8 Important Indian Polity Terms for Competitive Exams

❖ What does the term "Floor Crossing" mean?

==> The practise of floor crossing refers to the defection of a member of Parliament from the party he was elected to another political party. 

❖ What is "Gallp Poll"?

==> This is a method of surveying and collecting people’s opinion on various issues. It was developed by American public opinion expert George Gallop. 

❖ What is Lame-Duck Session of Parliament?

==> The last session of the old Parliament held after the election of the new Parliament is called Lame-Duck Session. 

❖ What is "Preventive detention" ?

==> To prevent him from doing something. It is done on the apprehension that he is going to do something wrong. 

❖ Punitive detention. 

==>To punish a person for what, he has done after he is tried in the courts (for the illegal act committed by him). 

❖ "Casting Vote"

==> In the case of equality of votes in a House on a matter, the decisive vote cast by the chairman or the speaker as the case may be, is called casting vote. 

❖ Grants-in-aid: 

==>Centre gives grants in order to correct interstate disparities. 

❖ The Panchayati Raj (also called Democratic Decentralisation) was launched on October 2, 1959 in Nagaur (Rajasthan) by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

General Knowledge Questions: Indian Polity

General Knowledge Questions with Answers- Indian Polity  

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1.The Chief Minister of State in India is NOT eligible to vote in the presidential election if

A. He is a caretaker Chief Minister
B. He himself is a candidate
C. He is a member of Upper House of the State Legislature
D. He is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the Lower House of the State Legislature

 

C. He is a member of Upper House of the State Legislature

2. Apart from Jammu and Kashmir which of the following states has a special protection, notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution, in certain matters?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Goa
C. Nagaland
D. Tripura

 

C. Nagaland

3. To be recognised as a national party, a political party must be a recognised party in at least

A. Two states
B. Four states
C. Six states
D. Eight states

 

B. Four states

4. Bills are normally introduced in Parliament

A. Soon after lunch break
B. During question hour
C. During zero hour
D. Shortly before the House adjourns for the day

 

A. Soon after lunch break

5. The Legislative Council of State can be abolished or created by

A. By Parliament according to its will
B. The President of India
C. By Parliament provided the State Legislative Assembly passes resolution to that effect.
D. The Legislative Assembly of the State concerned

 

C. By Parliament provided the State Legislative Assembly passes resolution to that effect.

6. The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds office

A. During the pleasure of the President
B. For five years or till the age of 60 whichever is earlier
C. For six years or till the age of 65 whichever is earlier
D. For six years

 

C. For six years or till the age of 65 whichever is earlier

7. The ministers are appointed by

A. The Prime Minister
B. The President
C. The Parliament
D. The Vice President

 

B. The President

8. The minimum age for the member of Rajya Sabha is

A. 25 years
B. 21 years
C. 30 years
D. 35 years

 

C. 30 years

9. The term of Lok Sabha is

A. Five years
B. Six years
C. Four years
D. None of these

A. Five years

10. Rajya Sabha is called a permanent house because-
A. It cannot be dissolved.
B. All the members are life members.
C. 1/3 members retire every after two years.
D. both (B) and (C)

 

D. both (B) and (C)

Indian Question and Answer for Postal Assistant Exam

1 Swadeshi Movement was started in the year?
              1905
2 Who was the heroine of Quit India Movement?
              Aruna Asaf Ali
3 Gandhiji started his Dhandi march from
              Sabarmathi
4 Who is considered as the father of History?
              Herodotus
5 Vaso-da-Gama disovered India in the year
                            1498
6 "The King of England who signed ""Magna Carta"" was"
              King John II
7 Who was the first president of All India Trade Union Congress(AITUC)?

              Lala Lajpat Rai
8 "Who was known as ""Man of Destiny"" ?"

              Napolean Bonapart
9 Which colour was commonly used in Harappan Pottery?
              Red

10 The Indian freedom fighter who was known as 'Frontier Gandhi' is


              Khan Abdul Gafar Khan
11 Tansen ,a great musician of his times, was in the Court of
              Akbar
12 Suez Canal was opened for traffic in the year

              1869
13 """Ballot is stronger than the Bullet"" Who said this?"
              Abraham Lincoln
14 The first Olympic games was held in

              776 BC
15 The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at
              Dhaka
16 Ankar Vat is a temple in
              Combodia
17 John. F.Kennedy was killed in the year
              1963
18 The Congress party was formally split into extrimists and moderates at the Surat session of
              1907
19 Indian National Army fought Second World War against

              British
20 Modern Olympic games started in 1896 in

              Athens
21 Which of the following dynastics was ruling over north India at the time of Alexander's invasion ?
              Nanda
22 The year in which Second World War started

              1939
23 Burma, presently Myanmar was separated from British India in the year
              1935
24 Who was the designer of the Statue of Liberty in USA ?

