Indian History – Series 3


11) Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of

(a) safety from robbers

(b) protection against cattle raiders

(c) protection against floods

(d) All the above

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Option – d)


12) The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?

(a) Agriculture

(b) Trade and Commerce

(c) Crafts

(d) All the above

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Option – d)


13) The normal form of government during the Vedic period was

(a) democracy

(b) republics

(c) oligarchy

(d) monarchy

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Option – d)


14) Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?

(a) Saumilla

(b) Sudraka

(c) Shaunaka

(d) Susrutha

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Option – d)


15) In which region was the first metallic coin used In India?

(a) The Indo-Gangetic plain of central India

(b) The Himalayas

(c) Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh

(d) The Deccan Plateau

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Option – a)


16) Who among the following did not attend the First Round Table Conference?

(a) MK Gandhi

(b) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru

(c) Dr Ambedkar

(d) C V Chintamani

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Option – a)


17) To which personality Gandhiji gave the title “Deen Bandhu”?

(a) Sri Aurobindo

(b) CF Andrews

(c) Vinoba Bhave

(d) CR Das

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Option – b)


18) “India for the Indiana” was the political message of

(a) D E Wacha

(b) Vivekanand

(c) Dayanand

(d) Hume

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Option – c)


19) As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was not correct?

(a) British India must remain an integral part of the British Empire.

(b) Responsible Government would be realised only by the progressive stages.

(c) Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects.

(d) The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament.

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Option – d)


20) Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at

(a) Bombay

(b) Calcutta

(c) Gujarat

(d) Poona

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Option – a)