Top 100 Indian History GK Question and MCQ Quiz - Part-I

Top 100 Indian History MCQ Question

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   Tripitakas are sacred books of

1. A. Buddhists       Correct Answer
2. B. Hindus      
3. C. Jains      
4. D. None of the above      

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   The Battle of Plassey was fought in

1. A. 1757       Correct Answer
2. B. 1782      
3. C. 1748      
4. D. 1764      

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   The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

1. A. Sutlej and Beas       Correct Answer
2. B. Jhelum and Chenab      
3. C. Ravi and Chenab      
4. D. Ganga and Yamuna      

4.  

   
   

   Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look afte

1. A. military affairs       Correct Answer
2. B. the state treasury      
3. C. the royal household      
4. D. the land revenue system      

5.  

   
   

   The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent

1. A. Nirvana       Correct Answer
2. B. Sangha      
3. C. Buddha      
4. D. Dhamma      

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   The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

1. A. Jawaharlal Nehru     
2. B. Dadabhai Naoroji        Correct Answer
3. C. R.C. Dutt      
4. D. M.K. Gandhi      

7.  

   
   

   The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and

1. A. Robert Clive     
2. B. Cornwallis        Correct Answer
3. C. Dalhousie      
4. D. Warren Hastings      

8.  

   
   

   The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year

1. A. 1833     
2. B. 1853        Correct Answer
3. C. 1858      
4. D. 1882      

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   Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?

1. A. Dannayaka     
2. B. Sumanta      
3. C. Nayaka      
4. D. Mahanayakacharya        Correct Answer

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    The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in

1. A. Telugu       Correct Answer
2. B. Sanskrit      
3. C. Tamil      
4. D. Kannada      

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    Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?

1. A. China     
2. B. Germany      
3. C. Italy      
4. D. Japan        Correct Answer

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    We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of

1. A. Cartius     
2. B. Trajan        Correct Answer
3. C. Nero      
4. D. Brutus      

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    The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with

1. A. Central Asia     
2. B. Iran      
3. C. Greece        Correct Answer
4. D. China      

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    Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of

    
    

    I. brahman
    II. purusha
    III. prakriti
    IV. satya
    V. achyuta
    VI. aniruddha

1. A. I, II, III, IV and V     
2. B. II, III, IV, V and VI      
3. C. I, II, IV, V and VI      
4. D. I, III, IV, V and VI        Correct Answer

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    The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as

1. A. Walashahi     
2. B. Barawardi      
3. C. JCumaki      
4. D. Dakhili        Correct Answer

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    The treaty of Mangalore was signed between

1. A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali     
2. B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan        Correct Answer
3. C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut      
4. D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan      

17.  

    
    

    To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated

1. A. Ghurids     
2. B. Arabs      
3. C. Karkotakas      
4. D. Hindushahis        Correct Answer

18.  

    
    

    To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?

1. A. Lawyers     
2. B. Teachers      
3. C. Journalists      
4. D. All of the above        Correct Answer

19.  

    
    

    The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in

1. A. Palamoli     
2. B. Aruvanad      
3. C. Pattinappalai        Correct Answer
4. D. Padirrupattu      

20.  

    
    

    Todar Mal was associated with

1. A. music     
2. B. literature      
3. C. finance        Correct Answer
4. D. law      

21.  

    
    

    The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in

1. A. 1848 AD     
2. B. 1856 AD      
3. C. 1858 AD        Correct Answer
4. D. 1862 AD      

22.  

    
    

    To which of the following dynasties did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong?

1. A. Karkota     
2. B. Utpala      
3. C. Paramara        Correct Answer
4. D. Gurjara Pratihara      

23.  

    
    

    Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over

1. A. Indo-Greeks     
2. B. Sakas        Correct Answer
3. C. Parthinas      
4. D. Kushanas      

24.  

    
    

    Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were

1. A. Babar and Humayun     
2. B. Humayun and Jahangir      
3. C. Babar and Jahangir        Correct Answer
4. D. Jahangir and Shahjahan      

25.  

    
    

    To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?

1. A. Chandragupta     
2. B. Ashoka        Correct Answer
3. C. Kanishka      
4. D. Harsha      

26.  

    
    

    The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the

1. A. 9th Century AD     
2. B. 10th Century AD      
3. C. 12th Century AD      
4. D. 14th Century AD        Correct Answer

27.  

    
    

    The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was

1. A. Bhojpuri     
2. B. Magadhi      
3. C. Pali        Correct Answer
4. D. Sanskrit      

28.  

    
    

    There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?

