10 Important History MCQs for most of the competitive exams
Que 1: Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamans during the reign of :
(A) Akbar
(B) Krishnadeva Raya
(C) Jahangir
(D) Rama Raya
Correct Ans: A
Que 2: Which one of the following is the principal source of information on Asoka's campaign against Kalinga ?
(A) Pillar Edict VII
(B) Mahavamsa
(C) Divyavadana
(D) Rock Edict XIII
Correct Ans: D
Que 3: Gandhi's concept of Trusteeship:
(A) Recognises right of private ownership of property
(B) Transforms the capitalistic society into an egalitarian one
(C) Excludes legislative regulation of the ownership and use of wealth
(D) Does not fix minimum or maximum income
Correct Ans: B
Que 4: Name an Indian Saint (priest) who, attended the "World Congress of Religions" held at Chicago (U.S.) in 1893.
(A) Basaveshwara
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Ramanuja
(D) Madhavacharya
Correct Ans: B
Que 5: The Mansabdari system was introduced by:
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Jahangir
(C) Babur
(D) Akbar
Correct Ans: D
Que 6: When and by whom were the Asokan inscriptions deciphered for the first time ?
(A) 1787 - John Tower
(B) 1825 - Charles Metcalfe
(C) 1837 - James Prinsep
(D) 1810 - Harry Smith
Correct Ans: C
Que 7: Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India ?
(A) Battle of Plassey
(B) Battle of Wandiwash
(C) First Carnatic War
(D) Battle of Buxar
Correct Ans: B
Que 8: Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched ?
(A) Calcutta - Robert Clive
(B) Pondicherry - Francis Martin
(C) Ahmedabad Ahmad Shah I
(D) Madras - Francis Day
Correct Ans: A
Que 9: The original founder of the Manuscripts and Editor of Kautilya's Arthashastra was
(A) Srikanta Shastri
(B) Srinivasa lyangar
(C) R. Shamashastri
(D) William Jones
Correct Ans: C
Que 10: When did the ‘Jallianwala bagh’ tragedy take place ?
(A) 1918
(B) 1929
(C) 1919
(D) 1920
Correct Ans: C
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