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This section includes 1093 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Polity and Civics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
Which position did Balban hold under Nasiruddin Mahmud |
| A. | Diwan |
| B. | Wazir |
| C. | Wali |
| D. | Naib |
| Answer» C. Wali | |
| 252. |
Manigraman and Nandesi in early medieval India represented |
| A. | Land grants given to Brahmans |
| B. | The share of King in the produce of the soil |
| C. | Merchant guilds |
| D. | Army cantonments |
| Answer» D. Army cantonments | |
| 253. |
Malik Kafur's first campaign in South India was against |
| A. | Kancheepuram |
| B. | Thanjavur |
| C. | Warangal |
| D. | Udupi |
| Answer» D. Udupi | |
| 254. |
Diwan-i-arz in Delhi Sultanate was |
| A. | Military Department |
| B. | Revenue Department |
| C. | Cloth Market |
| D. | Grain Market |
| Answer» B. Revenue Department | |
| 255. |
The headless statue of Kanishka has been found from |
| A. | Takshshila |
| B. | Multan |
| C. | Mathura |
| D. | Sanchi |
| Answer» D. Sanchi | |
| 256. |
Total number of caves in Ajanta Caves are |
| A. | 23 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 29 |
| D. | 32 |
| Answer» D. 32 | |
| 257. |
Which one of the following was an important stronghold of Shvetambara Jainism |
| A. | Mathura |
| B. | Peshawar |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Sarnath |
| Answer» B. Peshawar | |
| 258. |
Harisena, the composer of Prayag Prashasti was a poet in the court of |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Vishnu Gupta |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta II | |
| 259. |
Who was the first sultan of the Delhi Sultanate |
| A. | Qutb al-Din Aibak |
| B. | Khizr Khan |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Jalal-ud-din Khilji |
| Answer» B. Khizr Khan | |
| 260. |
Which King called himself "Lichchavi-Dauhitra" |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Harshvardhan |
| D. | Krishnadeva Rai |
| Answer» C. Harshvardhan | |
| 261. |
Which one of the following texts was composed by Vishakhadatta |
| A. | Devichandraguptam |
| B. | Mrichhakatikam |
| C. | Malavikagnimitram |
| D. | Vikramorvashiyam |
| Answer» B. Mrichhakatikam | |
| 262. |
Where is Gautamiputra Satkarni's inscription located |
| A. | Ajanta |
| B. | Bharhut |
| C. | Ellora |
| D. | Nasik |
| Answer» E. | |
| 263. |
Where is the elephant capital of Ashokan pillar found |
| A. | Sankisa |
| B. | Rampurwa |
| C. | Kaushambi |
| D. | Sanchi |
| Answer» B. Rampurwa | |
| 264. |
The first Indian text to define a state as saptanga rajya is |
| A. | Arthashastra |
| B. | Rajtarangini |
| C. | Mudrarakshas |
| D. | Harshcharita |
| Answer» B. Rajtarangini | |
| 265. |
Who was the author of the first monumental book on the Indus Valley Civilization |
| A. | Sir W. W. Hunter |
| B. | Sir John Shore |
| C. | Sir John Marshall |
| D. | Sir William Jones |
| Answer» D. Sir William Jones | |
| 266. |
The third Buddhist Council was held during the reign of |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Kaniska |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Skandagupta |
| Answer» B. Kaniska | |
| 267. |
The first Indian ruler who surrendered before Alexander was |
| A. | Porus |
| B. | Bishamitra |
| C. | Ambhi |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» D. Ashoka | |
| 268. |
The Sunga Dynasty was founded by |
| A. | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| B. | Agnimitra |
| C. | Bhagvata |
| D. | Devabhuti |
| Answer» B. Agnimitra | |
| 269. |
Jizya (poll-tax) was imposed on |
| A. | Muslims |
| B. | Hindus |
| C. | Buddhists |
| D. | Sikhs |
| Answer» C. Buddhists | |
| 270. |
Kashmir was under the control of Indian rulers during |
| A. | Mauryas and Kushanas |
| B. | Nandas |
| C. | Sungas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Nandas | |
| 271. |
The first battle of Tarain took place in |
| A. | 1191 |
| B. | 1192 |
| C. | 1193 |
| D. | 1526 |
| Answer» B. 1192 | |
| 272. |
For the first time Rupee was minted in India in the form of coins by |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Islam Shah |
| C. | Babur |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» B. Islam Shah | |
| 273. |
Who was the author of Tughlaqnama |
| A. | Alberuni |
| B. | Amir Khusrau |
| C. | Ibn Batuta |
| D. | Utbi |
| Answer» C. Ibn Batuta | |
| 274. |
The warrior king who made the Chalukyas the paramount power in the Deccan was |
| A. | Pulakeshin I |
| B. | Pulakeshin II |
| C. | Vikramaditya I |
| D. | Kirtivarman II |
| Answer» C. Vikramaditya I | |
| 275. |
Who was the mother of Shah Jahan |
| A. | Man Bai |
| B. | Jagat Gosain |
| C. | Mehrunnisa |
| D. | Ladli Begum |
| Answer» C. Mehrunnisa | |
| 276. |
Who had written the book, Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri |
| A. | Abdul Fazl |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Mulla Daud |
| D. | Abdul Haq |
| Answer» C. Mulla Daud | |
| 277. |
