53. Balban's theory of kingship emphasised:
A) Democratic elections
B) Divine right and royal dignity
C) Village autonomy
D) Religious equality alone
Answer: B) Divine right and royal dignity
54. Alauddin Khalji's market-control policy was primarily intended to:
A) Promote foreign trade
B) Maintain a large army at relatively low cost
C) Eliminate agriculture
D) Encourage temple construction
Answer: B) Maintain a large army at relatively low cost
55. The officer responsible for supervising market regulations under Alauddin Khalji was the:
A) Kotwal
B) Shahna-i-Mandi
C) Wazir
D) Barid
Answer: B) Shahna-i-Mandi
56. Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifted the capital from Delhi to:
A) Lahore
B) Agra
C) Daulatabad
D) Jaunpur
Answer: C) Daulatabad
57. Muhammad bin Tughlaq's token currency experiment primarily involved:
A) Gold coins
B) Silver coins
C) Copper/brass coins intended to circulate at face value
D) Paper currency
Answer: C) Copper/brass coins intended to circulate at face value
58. Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of:
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
59. The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in 1336 by:
A) Harihara and Bukka
B) Krishnadevaraya and Achyuta Raya
C) Devaraya I and Devaraya II
D) Saluva Narasimha and Tuluva Narasa
Answer: A) Harihara and Bukka
60. The traveller who described Vijayanagara's grandeur during Krishnadevaraya's reign was:
A) Al-Biruni
B) Domingo Paes
C) Ibn Battuta
D) Marco Polo
Answer: B) Domingo Paes
61. Krishnadevaraya belonged to the:
A) Sangama dynasty
B) Saluva dynasty
C) Tuluva dynasty
D) Aravidu dynasty
Answer: C) Tuluva dynasty
62. The Battle of Talikota was fought in:
A) 1526
B) 1556
C) 1565
D) 1576
Answer: C) 1565
63. The Mughal Empire in India was founded after the First Battle of Panipat by:
A) Humayun
B) Babur
C) Akbar
D) Sher Shah
Answer: B) Babur
64. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the:
A) Battle of Khanwa
B) First Battle of Panipat
C) Battle of Chausa
D) Battle of Ghaghra
Answer: B) First Battle of Panipat
65. The Battle of Khanwa was fought between Babur and:
A) Rana Sanga
B) Sher Shah
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Hemu
Answer: A) Rana Sanga
66. Sher Shah defeated Humayun decisively at:
A) Khanwa
B) Chausa
C) Haldighati
D) Talikota
Answer: B) Chausa
67. Sher Shah's administrative reforms included the improvement of the:
A) Grand Trunk Road
B) Silk Road to China
C) Konkan coast
D) Khyber Pass only
Answer: A) Grand Trunk Road
68. Akbar abolished the pilgrimage tax in:
A) 1562
B) 1563
C) 1564
D) 1575
Answer: B) 1563
69. Akbar abolished the jizya in:
A) 1563
B) 1564
C) 1575
D) 1582
Answer: B) 1564
70. The “Ibadat Khana” was established by Akbar at:
A) Agra
B) Delhi
C) Fatehpur Sikri
D) Lahore
Answer: C) Fatehpur Sikri
71. The Mughal administrative system of ranking officials according to “zat” and “sawar” was developed under:
A) Babur
B) Humayun
C) Akbar
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: C) Akbar
72. Akbar's revenue system is particularly associated with the reforms of:
A) Birbal
B) Todar Mal
C) Abul Fazl
D) Man Singh
Answer: B) Todar Mal
73. The “Ain-i-Akbari” was written by:
A) Badauni
B) Abul Fazl
C) Faizi
D) Nizamuddin Ahmad
Answer: B) Abul Fazl
74. The Mughal emperor who reimposed jizya in 1679 was:
A) Shah Jahan
B) Jahangir
C) Aurangzeb
D) Bahadur Shah I
Answer: C) Aurangzeb
75. The Battle of Haldighati was fought in 1576 between the forces of Akbar and:
A) Rana Sanga
B) Maharana Pratap
C) Shivaji
D) Malik Ambar
Answer: B) Maharana Pratap
76. Shivaji's coronation took place at:
A) Pune
B) Raigad
C) Satara
D) Sinhagad
Answer: B) Raigad
77. The council of eight ministers established by Shivaji was called:
A) Ashtapradhan
B) Navaratna
C) Chahalgani
D) Panchayat
Answer: A) Ashtapradhan
78. The Treaty of Purandar (1665) was concluded between Shivaji and:
