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Indian History Top 100 GK MCQ With Free Exam SET:-3

Q1. The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner : “Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful ? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children.” This statement was made by

(A) Monserrate
(B) Tavernier
(C) Manrique
(D) Bernier

Answer: Bernier

Q2. The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted

(A) Ivory
(B) Pepper
(C) A fine variety of Indian muslin
(D) Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance

Answer: Pepper

Q3. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.

(A) Assam
(B) Bengal
(C) Punjab
(D) N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam

Answer: N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam

Q4. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of

(A) Travancore
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Baroda
(D) Mysore

Answer: Travancore

Q5. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s ?

(A) Pagal Panthis
(B) Ahoms
(C) Santhals
(D) Ramosi

Answer: Santhals

Q6. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was

(A) Sanskrit
(B) Pali
(C) Magadhi
(D) Bhojpuri

Answer: Pali

Q7. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the

(A) 9th Century AD
(B) 12th Century AD
(C) 10th Century AD
(D) 14th Century AD

Answer: 14th Century AD

Q8. To which king belongs the  Lion capital at  Sarnath ?

(A) Chandragupta
(B) Ashoka
(C) Kanishka
(D) Harshavardhan

Answer: Ashoka

Q9. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were

(A) Babar and Humayun
(B) Humayun and Jahangir
(C) Jahangir and Shahjahan
(D) Babar and Jahangir

Answer: Babar and Jahangir

Q10. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were known as

(A) Dakhili
(B) Barawardi
(C) Jcumaki
(D) Walashahi

Answer: Dakhili