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Question: 
	
The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

1.Jhelum and Chenab

2.Ganga and Yamuna

3.Ganga and Chenab

4.Jhejum and Chenab

Question: 
 A Janapadin was the

1.Prime minister of a janapada

2.Servant of a janapada

3.President of a janapada

4.Ruler of a janapada

Question: 
 Bihar as an Indian State was formed in

1.1912

2.1921

3.1918

4.1948

Question: 
 Greek civilization was flourished in the year

1.500BC

2.400BC

3.800BC

4.700BC

Question: 
 How old was Buddha when he attained enlightenment?

1.37

2.33

3.32

4.None

Question: 
 In which year did Semi-permanent settlements come up in Africa, Asia and Europe in the year?

1.10,000 BC

2.1000BC

3.100BC

4.None of the above

Question: 
 Indias first multi modal terminal on the Ganga river has been opened in

1.Sahibganj

2.Gujrat

3.Bhopal

4.Varanasi

Question: 
 Mohenjodaro and Harappa are now in

1.India

2.Panjab

3.Pakistan

4.Nepal

Question: 
 Name the person who built Fort Necessity

1.Capt. Amundsen

2.James Madison

3.George Washington

4.None

Question: 
 The kailashnath Temple at Ellora was constructed by

1.Herbert Bekar

2.Rajputs

3.Rashtrakuta king Krishna

4. Chandra Gupta

Question: 
 The staple food of Indus Valley people was

1.Wheat and rice

2.Wheat and durum

3.Wheat and Barley

4.None

Question: 
 The traces of Janapadas and Mahajanpadas are found in___?

1. Jaina text

2.Vedic text

3.A and B

4.None

Question: 
 Upnishads are books on :

1.Ayurveda

2. Politics

3.A and B

4.Philosophy

Question: 
 Vikramaditya was

1.Swami Vivekananda II

2.Rabindranath Tagore II

3.Chandra Gupta II

4.Pingali Venkayya II

Question: 
 When did Buddha live?

1.560-460

2.560-420

3.560-440

4.560-480 BC

Question: 
 Where did Buddha die?

1.Lumbini

2.Kapilavastu

3. Kushinagar

4.None

Question: 
 Where is situated the battlefield of Plessey?

1.Madhya Pradesh

2.Panjab

3.Uttar Pradesh

4. West Bengal

Question: 
 Which of the following was the first Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi in India ?

1.Champaran

2.Ahmedabad

3.Bardoli

4.Individual

Question: 
 Which was the Napoleon last battle in which he was captured and exiled to St Helena?

1.Battle of Waterloo

2.Battle of Buxar

3.A and B

4.None

Question: 
 Who among the following rulers divided his troops into units of two hundred, two hundred fifty and five hundred ?

1. Islam Shah

2.Bahlul Lodi

3.Sikandar Shah

4. Sher Shah

Question: 
 Who among the following was the leader of the first Congress Ministry in Bihar ?

1.Shri Krishna Sinha

2.Jayaprakash Narayan

3. Anugrah Narayan Sinha

4.Abdul Bari

Question: 
 Who invited Gandhiji to Champaran?

1.Raj Kumar Rao

2.Nehru ji

3.Raj Kumar Shukla

4.Mazharul Huq

Question: 
 Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha movement?

1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

2.Rajputs

3.Gandhi ji

4.Nehru ji

Question: 
 Who was connected with the Bihar Kisan Sabha

1.Swami Sahajananda

2.Karyananda Sharma

3.Rahul Sankrityayan

4.None of the above/ More than one of the above

Question: 
 Who was first to reach the South Pole?

1.James Madison

2. George

3.Capt. Amundsen

4.None

Question: 
 Who wrote Bande Mataram?

1.Gandhi ji

2.Sharat chandra chattopadhyay

3.Bankimchandra Chatterjee

4.Vikramaditya

Question: 
"Inquilab Zindabad" was popularized by

1.Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2.Gandhi ji

3.Bhagat singh

4.Sardar vallabhbhai patel

Question: 
Bangladesh was formed as Separate Country in a year of?

1.1971

2.1950

3.1956

4.1969

Question: 
Buckingham Palace became the official royal residence during the reign of which British monarch?

1.James Madison

2. Queen Victoria

3.Capt. Amundsen

4.None

Question: 
Buddha attained enlightenment under

1. pipal tree in Bodh Gaya, India

2.mango tree in Bodh Gaya, India

3.bargad tree in Both Gaya, India

4.None

Question: 
capital of India shift from Calcutta to New Delhi

1.12 dec. in 1911

2.12 dec. in 1921

3.12 jan 1911

4.None

Question: 
During Salt Satyagraha, in Bihar, in addition to making salt, the people chose to oppose the government by opposing which tax ?

1. Haathi

2.Development

3.Chowkidari

4.None

Question: 
For which period did Harihara Raya II of Sangma dynasty ruled the Vijaynagara Empire?

