Friday, July 15, 2011

Quiz 44 | History Questions for Civil Service Exam

1.'Cripps Mission' came to India in ?

A. 1928
B. 1940
C. 1942
D. 1945



2.Who wrote the book 'India Divided' ?

A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. M. A. Jinnah
C. Sardar Patel



3.The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are?

A. 3 main linguistic divisions of India
B. 3 main styles of Indian temple architecture



4.Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as a Viceroy of ?

A. Taxila
B. Kaushambi
C. Pataliputra
D. Tosali



5.Sanchi is famous for ?

A. Cave paintings
B. The rock edicts of Ashoka
C. The largest Buddhist Stupa
D. Rock- cut temples



6.First metallic coin used in India, (first by Indo-Greeks) was in?

A. Bihar and eastern U.P.
B. Western India
C. Central India



7.Who was the first ruler to annex any part of the Deccan to the Mughal empire ?

A. Jahangir
B. Aurangzeb
C. Humayun
D. Akbar



8.Which of the later Gupta rulers was a contemporary and ally of Harshavardhana ?

A. Mahasena Gupta
B. Kamarupa
C. Madhava Gupta



9.The Mahajanapada which gained prominence to become an empire was ?

A. Kasi
B. Magadha
C. Kosala
D. Avanti



10.During the reign of which emperor was the artillery most perfect and numerous ?

A. Jahangir
B. Shahjahan
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb



11.After the decline of the Guptas, a large part of North India was reunited by ?

A. Saka Satraps
B. Chalukyas
C. Rajputs



12.Lingayat movement owes its origin to ?

A. Purandharadasa
B. Vidyaranya
C. Appar
D. Basava



13.Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty ?

A. Ashoka Nanda
B. Dhana Nanda
C. Mahapadma Nanda



14.Ahmad Shah built the capital city of Ahmedabad on the site of the old town of ?

A. Idar
B. Sidhpur
C. Asawal
D. Sabarmati



15.Who had founded the 'Anushilan Samiti' ?

A. P. Mitra
B. Varindra Ghosh
C. V. D. Savarkar
D. Narendra Gosain



16.The Second Battle of Panipat was fought during the reign of ?

A. Humayun
B. Aurangzeb
C. Akbar
D. Babar



17.Fahien came to India during the reign of ?

A. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. Ashoka
C. Harshavardhana
D. Chandragupta Maurya



18.The First Battle of Panipat was fought in the year ?

A. 1764
B. 1776
C. 1526
D. 1527



19.The invasion of Huns first took place during the rule of ?

A. Gupta
B. Kushans
C. Mauryas
D. Nandas



20.Immediate cause of invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali on India was ?

A. He had a strong army
B. The Indian rulers were weak



21.Which land available during Mughal times did not yield any land revenue to the state?

A. Raiyvati lands
B. Sayurghal lands



22.Among the following, whose empire was the largest ?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Jehangir
C. Babar
D. Akbar



23.The coin rupia was first issued by ?

A. Akbar
B. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C. Sher Shah
D. Ala-ud-din Khilji



24.Which of the following renders a proof of trade with Rome in old times ?

A. Harappa
B. Ropar
C. Mohenjodaro
D. Lothal



25.The first Muslim invasion of India was led by ?

A. Mahmud Ghazni
B. Timur Lane
C. Muhammad Ghori
D. Muhammad bin Kasim

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