Mughal Empire
1. Which among the following books was authored by a lady of the Mughal Royal House?
1. Which among the following Kavya of Sanskrit, deal with court intrigues & access to power of Chandragupta Maurya?
A. Mrichhakatika
B. Ritusamhara
C. Kumarasambhava
D. Mudrarakshahsa
D. Mudrarakshahsa
1. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
A. By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
B. By advocating open revolt
C. By seeking foreign help against the British
D. By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad
A. By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
1. Which of the following is related to Etymology?
A. Shiksha
B. Kalpa
C. Nirukta
D. Vyakaran
C. Nirukta
1. Who said that the congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Dufferin
C. Lord Minto
D. None of these
A. Lord Curzon
2. Which Mughal ruler earned the title Insan-i-kamil (Perfect Man) for his peaceful personality and patience?
2. Which among the following is not a correct pair?
A. Ellora Caves – Rastrakuta Rulers
B. Mahabalipuram – Pallava Rulers
C. Khajuraho – Chandellas
D. Elephanta Caves – Mauyra Era
D. Elephanta Caves – Mauyra Era
2. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
A.The Government of India Act, 1858
B. The Ilbert Bill
C. Indian Councils Act of 1892
D. Queen Victoria's Proclamation
D. Queen Victoria's Proclamation
2. Study of inscription is called:
A. Archaeology
B. Numismatic
C. Epigraphy
D. Palaeography
C. Epigraphy
2. Which of the following leader was not present in the very first meeting of Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji,
B. Kashinath Trimbak Telang
C. Pherozeshah Mehta
D. Surendranath Banerjee
D. Surendranath Banerjee
3Where did Babar die?
3. The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?
A. Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas,
B. Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
C. Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
D. Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas
B. Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
3. Which of the following newspaper was started by Annie Besant?
A. The Hindu
B. Indian Express
C. The Times of India
D. New India
D. New India
3. Which of the following is not a religious text?
A. Rigveda
B. Sangam
C. Upanishad
D. None of the above
B. Sangam
3. Which of the following leader was not moderate?
A. Dada Bhai Naoroji
B. Anand Charlu
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Madan Mohan Malviya
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Which of the following Mughal monuments is not made of marble?
4. On which of the following systems of Hindu Philosophy , Shankaracharya wrote commentary in 9th century AD?
A. Sankhya
B. Vaisheshika
C. Yoga
D. Uttarmimansa
D. Uttarmimansa
4. Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the aims of the Indian National Congress in the early phases
I. Eradication of all possible race, creed or provincial prejudices among all lovers of India.
II. Promotion of personal intimacy among all the earnest workers in the cause of India.
III. Formulation of popular demands.
IV. Organisation of a violent struggle for the political emancipation of India.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Codes:
A. I, II & III
B. I, II & III
C. III & IV
D. II & III
A. I, II & III
4. Who wrote Panchatantra?
A. Kalidas
B. Vishnu Sharma
C. Chanakya
D. Nagarjun
B. Vishnu Sharma
4. Who said that Indian National Congress is a ‘begging institute’?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
5. During the reign of which Mughal emperor, was the empire territorially most extensive?
5. Which among the following is not correct?
A. The capital of pandyas was Madurai
B. The capital of Cheras was Vanchi
C. Capital of the Videha Kingdom – Mithila
D. Capital of Gahadwal Dynasty – Kannauj
C. Capital of the Videha Kingdom – Mithila
5. Who among the following was the real founder of the Aligarh Muslim University?
A. Nawab Salimullah
B. Syed Ahmad Khan
C. Abul Kalam Azad
D. Muhhammed Ali Jinnah
B. Syed Ahmad Khan
5. Satavahana dynasty originated from?
A. South of Arawali
B. South of Vindhya
C. South of Satpura
D. South of Satmola
B. South of Vindhya
5. When was congress split?
A. At Surat session in 1906
B. At Benares session in 1905
C. At Madras in1908
D. At Lahore in1909
A. At Surat session in 1906