Friday, April 5, 2024

Indian History MCQ Quiz -9

1. Which of the following is incorrect?

(A) Widow marriage was allowed among the Rigvedic Aryans

(B) The Parda system did not exist among the Rigvedic Aryans

(C) Sati custom was common among the Rigvedic Aryans

(D) Rigvedic women had a right to participate in religious ceremonies

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Sati custom was common among the Rigvedic Aryans


2. Garments of Indus valley people were of—

(A) Cotton only

(B) Cotton & silk

(C) Cotton & wool

(D) Cotton, wool & silk

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Cotton & wool


3. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Digha Nikaya?

(A) Dipavamsa

(B) Lalitvistara

(C) Nitiprakaranam

(D) Sumangala vilisini

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Dipavamsa


4. An anthropomorphic figure of copper has been reported from the Harrappan levels at—

(A) Lothal

(B) Kalibanga

(C) Harrappa

(D) Rojadi

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Harappa


5. Which of the following Harappan crops are believed to have diffused from West Asia?

1. Wheat

2. Rice

3. Cotton

4. Barley

Choose the correct answer form the & codes given below—

(A) 1 &4

(B) 2 &3

(C) 1, 3&4

(D) 1, 2&4

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) 1 &4


6. The Jaina system of thought closely resembles —

(A) Vedanta

(B) Sankhya

(C) Vaisheshik

(D) Yogachar

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Sankhya


7. The Predominant funerary practice at Harappa was —

(A) Cremation

(B) Burying ash kept in an urn

(C) Extended burial of the body along with pottery

(D) Making a memorial to mark the site

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Extended burial of the body along with pottery


8. Which one of the following place has yielded archaeological evidence regarding pit dwellings?

(A) Rakhigarhi

(B) Gufkral

(C) Mehargarh

(D) Balakot

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Gufkral


9. The crops cultivated by the harrapans included—

(A) Wheat, Barley, Mustard

(B) Barley, Groundnut, Rice

(C) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane

(D) Wheat, Cotton, Sugarcane

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Wheat, Barley, Mustard


10. Which of the following were among the objects of terracotta fashioned by the Harrapans?

1. Bullal

2. Toys

3. Votive animals

4. Axe heads

5. Human forms

6. Pipal leaves

(A) 1, 2&4

(B) 2, 3&5

(C) 3, 4&6

(D) 4, 5&6

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) 2, 3&5


11. Which of the, following Harrapan sites are located in the Kutch region?

(A) Desalpur & Surkotda

(B) Rangpur & Rojadi

(C) Allabadino & Balakot

(D) Lothal & Surkotda

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Desalpur & Surkotda


12. Match List I with List II

List I

(a) Double burial

(b) Fire altars

(c) Workmen’s Quarters

(d) Bead Making

List II

1. Chanhudaro

2. Kalibanga

3. Lothal

4. Banwali

5. Harrappa

Codes:

    a     b     c     d

A 3    2    5    1

B 3    4    1    2

C 5    2    3    5

D 2    3    5    1

👁Answer

Correct Answer: Ans. (A)


13. Which one of the following is a site of the Harappan civilization wherein a Persian Gulf seal has been unearthed?

(A) Mohenjodaro

(B) Dholavira

(C) Lothal

(D) Kalibanga

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Dholavira


14. The largest number of discourses delivered by Buddha were at—

(A) Sravasti

(B) Kausambi

(C) Rajgriha

(D) Somnath

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Sravasti


15. The crop which does not seem to have been known to the people of the Harrappan culture is —

(A) Rice

(B) Cotton

(C) Ragi

(D) Barley

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Ragi


16. Which of the following were exported from meluhha sometimes identified as an Harrappa area?

1. Black wood

2. Ivory

3. Gold

4. Lead

(A) 1, 2&3

(B) 1, 2&4

(C) 1, 3&4

(D) 2, 3&4

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) 1, 2&3


17. The most common type of Harrappan seals are —

(A) Square

(B) Round

(C) Cylindrical

(D) Oval

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Square


18. Which one of the following cities was most extensive in area?

(A) Mohenjodaro

(B) Harrappa

(C) Dholavira

(D) Kalibanga

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Mohenjodaro


19. According to a late tradition, the spread of Jainism in Karnataka is attributed to—

(A) Chandragupta maurya

(B) Mahavira

(C) Ashoka

(D) Parashavanath

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Chandragupta maurya


20. Which of the following metal (S) was/were not used by the Harrappans?

(A) Copper

(B) Gold & Copper

(C) Iron & Tin

(D) Silver & Bronze

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Iron & Tin


21. Match List I with List II & select the correct answer—

List I

(a) Harrappa

(b) Lothal

(c) Kalibanga

(d) Mohenjodaro List II

1. Cemetery R37

2. Dockyard

3. Figure of dancing girl

4. Ploughed field

Codes:

          a     b     c     d

(A)    1    2    3    4

(B)    2    1    4    3

(C)    3    4    1    2

(D)    1    2    4    3

👁Answer

Correct Answer: Ans. (D)


