History Mcqs Set 3 (234 MCQs) | JKSSB & SSC Quiz

history mcqs

set 3

Download PDF

Topics

set 1 Set 2 set 3

Practice Questions

234 Total
Question 201 Discuss
Ask a Friend

) Palkigundu Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka are located in .

A
Telangana
B
Maharashtra
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Karnataka

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Palkigundu Minor Rock Edict is situated in the Koppal district of Karnataka, highlighting the extensive southern reach of Ashoka's administrative and moral influence.
Question 202 Discuss
Ask a Friend

Select the INCORRECT statement from the following.

A
The Sale and Devang communities of South India were famous for weaving.
B
The first cotton textile mill in India was established in Bombay in 1854.
C
The development of the cotton textile industry in Britain led to the decline of Indian textile producers.
D
Cotton clothes made in England had driven Indian clothes out of the markets of Europe and America in the beginning of the 20th century.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Statement D is historically incorrect because the displacement of Indian textiles from European and American markets by British machine-made cotton occurred much earlier, primarily during the 19th century.
Question 203 Discuss
Ask a Friend

Who excavated the Chira Tope stupa at Taxila?

A
Alexander Cunningham
B
James Mill
C
James Princip
D
John Marshall

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Sir John Marshall, serving as the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India, led extensive and systematic excavations at Taxila, which included uncovering the prominent Dharmarajika (Chir Tope) Stupa.
Question 204 Discuss
Ask a Friend

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT related to Macaulay?

A
He believed that India is an uncivilised country which needs to be taught the lessons of civilisation.
B
He strongly advocated giving English language education to Indians.
C
Macaulay was an orientalist scholar.
D
He considered Indian and Arab literature inferior to the Western literature.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Thomas Babington Macaulay was famously an Anglicist, not an Orientalist; he fiercely opposed traditional Indian education and aggressively championed Western scientific and English-language instruction.
Question 205 Discuss
Ask a Friend

Name the Sri Lankan Buddhist text that provides details of the Mauryan empire.

A
Parishishtaparvan
B
Ashokavadana
C
Divyavadana
D
Dipavamsa

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Dipavamsa (along with the Mahavamsa) is a vital Sri Lankan Buddhist chronicle that provides significant historical and mythological details about Emperor Ashoka and the spread of Buddhism to Sri Lanka.
Question 206 Discuss
Ask a Friend

Who is properly known as the 'Grand Old Lady' of the Independence Movement?

A
Aruna Asaf Ali
B
Madam Kama
C
Sarojini Naidu
D
Usha Mehta

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Aruna Asaf Ali earned the enduring title 'Grand Old Lady of the Independence Movement' for her remarkable bravery, notably hoisting the Indian National flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan during the 1942 Quit India Movement.
Question 207 Discuss
Ask a Friend

The Iron Age site named Tekwada is located in .

A
Maharashtra
B
Andhra Pradesh
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Tekwada is an important archaeological site in Maharashtra, renowned for its urn burials that provide crucial insights into the regional transition from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age.
Question 208 Discuss
Ask a Friend

Which bonding material was mainly used to join the stones or bricks of 'The Great Bath' of the Harappan Civilisation?

A
Gypsum Mortar
B
Gauged Mortar
C
Mud Mortar
D
Lime Mortar

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The builders of Mohenjo-Daro ensured the Great Bath was completely watertight by setting its finely fitted baked bricks in a strong gypsum mortar, which was further sealed with a layer of natural bitumen.
Question 209 Discuss
Ask a Friend

The construction of Mehrangarh fort of Jodhpur was initiated during the reign of which ruler?

A
Rao Bika
B
Rao Jodha
C
Maharawal Jaswant Singh
D
Sawai Man Singh

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Rao Jodha, the Rathore founder of the city of Jodhpur, commenced the construction of the massive Mehrangarh Fort on a steep, isolated hill in 1459 to serve as his new, more secure capital.
Question 210 Discuss
Ask a Friend

The village servants or functionaries, who constituted of groups of families in Vijayanagar empire, were called.....

A
vellalars
B
ayagars
C
amaranayakas
D
nayakas

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Under the Ayagar system of the Vijayanagara Empire, rural administration was effectively managed by a body of twelve hereditary village functionaries, collectively known as 'ayagars'.
Previous Next