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KL-14/Hist Series-A
1. The famous site ofIndus Civilisation, Banawali is situated on the river:

Dasthta Saraswati


Ghaggar Ravi


2. The theory that Aryan attack was the cause of the decline ofIndus Civilisation
was propounded by
. Wheeler Marshal

G.F. Dales Jones
3. The supreme position in the Later Vedic pantheon was occupied by

Prajapati Rudra


Vishnu Varuna


4. The type ofpottery, most popular with Later Vedic period is:

Painted Grey Ware Red Ware


Black and Red Ware Blue polished Ware


5. Tiger was the emblem during Sangam Age:

Chola Chera


Pandya Pallava


6. The earliest and greatest Tamil epic 'Silappatikaram' was written by:

Tiruvalluvara Sattanar


Kapilar Ilango Adigal


7. The nnd Tirthankar ofJain was:

Rishabhadeo Parsvahath


Neminath Shantinath


8. The first follower of Mahavir Swami was:

Brother Nandivarman Daughter Priyadarshini


Son-in-law Jamalis Wife Yashoda


9. The third Buddhist Council, held during the reign ofAshoka, was presided by:

Mahakassap Moggaliputta Tissa


Vasumitra Saba Kami


10. The Buddhist monk who answers the question of Indo Greek King Menander in the book 'Milindpanho' is:

Ashvaghosh Bhadrabahu


Nagasena Sthulbhadra


11. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated

Nyaya Mimansa


Sankhya None ofthe above


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12. The inscription on the pillar at Besnagar refers to Heliodorus, the ambassador of an Indo-Greek King, as a devotee of:

Buddha Shiva


Vasudeva Skanda


13. Megasthenes was succeeded as ambassador by:

Darius Demetrius


Deimachus None ofthe above


14. Ashoka has been mentioned by name in his inscription found at:

Kalasi Rumendei


Maski Dhauli


15. Srinagarwas founded by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka is known through:

Divyavadana Mahavansa


Rajatarangini Dipavansa


16. India had flourishing trade and commerce with Rome in early centuries of Christian era is proved by the archaeological site:

Madurai Tamralipti


Arikamedu Tanjore



m 17. The theory that the King was the owner of land was propounded for the first
» time by:
r Jamini (Mimansa Sutra) Narad (Smriti)

Katyayan Yajnawalkya
18. In Gupta period Nyayadhikaran was an official whose duty was:

To collect land revenue


To keep land accounts


To decide land disputes


To look after religious matters


19. The earliest known epigraphic record in India containing land grant Information is related with:

Gautamiputra Satkarni Kharwel ofKaling


Chandragupta II Rudradaman


20. The theory that occupation was the main reason behind the origin of Caste System was propounded by

Nesfield Hutton


Senart Ghuriye


21. From birth till death life is governed by Sanskars and according to Manu the number of Sanskars is
13 16 40 81
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22. The most popular assembly in which even women enjoyed an equal status with men in early Vedic period

Vidatha None ofthe above
23. The first Sati Pillar dated 510 A.D. was found at

Jodhpur Chotegaon


Eran Lothal


24. Sandhyakar Nandi's is biography of a King belonging to the Dynasty:


Pala Pratihara


Parmar Kushan


25. The hero ofBilhan's Vikramankdev Charit is related with the Dynasty:

Chalukya Chahman


Chandel Rashtrakutas


26. The Vikramshila University was founded by:

Dharmapala Devpala


Mahipala Rampala


27. The new capital ofChola Gangaikonda Cholapuram was constructed by:

Rajaraja I Rajendra I


Vijayalaya Rajadhiraja


28. During Sangam Age Peasant was known as

Arasar Vaniyar


Velar Bandar


29. The Department ofDiwan-i-risalat in Delhi Sultanat dealt with:

Religious matters Rulers' household


State correspondence Foreign affairs


30. The land revenue claimed by Alauddin Khilji was:

1/4th ofproduce 1I3rd ofproduce


1/2 of produce liS ofproduce


31. During Sultanat period extra taxes like housing tax, grazing tax etc. were referred as
Sharaf Abwafs Ushr Khams
32. The Delhi Sultan who issued maximum number of coins and is called as Prince of Moneyers was:

Iltutmish Alauddin Khalji


Muhammad Bin Tughlaq Firuz Tughlaq


33. The famous Persian festival ofNauroz was introduced by:

Iltutmish Balban


Firuz Tughlaq Razia


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34. The city ofAgra was founded by

Bahlul Lodi Sikandar Lodi


Firuz Tughlaq Shajahan


35. 'The Forgotten Empire', the book that talks about Vijayanagar Empire was written by:

