More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?
A)No. X
B)No. XIII
C)No. XI
D)No. XII
Answer: No. XIII
- Q. Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923?
A)Chittaranjan Das
B)B. G. Tilak
C)M. K. Gandhi
D)G. K. Gokhale
Answer: Chittaranjan Das
- Q. Which of the following reform is the legislative contribution of Raja Rammohan Roy?
A)Indianisation of superior services
B)Abolition of sati
C)Reduction of export duties on Indian goods
D)Abolition of east India company's trading rights
Answer: Abolition of sati
- Q. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at
A)Aurangabad
B)Fatehpur Sikri
C)Hyderabad
D)Jaunpur
Answer: Aurangabad
- Q. Khas Mahal and the Shish Mahal are built in which World Heritage Monument?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Agra Fort
Answer: Agra Fort
- Q. In which European country feudalism process was first started
A)England
B)Italy
C)French
D)Russia
Answer: French
- Q. When did Greco-Persian Wars end?
A)449 BC
B)460 BC
C)447 BC
D)424 BC
Answer: 449 BC
- Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?
A)Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
B)Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra
C)Ashoka invaded the Kalinga in 261 BC
D)Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator
Answer: Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
- Q. Who had succeeded Mir Jumla as governor of Bengal in the reign of Aurangzeb?
A)Izid Bakhsh
B)Siphr Sukoh
C)Shaista Khan
D)Shah Shuja
Answer: Shaista Khan
- Q. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
A)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B)Firoz Tughlaq
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)Sikandar Lodi
Answer: Sikandar Lodi
- Q. Arrange the following events in correct sequence with reference to the Indian freedom struggle I. Passing of ‘Indian Press Act’ II. Surat Split of Congress III. Launch of Non-Cooperation Movement IV. Passing of ‘Rowlatt Act’
A)II, I, III, IV
B)I, II, III, IV
C)II, I, IV, III
D)I, II, IV, III
Answer: II, I, IV, III
- Q. During Kanishka’s reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to
A)Ayodhya
B)Delhi
C)Kannauj
D)Purushapura (Peshawar)
Answer: Purushapura (Peshawar)
- Q. Under which British Act was the provision to establish a Federation of India concession of Governor’s provinces and Princely states made?
A)Government of India Act 1925
B)Government of India Act 1918
C)Government of India Act 1930
D)Government of India Act 1935
Answer: Government of India Act 1935
- Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
A)Religious domination
B)Subtle conquest
C)A casteless society
D)Non-violence and peace
Answer: Non-violence and peace
- Q. As per government of India Act-1858, how many members were appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India?
A)15
B)10
C)13
D)14
Answer: 15
- Q. Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?
A)Vallabhbhai Patel
B)Rajendra Prasad
C)Rajagopalachari
D)Lord Mountbatten
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
- Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A)Shiva
B)Ganesh
C)Durga
D)Vishnu
Answer: Shiva
- Q. In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of
A)Chanda Sahib
B)Anwaruddin
C)Nasir Jang
D)Muzaffar Jang
Answer: Anwaruddin
- Q. Bibi Ka Maqbara was built by
A)Azam Shah
B)Humayun
C)Babur
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Azam Shah
- Q. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?
A)Hindu and Muslim
B)Buddhist and Jain
C)Buddhist only
D)Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
Answer: Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
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