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Which metal was first used by humans?

• (A) Iron
• (B) Copper
• (C) Silver
• (D) Bronze

Where is the Harappan site called Shortughai located?

• (A) Punjab
• (B) Gujarat
• (C) Rajasthan
• (D) Afghanistan

Where has the evidence of dockyard been found from Indus Valley Civilization?

• (A) Banawali
• (B) Shortughai
• (C) Lothal
• (D) Chanhudaro

Which is referred to as Meluhha in Mesopotamian texts?

• (A) Bahrain
• (B) Oman
• (C) Egypt
• (D) Harappan region

Where have miniature pots of faience probably used as perfume bottles been found?

• (A) Harappa
• (B) Mohenjodaro
• (C) Kalibangan
• (D) Both (A) and (B)

When was the excavation at Lothal started by S.R. Rao?

• (A) 1921
• (B) 1925
• (C) 1946
• (D) 1955

What was the number of Mahajanapadas in Buddhist and Jain texts?

• (A) 6
• (B) 12
• (C) 16
• (D) 18

Who was the founder of Mauryan Empire?

• (A) Chandragupta Maurya
• (B) Ashoka
• (C) Bimbisara
• (D) Ajatashatru

Who was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India at the time of excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?

• (A) Cunningham
• (B) S.R. Rao
• (C) R.E.M. Wheeler
• (D) John Marshall

What was the function of Dhamma Mahamatta?

• (A) Propagation of Dhamma
• (B) Revenue collection
• (C) Construction of temple
• (D) None of these

Which ruler has Harisena praised in the Prayaga Prashasti inscription?

• (A) Ashoka
• (B) Samudragupta
• (C) Chandragupta
• (D) Prabhavati Gupta

Gautamiputra Satakarni was related to which dynasty?

• (A) Satavahana
• (B) Kushana
• (C) Kanva
• (D) Sunga

Who was called Vellalar in Tamil Sangam literature?

• (A) Peasants
• (B) Large landowners
• (C) Ploughmen
• (D) Slaves

What was the organisations of craft producers and merchants called?

• (A) Guilds
• (B) Sarthavahas
• (C) Setthis
• (D) None of these

How many forms of marriages have been recognised by Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras?

• (A) Two
• (B) Four
• (C) Eight
• (D) Sixteen

When did the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang come to India?

• (A) Second Century AD
• (B) Fifth Century AD
• (C) Seventh Century AD
• (D) Eighth Century AD

When was the Rigveda compiled?

• (A) 2000 to 1500 BC
• (B) 1500 to 1000 BC
• (C) 1000 to 500 BC
• (D) 500 to 100 BC

What is the approximate number of symbols in the Harappan script?

• (A) 100
• (B) 200
• (C) 300
• (D) 400

Ujjaini was the capital of which Mahajanapada?

• (A) Chedi
• (B) Vatsa
• (C) Avanti
• (D) Matsya

Which title did the Kushana rulers use before their names?

• (A) Devaputra
• (B) Swargaputra
• (C) Devaraja
• (D) Vikramaditya

What was the period of Shaka king Rudradaman who renovated the Sudarshana lake?

• (A) First Century AD
• (B) Second Century AD
• (C) Third Century AD
• (D) Fourth Century AD

Where was the 5th Century Mandsaur inscription found which describes a guild of silk weavers?

• (A) Rajasthan
• (B) Madhya Pradesh
• (C) Karnataka
• (D) Gujarat

In which language did Jain scholars write literature in ancient India?

• (A) Prakrit
• (B) Sanskrit
• (C) Tamil
• (D) All of these

Where was Buddha born?

• (A) Lumbini
• (B) Vaishali
• (C) Sarnath
• (D) Bodh Gaya

The Kailashnath Temple of Ellora was built during the reign of which dynasty?

• (A) Rashtrakuta
• (B) Chola
• (C) Pallava
• (D) Satavahana

Who was the first Tirthankara of Jainism?

