MEDIEVAL HISTORY 351-391 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 351. Prem vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by:

 Raskhan

352. Every year a fair is held at the tomb of famous Sufi saint Haji Waris Ali Shah at 

 Barabanki

353. Who of the following saints were sufi

1. Rahim

2. Nizamuddin Auliya

3. Muinuddin Chishti

4. Raskhan

Answer:  2 and 3

354. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his

message?

Answer:  Ramananda

355. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to

Answer:  Amritsar

356. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of

Answer:  Tegh Bahadur 

357. The Adi Granth was compiled by

Answer:  Guru Arjan Dev

358. Which of the following was a saint of the Bhakti Movement in Bengal?

Answer:  Chaitanya

359. What did Ramanuja preach?

 Bhakti

360. Which Sikh Guru initiated "The Khalsa'? 

Answer:  Guru Gobind Singh

361. Who amongst the following was the successor of Sikh Guru Har Krishan?

Answer:  Guru Tegh Bahadur

362. Which sects of Sufis adopted Yoga?

Answer:  Chishtiya

363. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?

Answer:  Guru Ram Das

364. Abul Fazal was the son of which Sufi saint?

Answer:  Sheikh Mubarak

365. Sikh Khalsa Army was formed under the rule of

 Ranjit Singh

366. Which of the following languages has been used by Surdas in his writings?

367. Who the following told, "Hunuz Dilli dur ast"(Delhi is still far away)?

Answer:  Nizamuddin Auliya

368. Which among the following is not correctly paired?

Answer:  Babar - Bairam Khan

369. After the defeat at Plassey, Sirajuddaullah was assassinated and was made the nawab.

Answer:  Mir Jafar 

370. Which of the following texts provides evidence that Prithviraj III wanted to conquer the whole world?

Answer:  Prithviraj Raso

371. Who is the founder of the city of Agra?

Answer:  Sikandar Lodi

372. Who among the following was the first English man to visit western India?

Thomas Stephens

373. Who among the following painters committed suicide?

Answer:  Daswant

374. Who is known as the Parrot of India?

Answer:  Amir Khusro

375. Zain-ul-Abdin, who prohibited cow slaughter,was a ruler of

 Kashmir

376. 'Amuktamalyada' written by Krishnadeva Raya, the ruler of Vijayanagar, was in

Answer:  Sanskrit

377. Who among the following taught the doctrine of 'Shunyata'?

Answer:  Nagarjuna

378. Which factor influenced most to eliminate caste-system in India?

Answer:  Rationalism 

379. The English and the Dutch were firmly established in all the parts of the Coast from Sind to Bengal by the middle of the 

Answer:  17th Century

380. The composer of 'Kiriti-Stambh Prashasti' was 

Answer: Abhi Kavi

381. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

 Answer: Ajmer-Quwwat-ul-Islam

382. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer from the code given below:

List-I

A. Firuz Tughluq

B. Balban

C. Alauddin

D. Jahangir 

1. Diwan-i-Riyasat

2. Nauroz

3. Construction of Canals

4. Sir Thomas Roe

Answer: A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4

383. Consider the following events: 

1. Reign of Krishna deva of Vijayanagara

2. Construction of Qutb Minar

3. Arrival of Portuguese in India

 4. Death of Firuz Tughluq

Arrange the above given options in correct chronological order?

Answer:  2,4,3,1

384. Which one of the following pairs of kings of Ancient and Medieval periods of Indian History and the works by them is correctly matched?

 Answer: Mahendravarman: Mattavilasa prahasana

385. Consider the following pairs: Medieval Indian state Present Region

1. Champaka - Central India

2. Durgara- Jammu

3. Kuluta-Malabar

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

2 only

386. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer by using the code given below:

List - I

A. Adil shahi

B. Qutb

C. Nizam Shahi

D. Shariqi Shahi

List - II

1. Ahmadnagar

2. Bijapur

3. Golconda

4. Jaunpur

Answer: A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4

387. Arrange the following four foreign invasions in chronological order and find the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Ahmad Shah Abdali

 2. Genghis Khan

3. Nadir shah

4. Timur

Code

Answer: 2, 4, 3, 1

388. Which mosque is considered to be the style of Bengal style in Agra?

Answer: Nagina Masjid

389. Which of the following medieval rulers was called 'Jagat Guru'?

 Answer: Ibrahim Adil shah I

390. Who built Jodhpur Fort?

Answer: Rao Jodha

391.______is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II.

Answer: Jantar Mantar, Delhi

MEDIEVAL HISTORY 301-350 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 301. What is Gol Gumbaz?

Answer:  Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah

302. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?

Answer:  Tuluva

303. Which ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire was the friend of the Portuguese Governor

Albuquerque?

Answer:  Krishna Deva Rai

304. Which ruler of Vijayanagar allowed

Portuguese to build a church in his empire?

Answer:  Venkat II

305. The first important ruler to emerge from the Chola Dynasty was___

Answer:  Rajaraja Chola

306. Which of the following medieval rulers was called 'Jagat Guru'?

Answer:  Ibrahim Adil shah I

307. Bahmani ruler Tajuddin Firuz married the daughter of which of the following Vijayanagara rulers?

Answer:  Devaraya I

308. Which of the following dynasties was not

located in South India?

Answer:  Kalchuri

309. The historian Sewell has written a book entitled "A Forgotten Empire". What was the name of empire?

 Answer:  Vijayanagar Empire

310. Mahabalipuram was founded by

Answer:  Narasimha Varman

311. Which battle led to the downfall of the

Vijayanagar empire?

Answer:  Battle of Talikota 

312. Among the following who was in chronological order, the last famous ruler of Vijayanagar?

Answer:  Krishna Deva Rai

313. 'Ratti' used by jewellers is obtained from seed of?

Answer:  Angiospermous plant

314. The largest administrative division in the

Vijayanagar empire was

Answer:  Mandalam

315. The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by

Answer:  Harihara and Bukka

316. Who among the following Bahmani rulers built the famous "Gol Gumbaz" at Bijapur?

 Answer:  Muhammad Adil Shah

317. "Dwarasamudra' was capital of which dynastic power?

Answer:  Hoysala

318. Which ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire was the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque?

319. The first important ruler to emerge from the Chola Dynasty was

320. Bahmani ruler Tajuddin Firuz married the daughter of which of the following Vijayanagara rulers?

321. Which of the following dynasties was

322. The Battle of Talikota was fought in -

Answer:  1565 A.D.

323. Mausoleum (Dargah) of Salim Chishti is situated in?

Answer:  Fatehpur Sikri

324. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of Sikhs, was the son of whose?

Answer:  Guru Teg Bahadur

325. Sikhism was founded in which of the following centuries?

Answer:  15-16th century

326.Sikh Khalsa Army was formed under the rule of

Answer:  Sher Shah

327. Which of the following books is NOT of Surdas?

Answer:  Sursatsai

328. Who was the Guru of the music maestro

Tansen?

Answer:  Haridas

329. The famous Saint Chaitanya of Bengal was a contemporary of which of the following?

Answer:  Alauddin Husain Shah

330. Which of the following rulers was not related to Sangam State Chera?

Answer:  Nedeon

331. Sikhism was founded in which of the following centuries?

Answer:  15-16th century

332.Saint Kabir was the disciple of whom?

Answer:  Ramananda

333. Where is the Samadhi of Guru Gobind Singh located?

Answer:  Nanded

334. The title of Persian translation of the

Mahabharata is:____

Answer:  Razmanama 

335. Who is considered the promoter of Bhakti Movement in Bengal?

Answer:  Chaitanya

336. Which of the following languages has been used by Surdas in his writings?

Answer:  Brajbhasa

337. The eminent Saint Vallabhacharya was associated with which of the following branches?

Answer:  Krishnashrayi 

338. When was Guru Nanak Dev born?

Answer:  1469 AD

339. Where is the birthplace of "Mahaprabhu

Vallabhacharya"?

 Champaranya

340. Who composed 'Bijak'?

Answer:  Kabir

341. A collection of dialogues between Kabir and Dharamdas is titled:

Answer:  Amarmul

342. Malukdas was a saint poet of

Answer:  Kada

343. Which of the following was the birthplace of Guru Nanak?

Answer:  Nankana

344. Arrange the following Saints in their

chronological order:

(1) Kabir

(3) Mirabai

(2) Namdev

(4) Nanak

Answer:  2, 1,4, 3

345. Which one of the following leaders of the Bhakti Movement was influenced by Islam?

Answer:  Namdev

346. Consider the following Bhakti Saints

1. Dadu Dayal

2. Guru Nanak

3. Tyagaraja

Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodhi dynasty fell and Babur took

over?

