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Consider the following statements about the emergence of urban centres in India from circa 6th Century BCE :1. All of them developed away from the cap...

Consider the following statements about ancient Indian inscriptions :1. The earliest inscriptions are in Sanskrit.2. Kharosthi script, used in inscrip...

Which of the following statements are correct?1. British 'trade surplus' with India in the nineteenth century meant that the value of British exports ...

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First coins in Indian history bearing the names and images of rulers were issued by the :A. MauryasB. PushyabhutisC. GuptasD. Indo-Greeks...

Social theorists in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries emphasised the emergence of industrialisation, urbanisation, secularisation and bureaucrati...

Consider the following events :1. Launch of Non-Cooperation Movement2. All-India Khilafat Conference in Delhi3. Passing of the Rowlatt Act4. Jallianwa...

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Which of the following statements about Vijayanagara king Krishnadevaraya's expeditions are correct?1. In the early years of his reign he marched agai...

Which of the following were features of the postal system of India as described by Ibn Battuta?1. The foot post carries a ringing bell in one hand.2. ...

Which one of the following texts is a commentary written by Chakrapanidatta (11 Century CE from Bengal) on the Sushrut Samhita?

Consider the following statements about the arrival of tobacco in India :1. Tobacco plant arrived first in the Deccan.2. Tobacco spread to northern In...

Consider the following Women's Associations and their important associates in early twentieth century India :1. Women’s Indian Association of 1917 : M...

Consider the following statements about the issue of separate electorate during the early decades of the twentieth century in India as a means to secu...

Which of the following statements with regard to the famous 'silk routes' are correct?1. Silk routes refer to East-bound European silk cargoes along t...

Consider the following statements about Ajanta paintings :1. The surface of the rock was coated with clay mixed with rice husk and gum and a coat of l...

Which one of the following was NOT a way in which kings in ancient India attempted to claim a higher status?

Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti movement is NOT correct?

The 'Reign of Terror' in revolutionary France referred to

In which one of the following ways did the First World War Not impact Europe?

"...the immediate ending of British rule in India is an urgent necessity..." was a resolution of

Consider the following statements regarding Sanchi and its archaeological findings: 1. When Sanchi was discovered in 1818, three of its four gateways...

Chandimangala, a sixteenth century text, was composed by

Consider the following statements regarding the royal center in Vijayanagara Empire: 1. The royal center was located in the south-western part of the...

Consider the following statements: 1. Terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali (Haryana). 2. There is e...

Which of the following statements about the technological innovations during the Industrial Revolutions are correct? 1. Mule was the nickname for a m...

Which one of the following Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts, contains the personal name of the king - Ashoka?

Arrange the following in correct chronological order 1. Charak Samhita 2. Bharat's Natyashastra 3. Sangam Literature 4. Ashtadhyayi Select the co...

Consider the following statements with reference to the Bhoodan Movement: 1. Vinoba Bhave organized "The Sarvodaya Samaj' to take up the work of non-...

Consider the following statements about gallantry awards in India: 1. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards were instituted on 26th January...

'Sengol', installed in the new Parliament building of India, was seen as a symbol of the path of service, duty and nation in which Empire of the past?

The Battle of Rezang La, an epic battle in hostile conditions, was fought by the Indian Army in:

Freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua was martyred in:

Which one among the following statements about the Mansabdari system is correct?

Which Governor General of Bengal underwent impeachment proceedings in the British Parliament?

Who among the following composed the 'Prayag Prashasti' of Samudragupta?

Which one of the following kingdoms was founded by the two brothers Harihar and Bukka?

At which one of the following places did the Danes establish their settlement in India?

Which of the following statements about Lachit Borphukan is/are correct? 1. He was a General of the Ahom Force. 2. He is known for his leadership in...

Which one among the following districts of Eastern India held a referendum in 1947 to decide whether or not to join Pakistan?

Which one of the following statements about Rabatak inscription is not correct?

Who among the following was author of the famous Sanskrit work 'Mrichchhakatika'?

Yashovarman was ruler of which one of the following kingdoms?

Which one among the following rulers established Pataliputra as the capital of the Magadhan Empire?

Which Renaissance artist painted 'The Last Supper'?

Which one of the following European explorer conquered Mexico?

Near which one of the following cities in India have large statues of Kushana rulers been discovered?

The Treaty of Yandabo was concluded as part of which one of the following wars?

Which one of the following was composed by Harishena?

Which one of the following battles could be seen as laying the formal foundation of the British Raj in India? 

Where in South India did the British East India Company construct a trading post in 1639?

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East I...

Where did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose announce the formation of the Government of Free India in 1943?

Consider the following historical events : 1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 2. Second Round Table Conference 3. Peasant Movement in Bardoli 4.&...

Which of the following statements about the Unionist Party is/are correct? 1. It was a political party representing the interests of landholders...

Who among the following laid the foundation of the Vijayanagara Empire?

The book, Kalila wa Dimna is an Arabic translation of the

Who among the following initiated the Bhoodan Movement?

Which one of the following rivers in India was not crossed by Alexander and his army?

Who among the following has described the medieval Indian postal system as of two kinds—the horse-post called ‘Uluq’ and the foot-post ...

At which among the following Harappan sites are fire altars found?

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Who among the following is the author of the Hastyayurveda ?

Which one of the following areas was acquired by the British under the Treaty of Deogaon, 1803?

Which Chinese traveller in ancient India wrote the diary called 'Records of the Travels to Middle India'?

Who among the following American Presidents described democracy as "Government of the People, for the People and by the People"?

The real beginning of western education in India can be dated from

The term Industrial Revolution was first used by

The Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of the God) was organized by

The Mahad Satyagraha of 1927 was organized by

The Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth-Seeking Society) was set up by

The 13th Century text Lekhapaddhati gives us information on which one of the following topics?

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? ...

The idea of Planning in Independent India was drawn from

Arthashastra, the classical work of Indian political thought, focuses primarily on

When did Charaka Samhita originate?

Early Buddhist sculptors did not show Buddha in human form. Through which of the following symbols was Buddha's presence shown by the early sculptors?...