This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 23 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 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? A) Indian Councils Act, 1892. B) Indian Councils Act, 1909. C) Government of India Act, 1858. D) Indian Council Act, 1861. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indian Council Act, 1861. 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? A) Numismatic evidence. B) The distribution of his rock and pillar edicts. C) The literary and religious traditions. D) The contents of his inscriptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Numismatic evidence. 3. The Brehadeshvara temple was built by A) Kulottunga. B) Vira Rajendra. C) Rajendra Chola. D) Rajaraja. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajaraja. 4. The chief interest of Aurangzeb was: A) Literature. B) The building of cities. C) Hindu theology. D) Conquest and forced conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conquest and forced conversion. 5. Lala lajpat rai was assaulted by Police in a demonstration which caused his death. That demonstration was against? A) Rolatt Act. B) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. C) Arrival od Simon commission. D) Public safety ordinance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrival od Simon commission. 6. The Indian Independence League was set up by: A) Rash Behari Bose. B) Aruna Asaf Ali. C) S.M. Joshi. D) Jayaprakash Narayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rash Behari Bose. 7. Vishvambhara Mishra was the original name of A) Guru Nanak. B) Shankaracharya. C) Chaitanya Maha Prabhu. D) Kabir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chaitanya Maha Prabhu. 8. How many modes of devotion (Bhakti) are mentioned in Bhagawatism? A) Ten. B) Nine. C) Eight. D) Eleven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ten. 9. Alexander died at A) Patala. B) Babylon. C) Taxila. D) Gedrosia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Babylon. 10. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmanas and Kshatriyas. 11. Among the officers of Muhammad of Ghor, Bihar, and part of Bengal was conquered by A) Tajuddin Yajdij. B) Tughrill Khan. C) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji. D) Qutubuddin Aibak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji. 12. Who among the following is credited to have performed four Asvamedha sacrifices? A) Pushyamitra Sunga. B) Pravarasena I. C) Samudragupta. D) Nandivarman Pallavamalla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pravarasena I. 13. The sphinx was carved out of A) Minerals. B) Piece of stone. C) Gold. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rocks. 14. "Thafa-tul-Thafat" is a book on: A) Science. B) History. C) Philosophy. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) History. 15. The treaty of Allahabad was concluded by A) 'Shah Alam, Mir Jafar and Shuja-ud-Daula. B) Robert Clive, Mir Jafar and Raja Balwant Singh. C) Robert Clive, Nijam-ud-Daula and Shuja-ud-Daula. D) Robert Clive, Siraj-ud-Daula and Mir Kasim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert Clive, Nijam-ud-Daula and Shuja-ud-Daula. 16. Dalhousie's worst political blunder was ..? A) Annexation of Oudh. B) Annexation of Punjab. C) Abolition of the 'Doctrine of Lapse'. D) Occupation of lower Burma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annexation of Oudh. 17. Which one of the following rebellions began in 1816 and lasted till 1832? A) Khasi uprising. B) Kutch rebellion. C) Kol uprising. D) Naikada rising. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kutch rebellion. 18. Mahzar of 1579 was drafted by A) Faizi. B) Abul Fazal. C) Sheikh Mubarak. D) Abdun Nabi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sheikh Mubarak. 19. Which one of the following was not a reason for Balban abandoning the policy of conquest and adopting the policy of consolidation? A) His weak nature. B) Indian Kings willing to throw off the Turkish rule. C) Internal revolts. D) Threat of external invasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His weak nature. 20. What was the policy of "doctrine of lapse" ? A) States were allowed to adopt a son as an heir. B) States were not allowed to adopt a son as an heir. C) According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) States were not allowed to adopt a son as an heir. 21. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was A) The mosque for the use of Royal Family. B) Akbar's private prayer chamber. C) The hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religions. D) The room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss religious affairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religions. 22. Arabs conquered Iran by A) AD 650. B) AD 652. C) AD 658. D) AD 657. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AD 657. 23. After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858, what name was to British Governor-General of India? A) Governor-General of India. B) Governor of the state. C) Viceroy of the state. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viceroy of the state. 24. Who said Ask not, Say not Think not caste. Think only Gods. A) Sree Narayana Guru,. B) William Logan,. C) Connolly,. D) S.N. Banerjee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sree Narayana Guru,. 25. The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the? A) Chola. B) Pallavas. C) Pandyas. D) Kaktiya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pallavas. 26. Which one does not contribute to the formation of International Government? A) Inter-state rivalry. B) Means of communication. C) Expansion of international trade. D) Establishment of international organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Establishment of international organization. 27. What was Khanqah? A) Works of Poet Amir Khusro. B) The place where Sufi Mystics lived. C) Court of Sikandar Lodi. D) Birth place of Khwaja Muinud-din Chisti. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The place where Sufi Mystics lived. 28. Which of the following metals were mostly used for minting coins during the Mauryan period? A) Silver and copper. B) Lead and silver. C) Gold and lead. D) Bronze and gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silver and copper. 29. Who were called barids? A) Officer-in-charge of state exchequer. B) The spy reporters. C) Craftsmen working in state workshops. D) Bodyguards of the sultan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spy reporters. 30. The distinguishing feature of Upnishadic thought is A) Faith in idol worship. B) Belief in karma and rebirth. C) Belief in practising Veda for attaining moksha. