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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. |
When India got Independence the Prime Minister of England was |
| A. | Winston Churchill |
| B. | Clement R. Atlee |
| C. | Neville Chamberlain |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Neville Chamberlain | |
| 2. |
Alexander invaded India in |
| A. | 298 B.C. |
| B. | 202 B.C. |
| C. | 303 B.C. |
| D. | 327 B.C. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Who did not participate in the Revolt of 1857 |
| A. | Tantiya Tope |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Nana Sahib |
| D. | Rani Lakshmibai |
| Answer» C. Nana Sahib | |
| 4. |
Of the following who is credited for the unification of India after Independence |
| A. | Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| B. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| C. | C. Rajgopalachari |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» B. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 5. |
The main weakness of Revolt of 1857 was lack of........... |
| A. | External help |
| B. | Discipline among rebel soldiers |
| C. | Modern weapons |
| D. | United and coordinate efforts by rebels |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which of the following movements was launched along with Khilafat Movement |
| A. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| B. | Swadeshi Movement |
| C. | Non-cooperation Movement |
| D. | Home Rule Movement |
| Answer» D. Home Rule Movement | |
| 7. |
‘Rajtarangini’ has been written by |
| A. | Jayadev |
| B. | Chandarbardai |
| C. | Vidhyapati |
| D. | Kalhan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which one of the following was not a president of Indian National Congress |
| A. | Sir William Wedderburn |
| B. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| C. | Purushottam Das Tondon |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Purushottam Das Tondon | |
| 9. |
Which pair threw a bomb at carriage that they believed was occupied by Kingsford, the unpopular judge at Muzaffarpur |
| A. | Ram Prasad Bismil, Surya Sen |
| B. | Khudi Ram Bose, Prafulla Chaki |
| C. | Jatindra Nath Das, Ashfaqullah |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Khudi Ram Bose, Prafulla Chaki | |
| 10. |
The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by British in |
| A. | Bengal presidency only |
| B. | Madras presidency only |
| C. | Bombay and Madras presidency |
| D. | Bombay presidencey only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
What was unique to Harappan civilization in comparision to Egyptian and mesopotamian civilization |
| A. | Pictographic script |
| B. | Drainage system |
| C. | Temples |
| D. | Rectangular town planning |
| Answer» C. Temples | |
| 12. |
Where did Mahatma Gandhi first try the weapon of ‘Satyagraha’ |
| A. | Champaran |
| B. | Ahemdabad mill strike |
| C. | Dandi |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» C. Dandi | |
| 13. |
Who was the Hindu king shown playing veena on the ancient-coins |
| A. | Shivajee |
| B. | Vikramaditya |
| C. | Samudra Gupta |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» D. Ashoka | |
| 14. |
Chhattrapati Shivajee died in the year |
| A. | 1680 A.D. |
| B. | 1685 A.D. |
| C. | 1690 A.D. |
| D. | 1695 A.D. |
| Answer» B. 1685 A.D. | |
| 15. |
Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's political capital which city was called his religious capital |
| A. | Amritsar |
| B. | Anandpur Shahib |
| C. | Gujranwala |
| D. | Peshawar |
| Answer» B. Anandpur Shahib | |
| 16. |
‘Permanent Settlement’ the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Hastings |
| D. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873 |
| A. | Shivanath Shastri |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Jyotiba Phule |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 18. |
Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya was the |
| A. | Son of Chandra Gupta I |
| B. | Father of Skanda Gupta |
| C. | Son of Samudra Gupta |
| D. | Grand father of Kumar Gupta I |
| Answer» D. Grand father of Kumar Gupta I | |
| 19. |
The Italian traveller who left very praiseworthy account of Vijayangar Empire was |
| A. | E Barbosa |
| B. | Manucci |
| C. | Marco Polo |
| D. | Nicolo Conti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Who was the Guru of Shivaji |
| A. | Namdev |
| B. | Ramdas |
| C. | Eknath |
| D. | Tukaram |
| Answer» C. Eknath | |
| 21. |
Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan Monarcy under Ashoka |
| A. | Enlightened despotism |
| B. | Centralised autocracy |
| C. | Oriental despotism |
| D. | Guided democracy |
| Answer» B. Centralised autocracy | |
| 22. |
‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha's life |
| A. | Birth |
| B. | Great departure |
| C. | Enlightenment |
| D. | Mahaparinirvan |
| Answer» B. Great departure | |
| 23. |
Amir Khusrau was a musician and |
| A. | Sufi saint |
| B. | Persian and Hindavi writer, and scholar |
| C. | Historian |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Historian | |
| 24. |
Where was first Madarsa set up by the British in India |
| A. | Madras (Chennai) |
| B. | Bombay (Mumbai) |
| C. | Aligarh |
| D. | Calcutta (Kolkata) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Who among the folling Pakistani National was awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the Indian Government |
| A. | Liaqat Ali Khan |
| B. | M.A. Jinnah |
| C. | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| D. | Muhammad Iqbal |
| Answer» D. Muhammad Iqbal | |
| 26. |
Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’ |
| A. | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| B. | Jyotiba Phule |
| C. | Narayan Guru |
| D. | Ramaswamy Naicker |
| Answer» C. Narayan Guru | |
| 27. |
By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood |
| A. | Ajaya |
| B. | Chanakya |
| C. | Vishnugupta |
| D. | Deogupta |
| Answer» D. Deogupta | |
| 28. |
Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are situated at |
| A. | Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag |
| B. | Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi |
| C. | Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri, Varanasi |
| D. | Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The Third Sangam was held at |
| A. | Tuticorin |
| B. | Arrikkamedu |
| C. | Madurai |
| D. | Ernakulam |
| Answer» D. Ernakulam | |
| 30. |
Who Scored the Fastest T-20 Cricket Century |
| A. | Yusuf Pathan |
| B. | Graham Napiar |
| C. | Chris Gayle |
| D. | Andrew symonds |
| Answer» D. Andrew symonds | |
| 31. |
Ashtadhayi was written by |
| A. | Vedavyas |
| B. | Panini |
| C. | Shukadeva |
| D. | Balmiki |
| Answer» C. Shukadeva | |
| 32. |
Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of |
| A. | Sheikh Alauddin Sabir |
| B. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti |
| C. | Baba Farid |
| D. | Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi |
| Answer» D. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following was favoured by Nehru but not favoured by Gandhiji |
| A. | Truth |
| B. | Non-violence |
| C. | Untouchability |
| D. | Heavy industrialization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The President may appoint all the following except |
| A. | High court judges |
| B. | prime minister |
| C. | Rajya sabha chairman |
| D. | Governor |
| Answer» D. Governor | |
| 35. |
Which Cricket Team Who Won Irani Trophy 2013 |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Rest Of India |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Rajasthan | |
| 36. |
Who Is the Currently President of Bangladesh |
| A. | Abdul Hamid |
| B. | Sheikh Hasina |
| C. | Fakhruddin Ahmed |
| D. | Zillur Rahman |
| Answer» B. Sheikh Hasina | |
| 37. |
In which Country the 5th BRICS Summit helds |
| A. | Brazil |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
India's first woman election commissioner, who died on April 17, 2013 |
| A. | A Shkuntala |
| B. | Sushma Verma |
| C. | Nafisa Baig |
| D. | V S Rama Devi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The country which recently made its third nuclear test |
| A. | China |
| B. | USA |
| C. | North Korea |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» D. Japan | |
| 40. |
The Ministry of Rural Development on 7 June 2013 launched a new scheme which is |
| A. | Roshni |
| B. | Darpan |
| C. | Unity |
| D. | Quality |
| Answer» B. Darpan | |
| 41. |
Who among opposed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891 |
| A. | Swami Dayanand |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | B.J. Patel |
| Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 42. |
A newspaper Al Hilal was brought out in 1912 by |
| A. | Dr. M.A. Ansari |
| B. | Hakim Ajmal Khan |
| C. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | M.A. Khan |
| Answer» D. M.A. Khan | |
| 43. |
All India Women's Conference was founded in |
| A. | 1922 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» C. 1932 | |
| 44. |
When was the first textile mill was started in Bombay? |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1855 |
| C. | 1866 |
| D. | 1870 |
| Answer» B. 1855 | |
| 45. |
The first Indian Factories' Act was passed in |
| A. | 1881 |
| B. | 1885 |
| C. | 1897 |
| D. | 1899 |
| Answer» B. 1885 | |
| 46. |
The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in |
| A. | 1860-61 |
| B. | 1876-78 |
| C. | 1890-92 |
| D. | 1895-97 |
| Answer» C. 1890-92 | |
| 47. |
The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1911 |
| C. | 1913 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» C. 1913 | |
| 48. |
Which one of the following propounded that destiny determines everything, man is powerless |
| A. | Jainas |
| B. | Buddhists |
| C. | Ajivakas |
| D. | Mimansakas |
| Answer» D. Mimansakas | |
| 49. |
The Delhi general who successfully advanced up to Madurai was |
| A. | Khizr Khan |
| B. | Muhammad Ghori |
| C. | Malik Kafur |
| D. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq | |
| 50. |
Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature |
| A. | Dhammapada |
| B. | Vedas |
| C. | Meghadutam |
| D. | Dighanikaya |
| Answer» D. Dighanikaya | |