• (A) Mahavira
• (B) Parshvanatha
• (C) Ajitanatha
• (D) Rishabhdeva

Who took Al-Biruni as a hostage from Khwarizm to Ghazni?

• (A) Sultan Mahmud
• (B) Muhammad Ghori
• (C) Balban
• (D) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

Who was the author of Rihla?

• (A) Al-Biruni
• (B) Bernier
• (C) Abdur Razzaq
• (D) Ibn Battuta

Who was Francois Bernier?

• (A) Doctor
• (B) Political philosopher
• (C) Historian
• (D) All of these

Who called Mughal cities as 'Camp towns'?

• (A) Ibn Battuta
• (B) Bernier
• (C) Tavernier
• (D) Barbosa

Which god was worshipped in the Jagannatha temple of Puri?

• (A) Krishna
• (B) Balarama
• (C) Subhadra
• (D) All of them

Which god was worshipped by the Nayanars?

• (A) Brahma
• (B) Vishnu
• (C) Shiva
• (D) Agni

Who led the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka in the twelfth century?

• (A) Appar
• (B) Sundarar
• (C) Karaikkal Ammaiyar
• (D) Basavanna

Which of the following is the composition of Alvar saints?

• (A) Tevaram
• (B) Nalayira Divyaprabandham
• (C) Both (A) and (B)
• (D) None of these

What were the Muslims coming from Persia called?

• (A) Turushka
• (B) Tajika
• (C) Parashika
• (D) None of these

Where was the Dargah of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia?

• (A) Ajmer
• (B) Delhi
• (C) Patna
• (D) Bihar Sharif

Who compiled the Adi Granth Sahib?

• (A) Guru Nanak
• (B) Guru Gobind Singh
• (C) Guru Tegh Bahadur
• (D) Guru Arjan Dev

In which language are the Vachanas (sayings) of the Virashaiva tradition composed?

• (A) Tamil
• (B) Kannada
• (C) Telugu
• (D) Marathi

Verses ascribed to Kabir have been compiled in which book?

• (A) Bijak
• (B) Kabir Granthavali
• (C) Adi Granth Sahib
• (D) All of these

Apart from the Sikh Gurus, the words of which saints are compiled in the 'Adi Granth Sahib'?

• (A) Baba Farid
• (B) Ravidas
• (C) Kabir
• (D) All of them

What was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagara empire called?

• (A) Sangama
• (B) Saluva
• (C) Tuluva
• (D) Aravidu

Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of which dynasty?

• (A) Saluva
• (B) Aravidu
• (C) Sangama
• (D) Tuluva

When did the battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi (Talikota battle) take place?

• (A) 1560
• (B) 1563
• (C) 1565
• (D) 1640

When was the Gajapati dynasty of Orissa established?

• (A) 1206
• (B) 1336
• (C) 1347
• (D) 1435

When did the Portuguese conquer Goa?

• (A) 1498
• (B) 1509
• (C) 1510
• (D) 1526

Afanasi Nikitin, who visited Vijayanagara, was a merchant of which country?

• (A) Portugal
• (B) Italy
• (C) Russia
• (D) Spain

What is 'Mahanavami dibba'?

• (A) Temple
• (B) Palace
• (C) Massive platform
• (D) Mountain

Who was the mother goddess of Vijayanagara?

• (A) Pampadevi
• (B) Parvati
• (C) Kali
• (D) Durga

Who were Kudirai Chettis of Vijayanagara?

• (A) Horse traders
• (B) Jewellery seller
• (C) Cloth merchant
• (D) Farmer

In which language did Krishnadevaraya write 'Amuktamalyada'?

• (A) Tamil
• (B) Telugu
• (C) Sanskrit
• (D) Kannada

Who wrote 'Ain-i-Akbari'?

• (A) Nizamuddin Ahmad
• (B) Abbas Khan Sarwani
• (C) Abdul Qadir Badauni
• (D) Abul Fazl

Which term did Indo-Persian sources of the Mughal period use to denote peasants?

