More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India ?
A)Portuguese
B)French
C)Dutch
D)Danish
Answer: Danish
- Q. Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography which political leader
A)Benito Mussolini
B)Joseph Stalin
C)Winston Churchill
D)Adolf Hitler
Answer: Adolf Hitler
- Q. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
A)Harappa
B)Kalibangan
C)Mohenjodaro
D)Chanhudaro
Answer: Chanhudaro
- Q. Who was the President of America during American Civil War
A)Andrew Jackson
B)Abraham Lincoln
C)George Washington
D)James Madison
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
- Q. Who termed Cripps proposals as ” a post dated cheque in a crashing bank”?
A)Annie Besant
B)Ambedkar
C)Patel
D)Gandhiji
Answer: Gandhiji
- Q. Sati was declared a punishable offence in__________
A)1729
B)1727
C)1829
D)1834
Answer: 1829
- Q. Who founded the Vikramashila University?
A)Dharmapala
B)Devapala
C)Dhruva
D)Gopala
Answer: Dharmapala
- Q. Who discovered America?
A)Columbus
B)Vascoda Gama
C)Captain Cook
D)Amundsen
Answer: Columbus
- Q. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of
A)Hoysala
B)Chola
C)Pallava
D)Rashtrakuta
Answer: Pallava
- Q. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
A)Patriarchal
B)Patrilineal
C)Matriarchal
D)Matrilineal
Answer: Patriarchal
- Q. The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to __________
A)50
B)60
C)70
D)25
Answer: 50
- Q. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the ground that
A)the sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted
B)the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
C)It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna Swaraj
D)Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
Answer: Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
- Q. Who was Lord Morley?
A)Viceroy of India
B)Secretary of the state
C)Governor General of India
D)None of the above
Answer: Secretary of the state
- Q. Who is the only women historian to have written a historical account of Mughal Period?
A)Zebun-nissa Begum
B)Noorjahan Begum
C)Gulbadan Begum
D)Jahanara Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. Assertion (A): The nobility under Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a highly homogeneous one. Reason (R): Royal intervention in the iqta system was as its peak under Muhammad Tughlaq.
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is false but R is true
- Q. The British India Society was formed in __________
A)1833
B)1832
C)1839
D)1874
Answer: 1839
- Q. In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in __________
A)Aligarh
B)Delhi
C)Bengal
D)Agra
Answer: Aligarh
- Q. Which Mughal Ruler’s gave permission for collecting Chauth and Sardesh Mukhi on Maratha land to Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath?
A)Rafi-ud-Darajat
B)Farrukhsiyar
C)Rafi-ud-Daula
D)Muhammed Shah
Answer: Farrukhsiyar
- Q. Which of the following statements is correct about Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru?
A)Nehru was not in favour of socialism
B)Nehru did not believe in the doctrine of non-violence
C)Nehru had his higher education in India only
D)Nehru stressed the importance of national planning
Answer: Nehru stressed the importance of national planning
- Q. Assertion (A): On 25th April, 1809, the Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Ranjit Singh and East India Company. Reason (R): Ranjit Singh wanted to increase the realm of his empire with the help of the company
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
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