India History MCQs For Job Test Preparation Set: 9

1 - "Doctrine of lapse" was a factor behind





The Revolt of 1857

2 - "Dyarchy" was introduced in india by the Act of





1919

3 - "The British empire is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction and tyrannical and mean." This statement was made by





Sister Nivedita

4 - "The defeat was more mine than his.." Gandhi said this for





Pattabhi Sitaramaya

5 - 6th April, 1930 is well known in the history of India because this date is associated with





Dandi March

6 - Abhinav Bharat Society was established by





V.D. Savarkar

7 - According to Megasthenes, number of caste in india was





7

8 - After Alexander's death the Eastern part of his empire came under





Seleucus Nicator

9 - After the First Carnatic War, Madras was restored to the English by the French through





The Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle

10 - All India Kisan Sabha was established in the year





1936

11 - All India Trade Union Congress was formed in the year





1920

12 - By annexing which state Aurangazeb finally conquered Deccan in 1687





Golconda

13 - By which Act the two Indians were appointed to the India council in England





Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909

14 - Charaka was the court Physician of _________





Kanishka

15 - Dantidurga was the founder of which dynasty





Rashtrakutas

16 - Delhi's only lady ruler Razia Sultana belongs to which dynasty





Slave Dynasty

17 - Devadasi system was abolished by Lord Reading in





1925

18 - Dohas are





couplets which Kabir composed and by which the taught his followers

19 - During which Viceroy, the capital of India was shifted from Culcutta to Delhi





Lord Hardinge

20 - Fahien visited India during the reign of





Chandragupta-II

21 - Famous Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of





Muhammad bin Tughluq

22 - For the first time, double dome was used in India in which of the following buildings





Humayun's tomb

23 - How many committees were there in the Municipal Administration of Pataliputra during the Mauryan period





6

24 - In India plan holiday was implemented after _____ five year plan





Third

25 - In which battle, Babur defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar





Battle of Khanwa

26 - In which book, did Mahatma Gandhi declare that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians





Hind Swaraj

27 - In which case Bhagat Singh was sentenced to death and executed by British





Second Lahore Conspiracy case

28 - In which of its Sessions, the Congress declared its policy towards Indian States for the first time





Nagpur Session

29 - In which place an Ashokan inscription written in Greek and Aramaic was found





Kandahar

30 - In which year Akbar reign the power of Mughal Empire





1556

31 - In which year Cabinet Mission visited India





1946

32 - In which year was English made the official language of India and a medium of higher education





1935

33 - In which year, jizya was reimposed by Aurangzeb





1679

34 - Indian National Association installed the Indian National Flag in Kohima in Assam in





1944

35 - Megasthenes was succeeded as ambassador by





Seleucus I Nicator

36 - Name the Newspaper started by Gandhi in South Africa





Indian Opinion

37 - On which day, the famous "Dandi March" was completed





6th April, 1930

38 - Samudragupta permitted a foreign king Meghavarman to build a monastery at Gaya. Meghavarman belongs to





Sri Lanka

39 - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was compared with





Bismarck

40 - Shivaji's revenue officials were called





Karkuns

41 - Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because





it did not have any Indian representation in the assemblage

42 - Srinagar was founded by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka is known through





Rajatarangini

43 - Tamralipti was





an indian port

44 - The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act (1919) was popularly known as





Rowlatt Act

45 - The Arthasastra of Kautilya is a





Book on the principles of Government

46 - The Battle of Haldighati was fought between Akbar and ________





Maharana Pratap

47 - The Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year





1576

48 - The Battle of Kanauj (1540) was fought between Humayun and ______





Sher Shah Suri

49 - The battle of kili was fought in the year





1306

50 - The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought in the year





326 BC

51 - The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by





Sir Cyril Radcliffe

52 - The Buddha preached his first sermon at





Sarnath

53 - The Buddhist monk who answers the question of Indo Greek King Menander in the book 'Milinda Panha' is





Nagasena

54 - The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on





9th December, 1946

55 - The earliest brick temple in India was built by





Guptas

56 - The Economic policy of the British in India was known as





drain of wealth

57 - The famous Ilbert Bill was about





Judiciary

58 - The first Buddhist council was held at





Rajgir

59 - The first fingerprint bureau of India is established in





Calcutta

60 - The first great experiment in Satyagraha was launched by Mahatma Gandhi at





Champaran

61 - The First Jain Council was held at





Pataliputra

62 - The first national news agency of India was





The Associated Press of India

63 - The first round table conference in London was held in the year





1930

64 - The first Supreme Court of India was set up under the





Regulating Act, 1773

65 - The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was concluded in





1931 AD

66 - The greatest Chalukya ruler who was contemporary of Harsha was





Pulakesin II

67 - The ideology of Socialism was strongly defended inside the Indian National Congress by





M. N. Roy

68 - The Indian Councils Act, 1909 is also known as





Morley-Minto Reforms

69 - The Indian Police Act was promulgated in the year





1861

70 - The Indian University Act of 1904 was passed by





Lord Curzon

71 - The Indus Valley Civilization was first discovered in the year





1921

72 - The iqta system means





the grant or revenue from a territory

73 - The Jain text which contains the Biographies of the Tirthankaras is known as





