__________ is another important source of history.

(a)

language

(b)

literature

(c)

dance

(d)

writing

Human ancestors are__________ likely to have first evolved in Africa.

(a)

homo sapiens

(b)

Homo erectus

(c)

australipicis

(d)

hominin

The period after the Old Stone Age (Palaeolithic) is called the______________

(a)

ice age

(b)

stone age

(c)

Mesolithic Age

(d)

Neolithic age

The period that followed the Mesolithic is called the _____________

(a)

ice age

(b)

stone age

(c)

Mesolithic Age

(d)

Neolithic age

__________ refers to the genus of animals including horses, asses and zebras.

(a)

Equus

(b)

trunk

(c)

foot

(d)

tail

____________ did not have evidence of ceramics.

(a)

ceramic phase

(b)

Aceramic phase

(c)

middle phase

(d)

higher phase

___________ used microliths bone and antler tools and terracotta objects.

(a)

ice age

(b)

stone age

(c)

Mesolithic Age

(d)

Neolithic age

____________ study ancient agriculture, and human and environmental relationships.

(a)

Archaligist

(b)

Archaeobotanists

(c)

teri

(d)

antropology

The language of the _________ is described as Vedic Sanskrit.

(a)

Puranas

(b)

Vedas

(c)

dramas

(d)

poets

_______ is the oldest vedha.

(a)

Rig vedha

(b)

Yajur Vedha

(c)

sarna vedha

(d)

atharvana vedha

The is ________ the earliest text.

(a)

Puranas

(b)

Vedas

(c)

Rig vedhas

(d)

Rig-vedha samhita

Andrew Jagor conducted an excavation at ________________

(a)

Adichanallur

(b)

athirampakkam

(c)

karur

(d)

pallavaram  

The term Jana means _________.

(a)

people

(b)

human being

(c)

animals

(d)

tribe

____________ was also the sovereign ruler.

(a)

The king

(b)

the presit

(c)

the minister

(d)

none of the above

____________ also played a big role in improving craft production such as pottery, carpentry and metal working.

(a)

Iron

(b)

aluminium

(c)

silver

(d)

gold

These landowners employed labourers called ___________

(a)

grihapatis

(b)

dasas

(c)

kassakas

(d)

varna

Jain texts as well as in some Hindu works like the ________

(a)

brahmana

(b)

Mahavamsa

(c)

Kosala

(d)

bodhi

_____________ was then annexed to Magadha.

(a)

brahmana

(b)

Mahavamsa

(c)

Kosala

(d)

bodhi

Ashoka died in _________

(a)

232 BCE

(b)

231 BCE

(c)

231 BCE

(d)

231 BCE

Mahinda and Sanghamitta took a branch of the original _________ tree to Sri Lanka.

(a)

brahmana

(b)

Mahavamsa

(c)

Kosala

(d)

bodhi.

The district was under the command of a ______________

(a)

Achaemenid

(b)

samaharta

(c)

sthanika

(d)

gopas

Urban administration was handled by a ____________

(a)

nagarika

(b)

samaharta

(c)

sthanika

(d)

gopas

The ___________ speaks of eight Chera kings, their territory and fame.

(a)

Patitrupathu

(b)

eleven Veliechieftains

(c)

The Pandyas

(d)

kalabras

____________ ruled from Madurai.

(a)

Patitrupathu

(b)

eleven Veliechieftains

(c)

The Pandyas

(d)

kalabras

______________ played an important role betweenthe late first century BCE and third century CE.

(a)

Korkai

(b)

Puratthinai

(c)

Maduraikanchi

(d)

trade

___________ speaks about day markets as well as and night markets.

(a)

Korkai

(b)

Puratthin

(c)

Maduraikanchi

(d)

trade

Buddhism and Jainism had a strong presence in _________

(a)

Puranic school

(b)

South India

(c)

Vedic ideas

(d)

Sea-borne trade

_________ in the Indian Ocean regions and with the Roman world developed.

(a)

Puranic school

(b)

south India

(c)

Vedic ideas

(d)

Sea-borne trade

The idea of ___________ interregnum is contested as cultural activities continued asbefore in this period.

