This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Uposatha was practiced A) By the Kapalikas as symbolic renunciation of pleasure in external objects. B) By widows of the Brahmanical religion through periodic fasting. C) By Buddhist monks in an assembly. D) By the Tantrilcs as part of their worship of shakti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By Buddhist monks in an assembly. 2. To which of the following governor general goes the credit of taking steps to stop the human sacrifices practiced by the Khonds in Orissa under the erroneous belief that there by the fertility of the land was increased? A) Lord Canning. B) Lord Ellenborough. C) Lord Dalhousie. D) First Lord Hardinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First Lord Hardinge. 3. The earliest rock cut caves in western India are those at- A) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta. B) Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora. C) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane. D) Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta. 4. Which European power was the last who reached India? A) Germans. B) Portuguese. C) The French. D) The Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The French. 5. In which place February 21, 1915 was fixed as the date for an armed revolt by the Ghadarites? A) Bengal. B) Punjab. C) Madras. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punjab. 6. Who among the following Hindu Painters was sent by Jehangir to make a portrait of Shah Abbas I of Persia? A) Dasrath. B) Bishan Das. C) Basawan. D) Manohar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bishan Das. 7. Which of the following was a result of the plague in Europe A) The Hundred Years' War. B) Economic decline. C) Political reform. D) The rebirth of Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The rebirth of Christianity. 8. Svetambaras and Digambaras were two sects of A) Jainism. B) Buddhism. C) Vaishnavism. D) Saivism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jainism. 9. Who setup Home rule league in Poona? A) GK Gokhale. B) Vinoba Bhave. C) MG Ranade. D) BG Tilak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BG Tilak. 10. Which of the following counterpart of British in the Treaty of Salbai? A) The Nizam of Hyderabad. B) The French. C) Tipu Sultan. D) The Marathas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tipu Sultan. 11. The Rajatarangini of Kalhana was composed in A) The thirteenth century. B) The tenth century. C) The eleventh century. D) The twelfth century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The twelfth century. 12. The largest number of seals of the Harrappan culture are made of A) Steatite. B) Agate. C) Terracotta. D) Faience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steatite. 13. Why did Britain so easily gain wide control over India in the nineteenth century? A) Internal divisions existed within the Indian states. B) English rule was milder than native rule. C) The British brought order to the lands they governed. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following? A) Samudragupta. B) Mahapadma Nanda. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samudragupta. 15. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of A) Chota. B) Babmani. C) Pallava. D) Vijayanagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vijayanagar. 16. Who of the following Rajput rulers gave donation for the reconstruction of a mosque? A) Jai Singh Siddharaj. B) Prithviraj III. C) Mihir Bhoja. D) Bhoja Parmar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jai Singh Siddharaj. 17. Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement: A) Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha. B) Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry/literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda" . C) Both A & B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha. 18. The number of Vedas is A) Ten. B) Two. C) Eight. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Four. 19. The most important effect of the French Revolution was the birth of the A) Socialism. B) Democracy. C) Capitalism. D) Republic in France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republic in France. 20. Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south? A) Chaitanya. B) Kabir. C) Nanak. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chaitanya. ← 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