<p> 1. First Governor-general of India was------.</p><p>(a) Lord Amherst (c) Lord William Bentinck</p><p>(b) Sri Charles Metcalfe (d) Robert Clive </p><p>2. The first session of the All India Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by------.</p><p>(a) J L Nehru (c) Lala Lajpat Rai</p><p>(b) VV Giri (d) MM Joshi</p><p>3. First English newspaper in India.</p><p>(a) The Bengal Gazette (c) The Bengal Journal</p><p>(b) The Calcutta Gazette (d) The Bombay Herald</p><p>4. Who was the founder of Indian Association?</p><p>(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) Surendranath Banerjee</p><p>(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) AO Hume</p><p>5. First Indian to used the word ‘swarajya’.</p><p>(a) Raja Rammohan Rai (c) Bala Gangadhar Tilak</p><p>(b) Mahatma Gandhi (d)Swami Vivekanand</p><p>6. All India Harijan Sangha was established by Mahatma Gandhi in the year------.</p><p>(a) 1935 (c) 1920</p><p>(b) 1932 (d) 1927</p><p>7. In Which place did satyagraha first started by Mahatma Gandhi?</p><p>(a) Delhi (c) Baroda</p><p>(b) Calcutta (d) Champaran</p><p>8. Who was first to address Mahatma Gandhi as the “Father of Nation”?</p><p>(a) Subhas Chandra Bose (c) B G Tilak</p><p>(b) Rabindra Nath Tagore (d) JL Nehru</p><p>9. Number of years required to build Tajmahal.</p><p>(a) 22 years (c) 18 years</p><p>(b) 26 years (d) 12 years 10. Who was the ruler of Delhi when Babur attacked India?</p><p>(a) Sikandar Lodi (c) Mahmud</p><p>(b) Bahlul Lodi (d) Ibrahim Lodi</p><p>11. Use of Zero and Decimal system was introduced during the period of which dynasty.</p><p>(a) Gupta (c) Maurya</p><p>(b) Pallav (d) Kushan</p><p>12. Who was founder of madras?</p><p>(a) Robert Clive (c) Sir John Child</p><p>(b) Lord Dalhousie (d) Francis Day</p><p>13. The National song of India “Vande Mataram” was first published in which novel in 1882.</p><p>(a) Sitaram (c) Gitanjali</p><p>(b) Anandamath (d) None of the above</p><p>14. Who is known as founder of Indian National Congress?</p><p>(a) Dinshaw Wacha (c) Allan Octavian Hume</p><p>(b) Surendra Nath Benrjee (d) Dadabhai Naoroji</p><p>15. The first round table conference in London was held in the year.</p><p>(a) 1928 (c) 1930</p><p>(b) 1929 (d)1931</p><p>16. In which year Akbar reign the power of Mughal Empire.</p><p>(a) 1523 (c) 1520</p><p>(b) 1556 (d) 1495</p><p>17. Who is the writer of the book ‘Panchatantra’?</p><p>(a) Vishnu Sarma (c) hala</p><p>(b) Charak (d) Harsha Vardhan</p><p>18.which king assumed the title Shiladitya. (a) Changupta (c) Samudragupta</p><p>(b) Ashoka (d) Harsha Vardhan</p><p>19.First Sanskrit grammer book ‘Ashtadhyayi’ was written by whom.</p><p>(a) Banabhatta (c) Bashkar</p><p>(b) Tulsidas (d) Panini</p><p>20.The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed before------</p><p>(a) First Round Table (c) Third Round Table</p><p>(b) Second Round Table (d) None of the above</p><p>21. First Indian ruler to use rocket artillery in war was------</p><p>(a) Hyder Ali (c) Aurangzeb</p><p>(b) Tipu Sultan (d) Babur</p><p>22. Which Governor General of India founded the postal service in India.</p><p>(a) Robert Clive (c)Robert clive</p><p>(b) Lord Dalhousie (d) None of the above</p><p>23. The Publication of the newspaper Bengal Gazette from Kolkata was started in the year.</p><p>(a) 1660 (c) 1755</p><p>(b) 1720 (d) 1780</p><p>24. Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India in the year------.</p><p>(a) 1864 (c) 1902</p><p>(b) 1880 (d) 1912</p><p>25. In which year the partition of Bengal took place.</p><p>(a) 1898 (c) 1900</p><p>(b) 1905 (d) 1907</p><p>26. The Tallest statue of Hanuman is in------.