(a)

Patitrupathu

(b)

eleven Velir chieftains

(c)

The Pandyas

(d)

kalabras

Warfare for territorial expansion was major theme of ____________.

(a)

Korkai

(b)

Puratthinai

(c)

Maduraikanchi

(d)

trade

_____________ near Salem had mines producing beryl, which was a gemstone in high demand in Rome.

(a)

Vaniyampadi

(b)

Meandears

(c)

Pushyamitra

(d)

Numismatic

They ceded land to ___________ the Sunga emperor who had usurped the throne after the last Mauryan ruler.

(a)

Vaniyampadi

(b)

Meandears

(c)

Pushyamitra

(d)

Numismatic

__________ evidence also proves Demetrius's association with India.

(a)

Vaniyampadi

(b)

Meandears

(c)

Pushyamitra

(d)

Numismatic

_____________ is known to us primarily because his emissary, Heliodorus.

(a)

Antialcidas

(b)

Bactria

(c)

Maues or Moa/Moga

(d)

Rudradaman

The first Saka ruler in India was ____________ (20 BCE to 22 CE).

(a)

Antialcidas

(b)

Bactria

(c)

Maues or Moa/Moga

(d)

Rudradaman

____________ appointed kshatrapas or satraps as provincial governors to administer their territories.

(a)

The Sakas

(b)

Kanishka

(c)

Greeks

(d)

Bactria

The best known of the Kushana kings was ___________

(a)

The Sakas

(b)

Kanishka

(c)

Greeks

(d)

Bactria

_____________ issued by Gupta kings contain legends and figures.

(a)

Gold

(b)

Coins

(c)

Silver

(d)

All the above

The first ruler of the Gupta Empire was _________.

(a)

Sri Gupta

(b)

Ghatotkacha

(c)

Gupta Empire

(d)

Chandragupta I

___________ defeated northern rulers like the Huns, Kambojas and Kiratas.

(a)

Chandrarupta I

(b)

Chandrarupta II

(c)

Gupta

(d)

All the Above

The art of Ajanta and Bagh shows the ___________ of painting at its best.

(a)

Madhyadesa School

(b)

Ashtadhyayi

(c)

Mahabhashya

(d)

Smritis

Dharmasastras and ____________ form the core of this body of literature.

(a)

puranas

(b)

Ashtadhyayi

(c)

Mahabhashya

(d)

Gupta

Samudragupta himself had established his fame as _______________

(a)

Jaina

(b)

Amarasimha

(c)

Kaviraja

(d)

Visakadatta

__________ was the first formal biography of a king.

(a)

Bana's Harshacharita

(b)

Pushyabhuti

(c)

Prabakara Vardhana

(d)

Parameswara

_____________ fought against the Gurjaras and the Huns and established his authority as far as Malwaand Gujarat.

(a)

Bana's Harshacharita

(b)

Pushyabhuti

(c)

Prabakara Vardhana

(d)

Parameswara

In commemoration of his victory over Harsha, Pulikesin assumed the title of ______________

(a)

Bana's Harshacharita

(b)

Pushyabhuti

(c)

Prabakara Vardhana

(d)

Parameswara

____________ were appointed to dispense justice.

(a)

Mimamsakas

(b)

Banishment

(c)

Dharmapala

(d)

The Palas

__________ proved to be a great patron of Buddhism.

(a)

Mimamsakas

(b)

Banishment

(c)

Dharmapala

(d)

The Palas

____________ were great patrons of Mahayana Buddhism.

(a)

The Palas

(b)

Sanskrit

(c)

Mahipalageet

(d)

medicine

The Palas also patronised ___________ scholars.

(a)

The Palas

(b)

Sanskrit

(c)

Mahipalageet

(d)

medicine

Many texts on ___________ were compiled by Chakrapani Datta, Sureshwar Gadadhara Vaidya and Jimutavahana

(a)

The Palas

(b)

Sanskrit

(c)

Mahipalageet

(d)

medicine

The ___________ which impacted the entire sub-continent, originated in the Tamil country during this period.

(a)

Bhakti movement

(b)

Panniru Tirumurai

(c)

Mathavilasa Prahasanam

(d)

Kirtivarman

The __________ written by Mahendravarman I in Sanskrit, is an important source for the Pallava period.