1. A. Santhals       Correct Answer
2. B. Ahoms      
3. C. Pagal Panthis      
4. D. Ramosi      

29.  

    
    

    Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of

1. A. Travancore       Correct Answer
2. B. Baroda      
3. C. Hyderabad      
4. D. Mysore      

30.  

    
    

    Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.

1. A. Assam     
2. B. Punjab      
3. C. Bengal      
4. D. N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam        Correct Answer

31.  

    
    

    Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were

    
    

    I. Cheras
    II. Cholas
    III. Chalukyas
    IV. Pallavas
    V. Pandyas

1. A. I, II, V       Correct Answer
2. B. II, III, IV      
3. C. III, IV, V      
4. D. I, II, IV      

32.  

    
    

    The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted

1. A. ivory     
2. B. pepper        Correct Answer
3. C. a fine variety of Indian muslin      
4. D. damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance      

33.  

    
    

    The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by

1. A. Monserrate     
2. B. Tavernier      
3. C. Manrique      
4. D. Bernier        Correct Answer

34.  

    
    

    The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with

1. A. the cultivator     
2. B. the village community      
3. C. the king        Correct Answer
4. D. the joint family      

35.  

    
    

    To which of the republic of Buddha belong?

1. A. Licchavis     
2. B. Sakyas        Correct Answer
3. C. Mallas      
4. D. None of the above      

36.  

    
    

    There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the

1. A. Indus seals excavated     
2. B. religious beliefs of the Harappans      
3. C. tools and implements used by the Harappans      
4. D. different types of dwellings excavated        Correct Answer

37.  

    
    

    The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was

1. A. Hind Keasri     
2. B. Kaiser-e-Hind        Correct Answer
3. C. Rai Bahadur      
4. D. Rt. Honorable      

38.  

    
    

    Tipu sultan was the ruler of

1. A. Hyderabad     
2. B. Madurai      
3. C. Mysore        Correct Answer
4. D. Vijayanagar      

39.  

    
    

    The term yavanika meant

1. A. foreign goods     
2. B. dancer      
3. C. curtain        Correct Answer
4. D. theatre      

40.  

    
    

    The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the

1. A. entire Imperial establishment     
2. B. land owned b the emperor himself        Correct Answer
3. C. religious land grants      
4. D. land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury      

41.  

    
    

    Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work

1. A. Mudrarakasam       Correct Answer
2. B. Devi Chand Guptam      
3. C. Mrichekakatika      
4. D. Malavikagnimitra      

42.  

    
    

    The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of

1. A. Clive       Correct Answer
2. B. Comwallis      
3. C. Waren Hastings      
4. D. William Bentinck      

43.  

    
    

    'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by

1. A. Swami Vivekananda     
2. B. Swami Dayananda        Correct Answer
3. C. Raja Rammohan Roy      
4. D. None of the above      

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    The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a

1. A. slave     
2. B. cultivator      
3. C. neighbor        Correct Answer
4. D. foreigner      

45.  

    
    

    To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?

1. A. Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR     
2. B. Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia      
3. C. Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka      
4. D. All of the above        Correct Answer

46.  

    
    

    The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in

1. A. Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari     
2. B. Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi      
3. C. Abul Fazl's Akbarnama        Correct Answer
4. D. Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh      

47.  

    
    

    Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?

1. A. Akbar       Correct Answer
2. B. Humayun      
3. C. Shahjahan      
4. D. Sher Shah Suri      

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    To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of

1. A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak     
2. B. Iltutmish        Correct Answer
3. C. Ruknuddin Firoz Shah      
4. D. Jalal-id-din Khilji      

49.  

    
    

    The weekly Commonweal was founded by

1. A. Annie Besant       Correct Answer
2. B. Bipan Chandra Pal      
3. C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak      
4. D. Sarojini Naidu      

50.  

    
    

    Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of

1. A. Shajahan     
2. B. Akbar      
3. C. Humayun      
4. D. Jahangir        Correct Answer

51.  

    
    

    The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of

1. A. wind     
2. B. eternity      
3. C. rain and thunder        Correct Answer
4. D. fire      

52.  

    
    

    Tolkappiyam is associated with the

1. A. first Sangam period     
2. B. second Sangam period        Correct Answer
3. C. third Sangam period      
4. D. post-third Sangam period      

53.  

    
    

    Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of

1. A. Chalukyas       Correct Answer
2. B. Cholas      
3. C. Pallavas      
4. D. Satavahanas      

54.  

    
    

    The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in

1. A. early Vedic texts     
2. B. early Buddhist texts      
3. C. pre-Gupta inscriptions        Correct Answer
4. D. post-Gupta inscriptions      

55.  