Answer:  only 2 

347. The book, "Ramcharitmanas" was written by

Answer:  Tulsidas

348. The "Chishtia sufi Order" in India was

established by

Answer:  Khwaja Muinuddin

349. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auilya was the disciple of

 Baba Farid

350. Match List-1 with List-II and select correct answer from the code given below:

A. Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti 

B. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi

C. Dara Shukoh

D. Shaikh Shahabudin

List-11

1. Suhrawardiya

2. Qadiriya

3. Chishtiya

4. Naqshbandyia

Answer: A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1

MEDIEVAL HISTORY 251-300 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 251. Faizi lived in the court of


 252. Who is credited for the construction of the Red Fort of Delhi?

253. Where is the tomb of Sher Shah located?

254. To whom did Akbar gave the title Mian?

Answer: Tansen

255. The Biography of Humayun was written by

Answer:  Gulbadan Begum

256. Which of these was not from Dynasty?

Answer:  Sher Shah Suri

257. Battle for Delhi was  fought in the year ___

Answer:  1556

257. Khas Mahal and the Shish Mahal are built in which World Heritage Monument?

Answer:  Agra Fort

258. The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was

Answer:  Manucci

259. Sher Khan defeated at Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (1540), forcing him to flee to Iran.

Answer:  Humayun

260. Sher Shah Sur defeated which Mughal emperor?

Answer:  Humayun

261. Who was the architect of Taj Mahal?

Answer:  Ustad Ahmad Lahouri 

262. Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor

Answer:  Shah Jahan

263. Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal for?

Answer:  Mehbooba

264. Dadoji was the guardian of

Answer:  Shivaji

265. Shivaji started his public career at the age of

Answer:  18

266. Shivaji's administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by

Answer:  Kautilya Arthasastra

267. Under Shivaji each province was under a

Answer:  Viceroy

268. Under Shivaji's rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as

Answer:  Havaldar

269. Which ruler of Bengal gave a portion of Orissa to the Marathas? 

Answer:  Alivardi Khan

270. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

Answer:  Maratha

271. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680 AD)was the ruler of which dynasty?

Answer:  Maratha

272. Baji Rao II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty?

Answer:  Peshwas

273. What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of Purander in 1665?

Answer:  To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and Sultan of Bijapur

274. Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of?

Answer:  Salher

275. Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?

Answer:  Marathas and English

276. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji, was executed during the reign of

Answer:  Aurangzeb

277. What was the capital of Shivaji's kingdom ?

Answer:  Raigad

278. In his early days Shivaji moved with

Answer:  Mawali leaders

279. The estate of Shivaji's father was

Answer:  Poona

280. During Shivaji's rule the Council of the State consisted of

Answer:  Eight Ministers

281. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were taxes taken during the reign of

Answer:  Marathas

282. Ashtapradhan was a council of ministers

Answer:  in the Maratha administration

283. Who pioneered the guerrilla warfare methods?

Answer:  Shivaji

284. Bajirao I (1720-1740 AD) was the minister of Hipwhich empire?

Answer:  Maratha

285. The 'Ashta Diggajas' were associated with which of the following rulers?

Answer:  Krishnadeva Raya

286. The historian Sewell has written a book entitled "A Forgotten Empire". What was the name of empire?

Answer:  Mughal Empire

287. Khajuraho Group of monuments is attributed to which dynasty?

Answer:  Chandela

288. The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar Kingdom was

Answer:  Sangama

289. Who built the city of Nagalapuram?

Answer:  Krishnadeva Raya

290. At the earlier stage backward classes movement means?

Answer:  Non-Brahmin movement

291. Which language gained most by the patronage given to scholars by Krishna Deva Rai?

Answer:  Telugu

292. Who from among the following was the founder of Bahmani kingdom in the Deccan?

Answer:  Hasan Gangu

293. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by?

Answer:  Alauddin Bahman Shah

294. Over Which territory there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and

Vijaynagar Kingdom?

Answer:  The Raichur Doab

295. In the Vijayanagar Empire provinces are

divided into?

Answer:  Kottam

296. The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva 1. To which dynasty did he

belong to?

Answer:  Eastern Ganga dynasty

297. The monuments at Khajuraho belong to the period of?

Answer:  Chandelas

298. Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram?

Answer:  Narsimha Varman I

299. Gol Gumbaz was designed by?

Answer:  Yaqut of Dabul

300. Which queen of the Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, part of modern Andhra Pradesh?

Answer:  Rudramadevi

MEDIEVAL HISTORY 201-250 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 201. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the victories of Babur?

  Answer:Panipat,Khanwah,Chanderi   and  Ghaghara

202. What was Sher Shah's precious legacy to the Mughals?

  Answer:Land Revenue System 

203. Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of?

  Answer:Jahangir

204. The Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was made of

  Answer: Pure Gold studded with gems

205. What term was used for the advance money given by the merchants to artisans for the required goods?

  Answer: Dadni

206. Who among the following Mughal kings had sent Raja Ram Mohan Roy as his envoy to

London?

  Answer: Akbar II

207. Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?

Answer: Gulbadan Begum

208. One of the greatest painters of Akbar's 

court whom he employed as mint officer was

 Answer: Daswant

209. The greatest painter of birds at Jahangir's court was

  Answer:Mansur

210. Who among the following prohibited the use of Tobacco?

211. The noble who introduced important reforms in the land revenue administration of Mughals in Deccan during the reign of Shahjahan, was

  Answer:Asaf Khan

212. Who among the following led a deputation of Banaras Pandits to the Mughal emperor to seek abolition of the pilgrimage tax on Banaras and Allahabad?

  Answer:KavindraCharya

213. Which one of the following battles was fought between babar and the Rajputs in 1527?

 Answer:The Battle of Khanwa

214. Noor Jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor?

215. Who was the architect of Humayun's Tomb?

  Answer:Mirak Mirza Ghiyath

216. Indian Mughal paintings originated during the rule of which Mughal Emperor?

 Answer:Humayun

217.The----were the successors of Timur, the

ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.

  Answer:Mughals

218. Where Humayun's Tomb is located?

  Answer:New Delhi

219. Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his

brother

  Answer:Babur

220. The Arabic work of Al-Biruni that gave an account of the subcontinent is called

  Answer:Kitab-al-Hind

221. Prince Salim was the name of the future

Emperor

222. Charminar was built by?

  Answer:Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah

223.___ was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb.

  Answer:Shah Jahan

224.____succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1495 when he was only 12 years old. 

225. Akbar was_____years old when he became emperor.

  Answer:13

226. Jama Masjid of Delhi was built in which

century?

  Answer:17th

227. The Agra fort was built by

  Answer:Akbar

228. Who wrote 'Akbarnama?

  Answer:Abul Fazal

229. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?

230. Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate?

231. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?

232. Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?

  Answer:Captain Willian Hawkins

233. Which of the following land revenue arrangement is called "Todarmal System'?

Answer:Zabti System

234. Who among the following Mughal Emperors wrote his autobiography in Persian?

Answer:Jahangir

235. During Akbar's reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?

Answer:Raja Todar Mal

236. In whose reign, the office of the Vakil was abolished?

Answer:Shah Jahan

237. Taj Mahal was built in

Answer:17th Century

238. Bahadur Shah, the ruler of Gujarat was killed in a conflict with which of the following?

Answer:Portuguese

239. What was the northwestern border of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar?

Answer:Hindhukush

240. Who built the Moti Masjid in the Red Fort of Delhi?

Answer:Aurangzeb

241. Which of the following was a major industry in the Mughal period?

Answer:Cotton Cloth

242. Which mosque is considered to be the style of Bengal style in Agra?

Answer:Nagina Masjid

243. Which of the following rulers started the Mughal style of painting?

Answer:Humayun

244. After which war did Babur hold the title of Ghazi?

Answer:Battle of Khanwa

245. Which of the following Mughal rulers started 'Jharokha Darshan'?

Answer:Akabar

246.Which of the following Rajput dynasties is not related to Agnikul?

