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Ancient India

  1. Which of the following sites is known for the Great Bath, a large public water tank from the Indus Valley Civilization?

    • a) Harappa
    • b) Mohenjo-Daro
    • c) Lothal
    • d) Kalibangan

    Answer: b) Mohenjo-Daro

  2. The Rigveda is divided into how many mandalas (books)?

    • a) 8
    • b) 10
    • c) 12
    • d) 15

    Answer: b) 10

  3. Which of the following is not a feature of the Mauryan administration?

    • a) Provincial administration
    • b) Dhamma policy
    • c) Spies and espionage
    • d) Naval fleet

    Answer: d) Naval fleet

  4. Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty?

    • a) Ashoka
    • b) Brihadratha
    • c) Chandragupta Maurya
    • d) Bindusara

    Answer: b) Brihadratha

  5. The famous Meenakshi Temple is located in which Indian state?

    • a) Karnataka
    • b) Kerala
    • c) Tamil Nadu
    • d) Andhra Pradesh

    Answer: c) Tamil Nadu

Medieval India

  1. Which Delhi Sultan established the department of agriculture known as 'Diwan-i-Kohi'?

    • a) Alauddin Khilji
    • b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    • d) Iltutmish

    Answer: b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  2. The Bhakti saint Kabir was the disciple of which religious figure?

    • a) Ramananda
    • b) Namdev
    • c) Guru Nanak
    • d) Tulsidas

    Answer: a) Ramananda

  3. Who among the following was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire?

    • a) Krishnadevaraya
    • b) Harihara I
    • c) Bukka I
    • d) Rajaraja Chola

    Answer: b) Harihara I

  4. The Chola dynasty is famous for which architectural achievement?

    • a) Rock-cut temples
    • b) Dravidian-style temples
    • c) Cave paintings
    • d) Buddhist stupas

    Answer: b) Dravidian-style temples

  5. The famous Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?

    • a) 1747
    • b) 1757
    • c) 1764
    • d) 1775

    Answer: b) 1757

Modern India

  1. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?

    • a) Lord Linlithgow
    • b) Lord Wavell
    • c) Lord Mountbatten
    • d) Lord Irwin

    Answer: a) Lord Linlithgow

  2. Which Indian leader is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Renaissance’?

    • a) Mahatma Gandhi
    • b) Swami Vivekananda
    • c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    • d) Jawaharlal Nehru

    Answer: c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  3. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was annulled in which year?

    • a) 1909
    • b) 1911
    • c) 1916
    • d) 1920

    Answer: b) 1911

  4. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?

    • a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    • b) A.O. Hume
    • c) Dadabhai Naoroji
    • d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

    Answer: b) A.O. Hume

  5. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in which city?

    • a) Bombay
    • b) Calcutta
    • c) Delhi
    • d) Madras

    Answer: a) Bombay

Post-Independence India

  1. The Green Revolution in India was initiated during the tenure of which Prime Minister?

    • a) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • b) Indira Gandhi
    • c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
    • d) Rajiv Gandhi

    Answer: c) Lal Bahadur Shastri

  2. Which of the following was the first state to be formed on linguistic basis in India?

    • a) Andhra Pradesh
    • b) Kerala
    • c) Gujarat
    • d) Maharashtra

    Answer: a) Andhra Pradesh

  3. Who was the first female Governor of an Indian state?

    • a) Sarojini Naidu
    • b) Indira Gandhi
    • c) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
    • d) Sucheta Kriplani

    Answer: a) Sarojini Naidu

  4. Which of the following movements was associated with the demand for a separate Telangana state?

    • a) Telangana Rebellion
    • b) Jai Andhra Movement
    • c) Srikakulam Movement
    • d) Telangana Praja Samithi

    Answer: d) Telangana Praja Samithi

  5. Which constitutional amendment is known as the 'Panchayati Raj Amendment'?

    • a) 61st Amendment
    • b) 73rd Amendment
    • c) 74th Amendment
    • d) 86th Amendment

    Answer: b) 73rd Amendment

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