Question : Which Harappan site is known for its advanced water management system and reservoirs?
Mohenjo-daro
Dholavira
Harappa
Rakhigarhi
Correct Answer : Dholavira
Question : Who among the following founded the Mauryan Empire?
Ashoka
Bindusara
Chandragupta Maurya
Bimbisara
Correct Answer : Chandragupta Maurya
Question : The Sangam literature is primarily associated with which region of ancient India?
Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Gujarat
Kashmir
Correct Answer : Tamil Nadu
Question : Which ruler is credited with constructing the Sanchi Stupa in its original form?
Kanishka
Ashoka
Samudragupta
Harshavardhana
Correct Answer : Ashoka
Question : The Gupta period is often referred to as the Golden Age of ancient India mainly because of its achievements in which fields?
Only military expansion
Art, literature, science and mathematics
Only maritime trade
Only religious reforms
Correct Answer : Art, literature, science and mathematics
Question : Who wrote the book Rajatarangini?
Kalhana
Banabhatta
Al-Biruni
Amir Khusrau
Correct Answer : Kalhana
Question : The Iqta system during the Delhi Sultanate was primarily related to:
Land revenue administration
Temple construction
Foreign trade
Military recruitment through hereditary clans
Correct Answer : Land revenue administration
Question : Which Mughal emperor introduced the policy of Sulh-i-Kul?
Babur
Akbar
Jahangir
Aurangzeb
Correct Answer : Akbar
Question : The Vijayanagara Empire was founded by:
Harihara and Bukka
Krishnadevaraya and Devaraya
Rana Sanga and Babur
Alauddin Khalji and Malik Kafur
Correct Answer : Harihara and Bukka
Question : Which battle marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India?
Battle of Khanwa
First Battle of Panipat
Battle of Haldighati
Battle of Talikota
Correct Answer : First Battle of Panipat
Question : Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793?
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Wellesley
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Hastings
Correct Answer : Lord Cornwallis
Question : The Doctrine of Lapse was most extensively used as a policy of annexation by:
Lord Curzon
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Ripon
Lord Canning
Correct Answer : Lord Dalhousie
Question : The Revolt of 1857 first broke out at:
Kanpur
Meerut
Delhi
Lucknow
Correct Answer : Meerut
Question : Who was the first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress?
Sarojini Naidu
Annie Besant
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Aruna Asaf Ali
Correct Answer : Sarojini Naidu
Question : The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was carried out during the viceroyalty of:
Lord Curzon
Lord Minto
Lord Hardinge
Lord Chelmsford
Correct Answer : Lord Curzon
Question : The Home Rule Movement in India was associated prominently with:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant
Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji
Lala Lajpat Rai and Bhagat Singh
Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer : Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant
Question : Which event led Mahatma Gandhi to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922?
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Chauri Chaura incident
Kakori incident
Dandi March
Correct Answer : Chauri Chaura incident
Question : The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
1928
1930
1931
1935
Correct Answer : 1931
Question : The Quit India Movement was launched in:
1939
1940
1942
1946
Correct Answer : 1942
Question : Who gave the slogan "Do or Die" during the Quit India Movement?
Subhas Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Correct Answer : Mahatma Gandhi
Question : The Cabinet Mission came to India in which year?
1942
1945
1946
1947
Correct Answer : 1946
Question : Which latitude passes almost through the middle of India?
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Correct Answer : Tropic of Cancer
Question : Which layer of the atmosphere contains most of the atmospheric ozone?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Correct Answer : Stratosphere
Question : The Coriolis force is caused primarily by:
The revolution of the Moon
The rotation of the Earth
The unequal distribution of continents
The Earth's magnetic field
Correct Answer : The rotation of the Earth
Question : Which type of rocks is formed by the cooling and solidification of molten magma?
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks
Organic rocks
Correct Answer : Igneous rocks
Question : Which Indian river is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"?
Damodar
Kosi
Mahanadi
Son
Correct Answer : Kosi
Question : The Narmada River flows into the:
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka
Gulf of Mannar
Correct Answer : Arabian Sea
Question : Which Himalayan range is the northernmost and contains some of the world's highest peaks?
Shiwalik
Lesser Himalaya
Greater Himalaya
Purvanchal
Correct Answer : Greater Himalaya
Question : Black soil is particularly suitable for the cultivation of:
Tea
Cotton
Jute
Wheat
Correct Answer : Cotton
Question : Which Indian state has the largest area under forest cover in absolute terms?
Madhya Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Correct Answer : Madhya Pradesh
Question : The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats mainly because:
They are older fold mountains
They form a more continuous escarpment along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau
They are volcanic mountains formed entirely by recent eruptions
They are located closer to the Equator
Correct Answer : They form a more continuous escarpment along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau
Question : Which crop requires high temperature, high humidity and substantial rainfall and is mainly grown as a kharif crop in India?
Wheat
Gram
Rice
Mustard
Correct Answer : Rice
Question : Which one of the following rivers is a tributary of the Ganga?
Godavari
Yamuna
Tapi
Narmada
Correct Answer : Yamuna
Question : The Mediterranean climate is characterized by:
Rainfall throughout the year with no dry season
Hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters
Extremely cold winters and short summers
Heavy rainfall concentrated only in summer
Correct Answer : Hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters
Question : Which is the longest river in South America?
Amazon
Paraná
Orinoco
Madeira
Correct Answer : Amazon
Question : The Andes mountain system is primarily located along the:
Eastern coast of North America
Western margin of South America
Northern margin of Africa
Southern margin of Europe
Correct Answer : Western margin of South America
Question : Which desert is located mainly in northern Africa?
Gobi
Kalahari
Sahara
Atacama
Correct Answer : Sahara
Question : Which ocean current is responsible for warming the climate of Western Europe?
Labrador Current
Canary Current
Gulf Stream
Peru Current
Correct Answer : Gulf Stream
Question : Which Indian soil is generally rich in iron and aluminium but poor in nitrogen, phosphorus and humus?
Alluvial soil
Laterite soil
Black soil
Desert soil
Correct Answer : Laterite soil
Question : Which state is the largest producer of coffee in India?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer : Karnataka
Question : Which mineral is the principal ore of aluminium?
Hematite
Bauxite
Mica
Limestone
Correct Answer : Bauxite
Question : A region receives heavy rainfall on the windward side of a mountain but much less rainfall on its leeward side. This phenomenon is known as:
Convectional rainfall
Cyclonic rainfall
Rain-shadow effect
Frontal rainfall
Correct Answer : Rain-shadow effect
Question : Which river is known for forming an estuary rather than a delta before entering the Arabian Sea?
Godavari
Krishna
Narmada
Mahanadi
Correct Answer : Narmada
Question : The Deccan Plateau is largely composed of:
Recent alluvial deposits
Basaltic lava formations
Limestone coral formations
Glacial deposits
Correct Answer : Basaltic lava formations
Question : Which factor is primarily responsible for the seasonal reversal of winds in the Indian subcontinent?
Earth's distance from the Sun
Differential heating of land and sea
Ocean salinity
Rotation of the Moon
Correct Answer : Differential heating of land and sea
Question : Which natural resource is considered non-renewable?
Solar energy
Wind energy
Coal
Biomass
Correct Answer : Coal
Question : The International Date Line approximately follows which longitude?
0°
90° E
180°
90° W
Correct Answer : 180°
Question : Which ancient Indian text is primarily associated with the teachings of Jainism?
Tripitaka
Agamas
Upanishads
Arthashastra
Correct Answer : Agamas
Question : Which ruler of the Satavahana dynasty is known for defeating the Shaka ruler Nahapana?
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Simuka
Yajna Sri Satakarni
Vashishthiputra Pulumavi
Correct Answer : Gautamiputra Satakarni
Question : The Nalanda University was located in present-day:
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha
Correct Answer : Bihar
Question : Who among the following was known as the "Napoleon of India"?
Chandragupta Maurya
Samudragupta
Skandagupta
Harshavardhana
Correct Answer : Samudragupta
Question : Which Mughal emperor built the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri?
