This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 31 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During the reign of Jahangir, the title of Nair-ul-Asr was given to: A) Ustad Mansur. B) Abul Hasan. C) Abdus Samad. D) Mir Sayyid Ali. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mir Sayyid Ali. 2. Zen is a Japanese sect of: A) Mahayana Buddhism. B) Vendanta. C) Theravada Buddhism. D) Chavaka Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahayana Buddhism. 3. The Second International declared 1st May as A) Capitalist day. B) Workers day. C) Socialist day. D) Liberation day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Workers day. 4. Indian Mutiny began in . A) 1857,. B) 1557,. C) 1957. D) 1657,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1857,. 5. Which of the following is regarded as the Magna Carta of western education system in India? A) The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823. B) Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854. C) The Charter Act of 1833. D) Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854. 6. The largest of the Pallava Rathas is A) Dharmaraja. B) Arjuna. C) Bhima. D) Draupadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharmaraja. 7. Megasthenese was succeeded as ambassador to the Mauryan court by A) Deimachos. B) Nearchus. C) Hegesander. D) Athenaeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deimachos. 8. Rice farming began in: A) India. B) Southeast Asia. C) China. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southeast Asia. 9. Kalibanga is situated in? A) Haryana. B) Gujarat. C) Rajasthan. D) Punjab (Pakistan). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajasthan. 10. Who were the beneficiaries of Asoka's donations in the region of Barabar Hill? A) Svetambar Jains. B) Buddhists. C) Digambar Jains. D) Ajivikas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ajivikas. 11. Mohanjedaro was excavated in year A) 1925. B) 1923. C) 1922. D) 1924. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1922. 12. What was Arghatta? A) A machine to break forts. B) A device to lift water. C) A type of cloth. D) An irrigation canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A device to lift water. 13. Fourteen rock edicts of Ashoka have been unearthed at A) Sasaram. B) Kandhar. C) Girnar. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Girnar. 14. Which of the following stands for 'Iqta'? A) The grant of revenue from a territory in lieu of salary. B) Law of primogeniture. C) State's share in the war booty. D) Crown land donated to army officers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crown land donated to army officers. 15. Sri Lanka is beset by ethnic conflict between the Sinhalese majority and the ..... minority. A) Hindi. B) Tamil. C) Muslim. D) Hmong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamil. 16. Indian flag is designed by? A) Aurobindo Ghosh. B) Indulal yagnik. C) BG Tilak. D) Madam cama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madam cama. 17. What were Calicoes? A) Textile exported from India. B) Precious stories exported from India. C) Cotton exported from India. D) Indigo exported from India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textile exported from India. 18. The Nagara Style of temple architecture is associated with A) North India. B) South India. C) West India. D) East India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North India. 19. Which of the following is considered as the main reason for the division of Brahmo Samaj? A) Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism. B) Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions. C) Lack of strong propagator of views. D) Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like the abolition of Sati, widow remarriage and women education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions. 20. Which one of the following was well known for the production of indigo during the seventeenth century? A) Lahore. B) Sarkhej. C) Kalpi. D) Balasore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarkhej. 21. Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over which province? A) Gujarat. B) Sind. C) Punjab. D) Mewar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gujarat. 22. During whose tenure did the incident of 'Black Hole' take place? A) Sirajuddaula. B) Mir Zafar. C) Alivardi Khan. D) Mir Qasim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sirajuddaula. 23. Who was the last king of Sunga dynasty A) Pushyamithra. B) Agnimithra. C) Devabutti. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Devabutti. 24. Pitt's India Bill was introduced by ..... in 1784. A) East India Company. B) Governor-General of India. C) Prime Minister Pitt. D) Senior Merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prime Minister Pitt. 25. Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism? A) Kapil. B) Adi Shankaracharya. C) Ramanuj. D) Surdas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adi Shankaracharya. 26. Which of the following is Kalidasa's work (poetical works) A) Meghasandesam. B) Kumara Sambhavam. C) Raghuvamsam. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 27. About 3000 BC human civilization definitely existed in A) No where. B) India. C) Australia. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 28. Who is considered as Timurti (Trinity) of Carnatic Music? A) Muthuswainiflikshitar. B) Thyagaraja. C) Swati Thininal. D) Purandaradasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muthuswainiflikshitar. 29. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement? A) Bhakti or Single-minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation. B) Bhakti or Single-minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation. C) Both A & B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhakti or Single-minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation. 30. Railways were introduced in India when the Governor- General of India was A) Dalhousie. B) Curzon. C) Ripon. D) Hardinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dalhousie. 31. What was the specific motive of Mahmud Ghaznavi's attack on India? A) Religious. B) Social. C) Political. D) Economic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious. 32. Who among the following was known as 'Frontier Gandhi'? A) Abul Kalam Azad. B) Syed Amir Ali. C) Abdul Gaffar Khan. D) Sir Syed Ali khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abdul Gaffar Khan. 33. Which one of the following was a Portuguese coin that was in circulation in the western coastal areas of the Vijayanagar kingdom? A) Ducat. B) Guzado. C) Florin. D) Dinar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guzado. 34. Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore organised the Revolt in A) 1809. B) 1811. C) 1805. D) 1800. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1809. 35. The kingdom which was most powerful among the Shodasa Mahajanapadas? A) Magadha. B) Kosala. C) Vajji. D) Anga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magadha. 36. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by? A) Akbar. B) Aurangzeb. C) Shivaji. D) Balaji Rao. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shivaji. 37. University of Vikramsila enjoyed the patronage of A) King Yasovarman of Kannauj. B) Senas. C) Palas. D) Pratiharas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palas. 38. Yahiya Sirhindi, the author of Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, lived during the period of A) Tughlaqs. B) Khaljis. C) Saiyadas. D) Lodis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saiyadas. 39. Egyptians were highly skilled in the art of A) Medicine. B) Astronomy. C) Science. D) Surgery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medicine. 40. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha' s army on the bank of river Narmada? A) Krishnadeva Raya. B) Rajendra Chola. C) Pulakesin II. D) Rajendra I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pulakesin II. 41. Indicate the correct chronological order of dynasties in North -west India. A) Parthians, Sakas, Kushanas. B) Sakas, Kushanas, Parthians. C) Sakas, Parthians, Kushanas. D) Kushanas, Sakas, Parthians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sakas, Parthians, Kushanas. 42. Sardinia was the strongest state of A) Holland. B) France. C) Italy. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italy. 43. Cordova is a city of: A) Libya. B) Al-Andalus. C) Lebanon. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lebanon. 44. The French King Louis XVI ruled according to A) Divine right theory. B) Oligarchy rules. C) Orthodox method. D) Socialistic ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divine right theory. 45. .....built by Shah Jahan is one of the unrivaled beauties of the world. A) The Palace at Kabul. B) Pearl Mosque. C) Jama Masjid. D) Taj Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taj Mahal. 46. The military state of Greece was A) Athens. B) Macedonia. C) Thebes. D) Sparta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athens. 47. Which of the following national leaders did defended soldiers of the Indian National Army in 1945 case dealing with the trial? A) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Rajagopalachari. D) Bhula Bhai Desai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajagopalachari. 48. The chief organiser of the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar was A) Maulavi Ahmadullah. B) Kunwar Singh. C) Khan Bahadur Khan. D) Rao Sahib. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kunwar Singh. 49. What is meant by "The Forty"? A) The cream of Afghan nobles. B) The select body of the Turkish aristocracy. C) The Ulema or the Muslim divines. D) The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The select body of the Turkish aristocracy. 50. "We have now an open Conspiracy to free the country from foreign rule and you, Comrades, and all our countrymen and countrywomen are imated to join it." Who among the following made this declaration? A) Jayaprakash Narayan. B) M.N.Roy. C) Jawahar Lal Nehru. D) Subhash Chandra Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jayaprakash Narayan. 51. Which one of the following leaders did not support the 'Khilafat Movement'? A) Swami Shraddhanand. B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah. C) Madan Mohan Malviya. D) Jawahar Lal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah. 52. Whom did Sher Shah appoint to provide bed and food to Hindu travellers staying at 'Sarais' (rest houses)? A) Muslims. B) Brahmanas. C) Afghan Muslims. D) Low caste Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Low caste Hindus. 53. Which of the following statements about the officers designated as mahamattas in Mauryan administration is correct? A) They were appointed as viceroys of various provinces. B) The term was used for any senior official irrespective of the duties assigned to him. C) It is a Prakrit expression for the Sanskrit word amatya. D) These officers were charged with the responsibility of propagating Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The term was used for any senior official irrespective of the duties assigned to him. 54. Sufi Saints and the saints of Hindu Bhakti movements differed on A) Family saint. B) Devotion to God. C) Unity of God. D) Need of a Guru or Pir to attain God. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Need of a Guru or Pir to attain God. 55. October 26, 1947 is an important date in the Indian history, because of A) Declaration of war over India by Pakistan. B) Merger of Sind. C) Ceasefire with Pakistan. D) Maharaja Hari Singh's signing on Instrument of Accession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maharaja Hari Singh's signing on Instrument of Accession. 56. Who among the following modern writers of Malayalam Literature, has received the Jnanpeeth (Gyan peeth) Award? A) Pallathu Raman. B) Kuttippurath Kesavan. C) G. Sankar Kurupa. D) Krishna Pillai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G. Sankar Kurupa. 57. Which of the following statements about the Mauryan Council of Ministers (mantri-Parishad) is not correct? A) The members of the council were personally selected by the king. B) The number of members of the council was fixed and it consisted of three councillors and a Chief Minister. C) It was specially consulted in times of emergency. D) It may have acted as a political check on the king. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The number of members of the council was fixed and it consisted of three councillors and a Chief Minister. 58. In order to penetrate China, the Jesuits: A) Created rebellions throughout China. B) Formed alliance with disaffected Chinese merchants. C) Adopted Chinese language and culture. D) Used military force to compel Chinese acceptance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adopted Chinese language and culture. 59. ..... were the teachers of Sambhaji. A) Umaji Pandit. B) Raghunath Pandit. C) Keshav Bhatt. D) A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and B. 60. Who was the founder president of Harijan Sevak Samgha founded by Mahatma Gandhi? A) Amrit Lal Thakkar. B) Mahadev Desai. C) G. D. Birla. D) B. R. Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amrit Lal Thakkar. ← 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