More Questions on History
- Q. Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?
A)Ghiyasuddin Balban
B)Qutbuddin Aibak
C)Shamsuddin IItutmish
D)Nasiruddin Mahmud
Answer: Qutbuddin Aibak
- Q. The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the Communist International was
A)SS Joshi
B)SA Dange
C)MN Roy
D)PC Joshi
Answer: MN Roy
- Q. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In
A)Haryana
B)Punjab
C)Gujarat
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. By which act of British India, was the Governor General empowered to issue ordinance ?
A)Charter Act of 1853
B)Indian Councils Act, 1861
C)Government of India Act, 1858
D)Indian Council Act, 1892
Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1861
- Q. The State is a necessary evil according to
A)Liberalists
B)Communists
C)Individualists
D)Anarchists
Answer: Individualists
- Q. Where was saint kabir born?
A)Varanasi
B)Delhi
C)Mathura
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Varanasi
- 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. Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
A)Saluva Dynasty
B)Sangama Dynasty
C)Tuluva Dynasty
D)Aravidu Dynasty
Answer: Sangama Dynasty
- Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
A)Cornwallis
B)Clive
C)Waren Hastings
D)William Bentinck
Answer: Clive
- Q. The Delhi General who successfully adavanced up to Madurai was
A)Muhammad Ghori
B)Khizr Khan
C)Malik Kafur
D)Muharnmad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer: Malik Kafur
- Q. The Governor-General was given power to issue ordinances by the act of
A)1861
B)1858
C)1860
D)1871
Answer: 1861
- Q. Dholavira is situated at the bank of River
A)Ravi
B)Indus
C)Luni
D)Ghaggar
Answer: Luni
- Q. Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?
A)A. C. Wadia
B)Srinivas Ramanujam
C)C. V. Raman
D)P. C. Mahalanobis
Answer: A. C. Wadia
- Q. When was “The Communist Manifesto” written?
A)1872
B)1848
C)1890
D)1882
Answer: 1848
- Q. After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministries were
A)Assam and Kerala
B)Bengal and Punjab
C)Bengal and Assam
D)Punjab and Kerala
Answer: Bengal and Punjab
- Q. The Biography of Humayun was written by
A)Jodha
B)Nur Jahan
C)Anarkali
D)Gulbadan Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. Which Directive Principal bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral philosophy?
A)Provision of free legal aid and advice
B)Equal pay for equal work
C)Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
D)Protection of the mounments of historical importance
Answer: Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
- Q. Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda. I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. II. He propagated ‘Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma’.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha started in 1851 by Naoroji Furdonji, Dadabahi Naroji, S.S. Bengalee and other was a
A)Parsi education Reform Association
B)Parsi Economical Reform Association
C)Parsi culture Reform Association
D)Parsi religious Reform Association
Answer: Parsi religious Reform Association
- Q. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________
A)Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D)Firuz Tughlaq
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
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