Indian History - Comprehensive Mock Test 1

Question 1 Medium

भारत में 'नागरिक सेवा का जनक' (Father of Civil Services) किसे माना जाता है?

A) लॉर्ड कर्जन B) लॉर्ड विलियम बेंटिक C) लॉर्ड कॉर्नवालिस D) लॉर्ड डलहौजी

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लॉर्ड कॉर्नवालिस (Lord Cornwallis) ने भारत में ब्रिटिश प्रशासन को संगठित और सुव्यवस्थित किया था, इसलिए उन्हें भारत में नागरिक सेवा (Civil Services) का जनक कहा जाता है।

Question 2 Medium

In the name of which of the following gods did the Vijayanagara kings ruled

A) Rama B) Vishnu C) Vithoba D) Virupaksha

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Question 3 Medium

Who was the first woman President of Indian National Congress

A) B) C) D)

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Question 4 Medium

The year of the foundation of the Women’s Indian Association ( WIA ) is

A) 1947 B) 1937 C) 1927 D) 1917

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Question 5 Easy

Monolithic Rathas of the Pallavas are found at

A) Kanchipuram B) Puri C) Mahabalipuram D) Agra

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Question 6 Medium

Off the following scholars, who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation

A) Sir John Marshall B) R D Baneji C) A Cunningham D) Daya Ram Sahani

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Question 7 Easy

Arabs were defeated in 738 A D by

A) Pratiharas B) Rashtrakutas C) Palas D) Chalukyas

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Question 8 Easy

Which metal was first used by the Vedic people

A) Silver B) Gold C) Iron D) Copper

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Question 9 Easy

Name the capital of the Pallavas

A) Kanchi B) Vatapi C) Trichnapalli D) Mahabalipuram

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Question 10 Medium

The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation was

A) worship of forces of nature B) organised city life C) pastoral farming D) caste society

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