(a)

Bhakti movement

(b)

Panniru Tirumurai

(c)

Mathavilasa Prahasanam

(d)

Kirtivarman

In the mid-eighth century, the Badami Chalukyas were overpowered and replaced by ____________.

(a)

the Rashtrakutas

(b)

wild boar

(c)

the Pallavas

(d)

karana

The ______ was the royal insignia of the Chalukyas.

(a)

The Rashtrakutas

(b)

wild boar

(c)

the Pallavas

(d)

karana

The village accountant was ___________

(a)

The Rashtrakutas

(b)

wild boar

(c)

the Pallavas

(d)

karana

The most popular Chalukya painting is in the palace built by ____________

(a)

Tribhuavacharya

(b)

the King Mangalesan

(c)

Appar

(d)

brahmadeya

The ____________ villages were donated to a single Brahman or a group of Brahmans.

(a)

Tribhuavacharya

(b)

the King Mangalesan

(c)

Appar

(d)

brahmadeya

____________ chronicles speak about the Delhi Sultanate in hyperbolic terms.

(a)

Persian

(b)

Muhammad Qasim

(c)

Muizz- ud-din Muhammad

(d)

Muhamed qausim

Who captured brahamanabad?

(a)

Persian

(b)

Muhammad Qasim

(c)

Muizz- ud-din Muhammad

(d)

Muhamed qausim

In 1186 Ghuri prince ____________ invaded Punjab and seized Lahore.

(a)

Persian

(b)

Muhammad Qasim

(c)

Muizz- ud-din Muhammad

(d)

Muhamed qausim

The __________ is also known as the Mamluk dynasty.

(a)

Ghori

(b)

Slave dynasty

(c)

Mamluk

(d)

Barani

________ mentions Balban's campaigns in the regions surrounding Delhi and in the doab.

(a)

Ghor

(b)

Slave dynast

(c)

Mamluk

(d)

Barani

The term _______________ refers to all Mongolic-speaking nomadic tribes of Central Asia.

(a)

Ala-ud-din

(b)

Mongol

(c)

Devagiri

(d)

Marriage alliances

The first target in the peninsula was ____________ in the western Deccan.

(a)

Ala-ud-din

(b)

Mongol

(c)

Devagiri

(d)

Marriage alliances

Corrupt ________________ were dealt with sternly.

(a)

royal officials

(b)

Mongol

(c)

Devagiri

(d)

Devagiri in Maharashtra

Muhammad Tughlaq's attempt to shift the capital from Delhi to ____________________.

(a)

royal officials

(b)

Mongol

(c)

Devagiri

(d)

Devagiri in Maharashtra

The Chola kingdom, Pandyas, who began their rule in _____________ basin at Madurai.

(a)

the Vaigai river

(b)

Rajaraja I

(c)

Chonadu

(d)

Brahmins

___________ is the most celebrated of the Chola kings.

(a)

the Vaigai river

(b)

Rajaraja I

(c)

Chonadu

(d)

Brahmins

Chola rulers appointed _______________ as spiritual preceptors or rajagurus.

(a)

the Vaigai river

(b)

Rajaraja I

(c)

Chonadu

(d)

Brahmins

Rajaraja I integrated these territories and appointed _____________.

(a)

viceroys

(b)

vati

(c)

Vaykkal

(d)

Seethalai Saththanar

________________ runs in the east-west direction.

(a)

viceroys

(b)

vati

(c)

Vaykkal

(d)

Seethalai Saththanar

_____________ the author of epic Manimekalai, hailed from Madurai.

(a)

viceroys

(b)

vati

(c)

Vaykkal

(d)

Seethalai Saththanar

Saivitesaint __________________ converted Arikesari from Jainism to Saivism.

(a)

Thirugnanasambandar

(b)

Marco Polo

(c)

uttaramantri

(d)

Eluttu Mandapam

The prime minister was called ____________________.

(a)

Thirugnanasambandar

(b)

Marco Polo

(c)

uttaramantri

(d)

Eluttu Mandapam

The royal secretariat was known as ____________________.

