More Questions on History
- Q. Who captured Beijing in 1644?
A)Li Zicheng
B)Chongzhen Emperor
C)Wu Sangui
D)Yao Xueyin
Answer: Li Zicheng
- Q. Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
A)Kashmir
B)Vaishali
C)Rajagriha
D)Pataliputra
Answer: Rajagriha
- Q. Who made tripartite periodisation standard?
A)Christoph Cellarius
B)Andreas Cellarius
C)Flavio Biondo
D)Genseric
Answer: Christoph Cellarius
- Q. Of the following who did not find a place in the Legislative Council as per the Act of 1853?
A)Additional Members
B)The Governor-General
C)The Commander-in-Chief
D)The Lieutenant Governor
Answer: The Lieutenant Governor
- Q. When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
A)860
B)800
C)871
D)899
Answer: 800
- Q. The Presidents of early English Settlements (Madras, Bombay and Calcutta) were responsible to __________
A)The House of Lords
B)The House of Common
C)The Home Government of the Company
D)The Council of Senior Merchants
Answer: The Home Government of the Company
- Q. In 1937 , an educational conference endorsing Gandhi’s proposals for ‘basic education’ through the vernacular medium was held at
A)Bombay
B)Surat
C)Ahmedabad
D)Wardha
Answer: Wardha
- Q. Which of the following books is not written by Harshavardhan?
A)Nagananda
B)Harshacharita
C)Ratnavali
D)Priyadarshika
Answer: Harshacharita
- Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
A)Narayan Rao
B)Raghunath Rao
C)Madhav Rao-II
D)Baji Rao-II
Answer: Baji Rao-II
- Q. The revolutionary like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with :
A)1857 Revolt
B)The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
C)Chauri Chaura Case
D)The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Answer: The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
- Q. In order to secure co-operation of Indians the British government in the midst of worsening wartime international situation sent Cripps Mission to India:
A)In 1942
B)In 1940
C)In 1945
D)In 1946
Answer: In 1942
- Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?
A)Feroz Tughlaq
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
A)They established their first company in Surat
B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
- Q. Benito Mussolini was a leader of
A)Italy
B)Germany
C)French
D)Portugal
Answer: Italy
- Q. Find the odd one
A)Yajur veda
B)Sam veda
C)Vishnu Purana
D)Rig veda
Answer: Vishnu Purana
- Q. During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from China it went to
A)Thailand and Cambodia
B)Burma and Tibet
C)Korea and Japan
D)Indonesia and Vietnam
Answer: Korea and Japan
- Q. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
A)December, 1922
B)September, 1920
C)October, 1924
D)November, 1925
Answer: September, 1920
- Q. During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
A)Tang
B)Sung
C)Han
D)Chin
Answer: Chin
- Q. Who among the following renowned Scholar wrote the biography of King Harsha and Kadambari?
A)Bhartrihari
B)Bharavi
C)Bana
D)Magha
Answer: Bana
- Q. Assertion (A): The Mughals, particularly Akbar, established a uniform pattern of administration in all provinces. Reason (R): Akbar is greatly indebted to Sher Shah Sur not only in local administration but also in provincial administration
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
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