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Sarasvati Sindhu Civilization Class 10 History Chapter 1 MCQ Question Answer 2024-25


1. From where was the metal statue of a dancing girl obtained?
(A) Harappa
(B) Mohenjodaro
(C) Chaundro
(D) Rakhigarhi

Answer :- (B) Mohenjodaro


2. Who discovered the Mohenjodaro site?
(A) Dayaram Sahni
(B) Rakhal Das Banerjee
(C) Ravindra Bisht
(D) James Prinsep.

Answer:- (B) Rakhal Das Banerjee


3. Which place of Harappan civilization is in Haryana?
(A) Banawali
(B) Mitathal
(C) Rakhigarhi
(D) All of the above.

Answer :- (D) All of the above.


4. Who discovered the Harappa site? Most Important
(A) Rakhal Das Banerjee 
(B) Dayaram Sahni
(C) Surajbhan
(D) Amla Nand

Answer – (B) Dayaram Sahni


5. By what other name is the Sarasvati Sindhu Civilization known?
(A) Harappan Civilization
(B) Mesopotamian Civilization
(C) Egyptian Civilization
(D) Maya Civilization

Answer – (A) Harappan Civilization


6. How far is the western expansion of the Sarasvati Sindhu civilization in the area?
(A) Manda
(B) Alamgirpur
(C) Daimabad
(D) Sutkagendor

Answer – (D) Sutkagendor


7. How far is the eastern extension of the Sarasvati Sindhu civilization in the area?
(A) Manda
(B) Alamgirpur
(C) Daimabad
(D) Sutkagendor

Answer – (B) Alamgirpur


8. How far is the northern extension of the Sarasvati Sindhu civilization in the region?
(A) Manda
(B) Alamgirpur
(C) Daimabad
(D) Sutkagendor

Answer – (A) Manda


9. How far is the southern extension of the Sarasvati Sindhu civilization in the area?
(A) Manda
(B) Alamgirpur
(C) Daimabad
(D) Sutkagendor

Answer – (C) Daimabad


10. In which AD did the Saraswati Indus Civilization collapse?
(A) 3200 AD
(B) 2500 AD
(C) 2600 AD
(D) 1300 AD

Ans – (D) 1300 AD


11. In whose hands was the administration of city states in Mesopotamian civilization?
(A) temples
(B) common people
(C) priestly rulers
(D) none

Answer – (C) Priestly rulers


12. Which of the following places have evidences of fortifications of residential areas been found?
(A) Kalibanga
(B) Lothal
(C) Dholavira
(D) All of the above

Answer – (D) All of the above


13. Which of these games was the main source of entertainment for the Sarasvati Sindhu civilization?
(A) Football
(B) Chess
(C) Ludo
(D) All of the above

Answer – (B) Chess


14. At which of these places has a sample of solution been found?
(A) Mehargarh
(B) Banawali
(C) Kalibanga
(D) Lothal

Answer – (B) Banawali


15. From which of these places stone sickles have been found?
(A) Mehrgarh
(B) Banawali
(C) Kalibanga
(D) Lothal

Answer – (A) Mehrgarh


16. which of the following places have the evidence of a plowing field?
(A) Mehrgarh
(B) Banawali
(C) Kalibanga
(D) Lothal

Answer – (C) Kalibanga


17. Which god was worshiped by the people of sarasvati sindhu civilization?
(A) Mother-Godess
(B) Pashupati Shiva
(C) Shivling
(D) All of the above

Answer – (D) All of the above


18. Which animal is depicted under the throne of the three headed man?
(A) Elephant
(B) Tiger
(C) Deer
(D) Buffalo

Answer – (C) Deer


19. Which animal is depicted on the left side of the throne of three headed man?
(A) Rhinoceros
(B) Buffalo
(C) Both A and B
(D) Elephant

Answer – (C) Both A and B


20. In which posture is the figure of a male shown on a seal found at Mohenjodaro?
(A) Padmasana
(B) Shavasana
(C) Vakrasana
(D) Dhanurasana

Answer – (A) Padmasana


21. In which year Saraswati Sindhu Civilization was excavated? Most Important
(A) 1922-23
(B) 1920-21
(C) 1921-22
(D) 1923-29

Answer – (c) 1921-22


22. What features are found in the cities of Saraswati Sindhu civilization? Most Important
(A) Metalled Roads
(B) Drainage
(C) Granaries
(D) All of the above

Answer –  (D) All of the above


23. What is the area of Saraswati-Sindhu Civilization?
(A) 2,15,000 Sq. km.
(B) 50,000 Sq. km.
(C) 1,15,000 Sq. km.
(D) 3,15,000 Sq. km.

