Q.1:- Which metal was first used by the Vedic people ?
- Silver
- Gold
- Iron
- Copper
Q.2:- Who started the Saka Era and when ?
- Kadphises in 58 BC
- Rudradaman I in AD 78
- Vikramaditya in 58 BC
- Kanishka in AD 78
Q.3:- Who was called India’s Napoleon because of his victories ?
- Skandagupta
- Chandragupta
- Brahmagupta
- Samudragupta
Q.4:- The third Buddhist Council was patronized by
- Kanishka
- Ashoka
- Mahakashyap Upali
- Sabakarni
Q.5:- A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
- Bhanugupta
- Vagabhatta
- Aryabhatta
- Varahamihira
Q.6:- ‘Mohan-jo-daro’ in Sindhi means
- The city of evil spirits
- The food of Pashupathi
- The land of Shiva
- The mount of the dad
Q.7:- Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language ?
- Kalhana
- Maitreyi
- Kalidasa
- Panini
Q.8:- Vikrama Shila University was founded by
- Chandra Gupta Maurya
- Kanishka
- Dharampala
- Pulakesin-II
Q.9:- Ashoka was a king of which dynasty ?
- Pradyota
- Haryanka
- Maurya
- Nanda
Q.10:- The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time ?
- Khilji dynasty
- Tughlaq dynasty
- Slave dynasty
- Lodi dynasty
Q.11:- Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of
- Sri Madhavacharya
- Sri Basavanna
- Sri Shankaracharya
- Sri Ramanujachaya
Q.12:- The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from Caliph (Khalifa) was
- Iltutmish
- Balban
- Firuz Tughlaq
- Alauddin Khilji
Q.13:- Who among the Delhi Sultans died of a sudden fall from a horse at Lahore while playing Chaugan ?
- Qutubuddin Aibak
- Iltutmish
- Balban
- Jalaluddin Khilji
Q.14:- Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician ?
- Abul Fazal
- Mian Tansen
- Raja Birbal
- Raja Todar Mal
Q.15:- Who was the Chairman of the Union Powers Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- B.R. Ambedkar
- Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
- Jawaharlal Nehru
Q.16:- Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of
- Industrialisation
- Economic independence
- Economic growth
- Moral purity
Q.17:- For which community were seats reserved by the Morley-Minto reforms ?
- Jews
- Muslims
- Christians
- Sikhs
Q.18:- The Gandhian economy was based on the principle of
- State control
- Competition
- Trusteeship
- Rural co-operation
Q.19:- Which Party was established Subhash Chandra Bose after he came out of Indian National Congress ?
- Indian National Army
- Republican Party
- Forward Block
- Socialist Party
Q.20:- Which of the following is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi ?
- Gandhi advocated complete separation of politics from religion.
- Gandhi believed in non-violence
- Gandhi believed in the sanctity of means.
- Gandhi supported close relation between religion and politics.
