Why did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transfer his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad? To control South India better
During which reign was the East India Company founded in London? Akbar
Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp’? Florence Nightingale
Which Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar? Sisodiya
Where was Shivaji crowned as an independent king? Raigarh
Which saint name is associated with Shivaji? Ram Das
By whom was Island of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as dowry? Portuguese
Which first Europeans came to India? Portuguese
During which movement was ‘Mahatma’ added before Gandhiji’s name? Champaran satyagraha
Who was impeached in England for his actions in India? Warren Hastings
Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress? Dadabhai Naoroji
When was the monopoly of East India Company in trade brought under the control of the British Crown? 1773 A.D.
By whom was the Home Rule Movement in India was started? Annie Besant and Tilak
After whose name was a women’s division of the Indian National Army named? Rani Jhansi
Who started the newspaper Shome Prakash? Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by Tang emperor? Harshavardhana
Which inscription mentions Pulkesin II’s military success against Harshavardhana? Aihole Inscription
Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in whose book? Vishakhdatta
Who stated that there was no slavery in India? Megasthenes
Which ruler had granted Diwani to the East India company? Shah Alam II
What is the name of the group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India? Indo-Aryan
On which thing did the Buddhism and Jainism both give stress? Non-violence
Which silver coins Issued by the Guptas? Rupayaka
By whom was the rare work on architecture, Samarangana Sutradhara written? Bhoja Paramara
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of ‘Sijda’? Balban
Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jazfya on the Brahmins also? Firoz Tughlaq
Who got the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award, before becoming the President of India? Dr. Zakir Hussain
The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar from which system was it borrowed from? Mongolia
The Maratha power reached the zenith of its glory during which reign? Shivaji
Which Land tenure systems was introduced by Lord Cornwallis? Zamindari
By whom was Swaraj as a national demand first made? Dadabhai Naoroji
Who is the author of the book ‘Glimpses of World History’? Jawaharlal Nehru
Who attended the Second Round Table Conference as the representative of the Congress? Gandhiji
Which reservoir is constructed on Chambal? Gandhi Sagar
Which state was in the development of hydroelectricity the pioneering state? Karnataka
Which is the most malleable metal? Gold
During the Mughal period which trader first came to India? English
A Fortgotten Empire’, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell, is about which Empire? Vijaynagar Empire
Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic period? Varuna
Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism? Menander
During which reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama Buddha preach their doctrines? Bimbisara
What is the name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions? Priyadarsi
Which Gupta ruler was equally great in the art of peace, wars and personal accomplishment? Chandragupta-II
Who contributed the Chalukya in Western India? Guptas
The Kalachuri era counted from A.D. 248 what was mostly in currnet? Andhra
By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made? Dadabhai Naoroji
Which region of northern India was not included in the empire of Ala-ud-din Khalji? Kashmir
Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles? Balban
Who built Char Minar? Quli Qutb Shah
On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom was the kingdom of Golconda founded? Kakatiyas