Robert Swell Caesar Frederick


Burton Stein A.L.Basham


36. Salary to Police in Vijaynagar state was paid from:

Collection from wine shop Proceeds from Brothels


Tax on goods None ofthe above


37. The induction of Hindus inthe administration of Bahmani Kingdom on a large scale was taken by

Firuz Shah Waliullah Shah


Ahmed Shah IV Ahmad Shah II


38. Malik Amber was the Prime Minister of:

Ahmednagar Bijapur


Golkunda Bidar


39. The builder of a new capital Navraspur, composer of Kitab-i-Navras and also

known as Jagat guru was
T
Ibrahim Qutb Shah Ibrahim Adil Shah II

Burhan Nizam Shah Muhammad Shah
r
40. Lord Vithoba ofPandharpur was the favourite deity ofthe Bhakti Saint:

Tukaram Namdeva


Dnyaneshwar Eknath


41. Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki was a disciple of:

Baba Farid Khwaja Moinuddin


Gesu Daraz Nizamuddin Chisti


42. The Sufi Saint who saw the rule of seven Sultans but visited the court of none was:

Nizamuddin Chisti Salim Chisti


Chirag-i-Delhi Gesu Daraz


43. After the accidental death of Humayun, Akbar was formally seated on Mughal throne at:

Lahore Sarhind


Kalanaur AmarKot


44. The Dahsala system which remained the basis of Mughal land revenue system was a further development of:

Zabti system Batai system


Nasaq system Galla Baksh


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45. Chaurgarh, near modern Jabalpur, capital of Kingdom of Garh Katanga and ruled by Durgawati was captured by

Bairam Khan Daud Khan


AsafKhan Adham Khan


46. Akbar's mausoleum is situated at;

Agra Delhi


Sikandara Fatehpur Sikri


47. Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Babarnama in Turkish was translated into Persian by t Gulbadan Begum Abul Fazal
Badauni Abdul Rahim
t 48. Bibi ka Maqbara was built by

Jahangir Shahjahan


Aurangzeb Humayun


49. The medieval Indian literary work Darbar-e-Akbari was written by

Abul Fazal Faizi


Muhammad Hussain Azad Badauni


50. The first British traveller during Mughal period was;

Ralph Fitch William Fitch


William Hawkins Thomas Roe


51. Banda Bahadur, who led a revolt against the Mughals after the assassination of Guru Govind Singh was;

Khatri Jat


Maratha Gujar


52. The Mughal ruler, known as Shah-i-Bekhabar, who had assumed the title Shah Alam I was:

Jahandar Shah Muhammad Shah


Bahadur Shah I Farrukhsiyar


53. Nadir Shah plundered Delhi and when reached his Kingdom he ordered a remission oftaxes throughout Persia for a period of;

One year Two years


Three years Five years


54. The foundation ofAmritsar was laid by

Guru Arjundeva Guru Hargovind


Guru Ramdas Guru Amardas


55. Hyder Ali established a modern arsenal with French assistance in 1765 at

Bidnur Sunda


Dindigul Sera


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56. The sufi Silsila which tried to counteract the liberal religious policy of Akbar was:

Chisti Suhrawardy


Naqshbandi Qadiris


57. The Satanamis who rebelled in the time of Aurangzeb and occupied the town ofNamaul were followers of:

Nanak Dadu


Kabir Namdeo


58. The technique ofextracting scent from Rose was invented by

Nurjahan Roshan Ara


Mumtaz Mahal Jaban Ara


59. Mangalore, Parembakkan and Portonovo were places where major battles took place during:

First Anglo Mysore War Second Anglo Mysore War


Third Anglo Mysore War Fourth Anglo Mysore War


60. Shivaji conquered Javli in 1656 from:

Bijapur Mughals


Maratha Gol Kur..da


61. The Maratha Sardar, saved by Rane Khan, a water carrier (bhisti), in the third battle of Panipat was:

Ramoji Sindhia Jankoji Sindhia


Mahadji Sindhia Daulatrao Sin.dhia


62. Of the following treaties in connected with the first Anglo Maratha war, the earliest one was:
Convention of Wadegaon Treaty of Surat
(C)TreatyofPurandar (D)TreatyofSalbai
63. The last Maratha Sardar to enter into a subsidiary alliance with the British was:

Bhonsle Holkar


Sindhia Gaekwad


64. The Marathas were defeated in 1818, the Maratha state ruled by Bhonsles, that continued as a princely state till independence was:

Satara Tanjaur


Kolhapur Nagpur


65. The effect of revenue reforms introduced by Mutshid Quli Khan in Bengal raised the annual revenue to nearly:

One crore One and half crore


Two crore Five crore


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66. The Commander ofBritish army in the battle ofBuxar was:

Sir Eyre Coote Major Munroe


Major York Arthur Wellesley


67. Calcutta was renamed as Alinagar by

Alivardi Khan Mir Zafar


Mir Qasim Sirajuddaula


68. Goa was captured by Portuguese in
1510 1560 1610 1660
69. The town of Quasim bazar produced the largest amount of silk yam during 1ih century under the supervision of:

