More Questions on History
- Q. The first Viceroy of India was
A)Lord Hardinge
B)Lord Canning
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Lord Elgin
Answer: Lord Canning
- Q. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Tamil
D)Greek
Answer: Pali
- Q. The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic society was
A)Jana
B)Vish
C)Grama
D)Gotra
Answer: Grama
- Q. Which among the following was the capital of Shivaji?
A)Raigarh
B)Poona
C)Singhgarh
D)Panhala
Answer: Raigarh
- Q. What was the Ilbert Bill intended for?
A)To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
B)To remove racial discrimination in employment
C)To save Indians from racial humiliation
D)To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service
Answer: To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
- Q. The Indus Valley civilisation was discovered in the year
A)1921
B)1917
C)1927
D)1932
Answer: 1921
- Q. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
A)Mughals
B)Bijapur
C)Both (a) and (b) above
D)Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals
Answer: Both (a) and (b) above
- Q. The correct descending order of the Mauryan officers, at the district level, was
A)Yukta, rajuka, pradeshika
B)Rajuka, pradeshika, yukta
C)Pradeshika, yukta, rajuka
D)Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
Answer: Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
- Q. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
A)Industry
B)Infra structure
C)Agriculture
D)Services
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. The revolutionary like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with :
A)1857 Revolt
B)The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
C)Chauri Chaura Case
D)The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Answer: The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
- Q. Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?
A)Sanskrit
B)Hindi
C)Ardh-Magadhi
D)Regional vernacular languages
Answer: Regional vernacular languages
- Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
A)Rigidity of Caste
B)Slavery
C)Prostitution
D)Widow remarriage
Answer: Widow remarriage
- Q. My Experiments with Truth is the work of Mahatma Gandhi published in
A)1902
B)1901
C)1906
D)1946
Answer: 1906
- Q. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by
A)Mir Jumla
B)Mirkasim
C)Shivaji
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Mir Jumla
- Q. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
A)Uttirameru Inscription
B)Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
C)Kudumiyammalai Inscription
D)Kasadudi Copper Plates
Answer: Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
- Q. Who started the Indian Reforms Association?
A)Swami Vivekananda
B)Narayan Guru
C)Krishna swami Aiyar
D)Keshav Chandra Sen
Answer: Keshav Chandra Sen
- Q. When was the Ottonian dynasty replaced by the Salian dynasty?
A)1084
B)1024
C)1105
D)1111
Answer: 1024
- Q. Which emperor wrote the play ‘Nagananda’ in Sanskrit language?
A)Harshavardhana
B)Prabhakara vardhana
C)Chandragupta II
D)Bindusara
Answer: Harshavardhana
- Q. When was the office of District Collector created?
A)1772
B)1786
C)1771
D)1773
Answer: 1772
- Q. Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as__________
A)Vishwanath Datta
B)Narendra Nath Datta
C)Upendranath Datta
D)Vasava Datta
Answer: Narendra Nath Datta
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