More Questions on History
- Q. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in
A)Mongolia
B)Persia
C)Afghanistan
D)Turkey
Answer: Mongolia
- Q. Who was the author of Gita Govinda?
A)Kalhana
B)Jayadeva
C)Kalidasa
D)Raja Rao
Answer: Jayadeva
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
A)Hungarians
B)Arabs
C)Hunas
D)Turks
Answer: Hunas
- Q. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
A)Mridula Sarabhai
B)Annie Besant
C)Muthu Lakshmi
D)Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
- Q. The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at
A)Samugarh
B)Dharmat
C)Deorai
D)Khajwa
Answer: Samugarh
- Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
A)Ripon
B)Mountbatten
C)Northbrook
D)Curzon
Answer: Ripon
- Q. The Biography of Humayun was written by
A)Jodha
B)Nur Jahan
C)Anarkali
D)Gulbadan Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by
A)Mir Jumla
B)Mirkasim
C)Shivaji
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Mir Jumla
- Q. The Tomar Rajputs, were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of __________
A)Ajmer
B)Ayodhya
C)Gwalior
D)Dwarka
Answer: Ajmer
- Q. Who is the oldest British monarch to sit on the Throne?
A)Queen Elizabeth-II
B)Queen Victoria
C)Queen Mary Tudor
D)Queen Anne
Answer: Queen Elizabeth-II
- Q. The Government of India Act of 1935 borrowed its preamble from
A)The Constitution of Australia
B)The Constitution of the USA
C)From the Government of India Act of 1919
D)From Pitt's India Act
Answer: From the Government of India Act of 1919
- Q. Who declared “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it”?
A)Bal Gangadhara Tilak
B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)K.T Telang
Answer: Bal Gangadhara Tilak
- Q. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
A)Shah Jahan
B)Babur
C)Humayun
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Humayun
- Q. I. Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the “Calcutta Unitarian Committee”. II. Social Service League was established by Mahadev Govind Ranade. III. Deccan Education Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. IV. Annie Besant started the Central Hindu School. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct with reference to the reformers & leaders of India’s Struggle for Independence?
A)I & IV
B)I, II & IV
C)II & III
D)III Only
Answer: I & IV
- Q. Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
A)The Kalinga War
B)The third Buddhist Council
C)His embracing of Buddhism
D)His sending missionary to Ceylon
Answer: The Kalinga War
- Q. Which of the following act was the revision of Vernacular Act?
A)Newspaper Act, 1908
B)Indian Press act, 1910
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Indian Press act, 1910
- Q. During Kanishka’s reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to
A)Ayodhya
B)Delhi
C)Kannauj
D)Purushapura (Peshawar)
Answer: Purushapura (Peshawar)
- Q. The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was:
A)Nana Sahib
B)Bhakt Khan
C)Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
D)Jung Bhadur Rana
Answer: Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
- Q. The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of
A)Warren Hastings
B)Macaulay
C)Lord Canning
D)Lord William Bentinck
Answer: Lord Canning
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