Answer – (A) 2,15,000 Sq. km.


24. In which state is Lothal? Most Important
(A) Haryana
(B) Punjab
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat

Ans – (D) Gujarat


25. In which state is Kalibanga? Most Important
(A) Haryana
(B) Punjab
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat

Answer – (C) Rajasthan


Major Civilization’s of the Ancient World Class 10 History Chapter 2 MCQ Question Answer 2024-25


1. What was the capital of North Egypt?
(a) Taikhebe
(b) Buto
(c) Memphus
(d) Cairo

Answer – (b) Buto


2. What was the capital of South Egypt?
(a) Taikhebe
(b) Buto
(c) Memphus
(d) Cairo

Ans – (a) Taikhebe


3. Which city was made the new capital of Egypt by king named Minis.
(a) Taikhebe
(b) Buto
(c) Memphis
(d) Cairo

Answer – (c) Memphis


4. Who founded the first Egyptian dynasty?
(a) Mena
(b) Narmer
(c) Imhotep
(d) Khafre

Ans – (a) Mena


5. What was the emblem of North Egypt?
(a) sparrow
(b) bunch of papyrus
(c) Honeybee
(d) crow

Answer – (c) Honeybee


6. What was the emblem of South Egypt?
(a) Bird
(b) bunch of papyrus
(c) Bee
(d) Mena

Answer – (b) bunch of papyrus


7. On which river was the Egyptian civilization settled?
(a) Indus river
(b) Amazon river
(c) Nile river
(d) Ganga river

Answer – (c) Nile River


8. Which God did the rulers of Egypt consider as their favorite God? Most Important
(A) Indra Deva
(B) Sun God
(C) God of food
(D) Shani Dev

Ans – (B) Sun God


9. The process of keeping the dead body in the grave by applying a chemical coating is called, in which the body does not deteriorate?
(a) Mummy
(b) Saru
(c) Coffin
(d) Pyramid

Ans – (a) Mummy


10. Which substance did the people of Egyptian civilization trade with India?
(a) Spices
(b) Oil
(c) Sandalwood
(d) All of the above

Answer – (d) All of the above


11. What was the council of old courtiers called in the court of the pharaoh?
(a) Council of Ministers
(b) Advisor
(c) Saru
(d) Samanta

Ans – (c) Saru


12. From which plant did the Egyptians make paper?
(a) sandalwood
(b) papyrus grass
(c) barley
(d) wheat

Answer – (b) Papyrus Grass


13. Egyptian people call their God sun as?
(a) Re
(b) Ra
(c) Horus
(d) All of the above

Answer – (d) All of the above


14. Mesopotamia means?
(a) the bank of two rivers
(b) the part between two rivers
(c) the bridge of two rivers
(d) the water of two rivers

Answer – (b) The part between two rivers


15. Which script was invented by the Sumerians?
(a) cubeform script
(b) cuneiform script
(c) coneform script
(d) none of these

Answer – (b) cuneiform script


16. On which river did the Babylonian civilization develop?
(a) Nile river
(b) Tigris river
(c) Hemerite river
(d) Saraswati river

Answer – (c) Hemerite River


17. What was the name of the council of dignitaries of the upper class in Greek civilization?
(a) Boule
(b) Agora
(c) Saru
(d) Council of Ministers

Ans – (a) Boule


18. By what name, the slave class known in Greek civilization?
(a) Thete
(b) Freeman
(c) Helot
(d) all of the above

Answer – (c) Helot


19. By what name were free workers known in Greek civilization?
(a) Thete
(b) Freeman
(c) Helot
(d) all of the above

Answer – (a) Thete


20. Which of the following civilization people did not pay attention to agriculture?
(A) Egyptian Civilization
(B) Greek Civilization
(C) Chinese Civilization
(D) Roman Civilization

Answer – (b) Greek Civilization


21. On the bank of which river was the village named Rome situated?
(a) Hemerite River
(b) Tiber River
(c) Nile River
(d) Amazon River

Answer – (b) Tiber River


22. Who was the first emperor of Rome?
(a) Etruscan
(b) Alexander
(c) Jupiter
(d) Romulus

Answer – (d) Romulus


23. Who was the first emperor of China?
(a) Fu-Si
(b) Shen-nung
(c) Huang Ti
(d) Chow

Ans – (a) Fu-si


24. Who was the creator of the world according to the Chinese?
(a) Mahatma Buddha
(b) Panku
(c) Surya
(d) Kung-Ju

Answer – (b) Panku


25. By what name was the head of the states called in the Maya civilization?
(a) real man
(b) Heleck Unique
(c) both A and B
(d) none of these