(a)

Thirugnanasambandar

(b)

Marco Polo

(c)

uttaramantri

(d)

Eluttu Mandapam

_____________was renamed as Daulatabad.

(a)

Tughluq dynasty

(b)

Devagiri

(c)

Mohammad III

(d)

Madurai

Gawan served with great distinction as prime minister under___________.

(a)

Tughluqdynasty

(b)

Devagiri

(c)

Mohammad III

(d)

Madurai

__________became an independent Sultanate in 1333.

(a)

Tughluq dynasty

(b)

Devagiri

(c)

Mohammad III

(d)

Madurai

The fertile ________ Iying between the Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers

(a)

Varaha

(b)

Rayavachakamu

(c)

Raichur doab

(d)

Zafar Khan

The split of Bahmani Sultanate into_________ Deccan Sultanates.

(a)

Five

(b)

six

(c)

seven

(d)

four

__________who declared independence in 1345 at Devagiri

(a)

Muhammad Tughluq

(b)

Zafar Khan

(c)

Sangama brother

(d)

Tungabhadra

The Vijayanagar kingdom was inaugurated by the___________.

(a)

Muhammad Tughluq

(b)

Zafar Khan

(c)

Sangama brother

(d)

Tungabhadra

__________evidence is also available in abundance.

(a)

Numismatic

(b)

Muhammad Shah

(c)

Turquoise

(d)

Raja Krishna Dev

_______built two mosques at Gulbarga.

(a)

Numismatic

(b)

Muhammad Shah

(c)

Turquoise

(d)

Raja Krishna Dev

____________is a semi-precious stone sky blue in colour.

(a)

Numismatic

(b)

Muhammad Shah

(c)

Turquoise

(d)

Raja Krishna Dev

The________of the Kakatiya dynasty with Warangal as capital

(a)

Numismatic

(b)

Muhammad Shah

(c)

Turquoise

(d)

Raja Krishna Dev

Mother goddess worship had its origins in__________.

(a)

Vedic religion

(b)

Harappa

(c)

bhakti

(d)

Azhwars

Bhagavad Gita talk about the path of_________.

(a)

Vedic religion

(b)

Harappa

(c)

bhakti

(d)

Azhwars

The hymns of the Vaishnava saint ___________are compiled as Nalayira Divya Prabandham.

(a)

Vedic religion

(b)

Harappa

(c)

bhakti

(d)

Azhwar

Maravarman Arikesari (640- 670), also known as______ who converted from Saivism to Jainism

(a)

Periyapuranam

(b)

Koon Pandyan

(c)

Ramanujar

(d)

Vedic religion

__________was transformed by the conflict with Buddhism and Jainism.

(a)

Periyapuranam

(b)

Koon Pandyan

(c)

Ramanujar

(d)

Vedic Hinduism

_________emphasis on absolute monism or the oneness of the 'supreme' and the, 'souls'.

(a)

Adi Sankara

(b)

Ravidas

(c)

Koon Pandyan

(d)

Ramanujar

__________devotional songs were included in the Sikh Scriptures.

(a)

Adi Sankara's

(b)

Ravidas

(c)

Koon Pandyan

(d)

Ramanujar

Appar, a Jaina in his early life, called__________.

(a)

Darmasena

(b)

parapakkam

(c)

Vishistadvait

(d)

Sufis

Ramanujar expounded the philosophy known as________.

(a)

Darmasena

(b)

parapakkam

(c)

Vishistadvaita

(d)

Sufis

__________could act as guides and preceptors.

(a)

Gurus

(b)

Ravidas

(c)

Tazkirah-i-Auliya-i-Hind

(d)

Guru Govind Singh

__________devotional songs were included in the Sikh Scriptures

(a)

Gurus

(b)

Ravidas

(c)

Tazkirah-i-Auliya-i-Hind

(d)

Guru Govind Singh

_____________was the last guru.

(a)

Gurus

(b)

Ravidas

(c)

Tazkirah-i-Auliya-i-Hind

(d)

Guru Govind Singh

____________believed in a formless God.

(a)

Mirabai

(b)

Tuka Ram

(c)

Tazkirah-i-Auliya-i-Hind

(d)

Guru Govind Singh

________was the founder of the Mughal empire which was established in 1526.

(a)

Babur

(b)

Ibrahim Lodi

(c)

Aurangzeb

(d)

Daulat Khan Lodi

The mughal empire declined after the death of _______in 1707.

