceased to exist with the surrender Ans. D of the Marathas to the British, ending the Sol. Third Anglo-Martha War. • The Constitution of Pakistan was A. 1792 approved by the Parliament on 10 B. 1806 April and ratified on 14 August 1973. C. 1811 • The Constitution designates the D. 1818 President of Pakistan as a ceremonial Ans. D Head of State . Sol. • The Third Anglo-Maratha War 70.Who was the ruler of the Vaghela happened in 1817-18, resulted in Dynasty of Gujarat after whose defeat the capturing major Maratha areas by kingdom was passed to Allauddin Khilji? britishers. A. Saranga Deva

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• Baji Rao II's forces, supported B. 1873 by Mudhoji II Bhonsle of Nagpur and C. 1900 Malharrao Holkar III of Indore, rose D. 1856 against the East India Company, but Ans. C eventually failed to regain power. Sol. 73._____ is well-known for the golden • Mitra Mela was a revolutionary beautification of the Harmandir Sahib organisation founded by Veer Gurdwara in Amritsar, famously known as Damodar savarkar in year 1900. the Golden Temple. • It was later named as Abhinav Bharat A. Charat Singh Samiti in 1904-5. B. Ranjit Singh • It was a secret organisation working to C. Duleep Singh support young revolutionaries for D. Maha Singh freedom struggle of India. Ans. B 76.Opium wars were fought between the Sol. British and _____. • Maharaja Ranjit Singh became A. Maharaja of Punjab at the early age B. Myanmar (Burma) of 10 and unified Punjab in early C. Afghanistan nineteenth century. D. China • He Decorated the Harmandir Sahib Ans. D Gurdwara with gold in Amritsar. Sol. • He also constructed famous gurudwaras • Opium Wars are fought between of Takht Sri Patna Sahib, Biharand Hazur China and British. Sahib Nanded, Maharashtra . • The First Opium War was fought in 1839–1842,and the Second Opium War 74.Burma became independent soverign was fought in 1856–1860. republic in the year _____. • The defeat of Chinese Kings led to force A. 1950 China to increase its imports from colonial B. 1962 and imperial powers. C. 1948 D. 1946 77.Tipu Sultan and British East India Ans. C Company signed the Treaty of Mangalore Sol. in the year ______. • Burma became the independent A. 1784 soverign republic on On 4 January B. 1799 1948. C. 1792 • The new country was named the Union D. 1764 of Burma, with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first Ans. A President and U Nu as its first Prime Sol. Minister. • Treaty of Manglore was signed between • The new parliament convened in 2015, Tipu Sultan and East India Company on Htin Kyaw was elected as the first non- 11 March, 1784. military president since the military coup • It was signed to end the second anglo of 1962. Mysore war. • The 'Treaty of Srirangapatinam, signed 75.Mitra Mela was a revolutionary 18 March 1792, ended the Third Anglo- organisation founded by Veer Savarkar in Mysore War. the year ______. A. 1864

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78.British East India Company defeated • Later he left congress and formed the Portuguese in the _____. Indian National Liberation Federation in A. Battle of Suvali 1919. B. Battle of Buxar C. Battle of Plassey 81.When was the ‘Battle of Tukaroi’ D. Battle of Chamkaur fought? Ans. A A. 1575 Sol. B. 1546 • Battle of Swally was fought in 1612 C. 1565 near between East India Company D. 1532 and Portuguese. Ans. A • This battle ended the portugal’s Sol. commercial monopoly and began the • Battle of Tukaroi was fought on 3 ascent of East India Company in India. march, 1575. It is also known as Battle of Bajhaura or the Battle of 79.Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of Mughulmari. Mughal ruler ______as the ambassador • It was fought in Orissa (between of the king of England. Midnapore and Jaleswar) and it was A. Humayun fought between Mughal Empire and B. Jahangir Sultanate of Bengal and Bihar. C. Shah Jahan • Mumim Khan, Daud Khan and Raja D. Akbar Todarmal were the commander from Ans. B Akbar’s side while Daud Khan Karrani and Sol. Gujar Khan were commander from • Sir Thomas was sent by King James Sultanate side. I in 1615 to the Mughal Court of Jahangir. 82.The Aligarh Movement was started • Jahangir granted him permission to by_____ . establish a factory base at India. A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah • He was a diplomat of Elizabeth period. B. Maulana Manzoor Ahsan C. Dr Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi 80.Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda D. Syed Ahmed Khan Mohan Bose founded ______in Ans. D Bengal in 1876. Sol. A. Bengal Association • The Aligarh Movement was started by B. Oriental Association Syed Ahmed Khan. It was a movement C. Indian Association of Muslim Awakening and happened in D. Tathagat Association 19th century. Ans. C • Syed Ahmed Khan established Sol. Mohammedan Anglo Oriental Collegiate • Surendranath Banerjee founded the School in 1875 which later renamed as Indian National Association with Aligarh Muslim University. Anandamohan Bose on 26 July 1876. • The Aligarh Movement revolutionized • Surendranath Banerjee later joined the urdu literature, which was earlier Indian National Congress, he supported focused on rhetoric and academics, now the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms in developed to understand scientific contrast to congress. concepts and use of language for awakening was recognized.

