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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. |
Rani Padmini was a queen of which Rajput kingdom |
| A. | Chittor |
| B. | Mewar |
| C. | Udaipur |
| D. | Jaipur |
| Answer» B. Mewar | |
| 2. |
The Council of Ministers of Shivaji was known by |
| A. | Navaratna |
| B. | Ashta Pradhan |
| C. | Mantries |
| D. | Vidushak |
| Answer» C. Mantries | |
| 3. |
The Buland Darwaza was built by |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 4. |
Kunwar Singh lead the revolt from which State during 1857 Indian Rebellion |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 5. |
The Dual System of Government was implemented by which British Governor |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» B. Warren Hastings | |
| 6. |
The Treaty of Salbai was signed between British and Maratha to settle the outcome of |
| A. | First Anglo-Maratha War |
| B. | Second Anglo-Maratha War |
| C. | Third Anglo-Maratha War |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Second Anglo-Maratha War | |
| 7. |
Which Gupta King assumed the title "Vikramaditya" |
| A. | Ramagupta |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Chandragupta I |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta I | |
| 8. |
The book Harshacharita was written by |
| A. | Kalidas |
| B. | Tulsidas |
| C. | Varahamihir |
| D. | Banabhatta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Gautamiputra Satakarni was a ruler of |
| A. | Pallava |
| B. | Pandyan |
| C. | Cholas |
| D. | Satavahana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
In which University, Chanakya was a teacher |
| A. | Ujjain |
| B. | Taxila |
| C. | Nalanda |
| D. | Vikramshila |
| Answer» C. Nalanda | |
| 11. |
Which Sikh Guru executed by Jahangir's order |
| A. | Guru Arjan |
| B. | Guru Ram Das |
| C. | Guru Hargobind |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» B. Guru Ram Das | |
| 12. |
The Lucknow Pact was signed between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in the year |
| A. | 1916 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» B. 1920 | |
| 13. |
Which of the following cities was not founded by Firoz Shah Tughluq |
| A. | Fatehabad |
| B. | Jaunpur |
| C. | Fatehpur |
| D. | Hissar |
| Answer» D. Hissar | |
| 14. |
During which movement the "do or die" slogan was given |
| A. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| B. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| C. | Quit India Movement |
| D. | Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Answer» D. Indian Rebellion of 1857 | |
| 15. |
The autobiography of Babur "Baburnama" was written in which language |
| A. | Turki |
| B. | Arabic |
| C. | Persian |
| D. | Pushto |
| Answer» B. Arabic | |
| 16. |
The Premanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in |
| A. | 1762 |
| B. | 1768 |
| C. | 1773 |
| D. | 1779 |
| Answer» D. 1779 | |
| 17. |
The mound of the dead is associated with which Civilization site |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohenjo-daro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Mehrgarh |
| Answer» C. Lothal | |
| 18. |
Who among the following shifted the capital of Magadha to Vaishali |
| A. | Bimbisara |
| B. | Ajatashatru |
| C. | Dasharatha |
| D. | Sisunaga |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Who established the Fort William College in Calcutta in 1800 |
| A. | Richard Wellesley |
| B. | William Bentinck |
| C. | Lord Bentinck |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» B. William Bentinck | |
| 20. |
When the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed by British Parliament |
| A. | 3rd March, 1947 |
| B. | 14th April, 1947 |
| C. | 5th July, 1947 |
| D. | 14th August, 1947 |
| Answer» D. 14th August, 1947 | |
| 21. |
Who was the contemporary ruler of Samudragupta in Ceylon |
| A. | Chadraveer |
| B. | Meghverman |
| C. | Ashvatthama |
| D. | Mahasena |
| Answer» C. Ashvatthama | |
| 22. |
Who built "Sultan Ghari" in Delhi |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Razia Sultana |
| C. | Qutb al-Din Aibak |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» B. Razia Sultana | |
| 23. |
Which Delhi Sultan introduced the jizya tax in India |
| A. | Qutb-ud-din Aibak |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughluq |
| D. | Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Muhammad bin Tughluq | |
| 24. |
The Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year |
| A. | 1563 |
| B. | 1568 |
| C. | 1576 |
| D. | 1582 |
| Answer» D. 1582 | |
| 25. |
In which year, jizya was reimposed by Aurangzeb |
| A. | 1672 |
| B. | 1679 |
| C. | 1682 |
| D. | 1691 |
| Answer» C. 1682 | |
| 26. |
Who was the author of the Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari |
| A. | Bairam Khan |
| B. | Abul Fazl |
