More Questions on History

  • Q. Taoism, is an ancient tradition of Philosophy and religious belief deeply rooted in
    A)Chinese custom and world view
    B)Taiwanese custom and world view
    C)Japanese custom and world view
    D)Vietnamese custom and world view
    Answer: Chinese custom and world view
  • Q. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________
    A)Firuz Shah
    B)Nadir Shah
    C)Mohammed Shah
    D)Mohammed Ghori
    Answer: Nadir Shah
  • Q. Name of the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the Sultanate period?
    A)Rahim
    B)Maladhar Basu
    C)Chaitanya
    D)Jaydeva
    Answer: Maladhar Basu
  • Q. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to
    A)restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the First World War
    B)provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of 1919
    C)restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
    D)lifting of martial law in Punjab
    Answer: restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
  • Q. The architectural raw material generally used in Akbar’s period was
    A)Brick
    B)Marble
    C)Limestone
    D)Redstone
    Answer: Redstone
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with composition of Hindi songs?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is
    A)The Sama Veda
    B)The Rig Veda
    C)The Yajur Veda
    D)The Atharva Veda
    Answer: The Sama Veda
  • Q. The Permanent Settlement was enforced on__________
    A)1793
    B)1693
    C)1893
    D)1933
    Answer: 1793
  • Q. Who was the Chairman of the Union Powers Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?
    A)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    B)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    C)Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
    D)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • 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. Who, among the following, was not a part of the Mauryan dynasty?
    A)Bindusara
    B)Ajatsatru
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ajatsatru
  • Q. With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated?
    A)Nalanda
    B)Taxila
    C)Vikramshila
    D)Vaishali
    Answer: Taxila
  • Q. The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was
    A)Subsidiary Alliance
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)Mediatisation
    D)Annexation of Indian States
    Answer: Subsidiary Alliance
  • Q. Under the Mughals __________ was administered as a department of the household
    A)cavalry
    B)infantry
    C)artillery
    D)navy
    Answer: artillery
  • Q. Harappan weapons were made of
    A)Copper
    B)Stone
    C)Bronze
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The Red fort in Delhi was the residence of emperors of which dynasty in the 16th century?
    A)Khalji
    B)Rajput
    C)Tughlaq
    D)Mughal
    Answer: Mughal
  • Q. What was the Ilbert Bill intended for?
    A)To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
    B)To remove racial discrimination in employment
    C)To save Indians from racial humiliation
    D)To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service
    Answer: To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
  • Q. __________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution
    A)Rani ki vav
    B)Nalanda
    C)Hill Forts of Rajasthan
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. Which world Heritage Monument has been acclaimed as the “Necropolis of the Mughal dynasty”?
    A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    B)Humayun's Tomb
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Red Fort Complex
    Answer: Humayun's Tomb
  • Q. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Akbar-II
    Answer: Jahangir

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