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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. |
Among the following Maratha goddesses who led the struggle against the Mughal Empire from 1700 onwards, who was she? |
| A. | Tarabai |
| B. | rukmanibai |
| C. | Muktabai |
| D. | Ahilyabai |
| Answer» B. rukmanibai | |
| 2. |
Sarjami system was related to |
| A. | Maratha land revenue system |
| B. | Qutbshahi administration |
| C. | talukdari system |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. Qutbshahi administration | |
| 3. |
A historian himself saw the third battle of Panipat, who was it - |
| A. | Dattaji Pingale |
| B. | Kashiraj Pandit |
| C. | Khafi Khan |
| D. | Harcharandas |
| Answer» C. Khafi Khan | |
| 4. |
In whose time the Maratha king became unapproachable and Peshwa the real ruler - |
| A. | Madhav Rao I |
| B. | Bajirao I |
| C. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| D. | Balaji Bajirao |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The Modi script was used in the inscriptions of- |
| A. | of Marathas |
| B. | of the vodoyors |
| C. | of the Zamorins |
| D. | of Hoysalas |
| Answer» B. of the vodoyors | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following is the largest structure of baked bricks built in the entire Harappan Sanskrit series? |
| A. | Large bathroom |
| B. | granary |
| C. | auditorium |
| D. | Lothal Godibara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Who among the following defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat? |
| A. | Mughals |
| B. | Afghans |
| C. | the British |
| D. | The Rohillas |
| Answer» C. the British | |
| 8. |
The member who looked after the foreign affairs of Shivaji's Ashta Pradhan was- |
| A. | sumant |
| B. | Secretary |
| C. | Peshwa |
| D. | Pandit Rao |
| Answer» B. Secretary | |
| 9. |
What is the most popular type of Harappan seals? |
| A. | square shape |
| B. | Round |
| C. | Cylindrical |
| D. | rectangular |
| Answer» B. Round | |
| 10. |
The post of Sarnobat at the time of Shivaji was associated with – |
| A. | from local administration |
| B. | from military administration |
| C. | from judicial administration |
| D. | from financial administration |
| Answer» C. from judicial administration | |
| 11. |
Put the following in the correct chronology - 1- Chhatrapati Shahuji 2- Rajaram 3- Shambhaji 4- Shivaji II |
| A. | 3, 2, 1, 4 |
| B. | 3, 2, 4, 1 |
| C. | 2, 3, 1, 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Answer» C. 2, 3, 1, 4 | |
| 12. |
Arrange the following in the order of their reign - 1- Bajirao 2- Balaji Bajirao 3- Balaji Vishwanath 4- Madhav Rao |
| A. | 4, 3, 1, 2 |
| B. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| C. | 3, 1, 2, 4 |
| D. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| Answer» D. 2, 1, 3, 4 | |
| 13. |
The eight Prime Minister's Council helped in the management of whose state? |
| A. | Shivaji |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Yashovarman |
| D. | Harshavardhana |
| Answer» B. Samudragupta | |
| 14. |
Who among the following made Maratha simple and effective after Shambaji? |
| A. | Gangabai |
| B. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| C. | Nana ji Deshmukh |
| D. | King Rama |
| Answer» C. Nana ji Deshmukh | |
| 15. |
There was a council of ministers named Ashta Pradhan |
| A. | in Chola administration |
| B. | in secret administration |
| C. | in Maratha administration |
| D. | in the Vijayanagara Administration |
| Answer» D. in the Vijayanagara Administration | |
| 16. |
Who was the general who was sent by the Sultan of Bijapur to suppress Shivaji in 1659 AD? |
| A. | Syed Banda |
| B. | Afzal Khan |
| C. | inayat khan |
| D. | Shaista Khan |
| Answer» C. inayat khan | |
| 17. |
When was Shivaji born and when he assumed the title of Chhatrapati? |
| A. | 1627, 1661 |
| B. | 1625, 1671 |
| C. | 1627, 1674 |
| D. | 1626, 1675 |
| Answer» D. 1626, 1675 | |
| 18. |
Where was the formal coronation of Shivaji as Chhatrapati? |
| A. | Pune |
| B. | kolhapur |
| C. | Ahmednagar |
| D. | Raigarh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Three human skeletons have been found in a single grave. |
| A. | Langhnaz |
| B. | asthma |
| C. | Mahadaha |
| D. | from saraynahar |
| Answer» C. Mahadaha | |
| 20. |
In which battle did Shivaji defeat the Mughals? |
| A. | Salhar |
| B. | Raigarh |
| C. | Flood |
| D. | Shivner |
| Answer» B. Raigarh | |
| 21. |
What was the name of Shivaji's Guru? |
| A. | Tukaram |
| B. | vaman pandit |
| C. | gag bhatt |
| D. | Ramdas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The earliest cultural phase is found in the following four sites - |
| A. | by construction |
| B. | from kotdiji |
| C. | From Surkotda |
| D. | from Mehrgarh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Hungarian tributary is - |
| A. | Bhima's |
| B. | Of Godavari |
| C. | Krishna's |
| D. | of Tungabhadra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Rajrappa is situated at the confluence of which rivers? |
| A. | Damodar-Bhera |
| B. | Damodar-Sherbhukhi |
| C. | Damodar-Barakar |
| D. | Damodar-Konar |
| Answer» B. Damodar-Sherbhukhi | |
| 25. |
Which of the following rivers is most polluted - |
| A. | Gomti |
| B. | poriyar |
| C. | Damodar |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» D. Mahanadi | |
| 26. |