    
    

    Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?

1. A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah     
2. B. Sayyid Ahmed Khan      
3. C. Aga Khan        Correct Answer
4. D. All of the above      
5. E. None of the above      

56.  

    
    

    Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?

1. A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah     
2. B. Sayyid Ahmed Khan      
3. C. Aga Khan        Correct Answer
4. D. All of the above      
5. E. None of the above      

57.  

    
    

    Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is

1. A. Kunala     
2. B. Tivara        Correct Answer
3. C. Mahendra      
4. D. Jalauka      

58.  

    
    

    We can know about early vedic period from

1. A. archaeological excavations     
2. B. the Rig Veda        Correct Answer
3. C. Jatak Katha      
4. D. contemporary culture      

59.  

    
    

    The Upanishads are

1. A. a source of Hindu philosophy       Correct Answer
2. B. books of ancient Hindu laws      
3. C. books on social behavior of man      
4. D. prayers to God      

60.  

    
    

    Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in

1. A. 1857       Correct Answer
2. B. 1858      
3. C. 1900      
4. D. 1909      

61.  

    
    

    The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was

1. A. Bukka I     
2. B. Devaraya I        Correct Answer
3. C. Krishnadevaraya      
4. D. Ramaraya      

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    Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.

1. A. Bhukit     
2. B. Pradesa      
3. C. Vithi        Correct Answer
4. D. Ahara      

63.  

    
    

    The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at

1. A. Agra     
2. B. Delhi        Correct Answer
3. C. Dhar      
4. D. Gulbarga      

64.  

    
    

    The term Nirgrantha is associated with

1. A. Ajivikas     
2. B. Charvakas      
3. C. Jainas        Correct Answer
4. D. Pasupatas      

65.  

    
    

    The Kalinga was fought in

1. A. 321 BC     
2. B. 301 BC      
3. C. 261 BC        Correct Answer
4. D. 241 BC      

66.  

    
    

    Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of

1. A. Assam     
2. B. Bihar      
3. C. Madras      
4. D. Punjab        Correct Answer

67.  

    
    

    The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was

1. A. Athanasius Nikitin     
2. B. Nicolo de Conti        Correct Answer
3. C. Ibn Batuta      
4. D. Ferishta      

68.  

    
    

    The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?

1. A. Shankracharya was born that year.       Correct Answer
2. B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.      
3. C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.      
4. D. All Muslim invaders were defeated.      

69.  

    
    

    The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by

1. A. S.N. Sen     
2. B. R.C. Mazumdar      
3. C. B.G. Tilak      
4. D. V.D. Savakar        Correct Answer

70.  

    
    

    The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira addes which of the followings as the fifth vow?

1. A. Abstention from stealing     
2. B. Non-injury      
3. C. Brahmacharya or continence        Correct Answer
4. D. Non-attachment      

71.  

    
    

    The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about

1. A. two centuries     
2. B. three centuries        Correct Answer
3. C. four centuries      
4. D. a little over one century      

72.  

    
    

    Revenue system during Akbar's reign was in the hands of--

1. A. Bairam Khan     
2. B. Man Singh      
3. C. Birbal      
4. D. Todarmal        Correct Answer

73.  

    
    

    When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor General of free India, who among the following became the Governor General for Pakistan?

1. A. Lord Mountbatten     
2. B. M.A. Jinnah        Correct Answer
3. C. Liaquat Ali Khan      
4. D. Shaukat Ali      

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    For which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan 'Do or Die'?

1. A. Kheda Satyagraha     
2. B. Non-Co-Operation Movement      
3. C. Civil Disobedience Movement      
4. D. Quit India Movement        Correct Answer

75.  

    
    

    From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the individual Satyagraha in 1940?

1. A. Nadiad in Gujarat       Correct Answer
2. B. Paunar in Maharashtra      
3. C. Adyar in Tamil Nadu      
4. D. Guntur in Andhra Pradesh      

76.  

    
    

    Sarvodaya stands for--

1. A. Total revolution     
2. B. Non-Co-operation      
3. C. Upliftment of all        Correct Answer
4. D. Non-Violence      

77.  

    
    

    The newspaper brought out by Bal Gangadhar Tilak to promote nationalism was--

1. A. Yugantar     
2. B. Deshbhakti      
3. C. Kesari        Correct Answer
4. D. Kranti      

78.  

    
    

    The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between--

1. A. Babur and Rana Sanga       Correct Answer
2. B. Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga      
3. C. Humayun and Sher Shah      
4. D. Humayun and Nusrat Shah      

79.  

