Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
UPSC HISTORY MCQ-19
1 - Question
Who among the following was not sent to
Lanka for the propagation of Buddhism?
A. Uttriya
B. Sona
C. Rashtriya
D. Bhadrasaro
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2 - Question
Arrange the following in the correct
chronological order: A. Whitley Commission B.
Fiscal Commission C. Ottawa Agreements D.
Tariff Board
A. B, A, D, C
B. B, D, A, C
C. A, B, C, D
D. B, D, C, A.
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3 - Question
Who was the author of Mandasore
inscription?
A. Banabhatta
B. Vatsabhatta
C. Harisena
D. Veersena
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4 - Question
The depiction of which of the following is
not characteristic of Mughal paintings?
A. Court and cultural scenes
B. Mythological themes
C. Religious scenes
D. Scenes of battle
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5 - Question
Various women's organisation that played
an important role in shaping Modern India are
mentioned here:
1. Rashtra Sevika Samiti led by Lakshmibai
Kelkar
2. All India Women's Conference led by
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3. Women's India Association led by Amrit Kaur
4. Bharat Stree Mahamandal led by Sarla Devi
Chaudhurani Select the code for correct
statements:
A. 1 and 4
B. 3 and 4
C. 1 and 3
D. 2 and 4
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6 - Question
The name Pahlavi Dynasty in Iran is
derived from the
A. King
B. Religion
C. River
D. Language
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7 - Question
Carefully examine the statements telling
us about the nationalists' different contribution
to the national cause.
1. The chief architect of the organisation of
States on linguistic basis in India was Pattabhi
Sitaramaiah.
2. Jamnalal Bajaj was the treasurer of the Indian
National Congress.
3. M R Jayakar was a member of the Drafting
Committee of Indian Constitution.
4. Rajendra Prasad became the president of the
Indian National Congress after S C Bose
resigned. Choose the correct code for correct
statements.
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 2 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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8 - Question
The dynasties which ruled Magadha were
A. Nandas
B. Saisunagas
C. Haryanka
D. All of above
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9 - Question
How long did the entire Mauryan dynasty
last according to the Puranas?
A. 218 years
B. 85 years
C. 137 years
D. 182 years
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10 - Question
Which one among the following
statements regarding Bal Gangadhar Tilak is not
correct?
A. He set-up the Home Rule League at Poona
B. He supported the Age of Consent Bill
C. He propounded the theory of the Arctic Home
of the Aryans
D. He founded the Anti-Cow Killing Society
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11 - Question
Which Sultan declared himself as
Sikandar-i-Sani, the second Alexander?
A. Balban
B. Iltutmish
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Kaiqubad
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12 - Question
Who have described Alauddin Khilji's
measure of slaughtering a large number of 'New
Muslims' in one single day?
A. Yahya Sihrindi and Ibn Battuta
B. Amir Khusrau and Afif
C. Abdullah and Rizqullah Mushtaqi
D. Isami and Barani
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13 - Question
Ruins of Vijayanagar empire can be seen
at
A. Madurni
B. Halebid
C. Hampi
D. Hospet
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14 - Question
Pabna uprising' of 1873-1885 was led by
A. substantial peasants
B. middle class intelligentsia
C. small peasants
D. land lords
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15 - Question
Which one of the following pairs is Not
correctly matched?
A. Ziauddin Barani - Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi
B. Gulbadan Begum - Humayunama
C. Khawand Mir - Qanum-i-Humayuni
D. Khwaja Kalan - Tazkira-i-Humayun Akbar
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16 - Question
The Chera king who is said to have gone
to North India to get a Himalayan stone to make
the image of Goddess Kannagi was:
A. Imayavaramban
B. Senaguttuvan
C. Nedumcheral Adan
D. Kuttvancheral
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17 - Question
The Indian press played an important role
in spreading the message of patriotism and
modern ideas among the people. Which of the
following is/ are not true about its activities? A.
Criticising official policies. B. Urging the people
to unite and work for national welfare. C.
Putting forward the views of the Indians as well
as those of the British Government. D.
Popularising modern ideas of self-government,
democracy and the like. E. Enabling nationalist
workers to exchange views with one another.
Select the correct answer from the codes given
below:
A. A only
B. C only
C. A and C
D. D and E.
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18 - Question
Mitakshara is
A. A compendium on medicine
B. A work on astronomy
C. A treatise on ancient Hindu law of inheritance
D. An Agamic text
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19 - Question
Which Gupta ruler repaired the
Sudarshana lake constructed by Chandragupta
Maurya?
A. Bhangupta
B. Kumaragupta I
C. Sakandagupta
D. Samudragupta
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20 - Question
What made possible the transition from
the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age?
A. Growing grain
B. Learning a script
C. Making wheels
D. Making a fire
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21 - Question
The Rajput king who was defeated and
killed in second Tarain war?
A. Rana Pratap
B. Prithviraj Chauhan
C. Nagabhatta
D. Jaya Chandra
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22 - Question
The prime factor why commercialization
of agriculture led to an increase in rural poverty
was
A. fixation of prices of the produce
B. exploitation by merchants and other
middlemen
C. unremunerative prices for the produce
D. lack of money for purchase of food-grains
during famines and other natural calamities
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23 - Question
Why were Tilak and others imprisoned in
1897?
A. Their speeches and writings were directed
towards creating hostile feelings towards the
British government.
B. They refused to attend the court trail
presided by a British judge.
C. They violated the terms of the Arms Act.
D. They broke the salt tax law.
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24 - Question
Who may be the founder of Pratihara
dynasty?
A. Bhoja
B. Gopala
C. Dharmapala
D. Pratihara
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25 - Question
Who among the following drafted the
resolution of fundamental right for the Karachi
session of Congress in 1931?
