More Questions on History

  • Q. The ‘Kirti Stambha’ (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by
    A)Rana Kumbha
    B)Rana Pratap
    C)Rana Sanga
    D)Bappa Raval
    Answer: Rana Kumbha
  • Q. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
    A)Pradesa
    B)Bhukit
    C)Vithi
    D)Ahara
    Answer: Vithi
  • Q. Consider the following statements related to the cause of 1857 revolt. I. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers. II. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers. III. The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Rajatarangini was written by
    A)Alberuni
    B)Kalhana
    C)Harsha Vardhana
    D)Kautilya
    Answer: Kalhana
  • Q. Of the following who did not find a place in the Legislative Council as per the Act of 1853?
    A)Additional Members
    B)The Governor-General
    C)The Commander-in-Chief
    D)The Lieutenant Governor
    Answer: The Lieutenant Governor
  • Q. The two states which had non Congress Ministries in 1937 were
    A)Punjab and NWFP
    B)Bengal and Punjab
    C)Madras and Central Provinces
    D)Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Bengal and Punjab
  • Q. Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
    A)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Lokmanya Tilak
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of
    A)Landlords
    B)Money lenders
    C)Traders
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. What was the meaning of the symbol Horse of Sambhavnath Tirthankar?
    A)Restrained heart
    B)Speed
    C)Anger
    D)Charm
    Answer: Restrained heart
  • Q. In 1884 __________founded the Indian National Union
    A)A. M. Bose
    B)A. O. Hume
    C)Lord Dufferin
    D)W. C. Banerjee
    Answer: A. O. Hume
  • Q. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was
    A)Cabral
    B)Albuquerque
    C)Almeida
    D)De Braganza
    Answer: Albuquerque
  • Q. Birbal was an advisor in the court of?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The Vedic economy was based on
    A)crafts and industries
    B)trade and commerce
    C)agriculture and cattle rearing
    D)all the above
    Answer: agriculture and cattle rearing
  • Q. The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor
    A)Farrukh-Siyar
    B)Bahadur Shah
    C)Muhammad Shah
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Farrukh-Siyar
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?
    A)Babur
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. There are no politics devoid of religion’ is stated by
    A)Gandhi
    B)Nehru
    C)Vinoba Bhave
    D)Jaya Prakash Narayan
    Answer: Gandhi
  • Q. Babur came to India originally from
    A)Ferghana
    B)Khiva
    C)Khorasan
    D)Seistan
    Answer: Ferghana
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs does not belong to the same category?
    A)Satavahanas - Simuka
    B)Mauryas - Brihadratha
    C)Sungas - Devabhuti
    D)Kanvas - Susaraman
    Answer: Satavahanas - Simuka
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc. in his diary?
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Babur
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Which of the following was established first?
    A)University of Bombay
    B)Banaras Hindu University
    C)Aligarh Muslim University
    D)University of Allahabad
    Answer: University of Bombay

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