Humayun
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Correct Answer : Akbar
Question : The Mansabdari system was systematically organized under:
Babur
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Correct Answer : Akbar
Question : Who founded the Sikh Khalsa in 1699?
Guru Nanak
Guru Arjan Dev
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Guru Gobind Singh
Correct Answer : Guru Gobind Singh
Question : The Battle of Plassey was fought in:
1757
1761
1764
1772
Correct Answer : 1757
Question : The Regulating Act of 1773 was significant because it:
Ended the East India Company's rule
Established the office of the Governor-General of Bengal
Introduced separate electorates
Transferred the capital to Delhi
Correct Answer : Established the office of the Governor-General of Bengal
Question : Who founded the Brahmo Samaj?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Raja Rammohan Roy
Swami Vivekananda
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Correct Answer : Raja Rammohan Roy
Question : The Indian National Congress was founded in:
1885
1887
1892
1905
Correct Answer : 1885
Question : The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was signed between the Indian National Congress and:
Justice Party
Muslim League
Hindu Mahasabha
Communist Party of India
Correct Answer : Muslim League
Question : The Simon Commission was boycotted by Indians because:
It proposed partition of India
It had no Indian member
It abolished provincial autonomy
It opposed constitutional reforms
Correct Answer : It had no Indian member
Question : The Dandi March of 1930 was associated with the violation of the:
Forest Act
Salt Law
Rowlatt Act
Press Act
Correct Answer : Salt Law
Question : Who presided over the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress in 1929?
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Answer : Jawaharlal Nehru
Question : Which of the following was a major outcome of the Government of India Act, 1935?
Introduction of provincial autonomy
Complete independence of India
Abolition of princely states
Introduction of universal adult franchise
Correct Answer : Introduction of provincial autonomy
Question : Who established the Indian National Army in its initial form during the Second World War?
Subhas Chandra Bose
Rash Behari Bose
Bhagat Singh
Chandrashekhar Azad
Correct Answer : Rash Behari Bose
Question : The Cripps Mission came to India in:
1940
1941
1942
1945
Correct Answer : 1942
Question : Which important event took place on 15 August 1947?
Formation of the Indian National Congress
India attained independence
The Quit India Movement began
The Cabinet Mission arrived in India
Correct Answer : India attained independence
Question : The Earth's solid outer layer, consisting of the crust and uppermost mantle, is called:
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Hydrosphere
Correct Answer : Lithosphere
Question : Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
Hygrometer
Barometer
Anemometer
Rain gauge
Correct Answer : Barometer
Question : Which Indian river has the largest drainage basin among the peninsular rivers?
Krishna
Godavari
Mahanadi
Cauvery
Correct Answer : Godavari
Question : The Sundarbans are formed mainly by the delta of:
Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna
Godavari and Krishna
Narmada and Tapi
Mahanadi and Brahmani
Correct Answer : Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna
Question : Which pass connects Srinagar with Leh?
Nathu La
Zoji La
Shipki La
Bomdi La
Correct Answer : Zoji La
Question : The monsoon winds in India generally reverse their direction because of:
Seasonal changes in pressure patterns over land and sea
Changes in ocean salinity
Movement of tectonic plates
Variation in Earth's magnetic field
Correct Answer : Seasonal changes in pressure patterns over land and sea
Question : Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
Tamil Nadu
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Correct Answer : Gujarat
Question : Which type of rainfall is most common in equatorial regions?
Convectional rainfall
Cyclonic rainfall
Frontal rainfall
Orographic rainfall
Correct Answer : Convectional rainfall
Question : Which continent has the largest number of countries?
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
Correct Answer : Africa
Question : Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Mississippi
Colorado
Missouri
Rio Grande
Correct Answer : Colorado
Question : Which agricultural practice involves growing different crops in succession on the same field to maintain soil fertility?
Shifting cultivation
Crop rotation
Terrace farming
Plantation farming
Correct Answer : Crop rotation
Question : Which Indus Valley Civilization site is located in present-day Haryana?
