Q.1:- Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society ?
- Justice Ranade
- Madam Blavatsky
- Annie Blavatsky
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q.2:- Kallibangan is situated in
- Uttar Pradesh
- Sindh
- Rajasthan
- Gujarat
Q.3:- Which one of the following is not included in the ‘Eight Fold Path’ of Buddhism ?
- Right Speech
- Right Contemplation
- Right Desire
- Right Conduct
Q.4:- Who was the founder of the Satvahana Empire ?
- Kanha
- Simuka
- Hala
- Gautamiputra
Q.5:- Who defeated whom in the Second Battle of Tarain (AD 1192) ?
- Prithviraj defeated Mohammad Ghauri
- Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
- Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
- Mohammad Ghauri defeated Prithviraj
Q.6:- Who among the following succeeded Aurangzeb ?
- Azam
- Kam Baksh
- Akbar II
- Mauzzam
Q.7:- Satyagraha finds expression in
- Sudden outbursts of violence
- Armed conflicts
- Non-cooperation
- Communal riots
Q.8:- The founder of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’ was
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Swami Vivekananda
Q.9:- The decline of Indian Handicrafts industry in the 19th century was attributed to
- Competition from British manufacturing industries only
- Disappearance of Indian Princely Courts only
- Establishment of Alien rule only
- All of the above
Q.10:- Gandhi started the ‘Dandi March’ from
- Ahmedabad
- Allahabad
- Dandi
- Calcutta
Q.11:- Who among the following is known as the “Father of the Indian Renaissance” ?
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Rabindra Nath Tagore
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- Swami Vivekananda
Q.12:- Cripps Mission came to India in ____
- 1946
- 1945
- 1942
- 1940
Q.13:- Who was referred to as the “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity by “by Sarojini Naidu” ?
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- Shaukat Ali
- Maulana Azad
Q.14:- During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced ?
- Dalhousie
- Curzon
- Bentinck
- Cornwallis
Q.15:- Who wrote the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindustan Hamara’ ?
- Ashafaqullah Khan
- Sahir Ludhianvi
- Mohammad Iqbal
- Ramprasad Bismil
Q.16:- The first Muslim to be elected President of ‘Indian National Congress’ was ?
- Maulana Azad
- Mohammad Ali
- Badaruddin Tyabji
- Shah Waliullah
Q.17:- The ‘Cabinet Mission’ of 1946 was led by
- Lord Linlitgow
- Lord Mountbatten
- Sir Pethic Lawrence
- Sir Mountford
Q.18:- The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
- Raghunath Rao
- Narayan Rao
- Madhav Rao II
- Baji Rao II
Q.19:- Which day was declared as the ‘Direct Action Day’ by the Muslim League ?
- 3rd September, 1946
- 16th August, 1946
- 16th May, 1946
- 4th December, 1946
Q.20:- The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was
- Nehru
- Ambedkar
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Subhash Chandra Bose