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This section includes 1093 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Polity and Civics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 451. |
Kuka movement is associated with which of the following states |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 452. |
Which Chola King assumed the title of 'Gangaikondachola' to commemorate his victory over Pala King of Bengal and Bihar |
| A. | Rajaraja I |
| B. | Rajendra Chola I |
| C. | Vijayalaya Chola |
| D. | Aditya Karikalan |
| Answer» C. Vijayalaya Chola | |
| 453. |
The Chola king who completed the subjugation of the Pallavas was |
| A. | Aditya I |
| B. | Karikala |
| C. | Parantak I |
| D. | Kulottunga |
| Answer» B. Karikala | |
| 454. |
Which of the following movements immediately followed the partition of Bengal |
| A. | Non-cooperation movement |
| B. | Swadeshi movement |
| C. | Civil disobedience |
| D. | Ghadar movement |
| Answer» C. Civil disobedience | |
| 455. |
To regulate the economic activities of the state the Mauryan administration appointed |
| A. | 24 superintendents |
| B. | 25 superintendents |
| C. | 26 superintendents |
| D. | 27 superintendents |
| Answer» E. | |
| 456. |
The classes of officers appointed by Ashoka to spread the Law of Piety were called |
| A. | Rajukas |
| B. | Prativedakas |
| C. | Mahamatras |
| D. | Dhammamahamatras |
| Answer» E. | |
| 457. |
Bhadrabahu was the spiritual teacher of |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Harsha |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Prithviraj Chauhan |
| Answer» D. Prithviraj Chauhan | |
| 458. |
The ambassador of Seleucus in the court of Chandragupta Maurya was |
| A. | Megasthenes |
| B. | Pliny |
| C. | Darius |
| D. | Ptolemy |
| Answer» B. Pliny | |
| 459. |
The historic INA trial started at the Red fort of Delhi in |
| A. | 1944 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» C. 1946 | |
| 460. |
What promise was made by the British Government under the "August Declaration of 1917" |
| A. | Complete Independence |
| B. | Self-government at the end of the war |
| C. | Self-governing institutions through gradual stages |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 461. |
Who of the following is considered as the prophet of Indian Nationalism |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | B. R. Ambedkar |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 462. |
The imperial Council was replaced by a bi-cameral legislature under the Act of |
| A. | Act of 1909 |
| B. | Act of 1919 |
| C. | Act of 1935 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Act of 1935 | |
| 463. |
Which language served as the lingua franca of Indian in the 3rd century B.C. |
| A. | Prakrit |
| B. | Sanskrit |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Pali |
| Answer» B. Sanskrit | |
| 464. |
Which dynasty built the shore Temple of Mamallapuram |
| A. | Chola |
| B. | Kalabhra |
| C. | Pallava |
| D. | Satavahana |
| Answer» D. Satavahana | |
| 465. |
The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre of the Governor-General of India for the first time in |
| A. | 1848 |
| B. | 1858 |
| C. | 1865 |
| D. | 1876 |
| Answer» C. 1865 | |
| 466. |
Swami Vivekananda established the Ramakrishna Mission organisation in the year |
| A. | 1891 |
| B. | 1895 |
| C. | 1897 |
| D. | 1898 |
| Answer» D. 1898 | |
| 467. |
Who gave the title "Vivekananda" to Narendranath Datta who became famous as Swami Vivekananda |
| A. | Ajit Singh of Khetri |
| B. | Jai Singh of Mewar |
| C. | Fateh Singh of Khetri |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Jai Singh of Mewar | |
| 468. |
Which of the following was not a provincial capital during the reign of Ashoka |
| A. | Taxila |
| B. | Tosali |
| C. | Suvarngiri |
| D. | Dhauli |
| Answer» E. | |
| 469. |
Who abolished Turkan-i-chihalgani |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | Qutb al-Din Aibak |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Khalji | |
| 470. |
When did the company lose its monopoly of Indian trade which was thrown open to all |
| A. | 1805 |
| B. | 1810 |
| C. | 1813 |
| D. | 1819 |
| Answer» D. 1819 | |
| 471. |
Which king was also known as "Sakalottarapathanath" |
| A. | Harsha |
| B. | Kanishka |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Pulakeshin II |
| Answer» B. Kanishka | |
| 472. |
Who was the first to formulate the theory of three successive phases of British colonialism in India- namely mercantilist, Free Trade Mercantile capitalism and Finance Imperialism |
| A. | Dadabhai Naaroji |
| B. | R.C Dutt |
| C. | R.P Dutt |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» C. R.P Dutt | |
| 473. |
Who amongs the following described Aurobindo as a ‘Poet of patriotism, prophet of nationalism and lover of humanity' |
| A. | R P Dutt |
| B. | Vivekananda |
| C. | C R Das |
| D. | M N Roy |
| Answer» D. M N Roy | |
| 474. |
In which year Satnamis rebelled against the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb |
| A. | 1669 |
| B. | 1672 |
| C. | 1675 |
| D. | 1683 |
| Answer» C. 1675 | |
| 475. |
