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				This section includes 185 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | 
                                    The Battle of Plassey was fought in | 
                            
| A. | 1757 | 
| B. | 1782 | 
| C. | 1748 | 
| D. | 1764 | 
| Answer» B. 1782 | |
| 2. | 
                                    Sirajuddaula was ___ of Alivardi Khan. | 
                            
| A. | Son | 
| B. | Grandson | 
| C. | Niece | 
| D. | Brother in law | 
| Answer» C. Niece | |
| 3. | 
                                    Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ? | 
                            
| A. | Akbar | 
| B. | Mulla Daud | 
| C. | Ishwas Das | 
| D. | Abul Fazl | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. | 
                                    Who is the author of Tuzuk-i-Baburi ? | 
                            
| A. | Abul Fazl | 
| B. | Jahagir | 
| C. | Babur | 
| D. | Khwad Amair | 
| Answer» D. Khwad Amair | |
| 5. | 
                                    Who is the author of "Raqqat-e-Alamgiri" ? | 
                            
| A. | Ishwar Das | 
| B. | Aurangzeb | 
| C. | Dara Shikhon | 
| D. | Mulla Daud | 
| Answer» C. Dara Shikhon | |
| 6. | 
                                    Who wrote biography of Humayun ? | 
                            
| A. | Hindal | 
| B. | Kamran | 
| C. | Gulbadan Begum | 
| D. | Rajia Sultana | 
| Answer» D. Rajia Sultana | |
| 7. | 
                                    Who is the writer of "Kitab-fi-Tahqiq" ? | 
                            
| A. | Firoz Shah | 
| B. | Alberuni | 
| C. | Firozabadi | 
| D. | Isami | 
| Answer» C. Firozabadi | |
| 8. | 
                                    Who is writer of Nuh-Siphir ? | 
                            
| A. | Isami | 
| B. | Firdausi | 
| C. | Alberuni | 
| D. | Amir Khusrau | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. | 
                                    Quit India Movement started in ? | 
                            
| A. | 1940 | 
| B. | 1941 | 
| C. | 1942 | 
| D. | 1943 | 
| Answer» D. 1943 | |
| 10. | 
                                    Dandi March stated on ? | 
                            
| A. | March 10, 1930 | 
| B. | March 12, 1930 | 
| C. | March 10, 1931 | 
| D. | March 12, 1931 | 
| Answer» C. March 10, 1931 | |
| 11. | 
                                    Simon Commission was appointed by the British government in which year ? | 
                            
| A. | September 1928 | 
| B. | November 1928 | 
| C. | September 1927 | 
| D. | November 1927 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. | 
                                    The Ali brothers, launched Khilafat Movement against British in 1920. Names of Ali brothers were : | 
                            
| A. | Mauhammad Ali and Khilafat Ali | 
| B. | Mauhammad Ali and Muskan Ali | 
| C. | Mauhammad Ali and Nusrat Ali | 
| D. | Mauhammad Ali and Saukat Ali | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. | 
                                    What is meaning of Mati Jnana in Jainism ? | 
                            
| A. | Perception through activity of sense organs. | 
| B. | Knowledge revealed by scriptures. | 
| C. | Clairvoyant perception. | 
| D. | Telepathic knowledge | 
| Answer» B. Knowledge revealed by scriptures. | |
| 14. | 
                                    Swami Vivekananda attended the "Parliament of the World's Religions" in America in the year ? | 
                            
| A. | 1893 | 
| B. | 1895 | 
| C. | 1897 | 
| D. | 1899 | 
| Answer» B. 1895 | |
| 15. | 
                                    The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about | 
                            
| A. | two centuries | 
| B. | three centuries | 
| C. | four centuries | 
| D. | a little over one century | 
| Answer» C. four centuries | |
| 16. | 
                                    What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization ? | 
                            
