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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.
| 551. |
Who is known as the founder of "Vikramashila Vihar" |
| A. | Gopal |
| B. | Devapal |
| C. | Dharmapal |
| D. | Mahipal |
| Answer» D. Mahipal | |
| 552. |
Which historical figure is also known as "The last Sun of Indian glory" |
| A. | Shivaji |
| B. | Prithviraj |
| C. | Rana Pratap |
| D. | Hemu |
| Answer» D. Hemu | |
| 553. |
The play Swapnavasavadatta is based upon the life of the following Mahajanapada ruler |
| A. | Ajatshtru |
| B. | Udayan |
| C. | Pradyota |
| D. | Bimbisar |
| Answer» C. Pradyota | |
| 554. |
Who was the last ruler of the Maurya Empire |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Shatadhanvan |
| C. | Brihadratha |
| D. | Devavarman |
| Answer» D. Devavarman | |
| 555. |
Which ruler build the Siri Fort in New Delhi |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Mohammad Bin Tughlak |
| D. | Altutmish |
| Answer» C. Mohammad Bin Tughlak | |
| 556. |
Who of the following rulers was the contemporary of Gautama the Buddha |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Ajatasatru |
| C. | Bindusara |
| D. | Kanishka |
| Answer» C. Bindusara | |
| 557. |
Who is known as the founder of Pataliputra |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Dhana Nanda |
| C. | Ajatashatru |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» D. Ashoka | |
| 558. |
The only Viceroy, who was assassinated in India was |
| A. | Lord Mayo |
| B. | Lord Hardinge |
| C. | Lord Attenborough |
| D. | Lord Northbrooke |
| Answer» B. Lord Hardinge | |
| 559. |
Which one of the following is also known as Sakya muni |
| A. | Vyasa |
| B. | Krishna Dwipayana |
| C. | Visista |
| D. | Gautama Buddha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 560. |
Who is the author of the arithmetic book "lilavati" |
| A. | Bhaskara |
| B. | Aryabhatta |
| C. | Brahmagupta |
| D. | Laxmidhara |
| Answer» B. Aryabhatta | |
| 561. |
Razia Sultana was the daughter of |
| A. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| B. | Allauddin Khiji |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Ghiasuddin Balban |
| Answer» D. Ghiasuddin Balban | |
| 562. |
Who was the immediate successor of Lodi dynasty in Delhi |
| A. | Sayyid dynasty |
| B. | Mughal dynasty |
| C. | Tughlaq dynasty |
| D. | Khilji dynasty |
| Answer» C. Tughlaq dynasty | |
| 563. |
Who had written the epic poem Padmavat |
| A. | Raskhan |
| B. | Kabir |
| C. | Malik Muhammad Jayasi |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 564. |
Which Delhi ruler shifted its capital from Delhi to Daulatabad |
| A. | Ghiyasuddin Tughluq |
| B. | Muhammad bin Tughluq |
| C. | Firuz Shah Tughluq |
| D. | Abu Bakr Shah |
| Answer» C. Firuz Shah Tughluq | |
| 565. |
What was "Dar-ul-Shafa" established by Feroz Tughlaq |
| A. | A free school |
| B. | A free hospital |
| C. | A library |
| D. | A guest house for pilgrims |
| Answer» C. A library | |
| 566. |
In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi said, "Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever" |
| A. | Culcutta Session, 1928 |
| B. | Lahore Session, 1929 |
| C. | Madras Session, 1927 |
| D. | Karachi Session, 1931 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 567. |
Who said, "Tilak is the father of Indian unrest" |
| A. | V Chirol |
| B. | Louis Fischer |
| C. | Web Miller |
| D. | Lord Reading |
| Answer» B. Louis Fischer | |
| 568. |
Who was associated with the formation of the Deccan Educational Society |
| A. | Justice Ranade |
| B. | Ferozh Shah Mehta |
| C. | B.G. Tilak |
| D. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| Answer» D. Dayanand Saraswati | |
| 569. |
The word "Aahitak" is used by Kautilya in the reference of |
| A. | Spies |
| B. | Slaves |
| C. | Councilors |
| D. | Traders |
| Answer» C. Councilors | |
| 570. |
What was Udak Bhag in Mauryan period |
| A. | Travel tax |
| B. | Irrigation tax |
| C. | Income tax |
| D. | Traders tax |
| Answer» C. Income tax | |
| 571. |
The ruler who has been eulogized as "Shak Yavan Pahalav Nisudan" in an inscriptional account |
| A. | Rudradaman |
| B. | Kharwel |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Gautamiputra Shatkarni |
| Answer» E. | |
| 572. |
Who lead the Revolt of 1857 in Ruhelkhand |
| A. | Khan Bahadur Khan |
| B. | Bakht Khan |
| C. | Nana Sahib |
| D. | Azimullah Khan |
| Answer» B. Bakht Khan | |
| 573. |
Who was the author of Sanskrit work Janki Parinaya of Mughal Period |
| A. | Chakrakavi |
| B. | Dhananjay Varma |
| C. | Jagannath Kavi |
| D. | Nabhadas |
| Answer» B. Dhananjay Varma | |
| 574. |
Which of the following ancient port was not situated on the Western Coast |
| A. | Surparak |
| B. | Tindy |
| C. | Korkai |
| D. | Barbarikum |
| Answer» D. Barbarikum | |
| 575. |
Who was the first Indian member in the Executive Council of Governor General |
| A. | Satyendra Nath Tagore |
| B. | Sacchidanand Sinha |
| C. | Satyendra Prasanno Sinha |