Which of the following is the reason for the rise of Marathas? |
| A. | geographical security |
| B. | political security |
| C. | religious protection |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Damodar whose tributary is - |
| A. | Ganges |
| B. | Hooghly |
| C. | Padma |
| D. | golden line |
| Answer» C. Padma | |
| 28. |
Which of the following canals has been taken out from the Damodar river? |
| A. | Sirhind Canal |
| B. | Aden Canal |
| C. | Bist Doab Canal |
| D. | Eastern Gray Canal |
| Answer» C. Bist Doab Canal | |
| 29. |
Which of the following rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal? |
| A. | Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari |
| B. | Mahanadi, Krishna and Godavari |
| C. | Luni Narmada and Tapti |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The founder Guru of Khalsa was – |
| A. | Tegh Bahadur |
| B. | every opinion |
| C. | Har Kishan |
| D. | Govind Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following rivers of India bisects all the ranges of Himalayas? |
| A. | ravi |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Diameter |
| D. | Chenab |
| Answer» C. Diameter | |
| 32. |
Which of the following Sikh Guru founded the Khalsa Panth? |
| A. | Guru Nanak Dev |
| B. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| C. | Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| D. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| Answer» C. Guru Tegh Bahadur | |
| 33. |
The original name of Banda Bahadur was - |
| A. | Dwarka Das |
| B. | Lachchan Dev |
| C. | Mahesh Das |
| D. | Harnam Das |
| Answer» C. Mahesh Das | |
| 34. |
Which one of the following is not a tributary of river Krishna? |
| A. | Bhima |
| B. | Dan |
| C. | Oil |
| D. | Tungabhadra |
| Answer» D. Tungabhadra | |
| 35. |
Doodh Ganga river is situated in which of the following? |
| A. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Uttarakhand |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» B. Himachal Pradesh | |
| 36. |
How many years ago did the Khalsa Panth start? |
| A. | 150 |
| B. | 400 |
| C. | 300 |
| D. | 200 |
| Answer» D. 200 | |
| 37. |
The greatness of Guru Gobind Singh lies in that - |
| A. | He was the founder of the Sikh state |
| B. | He defeated Aurangzeb |
| C. | He formed the military system of the Sikhs |
| D. | He made Sikhs peace loving people |
| Answer» D. He made Sikhs peace loving people | |
| 38. |
The last ruler of the Sikh Empire was- |
| A. | Sher Singh |
| B. | Naunihal Singh |
| C. | Dalip Singh |
| D. | Ranjit Singh |
| Answer» D. Ranjit Singh | |
| 39. |
From which site of Harappan culture the evidence of vermilion has been received? |
| A. | Nausaro |
| B. | Mehrgarh |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | mohenjodaro |
| Answer» B. Mehrgarh | |
| 40. |
Nanded Gurdwara is considered holy by the Sikhs because of whose samadhi? |
| A. | of Guru Nanak Dev |
| B. | of Guru Angad |
| C. | of Guru Gobind Singh |
| D. | of Guru Amardas |
| Answer» D. of Guru Amardas | |
| 41. |
At which of the following places is a famous Sikh Gurudwara situated? |
| A. | Hemkund |
| B. | bramhakund |
| C. | Tarakund |
| D. | Roopkund |
| Answer» B. bramhakund | |
| 42. |
Whom did Guru Nanak appoint as his successor? |
| A. | Guru Harrai |
| B. | Guru Amardas |
| C. | Guru Angad |
| D. | Guru Ramdas |
| Answer» D. Guru Ramdas | |
| 43. |
Amritsar city was established in Punjab by - |
| A. | Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| B. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| C. | Guru Ramdas |
| D. | by Guru Nanak |
| Answer» D. by Guru Nanak | |
| 44. |
Who among the following compiled the Adi Granth or Guru Granth Sahib? |
| A. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| B. | Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| C. | Guru Nanak Dev |
| D. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Which Sikh Guru was given 500 bighas of land by Akbar? |
| A. | Tegh Bahadur |
| B. | Arjun Dev |
| C. | every opinion |
| D. | Ramdas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Who were the banjaras generally in the medieval period of Indian history? |
| A. | Warrior |
| B. | Businessman |
| C. | weaver |
| D. | cultivator |
| Answer» C. weaver | |
| 47. |
The madrasa which excelled in the study of Muslim jurisprudence during the Mughal period was located at- |
| A. | in Lucknow |
| B. | in sialkot |
| C. | in Delhi |
| D. | in Hyderabad |
| Answer» B. in sialkot | |
| 48. |
Select the correct chronological order of the following Muslim rulers from the codes given below - 1- Ahmad Shah Abdali 2- Muhammad Shah 3- Jahangir 4- Bahadur Shah II |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| C. | 3, 2, 1, 4 |
| D. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| Answer» D. 2, 1, 3, 4 | |
| 49. |
Which of the following statements are true - 1. Ahmad Shah fought the third battle of Panipat with Abdali. 2- Babur established the Delhi Sultanate. 3- Shah Jahan fought the war of succession. 4- Jahangir was a lover of beauty and nature. |
| A. | 1, 2 तथा 3 सही हैं |
| B. | 1 तथा 3 सही है। |
| C. | 1 तथा 4 सही है। |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 तथा 4 सही हैं। |
| Answer» D. 1, 2, 3 तथा 4 सही हैं। | |
| 50. |
The Maullim in the Mughal period was - |
| A. | An employee |
| B. | an administrative unit |
| C. | a tax |
| D. | a ruler |
| Answer» B. an administrative unit | |