GK - History

1. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of - rain and thunder

2. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of - Chalukyas

3. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up? - Aga Khan

4. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in - pre-Gupta inscriptions

5. Tolkappiyam is associated with the - second Sangam period

6. The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted - pepper

7. The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by - Bernier

8. The ultimate ownership of land during the post - Gupta period lay with - the king

9. To which of the republic of Buddha belong? - Sakyas

10. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about - three centuries

11. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira addes which of the followings as the fifth vow? - Brahmacharya or continence

12. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by - V.D. Savakar

13. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why? - Shankracharya was born that year.

14. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was - Nicolo de Conti

15. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj? - Japan

16. We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of - Trajan

17. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with - Greece

18. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as - Dakhili