Question :- Arab merchant, Suleiman, came to India in 9th century in the kingdom of:

1.Vijaysena of Sena dynasty

2.Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty

3.Gopala of the Pala dynasty

4.Dantidurga of Rashtrakuta dynasty

Question :- Consider the following statements about Sudarshan Lake. Which of them is correct??

1.It was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya

2.Tushaap constructed a darn on the lake during Ashoka Maurya

3.First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign of Skandgupta

4.All of the above

Question :- Find out the correct statement (s) related to the features of Bhakti Movement? I. Its proponents preached the ?unity of the god-head? and emphasized that ?devotion to God? and faith in him led to salvation. II. It laid stress on equality of all human beings and universal brotherhood. Code.

1.Only I

2.Only II

3.Both I & II

4.Neither I nor II

Question :- In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?

1.By their agitation for Constitutional reforms

2.By advocating open revolt

3.By seeking foreign help against the British

4.By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad

Question :- Name the Pala ruler who was the first to plunge into the tripartite struggle.

1.Devapala

2.Mahipala

3.Dharmapala

4.Gopala

Question :- Rudra Sampradaya School was founded by:

1.Ramananda

2.Vallabhacharya

3.Narasi

4.Chaitanya

Question :- The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the:

1.Chauhans

2.Tomars

3.Pawars

4.Pariharas

Question :- The first invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in

1.1004 (AD)

2.1001 (AD)

3.1000 (AD)

4.999 (AD)

Question :- What was the Ilbert Bill intended for?

1.To remove racial discrimination in employment

2.To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans

3.To save Indians from racial humiliation

4.To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service

Question :- When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?

1.September, 1920

2.December, 1922

3.October, 1924

4.November, 1925

Question :- Where did Gandhiji form the Satyagarh Sabha?

1.Bombay

2.Calcutta

3.Poona

4.Nagpur

Question :- Which Bhakti Saint did not believe in the qualified monism of Ramanuja and emphasised the doctrine of duality, based mainly upon the Bhagavata Purana?

1.Madhava

2.Ramananda

3.Vallabhacharya

4.Chaitnaya

Question :- Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Visitadvaita?

1.Sankara

2.Ramanuja

3.Madhava

4.Nimbarka

Question :- Which Bhakti Saint propounded Suddhadvaita Vedanta (Pure non-dualism) and philosophy called Pustimarga (the path of grace)?

1.Ramanuja

2.Ramananda

3.Vallabhacharya

4.Narasi

Question :- Which Bhakti Saints known as Sri Gauranga, was a popular Vaishnava saint and reformer from Bengal?

1.Chaitanya

2.Mirabai

3.Sankaracharya

4.Kabir

Question :- Which of the following are the four Agnikula classes of Rajputs?

1.Tomars, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars

2.Chandellas, Tornars, Solankis, Chauhans

3.Chandellas, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars

4.Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars, Solankis

Question :- Which of the following Bhakti Saint popularised Vaishnava cult in Gujarat?

1.Chaitanya

2.Narasi

3.Tulsidas

4.Sankar Dev

Question :- Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?

1.Sur Das

2.Kabirdas

3.Tulsidas

4.Kalidasa

Question :- Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?

1.Pothi

2.Satnamis

3.Vaishanavism

4.Shaivism

Question :- Which of the following causes Bhakti Movement in India?

1.Caste Division

2.Untouchability

3.Ritualism

4.All of the above

Question :- Which of the following event was the reason for suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

1.The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic

2.The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it

3.Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government

4.Chauri Chaura incident

Question :- Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?

1.First World War

2.Just before the First World War

3.After the First World War

4.After the passing of the Act of 1909

Question :- Which of the following incident ended the historic fast of Gandhi?

1.Poona Pact

2.Issue of White Paper

3.Gandhi-Irwin Pact

4.Arrival of Simon Commission

Question :- Which of the following is not correctly matched?

1.Bhagat Singh: Meerut Conspiracy Case

2.Ram Prasad Bismil: Kakori Conspiracy Case

3.Chandra Shekhar Azad: New Delhi Conspiracy

4.Surya Sen: Chittagong Armoury Raid

Question :- Which of the following is wrongly matched?

1.Sena dynasty ?Founded by Vijaya Sena

2.Pala dynasty ?Founded by Gopala

3.Prathihara dynasty ?Founded by Bhoja

4.Rastrakuta dynasty ?Founded by Amogavarsha

Question :- Which of the following leader organised the Swaraja Party?