22. Kaivalya means—

(A) Omniscience

(B) Followers of Buddhism

(C) Omnipresent

(D) Followers of Jainism

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Omniscience


23. Which one of the following statements about the Indus culture is the least possible?

(A) The Indus culture originated from the Kalibanga culture

(B) The Indus culture originated from the peasant cultures of sind & Baluchistan

(C) The Indus culture is an expression of Sothi culture

(D) The Indus culture sprang directly as an urban culture

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) The Indus culture originated from the peasant cultures of sind & Baluchistan


24. A bronze chariot of Harappan times yoked to a pair of bullocks & driven by a nude human figure has been discovered at—

(A) Sanghol

(B) Rojadi’

(C) Kunal

(D) Daimabad

👁Answer

Correct Answer: v


25. A highly advanced water management system of Harrapan times has been unearthed at—

(A) Dholavira

(B) Lothal

(C) Kalibanga

(D) Alamgirpur

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Lothal


Indian History MCQ Quiz -8

1. ‘Brihadaranyaka’ is—

(A) A Sanskriti

(B) An Upnishada

(C) A treatise on Political Science

(D) A Mahakavya

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) An Upnishada


2. The Philosophy of the Gita is—

(A) Primarily that Bhakti God

(B) That of combining Bhakti with Jnan (Gyan)

(C) That of Bhakti with Karma

(D) That of combining of Bhakti, man (Gyan) and Karma

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) That of combining of Bhakti, man (Gyan) and Karma


3. Who wrote ‘Vasavadatta’?

(A) Bhas

(B) Dandin

(C) Subandhu

(D) Kalidas

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Bhas


4. The author of Natyashastra was—

(A) Vasumitra

(B) Nagarjuna

(C) Bhasa

(D) Asvaghosa

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Asvagbosa


5. Archaeological evidence from Nagal, Katpalon, Dhradheri & Bhagwanpura indicate that the late Harrappans & the Painted Grey- ware using people—

(A) Never lived together

(B) Came into contact, but never lived together

(C) Came into contact, but lived in different settlements in the same area

(D) Came into contact & lived in the same settlements

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Came into contact, but lived in different settlements in the same area


6. Which one of the following is the largest burnt-brick structure built in the entire range of the Harrappa culture?

(A) The Greatest Bath

(B) Granary

(C) Assembly Hall

(D) Lothal Dockyard

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Granary


7. The account of the local Administration was written in—

(A) Arthashastra

(B) Vishnu Purana

(C) Mudrarakshasa

(D) Account of Magasthanese

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Account of Magasthanese


8. Among the four sites mentioned below, the earliest cultural phase comes from—

(A) Banwali

(B) Kotdiji

(C) Surkotda

(D) Mehargarh

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Mehargarh


9. The Kamasutra was written by—

(A) Katyayani

(B) Vatsayayan

(C) Bhadrabahu

(D) Patanjali

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Vatsayayan


10. The author of Kalpasutra was—

(A) Bhadrabahu

(B) Panini

(C) Subandhu

(D) Patanjali

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Bhadrabahu


11. ‘Dipavamsa’ was written in—•

(A) Sanskrit

(B) Prakrit

(C) Pali

(D) Arabic

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Pali


12. Mathematics was treated as a distinct subject by—

(A) Braham Gupta

(B) Varahmihira

(C) Vijayanandin

(D) Aryabhatta

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Aryabhatta


13. ‘Navniketanam’ is a treatise on—

(A) Polity

(B) Economics

(C) Medicine

(D) Philosophy

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Medicine


14. The author of Kadambari who was also contemporary of Harsha was—

(A) Banabhatta

(B) Mayur

(C) Divakar

(D) Jayasena

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Banabhatta


15. Rajtarangini was written by—

(A) Kalhana

(B) Jona-raja

(C) Halayudha

(D) Jayadeva

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Kalhana


16. Ramayan in Tamil was written by—

(A) Kamban

(B) Kulhan

(C) Jayangondur

(D) Kalladanor

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Kamban


17. Consider the following statements regarding the identification with Siva, of a figure represented on Harrappan seals

1. It is shown in the form of a linga

2. It is shown seated in yogic posture

3. It is surrounded by animals

4. It is shown with a female figure identifiable with Parvati

Which of the above are correct reasons for identifying the figure with Siva?

