294 questions asked across 18 exam years, newest first
Which one of the following battles could be seen as laying the formal foundation of the British Raj in India?
Answer: B
Where in South India did the British East India Company construct a trading post in 1639?
Answer: B
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company. 2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: C
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. India has one of the longest navigable inland water networks in the world. 2. Inland waterways presently help in transporting about 25 percent of the total cargo movement. 3. About 111 inland waterways have been declared as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: D
Consider the following historical events : 1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 2. Second Round Table Conference 3. Peasant Movement in Bardoli 4. Peasant Movement in Kheda Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting from the earliest) of the above events?
Answer: B
Who among the following laid the foundation of the Vijayanagara Empire?
Answer: A
Who among the following initiated the Bhoodan Movement?
Answer: B
Who among the following has described the medieval Indian postal system as of two kinds—the horse-post called ‘Uluq’ and the foot-post called ‘Dawa’?
Answer: C
At which among the following Harappan sites are fire altars found?
Answer: A
Who among the following is the author of the Hastyayurveda ?
Answer: A
Which one of the following areas was acquired by the British under the Treaty of Deogaon, 1803?
Answer: A
Which Chinese traveller in ancient India wrote the diary called 'Records of the Travels to Middle India'?
Answer: A
The Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of the God) was organized by
Answer: B
The Mahad Satyagraha of 1927 was organized by
Answer: A
The Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth-Seeking Society) was set up by
Answer: B
The Century text Lekhapaddhati gives us information on which one of the following topics?
Answer: C
Nkrumah was one of the five leaders, who comprised the core of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). He was the leader of which country in Africa?
Answer: D
The idea of Planning in Independent India was drawn from
Answer: A
When did Charaka Samhita originate?
Answer: B
