Multiple Choice Questions

General Knowledge

Q: The bitterest war of succession under the great Mughals was fought among the sons of:
A) Babur
B) Shah Jahan
C) Aurangzeb
D) Jehangir
Q: Sher Shah is credited for introducing for the first time the following measures except:
A) Postal system
B) Currency system
C) System of spying
D) Land revenue system
Q: Which of the following statements about Ranjit Singh is incorrect?
A) He posed a great challenge and resistance to the British
B) He wanted to form a separate Sikh state
C) He organized an excellent army
D) None of these
Q: The Mughal emperor who died due to a sudden fall from the staircase was:
A) Babur
B) Humayun
C) Jehangir
D) Aurangzeb
Q: Which Mughal emperor was the most secular in outlook?
A) Babur
B) Akbar
C) Aurangzeb
D) Jehangir
Q: Who among the following was regarded as "Zinda Pir"?
A) Babur
B) Aurangzeb
C) Akbar
D) Jehangir
Q: Before the rise of Ranjit Singh, Punjab was under the control of:
A) Marathas
B) Raider groups
C) Sikh Misls
D) Tribal chiefs
Q: During Aurangzeb's reign, which of the following were not included in the government?
A) Rajputs
B) Marathas
C) Pathans
D) None of these
Q: In 1809 Maharaja Ranjit Singh signed a treaty with:
A) East India Company
B) Shah Alam
C) King of Kashmir
D) Ruler of Sindh
Q: Who installed the "Chain of Justice"?
A) Babur
B) Humayun
C) Jehangir
D) Akbar
Q: In the Mughal administration, military recruitment was being looked after by:
A) Diwan
B) Wazir
C) Bakhshi
D) Kotwal
Q: Where did Babur die?
A) Kabul
B) Agra
C) Lahore
D) Delhi
Q: Babur entered India for the first time from the west through:
A) Kashmir
B) Sindh
C) Punjab
D) Rajasthan
Q: The bone of contention between the Shah of Persia and the Mughals was the control of:
A) Kabul
B) Kandhar
C) Ghazni
D) Kundaz
Q: Maharaja Ranjit Singh signed a treaty of perpetual friendship with the British in the year 1809 at:
A) Ferozpur
B) Amritsar
C) Faridkot
D) Ludhiana
Q: Akbar has been called the first national king, mainly because he:
A) Was highly tolerant and secular in his outlook
B) Was a great administrator
C) Founded a new religion
D) Provided an efficient government
Q: Sher Shah made revenue settlement with:
A) Mansabdars
B) Cultivators
C) Jagidars
D) Zamindars
Q: Sher Shah's real name was:
A) Hemu
B) Faizi
C) Farid Khan
D) Bahadur
Q: The designation 'Amil' in Akbar's time meant:
A) Custom officer
B) Revenue officer
C) Sacred law
D) Sacred book
Q: The king generally considered to be the greatest ruler of Kashmir in the 15th century was:
A) Yousaf Shah
B) Zain-ul-Abidin
C) Hyder Shah
D) Shah Mirza
Q: Who amongst the following Mughals is regarded more as an adventurer than a ruler?
A) Babur
B) Jehangir
C) Akbar
D) Aurangzeb
Q: Lane Poole, the historian writes,"______ the Emperor tumbled through life, and he tumbled out of it."
A) Babur
B) Humanyun
C) Akbar
D) Jehangir
Q: Delhi became the established capital of Mughal kings during the reign of:
A) Sher Shah Suri
B) Akbar
C) Jehangir
D) Humayun
Q: The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by:
A) Warren Hastings
B) Sir William Jones
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) T.B Macaulay
Q: Brahmo Samaj mainly insisted upon:
A) Abolition of Satti
B) Monotheism
C) Child marriage
D) Reintroduction of converted Hindus
Q: Al-Hilal weekly was started by:
A) Abdul Kalam Azad
B) Nehru
C) Gandhi
D) Iqbal
Q: Which of the following Indian states was annexed by Lord Dalhousie on the pretext of maladministration?
A) Nagpur
B) Oudh
C) Hyderabad Deccan
D) None of these
Q: The instruction of cooperative credit societies in India was first suggested in report of 1892 to the Government of Madras by:
A) Anthony McDonald
B) George Padison
C) Quaid-e-Azam
D) Nicholson
Q: Who among the early nationalists worked in England to mobilize public opinion in favor of the Indian National Movement?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) Gokhley
C) Quaid-e-Azam
D) Iqbal
Q: The governor-general of Fort William became the governor-general of India under the Charter Act of:
A) 1781
B) 1870
C) 1830
D) 1833
Q: Sir Charles Wood dispatch of 1854 dealt primarily with:
A) Educational reforms
B) Economic reforms
C) Administrative reforms
D) Social reform
Q: The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Quaid-e-Azam
Q: The main purpose of Home Rule Movement was:
A) To harass the British
B) To attain self-government within the British Empire
C) To attain self-government and turn out British
D) None of these
Q: According to the Government of India Act of 1935, India had been divided into _____ provinces.
A) 7
B) 11
C) 15
D) 18
Q: To encourage British investment in India, Lord Dalhousie:
A) Introduced railways and telegraphs
B) Patronized agriculture
C) Encouraged Industries
D) None of these
Q: The strategy of "Divide and Rule" was adopted by:
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Minto
C) Lord Canning
D) Lord Wellesley
Q: Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim state in India?
A) M. A. Jinnah
B) Muhammad Iqbal
C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
D) None of these
Q: The Cripps Mission visited India in:
A) 1927
B) 1939
C) 1942
D) 1947
Q: The most important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was the introduction of:
A) Provincial autonomy
B) Dyarchy
C) Adult Franchise
D) Separate electorate
Q: Delhi became the capital of India in:
A) 1910
B) 1911
C) 1916
D) 1923
Q: The Vernacular Press Act was passed by:
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Lytton
C) Acharya Kirplani
D) None of these
Q: The Albert Bill Controversy during Lord Lytton's time related to the concept of:
A) Judicial quality
B) Political representation
C) Economic justice
D) Revenue allocation
Q: Swaraj Party was formed in:
A) 1929
B) 1930
C) 1923
D) 1940
Q: Minto-Morley Reforms aimed at:
A) Grant of Dominion status to India
B) Separate electorates for the Muslims
C) Special powers to the government to deal with anti-government elements
D) Full development of education
Q: The office of governor-general of India was created by:
A) Charter Act, 1833
B) Charter Act, 1813
C) Government of India Act, 1935
D) Government of India Act, 1858
Q: The Muslim League started demanding separate homeland for the Muslims from:
A) 1929
B) 1935
C) 1940
D) 1925
Q: In which year did the Indian Naval Mutiny against the British take place?
A) 1946
B) 1900
C) 1948
D) 1940
Q: Who among the following is known as the Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement?
A) Dr. Annie Besant
B) Sarojni Naido
C) Aruna
D) Kriplani
Q: The first to start a joint stock company trade with India were the:
A) Portuguese
B) Dutch
C) French
D) Danish
Q: For the eradication of evil of untouchability, the anti-untouchability league was set up by:
A) Gandhi
B) Nehru
C) Kriplani
D) Rajgopal Acharya

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