Class 11 History – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Mehrgarh, a site showing continuous settlement from the neolithic period up to the Harappan civilisation, is located in —
Chapter 1: First Farmers
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Answer: C. Baluchistan
The textbook places the archaeological site of Mehrgarh in Baluchistan; its farmers grew mainly barley and some wheat.Under whose supervision was the Harappan site of Lothal excavated (1955–1960)?
Chapter 2: First Cities of India
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Answer: B. S. R. Rao
Lothal, near the Gulf of Kutch, was excavated from 1955 to 1960 under S. R. Rao. (J. P. Joshi and R. S. Bisht are linked with Dholavira.)To which age did the Harappan civilisation belong?
Chapter 2: First Cities of India
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Answer: D. Bronze Age
The textbook states that the Harappan civilisation belonged to the Bronze Age.In the early janapadas, which bodies had the authority to elect or remove the chief (Rajan)?
Chapter 5: Janapadas and Republics
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Answer: A. Sabha and Samiti
From the beginning of the Vedic period, the two assemblies Sabha and Samiti stood at the top of decision making and could elect or remove the Rajan.Gautama Buddha was born in which ganasangha family, whose elected president (Rajan) was his father Shuddhodan?
Chapter 5: Janapadas and Republics
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Answer: D. Shakya
Buddha was born in the Shakya family; his father Shuddhodan was the elected president of the Shakya Ganaparishad.Potana, the capital of the Ashmak (Assaka) mahajanapada, is identified with Nandura in which district?
Chapter 6: Second Urbanisation in India
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Answer: A. Buldhana
The textbook says Potana (also called Potali, Paudanya) is identified with Nandura in Buldhana district.In which year did Chandragupta Maurya attack Pataliputra and end the Nanda rule?
Chapter 8: India during Mauryan period
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Answer: B. 321 B.C.E.
In 321 B.C.E. Chandragupta Maurya attacked Pataliputra and brought the Nanda rule to an end.Who established the kingdom of Vijayanagar in 1336 C.E.?
Chapter 14: Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagar and Bahamani Kingdom
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Answer: C. Harihara and Bukka
Harihara and Bukka founded Vijayanagar in 1336 C.E.; it later grew into an empire under Krishnadevaraya.Where did Hasan Gangu, founder of the Bahamani kingdom (1347 C.E.), establish his capital?
Chapter 14: Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagar and Bahamani Kingdom
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Answer: D. Gulbarga
Hasan Gangu took the title 'Alauddin Bahamatshah' and set up his capital at Gulbarga in Karnataka.Who was the chief of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's intelligence network?
Chapter 16: Swarajya to Empire (Maratha Period)
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Answer: C. Bahirji Naik
Bahirji Naik headed the intelligence network; Shivaji Maharaj gathered information from his spies before every expedition.
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All questions are written by PadhaiNotes in our own words from the chapters of the official Maharashtra State Board Balbharati textbook (ebalbharati.in). Each question shows its chapter.