History MCQs and Answers For Odisha Exam

History MCQs and Answers: History MCQs are very important for OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC & Other State Exams. Aspirants who are willing to apply for the various Government exams 2022 must go through the topics of History for competitive exams, as History is a key part of the syllabus.

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Q1. Who organised the Indian National Army?

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Netaji Chandra Shekhar Azad

(d) Vallabhbhai Patel

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. To overthrow the British from India, the Indian National Army was organised by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

Q2. Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the Annual Session held at

(a) Ahmedabad

(b) Poona

(d) Kanpur

S2. Ans.(c)

Sol. Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the Annual Session held at Belgaum in 1924.

He held the position of the President of the INC only once.

Q3. Which of the following personalities, the ‘tree of Liberty’ at Srirangapatna is associated with?

(a) Haider Ali

(b) Tipu Sultan

(d) Raj Raja I

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol.Tipu Sultan was associated with the ‘tree of Liberty’ at Srirangapatna.

TipuSultan , also known as Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of Kingdom of Mysore.

Q4. The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was

(a) Malik Muhammad Jayasi

(b) Abdur Rahim

(d) Chand Bardai

S4. Ans.(a)

Sol. Malik Muhammad Jayasi was the first Indian Hindi Scholar. Malik Muhammad Jayasi (died 1542) was an Indian Sufi poet and pir. He wrote in the Awadhi language, and in the Persian Nastaʿlīq script. His best known work is the epic poem Padmavat.

Q5.The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading center in the places mentioned below is?

(a)Calcutta, Bombay, , Madras and surat.

(b)Bombay, Madras, surat and Calcutta.

(c)surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta.

(d)surat, Madras Calcutta, Bombay.

S5. (d)

Sol.

Britishers established their first trading center in Surat.

After that in Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay.

Q6. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________

(a) Alauddin Khalji

(b) Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji

(d) Firuz Tughlaq

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol. Their most prominent sultan was Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Under his reign, the Delhi Sultanate expanded its geographical boundaries to cover most of India.

Q7.The Home rule league was started by?

(a)Gandhi.

(b)Tilak.

(d) Telang.

S7. (b)

Sol.

Home rule movement was a movement in British India on the lines of Irish Home rule movement. It was stated in india under the leadership of Annie besant and Tilak.

Q8. The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was

(a) Megasthenes

(b) Yuan Chwang

(d) Nicolo Conti

S8. Ans.(d)

Sol. Nicolo Conti, an Italian, was at Vijayanagar in about 1420, just after the accession of Devaraya I. The first known foreign traveller, he mentions that the fortifications of the city and the thousands of men employed in the army of the rulers

Q9. The Samadhi of Raja Ram Mohan Roy is in

(a) Kolkata

(b) Patna

(d) Canada

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol.Raja Ram Mohan Roywas an Indian reformer and founder of the BrahmoSamaj.

He was given the title of Raja by Akbar II, the Mughal emperor.

His Samadhi or mausoleum is located at Bristol, England.

Q10. Who was Mahatma Gandhi’s preferred presidential candidate in 1939 Indian National Congress (INC) Tripuri Session?

(a) Subhash Chandra Bose

(b) PattabhiSitharamayya

(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. PattabhiSitharamayya was Mahatma Gandhi’s preferred presidential candidate in the 1939 Indian National Congress (INC) Tripuri session.

Gandhi Ji nominated him for the presidency of the Congress against the growing extremist wing.

PattabhiSitharamayya was defeated by Subash Chandra Bose in the 1939 Indian National Congress (INC) Tripura session.

The Tripuri session in 1939 was the 52nd session of the Indian National Congress (INC),

PattabhiSitharamayya was the first president of the Indian National Congress after independence.

Q11. Who was the founder of the Sena dynasty?

(a) Ballal Sena

(b) Hemanta Sen

(d) Vijay Sen

S11. Ans.(b)

Sol. The dynasty’s founder was Samanta Sena. After him came Hemanta Sena who usurped power and styled himself king in 1095 AD. His successor Vijaya Sena (ruled from 1096 AD to 1159 AD) helped lay the foundations of the dynasty, and had an unusually long reign of over 60 years.

Q12. In which year lalaLajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organizing the agrarian movement in Punjab?

(a) 1905.

(b)1907.

(d) 1911.

S12. (b)

Sol.

In 1907, lalaLajpat Rai was deported. He was called with the title punjabkesari. He was Lathi charged In the agitation in lahore Against simmoncomission and was died later.

Q13. Which of the following revolts during Aurangzeb’s period had a peasant agrarian background?

(a) Rajputs

(b) Jats and Satnamis

(d) Sikhs

S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. Satnamis, who were actually Hindus rebelled against Aurangzeb in 1672. Their leader was Birbhan. Satnamis lived in the region around Delhi. Satnamis fought with courage but they were defeated by the imperial army of Mughals and crushed to death. Jats also rebelled against Aurangzeb under the leadership of local Zamindar Gokala. They were never subdued completely and continued to resist the Mughal rule and when Aurangzeb died, they succeeded in establishing an independent Jat kingdom in Bharatpur.

Q14. When was Non-Cooperation Movement launched?

(a) 1919

(b) 1920

(d) 1928

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol. Non-Cooperation Movement launched in 1920. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and was supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist British rule in India through nonviolent means.

Q15. Who assassinated Gandhi ji?

(a) Gopal Godse

(b) Narayan Apte

(d) Sakshi Maharaj

S15. Ans.(c)

Sol. Nathuram Vinayak Godse was the sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. On 30 January 1948, he shot Gandhi in New Delhi

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