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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 metals known to the Indus valley people were |
| A. | Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Tin but not Iron |
| B. | Gold, Silver, Copper, Tin, Iron but .not Bronze |
| C. | Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Tin, Iron |
| D. | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Bronze but not Tm |
| Answer» B. Gold, Silver, Copper, Tin, Iron but .not Bronze | |
| 2. |
The excavations in the Indus valley at Mohenjodaro started in |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1922 |
| D. | 1932 |
| Answer» B. 1912 | |
| 3. |
Fort William was situated in |
| A. | Madras |
| B. | Machalipattnam |
| C. | Culcatta |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» D. Orissa | |
| 4. |
Who is the new Director of C.I.A. |
| A. | Chunk Hagel |
| B. | John Brennan |
| C. | Michael Vickers |
| D. | Jane Harman |
| Answer» C. Michael Vickers | |
| 5. |
Evidence of furrowed fields comes from |
| A. | Kalibanga |
| B. | Ropar |
| C. | Rangpur |
| D. | Manda |
| Answer» B. Ropar | |
| 6. |
Evidence of Indus valley civilization can be obtained from |
| A. | Mesopotamia seals found in Harappa |
| B. | Seals of Mesopotamia |
| C. | Seals at both the places |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Seals at both the places | |
| 7. |
When did separate electorate system was established for Muslims |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1909 |
| C. | 1910 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» C. 1910 | |
| 8. |
Who is the Richest Man of the world according forbs 2013 |
| A. | Bill Gates |
| B. | Carlos Slim |
| C. | Amancio Ortega |
| D. | Warren Buffet |
| Answer» C. Amancio Ortega | |
| 9. |
Who is called thema Ghanfd ‘Father of Modern India’ |
| A. | Jawahar lal Nehru |
| B. | W.C.Banerjee |
| C. | Rammohan Roy |
| D. | Mahatma Ghandi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Ghandi | |
| 10. |
Who was the Alara Kalama |
| A. | Teacher of Buddha |
| B. | Prominent Buddhist Monk |
| C. | Disciple of Buddha |
| D. | Ruler who criticized Buddhism |
| Answer» B. Prominent Buddhist Monk | |
| 11. |
The author of Historica is |
| A. | Justin |
| B. | Megasthenes |
| C. | Deodorus |
| D. | Herodotus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Where did Britishers establish their first trade centre |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Karnatak |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Culcatta |
| Answer» D. Culcatta | |
| 13. |
The author ofIndian Epigraphyis |
| A. | F. F. Pargitar |
| B. | Oldenburg |
| C. | H. D. Sankalia |
| D. | D. C. Sircar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Which session of the Indian National Congress approved 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact' |
| A. | Lahore Session |
| B. | Karachi Sesson |
| C. | Calcutta Session |
| D. | Tripura Session |
| Answer» C. Calcutta Session | |
| 15. |
The proof of burying the dog with human body at which of the following places |
| A. | Burjhom |
| B. | Koldihava |
| C. | Mandu |
| D. | Chaupani |
| Answer» B. Koldihava | |
| 16. |
Who amongst the following made regular broadcast on Congress Radio operated during quit India Movement |
| A. | Jaya Prakash Narayan |
| B. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| C. | Sucheta Kriplani |
| D. | Ram Manohar Lohia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
12th plan (2012-17) approach paper targets annual growth rate in agriculture, forestry and fishing at |
| A. | 4.0% |
| B. | 3.8% |
| C. | 3.5% |
| D. | 3.0% |
| Answer» B. 3.8% | |
| 18. |
The Muslim League was established in 1906 in India as a result of the decision by the British to partition which province |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Utter Pradesh |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Hydrabaad |
| Answer» D. Hydrabaad | |
| 19. |
With which region of South Asia is the early 19th Century empire of Ranjit Singh associated with |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Bengal |
| Answer» C. Kerala | |
| 20. |
Ethnike Hetairia was a secret society organized to liberate which region from Ottoman rule in the early 19th century |
| A. | Sarbia |
| B. | Greece |
| C. | Moldavia |
| D. | Bulgaria |
| Answer» C. Moldavia | |
| 21. |
The Treaty of Kuchuk Kaynarca in 1774 forced the Ottomans to cede which territory to the Russians |
| A. | Bessarabia |
| B. | Georgia |
| C. | Dobruja |
| D. | Crimea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which of the following territories was the last to remain under Spanish rule |
| A. | Cuba |
| B. | Mexico |
| C. | Peru |
| D. | Venezuela |
| Answer» B. Mexico | |
| 23. |
Which of the following ports was seized by the British in 1839 and eventually became a British colony |
| A. | Bahrein |
| B. | Muscat |
| C. | Kuwait |
| D. | Aden |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Domingo Sarmiento and Bartolome Mitre were leaders in which Latin American nation in the 19th century |
| A. | Peru |
| B. | Mexico |
| C. | Chile |
| D. | Argentina |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Under which Ottoman sultan were the Janissaries finally abolished in 1826 |
| A. | Mahmud II |
| B. | Selim III |
| C. | Mehmet V |
| D. | Abdulhamid II |
| Answer» B. Selim III | |
