General Knowledge - Indian History
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Consider the following statements
1.The first man-made port was found in Harappa.
2.The main crops of Indus Valley Civilisation were wheat and barley.
3.The largest Harappan settlements in India is Rakhigarhi in Haryana.
4.The largest number of settlements are in Ghaggar-Haka village.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2,3 and 4
- (c)
All of these
- (d)
None of these
Which of the following Rigvedic god was frequently referred to by the epithet athithi ?
- (a)
agni
- (b)
Indra
- (c)
Varuna
- (d)
Soma
The Aryans came to India as
- (a)
Invaders
- (b)
Refugees
- (c)
Merchants and Normads
- (d)
Immigrants
Consider the following statements
1. The first reference to the idea of rebirth is provided by chandogya Upanishad.
2. Later the idea appeared in a slightly further form in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
- (a)
Both 1 and 2
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Neither 1 nor 2
- (d)
Only 1
Which of the following sacred Buddhist place was situated on the river Niranjana ?
- (a)
Bodh Gaya
- (b)
Kushinagara
- (c)
Lumbini
- (d)
Rishipattanam
In which of the following is the name 'Ashoka' found?
1. Nittur edict of Ashoka.
2. The allahabad Piller inscription of Samudragupta.
3.Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman.
4. Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
1 and 3
- (c)
2 and 4
- (d)
3 and 4
Yavanika ( Curtain ) was intoducted in Indian Theater by which of the following?
- (a)
Sakas
- (b)
Parthians
- (c)
Grreks
- (d)
Kushans
Which of the following Bhakti cult was founded by Vallabhacharya?
- (a)
Gandhi Sampradaya
- (b)
Shri Sampradaya
- (c)
Vishnu Sampradaya
- (d)
Pushti Sampradaya
Match List I with List II and answer as per the codes given below
List I | List II |
A.Mohammad Bin Tughlaq | 1.Land revenue assessment based on actual measurement |
B.Firoz Tughlaq | 2.Restrotation of the prestige of the crown |
C.Balban | 3.Creation of department of agriculture |
D.Alauddin Khiliji | 4.Creatipn of the Employment Bureau |
- (a)
A B C D 3 4 2 1 - (b)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 1 2 - (d)
A B C D 1 4 2 3
Which of the following were are not represented or painted in the medieval Indian paintings?
- (a)
Sloping walls 'batter,
- (b)
Combining the principles of the arch and the lintel and beam
- (c)
Curvilinear cornices
- (d)
Use of the cheaper grey stone instead of the costly red sandstone
Who were Tarafadars in Bahmani Sultanate?
- (a)
Intelligence agents
- (b)
Provincial governors
- (c)
Revenue collectors at district level
- (d)
Prison heads
Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
- (a)
Waqa-i-navis : Newswriter to the central Government
- (b)
Fauzdar : Incharge of the sarkars
- (c)
Shiquar : Incharge of the administration of the parganas of mahals
- (d)
Patwari : headman
Consider the following statements
1.The seeds of the disintegration of Mughal empire were sown during the time of Aurangzeb.
2.He has 3 living sons viz Muazzam, Azan, and Kam Baksha.
3.Muazzam proceeded fast from Kabul to Agra.
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
1 and 3
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
1,2 and 3
The bakti Saint who influenced Shivaji to fight for political power was
- (a)
Ramadas
- (b)
Tukaram
- (c)
Eknath
- (d)
Chakradhar
Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
- (a)
English and Nizam of Hyderabad
- (b)
Marathas and Portuguese
- (c)
Marathas and English
- (d)
English and Sultan of Mysore
Consider the following statements
1. The Dutch and English East India Companies attempted to control Masulipatnam, because of most important port on the East Coast of India.
2. The fort at Masulipatnam was build by Dutch.
3. The ruler of Golconda imposed royal monopolies on the trade passing spices to prevent the trade passing completely into the hands of various East India Companies
Which of the above is/are correct?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1, 2 and 3
- (d)
1 and 3
The fortification of Calcutta by the British in 1756 was regarded by the Nawab of Bengal,Sirajuddaulah,as
- (a)
growth of large-scale British trade
- (b)
an attack upon his sovereignty
- (c)
insecurity of the British in India
- (d)
British control over Bengal
The Gurmukhi script was introduced by
- (a)
Guru Amardas
- (b)
Guru Ramdas
- (c)
Guru Angad
- (d)
Guru Nanak
The Anarchial and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known As the
- (a)
Rowlatt Act
- (b)
Pitts India Act
- (c)
Indian Arms Act
- (d)
IIbert Act
Which of the following is wrong?
- (a)
Dayananda, whose original name was Mula Shankara, was born in Kathiawad in 1824
- (b)
In 1863 Dayanand started preaching his doctrine-there were only one God who was to be worshiped not in the form of images but as a spirit
- (c)
In 1875 he founded the Arya Samaj in Lahore
- (d)
The 'Satyarth Prakash' was his most important book
Consider the following statements about the Non-cooperation Movement
1. The movement was a mixture of nationalism, middle class politics, religion, feudalism, agrarian discontent and working class agitation.
2. The movement was much greater in intensity than any other political agitation which came before it.
3. The movement helped to foster Hondu-Muslim unity.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
Only 3
- (d)
1 and 3
Who wrote 'Unhappy India'?
- (a)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- (b)
Lala Lajpat Rai
- (c)
Surendranath Banerjee
- (d)
Dadabhai Naoroji
Who among the following drafted the Poorna swaraj pledge?
- (a)
Jawaharlal Nehru
- (b)
Subhash Chandra Bose
- (c)
Rajendra Prasad
- (d)
Mahatma Gandhi
What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1.Bardoli Satyagraha
2.Rajkot Satyagraha
3.Champaran Satyagraha
4.Nagpur Satyagraha
Select the correct answer using the codes below
- (a)
1,2,4,3
- (b)
4,3,1,2
- (c)
3,1,4,2
- (d)
3,4,1,2
Consider the following statements
1.The Champaran Satyagraha marked Gandhiji's second appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses.
2.The Champaran Satyagraha was launched to address the problems faced by Indigo plantation workers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following observations is not true in respect to the Quit India Movement?
- (a)
Many smaller zamindars participated in the movement whereas big zamindars maintained a stance of neutrally and refused to assist the British in crushing the movement
- (b)
Under the movement, a special pattern of peasant activity was its total concentration on attacking symbols of British authority and a total lack of anti-zamindar violence
- (c)
The government officials specially assuming lower posts, generously provided their assistance to the movement
- (d)
The Muslim community also participated in the movement on a large scale though the Muslim League was apart from the movement
Which one of the following Indian freedom fighters coined the slogan 'Jai Hind'?
- (a)
JL Nehru
- (b)
BG Tilak
- (c)
Sardar Patel
- (d)
SC Bose
With which one of the following movements is the slogan "Do or Die" associated?
- (a)
Swadeshi Movement
- (b)
Non-Cooperation Movement
- (c)
Civil Disobedience Movement
- (d)
Quit India Movement
Consider the following statements
1. Kummi is one the most important and ancient forms of village dances of Tamil Nadu.
2. This is performed by men only.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
A famous musician (instrumentalist) associated with Tabla is
- (a)
Ali Akbar Khan
- (b)
Vilayat Khan
- (c)
Bismillah Khan
- (d)
Ahmad Jan Thirkuwa