More Questions on History
- Q. Bangladesh was created in
A)1972
B)1970
C)1973
D)1971
Answer: 1971
- Q. Who built the Khajuraho temples?
A)Sindias
B)Holkars
C)Bundela Rajputs
D)Chandela Rajputs
Answer: Chandela Rajputs
- Q. Fascism believes in the application of the principle of
A)Democracy
B)Dictatorship
C)Utilitarianism
D)Totalitarianism
Answer: Totalitarianism
- Q. The Aligarh Institute Gazette, an organ of the Scientific Society was started in March . . . . . and succeeded in transforming the minds in the traditional Muslim Society
A)1866
B)1766
C)1869
D)1870
Answer: 1866
- Q. The first Mughal Garden in India had been laid out by
A)Shah Jahan
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Babur
- Q. During the Mughal rule in the field of agriculture Parauti was the land
A)left fallow
B)annually cultivated
C)uncultivated
D)barren land
Answer: left fallow
- Q. From which port of England, Titanic started its journey
A)Southampton
B)Liverpool
C)Manchester
D)Sunderland
Answer: Southampton
- Q. Who was the Chief Architect of the World Trade Centre, New York?
A)Minoru Yamasaki
B)Le Corbusier
C)Edwin Lutyens
D)Charles Correa
Answer: Minoru Yamasaki
- Q. The Great Wall of China was built by
A)Shih Huang-ti
B)Li-tai-pu
C)Lao-tze
D)Confucius
Answer: Shih Huang-ti
- Q. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in
A)Pali texts
B)Prakrit texts
C)Sanskrit texts
D)Pictographical texts
Answer: Pali texts
- Q. Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
A)R. G. Bhandarkar
B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
D)B. G. Tilak
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
A)Seals
B)The Pottery
C)The boats
D)The houses
Answer: Seals
- Q. Banda Bahadur, a Sikh leader who led a revolt against the Mughals after the assassination of Guru Gobind Singh, was captured and executed during the reign of
A)Aurangzeb
B)Bahadur Shah
C)Jahandar Shah
D)Farrukh Siyar
Answer: Farrukh Siyar
- Q. Which of the following is not correct about Prarthana Samaj?
A)The Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga (with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen)
B)The Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay in1867
C)The main aim behind the establishment of the Prarthana Samaj was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God
D)This society was against the widow remarriage
Answer: This society was against the widow remarriage
- Q. Which of the following are correct regarding Shahjahan? I. Ousted the Portuguese from Hugli II. Created the office of Amin for assessment of revenue III. Kahabat Khan was appointed governor of Lahore IV. Ali Mardan Khan surrendered Kandhar to Mughals
A)I, II and IV
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)All the above
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. The first atomic bomb was thrown over
A)Hiroshima
B)Nagasaki
C)Tokyo
D)Hong Kong
Answer: Hiroshima
- Q. The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at
A)Kanpur
B)Delhi
C)Lucknow
D)Madras
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Khas Mahal and the Shish Mahal are built in which World Heritage Monument?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Agra Fort
Answer: Agra Fort
- Q. Harappan weapons were made of
A)Copper
B)Stone
C)Bronze
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritages?
A)Kashi Viswanath Temple
B)Ellora Caves
C)Qutab Minar
D)Manas Wildlife - Sancturary
Answer: Kashi Viswanath Temple
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