• (A) Ryot
• (B) Muzarian
• (C) Asami
• (D) All of these

What was the system of cash payment made by landlords to artisans in exchange of their services in Bengal in the 18th century called?

• (A) Miras
• (B) Jajmani
• (C) Watan
• (D) None of these

What was the revenue grant given as charity called?

• (A) Arazi
• (B) Suyurghal
• (C) Naqdi
• (D) Jajmani

Since when are pineapple, papaya and maize grown in India?

• (A) 6th century
• (B) 12th century
• (C) 14th century
• (D) 17th century

Which text was composed by Gulbadan Begum?

• (A) Baburnama
• (B) Humayunama
• (C) Alamgiranama
• (D) Badshahnama

In which language did Babur write Baburnama?

• (A) Persian
• (B) Turkish
• (C) Urdu
• (D) Hebrew

Who was the founder of Mughal dynasty in India?

• (A) Sher Shah
• (B) Akbar
• (C) Humayun
• (D) Babur

‘Jital’ coin was made of which metal?

• (A) Gold
• (B) Copper
• (C) Brass
• (D) Silver

Whom did Akbar defeat in the second Battle of Panipat in 1556?

• (A) Hemu
• (B) Ibrahim Lodi
• (C) Nadir Shah
• (D) Bajirao

Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?

• (A) Warren Hastings
• (B) Cornwallis
• (C) Buchanan
• (D) Ripon

When was the Fifth report tabled in the British Parliament?

• (A) 1793
• (B) 1774
• (C) 1813
• (D) 1833

When was the 'Pitt's India Act' passed?

• (A) 1774
• (B) 1784
• (C) 1793
• (D) 1813

Who was Francis Buchanan?

• (A) A doctor
• (B) A landlord
• (C) A businessman
• (D) Governor

When did the Santhal rebellion take place?

• (A) 1792-1793
• (B) 1833-1834
• (C) 1855-1856
• (D) 1875-1876

Which tribe did the British settle in 'Damin-i-Koh'?

• (A) Santhals
• (B) Paharias
• (C) Mundas
• (D) None of them

Who was the owner of the land in the Ryotwari settlement?

• (A) Farmer
• (B) Landlord
• (C) Moneylender
• (D) None of them

Where did the Sepoys revolt on 10th May, 1857?

• (A) Delhi
• (B) Agra
• (C) Meerut
• (D) Patna

On what charges did the British remove Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh in 1856?

• (A) Due to rebellious activities
• (B) Due to misrule
• (C) For not supporting in the war against Marathas
• (D) None of these

Who was called the 'Nursery of the Bengal Army'?

• (A) Calcutta
• (B) Awadh
• (C) Dhaka
• (D) Delhi

When did Lord William Bentinck make laws to abolish the practice of Sati?

• (A) 1820
• (B) 1829
• (C) 1833
• (D) 1839

Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar exiled by the British?

• (A) Calcutta
• (B) Rangoon
• (C) Bombay
• (D) Madras

What was 'The Clemency of Canning'?

• (A) Newspaper
• (B) Cartoon
• (C) Sculpture
• (D) Law

Who called the Revolt of 1857 as 'India's Freedom Struggle'?

• (A) Disraili
• (B) Marx
• (C) Tilak
• (D) Savarkar

For what purpose was the Peel Commission formed in 1858?

• (A) Reform in the revenue system
• (B) Punishment of the rebels
• (C) Reorganization of the army
• (D) Spread of education

When was the capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

• (A) 1909
• (B) 1910
• (C) 1911
• (D) 1912

In which city is 'Fort Saint George' located?

• (A) Pondicherry
• (B) Madras
• (C) Calcutta
• (D) Bombay

In which architectural style is the 'Gateway of India' built?

• (A) Neo-Gothic
• (B) Indo-Saracenic
• (C) Neo-Classical
• (D) Dravidian style

When did the regular decennial census start in India?

