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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 3551. |
Who was the author of History of British Indian. [Bihar J. Service 2016] |
| A. | James Mill |
| B. | V. A. Smith |
| C. | V D. Savarkar |
| D. | R. C. Majumdar |
| Answer» B. V. A. Smith | |
| 3552. |
Who of the following continuously from 1904 onwards emphasized on the grant of 'self-rule' to India? [UP-PCS (M) 2016] |
| A. | S.N. Benerjee |
| B. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| C. | Pheroz Shah Mehta |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3553. |
Who amongst the following was one of the founders of the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885? [UP-PCS (M) 2016] |
| A. | Pheroz Shah Mehta |
| B. | P. Anand Charlu |
| C. | M.V. Raghav Cheriyar |
| D. | S.N. Benerjee |
| Answer» B. P. Anand Charlu | |
| 3554. |
S. C. Bose had founded 'Forward Bloc' in the year - [UP-PCS (M) 2016] |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1937 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1939 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3555. |
In August 1947, who of the following leaders did not participate anywhere in Independence Day celebrations? [UP-PCS (M) 2016] |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhiji |
| C. | Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» C. Vallabh Bhai Patel | |
| 3556. |
Who among the following is the author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'? [UP-PCS (M) 2016] |
| A. | R. C. Dutt |
| B. | Henry Cotton |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhiji |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3557. |
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists [NDA 2015] List-I (Editor) List-II (Journal/Newspaper) A. S.A. Dange 1. Labour-Kisan Gazette B. Muzaffar Ahmed 2. In quilab C. Ghulam Hussain 3. Navayug D. M. Singaravelu 4. The Socialist |
| A. | A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1 |
| B. | A-4; B-2; C-3; D-1 |
| C. | A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4 |
| D. | A-1; B-3; C-2; D-4 |
| Answer» B. A-4; B-2; C-3; D-1 | |
| 3558. |
Consider the following statements [NDA 2014] 1. B G Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April 1916, in Maharashtra. 2. N C Kelkar was not associated with Home Rule Movement. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. Only 2 | |
| 3559. |
The social ideals of Mahatma Gandhiji were first put forth in [NDA 2014-1] |
| A. | Hind Swaraj |
| B. | An Auto-biography-The Story of My Experiments with Truth |
| C. | History of the Satyagraha in South Africa |
| D. | The Bhagavad Geeta According to Gandhi |
| Answer» D. The Bhagavad Geeta According to Gandhi | |
| 3560. |
Consider the following statements about Satyagraha 1. It was first experimented by Gandhiji in South Africa. 2. It was first experimented in India at Champaran Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 3561. |
Who among the following was the founder of Calcutta? |
| A. | Charles Ayar |
| B. | Job Charnock |
| C. | Garold Angiyar |
| D. | William Novris |
| Answer» C. Garold Angiyar | |
| 3562. |
Who among the following first used the word 'Swarajya' in its political sense and accepted Hindi as the national language of India? [NDA 2013-II] |
| A. | Rammohan Roy |
| B. | Swami Vivekananda |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhiji |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3563. |
Which one among the following correctly describes Gandhiji attitude towards the Swarajist leaders? [NDA2012-II] |
| A. | He was not opposed to their entry into council |
| B. | He had full that in their bona fides and considered them most valued and respected leaders |
| C. | He was not in favour of maintaining warm personal relations with them |
| D. | He was neutral to government's offensive against the Swarajists and did not defend them |
| Answer» C. He was not in favour of maintaining warm personal relations with them | |
| 3564. |
Which one among the following statements regarding Bal Gangadhar Tilak is not correct? [NDA 2012-I] |
| A. | He propounded the theory of the Arctic Home of the Aryans |
| B. | He founded the Anti-Cow Killing Society |
| C. | He set-up the Home Rule League at Poona |
| D. | He supported the Age of Consent Bill |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3565. |
