History MCQ's

1. The President of Lahore Session of Indian National Congress (1920) was–
(A) Abul Kalam Azad (B) Rajendra Prasad (C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Jawaharlal Nehru
(Ans : D)

2. Who of the following dedicated the caves in Nagarjuni Hills to the Ajivikas ?
(A) Kunala (B) Samprati (C) Dasharatha (D) Indrapalita
(Ans : C)

3. Which Sultan of Delhi brought Ashokan Pillar to Delhi ?
(A) Firozshah Tuglaq (B) Jalaluddin Khalji (C) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq (D) Mohammad Ghori
(Ans : A)

4. Who abolished Sati system?
(A) Lord Warren Hastings (B) Lord Curzon (C) Lord William Bentinck (D) Lord Canning
(Ans : C)

5. In vedic period which animal was known as ‘Aghanya’ ?
(A) Bull (B) Sheep (C) Cow (D) Elephant
(Ans : C)

6. According to Kutiliya Arthashastra the-Civil Courts were called–
(A) Parihar (B) Dharmasthiya (C) Kantakashodhana (D) Dandadhikarana
(Ans : B)

7. For the first time the token currency was introduced in India by–
(A) Akbar (B) Alauddin Khalji (C) Bahlol Lodi (D) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
(Ans : D)

8. Which one of the following vows was added by Mahavira ?
(A) Truthfulness (B) Non-injury (C) Non-attachment (D) Celibacy (Ans : D)

9. Earliest human species is–
(A) Australopithecus (B) Java man (C) Homo-eractus (D) Neanderthal
(Ans : A)

10. From where the first war of independence started in 1857 ?
(A) Lucknow (B) Jhansi (C) Meerut (D) Kanpur
(Ans : C)

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