More Questions on History
- Q. Which of these battles proved decisive in the Anglo French rivalry in India?
A)Battle of Plassey
B)Battle of Wandiwash
C)Battle of Mysore
D)Battle of Seringapatnam
Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
- Q. Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
A)Victoria
B)William IV
C)Edward VII
D)George V
Answer: Victoria
- Q. Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult?
A)Madhava
B)Vallabhacharya
C)Chaitanya
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his knighthood in protest against
A)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
B)Martial law in the Punjab
C)Rawlatt Acts
D)All the above
Answer: Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
- Q. The Government of India Act of 1919 made provision for the appointment of a/an __________ for India in the United Kingdom
A)Council
B)Ambassador
C)High Commissioner
D)Indian Member in the parliament of England
Answer: Council
- Q. The term ‘Khalisa’ in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for
A)Lands owned by the Sufi establishment
B)Crown lands
C)Lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury
D)Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops
Answer: Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops
- Q. The Quit India Movement was Launched in 1942 in the month of
A)March
B)January
C)August
D)December
Answer: August
- Q. The English established their first factory in India at
A)Surat
B)Bombay
C)Sutanati
D)Madras
Answer: Surat
- Q. The British government declared Communist Party of India illegal in:
A)1934
B)1924
C)1930
D)1939
Answer: 1934
- Q. Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?
A)Ghiyasuddin Balban
B)Qutbuddin Aibak
C)Shamsuddin IItutmish
D)Nasiruddin Mahmud
Answer: Qutbuddin Aibak
- Q. In 1528, __________ defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Babur
Answer: Babur
- Q. Who received the title of ‘shogun’ in 1603?
A)Kuroda Yoshitaka
B)Ishida Mitsunari
C)Oda Nobunaga
D)Tokugawa Leyasu
Answer: Tokugawa Leyasu
- Q. The Namdhari, or Kuka, movement had its origin in the __________ corner of the Sikh kingdom, away from the places of royal pomp and grandeur
A)North-south
B)North-west
C)North-east
D)South
Answer: North-west
- Q. The Mauryan administration was highly
A)Bureaucratic
B)Decentralized
C)Centralized
D)Despotic
Answer: Centralized
- Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the under mentioned Pallava kings? I. Nandivarman II II. Mahendravarman I III. Narasimhavarman I IV. Simhavishnu
A)IV, II, III, I
B)I, II, III, IV
C)III, I, IV, II
D)II, III, I, IV
Answer: IV, II, III, I
- Q. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of
A)Malwa
B)Mewar
C)Meerut
D)Mankat
Answer: Malwa
- Q. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
A)Ramanuja
B)Sankara
C)Madhava
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. Zamindari Association was the political association of modern India
A)Second
B)First
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: First
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Indian National Congress? I. The Poorna Swarajya resolution was passed in Lahore session of the Congress held in December II. The Congress Working Committee which met on January 2, 1930, decided that January 26,1930, should be observed as the Poorna Swarajya Day
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. During whose reign did Buddhism become the state religion?
A)Skandagupta I
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Samudragupta
D)Ashoka
Answer: Ashoka
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