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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. |
Which one of the following Commissions/Committees was appointed by the British Government to investigate into the massacre in Jalianwalla Bagh? |
| A. | Welby Commission |
| B. | Hunter Committe |
| C. | Simon Commission |
| D. | Butler Committee |
| Answer» C. Simon Commission | |
| 2. |
The concept of eight-fold path forms the theme of __________ |
| A. | Dharma Chakra Pravartana Sutta |
| B. | pavamsa |
| C. | Dpavamsa |
| D. | Mahaparinibban Sutta |
| Answer» B. pavamsa | |
| 3. |
The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaha Ranjit Singh and who of the following? |
| A. | Lord Hastings |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Minto |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in _____________ |
| A. | 1848 AD |
| B. | 1856 AD |
| C. | 1858 AD |
| D. | 1862 AD |
| Answer» D. 1862 AD | |
| 5. |
To which among the following the residuary powers were conferred by the federation established by the Act of 1935? |
| A. | Provincial Governors |
| B. | Provincial Legislatures |
| C. | Federal Legislature |
| D. | Governor General |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Who was the Mughal Emperor when the Battle of Plassey was fought between the Nawab of Bengal and the English East India Company? |
| A. | Shah Alam II |
| B. | Ahmad Shah |
| C. | Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» D. Muhammad Shah | |
| 7. |
Why did Dutch East India Company fail to maintain its influence in India? |
| A. | Dutch indulged in forcible religious conversion of the people and thus were expelled by local kings |
| B. | Portuguese did not allow them to trade in India |
| C. | There was a growing interference of Dutch Government in the company's internal affairs |
| D. | The English forcces made them to leave India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
In Gupta period, the king's share of the produce was known as ______________ |
| A. | Hiranya |
| B. | Bhoga |
| C. | Bhaga |
| D. | Kara |
| Answer» D. Kara | |
| 9. |
Who among the following was involved in the Allipore Bomb Case? |
| A. | Jatin Das |
| B. | SN Banerjee |
| C. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| D. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Who among the following abolished the 'Sati System'? |
| A. | Lord Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Minto |
| C. | Lord Ripon |
| D. | Lord Lytton |
| Answer» B. Lord Minto | |
| 11. |
The Vijayanagar coins which were circulation and were the most widely recognised currency all over the world were known as _____________ |
| A. | Huna |
| B. | Varaha or pagoda |
| C. | Panam |
| D. | Dinar |
| Answer» C. Panam | |
| 12. |
The Royal writs of land grants during the post Gupta period were known as _______________ |
| A. | Prasadapatra |
| B. | Sasanapatra |
| C. | Jayapatra |
| D. | Ajnapatra |
| Answer» C. Jayapatra | |
| 13. |
Tunidas and Akasias were the royal officers connected with which of the following works? |
| A. | Tax collection |
| B. | Supervision of ganikas |
| C. | Supervision of mints |
| D. | Judicial pronouncements |
| Answer» B. Supervision of ganikas | |
| 14. |
Who among the following finally removed the Maratha Peshwa from his position, captured his territories and sent him off to a distant place? |
| A. | Wellesley |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Hasting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The English Governor in India who was expelled by Aurangzeb was _________________ |
| A. | Aungier |
| B. | Sir John Child |
| C. | Sir John Gayer |
| D. | Sir Nicholas Waite |
| Answer» C. Sir John Gayer | |
| 16. |
The Later Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II was actually known as __________ |
| A. | Ali Gauhar |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Kambakhsh |
| D. | Alamgir |
| Answer» B. Shahjahan | |
| 17. |
Who of the following was known Deshbandhu? |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | Chittranjan Das |
| C. | Dadabhai Naroji |
| D. | Jyotiba Phule |
| Answer» C. Dadabhai Naroji | |
| 18. |
Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harapan Culture? |
| A. | Tiger |
| B. | Cow |
| C. | Elephant |
| D. | Rhinoceros |
| Answer» C. Elephant | |
| 19. |
The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by _________________ |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Thakkar Bappy |
| C. | Jyotiba Phule |
| D. | BR Ambedkar |
| Answer» C. Jyotiba Phule | |
| 20. |
The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in ______________ |
| A. | Malaya |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Burma |
| D. | Singapore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India? |
| A. | Fort St Angelo |
| B. | Fort William |
| C. | Fort St George |
| D. | Fort St David |
| Answer» D. Fort St David | |
| 22. |
The 'Arthasastra' is a treatise on which one of the following? |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Environment |
| C. | Political Philosophy |
| D. | Religion in Administration |
| Answer» D. Religion in Administration | |
| 23. |
Aruna Asaf Ali was associated with which one of the following? |
| A. | Bardoli Satyagraha |
| B. | Quit India Movement |
| C. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | Khilafat Movement |
| Answer» C. Civil Disobedience Movement | |
| 24. |
Gandhi coined the phraseSatyagrahain/during ______________ |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | Champaran Satyagraha |
| C. | Kaira Satyagraha |
| D. | Anti Rowlatt Act Agitation |
| Answer» B. Champaran Satyagraha | |
| 25. |
