1 - "Anekantavada" is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following
Jainism
2 - "Ashtadiggajas" were adorned by the court of
Krishnadevaraya
3 - "Diwan-E-Arj" department was associated with
Defence
4 - "Every pearl in the royal crown is a crystallised drop of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasant". Who made this statement
Amir Khusrou
5 - "Hunter Commission", which is also known as India's first Education commission was established in the year
1882
6 - "Rajatarangini" written by Kalhan is associated with which of the following
History of Kashmir
7 - After Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Presidentship of Congress in 1939 who became the party president
Rajendra Prasad
8 - After the decline of the Mughal rule, Safdar Jang became the ruler of
Awadh
9 - Ajanta Caves were build during the _________ dynasty
Vakataka
10 - Ajatasatru was the son of
Bimisara
11 - All India Home Rule League organization was founded in the year
1916
12 - At the Mughal Court, who were known as Turanis
Those who hailed from regions of Central Asia
13 - At the time of Alexander's invasion, which dynasty ruling north India
Nanda
14 - At the time of which movement did Gandhiji support the cause of the Khilafat movement in order to bring about the Hindu-Muslim unity
Non-Cooperation Movement
15 - At which of the following places was Ashoka stationed as Viceroy at the time of Bindusara’s death
Ujjain
16 - Badami was the capital of which dynasty
Chalukya dynasty
17 - Bahadur Shah Zafar was buried in which city
Yangon
18 - Battle of Kirkee was fought during which of the following war
Third Anglo-Maratha War
19 - Bhoodan movement was started by
Achariya Vinoba Bhave
20 - By which Act, was the governance of India passed to the British Crown
Government of India Act, 1858
21 - By which name, Chinese writers mention India on their books
Yin-tu
22 - Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire after defeating
Nanda Dynasty
23 - Charles Wood's Despatch was related with which of the following
Education
24 - Chinese traveller Hsuan tsang visited india during the reign of
Harsha Vardhan
25 - 'Din-e-Ilahi' religion was founded by
Akbar
26 - Diwan-i-arz in Delhi Sultanate was
Military Department
27 - During Akbar's time who was considered the head of the nobility
Mir Bakhshi
28 - During which Governor rule, the Indian Civil Service was introduced
Lord Cornwallis
29 - During whose reign the Persian envoy Abdur Razaak came to Vijayanagar Empire
Devaraya II
30 - English East India Company lost the monopoly of India trade by
The Charter Act of 1813
31 - Famous poet Banabhatta was a member in the court of the King
Harsha Vardhana
32 - First sanskrit grammar book 'Ashtadhyayi' was written by
Panini
33 - For the offer of which of the following did Gandhiji say, "It is a post-dated cheque drawn on a crashing bank" ?
Cripps Mission offer of Dominion Status after the war
34 - From where did the Quit India Movement begin
Bombay
35 - From where have we obtained evidence of pit-dwellings in the neolithic age
Both Burzahom and Gufkral
36 - 'Gayatri Mantra' is written in
Rigveda
37 - Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty
Tughlaq
38 - Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur is the mausoleum of which of these rulers
Adil Shah
39 - Golgumbaz was the Tomb of
Muhammad Adil Shah
40 - Harisena, the composer of Prayag Prashasti was a poet in the court of
Samudragupta
41 - Haroon Minar was built by Akbar in memory of his
Elephant
42 - In 1857 Revolt, Rani Lakshmi bai of Jhansi was defeated by
General Hugh Rose
43 - In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from
Sabarmati
44 - In Bombay ______ supported John Malcolm in his efforts to put an-end to the practice of Sati
Nana Shankarshet
45 - In the 'Individual Satyagraha' Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first satyagrahi. Who was the second
Jawaharlal Nehru
46 - In vedic period, the Ravi river is known by the name
Purushni
47 - In which Congress session, split between Moderates and Extremists occurs
Surat session, 1907
