More Questions on History
- Q. The first Indian selected for Indian Civil Service was
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Satyendra Nath Tagore
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)C. R. Das
Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore
- Q. What was the another name of ‘Quit India movement’?
A)Swadeshi Movement
B)Khilafat Movement
C)Home Rule Movement
D)August Kranti
Answer: August Kranti
- Q. Who are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India?
A)Cholas
B)Mauryas
C)Guptas
D)Marathas
Answer: Marathas
- Q. Till when did the Hundred Years’ War last?
A)1377
B)1327
C)1376
D)1453
Answer: 1453
- Q. Of the following, in which did Napolenic France suffer final defeat?
A)Battle of Wagram
B)Battle of Trafalgar
C)Battle of Pyramids
D)Battle of Austerlitz
Answer: Battle of Trafalgar
- Q. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was
A)Iltutmish
B)Sikandar Lodi
C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Smritis? I. It deals with the performance of duties, customs and laws prescribed according to Dharma II. It is concerned mainly with the rules of the organization of the monasteries
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees __________ annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge
A)Two lakhs
B)One lakh
C)£10000
D)£5000
Answer: One lakh
- Q. Which Goddess was worshipped as the “Goddess of Wisdom” by the Greeks
A)Apollo
B)Athena
C)Zeus
D)Diana
Answer: Athena
- Q. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National congress?
A)Badruddin Tyabji
B)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C)Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
D)Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: Badruddin Tyabji
- Q. Prince of Piligrims’ was the name attributed to
A)Hiuen-tsang
B)Fa-Hien
C)I-tsing
D)Megasthenes
Answer: Hiuen-tsang
- Q. Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th Century?
A)Brahmo Samaj
B)Prathana Samaj
C)Arya Samaj
D)Rama Krishna Mission
Answer: Brahmo Samaj
- Q. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
A)Cornwallis
B)Robert Clive
C)Dalhousie
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Cornwallis
- Q. Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of
A)protection against cattle raiders
B)safety from robbers
C)protection against floods
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which of the following was the capital of Surasena Mahajanapada?
A)Junagarh
B)Viratnagar
C)Mathura
D)Kashi
Answer: Mathura
- Q. The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was
A)treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda
B)annexation of Ahmadnagar
C)both (A) and (B) above
D)expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
Answer: both (A) and (B) above
- Q. “India for the Indians” was the political message of
A)Vivekanand
B)D E Wacha
C)Dayanand
D)Hume
Answer: Dayanand
- Q. Tuluva Narasa who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1491-1503 belonged to which dynasty?
A)Saluva Dynasty
B)Sangama Dynasty
C)Tuluva Dynasty
D)Aravidu Dynasty
Answer: Tuluva Dynasty
- Q. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as
A)Aravidu
B)Chandragiri
C)Hampi
D)Kondavidu
Answer: Hampi
- Q. Which of the following writers has called Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
A)Vincent Smith
B)Badayuni
C)Barni
D)W.Haig
Answer: Vincent Smith
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