More Questions on History

  • Q. Rohelas were of __________ origin
    A)Afghan
    B)Turkish
    C)British
    D)Chinese
    Answer: Afghan
  • Q. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the imperial signature was
    A)Nur Jahan
    B)Jodha Bai
    C)Mumtaz Mahal
    D)Ladli Begum
    Answer: Nur Jahan
  • Q. When was the battle of Buxar fought?
    A)October 1754
    B)October 1764
    C)Sept. 1564
    D)Jan. 1824
    Answer: October 1764
  • Q. “Desire is the cause of all sufferings”. Which religion promoted this?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Sikhism
    D)Hinduism
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by the timely action of
    A)Morley
    B)Minto
    C)Northbrook
    D)Hastings
    Answer: Northbrook
  • Q. Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on :
    A)16 October , 1896
    B)16 October , 1911
    C)16 October , 1907
    D)16 October , 1905
    Answer: 16 October , 1905
  • Q. After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title of
    A)Peshwa
    B)Maharaja
    C)Chhatrapati
    D)Samrat
    Answer: Chhatrapati
  • Q. Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India ?
    A)Portuguese
    B)French
    C)Dutch
    D)Danish
    Answer: Danish
  • Q. Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?
    A)Sanskrit
    B)Hindi
    C)Ardh-Magadhi
    D)Regional vernacular languages
    Answer: Regional vernacular languages
  • Q. The members of the Board of Control must be paid from
    A)Indian Revenues
    B)The Consolidated Fund of England
    C)Funds Voted by Parliament
    D)The revenues of Princely States
    Answer: Indian Revenues
  • Q. What was the economic activity of Western Europe in the early middle ages?
    A)Long-distance trade
    B)Commercial and urban
    C)Agriculture
    D)All the above
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? I. He preached Vishishtadvaita. II. He said that the ‘God is Sagunabrahman’
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by
    A)Dara Shikoh
    B)Akbar
    C)Shah Jahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Dara Shikoh
  • Q. Who was the first Gandhar of Sumtinath Tirthankar?
    A)Vishwasen
    B)Bhanuraj
    C)Kritverma
    D)Charam Swami
    Answer: Charam Swami
  • Q. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped in Hiroshima city
    A)Fat Man
    B)Fat Boy
    C)Little Boy
    D)Scorpion
    Answer: Little Boy
  • Q. Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
    A)Second Battle of Tarain
    B)First Battle of Tarain
    C)Battle of Khanwa
    D)First Battle of Panipat
    Answer: Second Battle of Tarain
  • Q. The first President of the Ghadar Party – founded in 1913 in USA was
    A)Sohan Singh Bhakna
    B)Lata Hardayal
    C)Bhai Parmanand
    D)Sardar Ajit Singh
    Answer: Sohan Singh Bhakna
  • Q. When did Xinhai Revolution occur?
    A)1900
    B)1872
    C)1911
    D)1912
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. Which Veda deals with magical hymn or charms of spell?
    A)Samveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Atharvaveda
    D)Yajurveda
    Answer: Atharvaveda
  • Q. Who was the Viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India?
    A)Lord Minto
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Hardinge
    D)Lord Wavell
    Answer: Lord Hardinge

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