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36. There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the
37. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
38. Tipu sultan was the ruler of
39. The term yavanika meant
40. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
41. Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
42. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
43. 'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
44. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
45. 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?
46. The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
47. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
48. To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of
49. The weekly Commonweal was founded by
50. Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of
51. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
52. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
53. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
54. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
55. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
56. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
57. We can know about early vedic period from
58. The Upanishads are
59. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in which year ?
60. The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
61. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
62. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at which location ?
63. The term Nirgrantha is associated with
64. The Kalinga war was fought in which year ?
65. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
66. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
67. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
68. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by whom ?
69. 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?
70. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for how many centuries ?
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Click Here For Indian History Part -1 36. There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the
- {A} Indus seals excavated
- {B} religious beliefs of the Harappans
- {C} tools and implements used by the Harappans
- {D} different types of dwellings excavated
37. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
- {A} Hind Keasri
- {B} Kaiser-e-Hind
- {C} Rai Bahadur
- {D} Rt. Honorable
38. Tipu sultan was the ruler of
- {A} Hyderabad
- {B} Madurai
- {C} Mysore
- {D} Vijayanagar
39. The term yavanika meant
- {A} foreign goods
- {B} dancer
- {C} curtain
- {D} theatre
40. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
- {A} entire Imperial establishment
- {B} land owned b the emperor himself
- {C} religious land grants
- {D} land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
41. Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
- {A} Mudrarakasam
- {B} Devi Chand Guptam
- {C} Mrichekakatika
- {D} Malavikagnimitra
42. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
- {A} Clive
- {B} Comwallis
- {C} Waren Hastings
- {D} William Bentinck
43. 'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
- {A} Swami Vivekananda
- {B} Swami Dayananda
- {C} Raja Rammohan Roy
- {D} None of the above
44. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
- {A} slave
- {B} cultivator
- {C} neighbor
- {D} foreigner
45. 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?
- {A} Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR
- {B} Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia
- {C} Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka
- {D} All of the above
46. The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
- {A} Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
- {B} Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
- {C} Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
- {D} Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh
47. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
- {A} Akbar
- {B} Humayun
- {C} Shahjahan
- {D} Sher Shah Suri
48. To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of
- {A} Qutub-ud-din Aibak
- {B} Iltutmish
- {C} Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
- {D} Jalal-id-din Khilji
49. The weekly Commonweal was founded by
- {A} Annie Besant
- {B} Bipan Chandra Pal
- {C} Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- {D} Sarojini Naidu
50. Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of
- {A} Shajahan
- {B} Akbar
- {C} Humayun
- {D} Jahangir
51. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
- {A} wind
- {B} eternity
- {C} rain and thunder
- {D} fire
52. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
- {A} first Sangam period
- {B} second Sangam period
- {C} third Sangam period
- {D} post-third Sangam period
53. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
- {A} Chalukyas
- {B} Cholas
- {C} Pallavas
- {D} Satavahanas
54. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
- {A} early Vedic texts
- {B} early Buddhist texts
- {C} pre-Gupta inscriptions
- {D} post-Gupta inscriptions
55. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
- {A} Mohammed Ali Jinnah
- {B} Sayyid Ahmed Khan
- {C} Aga Khan
- {D} All of the above
56. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
- {A} Kunala
- {B} Tivara
- {C} Mahendra
- {D} Jalauka
57. We can know about early vedic period from
- {A} archaeological excavations
- {B} the Rig Veda
- {C} Jatak Katha
- {D} contemporary culture
58. The Upanishads are
- {A} a source of Hindu philosophy
- {B} books of ancient Hindu laws
- {C} books on social behavior of man
- {D} prayers to God
59. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in which year ?
- {A} 1857
- {B} 1858
- {C} 1900
- {D} 1909
60. The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
- {A} Bukka
- {B} Devaraya
- {C} Krishnadevaraya
- {D} Ramaraya
61. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
- {A} Bhukit
- {B} Pradesa
- {C} Vifhi
- {D} Ahara
62. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at which location ?
- {A} Agra
- {B} Delhi
- {C} Dhar
- {D} Gulbarga
63. The term Nirgrantha is associated with
- {A} Ajivikas
- {B} Charvakas
- {C} Jainas
- {D} Pasupatas
64. The Kalinga war was fought in which year ?
- {A} 321 BC
- {B} 301 BC
- {C} 261 BC
- {D} 241 BC
65. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
- {A} Assam
- {B} Bihar
- {C} Madras
- {D} Punjab
66. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
- {A} Athanasius Nikitin
- {B} Nicolo de Conti
- {C} Ibn Batuta
- {D} Ferishta
67. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
- {A} Shankracharya was born that year.
- {B} Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
- {C} Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
- {D} All Muslim invaders were defeated.
68. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by whom ?
- {A} S.N. Sen
- {B} R.C. Mazumdar
- {C} B.G. Tilak
- {D} V.D. Savakar
69. 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?
- {A} Abstention from stealing
- {B} Non-injury
- {C} Brahmacharya or continence
- {D} Non-attachment
70. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for how many centuries ?
- {A} two centuries
- {B} three centuries
- {C} four centuries
- {D} a little over one century
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