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1. What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions?Brahmi

2. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? Champaran

3. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? Champaran

4. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?Aurangazeb

5. Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period? The Bijapur
School

5. Rig-Veda is divided into 10 books. Which books are the oldest? Second ansd seventh

6. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital? Rampurva

7. The ruler which was not invited to join the confederacy to fight against Vijaynagar in the
battle of Talikota? Berar

8. Whose tomb is „Biwi Ka Maqbara‟? Aurangazeb's wife

9. By whom was Shuddhi movement (conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism) started? Swamy
Dayanand Saraswathi

10. During India‟s Freedom Struggle, which led to the first „All India Hartal‟? Protest against
Rowlatt act

11. Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle? Plassey

12. Near the banks of which river excavations have brought to light that Indus Valley
Civilization percolated to far south? Krishna

13. By whom was the „Shahnama‟ written? Firdausi

14. Which Mughal Emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar?
Akbar

15. When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished? During( 2500-1750) BC

16. In which country was Buddhism first propogated outside India? Sri Lanka

17. Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism? Kanishka

18. Who is most famous for” the establishment of an elaborate system of municipal
administration? Chandragupta Maurya

19. During which reign was the East India Company founded in London? Akbar

20. Who was known as „Lady with Lamp‟? Florence Nightingale

21. By whom was Island of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as dowry?
Portugese

22. During which movement was „Mahatma‟ added before Gandhiji‟s name? Champaran
Satyagraha

23. Which was the Prince who was responsible for the death of his father? Ajatasatru

24. Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress Dadabhai Naoroji

25. By whom was the Home Rule Movement in India was started? Annie besant and Tilak

26. Who stated that there was no slavery in India? Megasthenes

27. Which ruler had granted Diwani to the East India company? Shah Alam II

28. On which thing did the Buddhism and Jainism both give stress? Non Violence

29. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of „Sijda‟? Balban

30. Who got the „Bharat Ratna‟ award, before becoming the President of India? Dr.Zakir
Hussain

31. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar from which system was it borrowed from ?
Mongolia

32. Which Land tenure systems was introduced by Lord Cornwallis? Zamindari

33. By whom was Swaraj as a national demand first made? Dadabhai Naoroji

34. Which reservoir is constructed on Chambal? Gandhi sagar

35. Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism? Menander

36. During which reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama Buddha preach their
doctrines? Bimbisara

37. By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made? Dadabhai Naoroj

38. Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles? Balban

39. Who built Char Minar? Quli Qutb Shah

40. On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom was the kingdom of Golconda founded?Kakatiyas

41. In which year did the Peshwa became the official head of Maratha administration? 1748 A.D

42. Bhopal gas tragedy struck in the year 1984 due to the leakage of which gas? Methyl iso
cyanate

43. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? Lord chelmsford

44. Who led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905)? Surendranath Banerjee

45. Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art? Kushans

46. In India, where did the Dutch establish their earliest factory?Masulipattanam

47. Who is the Father of local self government in India? Lord Ripon

48. In ancient India, Nalanda University was a great centre for the study of which
religion? Mahayana Buddism

49. Which was the medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of
agriculture?Mohammed bin Tughlaq

50. Why is Sher Shah is well known for his administrative skill,? Land revenue system

51. By whom was the practice of Sati was declared illegal? Lord William Bentinck

52. The world famous „Khajuraho‟ sculptures are located in which State?Madhya Pradesh

53. In the Interim Government formed in the year 1946, who held the portfolio of
Defence?Baldev Singh

54. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March?Sabarmati Ashram

55. Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States?Sardar Patel

56. Which element of Hinduism was practised in the Indus Valley Civilization? Cult of Shiva

57. What is the meaning of „Buddha‟? The Enlightened one

58. Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as– As viceroy of Taxila
59. Who has been called the „Napoleon of India‟? Samudra gupta