Answer:Chandela

247. Which of the following state was not included in the empire of Akbar?

Answer:Bijapur

248. Who was the Guru of the music maestro Tansen?

Answer:Haridas

249. During the reign of which Mughal ruler was the "Jizya' re-imposed?


250. Who was the founder of the Mughal empire?


MEDIEVAL HISTORY 151-200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 151. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of

Answer:Malwa

152. When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagar empire in south India?

Answer:Krishnadev Raya

153. Month scale in the Mansabdari system was introduced by

Answer:Shahjahan

154. Who was the author of Humayun-nama?

Answer:Gulbadan Begam

155. The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in

Answer: Golconda

156. The famous 'Jama-Masjid' of Delhi was built by

Answer: Shahjahan

157. Which one of the following states of Rajputana did not willingly accept Akbar's sovereignty?

158. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Answer: Akbar: Sir Thomas Roe

159. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by

Answer:Qanungo

160. Under the Mughals the jizya was collected from

 Answer:Hindus

161. During the Mughal period Polaj was the 

Answer:land annually cultivated 

162. Under the Mughals, in urban area the judicial powers were exercised by

Answer:Kotwal

163. Under the Mughals was administered as a department of the military

Answer: Diwan-i-Arz

164. In India artillery was first used by

165. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco

first cultivated in

Answer: Gujarat

167. The Mughals imported fruits from

Answer: Samarkand

168. Which of the following ruler is called as "Rangeela"?

Answer:Muhammad Shah

169. Who among the following was the Diwan of Akbar?

Answer:Muzaffar Khan

170. When Humayun was Diamond was with

Answer: Shah Tahmasp of persia

171. There were jewelled steps leading the Emperor's seat, in the Peacock Throne.

 Answer: Three

172. Sher Shah's last campaign was against

Answer:Kalinjar

173. Under Sher Shah the largest administrative unit was administered by a Chief namely

Answer: Shiqdar

174. The revenue system initiated by Sher Shah influenced the revenue system of

 Answer: Akbar

175. The second Battle of Panipat was fought

between Hemu and

176. Akbar's guardian teacher was

Answer: Bairam Khan

177. Bairam Khan was murdered at

 Answer: Anhilvad

178. Akbar defeated Durgawati and captured

Answer: Gondwana

179.The offsprings of which Mughal emperor were born in a Sufi's Khanqah instead of the Mughal haram?

180. Historian Abul Fazal was killed by

 Answer: Vir Singhdeo Bundela

181. Which among the following was also known as Bandobast system?

 Answer: Zabti

182. Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster general as well?

 Answer: Diwan

183. A Mansabdar who was paid in cash was called

 Answer: Naqdi

184. Who among the following was the official historian of Aurangzeb's reign?

 Answer: Mohammad Kazim

185. "Din-i-llahi' was a movement of Akbar's folly, not of his wisdom." Who made this statement?

 Answer: V.A. Smith

186. Among the following, which Mughal

introduced the policy of Sulh-i-kul?

187. During the Mughal period, which one of the following traders were the first to come to

India?

 Answer: Portuguese

188. Todar Mal was associated with

 Answer: finance

189. The last Mughal Emperor was?

 Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar

190. Who was the founder of Mughal Empire India?

 Answer: Babur

191. At which place was Akbar born?

 Answer: Amarkot

192. Which of the following was built by Akbar ? 

 Answer: Agra Fort 

193. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by

 Answer: Shah Jahan

194. Where is Ibadat Khana situated?

 Answer: Fatehpur Sikri

195. Taj Mahal is on the banks of

 Answer: Yamuna

196.Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?

  Answer: Akbar

197. Who among the following was the daughter of  Emperor Aurangzeb ?

  Answer: Zeb-un-nisa

198. The Mughal Emperor who appointed maximum number of Hindu Officer was?

  Answer: Aurangzeb

199. Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Jaziya on Hindus ?

  Answer:Akar

200. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after

  Answer:Military Affairs

MEDIEVAL HISTORY 101-150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 101. Who is credited for the construction of the Red Fort of Delhi?

102. Which of the following state was not included in the empire of Akbar?

Answer: Bijapur

103. Which of the following Rajput dynasties is not related to Agnikul?

Answer: Chandela

104. Which of the following Mughal rulers started "Jharokha Darshan?

105. After which war did Babur hold the title of Ghazi?

Answer: Battle of Khanwa

106. Which of the following was a major industry in the Mughal period?

Answer: Cotton cloth

107. What was the northwestern border of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar?

Answer: Hindukush

108. Who built the Moti Masjid in the Red Fort of Delhi?

109. Match List with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:

A. Battle of Haldighati

B. Battle of Bilgram

C. Revolt of Khusrau

D. Battle of Khanwa

1. Babur

2. Akbar

3. Humayun

4.Jahangir

Answer: A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 

110. Zabti system was introduced by.

Answer: Akbar

111. The jain monk who stayed for a few years in the Court of Akbar and was honoured with the title of jagadguru was

Answer:  Hari Vijay Suri 

112. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

Answer: Tomb of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya-----Ajmer

113. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the List:

List-I (Monument)

A. Alai Darwaza, Delhi

B. Buland Darwaza, Fathehpur Sikri

C. Moti Masjid, Agra

D. Moti Masjid, Delhi

List-II (Builders)

1. Alauddin Khalji

3. Shah Jahan 

4. Aurangzeb

Answer: A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

114. Who among the following were painters in court of Mughal Emperor Jahangir?

1. Abdus Samad

3. Aqa Riza

2. Abul Hasan

4. Mir Sayyid Ali

Answer:  2 and 3

115. The Dhrupad singers included in the reign of Akbar was/were

1. Tansen

3. Surdas

2. Harias

4. Vilas Khan

Code:

Answer: 1 and 2

116. The Mughal emperor who issued a Farman to English East India Company in 1717 to trade freely in Bengal is? 

Answer: Farrukhsiyar

117. The great painter Khwaja Abdus flourished at the Court of which one of the

Samad following?

118. Itimad-ud-Daula's tomb at Agra was built by

Answer: Nur Jahan

119. Who was called Zinda Pir in Mughal time?

120. With whose permission did the English set up

121. Who among the following are known as King Makers in Indian History ?

Answer: Sayyid Brothers

122. First Battle of Panipat was fought

123. Who has been described by Elliot as -the Akbar of Sultanate?

124. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials known as

Answer: Faujdar

125. All the early Mughal Emperors except

were great builders

126. Battle of Kannauj was fought

Answer: 1540

127. Babar summoned the pupils of the famous architect Sinan from

Answer: Albania

128. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of

Answer: Sahajahan

129. The Pearl Mosque in Delhi was built by

130. Under Sher Shah the largest administrative unit was administered by a Chief namely

Answer: Shikadar

131. Under the Mughals the Governor was popularly known as

Answer: Subahdar

132. Under the Mughal rule the judicial service was formed by

Answer: Kazis

133. Which Rajput dynasty had not surrendered to Akbar?

Answer: Sisodiya

134. The troops provided by the Mansabdars was chiefly

Answer: cavalry

135. In India artillery was first used in the battle of

Answer: Panipat

136. In Mansabdari system the Commnader-in-Chief of the Army was

Answer: Emperor

137. During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following centres?

Answer: Agra

138. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangazeb was

Answer: Tegh Bahadur

139. The Mughals have been made immortal by theirachievements in the____field

Answer: Political

140. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the

Answer: Dome

141. Jama Mosque built by Shahjahan is at

Answer:  Delhi

142. Indo-Persian style of architecture attained its supreme beauty in the reign of

143. The huge wealth of the Mughals fell into the hands of_____after the capture of Delhi in 1739.

Answer: Nadir Shah

144. Abdul Rahim Khan-l-Khana rendered Babur's Memoires into

Answer:  Persian

145. Sher Shah was succeeded by

Answer: Islam Shah

146. Akbar saw the sea for the first time in his life at

Answer: Cambay

147. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at

Answer:  Kalanaur

148. Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by

Answer: Shah Qulihan Mehran

149. Akbar's nurse-in-chief was

Answer: Maham Anga

150. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler

Answer: Akbar

MEDIEVAL HISTORY 51-100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 51. Who among the following founded the city of Ahmedabad?

Answer: Ahmad Shah

52. Which Sultan of Delhi founded and built the Fort of Siri?

53. Who was the real founder of the Delhi

sultanate?

Answer: Iltutmish

54. Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jaziya on the Brahmins also?

Answer: Firoz Tughlaq

55. Who was the founder of Sayyid dynasty?

Answer: Khizr Khan

56. Malik Kafur was the General of

57. Who was the last ruler of Delhi saltunate?

Answer:Ibrahim Lodi

58. The Arab conquest of Sind in 712 AD had taken place under the leadership of

Answer: Mohammed-bin-Qasim -

59. Udai Singh was ruler of

Answer: Mewar

60. What was the main objective of Sultan Mahmud's Gazanavi Indian conquests?

Answer: Acquisition of Wealth

61. Coins-Tanka, Shashgani and Jital of Sultanate period was made of which of the following metals

Answer: Silver, Copper

62. Bahadur Shah, the ruler of Gujarat was killed in a conflict with which of the following?

Answer: Portuguese

63. Mir Hassan Dehlavi was in the court of which of the following?

64. Name the poet who wrote "Prithviraj Raso", poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan's life?

Answer: Chand Bardai

65. Prithviraj Chauhan married____She was the daughter of his enemy Jaichandra Gahadwal.

Answer: Somyukta

66. Who was Prithviraj Chauhan's father?

Answer: Someshwar Chauhan

67. Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of

Victory) in Chittorgarh? 

Answer: Rana Kumbha

68. Bahadur Shah I was ruler of which of the following dynasty?

Answer: Mughal dynasty 

69. Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at?

