History set 1 MCQs

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Q.151 The most common tool for the Iron Age was the , which was used for felling trees, chopping wood, and as a weapon.
A Axe
B Sword
C Driller
D Saw Machine
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Q.152 The Empire was established in 322/321 B.C. by the great king Chandragupta.
A Mughal
B Mauryan
C Nanda
D Pala
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Q.153 The capital of the Mauryan empire was .
A Pataliputra
B Taxila
C Suvarnagiri
D Ujjayini
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Q.154 The Dandi March, led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, was a significant protest against which British policy?
A Salt tax
B Indigo cultivation
C Land revenue
D Textile trade regulations
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Q.155 Which of the following war/battle is associated with the hanging of Mangal Pandey?
A Battle of Buxar
B Battle of Plassey
C Revolt of 1857
D First Anglo-Sikh War
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Q.156 The partition of Bengal took place in .
A 1915
B 1911
C 1901
D 1905
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Q.157 King Asoka of the Mauryan Empire was a follower of .
A Islam
B Sikhism
C Buddhism
D Jainism
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Q.158 The script used by the Sunga was a variant of Brahmi, and was used to write the language.
A English
B Urdu
C Sanskrit
D Hindi
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Q.159 The Gautama Buddha taught in the language of the ordinary people, .
A Odia
B Hindi
C Prakrit
D Tamil
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Q.160 Gautama Buddha decided to find his own path to realisation, and meditated for days on end under a tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.
A Neem
B Sal
C Peepal
D Teak
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Q.161 The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, took place in consequence to the protest against the .
A Pitt's India Act
B Regulating Act
C Government of India Act
D Rowlatt Act
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Q.162 Who was the teacher of Chandragupta Maurya of the Maurya Empire?
A Kautilya
B Kanishka
C Harshvardhana
D Megasthenes
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Q.163 In which year was the Rowlatt Act passed in India?
A 1923
B 1913
C 1909
D 1919
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Q.164 ......founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers' Society) in 1873.
A Jyotiba Phule
B Dr. Atma Ram Pandurang
C Mahadev Govind Ranade
D Debendra Nath Tagore
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Q.165 The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in Amritsar in 1919, during which policy or act that allowed the British to arrest and imprison Indians without trial?
A Rowlatt Act
B Government of India Act
C Simon Commission
D Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
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Q.166 The Gupta Empire is often referred to as the "Golden Age of India." Which field of knowledge saw significant advancements during this period?
A Science, art, literature
B Feminism
C Gender equality
D Matriarchy
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Q.167 In , the Planning Commission was set up with the Prime Minister as its Chairperson.
A 1950
B 1850
C 1890
D 1970
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Q.168 ............. , (born c. 350 BC-died c. 290), ancient Greek historian and diplomat, is author of Indica.
A Megasthenes
B James Legge
C Seleucus I
D Xuanzang
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Q.169 Swami Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of which of the following reform association?
A Brahmo Samaj
B Prarthana Samaj
C Arya Samaj
D Veda Samaj
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Q.170 On the bank of now dry course of which river, the ancient city of Harappa was built?
A Ravi
B Kosi
C Yamuna
D Gandak
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Q.171 Who was the founder of the Shunga Dynasty in India?
A Vasumitra
B Pushyamitra
C Kanva
D Devabhuti
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Q.172 The last and tirthankara of the Jainas was Vardhamana Mahavira.
A 22nd
B 24th
C 23rd
D 21st
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Q.173 In which year, Alexander invaded India?
A 326 BCE
B 320 BCE
C 305 BCE
D 298 BCE
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Q.174 Who was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj?
A Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B Swami Vivekananda
C Raja Rammohun Roy
D Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
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Q.175 In 1919, Gandhiji called for a satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act that curbed such as the freedom of expression.
A only civil rights
B international rights
C fundamental rights
D fundamental duties
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Q.176 The social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy is associated with which socio-religious reform movement in India?
A Theosophical Society
B Swaminarayan Movement
C Brahmo Samaj
D Arya Samaj
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Q.177 The term 'Dhamma' is the Prakrit word that is associated with which of the following rulers of ancient India?
A Ashoka
B Raja Raja Chola I
C Rudradaman
D Chandragupta II
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Q.178 In which year was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed?
A 1931
B 1921
C 1911
D 1941
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Q.179 Who among the following addressed World Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893 ?
A Rabindranath Tagore
B Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C Swami Vivekananda
D Dayanand Saraswati
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Q.180 On 8 April, 1929, Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb in the The aim of the event as their leaflet explained, was not to kill but "to make the deaf hear",
A British Parliament
B Central Legislative Assembly
C Viceroy's House
D Supreme Court
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