60. Which battle was fought in 1192 A.D.? Second Battle of Tarain

61. During whose reign did the Mongols first invaded India? Iltumish

62. Which Sikh Guru called himself the „Sachcha Badshah‟? Guru Hargovind

63. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS? Surendranath banerjee

64. What was the real name of Tantiya Tope? Ramchandra Panduranga

65. Which historical personality of India is also known as Vishnugupta? Chanakya

66. The English East India Company founded a permanent factory at Surat in which year? 1613

67. Which Harappan site had a dock? Lothal

68. Who was the founder of the Nanda dyansty? Mahapadma Nanda

69. Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times? Kharavela

70. Which ruler was adorned with the title of „Maharajadhiraja‟ (King of Kings)? Chandragupta 1

71. Under which Sultan, Khalisa land increased considerably? Alauddin khijli

72. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National
Congress?1896

73. Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse? Satara

74. Which Chola ruler converted the Bay of Bengal into a „Chela lake‟? Rajendra 1

75. Which of the Vedas was divided into „White‟ and „Black‟ parts? Yajur

76. Who earned the title of a „Liberator‟? Ashoka

77. Vatapi was the capital of the which reign? Chalukyas

78. Who was last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne? Muhammed shah

79. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress? Badruddin Tyyabji

80. Which veda contains the Gayatri Mantra? Rig veda

81. Which ruler died while playing „Chaugan‟? Jalal ud din khilji

82. When Akbar was born, Humayun was under the shelter of which king? Raja of Amarkot

83. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English? Charles Wilkins

84. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi? Gopal hari Deshmukh

85. Where was the sepoys revolted openly in 1857? Meerut

86. Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540?Humayun

87. Which is the God who is the most prominent in „Rigaveda‟? Indra

88. Who, according to Jains, was the founder of Jainism?Rishabha

89. Which Englishmen was honoured by Jahangir with the title of „Khan‟? Williamm Hawkins

90. Which rulers fought the fourth Anglo-Mysore in which he was killed? Tipu sultan

91. Which animal had the Stone Age people first? Sheep

92. Who was the Sikh Guru to be slaughtered by Aurangzeb? Teg Bahadur

93. In which period did iron come to be used by the Vedic people? In around 1000 BC

94. The title of Governor-General was changed to that of Viceroy in which year? 1858 AD

95. How was Akbar‟s land revenue system known? Zabti system

96. Crop sown soon after the onset of south-west monsoon in India, what is this called? Kharif

97. Who sent Hienu-Tsang as an envoy to Harsha‟s‟ court? Tai Tsung

98. How was the Gupta administration? Monor chial

99. By whom was Decimal system introduced? Bhaskara

100. Knowledge about the- existence of which animal is doubtful in the Indus VaElley
Civilization? CAT

101. Who was the first winner of‟ Dada Saheb Phalke Award? Prithvi raj Kapoor

102. On the which bank of river is the site of Harappa located? Ravi

103. Who was defeated by Babur in the first battle of Panipat?Ibrahim Lodi

104. Who was the founder of the first Afghan dynasty in India?Bahlol Lodi

105. Which Sultan built the fifth storeys of Qutub Minar? Firoz shah tughlaq

106. In 1889 a British Committee of the Indian National Congress was started. Who was its
Chairman?W. Wedderburn

107. Which was the most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in
India?Buxar

108. Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which ruler? Harsha

109. Under which system of assessment, the British Government collected revenue directly from
the farmers?Ryotwari

110. By the time of which ruler was Gautama Buddha elevated to the position of God?Kanishka

111. From which ruler did Humayun received the Kohinoor diamond?The Ruler of Gwalior

112. Which was initially the most powerful city state of Indian in the 6th century B.C ? Magadh

113. With whose reign is the Gandhara school of art associated? Kanishka

114. In which movements Vande Mataram was adopted as a slogan for agitation?Partition of
Bengal in 1905

115. The First Anglo-Burmese War was concluded by a treaty Which is that?Treaty of Yandaboo

116. What is the mean of Epigraphy? The study of inscriptions

117. From which place did the Aryans came to India? Central Asia

118. Where is the tomb of Babar? Kabul

119. What was the crux of early Buddhism? Renunciation of desire

120. During whose Viceroyalty, Queen Victoria was crowned with „Kaiser-i-Hind‟ in Delhi Durbar?
Lytton

121. Who built the temple of the Sun God at Konark? Narshimha

122. What was the greatest invention of man in Palaeolithic Age? Fire

123. Where was a Buddhisit council during the reign of Ashoka held?At Pataliputra

124. Who was the first Engish person who visited the court of Akbar? Ralph Fitch

125. Where was the Arya Samaj setup for the first time in 1875? Bombay
126. Where did Alexander die?Babylon

127. Which Emperor had the longest reign? Muhammad Shah

128. Which Sultan of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits? Firoz shah
Tughlaq

129. The words „Satyameva Jayate‟ in the state Emblem of India were taken from? Mundaka
Upanishad

130. Gautama Buddha‟s birthplace is marked by whom? Rummindei pillar of Ashoka Maurya

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