(A) 1&4

(B) 2&3

(C) 2&4

(D) 3&4

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) 2&3


18. Indus valley did not maintain trade relation with—

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Iran

(D) Romans

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Iran


19. The Author of Hamir Mahakavya was—

(A) Chandvardai

(B) Jaisiugh Suri

(C) Nayachandra Suri

(D) Hemachandra

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Nayachandra Suri


20. Rajatarangini describes the history of—

(A) Bengal

(B) Gujarat

(C) Kashmir

(D) Maiwa

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Kashmir


21. Who wrote Vasavdatta-Nalyadhara?

(A) Bhasa

(B) Vakpati

(C) Subaudhu

(D) Vatsyayan

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Subaudhu


22. Give the chronological order—

I Kautilya

II Jayadeva

III Banabhatta

IV Harisena

Code:

(A) II, I, III, IV

(B) I, II, III, IV

(C) IV, II, I, III

(D) III, II, I, IV

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) I, II, III, IV


23. The subject matter of “Tolkappiam” is—

(A) Epic story

(B) Drama

(C) Grammar

(D) Battle

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Battle


24. Which one of the following statements about untouchability is not correct?

(A) It was widely practiced in the Indus valley civilization

(B) The Rigveda does not show any ac quaintance with it

(C) It is cleared referred to in the Buddhist Jatakas

(D) It come to be applied to several castes only in the post Gupta period

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) It was widely practiced in the Indus valley civilization


25. Which is the only Indus site with a dockyard?

(A) Amri

(B) Surkotda

(C) Lothal

(D) Kalibanga

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Lothal


Indian History MCQ Quiz -7

1. The Rajarajeshvar temple was constructed by —

(A) Parantaka Chola

(B) Mahendra Vermana Pahallava

(C) Rajaraja Chola

(D) Aditya Cholas

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Rajaraja Chola


2. There was an administrative unit under the Cholas named Kurram. What did it signify?

(A) A village

(B A province

(C) A district

(D) A group of villages

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) A group of villages


3. University of Vikramsila enjoyed the petronage of —

(A) Palas

(B) Senas

(C) Pratiharas

(D) King Yasovarman of Kannauj

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Palas


4. The finest specimen of Pahallavas architecture are —

(A). Temples at Madura

(B) Temples of Tanjore

(C) Kailashnath temple of Ellora

(D) Rock-cut Nath temples at Mahabalipuram

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Rock-cut Nath temples at Mahabalipuram


5. A new addition to social customs during Rajput age was —

(A) Sati system

(B) Prostitution

(C) Child marriage

(D) Jauhar

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Jauhar


6. Asvamedha Yajna from among Chalukya rulers was performed by —

(A) Pulkesin I

(B) Kirtivarman I

(C) Pulkesin II

(D) Vikramaditya I

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Pulkesin I


7. The Palas of Bengal patronised —

(A) Hinduism

(B) Jainism

(C) Hinyana Buddhism

(D) Tantrika Buddhism

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Tantrika Buddhism


8. Under whose patronage was the Kailash temple of Ellora constructed?

(A) The Chalukayas

(B) The Rashtrakutas

(C) The Pahallavas

(D) The Cholas

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) The Rashtrakutas


9. Intercaste marriages, during the Rajput age was possible among —

(A) Brahmanas and Kshatriyas

(B) Kshatriyas and Vaisyas

(C) Vaisyas and Sudras

(D) None of these

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Vaisyas and Sudras


10. Who among the Pala rulers established the University of Vikramsila?

(A) Dharampala

(B) Devapala

(C) Narayan Pala

(D) Mahipala I

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Mahipala I


11. Hazrat Mohammad was born at Mecca in Arabia in —

(A) 590 A.D.

(B) 570 A.D.

(C) 520 AD

(D) 500 A.D.

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) 570 A.D.