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83.In which year was the Battle of • The dynasty was established by Saragarhi fought? Sukaphaa, a Shan prince of Mong Mao A. 1897 who came to Assam after crossing the B. 1878 Patkai mountains. C. 1854 D. 1867 86.Who among the following was the last Ans. A Nawab of Awadh? Sol. A. Muhammad Mukim • The Battle of Saragarhi was fought B. Amjad Ali Khan before the Tirah Campaign on 12 C. Saadat Ali Khan September 1897 between the British D. Wajid Ali Shah Indian Empire and the Afghan tribesmen. Ans. D • It occurred in the North-West Frontier Sol. Province. • Wajid Ali Shah was the tenth and last • In this battle, 21 Sikh soldiers fought Nawab of Awadh, holding the position on behalf of the British Indian Army for 9 years, from 13 February 1847 to 11 against 10,000 Pashtun Orakzai February 1856. tribesmen. • The Nawab of Awadh was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh 84.Who was the first Russian prime in north India during the 18th and 19th minister to visit independent India? centuries. A. Vladimir Putin B. Boris Yeltsin 87.The ‘Instrument of Surrender’ which C. Mikhail Gorbachev ended the Portuguese rule in India was D. Nikolai Bulganin signed on ______. Ans. D A. 29th December 1951 Sol. B. 26th January 1948 • The first official visit of Soviet leaders to C. 15th August 1947 independent India took place in D. 19th December 1961 November 1955. Ans. D • In November 1955, Soviet Prime Sol. Minister Nikolai Bulganin visited India. • The Governor of Portuguese India • Boris Yeltsin was the first president of signed the Instrument of Surrender Russia, visited India in January 1993. on 19th December 1961. • He unequivocally supported India on • On December 19th the Portuguese Kashmir. Governor General Silva signed the instrument of surrender. 85.Which state of India was ruled by the • It ended the Portuguese rule in India. Ahom Dynasty? • Operation Vijay or Portuguese A. Karnataka Indian War was the Indian armed forces B. intervention that led to the capture of C. Odisha Portugal's enclaves in India in 1961. D. Assam Ans. D 88.The movement of the local farmers of Sol. Bardoli in Gujarat against the British in • The Ahom dynasty ruled the Ahom 1928 was led by ______. kingdom in present-day Assam, for A. Vallabhbhai Patel nearly 598 years. B. Lokmanya Tilak C. Jawaharlal Nehru

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D. Lal Bahadur Shastri • He succeeded in getting royal permit for Ans. A the Company to establish its factories at Sol. various places on the Western coast of • The Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a India. movement in the independence struggle. • The Bardoli Satyagraha (Bardoli, 1. In 1528, ______defeated the Gujarat) movement was started in Rajputs at Chanderi. January 1928 after the land revenue in A. Humayun B. Akbar Bardoli taluka was increased by 30 per C. Jahangir D. Babur cent. Ans. D • It was led by Sardar Valla Bhai Patel Sol. The Battle of Chanderi was fought for the farmers of Bardoli against the between Mughal Emperor Babur and a unjust raising of taxes. confederacy of Rajputs and Afghans • It was Bardoli satyagraha where (headed by Rana Sanga of ). In Vallabhbhai Patel got title "Sardar" by December, 1527, Babur marched to the women. Fortress of Chanderi in Malwa. On 20th January, 1528, Babur offered Shamsabad 89.Which is the oldest operating port in to Medini Rao (who was Lieutenant of India built by the British East India Rana Sanga) in exchange for Chanderi as Company? a peace proposal, but he rejected the A. Chennai Port offer. And Babur captured the Fortress of B. Kolkata Port Chanderi in January, 1528. C. Mumbai Port D. Vishakapatnam Port 2. Which of the following was a leader of Ans. B the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army Sol. founded in 1928? • Kolkata Port is the oldest operating A. Khudiram Bose port in India built by the British East India B. Bhagat Singh Company. C. Chandra Shekhar Azad • It was established in 1870. D. Subhash Chandra Bose • It is a riverine port. Ans. C • In the 19th century, this Port was the Sol. The Hindustan Socialist Republican premier port in British India. Army or Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) established on 30th 90.The East India Company sent Captain October, 1928 at Feroz Shah Kolta, New William Hawkins to the court of Emperor Delhi and leaded by Chandra Shekhar ______in 1608 to seek permission to Azad with the help of Bhagat Singh, open a factory at Surat. Sukhdev Thapar and others. It was A. Shah Jahan previously known as Hindustan B. Jahangir Republican Association (HRA) which was C. Humayun formed by Ram Prasad Bismil, Pranvesh D. Akbar Chatterji, Sachindra Nath Sanyal and Ans. B Shachindra Nath Bakshi in 1924 whose Sol. written constitution and published • In 1608 AD, the East India Company manifesto titled ‘The Revolutionary” was sent Captain William Hawkins to the produced as evidence in the ‘Kakori court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir Conspiracy’ case, 1925. to secure royal patronage. • He arrived in Surat in August 1608. 3. Sanchi Stupa was built by?

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A. Akbar B. Humayun Sol. 'Azad Hind Fauj' also known as Indian C. Ashoka D. Narasimha National Army was established on 21 Ans. C October 1943 in Singapore. It was initially Sol. Sanchi Stupa was built by Emperor founded by Mohan Singh and later on Ashoka. It is one of the oldest stone revived by Subash Chandra Bose structures in india. It is located 46 km consisting of ex-prisoners and civilian north east of , Madhya volunteers who fought to drive the British Pradesh.Four ornamental gateways imperial rulers out of the country. facing four direction. Stupa is the excellent illustration of the development 7. Who is known as the 'Father of Indian of Buddhist art and sculpture. Unrest'? A. Anant Singh 4. Which queen of the B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak ruled over Warangal, part of modern C. Bhagat Singh Telangana? D. Dadabhai Naoroji A. Rudramadevi B. Ahilyadevi Ans. B C. Bhagwati D. Bhanumati Sol. Bal Gangadhar Tilak is known as the Ans. A 'Father of Indian Unrest' as he was the Sol. Rudramadevi is the queen of first person to demand complete Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, swarajya. He was given this title by part of modern Telangana. Rudramadevi valentine Chirol. He was also known as is a rare example in south Asian history lokmanya and famous for his quote of a daughter who succeeded to her 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have father’s throne. When rudramadevi it”. became the regnant queen, she was already married to Virabhadra, a minor 8. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha prince from Andhra’s coast. movement? Prataparudra, Rudramadevi’s successor, A. Mahatma Gandhi was their daughter’s son because B. Rabindra Nath Tagore rudramadevi and Virabhadra had no son. C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D. Chittaranjan Das 5. Which among the following Mughal Ans. C Emperor was illiterate? Sol. A. Shah Jahan B. Aurangzeb • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has led the C. Akbar D. Jahangir Bardoli Satyagraha movement in Ans. C 1928. Sol. Akbar the third Mughal Emperor was • It was a civil disobedience movement illiterate as his father Humayun died fighting for the cause of farmers where during his childhood and there was no they were forced to pay a tax of 30% one to manage to the throne and as such even when they were suffering from he had to give up his studies and manage famine and floods. the Mughal Empire. 9. Who amongst the following was the 6. Where was the 'Azad Hind Fauj' successor of Sikh Guru Har Krishan? founded? A. Guru Angad Dev A. Singapore B. Thailand B. Guru Tegh Bahadur C. Britain D. Italy C. Guru Hargobind Ans. A D. Guru Amar Das Ans. B

