This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 35 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who advocated the concept of one caste, one religion and one God' for all? A) Narayan Guru. B) Swami Vivekananda. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Periyar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narayan Guru. 2. 18th century has been correctly called the A) Age of positive thinking. B) Age of experimentation. C) Age of reason. D) Age of rationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Age of reason. 3. Hammurabi was the greatest king of A) Akkad. B) Babylon. C) Agade. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akkad. 4. The Permanent Settlement was enforced on . A) 1933. B) 1793,. C) 1893,. D) 1693,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1793,. 5. Chinese made very fine china called A) Porcelain. B) China-bone-glazed. C) Pottery. D) Lily china. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China-bone-glazed. 6. The center of French power in India was: A) Goa. B) Surat. C) Madras. D) Pondicherry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pondicherry. 7. What is the significance of 'Kayavarohan' in the history of Shaivism? A) It was one of the vratas of the Kapalikas. B) It is the same as pasupasa simokshana one of the principal characteristics of the Pasupata sect. C) It was the birth place of Lakulisa. D) It was a ritual prescribed for those adhering to the Kalamukha sect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was a ritual prescribed for those adhering to the Kalamukha sect. 8. Who were the most popular Sufis? A) Rabin. B) Hallaj. C) Ghazali. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rabin. 9. Who formed the Home rule league? A) MK Gandhi. B) MG Ranade. C) BG Tilak. D) GR Gokhale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BG Tilak. 10. Indicate the importance of the treaty of Amritsar (1809) signed between Ranjit Singh and the English? A) It marked the beginning of an era of peace and prosperity in the Punjab. B) It helped Ranjit Singh in realising his ambition of conquering Multan, Kashmir, Ladakh and Peshawar. C) It recognised the power of the British as the political limit of Ranjit Singh's policy of expansion. D) It made him the undisputed master of all the Sikhs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It recognised the power of the British as the political limit of Ranjit Singh's policy of expansion. 11. The Office-in-charge of collection of revenue in the Mauryan administration was A) Pradeshta. B) Sannidhatri. C) Yukta. D) Samahatri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Samahatri. 12. What was the main inspiration for establishing Theosophical Society? A) Propagate Indian thought and culture thereby revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism. B) Women's education and their upliftment. C) Tackling zamindars issue. D) Work for depressed classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propagate Indian thought and culture thereby revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism. 13. Which among conclusions has been derived from the debasement of the coins and gradual disappearance of gold coins during the post-Gupta period? A) Commodities became cheap. B) Gold Mining was stalled. C) Money economy was gradually replaced by Barter Economy. D) There was a decline in trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There was a decline in trade. 14. In the Nineteenth century, there was a phenomenal increase in the pressure of population on land because the A) Introduction of commercial crop attracted the peasantry to agriculture. B) Rum of handicrafts and village industries drove the population to agriculture. C) Fall of native governments had reduced the avenues of employment. D) Urban population began to migrate to the rural areas for reason of security. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rum of handicrafts and village industries drove the population to agriculture. 15. Joseph Francois Dupleix was the commander of the forces in India. A) British,. B) American,. C) French,. D) Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) French,. 16. On ..... Chhatrapati Shahaji of Satara died A) 1890. B) 1848. C) 1850. D) 1856. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1848. 17. King Ashvapati of the Upanishadic Age was the ruler of A) Sursena. B) Matsya. C) Panchala. D) Kekaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kekaya. 18. Who has the title of 'Kaviraja'? A) Kumar Gupta. B) Chandragupta I. C) Chandragupta II. D) SamudraGupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SamudraGupta. 19. Vakatakas belong to the period of A) Harsha. B) Kushans. C) Guptas. D) Mauryas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guptas. 20. Which of the following does the Puranas contain? A) Mythology. B) Hymns in favor of the Gods. C) Thoughts on the mystery of life and universe. D) Laws of Manu and the history of various dynasties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mythology. 21. Which one of the following was a cause for the decline of the textile industry in Bengal during the 18th century? A) Decline in the quality of production. B) Non-availability of raw material. C) Non-availability of craftsman. D) High tariff rates on export to Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High tariff rates on export to Britain. 22. How did monks and nuns improve life during the Middle Ages? A) They cared for the sick and poor. B) They opposed the feudal system. C) They gave land to the peasants. D) They excommunicated criminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They cared for the sick and poor. 23. Which of the following is the Journal published in Britain by the Committee of the Indian National Congress? A) Calcutta Gazette. B) India. C) Bengal Tribune. D) Calcutta Tribune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 24. The term 'Yavan priya' refers to A) Muslin. B) Silk. C) Peppar. D) Clove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peppar. 25. The Theosophists advocated the revival and strengthening of A) Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism. B) Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. C) Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. D) Hinduism and Buddhism only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism and Buddhism only. 26. Which of the following is not one of the common points of significance of both Rajagriha and Vaishali? A) Both places are associated with the miracles performed by the Buddha. B) At both places one of the Buddhist councils was held. C) At both places a stupa was built with the mortal remains of the Buddha enshrined in them. D) Both places were important centres of Buddhist art. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both places were important centres of Buddhist art. 27. In 1833, Parliament: A) Disbanded the British East India Co. B) Abolished the British East India Co. monopoly in India. C) Opened India to Christian missionaries. D) Took control of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abolished the British East India Co. monopoly in India. 28. Who was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and the Moderates together at Lucknow? A) Gokhale. B) Tilak. C) Annie Besant. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annie Besant. 29. Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in A) 1453. B) 1543. C) 1354. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1453. 30. Who among the following is the great disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and helped in spreading the message that there are many roads to god and salvation and service of God for man was the embodiment of god? A) Swami Vivekananda. B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati. C) Raja Rammohan Roy. D) Annie Besant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swami Vivekananda. 31. Which city was called Queen of the cities? A) Baghdad. B) Cordova. C) Damascus. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Damascus. 32. Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858? A) Queen Victoria. B) The British Parliament. C) Government of Britan. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The British Parliament. 33. Where did the 16 Janapadas were mentiond? A) Buddhist Scripts. B) Brahmanas. C) Aryanakas. D) Jaina Scriptures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jaina Scriptures. 34. Who had said on the death of Tilak 'my strongest bulkwar is gone'? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Lala Lajpat Rai. C) Muhammad Ali. D) Shaukat Ali. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi. 35. The local name of Mohenjodaro is: A) Mould of the survivor. B) Mould of the dead. C) Mould of the living. D) Mould of the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mould of the dead. 36. Religion-wise the sculptures found at Kankali Tila in Mathura are A) Buddhist. B) Shakta. C) Vaishnava. D) Jama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jama. 37. Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism? A) Ramanuja. B) Chaitanya. C) Guru Nanak. D) Sankara. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sankara. 38. Which of the following was not one of the social reform measures introduced by William Bentinck? A) Suppression of the organized bands of thugs. B) Abolition of slavery. C) Removal of disabilities due to change of religion. D) Abolition of Sati. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abolition of slavery. 39. Rana Sanga is related with? A) Malwa. B) Khajuraho. C) Mewar. D) Mandu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mewar. 40. Why did the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty declined? A) Invasions of Hunas. B) Invasions of Muhammmad Ghori. C) Invasions of Muhammad Bin Quasim. D) Invasions of Muhammad Ghazini. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invasions of Muhammad Ghazini. 41. Who founded the Vikramashila University? A) Devapala. B) Gopala. C) Dhruva. D) Dharmapala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dharmapala. 42. Which one of the following is true regarding 'apad-dharma' mentioned in the smritis? A) It meant dereliction of duty. B) It meant duties permitted to different 'varnas' at times of distress. C) It was permitted only to the Kshatriyas. D) It meant special sacrifices done Brahmanas for kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It meant duties permitted to different 'varnas' at times of distress. 43. The Iron Age Chinese explained the astronomical phenomenon called A) 12 division of the sky. B) Constellations. C) The solar system. D) Eclipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eclipses. 44. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription? A) Samudra Gupta. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Vikramaditya. D) Skand Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samudra Gupta. 45. Which of the following was the contribution of the Mauryas to the Tamil culture? A) Art of engraving stone inscriptions. B) Prakrit language. C) Brahmi script. D) The art of stone-cutting and sculpture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmi script. 46. How many inscriptions are available for Guptas period? A) 42. B) 40. C) 38. D) 48. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 42. 47. What is the nick name of Asoka A) Sidhartha. B) Darmapriyan. C) Devanampriya Priyadassin. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Devanampriya Priyadassin. 48. Rulers of which of the following dynasties maintained diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria in the West? A) Maurya. B) Gupta. C) Pallava. D) Chola. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maurya. 49. The Crusades contributed to the breakdown of feudalism because. A) Muslims captured the property of feudal landholders. B) The authority of kings increased while many nobles were financially weakened. C) Many peasants converted to Islam. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The authority of kings increased while many nobles were financially weakened. 50. Who among the following Bhakti Saint created Vinaya-Patrika and Kavitavali? A) Narasi. B) Chaitanya. C) Shankar Dev. D) Tulsidas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tulsidas. 51. Which of the following statements about the Mauryan kings is not correct? A) Appointments to the most important offices were made by the ruler himself. B) They laid claim to divinity. C) They had extensive powers encompassing administrative, judicial, and legislative functions. D) The kings often laid down codes of regulation for the guidance of their officers and the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They laid claim to divinity. 52. The author of Natyashastra was A) Vasumitra. B) Nagarjuna. C) Asvagbosa. D) Bhasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asvagbosa. 53. Which of the following crops in Vijayanagar empire was widely exported? A) Black Pepper. B) Tea. C) Tobacco. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black Pepper. 54. Statement I: Mahavira initially joined a group of ascetics called Nirgranthas. Statement II: The sect was founded 200 years earlier by Parsva. A) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. B) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I. C) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false. D) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I. 55. Most of the inhabitants of modern Southeast Asia originally came from: A) Java. B) China. C) India. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 56. The excavation at Chanhu Daro was directed by A) John Marshall. B) J. H. Mackay. C) R. E. M. Wheeler. D) Aurel Stein. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J. H. Mackay. 57. Which was the main seaport of Pandyas A) Vanchi. B) Muzaris. C) Korkai. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Korkai. 58. What was Ziyarat in the language of the Sufis? A) Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barkat (spiritual grace). B) Offering free kitchens run on futuh (unasked for charity). C) Setting up of auqaf (charitable trusts). D) Reciting divine name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barkat (spiritual grace). 59. Dahala in the early medieval period was the territory of the A) Bhanjas. B) Paramaras. C) Chandelas. D) Kalachuris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kalachuris. 60. Which of the following provision was not included in the Nehru Report? A) India must be given Dominion status. B) The Governor-General must be only the constitutional head. C) There was to be no separate electorate. D) Diarchy should be introduced both at the centre as well as provinces. 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