More Questions on History
- Q. When did the Battle of Nicopolis take place?
A)1453
B)1396
C)1305
D)1378
Answer: 1396
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Dadu Dayal or Dadu: I. He was a worshipper of Lord Krishna. II. He was not for caste or class distinctions and his objective was establishing harmony among all faiths.
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: II only
- Q. Marcopolo is known for
A)Travelling to China, India and Asia
B)Discovering Greenland
C)Travelling round the Cape of Good Hope
D)Discovering Canada
Answer: Travelling to China, India and Asia
- Q. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years transportation in July 1908?
A)for insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC
B)for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism
C)for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
D)for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona.
Answer: for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
- Q. The correct chronological order of the four Buddhist councils held Is
A)Vaishali, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputra
B)Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputra, Vaishali
C)Rajagriha, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashmir or Jullandhar
D)Pataliputra, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Vaishali
Answer: Rajagriha, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashmir or Jullandhar
- Q. The ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ was in the year __________
A)1757
B)1657
C)1765
D)1857
Answer: 1857
- Q. The word Pakistan was coined by
A)Jinnah
B)Mohammed Iqbal
C)Abul Kalam Azad
D)Rahmat Ali
Answer: Rahmat Ali
- Q. Assertion (A): Alauddin Khalji imposed price control in Delhi. Reason (R): He wanted to pay lower wages to artisans building his palaces in Delhi.
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are 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: A is true but R is false
- Q. The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed against
A)Moneylenders
B)Big landlords
C)Revenue collectors
D)British opium planters
Answer: Moneylenders
- Q. Who built the famous Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram?
A)Parameswara Varman II
B)Narasimhavarman II
C)Nandivarman II
D)Aparajita Varman
Answer: Nandivarman II
- Q. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
A)Suhrawardy
B)Chisti
C)Qadiri
D)Naqshbandi
Answer: Chisti
- Q. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihira are associated with the age of the
A)Kushanas
B)Guptas
C)Mauryas
D)Palas
Answer: Guptas
- Q. Sarojini Naidu was elected Congress President at :
A)Bombay, 1934
B)Haripura, 1938
C)Madras Session, 1927
D)Kanpur Session ,1925
Answer: Kanpur Session ,1925
- Q. Who had given out the political message or ‘India for the Indians’?
A)Dayananda Saraswati
B)P. A. Charlu
C)AO Hume
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Dayananda Saraswati
- Q. The Theosophical Society was officially formed in . . . . ., United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others
A)Calcutta
B)Madras
C)Bombay
D)New York City
Answer: New York City
- Q. Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper
A)National Herald
B)Pioneer
C)Kesari
D)Patriot
Answer: National Herald
- Q. Greek Roman Art has found a place in
A)Gandhara
B)Ellora
C)Kalinga
D)Bhuddhist Art
Answer: Gandhara
- Q. After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a party in the struggle?
A)Rastrakutas
B)Gurjar Partiharas
C)Palas
D)Paramaras
Answer: Paramaras
- Q. The roots of the 1857 revolt lay in
A)Exploitative land revenue policy
B)Blatantly discriminatory policies
C)The policy of greased cartridges
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Where was the Royal Durbar Held on November 1st, 1858 to issue to Queen’s proclamation?
A)Ahmadabad
B)Lucknow
C)Delhi
D)Allahabad
Answer: Allahabad
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