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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. |
Who among the following joined Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-Daula in declaring war upon the English East India Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar? |
| A. | Shah Alam II |
| B. | Jahandar Shah |
| C. | Farrukhsiyar |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» B. Jahandar Shah | |
| 2. |
The doctrines ofnon-violenceandcivil disobedienceassociated with Mahatma Gandhi were influenced by the works of _____________ |
| A. | Cripps-Tolstoy-Howes |
| B. | Churchill-Irwin-Tolstoy |
| C. | Ruskin-Tolstoy-Thoreau |
| D. | Thoreau-Humen-Shaw |
| Answer» D. Thoreau-Humen-Shaw | |
| 3. |
The first session of the All India Trade Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by ______________ |
| A. | MM Joshi |
| B. | J L Nehru |
| C. | V V Giri |
| D. | Lala Lajpal Rai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The first venture of Gandhi in All India Politics was the _____________ |
| A. | Champaran Movement |
| B. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| C. | Rowlatt Satyagraha |
| D. | Dandi March |
| Answer» D. Dandi March | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following is the first company managed major port in India? |
| A. | Visakhapatnam |
| B. | Ennore |
| C. | Cochin |
| D. | Tuticorin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on ______________ |
| A. | Acceptance of the idea of a constituent assembly to draft a Constitution |
| B. | the principle of federation and parliamentary system |
| C. | the principle of secession of the British Indian provinces |
| D. | acceptance of independence of India |
| Answer» C. the principle of secession of the British Indian provinces | |
| 7. |
At the time of India's Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was __________ |
| A. | the President of the COngress |
| B. | a member of Congress Working Committee |
| C. | not a member of the Congress |
| D. | the General Secretary of the Congress |
| Answer» D. the General Secretary of the Congress | |
| 8. |
Who constructed the Royal Highway from Patliputra to Taxila, the most widely used highway? |
| A. | Guptas |
| B. | Mauryas |
| C. | Kushanas |
| D. | Sakas |
| Answer» C. Kushanas | |
| 9. |
A popular Hindi film based on the famous Sanskrit play Mrcchakatika was titled _____________ |
| A. | Shakuntala |
| B. | Meghadoot |
| C. | Amrapali |
| D. | Utsav |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which of the following ports handled the North-Indian trade during the Gupta period? |
| A. | Cambay |
| B. | Tamralipti |
| C. | Broach |
| D. | Kalan |
| Answer» C. Broach | |
| 11. |
Which of the following acted as bankers and money lenders? |
| A. | Nagarakas |
| B. | Sarthavhas |
| C. | Sresthis |
| D. | Nagar-Sresthins |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
In India, the first to put forward the theory that the Earth revolves round the Sun was ______________ |
| A. | Bana |
| B. | Kalhana |
| C. | Brahmagupta |
| D. | Arabhatta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The biggest British capital investment in India was made in __________ |
| A. | the jute mills |
| B. | the tea, coffee, and indigo plantations |
| C. | the railways, banking insurance, and shipping |
| D. | the cotton textile industry |
| Answer» D. the cotton textile industry | |
| 14. |
The Mahzar or an attested statement signed by the seven leading Ulemas was issued by _______________ |
| A. | Shahjahan |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» C. Aurangzeb | |
| 15. |
At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was ______________ |
| A. | Muhammad Shah |
| B. | Ahmad Shah |
| C. | Bahadur Shah |
| D. | Shah Alam II |
| Answer» B. Ahmad Shah | |
| 16. |
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were __________ |
| A. | Jahangir and Shahjahan |
| B. | Babar and Humayun |
| C. | Humayun and Jahangir |
| D. | Babar and Jahangir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The leader of Ghadar Party in Bengal and Orissa was ______________ |
| A. | Jatindranath Mukherjee |
| B. | Jatindranath Das |
| C. | Barindra Ghosh |
| D. | MN Roy |
| Answer» B. Jatindranath Das | |
| 18. |
In Sanskrit plas written during the Gupta period women and sudras speak |
| A. | Sauraseni |
| B. | Sanskrit |
| C. | Prakrit |
| D. | Pali |
| Answer» D. Pali | |
| 19. |
With whose permission did the English set up their first factory at Surat? |
| A. | Shahjahan |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 20. |
Which one among the following prompted Rabindranath Tagore to surrender his title of 'Sir'? |
| A. | To support Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha Movement |
| B. | The passing of the Rowlatt Act |
| C. | The passing of the Act of 1919 |
| D. | To protest against the massacre at Jallianwalabagh and the imposition of martial law in Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was ________________ |
| A. | Pali |
| B. | Bhojpuri |
| C. | Magadhi |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| Answer» B. Bhojpuri | |
| 22. |
Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with __________ |
| A. | four hands |
| B. | eight hands |
| C. | six hands |
| D. | two hands |
| Answer» B. eight hands | |
| 23. |
At which of the following sites the first evidence of the cultivation of cotton has been found? |
| A. | Nal |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Kili-gul-Muhammad |
| D. | Mehgarh |
| Answer» B. Mohenjodaro | |
| 24. |
To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of ________________ |
| A. | Jalal-id-din Khilji |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
| D. | Ruknuddin Firoz Shah |
| Answer» C. Qutub-ud-din Aibak | |
| 25. |