    
    

    Gandhiji launched the Non-Co-operation Movement in____

1. A. 1920       Correct Answer
2. B. 1919      
3. C. 1921      
4. D. 1922      

80.  

    
    

    Which one of the following writings is NOT related to Mahatma Gandhi?

1. A. My Experiments with Truth     
2. B. Harijan      
3. C. The Holy Family        Correct Answer
4. D. Hind Swaraj      

81.  

    
    

    Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan was accepted?

1. A. Jawahar Lal Nehru     
2. B. Sardar Patel      
3. C. Maulana Azad      
4. D. J.B. Kripalani        Correct Answer

82.  

    
    

    Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Mahatma Gandhi?

1. A. Annie Besant     
2. B. Mridula Sarabhai      
3. C. Muthu Lakshmi      
4. D. Sarojini Naidu        Correct Answer

83.  

    
    

    Between which two rulers was the First Battle of Panipat fought?

1. A. Akbar and Bahlol Lodi     
2. B. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi        Correct Answer
3. C. Bairam Khan and Sikandar Lodi      
4. D. Shahjahan and Daulat Khan Lodi      

84.  

    
    

    Who among the following wrote the book 'A nation in the making'?

1. A. Dinbandhu Mitra     
2. B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak      
3. C. Surendra Nath Banerjee        Correct Answer
4. D. Subhash Chandra Bose      

85.  

    
    

    Gandhi considered Khadi as a symbol of--

1. A. Industrialization     
2. B. Economic Independence        Correct Answer
3. C. Economic growth      
4. D. Moral Purity      

86.  

    
    

    Who declared as his ultimate aim the 'wiping of every tear from every eye'?

1. A. Jawahar Lal Nehru       Correct Answer
2. B. Gandhiji      
3. C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak      
4. D. Sardar Patel      

87.  

    
    

    Which one of the following structures was constructed by Emperor Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri?

1. A. Moti Mahal     
2. B. Rang Mahal      
3. C. Panch Mahal        Correct Answer
4. D. Hira Mahal      

88.  

    
    

    The Round Table Conference at London meet for the decision of--

1. A. A future constitution of India       Correct Answer
2. B. Provision of Provincial Autonomy      
3. C. Gandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement      
4. D. Congress Claim to be the sole representative of Indians      

89.  

    
    

    In which year did Lord Hardinge cancel the partition of Bengal?

1. A. 1911       Correct Answer
2. B. 1904      
3. C. 1906      
4. D. 1907      

90.  

    
    

    Provincial Autonomy was one of the important features of the Act of--

1. A. 1935       Correct Answer
2. B. 1919      
3. C. 1909      
4. D. 1858      

91.  

    
    

    The famous INA trials took place in the Red Fort, Delhi in____

1. A. 1945     
2. B. 1946        Correct Answer
3. C. 1944      
4. D. 1947      

92.  

    
    

    The Peshwa who engineered the capture of Salsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739 was

1. A. Balaji Vishwanath     
2. B. Baji Rao I        Correct Answer
3. C. Baji Rao II      
4. D. Madhava Rao      

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    The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at

1. A. Ghazipur       Correct Answer
2. B. Gorakhpur      
3. C. Varanasi      
4. D. Ballia      

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    Who among the following was nominated by Mahatma Gandhi for the presidentship of the Congress in 1939 against Subhash Chandra  Bose?

1. A. Pattabhi Sitaramayya       Correct Answer
2. B. Govind Ballabh Pant      
3. C. Jawahar Lal Nehru      
4. D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel      

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    Vande Mataram the national song was a part of

1. A. Durgesh Nandini     
2. B. Anand Math        Correct Answer
3. C. Grihadaha      
4. D. Bhagvad-Gita      

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    Who was called " Grand Old Man of India"?

1. A. Dadabhai Naoroji       Correct Answer
2. B. Gopal Krishna Gokhle      
3. C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak      
4. D. Feroz Shah Mehta      

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    The name of the first Hindi newspaper published in India was

1. A. Bengal Patrika     
2. B. Uddand Martand        Correct Answer
3. C. Amrit Bazar Patrika      
4. D. Hindu      

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    Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal?

1. A. Sir William Jones       Correct Answer
2. B. Ram Mohan Roy      
3. C. Lord Cornwallis      
4. D. William Bentinck      

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    Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were

1. A. merchants and priests     
2. B. moneylenders and slaves      
3. C. warriors and traders      
4. D. women and sudras        Correct Answer

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     Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of the subsidiary alliance?

1. A. Sindhia of Gwalior     
2. B. Nawab of Awadh      
3. C. Dilip Singh of Punjab      
4. D. Nizam of Hyderabad        Correct Answer