The Battle of Jajau was fought between |
| A. | between Mughal and British |
| B. | between Mughal and French |
| C. | between Sikh and Afghan |
| D. | between Mughal Princes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 476. |
In which battle, Nader Shah defeted Mughal army during his invasion of India |
| A. | Battle of Kabul |
| B. | Battle of Panipat |
| C. | Battle of Karnal |
| D. | Battle of Khanwa |
| Answer» D. Battle of Khanwa | |
| 477. |
Which one city was the centre of the British East India Company's opium industry |
| A. | Kochi |
| B. | Hubli |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Patna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 478. |
The Vellore mutiny, which is India's first instance of a large-scale and violent mutiny by Indian sepoys was occured in the year |
| A. | 1806 |
| B. | 1807 |
| C. | 1808 |
| D. | 1809 |
| Answer» B. 1807 | |
| 479. |
Which ruler made a replica of the Taj Mahal in South India |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Bahadur Shah I |
| C. | Jahandar Shah |
| D. | Akbar II |
| Answer» B. Bahadur Shah I | |
| 480. |
Whom did Wellesley enthrone after the death of Tipu in 1799 |
| A. | Basalat Khan |
| B. | Pratap Singh |
| C. | Krishna Raj |
| D. | Nandraj |
| Answer» D. Nandraj | |
| 481. |
Who started the newspaper "Indian Sociologist" abroad |
| A. | Veer Savarka |
| B. | Lala Hardayal |
| C. | Bhupendra Dutt |
| D. | Shyamji Krishna Verma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 482. |
In which of its Sessions, the Congress declared its policy towards Indian States for the first time |
| A. | Nagpur Session |
| B. | Calcutta Session |
| C. | Gaya Session |
| D. | Lucknow Session |
| Answer» B. Calcutta Session | |
| 483. |
Who was the author of the book "The Problems of the East" |
| A. | Lord Lytton |
| B. | Lord Minto |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Chelmsford |
| Answer» D. Lord Chelmsford | |
| 484. |
Which European nation was first in bringing printing press to India |
| A. | Portugal |
| B. | England |
| C. | Holand |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. England | |
| 485. |
Who amongst the following established "Diwan-e-amirkothi" during Delhi Sultanate |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Mohd. Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 486. |
Which Indian scholar is also known as "the father of linguistics" |
| A. | Kalhana |
| B. | Panini |
| C. | Harisena |
| D. | Amarsimha |
| Answer» C. Harisena | |
| 487. |
Total number of kingdoms and republics during the Mahajanapadas period in India was |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 18 | |
| 488. |
Who was the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi |
| A. | Razia Sultana |
| B. | Ghiyas ud din Balban |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Qutb al-Din Aibak |
| Answer» D. Qutb al-Din Aibak | |
| 489. |
Who is known as the founder of Satavahana dynasty |
| A. | Kanha |
| B. | Simuka |
| C. | Sivasvati |
| D. | Satakarni I |
| Answer» C. Sivasvati | |
| 490. |
Who was the incharge of Mughal troops, which invaded Poona fort of Shivaji in 1660 |
| A. | Afzal Khan |
| B. | Shaista Khan |
| C. | Shah Shuja |
| D. | Murad Bakhsh |
| Answer» C. Shah Shuja | |
| 491. |
Who helped Krishnadevaraya in his battle of Raichur against Bijapur Sultan |
| A. | Bahmini Sultan |
| B. | Portugese |
| C. | British |
| D. | Maratha |
| Answer» C. British | |
| 492. |
Which Mughal Emperor converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 493. |
Which Mughal Emperor implemented "Chain of Justice" system to get a personal hearing with the emperor |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» D. Shah Jahan | |
| 494. |
The first fingerprint bureau of India is established in |
| A. | Kochi |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 495. |
Which Governor-General passed the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act |
| A. | Lord Minto |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» D. Lord William Bentinck | |
| 496. |
The Delhi Durbar or Imperial Durbar was first held in the year |
| A. | 1877 |
| B. | 1884 |
| C. | 1896 |
| D. | 1903 |
| Answer» B. 1884 | |
| 497. |
Which Sultan implemented the iqta system of administrative grants in the Delhi Sultanate |
| A. | Sher Shah Suri |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khalji |
| Answer» C. Firuz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 498. |
Who once remarked - "Nehru is a patriot while Jinnah is a politician" |
| A. | Maulana Azad |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Sir Mohammad Iqbal |
| D. | Abdul Gaffar Khan |
| Answer» D. Abdul Gaffar Khan | |
| 499. |
Which Act was also known as "Black-Bill" |
| A. | Rowlatt Act |
| B. | Pitt's India Act |
| C. | The Regulating Act |
| D. | Indian Council Act |
| Answer» B. Pitt's India Act | |
| 500. |
Who said "The Simon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish" |
| A. | M.K. Gandhi |
| B. | Shivaswami Ayyar |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Mahammad Ali Jinnah |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru | |