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This section includes 302 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
251. |
Which Sultan of Delhi was the first to charge GHARI or HOUSE TAX? |
A. | Balban |
B. | Alauddin Khalji |
C. | Mohammad bin Tughlaq |
D. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
Answer» C. Mohammad bin Tughlaq | |
252. |
The pioneer of Indian communism was |
A. | M.N. Roy |
B. | G.N Ganguly |
C. | P.C Chandra |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. G.N Ganguly | |
253. |
Tripitakas are sacred books of |
A. | Buddhists |
B. | Hindus |
C. | Jains |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Hindus | |
254. |
Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire? |
A. | Dannayaka |
B. | Sumanta |
C. | Nayaka |
D. | Mahanayakacharya |
Answer» E. | |
255. |
Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of brahmanpurushaprakritisatyaachyutaaniruddha |
A. | I, II, III, IV and V |
B. | II, III, IV, V and VI |
C. | I, II, IV, V and VI |
D. | I, III, IV, V and VI |
Answer» E. | |
256. |
The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in |
A. | Palamoli |
B. | Aruvanad |
C. | Pattinappalai |
D. | Padirrupattu |
Answer» D. Padirrupattu | |
257. |
United India House organizes Unity among Indians in the United states of America in |
A. | 1906 |
B. | 1908 |
C. | 1910 |
D. | 1917 |
Answer» D. 1917 | |
258. |
Whom did the Britishers call the father of Indian disaffection and the biggest traitor? |
A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
B. | Lala Hardayal |
C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Lala Hardayal | |
259. |
Partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911 during the Viceroyalty of |
A. | Lord Hardinge |
B. | Lord Minto |
C. | Lord Chelmsford |
D. | Lord Reading |
Answer» B. Lord Minto | |
260. |
From where did the quit India Movement begin? |
A. | Calcutta |
B. | Mysore |
C. | Bombay |
D. | Pune |
Answer» D. Pune | |
261. |
When did Mahatma Gandhi go on fast unto death for the first time? |
A. | 1921 |
B. | 1917 |
C. | 1918 |
D. | 1915 |
Answer» D. 1915 | |
262. |
The East India Association was set up in : |
A. | 1866 |
B. | 1857 |
C. | 1836 |
D. | 1885 |
Answer» B. 1857 | |
263. |
Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak ? |
A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi | |
264. |
The third person who presented himself for individual Satyagrah launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940 was: |
A. | Brahma Dutt. |
B. | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
D. | Non of these |
Answer» B. Acharya Vinoba Bhave | |
265. |
Who founded Anushulin Samiti in 1907 in Dhaka ? |
A. | Shambhuchand Mukherjee and Jogesh Chandra Dutt |
B. | Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Kali Mohan Das |
C. | Barinder Ghosh and Bhupendra Nath Dutt |
D. | Barinder Ghosh and Jogesh Chandra Dutt |
Answer» D. Barinder Ghosh and Jogesh Chandra Dutt | |
266. |
By which act of British India, was the Governor General empowered to issue ordinance ? |
A. | Indian Councils Act, 1861 |
B. | Charter Act of 1853 |
C. | Government of India Act, 1858 |
D. | Indian Council Act, 1892 |
Answer» B. Charter Act of 1853 | |
267. |
Who presided over the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 ? |
A. | Sarojani Naydu |
B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
D. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. |
Answer» E. | |
268. |
In which session of the Indian National congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim League take place? |
A. | Tripuri Session in 1939 |
B. | Lahore session in 1940 |
C. | Meerut Session in 1946 |
D. | Lucknow session in 1916 |
Answer» E. | |
269. |
Which revolutionary was sentenced to death on August 17, 1909? |
A. | Rash Bihari Bose |
B. | Bhagat Singh |
C. | Chandra Sekhar Ajad |
D. | Madanlal Dhingra |
Answer» E. | |
270. |
Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of |
A. | Travancore |
B. | Baroda |
C. | Hyderabad |
D. | Mysore |
Answer» B. Baroda | |
271. |
The term yavanika meant |
A. | Foreign goods |
B. | Dancer |
C. | Curtain |
D. | Theatre |
Answer» D. Theatre | |
272. |
The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with |
A. | The cultivator |
B. | The village community |
C. | The king |
D. | The joint family |
Answer» D. The joint family | |
273. |
The weekly Commonweal was founded by |
A. | Annie Besant |
B. | Bipan Chandra Pal |
C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
D. | Sarojini Naidu |
Answer» B. Bipan Chandra Pal | |
274. |
The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a |
A. | slave |
B. | cultivator |
C. | neighbour |
D. | foreigner |
Answer» D. foreigner | |
275. |
Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in |
A. | 1857 |
B. | 1858 |
C. | 1900 |
D. | 1909 |
Answer» B. 1858 | |
276. |
The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in |
A. | early Vedic texts |
B. | early Buddhist texts |
C. | pre-Gupta inscriptions |
D. | post-Gupta inscriptions |
Answer» D. post-Gupta inscriptions | |
