10 Important History MCQs for most of the competitive exams
Que 1: The unification of Karnataka was achieved in the year
(A) 1956
(B) 1957
(C) 1960
(D) 1958
Correct Ans: A
Que 2: The Vedic literature was composed between
(A) 3500 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
(B) 2500 B.C. and 500 B.C.
(C) 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
(D) 3500 B.C. and 2500 B.C.
Correct Ans: B
Que 3: Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of
(A) Bernard Shaw
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Lenin
(D) Leo Tolstoy
Correct Ans: D
Que 4: The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
(A) Vishnu Gupta
(B) Upa Gupta
(C) Brahma Gupta
(D) Brihadratha
Correct Ans: B
Que 5: Who among the following was an illiterate ?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
Correct Ans: C
Que 6: Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ?
(A) Lord Ripon
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Bentinck
(D) Lord Curzon
Correct Ans: B
Que 7: The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was :
(A) Kautilya
(B) Seleucus Nicator
(C) Megasthenes
(D) Justin
Correct Ans: C
Que 8: Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition:
(A) The French
(B) The Portuguese
(C) The Dutch
(D) The English
Correct Ans: B
Que 9: Who among the following became a Jain monk and spent his last days at Shravanabelagola ?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Harsh Vardhan
(C) Krishnadev Raya
(D) Ashoka
Correct Ans: A
Que 10: Who among the following were the first defence minister of India
(A) Km Cariappa
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Baldev Singh
(D) Maulana Azad
Correct Ans: C
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