Ans – (c) Both A and B


26. The king/ruler of Egypt were called? Most Important
(A) Maharaja
(B) Wang
(C) Pharaoh
(D) Administrator

Ans – (C) Pharaoh


27. Who is called the blessing of Nile river? Most Important
(A) Egypt
(B) Iraq
(C) Iran
(D) Afghanistan

Ans – (A) Egypt


28. Which is called the city of seven hills? Most Important
(A) Mumbai
(B) Cairo
(C) Rome
(D) None of these

Ans – (C) Rome


Major Philosophies of the World Class 10 History Chapter 3 MCQ Question Answer 2024-25


1. How many Purusharthas are there according to Vedic philosophy?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four

Answer – (d) Four


2. What is the total number of Vedas?
(a) two
(b) four
(c) six
(d) eight

Answer – (b) Four


3. Which of the following is the oldest Ved?
(a) Rigved
(b) Samaved
(c) Yajurved
(d) Atharvaved

Answer: (a) Rigved


4. Gayatri Mantra is taken from which Ved? Most Important
(a) Rigved
(b) Samaved
(c) Yajurved
(d) Atharvaved

Answer: (a) Rigved


5. What is the ultimate goal of all religions?
(a) connecting people with oneself
(b) propagating one’s religion
(c) helping to attain salvation
(d) distinguishing between sin and virtue

Answer – (c) Helping in attaining salvation


6. How many Tirthankaras have been there in Jain philosophy?
(a) five
(b) twelve
(c) twenty
(d) twenty four

Answer – (d) twenty four


7. Who was the last Tirthankara of Jainism?
(a) Mahavir Swami
(b) Mahatma Buddha
(c) Rishabhdev
(d) Siddhartha

Answer – (a) Mahavir Swami


8. Who was the founder of Jainism?
(a) Mahavir Swami
(b) Mahatma Buddh
(c) Rishabhdev
(d) Siddharth

Answer – (c) Rishabhdev


9. What was the childhood name of Mahavir?
(a) Siddhartha
(b) Vardhaman
(c) Gautama
(d) Zarathustra

Answer – (b) Vardhaman


10. How many Mahavratas are there in Jainism?
(a) three
(b) four
(c) five
(d) eight

Answer – (c) Five


11. Where was Mahatma Budh born?
(a) Bodh Gaya
(b) Lumbini
(c) Sarnath
(d) Kapilvastu

Answer – (b) Lumbini


12. Where did Mahatma Buddh attain enlightenment?
(a) Bodhgaya
(b) Lumbini
(c) Sarnath
(d) Kapilvastu

Ans – (a) Bodhgaya


13. Where did Mahatma Buddha give his first sermon?
(a) Bodh Gaya
(b) Lumbini
(c) Sarnath
(d) Kapilvastu

Answer – (c) Sarnath


14. What was the childhood name of Mahatma Buddh?
(a) Siddharth
(b) Vardhaman
(c) Gautam
(d) Zarathustr

Answer: (a) Siddharth


15. On which path did Mahatma Buddh advise his followers to follow?
(A) truth
(B) happy
(C) eight-fold
(D) violence

Ans – (C) eight-fold


16. Who founded the Buddhist philosophy?
(a) Mahavir Swami
(b) Mahatma Buddh
(c) Rishabhdev
(d) Gautam

Answer – (b) Mahatma Buddh


17. Who founded the Zoroastrianism?
(a) Mahavir Swami
(b) Prophet Zarathustra
(c) Pomashpa
(d) Rishabhdev

Answer – (b) Prophet Zarathustra


18. Where did Prophet Zarathustra attain enlightenment?
(a) Himalaya Mountains
(b) Under a tree
(c) Sablan Mountain
(d) Kathmandu

Answer – (c) Sablan mountain


19. What are the symbols of divine powers in Zoroastrian philosophy?
(a) Ahura Mazda
(b) Ahriman
(c) Shiv
(d) Jesus Christ

Ans – (a) Ahura Mazda


20. What are the symbols of demonic forces in Zoroastrian philosophy?
(a) Ahura Mazda
(b) Ahriman
(c) Shiva
(d) Jesus Christ