| D. | Anugrih Narayan Sinha |
| Answer» D. Anugrih Narayan Sinha | |
| 576. |
Kanchipuram was the capital city of which dynasty |
| A. | Pallava dynasty |
| B. | Chola dynasty |
| C. | Chalukya dynasty |
| D. | Pandyan dynasty |
| Answer» B. Chola dynasty | |
| 577. |
Who was the last King of the Chola dynasty |
| A. | Kulothunga Chola III |
| B. | Rajaraja Chola III |
| C. | Rajendra Chola III |
| D. | Virarajendra Chola |
| Answer» D. Virarajendra Chola | |
| 578. |
Ajanta Caves were build during the __ dynasty |
| A. | Maurya |
| B. | Gupta |
| C. | Kamarupa |
| D. | Vakataka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 579. |
The third Buddhist Council, held during the reign of Ashoka, was presided by |
| A. | Mahakassap |
| B. | Moggaliputta Tissa |
| C. | Vasumitra |
| D. | Saba Kami |
| Answer» C. Vasumitra | |
| 580. |
The Buddhist monk who answers the question of Indo Greek King Menander in the book 'Milinda Panha' is |
| A. | Ashvaghosh |
| B. | Bhadrabahu |
| C. | Nagasena |
| D. | Sthulbhadra |
| Answer» D. Sthulbhadra | |
| 581. |
Megasthenes was succeeded as ambassador by |
| A. | Darius |
| B. | Demetrius |
| C. | Deimachus |
| D. | Seleucus I Nicator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 582. |
Srinagar was founded by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka is known through |
| A. | Divyavadana |
| B. | Mahavansa |
| C. | Rajatarangini |
| D. | Dipavansa |
| Answer» D. Dipavansa | |
| 583. |
Abhinav Bharat Society was established by |
| A. | Surya Sen |
| B. | M.L. Dhingra |
| C. | V.D. Savarkar |
| D. | Profulla Chaki |
| Answer» D. Profulla Chaki | |
| 584. |
Name the Newspaper started by Gandhi in South Africa |
| A. | South Africa Times |
| B. | Indian Opinion |
| C. | Indian Pulse |
| D. | Indian Pulse |
| Answer» C. Indian Pulse | |
| 585. |
By annexing which state Aurangazeb finally conquered Deccan in 1687 |
| A. | Khandesh |
| B. | Berar |
| C. | Ahmadnagar |
| D. | Golconda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 586. |
In which year Cabinet Mission visited India |
| A. | 1943 |
| B. | 1944 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 587. |
Which of the following rulers introduced the Revenue System called "Dahsala" |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Shershah Suri |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» D. Shah Jahan | |
| 588. |
Devadasi system was abolished by Lord Reading in |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1923 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1928 |
| Answer» D. 1928 | |
| 589. |
The Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy case was happened in the year |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | 1924 |
| C. | 1928 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» C. 1928 | |
| 590. |
Which Governor General is associated with the suppression of the Thugs in India |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Lord Ramsay |
| D. | Charles Canning |
| Answer» B. Warren Hastings | |
| 591. |
Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left |
| A. | Brahmi |
| B. | Nandnagari |
| C. | Sharada |
| D. | Kharoshti |
| Answer» B. Nandnagari | |
| 592. |
The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest netork of canals in India was |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| C. | Feroze Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 593. |
The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act (1919) was popularly known as |
| A. | Rowlatt Act |
| B. | Pitt's India Act |
| C. | Indian Arms Act |
| D. | Ilbert Bill |
| Answer» B. Pitt's India Act | |
| 594. |
The Indian Independence League was established by |
| A. | Ras Behari Bose |
| B. | S.M Joshi |
| C. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| D. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| Answer» B. S.M Joshi | |
| 595. |
Akbar's land revenue system was given shape under the guidance of |
| A. | Birbal |
| B. | Bairam Khan |
| C. | Todermal |
| D. | Abul Fazal |
| Answer» D. Abul Fazal | |
| 596. |
In which language were the Buddhist literary works generally written |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Pali |
| C. | Prakrit |
| D. | Brahmi |
| Answer» C. Prakrit | |
| 597. |
The Edicts of Ashoka are consists of __ inscriptions |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 29 |
| C. | 33 |
| D. | 38 |
| Answer» D. 38 | |
| 598. |
The "Deepavali Declaration" of 1929 was issued by |
| A. | Lord Chelmsford |
| B. | Lord Irwin |
| C. | Lord Mountbatten |
| D. | Lord Reading |
| Answer» C. Lord Mountbatten | |
| 599. |
Who was the last Governor-General of India |
| A. | Lord Chelmsford |
| B. | Lord Wavell |
| C. | Lord Mountbatten |
| D. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 600. |
The Indian National Army (INA) attacked to free the country but had to retreat in April 1944 from |
| A. | Kohima |
| B. | Imphal |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Guwahati |
| Answer» C. Kolkata | |