History set 1 MCQs

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Q.61 Mahendravarman I who wrote Mattavilasa prahasana is related to which of the following ruling dynasties?
A Maitraka
B Pallava
C Pushyabhuti
D Chalukya
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Q.62 To promote agriculture, Muhammad Tughlaq founded which of the following new ministries?
A Diwan-i-Arz
B Diwan-i Amir-i kohi
C Diwan-i-Insha
D Diwan-i-Risalat
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Q.63 Who among the following devised the system of 'Subsidiary Alliance'?
A Lord Wellesley
B Lord Canning
C Lord William Bentinck
D Lord Dalhousie
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Q.64 Sido and Kanhu were leaders of which of the following tribal rebellions?
A Moplah Rebellion
B Santhal Rebellion
C Kol Rebellion
D Munda Rebellion
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Q.65 Which of the following animals was the emblem of the Chola dynasty?
A Wolf
B Horse
C Elephant
D Tiger
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Q.66 With reference to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, consider the following statements: a. He was the principal of Sanskrit College. b. He campaigned for widow remarriage. c. He founded the Brahmo Samaj. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A a, b, c
B a, b
C a, c
D b, c
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Q.67 The Maukharis ruled over which of the following cities in western Uttar Pradesh that over the time replaced Pataliputra as a political centre of north India?
A Kannauj
B Bareli
C Agra
D Kanpur
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Q.68 Indian National Army was formed in which of the following countries?
A Singapore
B Germany
C London
D Japan
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Q.69 The Pandya Kingdom was first mentioned by Megasthenes, who said that their kingdom was famous for pearls. Their capital was:
A Thanjavur
B Uraiyur
C Madurai
D Kaveripatnam
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Q.70 With reference to Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, on which of the following dates did the soldiers at Meerut start their journey to Delhi?
A 10 May
B 19 April
C 2 June
D 29 March
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Q.71 Who among the following was the Vakil under the reign of Mughal Emperor, Akbar, who received the title of Khan-i-Khanan?
A Mulla do-Piyaza
B Birbal
C Raja Todar Mal
D Bairam Khan
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Q.72 As per the Timurid tradition, Humayun had to share power with his brothers. Humayun had the control of Delhi, Agra and Central India, while his brother Kamran controlled which of the following regions?
A Afghanistan and Punjab
B Deccan
C Gujarat and Rajasthan
D Bengal and Bihar
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Q.73 Who is called the father of Local Self Government in India?
A Lord Cornwallis
B Lord Wellesley
C Lord Ripon
D Lord William Bentinck
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Q.74 The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji in 1307-08 AD was led to which of the following regions?
A Devagiri
B Warangal
C Dwar Samudra
D Madura
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Q.75 What gave a major impetus to the cotton textile industry in India during the early 20th century?
A Partition of India in 1947
B Export of raw cotton to England
C Swadeshi movement
D Development of railway network
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Q.76 Which Indian political leader was called as Lok Nayak?
A Ram Manohar Lohia
B Jai Prakash Narayan
C Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D Subhash Chandra Bose
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Q.77 The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, which initially had its capital at Ujjain, rose to prominence under which of the following rulers?
A Nagabhatta I
B Nagarjuna
C Devpala
D Kanishka
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Q.78 Under the leadership of which of the following revolutionaries was the Chittagong armoury raid carried out?
A Rash Behari Bose
B Badal Gupta
C Hemu Kalani
D Surya Sen
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Q.79 With reference to Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909, consider the following statements: a. It introduced a system of communal representation. b. It provided for the association of Indians with the executive councils. c. It increased the size of the legislative councils. Which of the statements are correct?
A b, c
B a, b, c
C c, a
D a, b
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Q.80 Which of the following was NOT one of the basic attributes of Ashokas' Dhamma?
A Political unification
B Ahimsa
C Celibacy
D Secularism
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Q.81 Who among the following rulers built five astronomical observatories at different places in north India?
A Sawai Mansingh
B Maharana Pratap
C Sawai Jaisingh II
D Madho Singh
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Q.82 Mahendravarman I was the ruler of which of the following dynasties?
A Pandya
B Chola
C Chalukya
D Pallava
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Q.83 According to which of the following foreign travellers, people of Delhi used to write letters containing abuses to the Sultan, therefore, in order to punish them Sultan decided to shift the capital?
A Isami
B Hasan Nizami
C Ibn Batuta
D Al Biruni
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Q.84 Which of the following was the department of military affairs in the Delhi Sultanate?
A Diwan-i-Ishtiaq
B Diwan-i-Arz
C Diwan-i-Risalat
D Diwan-i-Mustakhraj
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Q.85 After the death of Humayun, the 13 year old Akbar was coronated in 1556 at Kalanaur in ___ .
A Rajasthan
B Gujarat
C Bengal
D Punjab
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Q.86 Mahabalipuram emerged as an important centre of temple architecture under which of the following kingdoms of south India?
A Pallava
B Chola
C Chera
D Chalukya
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Q.87 Vasudeva I who issued coins in gold (dinars and quarter dinars) and copper (single denomination) was a ___ king.
A Shunga
B Vakataka
C Shaka
D Kushana
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Q.88 Deimachus who was a Greek ambassador came to India during the reign of the Mauryan king, ___ .
A Shatadhanvan
B Bindusara
C Ashoka
D Chandragupta Maurya
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Q.89 Rudrasena II of which of the following dynasties married Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty?
A Pushyabhuti
B Vakataka
C Chalukya
D Pallava
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Q.90 Vindhyashakti was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
A Pallava
B Maukhari
C Vakataka
D Chalukya
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