HISTORY : MCQ — 192 Practice Questions with Answers

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NCERT names Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Sukhdev and others as revolutionary nationalists who wanted to fight colonial rule and rich exploiting classes through a revolution of workers and peasants. For this purpose, they founded the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in 1928 at Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi. The Ministry of Culture also notes the transition from HRA to HSRA and its revolutionary methods, making the worker-peasant and socialist orientation the key discriminator.

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Later Vedic religion is marked by a growth of complex sacrifices such as rajasuya, vajapeya and asvamedha. These rituals were not merely devotional acts; they also displayed political authority, redistributed gifts and strengthened the ritual position of priests. That is why the ritual emphasis must be connected to social and political change.

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Gupta coins are valuable not only for monetary history but also for royal messaging. Samudragupta's Ashvamedha type advertises a major Vedic imperial ritual and visually turns political conquest into legitimate kingship. Earlier punch-marked or Indo-Greek/Kushan examples may be important numismatically, but they are not Gupta ideological evidence.

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The Buddha taught dhamma as the path of righteous living and focused on ending suffering through moderation, ethical conduct and individual effort. In early Buddhism, speculation about whether God existed was not treated as essential to that path.

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The Mehrauli pillar is not just a stray monument. Its inscription praises a ruler named Chandra, often identified with Chandragupta II, and mentions conquests in regions such as Vanga and across the Sindhu. At the same time, the pillar is a classic example used for the technical sophistication of Gupta-period iron work.