More Questions on History
- Q. When Babur invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
A)Fargana
B)Kabul
C)Badakhshan
D)Herat
Answer: Badakhshan
- Q. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of
A)Hoysala
B)Chola
C)Pallava
D)Rashtrakuta
Answer: Pallava
- Q. In which state was the first non-Congress Government set up in independent India?
A)Bihar
B)Punjab
C)Maharashtra
D)Kerala
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?
A)Red Fort
B)Agra Fort
C)Taj Mahal
D)Buland Darwaza
Answer: Taj Mahal
- Q. During the First World War, which country signed the Peace Treaty (1917) with Germany
A)USA
B)England
C)Russia
D)Austria
Answer: Russia
- Q. I. It favoured Dominion Status. II. It favoured a federal system. III. It rejected the system of Communal Electorate. IV. It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Nehru Report?
A)I & III
B)I & IV
C)II, III & IV
D)I, II & III
Answer: I, II & III
- Q. What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?
A)Hinduism
B)Zoroastrianism
C)Buddhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Hinduism
- Q. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to __________
A)The Interim Government
B)The Indian National Congress
C)The Viceroy
D)The Princes of the States
Answer: The Interim Government
- Q. Purushapura is the other name for
A)Pataliputra
B)Patna
C)Peshawar
D)Punjab
Answer: Peshawar
- Q. Assertion (A): The nobility under Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a highly homogeneous one. Reason (R): Royal intervention in the iqta system was as its peak under Muhammad Tughlaq.
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are 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 false but R is true
- Q. As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was not correct?
A)Responsible Government would be realised only by the progressive stages.
B)British India must remain an integral part of the British Empire.
C)Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects.
D)The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament.
Answer: The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament.
- Q. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon’s reign is significant because
A)it put restrictions on the vernacular press
B)it limited the Britishers political authority
C)it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
D)it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
Answer: it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
- Q. The novel ‘Neel Darpan’ depicting the harassment and oppression of Indigo farmers by the Britishers was written by:
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)M M Malviya
C)Dinabandhu Mitra
D)Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Answer: Dinabandhu Mitra
- Q. Which of the following leaders did not attended the First Round Table Conference?
A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)Dr. Ambedkar
D)Y. Chintamani
Answer: M. K. Gandhi
- Q. How did Europeans use the term ‘middle ages’?
A)The medieval era of European history
B)The crisis of Western Europe
C)The fact that Europe became mature from 500 to 1500
D)The time between the fall of Rome and the emergence of Christianity
Answer: The medieval era of European history
- Q. Madras was returned by the French to the British in 1748 by the Treaty of
A)Delhi
B)Paris
C)London
D)Aix-la-Chapelle
Answer: Aix-la-Chapelle
- Q. The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in
A)Egypt
B)Sumer
C)China
D)All the three
Answer: All the three
- Q. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
A)Diwan-e-Aam
B)Diwan-e-khas
C)Ibadat Khana
D)Buland Darwaza
Answer: Ibadat Khana
- Q. When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
A)1939
B)1946
C)1942
D)1940
Answer: 1942
- Q. Who conveyed to the Indians – “I am with you wholeheartedly and in terms of culture I am one of you”?
A)Badruddin Tyabji
B)Annie Besant
C)George Yule
D)Sir William Wedderburn
Answer: Annie Besant
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