A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Dr B. R. Ambedkar
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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26 - Question
The second Tarian war took place in
A. 1198 A.D.
B. 1192 A.D.
C. 1199 A.D.
D. 1193 A.D.
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27 - Question
Which one of the Chola kings conquered
Ceylon?
A. Rajaraja I
B. Aditya I
C. Rajendra
D. Vijayalaya
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28 - Question
Which of the following disciplines have
helped in the study of prehistory? Choose at
least one answer.
A. All the above
B. Palaeoanthropology
C. Palaeobotany
D. Geomorphology
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29 - Question
The Chola age was most famous for
A. war with the Rashtrakutas
B. village assemblies
C. advancement of Tamil culture
D. trade with Ceylon
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30 - Question
Which of the following features are
associated with the architecture of Tughlaq
period?
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below the features:
1. Sloping walls
2. Deliberate attempt to combine the principles
of the arch, the lintel and the beam in the
buildings
3. Placing the buildings especially the tombs on
a high platform Codes :
A. 1 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 only
D. 2 and 3
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31 - Question
The term Nirgrantha is associated with
A. Charvakas
B. Ajivikas
C. Jainas
D. Pasupatas
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32 - Question
Consider the following statements:
1. The First Session of the Indian National
Congress was held in Calcutta.
2. The Second Session of the Indian National
Congress was held under the President ship of
Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim
League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916
and concluded the Lucknow Pact.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 only
C. 2 and 3
D. 2 only
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33 - Question
Which of the following items is/are
correctly matched? List I List II A. Kosala
Kingdom Champa B. Gandharva Kingdom Taxila
C. Matsya Kingdom Mathura D. Vatsa Kingdom
Kausambi
A. A and D
B. A and B
C. A and C
D. B and C
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34 - Question
The Swadeshi Shipping Corporation in
India was founded by
A. Chidambaram Sharma
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Jamshedji Tata
D. Chidambaram Pillai.
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35 - Question
In 1856, Awadh would not have been
annexed with the British empire if the Nawab of
Awadh had
A. allied with the British
B. a natural heir
C. not refused to introduce reforms as suggested
by the British
D. fought against the British
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36 - Question
What is the correct chronological
sequence of the following events? (i) First
Afghan war (ii) First Burmese war (iii) First Sikh
war (iv) Third Maratha war
A. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
B. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
C. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
D. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
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37 - Question
The Archaeological Survey of India is an
attached office of the Department/Ministry of:
A. Science and Technology
B. Human Resource Development
C. Culture
D. Tourism
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38 - Question
List-I List-II A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1.
Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it. B.
M.K. Gandhi 2. We do not ask any favour. We
only want Justice. C. Dadabhai Naoroji 3. What I
have done will endure not what I have said or
written. D. J.L. Nehru 4. There will be no
freedom in this country or in the world so long
as a single human being is unfree.
A. A – 1; B – 3; C – 2; D – 4
B. A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
C. A – 1; B – 2; C – 4; D – 3
D. A – 1; B – 4; C – 3; D – 2
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39 - Question
The most likely reasons for the
emergence of untouchability were:
A. Tribal assimilation, pollution taboos,
contempt for occupations.
B. Inter varna marriage, king's directives, non
vegetarianism.
C. Rise of urban menial classes, court laws and
pollution of varnas.
D. Court laws, practice of eating cow meat, rise
of urban menial classes.
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40 - Question
What was the name of the Ashram
founded by Gandhi in South Africa?
A. Phoenix Farms
B. Durban Farms
C. Natal Farms
D. Sabarmati Ashram
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41 - Question
The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of
India was the brain-child of
A. W. Churchill
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. V. P. Menon
D. M. A. Jinnah
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42 - Question
The Quit India campaign was launched by
the National Congress after the failure of the
A. Cripps Mission
B. Simla Conference held at the instance of the
Governor General, Lord Wavell
C. none of the above
D. Cabinet Mission
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43 - Question
Consider the following statements about
the post-Aurangzed Mughal period:
1. Farrukhsiyar owed his elevation to the throne
to Zulfiqar Khan and Imad-ul Mulk.
2. Aurangzeb had left a will to partition Mughal
Empire among his three surviving sons after his
death.
3. Muhammad Shah was supported by Nizam-ul
Mulk of the Deccan.
Which of the statements given above is/ are
correct?
A. 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 2, and 3
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 3 only
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44 - Question
The battle of Dharmat was fought
between
A. Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
B. Babur and the Afghans
C. Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand
D. Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas
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45 - Question
Who among the following Sultans of Delhi
was the first to have paid to his soldiers in cash ?
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Iltutmish
C. Feroz Tughlaq
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
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46 - Question
Who has the title of 'Kaviraja'?
A. SamudraGupta
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C. ChandraGupta I
D. KumaraGupta
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47 - Question
Purna Swaraj Day was observed on
A. 26th January, 1950
B. 26th January, 1930
C. 26th November, 1947
D. 26th October, 1949
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48 - Question
A public meeting was held on 13th April
1919 in Jallianwala Bagh to
A. organise a hartal
B. demand Swaraj
C. protest against the Rowlatt Act
D. protest against the arrest of popular leaders
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49 - Question
In which city was the All India Muslim
League established in 1906?
A. Aligarh
B. Shimla
C. Dacca
D. Karachi
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50 - Question
There was a change in the colonial policy
of governance in the 1820s. It wasbelieved that
human nature could be transformed by
1. Education
2. Free trade
3. Execution of Laws Choose the code for correct
statements:
A. 1, 2, & 3
B. 1 & 3
C. only 3
D. only 1