CBSE Class 10 Social Science History MCQs Set 01

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Question 1: Who was the founder of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha?
(a) Bindusara
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Mahapadma Nanda
(d) Kalashoka
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Answer: (b) Bimbisara

Explanation:
1. Bimbisara founded the Haryanka dynasty, with Rajagriha as capital.

Question 2: Who was the founder of Pataliputra?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Ajatashatru
(c) Udayin
(d) Kanishka
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Answer: (c) Udayin

Explanation:
1. Udayin, a king of Magadha, the son and successor of the king Ajatashatru, laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges.

Question 3: Who founded the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Ajatashatru
(c) Udayin
(d) Shishunaga
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Answer: (a) Bimbisara

Explanation:
1. Bimbisara was the first Haryanka ruler, with capital Rajagriha.

Question 4: Who killed his father to seize the throne of Magadha and was a contemporary of Buddha and Mahavira?
(a) Ajatashatru
(b) Udayin
(c) Mahapadmananda
(d) Dhanananda
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Answer: (a) Ajatashatru

Explanation:
1. Ajatashatru killed his father Bimbisara.

Question 5: The Shishunaga dynasty was founded by
(a) Shishunaga
(b) Nagadasaka
(c) Mahapadmananda
(d) Kalashoka
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Answer: (a) Shishunaga

Explanation:
1. Shishunaga, a courtier, killed Nagadasaka and took the throne.

Question 6: Who established the Nanda dynasty as a powerful empire?
(a) Mahapadmananda
(b) Dhanananda
(c) Shishunaga
(d) Bimbisara
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Answer: (a) Mahapadmananda

Explanation:
1. Mahapadma Nanda founded it; Dhanananda was the last Nanda ruler.

Question 7: Who was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander's invasion?
(a) Dhanananda
(b) Mahapadmananda
(c) Nagadasaka
(d) Udayin
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Answer: (a) Dhanananda

Explanation:
1. Dhanananda was the last Nanda king.

Question 8: The last ruler of the Nanda dynasty was
(a) Dhananda
(b) Mahapadma Nanda
(c) Nagadasaka
(d) Brihadratha
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Answer: (a) Dhananda

Explanation:
1. He was a contemporary of Alexander.

Question 9: Akbar's regent, who held the title Khan-i-Khana, was
(a) Bairam Khan
(b) Todar Mal
(c) Abul Fazl
(d) Man Singh
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Answer: (a) Bairam Khan

Explanation:
1. Bairam Khan was Akbar's guardian and Wakil.

Question 10: In the Battle of Haldighati (1576), the Mughal army led by Raja Man Singh fought
(a) Rana Pratap
(b) Rana Sanga
(c) Hemu
(d) Chand Bibi
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Answer: (a) Rana Pratap

Explanation:
1. Rana Pratap of Mewar lost the 1576 battle.

Question 11: Which of the Nine Jewels (Navaratnas) of Akbar was a famous singer?
(a) Tansen
(b) Birbal
(c) Faizi
(d) Todar Mal
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Answer: (a) Tansen

Explanation:
1. Tansen was the court musician.

Question 12: Fatehpur Sikri was founded by
(a) Akbar
(b) Babur
(c) Humayun
(d) Shah Jahan
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Answer: (a) Akbar

Explanation:
1. Akbar built it as his capital.

Question 13: Bairam Khan held the title
(a) Khan-i-Khana
(b) Khan-i-Jahan
(c) Mirza
(d) Amir-ul-Umara
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Answer: (a) Khan-i-Khana

Explanation:
1. He was Akbar's regent.

Question 14: Akbar defeated Hemu in the Second Battle of Panipat in
(a) 1556
(b) 1526
(c) 1576
(d) 1565
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Answer: (a) 1556

Explanation:
1. Hemu was a general of Adil Shah.

