More Questions on History
- Q. British Crown assumed sovereignty over Indian from the East Indian Company in the year
A)1858
B)1857
C)1859
D)1860
Answer: 1858
- 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. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Zeb-un-nisa I. Zeb-un-nisa chose to live voluntarily with Shah Jahan and later was awarded great honour by Aurangzeb. II. Zeb-un-nisa was the sister of Shah Jahan.
A)Both I and II are incorrect
B)Both I and II are correct
C)Only I is correct
D)Only II is correct
Answer: Only I is correct
- Q. What was Chandragupta-II also known as?
A)Skanda Gupta
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Vikramaditya
D)Rama Gupta
Answer: Vikramaditya
- Q. The Battle of Plassey is a particularly important event in Indian history because
A)It enabled the British to have power in Bengal
B)The Nawab of Bengal lost in it
C)It laid the foundation for British rule in India
D)It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits
Answer: It laid the foundation for British rule in India
- Q. Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Chandragupta Vikrmaditya
D)Harsha
Answer: Chandragupta Vikrmaditya
- Q. Doctrine of Passive Resistance was published in the daily Vande Mataram in:
A)April 1906
B)April 1907
C)April 1905
D)April 1904
Answer: April 1907
- Q. What was the name of the father of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)Mallinath
B)Jitshatru
C)Parsavnath
D)Neminath
Answer: Jitshatru
- Q. When was the All Red Line inaugurated?
A)1902
B)1901
C)1922
D)1872
Answer: 1902
- Q. Which of the following is the Journal published in Britain by the Committee of the Indian National Congress?
A)India
B)Calcutta Gazette
C)Bengal Tribune
D)Calcutta Tribune
Answer: India
- Q. Zafarnama was letter written to a Mughal emperor by which of the following Sikh Gurus?
A)Arjan Dev
B)Hari Rai
C)Tegh Bahadur
D)Gobind Singh
Answer: Gobind Singh
- Q. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as
A)Siddhartha
B)Gautam
C)Rahul
D)Suddhodhana
Answer: Siddhartha
- Q. In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days
A)to launch a campaign against untouchability
B)to appeal to the Hindus to throw open the temples and public wells to the Harijans
C)for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans
D)For all the above
Answer: for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans
- Q. In which year George Washington became the first president of USA
A)1765
B)1735
C)1770
D)1789
Answer: 1789
- Q. Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
A)Dadabhai Naroji
B)W. C. Bannerji
C)Gopalkrishna Gokhale
D)Gandhiji
Answer: Dadabhai Naroji
- Q. Who build the St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia
A)Vladislav I
B)Peter I
C)Ivan the Terrible
D)Feodor I
Answer: Ivan the Terrible
- Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
- Q. The daughter who milks animals in the Vedic period was known as
A)Duhitr
B)Kubha
C)Komi
D)Sardha
Answer: Duhitr
- Q. Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
A)Dhyana Mudra
B)Abhaya Mudra
C)Dharmachakra Mudra
D)Bhumisparsa Mudra
Answer: Dharmachakra Mudra
- Q. Consider the following on the chronology of appointment of Viceroys I. Reading II. Irwin III. Wellingdon IV. Linlithgow
A)III, II, IV, II
B)I, II, III , IV
C)IV, III, II, I
D)II, IV, III, I
Answer: I, II, III , IV
- Indian History
- Ancient History
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Jainism And Buddhism
- Mauryan Empire
- Magadha Empire
- Harshavardhana Empire
- Vedic Age
- Medieval History
- Bhakti Movement
- Gulam Dynasty
- Khalji Dynasty
- Lodi and Sayyid Dynasty
- Tughlaq Dynasty
- Maratha Empire
- Sikh Empire
- Mughal Empire
- 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- British Rule
- Modern Indian
- Independence
- World History