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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. |
By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital? |
| A. | Ajatasatru |
| B. | Kalasok |
| C. | Udayin |
| D. | Kanishka |
| Answer» D. Kanishka | |
| 2. |
By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to ........ |
| A. | The Secretary of State |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Viceroy |
| D. | Commander- in - Chief |
| Answer» B. Parliament | |
| 3. |
By which legislation were India and Pakistan divided into two independent nations? |
| A. | Pakistan Independence Act 1947 |
| B. | Indian Independence Act 1947 |
| C. | Indian partition Act 1947 |
| D. | Pakistan partition Act 1947 |
| Answer» C. Indian partition Act 1947 | |
| 4. |
Buddhist texts have been mentioned in which of the following Ashoka's Inscriptions? |
| A. | Kalinga |
| B. | Dhauli |
| C. | Bhabru |
| D. | Jaugada |
| Answer» D. Jaugada | |
| 5. |
Buddha's preaching were mainly related to |
| A. | belief in one God |
| B. | practice of rituals |
| C. | purity of thought and conduct |
| D. | idol worship |
| Answer» D. idol worship | |
| 6. |
Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the republic of the |
| A. | Mallas |
| B. | Lichhavis |
| C. | Sakyas |
| D. | Palas |
| Answer» B. Lichhavis | |
| 7. |
Buddha lived approximately at the same time as |
| A. | Confucius |
| B. | Moses |
| C. | Prophet Mohammed |
| D. | Hammurabi |
| Answer» B. Moses | |
| 8. |
Buddha means |
| A. | the enlightened one |
| B. | the religious preacher |
| C. | the genius |
| D. | the powerful |
| Answer» B. the religious preacher | |
| 9. |
British achieved political power in India after which of the following ? |
| A. | Battle of Plassey |
| B. | Battle of Panipat |
| C. | Battle of Buxar |
| D. | Battle of Wandiwash |
| Answer» B. Battle of Panipat | |
| 10. |
Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _________ by the existing kings? |
| A. | Rashtrakutas |
| B. | Chalukya |
| C. | Samantas |
| D. | Brahmanas |
| Answer» D. Brahmanas | |
| 11. |
Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty? |
| A. | Haryanka |
| B. | Maurya |
| C. | Shunga |
| D. | Nanda |
| Answer» B. Maurya | |
| 12. |
Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi Azad and Nehru)and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called |
| A. | Himalayan Brigade |
| B. | Swatantra Bharat Brigade |
| C. | Bhagat Singh Brigade |
| D. | Subhas Brigade |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Battle of Tarain was fought in the year ________? |
| A. | 1526 |
| B. | 1757 |
| C. | 1191 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» D. 1857 | |
| 14. |
Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located |
| A. | Indus and Jhelum |
| B. | Jhelum and Chenab |
| C. | Chenab and Ravi |
| D. | Ravi and Beas |
| Answer» B. Jhelum and Chenab | |
| 15. |
Before Champaran Satyagraha, the farmers of Champaran used to follow the 'Panchkathiya' system, whereby five katthas of land in a bigha had to be planted with ___. |
| A. | indigo |
| B. | cotton |
| C. | sugarcane |
| D. | jute |
| Answer» B. cotton | |
| 16. |
Battle of Plassey was fought by the British under the leadership of |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | James Heartly |
| Answer» B. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 17. |
Battle of Plassey was fought in ______. |
| A. | 1657 |
| B. | 1707 |
| C. | 1757 |
| D. | 1807 |
| Answer» D. 1807 | |
| 18. |
Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and _________. |
| A. | Rana Sanga |
| B. | Muhammad Bin Tughlak |
| C. | Hemu |
| D. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Battle of Kanauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and _______. |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 20. |
Battle of Haldighati in 1576 was fought between Akbar and _______. |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Maharana Pratap |
| C. | Hemu Vikramaditya |
| D. | Nader Shah |
| Answer» C. Hemu Vikramaditya | |
| 21. |
Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year ________. |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1526 |
| C. | 1576 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» D. 1857 | |
| 22. |
Battle of Panipat was fought in the year ________. |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1757 |
| C. | 1526 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» D. 1857 | |
| 23. |
Battle of Gulnabad was led by Mahmud Hotaki and fought in the year ___._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 1770 |
| B. | 1722 |
| C. | 1712 |
| D. | 1702_x005F_x000D_ |
| Answer» C. 1712 | |
| 24. |
Bahmani ruler Tajuddin Firuz married the daughter of which of the following Vijayanagara rulers?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Harihar II_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | Devaraya I_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | Devaraya II |
| D. | Krishnadevaraya |
