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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. |
Permanent settlement was a feature of___________. |
| A. | Zamindari System |
| B. | Mahalwari System |
| C. | Ryotwari System |
| D. | No option is correct |
| Answer» B. Mahalwari System | |
| 2. |
Patanjali is well known for the compilation of |
| A. | Yoga Sutra |
| B. | Panchatantra |
| C. | Brahma Sutra |
| D. | Ayurveda |
| Answer» B. Panchatantra | |
| 3. |
Paul Revere was a patriot in the American Revolution against the British. Name the city where he lived and died. The Paul Revere House is still located in this city._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Chicago |
| B. | Boston |
| C. | Pennsylvania |
| D. | Florida |
| Answer» C. Pennsylvania | |
| 4. |
Paper Currency Act was enacted by British Government of India in which year ?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 1870 |
| B. | 1861 |
| C. | 1858 |
| D. | 1865 |
| Answer» C. 1858 | |
| 5. |
Original name of Mumtaj Mahal was |
| A. | Mihr-un-Nisa |
| B. | Jagat Gosami |
| C. | Arjumand Banu |
| D. | Man Bai |
| Answer» D. Man Bai | |
| 6. |
Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India,lived during the |
| A. | 2nd Century BC |
| B. | 6th-5th Century BC |
| C. | 2nd century AD |
| D. | 5th-6th Century AD |
| Answer» C. 2nd century AD | |
| 7. |
Out of the following remains excavated in indus valley,which one indicates the commercial and economic development |
| A. | Pottery |
| B. | Seals |
| C. | Boats |
| D. | Houses |
| Answer» C. Boats | |
| 8. |
On the basis of whose recommendations the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has ended the Haj subsidy from 2018? |
| A. | Afzal Amanullah Committee |
| B. | Umesh Sinha Committee |
| C. | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Committee |
| D. | Shahnaz Hussain Committee |
| Answer» B. Umesh Sinha Committee | |
| 9. |
On which date was the partition of India announced? |
| A. | 15th August 1947 |
| B. | 3rd June 1947 |
| C. | 17th July 1947 |
| D. | 1st July 1947 |
| Answer» C. 17th July 1947 | |
| 10. |
One of the best known tribal rebellions in Bihar, Known as Ulgulan (meaning Great Tumult), was launched by the Mundas under the leadership of: |
| A. | Kanhu |
| B. | Sidhu |
| C. | Birsa Munda |
| D. | Rampa Munda |
| Answer» D. Rampa Munda | |
| 11. |
One of the following sites from where the famous Bullseal of Indus Valley Civilization was found |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Chanhudaro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Mohenjodaro |
| Answer» B. Chanhudaro | |
| 12. |
One important result of the French Revolution was that |
| A. | France lost its spirit of nationalism |
| B. | Political power shifted to the bourgeoisie |
| C. | France enjoyed a lengthy period of peace and prosperity |
| D. | The church was restored to its former role and power in the French government |
| Answer» C. France enjoyed a lengthy period of peace and prosperity | |
| 13. |
Of the following Kushan Kings who assumed the title " the Lord of the Whole world "? |
| A. | Kadphises I |
| B. | Kadphises II |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Huvishka |
| Answer» C. Kanishka | |
| 14. |
Of the following, which did not influence the fathers of Indian constitution? The Constitution of |
| A. | The USA |
| B. | The USSR |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | Ireland |
| Answer» C. Canada | |
| 15. |
Odisha's World famous Konark Sun Temple was built by |
| A. | Krushadevray |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Chandragupta |
| D. | Narasimhadeva |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Old name of Mahabharata? |
| A. | Jai Samhitha |
| B. | Vrahat Katha |
| C. | Rajatarangini |
| D. | Saritsagar Katha |
| Answer» B. Vrahat Katha | |
| 17. |
Oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western _____ sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries. |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | India |
| Answer» C. Pakistan | |
| 18. |
Noor Jahan was wife of which Mughal Emperor? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» D. Shah Jahan | |
| 19. |
Nyaya Dhashan was propagated by |
| A. | Gautama |
| B. | Kapil |
| C. | Kanada |
| D. | Jaimini |
| Answer» B. Kapil | |
| 20. |
Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by |
| A. | songs on dances |
| B. | songs on people |
| C. | songs on peasant life |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Noor Jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Nawab Siraj -ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly |
| A. | because the English Forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab |
| B. | because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal |
| C. | because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield |
| D. | because of the capture of a band of frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English |
| Answer» C. because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield | |
| 23. |
Name the viceroy who inaugurated New Delhi as the new capital of India in the year 1931. |
| A. | Lord Wellesley |
| B. | Lord Curson |
| C. | Lord Cornwallis |
| D. | Lord Irwin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Name the platform used for ritual purposes by the kings of the Vijayanaggira Empire. |
| A. | Mahanavami Dibba |
| B. | Lotus Mahal |
