More Questions on History
- Q. The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Qutb-din-Aibak
C)Feroz Shah Tughlaq
D)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer: Qutb-din-Aibak
- Q. The hero of the Kakori ‘Dacoity’ case was
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Ramprasad Bismil
C)Batukeshwar Datta
D)Barkatulla
Answer: Ramprasad Bismil
- Q. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was
A)Humayun
B)Jahangir
C)Aurangzeb
D)Akbar
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?
A)The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
B)The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
C)The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
A)Madan Mohan Malviya
B)Sukumar Dutt
C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D)Motilal Nehru
Answer: Madan Mohan Malviya
- Q. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organising the agrarian movement in Punjab?
A)1907
B)1905
C)1909
D)1911
Answer: 1907
- Q. The Mughal leader Babur originally invaded northern India
A)Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
B)To creates a Shiite Muslim state
C)To control the trade routes into Southeast Asia
D)To defeat his longstanding enemy, the sultan of Delhi
Answer: Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
- Q. Which state was the first victim of “The Subsidiary Alliance System”?
A)Mysore
B)Satara
C)Hyderabad
D)Awadh
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. Assertion (A): East India Association in London was organised by Dadabhai Naoroji. Reason (R): He wanted to influence the British public opinion
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is 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: A is true but R is false
- Q. Under the Mughals __________ was administered as a department of the household
A)cavalry
B)infantry
C)artillery
D)navy
Answer: artillery
- Q. Akbar held his religious discussion in
A)Panch Mahal
B)Jodhabai's Palace
C)Ibadat Khana
D)Buland Darwaza
Answer: Ibadat Khana
- Q. Name the Pala ruler who was the first to plunge into the tripartite struggle
A)Mahipala
B)Devapala
C)Dharmapala
D)Gopala
Answer: Gopala
- Q. When was Poona Pact between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar signed?
A)In 1925
B)In 1920
C)In 1928
D)In 1932
Answer: In 1932
- Q. After how many years of practice Sambhavnath acquired Kewalya Gyan and formed DharamTirth?
A)12
B)10
C)14
D)16
Answer: 14
- Q. Which ascetics of the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy influenced the Ramananda?
A)Krishna Cult
B)Kabirpanthi
C)Nathpanthi
D)None of the above
Answer: Nathpanthi
- Q. The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was
A)Lord Dalhousie
B)Lord Irwin
C)Lord Curzon
D)Lord Linlithgow
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by
A)Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
B)Indian Council Act of 1892
C)Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
D)Government of India of 1935
Answer: Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
- 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. The first Buddhist Council was held at
A)Rajgriha
B)Kashmir
C)Pataliputra
D)Vaisali
Answer: Rajgriha
- Q. When did the Third Battle of Panipat take place?
A)1761
B)1707
C)1751
D)1765
Answer: 1761
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