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Indian History (Mixed)

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Which of the following was the language of the Indian subcontinent centuries before Sanskrit came?

  1. Pali

  2. Prakrit

  3. Awadhi

  4. Brahui


Correct Option: B

Who took the Aryan culture to South India?

  1. Maharishi Vishvamitra

  2. Maharishi Kashyapa

  3. Maharishi Atri

  4. Maharishi Agastya


Correct Option: D

The police administration during the reign of Akbar was divided into three categories: Urban, district and village police. By whom were they headed?

  1. Kotwal, Faujdar and the village headman

  2. Qazi, Subedar and Kotwal

  3. Patwari, Faujdar and Mufti

  4. Faujdar, Mufti and Sarpanch


Correct Option: A

By what name is Chandragupta referred to in Greek?

  1. Amitrochates

  2. Sanseleus

  3. Sandrocottos

  4. Seleucus Nikator


Correct Option: C

Slavery was an established institution during the __________ period.

  1. Gupta

  2. Nanda

  3. Mughal

  4. Mauryan


Correct Option: D

Among the following, which king saw the visits of Chinese travellers?

  1. Vikramaditya

  2. Chandragupta I

  3. Skanda Gupta

  4. Vishnu Gupta


Correct Option: A

Who among the following founded the Seva Sadan in Bombay?

  1. Behramji Malabari

  2. Gopal Jayakar

  3. Shiva Narrain Agnihotri

  4. Krishan Sulekar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Behramji Malabari founded the Seva Sadan in Bombay.

'Blue Water' policy was meant to be powerful at sea rather than building forts in India. This was attributed to

  1. Warren Hastings, British Viceroy

  2. Don Francisco de Almeiia, Portugese Viceroy

  3. Casto Mendez Nunez, Spanish Admiral

  4. Thomas- Arthur, French General


Correct Option: B

Who among the following were the first to come to India and establish trade relations?

  1. Dutch

  2. British

  3. Portuguese

  4. French


Correct Option: C

Which was the first Dutch factory on the Coromandel coast?

  1. Porto-Novo

  2. Sadraspatam

  3. Masulipatam

  4. Nizampatnam


Correct Option: C

Name two metals that were successful in North and South India after the stone age.

  1. Bronze and iron

  2. Copper and iron

  3. Silver and iron

  4. Copper and bronze


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Bronze and iron

During the Gupta era, the officer responsible for land records was called

  1. Dhruvadhikarana

  2. Saulika

  3. Karanika

  4. Jihatra


Correct Option: C

Among the following, who was celebrated with the title of 'Gangai-Konda'?

  1. Rajaraja-I

  2. Rajendra-I

  3. Kulottunga

  4. Mahendravarman


Correct Option: B

After occupying Persia in 331 BC, Alexander crossed the Hindukush in the year_________ to recover Indian land once under his predecessors.

  1. 329 BC

  2. 327 BC

  3. 322 BC

  4. 325 BC


Correct Option: B

Which of the following was the most distinguished triumph of Mughal imperialism during the reign of Jahangir?

  1. Victory over independent kings of Himalayan foothills

  2. Victory over Kistwar state of Kashmir

  3. Victory over independent kings of Assam

  4. Victory over Rajputs of Mewar


Correct Option: D

What was the name of the country of Aryans in the Vedas?

  1. Sapta Sindhava

  2. Sapta Sutudri

  3. Sapta Bhuj

  4. Sapta Hindukush


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Sapta SindhavaThe entire region including Afghanistan, Swat Valley, Punjab and Indo-Gangetic watershed has been referred in Rig- Veda once as the Sapta Sindhava or Sapta Sindhu (the land of seven rivers). This is the region in which Aryans first settled.

The famous drama 'Mricchakatika' (Drama based on Charudatta and courtesan Vasantsena) was written by

  1. Dandin

  2. Bharavi

  3. Shudraka

  4. Vishakhadutta


Correct Option: C

During the reign of Huvishka, _________ had become a great centre of Kushan power.

  1. Benaras

  2. Vaishali

  3. Mathura

  4. Gandhara


Correct Option: C

What was whitley Commission concerned with?

  1. Labour

  2. Education

  3. Publc Health

  4. State water disputes


Correct Option: A

The Ashtadhyayi by Panini is a book on

  1. sanskrit language origin

  2. sanskrit grammar

  3. sanskrit mantra

  4. sanskrit prayers


Correct Option: B

'Board of control' was created by which act?

  1. Regulating Act, 1809

  2. The Act, 1813

  3. Pitt's India Act, 1784

  4. The Act, 1833


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Pitt's India Act, 1784

Nanda dynasty ended with the ruler Bimbisara. Who was the first king?

  1. Kautaliya

  2. Chandragupta

  3. Mahapadmapati

  4. Dhana- Nanda


Correct Option: C

What was the major source of revenue for the Guptas rulers?

  1. Trade revenue

  2. Land revenue

  3. Tax revenue

  4. All the above


Correct Option: B

Name the Mughal king who conquered Golconda, which marked the decline of Dutch Coromandel goverment.

  1. Jahangir

  2. Aurangzeb

  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar

  4. Shah Jahan


Correct Option: B

Elaborated Upadesh Shastras and Vibhasha Shastras, on the sacred texts, were prepared in the fourth Council under ____________.

  1. Ashoka

  2. Kanishka

  3. Chandragupta

  4. Vikramaditya


Correct Option: B
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