G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 04
1. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
- (A) Assam
- (B) Bihar
- (C) Madras
- (D) Punjab
2. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about
- (A) Two centuries
- (B) Three
centuries
- (C) Four
centuries
- (D) A little
over one century
3. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as
- (A) Walashahi
- (B) Barawardi
- (C) JCumaki
- (D) Dakhili
4. There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the
- (A) Indus
seals excavated
- (B) Religious
beliefs of the Harappans
- (C) Tools
and implements used by the Harappans
- (D) Different
types of dwellings excavated
5. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
- (A) Akbar
- (B) Humayun
- (C) Shahjahan
- (D) Sher Shah
Suri
6. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
- (A) Mohammed
Ali Jinnah
- (B) Sayyid Ahmed
Khan
- (C) Aga Khan
- (D) All of the
above
7. The treaty of Mangalore was signed between
- (A) The English
East India Company and Haidar Ali
- (B) The English
East India Company and Tipu Sultan
- (C) Haidar Ali
and the Zamorin of Calicut
- (D) The
French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
8. 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
9. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
- (A) 9th Century
AD
- (B) 10th Century
AD
- (C) 12th Century
AD
- (D) 14th Century
AD
10. The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
- (A) Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
- (B) Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
- (C) Abul
Fazl's Akbarnama
- (D) Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh