Indian History Free Question Bank
The Battle of Plassey was fought in
A 1757B 1782
C 1748
D 1764
E NA
The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
A Sutlej and BeasB Jhelum and Chenab
C Ravi and Chenab
D Ganga and Yamuna
E NA
Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
A military affairsB the state treasury
C the royal household
D the land revenue system
E NA
Tripitakas are sacred books of
A BuddhistsB Hindus
C Jains
D None of the above
E NA
The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
A NirvanaB Sangha
C Buddha
D Dhamma
E NA
The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
A Jawaharlal NehruB Dadabhai Naoroji
C R.C. Dutt
D M.K. Gandhi
E NA
The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
A Robert CliveB Cornwallis
C Dalhousie
D Warren Hastings
E NA
The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
A 1833B 1853
C 1858
D 1882
E NA
Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
A DannayakaB Sumanta
C Nayaka
D Mahanayakacharya
E NA
Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
A ChinaB Germany
C Italy
D Japan
E NA
We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
A CartiusB Trajan
C Nero
D Brutus
E NA
Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of brahmanpurushaprakritisatyaachyutaaniruddha
A I, II, III, IV and VB II, III, IV, V and VI
C I, II, IV, V and VI
D I, III, IV, V and VI
E NA
The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as
A WalashahiB Barawardi
C JCumaki
D Dakhili
E NA
The treaty of Mangalore was signed between
A the English East India Company and Haidar AliB the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
C Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
D the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
E NA
To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
A GhuridsB Arabs
C Karkotakas
D Hindushahis
E NA
To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?
A LawyersB Teachers
C Journalists
D All of the above
E NA
The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in
A PalamoliB Aruvanad
C Pattinappalai
D Padirrupattu
E NA
Todar Mal was associated with
A musicB literature
C finance
D law
E NA
To which of the following dynasties did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong?
A KarkotaB Utpala
C Paramara
D Gurjara Pratihara
E NA
Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over
A Indo-GreeksB Sakas
C Parthinas
D Kushanas
E NA
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were
A Babar and HumayunB Humayun and Jahangir
C Babar and Jahangir
D Jahangir and Shahjahan
E NA
To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
A ChandraguptaB Ashoka
C Kanishka
D Harsha
E NA
The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
A 9th Century ADB 10th Century AD
C 12th Century AD
D 14th Century AD
E NA
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
A BhojpuriB Magadhi
C Pali
D Sanskrit
E NA
There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
A SanthalsB Ahoms
C Pagal Panthis
D Ramosi
E NA
Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
A TravancoreB Baroda
C Hyderabad
D Mysore
E NA
Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
A AssamB Punjab
C Bengal
D N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
E NA
Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were CherasCholasChalukyasPallavasPandyas
A I, II, VB II, III, IV
C III, IV, V
D I, II, IV
E NA
The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by
A MonserrateB Tavernier
C Manrique
D Bernier
E NA
The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
A the cultivatorB the village community
C the king
D the joint family
E NA
To which of the republic of Buddha belong?
A LicchavisB Sakyas
C Mallas
D None of the above
E NA
There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the
A Indus seals excavatedB religious beliefs of the Harappans
C tools and implements used by the Harappans
D different types of dwellings excavated
E NA
The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
A Hind KeasriB Kaiser-e-Hind
C Rai Bahadur
D Rt. Honorable
E NA
Tipu sultan was the ruler of
A HyderabadB Madurai
C Mysore
D Vijayanagar
E NA
The term yavanika meant
A foreign goodsB dancer
C curtain
D theatre
E NA
The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
A entire Imperial establishmentB land owned b the emperor himself
C religious land grants
D land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
E NA
Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
A MudrarakasamB Devi Chand Guptam
C Mrichekakatika
D Malavikagnimitra
E NA
The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
A CliveB Comwallis
C Waren Hastings
D William Bentinck
E NA
The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
A slaveB cultivator
C neighbor
D foreigner
E NA
To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?
A Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UARB Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia
C Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka
D All of the above
E NA
Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
A AkbarB Humayun
C Shahjahan
D Sher Shah Suri
E NA
To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of
A Qutub-ud-din AibakB Iltutmish
C Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
D Jalal-id-din Khilji
E NA
The weekly Commonweal was founded by
A Annie BesantB Bipan Chandra Pal
C Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D Sarojini Naidu
E NA
Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of
A ShajahanB Akbar
C Humayun
D Jahangir
E NA
The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
A windB eternity
C rain and thunder
D fire
E NA
Tolkappiyam is associated with the
A first Sangam periodB second Sangam period
C third Sangam period
D post-third Sangam period
E NA
Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
A ChalukyasB Cholas
C Pallavas
D Satavahanas
E NA
The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
A early Vedic textsB early Buddhist texts
C pre-Gupta inscriptions
D post-Gupta inscriptions
E NA
Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
A Mohammed Ali JinnahB Sayyid Ahmed Khan
C Aga Khan
D All of the above
E NA
Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
A KunalaB Tivara
C Mahendra
D Jalauka
E NA
We can know about early vedic period from
A archaeological excavationsB the Rig Veda
C Jatak Katha
D contemporary culture
E NA
The Upanishads are
A a source of Hindu philosophyB books of ancient Hindu laws
C books on social behavior of man
D prayers to God
E NA
Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in
A 1857B 1858
C 1900
D 1909
E NA
The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
A Bukka IB Devaraya I
C Krishnadevaraya
D Ramaraya
E NA
Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
A BhukitB Pradesa
C Vithi
D Ahara
E NA
The term Nirgrantha is associated with
A AjivikasB Charvakas
C Jainas
D Pasupatas
E NA
The Kalinga was fought in
A 321 BCB 301 BC
C 261 BC
D 241 BC
E NA
Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
A AssamB Bihar
C Madras
D Punjab
E NA
The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
A Athanasius NikitinB Nicolo de Conti
C Ibn Batuta
D Ferishta
E NA
The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
A Shankracharya was born that year.B Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
C Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
D All Muslim invaders were defeated.
E NA
The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by
A S.N. SenB R.C. Mazumdar
C B.G. Tilak
D V.D. Savakar
E NA
The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira addes which of the followings as the fifth vow?
A Abstention from stealingB Non-injury
C Brahmacharya or continence
D Non-attachment
E NA
The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about
A two centuriesB three centuries
C four centuries
D a little over one century
E NA
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