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DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 30: Choose the correct alternative. 1. Which is the oldest Veda? a] Sama Veda c] Atharva Veda 2. Who delivered his first sermon at Sarnath? a] Buddha c] Shankaracharya 3. Kanishkas capital was at: a] Amravati c] Varanasi 4. Who is known as the Napoleon of India? a] Samudragupta c] Ashoka 5. b] Chandragupta d] Harshavardhana b] Kanauj d] Peshawar b] Mahavira d] None of these b] Yajur Veda d] Rig Veda

Who defeated Harshavardhanas army in a battle fought on the banks of the river Narmada? a] Krishnadeva Raya c] Rajendra I b] Pulakesin II d] Rajendra Chola

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Who founded the Slave Dynasty in India? a] Qutub-ud-din Aibak c] Alauddin Khilji b] Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq d] Sikandar Lodi

7.

Gulbarga was the capital of which kingdom? a] Bahmani c] Golconda b] Ahmednagar d] Berar

8.

Who was the first woman ruler of the Slave Dynasty? a] Parveen Sultana c] Razia Sultana b] Chand Bibi d] Razia Sheikh

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Who is considered to have established military supremacy of East India Co. in India? a] Lord Cornwallis c] Lord Clive b] Warren Hastings d] Sir Thomas Roe

10.

What was the immediate cause that triggered the Indian Sepoy Mutiny of 1857? a] b] c] d] Introduction of greased cartridges Lord Dalhousies Doctrine of Lapse Disparity in the salary of Indian sepoys and British soldiers British Empires attempt to convert Hindus to Christians

11.

Who was the first Mughal emperor to allow Britishers to establish trade links with India? a] Akbar c] Shah Jahan b] Jahangir d] Aurangzeb

12.

The court language of the Mughals was: a] Arabic c] Persian b] Hindi d] Urdu

13.

The Sikh Guru, who was killed by the orders of Aurangzeb was: a] Guru Ram Das c] Guru Tegh Bahadur b] Guru Arjun Dev d] Guru Gobind Singh

14.

Who was appointed the first Governor General of India in the year 1772? a] Lord Curzon c] Warren Hastings b] Lord Cornwallis d] Robert Clive

15.

W.C. Banerjee presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress. Where was it held? a] Bombay c] Delhi b] Pune d] Calcutta

16.

Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress? a] Annie Besant c] Vijaylakshmi Pandit b] Sarojini Naidu d] Sucheta Kriplani

17.

In 1901, Rabindranath Tagore converted Shantiniketan into an experimental open-air school. What is it now known as? a] Vishvabharati University c] International University b] Indian University of Literature d] Rabindranath Tagore Foundation

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Who founded The Servants of India Society? a] Gopal Krishna Gokhale c] Bipin Chandra Pal b] C.R. Das d] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

19.

In which year was Guru Nanak Dev born? a] 1468 c] 1497 b] 1469 d] 1479

20.

When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place? a] April 13, 1919 c] May 13, 1919 b] April 13, 1920 d] May 13, 1920

21.

The capital of Shivajis kingdom was at __________. a] Pune c] Purandhar b] Karwar d] Raigad

22.

Which famous king founded the city of Alexandria, the second largest city in Egypt, known as The Pearl of Mediterranean? a] King Augustus c] King Alexander b] King Darius d] King Nakhthorheb

23.

Which French philosopher was against the theory of Divine Right of Kings? a] Rousseau c] Montesquieu b] Voltaire d] Diderot

24.

Fought in 1840, this war is also known as The First Opium War. Identify this war. a] The Crimean War c] Boer War b] First China War d] Seven Year War

25.

Which US President was shot five days after the end of the American Civil War in 1865? a] George Washington c] Abraham Lincoln b] Thomas Jefferson d] John Adams

26.

The caves at Ellora comprise: a] Buddhist cave temples. c] Hindu and Jain cave temples. b] Buddhist and Jain cave temples. d] Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cave temples.

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What was Hitlers secret police service known as? a] Goerings c] Blitzkriegs b] Hermanns d] Gestapo

28.

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA? a] France c] Italy b] Germany d] Great Britain

29.

The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built by the: a] Mauryas c] Khiljis b] Nandas d] Guptas

30.

Goa was first colonized by the: a] Portuguese c] Dutch b] French d] English

ANSWER KEY
21-d 11-b 1-d 22-c 12-c 2-a 23-c 13-c 3-d 24-b 14-c 4-a 25-c 26-d 16-a 6-a 27-d 17-a 7-a 28-a 18-a 8-c 29-d 19-b 9-c 30-a 10-a 20-a

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