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