Answer: Fatehpur Sikri

70. Which Mughal emperor imprisoned his father and executed his brother?

Answer: Aurangzeb

71. Humayun's Tomb was built by

Answer: Hamida Banu Begum

72. Shah Jahan (1628-1658 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

Answer: Mughal

73. Aurangzeb (1658-1707  AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

74. In Akbar's regime,was the military head.

Answer:Mir Bakshi

75. Who was the trusted General of the Mughal emperor Akbar? 

Answer: Man Singh 1

76. Diwane-l-khas is in which of these monuments?

Answer: Red Fort Complex

77. Aurangzeb was the son of

Answer: Shah Jahan

78. First Battle of Panipat was fought in the year

Answer: 1526

79. Which world heritage site comprises of the tomb of lltutmish?

Answer: Qutub Minar

80. Which world heritage site comprises of the Alai Darwaza Gate?

81. Babur (1526-1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

82. Jahangir (1605-1627 AD) was the ruler of

which dynasty?

83. In Akbar's regime, was the military head.

Answer: Mir Bakshi

84. Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal for?

Answer: Mumtaz

85. The Bibi Ka Maqbara is a tomb located in It was built by Azam Shah, son of Aurangzeb, in 1678.

Answer: Aurangabad 

86. Battle of Kanauj was fought in the year

 Answer: 1540

87. Isfahan, the Persian Capital is said to have provided the inspiration to build which of

these monuments?

88. Akbar was born in the year

Aswer: 1542

89. Jahangir was born in the year -

Answer: 1569

90. Who was the last Mughal emperor?

Answer: Bahadur Shah II

91. Aurangzeb put his father_____ 

arrest in Agra Fort.

92. Who was Babur's Son? 

Answer:  Humayun

93. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and

Answer: Ibrahim Lodi

94. Bibi Ka Maqbara was built by -

Answer: Azam Shah 

95. Which of the following land revenue arrangement is called "Todarmal System"?

Answer: Zabti System

96. Who among the following Mughal Emperors wrote his autobiography in Persian?

Answer: Jahangir

97. Taj Mahal was built in

Answer: 17th Century

98. Where is the tomb of Sher Shah located?

Answer: Sasaram

99. Who was the founder of the Mughal empire?

Answer: Babur

100. Faizi lived in the court of

Answer: Dara Shikoh

MEDIEVAL HISTORY 1-50 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 1. Which of the following tax was initiated by the Alauddin Khilji?

Answer:  Ghari

2. Which of the following art did rise highest in the Sultanate period?

Answer: Architecture

3. Which of the following is NOT considered as Amir Khusro's creation?

Answer: Tutinama

4. Which one of the following places was known as "Shiraz of East during the regime of sharqi Rulers?

Answer: Jaunpur

5. Ruler of Kashmir who was also known as "Akbar of Kashmir' was 

Answer: Zain-ul-Abidin

6. Amir Khusrau played a pioneering role in the development of -

Answer: Khari Boli

7. Father of new Persian poetry style "Sabak-e Hindi" or Hindustani style was:

Answer: Amir Khusrau

8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:

List-1

A. Tarikh-e-hind

B. Tarikh-e-Delhi

C. Rihla

D. Tabqat-e-Nasiri

List-II

1.Ibn Battuta

2.Minhaz

3.Al-Biruni

4. Khusrau

Answer: 3,4,1,2

9. The sultans of which dynasty ruled the country for the longest period?

Answer:Tughluq dynasty

10. Assertion Answer: : Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Battuta

Reason (R):

 Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq wanted to issue token currency is gold coins to promote trade with West Asian and North African countries.

Answer: 'A' is true but 'R' is false,

11. Ibn Battuta, the Moorish traveler, visited India during the reign of:

Answer: Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

12. The sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built biggest network of canals in India was:

Answer: Firuz Shah Tughluq

13. What was 'Dar-ul-Shafa' Established by Firuz Tughluq?

Answer: A free hospital

14. Arrange the following in their chronological

order:

1. Rukn-ud-din

2.Mubarak Khan

3. Firuz Shah Tughluq 

4.Alam Shah

Select the correct answer from the code given

below:

Answer:  1,2,3,4

15. In which battle did Maharana Sanga defeat Ibrahim Lodi?

Answer: Battle of Khatoli

16. The Nobility of the Delhi Sultanate was largely composed of

Answer: Turks

17. The Mongols appeared for the first time on the banks of the Indus during the rule of

Answer:  Iltutmish

18. The term Iqta means

Answer:  Revenue assignment of a particular area in lieu of cash salary

19. The rulers of the Lodhi dynasty were

Answer: Pure Afghan

20. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by

Answer: Alauddin Khalji

21. The main aim of the attacks of Muhammad-bin Tughluq in south India was 

Answer: extension of the empire

22. To which race did Mahmud Ghazni belong?

Answer: Afghan

23. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was

Answer: Muhammad-bin-Tughluq

24. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama-at-Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at

Answer: Delhi

25. Who of the following introduced silver coin called tanka? 

Answer: lltutmish

26. The first Sultan to adopt the principle of measurement of cultivable land for determining the land revenue was

27. The state-promoted canal irrigation system was initiated by

Answer: Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

28. When did Vasco-da- Gama came to India?

Answer: 1498

29. Malik Kafur was whose General?

Answer: Ala-ud-din Khilji

30. During whose period Al-Beruni came to India?

Answer: Mahmud Ghaznavi

31. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated?

Answer: Hindushahis

32. The First battle at Waihind in 1001-02 A.D was fought between?

Answer: Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala

33. What was the only permanent effect of the invasions of Mahmud Ghaznavi?

Answer: Annexation of Punjab

34.................first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs.

35. The second Battle of Tarain was fought between

Answer: Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan

36. Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty?

Answer: The Sayyids

37. Which of the following Sultans playing Polo or Chaugan? 

Answer: Qutb-ud-din Aibak

38. Mohammed Bin Tuglag transferred his capital from

Answer: Delhi to Devagiri 

39. Mir Hassan Dehlavi was in the court of which of the following?

Answer: Alauddin Khilji

40. For the first time in Gujarat, who implemented Jizya tax?

Answer: Ahmed Shah I

41. During whose reign did Timur invaded India?

Answer: Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah

42. Alauddin Khilji's first military operation was against which of the following?

Answer: Ranthambore

43. Amir Khusro was a -

Answer: Poet

44. The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was?

Answer: Persian

45. Who was the first female emperor of India?

Answer: Razia Sultana

46. The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 - 1003?

Answer: Kashmir

47. The Mongols under ___invaded

Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219.

Answer: Genghis Khan

48. Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of

Answer: Ghazni

49. In 1236 Sultan Iltutmish's daughter, became Sultan.

Answer:  Raziyya

50. Prithviraja III (1168-1192) was a best known ruler.

Answer: Chahamana

HISTORY 301-331 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 301. Who was the exponent of Yog Darshan?

Answer: Patanjali

302. Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?

Answer: Assam

303. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?

Answer: Panini

304. Who wrote 'Nyaya Sutra'?

Answer: Jhelum and Ravi

306. Taxila was a famous site of

Answer: Mauryan Art

307. Which of the following School accepted perception and inference as sources of valid knowledge?

Answer: Vaisheshika

308. Which of the following pairs of various eras and the respective years they commenced from, is wrong?

Answer: Vikram Era; 58 AD

309. Gathasaptasati was written by

Answer: Hala

310. The first inscription evidence of Satipratha has been found from

Answer: Eran

311. Which Avtar of Vishnu tricked Mahabali and claimed earth and heaven from him?

Answer: Vamana

312. The ammonite (Shaligrama) fossilized shellfish, a was recognized by Hindus as one of the symbols of

Answer: Vishnu

313. The fourth age of the aeon (mahayuga) is

Answer: Kali

314. Angkor wat temple is located

Answer: Cambodia

315. When the fully developed splendid form of temple architecture emerged in India?

Answer: Sixth century A. D.

316. Who wrote 'Ashtadhyayi', the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit?

Answer: Panini

317. The Lilavati was a treatise on

Answer: Arithmetic

318. Among the four works mentioned be low which one is encyclopedic in nature?

Answer: Brihat Samhita

319. Which of the following was not the work of Kalidasa?

Answer: Kadambari

320. Kailasa Temple, one of the largest monolithic structures, is in

Answer: Ellora Caves

321. The study of inscription is known as

Answer: Epigraphy

322. Who of the following  was the author of Meghadoota?

Answer: Kalidasa

323. Gita Govinda was written by

Answer: Jayadeva

324. Who was the writer of Tales of Panchatantra?

Answer: Vishnu Sharma

325. Where did the game of Chess originated?

Answer: India

326. Which among the following cities is considered as one of the oldest surviving cities in the world?

Answer: Varanasi

327. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written which language?

