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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 Sultan of Delhi was the first to charge GHARI or HOUSE TAX? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Mohammad bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Mohammad bin Tughlaq | |
| 2. |
The pioneer of Indian communism was |
| A. | M.N. Roy |
| B. | G.N Ganguly |
| C. | P.C Chandra |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. G.N Ganguly | |
| 3. |
Tripitakas are sacred books of |
| A. | Buddhists |
| B. | Hindus |
| C. | Jains |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Hindus | |
| 4. |
Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire? |
| A. | Dannayaka |
| B. | Sumanta |
| C. | Nayaka |
| D. | Mahanayakacharya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of brahmanpurushaprakritisatyaachyutaaniruddha |
| A. | I, II, III, IV and V |
| B. | II, III, IV, V and VI |
| C. | I, II, IV, V and VI |
| D. | I, III, IV, V and VI |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in |
| A. | Palamoli |
| B. | Aruvanad |
| C. | Pattinappalai |
| D. | Padirrupattu |
| Answer» D. Padirrupattu | |
| 7. |
United India House organizes Unity among Indians in the United states of America in |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1908 |
| C. | 1910 |
| D. | 1917 |
| Answer» D. 1917 | |
| 8. |
Whom did the Britishers call the father of Indian disaffection and the biggest traitor? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Lala Hardayal |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Lala Hardayal | |
| 9. |
Partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911 during the Viceroyalty of |
| A. | Lord Hardinge |
| B. | Lord Minto |
| C. | Lord Chelmsford |
| D. | Lord Reading |
| Answer» B. Lord Minto | |
| 10. |
From where did the quit India Movement begin? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Mysore |
| C. | Bombay |
| D. | Pune |
| Answer» D. Pune | |
| 11. |
When did Mahatma Gandhi go on fast unto death for the first time? |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» D. 1915 | |
| 12. |
The East India Association was set up in : |
| A. | 1866 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1836 |
| D. | 1885 |
| Answer» B. 1857 | |
| 13. |
Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak ? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 14. |
The third person who presented himself for individual Satyagrah launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940 was: |
| A. | Brahma Dutt. |
| B. | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Non of these |
| Answer» B. Acharya Vinoba Bhave | |
| 15. |
Who founded Anushulin Samiti in 1907 in Dhaka ? |
| A. | Shambhuchand Mukherjee and Jogesh Chandra Dutt |
| B. | Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Kali Mohan Das |
| C. | Barinder Ghosh and Bhupendra Nath Dutt |
| D. | Barinder Ghosh and Jogesh Chandra Dutt |
| Answer» D. Barinder Ghosh and Jogesh Chandra Dutt | |
| 16. |
By which act of British India, was the Governor General empowered to issue ordinance ? |
| A. | Indian Councils Act, 1861 |
| B. | Charter Act of 1853 |
| C. | Government of India Act, 1858 |
| D. | Indian Council Act, 1892 |
| Answer» B. Charter Act of 1853 | |
| 17. |
Who presided over the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 ? |
| A. | Sarojani Naydu |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
In which session of the Indian National congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim League take place? |
| A. | Tripuri Session in 1939 |
| B. | Lahore session in 1940 |
| C. | Meerut Session in 1946 |
| D. | Lucknow session in 1916 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Which revolutionary was sentenced to death on August 17, 1909? |
| A. | Rash Bihari Bose |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Chandra Sekhar Ajad |
| D. | Madanlal Dhingra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of |
| A. | Travancore |
| B. | Baroda |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Mysore |
| Answer» B. Baroda | |
| 21. |
The term yavanika meant |
| A. | Foreign goods |
| B. | Dancer |
| C. | Curtain |
| D. | Theatre |
| Answer» D. Theatre | |
| 22. |
The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with |
| A. | The cultivator |
| B. | The village community |
| C. | The king |
| D. | The joint family |
| Answer» D. The joint family | |
| 23. |
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 | |
| 24. |
The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a |
| A. | slave |
| B. | cultivator |
| C. | neighbour |
| D. | foreigner |
| Answer» D. foreigner | |
| 25. |
Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1858 |
| C. | 1900 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» B. 1858 | |
| 26. |
The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in |
| A. | early Vedic texts |
| B. | early Buddhist texts |
| C. | pre-Gupta inscriptions |
| D. | post-Gupta inscriptions |
| Answer» D. post-Gupta inscriptions | |
| 27. |
The Kalinga was fought in |
| A. | 321 BC |
| B. | 301 BC |
| C. | 261 BC |
| D. | 241 BC |
| Answer» D. 241 BC | |
| 28. |
Who founded Satya Shodhak Samaj in 1873 ? |
| A. | Shri Bharat Kumar |
| B. | Purushottam Das Tandon |
