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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 Rajarajeshwara Temple of Tanjore was constructed by |
| A. | Rajaraja the Great |
| B. | Rajendra I |
| C. | Rajadhiraja I |
| D. | Vikram Chola |
| Answer» B. Rajendra I | |
| 2. |
The Vijaynagara ruler Krishnadev Raya had closed relations with |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | English |
| D. | French |
| Answer» B. Dutch | |
| 3. |
Who among the following is not associated with the Bhakti Movement |
| A. | Kabir |
| B. | Nanak |
| C. | Daswant |
| D. | Tukaram |
| Answer» D. Tukaram | |
| 4. |
Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established by East India Company |
| A. | Elijah Impey |
| B. | Courtney Ilbert |
| C. | Philip Francis |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Courtney Ilbert | |
| 5. |
Who was the first Mughal emperor to issue gold coin |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Bahadur Shah I |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 6. |
In which year Gandhiji's started satyagraha from Champaran |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | 1917 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The paintings is Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under which of the following |
| A. | Chalukyas |
| B. | Pandyas |
| C. | Pallavas |
| D. | Rashtrakutas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which Gupta Emperor styled himself as "Kavi Raja" |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Skandagupta |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Chandragupta II |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta II | |
| 9. |
The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was |
| A. | Alam Shah |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» C. Qutbuddin Aibak | |
| 10. |
The only AICC session Mahatma Gandhi presided was held at |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Belgaum |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» C. Madras | |
| 11. |
Who said this "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Sardar Patel |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which Viceroy of India had established the Department of Archaeology |
| A. | Canning |
| B. | Rippon |
| C. | Curzon |
| D. | Mayo |
| Answer» D. Mayo | |
| 13. |
Who was the author of Rajatarangini |
| A. | Kalhana |
| B. | Banabhatta |
| C. | Abhinavagupta |
| D. | Kalidas |
| Answer» B. Banabhatta | |
| 14. |
Who was the first ruler in South India to issue gold coinage |
| A. | Rajaram |
| B. | Pulakeshi II |
| C. | Narasimhavarman I |
| D. | Vikramaditya II |
| Answer» C. Narasimhavarman I | |
| 15. |
Who was the founder of Pala dynasty in Kamrupa |
| A. | Brahma Pala |
| B. | Ratna Pala |
| C. | Indra Pala |
| D. | Jaya Pala |
| Answer» B. Ratna Pala | |
| 16. |
Badami was the capital of which dynasty |
| A. | Chola dynasty |
| B. | Chalukya dynasty |
| C. | Pallava dynasty |
| D. | Varman dynasty |
| Answer» C. Pallava dynasty | |
| 17. |
Which one is the birthplace of the Gautama Buddha |
| A. | Kapilavastu |
| B. | Lumbini |
| C. | Kushinagar |
| D. | Sarnath |
| Answer» C. Kushinagar | |
| 18. |
The war of Kalinga was fought in the year |
| A. | 261 BC |
| B. | 270 BC |
| C. | 253 BC |
| D. | 242 BC |
| Answer» B. 270 BC | |
| 19. |
Who led the Kanpur rebellion during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| A. | Babu Kunwar Singh |
| B. | Bakht Khan |
| C. | Rani Laxmi bai |
| D. | Nana Sahib |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The mosque which Qutubuddin Aibak built at Delhi soon after its capture is known as |
| A. | Jama Masjid |
| B. | Big Mosque |
| C. | Kuwat-ul-Islam |
| D. | Qutb Minar |
| Answer» D. Qutb Minar | |
| 21. |
The Pakistan Resolution was passed by Muslim League in |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» B. 1942 | |
| 22. |
When the Sati system was abolished |
| A. | 1829 |
| B. | 1845 |
| C. | 1873 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» B. 1845 | |
| 23. |
Who among the following is the author of the book "kitab-ul-Hind" |
| A. | Ibn Battuta |
| B. | Abul Fazl |
| C. | Al Beruni |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 24. |
Which Mughal Emperor built a new city at Delhi known as Din Panah |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shah Jahan | |
| 25. |
The tomb of Babur is at |
| A. | Kabul |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Sasaram |
| Answer» B. Lahore | |
| 26. |
Who was the last Hindu ruler in the Sind region |
| A. | Dahir |
| B. | Chach |
| C. | Rai Sahasi II |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Chach | |
| 27. |
Who is known as the 'Father of Local Self-Government' in India |
| A. | Lord Amherst |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Lytton |
| D. | Lord Bentinck |
| Answer» C. Lord Lytton | |
| 28. |
Which one was the capital city during Ashoka's empire |
| A. | Pataliputra |
| B. | Ujjain |
| C. | Taxila |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Ujjain | |
| 29. |
Akbar built the Buland Darwaza to commemorate his victory over |
| A. | Kashmir |
| B. | Gujrat |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» C. Bengal | |
| 30. |
The Poona Pact agreement in 1932 was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and |
| A. | B Ambedkar |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Rowlatt |
| Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following newspaper was published by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1909 |
| A. | Free India |
| B. | Nav Bharat |
| C. | The Leader |
| D. | Independent |
| Answer» D. Independent | |
| 32. |
Who is the twenty-second tirthankaras |
| A. | Neminath |
| B. | Nami Natha |
| C. | Parshvanath |
| D. | Mahavir |
| Answer» B. Nami Natha | |
| 33. |
How many tirthankaras are there in Jainism |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 22 |
| D. | 24 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization city had a dock |
| A. | Mehrgarh |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Mohenjo-daro |
| D. | Harappan |
| Answer» C. Mohenjo-daro | |
| 35. |
The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to which age |
| A. | Chalcolithic Age |
| B. | Palaeolithic Age |
| C. | Mesolithic Age |
| D. | Neolithic Age |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Who was the first to termed the great mutiny of 1857 as the "first War of Indian Independence" |
| A. | VD Savarkar |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 37. |
In which place, Akbar was born |
| A. | Fatehpur Sikri |
| B. | Jaipur |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Umerkot |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which King of Sri Lanka was a contemporary of King Ashoka of Magadha |
| A. | Pandukabhaya |
| B. | Devanampiya Tissa |
| C. | Mahasiva |
| D. | Suratissa |
| Answer» C. Mahasiva | |
| 39. |
Who was the founder of Nanda Empire in Magadha |
| A. | Dhana Nanda |
| B. | Mahendra |
| C. | Mahapadma Nanda |
| D. | Rashtrapala |
| Answer» D. Rashtrapala | |
| 40. |
Which city of Indus valley civilization found in the prsent location of Gujrat District |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mehrgarh |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Mohenjo-daro |
| Answer» D. Mohenjo-daro | |
| 41. |
The Great Bath structure found in which city during Indus valley civilization |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mehrgarh |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Mohenjo-daro |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
How long ago did the Indus civilisation begin |
| A. | About 5,000 years ago |
| B. | About 4,000 years ago |
| C. | About 3,000 years ago |
| D. | About 2,000 years ago |
| Answer» B. About 4,000 years ago | |
| 43. |
In which year, Shivaji was entitled as chhatrapati shivaji |
| A. | 1656 |
| B. | 1672 |
| C. | 1674 |
| D. | 1679 |
| Answer» D. 1679 | |