Kalpa Sutra

74 - The Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy case was happened in the year





1924

75 - The largest number of seals of the Harappan Culture are made of





Steatite

76 - The main feature of the Dravidan style of Temple Architecture is





Vimana

77 - The Mansabdari System was introduce by which Mughal Emperor





Akbar

78 - The maximum number of Mongol invasions took place during the reign of





Muhammad bin Tughluq

79 - The Moplah rebellion of 1921 broke out in





Kerala

80 - The Muslim general who campaigned deep into South India going as far as Kanyakumari is





Malik Kafur

81 - The name of Nawab Salimullah of Dacca is associated with the foundation of





All Indian Muslim League

82 - The priority for the development of Primary Education in 1882-83 was recommended by





Hunter Commission

83 - The provision for separate electorate for Hindus and Muslims was made in





Minto-Morley reforms

84 - The resolution on Fundamental Rights was adopted by the Congress at its





Karachi Session (1931)

85 - The Saka era began from





78 A.D.

86 - The second urbanisation in India took place in





Ganga valley

87 - The silver coin "tanka" was introduced by _______





Iltutmish

88 - The State of Hyderabad was founded by whom





Nizam-Ul-Mulla AsafJah

89 - The State of Hyderabad was founded by whom





Nizam-Ul-Mulla AsafJah

90 - The style of architecture that was prevalent under Chola dynasty was





Dravida style

91 - The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest netork of canals in India was





Feroze Shah Tughlaq

92 - The third Buddhist Council, held during the reign of Ashoka, was presided by





Moggaliputta Tissa

93 - The Third Carnatic War was fought until





1763

94 - The title 'India's Bismarck' to Sardar Vallabhai Patel was given by





Lord Wavell

95 - The tomb of Jahangir is located in





Lahore

96 - The word Sikh means





disciple

97 - Tilak formed his Home Rule League in 1916 at





Belgaum

98 - Timur invasion took place in the year





1398 AD

99 - Todarmal is associated with the Revenue system known as





Zabti

100 - Total number of kingdoms and republics during the Mahajanapadas period in India was





16

101 - Visva-Bharati University was founded by





Rabindranath Tagore

102 - What was the form of Struggle that Congress adopted against the British in 1940





Individual Satyagraha

103 - What was the name of the gold coins introduced by Akbar





Muhar

104 - What was the official language of the Sultanate





Persian

105 - When Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India in 1761, who was the Peshwa of Maratha Kingdom





Balaji Baji Rao

106 - When did M. K. Gandhi go to South Africa





1893

107 - When the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed by British Parliament





5th July, 1947

108 - When was the Non-cooperation movement suspended





1922

109 - Where did Netaji established Provisional Government of India





Singapore

110 - Where did the congress working committee first accept the idea of Quit India Movement





Wardha

111 - Where in India was the first French factory established





Surat

112 - Which bill or Act is also known as "White Mutiny"





Ilbert Bill

113 - Which book depicts the plight of Indigo Cultivators





Neel Darpan

114 - Which Commission used the term "untouchable" for the Scheduled Castes for the first time in India





Simon Commission

115 - Which Delhi Sultan introduced the jizya tax in India





Alauddin Khilji

116 - Which European nation was first in bringing printing press to India





Portugal

117 - Which Governor General introduce the Permanent land revenue system in India





Lord Cornwallis

118 - Which Governor General is associated with the suppression of the Thugs in India





Lord William Bentinck

119 - Which Governor General passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878





Lord Lytton

120 - Which Governor-General passed the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act





Lord Dalhousie

121 - Which Indian scholar is also known as "the father of linguistics"





Panini

122 - Which Indian scholar is also known as "the father of linguistics"





Panini

123 - Which king was also known by the name "Amitraghata"





Bindusara

124 - Which language was replaced by English as the official language for the government of India in 1835





Persian

125 - Which Mahajanapada kingdom was located on the bank of river Godavari





Assaka

126 - Which Mughal Emperor converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam





Humayun

127 - Which Mughal Emperor implemented "Chain of Justice" system to get a personal hearing with the emperor





Jahangir

128 - Which Mughal Emperor is also known as 'Alamgir'





Aurangzeb

129 - Which Mughal emperor is also known by the name of "Rangeela"





Muhammad Shah

130 - Which Mughal Emperor prohibited the use of tobacco





Jahangir

131 - Which of the followig kingdoms was not one of those annexed as part of East India Company's "Doctrine of Lapse" policy





Bharatpur

132 - Which of the following Buddhist work is songs of the sisters





Therigatha

133 - Which of the following rulers introduced the Revenue System called "Dahsala"





Akbar

134 - Which of the following was not one of the storm-centres of the Revolt of 1857





Madras

135 - Which of the following was the famous work of B. G. Tilak





The Gita Rahasya

136 - Which one is also known as "Old Stone Age"





Paleolithic Age

137 - Which one of the following Harappan site wherein a Persian Gulf seal has been unearthed





Lothal

138 - Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left





Brahmi

139 - Which one river was the boundary between Delhi Sultan and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khalji after Mongol invansion in 1306 A.D.