Answer: Awadhi

328. Alexander the Great was born in

Answer: 356 BC

329. Which among the following games was very popular in ancient India?

Answer: Chess

330. The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions? 

Answer: Eran inscription of Bhanugupta

331. What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar primarily famous for?

Answer: Excellent quality steel


HISTORY 251-300 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 





251. According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions____was known as the land gifted to temples?

Answer: Devadana

252. Rajendra I was the son of?

Answer: Rajaraja I

253. The main historical source regarding the information about Self-government under the Cholas is the?

Answer: Uttaramerur inscription

254. Chola Empire was divided into:

Answer: Mandalams, Nadu, Valanadu & Kurram

255. Which of the following Pratihara king took the title of 'Pramana'?

Answer: Mihirbhoj

256. Among the four dynasties listed below, which one minted coins made of lead?

Answer: Satvahanas

257. Junagadh inscription is the first inscription of which of the following languages?

Answer: Sanskrit

258. Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?

Answer: Chandra Gupta II

259. Whose reign in Indian History is called the Golden Age of India?

Answer: Gupta Empire

260. Which of the following items was exportable in the past Gupta period?

Answer: Tin

261. Which ruler of Gupta Empire is also known as Napoleon of India?

Answer: Samudra Gupta

262. To  which period does the Mehrauli Pillar inscription belong?

Answer: Guptas

263. The silver coins of period were known as?

Answer: Rupyaka

264. In which field of art extraordinary progress was made in the Gupta period?

Answer: Painting

265. Against whom Skandagupta had to wage long wars on the North West border?

Answer:  Hunas

266. The foreign traveler who visited India during the rule of the Guptas was?Answer: Fa-Hein

267. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?

Answer: Tamralipti

268. Which of the following periods is referred to as the period of Hindu revival or renaissance?

Answer: Gupta Period

269. The name of the Indian Astronomer(who knew for his five astronomical systems book Pancha-Siddhantika), who lived in the 6th century was

Answer: Varahamihira

270. The Gupta gold coins were known as

Answer: Dinaras

271. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title 'Param Bhagawata' was

Answer: Chandragupta II

272. The concept of Trimurti was promulgated

during the

Answer: Gupta period

273. Which of the following rulers started Gupta currency system?

Answer: Chandragupta I 

274. The officer responsible for the safe custody of land records during the Gupta period was known as

Answer: Karanika

275. Who was Samudragupta's mother?

Answer: Kumara Devi

276. Who was the first ruler to adopt the title of Maharaja-adhiraja?

Answer: Chandragupta

277. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?

Answer: Gupta Dynasty

278. Harshavardhan's Vallabhi conquest is found in which of the following inscriptions?

Answer: Navsari Copper plate Inscription

279. Harsha moved his capital from _to__

Answer: Thanesar, Kannauj

280. What is the name of the court poet of king Harshavardhana?

Answer: Banabhatta

281. Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language?

Answer: Harshavardhana

282. The important books written by Banabhatta were

Answer: Harshcharita,Kadambari

283. How did Hiuen Tsang undertake journey from and to India?

Answer:  He came by land route and also returned by land route

284. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada?

Answer: Pulakesin II

285. Banabhatta, a great scholar, lived during the reign of

Answer: Harsha

286. What was the name of Harshavardhana's biography?

Answer: Harshacharita 

287. The Sanskrit poet Rajshekhar lived in the court of____

Answer: Mahipala I

288. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of?

Answer: Chalukyas

289. The temples known as the Seven Pagodas had been built by the

Answer: Pallavas

290. Which of the following dynasties patronised the famous Kailash temple at Ellora?

Answer: Rastrakuta

291. The Saka Era was founded in the year

Answer: A.D. 78

292. Who was the first ruler of Pala Dynasty?

Answer: Gopala

293. Who of the following founded the Vikramashila University?

Answer: Dharmpala

294. Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchipuram, the capital of Pallavas, during the reign which of the following rulers?

Answer: Narasimha Varman I

295. Who built the Konark Sun Temple?

Answer: Narasimhadeva 1

296. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty? 

Answer: Pushyamitra

297. Who was the founder of Kanva dynasty?

Answer: Vasudeva

298. Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as by the existing kings? 

Answer: Samantas

299. The Hathigumpha inscription near  Bhubaneshwar, Orissa relates to the king?

Answer: Kharavela

300. Which of the following Pratihara king took the title of 'Pramana'?

Answer: Mihirbhoj

HISTORY 200-250 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 201. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?

Answer: Charaka

202. Chachnama records the history of which conquest?

Answer: Arabs

203. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

Answer: Ravi and Chenab


204. The first Iranian ruler who brought some parts of India under his sway was

Answer:Darius I

205. Gandhara School of art developed during the time of

Answer:Kushans

206. Kanishka's capital was at

Answer: Peshawar

207. In whose coins was the wheel found?

Answer: Menander

208. One of them was not conquered by Kanishka from China. Identify.

Answer: Kapisa

209. Who among the following is referred to as the "Sadhu from the west '?

Answer: St Thomas

210. What was the original name of Euthydemia?

Answer: Sakala

211. In whose reign did the visit of Saint Thomas take place?

Answer: Gondophernes

212. The Kushans ruled in

Answer: 1st century AD 

213. When did the first Huna invasion take place?

Answer: 458 AD

214. Gandhara Art is the combination of -

Answer: Indo - Greek

215. Gandhara School of Art was established in

Answer: North-Western India

216. The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greco-Roman-Buddhist art is __school

Answer: Hala

218. Who built the Group of Monuments at  Mahabalipuram?

Answer: Pallava Kings 

219. After which of the following centuries, did the practice of donating land in South India go a long way?

Answer: Eighth century

220. The ruler of which dynasty of South India assumed the title of Dharmaraj?

Answer: Western Ganga

221. Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?

Answer: Tanjavur

222. Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of "Vatapikonda" after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulekesin II? 

Answer: Narsimha Varman I

223.The Chola kingdom mostly ruled which region of India?

Answer: South

224. The new element of Gopuram had been encouraged in temples of southern India by the

Answer: Pallavas

225. Madurai had been the capital of the

Answer: Pandyas

226. India had a brisk foreign trade with the Roman world during_______ the period.

Answer: Sangam

227. The rulers of a dynasty of the Deccan who were supposed to be Brahmanas and staunch supporters of Brahmanism were

Answer: Satavahanas

228. The Pallava king who adopted the epithet Vichitrachitta or curious minded was

Answer: Mahendravarman I

229. Which of the following is called The Bible of Tamil?

Answer: Thirukkural

230. Where is Famous Virupaksha  temple located?

Answer: Hampi

231. The official language of the Satvahanas was

Answer: Prakrit

232. Who was the founder of Vakatak dynasty?

Answer: Vindhya Shakti

233. Which one of the following Chola King conquered Ceylon (Srilanka) first?

Answer: Rajaraja I

234. Rath Temples at Mahabalipuram were built during the reign of which Pallava ruler?

Answer: Narasimahavarman I

235. The battle of Koppam was fought between

Answer: the Western Chalukyas and the Cholas

236. The Chalukya king Kumarapala is said to have instituted a Jaina reformation under the guidance of

Answer: Hemchandra 

237. The fertile agrarian tract in the early Tamil country is denoted by the term

Answer: Marudam

238. The first Tamil Sangam is said to have been instituted by

Answer: Agastya

239. The Kalyana-mandapa was a notable feature of temple architecture in the kingdom of

Answer: Vijayanagara

240. Which emperor conquered and annexed the northern part of Sri Lanka and named it Mummadi Cholamandalam?

Answer: Rajaraja I

241. Sangam literature is

Answer: early Tamil literature attributed to the history of ancient Southern India. 

242. At which of the following places were the third Sangam Literary Assemblies held?

Answer: Madurai

243. Group of Monuments at Hampi was built by?

Answer: Harihara and Bukka

244. The lowest unit of Chola administration was the

Answer: Kurram

245. The successors of the Satavahanas in the Deccan were the

Answer: Vakatakas

246. The ruler of which dynasty of South India assumed the title of Dharmaraj?

Answer: Western Ganga

247. According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___

was known as the land for the maintenance of schools?

Answer: Shalabhoga

248. According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions______

was known as the land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors?

Answer: Halmidi inscription

249. According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___was known as the land donated to Jaina institutions?

