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Indian History GK

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The social system of the Harappans was

  1. fairly egalitarian

  2. slave - labour based

  3. colour based

  4. caste based


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion?

  1. Nanda

  2. Maurya

  3. Sunga

  4. Kanva


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Vedas provides information about the civilisation of the early Vedic Age?

  1. Rigveda

  2. Yajurveda

  3. Atharveda

  4. Samaveda


Correct Option: A

'Do or Die' by ____ was one of the most powerful slogans of India's freedom struggle.

  1. Gandhiji

  2. J.L. Nehru

  3. Balgangadhar Tilak

  4. Subhash Chandra Bose


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?

  1. Rigveda

  2. Yajurveda

  3. Upanishad

  4. Aranyakas


Correct Option: A

The Rajput clan of the Solankis rose to power in

  1. Kannauj

  2. Kathiawar

  3. Malwa

  4. Kashmir


Correct Option: C

For the elimination of human misery Gautam Budha recommended

  1. Syadvada

  2. Astangika Marga

  3. Kaivalya

  4. Triratna


Correct Option: B

Gupta Dynasty was famous for

  1. art and architecture

  2. imperialism

  3. revenue and land reforms

  4. patronage of literacy work


Correct Option: A

In the Mughal empire, the unit of land revenue assessment was

  1. individual peasant

  2. village

  3. pargana

  4. zamindar


Correct Option: C

Permanent revenue system of Lord Cornwallis proved oppressive to the tenants because they were

  1. forced to produced more

  2. exploited by the zamindars

  3. asked to pay yearly revenue in advance

  4. asked to pay under military pressure


Correct Option: B

Who started the Saka Era, which is still used by the Government of India?

  1. Kanishka

  2. Vikramaditya

  3. Samudragupta

  4. Ashoka


Correct Option: A

Gandhiji started the Satyagraha movement in 1919 in protest against the

  1. enactment of Rowlatt Act

  2. Champaran wrongs

  3. Simon Commission

  4. colonial exploitation of India


Correct Option: A

Who among the following was responsible for the partition of Bengal in 1905?

  1. Lord Minto

  2. Lord Lytton

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which of the following dynasties was the oldest ruling dynasty of ancient India?

  1. Rashtrakutas

  2. Chalukyas

  3. Pallavas

  4. Satvahanas


Correct Option: D

Who among the following was the only woman ruler to sit on the throne of Delhi?

  1. Chand Bibi

  2. Jahan Aara

  3. Nur Jahan

  4. Razia Sultan


Correct Option: D

The earlier surviving building in India containing a true dome is

  1. Gol Gumbaz

  2. Arhai Din Ka Jhopra

  3. Tomb of Sultan Garhi

  4. Alai Darwaja


Correct Option: D

The Indus Valley people had contacts with the

  1. Egyptians

  2. Sumerians

  3. Chinese

  4. Mesopotamians


Correct Option: B

The Ajanta Caves were built during the period of the

  1. Guptas

  2. Kushans

  3. Maurayas

  4. Chalukyas


Correct Option: A

The court language of the Mughals was

  1. Arabic

  2. Urdu

  3. Persian

  4. Turkish


Correct Option: C

Har Dyal was well known as the leader of

  1. Anshulian Party

  2. Gadhar Party

  3. Swaraj Party

  4. Hindustan Republican Association


Correct Option: B

Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?

  1. Maurya

  2. Gupta

  3. Kushan

  4. Kanva


Correct Option: A

Brick platforms used for granaries are seen in the excavation at

  1. Rojdi

  2. Rangpur

  3. Kalibangan

  4. Lothal


Correct Option: C

In which area does the Sabarmati rise?

  1. The Satpuras

  2. The Vindhyas

  3. The Aravallis

  4. The Western Ghats


Correct Option: C

Kapila was the earliest exponent of the

  1. Vaisheshika school

  2. Mimamsa school

  3. Samkhya school

  4. Vedanta school


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following Sultans opposed the interference of the Ulema in state affairs?

  1. Balban

  2. Alauddin Khilji

  3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  4. Bahlol Lodi


Correct Option: B
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