Indian History - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with

A)

the cultivator

B)

the village community

C)

the king

D)

the joint family

Correct Answer : the king

2 .

The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was

A)

Hind Keasri

B)

Kaiser-e-Hind

C)

Rai Bahadur

D)

Rt. Honorable

Correct Answer : Kaiser-e-Hind

3 .

There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the

A)

Indus seals excavated

B)

religious beliefs of the Harappans

C)

tools and implements used by the Harappans

D)

different types of dwellings excavated

Correct Answer : different types of dwellings excavated

4 .

The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted

A)

ivory

B)

pepper

C)

a fine variety of Indian muslin

D)

damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance

Correct Answer : pepper

5 .

To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?

A)

Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR

B)

Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia

C)

Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

6 .

Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.

A)

Assam

B)

Punjab

C)

Bengal

D)

N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam

Correct Answer : N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam

7 .

The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a

A)

slave

B)

cultivator

C)

neighbor

D)

foreigner

Correct Answer : neighbor

8 .

Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of

A)

Travancore

B)

Baroda

C)

Hyderabad

D)

Mysore

Correct Answer : Travancore

9 .

The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by

A)

Swami Vivekananda

B)

Swami Dayananda

C)

Raja Rammohan Roy

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Swami Dayananda

10 .

There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?

A)

Santhals

B)

Ahoms

C)

Pagal Panthis

D)

Ramosi

Correct Answer : Santhals

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