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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-2 section-3

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Indian History .
11
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Babar and Jahangir were two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories.
12
To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Lion Capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four Asiatic lions standing back to back, on an elaborate base that includes other animals. A graphic representation of it was adopted as the official Emblem of India in 1950. It was originally placed on the top of the Ashoka pillar at the important Buddhist site of Sarnath by the Emperor Ashoka, in about 250 BCE. The pillar, sometimes called the Aśoka Column, is still in its original location, but the Lion Capital is now in the Sarnath Museum, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
13
The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the 14th Century AD.
14
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The language discourses of Gautam Buddha was Pali.
15
There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Santhals did not revolt in the 1820s.
16
Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi (1765–1809) was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal. He is best known for being one of the earliest individuals to rebel against the British East India Company's supremacy in India.
17
Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
18
Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were
I. Cheras
II. Cholas
III. Chalukyas
iV. Pallavas
V. Pandyas
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas.
19
The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted pepper.
20
The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by Bernier.