Gate Way To CGL Mains : History Quiz

1.The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in?

A) Persia

B) Mongolia

C) Turkey

D) Istanbul

2.Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers in the?

A) Maratha

B) Chola

C) Chalukya

D) Maurya

3.The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by?

A) The Romans

B) The Arabs

C) The Greeks

D) The Mongolian

4.The term 'nishka' which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an?

A) Weapon

B) Script

C) Coin

D) Agricultural implement

5.The founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement was?

A) Juliette Low

B) Robert Baden-Powell

C) Charles Andrews

D) Robert Collin

6.Original name of Chanakya was?

A) Vishnugupta

B) Rajasekhara

C) Vishakadutta

D) Varahmihira

7.In Jainism is referred to as?

A) Ratnas

B) Nirvanas

C) Jina

D) Kaivalya

8.Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by?

A) Buhler

B) Robert Sewell

C) Codrington

D) James Prinsep

9.The foundation of modern education system in India was laid by?

A) Wood's Despatch of 1854

B) The Hunter Commission of 1882

C) Macaulay's Minutes of 1835

D) The Charter Act of 1813

10.The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the?

A) Bombay Presidency

B) Bengal Presidency

C) Madras Presidency

D) Bombay and Madras Presidency

ANSWERS KEY:
1- (B)
2- (D)
3- (C)
4- (C)
5- (B)
6- (A)
7- (D)
8- (D) 
9- (C)
10-(D)