1.1333-1505

2.1377-1404

3.1477-1488

4.1333-1444

Question: 
Franco Prussian war was the Battle of Sedan fought in

1.1870

2.1877

3.1868

4.1865

Question: 
How many years did Buddha preach?

1.45

2.43

3.41

4.39

Question: 
In the third battle of Panipat, who defeated Marathas?

1. Mughals

2. British Army

3.Afghans

4.None

Question: 
In which year Neta ji subhas chandra bose established the "All India Forward Bloc"?

1.22 june 1932

2.22 june 1935

3.22 june 1937

4.22 june 1939

Question: 
In Which year Quit India movement was started

1.on 11 aug in 1942

2.on 13 Aug in 1931

3.on 18 Aug in 1942

4.on 8th Aug in 1942

Question: 
National youth day is celebrated in India on the birthday of which person?

1.Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2.Gandhi ji

3.Swami Vivekananda

4.None

Question: 
Old name of Bihar is

1.Biharputra

2.patliputra

3.Magadha

4.None

Question: 
Old name of patna is

1.patapura

2.palipura

3.patnaputra

4.pataliputra

Question: 
On the birthday of which person national "Desh Prem Diwas" is celebrated?

1.Bhagat singh

2.Gandhi ji

3.Netaji Subhas chandra bose

4.Nehru ji

Question: 
original name of swami Vivekananda ?

1.Narendranath Dutta

2.Amarnath Dutta

3.Sanjaynath Dutta

4.Kamalnath Dutta

Question: 
Suez canal opened in the year

1. 1869 AD

2.1829 AD

3.1879 AD

4.1856 AD

Question: 
Swami Vivekananda participated conference of World Religion on 11th september in 1893 held at

1.Washington D.C

2.Chicago

3.London

4.Newyork

Question: 
The  place in Larkana Which is a district of Sind province in Pakistan?

1. Harappa

2.Mohenjo-Daro

3. Alamgirpur

4.None

Question: 
The age of Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in the assembly in protest against the government

1.21

2.22

3.23

4.more than 21

Question: 
The Battle of Plassey was fought in

1.1759

2.1765

3.1757

4.1780

Question: 
The custom of Johar prevailed among the women of

1.Sharma

2.Rajputs

3.Muslim

4.None

Question: 
the first king who introduced prohibition in the world is

1. Ashoka

2.Chandragupta Maurya

3.Ajatasatru

4.Samudragupta

Question: 
The founded year of Rome was

1.875 BC

2.753 BC

3.978 BC

4.678 BC

Question: 
The Jorwe culture of ancient India has been named after site of the same name in which of the following states?

1.Madhya Pradesh

2.Maharashtra

3.West Bengal

4.Uttar Pradesh

Question: 
The meaning of Buddha

1. Awakened one

2.Enlightened one

3.A and B

4.None

Question: 
The modern name for Pataliputra

1.Bihar

2.West Bengal

3.Madhya Pradesh

4.None

Question: 
The national motto of India " Satyameva Jayate is taken from

1.Arthshastra

2.Mahabhart

3.Ramayan

4.Mundak upnishad

Question: 
The oldest veda is

1. Rigveda

2.Samveda

3.Ayurveda

4.None

Question: 
The original name of Buddha was

1.Siddhartha Gautama

2.King Suddodhana

3.Rahula

4.Ashoka

Question: 
The period of Indus valley civilization was

1.3000-1700BC

2.3000-1500BC

3.3000-1600BC

4.3000-1800BC

Question: 
The slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" is given by

1.Bhagat Singh

2.Gandhi ji

3.Hasrat Mohani

4.Sardar vallabhbhai patel

Question: 
The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were

1. Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium

2.Magnesium and zinc

3.Sugar and oil seeds

4.Silver and gold

Question: 
The wife of Buddha was

1. Queen Maha Maya

2.Yasodhara

3.A and B

4.None

Question: 
Thukaram belonged to which state

1.Maharashtra

2.Madhya Pradesh

3.Bihar

4.Uttar Pradesh

Question: 
Victoria becomes queen of British empire in the year of

1.1837 AD

2.1829 AD

3.1849 AD

4.1857 AD

Question: 
What was the first metal used by man?

1.copper

2.Magnesium

3.Iron

4.None

Question: 
What was the old name of Uttar Pradesh before Independence

1.United Provinces

2.United state

3.United kingdom

4.None of the above

Question: 
What was The Slogan "Do or die"

1.Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2.Bhagat singh in 1918

3.Gandhi ji

4.None

Question: 
What was The Slogan of the Quit India Movement

1.Do or die

2.Satyamev Jayte

3.A and B

4.None

Question: 
When did Alexander the great visited India?

1.420 BC

2.380BC

3.350 BC

4. 326 BC

Question: 
When was Indian national Anthem sung for the first time?

