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Indian History Mixed Quiz: Set 68

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Set 68 of the Indian History mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 19 different topics of the subject: Buddhism and Jainism, Titles of Ancient and Medieval Indian Rulers, Mahajanapadas and the Rise of Magadha and more. 19 of them were asked in real previous-year papers. A topic quiz checks one chapter; this set revises the whole subject at once, the way an exam paper does, where the next question can come from any chapter. Every question carries an explanation of why the correct option is right and why the others are wrong. Keep to the timer, read the explanations at the end, and go back to the notes of any topic where you slipped.

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20 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2020, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements :

1. Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism.

2. Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.

3. The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered the Mahayana Buddhism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Statements 2 and 3 are correct; the Sthaviravadins belong to the older Hinayana tradition, not Mahayana. After the Second Buddhist Council at Vaishali, the Sangha split into the Sthaviravadins (the 'elders', who kept to the strict rules) and the Mahasanghikas (the 'great community').

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Q3.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to ancient India (600-322 BC), consider the following pairs :

Territorial region : River flowing in the region

I. Asmaka : Godavari

II. Kamboja : Vipas

III. Avanti : Mahanadi

IV. Kosala : Sarayu

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.Only three
  4. D.All the four
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Correct answer: B. Only two

Only pairs I (Asmaka: Godavari) and IV (Kosala: Sarayu) are correct. Asmaka was the only mahajanapada in the south, lying on the banks of the Godavari, with Potana (Paudanya) as its capital.

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Q4.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India :

1. The earliest epigraphic use of the place-value system in India is found in the Mankani plates from Gujarat (AD 595 - 596).

2. In the ninth century, place-values become general in inscriptions all over India.

3. The place-values have been found in Sanskrit inscriptions in South-east Asia as early as the seventh century.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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

All three statements match what inscriptions tell us about how the decimal place-value system spread. In the place-value system, the value of a digit depends on its position, so nine digits and a zero can write any number.

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Q5.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IHard

Which one of the following activities was not a part of the daily time-table for a King as prescribed in Arthashastra ?

  1. A.Receive reports on defense
  2. B.Visit the town incognito
  3. C.Receive revenue in cash
  4. D.Consult his Council of Ministers
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Correct answer: B. Visit the town incognito

Kautilya's daily time-table for the king does not include moving through the town in disguise; he learns about his people through spies instead.

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Q11.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements :

1. Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry.

2. Lingayats of Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy.

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: C. Both 1 and 2

Both statements are correct: the Siddhas rejected idol worship, and the Lingayats rejected caste and rebirth.

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Q13.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IHard

Which one of the following statements about the Treaty of Allahabad is NOT correct ?

  1. A.It was signed in the year 1765
  2. B.The Mughal Emperor by a farman formally granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company
  3. C.Awadh was restored to its Nawab on payment of Rs. 50 Lakhs
  4. D.Banaras and the Surrounding tracts were detached from Awadh and handed over to Shah Alam II
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Correct answer: D. Banaras and the Surrounding tracts were detached from Awadh and handed over to Shah Alam II

The districts taken from Awadh and given to Shah Alam II were Kora and Allahabad, not Banaras. After the Battle of Buxar (1764), Robert Clive signed two treaties at Allahabad in August 1765.

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Q14.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB Group D · 12 Nov 2018, Shift 3Easy

The third battle of Panipat was fought in the year _______.

  1. A.1761
  2. B.1762
  3. C.1763
  4. D.1760
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Correct answer: A. 1761

The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on 14 January 1761 between the Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bhau with Vishwasrao, and the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali, who was helped by Najib-ud-Daulah of Rohilkhand and Shuja-ud-Daulah of Awadh.

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Q15.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856 :

1. The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts.

2. A Summary Revenue Settlement was made in 1856 assuming that the taluqdars were outsiders.

3. The British believed in taking revenue directly from the peasants by removing the taluqdars.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

Statements 2 and 3 are correct; the taluqdars were disarmed and their forts destroyed, not left with them. Dalhousie annexed Awadh in February 1856 on the ground of misgovernment.

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Q17.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar is/are NOT correct ? 1. Vidyasagar's writings significantly helped to develop the Bengali language 2. He received the title 'Vidyasagar' from Presidency College, Kolkata 3. He was enthusiastic about the spread of women's education 4. Vidyasagar defended widow marriage without being convinced about scriptural support Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

He got the title Vidyasagar from the Sanskrit College, Calcutta, and he argued for widow remarriage precisely on the basis of the scriptures.

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Q18.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 is correct ?

  1. A.The Government would not release those prisoners who had been non-violent.
  2. B.The Government would not release those prisoners who had indulged in the peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops.
  3. C.The Congress did not agree to the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
  4. D.The Congress agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference.
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Correct answer: D. The Congress agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference.

Under the pact, signed on 5 March 1931, Congress agreed to attend the next conference in London, and Gandhi went as its sole representative.

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Q19.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IEasy

Which of the following statements about Bhagat Singh is/are NOT true ? 1. Bhagat Singh was influenced by socialist ideas 2. He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association 3. Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 with the objective to kill as many people as possible Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

The bombs thrown in the Central Legislative Assembly were meant to make a noise and be heard, not to kill anyone.

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Q20.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements about Cripps Mission is NOT correct?

  1. A.In March 1942, Cripps persuaded War Cabinet to agree to a draft declaration
  2. B.Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel represented Congress to negotiate with the mission
  3. C.The mission offered Dominion status after the war
  4. D.The mission offered formation of constitution making body after the war
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Correct answer: B. Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel represented Congress to negotiate with the mission

Congress was represented by Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, its president, not by Sardar Patel. With Japan advancing in South-East Asia, the British War Cabinet sent Sir Stafford Cripps to India in March 1942, after he had persuaded it to accept a draft declaration.

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