History MCQ Test – 1By Kirti Read the questions given below. Select the best from the given 4 options- Please enter your email: 1. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why Mahatma Gandhi is known Ra the Father of Nation? His social-political, economic and religious ideologies were based on Indian values with a very strong moral and ethical content He was universally adored, admired, and respected by all castes, communities, and classes. Starting with opposition to the Rowlatt Acts, till the Quit India Movement he was the supreme leader and the main spirit behind the national movement He was the founder President of the Indian National Congress 2. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was Surendranath Banerjee Dadabhai Naoroji Womesh Chandra Banerjee Pheroze Shah Mehta 3. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by Lord Dalhousie Cornwallis Bentinck Lord Hastings 4. By whom had the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh been built? Kanishka Ashoka Chandragupta Harshavardhana 5. All the early Mughal Emperors except ___ were great builders Jahangir Babar Humayun Aurangzeb 6. Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658, at Delhi Agra Fatehpur Sikri Aurangabad 7. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of ______ to the East India Company. Rs 400,000 Rs 300,000 Rs 500,000 Rs 480,000 8. Which of the following is one of the greatest classics of the Sangam literature? Pattuppattu Tikappiyam Silapadikaram Or Manimekalai Kural 9. Who designated the administrative head of the district as Collector? Cornwallis Warren Hastings Clive Macpherson 10. The Jizya was Poll-tax Tax on silk products Tax on salt A customs duty 11. In 1542 Akbar was born at Herat Amarkot Agra Kabul 12. The most important aspect of Sultan Flruz Tughluq’s constructive policy was The digging of canals and wells the foundation of cities and construction of colleges, mosques, hospitals, etc. promotion of horticulture Opening of a large number of Karkhanas. 13. As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was not correct? Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects. Responsible Government would be realized only by the progressive stages. The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament. British India must remain an integral part of the British Empire. 14. Who declared that he would talk of religion only when he succeeded in removing poverty and misery from the country, for religion could not appease hunger? Swami Vivekananda Dadabhai Naoroji Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Loading …