(a)

Babur

(b)

Ibrahim Lodi

(c)

Aurangzeb

(d)

Daulat Khan Lodi

___________crossed the Indus to India and established a small kingdom.

(a)

Babur

(b)

Ibrahim Lodi

(c)

Aurangzeb

(d)

Daulat Khan Lodi

Akbar was crowned at the age of fourteen.

(a)

thirteen

(b)

fourteen

(c)

fifteen

(d)

sixteen

____________built his own mausoleum in Sasaram.

(a)

Sher Shah

(b)

Mirza Hakim

(c)

Mansabdar

(d)

Tauhid-i-Ilahi

____________rank was divided into Zat and Sawar.

(a)

Sher Shah

(b)

Mirza Hakim

(c)

Mansabdar

(d)

Tauhid-i-Ilahi

___________literally meant divine monotheism.

(a)

Sher Shah

(b)

Mirza Hakim

(c)

Mansabdar

(d)

Tauhid-i-Ilahi

The _______ the members of the dynasty that ruled Iran patronising Shia Islam

(a)

Safavids

(b)

Sunni Islam

(c)

Babur

(d)

Humayun

The Ottomans Turkish people practicing___________.

(a)

Safavids

(b)

Sunni Islam

(c)

Babur

(d)

Humayun

______had an eye on the Punjab.

(a)

Safavids

(b)

Sunni Islam

(c)

Babur

(d)

Humayun

Who invaded Bhera, Sialkot and Lahore?

(a)

Safavids

(b)

Sunni Islam

(c)

Babur

(d)

Humayun

Delhi was ruled by________of the Sur Dynasty.

(a)

Sher Khan

(b)

Sher Shah

(c)

Rani Durgavati

(d)

Akbar

The Gondwana region of central India was annexed after a fierce battle with ___________.

(a)

Sher Khan

(b)

Sher Shah

(c)

Rani Durgavati

(d)

Akbar

_______took earnest efforts to win the goodwill of the Hindus.

(a)

Sher Khan

(b)

Sher Shah

(c)

Rani Durgavati

(d)

Akbar

______________inrtroduced the Mansabdari system

(a)

lradat Khan

(b)

Mughal

(c)

Rani Durgavati

(d)

Akbar

______was succeeded by his son Salim with the title Nur-ud-din Jahangir.

(a)

lradat Khan

(b)

Mughal

(c)

Rani Durgavati

(d)

Akbar

In ___________ social structure the nobles came mostly from Central Asia.

(a)

lradat Khan

(b)

Mughal

(c)

Rani Durgavati

(d)

Akbar

_________ is a Persian word which means "Foremost" or the "First Minister".

(a)

Peshwa

(b)

Konkan

(c)

Serfoji II

(d)

Shivaji

The region of the Marathas consisted of a narrow strip of land called _______

(a)

Peshwa

(b)

Konkan

(c)

Serfoji II

(d)

Shivaji

______ was born in Shivner near Junnar.

(a)

Peshwa

(b)

Konkan

(c)

Serfoji II

(d)

Shivaji

_______ made himself familiar with the hilly areas around Poona.

(a)

Shivaji

(b)

the Marathas

(c)

Raghunath Rao

(d)

Kotwal

In 1771, ______ brought him back to Delhi.

(a)

Shivaji

(b)

the Marathas

(c)

Raghunath Rao

(d)

Kotwal

The clerks and menials were paid for ________ months in a year.

(a)

10 or 11

(b)

8 or 9

(c)

10 or 12

(d)

9 or 11

The ______ was the chief village officer

(a)

Patel

(b)

Nayak rule

(c)

Raghunath Rao

(d)

Kotwal

In towns and cities the chief officer was the ________ 

(a)

Patel

(b)

Nayakrule

(c)

Raghunath Rao

(d)

Kotwal

The Saraswati Mahal library, built by the _______

(a)

Patel

(b)

Nayak rule

(c)

Raghunath Rao

(d)

Kotwal

The __________was won by the English East India Company against the Nawab of Bengal.