Lothal
Kalibangan
Rakhigarhi
Dholavira
Correct Answer : Rakhigarhi
Question : Who was the author of the ancient Indian treatise Arthashastra?
Kalidasa
Kautilya
Banabhatta
Patanjali
Correct Answer : Kautilya
Question : Which Buddhist council was held during the reign of Kanishka?
First Buddhist Council
Second Buddhist Council
Third Buddhist Council
Fourth Buddhist Council
Correct Answer : Fourth Buddhist Council
Question : The Ajanta caves are particularly famous for their:
Mughal miniature paintings
Buddhist paintings and sculptures
Rajput fort architecture
Chola bronze sculptures
Correct Answer : Buddhist paintings and sculptures
Question : Which Chola ruler is associated with the construction of the Brihadeshwara Temple at Thanjavur?
Rajendra I
Rajaraja I
Kulothunga I
Vijayalaya
Correct Answer : Rajaraja I
Question : Who was the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
Razia Sultan
Nur Jahan
Rani Durgavati
Chand Bibi
Correct Answer : Razia Sultan
Question : The Battle of Talikota in 1565 resulted in the decline of which empire?
Mauryan Empire
Vijayanagara Empire
Gupta Empire
Chola Empire
Correct Answer : Vijayanagara Empire
Question : Which Mughal ruler's reign witnessed the compilation of the Ain-i-Akbari?
Babur
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Correct Answer : Akbar
Question : Who among the following introduced the Ryotwari system in parts of British India?
Thomas Munro
Lord Cornwallis
Warren Hastings
Lord Curzon
Correct Answer : Thomas Munro
Question : The Vernacular Press Act was passed in:
1857
1878
1885
1905
Correct Answer : 1878
Question : Who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875?
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Raja Rammohan Roy
Ramkrishna Paramahamsa
Correct Answer : Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Question : The partition of Bengal was annulled in:
1909
1911
1915
1919
Correct Answer : 1911
Question : Which revolutionary organization was associated with the Kakori Conspiracy?
Hindustan Republican Association
Anushilan Samiti
Abhinav Bharat Society
Ghadar Party
Correct Answer : Hindustan Republican Association
Question : The Rowlatt Act was passed in:
1917
1919
1921
1923
Correct Answer : 1919
Question : Who among the following founded the Forward Bloc?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Correct Answer : Subhas Chandra Bose
Question : The Poona Pact of 1932 was primarily related to:
Separate electorates for Muslims
Representation of Depressed Classes
Partition of Bengal
Provincial autonomy
Correct Answer : Representation of Depressed Classes
Question : Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1940 as an individual protest against British participation in the Second World War?
Civil Disobedience Movement
Individual Satyagraha
Non-Cooperation Movement
Quit India Movement
Correct Answer : Individual Satyagraha
Question : Which ancient Indian mathematician is associated with the concept of zero and major contributions to mathematics and astronomy?
Aryabhata
Charaka
Sushruta
Panini
Correct Answer : Aryabhata
Question : The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
6
7
8
9
Correct Answer : 8
Question : Which is the highest peak in India?
Nanda Devi
Kanchenjunga
Kamet
Anamudi
Correct Answer : Kanchenjunga
Question : Which river is called the "Dakshin Ganga"?
Krishna
Godavari
Cauvery
Mahanadi
Correct Answer : Godavari
Question : The Deccan Plateau is situated primarily between which two mountain ranges?
Himalayas and Shiwaliks
Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
Aravallis and Vindhyas
Satpuras and Himalayas
Correct Answer : Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
Question : Which Indian state is famous for its extensive tea plantations in the Brahmaputra Valley?
Assam
Punjab
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Correct Answer : Assam
Question : Which soil is formed mainly due to the deposition of sediments brought by rivers?
Black soil
Alluvial soil
Laterite soil
Red soil
Correct Answer : Alluvial soil
Question : Which of the following is a warm ocean current?
Labrador Current
Peru Current
Gulf Stream
Benguela Current
Correct Answer : Gulf Stream
Question : Which mountain range separates the Deccan Plateau from the coastal plains along the western coast of India?
