30 Multiple Choice Question on History for RRB 2016

1. The Language used in writing the source materials of ancient India was ………………

[a] Sanskrit
[b] Hindi
[c] Pali
[d] Urdu
[e] None of these
Answer – [c] Pali

2. Who was the tutor of Alexander the Great ?

[a] Aristotle
[b] Aedesia
[c] Damascius
[d] Himerius
[e] None of these
Answer – [a] Aristotle

3. …………….. is the only Indus site with an artificial dockyard

[a] Mohenjo-Daro
[b] Harappa
[c] Kalibangan
[d] Lothal
[e] None of these
Answer – [d] Lothal

4. The Foundation of the city of Puhar was laid by ………………………

[a] Aditya Chola
[b] Rajendra Chola I
[c] Rajendra Chola II
[d] Karikala
[e] None of these
Answer – [d] Karikala

5. Who introduced the Mansabdari System ?

[a] Jahangir
[b] Sajahan
[c] Akbar
[d] Humayun
[e] None of these
Answer – [c] Akbar

6. The Famous Shore Temple located in

[a] Mahabalipuram
[b] Thanjavur
[c] Kalyat
[d] Kaveripoompattinam
[e] None of these
Answer – [a] Mahabalipuram

7. Who established the first supremacy of Indian Army in the Arabian Sea ?

[a] Nedujelian
[b] Rajaraja I
[c] Karikala
[d] Rajaraja II
[e] None of these
Answer – [b] Rajaraja I

8. Guru Nanak was born in …………………..

[a] 1452
[b] 1543
[c] 1658
[d] 1469
[e] None of these
Answer – [d] 1469

9. The city of Agra was founded by …………………….

[a] Shivaji
[b] Abul Fazai
[c] Sikandar Lodi
[d] Shah Jahan
[e] None of these
Answer – [c] Sikandar Lodi

10. Who was the highest officer in the army during the 13th century ?

[a] Kahlji
[b] Head
[c] Chief
[d] Khan
[e] None of these
Answer – [d] Khan

11. Sulva Sutra is related to

[a] Geometry
[b] Astronomy
[c] Agriculture
[d] Political
[e] None of these
Answer – [a] Geometry

12. Who was the author of Silappadikaram ?

[a] Kambar
[b] Ilango Adiggal
[c] Vishnu Sharma
[d] Avvaiyar
[e] None of these

Answer – [b] Ilango Adiggal

13. In how many classes was the Indian Society divided by Magasthenes ?

[a] Eight
[b] Six
[c] Seven
[d] Five
[e] None of these
Answer – [c] Seven

14. In which metal did the Satavahanas mainly mint their coins ?

[a] Gold
[b] Silver
[c] Copper
[d] Lead
[e] None of these
Answer – [d] Lead

15. Ajanta paintings associated with whose period ?

[a] Magadha’s Period
[b] Gupta’s Period
[c] Maurya’s Period
[d] Harsha’s Perios
[e] None of these
Answer – [b] Gupta’s Period

16. In which year did the Kalinga War take place ?

[a] 420 B.C
[b] 370 B.C
[c] 261 B.C
[d] 318 B.C
[e] None of these
Answer – [c] 261 B.C

17. Which material was mainly used in the mining of Harappan coin ?

[a] Copper
[b] Bronze
[c] Iron
[d] Terecotta
[e] None of these
Answer – [d] Terecotta

18. Keshava Temple located in

[a] Maharashtra
[b] Kerala
[c] Karnataka
[d] Tamil Nadu
[e] None of these
Answer – [c] Karnataka

19. The Gold coins of Gupta periods were called as

[a] Dinar
[b] Dollar
[c] Rupee
[d] Peso
[e] None of these
Answer – [a] Dinar

20. When was Somnath Temple was destroyed ?

[a] 1123
[b] 1025
[c] 1203
[d] 1056
[e] None of these
Answer – [b] 1025

21. Indian National Union was formed by AO Hume in ………………

[a] 1884
[b] 1890
[c] 1920
[d] 1937
[e] None of these
Answer – [a] 1884

22. In which year the INC splited into two groups during the session at Surat?

[a] 1913
[b] 1910
[c] 1905
[d] 1907
[e] None of these
Answer – [d] 1907

23. Who gave this slogan “ Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it” ?
[a] GK Gokhale
[b] Tilak
[c] Annie Besant
[d] Mahathma Gandhi
[e] None of these
Answer – [b] Tilak

24. Ahmedabad Mill Strike is …………………….

[a] First Hunger Strike
[b] First Disobedience Movement
[c] First Non-Co-operation Movement
[d] First Political Movement
[e] None of these
Answer – [a] First Hunger Strike

25. In 1927, the British Government appointed the Indian Statutory Commission also known as

[a] Mountbatten Commission
[b] Sedition Committe
[c] Simon Commission
[d] Nehru Commission
[e] None of these
Answer – [c] Simon Commission

26. Lahore session was held in …………….. and presided by Jawaharlal Nehru

[a] 1930
[b] 1932
[c] 1929
[d] 1917
[e] None of these
Answer – [c] 1929

27. The negotiation between Irwin and Gandhi in 5th March, 1931 came to be known as

[a] Delhi Pact
[b] Karachi Pact
[c] Maharashtra Pact
[d] Kolkata Pact
[e] None of these
Answer – [a] Delhi Pact

28. The first mass based political movement under Gandhi ‘ Non- Cooperation Movement’ was held at Nagpur in ……………………

[a] 1920
[b] 1918
[c] 1939
[d] 1912
[e] None of these
Answer – [a] 1920

29. Tilak Swarajya Fund was started to financing the ……………………….

[a] Khilafat Movement
[b] Rowlatt Act
[c] Home Rule Movement
[d] Non-Cooperation Movement
[e] None of these
Answer – [d] Non-Cooperation Movement

30. The Anti-Partition Movement was initiated on ……………..

[a] 20th November, 1921
[b] 7th August, 1905
[c] 3rd January, 1910
[d] 15th August, 1947
[e] None of these
Answer – [b] 7th August, 1905