1.Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta

2.Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant

3.C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru

4.C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani

Question :- Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided a machine with strong brakes but no engine?

1.Jawaharlal Nehru

2.Rajendra Prasad

3.Mahatma Gandhi

4.Vallabhbhai Patel

Question :- Which of the following leader was not associated with extremist leadership of Indian National Congress?

1.Lokmanya Tilak

2.Aurobindo Ghosh

3.Lala Lajpat Rai

4.A. O. Hume

Question :- Which of the following newspaper was started by Annie Besant?

1.The Hindu

2.Indian Express

3.The Times of India

4.New India

Question :- Which of the following provision is a part of the Government of India Act of 1919?

1.Transfer of power to the Indians

2.The enlargement of the Viceroys Executive Council

3.Remodelling of the Central legislature

4.Doing away with the distinction between the regulation and non-regulation provinces

Question :- Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? 1. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ?Chandogya Upanishad? Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora. Code.

1.Only I

2.Only II

3.Both I & II

4.Neither I nor II

Question :- Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Act of 1919?

1.British India must an integral part of the British Empire.

2.Responsible government would be realised only by progressive stages.

3.Provincial subjects were classified into reserved subjects & transferred subjects.

4.The salary of the Secretary of State for India was drawn out of the revenues of Indian government.

Question :- Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?

1.Diarchy was established in the provinces.

2.The Viceroy was given special powers.

3.The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers.

4.The federal legislature was to be bicameral.

Question :- Which of the following trio leaders referred to as Lal, Bal and Pal during the freedom movement?

1.Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

2.Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

3.Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopala Krishna Gokhale

4.Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and C. Rajagopalachari

Question :- Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?

1.The Government of India Act, 1858

2.The Ilbert Bill

3.Indian Councils Act of 1892

4.Queen Victorias Proclamation

Question :- Which Pala ruler founded the famous Vikramashila University for the Buddhists??

1.Mahipala

2.Devapala

3.Gopala

4.Dharmapala

Question :- Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court?

1.Vatsaraja

2.Mahipala

3.Nagahhatta-II

4.Mihira Bhoja

Question :- Who among the following Bhakti Saint created Vinaya-Patrika and Kavitavali?

1.Chaitanya

2.Shankar Dev

3.Tulsidas

4.Narasi

Question :- Who among the following Bhakti Saints blended that the philosophical monist of the past with stress on Bhakti, the poetry and dignity of Valmiki?s Ramayana with the devotional fervour and humanism of Bhagvata?

1.Sur Das

2.Kabirdas

3.Tulsidas

4.Kalidasa

Question :- Who among the following was the real founder of the Aligarh Muslim University?

1.Nawab Salimullah

2.Syed Ahmad Khan

3.Abul Kalam Azad

4.Muhhammed Ali Jinnah

Question :- Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?

1.Chaitanya

2.Mirabai

3.Tulsidas

4.Surdas

Question :- Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?

1.Morarji Desai

2.M. K. Gandhi

3.Mahadev Desai

4.Vallabhbhai Patel

Question :- Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?

1.Chaitanya

2.Ramanuja

3.Sankaracharya

4.Ramananda

Question :- Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?

1.Nimbarka

2.Ramanuja

3.Madhva

4.Vallabhacharya

Question :- Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?

1.Krishnadasa Kaviraja

2.Namadeva

3.Shankar Dev

4.Both A & B

Question :- Who wrote Dasa Sloki, which deals with three realities (tri-tattava) ?Brahma (Krishna), soul (Chit) and matter (Achit)?

1.Nimbarka

2.Ramanuja

3.Madhva

4.Vallabhacharya

Question :- Who wrote Shiksha Ashtak which was called as the cream of the Shastras?

1.Mirabai

2.Tulsidas

3.Kabir

4.Chaitanya

Question :- Who wrote Vedanta-Parijatasourabha, a commentary on the Brahma Sutra, in simple language?

1.Nimbarka

2.Ramanuja

3.Madhva

4.Vallabhacharya

Question :- Why was the Khilafat Movement started?

1.To protest against the injustice done to Egypt

2.To protest against the injustice done to Arabia

3.To protest against the injustice done to Persia

4.To protest against the injustice done to Turkey

Question :- Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?

1.Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause.

2.All the members of the commission were Englishmen.

3.It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period.

4.Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police.