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Aravalli Range
Vindhya Range
Correct Answer : Western Ghats
Question : Which river originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh?
Narmada
Yamuna
Godavari
Tapi
Correct Answer : Narmada
Question : Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
China
Japan
South Korea
Thailand
Correct Answer : Japan
Question : Which type of natural vegetation is commonly associated with regions receiving very low rainfall?
Tropical evergreen forest
Tropical deciduous forest
Thorn and scrub vegetation
Mangrove forest
Correct Answer : Thorn and scrub vegetation
Question : Which mineral is essential for the production of iron and steel and is widely mined in Odisha and Jharkhand?
Manganese
Bauxite
Iron ore
Mica
Correct Answer : Iron ore
Question : Which Harappan site is famous for the discovery of a dockyard?
Kalibangan
Lothal
Banawali
Harappa
Correct Answer : Lothal
Question : Which Vedic text contains hymns dedicated to various deities?
Samaveda
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Correct Answer : Rigveda
Question : Who among the following was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?
Mahapadma Nanda
Dhanananda
Bimbisara
Ajatashatru
Correct Answer : Mahapadma Nanda
Question : The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli is generally associated with which Gupta ruler?
Chandragupta I
Samudragupta
Chandragupta II
Skandagupta
Correct Answer : Chandragupta II
Question : Which Chinese traveller visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
Fa-Hien
Hiuen Tsang
I-Tsing
Megasthenes
Correct Answer : Hiuen Tsang
Question : Who built the Qutub Minar complex's Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi?
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Iltutmish
Alauddin Khalji
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Correct Answer : Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Question : Which Sultan of Delhi introduced token currency made of copper and brass?
Alauddin Khalji
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Balban
Sikandar Lodi
Correct Answer : Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Question : The Bhakti saint Kabir is particularly known for:
Promoting rigid caste distinctions
Emphasizing devotion and criticizing religious orthodoxy
Establishing the Mughal Empire
Writing the Ain-i-Akbari
Correct Answer : Emphasizing devotion and criticizing religious orthodoxy
Question : Which Mughal monument was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal?
Humayun's Tomb
Agra Fort
Taj Mahal
Fatehpur Sikri
Correct Answer : Taj Mahal
Question : The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between the Marathas and:
The British
The Afghans under Ahmad Shah Abdali
The Mughals under Akbar
The Rajputs under Rana Pratap
Correct Answer : The Afghans under Ahmad Shah Abdali
Question : Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Wavell
Warren Hastings
C. Rajagopalachari
Correct Answer : Lord Mountbatten
Question : The Ilbert Bill controversy took place during the tenure of:
Lord Ripon
Lord Lytton
Lord Curzon
Lord Dufferin
Correct Answer : Lord Ripon
Question : Which organization was founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya and others in 1916?
Home Rule League
Banaras Hindu University
Servants of India Society
All India Muslim League
Correct Answer : Banaras Hindu University
Question : The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in:
1917
1919
1920
1922
Correct Answer : 1919
Question : Who among the following was popularly known as the "Frontier Gandhi"?
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Lala Lajpat Rai
Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer : Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Question : The August Offer was made by the British government in:
1939
1940
1942
1945
Correct Answer : 1940
Question : Which Act provided for the establishment of the Federal Court in India?
Indian Councils Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Independence Act, 1947
Correct Answer : Government of India Act, 1935
Question : Who among the following was the last Viceroy of British India?
Lord Wavell
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Irwin
Correct Answer : Lord Mountbatten
Question : The Earth's rotation from west to east causes the apparent daily movement of the Sun from:
West to east
East to west
North to south
South to north
Correct Answer : East to west
Question : Which layer of the Earth is composed mainly of iron and nickel?
Crust
Mantle
Outer and inner core
Lithosphere
Correct Answer : Outer and inner core
Question : Which Indian river rises near the Gangotri Glacier and is known as Bhagirathi in its upper course?
Yamuna
Ganga
Alaknanda
Sutlej
Correct Answer : Ganga
Question : Which river is the largest west-flowing river of Peninsular India?