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belief in karma and rebirth. 31. Which among the following ruling dynasties, successfully obstructed the efforts of the Pratihars in establishing a strong empire in North India? A) The Chalukyas of Badami. B) The Rashtrakutas. C) The Palas. D) The Senas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Rashtrakutas. 32. With whom was the Ryotwari settlement a made? A) Village Panchayats. B) Zamindars. C) Cultivators. D) Muqqadams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultivators. 33. Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in? A) Midnapore. B) Singapore. C) Mandalay. D) Kuala Lumpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singapore. 34. Sati was declared illegal and punishable by? A) Lord Ripon. B) Lord Dalhousie. C) Lord William Bentinck. D) Lord Canning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord William Bentinck. 35. Who was considered the lord of Vedas A) Surya. B) Varuna. C) Indra]. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Varuna. 36. In 1717, the British East India Co. was given: A) The Portuguese trading post in India. 109. B) Control of south India. C) Control of Bengal. D) The right to collect taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The right to collect taxes. 37. Name the militant nationalist who had a leading role in propagating the Swadeshi sentiments to the rest of the country. A) Lala Lajpat Rai. B) Aurobindo Ghosh. C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. D) Bipin Chandra Pal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. 38. Which is the oldest known civilization in India? A) Vedic. B) Eipc. C) Puranic. D) Indus Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus Valley. 39. Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya? A) Shiva Cult. B) Krishna Cult. C) Eknathwad. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Krishna Cult. 40. In which of the following respect do the Ashokan epigraphs not help us to draw historical inferences? A) In delineating the boundary of the Mauryan empire. B) In inferring the impact of Kalinga War on the noncombatants. C) In deriving conclusions regarding his relations with the members of his family. D) In inferring Ashoka's relations with his border countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In deriving conclusions regarding his relations with the members of his family. 41. Which of the following was not the saint of Varkari sect? A) Eknath. B) Namdev. C) Tukaram. D) Kabir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kabir. 42. The chief centre or meeting point of the Indo-Roman trade was: A) Muziris. B) Madurai. C) Alexandria. D) Arikamedu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alexandria. 43. Export-trade in pre-Gupta age was most extensive with A) Roman Empire. B) South East-Asia. C) Central Asia. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roman Empire. 44. The name of the king to whom all the early Aryan dynasties traced their origin was A) Krishna-Vasudeva. B) Mandhata. C) Manu-Vaivasvat. D) Yudisthira. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manu-Vaivasvat. 45. Sravanabelgola is associated with? A) Dasharath. B) Vihnugupta. C) Ashok. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandragupta Maurya. 46. Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini? A) Amir Khusro. B) Abu Nasr Utbi. C) Abul Fazl. D) Firdausi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abu Nasr Utbi. 47. Ashoka conqueredKalinga in the year A) 261 BC. B) 327 BC. C) 127 AD. D) 231 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 261 BC. 48. Who was the father of Newspaper in Maharashtra? A) Ghokhale. B) Nauroji. C) Balshastri Jambhekar. D) Tilak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balshastri Jambhekar. 49. Dadabhai Nauroji, the greatest exponent of the theory of 'Drain of wealth' called the economic exploitation of India A) Evil of all evils. B) A continuous fleecing. C) A continuous British invasion. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A continuous British invasion. 50. Who was the member of Ulema, who issued the 'Fatwa' against Akbar from Jaunpur? A) Mullayazdi. B) Mirza Hakim. C) Abdun Nabi. D) Abdullah Sultanpuri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abdun Nabi. 51. English was made the medium of instruction in India in the year of: A) 1813. B) 1835. C) 1844. D) 1833. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1835. 52. Who is called as "beacon of light of Asia" A) Subhash Chandra Bose. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Gautam Buddha. D) Abdul Gaffer khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subhash Chandra Bose. 53. Coins are the most important source for the history of. A) Mauryas. B) Cholas. C) Indo-Greek rulers. D) Satvahans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indo-Greek rulers. 54. Who was the president of Legal Commission? A) Lord Dalhousie. B) Lord Mecolay. C) Lord Morsey. D) Lord Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Mecolay. 55. From whom did the English secure the rights of duty-free trade after Bengal? A) Raja of Banaras. B) The Jats of Bharatpur. C) The Nizam of Hyderabad. D) Nawab of Awadh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nawab of Awadh. 56. Who among the following said, "One religion, one caste and one God for mankind" ? A) Vivekananda. B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. C) Jyotiba Phule. D) Sri Narayan Guru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sri Narayan Guru. 57. The British paramountcy in India was completed in 1856 with A) Annexation of Carnatic. B) Annexation of Awadh. C) Annexation of Punjab. D) Annexation of Sind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annexation of Awadh. 58. Brihadesvara temple in Tanjore was built by? A) Narasimha Varma. B) Rajendra-II. C) Rajasimha. D) Rajendra-I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajendra-I. 59. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the A) Imposition of certain restrictions to carry arms by the Indians. B) Imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in Indian languages. C) Removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian magistrates with regard to the trial of the Europeans. D) Removal of a duty on imported cotton cloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian magistrates with regard to the trial of the Europeans. 60. The Second International fought against A) Wars. B) Colonialism. C) Exploitation. D) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wars. ← 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