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Sol. Guru Tegh Bahadur was the C. Ram Prasad Bismil successor of Sikh Guru Har Krishan. He D. Kartar Singh followed the preachings of Guru Nanak. Ans. B He resisted the forced conversions of Sol. The founding president of Ghadar Kashmiri Pandits and non-Muslims to Party was Sohan Singh Bhakna and Lala Islam and due to that he was beheaded Hardayal was the co-founder of this in 1675 on the orders of Mughal emperor party. It was after 1910, when the activits Aurangzeb in Delhi for refusing to convert shifted from Europe to America. Lal to Islam. Hardayal was In India till 1909, when he moved to Paris and associated himself 10. Lord Cornwallis is known for _____. with a newspaper Vande Mataram over A. permanent revenue settlement of Bengal 13. Who wrote 'Akbarnama'? B. attacking the caste system A. Abul Fazal B. Faizi C. land revenue settlement of United C. Abdur Rahim D. Abdul Qadir States Ans. A D. ryotwari settlement of Madras Sol. Abul fazal wrote the Akbarnama. Ans. A Abul Fazl, one of the Nine Jewels of Sol. Lord Cornwallis is known for Akbar’s royal court. It is stated that the permanent revenue settlement of Bengal book took seven years to be completed. in 1793. It was an agreement between The original manuscripts contained many the British East India Company and the miniature paintings supporting the texts, Landlords of Bengal to pay a fixed revenue to the English East India 14. Which Sikh Guru initiated 'The Company and the landlords would in turn Khalsa'? become the owners of the land having A. Guru Nanak Dev hereditary rights and rights to collect B. Guru Gobind Singh revenue from the tenants. C. Guru Angad Dev D. Guru Tegh Bahadur 11. In which year (in AD) was the East Ans. B India Company established? Sol. The khalsa was initiated by guru A. 1664 B. 1632 govind singh. The Khalsa refers to both C. 1600 D. 1608 a special group of initiated Sikh warriors, Ans. C as well as a community that considers Sol. Sikhism as its faith. The Khalsa tradition • The East India Company was founded was initiated in 1699 by the last living on 31 December, 1600 by John Watts Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh. and George White, Headquarters in London, England (The Great Britain). 15. In which battle was Siraj ud–Daulah • The company was formed for the was defeated by Lord Clive? International Trades. It is also known as A. Battle of Plassey the Honorable East India Company or B. Battle of Buxer the British East India Company and C. Battle of Panipat informally as John Company. D. Battle of Haldighati Ans. A 12. Who was the founder of the Ghadar Sol. Party? • The Battle of Plassey was fought A. Basant Kumar Biswas between Nawab Siraj Ud-Daulah B. Sohan Singh Bhakna (Mughal Emperor of Bengal) and Colonel

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Robert Clive (British East India Vijayanagara Empire capital in 14th Company) in West Bengal. century. • As a result, Nawab was defeated in the battle on 23rd June 1757 and Calcutta 17. Which emperor wrote the play was captured by British East India 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language? Company. A. Prabhakaravardhana

B. Harshavadhana 16. Match the following. C. Chandragupta II Column-I D. Bindusara 1. Brihadeswara Temple Ans. B 2. Dilwara Temple 3. Lingraja Temple Sol. Harshavadhana wrote the play 4. Hampi Group Monuments 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language. Column-II Nagananda is the story of how a. Odisha Jimutavahana prince of vidhyadara gives b. Tamil Nadu up his own body to stop a sacrifice of c. Karnataka serpents to the divine Garuda. Harsha d. Rajasthan was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE. A. 1–c, 2-d, 3–a, 4–b B. 1–a, 2–c, 3–d, 4–b C. 1–b, 2–d, 3–a, 4–c D. 1–b, 2–a, 3–d, 4–c Ans. C 18. Match the following.

