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Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Shaka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?
(a) 22nd March (or 21st March)
(b) 15th May (or 16th May)
(c) 31st March (of 30th March)
(d) 21st April (or 20th April)
Option a – 22nd March (or 21st March)
The period of the Parthian Empire was ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) 247 BC-224 AD
(b) 247 BC-224 BC
(c) 224 BC-247 AD
(d) 224 BC-147 AD
Option a – 247 BC-224 AD
What language did Parthians speak?
(a) Prakit
(b) Iranian
(c) Greek
(d) None of these
Option b – Iranian
Who among the following issued gold coins regularly in ancient India? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) Satavahana
(b) Saka
(c) Kushan
(d) Parthian
Option c – Kushan
The largest number of copper coins in India Northern and North-Western issued were
(a) Indo-Greeks
(b) Kushans
(c) Sakas
(d) Pratiharas
Option b – Kushans
Which of the following dynasty empire was expanded even outside of India?
(a) Gupta dynasty
(b) Maurya dynasty
(c) Kushan dynasty
(d) None of these
Option c – Kushan dynasty
Art of Ganghara style flourished during the reign of ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) Kushans
(b) Guptas
(c) Akbar
(d) Mauryas
Option a – Kushans
Who among the following was the ruler of the Kushan dynasty?
(a) Vikramaditya
(b) Danti Durga
(c) Khadphises I
(d) Pushyamitra
Option c – Khadphises I
Who among the following introduced gold coins for regular use in India? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) Vima Kadphises
(b) Kujula Kadphises
(c) Kanishka
(d) Hermwes
Option a – Vima Kadphises
The greatest development in the Kushan period was in the field of
(a) religion
(b) art
(c) literature
(d) architecture
Option a – religion
In which year, the coronation of Kushan king Kanishka was held? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) 178 BC
(b) 101 AD
(c) 58 BC
(d) 78 AD
Option d – 78 AD
Which one of the following is not associated with the Court of Kanishka?
(a) Ashvaghosha
(b) Charaka
(c) Nagarjuna
(d) Patanjali
Option d – Patanjali
Who of the following did not adorn the court of Kanishkal? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) Ashvaghosha
(b) Parshva
(c) Vasumitra
(d) Vishakhadatta
Option d – Vishakhadatta
Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
(a) Vasumitra
(b) Nagarjuna
(c) Charaka
(d) Patanjali
Option c – Charaka
What is the date of the Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) 78 AD
(b) 81 AD
(c) 98 AD
(d) 121 AD
Option b – 81 AD
Ashvaghosha was a contemporary of
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta-ll
(c) Kanishka
(d) Harshvardhan
Option c – Kanishka
The women of which Indian tribe or kingdom had taken up arms against Alexander after a large number of its soldiers had been killed or wounded on the battlefield? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) Abhisara
(b) Glausai
(c) Katha
(d) Massaga
Option d – Massaga
Who started the Shaka era and when?
(a) Kadphises in 58 BC
(b) Vikramaditya in 58 BC
(c) Rudradaman I in AD 78
(d) Kanishka in AD 78
Option d – Kanishka in AD 78
Which inscription tells about the various achievements of Rudradaman-l? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) Junagadh
(b) Bhitari
(c) Nasik
(d) Sanchi
Option a – Junagadh
Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using forced labor?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Bindusar
(c) Ashoka
(d) Rudradaman-l
Option d – Rudradaman-I
The earliest specimen of the ‘Kavya’ style is found in the inscription of ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) Rudradaman of Kathiawar
(b) Ashoka
(c) Rajendra I
(d) None of the above
Option a – Rudradaman of Kathiawar
How much is the year difference between the Shaka Samvat and Vikram Samvat?
(a) 57 years
(b) 78 years
(c) 135 years
(d) 320 years
Option c – 135 years
Which one of the following will be the year of Shaka Samvat in December 2009? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) 1931
(b) 1952
(c) 2066
(d) 2087
Option a – 1931
When was Shaka Samvat initiated?
(a) 58 AD
(b) 78 AD
(c) 320 AD
(d) 606 AD
Option b – 78 AD
Buddha is depicted on the coins of ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) Vima Kadphises
(b) Kanishka
(c) Nahpaad
(d) Budhagupta
Option b – Kanishka
With respect to the Hunter Commission for Education, consider the following statements :
- It emphasized that secondary education should be imparted through the vernacular.
