This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 56 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The aim of education as stated by the Wood's despatch of 1854 was A) The creation of employment opportunity for native Indians. B) The introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education. C) The spread of western culture in India. D) The promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The spread of western culture in India. 2. The Palas, Pratiharas and the Rashtrakutas fought for control over which citizenship? A) Kaushambi. B) Pataliputra. C) Ujjain. D) Kannauj. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kannauj. 3. Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for which of the following? A) Food. B) Housing. C) Military service. D) Farm labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farm labor. 4. Paramaras were residents of? A) Gujarat. B) Orissa. C) Maiwa. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maiwa. 5. When was paper introduced in India? A) 14th century. B) 18th century. C) 12th century. D) 16th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14th century. 6. The 'Sepoy Mutiny' was in the year . A) 1757,. B) 1657,. C) 1765. D) 1857. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1857. 7. Which one among the following statements is not correct about the agrarian policy of Sher Shah? A) Sher Shah insisted upon measurement of the sown land. B) Sher Shah drew up schedule of rates for state's share of the different types of crops. C) The amount each peasant had to pay was to be written down on a paper called 'patta'. D) The measuring part was allowed to fix fee at their will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The measuring part was allowed to fix fee at their will. 8. Who discovered a direct sea route to India? A) Portuguese. B) The French. C) Germans. D) The Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Portuguese. 9. General Windham was defeated by the rebel forces in 1857 near A) Kanpur. B) Gwalior. C) Bhopal. D) Agra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agra. 10. Which one of the following had supported Mahatma Gandhi on the Noncooperation resolution at the Special Calcutta Session, 1920? A) B. C. Pal. B) Motilal Nehru. C) C.R. Das. D) Annie Besant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motilal Nehru. 11. Which of the following religions got spread in different parts of Asia? A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 12. In which of the following ancient texts has it been said that the king was the ruler of all except Br-a hamanas? A) Vishnu Smriti. B) Yajnavalkya-Smriti. C) Gautama-dharmasutra. D) Manu-Smriti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gautama-dharmasutra. 13. Which of the following is associated with Lord Wellesley, the Governor General of India from 1798 to 1805? A) Doctrine of Lapse. B) Subsidiary Alliance. C) First Mysore War. D) Conquest of Rajputana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsidiary Alliance. 14. The copper boards are associated with the A) Lustrous red ware. B) Painted grey ware. C) Ochre-coloured ware. D) Black and red ware. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ochre-coloured ware. 15. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah? A) Quiwwat-al-Islam mosque at Delhi. B) Barasona Masjid at Gaur. C) Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi. D) Atala Masjid at Jaunpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi. 16. The people who migrated from the region of the Caspian sea were called A) Aryans. B) Dravidians. C) Africans. D) Euro Asians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 17. The Sardeshmukhi of the Marathas was A) A capitation levy r. B) Village lands set aside for the deshmukhs. C) A share in revenue collected by other authorities. D) A tax levied deshmukhs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A share in revenue collected by other authorities. 18. In which court was a Chinese embassy sent by T'ang emperor? A) Prantaka I. B) Rajaraja I. C) Rajendra I. D) Harshavardhana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harshavardhana. 19. Identify the wrong statement with regard to Dutch interest and activities in India? A) Several attempts were made by the Dutch to monopolies the channels of trade between India and the West. B) They treated the people of India ruthlessly and also exploited them. C) They became the carriers of trade between India and the islands of the Far East. D) They took no part in politics or cultural contacts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Several attempts were made by the Dutch to monopolies the channels of trade between India and the West. 20. Which of the following was not a method adopted by the Extremists? A) Launching national education schemes and building the national spirit. B) Promoting the use of Swadeshi. C) Burning down shops and godowns storing foreign clothes. D) Boycott of schools, courts and government service. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning down shops and godowns storing foreign clothes. ← 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