48 - In which of the following, "Vande Mataram" was adopted as a slogan for agitation
Partition of Bengal, 1905
49 - In which period, hunting and domestication of animals started
Mesolithic Age
50 - In which year Permanent Revenue Settlement was introduced
1793
51 - In which year the Indian National Congress was established
1885
52 - In which year was the partition of Bengal annulled
1911
53 - In which year, the control of the city of Delhi passed from the Marathas to the British
1803
54 - Kabir was the disciple of
Ramanand
55 - Kanchipuram was the capital city of which dynasty
Pallava dynasty
56 - Kanishka was a Emperor of the _________ dynasty
Kushan
57 - Mahadev Govind Ranade was a member of the
Prathana Samaj
58 - Malik Kafur's first campaign in South India was against
Warangal
59 - Manigraman and Nandesi in early medieval India represented
Merchant guilds
60 - Mula Shankar was the original name of
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
61 - Muqaddam in Delhi Sultanate was
Village headman
62 - Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by
Bakhtiyar Khalji
63 - Name the garden created by Babur at Panipat to commemorate this victory over Ibrahim Lody in 1526
Kabul Bagh
64 - 'Operation Polo' was related to which of the following
Annexation of Hyderabad Princely State by the Government of India
65 - Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was organized by
M.G. Ranade
66 - Qutub Minar construction was started by Qutub-ud-din Aibak in 1192. Who had completed the construction of Qutub Minar
Iltutmish
67 - Ramayan, Mahabharat and Atharvaveda were translated into Persian language during the reign of
Akbar
68 - Razia Sultana was the daughter of
Iltutmish
69 - Robert Clive returned to Bengal as its Governor for the second time in
1765
70 - Sannati is associated with which of the following religion
Buddhism
71 - Sarda Act deals with
Child marriage
72 - Shuddhi movement was started by
Dayananda Saraswathi
73 - Small tracts of land given to scholars and religious persons etc. for maintenance during the medieval period were known as
Madad-i mash
74 - The "Inquilab Zindabad" slogan was given by
Iqbal
75 - The "Ring fence policy" is associated with
Warren Hastings
76 - The Adi Granth was compiled during the period of
Guru Arjun Dev
77 - The Asiatic society was established in Calcutta by
Sir William Jones
78 - The bone of contention between Vijayanagar and Bahamni Kingdom was
Tungabhadra
79 - The book "Akbarnama" was written in which language
Persian
80 - The capital of the Nanda rulers was at
Pataliputra
81 - The Chandawar war of 1194 was fought between Muhammad Ghori and __________
Jaichand
82 - The chief of merchants in the Gupta age was called as
Sarthavaha
83 - The city of Agra was founded in 1504 by
Sikandar Lodi
84 - The concept of "Partyless Democracy" was advocated by
Jayaprakash Narayan
85 - The corps of royal bodyguards during the Mughal period was called
Walashahis
86 - The details of Gautamiputra Satakarni are available in
Nasik Prashasti
87 - The East India company was established on 31st December, 1600 as per the Royal Charter issued by
Queen Elizabeth I
88 - The European painting was introduced at the Mughal court by the
Portuguese
89 - The famous Persian Poet Amir Khusrow lived in the court of
Ala-ud-din Khilji
90 - The first and the second battles of Tarain fought by Mohammed Ghori were with
Prithvi Raj Chauhan-III
91 - The first Indian Provincial elections was held in the year
1937
92 - The Gupta inscription found in Allahabad belongs to
Samudragupta
93 - The Gupta period image of Varaha incarnation of Vishnu is in
Udayagiri Cave
94 - The headless statue of Kanishka has been found from
Mathura
95 - The Home Rule League in India was formally inaugurated on
15th september, 1916
96 - The Indian Independence Bill received the Royal Assent on
18th July, 1947
97 - The Khilafat Movement was started in the year
1919
98 - The lady representative from India in the second round table conference was
Sarojini Naidu
99 - The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of Partition of Bengal was
Sir Andrews Fraser