| A. | 400 BC - 1700 BC | 
| B. | 2400 BC - 1750 BC | 
| C. | 2500 BC - 1700 BC | 
| D. | 2500 BC - 1750 BC | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. | 
                                    The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira addes which of the followings as the fifth vow? | 
                            
| A. | Abstention from stealing | 
| B. | Non-injury | 
| C. | Brahmacharya or continence | 
| D. | Non-attachment | 
| Answer» D. Non-attachment | |
| 18. | 
                                    The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why? | 
                            
| A. | Shankracharya was born that year. | 
| B. | Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died. | 
| C. | Samudragupta converted to Hinduism. | 
| D. | All Muslim invaders were defeated. | 
| Answer» B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died. | |
| 19. | 
                                    The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by | 
                            
| A. | S.N. Sen | 
| B. | R.C. Mazumdar | 
| C. | B.G. Tilak | 
| D. | V.D. Savakar | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. | 
                                    The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was | 
                            
| A. | Athanasius Nikitin | 
| B. | Nicolo de Conti | 
| C. | Ibn Batuta | 
| D. | Ferishta | 
| Answer» C. Ibn Batuta | |
| 21. | 
                                    The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at | 
                            
| A. | Agra | 
| B. | Delhi | 
| C. | Dhar | 
| D. | Gulbarga | 
| Answer» C. Dhar | |
| 22. | 
                                    Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of | 
                            
| A. | Assam | 
| B. | Bihar | 
| C. | Madras | 
| D. | Punjab | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. | 
                                    The term Nirgrantha is associated with | 
                            
| A. | Ajivikas | 
| B. | Charvakas | 
| C. | Jainas | 
| D. | Pasupatas | 
| Answer» D. Pasupatas | |
| 24. | 
                                    The Kalinga was fought in | 
                            
| A. | 321 BC | 
| B. | 301 BC | 
| C. | 261 BC | 
| D. | 241 BC | 
| Answer» D. 241 BC | |
| 25. | 
                                    Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar ? | 
                            
| A. | Hindi | 
| B. | Urdu | 
| C. | Persian | 
| D. | Arabic | 
| Answer» D. Arabic | |
| 26. | 
                                    Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ? | 
                            
| A. | Narsimha Varman | 
| B. | Rajaraja Chola | 
| C. | Mahendra Varman | 
| D. | Narsimha Chola | 
| Answer» B. Rajaraja Chola | |
| 27. | 
                                    Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India ? | 
                            
| A. | James Ramsay MacDonald | 
| B. | Stanley Baldwin | 
| C. | Neville Chamberlain | 
| D. | Winston Churchill | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. | 
                                    Which is the oldest text in the world ? | 
                            
| A. | Yajur Veda | 
| B. | Atharva Veda | 
| C. | Rig Veda | 
| D. | Sama Veda | 
| Answer» D. Sama Veda | |
| 29. | 
                                    How many Mandalas Rig Veda contains ? | 
                            
| A. | 9 Mandalas | 
| B. | 10 Mandalas | 
| C. | 11 Mandalas | 
| D. | 12 Mandalas | 
| Answer» C. 11 Mandalas | |
| 30. | 
                                    Which Veda contains cure of diseases ? | 
                            
| A. | Sama Veda | 
| B. | Atharva Veda | 
| C. | Rig Veda | 
| D. | Yajur Veda | 
| Answer» C. Rig Veda | |
| 31. | 
                                    Which veda is important for Indian Music ? | 
                            
| A. | Sama Veda | 
| B. | Yajur veda | 
| C. | Atharva Veda | 
| D. | Rig Veda | 
| Answer» B. Yajur veda | |
| 32. | 
                                    Vedic Culture was from | 
                            
| A. | 1500 BC to 600 BC | 
| B. | 1450 BC to 550 BC | 
| C. | 1400 BC to 500 BC | 
| D. | 1300 BC to 400 BC | 
| Answer» B. 1450 BC to 550 BC | |
| 33. | 
                                    Which was the ancient port of Indus Civilization ? | 
                            
