Q1. At which of the following place were the third Sangam Assemblies held?
(a) Thanjavur
(b) Kanchipuram
(c) Madurai
(d) Vanji
Q2. Sangam literature is -
(a) Classical Sanskrit literature patronised by the Guptas
(b) Pali literature dealing with the history of the Buddhist sanghas
(c) Early Tamil literature attributed to the history of ancient Southern India
(d) Sanskrit works of Puranic nature dealing with the sanctity of the place where there is the confluence of rivers in Prayaga
Q3.The first Tamil Sangam is said to have been presided by -
(a) Tiruvalluvar
(b) Parasurama
(c) Mamulanar
(d) Agastya
Q4. Gita Govinda was written by -
(a) Jayant
(b) Jayadeva
(c) Jayasimha
(d) Jayachandra
Q5.The study of inscription is known as-
(a) Archaeology
(b) Epigraphy
(c) Anthropology
(d) History
Q6. Gandhara School of art developed during the time of -
(a) Sungas
(b) Kushans
(c) Guptas
(d) Mauryas
Q7.Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at?
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Magadha
(c) Kalinga
(d) Sarnath
Q8.The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was -
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Vithalbhai Patel
(d) Mahadev Desai
Q9.With which one of the following movements is the slogan "Do or Die" is associated ?
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Q10.Who called Gandhiji ‘half naked beggar’?
(a)Mountbatten
(b) Warren Hastings
(c)Winston Churchill
(d)Jinnah
Q11.When First Round Table Conference was convened by British Government?
(a) Nov. 1929
(b) Nov. 1930
(c) Dec. 1930
(d)Nov. 1931
Q12. In which year was the Capital of India moved from Calcutta to Delhi?
(a)1910
(b)1911
(c) 1912
(d) 1913
Q13.Who of the following was the first woman ruler of medieval India?
(a) Razia Sultan
(b) Chand Bibi
(c) Durgavati
(d) Noorjahan
Q14. Arrange the following in correct chronological order-
1.Bombay Association
2.Madras Mahajan Sabha
3.Indian National Association
4.Indian League
(a)1-2-3-4
(b)2-3-1-4
(c)3-4-2-1
(d)1-4-3-2
Q15.Who was the Governor General of India during the Sepoy mutiny?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Hardinge
(d) Lord Lytton
SOLUTIONS
1.C
2.C
3.D
4.B
5.B
6.B
7.A
8.A
9.D
10.C
11.B
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.B
