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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. |
The famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism was _________________ |
| A. | Demetrius |
| B. | Strato I |
| C. | Menander |
| D. | Alexander |
| Answer» D. Alexander | |
| 2. |
Which one of the following was a Saiva sect in ancient India? |
| A. | Isana siva gurudeva paddhati |
| B. | Ajvika |
| C. | Mattamaura |
| D. | Mayamata |
| Answer» C. Mattamaura | |
| 3. |
Traces of rice cultivation have been found at which of the following Harrapan sites? |
| A. | Alamgirpur and Harappa |
| B. | Lothal and Rangpur |
| C. | Kalibangan and Ropar |
| D. | All Harappan sies |
| Answer» C. Kalibangan and Ropar | |
| 4. |
Sati was declared illegal and punishable by the Regulation XVII during the Governor Generalship of ______________ |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord William Bentinch |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» C. Lord Canning | |
| 5. |
Who succeeded Robert Clive to lead the East India Company? |
| A. | Lord Hastings |
| B. | Lord Bentinck |
| C. | Lord Cornwallis |
| D. | Lord Wellesley |
| Answer» B. Lord Bentinck | |
| 6. |
Who among the following is credited with the invention of Algebra? |
| A. | Apastamba |
| B. | Aryabhatta |
| C. | Bhaskara |
| D. | Medhatithi |
| Answer» C. Bhaskara | |
| 7. |
The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva I. To which dynasty did he belong? |
| A. | Suryavansi Gajapti dynasty |
| B. | Somavamsi dynasty |
| C. | Bhoi dynasty |
| D. | Imperial Ganga dynasty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Who was the founder of Ali Indian Harijan Sangha in 1932? |
| A. | Jagjivan Ram |
| B. | MK Gandhi |
| C. | BR Ambedkar |
| D. | Vinoba Bhave |
| Answer» C. BR Ambedkar | |
| 9. |
Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan Civilization is correct? |
| A. | The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton |
| B. | The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze |
| C. | The standard Harappan seals were made of clay |
| D. | The harrapan Civilzation was rural based |
| Answer» B. The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze | |
| 10. |
Which animal is engraved on most of the Harappan seals? |
| A. | Tiger |
| B. | Humpless bull or Unicorn |
| C. | Elephant |
| D. | Bison |
| Answer» C. Elephant | |
| 11. |
The Rigvedic God Varuna was ______________ |
| A. | harbinger of peace |
| B. | destroyer of foes |
| C. | guardian of the cosmic order |
| D. | God of prosperit |
| Answer» D. God of prosperit | |
| 12. |
Tripitakas are sacred books of ________________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | Buddhists |
| C. | Hindus |
| D. | Jains |
| Answer» C. Hindus | |
| 13. |
Between whom was the Treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made? |
| A. | The English and The Sultan of Mysore |
| B. | The English and The Nizam of Hyderabad |
| C. | The Marathas and The Portuguese |
| D. | The Marathas and The English |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Who among the following Chinese travelers visited the kingdoms of Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar Varma? |
| A. | A-I-tsing |
| B. | Fa-Hien |
| C. | Hiun Tsang |
| D. | Sun Shuyun |
| Answer» D. Sun Shuyun | |
| 15. |
Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate? |
| A. | Nasir-ud-din Mahmud |
| B. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| C. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Shah II |
| D. | Nasrat SHah |
| Answer» B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 16. |
At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence? |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» C. Assam | |
| 17. |
When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the ______________ |
| A. | Tudors |
| B. | Hanovarians |
| C. | Stuarts |
| D. | Normans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Which one of the following specimens of Bengal architecture is regarded as the most ambitious structure of its kind in Eastern India? |
| A. | Adina Masjid |
| B. | Bara Sona Masjid |
| C. | Chhota Sona Masjid |
| D. | Tantipura Masjid |
| Answer» B. Bara Sona Masjid | |
| 19. |
In which one of the following cities is the Lingaraja Temple located? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Bhubaneshwar |
| C. | Bijapur |
| D. | Shravanabelagola |
| Answer» C. Bijapur | |
| 20. |
The first State in India which was created on linguistic basis is ______________ |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» D. Haryana | |
| 21. |
Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander, the Great? |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Bimbisara |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| Answer» D. Pushyamitra Sunga | |
| 22. |
Which among the following was the factor behind Magadhan supremacy? |
| A. | Both 'a' and 'b' |
| B. | Geographical position-ganga, Gandak and Ghaghra in North and son in Southand capital city Rajgriha fortified with five hills |
| C. | Fertile soil and abundance of Iron ore |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Geographical position-ganga, Gandak and Ghaghra in North and son in Southand capital city Rajgriha fortified with five hills | |
| 23. |
Harappan weapons were made of _____________ |
| A. | Stone |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Bronze |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture was _____________ |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Aluddin Khilji |
