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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. |
In which year, Annie Besant become the President of Indian National Congress |
| A. | 1912 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1921 |
| Answer» C. 1920 | |
| 2. |
In which year, Mahatma Gandhi was first time nominated for the Nobel Prize |
| A. | 1932 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» D. 1940 | |
| 3. |
Who is known as the founder of Banaras Hindu University |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Madan Mohan Malaviya |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Lal Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 4. |
In which year, Banaras Hindu University was established |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1897 |
| C. | 1916 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» D. 1920 | |
| 5. |
Where the tomb of Mughal Emperor Akbar is located |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Kashmir |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 6. |
Swami Vivekananda was died in the year |
| A. | 1898 |
| B. | 1902 |
| C. | 1905 |
| D. | 1910 |
| Answer» C. 1905 | |
| 7. |
Narendra Nath Datta is the original name of |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | |
| 8. |
Gadadhar Chattopadhyay is the original name of |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Ramakrishna Paramahamsa |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Sri Aurobindo |
| Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 9. |
Swami Vivekananda attend the 'Parliament of the World's Religions' in America in the year |
| A. | 1865 |
| B. | 1893 |
| C. | 1895 |
| D. | 1900 |
| Answer» C. 1895 | |
| 10. |
In which city, the 'Parliament of the World's Religions' was held that Swami Vivekananda attended |
| A. | New York |
| B. | Los Angeles |
| C. | Chicago |
| D. | New Orleans |
| Answer» D. New Orleans | |
| 11. |
Which Mughal Emperor granted a Firman to the East India Company for duty free trading rights in Bengal |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Furrukhsiyar |
| C. | Bahadur Shah I |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» C. Bahadur Shah I | |
| 12. |
Which one was the first capital city of Mughal Empire in India |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Fatehpur Sikri |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
How many years did Mughal Empire exist in India |
| A. | 400 Years |
| B. | 300 Years |
| C. | 331 Years |
| D. | 262 Years |
| Answer» D. 262 Years | |
| 14. |
Who designed the Victoria Terminus (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station), Mumbai India |
| A. | Laurie Baker |
| B. | Frederick William Stevens |
| C. | Charles Correa |
| D. | Christopher Charles Benninger |
| Answer» C. Charles Correa | |
| 15. |
Guru Nanak was born in the year |
| A. | 1398 |
| B. | 1452 |
| C. | 1469 |
| D. | 1502 |
| Answer» D. 1502 | |
| 16. |
Which Sikh Guru built the Akal Takht in Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar |
| A. | Guru Arjan |
| B. | Guru Hargobind |
| C. | Guru Ram Das |
| D. | Guru Angad |
| Answer» C. Guru Ram Das | |
| 17. |
Nalanda, which was the center of higher education in ancient India was located in |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Kashmir |
| Answer» D. Kashmir | |
| 18. |
Who is the tenth or last of the ten Sikh Gurus |
| A. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| B. | Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| C. | Guru Amar Das |
| D. | Guru Har Krishan |
| Answer» B. Guru Tegh Bahadur | |
| 19. |
Who completed the construction of Harmindir Sahib (Golden Temple) in 1604 |
| A. | Guru Amar Das |
| B. | Guru Hargobind |
| C. | Guru Har Rai |
| D. | Guru Arjan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Who was Prime minister of Britain when India got Independence |
| A. | Clement Attlee |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Ramsay MacDonald |
| D. | Neville Chamberlain |
| Answer» B. Winston Churchill | |
| 21. |
Who ordered the shooting at Jallianwala Bagh that killed thousand protesters |
| A. | John Akehurst |
| B. | Reginald Dyer |
| C. | Frederick John Alfieri |
| D. | John Armstrong |
| Answer» C. Frederick John Alfieri | |
| 22. |
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in the year |
| A. | 1913 |
| B. | 1902 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The train robbery 'Kakori conspiracy' took place in the year |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1923 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» D. 1930 | |
| 24. |
Who wrote the pamphlet 'Why I am an Atheist' in Jail |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» D. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 25. |