| C. | Faizi |
| D. | Todar Mal |
| Answer» C. Faizi | |
| 27. |
What was the name of the gold coins introduced by Akbar |
| A. | Muhar |
| B. | Dam |
| C. | Illahi |
| D. | Misar |
| Answer» B. Dam | |
| 28. |
The Indian University Act of 1904 was passed by |
| A. | Lord Irwin |
| B. | Lord Chelmsford |
| C. | Lord Minto |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The second urbanisation in India took place in |
| A. | Indus valley |
| B. | Brahmaputra valley |
| C. | Ganga valley |
| D. | Kavery valley |
| Answer» D. Kavery valley | |
| 30. |
In which battle, Babur defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar |
| A. | Battle of Khanwa |
| B. | Battle of Plassey |
| C. | Battle of Panipat |
| D. | Battle of Hydaspes |
| Answer» B. Battle of Plassey | |
| 31. |
Which Mahajanapada kingdom was located on the bank of river Godavari |
| A. | Chedi |
| B. | Anga |
| C. | Assaka |
| D. | Matsya |
| Answer» D. Matsya | |
| 32. |
The Third Carnatic War was fought until |
| A. | 1745 |
| B. | 1752 |
| C. | 1756 |
| D. | 1763 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Who amongst the following compared the "Dandi March" to Napoleon's March to Paris on his return from Elba |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 34. |
In which of the following movements did Gandhiji make the first use of hunger strike as a weapon |
| A. | Non-cooperation Movement |
| B. | Rowlatt Satyagraha |
| C. | Ahmedabad Mill Strike |
| D. | Bardoli Satyagraha |
| Answer» D. Bardoli Satyagraha | |
| 35. |
In which year, Muhammad Iqbal proposed the creation of a separate Muslim state |
| A. | 1923 |
| B. | 1928 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» D. 1935 | |
| 36. |
Tripitaka is associated with which of the followings |
| A. | Jain |
| B. | Buddhist |
| C. | Sikhs |
| D. | Hindus |
| Answer» C. Sikhs | |
| 37. |
Narasimhavarman I was a powerful king of which dynasty |
| A. | Chola |
| B. | Vakataka |
| C. | Gupta |
| D. | Pallava |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which South Indian Emperor defeated Harshavardhan when he tried to expand his Empire into the southern peninsula of India |
| A. | Dantidurga |
| B. | Amoghavarsha |
| C. | Vikramaditya I |
| D. | Pulakeshin II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Which Indus valley site had three settlement comprising of citadel , middle town and lower town |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohenjo-Daro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Dholavira |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Vikramshila University was established by |
| A. | Dharmapala |
| B. | Devapala |
| C. | Mahendrapala |
| D. | Shurapala I |
| Answer» B. Devapala | |
| 41. |
Who had lead the British East India Company in the Battle of Plassey |
| A. | William Bentinck |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Robert Clive |
| D. | John Russell |
| Answer» D. John Russell | |
| 42. |
Which British Governor General introduced civil services in india |
| A. | Lord Chelmsford |
| B. | Lord Minto |
| C. | Lord Cornwallis |
| D. | Lord Irwin |
| Answer» D. Lord Irwin | |
| 43. |
Which Rajput general lead the mughal army in the battle of Haldi Ghati against Maharana Pratap |
| A. | Ram Singh |
| B. | Man Singh I |
| C. | Bhagwant Das |
| D. | Raja Bhau Singh |
| Answer» C. Bhagwant Das | |
| 44. |
Which Governor General introduced income tax in India |
| A. | Lord Elgin I |
| B. | Lord Mayo |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Lord Irwin |
| Answer» D. Lord Irwin | |
| 45. |
Which one was the capital of King Harsha during his period |
| A. | Kanauj |
| B. | Kashi |
| C. | Pataliputra |
| D. | Ujjain |
| Answer» B. Kashi | |
| 46. |
Who was the last king of the Chalukya dynasty |
| A. | Mangalesha |
| B. | Pulakeshin II |
| C. | Vikramaditya II |
| D. | Kirtivarman II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Under whose Viceroyalty the Archaeological Survey of India was established |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Lytton |
| C. | Lord Dufferin |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» B. Lord Lytton | |
| 48. |
In which year Prime Minister's Secretariat was renamed as Prime Minister's Office |
| A. | 1975 |
| B. | 1977 |
| C. | 1979 |
| D. | 1982 |
| Answer» C. 1979 | |
| 49. |
Where the Darbar was held for Queen Victoria’s Proclamation in 1958 to officially hand over the power of India from East India Company to the British Queen |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Kolkata |
| C. | Merut |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which one of the organisation was a precursor to the Indian National Congress |
| A. | Poona Sarvajanik Sabha |
| B. | Sathyashodhak Samaj |
| C. | Theosophical Society |
| D. | Brahmosamaj |
| Answer» B. Sathyashodhak Samaj | |