More Questions on History
- Q. In the war of succession who had supported Aurangzeb?
A)Zebunisha
B)Jahanara
C)Jintunisha
D)Roshanara
Answer: Roshanara
- Q. Who is the most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’?
A)Agni
B)Indra
C)Pashupati
D)Vishnu
Answer: Indra
- Q. Who was the first to distill petroleum?
A)Cathryn J. Prince
B)Benjamin Silliman
C)Edward Hitchcock
D)James Dwight Dana
Answer: Benjamin Silliman
- Q. Of the following who are not given reserved seats in the Indian legislature?
A)Scheduled Tribes
B)Scheduled Caste
C)Anglo-Indian
D)Landed Gentry
Answer: Landed Gentry
- Q. All are of one Self-fraternity such being the dictum to avow, in such a light how can we take life and devoid of least pity go on to eat. Who said this?
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Tilak
C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
D)Sree Narayana Guru
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to Mughal Emperor Jahangir? I. Jahangir claimed that he could distinguish the work of different artists in a single picture. II. Painting was at its climax during his reign.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)None of the above
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Abdul Hamid Lahori is the author of
A)Padshah Nama
B)Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh
C)Alamgir Nama
D)Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
Answer: Padshah Nama
- Q. Which one country is still governed by a monarch?
A)Iran
B)Afghanistan
C)Iraq
D)Saudi Arabia
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between
A)France and Germany
B)Sweden and Russia
C)France and England
D)Germany and Russia
Answer: Germany and Russia
- Q. Which of the following were the main aims of Satyashodhak Samaj? I. Social service II. Spread of education among women and lower caste III. Complete abolition of caste system and inequalities
A)I and II
B)Only II
C)II and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The Peshwa’s Secretariat at Pune (Poona), the pivot of the Maratha government was known as
A)El Beriz Daftar
B)Huzur Daftar
C)Chalte Dafter
D)Peshwa Dafter
Answer: Huzur Daftar
- Q. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
A)II, I, IV & III
B)I, II, III & IV
C)I, III, II & IV
D)III, I, II & IV
Answer: I, II, III & IV
- Q. The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transferred to power from
A)British Crown to the East India Company
B)East India Company to the British Crown
C)East India Company to the Governor General
D)British Crown to the Board of Directors
Answer: East India Company to the British Crown
- Q. The first Mughal Garden in India had been laid out by
A)Shah Jahan
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Babur
- Q. Which one was the capital city of Byzantine Empire
A)Rome
B)Venice
C)Vienna
D)Constantinople
Answer: Constantinople
- Q. Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A)Sharda Mukherjee
B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C)Fathima Beevi
D)Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
- Q. What name was given to Rishabhnath Tirthankar due to his father Nabhiraya?
A)Anantnath
B)Dharam Nath
C)Chandra Prabhu
D)Nabhisunu
Answer: Nabhisunu
- Q. The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at__________
A)Calcutta
B)Bombay
C)Madras
D)Gujarat
Answer: Bombay
- Q. In 1905 __________ laid the foundation of the ‘servants of India society’, with a view to the training of national missionaries for the service of India, and to promote by all constitutional means, the true interest of the Indian people
A)Dadabai Naoroji
B)Gokhale
C)R. C. Dutt
D)Ranade
Answer: Gokhale
- Q. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the ‘Golden Age’ of ancient India. Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is 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: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
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