100 - The Lodi Sultans of Delhi were
Afghans
101 - The mosque which Qutubuddin Aibak built at Delhi soon after its capture is known as
Kuwat-ul-Islam
102 - The musical instrument generally attributed to Amir Khusrau is
Sitar
103 - The National song of India "Vande Mataram" was first published in which novel in 1882
Anandamath
104 - The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was
To improve the relationship between the Government of India and Indian Princely States
105 - The only Viceroy, who was assassinated in India was
Lord Mayo
106 - The other name of Chanakya is
Vishnu Gupta
107 - The paintings of Hamzanama were commissioned by
Akbar
108 - The Pakistan Resolution was passed by Muslim League in
1940
109 - The paper 'Indian Mirror' was published during 1861 from
Calcutta
110 - The 'Permanent Settlement' was made with
Zamindars
111 - The play Swapnavasavadatta is based upon the life of the following Mahajanapada ruler
Udayan
112 - The poem "Meghadūta" was written by
Kalidasa
113 - The Poona Pact aimed at
representation of lower castes
114 - The principal arm of the Mughal army was
Cavalry
115 - The provinces of the Vijayanagara Empire were called as
Rajyas
116 - The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
117 - The Ram Krishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekanand in the year
1897
118 - The re-union of the Moderate and Extremist factions of the congress took place in
1916
119 - The Rowlatt act was passed during the viceroyalty of
Chelmsford
120 - The Ryotwari system was first introduced by British in
Madras
121 - The Simon Commission visited India in the year
1927
122 - The strategy of "Divide and Rule" was adopted by
Lord Curzon
123 - The term ‘Sarvodaya’ was coined by
Mahatma Gandhi
124 - The Tomb of Aurangzeb is located in
Maharashtra
125 - The tomb of Babur is located at
Kabul
126 - The unit of measurement of length in ancient India was known as
Yojana
127 - The war of Kalinga was fought in the year
261 BC
128 - The young Bengal Movement in the 19th century was inspired by
Henry Vivian Derozia
129 - Total number of caves in Ajanta Caves are
29
130 - Uniqueness to Harappan Civilization in comparison to Egyptian and Mesopotamian Civilizations is
rectangular town planning
131 - Use of Zero and Decimal system was introduced during the period of which dynasty
Gupta
132 - Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
1896
133 - What action was taken against first British Governor General of India, Warren Hastings after accused of misconduct
Impeachment proceedings were started against him
134 - What is the name of the Railway station in South Africa where Gandhiji was thrown out of train in 1893
Pietermaritzburg
135 - What is the real name of Birbal
Maheshdas Brahmbhatt
136 - What is the total number of Sanskaras
16
137 - What was the Language of Administration in Mauryan times
Prakrit
138 - What was the name of the first East India company ship that reached Surat in 1600
Hector
139 - What was the national emblem of the Gupta Empire
Garuda
140 - When did Alexander invade India
327 BC
141 - When did Gandhi Ji established Sabarmati Ashram
1917
142 - When Nadir Shah invaded India, who among the following was the emperor at Delhi
Muhammad Shah
143 - When the declaration of 'Purna Swaraj' made by the Indian National Congress
1930
144 - When the Sati system was abolished
1829
145 - When was the Inner Line Regulation Act, introduced in North Eastern Region by the Britishers
1873
146 - When was the Montague Declaration made about the introduction of reponsible government in stages for India
6442
147 - When was the 'National Anthem' adopted by the Government
24th January, 1950
148 - Where did Maharana Pratap establish his new capital in 1585
Chavand
149 - Where did Mahatma Buddha's 'Mahaparinirvan' take place
Kushinagar
150 - Where did the Black-Hole tragedy took place
Calcutta
151 - Where was founded the Communist Party of India in 1920
Tashkent
152 - Where was the Headquarters of Ghadar Party located
San Francisco
153 - Where was the ploughed field discovered among Harappan towns
Kalibangan