Who is known as the founder of the Chalukya Dynasty |
| A. | Kirtivarman I |
| B. | Pulakesi I |
| C. | Rajaraja |
| D. | Vishnubardhana |
| Answer» C. Rajaraja | |
| 26. |
In which year, the partition of Bengal took place |
| A. | 1898 |
| B. | 1905 |
| C. | 1900 |
| D. | 1907 |
| Answer» C. 1900 | |
| 27. |
In which year, Queen Victoria took the title of 'Empress of India' |
| A. | 1757 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1876 |
| D. | 1902 |
| Answer» D. 1902 | |
| 28. |
The third Anglo-Mysore was fought between |
| A. | British and Tipu Sultan |
| B. | British and Hyder Ali |
| C. | British and Franch Army |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. British and Hyder Ali | |
| 29. |
The battle of Plassey was fought between British East India Company and |
| A. | Mir Jafar |
| B. | Siraj ud-Daulah |
| C. | Shuja-ud-Daula |
| D. | Shah Alam II |
| Answer» C. Shuja-ud-Daula | |
| 30. |
In which year Battle of Buxar was fought |
| A. | 1775 |
| B. | 1764 |
| C. | 1739 |
| D. | 1778 |
| Answer» C. 1739 | |
| 31. |
The first battle of panipat was fought in the year |
| A. | 1520 |
| B. | 1523 |
| C. | 1526 |
| D. | 1528 |
| Answer» D. 1528 | |
| 32. |
Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India in the year |
| A. | 1864 |
| B. | 1880 |
| C. | 1902 |
| D. | 1912 |
| Answer» B. 1880 | |
| 33. |
Before Shimla, which city was the summer capital of British India |
| A. | Ooty |
| B. | Kannur |
| C. | Darjeeling |
| D. | Murree |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Who first introduced the adhesive stamp of India/Asia in 1852 |
| A. | Sir Bartle Frere |
| B. | Charles James Napier |
| C. | Alfred Milner |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Charles James Napier | |
| 35. |
The publication of the newspaper 'Bengal Gazette' from Kolkata was started in the year |
| A. | 1660 |
| B. | 1720 |
| C. | 1755 |
| D. | 1780 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Which Governor General of India founded the Postal Service in India |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Robert Clive |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Robert Clive | |
| 37. |
First indian ruler to use rocket artillery in war was |
| A. | Hyder Ali |
| B. | Tipu Sultan |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Babur |
| Answer» B. Tipu Sultan | |
| 38. |
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed before |
| A. | First Round Table |
| B. | Second Round Table |
| C. | Third Round Table |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Third Round Table | |
| 39. |
Who was the first muslim invader in India |
| A. | Mahmud of Ghazni |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Muhmmad Ghori |
| D. | Muhmmad-bin-Qasim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Bahadur Shah Zafar was buried in which city |
| A. | Rangoon |
| B. | Yangon |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Delhi | |
| 41. |
Who commissioned the construction of Jama Masjid, Delhi |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Jangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Jangir | |
| 42. |
Who is the founder of Hindu College in Calcutta which is presently known as Presidency University |
| A. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| B. | Dwarkanath Tagore |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Debendranath Tagore |
| Answer» D. Debendranath Tagore | |
| 43. |
The poem "Meghaduta" was written by |
| A. | Tulsidas |
| B. | Kalidasa |
| C. | Bhavabhuti |
| D. | Harsha |
| Answer» C. Bhavabhuti | |
| 44. |
Kanishka was a Emperor of the __ dynasty |
| A. | Gupta |
| B. | Satavahana |
| C. | Sunga |
| D. | Kushan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Din-e-Ilahi' religion was founded by |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Aurengzeb |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Famous poet Banabhatta was a member in the court of the King |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Vikramaditya |
| C. | Harsha Vardhana |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» D. Samudragupta | |
| 47. |
First sanskrit grammar book 'Ashtadhyayi' was written by |
| A. | Banabhatta |
| B. | Tulsidas |
| C. | Bashkar |
| D. | Panini |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire after defeating |
| A. | Shunga Dynasty |
| B. | Nanda Dynasty |
| C. | Shishunaga Dynasty |
| D. | Gupta Dynasty |
| Answer» C. Shishunaga Dynasty | |
| 49. |
Which Sikh Guru initiated the 'Sikh Khalsa' in 1699 |
| A. | Guru Nanak |
| B. | Guru Arjan |
| C. | Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Who is the writer of the book 'Panchatantra' |
| A. | Vishnu Sarma |
| B. | Charak |
| C. | Hala |
| D. | Harsha Vardhan |
| Answer» B. Charak | |