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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.
| 501. |
The Khilafat movement was started by |
| A. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| B. | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
| C. | Fakruddin Ali Ahmed |
| D. | Ali Brothers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 502. |
Which leader died on the day the Non-cooperation movement was launched in 1920 |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | P. Sita Ramayya |
| Answer» B. Lala Lajpat Rai | |
| 503. |
The Amir-i-Chahalgani was a council of how many nobles |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 32 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 504. |
Who was the first Delhi Sultan died after fell down from a horse while playing chaugan (a form of polo) |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Qutb al-Din Aibak |
| D. | Ghiyas ud din Balban |
| Answer» D. Ghiyas ud din Balban | |
| 505. |
In 1915, Mahatma Gandhi was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind for contribution in |
| A. | for advocacy services |
| B. | welfare of Harijan |
| C. | nonviolent protest in South Africa |
| D. | ambulance services in South Africa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 506. |
Safety valve theory was given by |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | B. R. Ambedkar |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 507. |
Which one prehistoric site of Indian is also consider as "world's earliest attested ploughed field" |
| A. | Dholavira |
| B. | Ropar |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Kalibangan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 508. |
Who deciphered Devampriya Ashoka in Maski record |
| A. | James Prince |
| B. | John Marshal |
| C. | Ranade |
| D. | Robert Bruce |
| Answer» B. John Marshal | |
| 509. |
Who is called as "The father of Indian prehistory" |
| A. | Sir Robert Bruce Foote |
| B. | Sir Alexander Cunningham |
| C. | James Princep |
| D. | James Burgess |
| Answer» B. Sir Alexander Cunningham | |
| 510. |
Which Delhi ruler took the title ‘Sikander-i-Sani’ |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| B. | Sayyid Muhammad Shah |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughluq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 511. |
Which is the birth place of Mahavira |
| A. | Kaladi |
| B. | Kundagrama |
| C. | Lumbini |
| D. | Kunrattur |
| Answer» C. Lumbini | |
| 512. |
Who presided the meeting of the Jain Council at Pataliputra |
| A. | Nagarjuna |
| B. | Bhadrabahu |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Sthulabhadra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 513. |
Who among the following emperors issued the Ashvamedha coins in India |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Chandragupta |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 514. |
Introduction of Vernacular Press Act by Lord Lytton was nick named as |
| A. | The Gambling Act |
| B. | The Grudging Act |
| C. | The Gagging Act |
| D. | The Giggling Act |
| Answer» D. The Giggling Act | |
| 515. |
By whom Devadasi system was abolished in 1925 |
| A. | Lord Reading |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Lord Ramsay |
| D. | William Bentinck |
| Answer» B. Lord Canning | |
| 516. |
"I have sold my kingdom to my beloved queen for a cup of wine and a dish of soup" who remarked this |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Bahadur Shah I |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 517. |
In which congress session moderates accepted the resolution on Swaraj |
| A. | Calcutta Session - 1906 |
| B. | Surat Session - 1907 |
| C. | Madras Session - 1908 |
| D. | Lucknow Session - 1917 |
| Answer» B. Surat Session - 1907 | |
| 518. |
Who was the Russian traveller visited in Bahmini dominions |
| A. | Athanasius Nikitin |
| B. | Francis Iyer |
| C. | Dminican Edward |
| D. | Nicholas |
| Answer» B. Francis Iyer | |
| 519. |
Which of the following was not a feature of Indus Valley Civilization |
| A. | Town Planning |
| B. | Use of Iron |
| C. | Use of Bronze |
| D. | Drainage system |
| Answer» C. Use of Bronze | |
| 520. |
Out of the following, who plundered Delhi and carried away the Koh-i-Noor diamond |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Timur |
| C. | Ahmad Shah Durrani |
| D. | Nader Shah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 521. |
When did Vasco da Gama discover the sea route from Europe to India |
| A. | 1497 |
| B. | 1498 |
| C. | 1499 |
| D. | 1502 |
| Answer» C. 1499 | |
| 522. |
The Greek envoy Dionysius came to India as ambassador to |
| A. | Dhana Nanda |
| B. | Bindusara |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta Maurya | |
| 523. |
Ziauddin Barani was a political thinker during which Delhi Sultanate dynasty |
| A. | Tughlaq dynasty |
| B. | Khalji dynasty |
| C. | Mamluk dynasty |
| D. | Sayyid dynasty |
| Answer» B. Khalji dynasty | |
| 524. |
Who is known as the father of Indian Archaeology |
| A. | Sir John Marshall |
