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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Indian history


Que. Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in which year?
Ans.  1896

Que.  Under the Nayankara system of Vijayanagar, lands were assigned to ?
Ans.  persons against annual tributes and military service

Que. The title 'Vikramaditya' was assumed by
Ans.  Chandragupta II

Que.  The Battle of Plassey was fought in Which year ?
Ans.  1757

Que. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
Ans.  1853

Que.  The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
Ans.  Jhelum and Chenab

Que. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
Ans.  military affairs

Que. Tripitakas are sacred books of
Ans.  Buddhists

Que. The trocesers were introduced in the Indian dress by
Ans.  The Kushans

Que. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
Ans.  Nirvana

Que. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
Ans.  Dadabhai Naoroji

Que. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
Ans. Cornwallis

Que. The king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
Ans.  Mahanayakacharya

Que. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada was in which language?
Ans.  Telugu

Que. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
Ans.  Japan

Que. We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
Ans.  Trajan

Que. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
Ans. Greece

Que. Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of 
Ans. brahman, prakriti, prakriti, achyuta, aniruddha

Que. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as
Ans. Dakhili

Que. The treaty of Mangalore was signed between
Ans.  the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan

Que. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
Ans.  Hindushahis

Que. To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?
Ans. Lawyers, Teachers, Journalists

Que. The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in
Ans. Pattinappalai

Que. Todar Mal was associated with
Ans. land revenue reforms

Que. The third battle of Panipat was between the
Ans. Afghans and the Marathas

Que. The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
Ans. 1858 AD

Que. To which of the following dynasties did Kind Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong?
Ans. Gurjara Pratihara

Que.The term devamtrika referes to
Ans. country with rainfall

Que. Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory    over
Ans. Sakas
 
Que. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were
Ans. Babar and Jahangir

Que. To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?
Ans. Ashoka

Que. The zamindari in Mughal India was not
Ans. a saleable right

Que. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
Ans. 14th Century AD

Que. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
Ans. Pali

Que. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
Ans. Santhals


Que. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
Ans. Travancore

Que. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
Ans. N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam

Que. Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were
Ans. Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas

Que. The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
Ans.  Pepper

Que. The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this  manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why  should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by
Ans.  Bernier

Que. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
Ans.  The king

Que. To which of the republic of Buddha belong?
Ans.  Sakyas

Que. To express it is modern terms, the Mughal forces were composed of
Ans.  infantry, cavalry, artillery and navy

Que. There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the
Ans.  different types of dwellings excavated

Que. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
Ans. Kaiser-e-Hind

Que. Tipu sultan was the ruler of
Ans  Mysore

Que. The term Yavanika meant
Ans. Curtain

Que. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
Ans.  land owned b the emperor himself

Que. Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
Ans. Mudrarakasam

Que. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
Ans. Clive

Que. 'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
Ans. Swami Dayananda

Que. The ultimate goal of which of the following religions in Nirvana?
Ans.  Buddhism

Que. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
Ans. Neighbor

Que. To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?
Ans. Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia, Indonesia, UAR, Ghana

Que. The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
Ans.  Abul Fazl's Akbarnama

Que.  Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
Ans.  Akbar

Que.  To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of
Ans.  Iltutmish

Que.  The weekly Commonweal was founded by 
Ans.  Annie Besant

Que.Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of
Ans. Jahangir

Que. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
Ans. rain and thunder

Que.Tolkappiyam is associated with the
Ans. second Sangam period

Que. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
Ans. Chalukyas

Que. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
Ans. pre-Gupta inscriptions

Que. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
Ans. Aga Khan

Que.  Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
Ans. Tivara

Que. We can know about early vedic period from
Ans. the Rig Veda

Que. The Upanishads are
Ans. a source of Hindu philosophy

Que. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in
Ans. 1857

Que. The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
Ans. Devaraya I

Que. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
Ans. Vifhi

Que. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at
Ans. Delhi

Que. The term Nirgrantha is associated with
Ans. Jainas

Que. The Kalinga was fought in
Ans. 261 BC

Que. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
Ans. Punjab

Que. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
Ans. Nicolo de Conti

Que. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
Ans. Shankracharya was born that year.

Que. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by
Ans. V.D. Savakar

Que. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira addes which of the followings as the fifth vow?
Ans. Brahmacharya or continence



Que.The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about
Ans. three centuries




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