Guptas & Mauryas
Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of
A. Sikhism
B. Jainism
C. Buddhism
D. Jewism
Jainism
The court language of Mughals was :
Persian
Arabic
Urdu
Hindi
Persian
Which Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
A. Tegh Bahadur
B. Arjun Dev
C. Hargobind
D. Gobind Singh
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Why was 15 August 1947 chosen as the date of power transfer by Viceroy Mountbatten?
It was the British Thanksgiving Day
It was Britain's Queen's birthday
It was the second anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
It was decided by King George VI
It was the second anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
Which country does not share its independence day with India?
North Korea
Bahrain
Republic of the Congo
Indonesia
Indonesia
The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
A. Vishnu Gupta
B. Upagupta
C. Brahma Gupta
D. Brihadratha
Upagupta
The city of Prayag was named Allahabad, the city of Allah by
Akbar
Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
Bahadur Shah Zafar
He is the Indian National Congress leader who preceded Gandhi and successfully urged the Congress to take a more militant stance against the British, including the boycott of British goods over the Bengal Partition
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
When was the 'Quit India Movement' Launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
A. 1946
B. 1939
C. 1942
D. 1940
1942
Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
A. Slavery
B. Rigidity of Caste
C. Prostitution
D. Widow remarriage
Widow Remarriage
Which one of the following was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in the court of Akbar?
Ramtanu Pande
Akbar was one of the greatest kings of India. Akbar fought the famous Second Battle of Panipat against which ruler?
Bairam Khan
Ibrahim Lodi
Hemu
Sher Shah Suri
Hemu
The idea of Pakistan was first conceived
Muhammad Iqbal
M. A. Jinnah
Shaukar Ali
Aga Khan
Muhammad Iqbal
Who was the first woman President of India National Congress?
A.Annie Besant
B.Aruna Asaf Ali
C.Saroijini Naidu
D.Vijayalaxmi Pandit
E.None of these
Annie Besant
The capital of the Mauryan kingdom was located at
A. Pataliputra
B. Vaishali
C. Lumbini
D. Gaya
Pataliputra
Prithvi Raj Chauhan was the king of Delhi. Whom did he defeat in the First Battle of Tarain (Taraori)?
Ibrahim Lodi
Mahmud of Ghazni
Muhammad Ghori
Muhammad
Muhammad Ghori
Which of the following Mughal King reign during the large scale famine in Gujarat and Deccan?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. Shahjahan
Shahjahan
Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
Dutch
English
French
Portuguese
French
Which battle established the supremacy of the British rule in India?
Battle of Plassey, 1757
Battle of Buxar, 1764
3rd Mysore war, 1790-92
4th Mysore war 1799
Battle of Buxar
Harshavardhana was a powerful king of India who helped to reunite Northern India after the collapse of the Gupta Empire. But his expedition of occupying Southern India was foiled by which king?
Mangalesa
Kirtivarman
Mahendravarman
Pulakesi
Pulakesi
The Mughal Empire was one of the largest empires of India. The second Mughal Emperor Humayun was defeated by another Emperor which led to an interruption in the Mughal rule and the establishment of another dynasty by the new emperor. Who was this new emperor?
Sikander Shah Suri
Sher shah Suri
Islam Shah Suri
Adil Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri
At which of the following battles was Humayun defeated by Sher Shar Suri?
Battle of Chausa
The first and last Indian to hold office as Government General of Independence India was?
Jamanalal Bajaj
B.C. Rajagopalachari
Rajendra Prasad
M.A. Ansari
None of these
C Rajagopachari
Who was the Prime Minister of U. K. at the time of India’s independence?
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Lord Mountbatten
Ramsay Mac Donald
Clement Attlee