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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. |
ev Samajwas founded by ______________ |
| A. | J C Maisham |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Dadabhai Naroji |
| D. | James A Hickey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Vande Mataram, the nationalist song, was a part of __________ |
| A. | Anand Math |
| B. | Durgesh Nandini |
| C. | Saraswati Chandra |
| D. | Grihadaha |
| Answer» B. Durgesh Nandini | |
| 3. |
The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar Kingdom was ______________ |
| A. | Hoysala |
| B. | Sangama |
| C. | Saluva |
| D. | Tuluva |
| Answer» B. Sangama | |
| 4. |
Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second Round Table Conference? |
| A. | Ramsay MacDonald |
| B. | Clement Attlee |
| C. | Neville Chamberlain |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Neville Chamberlain | |
| 5. |
Who among the following has been called as the father of Indian Pre-history? |
| A. | Alexander Cunningham |
| B. | Colonel Meadows Taylor |
| C. | Robert Bruce Foote |
| D. | Sir John Marshall |
| Answer» D. Sir John Marshall | |
| 6. |
Where is the famous khandariya Mahadev temple located? |
| A. | Khajuraho |
| B. | Amaravati |
| C. | Haridwar |
| D. | Nasik |
| Answer» B. Amaravati | |
| 7. |
Mughal dynasty was the Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodi dynasty was to ______________ |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| B. | Bahlol Lodi |
| C. | Daulat Khan Lodi |
| D. | Sikander Lodi |
| Answer» B. Bahlol Lodi | |
| 8. |
During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in ______________ |
| A. | Swadeshi Movement |
| B. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| C. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The capital of the British Indian Empire was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi because __________ |
| A. | Calcutta was the hotbed of revolutionaries |
| B. | Delhi was located at the centre of the Empire |
| C. | the climate of Delhi was more suitable for the Europeans |
| D. | Delhi was the traditional seat of Imperial powers |
| Answer» C. the climate of Delhi was more suitable for the Europeans | |
| 10. |
The slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' was first raised by __________ |
| A. | Chandrashekar Azad |
| B. | Lakmanya Tilak |
| C. | Veer Savarkar |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following slogans is attributes of Subhash Chandra Bose? |
| A. | Inqilab Zindabad |
| B. | Jai Jawan Jai Kisan |
| C. | Vande Mataram |
| D. | Jai Hind |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed? |
| A. | Lord Wavell |
| B. | Lord Irwin |
| C. | Lord Reading |
| D. | Lord Chelmsford |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The first definite step to provide Parliamentary control over East India Company was taken by |
| A. | the Charter Act of 1813 |
| B. | the Regulating Act |
| C. | the Pitts India Act |
| D. | the Charter Act of 1793 |
| Answer» C. the Pitts India Act | |
| 14. |
During Indian Freedom Struggle, which one of the following happened earliest? |
| A. | Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| B. | Gaya Session of Congress |
| C. | Simon Commission |
| D. | Tripuri Session of Congress |
| Answer» C. Simon Commission | |
| 15. |
In Buddhism, what does Patiomokkha stand for? |
| A. | The questions of king Manander |
| B. | A description of Mahayana Buddhism |
| C. | A description of Hinaana Buddhism |
| D. | The rules of the Sangha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Who wrote the book-'The Story of the Integration of the Indian States? |
| A. | VP Menon |
| B. | BN Rao |
| C. | C Rajagopalachari |
| D. | Krishna Menon |
| Answer» B. BN Rao | |
| 17. |
In early medieval India, what did the term Jital refer to? |
| A. | Game |
| B. | Weight |
| C. | Diet |
| D. | Coin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The philosophy of Sufism is similar to the Hindu philosophy of ______________ |
| A. | Gyana (knowledge) |
| B. | Karma (action) |
| C. | Bhakti (devotion) |
| D. | Kalpa (imagination) |
| Answer» C. Bhakti (devotion) | |
| 19. |
The detification/worship of which of the following was not a part of the religion of Indus Valey People? |
| A. | Certain animal chimeras and their anthroic figures |
| B. | Mother Goddess |
| C. | Forces of nature |
| D. | Trees and their spirits |
| Answer» D. Trees and their spirits | |
| 20. |
The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was ______________ |
| A. | Amir Khusrau |
| B. | Malik Kafur |
| C. | Khusrau Khan |
| D. | Qutbuddin Mubarak |
| Answer» B. Malik Kafur | |
| 21. |
Among the following which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulh-i-kul? |
| A. | Shahjaha |
| B. | Babar |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
At which of its Session, did the Congress officially accept, the 'socialistic' pattern of society? |
| A. | Calcutta Session of 1957 |
| B. | Nagpur Session of 1959 |
| C. | Avadi Session of 1955 |
| D. | Bombay Session of 1953 |
| Answer» D. Bombay Session of 1953 | |
| 23. |
From whom did Ranjit Singh acquire the world famous diamond the Kohinoor? |
| A. | Dost Muhammad |
| B. | Nadir Shah |
| C. | Zaman Shah |
| D. | Shah Shuja |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Which Sultan declared himself as Siknadar-i-Sani, the Second Alexander? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Kaiqubad |
| D. | Aluddin Khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Babar came to India originally from ______________ |
| A. | Khorasan |
| B. | Ferghana |
| C. | Khiva |
| D. | Seistan |
| Answer» C. Khiva | |
| 26. |
