Indian History multiple choice questions with answers and explanations, 20 per page, for SSC, Banking, UPSC, Railway and state exams.
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Which city was the capital of the Hoysala kingdom?
The correct answer is B, Dwarasamudra, the present Halebidu in Hassan district of Karnataka, where the Hoysaleswara temple still stands.
Read the full explanation →Ravikirti was the court poet of which of the following dynasty ruler?
Ravikirti was the court poet of Pulakeshin II of the Chalukyas of Badami and composed the Aihole inscription, a Sanskrit prashasti that records the king's victories, including the defeat of Harshavardhana, and in which the poet compares himself to Kalidasa and Bharavi.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?
Ganapatideva of the Kakatiya dynasty issued an inscription at Motupalli known as the Abhaya Shasana, which assured foreign merchants of the safety of their ships and goods and fixed the duties they would pay, and the port became the kingdom's main window to the sea trade of the Bay of…
Read the full explanation →The Hoysala dynasty was associated with which state?
The Hoysalas ruled from Dwarasamudra, the present Halebidu in Hassan district of Karnataka, and their famous temples at Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura all stand in that state.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following was not a part of Kautilya's Saptanga Theory of the State ?
Dhamma is Ashoka's moral code, not one of the seven limbs of the state listed in Kautilya's Arthashastra. Kautilya, the minister of Chandragupta Maurya, compared the state to a body with seven limbs, or angas.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. During the Second Round Table Conference held in London in 1931, the British Government refused to accept the basic nationalist demand for freedom. 2. India was granted dominion status in 1932. 3. Viceroy Lord Willingdon adopted a policy of reconciliation with Congress. 4. The Civil Disobedience Movement was started with the breaking of salt laws. Select the answer using the code given below :
Statements 1 and 4 are true, while 2 and 3 are false. After the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931, Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference in London (September to December 1931) as the sole Congress representative.
Read the full explanation →At which one of the following places was a Shiva temple not constructed under the patronage of the Chola rulers?
Naneghat is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, known for Satavahana cave inscriptions, not for a Chola Shiva temple.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements:
1. In the 19th century, peasants in various parts of India rose in revolt against moneylenders and grain dealers.
2. In May 1875, at village Supa in Poona District in the Bombay Deccan, peasants attacked shopkeepers, burnt the bahi khatas (account books), looted grain shops and set fire to the houses of Sahukars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Peasant risings against moneylenders were common in the 19th century, and the Deccan Riots began at Supa in May 1875.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following belonged to Serampore Mission ?
1. William Carey
2. Joshua Marshman
3. William Ward
4. David Hare
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William Carey, Joshua Marshman and William Ward, the 'Serampore Trio', ran the Baptist mission at Serampore. Carey reached Bengal in 1793, and Marshman and Ward joined him in 1799.
Read the full explanation →Which kingdom was described by Governor-General Lord Dalhousie as "A cherry that will drop into our mouth one day"?
In 1851 Lord Dalhousie called Awadh a cherry that would one day drop into the Company's mouth, and five years later he annexed it.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about Saguna bhakti traditions is/are correct ? 1. Saguna bhakti traditions focus on the worship of specific deities such as Vishnu or his avatars. 2. In Saguna bhakti traditions, Gods and Goddesses are conceptualised in anthropomorphic forms. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Saguna bhakti is devotion to God with attributes, so it centres on particular deities and imagines them in human-like forms.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka : 1. The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century. 2. The Virashaivas encouraged practices, approved by the Dharmashastras, like post-puberty marriages and remarriage of widows. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?
Basavanna did lead the Virashaiva movement, but the Virashaivas encouraged post-puberty marriage and widow remarriage precisely because the Dharmashastras disapproved of them.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following was not a part of the dhamma of King Ashoka ?
Ashoka's dhamma was a moral code for all his subjects and never asked people to honour or worship the king himself.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following founded the Marathi newspaper 'Kesari'?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak started Kesari in Marathi in 1881 from Pune, together with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Vishnushastri Chiplunkar. Alongside Kesari, the same group brought out Mahratta, its English counterpart.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following pairs of High Offices and concerned Departments in the Mauryan Administration :
1. Samahartri : Chief Collector of Revenue
2. Dauvarika : Chief of Army
3. Akshapatala : Records-cum-Audit Officer
4. Samnidhatri : Treasurer
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
The Samahartri collected revenue, the Akshapatala kept records and accounts, and the Samnidhatri was the treasurer, but the Dauvarika was the chief of the royal palace and its attendants, not of the army.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following factors was/were responsible for the rise of Magadha as the most powerful Mahajanapada during the 6th century BCE?
1. Region of productive agriculture
2. Accessibility to iron-mines
3. Availability of elephants in the region
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Fertile land, nearby iron ore and a supply of forest elephants together made Magadha the strongest of the sixteen Mahajanapadas.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following rulers were identified through matronymics (names derived from that of the mother)?
Satavahana kings prefixed their mother's name to their own, as in Gautamiputra Satakarni, "son of Gautami", and Vasishthiputra Pulumavi, "son of Vasishthi".
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements with reference to the Utpala dynasty of Kashmir :
1. Avantivarman, the founder, devoted his energies to the economic upliftment of his subjects.
2. Avantivarman's period in Kashmir is known for the engineering operations under his minister Suyya, resulting in the enormous increase of grains and fall in prices.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Avantivarman founded the Utpala dynasty around 855 CE and is remembered for peaceful rule focused on the welfare of his people, and his minister Suyya carried out famous drainage and irrigation works.
Read the full explanation →Which among the following struggles, based on Gandhi's philosophy of Satyagraha, involved the industrial working class?
The Ahmedabad mill strike of 1918 was Gandhi's satyagraha for industrial workers. A dispute arose between the cotton mill owners and the workers over the plague bonus, which the owners wanted to withdraw.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following Harappan sites was a specialised centre for making shell objects?
Balakot, along with Nageshwar in Gujarat, is described as a specialised centre for making shell objects. Both settlements lay near the coast, where shells were easy to collect, and excavations there have found large amounts of shell waste, unfinished pieces and finished items.
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