1. December 27, 1911 Calcutta

2.26 january 1950 Calcutta

3.26 jaunuary 1947

4.15 august 1947

Question: 
When was Indian national Anthem sung for the first time?

1. December 27, 1911 Calcutta

2.26 january 1950 Calcutta

3.26 jaunuary 1947 Calcutta

4.15 august 1947 Calcutta

Question: 
When was Indian National song sung for the first time?

1. 1919 - Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

2.1859 revolt

3.1896 session of the Indian National Congress

4.1857 revolt

Question: 
Where did Tebhega movement occur in 1946?

1.Madhya Pradesh

2.Bengal

3.Uttar Pradesh

4.Maharashtra

Question: 
Where did the formation of Azad Hind Fauj take Place?

1.Singapore

2.Newyork

3.Russia

4.London

Question: 
Where is "Bulandh Darwaza " situated ?

1.Uttar Pradesh

2.Madhya Pradesh

3.West Bengal

4.Maharashtra

Question: 
Which battle in India gave superior status to the Britishers?

1. Battle of Buxar

2.Battle of Newyork

3.A and B

4.None

Question: 
Which country is called constitution Research Society?

1.USA

2.India

3.Greece

4.Japan

Question: 
Which famous temple was in the news during October 2018 on the issue of entry of women into it

1.Sabrimala

2.Mahakaleswar

3.Kollur Mokambika

4.Hanuman Mandir

Question: 
Which one of the following was the capital of Kosala?

1.Indramati

2.sratimati

3. Sravasti

4.None

Question: 
Who coined the slogan "Do or die"

1.Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2.Gandhi ji

3.A and B

4.bhagat singh

Question: 
Who designed India National Flag

1.Gandhi ji in 1916

2.Bhagat singh in 1918

3.lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1930

4.Pingali Venkayya in 1916

Question: 
Who designed the Indian parliament Building ?

1. Rashtrakuta king Krishna

2. Herbert Bekar

3.Herbert krishna

4.None

Question: 
Who established the "Forward Bloc"?

1.Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2.Gandhi ji

3.Nehru ji

4.None of the above

Question: 
Who is "Iron man of India

1.Bhagat Singh

2.Gandhi ji

3.Nehru ji

4.Sardar vallabhbhai patel

Question: 
who is called by the "prince of Martyrs"?

1.Bhagat singh

2.Gandhi ji

3.Nehru ji

4.None of the above

Question: 
Who is called by the "prince of Patriots"?

1.Bhagat singh

2.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

3.Gandhi ji

4.Sardar vallabhbhai patel

Question: 
Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"?

1.Capt. Amundsen

2.Queen Victoria

3.Pompey

4.James Madison

Question: 
Who is know as the Father of Indian Unrest

1.Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2.Gandhi ji

3.Bhagat singh

4.Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Question: 
Who is known as "Iron lady of India "

1.Sonia Gandhi

2.Janshi ki rani

3.Indra Gandhi

4.None

Question: 
Who is the founder of Ramkrishna mission?

1.Swami Vivekananda

2.Rabindranath Tagore

3.A.P.J Abdul kalam

4.None

Question: 
Who is the founder of Ramkrishna mission?

1.Swami Vivekananda

2.Rabindranath Tagore

3.A.P.J Abdul kalam

4.None

Question: 
Who raised the Flag of Independence at the Congress Session of 1929?

1.Lal Bahardur Shastri

2.Gandhi ji

3.Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

4.Sardar vallabhbhai patel

Question: 
who said " Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it

1.Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2.Gandhi ji

3.bhagat singh

4.None

Question: 
Who said "Give me blood, I shall give you freedom"?

1.Netaji subhas chandra bose

2.Gandhi ji

3.Bhagat singh

4.Sardar vallabhbhai patel

Question: 
who started Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganesh festival in Maharashtra

1.Gandhi ji

2.Bhagat singh

3.lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak

4.None

Question: 
Who was associated with the Red Shirts Movement

1. Abdul Gaffar Khan

2.Gandhi ji

3.Nehru ji

4.Sardar vallabhbhai patel

Question: 
Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?

1.Kanishka

2.Huvishka

3.Chandra kumar

4.Chandan lal

Question: 
Who was The first PM of India

1.Lal Bahardur Shastri

2.Guljarilal

3.Gandhi ji

4.Javahar Lal Nehru

Question: 
Who was the first to explain that the rotation of the earth on its own axis accounts for the daily rising and setting of the sun

1.Bhaskara

2.Rabindranath Tagore

3.Aryabhata

4.None

Question: 
Who was The Founder of Sikhism

1.Bhagat Singh

2.Gandhi ji

3.Guru nanak Dev.

4.Sardar vallabhbhai patel

Question: 
Who was the leader of Quit India Movement

1.Indra Gandhi

2.Rajiv Gadhi

3.Rahul Gandhi

4.Mahatma Gandhi

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