'Kudirai Chettis' were related to which trading commodity in fifteenth century India?

1. Spices
2. Jewellery
3. Textile
4. Horses

'Gandhara Art' is influenced by which ancient regional style?

1. Iranian
2. Greek
3. Chinese
4. European

Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
2. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
3. A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
4. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

Who amongst the following is associated with the study of Hampi?

1. M.S. Nagaraja
2. A.K. Ramanujan
3. David Smith
4. Basavanna

Which of the following historian has talked about role of rumours in the making of Mahatma Gandhi?

1. Shahid Amin
2. Bipan Chandra
3. Gyanendra Pandey
4. Sarvepalli Gopal

Who were the poets of 'Tevaram' in the 10th century?

A. Sundarar and Appar
B. Appar and Karaikkal Ammaiyar
C. Karaikkal Ammaiyar and Sundarar
D. Appar and Sambandar

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B only
2. A, C only
3. B, C only
4. A, D only

How many members were part of the Constituent Assembly in 1946?

1. 300
2. 150
3. 250
4. 320

The famous ruler who composed 'Amuktamalyada' belonged to which of the following dynasties?

1. Sangama
2. Tuluva
3. Saluva
4. Sultanate of Bijapur

Which of the following Indian traveller visited Europe after 1750 and confronted the European vision of India?

1. Francois Bernier
2. Mirza Abu Talib
3. Abu'l Fazl
4. Abd-al Razzaq

Who were 'Paharias'?

1. They were people settled on the plains.
2. They were dwellers settled in and around Rajmahal Hills practicing shifting agriculture.
3. They were the share croppers in Bengal.
4. They were the peasants who were involved in the Deccan revolts in 1875.

Which Avatar of Vishnu is carved in sixth century Aihole sculpture?

1. Vaman
2. Varaha
3. Matasya
4. Kacchap

Which one of the following is NOT true about 1875 Deccan Revolt?

1. The movement began in Supa village in Poona.
2. The Ryots burnt 'bahi-khatas' and debt bods of the Sahukars.
3. The Ryotwari Settlement was responsible for the revolt.
4. The zamindars excess revenue extraction was responsible for peasants impoverishment.

In which year was the first All-India Census attempted in India?

1. 1881
2. 1872
3. 1874
4. 1873

'Gajapatis' were the ruling dynasty of

1. Vijayanagar
2. Orissa
3. Golconda
4. Gujarat

'Mahanavami dibba' is associated with which ancient city?

1. Calicut
2. Hampi
3. Thanjavur
4. Khambat

Which of the following socialist leader asked Mahatma Gandhi to open Salt March protest for women?

1. Sarojini Naidu
2. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
3. Kasturba Gandhi
4. Madam Bikaji Cama

Which of the following American writer wrote Mahatma Gandhi's biography?

1. Louis Fischer
2. Stafford Cripps
3. Lord Linlithgow
4. David Hardiman

The success of Gandhi in broadening the basis of nationalism was based on careful organisation. Find out the incorrect options from below.

A. New branches of the Congress were set up.
B. A series of 'Praja Mandals' were established in the Princely States.
C. He encouraged leaders to communicate in the language of colonial rulers. D. The provincial committees of the Congress should be based on linguistic basis.
E. He asked people to fight with the British in a guerilla warfare method.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, D only
2. B, A only
3. D, C only
4. C, E only

How many books are there in 'Ain-i-Akbari'?

1. 4
2. 3
3. 5
4. 2

'Freedom of Religion' comes under which Article in the Indian Constitution?

1. Articles 25-28
2. Articles 20-24
3. Articles 10-14
4. Articles 14-17

Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
2. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
3. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
4. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Who among the following aggressively argued for the adoption of 'Hindi' as a national language during the debates in the Constituent Assembly?

1. Shankarrao Deo
2. R.V. Dhulekar
3. G. Durgabai
4. T. A. Ramalingam Chettiar

Who amongst the following represented the socialist tendencies within the Indian National Congress?

A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jayaprakash Narayan
C. N.G. Ranga
D. Rajendra Prasad

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, C only
2. A, C only
3. B, D only
4. C, D only

Who chose the representatives to the Constituent Assembly?

1. Universal Franchise
2. State Legislature
3. Provincial Legislatures
4. British Crown

Which of the following languages were used in Asokan inscriptions?

A. Prakrit and Greek
C. Marathi and Greek
D. Aramaic and Marathi
B. Greek and Aramaic

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B only
2. B, C only
3. A, C only
4. A, D only

Arrange the following travellers sequentially in order of their arrival in India.