| B. | Dayaram Sahani |
| C. | S. R. Rao |
| D. | Sir Alexander Cunningham |
| Answer» E. | |
| 525. |
Who was the first scholar to decipher the Ashokan inscriptions |
| A. | James Prinsep |
| B. | R. K. Mukherji |
| C. | Sir Alexander Cunningham |
| D. | R. S. Sarma |
| Answer» B. R. K. Mukherji | |
| 526. |
Which of the following Buddhist Councils was presided over by Vasumitra |
| A. | First Buddhist Council, Rajgir |
| B. | Second Buddhist Council, Vaisali |
| C. | Third Buddhist Council, Pataliputra |
| D. | Fourth Buddhist Council, Kundalvana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 527. |
The Sangam literary works were compiled in |
| A. | North India |
| B. | North-East India |
| C. | South India |
| D. | Takshashila |
| Answer» D. Takshashila | |
| 528. |
Who assumed the power after the death of Chandragupta Maurya |
| A. | Bindusara |
| B. | Bimbisara |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Kharavela |
| Answer» B. Bimbisara | |
| 529. |
Who among the following kings was known as "Devanam Piya Piyadasi" |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Samudra Gupta |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Harshavarshana |
| Answer» D. Harshavarshana | |
| 530. |
Who among the following was an ally of Harshavardhana |
| A. | Sasanka |
| B. | Dharmapala |
| C. | Fa-Hien |
| D. | Kumar Bhaskaravarman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 531. |
Who was the twenty-third Tirthankar of Jainism |
| A. | Rishabha |
| B. | Parsvanath |
| C. | Mahavira |
| D. | Siddhartha |
| Answer» C. Mahavira | |
| 532. |
Who was Mihirakula |
| A. | A chinese pilgrim |
| B. | An Indo-Greek ruler |
| C. | A Saka ruler |
| D. | A Huna invader |
| Answer» E. | |
| 533. |
Who has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas" |
| A. | Simuka |
| B. | Skanda Gupta |
| C. | Satakarni I |
| D. | Gautamiputra Satakarni |
| Answer» E. | |
| 534. |
Which Chola king assumed the title "Gangaikonda" and built the new capital Gangaikonda-cholapuram |
| A. | Rajaraja |
| B. | Rajaraja II |
| C. | Kulottunga II |
| D. | Rajendra I |
| Answer» E. | |
| 535. |
All India Home Rule League organization was founded in the year |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1907 |
| C. | 1916 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» D. 1920 | |
| 536. |
Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha |
| A. | Shunga |
| B. | Satavahanas |
| C. | Kushans |
| D. | Pandyas |
| Answer» B. Satavahanas | |
| 537. |
When did Alexander invade India |
| A. | 312 BC |
| B. | 323 BC |
| C. | 327 BC |
| D. | 332 BC |
| Answer» D. 332 BC | |
| 538. |
"Hunter Commission", which is also known as India's first Education commission was established in the year |
| A. | 1882 |
| B. | 1885 |
| C. | 1889 |
| D. | 1902 |
| Answer» B. 1885 | |
| 539. |
Mahadev Govind Ranade was a member of the |
| A. | Arya Samaj |
| B. | Prathana Samaj |
| C. | India League |
| D. | Theosophical Society |
| Answer» C. India League | |
| 540. |
Who is also known as the conscience keeper of Mahatma Gandhi |
| A. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | G.K. Gokhale |
| D. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 541. |
The Tomb of Aurangzeb is located in |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 542. |
Which Governor-General is given credited for the introduction of English language in India |
| A. | Lord Hastings |
| B. | Lord Bentinck |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» C. Lord Curzon | |
| 543. |
Sarda Act deals with |
| A. | Widow marriage |
| B. | Child marriage |
| C. | Inter-caste marriage |
| D. | Polygamy |
| Answer» C. Inter-caste marriage | |
| 544. |
In which Congress session, split between Moderates and Extremists occurs |
| A. | Surat session, 1907 |
| B. | Calcutta session, 1917 |
| C. | Lahore session, 1929 |
| D. | Lucknow session, 1931 |
| Answer» B. Calcutta session, 1917 | |
| 545. |
Which national leader was killed during a protest against Simon Commission |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Madan Lal Dinghra |
| D. | Chandra Shekhar Azad |
| Answer» C. Madan Lal Dinghra | |
| 546. |
Which treaty took place after the war of Second Anglo-Mysore war |
| A. | Treaty of Madras |
| B. | Treaty of Srirangpatanam |
| C. | Treaty of Mangalore |
| D. | Treaty of Mysore |
| Answer» D. Treaty of Mysore | |
| 547. |
Which of the following Indian States was annexed by "Doctrine of Lapse" |
| A. | Satara |
| B. | Patiala |
| C. | Baroda |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» B. Patiala | |
| 548. |
The strategy of "Divide and Rule" was adopted by |
| A. | Lord Wellesley |
| B. | Lord Minto |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 549. |
Shuddhi movement was started by |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Dayananda Saraswathi |
| C. | Gandhiji |
| D. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» C. Gandhiji | |
| 550. |
Which one is the first capital of Delhi Sultanate |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Daulatabad |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |