1. The Anushilan Samiti, a revolutionary organization, was founded in which year?
A) 1902
B) 1905
C) 1907
D) 1910
Answer: B

2. Who among the following first deciphered the Brahmi script?
A) Alexander Cunningham
B) William Jones
C) James Prinsep
D) R. D. Banerji
Answer: C

3. Which Mughal emperor is credited with the introduction of the “Ain-i-Dahsala” revenue system?
A) Akbar
B) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: A

4. The Treaty of Purandar (1665) was signed between Shivaji and:
A) Jai Singh I
B) Aurangzeb
C) Dara Shikoh
D) Murad Baksh
Answer: A

5. The earliest inscriptional evidence of Sati practice is found in which dynasty?
A) Maurya
B) Gupta
C) Chalukya
D) Shaka
Answer: C

6. The term “Kaviraja” in ancient inscriptions was used for:
A) A court poet
B) A war general
C) A land revenue officer
D) A village headman
Answer: A

7. The term “Vata-Bhumi” mentioned in early medieval inscriptions refers to:
A) Forest lands
B) Tax-free land grants
C) Trade routes
D) Irrigated lands
Answer: B

8. The Revolt of 1857 failed primarily due to:
A) Lack of planning
B) Absence of all-India participation
C) Superior British military power
D) All of the above
Answer: D

9. Who among the following was not associated with the Aligarh Movement?
A) Syed Ahmed Khan
B) Theodore Beck
C) Nawab Abdul Latif
D) Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: D

10. The ‘Mansabdari System’ of the Mughals was borrowed from:
A) Persia
B) Arabia
C) Mongolia
D) China
Answer: C

11. In the Mauryan Empire, the term ‘Rajjukas’ refers to:
A) Governors
B) Judicial officers
C) Revenue collectors
D) Army officers
Answer: B

12. The Satavahana king who is said to have performed Ashvamedha Yajna was:
A) Gautamiputra Satakarni
B) Simuka
C) Vasisthiputra Pulumavi
D) Yajna Sri Satakarni
Answer: A

13. The term “Mlechchha” in early Indian texts referred to:
A) Brahmins
B) Foreigners or non-Vedic people
C) Shudras
D) Traders
Answer: B

14. In which session did the Indian National Congress officially demand ‘Complete Independence’?
A) 1927 Madras
B) 1928 Calcutta
C) 1929 Lahore
D) 1931 Karachi
Answer: C

15. The first use of term “Pakistan” was in:
A) Round Table Conference, 1930
B) Allahabad Address by Iqbal
C) Pamphlet “Now or Never” by Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
D) Lucknow Pact, 1916
Answer: C

16. The RIN mutiny of 1946 began from which location?
A) Calcutta
B) Karachi
C) Bombay
D) Visakhapatnam
Answer: C

17. The Chola navy famously defeated which Southeast Asian kingdom in the 11th century?
A) Angkor
B) Srivijaya
C) Ayutthaya
D) Champa
Answer: B

18. Who was the first Indian to enter the ICS through competitive examination?
A) Satyendranath Tagore
B) Surendranath Banerjee
C) R. C. Dutt
D) A. O. Hume
Answer: A

19. The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed between:
A) British and Tipu Sultan
B) British and Marathas (Baji Rao II)
C) British and Hyderabad
D) British and Mysore
Answer: B

20. The concept of ‘Dhamma’ was propagated by Ashoka mainly through:
A) Manuscripts
B) Royal edicts and inscriptions
C) Buddhist Sanghas
D) Trade guilds
Answer: B

21. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 1920?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) B. P. Wadia
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) V. V. Giri
Answer: C

22. The system of ‘Iqta’ was introduced in India during the reign of:
A) Muhammad Ghori
B) Iltutmish
C) Alauddin Khalji
D) Balban
Answer: B

23. The famous Barabar caves were dedicated to which sect?
A) Ajivika
B) Buddhism
C) Jainism
D) Shaivism
Answer: A

24. Who among the following established the “Atmiya Sabha”?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Debendranath Tagore
C) Keshab Chandra Sen
D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: A

