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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-5 section-3

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Indian History .
41
The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The term Brahmadeya occured the first time in pre-gupta inscriptions.
42
Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
In 1906, All India Muslim League was set up under the leader ship of Aga Khan, Nawab Salimullab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk. The League supported the partition of Bengal, opposed the Swadeshi Movement, and demanded special safegurds for its community and a separate electorates of Muslims. This led to communal differences between Hindus and Muslims.
43
Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
TIVARA is the only son mentioned in the inscription.
44
We can know about early vedic period from
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
From Rig Veda, which is the earliest specimen of Indo -European language we know about the Aryans. The Rig Veda consists of ten mandalas or books. We can know about the early vedic period from Rig Veda.
45
The Upanishads are
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Upanishads are a collection of texts of religious and philosophical nature, written in India probably between c. 800 BCE and c. 500 BCE, during a time when Indian society started to question the traditional Vedic religious order.
46
Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in 1857.
47
The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Srikrishna devaraya is the king who employed skilled arches of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen
48
Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas (districts) and villages (Vithi).
49
The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama Masjid at Kana and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at Delhi.
50
The term Nirgrantha is associated with
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
A Nirgrantha is a term that specifically refers to Jains in religious and philosophical works from the Indian religions.