Answer – (b) Ahriman


21. Who was the founder of Judaism?
(a) Abraham
(b) Moses
(c) Jacob
(d) Judah

Answer – (b) Moses


22. Who among the following was a Chinese social reformer?
(a) Mahatma Buddha
(b) Confucius
(c) Jain Mahavira
(d) Musa

Answer – (b) Confucius


Q23. What is the Meaning of “Veda”?
(a) Learning
(b) Knowledge
(c) Inspiration
(d) book

Answer – (b) Knowledge


Q24. To which philosophy does Mahavir Swami belong? Most Important
(A) Buddhist
(B) Jainism
(C) Zoroastrianism
(D) Jewish

Answer – (B) Jainism


Q25. Who was the author of ‘Ramcharitmanas?
(A) Kalhana
(B) Tulsidas
(C) Amir Khusrow
(D) Surdas

Answer – (B) Jainism


Medieval Society : Europe and India Class 10 History Chapter 4 MCQ Question Answer 2024-25


1. What was the medieval period called in Europe?
(A) White Age
(B) Brown Age
(C) Dark Age
(
D ) True Age

Answer – (c) Dark Ages


2. Which was the first class in European society?
(a) clergy
(b) feudal lords
(c) common people
(d) none of these

Answer – (a) clergy


3. Which was the second class in European society?
(a) clergy
(b) feudal lords
(c) common people
(d) none of these

Ans – (b) feudal lords


4. Which was the third class in European society?
(a) clergy
(b) feudal lords
(c) common people
(d) none of these

Answer – (c) common people


5. Which class had the responsibility to serve God?
(a) clergy
(b) feudal lords
(c) common people
(d) none of these

Answer – (a) clergy


6. What is the place of worship of Christians called?
(a) Church
(b) Temple
(c) Gurudwara
(d) Mosque

Answer: (a) Church


7. How much of their income did the European people have to give to the Church?
(a) one fifth
(b) one tenth
(c) one third
(d) one seventh

Answer – (b) one tenth


8. Which was the ruling class of European society?
(a) clergy
(b) feudal lords
(c) common people
(d) none of these

Ans – (b) feudal lords


9. What was a large landowner called in Europe?
(a) Zamindar
(b) Farmer
(c) Lord
(d) All of the above

Answer – (c) Lord


10. Whose water did the people of Europe sprinkle on their crops?
(a) religious bath
(b) river water
(c) ground water
(d) used water

Answer: (a) religious bath


11. Who run the monastery?
(a) Judge
(b) Abbot
(c) Monk
(d) None of these

Answer – (b) Abbot


12. In which sport were the people of England more interested during medieval period?
(a) Cricket
(b) Archery
(c) Skating
(d) All of the above

Answer – (b) Archery


13. What was the living language of medieval European society?
(a) English
(b) French
(c) Latin
(d) German

Answer – (c) Latin


14. The area whose land revenue was assigned to the officials in India between 13th and 15th century is called?
(A) Feudal
(B) Iqta
(C) Jagir
(D) Zamindari

Answer – (b) Iqta


15. The area whose land revenue was assigned to the officials in India between 15th and 18th century is called?
(A) Feudal
(B) Iqta
(C) Jagir
(D) Zamindari

Answer – (C) Jagir


16. Ulema is derived from which persian word?
(a) ilm
(b) alim
(c) Knowledge
(d) None of the above

Ans – (c) Knowledge


17. What is Maktab?
(a) Language
(b) Book
(c) School
(d) Religion

Answer – (c) School


18. What were the merchants of Rajasthan in medieval India called?
(a) Baniks
(b) Seth
(c) Vohra
(d) Marwari

Answer – (d) Marwari


19. The farmers who had land ownership in India is called?
(a) Khudkasht farmer
(b) Pahikast
(c) Mujariyans
(d) Zamindar

Ans -(a) Khudkasht farmer


20. The farmers who used to cultivate on the land of another zamindar is called?
(a) Khudkasht farmer
(b) Pahikast
(c) Mujariyans
(d) Zamindar

Answer – (c) Mujariyans


21. Which ruler banned the practice of enslavement of prisoners of war?
(a) Akbar
(b) Maharana Pratap
(c) Chhatrapati Shivaji
(d) Razia Sultan

Ans – (a) Akbar


Christianity and Islam – Rise and Conflict Class 10 History Chapter 5 MCQ Question Answer 2024-25