              Fredric Auguste
25 First common wealth was held at

              Hamilton(Canada)
26 The fifth story of Qutabminar was added by which King
              Firos sha Tuglaque
27 French revolution began in the year

              1789
28 Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the
              Budhists
29 The 'Master of Greek Comedy' is
              Aristophanes
30 The only women ruler of Delhi Sultanate Raziya Sultana was the daughter of
              Ilthumish
31 Where is Black Pagoda
              Konark
32 """Ashta Pradhan"" adorned the court of"
              Shivaji
33 Beginning of Saka Era
              78 AD
34 Indian Association was founded by

              Surendranath Banerjee
35 Holly book of Judans
              The Toras
36 The year in which the ship Titanic sank
              1912
37 Israel came into existence in the year
              1948
38 Who was the founder of city of 'Amritsar' ?
              Guru Ramdas
39 Founder of Arya Samaj was

               Dayananda Saraswathi
40 The word 'Hindu'as reference to the people of India was first used by
              The Arabs
41 The Civilization which developed on the banks of the river Tiber is known as

              Roman
42 In which year was Jesus Christ born ?
              BC 4
43 From which country did Fascist party originate

              Italy
44 The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year
              1921
45 "The ""East India Company was founded in India durinhg the reighn of"

              Akbar
46 Russian revolution took place in the year

              1917

47.Who is the father of Indian Renaissance ?

              Raja Ram MohanRay

48.First Deputy Prime Minister of India ?

              Sardar Vallabhai Patel

49.Who was the First Prime Minister of India to face the No-Confidence Motion ?
              Jawahar Lal Nehru

50.Who was the last Viceroy of British India ?

              Lord Canning

Most Important General Knowledge - Indian History

1. The Akali movement was formed in:
Answer: 1920

2. Who started the newspaper ‘Leader’?
Answer: Madan Mohan Malaviya

3. Name the official organ of the Swaraj Party:
Answer: Hindustan Times

4. The college section and Gurukula Section were the divisions of:
Answer: Aryasamaj

5. The Whitley commission on Labour was setup in:
Answer: 1929

6. Name the leader of the Revolt of 1857 who fled to Nepal?
Answer: Nanasaheb

7. Who is called as ‘Periyor’?
Answer: E.V Ramaswami Naicker

8. The Irwin Declaration was in:
Answer: 1929

9. The instruments or grants of adoption given to Hindu and Muslim princess after the Revolt of 1857 were called as:
Answer: Sanads

10. Name the author of the book “The peasantry in Bengal”?
Answer: R.C Dutt

11. The policy of the English East India company in Bengal during the Double Government was known as:
Answer: Masked system

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12. Who was forced to leave the Indian National Congress following the notorious Gurukula incident of Tirunelvelley?
Answer: E.V Ramaswami Naicker

13. Who made the August Declaration of 1917?
Answer: Edwin Montague

14. When did Tilak declare “Swaraj is my birth right, and I shall have it”?
Answer: 1916

15. When did Gandhiji serve a ‘11 point Ultimatum’ on the British Government?
Answer: Before starting the civil disobedience movement.

16. Name the revolutionary who ended his days as a Ramakrishna mission swami.
Answer: Jatindranath Bandopadhyay

17. Name the first session of Indian National Congress in which Jawaharlal Nehru participated:
Answer: Bankipore (1912)

18. Who started Ganesh and Shivaji festivals for anti-British propaganda?
Answer: Bal Gangadhara Tilak

19. Muhammadali Jinnah drafted the 14 points against:
Answer: Nehru Report

20. Which considered as the parental home of Bhagavatism?
Answer: Mathura

21. Who is called as the ‘Paragon of Vedantist’?
Answer: Swami Vivekananda

22. Which is considered as ‘Dravida Veda’?
Answer: Thevaram

23. Name the European power who built the first Carmelite church in Kerala.
Answer: The Dutch

24. The outsiders who settled down in tribal areas were called as:
Answer: Diku 

INDIAN HISTORY OBJECTIVE QUSTIONS FOR PA/SA EXAM

1. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian State ?

