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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. |
The Jagirdari crisis first arose during the reign of which Mughal emperor? |
| A. | Bahadur Shah |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
By whom the Third Buddhist Council was patronized? |
| A. | Junior |
| B. | Upali |
| C. | Mahakasap |
| D. | Ashok |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Who was the first writer to use Urdu as a poetic expression? |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| C. | Faiz |
| D. | Mirza Ghalib |
| Answer» B. Bahadur Shah Zafar | |
| 4. |
During whose reign the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti came to Rajasthan? |
| A. | Prithviraj Chauhan |
| B. | Rana Kumbha |
| C. | Maharana Pratap |
| D. | Rana Sanga |
| Answer» B. Rana Kumbha | |
| 5. |
Who founded the Hindusahi dynasty of Punjab? |
| A. | Kallar |
| B. | Mahipal |
| C. | Vasumitra |
| D. | Jaipal |
| Answer» B. Mahipal | |
| 6. |
Who among the following leaders of the rebellion of the year sacrificed himself first? |
| A. | Mangal Pandey |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Lakshmibai |
| D. | Nana Sahib |
| Answer» B. Kunwar Singh | |
| 7. |
When did Muhammad Ghori invade India for the first time? |
| A. | 1172 |
| B. | 1175 |
| C. | 1178 |
| D. | 1182 |
| Answer» C. 1178 | |
| 8. |
What was the original name of Rani Lakshmi Bai? |
| A. | Jayshree |
| B. | Ahalya |
| C. | Manikarnika |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 9. |
Who led the revolt of 1857 in Bihar? |
| A. | Khan Bahadur Khan |
| B. | Rani Ram Kuari |
| C. | Kunwar Singh |
| D. | Tatya Tope |
| Answer» D. Tatya Tope | |
| 10. |
Who was the king of Jagdishpur? |
| A. | Nana Sahib |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Lakshmibai |
| D. | Tatya Tope |
| Answer» C. Lakshmibai | |
| 11. |
Who among the following Indian leaders was dismissed from the Indian Civil Service by the British? |
| A. | Satyendra Nath Tagore |
| B. | Dutt Subhash Chandra |
| C. | Banerjee R. C. |
| D. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai |
| B. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| C. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Abul Kalam Azad | |
| 13. |
Who was the first woman President of the All India National Congress? |
| A. | Smt. Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Mrs. Nelly Sengupta |
| C. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| D. | Mrs. Annie Besant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Bihar was separated from Bengal? |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» C. 1921 | |
| 15. |
Who propounded the principle of passive opposition? |
| A. | Vipin Chandra Pal |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Arvind Ghosh |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 16. |
Who was the contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I of Britain? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 17. |
Who led the rebellion against the partition of Bengal? |
| A. | C. R. Das |
| B. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| C. | Arun Asaf Ali |
| D. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Who is credited for starting the Ganpati festival in Maharashtra? |
| A. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| B. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| C. | Shiva |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Who was given the title of Punjab Kesari? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh Sardar |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Ranjit Singh |
| D. | Baldev Singh |
| Answer» C. Ranjit Singh | |
| 20. |
Who was the promoter of the Home Rule Movement in Madras in 1916 AD? |
| A. | T. Prakasam |
| B. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 21. |
Who among the following was first a revolutionary who later became a yogi and philosopher? |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | Agarkar |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» B. Agarkar | |
| 22. |
Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi in the individual Satyagraha, who was the second Satyagrahi? |
| A. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel | |
| 23. |
Who is called the father of the extremist movement in India? |
| A. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| B. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Motilal Nehru | |
| 24. |
Who was the first president of the Muslim League? |
| A. | Aga Khan |
| B. | Hasan Khan |
| C. | Hameed Khan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Hasan Khan | |
| 25. |
In which year were the Morley-Minto Reforms introduced? |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» B. 1919 | |
