This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who had expressed the view that the cotton cloth worn by Indians had a brighter white colour than any cotton found elsewhere? A) Alexander. B) Nearchus. C) Pliny. D) Megasthenese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Megasthenese. 2. Moti Masjid in Red Ford, Delhi was constructed by? A) Shahjahan. B) Aurangzeb. C) Shershah. D) Bahadurshah Zafar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aurangzeb. 3. The Besnagar inscription of Heliodorus refer to A) Samkarshana & Vasudeva. B) Samkarshana, pradyumna & Vasudeva. C) Vasudeva only. D) All the panchviras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vasudeva only. 4. Among the Panchviras who belonged to the Vrisbni clan, samba was the son of A) Rohini. B) Devaki. C) Rukmani. D) Jambavati. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jambavati. 5. Middle Eastern Sufism won followers: A) In Java. B) Among Khmer Hindus at Angkor Wat. C) In the kingdom of the Sultan at Aceh. D) Within the Nguyen partition of Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the kingdom of the Sultan at Aceh. 6. In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India? A) 1833 A.D. B) 1844 A.D. C) 1813 A.D. D) 1835 A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1835 A.D. 7. Cotton weaving probably began in: A) China. B) Southeast Asia. C) Sumer. D) The Indus Valley civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Indus Valley civilization. 8. The Crusades contributed to all of the following except A) An increase in the power of feudal lords. B) Improvement in the level of European technology. C) Greater contact between Europe and the Byzantine and Muslim civilizations. D) The growth of Mediterranean trading cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increase in the power of feudal lords. 9. The greatest Chinese teacher philosopher was A) LaoTse. B) Fa Hem. C) Huien Tsang. D) Confucius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confucius. 10. Which one of the following were included in the 'antyaja' category of people mentioned in the 'Dharamshastras'? A) Chandals. B) Yavanas. C) Sudras. D) Shabaras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandals. 11. Gandhiji started the renowned 'Dandi March' from Sabarmati Ashram on the 12th. March, 1930, for breaking the salt laws along with A) Seventy-five hundred followers. B) Seventy-five thousands followers. C) Seven hundred followers. D) Seventy-five followers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seventy-five followers. 12. Separate electorates for Muslims in India were introduced by which one of the following Acts? A) Rowlatt Act of 1919. B) Government of India Act of 1935. C) Indian Councils Act of 1892. D) Government of India Act of 1909. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Government of India Act of 1909. 13. The Huns (barbarians) attacked India in A) 6th century AD. B) 5th century AD. C) 4th century AD. D) 3rd century AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3rd century AD. 14. Which one among the following thinkers argued that Maratha rule in general and Shivaji in particular represented early nationalist consciousness in India? A) MG Ranade. B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale. C) Bipin Chandra Pal. D) Pandita Ramabai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale. 15. A Chalukya inscription is dated in the year 556 of the Saka era. Its equivalent is to A) 499 AD. B) 634 AD. C) 478 AD. D) 613 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 478 AD. 16. Who had succeeded Mir Jumla as governor of Bengal in the reign of Aurangzeb? A) Shaista Khan. B) Izid Bakhsh. C) Siphr Sukoh. D) Shah Shuja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shaista Khan. 17. Nizamuddin Aulia and Nasir ud-din Chirag were A) Nakshbandi Saint. B) Silsilah. C) Sohrawardi Saint. D) Chishti Saint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chishti Saint. 18. In social matters Ashoka's most revolutionary concept was: A) Proper behaviour to slaves, servants, elders etc. B) His opposition to wasteful social rituals and ceremonies at marriages, births, journeys etc. C) His opposition to social entertainments, such as the samajas. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His opposition to wasteful social rituals and ceremonies at marriages, births, journeys etc. 19. Mesopotamian civilization ended in A) 750 BC. B) 950 BC. C) 850 BC. D) 650 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 650 BC. 20. Who started the Indian Reforms Association? A) Krishna swami Aiyar. B) Swami Vivekananda. C) Narayan Guru. D) Keshav Chandra Sen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keshav Chandra Sen. 21. The transformation of the Sikhs into a military, fighting community was began by A) Guru Tegh Bahadur. B) Guru Gobind Singh. C) Guru Hargovind. D) Guru Arjan Dev. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guru Hargovind. 22. As per Indian Independence Act, the Suzerainty of His Majesty over the Indian State would come to an end on ..... A) 26 January, 1950. B) 14 August, 1947. C) 15 August, 1950. D) 15 August, 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14 August, 1947. 23. Which one of the following rulers built the Bibi ka Maqbara? A) Jahangir. B) Akbar. C) Aurangzeb. D) Shahjahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aurangzeb. 24. The author of "Indian Mussalmans" is? A) W. W. Hunter. B) Rizaul Karim. C) Sir Aga Khan. D) Atulanand Chakravarti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) W. W. Hunter. 25. Who among the following painters committed suicide? A) Daswant. B) Basawan. C) Mahesh. D) Lal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lal. 26. Which of the following Bhakti saint of Maharashtra responsible for creating a background for Maratha nationalism and also opposed all social distinctions? A) Tukaram. B) Gnandeva. C) Namadev. D) Ekanath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tukaram. 27. The pursuit of one's self-interest in traditional Asian societies is: A) Regarded with suspicion. B) Held to be of great importance. C) Placed above all else. D) Considered to be a sign of wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regarded with suspicion. 28. The Author of Hamir Mahakavya was A) Nyayacband Sur. B) Jaisiugh Suri. C) Chandvardai. D) Hemachandra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nyayacband Sur. 29. What were the ahdis of Akbar's time? A) Cashiers working in diwani. B) Village guards. C) Foot-soldiers in the army. D) Village level money-lenders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Village guards. 30. Where did Kutub ud-Din Aibak lay the foundation of 'seven cities' in medieval Delhi? A) Tughlaqabad. B) Mehrauli. C) Hauz Khas. D) Siri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tughlaqabad. 31. Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located? A) Ravi and Beas. B) Chenab and Ravi. C) Indus and Jhelum. D) Jhelum and Chenab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus and Jhelum. 32. Which among the following materials were used for minting coins during the rule of the Mauryas? A) Gold and Silver. B) Silver and Copper. C) Copper and Bronze. D) Gold and Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silver and Copper. 33. Which of the following is NOT one of the sacred texts of Hinduism? A) Vedas. B) Upanishads. C) Bhagavad Gita. D) Mahabharata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahabharata. 34. In the medieval period, Indian painting reached a high degree of perfection during the reign of A) Sher Shah. B) Aurangzeb. C) Firoz Tughlaq. D) Jehangir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jehangir. 35. "Western Europe owed a debt of gratitude to the Empire that for almost a thousand years ensured the survival of Christianity during a time when Europe was too weak to accomplish the task." Which Empire is referred to in this quotation? A) Mongol. B) Hellenistic. C) Ottoman. D) Byzantine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hellenistic. 36. Harihara and Bukka, the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their conduct on the advice of A) Vidyaranya. B) Tulsidas. C) Tukarain. D) Ranidas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vidyaranya. 37. Pushyamitra Sunga, who killed the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha and founded the Sunga dynasty, was a: A) Prime Minister of the Mauryas. B) General of the Mauryas. C) Both A and B above. D) Feudatory ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General of the Mauryas. 38. Which among the following remained immune from the impact of the invasion of the Greeks on the North-west of India? A) Polity. B) Economy. C) Sociality. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economy. 39. In addition to Macaulay's Minutes on Education, another landmark draft is also attributed to him. Identify the draft from the following. A) Draft of the Maritime Trade Policy. B) Draft of Indian Forest Policy. C) Draft of the Zamindari Abolition Act. D) Draft of Indian Penal Code. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Draft of Indian Penal Code. 40. Which of the following metal (S) was/were not used by the Harrappans? A) Iron & Tin. B) Gold & Copper. C) Silver & Bronze. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iron & Tin. 41. Which changes did take place in early medieval period? A) Extension of agriculture. B) Migration of forest dwellers. C) Emergence of peasants. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 42. The Source of Swastika symbol A) Indus Valley. B) Silent valley. C) Dravidians. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus Valley. 43. What was the subject of Rock Edict I issued by Ashoka? A) Prohibition of animal sacrifice and festive meetings (samaja). B) Measures of social welfare undertaken for the benefit of the people. C) Liberality to Brahmins and Sramanas. D) Visit to Bodh-Gaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prohibition of animal sacrifice and festive meetings (samaja). 44. The system of Itlaq a sort of draft enabling a royal soldier to collect his salary from the state revenue officials was introduced by A) Balban. B) Iltutmish. C) Feroze Shah Tughlaq. D) Alauddin Khalji. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feroze Shah Tughlaq. 45. Who among the following was not associated with the foundation of the All India Trade Union Congress? A) VV Giri. B) Joseph Baptista. C) NM Joshi. D) Lajpat Rai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) VV Giri. 46. When was the All India Women's Confer-ence founded? A) 1924. B) 1926. C) 1925. D) 1927. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1927. 47. The earliest language of the Aryans. was A) Persian. B) Pali. C) Sanskrit. D) Prakrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 48. Hazrat Mohammad was born in Mecca in Arabia in A) 570 A.D. B) 500 A.D. C) 590 A.D. D) 520 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 570 A.D. 49. The Mauryan king who issued the Nagarjuna Hill Cave Inscriptions and assumed the royal title of Devanampriya was: A) Ashoka. B) Brihadratha. C) Dasharatha. D) Bindusara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 50. Arab merchant, Suleiman, came to India in 9th century in the kingdom of: A) Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty. B) Vijaysena of Sena dynasty. C) Dantidurga of Rashtrakuta dynasty. D) Gopala of the Pala dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty. 51. The statement. "India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Qarul Islam." is associated with A) Alauddin Khilji. B) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. C) Iltutmish. D) Balban. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iltutmish. 52. An upper Palaeolithic Mother Goddess made of bone has been obtained from A) Godavari valley. B) Narmada valley. C) Son valley. D) Belan valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belan valley. 53. The Egyptians were religious believing in A) Soul living after death. B) Life after death. C) Migration of soul. D) Rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Migration of soul. 54. Name the woman revolutionary who shot the Governor of Bengal while receiving her degree at the convocation of the university of Calcutta? A) Preeti Lata Wadekar. B) Bina Das. C) Lila Datta. D) Kalpana Ganguly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bina Das. 55. Which one among the following was the immediate cause of attack by Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula on Calcutta in 1756? A) Refusal of the English to demolish the fortification of Calcutta. B) Refusal of the English Company to pay the overdue trade tax. C) The English conspired against the Nawab with a view to depose him from the Throne. D) Siraj-ud-Daula wanted to drive out the English from Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refusal of the English to demolish the fortification of Calcutta. 56. Which of the following texts lays down rules for reconversion into Hindu fold of the Hindus forcibly converted to Islam? A) Narada Smriti. B) Yajnavalkya Smriti. C) Visnu Smriti. D) Devala Smriti. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Devala Smriti. 57. During the Mauryan age 'bhaga' was A) Hiranya. B) Water Tax. C) Land Tax. D) House Tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiranya. 58. Who founded "MATHAS' in the four cor-ners of India? A) Madhavacharya. B) Shankaracharya. C) Ramanujacharya. D) Bhaskaracharya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shankaracharya. 59. Which of the following Indian politicians was NOT assassinated? A) Rajiv Gandhi. B) Indira Gandhi. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Jawarlahal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jawarlahal Nehru. 60. Who among the following is credited with the authorship Maju-al-Bahrain? A) Akbar. B) Humayun. C) Dara Shikoh. D) Jahangir. 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