1. The main targets of Mahmud Ghazni’s attacks were large towns and temples because
(A) victory over them would have given him greater renown
(B) destruction of large towns and temples shattered the morale of Indian people
(C) they were repositories of immense wealth
(D) All of the above
2. The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which diety?
(A) Agni
(B) Marut
(C) Surya
(D) Savitri
3. Who after raising a successful rebellion, made Jahangir a captive in his own camp?
(A) Khurram
(B) Mahabat Khan
(C) Khusrau
(D) Asaf Khan
4. Who among the following abolished the ‘Sati System’?
(A) Lord Minto
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Bentinck
(D) Lord Lytton
5. The date of Partition of Bengal, October 16, 1905 was celebrated on the suggestion of Rabindranath Tagore, as ______________
(A) Solidarity Day
(B) Rakhi Bandhan Day
(C) Black Day
(D) Brotherhood Day
6. Which one of the following movements started from Dandi?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
7. Copper, used most widely by the Harappans, was obtained from
(A) Baluchistan
(B) Mesopoamia
(C) Khetri mines
(D) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
8. The European travellers who visited India during the reign of Jahangir and left valuable account of his reign was/were _______________
(A) William Finch
(B) William Hawkins
(C) Francisco Palsaert
(D) All of these
9. The destruction of the Mayuran Empire was followed by a series of invasions, and the first to invade India were the ______________
(A) Bactrian-Greeks
(B) Parthians
(C) Kushanas
(D) Shakas
10. Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?
(A) AN Sinha
(B) Braj Kishore Prasad
(C) JB Kriplani
(D) Rajendra Prasad
11. The Kalinga was fought in ________________
(A) 321 BC
(B) 301 BC
(C) 261 BC
(D) 241 BC
12. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with ________________
(A) the cultivator
(B) the village community
(C) the king
(D) the joint family
13. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
(A) Azad Hind Fauz
(B) Indian Freedom Party
(C) Revolutionary Front
(D) Forward Block
14. With which one of the following did the civil Disobedience Movement in India Commerce?
(A) The Dandi March
(B) No Tax campaign by Sardar Patel
(C) The unfuling of the National Flag by Nehru
(D) Mahatma Gandhi’s going on fast
15. With which one of the following movements is the slogan \”Do or Die\” associated?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
16. The Sufi concept of An-hal-Haq was inspired by the Vedantic concept of ______________
(A) Tat twam asi (that thou art)
(B) Ekam Advaitam (one without the second)
(C) Aham Brahmasmi (I am the supreme spirit)
(D) All of the above
17. The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in ______________
(A) Japan
(B) Burma
(C) Singapore
(D) Malaya
18. Alai Darwaza, built by Alauddin Khilji, is a gate leading into the extension of ______________
(A) Qutb Minar
(B) Quwwatul Islam Mosque
(C) Tomb of Iltutmish
(D) Arhai din ka Jhonpra
19. Who among the following was involved in the Allipore Bomb Case?
(A) SN Banerjee
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Jatin Das
(D) Aurobindo Ghosh
20. The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from _____________
(A) 17145
(B) 17168
(C) 17193
(D) 17394