Indian History (Model Set 9)

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

1. Patanjali, A famous personality of ancient India, was primarily—
(A) an astronomer
(B) a grammarian
(C) a mathematician
(D) a poet

2. Who, among the following dynasties, had their capital at Madurai?
(A) Cholas
(B) Pallavas
(C) Pandyas
(D) Rashtrakutas

3. Raja Rammohun Roy was the founder of—
(A) Arya Samaj
(B) Brahmo Samaj
(C) Ramakrishna Mission
(D) Prarthana Samaj

4. The non-cooperation movement did not envisage—
(A) Reviving hand-spinning and weaving as part of Swadeshi
(B) Deliberate violation of laws
(C) Boycott of foreign goods
(D) Refusal to cooperate with govt.

5. Sravanabelgola is associated with—
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Asoka dhamma
(D) Nagarjuna

6. Swami Dayananda Saraswati established the first Arya Samaj in 1875 at—
(A) Mumbai
(B) Delhi
(C) Pune
(D) Nagpur

7. The age of Consent Bill was passed in—
(A) 1869
(B) 1899
(C) 1893
(D) 1859

8. The All-India Trade Union Congress came into being in 1920 as the foremost representative of the labour movement in India. Who was the founder?
(A) V. V. Giri
(B) N. M. Joshi
(C) S. N. Kunzru
(D) Shriram Bajpai

9. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at—
(A) Ujjain
(B) Vaishali
(C) Pataliputra
(D) Ayodhya

10. The Arya Samaj was founded in—
(A) 1876
(B) 1877
(C) 1875
(D) 1874

11. Chand Bibi fought against the Mughals to preserve the independence of—
(A) Ahmednagar
(B) Bijapur
(C) Bidar
(D) Golconda

12. The Battle of Haldighati was fought in—
(A) 1526
(B) 1576
(C) 1605
(D) 1660

13. The Battle of Waterloo was fought between—
(A) the British and the French
(B) the Americans and the British
(C) the British and the Spaniards
(D) The British and the Germans

14. The biggest mosque of India was built by—
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Akbar
(D) Jahangir

15. Who, amongst the following Sikh Gurus, was tortured to death by Jahangir on a charge of treason?
(A) Guru Amardas
(B) Guru Arjan Dev
(C) Guru Har Gobind
(D) Guru Har Kishan

16. The British parliament passed the Regulating Act to improve the East India Company in the year—
(A) 1773
(B) 1775
(C) 1853
(D) 1855

17. The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by—
(A) Stafford Cripps
(B) A.V. Alexander
(C) Lord Pethick-Lawrence
(D) Hugh Gaitskell

18. The capital of Harshavardhana was at—
(A) Kannauj
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Prurshapura
(D) Varanasi

19. The Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the period of Harshavardhana was—
(A) Fa-hien
(B) Hiuen Tsang
(C) Itsing
(D) Wang Sung

20. Who, amongst the following, is regarded as the greatest law-giver of ancient India?
(A) Banabhatta
(B) Kautilya
(C) Manu
(D) Panini

21. Who was the most prominent Muslim leader of the Ahrar movement?
(A) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(B) Maulana Mohamad Ali
(C) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(D) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk

22. Who was the mughal ruler who took measures against the practice of Sati?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar
(C) Humayun
(D) Shahjahan

23. The court languages of the Great Mughals was—
(A) Arabic
(B) Persian
(C) Urdu
(D) Turki

24. The most praised deity in Rig Veda is—
(A) Indra
(B) Agni
(C) Mitra
(D) Varnua

25. The development of architecture was at its peak during the reign of—
(A) Guptas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pandyas
(D) Nandas

Answers:
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (B) 20. (C)
21. (C) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (A) 25. (A)