Ans. Sarojini Naidu

2. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna ?

Ans. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

3. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of..........

Ans. Vocal Music

 4. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

Ans. M.F. Hussain–Tabla

5. Who said, “You give me blood, I will give you freedom” ?

Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose

6. Nobel Prizes are not given for which of the following fields ?

Ans. Music

7. When is the ‘International Women’s Day’ observed ?

Ans. March 8

8. Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer of which company ?

Ans. Pepsi

9. The 2008 Olympics will be held in.........

Ans. Beijing

10. 6th April, 1930 is well known in the history of India because this date is associated with ……

Ans. Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi

11. The concept of ‘Din-e-Elahi’ was founded by which king ?

Ans. Akbar

12. The central point in Ashoka’s Dharma was.........

Ans. Religious toleration

13. Mahatma Gandhi for the first time practised his Satyagraha in India at..........

Ans. Champaran

14. ‘Do or Die’ was one of the most powerful slogans of India’s freedom struggle. Who gave it ?

Ans. Gandhiji

15. Who among the following formed a party named as ‘Forward Block’ ?

Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose

16. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which of the following games ?

Ans. Shooting

17. ‘The Dronacharya Award’ is associated with.........

Ans. Sport Coaches

18. The author of ‘Gitagovinda’ was...........

Ans. Jayadeva

19. Who wrote the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ ?

Ans. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

20. Baba Amte is famous as a ………

Ans. Social Worker

21. Where are the Dilwara Temple’s located ?

Ans. Mt. Abu

22. Who was the first Indian lady to preside over the Congress ?

Ans. Annie Besant

23. In India, there are three crop seasons. Two of them are Kharif and Rabi, name the third one ?

Ans. Zaid

24. In India agriculture of jute is maximum on which Delta area ?

Ans. Ganga

25. The most discussed Tehri Dam Project is located in which of the following States ?

Ans. Uttarakhand

Indian History Preparation Materials for Postal assistant Exam

Indian History Preparation Materials

1. Which of the following Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar
(a) Parmar
(b) Pratihara
(c) Rathor
(d) Sisodiya
Ans:B

2. Which amidst the following was not a fort of the Maratha ruler Shivaji?
(a) Sindhudurg
(b) Raigad
(c) Amber
(d) Padmadurg
Ans:C

3. Which Sikh Guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
(a) Guru Arjun Dev
(b) Guru Ram Das
(c) Guru Teg Bahadur
(d) Guru Gobind Singh
Ans:C

4. Which Muslim ruler was keen to have friendly relations with the Rajputs
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Babar
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans:A

5. Which of the following rulers had the title Kaviraja
(a) Kumaragupta
(b) Chanragupta
(c) Skandagupta
(d) Samudragupta
Ans:D

6. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines
(a) Tipu sultan
(b) Mir Quasim
(c) Haider Ali
(d) Shah Alam II
Ans:D

7. Nav Ratnas (nine gems) were the famous personalities associated with the court of:
(a) Chandra Gupta II
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Narasimsha Varman
(d) Samudra Gupta
Ans:A

8. Who pursued the policy "Blood and Iron"
(a) Balban
(b) Firuz Tughlaq
(c) Malik Kafur
(d) Alauddin Khilji
Ans:A

9. The main centre or meeting point of Indo-Roman trade in ancient times was
(a) Rome
(b) Calicut
(c)Alexandria
(d) Karaikkal
Ans:B

10. Who built a tomb for Sher Shah at Sasaram
(a) Ibrahim Shah
(b) Islam Shah
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Sikandar Shah
Ans:D

11. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of
(a) Rudradaman
(b) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(c) Kanishka
(d) Samudragupta
Ans:A

12. Which ruler went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism
(a) Ashoka
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Sanghamitra
(d) Chitragupta
Ans:C

13. Temple architecture was most developed under
(a) Rastrakutas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Pandyas
(d) Cheras
Ans:B

14. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period, women & Sudras speak
(a) Prakrit
(b) Sauraseni
(c) Pali
(d) Sanskrit
Ans:A

15. Sir Thomas Rose visited the court of
(a) Akbar
(b) Jehangir
(c) Shajahan
(d) Aurangazeeb
Ans:B

16. The capital of Mysore during Tipu Sultan’s rule was
(a) Bangalore
(b) Devagiri
(c) Coimbatoor
(d) Srirangapattanam
Ans:D

17. Who among the following was a famous astronomer
(a) Bhanabhatta
(b) Vishakadatta
(c) Nagarjuna
(d) Aryabhatta
Ans:D

18. The Hathigumpha inscription (near Bhubaneshwar, Orissa) relates to the king
(a) Susharma
(b) Hala
(c) Kharavela
(d) Pulamayi
Ans:C

19. Which of the following were the first rulers in India to issue coins which can be definitely attributed to the kings
(a) Shakas
(b) Kushans
(c) Indo-Greeks
(d) Parthians
Ans:C

20. Which of the following Shaka king reconstructed the Sudarshana lake
(a) Rudradaman  I
(b) Manes
(c) Chastana
(d) Bhumaka21
Ans:A

21. Which language was used in the literature of sangam period
(a) Kannada
(b) Telugu
(c) Tamil
(d) Sanskrit
Ans:C

22. 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
(a) Asura
(b) Arsa
(c) Gantharva
(d) Rakshsa
Ans:A

23. At the earlier stage backward classes movement means
(a) Santal movement
(b) Non-Brahmin movement
(c) Harijan movement
(d) Antirulers movement
Ans:B

24. The large residential university established in ancient time was at
(a) Cochin
(b) Vaishali
(c) Nalanda
(d) Harappa
Ans:C

25. Which among the following dynasties had the strongest navy
(a) Chalukya
(b) Chola
(c) Gupta
(d) Pallava
Ans:B

26 .Which of the following Mughal emperor’s tomb is outside India
(a) Akbar
(b) Shajahan
(c) Aurangazeb
(d) Jehangir
Ans:D

27 .Which of the following animals was generally not known to the Indus Valley People
(a) Horse
(b) Rhinoceros
(c) Bull
(d) Cow
Ans:A

28. Alexander the remained in India for ...... months
(a) 24
(b) 32
(c) 19
(d) 28
Ans:C

29 Artists belonged to Gandhara school of art used
(a) Grey sand stones
(b) White marbles
(c) Red sand stones
(d) Terra cotta
Ans:A


30 Who was the first ruler of the Pala Dynasty of Bengal?
(a) Gopala
(b) Devapala
(c) Vigropala
(d) Dharmapala
Ans:A

31 Who introduced first the famous token currency system in India?
(a) Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlak
(b) Muhamad-bin-Tughlak
(c) Firoz Tughlak
(d)  Nasiruddin Muhammad
Ans:B

32 The Chalukya King who had the title of Sri Prithvi-Vallabha and Parameswara was
(a) Pulakesin I
(b) Maharaja Kirthivarman
(c) Pulakesin II
(d) Mangalesa
Ans:C

33 The Meenahshi temple at Madurai is the monument of
(a) Pallavas
(b) Pandyas
(c) Cholas
(d) Cheras
Ans:B

34 Who amidst the following lived the earliest?
(a) Panini
(b) Asvaghosha
(c) Bhasa
(d) Kalidasa
Ans:A

35 Where is the tomb built by Shahjahan situated?
(a) Red Fort
(b) Taj Mahal
(c) Agra Fort
(d) Sikandara
Ans: A

36 Which one of the following is not depicted on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka?
(a) Deer
(b) Horse
(c) Elephant
(d) Lion
Ans: A

37 In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a Firman granting trade privileges in India?
(a) Shah Alam II
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Jahandar Shah
(d) Farrukhsiyar
Ans:

38 The Treaty of Bassein was signed with the British by Peshwa
(a) Madhav Rao
(b) Balaji Baji Rao
(c) Baji Rao I
(d) Baji Rao II
Ans: D

39 Who among the following gave asylum to Zoroastri who fled by sea and by the coastal route from Persia to Western India in the early 8th century?
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Cholas
(c) Hoysalas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Ans: D

40 The Mughal Empire extended up to Tamil territory in the South under the reign of
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangazeb
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: B

41 The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar Kingdom was
(a) Hoysala
(b) Sangama
(c) Saluva
(d) Tuluva
Ans: B

42 Who among the following was the famous ruler of ancient India, who adopted Jain dharma at the last
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Asoka
(d) Bindusare
Ans: A

43 Which among the following rulers started  Ilahi Calendar in 1583
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Sher Shah
Ans: B

