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100

1. Which among the following books was authored by a lady of the Mughal Royal House?

  1. Babar Namah
  2. Akbar Namah
  3. Humayun Namah
  4. Badshah Namah
  • Humayun Namah
100

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

100

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

100

1. Which of the following is related to Etymology?

A. Shiksha

B. Kalpa

C. Nirukta

D. Vyakaran

C. Nirukta

100

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

200

2. Which Mughal ruler earned the title Insan-i-kamil (Perfect Man) for his peaceful personality and patience?

  1. Shahjahan
  2. Humayun
  3. Jahangir
  4. Akbar
  • Humayun
200

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

200

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

200

2. Study of inscription is called:

A. Archaeology

B. Numismatic

C. Epigraphy

D. Palaeography

C. Epigraphy

200

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

300

3Where did Babar die?

  1. Agra
  2. Kabul
  3. Lahore
  4. Delhi
  • Agra
300

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

300

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


300

3. Which of the following is not a religious text?

A. Rigveda

B. Sangam

C. Upanishad

D. None of the above

B. Sangam

300

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

400

4. Which of the following Mughal monuments is not made of marble?

  1. Moti Masjid
  2. Humayun's Tomb
  3. Tomb of Idmat-ud-daula
  4. Taj Mahal
  • Humayun's Tomb
400

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

400

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

400

4. Who wrote Panchatantra?

A. Kalidas

B. Vishnu Sharma

C. Chanakya

D. Nagarjun

B. Vishnu Sharma

400

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

500

5. During the reign of which Mughal emperor, was the empire territorially most extensive?

  1. Akbar
  2. Shah Jahan
  3. Jahangir
  4. Aurangzeb
  • Aurangzeb
500

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

500

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

500

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

500

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