This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 83 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Melaka was Southeast Asia's foremost trading centre until A) The Portuguese conquered it in 1504. B) 1504. C) 1511. D) The Spanish conquered it in 1511. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1511. 2. Which one of the following assemblies was also called Narishta meaning a resolution that cannot be broken? A) Sabha. B) Vidhata. C) Gana. D) Samiti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sabha. 3. The Indian port(s) utilized by Dutch for their trade in India was/were A) Pulicat. B) Masulipattam. C) Nagapattam. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. Who among the following was the Minister and Chief Advisor of Nana Saheb Peshwa? A) Azimullah Khan. B) Maulvi Ahmad Shah. C) Wajid Ali Shah. D) Amirullah Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Azimullah Khan. 5. Perhaps the worst famine in Indian history till 1880 occurred in A) 1876-78. B) 1868-70. C) 1865-66. D) 1860-61. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1876-78. 6. The Sashgani coin was introduced during the reign of A) Alauddin Khalji. B) Balban. C) Feroze Shah Tughlaq. D) Sikandar Lodi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feroze Shah Tughlaq. 7. Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Awadh or Oudh? A) Asaf-ud-daula. B) Safdar Jang. C) Shuja-ud-daula. D) Saadat Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saadat Khan. 8. Who among the following constituted the local town administration council during the Guptas? A) Purupala, Sarthavaha, Pratham Kulika, Pratham Kayastha. B) Sarthavaha, Pratham Kulika, Pratham Kayastha. C) Purupala, Sarthavaha, Dvarapala, Karnika. D) Purupala, Pratham Kulika, Pratham Kayastha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarthavaha, Pratham Kulika, Pratham Kayastha. 9. Which of the following statement is not correct about Raja Ram Mohan Roy? A) He started the newspaper named "Sambad Kaumudi". B) He was given the title of Raja by the Mughal Emperor. C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born in a well-to-do family in Bengal, probably in 1772. D) He died in Indian in 1833. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He died in Indian in 1833. 10. How many World Heritage Sites are there today A) 930. B) 936. C) 935. D) 934. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 936. 11. Which of the following is NOT a central doctrine in Hinduism? A) Priesthood authority. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priesthood authority. 12. One of the most important facts in the history of India during the 1st century of British rule is the decay of her flourishing A) A and B. B) Industry. C) Trade. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A and B. 13. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission? A) AV Alexander. B) Sir Stafford Cripps. C) Radcliffe. D) Pathick Lawrence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radcliffe. 14. Which of the following is not correct in describing cultural influences on Islam? A) Persian literature deeply influenced Islamic literary works. B) The caliphs adopted Persian ideas of kingship. C) Greek rational reasoning had a long-lasting influence on the theological development of Islam. D) Indian numerals had a profound influence on the development of mathematical thinking among Muslims. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greek rational reasoning had a long-lasting influence on the theological development of Islam. 15. Which one of the following statements regarding the Revolt of 1857 is not correct? A) The revolt was supported whole heartedly by the educated, elite Indian everywhere. B) The role of Hindu-Muslim unity in the revolt was acknowledged by many, including British officials. C) The revolt did not spread to South India. D) The diverse elements which took part in the revolt were united by their hatred of British rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The revolt was supported whole heartedly by the educated, elite Indian everywhere. 16. In the systems of philosophy created by Indians, we find elements of materialistic philosophy in which of the following systems? A) Vaisesika. B) Yoga. C) Karm Mimamsa. D) Samkhya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Samkhya. 17. Which one of the following regions is known for painting that is manuscript illustrations in miniature executed palm-leaf during the period A.D. 1100-1300? A) The Chola kingdom. B) Western India. C) Kerala. D) Deccan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western India. 18. The Digambaras and Shvetambaras differ primarily about their A) Choice of god. B) Philosophical doctrines. C) Dress. D) Rituals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dress. 19. Which one of the following pairs of ancient ports & places of their location is correctly matched? A) Masalia - Konkan. B) Colchi (Korkai) - Pandya country. C) Arikamedu - Coromandel. D) Nelcynda - Malabar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arikamedu - Coromandel. 20. Which of the following Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems? A) Lord Cornwallis. B) Lord Dalhousie. C) Lord Wellesley. D) Lord Bentinck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Dalhousie. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesMiscellenous Questions Quiz 1Miscellenous Questions Quiz 2Miscellenous Questions Quiz 3Miscellenous Questions Quiz 4Miscellenous Questions Quiz 5Miscellenous Questions Quiz 6Miscellenous Questions Quiz 7Miscellenous Questions Quiz 8Miscellenous Questions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books