Sol. 1. Brihadeswara Temple or Rajesvara Temple or Brihadeeswarar Temple is a Hindi temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which is located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is part of the

“UNESCO World Heritage Site” which is known as the “Great Living Chola Temple” A. 1-b , 2 -a, 3-c , 4-d and was built by Raja Raja Chola I in B. 1-b , 2-a , 3-d , 4-c between 1003 and 1010 AD. C. 1-a , 2-b , 3-d , 4-c 2. Dilwara Temple are Jain Temples which D. 1-b , 2-d , 3-a , 4-c are located in , Rajasthan, Ans. B India and was built by Vimal Shah and Sol. Arya samaj founded by Dayananda designed by Vastapul-Tejpal (Jain saraswati in 1875 is an Indian Hindu th th Laymen) in between 11 and 13 reform movement that promotes values Centuries AD and are famous for their use and practices on the belief of infallibility of Marbles and intricate marble carving. of the Vedas. Brahmo Samaj founded by 3. Lingraja Temple is a Hindu temple Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1828 as a dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located in monotheistic reformist movement to Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India and is reform hindu religion and its harmful believed to be built by Somavamsi practices. Veda samaj was established by Dynasty and is built in Deula Style. Keshab Chandra Sen and K. Sridharalu 4. Hampi Group Monuments is a Naidu in 1864 and prathna samaj founded “UNESCO World Heritage Site” which is by Atmaram Pandurang with the help of located in East-Central Karnataka, India Keshav Chandra Sen in 1867, with an aim and become the center of the Hindu

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to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. 22. Who is the most prominent god of 'Rig Veda'? 19. Who was the first female emperor of A. Indra B. Agni India? C. Pashupati D. Vishnu A. Noor Jahan Ans. A B. Razia Sultana Sol. Indra is the most prominent god of C. Rani Rudrama Devi 'Rig Veda'. He is considered as a heroic D. Queen Didda god, the creator and destroyer. He is Ans. B known as slayer of Vritra and destroyer Sol. Razia Sultana was the first female of the Vala, liberator of the cows and the emperor of India. She was a female rivers. emperor belonging to slave dynasty. She ruled the Delhi sultanate after the death 23. Who shot dead John Saunders on of Illtumish her father from 1236 to1240. 17th December 1927? A. Bhagat Singh 20. Who was the first Governor General B. Mangal Panday of British India? C. Sukhdev A. Lord William Bentick D. Bipin Chandra Pal Singh B. Lord Dalhousie Ans. A C. Lord Cornwallis Sol. It was Bhagat Singh who shot John D. None of these Saunders on 17th December 1927. He did Ans. A so to avenge Lala Lajpat Rai’s death Sol. which took place because of Lathi charge by the colonial police force during the • Lord William Bentick was the first protest against the Simon Commission. Governor General of British India. • He was appointed after the charter 24. Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the act of 1833 and ruled for a period leader of ______. from 1828 to 1835. A. Bhoodan Movement • His tenure is known for the social B. Rowlatt Satyagraha reforms such as Abolition of Sati, C. Bardoli Satyagraha Suppression of Thugi and Infanticide. D. Swadeshi Movement • He introduced English as a Ans. C medium of higher education. Sol. Sardar Vallabhbai Patel headed the Bardoli Satyagraha, and even got the 21. Takshashila University was located famous title of Sardar from it. This between which two rivers? Satyagraha took place to protest against A. Indus and Jhelum the hike in the tax revenue done by the B. Jhelum and Ravi colonial government, even when the C. Beas and Indus region was struck by drought and famine. D. Satluj and Indus Eventually, the government rolled back Ans. A its decision and waived the tax revenue Sol. Takshashila University was located for some years for the region. between rivers Indus and Jhelum. It is an ancient city known for Buddhist learning 25. Which act ended the "Trade centre located in Rawalpindi, Monopoly" of the East India Company? Northwestern Pakistan. It is a UNESCO A. Regulating Act of 1773 world heritage site. B. Pitt's India Act of 1784

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C. The Charter Act of 1833 D. Lord Dalhousie D. The Charter Act of 1813 Ans. C Ans. D Sol. The sati system was abolished by Sol. It was the charter act of 1813 that Lord William Bentinck in 1829. This was ended the “Trade Monopoly” of the East abolished via the Bengal sati regulation, India Company. However the company which described sati has revolting to the was allowed to continue their monopoly feelings of human nature. over the tea trade and the trade with China. 29. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Madras 26.Match the following to grow ______. A. Jute B. Tea C. Sugarcane D. Rice Ans. D Sol. It was rice, which was forced down by Britishers on Madras Cultivators.

A. 1-c, 2- b, 3-a B. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a C. 1-b, 2-a, 3-c D. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b Ans. B Sol. Battle of Buxar – 1764 Between Eat India Company and Nawab of Bengal, Awadh and Mughal Emperor. Battle of Plassey- 1757: Between East 30. The queen with the title Didda ruled India Company and Nawab of Bengal. over which part of India between 980 - Batter of Haldighati- 1576: Between 1003? Akbar and Maharana Pratap. A. Avadh B. Kashmir C. Sindh D. Bengal 27. The Poona Pact was signed between Ans. B Mahatma Gandhi and ______. Sol. Didda ruled over Kashmir from 980- A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah 1003. Much about her life can be obtained B. Lord Irwin from Rajatarangini, a work was written by C. Subhash Chandra Bose Kalhana in the 12th Century. Apart from D. B. R. Ambedkar her sole rule from 980, she also ruled Ans. D over the Kingdom of Kashmir as a regent Sol. The Poona pact was signed between from 958 onwards. Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar on 24th September 1932. This pact was 31. Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the forged to break Gandhi’s fast unto death, seventh century were acknowledged as which he has done as a mark of protest ______by the existing kings? against separate electorates be given to A. Rashtrakutas B. Chalukya Dalits by the British Prime Minister C. Samantas D. Brahmanas Ramsay Macdonald. Ans. C Sol. Samantas was a name given to big 28. Which Governor General abolished landlords or warrior chiefs in different the 'Sati System' in India? regions of the Indian subcontinent, by the A. Lord Canning existing kings in the seventh century. B. Lord Ripon The samantas were expected to do the C. Lord Wiliam Bentinck following for the kings-

