Q: Who were the first European settlers in India?

1. English
2. Portuguese
3. French
4. Dutch

Q: Who defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?

1. The British
2. The Rajputs
3. The Mughals
4. The Afghans

Q: Who is known as the "Napoleon of India"?

1. Samudragupta
2. Chandragupta
3. Akbar
4. Ashoka

Q: What king was the first to use rockets in warfare?

1. Shah Jahan
2. Jehangir
3. Tipu Sultan
4. Hyder Ali

Q: What theory of ancient Indian history has recently been disproved?

1. Gypsy migration theory
2. Theory of origin of Vedas
3. Aryan invasion theory
4. None of the above

Q: Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913?

1. Mohammad Iqbal
2. Debendranath Tagore
3. Mirza Galib
4. Rabindranath Tagore

Q: Where was India's first civilization settled?

1. Deccan
2. Ganges Plain
3. Indus Valley
4. Kashmir

Q: Who was the first royal convert to Buddhism?

1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Ajatashatru
3. Ashoka
4. Akbar

Q: Who completed the construction of Qutb Minar at Delhi?

1. Humayun
2. Babur
3. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
4. Iltutmish

Q: During the 1857 mutiny who was the queen of Jhansi's trusted general?

1. Bhagat Singh
2. Chandrasekhar Azad
3. Hyder Ali
4. Tantia Tope

Q: Ellora in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) is famous for ancient caves representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Of these, the largest number pertains to

1. Jainism
2. Buddhism
3. Hinduism
4. Zorastrianism

Q: Which was the largest and richest among the princely states of pre-Independence period?

1. Hyderabad
2. Gwalior
3. Mysore
4. Jaipur

Q: Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?

1. Amir Khusro
2. Shams-i-Siraj Afif
3. Minhaj-us-Siraj
4. Ziauddin Barani

Q: Name the Rajput princess whom Akbar married.

1. Mumtaz Mahal
2. Jodha Bai
3. Noor Jehan
4. Jija Bai