- It recommended that primary education should have two divisions – literary and vocational.
- As a result of its recommendations, teaching-cum- examining universities like the Punjab University and the Allahabad University were successively set up.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3
Option c – 3 only
Which of the following constitute the provisions of the Sergeant Plan of Education, 1944? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- First, eight years of schooling to be an integral part of a free and compulsory nationwide education system.
- Teaching to be in Hindi from class II to VII and in English only after class VIII.
- Educating the child through the medium of productive activity of a suitable handicraft.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option b – 2 and 3 only
Arrange the following committees for the development of education during the British rule in the correct chronological order : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- Hartog
- Sergeant
- Hunter
- Saddler
- Raleigh
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 3-5-4-1-2
(b) 5-3-1-4-2
(c) 5-1-4-2-3
(d) 3-5-1-2-4
Option a – 3-5-4-1-2
With reference to the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education, consider the following statements :
The Zakir Hussain committee was crucial in
- formulation of this detailed scheme for basic education.
- Its idea could not be developed much because of the start of the First World War and the Non-Cooperation Movement in near future.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option b – 2 only
Consider the following : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- Assessment of land revenue on the basis of the nature of the soil and the quality of crops
- Use of mobile cannons in warfare
- Cultivation of tobacco and red chilies
Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English?
(a) 1 Only
(b) 1 & 2
(c) 2 & 3
(d) None
Option d – None
Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order :
- Establishment of Hindu College
- Founding of Universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras
- Founding of Roorkee College of Engineering
- Establishment of Calcutta Medical College
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 4-1-2-3
(b) 1-4-3-2
(c) 1-3-4-2
(d) 4-1-3-2
Option b – 1-4-3-2
With reference to the development of education during the British Rule in India, consider the following statements : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- The Charter Act of 1833 adopted a provision to spend one lakh rupees per annum for the spread of education in India.
- The Orientalists advocated the promotion of oriental subjects through Indian languages.
- Macaulay’s Minute on Indian Education broke the stalemate position of the General Committee of Public Education.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Option b – Only two
With reference to Wood’s Despatch, consider the following statements : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- It introduced the concept of ‘downward filtration theory’ in the Indian education system.
- It recommended English as the medium of instruction at all levels of schooling for the very first time.
- It talked about affiliating universities in the presidency towns of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
- It laid stress on female and vocational education, and on teachers’ training.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 3 and 4
Option b – 3 and 4 only
Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
(a) increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
(b) growth in the number of Indian-owned factories
(c) commercialization of Indian agriculture
(d) rapid increase in the urban population
Option c – commercialization of Indian agriculture
Consider the following : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- Widow Remarriage Act
- Abolition of Sati
- Sarada Act
- Age of Consent Act
Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
(a) 1-2-3-4
(b) 1-2-4-3
(c) 2-1-3-4
(d) 2-1-4-3
Option d – 2-1-4-3
With reference to the Regulating Act of 1773, which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The directors of the Company were required to submit all revenue administration affairs and civil and military government correspondence.
(b) A Supreme Court of judicature was to be established in Bengal with original and appellate jurisdictions where all subjects could seek redressal.
(c) The governor-general could exercise some powers over the governments of Bombay and Madras.
(d) The servants of the Company were immune if they did anything while discharging their duties.
Option d – The servants of the Company were immune if they did anything while discharging their duties
With reference to the judicial reforms brought by Lord Cornwallis, consider the following statements : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- The highest civil and criminal courts of appeal, i.e., Sadar Diwani Adalat and Sadar Nizamat Adalat were functioning at the top of the judicial system in Calcutta.
- The collectors were robbed of their judicial powers and made solely responsible for the collection of revenue.
- Indian judges or Munsiffs were appointed to all the courts at the bottom of the judicial system.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option d – 1, 2 and 3
Who among the following is known as the ‘liberator of the Indian press’?