A) Shaista Khan
B) Jai Singh I
C) Aurangzeb
D) Mir Jafar
Answer: B) Jai Singh I
79. The Battle of Plassey was fought in:
A) 1757
B) 1761
C) 1764
D) 1772
Answer: A) 1757
80. The Battle of Buxar was fought between the English East India Company and the combined forces of:
A) Siraj-ud-daulah, Mir Jafar and Shah Alam II
B) Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam II
C) Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali and Shah Alam II
D) Ranjit Singh, Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-daulah
Answer: B) Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam II
81. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in 1765 after the:
A) Battle of Plassey
B) Battle of Buxar
C) Third Battle of Panipat
D) Battle of Wandiwash
Answer: B) Battle of Buxar
82. The system of Dual Government in Bengal was introduced by:
A) Warren Hastings
B) Robert Clive
C) Cornwallis
D) Wellesley
Answer: B) Robert Clive
83. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced in 1793 by:
A) Warren Hastings
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: B) Lord Cornwallis
84. The Ryotwari system was associated particularly with:
A) Thomas Munro
B) Cornwallis
C) Holt Mackenzie
D) William Bentinck alone
Answer: A) Thomas Munro
85. The Subsidiary Alliance system was most extensively developed by:
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Lord Wellesley
C) Lord Hastings
D) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: B) Lord Wellesley
86. The Doctrine of Lapse is associated with:
A) Lord Bentinck
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Canning
D) Lord Ripon
Answer: B) Lord Dalhousie
87. The Revolt of 1857 began at:
A) Delhi
B) Kanpur
C) Meerut
D) Lucknow
Answer: C) Meerut
88. The immediate military cause of the Revolt of 1857 was associated with:
A) Heavy taxation
B) Doctrine of Lapse
C) Greased cartridges
D) Permanent Settlement
Answer: C) Greased cartridges
89. The last Mughal emperor who became a symbolic leader of the Revolt of 1857 was:
A) Akbar II
B) Bahadur Shah II
C) Shah Alam II
D) Farrukhsiyar
Answer: B) Bahadur Shah II
90. The Indian National Congress was founded in:
A) 1885
B) 1887
C) 1890
D) 1905
Answer: A) 1885
91. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at:
A) Calcutta
B) Bombay
C) Madras
D) Allahabad
Answer: B) Bombay
92. The first president of the Indian National Congress was:
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) W.C. Bonnerjee
C) A.O. Hume
D) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: B) W.C. Bonnerjee
93. The Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by:
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Minto
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Hardinge
Answer: A) Lord Curzon
94. The Swadeshi Movement emerged primarily in response to:
A) Rowlatt Act
B) Partition of Bengal
C) Simon Commission
D) Vernacular Press Act
Answer: B) Partition of Bengal
95. The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at:
A) Lahore
B) Dhaka
C) Karachi
D) Aligarh
Answer: B) Dhaka
96. The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was concluded between:
A) Congress and Muslim League
B) Congress and Hindu Mahasabha
C) Muslim League and Justice Party
D) Congress and Communist Party
Answer: A) Congress and Muslim League
97. Gandhi's first major Satyagraha in India was associated with:
A) Ahmedabad
B) Kheda
C) Champaran
D) Bardoli
Answer: C) Champaran
98. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn following the incident at:
A) Jallianwala Bagh
B) Chauri Chaura
C) Kakori
D) Dandi
Answer: B) Chauri Chaura
99. The Dandi March of 1930 was launched primarily against the:
A) Land revenue system
B) Salt laws
C) Rowlatt Act
D) Press restrictions
Answer: B) Salt laws
100. The Quit India Movement was launched in:
A) 1939
B) 1940
C) 1942
D) 1946
Answer: C) 1942
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