INDIAN HISTORY QUIZ- 1

1. The Battle of Plassey was fought in
A.  1757   B.  1782 C.  1748  D.  1764

2. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
A.  Sutlej and Beas
B.  Jhelum and Chenab
C.  Ravi and Chenab
D.  Ganga and Yamuna

3. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
A.  military affairs
B.  the state treasury
C.  the royal household
D.  the land revenue system

4. Tripitakas are sacred books of
    A.  Buddhists  
    B.  Hindus
    C.  Jains  
    D.  None of the above

5. The treaty of Srirangapatna was  signed between Tipu Sultan and
A.  Robert Clive
B.  Cornwallis
C.  Dalhousie
D.  Warren Hastings

6. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
A.  1833  B.  1853 C.  1858  D.  1882

7. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in
A.  Telugu  
B.  Sanskrit
C.  Tamil  
D.  Kannada

8. Todar Mal was associated with
A.  music
B.  literature
C.  land revenue reforms
D.  law

9. The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
A.  1848 AD
B.  1856 AD
C.  1858 AD
D.  1862 AD

10. Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over
A.  Indo-Greeks 
B.  Sakas
C.  Parthinas  
D.  Kushanas

ANSWERS

1. A    2) B    3) A    4) A    5) B  
6) B    7) A    8) A    9) C    10) B