More Questions on History
- Q. Whose reign in Indian History was called the Golden Age of India?
A)Maratha Empire
B)Mughal Empire
C)Gupta Empire
D)Maurya Empire
Answer: Gupta Empire
- Q. Vardhamana Mahavira the 24 th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at __________ and died at __________
A)Kusinara and Pava
B)Vaishali and Rajagriha
C)Kundagrama and Pava
D)Kashi and Champa
Answer: Kundagrama and Pava
- Q. In which city of South Africa was Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by the white people?
A)Durban
B)Cape town
C)Johannesburg
D)Pretoria
Answer: Durban
- Q. The Earliest Settlements of Aryan tribes were at
A)Bengal
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Sapta Sindhu
D)Delhi
Answer: Sapta Sindhu
- Q. Who made the famous statement “Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.”
A)Mirabeau
B)John Locke
C)Voltaire
D)Jean Jacques Rousseau
Answer: Jean Jacques Rousseau
- Q. In the . . . . . . Provinces were allowed to form groups with common executives and legislatures
A)Dikie Bird Plan
B)Wavell Plan
C)Cabinet Mission Plan
D)Mountbatten Plan
Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan
- Q. The Industrial Revolution in England represented the climax of the transition from
A)Feudalism to capitalism
B)Slavery to feudalism
C)Capitalism to socialism
D)Socialism to market socialism
Answer: Feudalism to capitalism
- Q. Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khwaja Abdus Samad to India?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Humayun
C)Akbar
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Humayun
- Q. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was called as ‘Mahatma’ by
A)Motilal Nehru
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Rabindra Nath Tagore
Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
- Q. “Mansabdars” in Mughal period were
A)Officials of the state
B)Landlords and zamindars
C)Those who had to give revenue
D)Revenue collectors
Answer: Officials of the state
- Q. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of
A)Hoysala
B)Chola
C)Pallava
D)Rashtrakuta
Answer: Pallava
- Q. The United Nations declared __________ as the International Year of Women
A)1878
B)1875
C)1975
D)1956
Answer: 1975
- Q. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of __________ to the East India Company
A)Rs. 400,000
B)Rs. 480,000
C)Rs. 500,000
D)Rs. 300,000
Answer: Rs. 400,000
- Q. Who is known as the first pope of Vatican City
A)Clement XIII
B)Pope Benedict XV
C)Pope Pius XI
D)Benedict XIII
Answer: Pope Pius XI
- Q. I. Jahangir had set up his court at Allahabad, assumed royal titles and struck coins in his name II. He banned slaughter of animals on two days in every week viz – Sunday & Thursday. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
B)Large estate owners
C)Revenue collectors
D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Answer: Large estate owners
- Q. In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by
A)Clive
B)Major Munro
C)Rojer Drake
D)Boughton
Answer: Major Munro
- Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
A)Vishnu
B)Lord Shiva
C)Brahma
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. In which descent Abhinandannath Tirthankar was born?
A)Nand Vansh
B)Ikswakshu Vansh
C)Gulam Vansh
D)Duguwa Vansh
Answer: Ikswakshu Vansh
- Q. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by
A)Menander
B)Ashoka
C)Kanishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka
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