1. Who founded Christianity?
(a) Jesus Christ
(b) Hazrat Muhammad
(c) Joseph
(d) Emperor Octavian

Answer – (a) Jesus Christ


2. In which family was Jesus born?
(a) Hindu family
(b) Muslim family
(c) Jewish family
(d) Jain family

Answer – (c) Jewish family


3. What is the name of the holy book of Christians?
(a) Bible
(b) Quran
(c) Bhagavad Gita
(d) None of these

Answer – (a) Bible


4. What is the place of worship of Christians called?
(A) Temple
(B) Church
(C) Mosque
(D) Gurudwara

Answer – (b) Church


5. Who laid the foundation of Protestantism?
(a) Martin Luther
(b) Roman Catholic
(c) Emperor Octavian
(d) Emperor Constantine

Ans – (a) Martin Luther


6. Who was the founder of Islam religion?
(a) Jesus Christ
(b) Hazrat Muhammad
(c) Joseph
(d) Emperor Octavian

Answer – (b) Hazrat Mohammad


7. Where was Hazrat Muhammad born?
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Mecca
(d) Medina

Answer: (c) Mecca


8. At what age did Hazrat Mohammad get married?
(a) 20 years
(b) 22 years
(c) 25 years
(d) 27 years

Answer – (c) 25 years


9. How many times a day do the followers of Islam pray to God?
(a) once
(b) three times
(c) five times
(d) seven times

Answer – (c) five times


10. In which month do the followers of Islam keep their fast?
(a) Ramadan
(b) Ashadh
(c) Sawan
(d) All of the above

Answer: (a) Ramadan


11. The invasion of Jerusalem was called
(a) World War
(b) Crusade
(
c) Terrorism
(d) None of these

Answer – (c) Crusade


12. What was the main reason for attacking Jerusalem?
(a) Killing of Christians
(b) Demolition of the holy site
(c) Capturing the pilgrims
(d) All of the above

Answer – (d) All of the above


13. Who discovered the American continent?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Columbus
(c) Captain James Cook
(d) Abe Laxman

Answer – (b) Columbus


14. Who was the first sailor to visit India from the following?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Columbus
(c) Captain James Cook
(d) Abe Laxman

Answer – (a) Vasco da Gama


15. When was the American continent first discovered?
(a) 1402 A.D.
(b) 1422 A.D.
(c) 1462 A.D.
(d) 1492 A.D.

Ans – (d) 1492 AD.


Foreign Invasions on India Class 10 History Chapter 6 MCQ Question Answer 2024-25


1. When did Mahmud bin Qasim invade India?
(a) 710 AD
(b) 636 AD
(c) 712 AD
(d) 713 AD

Ans – (c) 712 AD


2. Who attacked on India 17 times?
(a) Mahmud bin Qasim
(b) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(c) Mohammad Ghori
(d) Babur

Answer – (b) Mahmud Ghaznavi


3. Who won the first battle of Tarain?
(a) Prithviraj Chauhan
(b) Mohammad Gauri
(c) Qutubuddin Aibak
(d) Mahmud Ghaznavi

Answer: (a) Prithviraj Chauhan


4. Who fought the second battle of Tarain?
(a) Prithviraj Chauhan – Mahmud Ghaznavi
(b) Prithviraj Chauhan – Mohammad Gauri
(c) Prithviraj Chauhan – Qutubuddin Aibak
(d) Prithviraj Chauhan – Jaichand

Answer – (b) Prithviraj Chauhan – Mohammad Gauri


5. When did Timur invade India?
(a) 1191 AD
(b) 1225 AD
(c) 1398 AD
(d) 1526 AD

Ans – (c) 1398 AD


6. When was the first battle of Panipat fought?
(a) 1526 AD
(b) 1556 AD
(c) 1739 AD
(d) 1756 AD

Answer: (a) 1526 AD


7. Who established the Mughal Empire in India?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Babur

Answer – (d) Babur


8. Who was the last Sultan of Delhi Sultanate?
(a) Bahlol Lodi
(b) Ibrahim Lodi
(c) Sikandar Lodi
(d) Hemu

Answer – (b) Ibrahim Lodi


9. How many main routes were there to enter India from the west during medieval period?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Answer – (c) 3


10. In which state is the Somnath Temple located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Bihar
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer – (b) Gujarat


11. Timur was the ruler of which place?
(a) Tashkent
(b) Samarkand
(c) Afghan
(d) None of the above.

Answer – (b) Samarkand


12. Who fought the Battle of Karnal?
(a) Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah
(b) Muhammad and Ahmad Shah
(c) Ahmad Shah and Nadir Shah
(d) Akbar and Hemu

Answer – (a) Mohammad Shah and Nadir Shah.


