This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following statements on Gandhian movements is not correct? A) Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of mass movement. B) In Gandhian movements, leadership had no role. C) Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of passive resistance. D) Gandhian movements were non-violent in nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In Gandhian movements, leadership had no role. 2. Which Queen of Jahangir had committed suicide by consuming poison? A) Harkhabai. B) Jodhpuri Begam. C) Manmati. D) Zeb-un-nisa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manmati. 3. What was the grievest cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857? A) Absence of a proper and equitable procedure for discipline and control. B) Question of promotion and pay. C) Non-observance of caste distinctions. D) Frequent campaigns in distant lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question of promotion and pay. 4. The Palas of Bengal patronised A) Hinayana Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) Tantrika Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tantrika Buddhism. 5. Gandhara School of art came into existence A) Independence Ajivikas. B) Hinayana sect. C) Mahayana sect. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahayana sect. 6. The greatest royal patron of the University of Nalanda was/ were: A) King Harsha of Kannauj. B) Pala kings Dharmapala and Devapala. C) King Balaputradeva of Sumatra. D) The Gupta king Chandragupta II, Vikramaditya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Balaputradeva of Sumatra. 7. Which of the following was the prime objective of M.K Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha? A) Repeal of salt laws. B) Complete Independence for India. C) Curtailment of the Government's powers. D) Economic relief to the common people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repeal of salt laws. 8. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in A) Peaceful relations with Kalinga. B) The development of peace and non-violence as policy. C) Wealth and prosperity Of Mauryan empire. D) Victory to the policy of war and territorial conquests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peaceful relations with Kalinga. 9. Who of the following propounded the theory of the Arctic region as the home land of the Aryan speaking people? A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. B) Edward Meyer. C) Max Muller. D) Herzefeld. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. 10. By which of the following treaties did the Peshwa accept the Subsidiary Alliance with the British? A) Treaty of Purandhar. B) Treaty of Salbai. C) Treaty of Surji Arjungaon. D) Treaty of Bassein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treaty of Bassein. 11. Who is the author of the book "Satyarth Prakash" ? A) Rajaram Mohan Ray. B) Ramakrishna Bhandarkar. C) Mahadev Govind Ranade. D) Dayanand Saraswati. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dayanand Saraswati. 12. Where did Gandhiji form the Satyagarh Sabha? A) Poona. B) Nagpur. C) Calcutta. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bombay. 13. Who is the most important God in Rigveda? A) Indra. B) Varun. C) Agni. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indra. 14. Dots on Arabic letter was introduced by A) Hajjaj. B) Yahya Barmaki. C) Hassan Basri. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hassan Basri. 15. Who is called the "Lokhitwadi" ? A) Mahadev Govind Ranade. B) Dayanand Saraswati. C) Mul Sankara. D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh. 16. The founder of the Mauryan Dynasty was: A) Arjuna. B) Chandragupta. C) Hannan. D) Porus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta. 17. Which of the following valleys is known for having a continuous succession of palaeolithic paintings of different periods? A) Buharbulang valley. B) Bhimbetka. C) Sohan valley. D) Bhader valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhimbetka. 18. Which of the following organizations did Raja Ram Mohan Roy conceive of ahead of his times? A) Common Market. B) League of Nations. C) World Court of Justice. D) Economic Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) League of Nations. 19. The Government invention of man in Palaeolithic Age was A) Potter's Wheel. B) Metal implements. C) Spinning of cloth. D) Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fire. 20. Who among the following foreign travellers did not visit Vijayanagar during the time of Krishnadeo Raya? A) Nicolo Conti. B) Duarte Barbosa. C) Domingo Paes. D) Fernao Nuniz. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nicolo Conti. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Miscellenous Questions Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books