More Questions on History
- Q. What was the policy of “doctrine of lapse”?
A)States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
B)States were allowed to adopt son as an heir
C)According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army
D)None of these
Answer: States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
- Q. Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fulfill the ambitious plans of Disraeli in __________
A)Afghanistan
B)Awadh
C)Bengal
D)Burma
Answer: Afghanistan
- Q. As a result of the partition of Bengal announced by Lord Curzon in 1905, Bengal was partitioned into two provinces of
A)Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam
B)East Bengal and West Bengal
C)Bengal and Assam
D)Bengal and Odisha and East Bengal and Assam
Answer: Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam
- Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? I. Muizuddin Bahram Shah II. Iltutmish III. Raziya IV. Rukhnuddin Firuz
A)II, IV, III, I
B)I, II, III, IV
C)III, II, IV, I
D)IV, III, I, II
Answer: II, IV, III, I
- Q. Bang Darshan was the main newspaper of
A)Birendra Nath Chatterjee
B)Sisir Kumar Ghosh
C)Pini Chandra Pal
D)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Q. Who murdered Julius Caesar?
A)Marcus Brutus
B)Augustus
C)Mark Antony
D)Pompey
Answer: Marcus Brutus
- Q. There are no politics devoid of religion’ is stated by
A)Gandhi
B)Nehru
C)Vinoba Bhave
D)Jaya Prakash Narayan
Answer: Gandhi
- Q. Akbar defeated Durgawati and captured
A)Jhansi
B)Bijapur
C)Gondwana
D)Surat
Answer: Gondwana
- Q. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was an ascetic Hindu monk and social reformer in 16th century was from
A)Assam
B)Bihar
C)Orissa
D)Bengal
Answer: Bengal
- Q. Who was the first historian to use tripartite periodisation?
A)Coluccio Salutati
B)Bernardo Rossellino
C)Leonardo Bruni
D)Lorenzo Valla
Answer: Leonardo Bruni
- Q. Which of the following domesticated animals was absent in the terracottas of the Indus civilization?
A)Sheep
B)Buffalo
C)Cow
D)Pig
Answer: Cow
- Q. Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented his coins as playing the lute or Veena?
A)Chandragupta-II
B)Chandragupta-I
C)Samudragupta
D)Skandagupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. What was the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732?
A)Charles Martel became King of France
B)Charlemagne converted many Muslims to Christianity
C)It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe
D)Muslims gained control of Spain
Answer: It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe
- Q. Bicameral Legislature was first provided to India by the
A)Government of India Act of 1935
B)Pitt's India Act
C)Government of India Act of 1919
D)Council Act of 1861
Answer: Government of India Act of 1919
- Q. The Marathas first served the rulers of
A)Mughal empire
B)Muhammadan kingdoms of the south
C)Vijayanagar
D)Afghanistan
Answer: Muhammadan kingdoms of the south
- Q. Lord Mountbatten put forth the plan proposing the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan :
A)On June 3, 1947
B)On May 3, 1947
C)On July 3, 1947
D)On August 3, 1947
Answer: On June 3, 1947
- Q. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees __________ annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge
A)Two lakhs
B)One lakh
C)£10000
D)£5000
Answer: One lakh
- Q. I. Hawkins was the first Englishman to visit Jahangir’s court II. Hawkins was called by the name of English Khan, by Jahangir Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Hawkins?
A)Both I and II are incorrect
B)Both I and II are correct
C)Only I is correct
D)Only II is correct
Answer: Both I and II are correct
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Rigvedic Aryans is incorrect?
A)We have some indications of polyandry in this period
B)We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
C)There are no examples of child marriage in this period
D)The practice of levirate was known
Answer: We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
- Q. Montagu who toured in India in 1918 was a
A)Member of Viceroy's Council
B)Member of Privy Council
C)Secretary of State for India
D)Viceroy of India
Answer: Secretary of State for India
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