More Questions on History
- Q. What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization?
A)2500 BC - 1700 BC
B)2400 BC - 1700 BC
C)2400 BC - 1750 BC
D)2500 BC - 1750 BC
Answer: 2500 BC - 1750 BC
- Q. Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A)Sharda Mukherjee
B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C)Fathima Beevi
D)Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
- Q. The background of the foundation of the Muslim League at . . . . . . on 30 December 1906 may be traced back to the establishment of the Indian national congress in 1885
A)Shahbag
B)Dhaka
C)Simla
D)Bengal
Answer: Dhaka
- Q. Who among the following initiated reforms among Muslims?
A)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
B)Muhammad Iqbal
C)Naoriji Furdonji
D)Altaf Husain Hali
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. Which of the following is true regarding the Aryan Economy? I. Aryans, crossed the nomadic stage. II. Lion, elephants, & Boar were not known to them. III. Coins were known to them.
A)II, III
B)Only I
C)I, III
D)All of the above
Answer: Only I
- Q. During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India?
A)Akbar
B)Aurangazeb
C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Q. __________ is the acknowledged high priest of the drain theory
A)S. N. Bose
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)J. N. Ghosh
D)J. N. Mukherjee
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of
A)New India
B)India Wins Freedom
C)Gita Rahasya
D)Discovery of India
Answer: India Wins Freedom
- Q. During whose reign did the Gandhara School of Art blossom?
A)Ashok
B)Harsha
C)Kanishka
D)Chandragupta-II
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Titu mir’s movement considered one of the Muslim reform movement mainly aimed at eradicating which of the following systems?
A)Against Hindu landlords and British indigo planters
B)Polygamy
C)Easy divorce
D)Working against Indian national movement
Answer: Against Hindu landlords and British indigo planters
- Q. The earliest city discovered in India was
A)Punjab
B)Harappa
C)Mohenjo Daro
D)Sindh
Answer: Harappa
- Q. Among the numerous followers of Gandhi’s ‘philosophy’ was/were
A)Marshal Tito
B)Bertrand Russell
C)Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
D)All of the above
Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
- Q. Nalanda Mahavihara site is in
A)Assam
B)Rajasthan
C)Bihar
D)Gujrat
Answer: Bihar
- Q. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was
A)Andal
B)Chaitanya
C)Meerabai
D)Ramabai
Answer: Meerabai
- Q. How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Narrowand Unhygienic
B)Wide and Straight
C)Slippery
D)Narrow and Curved
Answer: Wide and Straight
- Q. On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by
A)Prince Akbar
B)Mir Jumla
C)Shayista Khan
D)Jai Singh
Answer: Mir Jumla
- Q. Which famous book was written by Nostradamus
A)Das Kapital
B)Les Propheties
C)The Tempest
D)None of the above
Answer: Les Propheties
- Q. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between
A)The English and the French
B)The Nizam of Hyderabad and the French
C)The English and Hyder Ali
D)The Nawab of Carnatic and the English
Answer: The English and the French
- Q. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by Gandhi in the year
A)1919
B)1916
C)1920
D)1923
Answer: 1920
- Q. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees __________ annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge
A)Two lakhs
B)One lakh
C)£10000
D)£5000
Answer: One lakh
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