| C. | Hazara Rama |
| D. | Virupaksha |
| Answer» B. Lotus Mahal | |
| 25. |
Name the last Trithankara |
| A. | Parsvanath |
| B. | Mahavira |
| C. | Siddhartha |
| D. | Subhadra |
| Answer» C. Siddhartha | |
| 26. |
Name the Commission that came to India in 1928 to reform India's constitutional system. |
| A. | Rowlatt Act |
| B. | Pitt's India Act |
| C. | Partition of Bengal |
| D. | Simon Commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Name the British General who was responsible for the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre. |
| A. | Hastings |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Dyer |
| D. | Dalhousie |
| Answer» D. Dalhousie | |
| 28. |
Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | V. D. Savarkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
'My strongest bulwark is gone' lamented Gandhiji on the death of |
| A. | Gopalakrishna Gokhale |
| B. | Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Pherozeshah Mehta |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Name the character in Mahabharat who was blessed with the 'divine vision' to see the Mahabharata battle and explain it scene by scene to the blind king Dhritarashtra. |
| A. | Sanjaya |
| B. | Dussala |
| C. | Vidura |
| D. | Balarama |
| Answer» B. Dussala | |
| 31. |
Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of ___________? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Varanasi |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Bengal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Moti Masjid in Red fort was constructed by |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 33. |
Mohenjo Daro is situated in |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | Sindh province of Pakistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Monoculture is a typical characteristics of |
| A. | Specialized horticulture |
| B. | Commercial grain farming |
| C. | Shifting cultivation |
| D. | Subsitence farming |
| Answer» C. Shifting cultivation | |
| 35. |
Mughal Emperor Humayun's tomb is in |
| A. | Kabul |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Shahdara Bagh |
| D. | Khuldabad |
| Answer» C. Shahdara Bagh | |
| 36. |
Most medieval music was |
| A. | for the organ |
| B. | vocal |
| C. | instrumental |
| D. | for the piano |
| Answer» D. for the piano | |
| 37. |
Mohammed Bin Tuglaq transferred his capital from |
| A. | Delhi to Warangal |
| B. | Delhi to Devagiri |
| C. | Delhi to Madurai |
| D. | Delhi to Vijayanagar |
| Answer» C. Delhi to Madurai | |
| 38. |
Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad was completed by |
| A. | Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Qutb Shahi |
| D. | Aurangazeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Mir Hassan Dehlavi was in the court of which of the following? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Mubarak Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoj Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Mubarak Khilji | |
| 40. |
Match the following:_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | AÂ4, BÂ1, CÂ3, DÂ2 |
| B. | AÂ3, BÂ2, CÂ4, DÂ1 |
| C. | AÂ2, BÂ3, CÂ1, DÂ4 |
| D. | AÂ1, BÂ4, CÂ2, DÂ3 |
| Answer» B. AÂ3, BÂ2, CÂ4, DÂ1 | |
| 41. |
Market regulation system was introduced by |
| A. | Illtutmish |
| B. | Ala-ud-din Khilji |
| C. | Ghias-ud-din |
| D. | Muhammad Bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Ghias-ud-din | |
| 42. |
Mahatma Gandhi was born in which year? |
| A. | 1869 |
| B. | 1879 |
| C. | 1889 |
| D. | 1899 |
| Answer» B. 1879 | |
| 43. |
Mahatma Gandhi's concept of 'Ram Rajya' was : |
| A. | A centralised government |
| B. | A totalitarian state |
| C. | A stateless society |
| D. | Power in the hands of religious leaders |
| Answer» D. Power in the hands of religious leaders | |
| 44. |
Mahatma Gandhi's remark , ' A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank' is regarding the proposal of ______ |
| A. | Simon Commission |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | Cabinet Mission |
| D. | Wavel Plan |
| Answer» C. Cabinet Mission | |
| 45. |
Mahabodhi Temple has been built at Bodh Gaya where |
| A. | Gautama Buddha was born |
| B. | Guatama Buddha attained enlightenment |
| C. | Guatama Buddha delivered his first sermon |
| D. | Gautama Buddha passed away |
| Answer» C. Guatama Buddha delivered his first sermon | |
| 46. |
Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godavari was |
| A. | Avanti |
| B. | Vatsa |
| C. | Assaka |
| D. | Kamboja |
| Answer» D. Kamboja | |
| 47. |
Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide satyagrah against the proposed ________________. |
| A. | Simon Commission |
| B. | Rowlatt Act |
| C. | Salt Act |
| D. | Pitt's India Act |
| Answer» C. Salt Act | |
| 48. |
Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from ______________ in January 1915. |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | England |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. England | |
| 49. |
Mahabharata war lasted for ____ days. |
| A. | 17 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 19 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» C. 19 | |
| 50. |
Lord Cornwallis is known for _____. |
| A. | permanent revenue settlement of Bengal |
| B. | attacking the caste system |
| C. | land revenue settlement of United States |
| D. | ryotwari settlement of Madras |
| Answer» B. attacking the caste system | |