| 26. |
'Swaraj is my birthright and I will take it' - who said this? |
| A. | Arvind Ghosh |
| B. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Who was the Viceroy at the time of partition of Bengal in the year 1905? |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Minto |
| C. | Lord Hardinge |
| D. | Lord Dufferin |
| Answer» B. Lord Minto | |
| 28. |
Who was the first Indian who was elected to the British Parliament? |
| A. | S. N. Banerjee |
| B. | Ferozeshah Mehta |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | GK Gokhale |
| Answer» D. GK Gokhale | |
| 29. |
Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Vymesh Chandra Banerjee |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Alan Octavian Hume |
| D. | Michael Hume |
| Answer» D. Michael Hume | |
| 30. |
The name of the first Indian selected in the Indian Civil Service was? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | C. R. Dus |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Satyendra Nath Tagore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the reign of which Viceroy? |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Dufferin |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The Indian National Congress was formed during the tenure of which Governor-General? |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Dufferin |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» D. Lord Ripon | |
| 33. |
Who among the following Congress leaders is called the great old man of India? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 34. |
In which city was the first meeting of the Indian National Congress held? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Allahabad |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Who were the feudatories of the Guptas? |
| A. | Kushanas |
| B. | Mauryas |
| C. | Satavahana |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Mauryas | |
| 36. |
Who among the following was the first Tughlaq Sultan of Delhi? |
| A. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Malik Tughlaq |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Firoz Tughlaq | |
| 37. |
Who was the founder of the slave dynasty in India? |
| A. | Kaikubad |
| B. | Aram Shah |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 38. |
Who was the Indian ruler known as Lakhbakhsh? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| C. | Babur |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Babur | |
| 39. |
Who among the following started a newspaper named 'Somprakash'? |
| A. | Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Surendra Nath Banerjee |
| C. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| Answer» D. Dayanand Saraswati | |
| 40. |
The Muslim League celebrated 'Liberation Day'? |
| A. | 1939 |
| B. | 1940 |
| C. | 1944 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 1940 | |
| 41. |
Who gave the slogan 'Inquilab'? |
| A. | Chandrashekhar Azad |
| B. | Mohammad Iqbal |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» C. Bhagat Singh | |
| 42. |
Who composed the scripture 'Natyashastra'? |
| A. | Vasumitra |
| B. | Ashvaghosha |
| C. | Bharat Muni |
| D. | Vatsayana |
| Answer» D. Vatsayana | |
| 43. |
Where does the first mention of the practice of Sati come from? |
| A. | From the article within |
| B. | Eran record |
| C. | From the epic column article |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. From the epic column article | |
| 44. |
Which dynasty was greatly disturbed by the invasion of the Huns? |
| A. | Maurya |
| B. | Shunga |
| C. | Gupt |
| D. | Kushan |
| Answer» D. Kushan | |
| 45. |
The aran inscription is related to which ruler? |
| A. | Brahmagupta |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Bhanugupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The university which became famous in the post-Gupta era was- |
| A. | Kanchi |
| B. | Taxila |
| C. | Nalanda |
| D. | Vallabhi |
| Answer» D. Vallabhi | |
| 47. |
Which ruler of the Gupta dynasty first assumed the title of 'Mahadhiraj'? |
| A. | Srigupta |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Ghatotkachagupta |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» C. Ghatotkachagupta | |
| 48. |
Under the patronage of which Sangam age state, three Sangams were organized? |
| A. | Cher |
| B. | Chola |
| C. | Pandey |
| D. | Pallava |
| Answer» D. Pallava | |
| 49. |
Who first started the trade with Rome? |
| A. | Kushanas |
| B. | Tamils and Cheras |
| C. | Vakatakas |
| D. | Shanks |
| Answer» C. Vakatakas | |
| 50. |
From which place the stone for Ashoka's pillar was taken? |
| A. | Chunar |
| B. | Rajgriha |
| C. | Allahabad |
| D. | Kaushambi |
| Answer» B. Rajgriha | |