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● Bring gifts for them A. Jute B. Tea ● Attend their courts C. Sugarcane D. Wheat ● Provide them with military support Ans. A Sol. By the late eighteenth century the 32. The was built by - Company was trying its best to expand A. ShahJahan B. Akbar the cultivation of opium and indigo. In the C. Jahangir D. Babur century and a half that followed, the Ans. B British persuaded or forced Sol. Agra Fort is a historical fort in the cultivators in various parts of India to city of Agra in India. produce other crops: jute in Bengal, tea ● It was the main residence of the in Assam, sugarcane in the United emperors of the Mughal Dynasty. Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), wheat in ● Agra Fort was made by Akbar between Punjab, cotton in Maharashtra and 1565 and 1573. Punjab, rice in Madras. ● It is located in Uttar Pradesh. 36. The Mongols under ______33. During their rule the British invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in persuaded or forced cultivators in Punjab 1219. to grow ______. A. Timur Lang A. Jute B. Tea B. Nadir Shah C. Sugarcane D. Cotton C. Ahmed Shah Abdali Ans. D D. Genghis Khan Sol. It was Cotton that the Punjabi Ans. D cultivators were made to grow by the Sol. Britishers. • Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, invaded Transoxiana in 1219 during his conquest of Khwarezm. • Before his death in 1227, he assigned the lands of Western Central Asia to his second son Chagatai, and this region became known as the Chagatai 34. The Red fort in Delhi was the Khanate. residence of emperors of which dynasty in the 17th century? 37. Indian Mughal paintings originated A. Rajput B. Khalji during the rule of which Mughal Emperor? C. Tughlaq D. Mughal A. Humayun B. Akbar Ans. D C. Jahangir D. Shah Jahan Sol. Red fort, in 17th century, was the Ans. A residence of emperors of Mughal dynasty. It was constructed by Shah Jahan in Sol. 1639, as part of its fortified capital named • Mughal painting reflects an exclusive Shahjahanabad. Currently this fort is a combination of Indian, Persian and part of the UNESCO world heritage site. Islamic styles. • Indian Mughal paintings originated 35. During their rule the British during the rule of Mughal Emperor, persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal Humayun (1530-1540). to grow ______. • The earliest example of the Mughal style is the Tutinama ('Tales of a

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Parrot') Painting, now in the Rule in India. A lifelong pacifist, a devout Cleveland Museum of Art. Muslim,and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, he was also known as Badshah 38. was killed in conflict with Khan and Sarhaddi Gandhi ("Frontier this brother ______. Gandhi"). On April 23, 1930, Ghaffar A. Jahangir B. Aurangzeb Khan was arrested during protests arising C. Babur D. Shah jahan out of the Salt Satyagraha. A crowd of Ans. B Khudai Khidmatgar gathered in Sol. Dara Shukoh, also known as Dara Peshawar's Kissa Khwani (Storytellers) Shikoh (20 March 1615 – 30 August Bazaar. The British ordered troops to 1659), was the eldest son and heir- open fire with machine guns on the apparent of the fifth Mughal emperor unarmed crowd, killing an estimated 200- Shah Jahan.He was favoured as a 250. The Khudai Khidmatgar members successor by his father, Shah Jahan, and acted in accord with their training in non- his older sister, Princess Jahanara violence under Ghaffar Khan, facing Begum, but was defeated and later killed bullets as the troops fired on them. by his younger brother, Prince Muhiuddin (later, the Emperor Aurangzeb), in a 41. The ______were the successors bitter struggle for the imperial throne. of Timur, the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey. 39. The Arabic work of al-Biruni that gave A. Rajputs B. Khaljis an account of the subcontinent is called C. Mughals D. Tughluq ______. Ans. C A. Kitab – Al Hind B. Kitab – Al Bharat Sol. Timur historically known as Amir C. Pustak - Al Hind D. Pustak-Al Bharat Timur and Tamerlane was a Turco- Ans. A Mongol conqueror. As the founder of the Sol. Kitab – Al Hind is a famous Arabic Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia, text written by Abu Rehan Alberuni (973- he became the first ruler in the Timurid 1048) wherein he comments on Indian dynasty. After the end of the Timurid sciences, Hindu religious beliefs, Empire in 1507, the Mughal Empire was customs, and social organization. These established in 1526 in South Asia by topics were studied by him from Babur, a descendant of Timur through his consultation with authorita-tive Sanskrit father and possibly a descendant of texts with the help of scholarly Brahmans Genghis Khan through his mother. The then present in the Ghaznavid towns of dynasty he established is commonly Ghazni and Lahore. known as the Mughal dynasty

40. Arrest of ______in 1930 led to 42. Where is Humayun's Tomb is located? angry demonstrations in streets of A. Hyderabad B. New Delhi Peshawar. C. Mumbai D. Kolkata A. Abdul Ghaffar Khan Ans. B B. Abul Kalam Azad Sol. Humayun's tomb (Maqbaera e C. Zakir Hussain Humayun) is the tomb of the Mughal D. Muzaffar Ahmed Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The Ans. A tomb was commissioned by Humayun's Sol. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (6 February first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega 1890 – January 20, 1988) was a Pashtun Begum in 1569-70, and designed by Indian political and spiritual leader known Mirak Ghiyas, a Persian architect for his non-violent opposition to British chosen by her.