Question 15: Akbar's finance minister was
(a) Todar Mal
(b) Birbal
(c) Tansen
(d) Abul Fazl
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Answer: (a) Todar Mal

Explanation:
1. He was one of the Navratnas.

Question 16: Tansen at Akbar's court was a
(a) Singer
(b) Poet
(c) General
(d) Physician
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Answer: (a) Singer

Explanation:
1. He was one of the Navratnas.

Question 17: Abul Fazl was Akbar's
(a) Chief adviser and chronicler
(b) Finance minister
(c) Court jester
(d) Court physician
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Answer: (a) Chief adviser and chronicler

Explanation:
1. He wrote the Akbarnama.

Question 18: The famous rock-cut Kailasa temple is at
(a) Ajanta
(b) Badami
(c) Mahabalipuram
(d) Ellora
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Answer: (d) Ellora

Explanation:
1. The Kailasa (Kailasanatha) temple at Ellora was carved under the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I in the 8th century.

Question 19: The Sanchi Stupa is located near
(a) Bhopal
(b) Gaya
(c) Bijapur
(d) Varanasi
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Answer: (a) Bhopal

Explanation:
1. Sanchi, in Raisen district about 46 km from Bhopal, has the Great Stupa begun by Ashoka.

Question 20: Which heritage site is famous for its Chalukya style of temple architecture?
(a) Buland Darwaza
(b) Rani ki Vav
(c) Pattadakal
(d) Konark Sun Temple
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Answer: (c) Pattadakal

Explanation:
1. Pattadakal in Karnataka has 7th–8th century temples of the Badami Chalukyas.

Question 21: Who among the following has built the Sanchi Stupa?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Rudradaman
(c) Amoghavarsha
(d) Krishnadevaraj
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Answer: (a) Ashoka

Explanation:
1. It was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka in the 3 century BCE. He commissioned the.

Question 22: The first capital of the Portuguese in India was
(a) Cochin
(b) Goa
(c) Calicut
(d) Diu
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Answer: (a) Cochin

Explanation:
1. The capital was later shifted to Goa.

Question 23: The ‘Blue Water Policy’ was introduced by the Portugese leader
(a) Franscisco-de-Almeida
(b) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(c) Francis Caron
(d) Francis Martin
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Answer: (a) Franscisco-de-Almeida

Explanation:
1. Francisco de Almeida, the first Portuguese viceroy, introduced the Blue Water Policy.

Question 24: Where in India was the first French factory established?
(a) Surat
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Chandannagore
(d) Masulipatnam
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Answer: (a) Surat

Explanation:
1. The first French factory in India was established at Surat.

Question 25: Vasco da Gama reached Calicut on
(a) 17 May 1498
(b) 1492
(c) 1510
(d) 1600
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Answer: (a) 17 May 1498

Explanation:
1. He found the sea route via the Cape of Good Hope.

Question 26: The Dutch East India Company was formed in
(a) 1602
(b) 1498
(c) 1600
(d) 1664
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Answer: (a) 1602

Explanation:
1. It was in the Netherlands.

Question 27: Which Sikh Guru was executed on the orders of Aurangzeb?
(a) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(b) Guru Arjan Dev
(c) Guru Hargobind
(d) Guru Gobind Singh
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Answer: (a) Guru Tegh Bahadur

Explanation:
1. Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru, was executed in Delhi in 1675 on Aurangzeb's orders.

Question 28: Dara Shikoh finally lost the war of succession to _____ in the battle of Samugarh.
(a) Bairam Khan
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Muhammad Azam
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Answer: (c) Aurangzeb

Explanation:
1. There was no law of succession among the Mughals and the ‘strength of the sword’ use to determine the successor.

Question 29: In the Battle of Samugarh (1658), Aurangzeb defeated
(a) Dara Shikoh
(b) Shah Shuja
(c) Murad Bakhsh
(d) Jaswant Singh
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Answer: (a) Dara Shikoh

Explanation:
1. Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh at Samugarh.