(a)

Battle of Plassey

(b)

Portuguese

(c)

Vasco da Gama

(d)

governor

The_____ were the first Europeans to establish themselves in India.

(a)

Battle ofPlassey

(b)

Portuguese

(c)

Vasco da Gama

(d)

governor

______discovered the direct sea route to India from Europe around the Cape of Good Hope.

(a)

Battle ofPlassey

(b)

Portuguese

(c)

Vasco da Gama

(d)

governor

________had also tried to extend his empire in the east beyond Bihar by conquering Bengal

(a)

Akbar

(b)

Todar Mal

(c)

Chennai

(d)

governor

__________the capital of the Madras Presidency

(a)

Akbar

(b)

Todar Mal

(c)

Chennai

(d)

governor

Dutch had given_________ up and moved their headquarters south to Nagapattinam

(a)

Akbar

(b)

Todar Mal

(c)

Chennai

(d)

Pulicat

________was the second most important economic activity in the country.

(a)

Weaving

(b)

Clashes

(c)

Dutch

(d)

Pondicherry

The_________is they were involved in slave trade

(a)

Weaving

(b)

Clashes

(c)

Dutch

(d)

Pondicherry

_________was a small fishing village in 1673.

(a)

Weaving

(b)

Clashes

(c)

Dutch

(d)

Pondicherry

_______in the then context referred to a warehouse

(a)

Factory

(b)

firman

(c)

Tarangambadi

(d)

island of Bombay

A________a royal command or authorization.

(a)

Factory

(b)

firman

(c)

Tarangambadi

(d)

island of Bombay

The Danish Fort built in.________

(a)

Factory

(b)

firrnan

(c)

Tarangambadi

(d)

island of Bombay

_________was sent as an Ambassador of the English King James I.

(a)

Sir Thomas Roe

(b)

Fort St. William

(c)

Frederick II

(d)

La Bourdonnais

__________known as Frederick the Great of Prussia

(a)

Sir Thomas Roe

(b)

Fort St. William

(c)

Frederick II

(d)

La Bourdonnais

The _______________ included the collection of revenue and the control of civil justice.

(a)

Diwan's duty

(b)

Nizam's function

(c)

Vansittart's decision

(d)

province of Oudh

The ______________ was to exercise military power and to dispense criminal justice.

(a)

Diwan's duty

(b)

Nizam's function

(c)

Vansittart's decision

(d)

province of Oudh

The ____________ was restored to Shuja-ud-daula on the payment of war indemnity.

(a)

Diwan's duty

(b)

Nizam's function

(c)

Vansittart's decision

(d)

province of Oudh

_____________ was appointed the Governor General of Bengal.

(a)

Warren Hastings

(b)

Nawab of Bengal

(c)

Pitt India Act

(d)

Mahalwari

The ____________ separated the civil and military establishments in India.

(a)

Warren Hastings

(b)

Nawab of Bengal

(c)

Pitt India Act

(d)

Mahalwari

_____________ was introduced in 1833 during the period of William Bentinck.

(a)

Warren Hastings

(b)

Nawab of Bengal

(c)

Pitt India Act

(d)

Mahalwari

The individual holders were registered and issued _____________

(a)

Cornwallis

(b)

pattas

(c)

raiyah

(d)

cash

_____________ meaning a peasant or cultivator the proprietor and tax payer of the land.

(a)

Cornwallis

(b)

pattas

(c)

raiyah

(d)

cash

Payment was made in ____________

(a)

Cornwallis

(b)

pattas

(c)

raiyah

(d)

cash

The British called ___________ the place where the office of Chief Administrative Head was situated.

(a)

Presidency

(b)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

(c)

thanas

(d)

Alexander Duff

Every district was divided into ____________ is police circles.

(a)

Presidency

(b)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

(c)

thanas

(d)

Alexander Duff

The cause of education was further promoted by missionaries like _____________

(a)

Presidency

(b)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

(c)

thanas

(d)

Alexander Duff

____________ was the mainstay of the British Indian government's fiscal system.

(a)

William Bentinck

(b)

Land revenue

(c)

William Bentinck

(d)

laissez faire

The bones of cotton weavers are beaching the Gangetic plains of India said the ____________

(a)

William Bentinck

(b)

Land revenue

(c)

William Bentinck

(d)

laissez faire

The ______________ means non-intervention of government.

