This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following reform is the legislative contribution of Raja Rammohan Roy? A) Abolition of sati. B) Abolition of east India company's trading rights. C) Indianisation of superior services. D) Reduction of export duties on Indian goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abolition of sati. 2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of 'Lokmanya' during A) Home Rule Movement. B) Surat Split. C) Swadeshi Movement. D) His imprisonment in 1908. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Home Rule Movement. 3. Mesopotamian math's was called sexagesimal because they counted A) Counting by 20s. B) Counting by l0s. C) Counting by 60s. D) Counting by 30s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counting by 60s. 4. Find out the features of Bhakti Movement: I. Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faith II. Rejection of idol worship by many saints Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? A) I only. B) II only. C) Both I and II. D) Neither I nor II. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both I and II. 5. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the- A) Hunas. B) Yue-chis. C) Sakas. D) Scythians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunas. 6. On 3 Feb. 1928, the Simon Commission landed in A) Madras. B) Calcutta. C) Bombay. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bombay. 7. What renowned church was built by Emperor Justinian in the sixth century? A) Notre Dame. B) St. Peter's Basilica. C) St. Sophia. D) Canterbury Cathedral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) St. Peter's Basilica. 8. The Bodhisatva Doctrine is associated with A) Theravada Buddhism View. B) Vajrayana Buddhism. C) Mahayana Buddhism. D) Hinayana Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theravada Buddhism View. 9. Buland Darwaza is situated in A) Lucknow. B) Meerut. C) Delhi. D) Fatehpur Sikri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fatehpur Sikri. 10. The treaty of Srirangpattnam was signed between the British and A) Haider Ali. B) Dupllix. C) Nanjaraj. D) Tipu Sultan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tipu Sultan. 11. Which of the following rulers checked Harshavardhana's expedition in South India? A) Pulakesin I. B) Pulakesin II. C) Vikramaditya I. D) Vikramaditya II. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pulakesin II. 12. From which of the following months did the Mauryan fiscal year use to begin? A) Pausa-Magha (January-February). B) Asadha (July). C) Phalgun (March). D) Jyestha (June). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asadha (July). 13. ..... Maount Stuart Elphinston come to Pune as Resident. A) 1820. B) 1811. C) 1818. D) 1805. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1811. 14. The ceremonies of rajasuya and vajpeya are mentioned in which text? A) Rig Veda. B) Atharva Veda. C) Yajur Veda. D) Sama Veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yajur Veda. 15. The Kushans issued coins of A) Gold and Silver. B) Gold only. C) Gold, Silver and Copper. D) Gold and Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gold, Silver and Copper. 16. The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was A) Ahmed Shah Abdali. B) Safdarjung. C) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk. D) Zulfiqar Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk. 17. The most important reason for collection of "Chauth" and "Sardeshmukhi" by Marathas was .? A) Because of the opposition of Muslim rulers. B) To consolidate his political influence. C) To expand his territories. D) To increase the source of income. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To increase the source of income. 18. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the A) Promotion of welfare of his people. B) Strengthening of army. C) Exclusive patronage to Buddhism. D) Extensive conquests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extensive conquests. 19. Purana Ouila at Delhi was built by A) Humayun. B) Sher Shah. C) Shah Jahan. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sher Shah. 20. During the period of sutras, the Brahmanas were allowed to marry A) Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya & Shudra girls. B) Only Brahman girls. C) Brahman & Kshatriya girls. D) Brahman, Kshatriya & Vaisya girls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya & Shudra girls. 21. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the- A) Arya Samaj. B) Prarthana Samaj. C) Satya Shodhak Samaj. D) Ramakrishna Mission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satya Shodhak Samaj. 22. The city of Mohenjodaro covered an area of . A) 5 sq. km. B) 12 sq. km. C) 14 sq. km. D) 7 sq. km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 sq. km. 23. The chief product that China received from the West was: A) Guns. B) Jewels. C) Sugar. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silver. 24. Ashoka carved out rock-cut caves at Barabar and Nagarjun hills in Bihar for one of the following: A) Ajivika. B) Mahayana. C) Digambara. D) Hinayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ajivika. 25. Which of these is not one of the titles adopted by Aurangzeb? A) Sultan Sulaiman. B) Alamgir. C) Ghazi. D) Padshah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sultan Sulaiman. 26. In course of time, the dadni merchants in India were found to be too independent and Disinclined to comply with their contracts. Who replaced the dadni merchants in 1753? A) Gomashtas. B) Dubashes. C) Paikars. D) Baniary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gomashtas. 27. Which of the following was not one of the contributions of Ashoka to India polity and culture? A) Political and cultural unification of the country. B) Religious toleration and promotion of communal harmony. C) A non-agressive foreign policy based on equality between the big and small states. D) Reform in criminal justice and revolutionary changes in the social system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reform in criminal justice and revolutionary changes in the social system. 28. Who translated Arthasastra into English A) Manu. B) Symasastri. C) Max Muller. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symasastri. 29. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Chalcolithic settlement? A) They domesticated cattle most probably for food and not milked for drink and dairy products. B) They did practice cultivation but not on large scale. C) The pre-Harappan phase at Kalibangan in Rajasthan and Banawali in Haryana is distinctly chalcolithic. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 30. Who is the author of the autobiography, "The Indian Struggle"? A) Annie Besant. B) Subhash Chandra Bose. C) Chittaranjan Das. D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subhash Chandra Bose. 31. What was the percentage (of the total revenue charged) of the extra tax charged by Sher Shah for the use of general welfare in calamities and emergencies? A) 5.0%. B) 7.5%. C) 1.5%. D) 2.