Which animal figures most in the cave paintings of Mesolithic age? |
| A. | Tiger |
| B. | Buffalo |
| C. | Deer |
| D. | Chinkara |
| Answer» D. Chinkara | |
| 26. |
Where did the battle between the armies of the Mughal Emperor and Nadir Shah take place in February 1739? |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Karnal |
| D. | Panipat |
| Answer» D. Panipat | |
| 27. |
Which of the following sultans had greatest number of slaves in his court? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Firoz Tughlaq | |
| 28. |
Who of the following was associated with the August offer? |
| A. | Lord Wavell |
| B. | Lord Irwin |
| C. | Lord Linlithgow |
| D. | Lord Mountbatten |
| Answer» D. Lord Mountbatten | |
| 29. |
Mughal architecture is known for its _____________ |
| A. | Decoration and delicacy |
| B. | simplicity |
| C. | Massiveness |
| D. | Grandeur and religious predilection |
| Answer» B. simplicity | |
| 30. |
Who among the following first used the word 'Swarajya'? |
| A. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Swami Vivekanand |
| Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 31. |
Which one among the following Acts first made the provision of the appointment of the Indian high Commissioner in the Great Britain? |
| A. | Government of India Act, 1919 |
| B. | Indian Council Act, 1892 |
| C. | Indian Council Act, 1909 |
| D. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| Answer» B. Indian Council Act, 1892 | |
| 32. |
The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of ______________ |
| A. | Lord Mountbatten |
| B. | W Churchill |
| C. | MA Jinnah |
| D. | VP Menon |
| Answer» B. W Churchill | |
| 33. |
The most important item of import in the Harappan civilisation were ______________ |
| A. | pottery |
| B. | food grains |
| C. | metals and precious stones |
| D. | textiles |
| Answer» D. textiles | |
| 34. |
The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in ______________ |
| A. | Kannada |
| B. | Telugu |
| C. | Sanskrit |
| D. | Tamil |
| Answer» C. Sanskrit | |
| 35. |
Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? |
| A. | Vasumitra |
| B. | Ramanujacharya |
| C. | Shankaracharya |
| D. | Nagarjuna |
| Answer» D. Nagarjuna | |
| 36. |
Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translate Bhagvad- Gita into English? |
| A. | John Marshall |
| B. | William Jones |
| C. | Charles Wilkins |
| D. | Alexander Cunningham |
| Answer» B. William Jones | |
| 37. |
The Upanishads are ________________ |
| A. | a source of Hindu philosophy |
| B. | books of ancient Hindu laws |
| C. | books on social behavior of man |
| D. | prayers to God |
| Answer» B. books of ancient Hindu laws | |
| 38. |
The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in ________________ |
| A. | Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari |
| B. | Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi |
| C. | Abul Fazl's Akbarnama |
| D. | Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh |
| Answer» D. Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh | |
| 39. |
The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was ________________ |
| A. | Ramaraya |
| B. | Bukka I |
| C. | Devaraya I |
| D. | Krishnadevaraya |
| Answer» D. Krishnadevaraya | |
| 40. |
Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organise the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Which of the following statements on Gandhian movements is not correct? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of mass movement |
| B. | Gandhian movements were non-violent in nature |
| C. | In gandhian movements, leadership had no role |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of passive resistance |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of passive resistance | |
| 42. |
Where is the famous Vrupaksha temple located? |
| A. | Bhadrachalam |
| B. | Chidambaram |
| C. | Hampi |
| D. | Srikalahasti |
| Answer» D. Srikalahasti | |
| 43. |
The battle of Dharmat was fought between _____________ |
| A. | Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand |
| B. | Babar and the Afghans |
| C. | Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh |
| D. | Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas |
| Answer» D. Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas | |
| 44. |
The land of Bombay was given to the English Price Charles II as dowry by the ______________ |
| A. | Danish |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | Portuguese |
| D. | English |
| Answer» D. English | |
| 45. |
The first metal most widely used by the Indus Valley people was ______________ |
| A. | Copper |
| B. | Bronze |
| C. | Gold and Silver |
| D. | Tin |
| Answer» B. Bronze | |
| 46. |
Todar Mal was associated with ______________ |
| A. | land revenue reforms |
| B. | music |
| C. | literature |
| D. | law |
| Answer» B. music | |
| 47. |
Due to the leadership and success in which one of the following did Vallabhhai Patel get the title of 'Sardar'? |
| A. | Bardoli Satyagraha |
| B. | Kheda Satyagraha |
| C. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| D. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| Answer» B. Kheda Satyagraha | |
| 48. |
A London branch of the Ali India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of _____________ |
| A. | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| B. | Aga Khan |
| C. | Ameer Ali |
| D. | MA Jinnah |
| Answer» D. MA Jinnah | |
| 49. |
The Bhoodan leader Vinoba Bhave inaugurated the Bhoodan movement in ______________ |
| A. | Telangana |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Paschim Banga |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
| 50. |
The founder of Madras was ______________ |
| A. | Streysham Master |
| B. | Robert Clive |
| C. | Francis Day |
| D. | Gabriel Boughton |
| Answer» D. Gabriel Boughton | |