31) Where in India have traces of megalithic culture predominantly been found?
(a) Southern India
(b) Northeastern India
(c) Central India
(d) Northern India
32) Buddhism was first propagated outside India In
(a) China
(b) Cambodia
(c) Thailand
(d) Ceylon
33) The official language of the Mauryan Court was
(a) Magadhi
(b) Prakrit
(c) Mythili
(d) Sanskrit
34) The Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila in Bihar were destroyed during the invasions of
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni
(b) Muhammad Ghori
(c) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(d) All Mardan Khalji
35) The Administrative Council of Shivaji was known as,
(a) Parishad
(b) Mantriparishad
(c) Ashtapradhan
(d) Rajyaparishad
36) Minhaj-ua-Siraj was a
(a) poet
(b) musician
(c) historian
(d) merchant
37) Humayun died in the year
(a) 1536
(b) 1546
(c) 1556
(d) 1566
38) The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the 19th century to the greatest extent related to
(a) Education
(b) Caste restrictions
(c) Religious revivalism
(d) Women’s issues
39) The term of office of member of the Council of India as per the act of 1919 was
(a) 5 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 6 years
40) Which of the following was not included in the Treaty to be negotiated as provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(a) The Indian Union
(b) Constituent Assembly
(c) Indian National Congress
(d) The United Kingdom