Q.1:- The Gandhara art flourished under
- The Kushanas
- The Satavahanas
- The Guptas
- The Mauryas
Q.2:- Which one of the following tribal assemblies was normally involved in the election of the tribal chief ?
- Samiti
- Sabha
- Gana
- Vidata
Q.3:- Goa was captured by the Portuguese in the year
- 1508
- 1608
- 1510
- 1610
Q.4:- Name the Indian king who warmly received in the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut
- Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
- Devaraya
- Zamorin
- Krishnadevaraya
Q.5:- The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by
- Prataparudra
- Anantavarman
- Narasimha-I
- Narsimha-II
Q.6:- Who started the first English newspaper in India ?
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- A. Hickey
- Lord William Bentinck
Q.7:- Who was the last Governor-General of India ?
- Sir Cripps
- Lord Mountbatten
- Rajagopalachari
- Sir Attlee
Q.8:- ‘Royal Asiatic Society’ was founded by
- Sir William Jones
- Sir John Marshall
- D. Banerjee
- Sir William Bentick
Q.9:- Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Dufferin
- Lord Hardings
- Lord Minto
Q.10:- The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year
- 1775
- 1757
- 1761
- 1576
Q.16:- The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
- The Turkish Caliph
- Aga Khan
- Muhammad Ali Jinna
- Abul Kalam Azad
Q.17:- Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India ?
- Puducherry
- Mahe
- Goa
- Chandranagar
Q.18:- The person responsible for introducing the conception of Dyarchy in the 1919 Act was
- Montague
- Tez Bahadur Sapru
- Lionel Curtis
- Chelmsford
Q.19:- Who is called the ‘Nightinagale of India’ ?
- Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
- Sarojini Naidu
- Aruna Asaf Ali
- Sucheta Kriplani
Q.20:- Who propounded the Panchsheel principles ?
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Lord Buddha
- Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati
