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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. |
556 years of Saka era had elapsed when the Aihole inscription of Pulekesin - II was composed. Its approximate equivalent would be |
| A. | A.D. 499 |
| B. | A.D. 613 |
| C. | A.D. 634 |
| D. | A.D. 691 |
| Answer» D. A.D. 691 | |
| 2. |
Which of the following temples is considered the earliest monument of Khajuraho? |
| A. | Chausath Yogini temple |
| B. | Brahma temple |
| C. | Lakshman temple |
| D. | Parswanath temple |
| Answer» B. Brahma temple | |
| 3. |
Which of the following temples has a Sikhara of the Dravidian style? |
| A. | Chitragupta temple, Khajuraho |
| B. | Draupadi Rath, Mamallapuram |
| C. | Rajarani temple, Odisha |
| D. | Teli Ka Mandir, Gwalior |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which of the following temples was constructed by Lokamahadevi, the senior queen of Chalukya ruler Vikramaditya - II? |
| A. | Draupadi Rath at Mamallapuram |
| B. | Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Kanchipuram |
| C. | Meguti temple at Aihole |
| D. | Virupaksha temple at Pattadakal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Where is the Buddhist rock-cut cave which depicts eleven-headed Bodhisattva image? |
| A. | Ajanta |
| B. | Ellora |
| C. | Kanheri |
| D. | Karle |
| Answer» D. Karle | |
| 6. |
Where did the Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga perform Hiranyagarbha Mahadana ceremony? |
| A. | Ellora |
| B. | Nasik |
| C. | Manyakheta |
| D. | Ujjain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Which of the following had been the chief centres of casting Buddhist bronze image during the Pala period?i. Kurkiharii. Nalandaiii. Rajgrihiv. SarnathIndicate the correct answer from the codes below: |
| A. | ii only |
| B. | i and ii |
| C. | iii and iv |
| D. | ii, iii and iv |
| Answer» C. iii and iv | |
| 8. |
The guild which had migrated from Lata and settled in Dasapura traded in |
| A. | Jewels |
| B. | Oil |
| C. | Salt |
| D. | Silk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Where did Upasika Bodhisiri construct a Chaityagriha, enshrining a Stupa, for the exclusive use of the Theravadin Acharyas of Sri Lanka? |
| A. | Amaravati |
| B. | Bhaja |
| C. | Kanheri |
| D. | Nagarjunakonda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Bhinmal is known as the native place of the astronomer named |
| A. | Aryabhatt |
| B. | Bhaskaracharya |
| C. | Brahmagupta |
| D. | Varahamihira |
| Answer» D. Varahamihira | |
| 11. |
Who among the following is known as the acharya of Asvasastra? |
| A. | Asvin |
| B. | Palakka |
| C. | Palakapya |
| D. | Salihotra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Who among the following was the chief exponent of Sunyavada? |
| A. | Ananda |
| B. | Asanga |
| C. | Dinnaga |
| D. | Nagarjuna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Who among the following rulers had performed the Vajapeya sacrifice?i. Pushyamitra Sungaii. Chantamulaiii. Pravarasena - Iiv. SamudraguptaIndicate the correct answer from the codes below: |
| A. | i and ii |
| B. | ii and iii |
| C. | iii and iv |
| D. | i and iii |
| Answer» C. iii and iv | |
| 14. |
Who among the following had the title 'Dharma-Maharaja'? |
| A. | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| B. | Gautamiputra Satakarni |
| C. | Pravarsena - I |
| D. | Chandragupta - II |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta - II | |
| 15. |
Who among the following Kushan Kings portrayed only one deity Shiva with or without Nandi on the reverse of his coins? |
| A. | Kujula Kadphises |
| B. | Wema Kadphises |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Huvishka |
| Answer» C. Kanishka | |
| 16. |
Which school of art used spotted sandstone as material for sculptures? |
| A. | Amaravati |
| B. | Gandhar |
| C. | Mathura |
| D. | Sarnath |
| Answer» D. Sarnath | |
| 17. |
Consider the following statements:Assertion A: The early Chaitygrihas and Viharas of Guntuphalli in West Godavari district are rock cut.Reason R: The Chaityas and Viharas of Eastern Deccan are usually rock-cut.In the context of above statements, which one of the following is correct? |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» D. A is false, but R is true. | |
| 18. |
Which of the following places has yielded Roman coins of Augustus in good numbers? |
| A. | Arikamedu |
| B. | Coimbatore district |
| C. | Mahabalipuram |
| D. | Sopara |
| Answer» C. Mahabalipuram | |
| 19. |
Who among the following was a great patron of the Sangam poets? |
| A. | Kari |
| B. | Ori |
| C. | Nalli |
| D. | Pari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
In which of the following early royal families, men usually patronised the Vedic religion and the ladies the Buddhism? |
| A. | Ikshvakus |
| B. | Kanvas |
| C. | Guptas |
| D. | Vakatakas |
| Answer» B. Kanvas | |
| 21. |
Consider the following statements:Assertion A: The Buddhist text Milindapanho states that ships were sailed from India toAlexandria.Reason R: Milinda had a second capital at Alexandria.In the context of above statements, which one of the following is correct? |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» D. A is false, but R is true. | |
| 22. |
Ancient mint centres of the Yaudheyas werei. Agarohaii. Bayanaiii. Rohtakiv. SunetIndicate the correct answer from the codes below: |
| A. | i and ii |
| B. | iii and iv |
| C. | ii and iii |
| D. | i and iv |
| Answer» C. ii and iii | |
| 23. |
According to the Dharmasastra tradition who was considered to be the first successor to Stridhana? |
| A. | Husband |
| B. | Son |
| C. | Daughter |
| D. | Daughter-in-law |
| Answer» D. Daughter-in-law | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following has not been included in the list of seven limbs of State? |
| A. | Duta |
| B. | Janapada |
| C. | Mitra |
| D. | Sena |
| Answer» B. Janapada | |
| 25. |
The Mauryan ruler Asoka gifted caves in the Barabar Hill in Bihar to |
| A. | Ajivikas |
| B. | Mahasanghikas |
| C. | Niganthas |
| D. | Theravadins |
| Answer» B. Mahasanghikas | |
| 26. |
In which type of marriage there was a condition of giving a pair of cows to the father of the bride? |
| A. | Arsha |
| B. | Asura |
| C. | Daiva |
| D. | Prajapatya |
| Answer» B. Asura | |
| 27. |
Excavations of which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a Vaishnava temple of pre-Christian era? |
| A. | Ayodhya |
| B. | Besnagar |
| C. | Bodhgaya |
| D. | Mathura |
| Answer» C. Bodhgaya | |
| 28. |
The son born of Niyoga was known as |
| A. | Aurasa |
| B. | Gudhaja |
| C. | Kshetraja |
| D. | Sahodha |
| Answer» D. Sahodha | |
| 29. |
Who among the following laid down punishment for persons becoming ascetics without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children? |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Manu |
| C. | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| D. | Sasanka |
| Answer» B. Manu | |
| 30. |
Which of the following are not Buddhist Jatakas?i. Baveru Jatakaii. Brihaj Jatakaiii. Dasarath Jatakaiv. Yavana JatakaIndicate the correct answer from the codes given below: |
| A. | i and ii |
| B. | iii and iv |
| C. | i and iii |
| D. | ii and iv |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The Paippalada Samhita is a recension of |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Yajurveda |
| C. | Samaveda |
| D. | Atharvaveda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:List - I a. Alamgirpur b. Rakhigarhi c. Rangpur d. Ropar List - IIi. Gujaratii. Haryanaiii. Punjabiv. Uttar PradeshCodes: a b c d |
| A. | i iii iv ii |
| B. | iv ii i iii |
| C. | iii i ii iv |
| D. | iv ii iii i |
| Answer» C. iii i ii iv | |
| 33. |
Which of the following is the most popular metre of the Rigveda? |
| A. | Anushtup |
| B. | Gayatri |
| C. | Jagati |
| D. | Trishtup |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The Vedic river Kubha is to be located in |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | Chinese Turkistan |
| C. | Kashmir |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» B. Chinese Turkistan | |
| 35. |
Which of the Harappan sites have yielded the evidence of paddy?i. Harappaii. Mohenjodaroiii. Lothaliv. RangpurSelect the correct answer from the codes below: |
| A. | i and ii |
| B. | ii and iii |
| C. | iii and iv |
| D. | i, ii and iii |
| Answer» D. i, ii and iii | |
| 36. |
Which of the following Mauryan Pillars were surmounted by Lion Capital?i. Lauriya Nandangarhii. Kolhua (Bakhira)iii. Sanchiiv. SarnathIndicate the correct answer from the codes below: |
