This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 64 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan monarchy under Ashoka? A) Centralised autocracy. B) Guided democracy. C) Enlightened despotism. D) Paternal despotism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paternal despotism. 2. Which of the following were the social classes which emerged as a result of the economic and administrative changes between 1765 to 1856? A) Landlords. B) Government servants. C) Business men. D) Money-landers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landlords. 3. The difference in years betweek Vikram Era and Christian era is? A) 57. B) 78. C) 135. D) 58. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 58. 4. In Ashoka's administration, Rajukas looked after A) Administration of justice. B) Religious matters. C) Collection of taxes. D) Municipal administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Administration of justice. 5. Prathihara dynasty came to end in A) 1018 A.D. B) 1001 A.D. C) 1213 A.D. D) 1214 A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1018 A.D. 6. Who among the following poets was given the title of 'Malik-ush-Shoara' by Akbar? A) Faizi. B) Ashki. C) Farebi. D) Qudsi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qudsi. 7. Who founded Pataliputra? A) Udayin. B) Ashoka. C) Mahapadmananda. D) Bimbisar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Udayin. 8. The greatest Sanskrit grammarian was A) Brahma Gupta. B) Aryabhatta. C) Panini. D) Vishnu Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panini. 9. Tripitakas were written. A) Before Gautam Buddha. B) During Buddha's lifetime. C) After Buddha's death. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After Buddha's death. 10. Taoism was a religion introduced by A) Lao Tse. B) Confucius. C) Han rulers. D) Huien Tsang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lao Tse. 11. Which one of the following proved to be Dalhousie's worst political blunder? A) Abolition of the 'Doctrine of Lapse'. B) Occupation of lower Burma. C) Annexation of Oudh. D) Annexation of Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annexation of Oudh. 12. The Turkish brought with them musical instruments A) Rabab and Sarangi. B) Sitar and Flute. C) Tanpura and Mridang. D) Veena and Tabla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rabab and Sarangi. 13. Who among the following was the ruler of Kanchi during the time of Samudragupta? A) Vishnugopa. B) Hastivarman. C) Mantaraja. D) Nilaraja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vishnugopa. 14. The member of Shivaji's Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was: A) Pandit Rao. B) Sumant. C) Sachiv. D) Peshwa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sumant. 15. Which of the following was not one of the conventional checks on a king's power? A) Occasional intercessions of the ministers. B) Dictates of the priests. C) Maxims of the wise. D) Customs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dictates of the priests. 16. Who among the following was the 'Political Guru' of Mahatma Gandhi? A) SN Banerjee. B) Dadabhai Naoroji. C) BG Tilak. D) GK Gokhale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GK Gokhale. 17. Hindu colonieswere founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of A) The Mauryas. B) The Cholas. C) The Guptas. D) The Rajputs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Mauryas. 18. Which among the following did not emerge as a new social class during the British rule in agrarian areas? A) Bourgeoise farm holders. B) Absentee landlords. C) Zamindars. D) Tenants under zamindars and absentee landlords. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absentee landlords. 19. The Gandhi Mandapam where Gandhiji's ashes were placed before immersion is in A) Ahmedabad. B) Kanyakumari. C) Ganga. D) Gandhinagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kanyakumari. 20. Amongst the following, who contributed most to the Bhagvata cult? A) Guptas. B) Kushanas. C) Indo- Greeks. D) Parthians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guptas. ← 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