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A. Dharampala B. Ashoka 43. The Tomara Rajputs, were defeated C. Kumaragupta D. Harihara in the middle of the twelfth century by the Ans. C Chauhans of ______. Sol. A. Ayodhya B. Ajmer • Nalanda Mahavihara was founded by C. Dwarka D. Gwalior Kumargupta I of the Gupta dynasty Ans. B in 5th century CE. Sol. The Tomara(Rajput) (also called • Nalanda held some 10,000 students Tomar in modern vernaculars because of and 2000 teachers when it was visited schwa deletion) were an Indian dynasty by the Chinese scholar Xuanzang. who ruled parts of present-day Delhi and Haryana during 9th-12th century. Their 46. Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of_____. rule over this region is attested to by A. Persia B. Ghazni multiple inscriptions and coins. In C. Lahore D. Arab addition, much of the information about Ans. B them comes from medieval bardic Sol. Sultan Mahmud , more commonly legends, which are not historically known as Mahmud of Ghazni was the reliable. They were displaced by the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Ajmer in Empire. He conquered the eastern 12th century. Iranian lands, modern Afghanistan, and the northwestern Indian subcontinent 44. For how many days did Mahatma (modern Pakistan) from 997 to his death Gandhi's volunteers of the Salt satyagrah in 1030. Mahmud turned the former walked? provincial city of Ghazna into the wealthy A. 24 B. 36 capital of an extensive empire that C. 12 D. 6 covered most of today's Afghanistan, Ans. A eastern Iran, and Pakistan, by looting the Sol. The Salt March, also known as the riches and wealth from the then Indian Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, subcontinent.He was the first ruler to hold was an act of nonviolent civil the title Sultan ("authority"). disobedience in led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to 47. Gol Gumbaz was designed by? produce salt from the seawater in the A. Ustad Ahmad of Lahouri coastal village of Dandi (now in Gujarat). B. George Wittet The 24-days march began from 12 March C. Henry Irwin 1930 and continued until 6 April 1930 as D. Yaqut of Dabul a direct action campaign of tax resistance Ans. D and nonviolent protest against the British Sol. Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of salt monopoly.It gained worldwide king Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of attention which gave impetus to the Bijapur. Construction of the tomb, located Indian independence movement and in Vijayapura (formerly Bijapur), started the nationwide Civil Disobedience Karnataka, India, was started in 1626 Movement. Mahatma Gandhi started this and completed in 1656. The name is march with 78 of his trusted volunteers. based on Gola gummata derived from Gol The march was over 240 miles. They Gombadh meaning "circular dome".It walked for 24 days 10 miles a day. follows the style of Deccan architecture. It was designed by Yaqut of Dabul. 45. Who started construction of Nalanda (Mahavihara)?

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48.Akbar was ______years old ⋆ Later it, proposed the abolition of when he became emperor. dyarchy and the establishment of A. 16 B. 19 representative government in the C. 13 D. 10 provinces Ans. C Sol. Akbar was the third Mughal emperor, 51. Name the British General who was who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar responsible for the Jalliawalla Bagh succeeded his father, Humayun, under a massacre. regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the A. Hastings B. Cornwallis young emperor expand and consolidate C. Dyer D. Dalhousie Mughal domains in India. Akbar was 13 Ans. C years old when he became emperor. A Sol. strong personality and a successful • General Dyer was responsible for the general, Akbar gradually enlarged the Jalliawalla Bagh massacre. Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the • The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also Indian Subcontinent north of the known as the Amritsar massacre, took Godavari river. His power and influence, place on 13 April 1919 when troops however, extended over the entire of the British Indian Army under the country because of Mughal military, command of Colonel Reginald Dyer political, cultural, and economic. fired rifles into a crowd of Indians, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, 49. ______was imprisoned for the rest Amritsar. of his life by Aurangzeb. A. Akbar B. Shah Jahan 52. ______, succeeded to the throne C. Jahangir D. Babur of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 Ans. B years old. Sol. Shah Jahan was put in jail for lifetime A. Humayun B. Akbar by his youngest son, Aurangazeb. C. Jahangir D. Babur ⋆ Because Aurangzeb was obsessed for Ans. D the throne and for getting the throne, he Sol. Babur was the founder and first had killed all his brothers. Emperor of the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent. Babur was the 50. Name the Commission that came to eldest son of Umar Sheikh Mirza, India in 1928 to reform India's governor of Farghana and great grandson constitutional system. of Timur the Great. He ascended the A. Rowlatt Act throne of Farghana in its capital B. Pitt's India Act Akhsikent in 1494 at the age of twelve C. Partition of Bengal and faced rebellion. He conquered D. Simon Commission Samarkand two years later, only to lose Ans. D the vilayat of Fergana soon after. In his Sol. Simon Commission was a group of attempt to reconquer Fergana, he lost seven British Members of Parliament control of Samarkand. under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. 53. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to ⋆ Simon commission arrived in India on ______to organise a satyagraha 3rd of February 1928. movement amongst cotton mill workers. ⋆ It was totally boycotted as it didn’t had A. Madras B. Bombay any Indian member. C. Surat D. Ans. D

