More Questions on History
- Q. Where did the practice of Shadow Cabinet originate?
A)Great Britain
B)United States of America
C)Italy
D)France
Answer: Great Britain
- Q. Which of the following British Prime Minister headed the First Round Table Conference in London?
A)Ramsay McDonald
B)Churchill
C)Chamberlain
D)Disraeli
Answer: Ramsay McDonald
- Q. Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the Battle of
A)Kanpur
B)Jhansi
C)Gwalior
D)Kalpi
Answer: Gwalior
- Q. Who said, “India is for Indians?”
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Syed Hasan Imam
C)Dr. S.Gopal
D)Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- Q. The Mughal Emperor who caused the murder of Guru Arjan was
A)Akbar
B)Babur
C)Shah Jahan
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. The Indus Valley civilisation was discovered in the year
A)1921
B)1917
C)1927
D)1932
Answer: 1921
- Q. Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in
A)Social service
B)Studies
C)Games
D)Rebellious deeds
Answer: Social service
- Q. When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact made?
A)1931
B)1935
C)1929
D)1932
Answer: 1931
- Q. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment.
A)Bodh Gaya
B)Sarnath
C)Kapilavastu
D)Rajgriha
Answer: Bodh Gaya
- Q. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
A)Magadhi
B)Bhojpuri
C)Pali
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Pali
- Q. The Treaty of Surat was in the year __________
A)1575
B)1475
C)1675
D)1775
Answer: 1775
- Q. Study of inscription is called
A)Numismatic
B)Archaeology
C)Epigraphy
D)Palaeography
Answer: Epigraphy
- Q. Which of the following statement is not related to the Akbar’s reign?
A)A syncretic religion, called "divine faith," which stressed loyalty to the emperor
B)Religious toleration for Hindus and Sikhs
C)A centralized administrative structure with ministers appointed to regional provinces
D)Education and basic rights for Indian women
Answer: Education and basic rights for Indian women
- Q. Queen Elizabeth I of England belongs to which dynasty
A)York
B)Stuart
C)Tudor
D)Normandy
Answer: Tudor
- Q. From where the famous ‘Gayatri Mantra’ has been taken?
A)Atharva Veda
B)Yajur veda
C)Rig Veda
D)Sarna Veda
Answer: Rig Veda
- Q. Who among the following witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
A)Shams-i-siraj Afif
B)Ziauddin Barani
C)Minhaj-us-siraj
D)Amir Khusrau
Answer: Amir Khusrau
- Q. Arthasastra was written by
A)Kautilya
B)Dhanananda
C)Bimbisara
D)Pushyamitra
Answer: Kautilya
- Q. Aurangzeb died in the year
A)1764
B)1760
C)1707
D)1700
Answer: 1707
- Q. In which year Japan attacked Manchuria
A)1931
B)1928
C)1936
D)1939
Answer: 1931
- Q. Which of the following is not a category into which Ashoka’s monuments may be grouped?
A)Pillars
B)Stupas
C)Viharas
D)Caves
Answer: Viharas
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