More Questions on History

  • Q. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the ‘interlopers’ represented by the
    A)Indigenous merchants
    B)Portuguese
    C)British free merchants
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British free merchants
  • Q. Name of Republic which was a confederacy to tribes in the 6th century B.C
    A)Vajji
    B)Gandhara
    C)Koushal
    D)Avanti
    Answer: Vajji
  • Q. __________co-edited ‘the National Reformer’ with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88
    A)S. N. Banerjee
    B)W. T. Stead
    C)H. P. Blavatsky
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Aurangzeb came to power after winning the war of succession and by defeating his three brothers
    A)Shuja
    B)Dara
    C)Askari
    D)Murad
    Answer: Dara
  • Q. Madam Bhikaji Cama unfolded the National Flag of India in 1907 at
    A)International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
    B)India House, London
    C)Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco
    D)Indian Workers Meet Vancouver
    Answer: International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
  • Q. The caste system of India was created for
    A)Recognization of the dignity of labour
    B)Immobility of labour
    C)Economic uplift
    D)Occupational division of labour
    Answer: Occupational division of labour
  • Q. In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal?
    A)Genghis Khan
    B)Nader Shah
    C)Hemu Vikramaclitya
    D)Bajirao-I
    Answer: Nader Shah
  • Q. Gupta Dynasty was famous for
    A)Imperialism
    B)Art and architecture
    C)Revenue and land reform
    D)None of these
    Answer: Art and architecture
  • Q. Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
    A)Granary
    B)Great Bath
    C)Huge Hall
    D)Two Story Building
    Answer: Granary
  • Q. Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?
    A)Patinenmelkanakku
    B)Tolkappiyam
    C)Patinenkilkanakku
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Tolkappiyam
  • Q. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?
    A)Megasthenese
    B)Hiuen Tsang
    C)I-Tsing
    D)Fahien
    Answer: Megasthenese
  • Q. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
    A)Sayyid Ahmed Khan
    B)Mohammed Ali Jinnah
    C)Aga Khan
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Aga Khan
  • Q. The Prime causes of the 1857 mutiny did not include
    A)The Widow Remarriage Act
    B)The new system of education
    C)The despatch of Indian Sepoys to Afghanistan
    D)Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the British
    Answer: Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the British
  • Q. Social reforms were a major task of the theosophical society. With respect to Indian traditions and culture, which one does not find its occurrence in the societal activities? I. Resistance to child marriage. II. Resistance to widow remarriage. III. Spread of education. IV. Abolition of caste and Untouchability. V. Accommodation of conversion in religious faith.
    A)II and IV
    B)I and III
    C)II, V
    D)Only V
    Answer: II, V
  • Q. Who wrote Si- Yu- ki?
    A)Selucas Nicator
    B)Harshavardhan
    C)Hieun Tsiang
    D)Megasthanese
    Answer: Hieun Tsiang
  • Q. The revolutionary who died of a 64 days hunger strike was
    A)Batukeshwar Dutt
    B)Sukh Dev
    C)Jatin Das
    D)Raj Guru
    Answer: Jatin Das
  • Q. The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar’s conquest of
    A)Malwa
    B)Awadh
    C)Gujarat
    D)Chittor
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Who founded the Central Hindu School and College in Banaras (now Varanasi)?
    A)Dr. Bhagavan Das
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Govinda Das
    D)G. N. Chakravarti
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who was the founder of Vikramshila Vihar?
    A)Gopala
    B)Dharmapala
    C)Nagpala
    D)Mahipala
    Answer: Dharmapala
  • Q. Which symbol shows renunciation of Gautama Buddha?
    A)Bull
    B)Lotus
    C)Elephant
    D)Horse
    Answer: Horse

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