More Questions on History

  • Q. Who among the following Gupta rulers faced invasion of Hunas?
    A)Kumaragupta-I
    B)Budhagupta
    C)Kumaragupta-II
    D)Skandagupta
    Answer: Skandagupta
  • Q. Which Tamil poet wrote Ramayana in Tamil language?
    A)Kapilar
    B)Kamban
    C)Pulamaipithan
    D)Perumal Rasu
    Answer: Kamban
  • Q. The site of birth (nativity) of Gautam Buddha is marked by
    A)A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
    B)A monastery
    C)A statue
    D)A Peepal Tree
    Answer: A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
  • Q. The policy of ‘imperial preferences’ adopted by Britain in its colonies in 1932 is also known as the
    A)London Agreement
    B)Hong Kong Agreement
    C)Ottawa Agreement
    D)Paris Agreement
    Answer: Ottawa Agreement
  • Q. The first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was
    A)Satyendra Nath Tagore
    B)Gokhale
    C)Ramanuja
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore
  • Q. The harappan economy was primarily__________ in nature
    A)Industrial
    B)Rural
    C)Urban
    D)Capitalist
    Answer: Urban
  • Q. Which movement got the support from both Hindus and Muslims?
    A)Quit India Movement
    B)Non-Cooperation Movement
    C)Champaran Stayagraha
    D)Anti-Partition Movement
    Answer: Non-Cooperation Movement
  • Q. Tripitakas’ are sacred books of
    A)Jains
    B)Hindus
    C)Parsis
    D)Buddhists
    Answer: Buddhists
  • Q. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the
    A)Chola Administration
    B)Maratha Administration
    C)Ganga Administration
    D)Vijayanagar Administration
    Answer: Ganga Administration
  • Q. Which was the second capital of Akbar?
    A)Agra
    B)Delhi
    C)Fatehpur Sikri
    D)Patna
    Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
  • Q. Which report became the basis for enacting the Government of India Act 1935?
    A)Montague Chelmsford Declaration
    B)Reading's report
    C)Morley Minto Reforms
    D)Simon Commission’s report
    Answer: Simon Commission’s report
  • Q. What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?
    A)Zamidar's property
    B)Providing rent free land
    C)Giving officer a right to revenue
    D)Giving cash salary to Mansabdar
    Answer: Giving officer a right to revenue
  • Q. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?
    A)No. X
    B)No. XIII
    C)No. XI
    D)No. XII
    Answer: No. XIII
  • Q. Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C. in
    A)Babylon
    B)Persia
    C)Macedonia
    D)Taxila
    Answer: Babylon
  • Q. The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transferred to power from
    A)British Crown to the East India Company
    B)East India Company to the British Crown
    C)East India Company to the Governor General
    D)British Crown to the Board of Directors
    Answer: East India Company to the British Crown
  • Q. The death of millions of Indian in frequent famines which visited India during the 19th century, were mainly due to
    A)commercialisation of agriculture
    B)overall shortage of food and its improper distribution
    C)poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices
    D)unremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production
    Answer: poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Portuguese?
    A)They spread Catholicism in western and eastern coast of India
    B)They brought tobacco cultivation in India
    C)They established first printing press in India at Goa in AD 1556
    D)The Indian Medicinal Plants was the first scientific work which was published at Andhra Pradesh in 1563
    Answer: The Indian Medicinal Plants was the first scientific work which was published at Andhra Pradesh in 1563
  • Q. What was the motive of Lord Wellesley to introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
    A)Prevent disloyalty towards the British
    B)Improve the administration of the Indian States
    C)Tone up the British Indian administration
    D)Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
    Answer: Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
  • Q. Which of the following play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Palaka?
    A)Raghuvansa
    B)Mrcchakatika
    C)Sri Adi Kala
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mrcchakatika
  • Q. The Indian Independence Act was passed in
    A)01 August 1947
    B)18 July 1947
    C)01 June 1947
    D)01 September 1947
    Answer: 18 July 1947

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