Indian History MCQ Question Answers

Indian History Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

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

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

Answer

Correct Answer : Pepper

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Q. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in

A.
early Buddhist texts
B.
early Vedic texts
C.
pre-Gupta inscriptions
D.
post-Gupta inscriptions

Answer

Correct Answer : pre-Gupta inscriptions

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Q. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the

A.
land owned by the emperor himself
B.
entire Imperial establishment
C.
religious land grants
D.
land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury

Answer

Correct Answer : land owned by the emperor himself

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Q. The term Nirgrantha is associated with

A.
Charvakas
B.
Ajivikas
C.
Jains
D.
Pasupatas

Answer

Correct Answer : Jains

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Q. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a

A.
cultivator
B.
slave
C.
neighbour
D.
foreigner

Answer

Correct Answer : neighbour

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History Indian History

Q. The term yavanika meant

A.
Dancer
B.
Foreign goods
C.
Curtain
D.
Theatre

Answer

Correct Answer : Curtain

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Q. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

A.
Jhelum and Chenab
B.
Sutlej and Beas
C.
Ravi and Chenab
D.
Ganga and Yamuna

Answer

Correct Answer : Jhelum and Chenab

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Q. The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in

A.
Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
B.
Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
C.
Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
D.
Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh

Answer

Correct Answer : Abul Fazl's Akbarnama

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Q. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
R.C. Dutt
D.
M.K. Gandhi

Answer

Correct Answer : Dadabhai Naoroji

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Q. The third person who presented himself for individual Satyagrah launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940 was:

A.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
B.
Brahma Datt
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
None of these

Answer

Correct Answer : Brahma Datt

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