| D. | Sher SHah |
| Answer» C. Aluddin Khilji | |
| 25. |
The decimal numeral system, including the concept of zero was invented in India during which one ofthe following dynasty? |
| A. | Saka |
| B. | Gupta |
| C. | Pala |
| D. | Chola |
| Answer» C. Pala | |
| 26. |
Through whose initiative was the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti formed in October 1906? |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | Barindra Kumar Ghosh |
| C. | Memchandra Qanung |
| D. | Pulin Behari Das |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
During the Indian Freedom Struggle 'The Deccan Educational Society' was founded by __________ |
| A. | GK Gokhale |
| B. | B G Tilak |
| C. | Dadabhai Naroji |
| D. | M G Ranade |
| Answer» C. Dadabhai Naroji | |
| 28. |
Which of the following sultans levied jeziah on Brahmins also? |
| A. | Ghiyasuddin Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
ohan Cultureis another name of |
| A. | Chalcolithic Culture |
| B. | Paleolithic Culture |
| C. | Mesolithic CUlture |
| D. | Neolithic Culture |
| Answer» C. Mesolithic CUlture | |
| 30. |
Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan? |
| A. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Sardar Patel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance? |
| A. | Awadh |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Satara |
| Answer» B. Jhansi | |
| 32. |
In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established the Hindu college at Calcutta? |
| A. | Keshab Chandra Sen |
| B. | Henry Louis Vivian Derozio |
| C. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with __________ |
| A. | Kakori Conspiracy Case |
| B. | Kanpur Conspiracy Case |
| C. | Alipore Conspiracy Case |
| D. | Meerut Conspiracy Case |
| Answer» B. Kanpur Conspiracy Case | |
| 34. |
In which one of the following are Samudragupta's achievements mentioned? |
| A. | Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription |
| B. | Allahabad Pilr Inscription |
| C. | Junagadh Rock Inscription |
| D. | Hathigumpha Edict |
| Answer» C. Junagadh Rock Inscription | |
| 35. |
Which one of the following Ashrams was not set up by Gandhi? |
| A. | Sevagram |
| B. | Phoenix Ashram |
| C. | Tolstoy Farm |
| D. | Gandhi Ashram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Among the following who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in South India? |
| A. | Sthulabhadra |
| B. | Sudharmana |
| C. | Indrabhuti |
| D. | Bhadrabahu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The Mongols under Chengiz Khan invaded India during the reign of __________ |
| A. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Feroz Tughlaq |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
ectures from Colombo to Almorais based on the experiences of which one of the following? |
| A. | Swami Vivekanand |
| B. | Veer Savarkar |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Ramkrishna Pararmhansa |
| Answer» B. Veer Savarkar | |
| 39. |
The Rowlatt Act was passed to ______________ |
| A. | bring about agrarian reforms |
| B. | curtail the nationalish and revolutionary activities have a favourable balance of trade |
| C. | have a favourable balance of trade |
| D. | put second world war criminals on trial |
| Answer» C. have a favourable balance of trade | |
| 40. |
Who among the following was not associated with the Lahore conspiracy case? |
| A. | Sukhdev |
| B. | Surya Sen |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Rajguru |
| Answer» C. Bhagat Singh | |
| 41. |
Which of the following aspects of the caste system was particularly condemned by all social reformers? |
| A. | Ashram System |
| B. | Varna System |
| C. | Jati System |
| D. | Untouchability |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following sites is the largest Mesolithic site in India? |
| A. | Valasana |
| B. | Bagor |
| C. | Tilwara |
| D. | Akhaj |
| Answer» C. Tilwara | |
| 43. |
The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the ______________ |
| A. | Pitt's India Act |
| B. | Rowlatt Act |
| C. | Ilbert Bill |
| D. | Indian Arms Act |
| Answer» C. Ilbert Bill | |
| 44. |
Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work ________________ |
| A. | Malavikagnimitra |
| B. | Mudrarakasam |
| C. | Devi Chand Guptam |
| D. | Mrichekakatika |
| Answer» C. Devi Chand Guptam | |
| 45. |
Which one among the following was impeached in England for his actions in India? |
| A. | Satara |
| B. | Nagpur |
| C. | Jhansi |
| D. | Sambalpur |
| Answer» B. Nagpur | |
| 46. |
The name Dharmasoka was found in the ______________ |
| A. | Allahabad Pillar Inscription |
| B. | Maski Edict |
| C. | Junagarh Inscription |
| D. | Sarnath Inscription |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
The term 'Aryans' denotes __________ |
| A. | a speech group |
| B. | an ethnic group |
| C. | a nomadic people |
| D. | a superior race |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a ________________ |
| A. | foreigner |
| B. | slave |
| C. | cultivator |
| D. | neighbor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Which one of the following was an emigre communist journal of MN Roy? |
| A. | Vanguard |
| B. | Kisan Sabha |
| C. | The Worker |
| D. | Anushilan |
| Answer» B. Kisan Sabha | |
| 50. |
The member of Shivaji's Astha Pradhana who looked after foreign affairs was ______________ |
| A. | Sumant |
| B. | Sachiv |
| C. | Peshwa |
| D. | Pandit Rao |
| Answer» B. Sachiv | |