More Questions on History
- Q. Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?
A)Devapala
B)Mahipala
C)Gopala
D)Dharampala
Answer: Dharampala
- Q. Which of the following are the paths chosen by Ramakrishna Paramahamsa towards salvation
A)Belief in one single god monotheism
B)Gyana marg
C)Vedas and Upanishads are the only way to salvation
D)Renunciation, meditation and devotion
Answer: Renunciation, meditation and devotion
- Q. Which of the following statement is not true about the Indian National Congress?
A)W.C. Bannerjee was the first president of congress
B)It was formed in 1885
C)It was formed when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and provinces of India met at Bombay
D)Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
Answer: Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
- Q. Which one is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?
A)Moti Masjid
B)The Panch Mahal
C)Tomb of Salim Chishti
D)The Moriam Palace
Answer: Moti Masjid
- Q. Prior to the Indian Association Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with Sambhu Charan Mukherjee founded __________in Calcutta on 25 September 1875
A)Indian National Congress
B)The India League
C)Madras Mahajana Sabha
D)Bombay Presidency Association
Answer: The India League
- Q. Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?
A)Government of India Act, 1858
B)Charter Act of 1813
C)Charter Act of 1853
D)Charter Act of 1833
Answer: Charter Act of 1853
- Q. When was the first train steamed off in India?
A)1853
B)1848
C)1875
D)1880
Answer: 1853
- Q. To whom did Akbar gave the title Mian?
A)Man Singh-I
B)Raja Todar Mal
C)Birbal
D)Tansen
Answer: Tansen
- Q. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
A)Indo-Greeks
B)Mauryas
C)Guptas
D)Kushans
Answer: Indo-Greeks
- Q. Who is considered as the greatest of all the Vijayanagar rulers?
A)Vir Narasimha
B)Krishnadeva Raya
C)Sadasiva Raya
D)Rama Raya
Answer: Krishnadeva Raya
- Q. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the battle of
A)Tarain in 1192 A.D.
B)Tarain in 1191 A.D.
C)Chandawar in 1193 A.D.
D)Ranthambor in 1195 A.D.
Answer: Tarain in 1192 A.D.
- 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. Under the Mughals the jizya was collected from
A)Muhammadans
B)Persians
C)Hindus
D)Foreign visitors
Answer: Hindus
- Q. Who has written the book “Tuzuk-i- jahangiri”?
A)Jahangir
B)Abul fazl
C)Mulla daud
D)Abdul haq
Answer: Jahangir
- 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. The Cripps Offer was regarded as a ‘post dated cheque’ by
A)Jinnah
B)Nehru
C)Gandhi
D)Rajaji
Answer: Gandhi
- Q. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Pattabhi Sitharamayy
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)VB Patel
Answer: Pattabhi Sitharamayy
- Q. Buddha gave his first religious message at
A)Pataliputra
B)Rajagriha
C)Gaya
D)Sarnath
Answer: Sarnath
- Q. The Special Congress Session held in 1920 at Calcutta was presided over by
A)LaIa Lajpat Rai
B)Nehru
C)Bose
D)Gandhi
Answer: LaIa Lajpat Rai
- Q. Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was ‘Bleeding India White’?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Tilak
C)Hume
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
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