277. |
The Kalinga was fought in |
A. | 321 BC |
B. | 301 BC |
C. | 261 BC |
D. | 241 BC |
Answer» D. 241 BC | |
278. |
Who founded Satya Shodhak Samaj in 1873 ? |
A. | Shri Bharat Kumar |
B. | Purushottam Das Tandon |
C. | Bankim Chandra Chattopashyay |
D. | Jyotiba Phule |
Answer» E. | |
279. |
After the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, who were called pro-changers in the Congress? |
A. | Motilal Nehru and Anne Besant |
B. | Anne Besant and Chittranjan Das |
C. | Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
280. |
Who brought out a paper with the title of the ‘loyal Muhammadanans of India’ ?$ |
A. | Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan. |
B. | Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan |
C. | Abbas Tyabji |
D. | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai |
Answer» B. Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan | |
281. |
The Kakori Conspiracy took place in : |
A. | 1925 |
B. | 1922 |
C. | 1920 |
D. | 1915 |
Answer» B. 1922 | |
282. |
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized a Bhishkrit Hitkari Sabha, (The Depressed Classes Institute) in : |
A. | 1924 |
B. | 1920 |
C. | 1916 |
D. | 1911 |
Answer» B. 1920 | |
283. |
The main centre of Wahabi Movement during the freedom movement was |
A. | Lucknow |
B. | Mysore |
C. | Patna |
D. | Delhi |
Answer» D. Delhi | |
284. |
The first Round Table conference was held on: |
A. | December 12, 1930 |
B. | August 12, 1930 |
C. | April 12, 1930 |
D. | November 12, 1930 |
Answer» E. | |
285. |
Who founded Atmiya Sabha in 1815? |
A. | Brahma Datt |
B. | Dayanand Saraswati |
C. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
286. |
In order to study the position of education Indian constitutional commission was constituted in 1929 under the chairmanship of |
A. | Phillip Uartog |
B. | Phillip Reading |
C. | Uartog Reading |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Phillip Reading | |
287. |
Which revolutionary wrote books Colour of Swadeshi and Revolutionary Life? |
A. | Bhagat Singh |
B. | Sukhdev |
C. | Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil |
D. | Raj Guru |
Answer» D. Raj Guru | |
288. |
Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”$ |
A. | Brahma Datt |
B. | V. D. Savarkar |
C. | Dr. Gopal |
D. | Ashok Mehta |
Answer» E. | |
289. |
Montague - Chelmsford report was prepared on the basis of |
A. | The Government of India act 1913 |
B. | The Government of India act, 1919 |
C. | The Government of India act 1935 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. The Government of India act 1935 | |
290. |
About the formation of which organization A.O. Hume said “A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action urgently needed.”$ |
A. | Bhinav Bharat |
B. | Young Indian Organization |
C. | Young India |
D. | Indian National Congress |
Answer» E. | |
291. |
What was the major cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857? |
A. | The Religious Cause |
B. | Question of promotion and pay |
C. | Political Cause |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Political Cause | |
292. |
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were |
A. | Babar and Humayun |
B. | Humayun and Jahangir |
C. | Babar and Jahangir |
D. | Jahangir and Shahjahan |
Answer» D. Jahangir and Shahjahan | |
293. |
Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as : |
A. | Sher-e-Bengal |
B. | Sher-e-Maharastra |
C. | Sher-e-Kashmir |
D. | Sher-e-Punjab |
Answer» E. | |
294. |
Who is the founder of Haryanka Dynasty? |
A. | Ajatshatru |
B. | Harshvardhan |
C. | Bimbisar |
D. | Ghananand |
Answer» D. Ghananand | |
295. |
Who founded Abhinav Bharat ? |
A. | V.D.Savarkar |
B. | Arbindo Ghosh |
C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Arbindo Ghosh | |
296. |
Maulana qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Sheikhul Hind Maulana- Mahmud-ul Hasan were the prominent figures who represented? |
A. | Deoband Movement |
B. | Santhal Movement |
C. | Indigo Movement |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Santhal Movement | |
297. |
Barindra Kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta started: |
A. | Jugantar |
B. | Som Prakash |
C. | Vichar Lahiri |
D. | Sandhya |
Answer» B. Som Prakash | |
298. |
Who said - “Our Life and religion are useless without the attainment of Swaraj ?”# |
A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
B. | Veer Kunwar |
C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
D. | Bhagat Singh |
Answer» B. Veer Kunwar | |
299. |
In 1821 Raja Ram Mohan Roy started the Bengal quarterly: |
A. | Samvad Kaumudi. |
B. | Bengali renaissance |
C. | Bengal Gazette |
D. | The Brahmonical |
Answer» B. Bengali renaissance | |
300. |
Under which British Act was the provision to establish a Federation of India concession of Governor’s provinces and Princely states made?# |
A. | Government of India Act 1918 |
B. | Government of India Act 1925 |
C. | Government of India Act 1930 |
D. | Government of India Act 1935 |
Answer» E. | |