More Questions on History
- Q. St. Petersburg’ city was founded by the
A)Feodor III
B)Peter the Great
C)Catherine I
D)Peter II
Answer: Peter the Great
- Q. Who built Hawa Mahal?
A)Maharaja Pratap Singh
B)Guru Ramdas
C)RabindraNath Tagore
D)British Govt
Answer: Maharaja Pratap Singh
- Q. Who among the following was an illiterate?
A)Shah Jahan
B)Jahagir
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Who wrote ‘Nyaya Sutra’?
A)Gautam
B)Vyasa
C)Kapila
D)Charaka
Answer: Gautam
- Q. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir’s reign was
A)Shah Parvez
B)Shah Muhammad
C)Shah Abbas
D)Shah Raza
Answer: Shah Abbas
- Q. I. Hawkins was the first Englishman to visit Jahangir’s court II. Hawkins was called by the name of English Khan, by Jahangir Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Hawkins?
A)Both I and II are incorrect
B)Both I and II are correct
C)Only I is correct
D)Only II is correct
Answer: Both I and II are correct
- Q. Who was the founder of the Satavahana Empire?
A)Simuka
B)Kanha
C)Hala
D)Gautamiputra
Answer: Simuka
- Q. The designation ‘amil’ during Akbar’s reign denoted a
A)Retail trader
B)Policeman
C)Postman
D)Revenue official
Answer: Revenue official
- Q. Who was the last Mughal emperor?
A)Noor Jehan
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Bahadur Shah
Answer: Bahadur Shah
- Q. The British India Society was formed in __________
A)1833
B)1832
C)1839
D)1874
Answer: 1839
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested, during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year
A)1908
B)1906
C)1913
D)1917
Answer: 1908
- Q. When was congress split?
A)At Benares session in 1905
B)At Surat session in 1907
C)At Madras in1908
D)At Lahore in1909
Answer: At Surat session in 1907
- Q. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Hinduism
D)Sikhism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title of
A)Peshwa
B)Maharaja
C)Chhatrapati
D)Samrat
Answer: Chhatrapati
- Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in
A)The promotion of people's welfare by him
B)His extensive conquests
C)His marathon army
D)His exclusive patronage of Buddhism
Answer: The promotion of people's welfare by him
- Q. Who built the famous Charminar of Hyderabad?
A)Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
B)Krishndev Rai
C)Nadir Shah
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
- Q. Who among the following was also known as ‘Zinda Pir’?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. What is Gandhi’s definition of Rama Raj?
A)Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
B)The rule as it was during the time of Rama
C)The greatest good of all
D)The absolute powerconcentrated in the hands ofa king
Answer: Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
- Q. Maulana qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Sheikhul Hind Maulana- Mahmud-ul Hasan were the prominent figures who represented?
A)Santhal Movement
B)Deoband Movement
C)Indigo Movement
D)None of these
Answer: Deoband Movement
- Q. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad?
A)Subhash Chandra Bose
B)Chandrashekhar Azad
C)Bhagat Singh
D)Iqbal
Answer: Bhagat Singh
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