13. Who took away the famous Kohinoor diamond and peacock throne from India?
(a) Ahmad Shah Abdali
(b) Nadirshah
(c) The Britishers
(d) Mohammad Shah Rangeela

Answer – (b) Nadirshah


14. When did the third battle of Panipat take place?
(a) 1739 AD
(b) 1756 AD
(c) 1757 AD
(d) 1761 AD

Ans – (d) 1761 AD


15. Who was defeated in the third battle of Panipat?
(a) Ahmad Shah Abdali
(b) Marathas
(c) Rajputs
(d) Mughals

Answer – (b) Marathas


16. Nadirshah was the ruler of which place?
(a) Afghan
(b) Iran
(c) Samarkand
(d) America

Answer – (b) Iran.


17. Which statement is true about the war fought by Babur?
(A) 1526 – First Battle of Panipat
(B) 1527 – Battle of Khanwa
(C) 1528 – Battle of Chanderi
(D) All of the above.

Ans – (d) All of the above.


18. Babur’s Father was the ruler of which kingdom?
(a) Greece
(b) Iran
(c) Fargana
(d) Afghan

Answer – (c) Fargana


19. When did Mohammad Gauri’s first defeat in India take place?
(a) 1175-76 AD
(b) 1176-77 AD
(c) 1177-78 AD
(d) 1178-79 AD

Ans – (d) 1178-79 AD


20. What was India called during ancient time?
(a) Richest country
(b) Golden Sparrow
(c) Hero’s mine
(d) None of the above.

Ans – (b) Golden Sparrow


21. Who destroyed Nalanda University?
(a) Mohd. Gori
(b) Bakhtiar Khilzi
(c) Mohd. Bin Qasim
(d) Mohd. Gazni

Ans – (b) Bakhtiar Khilzi


Colonialism and Imperialism Class 10 History Chapter 7 MCQ Question Answer 2024-25


1. In which country did the Industrial Revolution first take place?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) England
(d) Germany

Answer – (c) England


2. How many wars were fought in Karnatak between British and French people?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four

Answer – (c) Three


3. Which war did the British fight to establish their authority in Bengal?
(a) Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Buxar
(c) Maratha War
(d) Battle of Mysore

Answer – (a) Battle of Plassey


4. Whom did the British defeat in the Battle of Plassey?
(a) Tipu Sultan
(b) Nawab Siraj-ud-daula
(c) Maratha power
(d) None of these

Answer – (b) Nawab Siraj-ud-daula


5. When was the Battle of Plassey fought?
(a) 1744 A.D.
(b) 1763 A.D.
(c) 1757 A.D.
(d) 1764 A.D.

Ans – (c) 1757 AD.


6. Where did the British get Diwani in the battle of Buxar?
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d) All of the above

Answer – (d) All of the above


7. When did the Battle of Buxar take place?
(a) 1744 A.D.
(b) 1763 A.D.
(c) 1757 A.D.
(d) 1764 A.D.

Ans – (d) 1764 AD.


8. When did the Portuguese navigator Vasco-de-Gama come to India?
(a) 1398 A.D.
(b) 1498 A.D.
(c) 1470 A.D.
(d) 1506 A.D.

Ans – (b) 1498 AD.


9. Where did France first establish its settlements in India?
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Calicut
(d) Chandranagar

Ans – (a) Pondicherry


10. Which policy did America propose to save China from partition?
(A) War Policy
(B) Open Door Policy
(C) Law Policy
(D) Training Policy

Answer – (b) Open Door Policy


11. By what name was the continent of Africa known at the time of imperialism?
(a) dark continent
(b) sandy continent
(c) hot continent
(d) all of the above

Answer – (a) Dark Continent


12. When did the First World War take place?
(a) 1912 to 1918
(b) 1914 to 1920
(c) 1914 to 1918
(d) 1912 to 1920

Ans – (c) 1914 to 1918 AD.


13. Who wrote the book Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India.
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Dadabhai Naroji
(c) Ramesh Chandra Dutt
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer – (b) Dadabhai Naroji


14. When did the British introduce the English education system in India?
(a) 1815 AD
(b) 1865 AD
(c) 1835 AD
(d) 1845 AD.

Ans – (c) 1835 AD.


Movement Against British Colonialism in India Class 10 History Chapter 8 MCQ Question Answer 2024-25


1. When did India’s first major freedom struggle take place?
(a) 1757 AD
(b) 1857 AD
(c) 1905 AD
(d) 1947 AD.

Ans – (b) 1857 AD.


2. When did the Indian peasants uprising the Indigo Revolt?
(a) 1859 AD-1860 AD
(b) 1867 AD-1868 AD
(c) 1873 AD-1878 AD
(d) 1844 AD-1857 AD

Answer: (a) 1859 AD-1860 AD.


3. Under whose leadership did the Kuka movement take place?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Ram Singh Kuka
(d) Balak Singh

Answer – (c) Ram Singh Kuka


4. Ram Singh Kuka was arrested and sent to which prison?
(a) Rangoon
(b) Tihar Jail
(c) Ranchi Jail
(d) None of these

Ans – (a) Rangoon


5. Who was the first to boycott foreign goods?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Ram Singh Kuka
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Chandrashekhar Azad

Answer – (b) Ram Singh Kuka


6. Who led the Munda protest?
(a) Ram Singh
(b) Birsa Munda
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Chapekar brothers

Answer – (b) Birsa Munda


7. When did the Munda Sardars start the movement against British imperialism?
(a) 1867 AD
(b) 1877 AD
(c) 1889 AD
(d) 1899 AD.

Ans – (d) 1899 AD.


8. Who composed the song ‘Vande Mataram’?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Arvind Ghosh

Answer – (b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee


9. Who edited the Marathi language newspaper named Kesari?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Arvind Ghosh

Answer: (a) Lala Lajpat Rai


10. Who killed Plague Commissioner Rand?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Birsa
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Chapekar brothers

Answer – (d) Chapekar brothers


11. Who was given the title of ‘Lokmanya’?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Chapekar brothers

Answer – (c) Lala Lajpat Rai


12. Which English officer adopted the policy of ‘Divide and Rule’?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Mount
(d) None of these

Answer – (b) Lord Curzon


13. Who formed the Home Rule League?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer – (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak


14. Whom did the British call the father of Indian unrest?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer – (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak


15. When did the plague epidemic break out in Pune?
(a) 1890 AD
(b) 1894 AD
(c) 1896 AD
(d) 1897 AD

Ans – (d) 1897 AD.


16. Who constituted the ‘Bharat Swashasan Samiti’?
(a) Shyamji Krishna Varma
(b) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: (a) Shyamji Krishna Verma


17. Who started the newspaper ‘Indian Sociologist’?
(a) Shyamji Krishna Varma
(b) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: (a) Shyamji Krishna Verma


18. Who was the President of the Ghadar Party?
(a) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(b) Sohan Singh Bhakana
(c) Lala Hardayal
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer – (b) Sohan Singh Bhakana


19. When was the ‘Hindustan Republican Association’ formed?
(a) 1857 AD
(b) 1950 AD
(c) 1899 AD
(d) 1924 AD.

Ans – (d) 1924 AD.


20. When did the Simon Commission come to India?
(a) 1908 AD
(b) 1918 AD
(c) 1928 AD
(d) 1932 AD.

Ans – (c) 1928 AD.


21. Which patriot lost his life in opposing the Simon Commission?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Rajguru
(d) Sukhdev

Answer – (b) Lala Lajpat Rai


22. Who was involved in the Lahore Conspiracy Case?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Rajguru
(d) Sukhdev

Ans – (a) Bhagat Singh


23. When did Subhash Chandra Bose become the President of the Congress?
(a) 1935 AD
(b) 1938 AD
(c) 1940 AD
(d) 1942 AD

Ans – (b) 1938 AD.


24. Who formed the Azad Hind Fauj?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Arvind Ghosh

Answer – (b) Subhas Chandra Bose


25. Who gave the slogan ‘Delhi Chalo’
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Arvind Ghosh

Answer – (b) Subhas Chandra Bose


26. On which ship did the movement by the soldiers of 1946 AD started?
(A) Arrow
(B) Tejas
(C) Talvar
(D) Storm

Answer – (c) Talvar


27. When did the Chaura-Chauri incident happen in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) 1922 AD
(b) 1924 AD
(c) 1935 AD
(d) 1927 AD.

Answer: (a) 1922 AD.


28. When did Mahatma Gandhi start the civil disobedience movement?
(a) 1922 AD
(b) 1924 AD
(c) 1930 AD
(d) 1927 AD

Ans – (c) 1930 AD.


29. When was the ‘Gandhi Irwin Pact’ signed?
(a) 1922 AD
(b) 1924 AD
(c) 1930 AD
(d) 1931 AD

Ans – (d) 1931 AD.


50 Years of Independent India Class 10 History Chapter 9 MCQ Question Answer 2024-25


1. When is Independence Day celebrated in India?
(a) 26th January
(b) 15th August
(c) 21st March
(d) 2nd October

Answer – (b) 15th August


2. When is Republic Day celebrated in India?
(a) 26th January
(b) 15th August
(c) 21st March
(d) 2nd October

Answer: (a) 26th January


3. When did India become independent from the British?
(a) 15 August 1950 AD
(b) 15 August 1947 AD
(c) 15 August 1942 AD
(d) 15 August 1948 AD.

