Indian History Part-1 (Important MCQs)

1- The Mehrauli Pillar inscription belongs to the period of ?

    a) Guptas

    b) Kushanas

    c) Sungas

    d) Mauryas

2- Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir ?

·             a) Gaudavaha

    b) Harshacharita

    c) Rajtarangini

    d) Vikramankadevacharita

3- Which was first to start Sea trade with India ?

    a) England

    b) France

    c) Netherland

    d) Portugal

4- Who was the advocate of  'radical humanism' ?

    a) Annie Besant

    b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

    c) M. N. Roy

    d) V. D. Savarkar

5- In Delhi, The Moti Masjid in  Red Fort was constructed by ?

    a) Shershah

    b) Kushanas

    c) Aurangzeb

    d) Bahadursah Jafar

6- 'Khudai Khidmadmatgar' moment was organised by ?

    a) Maulana Mohammad Ali

    b) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

    c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

    d) Zakir Husain

7- "Principle of Doctrine of Lapse" was introduced by ?

    a) Clive

    b) Cornwallis

    c) Hastings

    d) Dalhousie

8- Which one of the following dynasty was ruling at the time of Alexander's invasion?

    a) The Nanda Dynasty

    b) The Maurya Dynasty

    c) The Sunga Dynasty

    d) The Kanva Dynasty

9- Brahman is the central theme of which of the following?

    a) The Vedas

    b) The Brahmanas

    c) The Upanishads

    d) The Sutras

10- The Moplah Rebellion broke out in ?

    a) Uttarakhand

    b) Malabar

    c) Telangana

    d) Chauri Chaura