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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 kings took the unique title Samrat? |
| A. | Pravarasena I Vakataka |
| B. | Vidhashakti Vakataka |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Harshavardhana |
| Answer» B. Vidhashakti Vakataka | |
| 2. |
A persian historian of the Sultanate period who accompanied Aluddin Khiliji on his expedition to Chittor was ______________ |
| A. | Amir Khusrau |
| B. | Ziauddin Barani |
| C. | Minhas-us-Siraj |
| D. | Shams-i-Siraj Afif |
| Answer» B. Ziauddin Barani | |
| 3. |
Milindapanho is in the form of a dialogue between the king Menander and the Buddhist monk . |
| A. | Nagabhatta |
| B. | Nagasena |
| C. | Nagajuna |
| D. | Kumarilabhatta |
| Answer» C. Nagajuna | |
| 4. |
During Aurangzeb's reign, whose duty was it to see that people lived their lives in accordance with the 'Shariat'? |
| A. | Ahadis |
| B. | Mansabdars |
| C. | Muhtasibs |
| D. | Walashuhis |
| Answer» D. Walashuhis | |
| 5. |
Who among the following appointed Ibn Batuta as the Chief Quazi of Delhi? |
| A. | Muhammad bin TUghlaq |
| B. | Ghiyas-ud-din Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban | |
| 6. |
The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from _____________ |
| A. | January 26, 1947 |
| B. | December 9, 1946 |
| C. | January 1, 1947 |
| D. | August 15, 1947 |
| Answer» C. January 1, 1947 | |
| 7. |
In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a fireman granting trade privileges in India? |
| A. | Jahandar Shah |
| B. | Shah Alam II |
| C. | Bahadur Shah |
| D. | Farrukhsiyar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid? |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1854 |
| C. | 1856 |
| D. | 1858 |
| Answer» B. 1854 | |
| 9. |
Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy along with specific instruction to ______________ |
| A. | persuade the Congress to accpt partition |
| B. | Balkanize the Indian sub-continent |
| C. | keep India United if possible |
| D. | accept Jinnah's demand for pakistan |
| Answer» D. accept Jinnah's demand for pakistan | |
| 10. |
The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of ________________ |
| A. | wind |
| B. | eternity |
| C. | rain and thunder |
| D. | fire |
| Answer» D. fire | |
| 11. |
The main focus area of the Rigvedic culture was __________ |
| A. | the Indus valley |
| B. | The Indo Gangetic valley |
| C. | the Punjab and Delhi rgion |
| D. | the region between the Swat and the Indus |
| Answer» D. the region between the Swat and the Indus | |
| 12. |
The Mughal Empire extended up to Tamil territory in the South under the reign of ______________ |
| A. | Shah Jahan |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Aurangazeb |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» D. Jahangir | |
| 13. |
The European travellers who visited India during the reign of Jahangir and left valuable account of his reign was/were _______________ |
| A. | William Finch |
| B. | William Hawkins |
| C. | Francisco Palsaert |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Which one of the following scientific subjects was not taught at the University of Nalanda? |
| A. | Metallurgy |
| B. | Medicine and Pharmacology |
| C. | Astronomy |
| D. | Life Sciences |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The Sarabandi (no tax) Campaign of 1922 was led by ______________ |
| A. | Rajaguru |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Chittaranjan Das |
| D. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Which of the following was not a contemporary of the Indus or Harappan Civilization? |
| A. | Sumer |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | Mesopotamia |
| D. | Greek |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The Treaty of Bassien was signed with the British by Peshwar ______________ |
| A. | Madhav Rao |
| B. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| C. | Baji Rao I |
| D. | Baji Rao II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Who of the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | KM Munshi |
| B. | N Gopalswami Aiyyanagar |
| C. | Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyyar |
| D. | SN Mukherjee |
| Answer» B. N Gopalswami Aiyyanagar | |
| 19. |
Which one of the following movements started from Dandi? |
| A. | Quit India Movement |
| B. | Swadeshi Movement |
| C. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| D. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Against whom of the following was the Lahore Conspiracy Case registered during the Indian Freedom Struggle? |
| A. | Vishnu Ganesh Pingle |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Lala Hardayal |
| D. | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar |
| Answer» B. Lala Lajpat Rai | |
| 21. |
Who after raising a successful rebellion, made Jahangir a captive in his own camp? |
| A. | Khusrau |
| B. | Khurram |
| C. | Mahabat Khan |
| D. | Asaf Khan |
| Answer» D. Asaf Khan | |
| 22. |
Who among the following was the first Governor-General of Bengal? |
| A. | Marquess Wellesley |
| B. | Robert Clive |
| C. | William Bentinck |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Harappan agricultural economy was mainly based on ______________ |
| A. | dr farming |
| B. | crop rotation |
| C. | rainfed cultivation |
| D. | wheat and associated winter crops |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The temple of Somnath which was destroyed by Mahmud Ghazni was dedicated to Lord _______________ |
| A. | Surya |
| B. | Vishnu |
| C. | Shiva |
| D. | Ganapati |
| Answer» D. Ganapati | |
| 25. |
The Sikh Khalsa was founded by ______________ |
| A. | Guru Hargobind |
| B. | Gur Teg Bahadur |