154 - Which Arab writer mentioned the practice of Sati during Rajput rule
Sulaiman
155 - Which battle give East Indian Company the right to collect of revenue in India for first time
Battle of Buxar
156 - Which British Viceroy has longest reign as Viceroy of India
Lord Linlithgow
157 - Which Delhi ruler took the title ‘Sikander-i-Sani’
Alauddin Khilji
158 - Which event earned for Vallabhbhai Patel the title of "Sardar"
The Bardoli Satyagraha
159 - Which God is worshiped by the people of Indus Valley Civilization
Pashupati
160 - Which Governor-General is given credited for the introduction of English language in India
Lord Bentinck
161 - Which Gupta ruler issued silver coin for the first time
Chandragupta II
162 - Which historical figure is also known as "The last Sun of Indian glory"
Rana Pratap
163 - Which inscription tells about the various achievements of Rudradaman I
Junagarh
164 - Which invasion gave a severe death blow to the Maratha empire
Ahmad shah Abdali
165 - Which king assumed the title Shiladitya
Harsha Vardhan
166 - Which Lodi Sultan shifted its capital from Delhi to Agra
Sikandar Lodi
167 - Which monument was not build by Shah Jahan
Fatehpur Sikri
168 - Which Mughal Emperor built a new city at Delhi known as Din Panah
Humayun
169 - Which Mughal emperors was also known as Shah-i-Bekhabar
Bahadur Shah I
170 - Which Mughal ruler imprisoned his stepmother after the death of his father
Shah Jahan
171 - Which Mughal ruler introduced the fashion of men wearing costly jewels in their ears
Jahangir
172 - Which Mughal ruler shifted capital from Agra to Delhi
Shah Jahan
173 - Which national leader was killed during a protest against Simon Commission
Lala Lajpat Rai
174 - Which of the following dynasties frequently assigned to the ladies high ranking positions in administration
Chalukya
175 - Which of the following Europeans were the last to come to preindependent India as traders
French
176 - Which of the following fruits was known to Harappans
Dates
177 - Which of the following Indian States was annexed by "Doctrine of Lapse"
Satara
178 - Which of the following is not a feature of Government of India Act, 1935
Dyarchy in Provinces
179 - Which of the following is represented by the Harappan Civilization
First Civilization
180 - Which of the following Kashmiri Sultans translated the historical works ‘Rajatarangini’ and the ‘Mahabharata’ into Persian language
Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin
181 - Which of the following texts contained rules of the Buddhist Sangha
Vinaya Pitaka
182 - Which of the following was completely separated from India by the Government of India Act, 1935
Burma
183 - Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak
Nankana
184 - Which one among the following animals was present in the Harappan civilization
Elephant
185 - Which one below symbol signifies the renunciation of Buddha's life
Horse
186 - Which one from the below is known for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India
James Prinsep
187 - Which one important incident happen during the period of Lord Dufferin
Formation of Indian National Congress
188 - Which one is the birthplace of the Gautama Buddha
Lumbini
189 - Which one is the first capital of Delhi Sultanate
Lahore
190 - Which one is the poem written by Kalidas (Other three are play written by Kalidas)
Kumarasambhava
191 - Which one marathi weekly was published by B.R. Ambedkar in 1930
Janata
192 - Which one of the following Badami Chalukya King had to face the Arab invasion
Vikramaditya II
193 - Which one of the following cities was known as "Shiraz of East"
Jaunpur
194 - Which one of the following is also known as Sakya muni
Gautama Buddha
195 - Which one of the following is the seventh part of the State according to Saptang Theory of State
Mitra
196 - Which one of the following Janpads was a republic
Lichhavi
197 - Which one of the following musical instruments is shown in the coins of Samudragupta
Veena
198 - Which one of the following musical instruments was mastered by Aurangzeb
Veena
199 - Which one of the following was an important stronghold of Shvetambara Jainism