Which of the following revolts during Aurangzeb's period had a peasant agrarian background |
| A. | The revolt of the Rajputs |
| B. | The revolt of the Marathas |
| C. | The revolt of the Sikhs |
| D. | The revolt of the Jats and Satnamis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 278. |
Tulsidas composed his Ramcharitmanas during the reign of |
| A. | Harsha |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| Answer» D. Krishnadeva Raya | |
| 279. |
From where was the Mansabdari system borrowed |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | Turkey |
| C. | Mongolia |
| D. | Persia |
| Answer» D. Persia | |
| 280. |
Vasco da Gama was a/an __ sailor |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | American |
| C. | German |
| D. | South American |
| Answer» B. American | |
| 281. |
Who was the earliest exponent of the Bhakti Movement in India |
| A. | Ramanuja |
| B. | Ramananda |
| C. | Mirabai |
| D. | Kabir |
| Answer» B. Ramananda | |
| 282. |
Which place did British use as the springboard for the conquest of India |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Chandernagar |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» D. Surat | |
| 283. |
What was the final result of Impeachment of Warren Hastings |
| A. | He was convicted |
| B. | He was acquitted |
| C. | He was hanged |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. He was hanged | |
| 284. |
The decisive battle between the Rohillas and the combined forces of the Nawab and the English was fought at |
| A. | Miranpur Katra |
| B. | Rampur |
| C. | Shahjahanpur |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Shahjahanpur | |
| 285. |
Hastings robbed who among the following in order to collect money for the Company |
| A. | Nandkumar |
| B. | Raja Chait Singh |
| C. | Begum of Oudh |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Raja Chait Singh | |
| 286. |
Haider Ali breathed his last in 1782 AD due to |
| A. | cancer |
| B. | invansion of the English |
| C. | prolonged sickness |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. invansion of the English | |
| 287. |
Who among the following tribal leaders was looked upon as God-incarnate |
| A. | Kanhu Majhi |
| B. | Rupa Naik |
| C. | Joria Bhagat |
| D. | Birsa Munda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 288. |
The ideology of Socialism was strongly defended inside the Indian National Congress by |
| A. | M. N. Roy |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | C. R. Das |
| Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 289. |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was compared with |
| A. | Mazzini |
| B. | Bismarck |
| C. | Lenin |
| D. | Leo Tolstoy |
| Answer» C. Lenin | |
| 290. |
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was concluded in |
| A. | 1931 AD |
| B. | 1932 AD |
| C. | 1933 AD |
| D. | 1934 AD |
| Answer» B. 1932 AD | |
| 291. |
Which of the following was the famous work of B. G. Tilak |
| A. | The Ancient Home of the Aryans |
| B. | The Gita Rahasya |
| C. | Both (A) and (B) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both (A) and (B) | |
| 292. |
When did M. K. Gandhi go to South Africa |
| A. | 1891 |
| B. | 1892 |
| C. | 1893 |
| D. | 1894 |
| Answer» D. 1894 | |
| 293. |
The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on |
| A. | 16th March, 1946 |
| B. | 7th July, 1946 |
| C. | 9th December, 1946 |
| D. | 11th December, 1946 |
| Answer» D. 11th December, 1946 | |
| 294. |
Which tragedy took place in 1919 |
| A. | Jallianwala Bagh |
| B. | The Rowlatt Acts |
| C. | Both (A) and (B) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 295. |
Where did Netaji established Provisional Government of India |
| A. | Berlin |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Tokyo |
| D. | Bangkok |
| Answer» C. Tokyo | |
| 296. |
Indian National Association installed the Indian National Flag in Kohima in Assam in |
| A. | 1941 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1944 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» D. 1945 | |
| 297. |
The priority for the development of Primary Education in 1882-83 was recommended by |
| A. | Hartog Committee |
| B. | Hunter Commission |
| C. | Sargent Plan |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Sargent Plan | |
| 298. |
The Economic policy of the British in India was known as |
| A. | brain of wealth |
| B. | drain of wealth |
| C. | strain of wealth |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. strain of wealth | |
| 299. |
Who said "Every blow on my body will prove a nail in the coffin of the British Empire" |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Abdulla Seth |
| C. | G. B. Pant |
| D. | Pioli Phukan |
| Answer» B. Abdulla Seth | |
| 300. |
Who was the First Governor General of Free India |
| A. | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari |
| B. | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
| C. | Pt. J. Nehru |
| D. | Lord Mountbatten |
| Answer» B. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | |