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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which one of the following areas was not affected by the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Jhansi |
| B. | Chittor |
| C. | jagdishpur |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» C. jagdishpur | |
| 2. |
Kunwar Singh, the main hero of the revolt in 1857 AD, was associated with which of the following? |
| A. | A state in Eastern India |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 3. |
Consider the following statements 1. In the First Round Table Conference, Dr. Ambedkar demanded a separate electorate for the Depressed Classes. 2. In the Poona Act, special provisions were made for the representation of the Depressed Classes in the local bodies and civil services. 3. The Indian National Congress did not participate in the Third Round Table Conference. Which of the above statements are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 1,2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose after leaving the Congress in 1939? |
| A. | Indian Freedom Party |
| B. | Azad Hind Fauj |
| C. | Revolutionary Front |
| D. | forward block |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who among the following was not associated with the establishment of the UP Kisan Sabha established in February, 1918? |
| A. | Indra Narayan Dwivedi |
| B. | Gaurishankar Mishra |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| Answer» D. Madan Mohan Malviya | |
| 6. |
Consider the following statements 1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General to establish a regular police force based on the British structure in India. 2. The Supreme Court (Supreme Court) was established in Calcutta by the Regulating Act 1773 AD. 3. The Indian Penal Code came into force in the year 1860. Which of the above statements are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | all these |
| Answer» C. 1 and 3 | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following was not contemporary with the other three? |
| A. | Bimbisar |
| B. | Gautam buddha |
| C. | Milind |
| D. | Prasenjit |
| Answer» D. Prasenjit | |
| 8. |
Who among the following wrote 'The Communist Manifesto' along with Karl Marx? |
| A. | Emile Durkheim |
| B. | Frederick Engels |
| C. | robert oven |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
In the context of the revolt of the year 1857, who among the following was betrayed by his friend and who was taken prisoner and killed by the British? |
| A. | maternal grandfather |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Khan Bahadur Khan |
| D. | Tantya Tope |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the wars fought in India in the 18th decade? |
| A. | War of Wandiwash, Battle of Buxar, War of Amber, Battle of Plassey |
| B. | War of Amber, Battle of Plassey, War of Wandiwash, Battle of Buxar |
| C. | Wandiwash War, Plassey War, Amber War, Buxar War |
| D. | War of Amber, Battle of Buxar, War of Wandiwash, Battle of Plassey |
| Answer» C. Wandiwash War, Plassey War, Amber War, Buxar War | |
| 11. |
Consider the following statements. In the Government of India Act, 1935, 1. There was a provision for provincial self-government. 2. There was a provision for the establishment of a Federal Court. 3. There was a provision of All India Union in the center. Which of the above statements are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1,2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 1,2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The Lahore Conference of the Indian National Congress in the year 1929 in which the resolution to get complete independence from the British was adopted, was held under whose chairmanship? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Motilal Nehru | |
| 13. |
'Lectures from Colombo to Almora' are based on the experiences of which one of the following? |
| A. | Veer Savarkar |
| B. | annie besant |
| C. | Ramakrishna Paramhansa |
| D. | Swami Vivekanand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Where did the English East India Company get permission to set up a factory (trade place) in the year 1613? |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | masulipattam |
| D. | face |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Which of the following rebellions was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math? |
| A. | Bhil rebellion |
| B. | Rangpur and Dinapur Rebellion |
| C. | Vishnupur and Virbhum Rebellion |
| D. | monastic rebellion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Consider the following statements 1. The East India Company's monopoly of Indian trade was abolished by the Charter Act of 1853. 2. Under the Government of India Act 1858, the British Parliament completely abolished the East India Company and assumed the responsibility of ruling India directly. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? |
| A. | only 1 |
| B. | only 2 |
| C. | 1 and 2 |
| D. | neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» C. 1 and 2 | |
| 17. |
Which state became the first state to launch e-ration card scheme in India? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Chandigarh |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Chandigarh | |
| 18. |
Who among the following has won the 2015 Abel Prize? |
| A. | elena what |
| B. | mark taylor |
| C. | john nash |
| D. | erina schmidt |
| Answer» D. erina schmidt | |
| 19. |
In which field is the prestigious Abel Prize given? |
| A. | Peace |
| B. | chemicals |
| C. | physics |
| D. | mathematics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
On which river the Polavaram Multipurpose Project is being constructed? |
| A. | Kaveri |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Dark woman |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Who has won the CNN IBN Indian Award for the year 2014? |
| A. | Virat Kohli |
| B. | Ratan Tata |
| C. | Arun Jaitley |
| D. | Narendra Modi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Who among the following has been awarded Bharat Ratna recently? |
| A. | Javed Akhtar |
| B. | Ratan Tata |
| C. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| D. | Arun Jaitley |
| Answer» D. Arun Jaitley | |
| 23. |
Consider the following statements related to Madam Bhikaji Cama 1. Madam Cama hoisted the national flag at the International Socialist Conference held in Paris in the year 1907. 2. Madam Cama was Dadabhai Naoroji's personal secretary. 3. Madam Cama's parents were Parsis. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? |
| A. | 1,2 and 3 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 2 |
| D. | only 3 |
| Answer» C. 1 and 2 | |
| 24. |
For which book Akhil Sharma has received the Folio Award 2015? |
| A. | long road to the north |
| B. | half girlfriend |
| C. | family life |
| D. | white tiger |
| Answer» D. white tiger | |
| 25. |