A. Mahmud Wali Balkhi
B. Francois Bernier
C. Abd-ul Razzaq
D. Ibn Battuta

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. D, B, C, A
2. C, B, A, D
3. D, C, A, B
4. B, D, C, A

Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
2. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
3. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
4. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

Which of the following statements are correct about the 'Fifth Report'?

A. It was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813.
B. It was a report on the administration and activities of the English East India Company in India.
C .It led to intense parliamentary debates on the nature of the English East India Company rule in India.
D. The report was prepared by Governor General Warren Hastings.
E. The report does not provide any insight into the land-revenue settlement under colonial rule.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, C, E only
2. C, D, E only
3. A, B, C only
4. A, C, E only

Which Mughal chronicle is in three volumes (daftars) of ten lunar years?

1. Akbar Nama
2. Badshah Nama
3. Alamgir Nama
4. Jahangir Nama

Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
2. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
3. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
4. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Which of the following is NOT a source to reconstruct the history of the Maurya Empire?

1. Sculpture
2. The account of Megasthenes
3. Arthashastra
4. Harshacharita

‘God is called by many names: Names like Allah, Ra,, Karim, Keshav, Hari, Hazarat. Distinctions are only words we invent... they are both mistaken’ To which poet -saint this composition attributed to?

1. Kabir
2. Mirabai
3. Baba Guru Nanak
4. Baba Farid

Who was the Commander of British Forces during the American War of Independence?

1. Charles Cornwallis
2. Thomas Gainsborough
3. George Chinnery
4. William Hodges

Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
2. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
3. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
4. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

At independence, who amongst the following served in the Union Cabinet as Law Minister?

1. Vallabhbhai Patel
2. K. M. Munshi
3. Alladi Krishnaswamy
4. B. R. Ambedkar

Who amongst the following provided money for the preservation of Sanchi Stupa in the late nineteenth century?

A. Sultan Jehan Begum
B. H.D Barstow
C. John Marshall
D. Shahjehan Begun

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B only
2. B, C only
3. C, D only
4. A, D only

What is the meaning of word 'Tirthankaras' in Jainism?

1. Belief in Ahimsa.
2. Guiding mentors who guide people across the river of existence.
3. Renouncing of the world.
4. Transmigration.

What does 'Shab-i barat' mean?

1. Wedding procession.
2. Night of 'hinabandi'.
3. Night when destinies of the Muslims for the coming year are determined.
4. Ceremony held in Diwan-i Khas.

Where did the Buddha deliver his first sermon ?

1. Lumbini
2. Sarnath
3. Bodh Gaya
4. Kusinagar

Chronologically arrange the following setting up of European commercial bases in different cities of India.

A. Dutch base in Masulipatnam.
B. French base in Pondicherry.
C. Portuguese base in Panaji. D. British base in Madras.
D.Turkish base in madras

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C, B, D, A
2. D, C, B, A
3. A, B, C, D
4. C, A, D, B

Who was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India?

1. John Marshall
2. R.E.M. Wheeler
3. S. N. Roy
4. Alexander Cunningham
 

What kind of records were used by Cunningham to investigate his excavation artefacts?

A. Chinese Records
B. Buddhist Inscriptions
C. Mesopotamian Seals
D. Bahrain Weights

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A. B only
2. B, C only
3. A. C only
4. C, D only

Which was the first site of ancient Indian civilization, discovered by Alexander Cunningham?

1. Mohenjodaro
2. Harappa
3. Dholaviva
4. Rakhigarhi

The report of Alexander Cunningham in 1875 mentions about

1. Terrcotta Cart
2. Harappan Seal
3. Ploughed Fields
4. Canals

Who discovered the seals at the site of Mohenjodaro?

1. Daya Ram Sahni
2. Rakhal Das Banerji
3. John Marshall
4. S. N. Roy

The passage is talking about which rebellion in Indian history.

1. 1857 Rebellion
2. 1905 Bengal Partition
3. Battle of Plassey
4. Santhal Revolt

Which is the first cantonment where the rebellion took place?

1. Awadh Irregular Cavalry
2. Cantonment of Meerut
3. Cantonment of Kanpur
4. Cantonment of Lucknow

Why did 7th Awadh Irregular Cavalry refused to accept new cartridges?

1. Because cartridges was coated with fat of cows and pigs.
2. Because British asked them to shoot at peasants.
3. Because of the Emperor Bahadur Shah was imprisoned.
4. Because there was a famine.

During the revolt 1857 ,what was the communication way among the sepoys ?

1. Telegram

2. Messengeres and courriers

3. Traditional singles and codes

4. Letters and Written Correspondence

Who was the important figure during the revolt of 1857 ?

1. Captain Hearey

2. Bahadur Shah II

3. Kunwar Singh

4. Rani laxmi bai