A.
Chandragupta I
B.
Samudragupta
C.
Skandagupta
D.
Kumargupta I
Answer:
Option D: Kumargupta I
2. The Peacock Throne was built in the 17th century for which Mughal emperor?
A.
Aurangzeb
B.
Shah Jahan
C.
Humayun
D.
Akbar
Answer:
Option B: Shah Jahan
3. Who is called the “Father of Indian Prehistory”?
A.
John Evans
B.
R. G. Collingwood
C.
Robert Bruce Foote
D.
James Theodore Bent
Answer:
Option C: Robert Bruce Foote
4. Who among the below was not included in Akbar’s Navaratnas?
A.
Bairam
B.
Tansen
C.
Birbal
D.
Faizi
Answer:
Option A: Bairam
5. The first Military Farm was set up in which year?
A.
1879
B.
1889
C.
1899
D.
1909
Answer:
Option B: 1889
6. Raja Krishnachandra was a ruler of which region in Bengal?
A.
Burdwan
B.
Karnagarh
C.
Shobhabazar
D.
Nadia
Answer:
Option D: Nadia
7. Who established Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company in 1854?
A.
Sorabji Pochkhanawala
B.
Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
C.
Jamsetji Tata
D.
Jamnalal Bajaj
Answer:
Option B: Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
8. The Federal Court of India was established in which year?
A.
1917
B.
1927
C.
1937
D.
1947
Answer:
Option C: 1937
9. How many kingdoms were included in Mahajanapadas?
A.
12
B.
14
C.
16
D.
18
Answer:
Option C: 16
10. Which one of the below was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat?
A.
Buland Darwaza
B.
Jama Masjid
C.
Panch Mahal
D.
Alai Darwaza
Answer:
Option A: Buland Darwaza
11. Who was popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan?
A.
Prithviraj I
B.
Prithviraj II
C.
Prithviraj III
D.
Prithviraj IV
Answer:
Option C: Prithviraj III
12. Which Nizam of Hyderabad constructed the Nizamsagar dam?
A.
Mir Mahboob Ali Khan
B.
Mir Osman Ali Khan
C.
Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan
D.
Mir Farqunda Ali Khan
Answer:
Option B: Mir Osman Ali Khan
13. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong?
A.
Chalukya
B.
Nanda
C.
Shunga
D.
Maurya
Answer:
Option D: Maurya
14. Which one of the below was the largest princely state in British India?
A.
Hyderabad
B.
Mysore
C.
Jodhpur
D.
Gwalior
Answer:
Option A: Hyderabad
15. The Third Anglo-Afghan War was fought in which year?
A.
1909
B.
1919
C.
1929
D.
1939
Answer:
Option B: 1919