In This Post we are  providing  CHAPTER 2 KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWN EARLY STATES AND ECONOMIES MCQ for Class 12 HISTORY which will be beneficial for students. These solutions are updated according to 2021-22 syllabus. These MCQS  can be really helpful in the preparation of Board exams and will provide you with a brief knowledge of the chapter.

NCERT MCQ ON KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWN EARLY STATES AND ECONOMIES

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History MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Kings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and Economies

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Here you will find NCERT MCQ Questions for Class 12 History with Answers PDF Free Download based on the important concepts and topics given in the textbook as per CBSE new exam pattern. This may assist you to understand and check your knowledge about the chapters. Students also can take a free test of the Multiple Choice Questions of Class 12 History. Each question has four options followed by the right answer. These MCQ Questions are selected supported by the newest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.

Q.1 Which of the following is not one of the main features of Ashoka’s dhamma?

(a) Respect the elders and be generous to the Brahmins.
(b) Consider your religion superior to the other religions.
(c) Gahapati should respect members of the family, relatives, servants, the poor, and the slaves.
(d) Follow non-violence.Show Answer

Answer (b) Consider your religion superior to the other religions.

Q.2 What were the guilds of the merchants and craftsmen called?

(a) Shrenis
(b) Ur
(c) Adimai
(d) Uzhavar

Answer (a) Shrenis

Q.3 What is James Prinsep’s contribution in the development of the Indian epigraphy?

(a) He deciphered the Brahmi script used in most of the Ashokan inscriptions.
(b) He deciphered the Kharoshthi script used in most of the Ashokan inscriptions.
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of theseShow Answer

Answer (a) He deciphered the Brahmi script used in most of the Ashokan inscriptions.

Q.4 Ventures of which of the following traders were risky but highly profitable?

(a) Peddlers
(b) Seafarers
(c) Merchants with caravans of bullock carts and pack-animals
(d) All of the above

Answer (b) Seafarers

Q.5 Who issued the first coins bearing the names of rulers?

(a) Mauryas
(b) Guptas
(c) Indo-Greeks
(d) SatavahanasShow Answer

Answer (c) Indo-Greeks

Q.6 Ashoka is mentioned by which titles in his inscriptions?

(a) Ashoka, Piyadassi
(b) Masattuvan, Ashoka
(c) Devanampiya, Piyadassi
(d) Devaputra, Piyadassi

Answer (c) Devanampiya, Piyadassi

Q.7 Name the languages in which the Ashokan inscriptions were written.

(a) Pali, Prakrit, and Greek
(b) Pali, Sanskrit, and Aramaic
(c) Prakrit, Aramaic, and Greek
(d) Pali, Sanskrit, and GreekShow Answer

Answer (c) Prakrit, Aramaic, and Greek

Q.8 What are big rocks kept on the burial in central and south India called?

(a) Northern Black Polished Ware
(b) Pillars
(c) Boulders
(d) Megaliths

Answer (d) Megaliths

Q.9 Who was Dhamma Mahamatta?

(a) Special revenue officers appointed by Ashoka for tax collection
(b) Special officers appointed by Ashoka for maintaining law and order in the kingdom
(c) Special officers appointed by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma
(d) Special officer appointed by Ashoka to stop the spread of dhammaShow Answer

Answer (c) Special officers appointed by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma

Q.10 Why is the sixth century BCE often considered a major turning point in Indian history?

(a) Emergence of states, cities, and towns; Use of iron
(b) Emergence of states, cities, and towns; Dominance of Hinduism
(c) Dominance of Hinduism; Use of iron
(d) Emergence of Buddhism and Jainism, Extensive use of Copper

Answer (a) Emergence of states, cities, and towns; Use of iron

Q.11 Who composed the Prayag Prashasti in praise of Samudragupta?

(a) Prabhavati Gupta
(b) Harisena
(c) Kautilya
(d) BanabhattaShow Answer

Answer (b) Harisena

Q.12 Which of these was the moSt powerful Mahajanapada from 6th to 4th century BCE?

(a) Kuru
(b) Magadha
(c) Panehala
(d) Ciandhara

Answer (b) Magadha

Q.13 Who appointed Dhamma Mahamatras?

(a) Bimbisara
(b) Samudraupta
(e) Ashoka
(d) PandyaShow Answer

Answer (e) Ashoka

Q.14 Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta Maurys
(c) Bindusara
(d) Ajatashatru

Answer (b) Chandragupta Mauryas

Q.15 Sangam is a literature of _ language.

(a) Tamil
(b) Malsyam
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Marathi

Answer (a) Tamil

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