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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. |
Who passed the Indian Universities Act of 1904 |
| A. | Lytton |
| B. | Ripon |
| C. | Mayo |
| D. | Curzon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The main feature of the Dravidan style of Temple Architecture is |
| A. | Sikhara |
| B. | Vimana |
| C. | Gopuram |
| D. | Mandapam |
| Answer» C. Gopuram | |
| 3. |
How many committees were there in the Municipal Administration of Pataliputra during the Mauryan period |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The First Jain Council was held at |
| A. | Vaishali |
| B. | Vallabhi |
| C. | Pataliputra |
| D. | Manali |
| Answer» D. Manali | |
| 5. |
The Indus Valley Civilization was first discovered in the year |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» D. 1935 | |
| 6. |
According to Megasthenes, number of caste in india was |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following Harappan site wherein a Persian Gulf seal has been unearthed |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohen-jo-Daro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Kalibhangan |
| Answer» D. Kalibhangan | |
| 8. |
The first Buddhist council was held at |
| A. | Rajgir |
| B. | Vaishali |
| C. | Pataliputra |
| D. | Kashmir |
| Answer» B. Vaishali | |
| 9. |
The Buddha preached his first sermon at |
| A. | Sanchi |
| B. | Sarnath |
| C. | Kapilavastu |
| D. | Bodh Gaya |
| Answer» C. Kapilavastu | |
| 10. |
The Mansabdari System was introduce by which Mughal Emperor |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» D. Shah Jahan | |
| 11. |
Who was the first foreign travellers who visited the Vijayanagara Empire |
| A. | Dominigo Paes |
| B. | Durate Barbosa |
| C. | Abdur Razzaq |
| D. | Nicolo Conti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Fahien visited India during the reign of |
| A. | Samudragupta |
| B. | Chandragupta-II |
| C. | Skandagupta |
| D. | Chandragupta-I |
| Answer» C. Skandagupta | |
| 13. |
For the first time, double dome was used in India in which of the following buildings |
| A. | Humayun's tomb |
| B. | Itimaduddaula's tomb |
| C. | Taj Mahal |
| D. | Moti Mahal |
| Answer» B. Itimaduddaula's tomb | |
| 14. |
All India Trade Union Congress was formed in the year |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1923 |
| Answer» C. 1921 | |
| 15. |
Who put forward the idea that "Britain was draining and bleeding india" |
| A. | G V Joshi |
| B. | M G Ranade |
| C. | G K Gokhale |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Which Governor General passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 |
| A. | Lord Lytton |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Dufferin |
| D. | Lord Minto |
| Answer» B. Lord Ripon | |
| 17. |
"Dyarchy" was introduced in india by the Act of |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1931 |
| Answer» C. 1923 | |
| 18. |
All India Kisan Sabha was established in the year |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1933 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» D. 1940 | |
| 19. |
Which Governor General introduce the Permanent land revenue system in India |
| A. | Lord Cornwallis |
| B. | Lord Bentinck |
| C. | Lord Lytton |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» B. Lord Bentinck | |
| 20. |
Subsidiary Alliance System was formulated by |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Thomas Munro |
| Answer» D. Thomas Munro | |
| 21. |
Which party was formed by Subhas Chandra Bose after leaving Congress Party in 1939 |
| A. | Forward Bloc |
| B. | Swaraj Party |
| C. | Congress Socialist Party |
| D. | Bengal Congress |
| Answer» B. Swaraj Party | |
| 22. |
Which of the following Mughal ruler was appointed twice to the throne |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following did not participate in the third Anglo-Maratha War |
| A. | Peshwa Bajirao II |
| B. | Appaji Bhonsley |
| C. | Mahadji Sindhia |
| D. | Malhar Rao Holkar |
| Answer» D. Malhar Rao Holkar | |
| 24. |
Which one is the is the source of the phrase Satyameva Jayate |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Tattiriya Aranyak |
| C. | Prashna Upanishad |
| D. | Mundaka Upanishad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The Indian University Act was passed in the year |
| A. | 1904 |
| B. | 1907 |
| C. | 1912 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» B. 1907 | |
| 26. |
To reform the recruitment of Indian Civil Services, the Macaulay Committee was formed in the year |
| A. | 1850 |
| B. | 1852 |