</p><p>(a) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu</p><p>(b)Punjab (d) Andhra Pradesh 27. Which Indian city Manufactured balls for the world cup football?</p><p>(a) Lundhiana (c) Jalandhar</p><p>(b) Mumbai (d) Chennai</p><p>28. Name the oldest Mountain range of India.</p><p>(a) Himalayas (c) Aravallis</p><p>(b) Nilgiris (d) Vindhyas</p><p>29.Where is famous shore temple in India located?</p><p>(a) Andhra prasdesh (c) Karnataka</p><p>(b) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala</p><p>30. Sunderbans National Park is found in which state.</p><p>(a)Assam (c) Mizoram</p><p>(b)Manipur (d)West Bengal</p><p>31.Which river flows behind the Taj Mahal.</p><p>(a) Ganga (c) Yamuna</p><p>(b) Godavari (d) Tapti</p><p>32. Which is the classical dance of Northern India?</p><p>(a) Kathak (c) odissi</p><p>(b) Bharatnatyam (d) bharatham</p><p>33. Kathakali originates from which Indian state.</p><p>(a) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala</p><p>(b) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharshtra</p><p>34. In which classical dance from silk sari is used making costume.</p><p>(a) Kathak (c) Bharatnatyam</p><p>(b) Garbha (d) Sattriya</p><p>35. Which of the following is a wind Instrument.</p><p>(a) Tabla (c) Ektara (b)Flute (d) Damru</p><p>36. Which organization declares a site of special culture or physical significance as a world heritage site.</p><p>(a) Archaeological Survey of India (c) National Museum</p><p>(b) Ministry of culture (d) UNESCO</p><p>37. In which country is the world heritage site located where Gautuma Buddha was born.</p><p>(a) India (c) Sri Lanka</p><p>(b) Nepal (d) Pakistan</p><p>38.In which state do we find the fort Aguadu.</p><p>(a) Madhaya Pradesh (c) Goa</p><p>(b) Tamil Nadu (d) Bihar</p><p>39. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in the year. </p><p>(a) 1913 (c) 1915</p><p>(b) 1920 (d) 1919</p><p>40. Nalanda which was the center of higher education in ancient India was loacated in ------.</p><p>(a) Punjab (c) Bihar</p><p>(b) Haryana (d) Kashmir</p><p>41. Guru Nanak was born in the year------.</p><p>(a) 1398 (c) 1469</p><p>(b) 1452 (d) 1502 </p><p>42. How many years did Mughal Empire exist in India?</p><p>(a) 400 years (c) 331 years</p><p>(b) 300 years (d) 262 years</p><p>43. Swami Vivekananda was died in the year------.</p><p>(a) 1898 (c) 1905</p><p>(b) 1902 (d) 1910 44. Where the tomb of Mughal Emperor Akbar is located.</p><p>(a) Agra (c) Lahore</p><p>(b) Delhi (d) Kashmir</p><p>45. In which year Mahatma Gandhi was first time nominated for the Noble Prize.</p><p>(a) 1932 (c) 1937</p><p>(b) 1935 (d) 1940</p><p>46. The All India Muslim League was formed in the year.</p><p>(a) 1902 (c) 1905</p><p>(b) 1903 (d) 1906</p><p>47. In which ancient monument do we find the work of Pietra Dura ?</p><p>(a) Mehrangart fort (c) Taj Mahal</p><p>(b) Hawa Mahal (d) Tughlaqabad Fort</p><p>48. which Indian railway train has been nicknamed as toy train.</p><p>(a) Shimla kalka railway (c) Nilgiri Mountain railway</p><p>(b) Darjeeling Himalayan railway (d) Rajdhani</p><p>49. What is the common name for Ocimum Tenufloru?.</p><p>(a) Lotus (c) Peepal </p><p>(b) Tulsi (d0 Chameli</p><p>50. Which of the following animal has been depicted on the ashokan pillar capital at sarnath.</p><p>(a) Horse (c) Lion</p><p>(b) Deer (d) Bull </p><p>51. Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of------.</p><p>(a) Petroleum (c) Iron Ore </p><p>(b)Coal (d) Banuxite </p><p>52. Arakan Yoma is the extension of Himalayas located in ------.</p><p>(a) Kashmir (c) Baluchistan (b) Nepal (d) Myanmar</p>