Question 30: Aurangzeb was also known as
(a) Zinda Pir
(b) Alam Panah
(c) Badshah Ghazi
(d) Khan-i-Khana
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Answer: (a) Zinda Pir

Explanation:
1. He was called Zinda Pir, the living saint.

Question 31: Aurangzeb's second coronation took place in
(a) 1659
(b) 1658
(c) 1707
(d) 1681
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Answer: (a) 1659

Explanation:
1. It was after defeating Dara Shikoh.

Question 32: Aurangzeb banned the inscription of what on coins?
(a) Kalma
(b) Date
(c) Portrait
(d) Mint name
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Answer: (a) Kalma

Explanation:
1. He also banned music at court.

Question 33: Buddhism was divided into which three main sects?
(a) Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana
(b) Digambara, Shwetambara and Theravada
(c) Chishti, Qadiri and Suhrawardi
(d) Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakta
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Answer: (a) Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana

Explanation:
1. The three Buddhist schools are Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana.

Question 34: Vaishakha Poornima has a great significance because it was on this day
(a) Buddha was born
(b) Buddha got enlightened
(c) Buddha died
(d) All of the above
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Answer: (d) All of the above

Explanation:
1. Vaishakha Poornima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.

Question 35: Buddha attained enlightenment at
(a) Bodh Gaya
(b) Sarnath
(c) Lumbini
(d) Rajgir
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Answer: (a) Bodh Gaya

Explanation:
1. It was under the Bodhi tree.

Question 36: Buddha gave his first sermon at
(a) Sarnath
(b) Bodh Gaya
(c) Lumbini
(d) Vaishali
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Answer: (a) Sarnath

Explanation:
1. It is called the Dharmachakra Pravartana.

Question 37: The three main sects of Buddhism are
(a) Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana
(b) Shaiva, Shakta, Vaishnava
(c) Digambara, Shwetambara, Terapanthi
(d) Theravada, Digambara, Zen
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Answer: (a) Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana

Explanation:
1. Vajrayana arose later.

Question 38: What was the term used for measurement of land in the Delhi Sultanate period?
(a) Kismat-i-Ghalla
(b) Ghalla Bakshi
(c) Masahat
(d) Ghazi
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Answer: (c) Masahat

Explanation:
1. Masahat meant measurement of land, the basis on which Alauddin Khalji assessed land revenue.

Question 39: The highest minaret in India is
(a) Qutub Minar
(b) Charminar
(c) Chand Minar
(d) Hawa Mahal
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Answer: (a) Qutub Minar

Explanation:
1. The Qutub Minar in Delhi is about 73 m tall.

Question 40: Who among the following witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
(a) Ziauddin Barani
(b) Shams-i-siraj Afif
(c) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(d) Amir Khusrau  Practice Set–3  P3-3
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Answer: (d) Amir Khusrau  Practice Set–3  P3-3

Explanation:
1. Amir Khusrau is regarded as the “father of qawwali”. He was an Indian musician, scholar and poet.

Question 41: Which language was patronised by the rulers of the Delhi Sultanate?
(a) Hindi
(b) Arabic
(c) Persian
(d) Turkish
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Answer: (c) Persian

Explanation:
1. Persian was the court language and literature of the Sultanate.

Question 42: Who was called Tuti-e-Hind (Parrot of India)?
(a) Amir Khusro
(b) Ziauddin Barani
(c) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(d) Ibn Battuta
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Answer: (a) Amir Khusro

Explanation:
1. Amir Khusro was called the Parrot of India.

Question 43: Amir Khusro was known as
(a) Tuti-e-Hind (Parrot of India)
(b) Nightingale of India
(c) Shakespeare of India
(d) Lisan-ul-Ghaib
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Answer: (a) Tuti-e-Hind (Parrot of India)

Explanation:
1. He was a court poet of the Delhi Sultans.

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