History set 3 MCQs

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Q.151 Rigveda is the earliest specimen of:
A Indo European language
B Indian language
C Indo-African language
D Russian language
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Q.152 In the Great Stupa at Sanchi there are gateways known as 'Toranas' at the cardinal points to the compass.
A 6
B 4
C 2
D 8
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Q.153 What is the collection of Vedic hymns or 'mantras' called?
A Shruti
B Smriti
C Samhita
D Upanishad
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Q.154 The architectural marvels, temples of Gangaikonda-Cholapuram, were built by which of the following king?
A King Vijayalaya
B King Akabar
C King Mahendravarman
D King Rajendra I
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Q.155 Which of the following statements is/are true about the Cholas? 1 The capital of the Chola kingdom was Tanjore. 2 Vikram Chola had in his veins the blood of the Cholas and Eastern Chalukyas. 3 Rajendra I Chola is known as Gangaikonda Chola.
A Only 1 and 3
B All 1, 2 and 3
C Only 2 and 3
D Only 1 and 2
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Q.156 Who among the following was the first sultan of Delhi Sultanate to visit the Ajmer shrine of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti?
A Ghiyasuddin Balban
B Khizr Khan
C Jalaluddin Khalji
D Muhammad bin Tughlaq
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Q.157 Anuradhapura, the old capital of Sri Lanka, was destroyed by which of the following dynasties of South India in the 10th century AD?
A Chola dynasty
B Pandya dynasty
C Chera dynasty
D Pallava dynasty
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Q.158 Which of the following statements is/are correct? A) Balshastri Jambhekar started the first Anglo-Maratha newspaper - 'Darpan', in 1832. B) He is known as the Father of Marathi journalism. C) He founded the Bombay Native General Library.
A Only A
B Both A and B
C Only B
D A, B and C
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Q.159 The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was fought in the year .
A 1796
B 1799
C 1800
D 1797
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Q.160 The Bidar Fort of Karnataka is irregularly in shape.
A rhomboid
B square
C rectangular
D circular
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Q.161 Which Indian dynasty is associated with the creation of highly skillful bronze sculptures?
A Chola
B Pallava
C Mauryan
D Mughal
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Q.162 Who among the following founded the Saluva dynasty of Vijayanagara empire?
A Bukka Raya I
B Rama Deva Raya
C Krishanadeva Raya
D Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya
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Q.163 The Chalcolithic site is a site on the river Ghod, a tributary of the Bhima.
A Inamgaon
B Hire benakal
C Pottru
D Hallur
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Q.164 At which of the following places was the first Singh Sabha founded in 1873?
A Amritsar
B Lahore
C Patiala
D Jalandhar
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Q.165 The elliptical shapes in temple architecture in Dravidian style are known by which of the given terms?
A Nasi
B Gajaprishta
C Vrita
D Ayatasra
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Q.166 The founder of Bahmani kingdom who assumed the title of 'Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah' was .
A Hasan Gangu
B Ahmad Shah
C Feroz Shah Bahmani
D Muhammad Shah
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Q.167 In which of the following cities was the headquarters of Theosophical Society established in British India?
A Ashok Nagar
B Adyar
C Alandur
D Ayanavaram
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Q.168 Shuddhi movement was initiated by which of the following organisations?
A Paramhans Mandali
B Arya Samaj
C Satyashodak Samaj
D Ramakrishna Mission
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Q.169 Drains exiting from Mohenjo-Daro had doors that were probably closed at night to prevent vagrants or negative elements from entering the city through that access.
A iron
B mud
C sandstone
D wooden
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Q.170 Which dynasty defeated the Kanva dynasty?
A Sunga Dynasty
B Satavahana Dynasty
C Kushan Dynasty
D Sakas Dynasty
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Q.171 In which of the following years was the Child Marriage Restraint Act passed?
A 1929
B 1872
C 1856
D 1902
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Q.172 Which Rigvedic God is considered an intermediary between God and men?
A Varuna
B Yama
C Indra
D Agni
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Q.173 Who was the Viceroy of India when the Indian Arms Act, 1878, was passed?
A Lord Dufferin
B Lord Lytton
C Lord Ripon
D Lord Curzon
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Q.174 Who discovered the Bharhut stupa?
A James Burgess
B Alexander Cunningham
C James Fergusson
D James Tod
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Q.175 Which of the following statements is/are INCORRECT? A) The Indus Valley Civilization was primarily rural. B) Iron was extensively used by the Harappans.
A Neither A nor B
B Only B
C Only A
D Both A and B
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Q.176 Which among the following dynasties originated from the Yueh-chin tribe of China?
A Kushanas
B Guptas
C Satavahanas
D Parthians
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Q.177 How many Pillar Edicts or Major Pillar Edicts (PEs) of Ashoka are found?
A Nine
B Two
C Seven
D Fourteen
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Q.178 Which of the following revolutionaries, who was arrested in Lahore conspiracy case by the British Government of India, was martyred in the hunger strike of 63 days in jail?
A Jatindra Nath Das
B Ram Prasad Bismil
C Prafulla Chaki
D Rash Behari Bose
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Q.179 Epic Poem, Savitri, described by its author as 'A Legend and a Symbol', was written by ........
A Aurobindo Ghosh
B Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C Baba Saheb Ambedkar
D Mahatma Phule
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Q.180 Who among the following Governor Generals of India wrote about the predicament of Indian weavers, "The bones of the cotton weavers are scattered on the plains of India"?
A Lord William Bentinck
B Lord Amherst
C Sir John Shore
D Lord Minto
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