History of India: Question and Answer Set – 01

By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company abolished?

Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement for some period? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

Anekāntavāda is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?[UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in

Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of

Consider the following statements:
The Cripps Proposals include the provision for
1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of Constitution-making body.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

Consider the following statements:
1. The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935
2. The government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India Federation to be based on a Union of the provinces of British India and the Princely States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

Consider the following statements:
1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.
2. The first Export processing zone in India was set up in Kandla.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

Consider the following statements:
1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over peninsular India in the early medieval times.
2. The Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire of South East Asia and conquered some of the areas.
Which of these statements is/are correct? [UPSC 2003]

During Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following happened earliest?

During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

During whose Governor Generalship the Maratha confederacy ended?

From which one of the following did Kosovo declare its independence?

From which period large scale land grants were given to officers and other important person?

Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the

Historians are of the view that the British signed the Treaty of Bassien (1802) with a ‘Cypher’. Who was this ‘Cypher’?

How did Hiuen Tsang undertake journey from and to India?

How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?

How many times the preamble was amended

In 305 BC, which Maurya ruler defeated Alexander’s general Seleucus Nicator and received the territories of Kabul and Balochistan?

In collaboration with Dravid hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

In his autobiography, Babur has given less details about which of the following?

Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age?

In which Governor-General’s reign railway lines in India were established?

Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for who of the following?

Mahatma Gandhi was born in

Mention the most important social issue taken up by Gandhiji for reforms

Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the:

Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year?

Sir Thomas Rose visited the court of

Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah was the contemporary of

Temple architecture was most developed under

The ancient kingdom of  “Avanti” had its capital at

The ancient name of the city of Patna is

The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 A.D was fought between

The battle of Dharmat was fought between

The battle that was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas in 1761 was

The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named

The depiction of the stones of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha was first done in the art of

The earliest known Indian script is

The earliest movement which took up the cause of lower cast against Brahmana domination was

The earliest Veda is the

The era which is counted from 78 A.D. is the

The foreign traveler who visited India during the rule of the Guptas was

The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the

The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was

The Indian ruler known as the Napoleon of Indian was

The Indus religion did not include the worship of