| Answer» C. Devaraya II | |
| 25. |
Bajirao I (1720–1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Nanda |
| B. | Peshwas |
| C. | Haryanka |
| D. | Maurya |
| Answer» C. Haryanka | |
| 26. |
Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year _____. |
| A. | 1543 |
| B. | 1643 |
| C. | 1743 |
| D. | 1843 |
| Answer» C. 1743 | |
| 27. |
Bahadur Shah I (1707–1712 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Nanda |
| B. | Maurya |
| C. | Mughal |
| D. | Haryanka |
| Answer» D. Haryanka | |
| 28. |
Baburnama was written in which language? |
| A. | Chagatai Turkic |
| B. | Bahrani Arabic |
| C. | Para-Mongolic |
| D. | Hijazi Arabic |
| Answer» B. Bahrani Arabic | |
| 29. |
Babur, an Afahan ruler, established the Mughal dynasty in India in ........._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 1526 AD |
| B. | 1256 AD |
| C. | 1656 AD |
| D. | 1652 AD |
| Answer» B. 1256 AD | |
| 30. |
Ayurveda Owes its Origin to |
| A. | Yajurveda |
| B. | Atharvaveda |
| C. | Rigveda |
| D. | Samaveda |
| Answer» C. Rigveda | |
| 31. |
Babur (1526–1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Mughal |
| B. | Nanda |
| C. | Maurya |
| D. | Haryanka |
| Answer» B. Nanda | |
| 32. |
Aurangzeb put his father ___________ under house arrest in Agra Fort. |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Bahadur Shah |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 33. |
Ayurveda originated from which veda? |
| A. | Rig Veda |
| B. | Yajur Veda |
| C. | Atharva Veda |
| D. | Sama Veda |
| Answer» B. Yajur Veda | |
| 34. |
Author of Nayaya Sutra was |
| A. | Gautam |
| B. | Kanad |
| C. | Kapil |
| D. | Badrayan |
| Answer» B. Kanad | |
| 35. |
Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor died in? |
| A. | 1507 |
| B. | 1607 |
| C. | 1707 |
| D. | 1807 |
| Answer» D. 1807 | |
| 36. |
Aurangzeb was the son of _____. |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
At the beginning of the 4th centuary CE, the Guptas established a small kingdom in ___. |
| A. | Vatapi |
| B. | Magadh |
| C. | Malwa |
| D. | Avadh |
| Answer» C. Malwa | |
| 38. |
Ashtadhyayi was written by |
| A. | Ved vysa |
| B. | Panini |
| C. | Shukadeva |
| D. | Balmiki |
| Answer» C. Shukadeva | |
| 39. |
At what time did India Gain Independence of 15 August 1947?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Morning |
| B. | Midevening |
| C. | Midnight |
| D. | Noon |
| Answer» D. Noon | |
| 40. |
Ashoka was an emperor of the __________ Dynasty. |
| A. | Mughal |
| B. | Chola |
| C. | Maurya |
| D. | Gupta |
| Answer» D. Gupta | |
| 41. |
Aurangzeb (1658–1707 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Nanda |
| B. | Mughal |
| C. | Maurya |
| D. | Haryanka |
| Answer» C. Maurya | |
| 42. |
Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor? |
| A. | Kumara Gupta I |
| B. | Chandra Gupta II |
| C. | Samudra Gupta |
| D. | Skanda Gupta |
| Answer» D. Skanda Gupta | |
| 43. |
Ashoka converted to which religion after the Kalinga war? |
| A. | Jainism |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Christianity |
| D. | Judaism |
| Answer» C. Christianity | |
| 44. |
Ashoka The Great (273–232 B.C.) was the ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Mewar |
| B. | Mughal |
| C. | Maurya |
| D. | Peshwas |
| Answer» D. Peshwas | |
| 45. |
Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in the |
| A. | Rummindei inscription |
| B. | Schism edict |
| C. | Kandhar inscription |
| D. | Bhabru edict |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Ashoka was a king of which dynasty? |
| A. | Pradyota |
| B. | Haryanka |
| C. | Maurya |
| D. | Nanda |
| Answer» D. Nanda | |
| 47. |
Around twelfth century, Sufi Silsilas began to ciystgdlize in different parts of the Islamic world to signify_x005F_x000D_ 1.continuous link between the master and disciple_x005F_x000D_ 2. unbroken spiritual genealogy to the Prophet Muhammad_x005F_x000D_ 3. the transmission of spiritual power and blessings to devotees_x005F_x000D_ Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Arrange the following Commissions chronologically on the basis of their date of setting :_x005F_x000D_ 1.The  Second  Administrative  Reforms Commission_x005F_x000D_ 2.The Eleventh Finance Commission_x005F_x000D_ 3.Punchhi Commission_x005F_x000D_ 4.Sarkaria Commission_x005F_x000D_ Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
| A. | 4, 2, 1, 3 |
| B. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| C. | 3, 2,4, 1 |
| D. | 3, 4, 1, 2 |
| Answer» B. 4, 3, 2, 1 | |
| 49. |
Arrest of _________ in 1930 led to angry demonstrations in streets of Peshawar. |
| A. | Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| B. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| C. | Zakir Hussain |
| D. | Muzaffar Ahmed |
| Answer» B. Abul Kalam Azad | |
| 50. |
Apollo 11, the first artificial satellite that landed humans on moon, was launched in which year? |
| A. | 1975 |
| B. | 1968 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» D. 1958 | |