Which department did Dr. Rajendra Prasad hold in the interim government formed in the year 1946? |
| A. | Defense |
| B. | Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations |
| C. | food and agriculture |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 26. |
Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of Sepoy Mutiny? |
| A. | lord canning |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | lord harding |
| D. | Lord Lytton |
| Answer» B. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 27. |
Who was Abdul Hameed Lahori with reference to the history of India? |
| A. | An important military commander in Akbar's reign |
| B. | a state historian of the reign of Shah Jahan |
| C. | An important feudal and confidante of Aurangzeb |
| D. | A chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» C. An important feudal and confidante of Aurangzeb | |
| 28. |
Who was the ruler of Vijayanagara Empire when Raja Wodiyar established the Kingdom of Mysore? |
| A. | Sadashiv |
| B. | Tirumal |
| C. | Rang II |
| D. | Venkata II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which great temple was initially designed and built during the reign of Suryavarman? |
| A. | Shri Mariamman Temple |
| B. | angkor wat |
| C. | Batu Kewj Temple |
| D. | Kamakhya Temple |
| Answer» C. Batu Kewj Temple | |
| 30. |
Which one of the following is the correct chronology of the rule of Afghan on the throne of Delhi? |
| A. | Sikandar Shah - Ibrahim Lodi - Bahlol Khan Lodi |
| B. | Sikandar Shah - Bahlol Khan Lodi - Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Bahlol Khan Lodi - Sikandar Shah-Ibrahim Lodi |
| D. | Bahlol Khan Lodi - Ibrahim Lodi - Sikandar Shah |
| Answer» D. Bahlol Khan Lodi - Ibrahim Lodi - Sikandar Shah | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order regarding the invaders on India of ancient times? |
| A. | greek-saka-kushan |
| B. | greek-kushan-saka |
| C. | Saka-Greek-Kushan |
| D. | Saka- Kushan-Greek |
| Answer» B. greek-kushan-saka | |
| 32. |
Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following? |
| A. | great nanda |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Who among the following laid the foundation of the Rashtrakuta Empire? |
| A. | unfavourable first |
| B. | Dantidurga |
| C. | Pole |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» C. Pole | |
| 34. |
Consider the following statements 1. Ikshvaku ruler of South India was opposed to Buddhism. 2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India were supporters of Buddhism. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? |
| A. | only 1 |
| B. | only 2 |
| C. | 1 and 2 |
| D. | neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» C. 1 and 2 | |
| 35. |
Who wrote the book 'The Story of the Integration of the Indian States'? |
| A. | B N Rao |
| B. | Rajagopalachari |
| C. | Krishna Menon |
| D. | V P Menon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Due to which of the following a wave of public indignation emerged, which resulted in the incident of genocide by the British in Jallianwala Bagh? |
| A. | the arms act |
| B. | The Public Safety Act |
| C. | The Rowlatt Act |
| D. | The Vernacular Press Act |
| Answer» D. The Vernacular Press Act | |
| 37. |
Who among the following started a newspaper named Som Prakash? |
| A. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Surendra Nath Banerjee |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 38. |
In which of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi start the first Satyagraha in India? |
| A. | Ahmedabad |
| B. | bardoli |
| C. | Champaran |
| D. | kheda |
| Answer» D. kheda | |
| 39. |
Who among the following wrote the book 'Bahuvivah'? |
| A. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| C. | Pandit Ramabai |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Answer» C. Pandit Ramabai | |
| 40. |
Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave at the beginning of the Bhoodan movement? |
| A. | Udayagiri |
| B. | Raipur |
| C. | Pochampally |
| D. | Venkatagiri |
| Answer» D. Venkatagiri | |
| 41. |
The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla', written during the Swadeshi Movement of India, encouraged Bangladesh in its freedom struggle and was adopted by Bangladesh as the national anthem, who wrote this song? |
| A. | Rajni Kant Sen |
| B. | Dwijendralal Roy |
| C. | Mukunda Das |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
The ruler of which one of the following provinces was removed by the British on the pretext of misrule? |
| A. | Awadh |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | satara |
| Answer» B. Jhansi | |
| 43. |
Consider the following statements 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? |
| A. | only 1 |
| B. | only 2 |
| C. | 1 and 2 |
| D. | neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» C. 1 and 2 | |
| 44. |
Consider the following statements 1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in the fourth term of the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death. 2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareli as a Member of Parliament. 3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India was appointed to the post in the year 1977. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | only 3 |
| C. | only 1 |
| D. | 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Which one of the following Europeans came last as a trader in pre-independence India? |
| A. | Dutch |
| B. | English |
| C. | French |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» D. Portuguese | |
| 46. |
Which of the following forts was first built by the British? |
| A. | Fort William |
| B. | Fort st george |
| C. | Fort St. David |
| D. | Fort St. Angelo |
| Answer» C. Fort St. David | |
| 47. |
Yom Kippar War was fought between which parties/countries? |
| A. | between Turkey and Greece |
| B. | Between Serbs and Croats |
| C. | between Israel and the Arab countries whose leaders were Egypt and Syria |
| D. | between Iran and Iraq |
| Answer» D. between Iran and Iraq | |
| 48. |
Who among the following wrote the poem Subhe Azadi? |
| A. | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| B. | Faiz Ahmad faiz |
| C. | Muhammad Iqbal |
| D. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Iqbal | |
| 49. |
Who among the following suggested the reorganization of the Viceroy's Executive Council, in which all the departments including the War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders? |
| A. | Simon Commission |
| B. | Shimla Conference |
| C. | cripps offer |
| D. | cabinet mission |
| Answer» C. cripps offer | |
| 50. |
Who among the following rejected the title of knighthood and refused to take office in the Council of the Secretary of State for India? |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | M G Ranade |
| C. | GK Gokhale |
| D. | B G Tilak |
| Answer» D. B G Tilak | |