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? 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 universally adored, admired, and respected by all castes, communities, and classes. 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 2. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of ______ to the East India Company. Rs 500,000 Rs 300,000 Rs 480,000 Rs 400,000 3. By whom had the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh been built? Kanishka Chandragupta Harshavardhana Ashoka 4. All the early Mughal Emperors except ___ were great builders Babar Jahangir Aurangzeb Humayun 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? Swami Vivekananda Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Dadabhai Naoroji 6. Who designated the administrative head of the district as Collector? Macpherson Clive Warren Hastings Cornwallis 7. The most important aspect of Sultan Flruz Tughluq’s constructive policy was the foundation of cities and construction of colleges, mosques, hospitals, etc. promotion of horticulture The digging of canals and wells Opening of a large number of Karkhanas. 8. The Jizya was Poll-tax A customs duty Tax on silk products Tax on salt 9. Which of the following is one of the greatest classics of the Sangam literature? Kural Silapadikaram Or Manimekalai Tikappiyam Pattuppattu 10. 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. 11. In 1542 Akbar was born at Herat Kabul Amarkot Agra 12. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by Bentinck Cornwallis Lord Dalhousie Lord Hastings 13. Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658, at Agra Aurangabad Fatehpur Sikri Delhi 14. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was Pheroze Shah Mehta Womesh Chandra Banerjee Dadabhai Naoroji Surendranath Banerjee Loading …