Mahanadi
Godavari
Narmada
Krishna
Correct Answer : Narmada
Question : Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the Indian summer monsoon?
It remains completely uniform across India
It causes seasonal reversal of winds
It brings snowfall to the entire country
It blows only from land to sea throughout the year
Correct Answer : It causes seasonal reversal of winds
Question : Which region of India receives the highest average annual rainfall?
Western Rajasthan
Meghalaya
Punjab
Gujarat
Correct Answer : Meghalaya
Question : Which mountain pass is located in Sikkim and is an important route between India and Tibet?
Zoji La
Nathu La
Khardung La
Banihal Pass
Correct Answer : Nathu La
Question : Which of the following is an example of a rift valley river in India?
Narmada
Ganga
Yamuna
Brahmaputra
Correct Answer : Narmada
Question : Which crop is known as a major fibre crop of India?
Rice
Cotton
Tea
Sugarcane
Correct Answer : Cotton
Question : Which country has the largest area in the world?
Canada
China
Russia
United States
Correct Answer : Russia
Question : Which is the deepest ocean in the world?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Correct Answer : Pacific Ocean
Question : Which renewable natural resource is directly harnessed through photovoltaic cells?
Wind
Solar energy
Geothermal energy
Tidal energy
Correct Answer : Solar energy
Question : Which archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization is located on the banks of the Ghaggar River?
Lothal
Kalibangan
Dholavira
Surkotada
Correct Answer : Kalibangan
Question : Which Mahajanapada had Rajagriha as its early capital?
Kosala
Magadha
Vatsa
Avanti
Correct Answer : Magadha
Question : Who was the founder of the Kushan dynasty in India?
Kanishka
Kadphises I
Huvishka
Vasudeva I
Correct Answer : Kadphises I
Question : The Gandhara school of art flourished mainly under the patronage of the:
Kushans
Cholas
Palas
Satavahanas
Correct Answer : Kushans
Question : Which ancient Indian physician is traditionally associated with the treatise Charaka Samhita?
Charaka
Sushruta
Aryabhata
Varahamihira
Correct Answer : Charaka
Question : Which ruler of the Delhi Sultanate is credited with establishing an efficient postal system?
Iltutmish
Alauddin Khalji
Balban
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Correct Answer : Alauddin Khalji
Question : The famous medieval Indian traveller Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of:
Alauddin Khalji
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Sikandar Lodi
Correct Answer : Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Question : Which Mughal emperor ordered the compilation of the Persian translation of the Mahabharata known as Razmnama?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Correct Answer : Akbar
Question : The Maratha administrative system known as Ashtapradhan was associated with:
Shivaji
Bajirao I
Balaji Vishwanath
Shahu
Correct Answer : Shivaji
Question : Which European power established the first printing press in India at Goa in the 16th century?
Dutch
Portuguese
French
British
Correct Answer : Portuguese
Question : The Charter Act of 1813 is significant in Indian history because it:
Ended the rule of the East India Company
Ended the Company's trade monopoly in India, except in certain areas
Introduced dyarchy in provinces
Created separate electorates
Correct Answer : Ended the Company's trade monopoly in India, except in certain areas
Question : Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Swami Vivekananda
Raja Rammohan Roy
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Correct Answer : Swami Vivekananda
Question : Which social reform movement worked prominently for the upliftment of women and against social evils in Maharashtra?
Prarthana Samaj
Aligarh Movement
Wahabi Movement
Theosophical Movement
Correct Answer : Prarthana Samaj
Question : The Surat Split of the Indian National Congress took place in:
1905
1906
1907
1908
Correct Answer : 1907
Question : Which newspaper was founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
Kesari
Young India
Harijan
Al-Hilal
Correct Answer : Kesari
Question : The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was mainly related to:
Mill workers' wages
Indigo cultivation
Salt production
Forest rights
Correct Answer : Indigo cultivation
Question : Which movement was launched in response to the British government's decision to divide Bengal?
Swadeshi Movement
Quit India Movement
Individual Satyagraha
Khilafat Movement
Correct Answer : Swadeshi Movement
Question : Who was the first Indian to become president of the Indian National Congress?
