This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was Bhadrabahu? A) He was the first tirthankar of the Jainas. B) He was a Buddhist monk. C) He was the sixth guru of the Jainas. D) He was a Vedic Rishi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was a Buddhist monk. 2. The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the: A) Pawars. B) Tomars. C) Chauhans. D) Pariharas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomars. 3. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order in which the four give important forts were captured by Emperor Akbar? A) Asirgarh-Ranthambhor-Kalinjar-Merta. B) Merta-Kalinjar-Ranthambhor-Asirgarh. C) Merta-Ranthambhor-Kalinjar-Asirgarh. D) Asirgarh-Kalinjar-Ranthambhor-Merta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merta-Ranthambhor-Kalinjar-Asirgarh. 4. Who introduced English in India? A) Lord Dalhousie. B) Lord Canning. C) Lord William Bentick. D) Lord Rippon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord William Bentick. 5. Which of the following was the main article of import? A) Gold and silver. B) Wine and slave girls. C) Horses. D) Pottery and glassware. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold and silver. 6. Which of the following was a measure adopted by the later Mauryas to meet the needs of a depleted treasury? A) Increase of exports. B) Imposition of new taxes. C) Increase in taxes. D) Debasement of currency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase of exports. 7. What is the literal meaning of Bhakti? A) Salvation. B) Prayer. C) Offer words of praise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salvation. 8. The chief item that China received in its trade with Russia was: A) Silver. B) Furs. C) Timber. D) Guns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Furs. 9. Who was the court poet of Samudragupta? A) Nagarjuna. B) Virasena. C) Harisena. D) Aryabhatta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harisena. 10. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the people of stone age? A) They had to depend entirely on tools and weapons made of stone. B) They settled down only on the slopes of the hills, in rock shelters and the hilly river valley. C) They could not produce more than what they needed for this bare subsistence. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. Who was the mastermind of bomb attack on Lord Hardinge at Chandani Chowk, Delhi in 1912? A) Sachindranath Sanyal. B) Bhai Paramanand. C) Sohan Lal Pathak. D) Rasbehari Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rasbehari Bose. 12. Which of the following are two works of Kalidasa? A) Raghuvamsha and Kiratarjuniya. B) Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha. C) Malti Madhava and Kumara Sambhava. D) Malti Madhav and Kumara Sambhava. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha. 13. Information in respect of which of the following cannot be obtained from the edicts and inscriptions of Ashoka? A) The sectarian and communal conflict of the period. B) Administrative reforms introduced by Ashoka. C) The social, religious and economic life of the people of his time. D) Working of the inner mind of Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sectarian and communal conflict of the period. 14. The land was owned by temples Known as . A) Dewaswam,. B) Brahmaswam,. C) Kanam. D) Cherikkal,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dewaswam,. 15. Which among the following ancient authors has complained of the drain of gold to India (due to trade hegemony of ancient India)? A) Nero. B) Pliny. C) Ptolemy. D) Strabo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pliny. 16. Which of the following ancient Indian states was an autonomous republic? A) Sakya. B) Anga. C) Kosala. D) Magadh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sakya. 17. What was the Normal rate of interest on loans during the Guptas period A) 10%. B) 20%. C) 25%. D) 15%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15%. 18. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly? A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. B) Acharya JB Kriplani. C) Lok Nayak Jayprakash. D) K M Munshi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lok Nayak Jayprakash. 19. Champaran and Kheda Satyagrahas were led by A) Sardar Patel. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) M. K. Gandhi. D) G. K. Pant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M. K. Gandhi. 20. According to the estimate of W.H. Moreland the Population of India m A. D. 1600 was A) 125 million. B) 80 million. C) 120 million. D) 100 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 125 million. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesMiscellenous Questions Quiz 1Miscellenous Questions Quiz 3Miscellenous Questions Quiz 4Miscellenous Questions Quiz 5Miscellenous Questions Quiz 6Miscellenous Questions Quiz 7Miscellenous Questions Quiz 8Miscellenous Questions Quiz 9Miscellenous Questions Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books