History Mcqs Set 2 (244 MCQs) | JKSSB & SSC Quiz

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Question 191 Discuss
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Who among the following revolutionaries was one of the co-founders of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) which got established in 1928 at Ferozeshah Kotla in Delhi?

A
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B
Aurobindo Ghosh
C
Bhagat Singh
D
Mahatma Gandhi

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Bhagat Singh, alongside fellow revolutionaries like Chandrashekhar Azad and Sukhdev, fundamentally reorganized the older Hindustan Republican Association into the HSRA to violently push for an independent, socialist India.
Question 192 Discuss
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Which of the following statements about the Kushana dynasty is INCORRECT?

A
The First Buddhist Council was organised by Kanishka.
B
The Kushanas were a major ruling group in the post-Mauryan period.
C
Asvaghosha, the author of the Buddhacharita, was the court poet of Kanishka.
D
Many Kushana rulers also adopted the title 'devaputra', or 'son of god'.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The statement is incorrect because Kanishka actually patronized the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir, whereas the First Buddhist Council was famously held in Rajagriha shortly after the Buddha's death.
Question 193 Discuss
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Which of the following Indo-Greek kings was mentioned in the Buddhist text Milindapanho as Milinda?

A
Demetrius I
B
Menander I
C
Antiochus II
D
Strato II

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The renowned Indo-Greek King Menander I is famously immortalized as 'Milinda' in the classical Buddhist text 'Milindapanho', which meticulously records his deep philosophical dialogues with the sage Nagasena.
Question 194 Discuss
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In 1908 Khudiram Bose along with ___ was involved in throwing a bomb at a carriage believing it to be occupied by Kingsford, the then sitting judge of Muzaffarpur.

A
Bhagat Singh
B
Prafulla Chaki
C
Sukhdev
D
Rajguru

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

In 1908, young radical revolutionaries Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki threw a bomb at a carriage in Muzaffarpur aiming to assassinate the highly unpopular British magistrate Douglas Kingsford.
Question 195 Discuss
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What was the name of the first dynasty that ruled over Magadh kingdom?

A
Nanda dynasty
B
Mauryan dynasty
C
Shishunga dynasty
D
Haryanka dynasty

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Haryanka dynasty, founded by Bimbisara in the 6th century BCE, is historically recognized as the very first major imperial dynasty to systematically rule the ancient kingdom of Magadha.
Question 196 Discuss
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Through an Act passed in which year was the post of Governor-General removed and replaced with the Viceroy?

A
1833
B
1935
C
1858
D
1853

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Following the Revolt of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 transferred control directly to the British Crown, changing the title of Governor-General to Viceroy of India.
Question 197 Discuss
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Which of the following Sultans of Delhi set up the officers like Barid (intelligence officer) and Munhiyans (secret spies) to control the market?

A
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B
Ghiyasuddin Balban
C
Alauddin Khalji
D
Shamsuddin Iltutmish

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Alauddin Khalji famously introduced a remarkably strict market control policy and employed intelligence officers (Barids) and secret spies (Munhiyans) to ensure merchants did not overcharge or cheat the public.
Question 198 Discuss
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Who among the following was one of the founders of the Swaraj Party?

A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B
Chittaranjan Das
C
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D
Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Following the sudden withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement, Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru strategically founded the Swaraj Party in 1923 to contest council elections and disrupt the British government from within.
Question 199 Discuss
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Under the Governor Generalship of ___, the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793.

A
Dalhousie
B
Willian Bentinck
C
Charles Cornwallis
D
Warren Hastings

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Lord Cornwallis introduced the sweeping Permanent Settlement in 1793 in Bengal and Bihar, which rigidly fixed the land revenue to be paid by zamindars to the British in perpetuity.
Question 200 Discuss
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Who among the following rulers was defeated in the battle for Pataliputra by Chandragupta Maurya?

A
Megasthenes
B
Seleucus Nicator
C
Dhana Nanda
D
Elara

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Expertly aided by his political mentor Chanakya, Chandragupta Maurya completely overthrew Dhana Nanda, the highly unpopular last ruler of the Nanda dynasty, to establish the Mauryan Empire at Pataliputra.
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