1)Independence of India Act was result of which of the following plans / pacts?

A)Mountbatten Plan

B)Lucknow Pact

C)Delhi Manifesto

D)Delhi Pact

Answer : A

On June 3, 1947, Lord Mountbatten, the Viceroy of India, put forth the partition plan, known as the Mountbatten Plan. The plan was accepted both by the Congress and the Muslim League. The plan was immediately enforced in the form of Indian independence in 1947.

2) How many members were there in the Governor General’s Council constituted in 1773?

A)3

B)4

C)5

D)6

Answer : B

Governor General’s Council has four members. It was constituted by the Regulating Act 1773. The members who came from England were against Warren Hastings. They also condemned the Rohilla war

3) Who among the following was appointed by Warren Hastings to act in his defense during the time of his impeachment?

A)Sir Macpherson

B)David Thoreau

C)Edward Law

D)None of the above

Answer: C

Edward Law was appointed by Warren Hastings to act in his defense during the time of his impeachment. Later Hastings was arrested in the year 1787.

4) The battle of Kharda took place during the reign of which of the following governor general of Bengal?

A) Sir John Sore

B)Lord Cornwallis

C)Warren Hastings

D)Lord Curzon

Answer: A

The battle of Kharda took place in the year 1795 (March) during the reign of Sir John Sore. This battle was fought between the Maratha and the Nizam. Nizam was defeated in the battle.

5) Which of the following act is also known as “Saint Helena Act”?

A)Charter Act of 1813

B)Charter act of 1833

C)Charter act of 1853

D)Government of India Act of 1858

Answer: B

The Charter Act of 1833 was also known as “Saint Helena Act”. It was passed during the time of William Bentinck. As per the act, the governor-general of Bengal was declared as the governor-general of India.

6)The first Portuguese trader arrived to India in which of the following year? 

A)1497

B)1498

C)1499

D)1496

Answer : B

Vasco Da Gama was the first Portuguese trader who came to India in the year 1498. He landed first at Calicut

7)At which of the following places Portuguese first set up their factory?

A)Calicut

B)Cannanore

C)Kilwa

D)Cochin

Answer :A

 After Vasco Da Gama, a  voyage was undertaken by Cabral to trade for spices, negotiating and establishing a factory at Calicut in the year 1500

8) Which among the following Portuguese ruler had support of Krishnadevaraya in conquering  Goa?

A)Nana da Cunha

B)Almedia

C)Albuquerque

D)Cabral

Answer : B

Albuquerque had a agreement with krishnadevaraya, through which on helping capture of Goa, the king would be given Arabian horses

9) Which among the following Portuguese ruler shifted the capital of Portuguese empire to Goa?

A)Nana da Cunha

B)Almedia

C)Albuquerque

D)Cabral

Answer : A

Nana da Cunha shifted the capital of Portuguese empire in India from Cochin to Goa, in the year 1530

10) Which among the following Portuguese ruler introduced the Cartaz system ?

A)Nana da Cunha

B)Almedia

C)Albuquerque

D)Cabral

Answer : B

The Cartaz (plural cartazes, in Portuguese) was a naval trade license or pass issued by the Portuguese empire in the Indian ocean during the sixteenth century. It was introduced by Almedia

11)Which of the following Harappa site is not present in India?

A)Kalibangan

B)Lothal

C)ChanuDaro

D)Burzahom

Answer : C

Chanhu-daro is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization. The site is located 130 kilometers south of Mohenjo-daro, in Sindh, Pakistan.

12)From which of the following Harappan site was seal of Proto shiva discovered ?

A)Kalibangan

B)Lothal

C)ChanuDaro

D)Mohanjo Daro

Answer : D

The Pashupati Seal is a steatite seal that was discovered at the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization. The seal depicts a seated figure that is possibly tricephalic (having three heads), surrounded by animald, described as proto shiva by historians

13) Maurya empire succeeded which of the following empire?

A)Nanda

B)Kanva

C)Pala

D)Haryanka

Answer: A

 Chandragupta Maurya defeated the last ruler of Nanda dynasty Dhanananda and established Maurya Empire with the help of Kautilya

14) Which Buddhist monk converted Milinda (Indo-Greek king) to Buddhism?

A)Nagasena

B)Gautam Budha

C)Shakyamuni

D)Mahadharmaraksita

Answer : A

The Indo-Greek king, Milinda (or Menander I ) was converted to Buddhism by Nagasena (or Nagarjuna), a Buddhist monk and philospher. Before becoming a Buddhist, Menander asked Nagasena many questions relating to Buddhism.These questions and Nagasena’s answers are recorded in a form of book known as ‘Milindapanho (or The Questions of Milinda).

15) Which of the following Upanishads is written in prose ?

A)Isa

B)Katha

C)Brihadaranyaka

D)Svetasvatara

Answer : C