(a)

William Bentinck

(b)

Land revenue

(c)

William Bentinck

(d)

laissez faire

__________was a small feudatory kingdom under the Vijayanagar Empire

(a)

Mysore

(b)

Wodeyardynasty

(c)

Fateh Muhammad

(d)

Haider

Haider's father_________ was the Faujdar (garrison commander) of Kolar.

(a)

Mysore

(b)

Wodeyar dynasty

(c)

Fateh Muhammad

(d)

Haide

__________received the title of "Fateh Haider Bahadur" or "the brave and victorious Lion".

(a)

Mysore

(b)

Wodeyar dynasty

(c)

FatehMuhammad

(d)

Haider

_________his general Fazalullah Khan marched on Madurai and Tirunelver

(a)

Captain Nixon

(b)

Colonel Braithwaite

(c)

Nizam ofHyderabad

(d)

Louis XVI

The________ supplied resources and even troops for the British.

(a)

Captain Nixon

(b)

Colonel Braithwaite

(c)

Nizam of Hyderabad

(d)

Louis XVI

The French Monarch__________was hospitable, but could give only vague promises of support to the Sultan.

(a)

Captain Nixon

(b)

Colonel Braithwaite

(c)

Nizam of Hyderabad

(d)

Louis XVI

______in the meantime overran the kingdom of Thanjavur.

(a)

Haider

(b)

Tipu

(c)

Nawab of Areot

(d)

Ariyanayaga Mudaliyar

______sent an embassy to Constantinople and another in 1787 to Paris

(a)

Haider

(b)

Tipu

(c)

Nawab of Areot

(d)

Ariyanayaga Mudaliyar

The____ who had borrowed heavily by pledging the villages in several of Tamilnadu.

(a)

Haider

(b)

Tipu

(c)

Nawab of Areot

(d)

Ariyanayaga Mudaliyar

The able guidance of prime minister ______all the little kingdoms of the former Pandian Empire were classified and converted into 72 palayams.

(a)

Haider

(b)

Tipu

(c)

Nawab of Arcot

(d)

Ariyanayaga Mudaliyar

______along with Colonel Heron proceeded towards Tirunelveli

(a)

Mafuskhan

(b)

Nawab of Arcot

(c)

Collector Jackson

(d)

Vijaya Ragunatha Tondaiman

_______wanted to send an expedition to punish Veera Pandiyan but the Madras administration did not agree.

(a)

Mafuskhan

(b)

Nawab of Arcot

(c)

Collector Jackson

(d)

VijayaRagunatha Tondaiman

_________Raja of Pudukottai, captured Kattabomman from the jungles of Kalapore and handed him over to the enemy

(a)

Mafuskhan

(b)

Nawab of Arcot

(c)

Collector Jackson

(d)

Vijaya Ragunatha Tondaiman

Captain ______the resident ofThanjaur collected a force and defeated Shevatha Thambi near Mangudi.

(a)

William Blackburne

(b)

Penang in Malaya

(c)

Theeran Chinnamalai

(d)

Major Armstrong

_________of the 16th native infantry was passing outside the Fort when he heard the firing.

(a)

William Blackburne

(b)

Penang in Malaya

(c)

Theeran Chinnamalai

(d)

Major Armstrong

__________was the first province to be affected by the British influence

(a)

Bengal

(b)

Rationalism

(c)

Utilitarians

(d)

practice of sati

_________as the basis for ethical thinking, the idea of human progress and evolution.

(a)

Bengal

(b)

Rationalism

(c)

Utilitarians

(d)

practice of sati

_______believers in the doctrine of greatest happiness of the greatest number.

(a)

Bengal

(b)

Rationalism

(c)

Utilitarians

(d)

practice of sati

The_______came in for particular condemnation

(a)

Bengal

(b)

Rationalism

(c)

Utilitarians

(d)

practice of sati

______was a man of versatile genius

(a)

Raja Rammohun Roy

(b)

Brahmo Samaj

(c)

Kasi Viswanatha Mudaliar

(d)

Tathuva Bodhini