. Whose decisive defeat in battle gave Babur a firm foothold
in India for the first time in 1526 AD ?
(1) Ibrahim Lodhi
(2) Mahmud Lodhi
(3) Rana Sanga
(4) Sher Shah
. The first president of the Indian National congress was (1) Dadabhai Naoroji (2) W.C. Benerjee (3) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (4) Feroze Shah Mehta
. The largest grant of villages to temples and Brahmanas was given by which dynasty? (1) Pala (2) Pratihara (3) Gupta (4) Rashtrakuta
. The states of India which are bounded by the Arabian Sea on the West are (1) Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat (2) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat (3) Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Punjab (4) None of these
. The founder of Jainism was (1) Sidhartha (2) Mahavira (3) Shankaracharya (4) Ramanujacharya
. Harshavardhana was defeated by (1) Kirtivarman (2) Narasimhavarman (3) Pulakesin I (4) Pulakesin II
. Who wrote ‘Kanya Sulkam’ Social drama (1) Kodali Anjaneyulu (2) Veeresalingam (3) Chilakamarthy (4) Guruzada Appa Rao
In India, the largest number of workers are employed in the (1) Sugar Industry (2) Iron and Steel Industry (3) Cotton and Textile Industry (4) Jute-Industry
. The youngest folded mountains in India is (1) Nilgiris (2) Siwalic (3) Vindhyas (4) Aravallis
Who were pioneers in the construction of temples? (a) The Pallavas (b) The Vishnukundins (c) The Chalukyas of Vengi (d) Both A & B
. Which party was in power in U.K. when India became independent (1) Conservative (2) Labour (3) Liberal (4) None
Which of the following is the correct sequential order of railway stations on a train journey from Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station to Secunderabad railway station? (1) H. Nizamuddin – Mathura – Gwalior – Agra – Jhansi – Secunderabad (2) H. Nizamuddin – Agra – Mathura – Jhansi – Gwalior – Secunderabad (3) H. Nizamuddin – Mathura – Agra – Gwalior – Jhansi – Secunderabad (4) H. Nizamuddin – Gwalior – Mathura – Jhansi – Agra – Secunderabad
Jainism was founded by: (a) Rishabha (b) Parsvanath (c) Mahavira (d) None