12. ‘Hijrat’ the Muslim era began in —

(A) 622 A.D.

(B) 612 A.D.

(C) 630 A.D.

(D) 600 A.D.

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) 622 A.D.


13. Which one was the Port of Cheras?

(A) Kaveripattanam

(B) Muzisir

(C) Korkai

(D) Tandai

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Muzisir


14. In the age of Cholas Uraiyur was famous for —

(A) Cotton

(B) Ship building

(C) Pearls

(D) Spices

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Spices


15. Match the following —

(a) Karle cave 1. Satavahanas

(b) Kailashnath temple at Ellora 2. Rashtrakutas

(c) Raja Raieshwar Temple 3. Raja Raja I

(d) Pillar Edicts 4. Mauryas

Codes:

    (a)     (b)     (c)     (d)

(A) 1     4         3     2

(B) 1     2         3     4

(C) 4     3         1     2

(D) 3     1         4     2

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) 1 2 3 4


16. Match the following:

(a) Kumaramatayas        1. Guptas

(b) Mahamatayas           2. Mauryas

(c) Nimataras                 3. Cholas

(d) Sumant                     4. Marathas

Codes:

        (a)     (b)     (c)     (d)

(A) 1         2        3      4

(B) 2         1         4     3

(C) 1         2        4     3

(D) 2        1        3     4

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) 2 1 4 3


17. The East India Company began to use the term ‘Investments in India’ for—

(A) Their bullion imports to purchase Indian goods

(B) The loot from Buxar for purchasing Indian goods

(C) The profits made from duty free inland trade and the surplus from Diwani revenue

(D) The borrowed money from Indian money lenders for purchases in India money

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) The profits made from duty free inland trade and the surplus from Diwani revenue


18. An Important character of the Chola empire was —

(A) Trade with S. E. Asia

(B) Local self-govemment

(C) Elected monarchs

(D) Conquerred the whole of cyclon

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Local self-govemment


19. The Ellora caves were built by—

(A) Chalukyas

(B) Pratiharas

(C) Rashtrakutas

(D) Palas

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Rashtrakutas


20. The First English Captain to disembark at Surat and who also visited the court of Emperor Jahangir at Agra was—

(A) Thomas Stephens

(B) Hawkins

(C) Ralph Fitch

(D) Jon Mildenhall

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Thomas Stephens


21. The remittance problems from India was initially tackled by the East India Company government through the—

(A) Development of more exports of grains from India

(B) Exports of more cotton and silk goods to Europe

(C) Development of indigo and export of opium to China

(D) Development of jute and promotion of its export to Europe

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Development of more exports of grains from India


22. Under Cholas village administration the land revenue was collected by —

(A) Ur

(B) Mahasabha

(C) Uparika

(D) A Special Dal

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) A Special Dal


23. The chief ideas of worship during the Rajput age were —

(A) Ram and Krishna

(B) Vishnu and Shiva

(C) Brahma and Sun

(D) Brahma and Ganesha

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Brahma and Sun


24. The chief feature of the temples constructed by the Cholas was their—

(A) Gopurams or gateways

(B) Vimanas or Towers

(C) Assembly-halls for the devotees

(D) Massive pillars

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Vimanas or Towers


25. What is the correct chronological order of the following British Officials in India?

1. Sir John Shore

2. Marquis Cornwallis

3 Earl of Minto

4. Marquess of Wellesley

Select the correct answer using the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) 2,1,4,3

(B) 1,2,3,4

(C) 1,2,4,3

(D) 2,1,3,4

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) 2,1,4,3


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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Indian History MCQ Quiz -6

1. Consider the following statement about Tipu Sultan—

1. He made no treaty with the British

2. He had no quarrel with the Marathas

3. He sought French alliance

4. He fell fighting against the British

of these statements—

(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

(B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct

(C) 3 and 4 are correct

(D) 1 and 4 are correct

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) 3 and 4 are correct


2. The Sabha during the Chola period comprised of—

(A) Brahmana

(B) Village Elders

(C) Sudras

(D) All of these

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Village Elders


3. Raushan Akhtar ascended the throne with the title—

(A) Jahandar Shah

(B) Shah Jahan II

(C) Mohammad Shah

(D) Alamgir II

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Mohammad Shah


4. Among the officers of Muhhammad of Ghor, Bihar and part of Bengal were conquered by—

(A) Qutubuddin Aibak

(B) Tajuddin Yajdij

(C) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji

(D) Tughrill Khan

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji


5. What was the main cause of conflict between Mir Quasim and the East India Company?

(A) Mir Qasim’s alliance with the Mughal Emperor and the Nawab of Oudh

(B) Abuse of Dastaks by the English

(C) Mir Quasim’s conspiracy with the French

(D) Mir Jafar’s conspiracy with the East India Company

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Abuse of Dastaks by the English