Mathura
200 - Which one of the following was the capital of the Pandyas
Madurai
201 - Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India
Fort St. George
202 - Which one was the capital city during Ashoka's empire
Pataliputra
203 - Which one was the first metal used by human
Copper
204 - Which party was represented by Dadabhai Naoroji in the British House of Commons
Liberal Party
205 - Which position did Balban hold under Nasiruddin Mahmud
Wazir
206 - Which ruler build the Siri Fort in New Delhi
Alauddin Khilji
207 - Which Sikh Guru initiated the 'Sikh Khalsa' in 1699
Guru Gobind Singh
208 - Which son of Aurangzeb revolted against his father, weakening the latter's position against the Rajputs
Akbar
209 - Which Sufi Saint was called "Mehboob-e-Ilahi"
Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
210 - Which Sultan of Delhi introduced the practice of ‘Sijda’ and ‘Paibos’ in Darbar for the first time in India
Balban
211 - Which sultanate ruled for the shortest period in Delhi
Khalji
212 - Which text among the following is not written by Amir Khusrau
Sirat-i-Firuz Shahi
213 - Which treaty took place after the war of Second Anglo-Mysore war
Treaty of Mangalore
214 - Which Viceroy of India passed the "Ancient Monuments Preservation Act"
Lord Curzon
215 - Which viceroy of India take the decision of Partition of Bengal
Lord Curzon
216 - Which was the first province of British India to implement a system of dyarchy
Madras
217 - Who addressed Gandhiji as 'one man boundary force'
Lord Mountbatten
218 - Who among the following Chola rulers sent an embassy of merchants to China
Kulottunga
219 - Who among the following did not accompany Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagraha on 1917
Sardar Patel
220 - Who among the following established the Central Hindu School at Banaras
Annie Besant
221 - Who among the following is the author of the book "kitab-ul-Hind"
Al Beruni
222 - Who among the following kings was credited with establishing the equivalent of a modern postal delivery system in India
Sher Shah Suri
223 - Who among the following translated Kalhana's Rajatarangini into English
Sir Aurel Stein
224 - Who among the following was made the Nawab of Bengal twice by the British East India Company
Mir Jafar
225 - Who among the following was not a member of Cabinet Mission
Anthony Eden
226 - Who among the following wrote the text "Kadambari"
Banabhatta
227 - Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora
Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I
228 - Who built the old fort (Purana Qila) in Delhi
Sher Shah
229 - Who commissioned the construction of Jama Masjid, Delhi
Shah Jahan
230 - Who had founded Hindu reform movement 'Arya Samaj' in 1875
Dayananda Saraswati
231 - Who had given the title of "raja" to Ram Mohan Roy
Akbar II
232 - Who had implemented the 'Doctrine of Lapse' policy in India
Lord Dalhousie
233 - Who had renamed the famous diamond 'Syamantaka-mani' as 'Kuh-e nur'
Nadir Shah
234 - Who had suggested the Saptanga theory of State
Kautilya
235 - Who had written the book "Geeta Rahasya"
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
236 - Who had written the book 'Geet Govind'
Jayadev
237 - Who had written the epic poem Padmavat
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
238 - Who headed the interim government in 1946
Lord Wavell
239 - Who introduced Cannon and muskets in warfare in India
Babur
240 - Who introduced Tax for irrigation first time in India
Feroz Tuglaq
241 - Who is also known as "Father of the All India Services"
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
242 - Who is also known as the conscience keeper of Mahatma Gandhi
C. Rajagopalachari
243 - Who is also venerated as "Second Buddha"
Padmasambhava
244 - Who is known as the "The Mother of the Indian Revolution"
Madam Cama
245 - Who is known as the 'Father of Local Self-Government' in India
Lord Ripon
246 - Who is known as the founder of "Vikramashila Vihar"
Dharmapal
247 - Who is known as the founder of Pataliputra
Ajatashatru
248 - Who is known as the Napoleon of India
