History set 1 MCQs

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Q.211 Complete the sentence. "Most of Ashoka's inscriptions ."
A were in Sanskrit and were written in the Brahmi script
B were in Prakrit and were written in the Brahmi script
C were in Brahmi and were written in the Prakrit script
D were in Prakrit and were written in the Devnagri script
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Q.212 How many sanskrit plays were written by Harshavardhana?
A Three
B Two
C Five
D Four
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Q.213 In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed in India?
A 1868
B 1872
C 1878
D 1862
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Q.214 The city of was located on Khadir Beyt (also spelled as Bet) in the Rann of Kutch, where there was fresh water and fertile soil.
A Lothal
B Harappa
C Dholavira
D Mohenjodaro
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Q.215 Tipu Sultan became the ruler of Mysore in ……… .
A 1782
B 1792
C 1798
D 1786
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Q.216 Megasthenes wrote about Pataliputra, saying that it is a large and beautiful city that is surrounded by a massive wall. It has 570 towers and gates.
A 64
B 74
C 54
D 44
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Q.217 The election of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in .
A April 1946
B May 1946
C March 1946
D July 1946
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Q.218 Famous book Arthashastra tells us that the north-west was important for blankets, and for its gold and precious stones during the Mauryan period.
A north India
B south India
C east India
D west India
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Q.219 The Bardoli Satyagraha took place in which year?
A 1922
B 1926
C 1924
D 1928
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Q.220 To study the buildings and structures of the Harappan civilisation, a teacher should take his students on a field trip to which of the following states of India?
A Bengal and Odisha
B Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
C Sikkim and Tripura
D Gujarat and Rajasthan
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Q.221 Which of the following Mahajanapadas emerged as the most powerful by the end of the 6th century BCE?
A Gandhara
B Magadha
C Vatsa
D Kosala
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Q.222 Which of the following architectural features were NOT a part of Harappan cities?
A Well backed brick houses
B Streets and pathways
C Drainage systems
D Temples and monumental palaces
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Q.223 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the leader of which major peasant movement in 1928?
A Jungle Satyagraha
B Dandi Satyagraha
C Champaran Satyagraha
D Bardoli Satyagraha
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Q.224 Who among the following was the first independent Gupta king to hold the title of Maharajadhiraj?
A Srigupta I
B Chandragupta I
C Ramagupta
D Ghatotkach Gupta
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Q.225 Chandragupta Maurya overthrew which of the following dynasties of ancient India to establish the Mauryan empire?
A Sunga
B Shishunaga
C Haryanka
D Nanda
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Q.226 In which year, and with what aim, was the Simon Commission appointed?
A In 1939, to evaluate India's war preparedness
B In 1942, to enhance troop movements during the war
C In 1924, to reform Swaraj
D In 1927, to recommend a further reform of India's Constitution
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Q.227 Chandragupta Maurya's capital was:
A Pataliputra
B Magadha
C Nalanda
D Vaishali
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Q.228 Khajuraho was one of the capitals of which of the following dynasties?
A Pala Dynasty
B Pratihara Dynasty
C Chandela Dynasty
D Kalachuri Dynasty
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Q.229 Who among the following Buddhist scholars engaged in a philosophical dialogue with the Indo-Greek king Menander?
A Sariputra
B Nagasena
C Asvaghosa
D Vasubandhu
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Q.230 'Senani', 'Kulapa' and 'Gramani' are some of the functionaries mentioned primarily in which Veda?
A Samaveda
B Yajurveda
C Atharvaveda
D Rigveda
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Q.231 Which of the following organisations was NOT associated with Vinayak Damodar Savarkar?
A Free India Society
B Hindu Mahasabha
C Servants of India Society
D Abhinav Bharat Society
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Q.232 Kautilya has mentioned the concept of Saptanga Rajya to understand the State with seven organs and one of them is Danda, which means:
A Ministers
B Force
C Ally
D Fort
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Q.233 The Vernacular Press Act was enacted in which year in British India to limit the freedom of the Indian-language press?
A 1875
B 1879
C 1876
D 1878
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Q.234 Who built the Jaisalmer fort in 1156 AD?
A Rao Maldo Rathore
B Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur
C Rawal Jaisal
D Prithviraj Chauhan
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Q.235 Who among the following was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India after winning the First Battle of Panipat?
A Babur
B Humayun
C Jahangir
D Akbar
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Q.236 Consider the following statements with regard to the Satnami Movement of Central India: (a) It was founded by Ghasidas. (b) It aimed to improve the social status of leather workers.
A Neither a or b
B Only a
C Only b
D Both a and b
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Q.237 The Self-Respect movement was led by whom among the following social reformers?
A Narayana Guru
B EV Ramaswamy Naicker
C Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
D Vinoba Bhave
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Q.238 Sun temple at Modhera was built by which of the following rulers?
A Govinda II
B Raja Bhimdev I
C Krishna Deva Raya
D Aditya I
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Q.239 Who among the following was the youngest President of the Indian National Congress and served as the first Minister of Education in independent India?
A Hasan Imam
B Hakim Ajmal Khan
C Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D Maulana Muhammad Ali
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Q.240 Who among the following was the first principal of the Bengal National College started in 1906?
A Aurobindo Ghose
B Satish Chandra Mukherjee
C Rash Behari Ghosh
D Subodh Chandra Mullick
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