Answer: Pallichchhandam

250. According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions___was known as the land gifted to Brahmanas?

Answer: Brahmadeya

HISTORY 151-200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 151. 'Abhijnanasakuntalam' has been reckoned as a masterpiece of

Answer:  Kalidasa

152. Ajatashatru was the son of

Answer:  Bimbisara

153. Kautilya's Arthashastra deals with the aspects of

Answer:  Political policies

154. Which script was used in Ashoka's inscriptions?

Answer:  Brahmi

155. Chandragupta Maurya was born in Pataliputra, which is now in

Answer:   Madhya Pradesh

156. Alexander defeated____in the battle of Hydaspes

Answer:  Porus

157. Ashoka converted to which religion after the Kalinga war?

Answer:   Buddhism 

158. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of

Answer:   Jainism

159. Chanakya was the chief advisor of

Answer:  Chandragupta Maurya

160. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya was 

Answer:   Dhanananda 

161. Ashoka The Great (273-232 B.C.) was the ruler of which dynasty?

Answer:   Maurya

162. Which of the following information is found in Ashoka's inscriptions?

Answer:  Life story, Internal policy,Foreign policy,

163. Which of the following indicates the circle of the Saranath Pillar?

Answer:  Progress

164. Which of the following was not mentioned in the Dhamma?

Answer:   Faith in Sangha

165. Kalinga War was fought in the year

Answer:  261 BC

166. Chandragupta Maurya was born in

Answer:  340 BC

167. Which one of the following factors was not responsible for Chandragupta Maurya's success against the Nanda Kings?

Answer:  Chandragupta's brilliant generalship " Kautilya's astute diplomacy

" Military assistance provided by Greek rulers " Weakness of Nanda rulers"],

168. How are empires different from kingdoms? 

Answer:  Empires are larger than Kingdoms,Empires need more Kingdomsresourcesthan,Empires need more officials who collect more taxes than Kingdoms

169. Where did Ashoka send his messengers to spread ideas about 'dhamma'. Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Answer:  Brihadaratha

172. The official language of the Mauryan Court was

Answer:  Magadhi

173. Who constructed the 84 thousands Stupa?

Answer:  Ashoka

174. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by

Answer:   James Prinsep

175. As a prince where was Ashoka sent to suppress the revolt?

Answer:  Taxila

176. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at?

Answer:Pataliputra

177. Megasthenes was at the court of

Answer: Chandragupta Maurya

178. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Assembly?

Answer:  Kalasoka

180. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was 

Answer:  Karashapana

181. The reverential title of "The Liberator' had been earned by

Answer:  Chandragupta Maurya

182. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

Answer:  Megasthanes 

183. Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in the

Answer:   Bhabru edict

184. In which script, the Ashokan inscription were written in North West Frontier Province?

Answer:   Kharoshti

185. Which of the following information is found in Ashoka's inscriptions?

Answer:  Life story, Internal policy, Foreign policy

186. Junagadh inscription is the first inscription of which of the following languages?

Answer:Sanskrit

187. The capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at

Answer:  Pataliputra

188. The important book written by Kautilya is

Answer:  Arthashastra

189. Sanchi Stupa was built by?

Answer:  Ashoka

190. Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya?

Answer:  Bindusara

191. What was the real name of Chanakya?

Answer:   Vishnu Gupta

192. Fourteen rock edicts of Ashoka have been unearthed at

Answer:   Girnar

193. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath? 

Answer: Ashoka

194. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is

Answer:   Piyadassi

195. Who of the following also had the name Devanampiya?

Answer:   Ashoka

196. Who of the following was known Amitrochates?

Answer:   Bindusara

197. Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated with

Answer:  Takshashila

198.The famous ruler of ancient india who is said to have been converted to jainism, towards the end of his life, is

Answer:Chandragupta

199. Megasthenes "Indica" deals with the history of the

Answer: Mauryas

200. The Sanskrit drama which describes Chandragupta Maurya's triumph over the Nanda is

Answer: Mudrarakshasa

HISTORY 101-150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 101. Buddha was born in

Answer:Lumbini 

102. What was the real name of Gautam Buddha

Answer: Siddhartha

103. Which place is NOT associated with Gautama Buddha?

Answer:Bodh Gaya

104. Syadvada was the fundamental basis of which religion?

Answer:Jainism 

105. Who is the first Tirthankara of Jainism?

Answer:Rishabhdev 

106. To which clan Gautam Buddha belonged?

Answer:Shakya 

107. Dhamek Stupa was built by?

Answer:Ashoka 

108. The word Jina from which the Jainism has originated stands for

Answer:conqueror of senses

109. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?

Answer: Vasumitra 

110. Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism

Answer:Rishabhanatha 

111. Which of the following was one of the ingredients of Middle Path' advocated by

Buddha?

Answer:Right effort 

112. Which one of the following went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism?

Answer:Sanghamitra 

113. Who of the following kings was an ardent follower of Jainism?

Answer:Kharavela 

114. Among the following, who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in South India?

Answer: Bhadrabahu  

115. Where did Buddha die?

Answer: Kushinagar 

116. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent

Answer: Nirvana

117. The term Nirgrantha is associated with?

Answer:Jains 

118. The Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of 

Answer: Ajatashatru

119. Tripitakas are sacred books of

Answer: Buddhists

120. The last in succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was

Answer:Mahavira 

121. In Jainism 'perfect knowledge is referred to as

Answer:Kaivalya 

122. Kapilavasthu is associated with 

Answer:Lord Buddha 

123. In ancient India, Nalanda University represented a great centre for the study of 

Answer: Mahayana Buddhism

124. The Hindu painting was closely connected with pictorial art of the

Answer: Buddhist priests

125. What is the name of the preaching mudra or gesture, in which the Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon?

Answer:Dharmachakra 

126. The word Jina from which the Jainism has originated stands for

Answer:conqueror of senses

127. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Bhuddhist canonical literature?

Answer:Ashvaghosha 

128. A dominant majority of the images at Ajanta are those of

Answer:The Buddha 

129. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Assembly?

Answer: Kalasoka

130. The term "Tirthankaras" is associated with

Answer:Jainism 

131. The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was

Answer:Mahavira 

132. Hieun Tsang found Jainism flourishing in

Answer:Kashmir

133. In which of the following Pitak the code of conduct is mentioned which is followed by Buddhist follower?

Answer:Vinay Pitaka 

134. Who amongst the following is known as the Light of Asia?

Answer:Lord Buddha 

135. At which place, did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon?

Answer:Sarnath 

136. Who presided over the fourth Buddhist council in Kashmir?

Answer:Vasumitra 

137. Where did Ashoka send his son Mahendra as a Buddhist missionary to?

Answer: Ceylon

138. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment

Answer:Bodhgaya 

139. Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra have rock-cut cave monuments of which religion?

Answer:Buddhism  

140. The Buddha has been eulogized as an ocean of wisdom and compassion in

Answer:Amarakosha 

141. Tripitakas are related to

Answer: Buddhism

142. The Digambaras and Shvetambaras differ primarily with regard to their

Answer: Dress 

143. What is the name of the preaching mudra or gesture, in which the Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon, in the Gandhara

Sculptures?

Answer:Dhyana 

144. The first Buddhist Council was held at

Answer:Rajagriha

145. Which of the following is not true about Ajanta Caves?

Answer:They do not contain paintings of flora and fauna 

146. The earliest rock cut caves in western India are those at

Answer: Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta

147. In sixth century BC, Suktimati was the capital

Answer:Chedi 

148. Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?

Answer:Dhanananda 

149. Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?

Answer: Haryanka

150. The largest urban centre in ancient India had been

Answer: Pataliputra


HISTORY 51-100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 51. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called

Answer: Bali

52. In the Vedic Society, the term used to denote a group of families was".

Answer: Grama  

53. The Puranas are ........ in number.

Answer: 18   

54. Which of the following Vedangas contains the Srautra, the Grihya and the Dharma Sutras?

Answer: Kalpa  

55. Which one of the following is the earliest school of Indian philosophy?

Answer: Samkhya

56. The world is God and God is my soul is the philosophy contained in the

Answer: Upanishads 

57. The Upanishads are " prayers to God

Answer:a source of Hindu philosophy   

58. The term "Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted?

Answer: Pepper  

59. The number of Vedas is

Answer:Four  

60. The Vedic deity Indra was the God of

Answer:rain and thunder  

61. The term 'nishka' which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an

Answer:Coin 

62. What was the type of marriage in the Vedic period in which, in place of the dowry, there was a token bride price of a cow and a bull?

Answer:Arsa  

63. The oldest Veda is?

Answer:Rig Veda 

64. The earliest tribal assembly was?

Answer:Vidhata  

65. Name the Rig Vedic who is believed to be the upholder of the "Rita" or Cosmic order

Answer:Varuna

66. To whom is the Gayatri Mantra dedicated?

Answer: Savitri (A solar deity) 

67. The Rig Veda Samhita devotes one fourth of its hymns to:

Answer:Indra

69. Which School is originally called Sanatana Dharma?

Answer:Astika School  

70. The famous vedic saying "war begins in the minds of men ..... "is contained in the

Answer:Atharva Veda 

71. The philosophical essence, "The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul" may be traced to the

Answer:Upanishadas 

72. In the Rigveda the term Dasas and Dasyus refers to

Answer:non-Aryans 

73. The most important craftsman in the Vedic period was the

Answer:Carpenter 

74. Mahabharata was also known as

Answer:Jaya Samhita 

75. Which of the following preached by Adi Sankara?

Answer:Advaita 

76. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?