25. The book “Fatwa-i-Jahandari” was written by:
A) Ziauddin Barani
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Abul Fazl
D) Badauni
Answer: A

26. Which Gupta ruler adopted the title “Maharajadhiraja”?
A) Chandragupta I
B) Samudragupta
C) Chandragupta II
D) Skandagupta
Answer: A

27. The ‘Pagal Panthi’ rebellion occurred in which region?
A) Punjab
B) Maharashtra
C) Bengal
D) Assam
Answer: C

28. The Rowlatt Act of 1919 authorized the British government to:
A) Impose direct taxes on Indian farmers
B) Arrest and detain suspects without trial
C) Divide Bengal
D) Censor all religious literature
Answer: B

29. The “Ashta Pradhan” was a council of ministers during the reign of:
A) Shivaji
B) Krishnadeva Raya
C) Akbar
D) Rana Pratap
Answer: A

30. In the context of colonial India, ‘Drain of Wealth’ was first criticized by:
A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B) M. G. Ranade
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) R. C. Dutt
Answer: C

31. The Third Round Table Conference was held in:
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1932
D) 1933
Answer: C

32. Which of the following revolts is associated with Birsa Munda?
A) Kol Uprising
B) Santhal Rebellion
C) Munda Rebellion
D) Bhil Uprising
Answer: C

33. The term “Jagir” in Mughal administration referred to:
A) A type of coin
B) A military division
C) Land grant for revenue collection
D) Naval base
Answer: C

34. The ancient port of Tamralipti was located in present-day:
A) Odisha
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) West Bengal
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C

35. The Sangam literature was composed in which language?
A) Prakrit
B) Sanskrit
C) Tamil
D) Pali
Answer: C

36. Which Indo-Greek ruler is associated with the inscription found at Besnagar?
A) Demetrius
B) Menander
C) Antialcidas
D) Apollodotus
Answer: C

37. The Battle of Khanwa (1527) was fought between Babur and:
A) Ibrahim Lodi
B) Rana Sanga
C) Sher Shah Suri
D) Mahmud Lodi
Answer: B

38. Which medieval Indian ruler issued market reforms and price controls?
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D) Sher Shah Suri
Answer: B

39. The slogan “Delhi Chalo” was given by:
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: C

40. Who was the editor of the nationalist paper “Kesari”?
A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Bipin Chandra Pal
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: B

41. The title “Zinda Pir” was used for which Mughal ruler?
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Aurangzeb
D) Bahadur Shah I
Answer: C

42. Who was the first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress?
A) Annie Besant
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Sucheta Kriplani
D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: B

43. The term Panchayatan in temple architecture refers to:
A) A five-storeyed temple
B) Five types of rituals
C) A main shrine surrounded by four subsidiary shrines
D) A style of painting
Answer: C

44. The ‘Permanent Settlement’ was introduced in Bengal in which year?
A) 1765
B) 1773
C) 1793
D) 1800
Answer: C

45. The Champaran Satyagraha was launched against the oppression of:
A) Indigo planters
B) Land revenue collectors
C) Salt tax
D) British officials
Answer: A

46. Who translated the Bhagavad Gita into English for the first time?
A) Charles Wilkins
B) William Jones
C) Max Müller
D) James Mill
Answer: A

47. The “Madras Mahajana Sabha” was founded in the year:
A) 1884
B) 1881
C) 1875
D) 1883
Answer: A

48. The famous historian and traveler Al-Biruni visited India with which invader?
A) Mahmud of Ghazni
B) Timur
C) Muhammad Ghori
D) Babur
Answer: A

49. Who was the founder of the Vikramashila University?
A) Dharmapala
B) Harshavardhana
C) Gopala
D) Mahipala
Answer: A

50. The Kheda Satyagraha was led by Gandhi in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Bihar
D) Punjab
Answer: B