Miscellenous Questions Quiz 23 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy's authority over his executive council by substituting "portfolio" or departmental system for corporate functioning?
2. Which of the following is not one of the sources for determining the geographical extent of the Mauryan Empire during the reign of Ashoka?
3. The Brehadeshvara temple was built by
4. The chief interest of Aurangzeb was:
5. Lala lajpat rai was assaulted by Police in a demonstration which caused his death. That demonstration was against?
6. The Indian Independence League was set up by:
7. Vishvambhara Mishra was the original name of
8. How many modes of devotion (Bhakti) are mentioned in Bhagawatism?
9. Alexander died at
10. Intercaste marriages, during the Rajput age was possible among
11. Among the officers of Muhammad of Ghor, Bihar, and part of Bengal was conquered by
12. Who among the following is credited to have performed four Asvamedha sacrifices?
13. The sphinx was carved out of
14. "Thafa-tul-Thafat" is a book on:
15. The treaty of Allahabad was concluded by
16. Dalhousie's worst political blunder was ..?
17. Which one of the following rebellions began in 1816 and lasted till 1832?
18. Mahzar of 1579 was drafted by
19. Which one of the following was not a reason for Balban abandoning the policy of conquest and adopting the policy of consolidation?
20. What was the policy of "doctrine of lapse" ?
21. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was
22. Arabs conquered Iran by
23. After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858, what name was to British Governor-General of India?
24. Who said Ask not, Say not Think not caste. Think only Gods.
25. The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the?
26. Which one does not contribute to the formation of International Government?
27. What was Khanqah?
28. Which of the following metals were mostly used for minting coins during the Mauryan period?
29. Who were called barids?
30. The distinguishing feature of Upnishadic thought is
31. Which among the following ruling dynasties, successfully obstructed the efforts of the Pratihars in establishing a strong empire in North India?
32. With whom was the Ryotwari settlement a made?
33. Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in?
34. Sati was declared illegal and punishable by?
35. Who was considered the lord of Vedas
36. In 1717, the British East India Co. was given:
37. Name the militant nationalist who had a leading role in propagating the Swadeshi sentiments to the rest of the country.
38. Which is the oldest known civilization in India?
39. Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya?
40. In which of the following respect do the Ashokan epigraphs not help us to draw historical inferences?
41. Which of the following was not the saint of Varkari sect?
42. The chief centre or meeting point of the Indo-Roman trade was:
43. Export-trade in pre-Gupta age was most extensive with
44. The name of the king to whom all the early Aryan dynasties traced their origin was
45. Sravanabelgola is associated with?
46. Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini?
47. Ashoka conqueredKalinga in the year
48. Who was the father of Newspaper in Maharashtra?
49. Dadabhai Nauroji, the greatest exponent of the theory of 'Drain of wealth' called the economic exploitation of India
50. Who was the member of Ulema, who issued the 'Fatwa' against Akbar from Jaunpur?
51. English was made the medium of instruction in India in the year of:
52. Who is called as "beacon of light of Asia"
53. Coins are the most important source for the history of.
54. Who was the president of Legal Commission?
55. From whom did the English secure the rights of duty-free trade after Bengal?
56. Who among the following said, "One religion, one caste and one God for mankind" ?
57. The British paramountcy in India was completed in 1856 with
58. Brihadesvara temple in Tanjore was built by?
59. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the
60. The Second International fought against