More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
A)Shams-i-siraj Afif
B)Ziauddin Barani
C)Minhaj-us-siraj
D)Amir Khusrau
Answer: Amir Khusrau
- Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? The materials for the Government of India Act of 1935 were drawn from
A)The Nehru Committee Report
B)The Simon Commission Report
C)The White Paper issued by the British Government
D)Morley-Minto Reforms
Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms
- Q. Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court?
A)Mahipala
B)Vatsaraja
C)Nagahhatta-II
D)Mihira Bhoja
Answer: Mahipala
- Q. After the Bardoli Satyagraha, the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel was given by
A)Motilal Nehru
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Whom did Henry Tudor defeat in 1485?
A)Richard I
B)Edward IV
C)Richard III
D)Edward V
Answer: Richard III
- Q. Vikram Shila University was founded by
A)Kanishka
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Dharampala
D)Pulakesin II
Answer: Dharampala
- Q. Regulating Act was in the year of__________
A)1673
B)1573
C)1773
D)1873
Answer: 1773
- Q. Which Act may be regarded as the beginning of representative system in modern India?
A)Government of India Act 1918
B)The Indian councils Act 1861
C)Government of India Act 1925
D)Government of India Act 1935
Answer: The Indian councils Act 1861
- Q. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya was
A)Dhanananda
B)Mahapadmananda
C)Navananda
D)Not known
Answer: Dhanananda
- Q. During the Mauryan period the administration was in the hands of
A)four boards
B)three boards
C)five boards
D)six boards
Answer: six boards
- Q. Social reforms were a major task of the theosophical society. With respect to Indian traditions and culture, which one does not find its occurrence in the societal activities? I. Resistance to child marriage. II. Resistance to widow remarriage. III. Spread of education. IV. Abolition of caste and Untouchability. V. Accommodation of conversion in religious faith.
A)II and IV
B)I and III
C)II, V
D)Only V
Answer: II, V
- Q. Gandhi wanted to realise ‘truth’ through
A)Dharma (Religion)
B)Ahimsa (Non-violence)
C)Karma (Service)
D)Dhyana (Meditation)
Answer: Ahimsa (Non-violence)
- Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Jordan
D)Syria
Answer: Iraq
- Q. When was first telegraph line started in India?
A)1875
B)1851
C)1884
D)1900
Answer: 1851
- Q. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jiziya on Brahmans?
A)Firoz Tughlaq
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
D)Balban
Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
- Q. The landmarks or Dalhousie’s administration did not include
A)English as the medium of instruction
B)Indian Railways
C)Public works department
D)Telegraph
Answer: English as the medium of instruction
- Q. Who is known as the founder of Tudor dynasty in England
A)Richard III
B)Elizabeth I
C)Henry VII
D)None of the above
Answer: Henry VII
- Q. The British Prime Minister Atlee announced the withdrawal of the Britishers in the House of Commons from India on
A)February 20, 1947
B)February 20, 1942
C)March 20, 1947
D)March 20, 1942
Answer: February 20, 1947
- Q. An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was
A)Henry Middleton
B)Hawkins
C)Thomas Roe
D)Josiah Child
Answer: Thomas Roe
- Q. Who founded the Great Seljuq Empire in 1037
A)Tughril Beg
B)Seljuq Beg
C)Alp Arslan
D)Malik-Shah I
Answer: Tughril Beg
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