This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 57 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main purpose of Brahmo Samaj for which it was set up are A) Purify Hinduism and to preach monotheism. B) Criticize social evils, oppose idolatry and emphasize human dignity. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 2. Prior to 1813, which among the following measures, was not adopted by the British to exploit the Indians economically? A) Monopolising the trade of raw goods wherever possible and selling them at high rates. B) Free Trade Policy. C) Elimination of Indian traders from competition by every means. D) Forcing Indian craftsman to produce quality products in fixed quantity and at fixed price. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free Trade Policy. 3. During the later part of Ashoka's life, he devoted himself largely to: A) Spreading Buddhism. B) Conquest. C) Putting down rebellions. D) Practicing the arts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spreading Buddhism. 4. Which one of the following was not a result of British colonial rule in India? A) Ruin of Indian feudalism. B) Ruin of Indian agriculture. C) Ruin of Indian trade. D) Ruin of Indian industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruin of Indian feudalism. 5. Which of t he following places can be r egarded as the largest m onastic establishment in Western India (containing 130 caves)? A) Ajanta. B) Karle. C) Kanheri. D) Junnair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Junnair. 6. Which one of following objects of roman manufacture has been most abundantly found in India? A) Coins. B) Bronze-Icons. C) Pot-sherds. D) Lamps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coins. 7. Until the late nineteenth century, literacy in Asia was: A) Confined to the upper class. B) Very low. C) Higher than in the West. D) About the same as in the West. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher than in the West. 8. Why did Ranjit Singh avoided military encounter with the English? It was because A) Initially he enjoyed cordial relations with the British. B) Ranjit Singh was busy in conquering Multan, 'Kashmir, Peshawar, etc. C) He was assured by Metcalfe of the British alliance. D) He understood that he'd be no match to the military power of the British. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He understood that he'd be no match to the military power of the British. 9. Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues? A) First World War. B) Just before the First World War. C) After the First World War. D) After the passing of the Act of 1909. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First World War. 10. Which of the following statement is not correct about Simon Commission? A) The activities of Swaraj party had induced the British Government to review the working of the diarchy system introduced by the Montague- Chelmsford reforms. B) The British Government appointed the Simon Commission in Nov. 1927. C) Simon commission was opposed because its all members were the English. D) Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of Simon commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of Simon commission. 11. The ancient name of Assam is? A) Ramgram. B) Pawa. C) Kammp. D) Pippalivan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kammp. 12. Who was the Turkish commander who conquered Bihar and Bengal? A) Mohammad of Ghur. B) Ikhtiyar ud-Din-Muhammad. C) Kutub ud-Din Aibak. D) Bakhtiyar Khalji. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bakhtiyar Khalji. 13. According to which of the following sources, did Ashoka in his old age abdicate the throne in favour of his grandson Samprati? A) Mahavamsa. B) Divyavadana. C) Gargi-Samhita. D) Ashokavadana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divyavadana. 14. Dholavira is situated at the bank of River: A) Luni. B) Ghaggar. C) Ravi. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luni. 15. Who was the social reformer King of Kolhapur? A) Baroda. B) Babaji. C) Sayajirao. D) Shahu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shahu. 16. Aurangzeb reimposed 'jizya' in the twenty-second year of his reign in order to: A) Put economic pressure for forcing the majority community to convert their religion. B) Meet a diffcult financial situation. C) Re-assert the fundamentally Islamic character of the State. D) Show anger against the Marathas and Rajputs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Re-assert the fundamentally Islamic character of the State. 17. Who gave the motto 'Back to the Vedas'? A) Ramakrishna Paramhansa. B) Swami Vivekananda. C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. D) Swami Dayanand Saraswati. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swami Dayanand Saraswati. 18. As per Wavell's Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of ..... A) Viceroy. B) Parliament. C) Secretary of State. D) An Indian Member of the Executive Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An Indian Member of the Executive Council. 19. Mathematics was treated as a distinct subject by A) Aryabhatta. B) Vijayanandin. C) Varahmihira. D) Braham Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryabhatta. 20. The Whitely Commission was concerned with A) Public health. B) Labour. C) Education. D) Reorganization of civil service. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Labour. ← 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