More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following Mughal Emperors was half Rajput?
A)Akbar Jahan & Jahangir
B)Shah Jahan & Aurangzeb
C)Shah Jahan & Jahangir
D)Jahangir & Humayun
Answer: Akbar Jahan & Jahangir
- Q. Which was the second capital of Akbar?
A)Agra
B)Delhi
C)Fatehpur Sikri
D)Patna
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. The building of the famous Kailasa temple at Ellora was executed under the Rashtrakuta king
A)Govinda-III
B)Amoghavarsha-I
C)Indra-III
D)Krishna-I
Answer: Krishna-I
- Q. The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
A)Pepper
B)Ivory
C)A fine variety of Indian muslin
D)Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
Answer: Pepper
- Q. Indian War of independence 1857 was written by :
A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Damodar Chapekar
D)V.D. Savarkar
Answer: V.D. Savarkar
- Q. Which war lord is also known as ‘little corporal’
A)Julius Caesar
B)Alexander
C)Napoleon Bonaparte
D)Genghis Khan
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. Select correct pair of book and author
A)Brihat Samhita: Ravi Kriti
B)Mudrarakshasa: Somdeva
C)Kathasaritsagar: Visakdatta
D)Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara
Answer: Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara
- Q. Who took the throne after Chandragupta Maurya?
A)Ashoka
B)Bimbisara
C)Bindusara
D)Vishnugupta
Answer: Bindusara
- Q. The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the year
A)325BC
B)331 BC
C)322 BC
D)365 BC
Answer: 331 BC
- Q. Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A)Muhammad Shah
B)Alamgir-I
C)Jahadar Shah
D)Shah Alam-II
Answer: Shah Alam-II
- Q. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of __________
A)Kabul
B)Herat
C)Hydaspes
D)Arbela
Answer: Hydaspes
- Q. By which Act may be the British parliament did Queen Victoria assume the title of ‘the Empress of India’ to emphasize British sovereignty over the whole of British provinces in India and Indian states?
A)The Royal Titles Act 1870
B)The Royal Titles Act 1866
C)The Royal Titles Act 1876
D)The Royal Titles Act 1886
Answer: The Royal Titles Act 1876
- Q. When was Gandhi-Irvin Pact taken place?
A)March 15, 1933
B)September 23, 1932
C)March 5, 1931
D)February 10, 1930
Answer: March 5, 1931
- Q. The first image of the Buddha was carved out during the reign of
A)Pusyamitra Shunga
B)Ashoka
C)Kanishka I
D)Menander
Answer: Kanishka I
- Q. Who founded as Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College (MAO) at Aligarh in 1875?
A)Mirza Mohammad
B)Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
C)Maulana Qasim Nanotvi
D)Maulana Abdullah Ansari
Answer: Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
- Q. What was the number of monks in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)One lakh
B)50 thousand
C)One lakh fifty thousand
D)Two lakh
Answer: One lakh
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?
A)The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
B)The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
C)Only B
D)Both A & B
Answer: The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
- Q. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at __________
A)Gwalior
B)Meerut
C)Jhansi
D)Agra
Answer: Meerut
- Q. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Of the following, which country’s constitution did not influence the fathers of Indian Constitution?
A)The USSR
B)The USA
C)Canada
D)Ireland
Answer: The USSR
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