Indian History (Model Set 8)

Model Set No. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10

1. The Dilwara temple at Mount Abu are famous for indicate carvings in—
(A) sand stone
(B) marble
(C) black stone
(D) granite

2. Who was the Italian traveller to visit Vijaynagar during the heydays of Vijaynagar Empire?
(A) Durate Barobosa
(B) Berneir
(C) Thomas Reo
(D) Nicolo Conte

3. The dynasty of Balban was replaced by—
(A) the Khaljis
(B) the Tughlaqs
(C) the Sayyids
(D) the Lodis

4. The earliest evidence of man in India is found in—
(A) Nilgris
(B) Nallamala Hills
(C) Siwalik Hills
(D) Narmada Valley

5. The English East India Company laid the foundation of Fort St. George at Madras during the reign of—
(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan

6. The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien visited India during the regin of—
(A) Chandragupta I
(B) Chandragupta II
(C) Srigupta
(D) Harsha

7. The introduction of cooperative credit society in India was first suggested in a report of 1892 to the Government of Madras by —
(A) George Padison
(B) Antony Mcdonnell
(C) Fredrick Nicholson
(D) Mclegan

8. The first Civil Disobedience movement was started by Gandhiji after the—
(A) Rowlatt Act of 1919
(B) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(C) Chauri-Chaura incident of 1922
(D) Arrival of Cripps Mission

9. The first European nation to establish its territoral rule in India was—
(A) Portugal
(B) England
(C) France
(D) Holland

10. Who built the Stupa at Sanchi?
(A) Kanishka
(B) Harashavardhana
(C) Ashoka
(D) Samudragupta

11. The first Indian Councils Act was passed in—
(A) 1853
(B) 1857
(C) 1861
(D) 1892

12. The first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress was—
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Kasturba Gandhi
(C) Annie Besant
(D) Vijaylakshmi Pandit

13. The first president of the All-India Trade Union Congress was—
(A) S.A.Dange
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) Z. A. Ahmed
(D) N. M. Joshi

14. The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhiji was started in—
(A) Champaran
(B) Bardoli
(C) Dandi
(D) Baroda

15. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of—
(A) W. C. Bannerjee
(B) A. O. Hume
(C) B. Malabari
(D) Badruddin Tyabji

16. Who was the Governor-General of India when the Indian National Congress was formed?
(A) Lord Dufferin
(B) Marquess of Lansdowne
(C) Lord Lawrence
(D) Lord Lytton

17. Sir Thomas Roe was the accredited ambassador of the King of England to the Mughal Court. The King of England who sent him was—
(A) Charless I
(B) Charless II
(C) James I
(D) Henry VIII

18. The first Tamil Sangam is said to have been instituted by—
(A) Tiruvalluvar
(B) Parasurama
(C) Mamulanar
(D) Agastya

19. The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in—
(A) 1852
(B) 1953
(C) 1854
(D) 1855

20. The first Turkish conquerer to cross the Vidhyachala ranges was—
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(D) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

21. The fort of Lohagarh was built by—
(A) Banda Bahadur
(B) Guru Govind Singh
(C) Ranjit Singh
(D) none of these

22. The fourth Buddhist Council was held during the reign of—
(A) Chandragupta
(B) Ashoka
(C) Kanishka
(D) Samudragupta

23. The ganarajya of Mallas was annexed to the Magadhan empire by—
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Ajatashatru
(C) Sisunaga
(D) Dhana Nanda

24. The Government of the English East India Company came to an end in—
(A) 1856 AD
(B) 1857 AD
(C) 1858 AD
(D) 1862 AD

25. The Governor-General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was—
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Macaulay
(C) Lord Bentinck
(D) Lord Dalhousie

Answers:
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. (B) 20. (C)

21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (C)