More Questions on History
- Q. The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
A)Upper middle class
B)Priestly class
C)Rich peasantry
D)Urban Landlords
Answer: Upper middle class
- Q. Who is also known by the name of ‘Tiger of ‘Mysore’?
A)Tipu Sultan
B)Haidar Ali
C)Yaduraya Wodeyar
D)Krishna Devaraya
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. Who amongst the following is associated with the study of the Harappan Civilization?
A)Cunningham
B)Charles Mason
C)M. Wheeler
D)M.S. Vats
Answer: M.S. Vats
- Q. Which one of the following rulers built the Bibi ka Maqbara?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. The Upanishads are a series of books devoted to
A)Social law
B)Yoga
C)Religious rituals
D)Philosophy
Answer: Philosophy
- Q. The city of Vijayanagara is also known as
A)Chandragiri
B)Aravidu
C)Hampi
D)Kondavidu
Answer: Hampi
- Q. Which of the following legislative measures taken till 1861 regarding women rights and marriage are true? I. Permitted inter-caste marriage II. Daughter to be treated equal with son regarding inheritance III. Equal remuneration to both men and women IV. Immoral traffic of women to be illegal
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)III, II and I
D)All the above
Answer: I and II
- Q. Sati was prohibited by
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Warren Hastings
C)Lord William Bentinck
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord William Bentinck
- Q. The following are the lessons taught to masses i.e. Muslim women in particular
A)Removal of purdah and spread of education
B)Urged the Muslims to give up medieval customs and ways of thought and behavior
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at__________
A)Calcutta
B)Bombay
C)Madras
D)Gujarat
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?
A)C. Raja Gopalachari
B)B. R. Ambedkar
C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D)Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Answer: C. Raja Gopalachari
- 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. Which of the following School of art noted for its vitality and assimilative character just because of Brahmanism, Jainism and Buddhism?
A)Amaravati School of Art
B)Gandhara School of Art
C)Mathura School of art
D)None of the above
Answer: Mathura School of art
- Q. Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were I. Cheras II. Cholas III. Chalukyas iV. Pallavas V. Pandyas
A)II, III, IV
B)I, II, V
C)III, IV, V
D)I, II, IV
Answer: I, II, V
- Q. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was
A)Milk and its products
B)Barley and rice
C)Rice and pulses
D)Vegetables and fruits
Answer: Milk and its products
- Q. When did the Soviet Union collapse?
A)1980
B)1970
C)1990
D)1991
Answer: 1991
- Q. Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?
A)Muhammad Ghori
B)Mahmud of Ghazni
C)Iltutmish
D)Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Answer: Mahmud of Ghazni
- Q. Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Shambhuchand Mukherhee, Kali Mohan Das and Jogesh Chandra Dutt were editors of:
A)Hindu
B)Amrit Bazar Patrika
C)Sudharak
D)Yugantar
Answer: Amrit Bazar Patrika
- Q. Battle for Delhi was fought in the year __________
A)1526
B)1764
C)1556
D)1857
Answer: 1556
- Q. The Rama Krishna Mission was established by
A)Rama Krishna
B)Vivekananda
C)M. G. Ranade
D)Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: Vivekananda
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