Answer:Brahmaputra 

77.The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the

Answer:Brahmanas 

78. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedic period was

Answer:Lord Shiva  

79. Two most important acts and rituals associated with the Vedic marriage system was/were

Answer: Pani-Grahana and Sapta-Pad 

80. The famous Vedic river which had long ago become extinct and now supposed to be flowing underground in Rajasthan is

Answer:Saraswati  

81. According to Ancient Indian legendary sources, Surabhi was a/an

Answer:treasure in the form of a cow, churned fromthe cosmic ocean 

82. The first one, among the following to deal with music was 

Answer:Sama Veda  

83. The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was:

Answer:Milk and its products  

84. Who among the following is regarded as War God in Rigveda?

Answer:Indra 

85. During the Rigvedic period, 'Niska' was an ornament of

Answer:Neck  

86. The famous 'Battle of Kings between Bharat and the host of ten kings was fought near the river

Answer:Parushni 

87. Satpatha Brahmana is related to

Answer:Yajurveda 

88. Who was the first European to designate Aryans as a race?"

Answer:Max Muller  

89. Which of the following Vedas is referred to as the starting source of the word Rudra?

Answer: Rigveda{ 

90. Which place is NOT associated with Gautama Buddha?

Answer:Pawapuri  

91. From which monument, Gautama Buddha propagated his divine knowledge of Buddhism to the world?

Answer:Sarnath Stupa   

92. Where did Lord Buddha deliver his first sermon?

Answer:Sarnath  

93. Oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries.

Answer:Afghanistan  

94. Dhamek Stupa is located at which of the following places?

Answer:Sarnath  

95. Jain literature is also called as

Answer:Agam  

96. The edict which mentions the Ashoka faith Buddhism?

Answer:Bhabru  

97. What was the real name of Gautam Buddha?

Answer: Siddhartha 

98. In which language were the Buddhist literary works generally written?

Answer: Pali:"99. What did Mahavira Swami add in form of fifth vrata in the Four Mahavrata, which was compiled by Jain Tirthankar Parshvanath?

Answer:Brahmacharya 

100. The word Tirthankara is related to which religion?

Answer:Jainism 


HISTORY -1-50 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 

1.Prehistory means

Answer: period having no written evidences

2.Old stone age people

Answer: wore leaves barks of trees and skin of animals

3.The First animal tamed by primitive man was Dog.

Answer: Cow

4.Fire had been discovered in which age??

Answer: Paleolithic

5.Which of the following places presents oldest evidence of Neolithic Era?

Answer: Mehrgarh

6.Which of the following places is not a Middle Stone Age??

Answer: Ganeshwar

7.Which of the following Neolithic sites gives evidence Human burial with dogs? 

Answer: Burzahom

8.The first metal used by man was?

Answer: Copper

9.Which of the following places is not a MiddleStone Age??

Answer: Ganeshwar

10.Which one of the following was not between the Indus Valley people and the

Aryans?

Answer: worship of Mother Goddess

11.Which of the following elements was nut in Lothal as archaeological remains?

Answer: Fine variety of barley

12.Which of these help you to know Valley Civilization?

Answer: Archaeologicalevidences

13.Which of the following is known as Mini Harappa?

Answer: Lothal

14.A Clay   model of plough has been found from?

Answer: Banawali

15.The local name of Mohenjodaro is"

Answer: Mound of Dead

16.Which of the following elements were not t in the form of archaeological remains From Kalibangan?

Answer: Couple burial

17.Indus Valley Civilization was a civilization?

Answer: Bronze

18.The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped?

Answer: Pashupati

19.Which of the following Harappan sites was not located in Gujarat?

Answer: Daimabad

20.The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent comes from?

Answer: Mehrgarh

21.Which of the following Harappan sites used mud-bricks in ample for the construction of houses?',

Answer: Kalibangan

22.Match the following:

A.Mohenjo Daro                1.Two row of six granaries

B.Harappa                           2. Port

C.Kalibangan                      3. Plough marks

D.Lothal                              4. The Great Bath?

Answer:A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

23.The Granary at Harappa was made of?

Answer: bricks only

24.Which of the following was the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization??

Answer: Town Planning

25.The earliest evidence regarding a ploughed field has been found from??

Answer: Kalibangan

26.The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the?

Answer: Harappan culture

27.The entry port for trade between the Indus trading centres and Mesopotamia was??

Answer: Behrain

28.Which was the only Indus city without a citadel??

Answer: Chanhudraro

29.The script of the Indus Valley Civilization was?

Answer: Undecipherable

30.Which of the following was common to both Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?

Answer: Female deities

31.River Chenab was known is ancient times as?

Answer: Asikni

32.Who possibly ruled the Indus people??

Answer: Merchants

33.The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in?

Answer: Sumer,China,Egypt

34.The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists and craftsmen was?

Answer: Chanhudaro

35.Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus Valley people??

Answer: iron

36.Which is the biggest building at Mohenjodaro??

Answer: Great Granary

37.Which of the following is not counted under sub-vedas??

Answer: Yajurveda

38.Which of the following Vedas is referred to as the starting source of the word Rudra??

Answer: Rigveda

39.The Upanishads are the?

Answer: Great Epics

40.Which of the following marriages was NOT considered legal in the ancient India??

Answer: Gandharva Vivah

41.Which of the following Vedic texts mentioned the eastern and western seas for the first time??

Answer: Satapatha Brahmana

42.Upanishad Books are:?

Answer: On philosophy

43.The veda which deals with the rituals is known as?

Answer: Rigveda

44.Where did Rigvedic Aryans live in India?

Answer: Sapta Sindhu area

45.Who is the most prominent god of 'Rig Veda'??

Answer: Indra

46.A 'Sabha' in the Vedic period was a/an"

Answer: Institution of professional men in villages

47.Who founded "MATHAS' in the four corners of India??

Answer: Shankaracharya

48.Codes of conduct of the Vedic Society are laic down in?

Answer: Puranas

49.Which of the following was not one of the distinguished tribes of the later Vedic period?

 Answer: Bharatas

50.In Rig Vedic period, the most functionary after the king was? 

Answer: purohita












Biology part 1(1-30) questions and Answers

 1.How many bones present in Human ears?

Answer: 6

2.Which device is used to measure very low temperature?

Answer: Cryometer

3,What is the source of energy in sun and Stars?

Answer: Conversion of hydrogen into helium and Nuclear Fusion

4.What is the hearing range of human car?

Answer: 20 HZ to 20,000 HZ

5.Name the device which directly converts solar energy into electrical energy?

Answer: Photovoltaic Cell

6.What is the acceleration due to Gravity at Center of the Earth?

Answer: 0

7.What is the SI unit of electromagnetic induction(EMI)?

Answer: Tesla

8.Atomic Theory of Matter was given by?

Answer: Dalton

9.Fe has 26 protons in its nucleus.What are the number of electron in Fe2+?

Answer: 24

10.An atom of an element has atomic number 17 and mass number 36. The number of neutrons 

in its nucleus is....?

Answer: 19

11.What effect will be on acceleration due to gravity if the radius of earth is 

decreased?

Answer: Increase

12.Which device is used to measure Radioactivity?

Answer: Calorimeter

13.What is the height of geostationary satelllite from the Earth?

Answer: 3600km OR 3800km

14.What is the Working principal of washing machine?

Answer: Centrifugation

15.What is the SI unit of Torque?

Answer: Newton Meter

16.What is the purpose of choke in tube light?

Answer: Reduce current in the circuit

17.What is the SI unit of electrical conductavity?

Answer: mho

18.Who invented the bettery?

Answer: Volta

19.What is the size of atom?

Answer: 10^-10 meter or 10^-8 centimeter

20.Element which have same atomic number but different mass number are called...?

Answer: Isotope

21.Which rays is not emitted from redioactive elements?

Answer: Cathod rays

22.What is the melting point if ice on kelvin scale?

Answer: 273

23.Process through which the body manufactures blood cells in bone marrow is called?

Answer: Hematopoiesis

24.Who is regarded as Father of Medicine?

Answer: Hippocrates

25.Alzheimer affects which part of human body?

Answer: Brain

26.Where is pituitary gland located in human body?

Answer: Brain

27.What is the normal blood pressure of human?

Answer: 120/80 mm Hg

28.Name the largest gland in human body?

Answer: Liver

29.Name the branch of science which is related to study of teeth?

Answer: Odontology

30.Name of hardest part of human body

Answer: Enamel

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RRB PREVIOUS QUESTIONS || 30 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MUGHAL HISTORY PART 2|| INDIAN HISTORY IN ENGLISH | | GOVERNAMENT JOB TUTORIAL || 30 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 31.At which of the following battels was Humayun defeated by Afgan, Sher Shah Suri?

Answer: Battle of Chausa

32.Who was defeated at the battle of Kannauj in 1540 by sher shah suri?

Answer: Humayun

33.Who built the Grand Trunk Road?

Answer: Sher Shah Suri

34.Which Mughal Emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at 

Amritsar?

Answer: Akbar

35.Which sikh gutu was killed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb?

