More Questions on History
- Q. Gautama Buddha was born at
A)Sarnath
B)Kusinagar
C)Bodha Gaya
D)Lumbini
Answer: Lumbini
- Q. Who established in 1893 the society for the removal of Obstacles to the Hindu Religion?
A)Raja Ram Mohan Rai
B)Dayanand Sarshawati
C)The Chapekar brothers
D)None of these
Answer: The Chapekar brothers
- Q. Who was the last ruler of India that adopted Jainism in his last days?
A)Bindusara
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Chandra Gupta Maurya
D)Ashoka
Answer: Chandra Gupta Maurya
- Q. The Social System of the Harappans was
A)Slave Labour based
B)Fairly egalitarian
C)Colour Varna based
D)Caste based
Answer: Fairly egalitarian
- Q. During Akbar’s reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?
A)Man Singh-I
B)Raja Todar Mal
C)Birbal
D)Tansen
Answer: Raja Todar Mal
- Q. The first Mysore War Fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767- 1769 A.D., came to an end by the
A)Treaty of Madras
B)Treaty of Pondicherry
C)Treaty of Mysore
D)Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Answer: Treaty of Madras
- Q. Who established Prarthana Samaj?
A)Derozio
B)Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
C)David Hare
D)Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
Answer: Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
- Q. Which of the following leader organised the Swaraj Party?
A)Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
B)Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta
C)C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
D)C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani
Answer: C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
- Q. Mzal Khan who fought with Shivaji was the ruler of
A)Mewar
B)Bijapur
C)Gujarat
D)Bengal
Answer: Bijapur
- Q. During whose reign did William Hawkins visit the Mughal court to secure a right. to trade in Mughal ports?
A)Shah Jahan
B)Aurangzeb
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. What is meant by Mughalai?
A)Very rich food
B)Infantry of the Mughals
C)Royal household
D)Mughal territories from which Chauth was claimed
Answer: Mughal territories from which Chauth was claimed
- Q. In which ot the following places was the Ryotwari settlement introduced by
A)North-West Provinces and Punjab
B)Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
C)Madras and Bombay
D)Bengal and Bihar
Answer: Madras and Bombay
- Q. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in
A)1858
B)1857
C)1900
D)1909
Answer: 1857
- Q. When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A)1857
B)1832
C)1864
D)1909
Answer: 1864
- Q. Treaty of Lahore taken place on __________
A)1846 A.D.
B)1836 A.D.
C)1725 A.D.
D)1816 A.D.
Answer: 1846 A.D.
- Q. Which one of the following is the principal source of information of Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga?
A)Mahavamsa
B)Pillar Edict-VII
C)Divyavadana
D)Rock Edict-XIII
Answer: Rock Edict-XIII
- Q. Varahamihira is
A)A space shuttle
B)An astronaut
C)A power station
D)An ancient astronomer
Answer: An ancient astronomer
- Q. Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as :
A)Sher-e-Maharastra
B)Sher-e-Bengal
C)Sher-e-Kashmir
D)Sher-e-Punjab
Answer: Sher-e-Punjab
- Q. For the cause of national liberation Swami Dayananda stressed on :
A)Swadharma
B)Swabhasha and Swarajya
C)Swadeshi
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Who wrote the famous Kural which in verse deals with many aspects of life and religion?
A)Bana
B)Bhartrihari
C)Magha
D)Thiruvalluvar
Answer: Thiruvalluvar
- Indian History
- Ancient History
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Jainism And Buddhism
- Mauryan Empire
- Magadha Empire
- Harshavardhana Empire
- Vedic Age
- Medieval History
- Bhakti Movement
- Gulam Dynasty
- Khalji Dynasty
- Lodi and Sayyid Dynasty
- Tughlaq Dynasty
- Maratha Empire
- Sikh Empire
- Mughal Empire
- 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- British Rule
- Modern Indian
- Independence
- World History