44 Which of the following was not a centre of learning in ancient India
(a) Taxila
(b) Koushambi
(c) Vikramshila
(d) Nalanda
Ans: B

45 Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
(a) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq Shah II
(c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
(d) Nasrat Shah
Ans: C

46 The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was
(a) Shuja-ud-Daula
(b) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk
(c) Safdarjung
(d) Sher Shah
Ans: B

47 The destruction of the Mauryan Empire was followed by a series of invasions, and the first invade India were the
(a) Batrian-Greeks
(b) Parthi
(c) Kushanas
(d) Shakas
Ans: D

48 Who among the following took the title of 'Vikramaditya'?
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Skandagupta
Ans: B

49 Which dynasty developed Mahabalipuram?
(a) Pallavas
(b) Pandyas
(c) Cholas
(d) Chalukyas
Ans: A

50 Who among the following resisted the British Ambitions, the maximum?
(a) Mughals
(b) Marathas
(c) Rajputs
(d) Sikhs
Ans: B

51 Two principal monuments of Ala-ud-din Khiliji's reign the Jama'at Khana Masjid and Alai Darwaja were constructed at
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mysore
(c) Delhi
(d) Agra
Ans:C

52 Who among the following Mugal Emperors had the longest reign?
(a) Bahadur Shah
(b) Jahandar Shah
(c) Farrukhsiyar
(d) Muhammad Shah
Ans:D

53 The main cause of the conflict between Nawab Sirajuddaulah and the East India Company was that
(a) the British opposed the succession of Sirajuddaulah
(b) the British misused the trade concessions.
(c) the British attacked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal.
(d) the incident of Black Hole had occurred
Ans:C


54 Which of the following was the physician who adored Kanishkas court
(a) Vasumita
(b) Charaka
 (c) Parsva
(d) Asvaghosha
Ans:B

55 Which of the following king started the Vikram Sanvad
(a) Kanishka
(b) Vikramaditya
(c) Rudradaman
(d) Kadphises
Ans:B


56 Which of the following is a port town of Indus Valley Civilization
(a) Harappa
(b) Ropar
(c) Banawali
(d) Lothal
Ans:D


57 Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhanas period was
(a) Hiuen Tsang
(b) Fa-hien
(c) Itsing
(d) Nishka
Ans:A


58 Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Iltumish
(c) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Balban
Ans:D


59 The Hoysalas capital was
(a) Warangal
(b) Devagiri
(c) Dwarasamudra
(d) Krishnagiri
Ans:C


60 Which rulers built Ellora temple
(a) Chalukya
(b) Rashtrakuta
(c) Pallava
(d) Sunga
Ans:B


61 The literature of the Sangam age was written mostly in the form of
(a) Prose
(b) Poetry
(c) Drama
(d) All of these
Ans:B


62 Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar
(a) Abdul Fazal
(b) Amir Khusro
(c) Ramdas
(d) Ten
Ans:D


63 Which among the following ports was called Babul Makkha (Gate of Makkah) during the Mughal period
(a) Broach
(b) Calcutta
(c) Surat
(d) Calicut
Ans:C


64 The development of architecture was at its peak during the reign of
(a) Nandas
(b) Cholas
(c) Guptas
(d) Pandyas
Ans:C


65 Who among the following ruler was a famous musician
(a) Swathi Thirunal
(b) Moolam Thirunal
(c) Marthanda Varma
(d) Sri Chithira Thirunal
Ans:A


66 Who among the following Sult of Delhi had accepted the suzerainty of the Timurid ruler Mirza Shah Rukh?
(a) Firuz Tughlaq
(b) Mahmad Tughlaq
(c) Khizr Khan Sayyid
(d) Sikandar Lodhi
Ans:C


67 Who among the following joined Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-Daula in declaring war upon the English East India Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar?
(a) Jahandar Shah
(b) Farrukhsiyar
(c) Muhammad Shah
(d) Shah Alam II
Ans:D


68 How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end?
(a) Ahmadnagar was annexed into Mughal empire and Husain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment
(b) Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam-ul Mulk of Ahmadnagar
(c) Fateh Khan usurped the throne from Nizam-ul Mulk
(d) Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle with Mughals in 1631 and the entire royal family was killed by the Mughal troops
Ans:A


69 Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals?
(a) Terra cotta
(b) Bronze
(c) Copper
(d) Iron
Ans:A