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Sol. Mahatma Gandhi went to as huyamun tomb was constructed by his Ahmedabad in 1918 to organise a beloved wife Bega Begum in Delhi. satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers. This happens due to tension 56. Gol Gumbaz is located in? between workers and mill-owners of A. Kerala B. Gujarat Ahmedabad. Gandhiji himself went onto a C. Rajasthan D. Karnataka fast until death and asked the workers to E. Madhya Pradesh go on a strike and demand for a hike of Ans. D 35% in their wages. Sol. o Gol Gumbaz is located in Karnataka. 54. Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and o It is the mausoleum of King Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of _____? Mohammed Adil Shah, who was the A. Lucknow B. Varanasi seventh ruler of Adil Shah dynasty of C. Hyderabad D. Bengal Bijapur. o It was designed by Yaqut of Dadul of Ans. D Ratnagiri district. Sol. Murshid Quli Khan was the first o It is was constructed by himself for his Nawab of Bengal born in 1660 and burial. Bijapur is located near reigned from 1717 to 30 June 1727 Belgaum, where Gandhi Ji headed the Alivardi: Born on 10 May 1671 and Congress session. reigned from 29 April 1740 – 9 April 1756 Sirajuddaullah: Born in 1733. He was the last independent Nawab of Bengal who 57. Noor Jahan was the wife of which reigned from 9 April 1756 to 23 June Mughal emperor? 1757 A. Babut B. Akbar Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and C. Shah Jahan D. Jahangir Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of Bengal. Ans. D Sol. 55. Sher Khan defeated ______at • Noor jahan was the wife of Jahangir. Chausa (1539) and Kanauj (1540), • Nur jahan was the last and 20th wife of forcing him to flee to Iran. Mughal emperor Jahangir and she was A. Aurangzeb the daughter of minister under Akbar B. Humayun regime. C. Muhammad Azam Shah D. Bahadur Shah I • She is the only mughal empress to Ans. B have coinage struck in her name. Sol. Sher Shah Suri was also known as • Jahangir was the fourth Mughal Sher Khan. Sher Khan defeated Humayun emperor who was the son of Akbar. at Chausa (1539) and Kanauj (1540), The british Ambassador Thomas Rae forcing him to flee to Iran. Sher Shah suri comes to india under the Jahangir was a Aghan ruler who deafeated regime. humayun in the battle of Chausa in 1539. Humayun was the second emperor of 58. ______first became the capital of Mughal dynastly who rule northern India a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs. from Agra as his capital. He regain his lost A. Delhi B. Pataliputra empire with the help of Safavid dynasty C. Calcutta D. Taxila of Persia. He died while falling from stairs Ans. A of library and his tomb popularly known

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Sol. Delhi first became the capital of a • Pallichchhandam : land donated to Jaina kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs. institutions Tomar Rajput ruled parts of Haryana and delhi during the 9th to 12th century. 61. According to the categories of land Anangpal tomar was the founder of the mentioned in the Chola inscriptions tomar dynasty.Delhi is named after the ______was known as the land gifted tomar ruler Dillu who ruled over delhi. In to Brahmanas? 1192 Afghan invader Muhammad of Ghori A. Vellanvagai B. Brahmadeya captured the Rajput town, and the Delhi C. Shalabhoga D. Devadana Sultanate was established (1206) In the Ans. B year 1803 AD, the city came under the Sol. According to the categories of land British rule. In 1911, British shifted their mentioned in the Cholainscriptions,there capital from Calcutta to Delhi. are five types of land which are discussed below: 59. Rajendra I was the son of? * Vellanvagai : land for non-Brahmana, A. Bindusara I B. Devabhuti I peasant proprietors C. Skanda Gupta I D. Rajaraja I * Brahmadeya : land gifted to Ans. D Brahmanas Sol. Rajendra I was the son ofRajaraja I. * Shalabhoga : land for the maintenance He was a Chola emperor of India who of a school succeeded the throne in 1014 CE after his * Devadana / Tirunamattukkani: land father RajarajaChola I. During his reign, gifted to temples he further extended the Chola empire to * Pallichchhandam : land donated to the banks of the river Ganga in North Jaina institutions India and across the Indian ocean to the West, by making the Chola Empire one of 62. Prithviraja III (1168-1192) was a best the most powerful empires of India.He known ______ruler. occupied the territories of Srivijaya in A. Chahamana B. Gahadavala Malaysia,Southern Thailand and C. Chalukya D. Brahmana Indonesia in South East Asia. Ans. A Sol. 60. According to the categories of land • Prithviraja III (1168-1192) was a best mentioned in the Chola inscriptions known Chahamana ruler. ______was known as the land • He defeated an Afghan ruler whose gifted to temples? name was Sultan Muhammad Ghori in A. Vellanvagai B. Brahmadeya 1191, but lost to him the very next C. Shalabhoga D. Devadana year, in 1192. Ans. D • He was popularly known as Prithviraj Sol. According to the categories of land Chauhan or Rai Pithorain Chahamana mentioned in the Chola inscriptions, there Dynasty later known to be as Chauhan are five types of land which are discussed Dynasty. below: • Vellanvagai : land for non-Brahmana, 63. Dhamek Stupa was built by? peasant proprietors A. Akbar B. Humayun • Brahmadeya : land gifted to Brahmanas C. Ashoka D. Narasimha • Shalabhoga : land for the maintenance Ans. C of a school Sol. Dhamek Stupa was built byEmperor • Devadana / Tirunamattukkani: land Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty.500 CE to gifted to temples replace the originally constructed stupa in

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249 BCE.It is located at Sarnath, • Indian National Congress split for the Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its first time in its session at Surat. architectural style was based on Buddhist • INC which was established in 1885 was Art and Architecture. divided into two groups (in the year 1907) mainly by extremists and 64. In which year french revolution broke moderates at the Surat Session Of out? Congerss. A. 1917 B. 1911 • The extremists believed in agitation, C. 1789 D. 1790 strikes and boycotts to force their Ans. C demands. However they decided to Sol. work as a part of the Indian National • French Revolution, also called the Congress. Revolution of 1789, the revolutionary movement that shook 67. The first Buddhist Council was held at France between 1787 and 1799 and ______. reached its first climax there in 1789. A. Kashmir B. Rajagriha • The Revolution accelerated the rise of C. Pataliputra D. Vaisali republics and democracies. Ans. B • It became the focal point for the Sol. The first Buddhist Council was held development of most modern political at Rajagriha. The First Buddhist council ideologies. was convened just after the Buddha's passing away in 483 BCE. The Saptaparni 65. Abdul Fazal was the son of a Sufi Cave in Rajgir, where the First Buddhist saint; name him. Council may have been held. A council of A. Sheikh Mubarak 500 Arahats was held at Rajgir to agree B. Hazarat Kwaja the contents of the Dhamma and Vinaya. C. Nasiruddin Chirag D. Baba Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki 68. Who was the founder of the Ans. A Satvahana Empire? Sol. Shaikh Abu al-Fazalibn Mubarak was A. Kanha B. Simuka also known as Abu'l-Fazl, Abu'lFadl and C. Hala D. Gautamiputra Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami. His father was Sheikh Ans. B Mubarak. Shaikh Abu al-Fazal was the Sol. Simuka was the founder of the Grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Satvahana Empire. Simuka is mentioned Akbar, and author of the Akbarnama, the as the first king in a list of royals in a official history of Akbar's reign in three Satavahana inscription at Naneghat. The volumes, (the third volume is known as various Puranas state that the first king the Ain-i-Akbari) and a Persian of the dynasty ruled for 23 years, and translation of the Bible. He was also one mention his name variously as Sishuka, of the Nine Jewels (Hindi: Navaratnas) of Sindhuka, Chhismaka, Shipraka etc. The Akbar's royal court and the brother of Satavahanas were an ancient Indian Faizi, the poet laureate of emperor Akbar. dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the 66. Indian National Congress split for the Satavahana rule began in first century first time in its session at ? BCE and lasted until the second century A. Allahabad B. Calcutta CE, although some assign the beginning C. Surat D. Lahore of their rule to as early as the 3rd century Ans. C BCE. The Satavahana kingdom mainly Sol. comprised the present-day Telangana,

