Indian history mcq questions and answers for competitive exams

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76.
What was the another name of 'Quit India movement'?

a
Home Rule Movement
b
August Kranti
c
Swadeshi Movement
d
Khilafat Movement

77.
What is the meaning of Masi?

a
Teaching
b
Agriculture
c
Defence
d
Business

78.
Legislative powers were restored back to the provinces in the Act of

a
1861
b
1833
c
1891
d
1853

79.
Who was the Viceroy when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?

a
Irwin
b
Reading
c
Hardinge-II
d
Chelmsford

80.
What is the full name of Aurangzeb?

a
Nasiruddin Mohammed Aurangzeb
b
Jalal-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
c
Nuruddin Mohammed Aurangzeb
d
Muin-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb

81.
Which was the highest gold coin in the reign of Akbar?

a
Jalali
b
Shahanshah
c
Ilahi
d
Asharfi

82.
Panipat is modern:

a
Delhi
b
Kurukshetra
c
Faridabad
d
Sonepat

83.
The reign of which of the following is usually considered to have been the Golden Period of Mughal Rule in India?

a
Shah Jahan
b
Jahangir
c
Aurangzeb
d
Akbar

84.
Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?

a
The Harappans were phallus worshippers.
b
They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess.
c
They worshipped gods in the form of human beings.
d
They placed their gods in temples.

85.
Which one of the following was the revenue officer of the Chola dynasty?

a
Aulnayak
b
Perumakkal
c
Sherundaram
d
Varitppottagakka

86.
Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism?

a
Mahavira
b
Rishabha
c
Sisunaga
d
Gautama

87.
Safdarjung tomb was build by -

a
Aurangzeb
b
Shauja-ud-Daula
c
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
d
Humayun

88.
The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year

a
1858
b
1833
c
1882
d
1853

89.
Which of the Act made the governor of Bengal as Governor General of India?

a
Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
b
The charter Act, 1813 AD
c
Charter Act, 1793 AD
d
The Regulating Act, AD 1773

90.
The French East India Company was formed for trading with India under the patronage of:

a
Louis XIV
b
Louis XVI
c
Louis XIII
d
Louis XV

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