70 Which type of ancient script did the Harapp use?
(a) Pictographic
(b) Linear
(c) Hieroglyphic
(d) Symbolic
Ans:A


71 The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicate that the main occupation of the people was:
(a) Agriculture
(b) Cattle rearing
(c) Commerce
(d) Hunting
Ans:A


72 The ancient name of Bengal was
(a) Kamrupa
(b) Vasta
(c) Gauda
(d) Vallabhi
Ans:C


73 'Charak' was the famous court physician of
(a) Harsha
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Ashoka
(d) Kanishka
Ans:D


74 The ancient name of North Bihar was
(a) Vriji
(b) Vasta
(c) Surasena
(d) Avanti
Ans:A


75 Where did the traveler Ibn Batuta come from?
(a) Persia
(b) Morocco
(c) Turkey
(d) Central Asia
Ans:B


76 Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
(a) Maurya
(b) Gupta
(c) Kushan
(d) Kanva
Ans:A


77 Where was Akbar born?
(a) Delhi
(b) Agra
(c) Amarkal
(d) Kannauj
Ans:C


78 Among the following, one was NOT an ancient Indian mathematician
(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(b) Boudhayana
(c) Bhaskaran II
(d) Sankaravarman
Ans:A



79 Taj Mahal was built by
(a) Akbar the Great
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Babur
Ans:C


80 Kautilya, the author of Arthasathra was a contempoary of
(a) Asoka
(b) Samura Gupta
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Chandra Gupta Maurya
Ans:D


81 The Golden Temple at Amritsar was built by
(a) Guru Nanak
(b) Guru Arjan Dev
(c) Guru Tej Bahadur
(d) Gobind Sing
Ans:B


82 What is history?
(a) Story of the past events
(b) Story of present events
(c) Story of future events
(d) All of them
Ans:A


83 What should a genuine history deal with?
(a) Lives of kings
(b) Lives of masses of people
(c) Lives of feudal lords
(d) All of them
Ans:B


84 What is history made of?
(a) Lives of kings
(b) Battles
(c) Law and order
(d) All of the above
Ans:D


85 What is most important part of history?
(a) Monarchs
(b) Generals who win wars
(c) Common people
(d) Saints and sages
Ans:C


86 Where do we find the remains of Buddhist religion?
(a) Thailand
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Afghanistan
(d) All of the above
Ans:D


87 What was Burma before its independence?
(a) A part of India
(b) A part of China
(c) A part of Thailand
(d) A part of Malaysia
Ans:A


88 When was the World War fought?
(a) 1915
(b) 1942
(c) Both
(d) Neither
Ans:C


89 Who helped America the most in getting freedom from the British?
(a) Italy
(b) Canada
(c) France
(d) India
Ans:C


90 Who were pilgrim Fathers?
(a) Jew pilgrims to Jerusalem
(b) Hindu pilgrims to Hardwar
(c) First British people going to USA
(d) Indian Buddhists in China
Ans:C


91 Why did Ary come to India?
(a) To find grass for their cattle
(b) To hunt tigers
(c) To drive out Tamils
(d) To conquer land
Ans:A



92 Which Revolution fathered Russian Revolution?
(a) French revolution
(b) American Revolution
(c) Industrial Revolution
(d) All of them
Ans:D


93 Who first built the Grand Trunk Road?
(a) Humayun
(b) Sher Shah Suri
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Jahangir
Ans:B


94 Who is USA's Father of the Nation?
(a) Abraham Lincoln
(b) Washington
(c) Jefferson
(d) Roosevelt
Ans:B


95 Who fought the First World War?
(a) Germany
(b) British
(c) France
(d) All of them
Ans:D


96 Who fought the Second World War?
(a) Hitler
(b) Churchill
(c) Stalin
(d) All of the
Ans:D


97 Which period came first?
(a) British period
(b) Muslim period
(c) Greek period
(d) Hindu period
Ans:D


98 When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
(a) October 2, 1869
(b) October 2, 1901
(c) October 2, 1879
(d) October 2, 1890
Ans:A


99 Who introduced leather coins?
(a) Ibrahim Lodhi
(b) Mohammad Tuglak
(c) Jahangir
(d) Akbar
Ans:B


100 Who introduced paper currency in India?
(a) Hindu Kings
(b) Muslim rulers
(c) The British rulers
(d) The Greek conquerors
Ans:C