Dutch French


Danes British


70. The French East India Company was formed in
1614 1664 1564 1700
71. Theisland ofBombaywasgiventoKingCharlesII ofEnglandasdowryby:

Portugal Spain


France Holland


72. 'Bear in mind that the commerce ofIndia is the commerce of the World' was said by:

Adam Smith Sir Thomas Roe


Peter the Great Defoe


73. The first Camatic War was the echo ofa war fought in Europe, namely:

Seven Years war Thirty Years war


War ofAustrian Succession Twenty Year War


74. The first English Factory in India was established in 1608 at

Madras Surat


Masulipatam Calcutta


75. The European country that had neither prohibited the import of Indian cloth nor imposed heavy duties was:

Denmark Holland


France Spain


76. The land revenue system introduced by the British in Punjab:

Permanent Settlement Ryotwari Settlement


Mahalwari Settlement None ofthe above


77. "The armour ofthe isolated self sufficient village economy was pierced by the steel rail and its life blood ebbed away" was remarked by

H.H. Wilson (D)Sullivan
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78. Fort St. David was built by the British at

Calcutta Bombay


Madras Cuddalore


79. The leader ofthe Revolt of 1857 in Bareilly was:

Maulvi Ahmadullah Azimullah Khan


Khan Bahadur Khan Bakht Khan


80. During the Revolt of 1857 sons and grandsons of Bahadurshah were killed by:

John Nicholson Hudson


Campbell Havelock


81. The Revolt of 1857 at Jhansi was suppressed by:

Huge Rose Havelock


Patrick Lawrence Henry Lawerence


82. Britishannexation ofPeshwa'sterritoryin1818wasfollowed bytheRevolt ofRamosis under the leadership of:

Nar Singh Jawahar Singh


Chittur Singh Tirut 'Singh


83. Movement of Pagal Panthis in Bengal, which started as a religious movement but became political against oppressive Zamindars and British under the leadership of:

Madhukar Shah Bhagat Jawaharmal


Tipu Govind Guru


84. The leader ofthe Revolt of 1857 in Meerut was:

Devi Singh Kadam Singh


Man Singh Jawahar Singp


85. The Samadhi ofRani Lakshmibai is situated at:

Jhansi Shivpuri


Gwalior Kanpur


86. To break Caste restrictions Paramhansa Mandali was founded in Bombgy in 1849by:

Atmaram Pandurang Dadoba Pandurang


Tulsi Ram M.G.Ranad


87. The All India Depressed Classes Federation was organised by:

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jotiba Phule


M.C. Rajah Mahatma Gandhi


88. Dar-ul-ulum, which created political awakening among Muslims was founded in 1866 in Deoband by

Maulana Hussain Ahmed Mirza Ghulam Ahmed


Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Syyad Ali


89. Ram Mohan Roy was conferred the title ofRaja by:

Alamgir II Shah Alam II


Akbar Shah II Muhammad Shah


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90. The first session of All India Kisan Sabha under the Presidentship on Swami Sahajanand Saraswati in 1936 was held at

Lucknow Meerut


Patna Delhi


91. The first president of All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay in 1920 was:

N.G. Ranga N.M. Joshi


Lal Lajpat Rai C.R.Oas


92. Brahmo Samaj ofIndia was established by

Ram Mohan Roy Keshuv Chandra Sen


Oebendra Nath Tagore Dayanand Saraswati


93. The person who pioneered the movement leading to the passing of Widow Remarriage Act of 1856

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Swami Vivekanand


Oayanand Saraswati Keshav Chandra Sen


94. Rajguru, Bhagat Singh and Sukhdeo were hanged on:

23 Mach 1930 23 March 1931


23 March 1932 3rd March 1933


95. General Dyer, responsible for Jalianwala Bagh Tragedy was killed by

Madan Lal Ohingra Udham Singh


Kalpana Outt Kunwar Singh


96. The foreign correspondent who stayed at Sabarmati Asharm with Gandhiji
during Oandi March was:

Richard Greg


Louis Fischer


97. Karuna Sindhu Roy is associated with:

Utkal Provincial Kisan Sabha


Surma Valley no rent campaign


Patiala Muzara movement


Bihar Kisan Sabha



Web Miller


Edger Snow


98. The arrest and trial of 32 radical political and trade union activists including three British communists is associated with:

Kanpur Conspiracy Case


Lahore Conspiracy Case


Nasik Conspiracy Case


Meerut Conspiracy Case


99. The Azad Hind Fauz was formed in Singapore initially by

Rasbehari Bose Subhash Chandra Bose


Mohan Singh Bipin Chandra


100. The Quit India Movement was supported by

Hindu Mahasabha Communist Party ofIndia


Unionist Party of Punjab None ofthe above


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