More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the first to use the term ‘Adivasi’ to refer to the tribal people?
A)Thakkar Bappa
B)Jyotiba Phule
C)M N Srinivas
D)B R Ambedkar
Answer: Thakkar Bappa
- Q. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
A)Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
B)Yajurveda
C)Upanishads
D)Shatapatha Brahmana
Answer: Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
- Q. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was
A)Muhammad Shah
B)Ahmad Shah
C)Bahadur Shah
D)Shah Alam
Answer: Muhammad Shah
- Q. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north west?
A)Indus river
B)Ravi river
C)Satluj river
D)Hindukush range
Answer: Hindukush range
- 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 of the following are the innovative means used by Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar to bring Sanskrit education to all?
A)Brought new prose style
B)Devised new Bengali primer
C)Both A & B
D)Continued the same method without any new innovation
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. The traces of Janapadas and Mahajanapadas are found in__________?
A)Buddha text
B)Vedic text
C)Jaina text
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. I. The Amritsar Session of the INC gave a great fillip to the Khilafat agitation. II. Khilafat conference held in Calcutta under Presidentship of Jinnah. III. Khilafat Movement was started to support Ottoman Empire. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct regarding Khilafat Movement?
A)Both I and II
B)Only I
C)Both I and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: Both I and III
- Q. Which of the following leader who presided All India Congress Committee session on 9th August?
A)Aruna Asif Ali
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Aruna Asif Ali
- Q. Where did Moplah revolt took place?
A)Bihar
B)Bengal
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Kerala
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on :
A)June 5, 1931
B)July 5, 1931
C)March 5, 1931
D)January 5, 1931
Answer: March 5, 1931
- Q. Bajirao-I (1720-1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Peshwas
B)Nanda
C)Haryanka
D)Maurya
Answer: Peshwas
- Q. When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?
A)1378
B)1305
C)1453
D)1414
Answer: 1453
- Q. The famous Indo-Greek Kin, who embraced Buddhism was __________
A)Menander
B)Strato I
C)Demetrios
D)Alexander
Answer: Menander
- Q. Who was Lord Morley?
A)Viceroy of India
B)Secretary of the state
C)Governor General of India
D)None of the above
Answer: Secretary of the state
- Q. Charles wood’s despatch deals with which of the following issues?
A)Female education
B)Child marriages
C)Abolition of sati
D)Female infanticide
Answer: Female education
- Q. Vaishakha Purnima has a great significance because it was on this day
A)Buddha got enlightened
B)Buddha was born
C)Buddha died
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In
A)Haryana
B)Punjab
C)Gujarat
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Who established Nalanda Mahavihara ?
A)Skandagupta
B)Kumaragupta
C)Devgupta
D)Vedgupta
Answer: Kumaragupta
- Q. When did Battle of Marathon take place?
A)480 BC
B)490 BC
C)479 BC
D)475 BC
Answer: 490 BC
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