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Indian History and Indian National Movement

Description: A collection of expected questions on Indian history and Indian National Movement
Number of Questions: 25
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Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar?

  1. Amir Khusro

  2. Tansen

  3. Ramdas

  4. Abul Fazl


Correct Option: B

Who is the author of 'Mrichchhakatika'?

  1. Varahamihira

  2. Visakhadatta

  3. Sudraka

  4. Bilhana


Correct Option: C

Who among the following is associated with Kakori Conspiracy?

  1. Ram Prasad Bismal

  2. Jatin Das

  3. Surya Sen

  4. Vasudeo Phadke


Correct Option: A

Which of the following committee reports enquired into the growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress?

  1. Butler Committee Report

  2. The Hurtog Committee Report

  3. Muddiman Committee Report

  4. Hunter Commision


Correct Option: B

Which dynasty built the rock-cut temples at Khajuraho?

  1. Chandellas

  2. Cholas

  3. Rashtrakudas

  4. Chalukyas


Correct Option: A

Who among the following has been the President of the Indian National Congress thrice?

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji

  2. Annie Besant

  3. Gokhale

  4. Aurobindo


Correct Option: A

Who were the first to call the river Sindhu, ' Hindu' ?

  1. Persians

  2. Greeks

  3. Turks

  4. Egyptians


Correct Option: A

Which of the following civilisations had the features of being well planned with well built towns?

  1. Vedic Civilisation

  2. Indus Valley Civilisation

  3. Egyptian Civilisation

  4. Persian Civilisation


Correct Option: B

Which of the following committee reports enquired into the working of diarchy as laid down in the Montague Chelmsford reforms?

  1. Muddiman Committee Report

  2. The Hurtog Committee Report

  3. Butler Committee Report

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The Indus Valley people are believed to have been the worshippers of

  1. Mother Goddess

  2. Indra

  3. Agni

  4. Vishnu


Correct Option: A

From where did the Aryans and the Nomadic pastoral people come to India?

  1. Western Asia

  2. Central Asia

  3. Europe

  4. Africa


Correct Option: B

The Aryans reached the frontiers of the Indian subcontinent by 2000 BC. In India where did they settle down first?

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Gujarat

  3. Punjab

  4. Kashmir


Correct Option: C

Among whom were the worship of trees, animals and stones quite present?

  1. The Aryans

  2. The Dravidas

  3. The Huns

  4. The Bacterians


Correct Option: A

Who among the following was worshiped by the Aryans?

  1. Mother Goddess

  2. Lord Shiva

  3. Varuna

  4. Trees


Correct Option: C

Alexander invaded India in

  1. 326 BC

  2. 420 BC

  3. 322 BC

  4. 360 BC


Correct Option: A

During which period were the Ramayana and Mahabharata composed?

  1. Indus Valley Civilization

  2. Early vedic period

  3. During the reign of Guptas

  4. Later vedic period


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following was an important republic that existed during the 7th and early 6th centuries?

  1. Vaishali

  2. Magadha

  3. Kosala

  4. Avanti


Correct Option: A

On the bank of which river was the battle of Karri fought?

  1. Indus

  2. Chenad

  3. Ravi

  4. Jhelum


Correct Option: D

Which dynasty was ruling over the Gangetic planes at the time of Alexander's invasion?

  1. Nandas

  2. Mauryas

  3. Guptas

  4. Hunas


Correct Option: A

Tthe battle of Karri was fought between

  1. Alexander and Porus

  2. Tipu Sultan and the British

  3. Muhammd Ghori and Prithviraj

  4. The British and the French


Correct Option: A

In which year was the Mauryan empire founded by Chandragupta Maurya?

  1. 322 BC

  2. 326 BC

  3. 320 BC

  4. 341 BC


Correct Option: A

Which of the following was the capital city of the Mauryans?

  1. Pataliputra

  2. Purushapura

  3. Magadha

  4. Badami


Correct Option: A

' As a King treats a King' , that was how the loser replied when the conqueror asked him what treatment he should be meted out. Who is the winner and the loser here?

  1. Alexander and Porus

  2. Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi

  3. Akbar and Hemu

  4. Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammad Ghori


Correct Option: A

Which of the following was the capital of the Nandas?

  1. Magadha

  2. Purushapura

  3. Vatsa

  4. Kosala


Correct Option: A

The Butler Committee Report enquired into which of the following?

  1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

  2. The growth of education in British India

  3. Working of Diarchy as mentioned in the Montague Chelmsford reforms

  4. Relationship between Indian states and the paramount power


Correct Option: C
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