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Set-20 Indian History Previous Year Questions
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1.Birbal was an advisor in the court of?
1. Babur
2. Akbar
3. Aurangzeb
4. Jahangir
Ans:2
2.Humayun’s Tomb is located in ___________.
1. Delhi
2. Agra
3. Gwalior
4. Jaipur
Ans:1
3.Sri Aurobindo was born in the year
1. 1772
2. 1822
3. 1872
4. 1922
Ans:3
4.The English defeated the ______ in the battle of Wandiwash.
1. German
2. French
3. Indians
4. Americans
Ans:2
5.Who was the First Governor General of Bengal?
1. Lord William Bentinck
2. Sir William Denison
3. The Lord Napier
4. Warren Hastings
Ans:4
6.Gandhara Art is the combination of –
1. Indo – Roman
2. Indo – Greek
3. Indo – Islamic
4. Indo – China
Ans:2
7.The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?
1. Allahabad Pillar inscription
2. Eran inscription of Bhanugupta
3. Aihole inscription of Pulkesin II
4. Bhitan inscription of Skandgupta
Ans:2
8.Which of the following is not true about Ajanta Caves?
1. They are in Maharashtra
2. They are decorated with Buddhist Art
3. They depict the techniques used in Ancient India
4. They do not contain paintings of flora and fauna
Ans:3
9.Who among the following was the first English man to visit western India?
1. Captain Hawkins
2. John Mildenhall
3. Ralph Fitch
4. Thomas Stephens
Ans:4
10.Who among the following was the official historian of Aurangzeb’s reign?
1. Ishwardas Nagar
2. Bhimsen Kayastha
3. Khafi Khan
4. Mohammad Kazim
Ans:4
11.“Din-i-Ilahi’ was a movement of Akbar’s folly, not of his wisdom.” Who made this statement?
1. A.L. Srivastava
2. R.P. Tripathi
3. V.A. Smith
4. S.R. Sharma
Ans:3
12.Who called Gandhiji ‘half naked beggar’?
1. Mountbatten
2. Hastings
3. Winston Churchill
4. Jinnah
Ans:3
13.During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were the great martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged?
1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Irwin
3. Lord Minto
4. Lord Chemsford
Ans:2
14.Who was the Birtish Prime Minsiter who convened the First Round Table Conference in London?
1. Churchill
2. Ramsay McDonald
3. Chamberlain
4. Disraeli
Ans:2
15.What was the type of marriage in the Vedic period in which, in place of the dowry, there was a token bride price of a cow and a bull?
1. Asura
2. Arsa
3. Gandharva
4. Rakshsa
Ans:2
16.The oldest Veda is?
1. Atharva Veda
2. Rig Veda
3. Yajur Veda
4. Sama Veda
Ans:2
17.Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were taxes taken during the reign of
1. Marathas
2. Mughals
3. English
4. Portuguese
Ans:1
18.The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar Kingdom was
1. Hoyasala
2. Sangama
3. Saluva
4. Tuluva
Ans:2
19.During India’s freedom struggle, which one of the following led to the first ‘All India Hartal’?
1. Protest against Rowlatt Act
2. Protest against Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre
3. Trial of Mahatma Gandhi
4. Arrival of Simon Commission
Ans:1
20.The main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission in India was—
1. Appointment before time
2. All the members were Englishmen
3. Chairman was a member of the British Liberal Party
4. Gandhiji’s Non–Co–operation Movement
Ans:2