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
Dadabhai Naoroji
Surendranath Banerjee
Badruddin Tyabji
Correct Answer : Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
Question : The Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946 primarily aimed to:
Establish a permanent British government in India
Discuss the transfer of power and constitutional arrangements
Launch the Quit India Movement
Introduce the Permanent Settlement
Correct Answer : Discuss the transfer of power and constitutional arrangements
Question : Which event is generally regarded as the immediate cause of the First World War?
Russian Revolution
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Great Depression
Formation of the United Nations
Correct Answer : Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Question : Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Correct Answer : Equator
Question : The Prime Meridian passes through:
Paris
Greenwich
New York
Rome
Correct Answer : Greenwich
Question : Which Indian river originates from the Yamunotri Glacier?
Ganga
Yamuna
Narmada
Sutlej
Correct Answer : Yamuna
Question : Which of the following rivers forms the largest delta in the world?
Nile
Ganga-Brahmaputra
Amazon
Mississippi
Correct Answer : Ganga-Brahmaputra
Question : The Aravalli Range is considered one of the:
Youngest fold mountain systems in India
Oldest fold mountain systems in India
Highest volcanic ranges in India
Newest Himalayan extensions
Correct Answer : Oldest fold mountain systems in India
Question : Which climatic region is characterized by year-round high temperatures and heavy rainfall?
Tundra climate
Equatorial climate
Mediterranean climate
Polar climate
Correct Answer : Equatorial climate
Question : Which type of soil is widely distributed over the northern plains of India?
Black soil
Alluvial soil
Laterite soil
Mountain soil
Correct Answer : Alluvial soil
Question : Which Indian state is the leading producer of sugarcane among the major sugarcane-producing states?
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh
Question : Which of the following is a metallic mineral?
Mica
Limestone
Iron ore
Coal
Correct Answer : Iron ore
Question : Which natural phenomenon is primarily responsible for the formation of fold mountains?
Deposition by rivers
Convergence of tectonic plates
Volcanic ash deposition
Wind erosion
Correct Answer : Convergence of tectonic plates
Question : The Battle of Haldighati was fought in 1576 between Maharana Pratap and the forces of:
Babur
Akbar
Sher Shah Suri
Humayun
Correct Answer : Akbar
Question : The First Battle of Panipat was fought in:
1526
1556
1761
1757
Correct Answer : 1526
Question : The Battle of Plassey was fought between Siraj-ud-daulah and the forces led by:
Robert Clive
Warren Hastings
Lord Cornwallis
Arthur Wellesley
Correct Answer : Robert Clive
Question : The Treaty of Seringapatam was signed in 1792 after the:
First Anglo-Mysore War
Second Anglo-Mysore War
Third Anglo-Mysore War
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Correct Answer : Third Anglo-Mysore War
Question : The Revolt of 1857 is generally considered to have begun at:
Delhi
Meerut
Kanpur
Lucknow
Correct Answer : Meerut
Question : The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on:
13 April 1919
15 August 1920
26 January 1930
8 August 1942
Correct Answer : 13 April 1919
Question : The Chauri Chaura incident occurred during the:
Swadeshi Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Quit India Movement
Correct Answer : Non-Cooperation Movement
Question : The Dandi March was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in:
1920
1922
1930
1932
Correct Answer : 1930
Question : The Lahore session of the Indian National Congress in 1929 is particularly remembered for the declaration of:
Dominion Status
Purna Swaraj
Separate Electorates
Provincial Autonomy
Correct Answer : Purna Swaraj
Question : The Quit India Resolution was passed at the Bombay session of the Indian National Congress in:
1940
1941
1942
1946
Correct Answer : 1942
Question : The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament in:
1945
1946
1947
1948
Correct Answer : 1947
Question : The Berlin Wall fell in:
1987
1988
1989
1991
Correct Answer : 1989
Question : Which Indian state has the largest geographical area?
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer : Rajasthan
Question : Which state is the smallest in India by geographical area?