• (A) 1861
• (B) 1871
• (C) 1881
• (D) 1891

When did Mahatma Gandhi go to South Africa in connection with a case?

• (A) 1891
• (B) 1893
• (C) 1901
• (D) 1906

On whose request did Gandhiji go to Champaran?

• (A) Rajendra Prasad
• (B) J.B. Kripalani
• (C) Raj Kumar Shukla
• (D) Tilak

When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre happen?

• (A) 13th April, 1917
• (B) 13th April, 1918
• (C) 13th April, 1919
• (D) 13th April, 1920

When was Gandhiji's book 'Hind Swaraj' published?

• (A) 1906
• (B) 1909
• (C) 1915
• (D) 1918

Which was the first mass movement started by Gandhiji?

• (A) Swadeshi movement
• (B) Non-cooperation movement
• (C) Quit India movement
• (D) Salt movement

How many members were there in Simon Commission?

• (A) One
• (B) Three
• (C) Five
• (D) Seven

Who was the author of the book 'Gandhi as Mahatma'?

• (A) Shahid Amin
• (B) Annie Besant
• (C) Rajendra Prasad
• (D) Sumit Sarkar

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was Gandhiji's associate in which movement?

• (A) Champaran movement
• (B) Non-cooperation movement
• (C) Quit India movement
• (D) Civil Disobedience movement

Which Round Table Conference did Gandhiji attend as a representative of Congress?

• (A) First
• (B) Second
• (C) Third
• (D) None of these

When was the Poona Pact signed between Gandhiji and Dr. Ambedkar?

• (A) 1931
• (B) 1932
• (C) 1933
• (D) 1934

When did Cripps Mission come to India?

• (A) 1940
• (B) 1941
• (C) 1942
• (D) 1943

Who formed the Azad Hind Fauj in September, 1942?

• (A) Rash Behari Bose
• (B) Subhash Chandra Bose
• (C) Rash Behari Ghosh
• (D) Mohan Singh

Who was the Chairman of the Cabinet Mission Plan?

• (A) Lawrence
• (B) Cripps
• (C) Wavell
• (D) Alexander

When did Muslim League observe Direct Action Day?

• (A) 16th August, 1945
• (B) 16th August, 1946
• (C) 17th August, 1945
• (D) 17th August, 1946

Whose government was in power in Britain at the time of India’s independence?

• (A) Labour Party
• (B) Liberal Party
• (C) Republic Party
• (D) Democratic Party

Under which plan was the Constituent Assembly formed?

• (A) Indian Independence Act, 1947
• (B) Mountbatten Plan
• (C) Cabinet Mission Plan
• (D) Wavell Plan

Who was the Chairman of the drafting committee of the constitution?

• (A) Rajendra Prasad
• (B) Sachchidanand Sinha
• (C) B. R. Ambedkar
• (D) Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer

Who presented the proposal for the National Flag of India in the Constituent Assembly?

• (A) Vallabhbhai Patel
• (B) Rajendra Prasad
• (C) Jawaharlal Nehru
• (D) K.M. Munshi

Who was the Finance Minister in the interim government?

• (A) Liaquat Ali Khan
• (B) Jagjivan Ram
• (C) C.H. Bhabha
• (D) B.R. Ambedkar

Who was the first Governor General of independent India?

• (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
• (B) Lord Mountbatten
• (C) J.B. Kripalani
• (D) C. Rajagopalachari

Who gave the slogan 'Jai Hind'?

• (A) Subhash Chandra Bose
• (B) Chandrashekhar Azad
• (C) Bhagat Singh
• (D) Rajguru

Name four major agricultural products produced in the Indus Valley Civilization.

Write two features of the drainage system of Indus Valley Civilization.

Write the names of any four Mahajanapadas.

What were Punchmarked coins?

What do you understand by Varna system?

What was Women's wealth (Streedhan)?

What is the Therigatha?

What do you understand by Lingayat sect?

What are the Panch Mahavratas of Mahavir Swami?