More Questions on History
- Q. Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
A)Spain
B)France
C)Britain
D)Germany
Answer: Britain
- Q. Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East india Company depended on
A)Governor-General
B)Governor
C)Parliament
D)Crown
Answer: Crown
- Q. Kalibangan is situated in
A)Sindh
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Gujarat
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Who took control of the kingdoms of Austrasia and Neustria in a coup of 753?
A)Charles Martel
B)Carloman
C)Pepin of Herstal
D)Pepin the Short
Answer: Pepin the Short
- Q. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council ?
A)Lord Mountbatten
B)M. A. Jinnah
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)V. P. Menon
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
- Q. Who among the following Tomar rulers, is credited with founding the city of Delhi?
A)Vajrata
B)Anangpal
C)Rudrane
D)Devraja
Answer: Anangpal
- Q. The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference was
A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
B)Subhas Chandra Bose
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Why did King Vipulvahan develop aversion for worldly life?
A)Because of son
B)Because of wife
C)Because of famine
D)Because of subjects
Answer: Because of famine
- Q. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do
A)Shut down any industrial unit at will
B)Foment class and caste strife
C)Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
D)Detain a person for any duration without a trial
Answer: Detain a person for any duration without a trial
- Q. The Wailing wall is situated in
A)Beijing
B)Berlin
C)Jerusalem
D)Tel Aviv
Answer: Jerusalem
- Q. When was Brahmo Samaj split?
A)1826
B)1866
C)1843
D)1857
Answer: 1866
- Q. Assertion (A): Akbar dispensed with the practice of keeping revenue records in the local languages, in addition to Persian. Reason (R): In Mughal lndia, Persian language and literature was well developed and widely in use.
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. Which of the following was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?
A)Female deities
B)Horse
C)Urban centres
D)Iron implements
Answer: Horse
- Q. After Alexander’s death the Eastern part of his empire came under
A)Menander
B)Seleucus Nicator
C)Rudradaman
D)Kanishka
Answer: Seleucus Nicator
- Q. Who has written the famous book Padmavat?
A)Malik Muhammad Jayasi
B)Nakhshabi
C)Al Biruni
D)Hasan Nizami
Answer: Malik Muhammad Jayasi
- Q. When did the Battle of Kosovo take place?
A)1366
B)1261
C)1389
D)1396
Answer: 1389
- Q. The medieval Indian literary work ‘Darbar-i- Akbari’ was written by
A)Malik Muhammad Jayasi
B)Muhammad Hussain
C)Abul Fazl
D)Amir Khusrau
Answer: Muhammad Hussain
- Q. What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August?
A)On this day Mahatma Gandhi started 'Quit India Movement'
B)On this day the Indian National Congress had demanded "Poorna Swaraj"
C)Anniversary of formation of Interim Government
D)Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
Answer: Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
- Q. Buddha means
A)The Religious Preacher
B)The Enlightened one
C)The Genius
D)The Powerful
Answer: The Enlightened one
- Q. When was the battle of Buxar fought?
A)October 1754
B)October 1764
C)Sept. 1564
D)Jan. 1824
Answer: October 1764
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