Identify the correct sequence of the following events of Indian history (starting with the earliest) [NDA 2012-I] 1. The Doctrine of Lapse 2. The Subsidiary Alliance 3. The Treaty of Lahore 4. T Pitt's India Act. Select the correct answer using the codes given below |
| A. | 4, 2, 3, 1 |
| B. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| C. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| D. | 3, 2, 1, 4 |
| Answer» B. 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| 3566. |
The Name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with [NDA 2012-I] |
| A. | Kanpur Conspiracy Case |
| B. | Alipore Conspiracy Case |
| C. | Kakori Conspiracy Case |
| D. | Meerut Conspiracy Case |
| Answer» D. Meerut Conspiracy Case | |
| 3567. |
Which one among the following statements appropriately defines the term 'Drain Theory' as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji in his work 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'? [NDA 2011-I] |
| A. | That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material returns |
| B. | That the resources of India were being utilized in the interest of Britain |
| C. | That the British industrialists were being given a opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power |
| D. | That the British goods were being imported to India making the country poorer day by day |
| Answer» B. That the resources of India were being utilized in the interest of Britain | |
| 3568. |
Consider the following statement and identify with the help of the codes given below, the person who made the statement 'It would be quite impossible for a few hundred British to administer against the active opposition of the whole of the politically minded of the population. [NDA 2011-I] |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru in April. 1947 in an address to Congressmen at Lucknow |
| B. | Clement Attlee January, 1947 in a private letter addressed to Ernest Bevin |
| C. | Lord Mountbatten in December, 1946 in a note given to British Parliament |
| D. | Viceroy Wavell in January, 1946 in a letter to Secretary of State |
| Answer» C. Lord Mountbatten in December, 1946 in a note given to British Parliament | |
| 3569. |
Consider the following statement and identify the author of the statement using the codes given below [NDA 2010-II] I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people, an India in with all communities shall live in perfect harmony. |
| A. | Baba Saheb Ambedkar |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Gurudev Tagore |
| D. | Pandit Nehru |
| Answer» D. Pandit Nehru | |
| 3570. |
Consider the following statements about Dr Ram Manohar Lohia [NDA 2010-I] 1. He believed the Satyagraha without constructive work is like a sentence without a verb. 2. He wrote Ills PhD thesis paper on the topic of Salt Satyagraha, focusing on Mahatma Gandhi's socio- economic theory. 3. He recognized that caste more than class was the huge stumbling block to India's progress. Which of the statements give above is/are correct? |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3571. |
Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash? |
| A. | Dayanand Saraswat |
| B. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Akshay Kumar Datta |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 3572. |
Which one of the following poets had said that the Battle of Plessey was 'A Night of Eternal Gloom'? |
| A. | Navin Chandra Sen |
| B. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| C. | Ravindra nath Tagore |
| D. | Subra mania Bharti |
| Answer» C. Ravindra nath Tagore | |
| 3573. |
What were the Ahdis of Akbar's time? |
| A. | Village level money lenders |
| B. | Village guards |
| C. | Cashiers working in Diwani |
| D. | Foot soldiers in the army |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3574. |
The original name of Mumtaj Mahal was |
| A. | Arjumand Banu Begum |
| B. | Mehrunnisa |
| C. | Roshan Ara |
| D. | Ladli Begum |
| Answer» B. Mehrunnisa | |
| 3575. |
Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 3576. |
With whose permission, did the English set up their first factory at Surat? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 3577. |
The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga |
| B. | Babur and Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Babur and Rana Sanga |
| D. | Humayun and Sher Shah |
| Answer» D. Humayun and Sher Shah | |
| 3578. |
Who among the following was illiterate? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 3579. |
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over which province? |
| A. | Sindh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Mewar |
| Answer» D. Mewar | |
| 3580. |
The famous historical book 'Travels of the Mughal Empire' was written by |
| A. | Ibn-e-Battuta |
| B. | Francois Bernier |
| C. | Al Baruni |
| D. | Thomas Roe |
| Answer» C. Al Baruni | |
| 3581. |
Who among the following was a noted Jehangiri painter? |
| A. | Mir Sayyad Ali |
| B. | Abdus Samad |
| C. | Daswant |
| D. | Abul Hasan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3582. |
'Mal' is Mughal administrative terminology represents |
| A. | Land revenue |
| B. | Salary |
| C. | Allowances |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Salary | |
| 3583. |
What was the district called during the Mughal period? |
| A. | Iqta |
| B. | Sarkar |
| C. | Tarf |
| D. | Subah |
| Answer» C. Tarf | |
| 3584. |
The building known as Purana Qila at Delhi were built by |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Sher Shah |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 3585. |
The Upanishads were translated into Persian by Dara Sikoh under the title |
| A. | Al-Fihrist |
| B. | Kitab-ul-Bayan |
| C. | Majm-ul-Bahrain |
| D. | Sirr-i-Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3586. |
Who of the following built the Agra Fort? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 3587. |
Who among the following was the Diwan of Akbar? |
| A. | Asad Khan |
| B. | Sadulla Khan |
| C. | Muzaffar Khan |
| D. | Mahabat Khan |
| Answer» D. Mahabat Khan | |
| 3588. |
A Mansabdar who was paid in cash was called |
| A. | Naqdi |
| B. | Jagirdar |
| C. | Amir |
| D. | Mirza |
| Answer» B. Jagirdar | |
| 3589. |
Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster general as well? |
| A. | Diwan |
| B. | Mir Bakshi |
| C. | Khan-i-Saman |
| D. | Vakil |
| Answer» B. Mir Bakshi | |
| 3590. |
Which among the following was also known as Bandobast system? |
| A. | Zabti |
| B. | Dahsala |
| C. | Nasaq |
| D. | Kankut |
| Answer» C. Nasaq | |
| 3591. |
The famous 'Jama-Masjid' of Delhi was built by |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 3592. |
Which one of the following scholars was given the title of Amir-i-Akbar by Humayun? |
| A. | Jauhar |
| B. | Mirza Haidar Daughalat |
| C. | Abdul Wahid |
| D. | Khwandmir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3593. |
One of the greatest painters of Akbar's court whom he employed as mint officer was |
| A. | Basawan |
| B. | Keshav |
| C. | Mukund |
| D. | Daswant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3594. |
Who among the following ladies was a poetess? |
| A. | Gulbadan Begum |
| B. | Jahanara |
| C. | Roshanara |
| D. | Asmat Begum |
| Answer» C. Roshanara | |
| 3595. |
Jahandar Shah ascended the throne after the death of |
| A. | Azam Shah |
| B. | Bahadur Shah I |
| C. | Farrukh Siyar |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» C. Farrukh Siyar | |
| 3596. |
Who among the following Mughal kings had sent Raja Ram Mohan Roy as his envoy to London? |
| A. | Alamgir II |
| B. | Shah Alam II |
| C. | Akbar II |
| D. | Bahadur Shah II |
| Answer» D. Bahadur Shah II | |
| 3597. |
Kalanaur is known as a place of |
| A. | Akbars birth place |
| B. | Proclamation of Akbar as the emperor |
| C. | Marriage ceremony of Humayun |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Marriage ceremony of Humayun | |
| 3598. |
Which one of the following was not among the 12 Ordinances of Jahangir? |
| A. | Prohibition of Wine |
| B. | Amnesty to Prisoners |
| C. | Abolition of Tamgha and Mir Bahri |
| D. | Confiscation of Madad-i-Mash lands |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3599. |
Which two sons did Khurram send to Jahangir?s court in compliance with the terms of surrender after his revolt? |
| A. | Murad and Aurangzeb |
| B. | Murad and Shah Shuja |
| C. | Shah Shuja and Aurangzeb |
| D. | Dara and Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3600. |
Who among the following poets was given the title of 'Malik-ush-Shoara' by Akbar? |
| A. | Ashki |
| B. | Qudsi |
| C. | Faizi |
| D. | Farebi |
| Answer» C. Faizi | |