| A. | i u0026 iv |
| B. | ii u0026 iii |
| C. | iii u0026 iv |
| D. | i, ii, iii u0026 iv |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Consider the following statements concerning the Peasant Movements of the colonial period.i. The movements that took place after 1857 were mainly localized or isolated but had wider impact.ii. The Indian agrarian society which had a complex class structure had its bearing on the movement.iii. The movements often cut across the cultural categories of religion and caste.iv. It was not so easy to mobilize the peasantry along with their religious or caste identity.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | i and ii are correct only. |
| B. | ii and iii are correct only. |
| C. | i, ii and iii are correct only. |
| D. | ii, iii and iv are correct only. |
| Answer» D. ii, iii and iv are correct only. | |
| 38. |
Who launched the self-respect movement in South India for the uplift of the dignity of the lower castes? |
| A. | E.V. Ramaswamy |
| B. | Jyotiba Phule |
| C. | Bhim Rao Ambedkar |
| D. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» B. Jyotiba Phule | |
| 39. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:List - I (Author ) a. Dhananjaya Keer b. Subhash Chandrabose c. Rajendra Prasad d. Ram Mohan Roy List - II (Work)i. India Dividedii. Precepts of Jesusiii. Dr. Ambedkar: Life and Missioniv. The Indian StruggleCodes: a b c d |
| A. | i iii ii iv |
| B. | ii iv iii i |
| C. | iii iv i ii |
| D. | iv ii iii i |
| Answer» D. iv ii iii i | |
| 40. |
Who started the paper 'Voice of India'? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | V.D. Savarkar |
| C. | Motilal Nehru |
| D. | Subhashchandra Bose |
| Answer» B. V.D. Savarkar | |
| 41. |
Which of the following Mesolithic sites has yielded the evidence of necklace and earrings? |
| A. | Adamgarh |
| B. | Bagor |
| C. | Mahadaha |
| D. | Singrauli |
| Answer» D. Singrauli | |
| 42. |
A figure of Mother Goddess made of bone was discovered from the Upper Palaeolithic context in |
| A. | Godavari Valley (Maharashtra) |
| B. | Narmada Valley (Madhya Pradesh) |
| C. | Son Valley (Madhya Pradesh) |
| D. | Belan Valley (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Arrange the following in chronological order of their occurrence:i. Lord Macaulay's Minutes on Indian Educationii. Vernacular Press Act to control seditious publicationsiii. Foundation of Asiatic Society of Bengaliv. Abolition of Sati.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | iv, iii, ii, i |
| B. | iii, i, ii, iv |
| C. | iv, i, iii, ii |
| D. | iii, iv, i, ii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: The Constitutional Reforms of 1909 provided to the Indian Muslims an official legitimacy to their minority status.Reason R: Muslim identity from minority status to nationhood took a long time.In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» C. A is true, but R is false. | |
| 45. |
In the second half of the 18th century the Journal 'Asiatic Researches' was started by whom? |
| A. | William Jones |
| B. | James Mill |
| C. | V. Smith |
| D. | W. Irvine |
| Answer» B. James Mill | |
| 46. |
The term Qaum refers to |
| A. | Community based on common descent |
| B. | Local Muslim association |
| C. | Muslim respectable class |
| D. | Custodians of Sufi shrines |
| Answer» B. Local Muslim association | |
| 47. |
Who was the founder of the Widow Marriage Sangh in 1861? |
| A. | Devendranath Tagore |
| B. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| C. | Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | M.G. Ranade |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Shariat means |
| A. | Revenue laws |
| B. | Sufi way of life |
| C. | Islamic laws |
| D. | State laws |
| Answer» D. State laws | |
| 49. |
A foreign traveller of the Vijaynagar Empire was also an Ambassador of his country: |
| A. | Farnow Nooniz |
| B. | Domingo Paes |
| C. | Abdur Razzaq |
| D. | Nicoli Conti |
| Answer» D. Nicoli Conti | |
| 50. |
The Act which allowed the Missionaries to preach religion and start education in India for the first time, was |
| A. | The Pitt's India Act, 1784 |
| B. | The Charter Act, 1813 |
| C. | The Charter Act, 1833 |
| D. | The Charter Act, 1853 |
| Answer» C. The Charter Act, 1833 | |