6. Kalidas in his works shows a leaning towards worship of—

(A) Shiva

(B) Vishnu

(C) Durga

(D) Brahma

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Durga


7. The Founding Charter of the English East India Company was granted by—

(A) Henry VIII

(B) Elizabeth I

(C) James I

(D) Charles I

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Elizabeth I


8. Marathi Chronicles were known as—

(A) Khyat

(B) Bakhar

(C) Burunji

(D) Babi

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Bakhar


9. Which of the following is correct?

(A) Prayag Assembly — Akbar

(B) Expedition to South East Asia — Rajendra Chola

(C) Southern expedition — Ashoka

(D) Vaikonta Perumal — Nandivarman Temple

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Expedition to South East Asia — Rajendra Chola


10. The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was—

(A) Ahmed Shah Abdali

(B) Safdarjung

(C) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk

(D) Zulfiqar Khan

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk


11. Who among the following rulers of the Travancore kingdom extended his dominion, organised a standing army and a rational administration and encouraged foreign trade in the middle of 18th century?

(A) Rama Varma

(B) Zamorin of Calicut

(C) Martanda Varma

(D) Nanjaraj

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Martanda Varma


12. Ashtaelic Gajangals were present in the courts of —

(A) Devarya II

(B) Sambasivarya

(C) Krishnadevraya

(D) Vaktaka I

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Krishnadevraya


13. The Maratha who helped the Sayyad brothers in overthrowing Farukh Siyar in 1719 was—

(A) Shivaji

(B) Sahuji

(C) Balaji Vishwanath

(D) Baji Rao I

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Balaji Vishwanath


14. Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore organised the Revolt in—

(A) 1800

(B) 1805

(C) 1809

(D) 1811

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) 1809


15. Which among the following ruling dynasties, successfully obstructed the efforts of the Pratihars in establishing a strong empire in North India?

(A) The Palas

(B) The Chalukyas of Badami

(C) The Rashtrakutas

(D) The Senas

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) The Rashtrakutas


16. The cavalry of Shivaji was known as—

(A) Risala

(B) Sir-i-Naubat

(C) Bergir

(D) Paga

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Paga


17. Consider the following events—

1. Girni Kamgar Union

2. Surma valley peasant movement

3. Tuticorin strikes

4. Guruvayur temple entry jatha

5. Jaito Morcha

The correct chronological order of these events is —

Codes:

(A) 3, 5,4,2,1

(B) 5, 3,1,4,2

(C) 3, 5,1,4,2

(D) 5, 3,2,4,1

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) 3, 5,1,4,2


18. The Kalyana-Mandapa was notable feature of temple architecture in the kingdom of—

(A) Pahallavas

(B) Cholas

(C) Kadambas

(D) Vijaynagar

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) Cholas


19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists—

List-I List-II

(a) James Outram

(b) John Nicholson

(c) Cohn Campbell

(d) Hugh Rose

1. Delhi

2. Lucknow

3. Jhansi

4. Kanpur

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 2 1 4 3

(C) 2 1 3 4

(D) 1 2 4 3

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (B) 2 1 4 3


20. Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jang, Rajballabh and Yar Latif Khan were sore enemies of—

(A) Nawab Alivardi Khan

(B) Nanda Kumar

(C) Siraj-ud-daulah

(D) Shuja-ud-daulah

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Siraj-ud-daulah


21. The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called—

(A) Adhipati

(B) Gahapati

(C) Jethaka

(D) Adhikari

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (C) Jethaka


22. The British East India Company became Zamindar in Bengal after renting the village of—

(A) Govindpur, Sutanati and Kolkata

(B) Chandranagar, Sutanati and Kolkata

(C) Chandranagar, Sutanati and Govindpur

(D) Kolkata, Govindpur and Plassey

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Govindpur, Sutanati and Kolkata


