This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 36 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following was not a state monopoly during the Mauryan period? A) Ferries and bridges. B) Slaughterhouses and gambling houses. C) Pearl and fisheries. D) Mines and forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slaughterhouses and gambling houses. 2. The musical instruments used by the Aryans was A) The Drum. B) The Lute. C) The cymbal. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 3. Whose court was poet Ravikriti associated with? A) Harshavardhana. B) Xuan Zang. C) Kumara Devi. D) Pulakeshin II. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pulakeshin II. 4. Which of the following statements about Bukka I of the Vijayanagar empire is not correct? A) Under his fostering care Sayana wrote commentaries on Vedas. B) He adopted measures to uplift the Shudras. C) He renovated temples. D) He instilled new vigour into Hindu Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He adopted measures to uplift the Shudras. 5. How did Akbar get rid of the authority of the Ulemas? A) He founded Din-i-Ilahi. B) He appointed Hindus to the highest posts in the empire. C) He invited the representatives of all religions for religious debates at the Ibadat Khana. D) He issued an infallibility decree in 1579. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He issued an infallibility decree in 1579. 6. Herodotus has been called the father of A) Arts. B) History. C) Geography. D) Metallurgy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) History. 7. During the time of Alauddin's invasion Warangal was ruled by A) Kakatiya Dynasty. B) Chola Dynasty. C) Yadava Dynasty. D) Chalukya Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kakatiya Dynasty. 8. The Ramosi & Gadkari revolts took place in A) Maharashtra. B) Saurashtra. C) Bengal. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maharashtra. 9. Kumardevi, the Queen of Govindachandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharmachakra-jina-vihar at A) Sarnath. B) Kanauj. C) Bodhgaya. D) Kusinagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarnath. 10. Due to commercial rivalry the Dutch indulged in the massacre of Englishmen at A) Malacca. B) Cassimbazar. C) Amboyna. D) Surat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amboyna. 11. Erotic sculpture in the temples are found at A) Konark. B) Khajuraho. C) (A) & (B). D) Kanchi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (A) & (B). 12. Which of the following best describes the Church during the late Middle Ages? A) It grew weak and divided. B) It offered great comfort to people during hard times. C) It wielded great political power. D) It provided strong moral leadership. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It wielded great political power. 13. Why were Tilak and others imprisoned in 1897? A) They broke the salt tax law. B) They refused to attend the court trail presided by a British judge. C) They violated the terms of the Arms Act. D) Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating hostile feelings towards the British government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating hostile feelings towards the British government. 14. Indian Napoleon was A) Skanda Gupta. B) Samudra Gupta. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Chandra Gupta I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Samudra Gupta. 15. The term Pietra dura' refers to A) Wall painting. B) Inlay work. C) Sculptures in Italian style. D) A special type of turrets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inlay work. 16. The author of "Indian Epigraphy" is? A) D. C. Sircar. B) H. D. Sankalia. C) Oldenburg. D) F.F. Pargitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. C. Sircar. 17. Who among these is credited with the construction of 'Pagodas' at Mahabalipuram? A) Cholas. B) Chalukyas of Kalyani. C) Pallavas. D) Pandyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pallavas. 18. Raj Ballabh, Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jung were the arch foes of A) Siraj-ud-daulah. B) Mir Qasim. C) Alivardi .Khan. D) Nanda Kumar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siraj-ud-daulah. 19. In reference to ancient India, what was Gandharva? A) God. B) Goddess. C) A division of vrihattar Bharat. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A division of vrihattar Bharat. 20. Who introduce English as official language? A) Lord William Bentick. B) Sir Charles Wood. C) Dalhousie. D) Allan Octawain Hume. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sir Charles Wood. 21. Who among the following was called as 'Father of Indian Renaissance'? A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale. B) Lala Lajpat Rai. C) B. G. Tilak. D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. 22. Which among the following became an integral part of Shahjahan's empire? A) Golkunda. B) Ahmednagar. C) Bijapur. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ahmednagar. 23. Which one of the following is not correct? A) Indian National Congress, Lucknow Session (1916). B) Indian National Congress, Tripuri Session (1939). C) Indian National Congress, Gaya Session (1922). D) Indian National Congress, Calcutta Session (1887). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indian National Congress, Calcutta Session (1887). 24. Who was the manager of Pune Jahangiri of Shahaji? A) Dadoji Kond Deo. B) Dattaji Bhosle. C) Prahlad Niraji. D) Anna Datto. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dadoji Kond Deo. 25. The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at ..... in England. A) Manchester. B) London. C) Haileybury. D) Liverpool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haileybury. 26. The author of Kalpasutra was A) Subandhu. B) Panini. C) Bhadrabahu. D) Patanjali. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhadrabahu. 27. The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June 1948 in A) June 1947 A.D. B) 1946A.D. C) February 1947A.D. D) April 1947A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) February 1947A.D. 28. Who was the father of vardhamana Mahavira A) Sidhartha. B) Varthmana varagunan. C) Kirthivarman. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sidhartha. 29. Pushyamitra Shunga, who was originally a Senapati of the Mauryan empire and assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor Brihadrath in 185 BC was a ..... A) Vaishya. B) Brahaman. C) Shudra. D) Kshatriya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahaman. 30. Which of these is not correctly matched regarding the reign of Shahjahan? A) Chintamani - Hindi poet. B) Sunder Das - Singer. C) Jagannath Pandit - Poet laureate. D) Asaf Khan - Wazir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunder Das - Singer. 31. The extreme form of Ahimsa or non violence is practiced in A) Hinduism. B) Sikhism. C) Buddhism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 32. The Philosophy of the Gita is A) That of combining of Bhakti, man (Gyan) and Karma. B) That of Bhakti with Karma. C) Primarily that Bhakti God. D) That of combining Bhakti with Jnan (Gyan). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That of combining of Bhakti, man (Gyan) and Karma. 33. Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League? A) Aga Khan. B) Shaukat Ali. C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah. D) Nawab Salimullah. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nawab Salimullah. 34. Sugandhadevi who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi was a Queen of A) Karnataka. B) Kashmir. C) Saurashtra. D) Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kashmir. 35. The president of the All India Kishan Sabha in 1936 was A) Baba Ramchandra. B) N. G.Ranga. C) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati. D) Vidya Nanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati. 36. Which of the following introduced Perso-Arabic melodies (ragas) into Indian Music? A) Firdausi. B) Sadi. C) Amir Khusrau. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amir Khusrau. 37. Which among the following is a place in Larkana district of Sind province in Pakistan? A) Mohenjo-Daro. B) Alamgirpur. C) Rangapur. D) Harappa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mohenjo-Daro. 38. A Janapadin was the ..... of a janapada. A) Army General. B) Servant. C) Ruler. D) Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ruler. 39. "Bharatham" was a Tamil Version of Mahabharata Sung by ..... A) Tholkapiyam. B) Perundevanar. C) Ilango Adikal. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perundevanar. 40. Which of the following best characterizes Aurangzeb's personal religious beliefs? A) Islamic fundamentalism. B) Hinduism. C) Tolerance of many religions. D) Disinterest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Islamic fundamentalism. 41. Which ascetics of the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy influenced the Ramananda? A) Kabirpanthi. B) Krishna Cult. C) Nathpanthi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nathpanthi. 42. Which one among the following is not a characteristic of Rig-Vedic Aryans? A) They were acquainted with the cow, which formed the most important form of wealth. B) They were acquainted with horses, chariots and the use of bronze. C) They were acquainted with the use of copper and the modern ploughshare. D) They were acquainted with the use of iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were acquainted with the use of iron. 43. Which of the following is not correct about Prarthana Samaj? A) This society was against the widow remarriage. B) The Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga (with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen). C) The main aim behind the establishment of the Prarthana Samaj was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. D) The Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay in1867. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This society was against the widow remarriage. 44. Who among the following was the patron of the Kota school of painting? A) Umed Singh. B) Balwant Singh. C) Savant Singh. D) Govardhan Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Umed Singh. 45. Which is not a correct pair? A) Madad-i-mash- grant of land or pension to scholars and saints by the Sultans. B) Majlis- meeting place or council. C) Khanqah- a house of mysties. D) Khutba- sermon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madad-i-mash- grant of land or pension to scholars and saints by the Sultans. 46. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called: A) Karshapana. B) Rupaka. C) Pana. D) Dinara. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rupaka. 47. Ali brothers are related to which of the following? A) Khilafat Movement. B) Indian National Congress. C) Fascism. D) Quit India Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Khilafat Movement. 48. Dutch trade in Asia centered upon: A) Java and other Indonesian islands. B) China. C) India. D) The Philippines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Java and other Indonesian islands. 49. Who had given the title of 'Mahatma' to Gandhi? A) Rabindra Nath Tagore. B) B. G. Tilak. C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale. D) Moti Lal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rabindra Nath Tagore. 50. Amongst the following, who cooperated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the implementation of his educational programmes? A) David Hare. B) Henri Derozio. C) William Jones. D) Dwarkanath Tagore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) David Hare. 51. In 1856, Awadh would not have been annexed to the British empire if the Nawab of Awadh had A) Allied with the British. B) Not refused to introduce reforms as suggested by the British. C) Fought against the British. D) A natural heir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A natural heir. 52. The Bengal Nawab who collected revenue directly from the ryots thought his agents called ijaradars was A) Aliwardi Khan. B) Sarfaraz Khan. C) Shujauddin. D) Murshid Quli Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Murshid Quli Khan. 53. Sakhi, Sabad and Ramaini were the notable work of? A) Tansen. B) Rahim. C) Kabir. D) Tulsidas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kabir. 54. Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting? A) Lord William Bentinck. B) Lord Hastings. C) Lord Cornwallis. D) Lord Wellesley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Hastings. 55. Which empire lasted the longest among the following? A) The Rashtrakutas. B) The Palas. C) The Senas. D) The Pratiharas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Rashtrakutas. 56. The Crusades were undertaken to A) Keep the Holy Land out of Muslim control. B) Reform the Medieval church. C) End the Great Schism. D) Free Rome from the Byzantines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reform the Medieval church. 57. One way in which to escape the limitations of caste membership was through: A) Religious devotion. B) Education. C) Marriage. D) Economic advancement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious devotion. 58. How many times the word 'Jana' occur in the Rigveda? A) 175 times. B) 375 times. C) 75 times. D) 275 times. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 275 times. 59. Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak? A) Alai Darwaja. B) Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque. C) Adhai din Ka Jhopada. D) Qutub Minar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alai Darwaja. 60. The chief form of property in the Rigveda was A) Gold. B) House. C) Land. D) Cattle wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cattle wealth. ← 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