More Questions on History
- Q. The word Pakistan was coined by
A)Jinnah
B)Mohammed Iqbal
C)Abul Kalam Azad
D)Rahmat Ali
Answer: Rahmat Ali
- Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
B)Large estate owners
C)Revenue collectors
D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Answer: Large estate owners
- Q. When Chittor was captured by Akbar (1558), the Rana of Mewar was
A)Rana Pratap
B)Rana Udai Singh
C)Rana Kumbha
D)Rana Amar Singh
Answer: Rana Udai Singh
- Q. The Biography of Humayun was written by
A)Jodha
B)Nur Jahan
C)Anarkali
D)Gulbadan Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. Who among the following who fought against British in 1857 Revolt? I. Kunwar Singh II. Tantia Tope III. Nana Saheb IV. Maulavi Ahmaduallah
A)I, III and IV
B)All of the above
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
A)Punjab
B)Assam
C)Bengal
D)N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
Answer: N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
- Q. Who was the last Mughal emperor?
A)Noor Jehan
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Bahadur Shah
Answer: Bahadur Shah
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)
A)during the Non-Cooperation Movement
B)in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
C)in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
D)during the Champaran Satyagraha
Answer: in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
- Q. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
A)Indo-Greeks
B)Mauryas
C)Guptas
D)Kushans
Answer: Indo-Greeks
- Q. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China?
A)Deng Xiaoping
B)Zhou Enlai
C)Mao Zedong
D)Liu Shaoqi
Answer: Mao Zedong
- Q. When Alexander invaded India, Taxila was ruled by
A)Porus
B)Ambhi
C)Ashoka
D)Bimbisara
Answer: Ambhi
- Q. Which of the following is in the World Heritage list?
A)Hampi
B)Khajuraho
C)Nalanda ruins
D)All of the Above
Answer: All of the Above
- Q. Which of the following place where the first meeting/session of the Indian National Congress was held?
A)Bombay
B)Calcutta
C)Madras
D)Allahabad
Answer: Bombay
- Q. The actual name of Dayanand Saraawati, the founder of the Arya Samaj was
A)Mula Shankar
B)Daya Shankar
C)Virjanand
D)Mool Chandra
Answer: Mula Shankar
- Q. Gurudevan participated in the anniversary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam held at Palluruthy in__________
A)1917
B)1913
C)1927
D)1948
Answer: 1927
- Q. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had started a reform movement among the Muslim, called the __________ Movement
A)Aligarh
B)Sufi
C)Jaipur
D)Wahabi
Answer: Aligarh
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
A)They established their first company in Surat
B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
- Q. The famous Indo-Greek Kin, who embraced Buddhism was __________
A)Menander
B)Strato I
C)Demetrios
D)Alexander
Answer: Menander
- Q. By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to __________
A)Parliament
B)The Secretary of State
C)Viceroy
D)Commander-in-Chief
Answer: The Secretary of State
- Q. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from?
A)Persia
B)Morocco
C)Turkey
D)Central Asia
Answer: Morocco
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