| C. | Bankim Chandra Chattopashyay |
| D. | Jyotiba Phule |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
After the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, who were called pro-changers in the Congress? |
| A. | Motilal Nehru and Anne Besant |
| B. | Anne Besant and Chittranjan Das |
| C. | Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 30. |
Who brought out a paper with the title of the ‘loyal Muhammadanans of India’ ?$ |
| A. | Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan. |
| B. | Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan |
| C. | Abbas Tyabji |
| D. | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai |
| Answer» B. Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan | |
| 31. |
The Kakori Conspiracy took place in : |
| A. | 1925 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» B. 1922 | |
| 32. |
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized a Bhishkrit Hitkari Sabha, (The Depressed Classes Institute) in : |
| A. | 1924 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1916 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» B. 1920 | |
| 33. |
The main centre of Wahabi Movement during the freedom movement was |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Mysore |
| C. | Patna |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» D. Delhi | |
| 34. |
The first Round Table conference was held on: |
| A. | December 12, 1930 |
| B. | August 12, 1930 |
| C. | April 12, 1930 |
| D. | November 12, 1930 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Who founded Atmiya Sabha in 1815? |
| A. | Brahma Datt |
| B. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| C. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 36. |
In order to study the position of education Indian constitutional commission was constituted in 1929 under the chairmanship of |
| A. | Phillip Uartog |
| B. | Phillip Reading |
| C. | Uartog Reading |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Phillip Reading | |
| 37. |
Which revolutionary wrote books Colour of Swadeshi and Revolutionary Life? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Sukhdev |
| C. | Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil |
| D. | Raj Guru |
| Answer» D. Raj Guru | |
| 38. |
Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”$ |
| A. | Brahma Datt |
| B. | V. D. Savarkar |
| C. | Dr. Gopal |
| D. | Ashok Mehta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Montague - Chelmsford report was prepared on the basis of |
| A. | The Government of India act 1913 |
| B. | The Government of India act, 1919 |
| C. | The Government of India act 1935 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. The Government of India act 1935 | |
| 40. |
About the formation of which organization A.O. Hume said “A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action urgently needed.”$ |
| A. | Bhinav Bharat |
| B. | Young Indian Organization |
| C. | Young India |
| D. | Indian National Congress |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
What was the major cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | The Religious Cause |
| B. | Question of promotion and pay |
| C. | Political Cause |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Political Cause | |
| 42. |
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were |
| A. | Babar and Humayun |
| B. | Humayun and Jahangir |
| C. | Babar and Jahangir |
| D. | Jahangir and Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Jahangir and Shahjahan | |
| 43. |
Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as : |
| A. | Sher-e-Bengal |
| B. | Sher-e-Maharastra |
| C. | Sher-e-Kashmir |
| D. | Sher-e-Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Who is the founder of Haryanka Dynasty? |
| A. | Ajatshatru |
| B. | Harshvardhan |
| C. | Bimbisar |
| D. | Ghananand |
| Answer» D. Ghananand | |
| 45. |
Who founded Abhinav Bharat ? |
| A. | V.D.Savarkar |
| B. | Arbindo Ghosh |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Arbindo Ghosh | |
| 46. |
Maulana qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Sheikhul Hind Maulana- Mahmud-ul Hasan were the prominent figures who represented? |
| A. | Deoband Movement |
| B. | Santhal Movement |
| C. | Indigo Movement |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Santhal Movement | |
| 47. |
Barindra Kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta started: |
| A. | Jugantar |
| B. | Som Prakash |
| C. | Vichar Lahiri |
| D. | Sandhya |
| Answer» B. Som Prakash | |
| 48. |
Who said - “Our Life and religion are useless without the attainment of Swaraj ?”# |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Veer Kunwar |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» B. Veer Kunwar | |
| 49. |
In 1821 Raja Ram Mohan Roy started the Bengal quarterly: |
| A. | Samvad Kaumudi. |
| B. | Bengali renaissance |
| C. | Bengal Gazette |
| D. | The Brahmonical |
| Answer» B. Bengali renaissance | |
| 50. |
Under which British Act was the provision to establish a Federation of India concession of Governor’s provinces and Princely states made?# |
| A. | Government of India Act 1918 |
| B. | Government of India Act 1925 |
| C. | Government of India Act 1930 |
| D. | Government of India Act 1935 |
| Answer» E. | |