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Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. At Buddhism, , and Sikhism. They different times, their rule extended to are among the most important literature parts of modern Gujarat, Madhya in the history of and Pradesh, and Karnataka. The dynasty had culture. The Upanishads played an different capital cities at different times, important role in the development of including Pratishthana (Paithan) and spiritual ideas in ancient India, and they Amaravati (Dharanikota). marked a transition from Vedic ritualism to new ideas and institutions. Early 69. Vikramashila University was founded Upanishads are considered by as by ______part of their scriptures that discuss the A. Chandra Gupta Maurya nature of ultimate reality and the B. Kanishka character of and path to spiritual C. Dharmapala liberation. D. Pulakesin II Ans. C 72. Which of the following institutions Sol. Vikramashila University was built was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi? under the patronage of Dharmapala A. Sabarmati Ashram (775-812), during the and a B. Sevagram Ashram Pala king, Dharmapala (783 to 820). C. Vishva-Bharti Dharmapala was a great patron of D. Phoenix Ashram Buddhism and a great follower of the Ans. C Mahayana sect of Buddhism. He Sol. Visva-Bharati University is a public established this school in response to a central government funded university supposed decline in the quality of located in Santiniketan, West Bengal. It scholarship at Nalanda. was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it VisvaBharati, which means 70. In the battle of Panipat, Babar faced the communion of the world with India. the armies of In its initial years Tagore expressed his A. Jainchand B. Hemu dissatisfaction with the word 'university', C. Daulat Khan D. Ibrahim Lodi since university translates to Vishva- Ans. D Vidyalaya, which is smaller in scope than Sol. VisvaBharati. VishwaBharti institutions • First battle of Panipat was fought was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi. between the army of Babur and Ibrahim Lodi in 1526. 73. The people of the Indus valley • It took place in north India and marked civilization worshipped. the beginning of the Mughal Empire A. Vishnu B. Pashupati and the end of the Delhi Sultanate. C. Indra D. Brahma Ans. B 71. The Upanishads are the. Sol. A. Great Epics • The Pashupati Seal is the name of a B. Story Books steatite seal that was discovered at the C. Source of Hindu Philosophy Mohenjo-daro archaeological site of D. Law Books the Indus Valley Civilization. Ans. C • The seal depicts a seated figure that is Sol. The Upanishads are a collection of possibly tricephalic (having three ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some heads). of the central philosophical concepts of • It was once thought to be ithyphallic, , some of which are shared with an interpretation that is now mostly

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• discarded. He has a horned headdress not used anywhere in the Sangam and is surrounded by animals. literature itself), coming from sangha, the • He may represent a horned deity. Buddhist and Jain term for an assembly • It is purported to be one of the earliest of monks. depictions of the Hindu god Shiva (the seal is named after "Pashupati", an 76. The silver coin 'tanka' was introduced epithet of Shiva) or Rudra, who is by ______. associated with asceticism, yoga, and A. Qutubuddin Aibak linga; regarded as a lord of animals; B. Iltutmish and often depicted as having three C. Balban heads. D. Bahram Khan Ans. B 74. English education was introduced in Sol. The silver coin 'tanka' was introduced India by by Iltutmish. Iltutmish was the first to A. Curzon B. Macaulay introduce a “Pure Arabic Coin” in India. C. Dalhousie D. Bentick The Coins were engraved with “The Ans. B Mighty Sultan, Sun of the Empire and the Sol. In India Thomas Babington Faith, Conquest-laden, Il-tutmish,” after Macaulay is fully credited with the he received an investiture of Sovereign official introduction of English education. Sultan of Delhi from the Caliph of Baghdad. The Silver Tanka issued by 75. Who were the patrons of Sangam Iltutmish was weighing 175 grains. Literature? A. Nayakas B. Chandellas 77. Where in India was the first French C. Pandyas D. Solankis factory established? Ans. C A. Surat B. Pondicherry Sol. The Sangam literature is the ancient C. Chandannagore D. Masulipatnam Tamil literature of the period in the Ans. A history of ancient southern India (known Sol. In 1667 the Company as the Tamilakam) spanning from c. 300 sent out another expedition, under the BCE to 300 CE. This collection contains command of François Caron (who was 2381 poems in Tamil. The legends claim accompanied by a Persian named that the Pandyan dynasty of the mythical Marcara), which reached Surat in 1668 cities of "South Madurai", Kapatapuram, and established the first French factory in and Madurai, patronized the three India. In 1669, Marcara succeeded in Sangams. The word "Sangam" is establishing another French factory at probably of Indo-Aryan origin (and was Masulipatam.

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