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Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Indian history-GK

Learn and practice General Knowledge questions and answers on Indian History with very easy and understandable explanations. GK questions are very helpful different type of competitive exams. Page-10 section-2

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Indian History .
91
Tripitakas are sacred books of
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Tripitaka is a Sanskrit word meaning Three Baskets. The sacred book of Buddhism is called the Tripitaka (called Tipitaka in Pali).
92
The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Nirvana because in buddhism trident shaped symbol is a reference to the triple gem bhuddha ,dhamma and sangha.
93
The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji.
94
The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The 'Treaty of Srirangapatinam (also called Sri Ranga Patanam or Srirangapatna), signed 18 March 1792, ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Its signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representatives of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire, and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore.
95
The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Charter act 1853 Introduced open competition system for recruitment of civil servants. It was open for Indians also for the first time. Accordingly, Macaulay committee (committee on Indian civil service) was appointed in 1854.
96
Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Through Mahanayakacharya, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire.
97
The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Rayas work Amuktamalyada, was in Telugu.
98
Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Under an agreement with Japan Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj.
99
We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings , one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of Trajan.
100
The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Greece contact with India is the use of kharoshti architechture.