| C. | 1854 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» D. 1857 | |
| 27. |
Who was the first Portuguese Governor in India |
| A. | Francisco Almeida |
| B. | Vasco-de-Gama |
| C. | Alfenso d Albuquerque |
| D. | Neno-da-Cunha |
| Answer» B. Vasco-de-Gama | |
| 28. |
Who was Dadaji Kondadeva |
| A. | Shivaji's grand father |
| B. | Shivaji's guardian tutor |
| C. | Shivaji's maternal uncle |
| D. | Shivaji's Elder brother |
| Answer» C. Shivaji's maternal uncle | |
| 29. |
Which of the following rulers was first to introduce the silver coin named "Rupia" |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shershah Suri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The Khalifa who gave legal recognition as a Sultan of Delhi to Iltutmish was |
| A. | Abbasi |
| B. | Almansoor |
| C. | Al-Mustansir Bilah |
| D. | Suleman |
| Answer» D. Suleman | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following Janpada was not included in 16 Mahajanpada |
| A. | Kalinga |
| B. | Kamboj |
| C. | Gandhar |
| D. | Ashmak |
| Answer» B. Kamboj | |
| 32. |
In which period agriculture community was originated |
| A. | Chalcolithic |
| B. | Mesolithic |
| C. | Neolithic |
| D. | Paleolithic |
| Answer» D. Paleolithic | |
| 33. |
Satavahana ruler who performed "Ashwamegh Yagya" twice was |
| A. | Krishna |
| B. | Shatkarni-I |
| C. | Shimuke |
| D. | Rudradaman |
| Answer» C. Shimuke | |
| 34. |
The young Bengal Movement in the 19th century was inspired by |
| A. | Rasik Kumar Mallick |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | Henry Vivian Derozia |
| D. | Krishna Kumar Mitra |
| Answer» D. Krishna Kumar Mitra | |
| 35. |
Slavery was abolished in India by the Act of |
| A. | 1826 |
| B. | 1833 |
| C. | 1845 |
| D. | 1858 |
| Answer» C. 1845 | |
| 36. |
Who was the author of Kanun-i-Hamayuni |
| A. | Gulbadan Begam |
| B. | Jauhar |
| C. | Khwanda Mir |
| D. | Mirja Haider Doglat |
| Answer» D. Mirja Haider Doglat | |
| 37. |
From where have we obtained evidence of pit-dwellings in the neolithic age |
| A. | Brahmagiri |
| B. | Burzahom |
| C. | Gufkral |
| D. | Both Burzahom and Gufkral |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which one of the following cities was known as "Shiraz of East" |
| A. | Jaunpur |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Lakhnauti |
| Answer» B. Lahore | |
| 39. |
The chief of merchants in the Gupta age was called as |
| A. | Kulik |
| B. | Samaharta |
| C. | Shreshthi |
| D. | Sarthavaha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Who addressed Gandhiji as 'one man boundary force' |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Lord Mountbatten |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 41. |
The Asiatic society was established in Calcutta by |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Sir William Jones |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | TB Macaulay |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following is the seventh part of the State according to Saptang Theory of State |
| A. | Janapad |
| B. | Danda |
| C. | Mitra |
| D. | Kosha |
| Answer» D. Kosha | |
| 43. |
Who had suggested the Saptanga theory of State |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Ashok |
| C. | Swami Vivekananda |
| D. | Aryabhata |
| Answer» B. Ashok | |
| 44. |
Ajatasatru was the son of |
| A. | Bimisara |
| B. | Udayin |
| C. | Shisunaga |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. Udayin | |
| 45. |
Where did the Black-Hole tragedy took place |
| A. | Murshidabad |
| B. | Dacca |
| C. | Monghyr |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora |
| A. | Gupta King Samudra Gupta |
| B. | Chalukyan King Pulikeshi II |
| C. | Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I |
| D. | Mauryan Emperor Ashoka |
| Answer» D. Mauryan Emperor Ashoka | |
| 47. |
The Khilafat Movement was started in the year |
| A. | 1913 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1927 |
| Answer» C. 1921 | |
| 48. |
The famous Persian Poet Amir Khusrow lived in the court of |
| A. | Ala-ud-din Khilji |
| B. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| C. | Kutub-ud-din Aibek |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» B. Muhammad Tughlaq | |
| 49. |
"Rajatarangini" written by Kalhan is associated with which of the following |
| A. | Chandragupta's reign |
| B. | Anthology of lyrics |
| C. | History of Kashmir |
| D. | Reign of Krishna Deva Raya |
| Answer» D. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya | |
| 50. |
Which of the following was known as the Lakh Bash |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Alauddin Khiliji |
| Answer» B. Iltutmish | |