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• The title VIKRAMADITYA was assumed by:
  ক

  Samudragupta

  খ

  Kanishka

  গ

  Chandragupta II

  ঘ

  Ashoka
• Which Viceroy of India had largest tenure during British rule:
  ক

  Lord Linlithgow

  খ

  Lord Mountbatten

  গ

  Lord Bentick

  ঘ

  None of above
• In which year was the quit India movement launched?
  ক

  1930

  খ

  1940

  গ

  1942

  ঘ

  1947
• Which Sultan of Delhi was the first to charge GHARI or HOUSE TAX?
  ক

  Balban

  খ

  Alauddin Khalji

  গ

  Mohammad bin Tughlaq

  ঘ

  Firoz Shah Tughlaq
• Against which Mughal Emperor was a FATWA issued from Jaunpur?
  ক

  Humayun

  খ

  Akbar

  গ

  Shahjahan

  ঘ

  Aurangzeb
• Which of the following is not included in Mughal paintings?
  ক

  Portraits

  খ

  Islamic themes

  গ

  Flowers and plants

  ঘ

  Hunting scenes
• The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about
  ক

  two centuries

  খ

  three centuries

  গ

  four centuries

  ঘ

  a little over one century
• The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira adds which of the followings as the fifth vow?
  ক

  Abstention from stealing

  খ

  Non-injury

  গ

  Brahmacharya or continence

  ঘ

  Non-attachment
• Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
  ক

  Assam

  খ

  Bihar

  গ

  Madras

  ঘ

  Punjab
• The Kalinga was fought in
  ক

  321 BC

  খ

  301 BC

  গ

  261 BC

  ঘ

  241 BC
• The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama Masjid at Kana and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at
  ক

  Agra

  খ

  Delhi

  গ

  Dhar

  ঘ

  Gulbarga
• Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
  ক

  Bhukit

  খ

  Pradesa

  গ

  Vithi

  ঘ

  Ahara
• The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
  ক

  Bukka I

  খ

  Devaraya I

  গ

  Krishnadevaraya

  ঘ

  Ramaraya
• Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in
  ক

  1857

  খ

  1858

  গ

  1900

  ঘ

  1909
• The Upanishads are
  ক

  A source of Hindu philosophy

  খ

  Books of ancient Hindu laws

  গ

  Books on social behavior of man

  ঘ

  Prayers to God
• We can know about early vedic period from
  ক

  archaeological excavations

  খ

  the Rig Veda

  গ

  Jatak Katha

  ঘ

  contemporary culture
• Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
  ক

  Kunala

  খ

  Tivara

  গ

  Mahendra

  ঘ

  Jalauka
• Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
  ক

  Mohammed Ali Jinnah

  খ

  Sayyid Ahmed Khan

  গ

  Aga Khan

  ঘ

  All of the above
• Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
  ক

  Chalukyas

  খ

  Cholas

  গ

  Pallavas

  ঘ

  Satavahanas
• Tolkappiyam is associated with the
  ক

  first Sangam period

  খ

  second Sangam period

  গ

  third Sangam period

  ঘ

  post-third Sangam period
• The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
  ক

  Wind

  খ

  Eternity

  গ

  Rain and thunder

  ঘ

  Fire
• Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the reign of
  ক

  Shajahan

  খ

  Akbar

  গ

  Humayun

  ঘ

  Jahangir
• To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I-Nasiri was built in the reign of
  ক

  Qutub-ud-din Aibak

  খ

  Iltutmish

  গ

  Ruknuddin Firoz Shah

  ঘ

  Jalal-id-din Khilji
• The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
  ক

  Swami Vivekananda

  খ

  Swami Dayananda

  গ

  Raja Rammohan Roy

  ঘ

  None of the above
• Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
  ক

  <emp>Mudrarakasam</emp>

  খ

  <emp>Devi Chand Guptam</emp>

  গ

  <emp>Mrichekakatika</emp>

  ঘ

  <emp>Malavikagnimitra</emp>
• The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
  ক

  entire Imperial establishment

  খ

  land owned by the emperor himself

  গ

  religious land grants

  ঘ

  land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
• Tipu sultan was the ruler of
  ক

  Hyderabad

  খ

  Madurai

  গ

  Mysore

  ঘ

  Vijayanagar
• The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
  ক

  Hind Keasri

  খ

  Kaiser-e-Hind

  গ

  Rai Bahadur

  ঘ

  Rt. Honorable
• There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohenjodaro. This is clear from the
  ক

  Indus seals excavated

  খ

  Religious beliefs of the Harappans

  গ

  Tools and implements used by the Harappans

  ঘ

  Different types of dwellings excavated
• To which of the republic of Buddha belong?
  ক

  Licchavis

  খ

  Sakyas

  গ

  Mallas

  ঘ

  None of the above