Sikkim
Goa
Tripura
Nagaland
Correct Answer : Goa
Question : Which Indian state is known as the "Land of Five Rivers"?
Haryana
Punjab
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer : Punjab
Question : Which city is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River?
Surat
Ahmedabad
Vadodara
Rajkot
Correct Answer : Ahmedabad
Question : The Chilika Lake is located in:
Odisha
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer : Odisha
Question : Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer : Gujarat
Question : Which plateau is known for its rich deposits of minerals such as coal and iron ore?
Malwa Plateau
Chota Nagpur Plateau
Deccan Plateau
Meghalaya Plateau
Correct Answer : Chota Nagpur Plateau
Question : Which Indian state is the largest producer of tea?
Assam
West Bengal
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer : Assam
Question : Which city is known as the "Silicon Valley of India"?
Hyderabad
Pune
Bengaluru
Chennai
Correct Answer : Bengaluru
Question : The Rann of Kachchh is primarily located in:
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Haryana
Maharashtra
Correct Answer : Gujarat
Question : Which Indian state is famous for the Loktak Lake?
Manipur
Mizoram
Meghalaya
Tripura
Correct Answer : Manipur
Question : The Coromandel Coast lies along the:
Western coast of India
Eastern coast of India
Northern coast of India
Southern coast of Gujarat
Correct Answer : Eastern coast of India
Question : Which country has the largest population in the world?
India
China
United States
Indonesia
Correct Answer : India
Question : Which is the largest continent by area?
Africa
Asia
North America
Europe
Correct Answer : Asia
Question : Which is the smallest continent by area?
Europe
Australia
South America
Antarctica
Correct Answer : Australia
Question : The Nile River flows primarily through which continent?
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
Correct Answer : Africa
Question : Which country is known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun" and has extensive Arctic territory?
Brazil
Norway
Egypt
Mexico
Correct Answer : Norway
Question : The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of:
India
Australia
South Africa
Brazil
Correct Answer : Australia
Question : Which is the largest island in the world?
Madagascar
Greenland
Borneo
New Guinea
Correct Answer : Greenland
Question : The Pampas grasslands are mainly found in:
Argentina
Canada
Russia
Australia
Correct Answer : Argentina
Question : Which desert is located in southern Africa?
Sahara
Gobi
Kalahari
Atacama
Correct Answer : Kalahari
Question : The Ural Mountains are traditionally considered a boundary between:
Africa and Europe
Europe and Asia
Asia and Australia
North America and Europe
Correct Answer : Europe and Asia
Question : Which country is known for the fjords along its western coastline?
Norway
Spain
Egypt
Thailand
Correct Answer : Norway
Question : Which ocean is located between Africa, Asia and Australia?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Correct Answer : Indian Ocean
Question : The Earth's atmosphere is composed mainly of:
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
Correct Answer : Nitrogen
Question : The boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle is known as:
Wegener Discontinuity
Mohorovičić Discontinuity
Gutenberg Discontinuity
Conrad Discontinuity
Correct Answer : Mohorovičić Discontinuity
Question : Which process involves the breaking down of rocks at or near the Earth's surface without their transportation?
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
Sedimentation
Correct Answer : Weathering
Question : Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mid-oceanic ridges?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Collision boundary
Correct Answer : Divergent boundary
Question : Lines joining places having equal atmospheric pressure are called:
Isotherms
Isohyets
Isobars
Contours
Correct Answer : Isobars
Question : The instrument used to measure wind speed is:
Barometer
Anemometer
Hygrometer
Seismograph
Correct Answer : Anemometer
Question : Which scale is commonly used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
Beaufort scale
Richter scale
Fujita scale
Celsius scale
Correct Answer : Richter scale
Question : The process by which water vapour changes directly into ice is called:
Evaporation
Condensation
Sublimation
Deposition
Correct Answer : Deposition
Question : Which type of cloud is generally associated with thunderstorms and heavy rainfall?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Stratus
Correct Answer : Cumulonimbus
Question : The movement of tectonic plates is primarily driven by processes occurring within the:
Crust
Mantle
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Correct Answer : Mantle