More Questions on History
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
A)Sutudri - Sutlej
B)Askini - Chenab
C)Vipas - Jhelum
D)Parushni - Ravi
Answer: Vipas - Jhelum
- Q. The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Why did the Congress decide to resume the movement In January 1932?
A)Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British Government
B)Failure of the Second Round Table Conference
C)British policies of repression
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Whom had the rebels of 1857 enthroned as the emperor/emperess of India?
A)Tantia Tope
B)Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi
C)Bahadur Shah Zafar
D)Faqir-ud-din
Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Q. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo Mysore War?
A)Lord Cornwallis
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Sir John Shore
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Warren Hastings
- Q. Baz Bahadur was a . . . . . . in the court of Akbar
A)Painter
B)Musician
C)Architect
D)Soldier
Answer: Musician
- Q. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________
A)Firuz Shah
B)Nadir Shah
C)Mohammed Shah
D)Mohammed Ghori
Answer: Nadir Shah
- Q. Identify the body among the following that was not founded by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
A)People's Education Society
B)Samaj Samato Sangh
C)Deccan Education Society
D)Depressed Classes Institute
Answer: Deccan Education Society
- Q. The Government of India, 1919 is also known as
A)Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
B)Morley - Minto Reforms
C)Regulating Act
D)Pitts India Act
Answer: Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
- Q. Chandragiri Fort is a historical fort, built in the 11th century. It is located in
A)Maharashtra
B)Karnataka
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Name the language that was designated as the ‘Camp Language’ during the Medieval Period
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Hindi
D)Urdu
Answer: Urdu
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?
A)They worshipped gods in the form of human beings
B)The Harappans were phallus worshippers
C)They placed their gods in temples
D)They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess
Answer: They placed their gods in temples
- Q. Select the correct pair of writer and their book
A)Bharavi's Mricchakatika
B)Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
C)Vishakhadatta's Rajdoot
D)Shudraka's Kirtarjuniya
Answer: Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
- Q. The Battle of Buxar was fought between the combined armies (of the Nawab of Awadh, the Mughal Emperor and Mir Qasim) and the
A)Dutch
B)French
C)Portuguese
D)English
Answer: English
- Q. In the year 1582, Akbar took the momentous step of
A)Removing Jaziya
B)Banning Sati
C)Forming an army of jackals
D)Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
Answer: Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
- Q. How did Saint Boniface help to shape the German church?
A)Preaching against the importance of monasteries
B)Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
C)Writing the epic 'Beowulf'
D)Writing 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'
Answer: Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
- Q. The painting “Virgin of the rocks” was a work of
A)Michelangelo
B)Raphael
C)Leonardo da Vinci
D)Vincent van Gogh
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
- Q. Kalidasa’s works include: I. Abhijnanashakuntalam II. Meghadutam III. Raghuvamsa IV. Malvikagnimitram V. Ritusamhara VI. Kumarasambhava Select the correct option
A)I, II, IV, V and VI
B)I, II, III and IV
C)I, III , IV and V
D)All of them
Answer: All of them
- Q. Which of the following event was the reason for suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A)The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it
B)The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic
C)Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government
D)Chauri Chaura incident
Answer: Chauri Chaura incident
- Q. Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Red Fort Complex
Answer: Red Fort Complex
- Q. Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahma samaj on
A)20 August,1828
B)20 August,1838
C)20 August,1848
D)20 August,1858
Answer: 20 August,1828
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