A woman saint of medieval India, who was a great Shaivite, was ______________ |
| A. | Sita, the queen of Pipa |
| B. | Lalla of Kashmir |
| C. | Mirabai of Rajasthan |
| D. | Jamabai of Maharashtra |
| Answer» C. Mirabai of Rajasthan | |
| 26. |
India look a very strong anti West stand during _____________ |
| A. | Belgrade Summit |
| B. | Suez Canal crisis |
| C. | Annexation of Goa to India |
| D. | Korean War |
| Answer» C. Annexation of Goa to India | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following is not a play written by Kalidas? |
| A. | Abhijanshakuntala |
| B. | Malavikagnimitra |
| C. | Daridra Charudatta |
| D. | Vikramorvashiya |
| Answer» D. Vikramorvashiya | |
| 28. |
Who was the first foreign minister of India? |
| A. | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai |
| B. | VK Krishna Menon |
| C. | Sardar Baldev Singh |
| D. | Pt Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Royal Asiatic Society was founded by _____________ |
| A. | Sir William Jones |
| B. | Sir John Marshall |
| C. | RD Banerjee |
| D. | Sir William Bentinck |
| Answer» B. Sir John Marshall | |
| 30. |
The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the ______________ |
| A. | First Round Table Conference |
| B. | Minto-Morley Reforms |
| C. | Montague-Chelmsford Reforms |
| D. | Simon Commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which diety? |
| A. | Surya |
| B. | Agni |
| C. | Marut |
| D. | Savitri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The medieval India writer who refers to the discovery of America is ______________ |
| A. | Abul Fazal |
| B. | Malik Muhammad Jayasi |
| C. | Amir Khusrau |
| D. | Raskhan |
| Answer» B. Malik Muhammad Jayasi | |
| 33. |
Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India? |
| A. | Vasco da Gama |
| B. | Bartholomew Dias |
| C. | Alfonso de Albuquerque |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 34. |
The famous Jain scholar Hemachandra ______________ |
| A. | Amoghavarsha |
| B. | Dharmapala |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Kumarapala Chalukya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisatva Avalokitesvar was also known as ______________ |
| A. | Padmapani |
| B. | Vajrapani |
| C. | Manjusri |
| D. | Maitreya |
| Answer» B. Vajrapani | |
| 36. |
Who started the Sarvodaya Movement? |
| A. | SA Dange |
| B. | Vinoba Bhave |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the ______________ |
| A. | tools and implements used by the Harappans |
| B. | Indus seals excavated |
| C. | religious beliefs of the Harappans |
| D. | different types of dwellings excavated |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The Hunter Commission was appointed after the ______________ |
| A. | Partition of Bengal |
| B. | Black-hole incident |
| C. | Jallianwala Bagh massacre |
| D. | Uprising of 1857 |
| Answer» D. Uprising of 1857 | |
| 39. |
Where did the English open their first factory in the South in 1611? |
| A. | Vishakhapatnam |
| B. | Masulipatnam |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Armagoan |
| Answer» C. Madras | |
| 40. |
Who gave the 'Inquilab Zindabad's slogan? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Iqbal |
| C. | MK Gandhi |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» C. MK Gandhi | |
| 41. |
Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is ________________ |
| A. | Jalauka |
| B. | Tivara |
| C. | Kunala |
| D. | Mahendra |
| Answer» C. Kunala | |
| 42. |
The Sufi concept of An-hal-Haq was inspired by the Vedantic concept of ______________ |
| A. | All of the above |
| B. | Tat twam asi (that thou art) |
| C. | Ekam Advaitam (one without the second) |
| D. | Aham Brahmasmi (I am the supreme spirit) |
| Answer» B. Tat twam asi (that thou art) | |
| 43. |
The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides movement in India was ______________ |
| A. | Robert Montgomery |
| B. | Charles Andrews |
| C. | Baden Powell |
| D. | Richard Temple |
| Answer» D. Richard Temple | |
| 44. |
The rare work on architecture Samarangana Sutradhara was written by ______________ |
| A. | Jayasimha Siddharaja |
| B. | Bhoja Paramara |
| C. | Mihirabhoja |
| D. | Peddana |
| Answer» C. Mihirabhoja | |
| 45. |
Nivi, Paridhan and Adhivasa were the ______________ |
| A. | different tpes of garments of the Aryans |
| B. | government officials of the Aran kings |
| C. | tribal people of ancient India |
| D. | musical instruments of ancient Indians |
| Answer» B. government officials of the Aran kings | |
| 46. |
Who organized Abhinava Bharat, a Secret Society of Revolutionaries? |
| A. | Pulin Bihari Das |
| B. | Khudiram Bose |
| C. | Prafulla Chaki |
| D. | GD Sarvarkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
The first tribal leader who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology was __________ |
| A. | Thakkar Bapa |
| B. | Jadonang |
| C. | Rani Gaidinliu |
| D. | Alluri Sitaram Raju |
| Answer» C. Rani Gaidinliu | |
| 48. |
During the British rule of only British king to visit India and hold his magnificent Durbar, was ______________ |
| A. | Edwarde VI |
| B. | Edward VII |
| C. | George V |
| D. | James II |
| Answer» D. James II | |
| 49. |
Which of the following was not one of the taxes which the British Government imposed on India or increased from time to time in-order to augment its resources? |
| A. | Income Tax |
| B. | Profession tax |
| C. | Licence tax and salt duty |
| D. | Land and famine cess |
| Answer» C. Licence tax and salt duty | |
| 50. |
Which of the following Chalukyan city is known as the city of temples? |
| A. | Pattadakal |
| B. | Badami |
| C. | Aihole |
| D. | Kanheri |
| Answer» D. Kanheri | |