More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
A)Al-Biruni
B)AI-Masudi
C)Sulaiman
D)Abdul Haq
Answer: Al-Biruni
- Q. Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?
A)Mahe
B)Puducherry
C)Goa
D)Chandannagar
Answer: Goa
- Q. Who of the following became a member of the “Din-i-Ilahi”?
A)Raja Birbal
B)Todarmal
C)Raja Man Singh
D)Tansen
Answer: Raja Birbal
- Q. Which Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
A)Arjun Dev
B)Tegh Bahadur
C)Hargobind
D)Gobind Singh
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Which of the following principle propagated by Aligarh school which helped in bringing reforms in Muslims? I. Intolerance to other religions and religious texts II. Quran was the only authoritative work for Islam and all others are secondary. Therefore said belief in only Islam III. Incorporate modern western thought
A)Both I and II
B)Only I
C)Both II and III
D)All the above
Answer: Both II and III
- Q. Who said “Man is a social animal”?
A)Rousseau
B)Aristotle
C)Laski
D)Plato
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. Who established Chishti order in India?
A)Nizamuddin Aulia
B)Baba Farid
C)Al biruni
D)Moinuddin Chishti
Answer: Moinuddin Chishti
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the provision of the Treaty of Seringapatnam, signed between Tipu and Cornwallis I. Surrender of almost half of Tipu’s territories, which were to be shared among the English, the Nizam and the Marathas. II. Payment of a war indemnity of about Rs.3 crore by Tipu III. Stationing of British resident at Seringapatnam IV. Sending two of his sons by Tipu as hostages to the British camp
A)I, II & IV
B)I & II
C)I & III
D)I, III & IV
Answer: I & III
- Q. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
A)Industry
B)Infra structure
C)Agriculture
D)Services
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. When Narayana Guru attained the age of sixty, his birthday was observed throughout the west-coast from Mangalore to __________
A)Sri Lanka
B)Varkala
C)Kottayam
D)Calicut
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Famous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)None of the above
Answer: Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
- Q. Two Sayid brothers Sayid Abdullah Khan and Sayid Hussan Ali Khan (who rose to become the king makers during the later Mughal period) met their downfall during the reign of
A)Rafi-ud-DaIjat
B)Farrukhsiyar
C)Rafi-ud-Daula
D)Muhammad Shah
Answer: Muhammad Shah
- Q. Diwan-i-Khas is in which of these monuments?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Red Fort Complex
Answer: Red Fort Complex
- Q. How many Ganadharas were there in the religious family of Sambhavnath Tirthankar?
A)105
B)95
C)115
D)125
Answer: 105
- Q. How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?
A)Once
B)Four Times
C)Thrice
D)Twice
Answer: Twice
- Q. The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the
A)Tomars
B)Chauhans
C)Pawars
D)Pariharas
Answer: Tomars
- 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. Who was the King of Britain during the First World War ?
A)Anarew VIII
B)Philip I
C)George V
D)Jonn Vll
Answer: George V
- Q. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was
A)Jatin Das
B)Surya Sen
C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
D)CR Das
Answer: Surya Sen
- Q. How many gandhara were in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)85
B)80
C)90
D)95
Answer: 95
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