23. Balwant Singh was the first Raja of—

(A) Kanpur

(B) Mewar

(C) Jaisalmer

(D) Banaras

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) Banaras


24. The Chola ruler who wrested tondaimandalam from the Rashtrakutas was—

(A) Parantaka I

(B) Sundrachola

(C) Raja Raja I

(D) Kulottunga I

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (A) Parantaka I


25. Gopis (cowherd girls) became an important part of the Krishna legend in art and literature in—

(A) The Sunga period

(B) The Kushana period

(C) The Gupta period

(D) The early Medieval period

👁Answer

Correct Answer: (D) The early Medieval period


Wednesday, April 3, 2024

100+ India History One Liner Questions

Q ➤ 1. Which civilization is famous for its city planning -


Q ➤ 2. The mouth of the Indus Valley Civilization was located on the banks of the Indus River-


Q ➤ 3. What was the local name of Mohenjo-Daro -


Q ➤ 4. Where was the huge bath found-


Q ➤ 5. Worship of Mother was related to-


Q ➤ 6. Which civilization had the ship Malghat at the place called Lothal -


Q ➤ 7. In the Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibanga was famous for -


Q ➤ 8. The main food of the Vedic Aryans was-


Q ➤ 9. Which metal was first used by Vedic people-


Q ➤ 10. Which three Vedas are jointly called 'Vedatrayi' -


Q ➤ 11. Arya was successful in his struggles with the Aryans, as he-


Q ➤ 12. This is confirmed by the fact that the Rigvedic Aryans were pastoralists -


Q ➤ 13. Where is the oldest settlement of Aryan Janjans -


Q ➤ 14. In which details of the coronation ceremony have been done -


Q ➤ 15. Where is the famous Gayatri Mantra derived from -


Q ➤ 16. Which Vidushi challenged the invincible Yajnavalavya in the debate-


Q ➤ 17. The birthplace of Gautama Buddha is inscribed by-


Q ➤ 18. Where was the first Buddhist council held -


Q ➤ 19. Buddha means-


Q ➤ 20. Buddhism left an important influence by connecting two sections of the society with them -


Q ➤ 21. What beliefs does Buddhism believe -


Q ➤ 22. In which early Buddhist texts were composed -


Q ➤ 23. Who was the savior of Delhi Sultanak –


Q ➤ 24. Who used the first artillery in India –


Q ➤ 25. Where Babur died-


Q ➤ 26. 1540 AD Humayun was thrown out of India after the war in which –


Q ➤ 27. In which year Kannauji's war was fought –


Q ➤ 28. Who was the architect of Humayun's Tomb -


Q ➤ 29. Akbar became Emperor at the age of -


Q ➤ 30. Second battle of Panipat was fought between which two armies -


Q ➤ 31. Who translated the Ramayana into Persian-


Q ➤ 32. Where was the state capital of Shivaji's kingdom –


Q ➤ 33. The fighter was called Peshwa -


Q ➤ 34. Who was the founder of Peshwas -


Q ➤ 35. First Anglo-Maratha war was concluded by which treaty-


Q ➤ 36. What was the name of the fort built by the British in Kolkata-


Q ➤ 37. Where was the Dutch earliest colony in India-


Q ➤ 38. British ruler Charles II was given in Bombay dowry to marry whose princess-


Q ➤ 39. The name of the Indian king who gave a grand welcome to Portuguese traveler Vasco di Gama when he came to Calicut was-


Q ➤ 40. India was the first and the next to go –


Q ➤ 41. Calicut cotton clothes carried by the Portuguese from Calicut were commonly said in Europe-


Q ➤ 42. During his rule, forcing British farmers to grow in Assam-


Q ➤ 43. In which year Khalsan Panth was founded by Guru Govind Singh –


Q ➤ 44. Who gave the title of King to Ranjit Singh-


Q ➤ 45. Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of Nadirshah's invasion-


Q ➤ 46. Who was the founder of the autonomous state of Awadh -


Q ➤ 47. Where was the ruler of Tipu Sultan-


Q ➤ 48. Who betrayed Siraj-ud-daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757-


Q ➤ 49. Between whom was the battle of Plassey fought -


Q ➤ 50. Where are the remains of Portuguese culture found in India –


Q ➤ 51. From which war the fate of the French was decided in India -


Q ➤ 52. Swami Dayanand Saraswati created the first Arya Samaj in 1875 AD. Where was I established in-


