This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Chanakya was known as- A) Vishnugupta. B) Bhattasvamin. C) Rajasekhara. D) Visakhadatta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vishnugupta. 2. Who said, "Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived" ? A) S. N. Sen. B) R. C. Majumdar. C) V. D. Savarkar. D) S. B. Chaudhuri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) S. N. Sen. 3. The rulers of which of the following dynasties were characterized by their metronymics? A) Sunga. B) Satavahana. C) Kanva. D) Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satavahana. 4. Who has complimented Samudragupta as the 'Indian Napoleon'? A) R.N. Dandekar. B) V.A. Smith. C) Radhakumud Mukherji. D) R.C. Majumdar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) V.A. Smith. 5. After Ashoka's death, the Mauryan Dynasty was replaced by that of the: A) Guptas. B) Sakas. C) Kushans. D) Chen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kushans. 6. Who among the following has been criticized by Kalhana for confiscating the temple treasure? A) Lalitaditya. B) Avantivarman. C) Didda. D) Harsha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harsha. 7. Which one among the following Tirthankaras was according to the Svetambar tradition, a lady? A) Sumatinatha. B) Shantinatha. C) Mallinatha. D) Arishtanemi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mallinatha. 8. Adilabad fort and the city of Jahanpanah was built by? A) Alauddin Khalji. B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. C) Muhammad bin Tughluq. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muhammad bin Tughluq. 9. Who was the founder of Chandela dynasty? A) Narasimha. B) Jayasakti. C) Nagabhatta. D) Chandradeva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jayasakti. 10. The Greeks were also known as A) Koreans. B) Corianths. C) Ionians. D) Hellenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ionians. 11. 'Ramayan am' the Tamil version of the great epic Ramayana was made by A) Kamban. B) Avvaiyar. C) Ilango Vadigal. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kamban. 12. What was the unique system developed by the Mughals? A) Mansabdari system. B) Centralised autocracy. C) Local responsibilities for crime detection. D) Ryotwari settlement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mansabdari system. 13. Evidence of Fractional burial has been excavated from A) Harappa. B) Kot Siji. C) Lothal. D) Banaueali. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa. 14. Which of the following is the earliest works in Tamil? A) Sangam Literature. B) Pali. C) Rama Sundaram. D) Mahabharta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sangam Literature. 15. Which of the following areas was not conquered by Akbar? A) Qandahar. B) Bidar. C) Orissa. D) Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bidar. 16. Which of the following is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak? A) He started Ganpati Festival in 1893. B) He wrote 'Gita Rahasya'. C) He launched a newspaper 'Kesri' in English. D) He started home rule league in 1916. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He launched a newspaper 'Kesri' in English. 17. The French Revolution gave a new meaning to A) Republic. B) Capitalism. C) Sovereignty. D) Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republic. 18. Which of the following is credited to Charlemagne? A) The development of feudalism. B) The revival of Latin learning. C) The development of banking. D) The defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The development of feudalism. 19. Which one of the following is not a work on architecture? A) Manasare. B) Mahavastu. C) Samarangana Sutradhara. D) Mayamata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahavastu. 20. From among the following, which pair is not matched? A) Bhadrabahu - Brihat Katha Manjari. B) Patanjali - Mahabhashya. C) Hala - Gatha Saptshati. D) Ashvaghosa - Harsh Charit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhadrabahu - Brihat Katha Manjari. 21. Who had completed the annexation of Ahmednagar? A) Aurangzeb. B) Jahangir. C) Akbar. D) Shahjahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shahjahan. 22. In traditional Asian societies, the best way to improve one's social status was through: A) State lobbying. B) Education. C) Establishing a military career. D) Business investment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education. 23. Which of the following was not one of the reasons for gradual weakening of the Mauryan finances? A) Need for vast revenues to maintain a huge but inactive army. B) Unfavourable balance of trade with foreign countries. C) The strain on the exchequer of Ashoka's charitable public works. D) Need for finances to maintain a very large bureaucracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unfavourable balance of trade with foreign countries. 24. As per 'August Offer' the British objective for India was ..... A) Puma Swaraj. B) Responsible Government. C) Dominion Status. D) Provincial Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dominion Status. 25. Who was the founder of Ajeevika sect? A) Makkali Gosala. B) Vasudeva Krishna. C) Mahavira. D) Suddhodana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Makkali Gosala. 26. The Chinese pilgrim Fa - Hien visited India during the reign of A) Chandragupta I. B) Chandragupta II. C) Kanishka. D) Harshavardhana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta II. 27. 'Manusmriti' regards the reign lying between -the rivers Sarasvati and Drishadwati as A) Aryavarta. B) Madhya Desa. C) Brahanwarta. D) Brahmashri Desa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madhya Desa. 28. Islam spread from India to all of the following states EXCEPT: A) Malaya. B) Indonesia. C) The Philippines. D) Burma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burma. 29. Who among the following named Jamshedpur after Jamsedji Nusserwanji Tata? A) Lord ripon. B) Lord chelmsford. C) Lord hardinge. D) Lord Irwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord chelmsford. 30. The chief gain to Shivaji from his raids of Surat in 1664 and 1670 was A) Capture of the English factory. B) Demoralisation of the Mughal forces. C) Immense increase in his prestige. D) A lot of booty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A lot of booty. 31. