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Indian History multiple choice questions with answers and explanations, 20 per page, for SSC, Banking, UPSC, Railway and state exams.

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Q121.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793 ?

  1. A.Lord Cornwallis
  2. B.Lord Ripon
  3. C.Robert Clive
  4. D.John Adam
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Correct answer: A. Lord Cornwallis

As Governor-General he introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1793. Under the Permanent Settlement the zamindars were recognised as owners of the land and the revenue they had to pay the Company was fixed for ever.

Q122.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Name the first major voluntary association representing primarily Indian landlord interests that was set up in Calcutta in 1851?

  1. A.British Indian Association
  2. B.Landholder's Society
  3. C.Madras Native Association
  4. D.Bombay Association
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Correct answer: A. British Indian Association

It was formed in Calcutta in October 1851 by merging the Landholders' Society and the Bengal British India Society. The British Indian Association was led by zamindars of Bengal such as Radhakanta Deb, its first president, with Debendranath Tagore as secretary.

Q123.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

Who among the following leaders started the Indian Home Rule League?

  1. A.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  2. B.Mahatma Gandhi
  3. C.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  4. D.J. B. Kripalani
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Correct answer: C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Tilak founded the Indian Home Rule League at Belgaum in April 1916. Two Home Rule Leagues were set up in 1916 on the model of the Irish Home Rule movement, to demand self-government for India within the British Empire.

Q125.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Which of the following statements with regard to the famous 'silk routes' are correct?

1. Silk routes refer to East-bound European silk cargoes along these routes.

2. There were several silk routes, over land and by sea, joining together vast regions of Asia with Europe and northern Africa.

3. They are known to have existed since before the Christian Era and thrived almost till the fifteenth century.

4. Besides silk, Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and South-east Asia travelled the same route.

Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.1, 3 and 4
  3. C.2, 3 and 4
  4. D.1, 2 and 4
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Correct answer: C. 2, 3 and 4

Statement 1 is wrong: the name "silk routes" comes from the West-bound cargoes of Chinese silk, not East-bound European silk.

Q126.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATHard

Who among the following social reformer started a society for the encouragement of widow remarriage in 1866 in Maharashtra?

  1. A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. B.Jyotirao Phule
  3. C.Vishnushastri Pandit
  4. D.Pandita Ramabai
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Correct answer: C. Vishnushastri Pandit

Vishnushastri Pandit led the society formed in Maharashtra to encourage the remarriage of widows, the Vidhava Vivahottejak Mandal. In nineteenth-century Maharashtra, widow remarriage was one of the main causes of social reformers.

Q128.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

At which of the following was the American Declaration of Independence adopted on 4 July, 1776?

  1. A.Washington Conference
  2. B.San Francisco Conference
  3. C.Second Continental Congress
  4. D.First Continental Congress
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Correct answer: C. Second Continental Congress

Meeting at Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776. The Second Continental Congress met from May 1775, after fighting had begun at Lexington and Concord.

Q129.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATEasy

Consider the following statements concerning the American War of Independence:

1. The Americans raised the slogan, "No taxation without representation".

2. The American merchants resorted to the boycott of the British products.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The colonists protested with the slogan "No taxation without representation" and backed it with a boycott of British goods.

Q130.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATHard

Consider the following statements with regard to the types of land listed in the Amarakosha.

I. Devamatrika refers to land watered by rain.

II. Aprahata refers to fallow land.

III. Pankila refers to highly fertile land.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.I and II only
  2. B.II only
  3. C.I and III only
  4. D.I, II and III
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Correct answer: A. I and II only

Devamatrika is land watered by rain and aprahata is fallow land, but pankila means muddy land, not highly fertile land.

Q132.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements with regard to bead production in Harappan towns:

I. The materials used to make beads included carnelian, quartz and steatite.

II. The beads were cylindrical, barrel-shaped and disc-shaped.

III. Specialized stone drills were used for making holes through the beads.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A.I and II only
  2. B.II and III only
  3. C.I and III only
  4. D.I, II and III
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Correct answer: D. I, II and III

All three statements describe Harappan bead making correctly: the stones used, the shapes made and the drills used to bore them.

Q133.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Match List I with List II:

List I (Event): I. Passing of the Age of Consent Bill; II. Establishment of the Arya Samaj; III. Death of Dayanand Saraswati; IV. Foundation of the Nagari Pracharini Sabha

List II (Year): A. 1893; B. 1883; C. 1875; D. 1891

Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
  2. B.I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
  3. C.I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
  4. D.I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
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Correct answer: A. I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A

The Age of Consent Bill was passed in 1891, the Arya Samaj was founded in 1875, Dayanand Saraswati died in 1883 and the Nagari Pracharini Sabha was set up in 1893.

Q135.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKHard

Which one of the following developments took place because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

  1. A.The Missouri Compromise was repealed and people of Kansas and Nebraska were allowed to determine whether they should own slaves or not.
  2. B.The Act did not permit the territories the right to vote over the question of slavery.
  3. C.The voice of the majority in regard to the issue of slavery was muzzled.
  4. D.The Federal Government had the sole authority to decide on slavery.
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Correct answer: A. The Missouri Compromise was repealed and people of Kansas and Nebraska were allowed to determine whether they should own slaves or not.

. The Act set aside the Missouri Compromise and let the settlers of the two territories decide on slavery by vote.

Q137.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

What do you think the titles of Mahendravarman-I like 'Vichitrachitta', 'Chaityakari' and 'Chitrakarapuli' seem to suggest ?

  1. A.It shows his proficiency in Sanskrit literature
  2. B.It shows his interest in art activities
  3. C.It shows his charming personality
  4. D.It shows his interest in conducting experiments with agriculture
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Correct answer: B. It shows his interest in art activities

Each of these titles praises him as a builder, painter or inventive mind, so together they point to his love of the arts.

Q139.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Why do you think Vijayanagara incorporated agricultural tracts within the fortified area ?

  1. A.To promote high yield agriculture under State supervision
  2. B.To protect the agricultural belt from the sieges of an invading army
  3. C.To protect the agriculture from stray animals
  4. D.To protect the agriculture from drought
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Correct answer: B. To protect the agricultural belt from the sieges of an invading army

Medieval sieges aimed to starve a city into surrender, so Vijayanagara kept fields and food inside its walls. The Persian ambassador Abdur Razzaq, who visited in the 1440s, described seven lines of fortification around the city, with fields, gardens and houses between them.

Q140.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKHard

With reference to the eligibility criteria for becoming the member of a 'Sabha' as laid down in the Uttaramerur inscription, consider the following statements : 1. The candidate should have his own house and his own plot of land. 2. The candidate should be within 60 years of age and above 30 years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

The inscription asks that a member own land and a house, but it sets the age limit at 35 to 70 years, not 30 to 60.