| A. | Harappa | 
| B. | Lothal | 
| C. | Dholavira | 
| D. | Surkotada | 
| Answer» C. Dholavira | |
| 34. | 
                                    Which two Indus sites found in Afghanistan ? | 
                            
| A. | Lothal and Daimabad | 
| B. | Shatughai and Dainabad | 
| C. | Shatughai and Mundigaq | 
| D. | Mundigaq and Daimabad | 
| Answer» D. Mundigaq and Daimabad | |
| 35. | 
                                    Indus people were first to produce cotton in the world ? | 
                            
| A. | true | 
| B. | false | 
| Answer» B. false | |
| 36. | 
                                    When was Mahavira born ? | 
                            
| A. | 530 BC | 
| B. | 540 BC | 
| C. | 550 BC | 
| D. | 560 BC | 
| Answer» C. 550 BC | |
| 37. | 
                                    The Red Fort was built by : | 
                            
| A. | Akbar | 
| B. | Shahjhan | 
| C. | Jahangir | 
| D. | Sher Shah | 
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 38. | 
                                    Which was the largest Indian site of Indus Civilization ? | 
                            
| A. | Mohenjodaro | 
| B. | Lothal | 
| C. | Chanhudaro | 
| D. | Dholavira | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. | 
                                    Where Gautama Buddha attained Nirvana (enlightenment) ? | 
                            
| A. | Lumbini | 
| B. | Sarnath | 
| C. | Kusinagar | 
| D. | Bodh Gaya | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. | 
                                    Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas (districts) and villages. Identify it. | 
                            
| A. | Bhukit | 
| B. | Pradesa | 
| C. | Vithi | 
| D. | Ahara | 
| Answer» D. Ahara | |
| 41. | 
                                    Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in | 
                            
| A. | 1857 | 
| B. | 1858 | 
| C. | 1900 | 
| D. | 1909 | 
| Answer» B. 1858 | |
| 42. | 
                                    The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was | 
                            
| A. | Bukka I | 
| B. | Devaraya I | 
| C. | Krishnadevaraya | 
| D. | Ramaraya | 
| Answer» C. Krishnadevaraya | |
| 43. | 
                                    The Upanishads are | 
                            
| A. | a source of Hindu philosophy | 
| B. | books of ancient Hindu laws | 
| C. | books on social behavior of man | 
| D. | prayers to God | 
| Answer» B. books of ancient Hindu laws | |
| 44. | 
                                    The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of | 
                            
| A. | wind | 
| B. | eternity | 
| C. | rain and thunder | 
| D. | fire | 
| Answer» D. fire | |
| 45. | 
                                    The weekly Commonweal was founded by | 
                            
| A. | Annie Besant | 
| B. | Bipan Chandra Pal | 
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak | 
| D. | Sarojini Naidu | 
| Answer» B. Bipan Chandra Pal | |
| 46. | 
                                    Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of | 
                            
| A. | Shajahan | 
| B. | Akbar | 
| C. | Humayun | 
| D. | Jahangir | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. | 
                                    The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the | 
                            
| A. | entire Imperial establishment | 
| B. | land owned b the emperor himself | 
| C. | religious land grants | 
| D. | land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury | 
| Answer» C. religious land grants | |
| 48. | 
                                    Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work | 
                            
| A. | Mudrarakasam | 
| B. | Devi Chand Guptam | 
| C. | Mrichekakatika | 
| D. | Malavikagnimitra | 
| Answer» B. Devi Chand Guptam | |
| 49. | 
                                    To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of | 
                            
| A. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak | 
| B. | Iltutmish | 
| C. | Ruknuddin Firoz Shah | 
| D. | Jalal-id-din Khilji | 
| Answer» C. Ruknuddin Firoz Shah | |
| 50. | 
                                    To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962? | 
                            
| A. | Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR | 
| B. | Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia | 
| C. | Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |