51. Where was India's first civilization settled?

a) Deccan
b) Kashmir
c) Ganges Plain
d) Indus Valley
Answer: (d)
The little villages of ancient India got better organized. Earliest historical evidence of advance
civilization are available from about 6500 BC from Mehargarh (8000 years). About 5,000 years ago, the
land was dotted with numerous large villages and towns. Their remains have been found from Shimla to
Madras. But the most famous of these cities are Mohenjo-daro and Harappa of the Indus River Valleys.
Although Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, were 350 miles apart, the cities had learned to trade and
communicate using an efficient river boat system. These, and the other marvels of the civilization, were
due to ten centuries of relative peace.

52. Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913?

a) Mirza Galib
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Debendranath Tagore
d) Mohammad Iqbal

Answer: (b)
53. What was the first king to use rockets in warfare?
a) Shah Jahan
b) Jehangir
c) Hyder Ali
d) Tipu Sultan
Answer: (d)
54. Who is known as the "Napoleon of India"?
a) Ashoka
b) Akbar
c) Chandragupta
d) Samudragupta
Answer: (d)
55. Who defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?

a) The Mughals
c) The British

b) The Rajputs
d) The Afghans

Answer: (d)
56. Who were the first European settlers in India?
a) English
b) Portuguese
c) Dutch
d) French
Answer: (b)
57. During the reign of which emperor is the poet Kalidasa accepted
to have lived?
a) Ashoka
b) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
c) Bimbisara
d) Akbar
Answer: (b)
58. What ruler is referred to as the 'Mad Monarch'?
a) Ashoka
b) Akbar
c) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
d) Hyder Ali
Answer: (c)
59. The Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore was built by an emperor of
what dynasty?
a) Chera
b) Chola
c) Mughal
d) Pandya
Answer: (b)

60. who build the Taj Mahal in India?

A) Akbar
b) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: (c)
61. What age in Indian History is referred to as the 'Golden Age'?
a) Mughal
b) Gupta
d) Ancient
c) Maurya
Answer: (b)
62. Who was the prime minister of Nandas?
a) Raksas
b) Asoka
c) Chanakya
d) Nanda

Answer: (a)

63. The daughter of what general of Alexanders army married

Chandragupta Maurya ?
a) Ptolemaius

b) Clitus

c) Seleukos Nikator

d) Diomedes

Answer: (c)

64. Who found the Mauryan Empire in India?

a) Chandragupta
b) Kanishka
c) Ashoka
d) Chanakya
Answer: (a)
65. Who was the first Mughal emperor of India?
a) Akbar
b) Ibrahim Lodhi
c) Babar
d) Sher Shah
Answer: (c)
66. In which year was India's capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
a) 1900
b) 1911
c) 1929
d) 1935
Answer: (b)
67. During whose reign did the apostle St.Thomas go to India to
preach Christianity?
a) Antialkidas
b) Wema Kadphises
c) Gondophernes
d) Kujala Kadphises
Answer: (c)
68. We know most of what we know today because of Megasthenes,
an ambassador to the Maurya court. What empire was Megasthenes an
ambassador for?
a) Greek
b) Egyptian
c) Ottoman
d) Roman

Answer: (a)
69. Which Satvahana ruler adopted the title Tri-samudra-toya-pitavahana?
a) Simuka
b) Yajnasri Satkarni
c) Gautamiputra Sri Satkarni
d) Vashishtiputra Pulumayi

Answer: (c)
70. What are Archer, Standard, Battle-axe, Kacha, and Tiger-slayer all
types of?
a) Swords
b) Coins
c) Bows
d) Inscriptions

Answer: (b)
71. Chandragupta, who first gained power after capturing the rich
Ganges Valley, went on to create what ancient Indian empire with his
son and grandson?
a) Maurya
b) Gupta
c) Tamil
d) Deccan
Answer: (a)

72. The Gandhara and Mathura School of Art developed during the reign
of which ruler?
a) Kanishka
b) Menander
c) Skandgupta
d) Harshavardhana

Answer: (a)
73. Who was the French governor who was defeated by Robert Clive
during the Anglo-French wars in India?
a) Multiplex

b) Charles de Gaulle

c) Dupleix

d) Napoleon

Answer: (c)
74. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built during the ruling period of
which dynasty?
a) Satvahanas Dynasty

b) Kushan Dynasty

c) Maurya Dynasty

d) Gupta Dynasty

Answer: (d)
75. Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Kingdom?
a) Asoka

b) Tivara

c) Brihadratha

d) Kunal

Answer: (c)
76. Which Chinese traveller's description about the Indian society are

recorded in the book 'Fo-Kero-Ki'?

a) Pan-Ku

b) I-tsing

c) Fa-hien

d) Hiuen Tsang

Answer: (c)
77. There were four dynasties flourising in Tamil Nadu. Three of them
were Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas. Which was the fourth?
a) Pallavas

b) Kakatiyas

c) Hoysalas

d) Rashtrakutas

Answer: (a)

78. Known as the "philosopher king", Asoka was the emperer of the
Maurya empire as of 268 BC. What was his relationship to
Chandragupta, the original founder of the empire?
a) Son-in-law

b) Grandson

c) Son

d) Nephew

Answer: (b)

79. Which king adopted titles such as Param Bhagaveta and

Maharajadhiraja Sri Bhattaraka?
a) Chandragupta II

b) Chandragupta Maurya

c) Samudragupta

d) Asoka

Answer: (a)

80. Complete the trilogy, famous during the Indian Independence

stuggle. Two were called Lal and Bal. Who was the third?
a) Pal
b) Gandhi
c) Mal
d) Bose
Answer: (a)

81. One of the famous and controversial person during the freedom
struggle who opposed Gandhiji's ideologies of non-violence and noncooperation was one of these men. Which?
a) Gopalakrishna Ghokale

b) Nehru

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Vallabhai Patel

Answer: (c)
82. Back to the olden days. Who was left behind as the governor of India

by Alexander the Great?

a) Chandragupta

b) Selucus

c) Ptolemey

d) Patrocles

Answer: (b)

83. Which of these facts about Chandragupta is true?

a) He trained women to protect
his palace.

b) He converted to Buddhism and

rejected war.

c) He had stone pillars set up

through India with Buddhist
inscriptions on them.

d) He called his people children.

Answer: (a)
84. Which of the following places in India was ruled by the Ahoms for
more than 600 years?
a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Tripura

c) Bihar

d) Assam

Answer: (d)
85. Which museum was designed by George Witter, was formerly

known as Prince of Wales Museum?

a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu
Sanghralaya

b) Mahatma Gandhi Sanghralaya

c) Dr. Ambedkar Sanghralaya

d) Veermata Sanghralaya

Answer: (a)
86. Which museum is the largest in India?
a) Subhash Chandra Bose
Museum

b) Calcutta Museum

c) Tagore Museum

d) Indian Museum

Answer: (d)

87. In 1780, Tipu's father attacked Carnatic and routed a British

army. He was defeated and died in which year ?
a) 1781

b) 1783

c) 1780

d) 1782

Answer: (d)
88. The Gandhi Mandapam where Gandhiji's ashes were placed before
immersion is in...

a) Ganga

b) Ahmedabad

c) Kanyakumari

d) Gandhinagar

Answer: (c)
89. Which caves dating back to 600 A.D. are located on Gharapuri
Island in Mumbais harbour?
a) Kanheri Caves

b) Ellora Caves

c) Elephanta Caves

d) Ajanta Caves

Answer: (c)
90. In 1789, Tipu attacked the British controlled state of Travancore,
triggering another war. In 1792, Tipu surrendered to British
commander...?
a) Mountbatten

b) Dallhousie

c) Wellseley

d) Cornwallis

Answer: (d)
91. What was the name of Tipu Sultan's father?
a) Mir Sadiq

b) Ghazi Khan

c) Pandit Purnia

d) Haydar Ali

Answer: (d)
92. Which of these cities has the maximum number of historical
monuments?
a) Punjab

b) Kolkata

c) Delhi

d) Mumbai

Answer: (d)
93. Which art was patronised by jahangir ?
a) Music

b) Sculpture

c) Painting

d) Architecture

Answer: (c)
94. In 1798, Tipu signed a secret agreement with the French leader...?
a) Lafayette

b) Napoleon

c) Robespierre

d) Louis XVIII

Answer: (b)

95. In which century did Portuguese merchants first land in Goa?

a) 16th

b) 14th

c) 15th

d) 17th

Answer: (c)
96. When was Tipu born?
a) 1744

b) 1742

c) 1755

d) 1749

Answer: (d)
97. Tipu made peace with the ____________in 1784.
a) Nizam of Hyderabad

b) Rajputs

c) Marathas

d) British

Answer: (d)
98. Which place in India is known for its distinct French culture?
a) Karnataka

b) Kerala

c) Pondicherry

d) Gujarat

Answer: (c)

99. Tamil, one of India's oldest languages, along with Sankrit, it has
been the direct and indirect ancestor of many South Indian languages.
Tamil is also the national language of which of the following countries?
a) Thailand

b) Singapore

c) Indonesia

d) Malaysia

Answer: (b)
100. Which was the first vessel acquired by the Department of Ocean
Development (DOD) for fisheries and oceanographic research?
a) Sagar Kanya

b) Sagar Vikas

c) Sagar Lakhsmi

d) Sagar Sampada

Answer: (a)