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted? A) Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause. B) All the members of the commission were Englishmen. C) It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period. D) Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the members of the commission were Englishmen. 32. The Thai kingdom was founded: A) In the upper valley of Anghor Thom. B) Just outside Yunnan. C) In the lower valley of the Chao Praya River. D) In the lower Indus valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the lower valley of the Chao Praya River. 33. Who among the following has started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848? A) Lord William Bentinck. B) Lord Dalhousie. C) Lord Wellesley. D) Lord Cornwallis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Dalhousie. 34. Akbar's policy toward India's Hindus was one of: A) Repression. B) Indifference. C) Forced conversion. D) Toleration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Toleration. 35. Towards which of the following sects did Dasaratha had a leaning? A) Jainism. B) Ajivakas. C) Lokayata. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ajivakas. 36. During the reign of Bind Sara there was unrest at A) Takshasila. B) Ujjayani. C) Rajagriha. D) Pushkalavati. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Takshasila. 37. Which one of the following denoted a series of coins? A) Gadhiya. B) Gajasataka. C) Katisama. D) Hiranaydama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gadhiya. 38. Who among the following Bhakti Saint said that "Abide pure amidst the impurities of the world" ? A) Vallabhacharya. B) Madhav. C) Guru Nanak. D) Chaitanya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guru Nanak. 39. Alberuni states that the antyajas, who were not reckoned amongst any of the four varnas, were composed of eight groups or guilds of craftsman or professionals. Which one of the following did not belong to any of the eight guilds? A) Shoemaker. B) Blacksmith. C) Fisherman. D) Weaver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoemaker. 40. In March 1925, who among the following became the President of the Central Legislative Assembly? A) Madan Mohan Malviya. B) Vitthal Bhai Patel. C) Jayakar. D) Motilal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitthal Bhai Patel. 41. The Rajput Clan that ruled Bundelkhand was A) Chandelas. B) Gahadvalas. C) Prathiharas. D) Paramaras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandelas. 42. The Great Wall of China built by the Chinese rulers has the length A) 2400 km and 6 meters. B) 2700 km. C) 2600 km. D) 2500 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2400 km and 6 meters. 43. Vikrama era started from: A) 78 A.D. B) 78 B.C. C) 57 B.C. D) 57 A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 57 B.C. 44. Which of the following is an advantage that comes from having caste status in India? A) Aid was available from other caste members. B) Caste can give voice to individual needs of its members. C) Caste provides individuals with a secure social organization in which to live. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 45. Who was the founder of Saka Era? A) Kanishka. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Samudragupta. D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kanishka. 46. The game of 'dice' was part of the ritual of A) Aswamedha. B) Agnistoma. C) Vajapeya. D) Rajasuya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajasuya. 47. The presiding deity of Bhojsala Temple is A) Goddess Saraswati. B) Goddess Parvati. C) Goddess Durga. D) Goddess Laxmi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goddess Saraswati. 48. Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan monarchy under Ashoka? A) Enlightened despotism. B) Centralised autocracy. C) Guided democracy. D) Paternal despotism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paternal despotism. 49. Which of the following were the social classes which emerged as a result of the economic and administrative changes between 1765 to 1856? A) Landlords. B) Government servants. C) Business men. D) Money-landers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landlords. 50. The difference in years betweek Vikram Era and Christian era is? A) 58. B) 57. C) 78. D) 135. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 58. 51. In Ashoka's administration, Rajukas looked after A) Religious matters. B) Municipal administration. C) Collection of taxes. D) Administration of justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Administration of justice. 52. Prathihara dynasty came to end in A) 1001 A.D. B) 1213 A.D. C) 1214 A.D. D) 1018 A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1018 A.D. 53. Who among the following poets was given the title of 'Malik-ush-Shoara' by Akbar? A) Faizi. B) Ashki. C) Farebi. D) Qudsi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qudsi. 54. Who founded Pataliputra? A) Udayin. B) Ashoka. C) Mahapadmananda. D) Bimbisar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Udayin. 55. The greatest Sanskrit grammarian was A) Brahma Gupta. B) Aryabhatta. C) Vishnu Gupta. D) Panini. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panini. 56. Tripitakas were written. A) Before Gautam Buddha. B) During Buddha's lifetime. C) After Buddha's death. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After Buddha's death. 57. Taoism was a religion introduced by A) Confucius. B) Lao Tse. C) Han rulers. D) Huien Tsang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lao Tse. 58. Which one of the following proved to be Dalhousie's worst political blunder? A) Annexation of Oudh. B) Occupation of lower Burma. C) Annexation of Punjab. D) Abolition of the 'Doctrine of Lapse'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annexation of Oudh. 59. The Turkish brought with them musical instruments A) Rabab and Sarangi. B) Sitar and Flute. C) Tanpura and Mridang. D) Veena and Tabla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rabab and Sarangi. 60. Who among the following was the ruler of Kanchi during the time of Samudragupta? A) Hastivarman. B) Mantaraja. C) Nilaraja. D) Vishnugopa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vishnugopa. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesMiscellenous Questions Quiz 1Miscellenous Questions Quiz 2Miscellenous Questions Quiz 3Miscellenous Questions Quiz 4Miscellenous Questions Quiz 5Miscellenous Questions Quiz 6Miscellenous Questions Quiz 7Miscellenous Questions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books