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Indian History Mixed Quiz: Set 88

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Set 88 of the Indian History mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 19 different topics of the subject: Indus Valley Civilisation, The Ahom Kingdom and Medieval North-East India, Delhi Sultanate and more. 18 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.

Questions in this quiz

20 questions with answers and explanations

Q2.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IEasy

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Moidams, built by the Tai-Ahom kingdom and inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is/are correct ? 1. They acted as army fortresses. 2. They were recreation centres of the Royals and Nobles. 3. They were burial grounds of the Royals and Nobles. 4. They were battle drill centres of the Royals and Nobles. Select the answer using the code given below :

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

The Moidams are the mound-burials of the Ahom royal family and nobles at Charaideo in Assam. The Tai-Ahoms, who ruled the Brahmaputra valley for about six centuries from the 13th century, buried their kings, queens and nobles in vaulted chambers covered by large earthen mounds.

Q4.Indian HistoryEasy

In which year was the Lucknow Pact between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League signed?

  1. A.1906
  2. B.1909
  3. C.1916
  4. D.1919
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Correct answer: C. 1916

At the Lucknow session the Congress and the Muslim League agreed on a joint demand for self-government, and the Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims; Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Muhammad Ali Jinnah were the chief architects, and the moderates and extremists of the Congress, divided since the Surat split of…

Q5.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements about Mahanavami dibba, a massive platform:

1. It is situated on one of the highest points in the city of Vijayanagara.

2. Virupaksha temple is located on it.

Which of the above statements 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 Mahanavami dibba stands on one of the highest points of Vijayanagara (Hampi), but the Virupaksha temple is not on it; the temple stands in the sacred centre of the city near the Tungabhadra.

Q6.Indian HistoryAsked in: Delhi · 9 Oct 2021, Shift 1Medium

A resolution boycotting the Simon Commission was passed at the 1927 ____ Congress session.

  1. A.Kanpur
  2. B.Lucknow
  3. C.Lahore
  4. D.Madras
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Correct answer: D. Madras

The annual session of the Indian National Congress held at Madras in December 1927, presided over by Dr M. A. Ansari, resolved to boycott the Simon Commission at every stage and in every form, and the same session passed a resolution on complete independence.

Q7.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Akbar are correct?

1. In 1560s, Akbar had the Fort of Agra constructed.

2. In 1570s, Akbar decided to build a new capital at Fatehpur Sikri.

3. Akbar also commissioned a white marble tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti at Sikri.

4. In 1585, Akbar decided to shift the capital back to Agra.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are true, but in 1585 Akbar moved his capital to Lahore, not back to Agra.

Q8.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about town planning in British India in early 19th century is/are correct? 1. The funds for town improvement were also raised through public lotteries. 2. The threats of epidemics gave an impetus to town planning in the early decades of 19th century. 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

In early nineteenth-century Calcutta, lotteries paid for town improvement, and the fear of disease pushed the British towards planning. After Lord Wellesley's Minute of 1803 on the need for town planning in Calcutta, many committees were set up to improve the city.

Q9.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti Movement in South India is NOT correct?

  1. A.The Nalayira Divyaprabandham was also known as the Tamil Veda
  2. B.Andal was an Alvar
  3. C.Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Vishnu
  4. D.Metal images of the saints Appar and Sundarar were made and then consecrated in a Shiva temple
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Correct answer: C. Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Vishnu

Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a Nayanar, one of the Tamil saints devoted to Shiva, so this statement is not correct. The early Bhakti movement of Tamil Nadu, from about the sixth century, was led by two groups of poet-saints: the Alvars, devotees of Vishnu, and the Nayanars, devotees of Shiva.

Q10.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.

2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India.

Which of the above statements 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: B. 2 only

Only statement 2 is right: Narayan Meghaji Lokhande is regarded as the father of the labour movement in India. Lokhande, an associate of Jyotirao Phule, organised the textile mill workers of Bombay and in 1890 founded the Bombay Mill Hands Association, often called India's first labour organisation.

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

The 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the

  1. A.agitation against the Partition of Bengal
  2. B.Home Rule Movement
  3. C.Non-Cooperation Movement
  4. D.visit of the Simon Commission to India
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Correct answer: A. agitation against the Partition of Bengal

Swadeshi and boycott were first adopted as national methods of struggle in the movement against Lord Curzon's partition of Bengal.

Q13.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's anti-untouchability campaign is/are correct? 1. The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded for this purpose. 2. The campaign was to root out untouchability, since it did not enjoy the sanction of the Hindu shastras. 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

Gandhi set up the All India Harijan Sevak Sangh in 1932 to fight untouchability, and he argued that untouchability had no sanction in the Hindu shastras.

Q14.Indian HistoryHard

Rani Gaidinliu, who was imprisoned by the British from 1932 to 1947, was associated with which movement?

  1. A.The Heraka movement of the Naga hills, begun by Haipou Jadonang
  2. B.The Ulgulan of Birsa Munda
  3. C.The Santhal rebellion
  4. D.The Bardoli satyagraha
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Correct answer: A. The Heraka movement of the Naga hills, begun by Haipou Jadonang

Gaidinliu, a Rongmei Naga, joined her cousin Haipou Jadonang's Heraka movement, which combined religious revival with resistance to British rule, and took over its leadership after he was hanged in 1931.

Q15.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about the Ghadar Movement is/are correct ?

1. The Ghadar Movement began in 1913 in San Francisco.

2. The movement was founded by Sohan Singh Bhakna.

3. The Ghadar Movement took its name from the weekly Ghadar brought out in several Indian languages.

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 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 describe the Ghadar Movement correctly. The Ghadar Party was formed in 1913 on the Pacific coast of the USA by Indian immigrants, mostly Punjabi Sikh farmers and workers, with its headquarters, the Yugantar Ashram, in San Francisco.

Q16.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Which one of the following was NOT a way in which kings in ancient India attempted to claim a higher status ?

  1. A.Identifying with a variety of deities
  2. B.Assuming pompous titles
  3. C.Imposing high taxes
  4. D.Conquests and annexation of territories
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Correct answer: C. Imposing high taxes

Taxes were a source of revenue for running the state, not a means of claiming exalted status. Ancient Indian kings used several devices to raise their standing.

Q17.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements :

1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces and Princely States.

2. Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature.

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 Act of 1935 proposed an All India Federation of provinces and princely states, but kept defence and foreign affairs with the Governor-General, not the legislature.

Q18.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. There are no parables in Upanishads.

2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.

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: B. 2 only

The Upanishads are full of stories and parables, and they belong to the late Vedic period, well before the Puranas took shape.

Q19.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

Which one among the following statements about the Mansabdari system is correct?

  1. A.All army troopers were allotted mansabs.
  2. B.Mansabs were usually assigned on the basis of ancestry.
  3. C.Position and salary of mansabdars were indicated by a numerical designation called zat.
  4. D.Mansabdars were never paid in cash.
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Correct answer: C. Position and salary of mansabdars were indicated by a numerical designation called zat.

Under the Mughal mansabdari system, every officer held a numerical rank called zat, which fixed his position in the hierarchy and his personal salary.

Q20.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IHard

With reference to Indian history, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State.

2. The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of Vijayanagara Empire.

3. Rohilkhand Kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Arcot grew out of the Nizam's Deccan dominion and Mysore out of the Vijayanagara Empire, but Rohilkhand was carved out of Mughal land, not Durrani's. The Nawabs of Arcot, or of the Carnatic, began as deputies of the Nizam of Hyderabad, who governed the Deccan for the Mughals; Saadatullah Khan…

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