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2.5%. 32. The king of Kalinga in the Maurya period was A) Kanishka. B) Kharavela. C) Simuka. D) Kuvishka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kharavela. 33. The Saivaite Nayanmars and Vashanavaite Alwar preached the Bhakti Cult under which of the following rulers? A) Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas. B) Pallavas, Cheras and Rashtrakutas. C) Pallavas, Vijaynagar and Bahmani Kingdoms. D) Cheras & Pandavas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas. 34. Which among the following excavated sites is related to Malwa culture? A) Azadnagar. B) Navadatoli. C) Eran. D) Nagda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Navadatoli. 35. Which one of the following statements about Subhaschandra Bose is not correct? A) He appeared in the I.C.S. examination in 1920 and stood 4th in order of Merit. B) He was president of Indian National Congress in the year of 1938 and 1939. C) He had spent his incarcerated life in Mandalay Jail. D) He took part in the Quit India Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He took part in the Quit India Movement. 36. In the sixth and fifth centuries B.C., the most remarkable king of the Haryanka line was A) Bimbisara. B) Udayi. C) Ajatashatru. D) Sisunaga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bimbisara. 37. Dandi March Started from ..... in 1930. A) Surat. B) Sabarmati Ashram. C) Delhi Durbar Hall. D) Vedaranyan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sabarmati Ashram. 38. Which fort built by Shivaji at Murbad ranges? A) Purandar. B) Rajgad. C) Raygad. D) Rohida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajgad. 39. Who is the author of the book entitled 'A Nation in the Making'? A) Surendranath Banerjee. B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. C) Subhas Chandra Bose. D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surendranath Banerjee. 40. What was the objective of Vaikom Satyagraha launched in Kerala? A) Force the temple authorities to appoint non-brahmins as priests. B) Open the temples for the entry of the lower castes avarnas. C) Remove untouchability. D) Ban the institution of Devadasis for temple service. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open the temples for the entry of the lower castes avarnas. 41. Who was the last Hidu king ruled North India? A) Pulakesi. B) Harsha. C) Kanishka. D) Chandradeva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harsha. 42. The three methods of land revenue assessment-batai, khet batai and long batai-were related to A) Ghallabakshi. B) Masaq. C) Kankut. D) Zabt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ghallabakshi. 43. Who introduced the principle of Doctrine of Lapse? A) Clive. B) Cornwallis. C) Hastings. D) Dalhousie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dalhousie. 44. Under the Permanent settlement, the Zamindar's share in the collected land revenue was A) 1/11. B) 1/4. C) 1/3. D) 1/6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1/3. 45. A seal depicting Mother Goddess with plant growing from the womb, has been found from: A) Kalibangan. B) Mohenjodaro. C) Harappa. D) Dholavira. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappa. 46. Who was son of Samudra Gupta? A) Kumar Gupta. B) Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. C) VishnuGupta. D) Skanda Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. 47. Who called Muazzam as Shahi-i- Bekhabar? A) Kam Baksh. B) Zulfikar khan. C) Kafi Khan. D) Nur Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kafi Khan. 48. Who among the fol1owg rulers of the 18th century introduced new systems of calendar, coinage and weights and measures, organized a disciplined standing army, removed illegally ceases, built up modem arsenal and promoted sericulture and trade? A) Saadat Khan. B) Tipu Sultan. C) Ranjit Singh. D) Mir Qasim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tipu Sultan. 49. The Prathihara ruler who occupied Kannauj? A) Prithviraj. B) Rajyapala. C) Nagabhatta. D) Jayachandra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nagabhatta. 50. Being Muslim as a Southeast Asian merchant: A) Entitled the merchant to better interest rates when doing business in Muslim Asia. B) Was compulsory in order to do business in Malaka. C) Was against the law in most trading cities. D) Was often an advantage when dealing with Muslim Indian traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was often an advantage when dealing with Muslim Indian traders. 51. Fa-Hien's mission to India was to A) Visit the Buddhist institutions and to collect copies of Buddhist manuscripts. B) Get full knowledge about the condition of peasants during the period of Gupta kings. C) Learn about the administrative system of the Gupta kings. D) Understand the social position of women during the Gupta period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visit the Buddhist institutions and to collect copies of Buddhist manuscripts. 52. Kshatriyas were the people entrusted with A) Fighting. B) Learning. C) Ruling. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fighting. 53. Who was the ruler of Javli? A) Mane. B) Ghorpade. C) More. D) Jedhe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More. 54. Samarra was built by A) Al-mansur. B) Al mahdi. C) Al-must'asim. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 55. In the committee which prepared the Nehru Report (1928) the Liberal Federation was by A) Tej Bahadur Sapru. B) M.S.Aney. C) V. S. Srinivasa Sastri. D) M.R.Jayakar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tej Bahadur Sapru. 56. Charaka and Susruta are the Ayurvedic books flourished in . period A) Satavahana. B) Gupta. C) Nanda. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gupta. 57. Which of the following causes was not responsible for the downfall of Tipu? A) He was inferior in Man-power to the. English. B) He was inferior in financial resources to the English. C) He persecuted the Hindus. D) He was not helped by any Indian rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He persecuted the Hindus. 58. At which place among these the rows of distinctive fire altars with provision of ritual bathing have been found? A) Harappa. B) Kalibangan. C) Mohen-jo-daro. D) Lothal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalibangan. 59. Under the rule of Indira Gandhi, India did all of the following EXCEPT A) Fight a war with China. B) Modernize India's agriculture. C) Declare martial law and suppress the press. D) Complete a nuclear test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fight a war with China. 60. The temple at Konark has a number of columns A) 110. B) 130. C) 140. D) 150. 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