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
