201. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
A) Ashoka
B) Bindusara
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Bimbisara
Answer: C

202. The famous Buddhist text ‘Milinda Panha’ contains dialogue between King Milinda and:
A) Nagarjuna
B) Asanga
C) Nagasena
D) Vasumitra
Answer: C

203. The Battle of Talikota (1565) led to the downfall of:
A) Bahmani Kingdom
B) Vijayanagara Empire
C) Mughal Empire
D) Maratha Empire
Answer: B

204. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Samudragupta
D) Harshavardhana
Answer: C

205. The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent is found at:
A) Lothal
B) Mehrgarh
C) Mohenjodaro
D) Kalibangan
Answer: B

206. The Second Buddhist Council was held at:
A) Vaishali
B) Pataliputra
C) Rajagriha
D) Kashmir
Answer: A

207. The Indus Valley script has been classified as:
A) Alphabetic
B) Pictographic
C) Devanagari
D) Brahmi
Answer: B

208. The famous Buddhist university of Nalanda was established during the reign of:
A) Harshavardhana
B) Kumaragupta
C) Chandragupta I
D) Samudragupta
Answer: B

209. The Chola dynasty was famous for:
A) Naval power
B) Rock-cut temples
C) Literature
D) All of the above
Answer: D

210. The Lingaraja temple is located in:
A) Bhubaneswar
B) Khajuraho
C) Tanjore
D) Madurai
Answer: A

211. The rock-cut temples at Ellora represent:
A) Hinduism
B) Buddhism
C) Jainism
D) All of the above
Answer: D

212. The first metal used by man was:
A) Copper
B) Iron
C) Bronze
D) Gold
Answer: A

213. The Upanishads are also known as:
A) Vedangas
B) Aranyakas
C) Jnana Kanda
D) Karma Kanda
Answer: C

214. The oldest Veda is:
A) Samaveda
B) Yajurveda
C) Atharvaveda
D) Rigveda
Answer: D

215. The Vedic Aryans first settled in:
A) Indo-Gangetic plains
B) Saptasindhu region
C) Vindhya region
D) Western India
Answer: B

216. Who introduced Mansabdari system?
A) Akbar
B) Babur
C) Shah Jahan
D) Humayun
Answer: A

217. The city of Agra was founded by:
A) Sikandar Lodi
B) Akbar
C) Babur
D) Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: A

218. The practice of Sati was formally banned in:
A) 1815
B) 1829
C) 1835
D) 1856
Answer: B

219. The founder of the Satavahana dynasty was:
A) Gautamiputra Satakarni
B) Simuka
C) Vasishthiputra
D) Pulumavi
Answer: B

220. The capital of Satavahanas was:
A) Pratishthana
B) Amaravati
C) Kanchi
D) Pataliputra
Answer: A

221. The Chauri Chaura incident occurred in:
A) 1920
B) 1921
C) 1922
D) 1923
Answer: C

222. The slogan “Do or Die” is associated with:
A) Civil Disobedience Movement
B) Quit India Movement
C) Non-Cooperation Movement
D) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: B

223. The Ilbert Bill controversy is associated with:
A) Civil Services reform
B) Judicial equality
C) Land reforms
D) Education reform
Answer: B

224. The main objective of the Brahmo Samaj was:
A) Revival of Hinduism
B) Reform in religion and society
C) Establishing supremacy of Brahmins
D) Promotion of Western education
Answer: B

225. The Swadeshi Movement was launched as a result of:
A) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
B) Partition of Bengal
C) Rowlatt Act
D) Arrival of Simon Commission
Answer: B

226. The famous Kirti Stambha was built by:
A) Rana Kumbha
B) Rana Sanga
C) Rana Pratap
D) Rana Udai Singh
Answer: A

227. The famous Jain scholar Hemachandra lived during the reign of:
A) Kumarapala
B) Harshavardhana
C) Ashoka
D) Chandragupta II
Answer: A

228. Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of:
A) Harshavardhana
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta II
D) Kanishka
Answer: C

229. Who was the first Indian woman to become President of the Indian National Congress?
A) Annie Besant
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer: A

230. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
A) 1928
B) 1929
C) 1931
D) 1932
Answer: C

231. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?
A) Lord Linlithgow
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Lord Irwin
Answer: A

232. The Dandi March began on:
A) 12 March 1930
B) 10 April 1930
C) 15 March 1930
D) 6 April 1930
Answer: A

233. Who was the first woman ruler of Delhi?
A) Razia Sultana
B) Chand Bibi
C) Rani Durgavati
D) Noor Jahan
Answer: A

234. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in the year:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1950
Answer: B

235. The Khilji dynasty was founded by:
A) Alauddin Khilji
B) Jalaluddin Khilji
C) Mubarak Shah
D) Qutbuddin Aibak
Answer: B

236. The ‘Din-i-Ilahi’ was introduced by:
A) Akbar
B) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Babur
Answer: A

237. Shivaji crowned himself as king at Raigarh in:
A) 1670
B) 1672
C) 1674
D) 1676
Answer: C

238. The English East India Company was established in the year:
A) 1599
B) 1600
C) 1601
D) 1602
Answer: B

239. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed between:
A) Akbar and Jahangir
B) Shah Jahan and Dara
C) Robert Clive and Shah Alam II
D) Tipu Sultan and Lord Cornwallis
Answer: C

240. The Non-Cooperation Movement was started in the year:
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1921
D) 1922
Answer: B

241. Which Mughal emperor is known for his golden chain of justice?
A) Akbar
B) Babur
C) Jahangir
D) Shah Jahan
Answer: C

242. Who was the founder of the Sikh religion?
A) Guru Nanak
B) Guru Angad
C) Guru Arjan
D) Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: A

243. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between:
A) Marathas and Mughals
B) Marathas and Afghans
C) British and Marathas
D) Mughals and British
Answer: B

244. The title “Sardar” was given to Vallabhbhai Patel during:
A) Kheda Satyagraha
B) Bardoli Satyagraha
C) Champaran Satyagraha
D) Salt Satyagraha
Answer: B

245. Who was the founder of Ramakrishna Mission?
A) Dayanand Saraswati
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: B

246. Who was the founder of the Prarthana Samaj?
A) Atmaram Pandurang
B) Keshab Chandra Sen
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) M.G. Ranade
Answer: A

247. The Ajanta caves are associated with which religion?
A) Jainism
B) Buddhism
C) Hinduism
D) Islam
Answer: B

248. The Indian Councils Act of 1919 is also known as:
A) Morley-Minto Reforms
B) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
C) Rowlatt Act
D) Government of India Act
Answer: B

249. Who built the Gol Gumbaz?
A) Adil Shah
B) Muhammad Adil Shah
C) Ibrahim Adil Shah
D) Ali Adil Shah
Answer: B

250. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) M.G. Ranade
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: A