| C. | Guru Nanak |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Who among the following, was the President of the Ali-India States People's Conference in 1939? |
| A. | Sheikh Abdullah |
| B. | Jaya Prakash Narayan |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | |
| 27. |
Mahatma Gandhi undertook 'fast unto death' against the Communal Award. He, however, discontinued the fast,because |
| A. | of the conclusion of the Poona Pact |
| B. | the congress leaders successfully prevailed upon Mahatma Gandhi to accept the Award |
| C. | the British Government withdrew the Communal Award |
| D. | the weaker classes openly opposed the Award |
| Answer» B. the congress leaders successfully prevailed upon Mahatma Gandhi to accept the Award | |
| 28. |
Who prescribed the separate electorates for India on the basis of the Communal Award in August, 1932? |
| A. | Winston Churchill |
| B. | Lord Irwin |
| C. | Ramsay MacDonald |
| D. | Lord Linlithgo |
| Answer» D. Lord Linlithgo | |
| 29. |
The Constituent Assembly of India was set up under the ______________ |
| A. | Muhammad Iqbal |
| B. | Sahir Ludhiyanvi |
| C. | Faiz Ahmed Faiz |
| D. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
At which one of the following Neolithic sites, the evidence of the unique practice of buring the dogs with their master in the caves has been found? |
| A. | Burzahom |
| B. | Piklihal |
| C. | Gufkral |
| D. | Chirand |
| Answer» B. Piklihal | |
| 31. |
Muhammad Ghori invaded India on account of his __________ |
| A. | Both 'a' and 'b' |
| B. | vaulting ambition for expansion of his empire |
| C. | love of conquest and power |
| D. | love of conquest and power |
| Answer» B. vaulting ambition for expansion of his empire | |
| 32. |
Who was the successor of Shivaji? |
| A. | Ramaraja |
| B. | Vyankoji |
| C. | Sambhaji |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following states was not created under the States Reorganization Act, 1956? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period? |
| A. | Prakrit |
| B. | Pali |
| C. | Magadhi |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
The rulers of which dynasty adopted titles like Svamin, Bhadramukha, Sugrhitanaman and Rastriya? |
| A. | The lkshvakus |
| B. | The Shakas of Western India |
| C. | The Kushanas |
| D. | The Guptas |
| Answer» C. The Kushanas | |
| 36. |
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from ______________ |
| A. | Wardha |
| B. | Sevagram |
| C. | Dandi |
| D. | Sabarmati |
| Answer» D. Sabarmati | |
| 37. |
Which one of the following cities did not ever become the capital of the Guptas? |
| A. | Prayaga |
| B. | Aodhya |
| C. | Ujjaini |
| D. | Varanasi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Jayadeva, who wroteGita Govindawas the court poet of _______________ |
| A. | Laxman Sen of Sena dynasty |
| B. | Dharmpala of Pala dynasty |
| C. | Gopala of Pala dynasty |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Dharmpala of Pala dynasty | |
| 39. |
Who among the following anticipated Newton be declaring that all things gravitate to the Earth? |
| A. | Buddhagupta |
| B. | Arabhatta |
| C. | Varahamihira |
| D. | Brahmagupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the ________________ |
| A. | religious land grants |
| B. | entire Imperial establishment |
| C. | land owned b the emperor himself |
| D. | land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury |
| Answer» D. land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury | |
| 41. |
Which one of the following monuments a dome which is said to the one of the largest in the world? |
| A. | Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur |
| B. | Jama Masjid, Delhi |
| C. | Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram |
| D. | Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was ______________ |
| A. | Rt. Honorable |
| B. | Hind Keasri |
| C. | Kaiser-e-Hind |
| D. | Rai Bahadur |
| Answer» D. Rai Bahadur | |
| 43. |
Who was the first speaker of the Indian Parliament? |
| A. | Dr BR Ambedkar |
| B. | GV Mavalankar |
| C. | KM Munshi |
| D. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» C. KM Munshi | |
| 44. |
Who of the following built the temple of the sun God at Konark? |
| A. | Purushottama |
| B. | Anantavarma |
| C. | Narasimha I |
| D. | Kapilendra |
| Answer» D. Kapilendra | |
| 45. |
BR Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from ______________ |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Paschim Banga |
| C. | the Bombay Presidency |
| D. | the then Madhya Bharat |
| Answer» C. the Bombay Presidency | |
| 46. |
Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in _________________ |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1858 |
| D. | 1900 |
| Answer» C. 1858 | |
| 47. |
The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with ________________ |
| A. | the king |
| B. | the cultivator |
| C. | the village community |
| D. | the joint family |
| Answer» B. the cultivator | |
| 48. |
The main targets of Mahmud Ghazni's attacks were large towns and temples because |
| A. | victory over them would have given him greater renown |
| B. | destruction of large towns and temples shattered the morale of Indian people |
| C. | they were repositories of immense wealth |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 49. |
Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League? |
| A. | Aga Khan |
| B. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| C. | Shaukat Ali |
| D. | Nawab Salimullah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The term 'apabhramsa' was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote. |
| A. | non-Sanskrit verse metres |
| B. | outcastes among the Rajputs |
| C. | deviations from Vedic rituals |
| D. | early forms of some of the modern Indian languages |
| Answer» E. | |