Ans – (b) 15 August 1947 AD.


4. Who demanded a separate country for Muslims?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Bhimrao Ambedkar
(d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Answer – (d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah


5. With how many countries does India share its border?
(a) four
(b) seven
(c) ten
(d) five

Answer – (b) Seven


6. Which of the following is known as ‘Iron Man’?
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Abdul Kalam
(d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Answer – (a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


7. When was the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir removed?
(a) 2 October, 2019 AD
(b) 31 October, 2019 AD
(c) 16 November, 2019 AD
(d) 5 January, 2020 AD.

Ans – (b) 31 October, 2019 AD.


8. Under which section did Jammu and Kashmir get special status?
(a) Article 420
(b) Article 310
(c) Article 370
(d) Article 440

Answer – (c) Article 370


9. Which of the following princely states refused to join the Indian Union?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Junagadh
(c) Kashmir
(d) All of the above

Answer – (d) All of the above


10. Who was the permanent president of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Abdul Kalam
(d) Bhimrao Ambedkar

Answer: (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad


11. When was the Indian Constitution framed?
(a) 26 January 1950 AD
(b) 26 October 1949 AD
(c) 26 November 1949 AD
(d) 15 August 1950 AD.

Ans – (c) 26 November 1949 AD.


12. When was the Indian Constitution implemented?
(a) 26 January 1950 AD
(b) 26 October 1949 AD
(c) 26 November 1949 AD
(d) 15 August 1950 AD

Ans – (a) 26 January 1950 AD.


13. When were India’s first elections held?
(a) 1950-51 AD
(b) 1951-52 AD
(c) 1952-53 AD
(d) 1949-50 AD

Answer- (b) 1951-52 AD.


14. When was the State Reorganization Commission appointed?
(a) 1950 AD
(b) 1952 AD
(c) 1953 AD
(d) 1949 AD.

Ans – (c) 1953 AD.


15. When was the State Reorganization Act passed?
(a) 1950 AD
(b) 1952 AD
(c) 1953 AD
(d) 1956 AD

Ans – (d) 1956 AD.


16. Green Revolution is related to?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Oilseeds
(c) Fisheries
(d) Milk

Answer: (a) Agriculture


17. Yellow Revolution is related to?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Oilseeds
(c) Fisheries
(d) Milk

Answer – (b) Oilseeds


18. Blue Revolution is related to?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Oilseeds
(c) Fisheries
(d) Milk

Answer: (c) Fisheries


19. What is the White Revolution related to?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Oilseeds
(c) Fisheries
(d) Milk

Answer – (d) Milk


20. When was emergency declared in India?
(a) 25 June 1975 AD
(b) 25 June 1971 AD
(c) 25 June 1970 AD
(d) 25 June 1967 AD.

Ans – (a) 25 June 1975 AD.


21. When was the emergency ended?
(a) 21 March 1976 AD
(b) 21 March 1977 AD
(c) 21 March 1980 AD 
(d) 21 March 1979 AD

Ans – (b) 21 March 1977 AD.


22. When was the Planning Commission established?
(a) 15 March 1947 AD
(b) 15 March 1950 AD
(c) 15 March 1948 AD
(d) 15 March 1952 AD.

Ans – (b) 15 March 1950 AD.


23. When was the National Development Council established?
(a) 6 August 1950 AD
(b) 6 August 1951 AD
(c) 6 August 1952 AD
(d) 6 August 1953 AD.

Ans – (c) 6 August 1952 AD.


24. Who is known as ‘Missile Man’?
(a) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
(b) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer – (b) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam


25. When was the Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship signed?
(a) 1955 AD.
(b) 1965 AD.
(c) 1971 AD.
(d) 1982 AD.

Ans – (c) 1971 AD.


26. When was the United Nations Organization established?
(a) 24 October 1942 AD
(b) 24 October 1945 AD
(c) 24 October 1947 AD
(d) 24 October 1953 AD.

Ans – (b) 24 October 1945 AD.


27. Who was the first Indian woman President of the United Nations General Assembly?
(a) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(b) Durgavati Pandit
(c) Mahalakshmi Pandit
(d) None of these

Ans – (a) Vijayalakshmi Pandit


28. Which was the first country to recognize Bangladesh?
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) China
(D) America

Ans – (B) India

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