Miscellenous Questions Quiz 20 (20 MCQs)

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1. Gadar-Dal was founded at

Correct Answer: C) San Francisco.

2. Why did British resort to the 'Downward Filtration Theory' till 1854

Correct Answer: D) To justify their education policy in India.

3. Which one of the following species of fauna has been widely appreciated as pre-historic India's gift to the world?

Correct Answer: A) Domestic fowl.

4. What was the old name of Raigad Fort?

Correct Answer: B) Rayari.

5. Which among the following was sentenced to death in the Hardinge Bomb Case?

Correct Answer: B) Bhai Bal Mukund.

6. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir's reign was:

Correct Answer: D) Shah Abbas.

7. The term 'Rupadarshaka' denotes what?

Correct Answer: D) The supervisor of the quality of coins.

8. During whose Peshwaship was the second and third Anglo-Maratha fought resulting in the abolition of the Peshawaship by the English?

Correct Answer: C) Baji Rao II.

9. The flood Legend in which a divine fish has been described as rescuing Manu occurs in detail in:

Correct Answer: D) Satapatha Brahmana.

10. Which sikh guru completed the compilatio of Adi Granth?

Correct Answer: B) Guru Arjun Das.

11. By 500 B.C.E., the center of Indian civilization had shifted to:

Correct Answer: C) The Ganges Valley.

12. Among the four sites mentioned below, the earliest cultural phase comes from

Correct Answer: B) Mehargarh.

13. The Mauryan state had the monopoly over which of the following sectors?

Correct Answer: D) All the above.

14. The royal seal of the Guptas bore the emblem of

Correct Answer: C) Garuda.

15. Which of the following is/are the main aim/s of Young Bengal Movement?

Correct Answer: D) All the above.

16. When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha?

Correct Answer: C) Nandas.

17. Pandyas were centred in?

Correct Answer: D) Madurai.

18. Of the following Chinese travelers who did not visit india in the 7th Century A.D.?

Correct Answer: A) Fa-hien.

19. On what condition Wellesly agreed to help Peshwa Bajirao II?

Correct Answer: C) His consent to the subsidiary alliance.

20. Mahakshapatalika was an official in charge of

Correct Answer: A) Accounts.