Important MCQs for History NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc. Part 16
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Q. The word ‘Adidas’ was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Thakkar Kappa
(c) Jyoti ba Thule
(d) B. R. Ambika
Answer: D
Q. The concept of ‘anuria’ was advocated by:
(a) Mahayana Buddhism
(b) Hinayanism Buddhism
(c) Jainism
(d) The Lokayater school
Answer: C
Q. The Barra decoy was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in:
(a) Bombay – Karnataka
(b) Punjab
(c) East Bengal
(d) Madras Presidency
Answer: C
Q. Zero was invented by:
(a) Aryabhatta
(b) Varahamihira
(c) Bhaskar I
(d) An unknown Indian
Answer: D
Q. In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from:
(a) Seagram
(b) Dandy
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Wareham
Answer: B
Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Jamaal Bajaj – Satyagraha Ashram at Wareham
(b) Dada Bhai Nairobi – Bombay Association
(c) Lela Lappet Rai – National School at Lahore
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tikal – Satyashodak Sabha
Answer: D
Q. The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by:
(a) The Greeks
(b) The Romans
(c) The Chinese
(d) The Arabs
Answer: D
Q. Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas?
(a) Lop mudra
(b) Garg
(c) Leelavati
(d) Savior
Answer: B
Q. Match list I wish list II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I | List II |
---|---|
(Eras) | (Reckoned from) |
A. Vikram era | 1.3102 BC |
B. Saka era | 2.320 AD |
C. Gupta era | 3.78 AD |
D. Kali era | 4.58 BC |
5.248 AD |
Codes: A B C D
(a) 2 4 5 1
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 5 2 3
(d) 4 3 2 1
Answer: D
Q. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and Sutras speak:
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Procrit
(c) Pail
(d) Sarasin
Answer: B
Q. The name by which Asoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is:
(a) Chakrabarti
(b) Dharma deva
(c) Dharmakirti
(d) Priyadarshi
Answer: D