1. Sea route to India was discovered by ?
A. Columbus
B. Amundsen
C. Vasco–da–gama
D. None of these
2. The Aryans came from Central Asia to India around
A. 8000
B. 6500 B.C
C. 3500 B.C.
D. 2500 B.C.
3. Which one of the following was the port city of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
A. Harappa
B. Kalibangan
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodara
4. Rig Veda is believed by the historians to have been written when it was ?
A. Stone Age
B. Copper Age
C. Bronze Age
D. Beginning of Iron Age
5. Babar entered India for the first time through ?
A. Sind
B. Punjab
C. Kashmir
D. Rajasthan
6. Who said that there was no Slavery in India?
A. Fahien
B. Strabo
C. Heiun Tsang
D. Megasthenese
7. Mahabharata war took place in ?
A. 500 AD
B. 900 BC
C. 1000 BC
D. 1200 BC
8. The magnificient temple at Halebid was established by ?
A. Cholas
B. Pandyas
C. Hosysalas
D. Naickers
9. India derives its name from ?
A. The Hindus
B. The Aryans
C. Lord Indra
D. The River Indus
10. A national religion called Din–i–Illahi was promulgated by ?
A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
D. Aurangazeb
11. Who introduced English in India?
A. Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord William Bentick
12. The foundation for the Vijayanagar city and kingdom was laid by ?
A. Sadasiva Raya
B. Krishnadevaraya
C. Rama Raya
D. Harihara and Bukka
13. The quit India movement was started in the year ?
A. 1942
B. 1945
C. 1943
D. 1939
14. A council of Eight Ministers known as the Ashta Paradhan assisted?
A. Sher Shah
B. Balaji Baji Rao
C. Shivaji
D. Ahmad Shah Abdali
15. Lord Buddha made his first sermon at ?
A. Sarnath
B. Pataliputra
C. Kapilavasthu
D. Lumbini Gardens
16. Taj Mahal is on the banks of ?
A. Tapti
B. Ganges
C. Jamuna
D. Cauvery
17. Panipat is modern ?
A. Delhi
B. Kurukshetra
C. Sonepat
D. Faridabad
18. Indian Napoleon was ?
A. Chandra Gupta I
B. Samudra Gupta
C. Skanda Gupta
D. Chandra Gupta
19. Kanishka followed ?
A. Jainism
B. Sikhism
C. Hinduism
D. Buddhism
20. The Mughal Empire reached its zenith of expansion under ?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Aurangazeb
D. Shahjehan
21. Do or Die slogan is associated with ?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Nethaji
22. Who established the Mughal Dynasty?
A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
D. Bahadur Shah
23. The Indian National Congress was founded by ?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Annie Besant
C. W.C.Bannerji
D. A.O.Hume
24. The Civil services in India was established by?
A. Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord William Bentick
D. Lord Cornwallis
25. The founder of Portuguese power in India was ?
A. Danes
B. Salsette
C. Albuquerque
D. Vasco–da–gama
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