Ravi

140 - Which one was the only congress session presided over by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel





Karachi Session—1931

141 - Which rifle had a greased cartidge made of cow or pig fat causing revolt amongst Sepoys of British Army in India





Enfield Rifle

142 - Which Satavahana king is also known as "lords of Dakshinapatha"





Gautamiputra Satakarni

143 - Which tragedy took place in 1919





Both (A) and (B)

144 - Which viceroy passed the famous Indian Coinage and Paper Currency Act (1899)





Lord Curzon

145 - Who among the following Hindus first joined Din-i-Ilahi





Birbal

146 - Who among the following introduced the market control policy during the Sultanate rule of India





Ala-ud-din Khiliji

147 - Who among the following was the first to attempt decentralisation in financial administration





Lord Mayo

148 - Who amongst the following established "Diwan-e-amirkothi" during Delhi Sultanate





Mohd. Bin Tughlaq

149 - Who build the famous Shalimar Bagh of Srinagar





Jahangir

150 - Who built "Sultan Ghari" in Delhi





Iltutmish

151 - Who built the Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri





Akbar

152 - Who characterized the partition of India as "a surrender of nationalism in favour of communalism"





Saifuddin Kitchlew

153 - Who declared the Communal Award in 1932





Ramsay Macdonald

154 - Who encouraged the composition of a great musical work called Man Kautuhal





Raja Man Singh

155 - Who established the Fort William College in Calcutta in 1800





Richard Wellesley

156 - Who founded the Tughluqabad city





Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq

157 - Who gave the slogan 'Back to the Vedas'





Dayanand Saraswati

158 - Who had supported the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"





Sri Aurobindo

159 - Who had written the biography of Humayun "Humayun-Nama"





Gulbadan Begum

160 - Who introduced Copper coin "Jital" in Delhi





Iltitmush

161 - Who is known as the founder of Indian National Congress





Allan Octavian Hume

162 - Who is known as the founder of Satavahana dynasty





Simuka

163 - Who is the only Indian ruler whose territory extended to Central Asia





Kanishka

164 - Who of the following became a member of the "Din-i-Ilahi"





Raja Birbal

165 - Who proposed the scheme of basic education, popularly known as the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education





Mahatma Gandhi

166 - Who put forward the idea that "Britain was draining and bleeding india"





Dadabhai Naoroji

167 - Who remarked in 1834 that "the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India"





William Bentinck

168 - Who said "Every blow on my body will prove a nail in the coffin of the British Empire"





Lala Lajpat Rai

169 - Who said "I am an Indian Tom Tom waking up all the sleepers so that they wake and work for their motherland.... This is my task"?





Annie Besant

170 - Who said "One religion, one caste and one God for mankind"





Narayana Guru

171 - Who said "Poverty is the Worst Form of Violence"





M.K.Gandhi

172 - Who said "Women empowerment means mother India empowered"





Jawaharlal Nehru

173 - Who started India House in London





Shyamji Krishna Varma

174 - Who started the newspaper "Indian Sociologist" abroad





Shyamji Krishna Verma

175 - Who stated that "Government should be away from People"





Lord Curzon

176 - Who translated Ramayana into Persian during Akbar regin





Abdul Qadir Badauni

177 - Who was the author of the Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari





Abul Fazl

178 - Who was the author of the book "The Problems of the East"





Lord Curzon

179 - Who was the author of the one of the India's earliest novels "Kadambari"





Bana Bhatta

180 - Who was the Chairman of the First Round Table Conference of 1930





Ramsay MacDonald

181 - Who was the contemporary ruler of Samudragupta in Ceylon





Meghverman

182 - Who was the first Delhi ruler who sought the recognition of the caliph





Iltitmush

183 - Who was the first foreign travellers who visited the Vijayanagara Empire





Nicolo Conti

184 - Who was the First Governor General of Free India





Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

185 - Who was the first leader arrested in the non-cooperation movement





Mahatma Gandhi

186 - Who was the first Mughal Emperor to enforce sharia law in India





Aurangzeb

187 - Who was the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi





Iltutmish

188 - Who was the first president of Indian National Congress





Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

189 - Who was the first Secretary of State for India





Edward Stanley

190 - Who was the first woman president of Indian National Congress





Annie Besant

191 - Who was the founder of Dakshina Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS)





Mahatma Gandhi

192 - Who was the founder of Lodi dynasty in India





Bahlol Lodi

193 - Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty





Sri Gupta

194 - Who was the founder of the Pala dynasty of Bengal





Gopala

195 - Who was the last Governor General of Indian under East India Company Rule





Lord Canning

196 - Who was the last ruler of slave dynasty





Muiz ud din Qaiqabad

197 - Who was the Nawab of the Bengal at the time of Battle of Buxar (1764)





Mir Jafar

198 - Who was the President of Indian National Congress when congress signed merger pact with Muslim League in 1916





A.C. Majumdar

199 - Who wrote Tarkh-i-Alai, which contains the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji





Amir Khusrau

200 - Who wrote the book Ain-i-Akbari or the "Constitution of Akbar"





Abul Fazl

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