Target PCS

Quiz - history

This quiz having 10 questions.
Try to attempt all questions and after submitted, see the detailed analysis.

1. Rigveda mentions the Saraswati river between:
  (a) Ganga and Yamuna
  (b) Yamuna and Sutlej
  (c) Indus and Beas
  (d) Sutlej and Ganga
2. Which Act introduced “separate electorates” for Muslims?
  (a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
  (b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
  (c) Indian Councils Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto)
  (d) Government of India Act, 1919
3. Who presided over the Lahore Session (1929) of INC where “Purna Swaraj” was declared?
  (a) Mahatma Gandhi
  (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
  (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
  (d) Motilal Nehru
4. The famous Iron Pillar at Mehrauli (Delhi) belongs to the reign of:
  (a) Ashoka
  (b) Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
  (c) Harsha
  (d) Skandagupta
5. Who introduced the “Iqtadari system”?
  (a) Iltutmish
  (b) Alauddin Khilji
  (c) Balban
  (d) Qutubuddin Aibak
6. Who built the Alai Darwaza in Delhi?
  (a) Qutubuddin Aibak
  (b) Alauddin Khilji
  (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
7. The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” was given by:
  (a) Bhagat Singh
  (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
  (c) Hasrat Mohani
  (d) Chandrashekhar Azad
8. The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) was related to:
  (a) Framing of the Indian Constitution
  (b) Partition of Bengal
  (c) Salt Satyagraha
  (d) Round Table Conferences
9. Which Harappan site is famous for dockyard remains?
  (a) Lothal
  (b) Kalibangan
  (c) Harappa
  (d) Mohenjo-Daro
10. The “Tripitaka” is the sacred book of:
  (a) Jains
  (b) Buddhists
  (c) Hindus
  (d) Ajivikas