Answer: Guru Tegh bahadur

36.Akbar defeated Rana Pratap Singh in the Battle of Haldighati in the year--

Answer: 1576

37.When was the Battle of Buxar fought?

Answer: 1764

38.Which Mughal Emperor prohibited the use of tobacco?

Answer: Jahangir

39.The British set up their first factory in surat with the permission of which Mughal 

Emperor?

Answer: Jahangir

40.Which of the following Englishmen was honoured by Jahangir with the title of Khan

Answer: William hawkins

41.Which was the biggest port during the Mughal period?

Answer: Surat

42.Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Jizya tax on hindu

Answer: Akbar

43.Birbal was an advisor in the court of--

Answer: babur

44.During the Mughal rule the Finance Minister was known as

Answer: Diwan

45.During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to india?

Answer: portuguese

46.Which mughal emperor was illiterate?

options:['Akbar

47.The real name of Sher Shah Was?

Answer: Faizi

48.Akbar founded his own religion known as Din-i-ilahi which means

Answer: Divine Faith

49.The famous poet in the court of Akbar was

Answer: Rahim

50.Where was babur born?',

options:['Fergana

51.Akbar built the great Buland Darwaza in Fatehpur Sikri to celebrated the victory 

of',

Answer: Gujarat

52.During the Mughal period, the copper coin was known as',

Answer:Dam

53.The world famous Takht i-Taus was kept in the',

Answer: Diwan-i-khas as the Red Fort of Delhi

54.The peacock Throne was built by Mughal Emperor',

Answer: Shah Jahan

55.The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in',

Answer: Golconda

56.Nadir Shah invaded india and took Peacock Throne and Kohinoor diamond in the year',

Answer: 1739

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MUGHAL HISTORY || INDIAN HISTORY IN ENGLISH | | GOVERNAMENT JOB TUTORIAL || 30 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 1.Who was the founder of Mughal Empire?

Answer: Babur

2.In which year, Mughal Empire was established?

Answer: 1526

3.Which war led to the establishment of Mughal Empire?

Answer: First Battle of Panipat

4.Who was the last emperor of Mughal Empire?

Answer: Bahadur Shah2

5.The mughal emperor who died due to sudden fall from the staircase of his library 

was--?

Answer: Humayun

6.Who was the greatest Ruler of Mughal Empire?

Answer: Akbar

7.In the 2nd Battle of Panipat in 1556, Akbar defeated---

Answer: Hemu

8.The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was--

Answer: Ramtanu pandey

9.Who was the commander in chief of Akbar?

Answer: Bairam Khan

10.Akbar's tutor was--

Answer: Bairam Khan

11.What does the name Akbar mean?

Answer: Great

12.Akbar died in--',

Answer: 1605

13.The meaning of the name Babur is--

Answer: Lion

14.What is the name of Akbar's Biography?

Answer: Akbarnama

15.Ain-i-Akbari and Akbarnama were written in persian language by

Answer: Abul Fazl

16.What is the name of the autobiography of Babur?

Answer: Baburnama

17.Who wrote Humayun Nama?

Answer: Gulbadan Begu

18.Who is known as khurram?

Answer: Shah Jahan

19.Who built Taj Mahal in Agra?

Answer: Shah Jahan

20.The original name of Mumtaz Mahal was..

Answer: Arjumand Banu Begum

21.Who was the chief architect of the Taj Mahal?

Answer: Ustad Ahmad Lahouri

22.When Shah Jahan built Red Fort or Lal Qila by the chief architect Ustad Ahmad 

Lahouri?

Answer: 1639

23.The Capital of the Mughal Empire was Shift from Agra to Delhi in 1638 by....

Answer: Shah Jahan

24.Who was called Zinda Pir in Mughal India?

Answer: Aurangzeb

25.Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of Alamgir?

Answer: Aurangzeb

26.When Aurangzeb died?

Answer: 1707

27.The tomb of Babur is located at..?

Answer: Kabul

28.Where is Akbar's tomb located?

Answer: Sikandra

29.Who constructed Humanyun's tomb in Delhi?

Answer: Haji begum

30.The battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between...?

Answer: Babur and Rana Sanga

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GENERAL AWARENESS 4 IN ENGLISH: COMPUTER APTITUDE 1: 30 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 1.Everything computer does is controlled by its

Answer: CPU

2.It is any part of the computer that you can physically touch.

Answer: Hardware

3.A sender must not be able to deny that he sent a specific message when he in fact did. 

this is an aspect of security called

Answer: n-repudiation

4.References to each file on a disk are stored in a-

Answer: file allocation table

5.Which is the following is a part of central processing unit?

Answer: Arithemetic Logic unit

6.The binary system is a number system to the base

Answer: 2

7.In the binary language, each letter of the alphabets, each number and each special 

character is made up of a unique combination of-

Answer: eight bits

8.Computers process data into information by working exclusively with-',

Answer: numbers

9.Computers use which language to process data?

Answer: binary'

10.After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the 

actual print of the picture is considered',

Answer: output

11.A compiler-

Answer: produces object code

12.The name for the way that computers manipute data into information is called

Answer: processing

13.Which type of data has been organised or presented in a meaningful fashion?

Answer: Information

14.It is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type 

intelligence that humans do

Answer: Artificial Intelligence

15.It is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 Nano-meters

Answer: Nano-science

16.Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to 

be

Answer: proprietary

17.Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers 

instead of manually. This technology is known as-

Answer: robotics

18.this tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all 

of the animals movements

Answer: RFID

19.Which of the following is not one of the four major data processing functions of a 

computer?

Answer: Analysing the data or information

20.The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminals computer is 

an example of a law enforcement speciality called-

Answer: Computer forencies

21.This system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an items tag and pulls 

up the current price as you shop

Answer: PSS

22.These terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex 

inventory and sales computer systems-

Answer: point-of-sale

23.This process is used by large retailers to study trends-

Answer: Data mining

24.All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks except

Answer: spam

25.the place where data or program goes is known as-

Answer: CPU

26.The capacity of memory is measured in terms of-

Answer: Megabyte

27.During installation of which of the following, the program files should be copied into 

the hard disk from CD-ROM or other medium

Answer: Application hardware

28.In MICR, C stands for

Answer: Character

29.Telephone number, date of birth, name of customer are the examples of

Answer: data

30.It displays the result given by computer after processing data

Answer: output

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GENERAL AWARENESS 3 IN ENGLISH : RRB PREVIOUS QUESTIONS || 30 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 1.When was the decimal system of currency introduced in india?

Answer:1957

2.Who was the first woman to be nominated as the member of Rajya

sabha?

Answer: Rukmini Devi Arundale

3.Who translated "Mahabharatha into Persian?

Answer:Badauni

4.In our country the van Mahotsava day is celebrated on:

Answer:1st July

5.Chile saltpeter is the common name of:

Answer: Sodium nitrate

6.The Headquarter of 'International Shooting sport Federation(ISSF)' is

Answer: Munich Germany

7.Where is Gulf of Mannar Marine national park situated?

Answer: Tamil Nadu

8.Which committee's recommendations are being followed for estimating poverty Line in 

india?

Answer: Tendulkar Committee

9.Bosnia-Herzegovina formed the parts of

Answer: Yugoslavia

10.The longest continental railway in the world is-

Answer: Trans Siberian Railway

11.Which one of the following countries is known as the "Land of Thunderbolt"?

Answer: Bhutan

12.The capital of Rawanda is:

Answer: Kigali

13.Which of the following countries does not have a border with Afghanistan?

Answer: Georgia

14.New Britain and New Ireland are parts of?

Answer: Papua New Guinea

15.Where is 'Virupaksha Temple(Pampapathi Temple)' situated?

Answer: Hampi, Karnataka

16.Which endocrine gland is found in chest cavity?

Answer: Thymus gland

17.As an export item of india, Which spice occupies the top position in value?

Answer: Chillies

18.Who was named t he captain of Cricket Australia's test team of the decade?

Answer: Virat Kohli

19.The Headquarter of 'International Telecommunication Union (ITU)' is

Answer: Geneva Switzerland

20.The Headquarter of 'International Tennis Federation(ITF)'s is

Answer: London UK

21.Who has written the book named 'The people's President: Dr, A.P.J Abdul Kalam?

Answer: S.M.Khan

22.Which of the following trophies is not awarded in cricket?

Answer: Ryder Cup

23.The technology that is used to establish wireless networking is:

Answer: Bluetooth

24.Emblica officinalis is the scientific name of:

Answer: Amla

25.Where is Jaldapara national park situated?

Answer: West Bengal

26.Where is Salim Ali national park situated?

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

27.In which year were the States recognised on a linguistic basis?

Answer: 1958

28.Where is 'Vitthala Temple' situated?

Answer: Hampi, Karnataka

29.Who is the author of the book "A Cricketing Life'?

Answer:.Christopher Martin Jenkins

30.Which state was formed after the amendment of articles 239A and 240?

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh           

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