(a) Lord Metcalfe
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Curzon
Option a – Lord Metcalfe
During the British rule in India, which among the following were included under ‘Home Charges’? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- Cost of army training
- Pensions to British Indian Officials
- The guaranteed interest on railways
- Campaigns outside India but charged on the Indian Finances
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3, and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option d – 1, 2, 3 and 4
Consider the following statements : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- The Coal mining in India was first started at Raniganj in 1772.
- The first cotton textile mill in India was setup at Mumbai in 1854.
- The first jute mill in the Hooghly Valley near Kolkata was established in 1855.
- Tata Iron and Steel Plant was set up at Jamshedpur in 1907.
How many statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four
Option d – All four
With reference to Constitutional developments after 1858, consider the following statements :
- The portfolio system was introduced by Lord Canning in 1861.
- The Secretary of State for India was to be paid by the British Exchequer by the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
- Satyendra Prasad Sinha was the first Indian to join the Executive Council in 1919.
Which of the statements given above are not correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Option d – 2 and 3 only
Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of the Industrial revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) Indian handicrafts were ruined
(b) Machines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large numbers
(c) Railway lines were laid in many parts of the country
(d) Heavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufacturers
Option a – Indian handicrafts were ruined
With reference to the judicial and administrative reforms brought by William Bentinck, which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Establishment of the provincial courts of appeal and circuit abolished by Cornwallis
(b) Replaced of Persian with English as the official language in the courts
(c) Setup of a Law Commission under Macaulay for codification of Indian laws
(d) Suppression of thuggee with the aid of William Henry Sleeman
Option a – Establishment of the provincial courts of appeal and circuit abolished by Cornwallis
Consider the following statements :
- The Permanent Settlement conferred the land ownership right in the zamindars.
- The Ryotwari system made cultivators capable enough to invest their surplus for the extension of agriculture.
- A decline in world demand for Indian cotton led to famine and agrarian riots in the Deccan cotton belt in the 1870s.
How many statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Option b – Only two
With reference to the deindustrialization during the British rule in India, consider the following statements : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- In the first half of 19th century, tariffs of nearly 80 per cent were imposed on Indian textiles.
- The Charter Act of 1833 allowed for the first time one-way free trade for the British citizens.
- After revolt of 1857, European markets were nearly closed to Indian exports.
Which of the statements give above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
Option a – 1 only
With reference to labour legislations in British India, consider the following statements :
- The first Indian Factory Act was passed during the term of Lord Lytton.
- Employment of children under 9 years of age was prohibited in the first Indian Factory Act.
- The labour legislations did not apply to British-owned tea and coffee plantations.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Option b – 1 and 2 only
With reference to Police Reforms during British rule, consider the following statements : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- Under new reforms, faujdars were replaced by English Magistrates.
- The system of thanas and daroga was modernized by Warren Hastings.
- The office of the superintendent of police was instated by William Bentinck.
Which of the statements given above are not correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option b – 2 and 3 only
With reference to financial decentralization in British India, consider the following statements : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- Financial decentralization started by the Indian Councils Act of 1861.
- Lord Mayo is also called father of local self-government in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option b – 2 only
Consider the following statements : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- Lord Lytton sought to abolish ‘judicial disqualification based on race distinctions’ by passing the Ilbert Bill.
- The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for a Federal Court which was later on established in 1937.
- The Indian High Courts Act of 1861 established High Courts of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option b – 2 and 3 only
Arrange the areas in correct chronological order which came under different Land Revenue Settlements during the British Rule : ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
- Bengal
- Madras
- Bombay
- Punjab
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1-2-3-4
(b) 2-1-4-3
(c) 2-1-3-4
(d) 1-4-2-3
Option c – 2-1-3-4
(a) Education
(b) Famine
(c) Police Reforms
(d) Public Services
Option d – Public Services
Which one of the following is not correct regarding the Vernacular Press Act of 1878? ( Spectrum Modern India PDF MCQs )
(a) The district magistrate was empowered to call upon the printer and publisher of any vernacular newspaper to enter into a bond with the government undertaking not to cause disaffection against the government.
(b) The magistrate’s action was final and no appeal could be made in a court of law.
(c) The Amrita Bazar Patrika was banned under this Act for criticizing British policies.
(d) This Act/legislation was repealed in 1882 by Viceroy Ripon.
Option c – The Amrita Bazar Patrika was banned under this Act for criticizing British policies
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