| 26. |
The Maji-Maji Revolt was launched in 1907 against German rule in which modern nation |
| A. | Namibia |
| B. | Tanzania |
| C. | Cameroun |
| D. | Kenya |
| Answer» C. Cameroun | |
| 27. |
Which of the following lands was not part of Muhammad Ali's Egyptian Empire in the early 19th Century? |
| A. | Hejaz |
| B. | Crete |
| C. | Palestine |
| D. | Thrace |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
14th Round of India–EU BTIA Negotiation Concluded in May 2013 was held at |
| A. | London |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» D. Mumbai | |
| 29. |
In which city did German liberals gather in an attempt to establish a united, democratic Germany in 1848 |
| A. | Berlin |
| B. | Frankfurt-am-Main |
| C. | Munich |
| D. | Weimar |
| Answer» C. Munich | |
| 30. |
What is the target that India China wants to achieve in two-way trade by 2015 for the financial year 2014-15 |
| A. | 110 Billion US Dollars |
| B. | 100 Billion US Dollars |
| C. | 90 Billion US Dollars |
| D. | 105 Billion US Dollars |
| Answer» C. 90 Billion US Dollars | |
| 31. |
Name the country that legalized Gay Marriage in May 2013 |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | France |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» C. Germany | |
| 32. |
Under which sultan did the Ottomans capture Constantinople from the Byzantines in 1453 |
| A. | Abdulhamid II |
| B. | Suleyman |
| C. | Selim III |
| D. | Mehmet II |
| Answer» B. Suleyman | |
| 33. |
From which city did the Ottoman grandee Ali Pasha dominate the western Balkans in the late 18th century |
| A. | Skopje |
| B. | Shkoder |
| C. | Janina |
| D. | Pristina |
| Answer» D. Pristina | |
| 34. |
In what city did Charles de Gaulle make his promise of a new partnership with French colonial populations in 1944 |
| A. | Dakar |
| B. | Abidjan |
| C. | Brazzaville |
| D. | Luanda |
| Answer» D. Luanda | |
| 35. |
Which Arab capital was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimids |
| A. | Tunis |
| B. | Damascus |
| C. | Cairo |
| D. | Baghdad |
| Answer» D. Baghdad | |
| 36. |
What is the date of Charlemagne's coronation |
| A. | 600 AD |
| B. | 700 AD |
| C. | 800 AD |
| D. | 900 AD |
| Answer» D. 900 AD | |
| 37. |
Who among the following came to the Mughal Court as the official agent of James I of England |
| A. | Thomas Best |
| B. | Captain John |
| C. | Sir Thomas Roe |
| D. | William Hawkins |
| Answer» D. William Hawkins | |
| 38. |
Of which country was James I the King before becoming King of England |
| A. | Scotland |
| B. | Eire |
| C. | Normandy |
| D. | Wales |
| Answer» B. Eire | |
| 39. |
Who was the leader of the Russian provisional government after the fall of the Romanovs |
| A. | Vladimir Lenin |
| B. | Stalin |
| C. | Prince Lvov |
| D. | Georgii Plekhanov |
| Answer» D. Georgii Plekhanov | |
| 40. |
Of what Italian City was the flag below (with variations) the emblem |
| A. | Venice |
| B. | Genoa |
| C. | Naples |
| D. | Pisae |
| Answer» B. Genoa | |
| 41. |
Who among the following had founded the Theosophical Society in the United States of America |
| A. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Lala Hardayal |
| C. | Madame Blavatsky |
| D. | Madame Cama |
| Answer» D. Madame Cama | |
| 42. |
The influence of which school of paintings is evident in the paintings of the Mughal Court |
| A. | Chinese |
| B. | Persian |
| C. | Mongolian |
| D. | Greek |
| Answer» C. Mongolian | |
| 43. |
In which of the following cities was the East India Association founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866? |
| A. | Tokyo |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | New York |
| D. | London |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
In which one of the following Sessions was the Indian National Congress split into Moderates and Extremists |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Kolkatta |
| C. | Allahabad |
| D. | Nagpur |
| Answer» B. Kolkatta | |
| 45. |
After 1857, who among the following announced, at a Darbar at Allahabad, the assumption of the Government of India by the Sovereign of Great Britain |
| A. | Sir John Lawrence |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Lord Northbrook |
| D. | Lord Mayo |
| Answer» C. Lord Northbrook | |
| 46. |
Who among the following created the Khalsa Panth |
| A. | Guru Teg Bahadur |
| B. | Guru Hargobind |
| C. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| D. | Guru Arjan Dev |
| Answer» D. Guru Arjan Dev | |
| 47. |
Who was the last Great Khan of Mongolia |
| A. | Batu Khan |
| B. | Guyuk Khan |
| C. | Kublai Khan |
| D. | Mongke Khan |
| Answer» D. Mongke Khan | |
| 48. |
Where is the monument shown below located |
| A. | In western France |
| B. | In southern Sweden |
| C. | In southern England |
| D. | In Sicily, Italy |
| Answer» D. In Sicily, Italy | |
| 49. |
Of which ancient civilization is the mural below typical |
| A. | The Egyptians |
| B. | The Romans |
| C. | The Phoenicians |
| D. | The Minoans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
What world-famous monument is shown below |
| A. | The Taj Mahal near Agra, India |
| B. | The Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey |
| C. | The Angkor Vat temple in Cambodia |
| D. | Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, India |
| Answer» B. The Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey | |