List of top Questions asked in Common University Entrance Test- 2024

Mughal chronicles viewed the emperors as supreme sovereign because _______.

Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt March was notable as the first nationalist activity focused on _______.

Which of the following statements of Gandhiji made at the opening of Banaras Hindu University are true?
(A) Gandhiji charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the laboring poor.
(B) Gandhiji was not worried about the contrast between the “richly bedecked noblemen” and millions of poor Indians.
(C) Gandhiji said, “Our salvation can only come through lawyers, doctors, and rich landlords.”
(D) Gandhiji emphasized that farmers are going to secure the salvation of India.
(E) Gandhiji told the privileged invitees, “Strip yourself of this jewelry and hold it in trust for your countrymen.”

“Purna Swaraj” as the goal of nationalism in India was aimed to achieve ________.

The Sunset Law was associated with ________.

During his ‘Salt March,’ Gandhiji began walking towards the ocean from his ashram, located at _________.

Who was the Commissioner of Lucknow when the rebels besieged it during the Revolt of 1857?

Match List-I with List-II:

A	Nana Sahib	(I)	Awadh
B	Rani Lakshmi Bai	(II)	Arrah
C	Kunwar Singh	(III)	Kanpur
D	Birjis Qadr	(IV)	Jhansi

Who was the leader of the Santhal Revolt of 1855-56?

Who fought in the famous Battle of Chinhat in which the British forces under Henry Lawrence were defeated?

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Bell of arms was a store room in which weapons were kept.
(B) The army of Awadh supported the British.
(C) Firangi is a term of Persian origin applied to the British by the rebels.
(D) The 7th Awadh Irregular Cavalry accepted the new cartridges in early May.
(E) Local leaders emerged, urging peasants, zamindars, and tribals to revolt.

In 1857 “the life has gone out of the body” was said in reference to which state?

Kauravas and Pandavas belonged to which ruling family?

Which report reproduced zamindars’ and ryots’ petitions as appendices for consideration of the British Parliament?

The rebel leaders issued Proclamations and few ________ to propagate their ideas during the 1857 revolt.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following statements are true about the zamindars?
(A) Milkiyat lands were cultivated for the general use of the people.
(B) Zamindars could sell, bequeath or mortgage milkiyat lands.
(C) Zamindars collected revenue for themselves.
(D) Most Zamindars had fortresses and armed contingents.
(E) Control over military resources was a source of power for the Zamindars.

Match List-I with List-II:

A	Mahals	(I)	Territorial unit
B	Pahariyas and Santhals	(II)	Permanent Settlement
C	1793	(III)	Rajmahal hills
D	Taluq	(IV)	Estates

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Moneylenders were called ‘dikus’.
(B) Zamindars hired the Santhals to reclaim land.
(C) Santhals were merchants.
(D) Land of the Santhals was demarcated as ‘Damin-i-koh’.
(E) Santhals charged heavy land revenue from dikus moneylenders.

Match List-I with List-II:

Match List-I with List-II:

A	Shell	(I)	Shortughai
B	Lapis-Lazuli	(II)	Nageshwar
C	Carnelian	(III)	South Rajasthan
D	Steatite	(IV)	Lothal

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Guru Arjan compiled Guru Nanak’s hymns in the Adi Granth Sahib.
(B) Guru Tegh Bahadur laid the foundation of the Khalsa Panth.
(C) Guru Nanak composed the Guru Granth Sahib.
(D) Mirabai was a Maratha princess.
(E) Mirabai was a Rajput princess.

Who, among the following, founded the Vijayanagara Empire?

Lord Jagannatha is a form of which God?

Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta were the anglicized names of _______ where the British first set up trading posts.

Which among the following travelers visited the city of Vijayanagara during the 15th century?
(A) Domingo Paes
(B) Abdur Razzaq
(C) Afanasii Nikitin
(D) Fernao Nuniz
(E) Nicolo de Conti