Samudragupta
249 - Who is the author of the arithmetic book "lilavati"
Bhaskara
250 - Who is the author of the book 'Rama Charitamanas'
Tulshidas
251 - Who is the Father of the Forward Policy
William Bentinck
252 - Who is the founder of Hindu College in Calcutta which is presently known as Presidency University
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
253 - Who is the writer of the book 'Panchatantra'
Vishnu Sarma
254 - Who is the writer of the book 'Ratnavali'
Harsha Vardhan
255 - Who led the Kanpur rebellion during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Nana Sahib
256 - Who looked after foreign affairs in Shivaji’s Ashta Pradhana
Sumant
257 - Who of the following Muslim rulers abolished the pilgrimage tax
Akbar
258 - Who of the following rulers was the contemporary of Gautama the Buddha
Ajatasatru
259 - Who passed a law permitting persons to inherit ancestral property even on changing religion
Elephant
260 - Who raised the demand of "Complete Independence" for the first time in 1921
Maulana Hasrat Mohani
261 - Who said "India is not one but two nations"
Mohammad Iqbal
262 - Who shifted the treasury from Murshidabad to Calcutta
Warren Hastings
263 - Who translated the collection of South Indian tales into Sanskrit and titled the work as Kathasaritasagar
Somdev
264 - Who used the Indian soldiers to fight against Alexander
Darius III
265 - Who was called "Grand old lady of Indian Nationalism"
Dr. Annie Besant
266 - Who was called Mir Bahri in Mughal Administration
Incharge of Royal ships
267 - Who was not a part of 'Navaratnas' of Vikramaditya
Charaka
268 - Who was not included in the 'Navaratna' of Akbar
Raja Bharmal
269 - Who was the author of "Kavyadarsa"
Daṇḍin
270 - Who was the author of "Shahnameh"
Ferdowsi
271 - Who was the author of Kanun-i-Hamayuni
Khwanda Mir
272 - Who was the Chairman of Official language commission in 1955
BG Kher
273 - Who was the chola ruler to adopt the title of "Narkesari"
Vijayalaya
274 - Who was the Constitutional Advisor to the Government of India during the Interim Government
B.N. Rau
275 - Who was the first European to discover the ruins of Harappa near Sahiwal in Punjab
Charles Masson
276 - Who was the first ruler in South India to issue gold coinage
Pulakeshi II
277 - Who was the founder of "Prarthana Samaj"
Atmaram Panduranga
278 - Who was the founder of Bahmani Sultanate
Alauddin Hasan
279 - Who was the founder of Indian Boy Scouts
Robert Baden-Powell
280 - Who was the founder of Madras
Francis Day
281 - Who was the founder of Pala dynasty in Kamrupa
Brahma Pala
282 - Who was the founder of Satyashodhak Samaj
Jyotiba Phule
283 - Who was the founder of Slave dynasty in Delhi
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
284 - Who was the founder of Vijayanagara Empire
Harihara I
285 - Who was the Governor-General of India during Indian Rebellion of 1857
Charles Canning
286 - Who was the immediate successor of Lodi dynasty in Delhi
Mughal dynasty
287 - Who was the last Hindu ruler in the Sind region
Dahir
288 - Who was the last King of the Chola dynasty
Rajendra Chola III
289 - Who was the last ruler of the Maurya Empire
Brihadratha
290 - Who was the President of Congress, at the time of Quit India movement
Abdul Kalam Azad
291 - Who was the Prime Minister of England when the Montagu-Chelmsford Act was passed in 1919
Lloyd George
292 - Who was the ruler of Delhi when Babur attacked India
Ibrahim Lodi
293 - Who was the ruler of Devgiri at the time of Alauddin Khalji's invasion
Ramachandra
294 - Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Lord Chelmsford
295 - Who was the youngest president of Indian National Congress
Abul Kalam Azad
296 - Who were the first Europeans to come to India for trade
Portuguese
297 - Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha
Shunga
298 - Who wrote the book "Hind Swaraj"
M. K. Gandhi
299 - Who, from the following helped Lord Chelmsford to draft the Indian Administrative Act of 1919
Bhupendranath Basu
300 - Yog Sutra of Patanjali was translated into Arabic by
Al Biruni
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