Alai Darwaza, built by Alauddin Khilji, is a gate leading into the extension of ______________ |
| A. | Tomb of Iltutmish |
| B. | Qutb Minar |
| C. | Quwwatul Islam Mosque |
| D. | Arhai din ka Jhonpra |
| Answer» D. Arhai din ka Jhonpra | |
| 27. |
Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire? |
| A. | Dhruva |
| B. | Amonghavarsha I |
| C. | Dantidurga |
| D. | Krishna I |
| Answer» D. Krishna I | |
| 28. |
Who granted the permission to establish the first British factory at Hughli in Bengal? |
| A. | Alivardi Khan |
| B. | Murshid Quli Khan |
| C. | Shah Shuja |
| D. | Shuja-ud-din |
| Answer» D. Shuja-ud-din | |
| 29. |
Who drafted the Constitution of Muslim League, 'The Green Book'? |
| A. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| B. | Rahamat Ali |
| C. | Mohammad Iqbal |
| D. | Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar |
| Answer» B. Rahamat Ali | |
| 30. |
Who among the following established the Calcutta Unitarian Committee? |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
| C. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | Keshab Chandra Sen |
| Answer» C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | |
| 31. |
Who among the following was elected as the President of All India Khilafat Conference met at Delhi in 1919? |
| A. | Shaukat Ali |
| B. | Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | MA Jinnah |
| Answer» D. MA Jinnah | |
| 32. |
Dhrupad Dharmar style of singing was started by ______________ |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | Nur Jahan |
| C. | Mumtaz Mahal |
| D. | Mariam Makani |
| Answer» B. Nur Jahan | |
| 33. |
The introduction of local self-government in the modern period of India is associated with the administration of __________ |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Irwin |
| D. | Lord Dufferin |
| Answer» C. Lord Irwin | |
| 34. |
A novel and remarkable feature of the Civil Disobedience Movement was the wide spread participation of ______________ |
| A. | Women |
| B. | Peasants |
| C. | Student |
| D. | Industrialists and merchants |
| Answer» B. Peasants | |
| 35. |
Under whose leadership was the 'Quit India' movement carried on ? |
| A. | No one |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | JL Nehru |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 36. |
There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the other surviving examples of Gupta paintings? |
| A. | Nasik caves |
| B. | Bagh caves |
| C. | Ellora caves |
| D. | Lomas Rishi cave |
| Answer» C. Ellora caves | |
| 37. |
The only major industry in the hands of the Indian capitalists during the late nineteenth century was ______________ |
| A. | cotton textile |
| B. | jute |
| C. | mining |
| D. | iron and steel |
| Answer» B. jute | |
| 38. |
Who among the following established Ferguson college at Pune in the year 1885? |
| A. | Theosophical Society |
| B. | Decan Education Society |
| C. | Bhartiya Sewak Samaj |
| D. | Samaj Sewa Sangh |
| Answer» C. Bhartiya Sewak Samaj | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India? |
| A. | Muslim League in 1942 |
| B. | Swaraj Party in 1934 |
| C. | Congress Party In 1936 |
| D. | All parties Conference in 1946 |
| Answer» C. Congress Party In 1936 | |
| 40. |
Which one of the following was not cultivated in the Harappan Civilization? |
| A. | Sesamum |
| B. | Mustard |
| C. | Barley |
| D. | Surgarcane |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
No Taxation without representation, was the popular slogan of ______________ |
| A. | Indian Freedom Struggle |
| B. | American war of Independence |
| C. | Russian Revolution |
| D. | French Revolution |
| Answer» C. Russian Revolution | |
| 42. |
Who among the following used the phrase 'un British' to criticize the English colonial control of India? |
| A. | Anandmohan Bose |
| B. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| C. | Dadabhai Naroji |
| D. | Pherozeshah Mehta |
| Answer» D. Pherozeshah Mehta | |
| 43. |
During the Indian Fredom Struggle who of the following raised and army called Free Indian Legion? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Lala Hardayal |
| C. | Rashbehari Bose |
| D. | VD Savarkar |
| Answer» B. Lala Hardayal | |
| 44. |
Copper, used most widely by the Harappans, was obtained from |
| A. | Baluchistan |
| B. | Mesopoamia |
| C. | Khetri mines |
| D. | Both 'a' and 'b' |
| Answer» D. Both 'a' and 'b' | |
| 45. |
Whom did the Dutch turn out from Malay Fourth Anglo-Mysore war are correct? |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | English |
| C. | Portuguess |
| D. | French |
| Answer» D. French | |
| 46. |
Who among the following was not a party to the coalition that fought against the English in the Battle of Buxar? |
| A. | Mir Kasim |
| B. | Mir Jafar |
| C. | Shuja-ud-Daula |
| D. | Shah Alam II |
| Answer» C. Shuja-ud-Daula | |
| 47. |
Which one of the following inscriptions mentions Pulakesin II's military success against Harshavardhana? |
| A. | Bilsad Inscription |
| B. | Allahabad Pillar Inscription |
| C. | Aihole Inscription |
| D. | Damodarpur Copperplate Inscription |
| Answer» D. Damodarpur Copperplate Inscription | |
| 48. |
The Silver coins issued b the Guptas were called ______________ |
| A. | dinara |
| B. | rupaka |
| C. | karshapana |
| D. | dinara |
| Answer» C. karshapana | |
| 49. |
The magnum opus in the art of temple architecture of Vijayanagar was temple of ______________ |
| A. | Srirangam |
| B. | Vitthalaswami |
| C. | Pampapati |
| D. | Lepakshi |
| Answer» D. Lepakshi | |
| 50. |
The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about __________ |
| A. | a little over one century |
| B. | two centuries |
| C. | three centuries |
| D. | four centuries |
| Answer» D. four centuries | |