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Online Play Quiz on Banking History and Banking Awareness questions and answers MCQ useful for competitive exams like IBPS, SBI, SSC, RRB, GATE and various competitive exams. Here we are provided you Banking Awareness Quiz for your daily practice. Which is important for other banking exams Questions on Banking History Question 1. The Largest and Oldest Bank, still… Read More »

Question 1. Who introduced Ist-e-Marari settlement? (A) Wellesley (B) Warren Hastings (C) Lord Cornwallis (D) Lord Dufferin Question 2. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the? (A) Absence of heavy industries (B) Scarcity of foreign capital (C) Scarcity of natural resources (D) Preference of the rich to… Read More »

Question 1. The first Factory Act for restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time? (A) Lord Lytton (B) Lord Bentinck (C) Lord Ripon (D) Lord Canning Question 2. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the? (A) Imposition of certain restriction… Read More »

Question 1. Ranjit Singh got famous Kohinoor diamond from __________. (A) Shah Suza (B) Zaman Shah (C) Dost Mohammad (D) Sher Ali Question 2. Capital of Kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was? (A) Amritsar (B) Patiala (C) Lahore (D) Kapurthala Question 3. To which Misl did Ranjit Singh belong? (A) Sukerchakia (B) Sandhvwalia (C) Ahluwalia… Read More »

Question 1. Who was the founder of British Empire in India? (A) Warren Hastings (B) Lord Amherst (C) Lord Robert Clive (D) Lord William Bentinck Question 2. Sirajuddaula was defeated by Lord Clive in the battle of? (A) Plassey (B) Buxer (C) Munger (D) Wandiwash Question 3. Which was the following war consolidated British supremacy… Read More »

Question 1. Which one of the following European trading company was the first to establish its factory at Surat?  (A) The Dutch (B) The English (C) The French (D) The Portuguese Question 2. Which of the British officials defeated Portuguese at Sowlley? (A) William Hawkins (B) Thomas Best (C) Thomas Roe (D) Josiah Child Question… Read More »

Question 1. Who among the following had welcomed Vasco-da-Gama at Calicut? (A) Gasper Correa (B) Albuquerque (C) Zamorin (D) Don Ahnaida Question 2. Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India? (A) Diaz (B) Vasco-da-Gama (C) Almeida (D) Albuquerque Question 3. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India?  (A) 1496 (B) 1497 (C) 1498 (D) 1600 Question… Read More »

Check your knowledge of Modern History by taking this MCQ Quiz. The quiz covers a range of topics from the late 18th century to the early 21st century.

Ancient History Topic Wise Quiz This blog post contains a quiz on Indian ancient history. The quiz has been designed to test your knowledge on various aspects of ancient Indian history.

Question 1. Consider the following pairs. Famous Region Place: Bodh Gaya: Baghelkhand Khajuraho: Bundelkhand Shirdi: Vidarbha Nasik (Nashik): Malwa Tirupati: Rayalaseema Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (A) 1, 3, 4 and 5 (B) Only 2 and 5 (C) 2, 3, 4 and 5 (D) 1, 2 and 4 Question 2. Which… Read More »

Pre-Medieval Period Questions: Question 1. The Luxman Era was started by which of the following dynasty?  (A) Sena (B) Chauhans (C) Pals (D) Pratiharas Question 2. Who out of the following performed a ritual called ‘Hiranya- Garbha’? (A) Harsha (B) Danti Durga (C) Harish Chandra (D) Mayur Sharman Question 3. Which ruler of Bengal founded… Read More »

Question 1. Which river was the lifeline of Pandya state? (A) Vengi (B) Tungabhadra (C) Krishna (D) Godavar Question 2. Who among the following was the author of the Tamil Ramayanam or Ramavataram?  (A) Tikkana (B) Nannaya (C) Kuttan (D) Kamban Question 3. Amphora Jar is a __________. (A) Black and red ware jar (B)… Read More »

Practise Ancient South Indian History objective questions with answers. Question 1. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon? (A) Vijayalaya (B) Rajendra-I (C) Rajaraja-I (D) Aditya-I Question 2. Who among the following Chola rulers converted the Bay of Bengal into a ‘Chola Lake’? (A) Kulottunga (B) Adhiraj (C) Rajendra-I (D) Rajaraja-I Question 3. The… Read More »

Question 1. Who of the following Gods was considered as War-God in the Vedic Pantheon? (A) Mitra (B) Agni (C) Indra (D) Varuna Question 2. . In which phase, the concept of untouchability was put clearly? (A) Dharmashastra phase (B) Later Gupta phase (C) Later Vedic phase (D) Rigvedic phase Question 3. Who among the… Read More »

Question 1. ‘Nishka’ in ancient India was known as? (A) Silver Coins (B) Copper Coins (C) Cows (D) Gold ornament Question 2. The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of? (A) Worship of nature and bhakt (B) Worship of nature and yajnas (C) Image worship and yajnas (D) Bhakti Question 3. The word ‘Yava’… Read More »

Question 1. The Rig Veda is the _________. (A) Text of war (B) Collection of words (C) Collection of stories (D) Collection of hymns Question 2. Vedic river Askini is identified with which one of the following rivers? (A) Jhelum (B) Chenab (C) Ravi (D) Beas Question 3. The main theme of Upanishads is _________.… Read More »

Question 1. Two Indians who were associated with discovery of Indus Valley Civilization, are ? (A) Madhosarup Vats and V.B. Rao (B) Ashirwadi Lal Srivastava and Rangnath Rao (C) John Marshall and Ishwari Prasad (D) Rakhal Das Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni Question 2. Which metal has so far not been discovered in Harappan sites ?… Read More »

Question 1. The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of Indus valley civilization is the discovery of _________. (A) Scripts (B) Temple (C) Utensils, jewellery, weapons, tools (D) Seals Question 2. Which site of Indus Valley is now in Pakistan?  (A) Alamgirpur (B) Lothal (C) Harappa (D) Kalibangan Question 3. Harappan civilization, Lothal, is… Read More »

Question 1. In India, from which rock-shelter, pictures has been found the most? (A) Adamgarh (B) Lekhahia (C) Bhimbetka (D) Ghagharia Question 2. The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian sub-continent comes from? (A) Tokwa (B) Mehrgarh (C) Lahuradeva (D) Koldihwa Question 3. Where is the National Human Museum situated?  (A) Chennai (B) Bhopal… Read More »