Q ➤ 53. Who was the founder of Arya Samaj in colonial India-


Q ➤ 54. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission-


Q ➤ 55. When did English make English the medium of instruction in India-


Q ➤ 56. Who was the founder of Aligarh Movement-


Q ➤ 57. Where does the Prophet of New India go-


Q ➤ 58. The founder of Brahma Samaj was-


Q ➤ 203.Who was the founder of Prarthana Samaj-


Q ➤ 59. The Ayong who first paid attention to primary and secondary education in India -


Q ➤ 60. Which was the first reform movement to be started in the 19th century -


Q ➤ 61. Who built the Allahabad Pillar Inscription –


Q ➤ 62. Who compiled the stories of Panchatantra -


Q ➤ 63. Varahamihira was an-


Q ➤ 64. Who was the Chola king who took the Ganges from north to south -


Q ➤ 65. Most of the Chola temples are dedicated to which deity-


Q ➤ 66. Chola dynasty ruled mostly in which part of India –


Q ➤ 67. Which Chola ruler had conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire-


Q ➤ 68. Which Chola ruler built the new capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram -


Q ➤ 69. Where was the capital of ancient Chola empire –


Q ➤ 70. Who built the Kailashnath Temple at Ellora -


Q ➤ 71. Ellora has caves and rock-cut temples -


Q ➤ 72. Sapta Pagoda of Mahabalipuram is a witness to the art preserved by-


Q ➤ 73. The famous Kailash temple cut by solid rock at Ellora was constructed under the protection of-


Q ➤ 74. How many times did Shivaji loot Surat-


Q ➤ 75. Shivaji was crowned in -


Q ➤ 76. From which European power did Shivaji obtain ammunition and ammunition -


Q ➤ 77. Who was famous as Nana Saheb -


Q ➤ 78. Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat in 1761 -


Q ➤ 79. Peshwa Prathava was completed by the British during the period of which Peshwa -


Q ➤ 80. Which English ship was the first in India-


Q ➤ 81. At which place in Bengal was the East India Company permitted to trade and build a factory in 1651 by the Mughals-


Q ➤ 82. The discovery of the sea route to India is attributed to the -


Q ➤ 83. Who discovered the route of 'Cape of Good Hope' to India -


Q ➤ 84. The greatest Portuguese governor to lay the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was-


Q ➤ 85. Bahadur Shah, the ruler of Gujarat was killed in the conflict with whom-


Q ➤ 86. During his rule, the British kept forcing farmers to grow .........in Madras –


Q ➤ 87. Akal Takht was built by -


Q ➤ 88. Where was Guru Nanam Dev born –


Q ➤ 89. Which Sikh Guru had called himself 'True Emperor' -


Q ➤ 90. The political capital of Ranjit Singh was Lahore. Which city is called its religious capital-


Q ➤ 91. Which Governor-General had welcomed Ranjit Singh with great respect at Ropd -


Q ➤ 92. In which fight was Nadir Shah defeated the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah –


Q ➤ 93. Who was the Governor General in the Second Anglo-Mysore War -


Q ➤ 94. Where were the Nawabs of Murshid Quli Khan, Ali Vardi Khan and Siraj-ud-Daula –


Q ➤ 95. Where did the Salt Satyagraha end –


Q ➤ 96. In 1939, Subhash Chandra Bose was elected President of the Congress Party by defeating-


Q ➤ 97. Why was the Cabinet Mission sent to India -


Q ➤ 98. What was the main reason for starting the Quit India Movement in 1942 -


Q ➤ 99. Quit India movement was started in 1942 –


Q ➤ 100. Where was the parallel government formed during the Quit India Movement-


Q ➤ 101. Gandhi adjourned after the Chaura-Chauri scandal-


Q ➤ 102. Where did the Indian National Congress pass its famous resolution of non-cooperation in its session held in 1920 -


Q ➤ 103. What were the three main forms of Satyagraha -


Q ➤ 104. Gandhiji's visit to Dandi is an example of which -


Q ➤ 105. In which year salt satyagraha was started -


Q ➤ 106. Gandhiji started a movement in violation of the Salt Law, which was called -


Q ➤ 107. "Where there is no law, there is no freedom". Where was it -


Q ➤ 108. In which session of the Indian National Congress Purna Swaraj was announced –


Q ➤ 109. Who was the first president of independent India -


Q ➤ 110. Who was the founder of the concept of Sarvodaya -


Q ➤ 111. Where was Christopher Columbus –


Q ➤ 112. What is the meaning of non-interference policy -


Q ➤ 113. Who founded the Banaras Hindu University-


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