More Questions on History
- Q. Which one of the following ruler was not contemporary to ‘Buddha’?
A)Bimbisara
B)Udayin
C)Ajatshatru
D)Mahapadma Nanda
Answer: Mahapadma Nanda
- Q. The correct chronological order in which they were built is: 1. Tughluqabad Fort 2. Lodi Garden 3. Qutub Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri
A)3, 1, 2, 4
B)3, 1, 4, 2
C)1, 3, 2, 4
D)1, 3, 4, 2
Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
- Q. Which queen of the Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, part of modern Andhra Pradesh?
A)Ahilyadevi
B)Rudramadevi
C)Bhagwati
D)Bhanumati
Answer: Rudramadevi
- Q. In which year did the Suez Canal was open for trade
A)1880
B)1869
C)1774
D)1620
Answer: 1869
- Q. The Crimean War in 1854-1856 was fought between
A)USA and England
B)Russia and Turkey
C)Russia and Japan
D)England and France
Answer: Russia and Turkey
- Q. In which Hindi month Sumtinath Tirthankar received diksha?
A)Jyestha
B)Vaisakh
C)Chetra
D)Magha
Answer: Vaisakh
- Q. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?
A)Ramanuja
B)Chaitanya
C)Sankaracharya
D)Ramananda
Answer: Ramananda
- Q. Muslim communalism was lent an impetus by the activities of
A)Liaqat Hussain
B)Ashfaqullah
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. Which slogan was given by the Congress in opposition to British Government involving India in Second World War in 1939 without consulting the people of India ?
A)Nahi Karenge, Nahi Ladenge
B)Karo ya Maro
C)Na koi bhai, na koi pai.
D)None of these
Answer: Na koi bhai, na koi pai.
- Q. Jahangir (1605-1627 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Mughal
Answer: Mughal
- Q. Lord Mahavira died at
A)Lumbini Garden
B)Saravana Belagola
C)Kalugumalai
D)Pavapuri
Answer: Pavapuri
- Q. Which Mauryan king holds the title of Amitraghata?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Bimbisar
C)Bindusara
D)Ashoka
Answer: Bindusara
- Q. The Harappas had commercial relations with __________
A)Jawa
B)China
C)Mesopotamia
D)Burma (Now, Myanmar)
Answer: Mesopotamia
- Q. After 1893, when complete ban was imposed on all commercial activities of the Company. India was left open to exploitation by
A)Planters
B)British officers in India
C)British mercantile industrial capitalist class
D)Zamindars and big landlords
Answer: British mercantile industrial capitalist class
- Q. Which of the following were the main aims of Satyashodhak Samaj? I. Social service II. Spread of education among women and lower caste III. Complete abolition of caste system and inequalities
A)I and II
B)Only II
C)II and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Who among the following initiated the Kheda Satyagraha?
A)Mohanlal Pandya
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Sardar Patel
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Mohanlal Pandya
- Q. Which of the following pair leader associated with the Revolt of 1857 is not correctly matched?
A)Khan Bahadur Khan : Bareilly
B)Hazrat Mahal : Kanpur
C)Kunwar Singh : Bihar
D)Bakht Khan : Delhi
Answer: Hazrat Mahal : Kanpur
- Q. The battle of Plassey was fought between
A)East India Company and Tipu Sultan
B)East India Company and Ahmad Shah
C)East India Company and Sirajuddaulla
D)East India Company and Anwaruddin
Answer: East India Company and Sirajuddaulla
- Q. The socialist group in the INC during, the 1930s had been led by
A)Rajendra Prasad
B)Bipin Chandra Pal
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose
- Q. In which year ‘University of Oxford’ was founded
A)1562
B)1096
C)1117
D)1342
Answer: 1096
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