More Questions on History
- Q. The Vedic deity Indra was the god of
A)Rain and Thunder
B)Fire
C)Eternity
D)Wind
Answer: Rain and Thunder
- Q. As per the Act of Indian Independence, the boundaries of East Bengal, West Bengal and Assam would be determined by
A)The Muslim League
B)The National Congress
C)The Award of a Boundary Commission
D)The People living in those boundary areas
Answer: The Award of a Boundary Commission
- Q. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
A)Trade and Commerce
B)Agriculture
C)Crafts
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler
A)Iltutmish
B)Qutubuddin Aibak
C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Who founded the Pala Empire?
A)Dharmapala
B)Devapala
C)Dhruva
D)Gopala
Answer: Gopala
- Q. Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?
A)Apollodotus I
B)Antiochus II
C)Apollodotus II
D)Menander I
Answer: Menander I
- Q. Humayun died in the year
A)1546
B)1536
C)1556
D)1566
Answer: 1556
- Q. During Akbar’s reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as
A)Razm Nama
B)Iqbal Nama
C)Akbar Nama
D)Sakinat-ul-Auliya
Answer: Razm Nama
- Q. In 1893 __________ landed in India, made a tour of the country in the company of H. S. Olcott, and by her splendid presentation of Indian philosophy and her undisguised personal preference for the Indian spiritual heritage, won the support of orthodox Brahmins to Theosophy
A)Upendranath Basu
B)Annie Besant
C)I. N. Gurtu
D)George Thompson
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Prior to the Indian Association Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with Sambhu Charan Mukherjee founded __________in Calcutta on 25 September 1875
A)Indian National Congress
B)The India League
C)Madras Mahajana Sabha
D)Bombay Presidency Association
Answer: The India League
- Q. What were the taxes extracted by Church during late eighteenth century in the French Society called
A)Taille
B)Tithes
C)Livre
D)Jizya
Answer: Tithes
- Q. Who wrote Dasa Sloki, which deals with three realities (tri-tattava) –Brahma (Krishna), soul (Chit) and matter (Achit)?
A)Ramanuja
B)Nimbarka
C)Madhva
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Nimbarka
- Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
A)Italy
B)Uzbekistan
C)Morocco
D)Russia
Answer: Italy
- Q. Who captured Beijing in 1644?
A)Li Zicheng
B)Chongzhen Emperor
C)Wu Sangui
D)Yao Xueyin
Answer: Li Zicheng
- Q. Whom did Akbar defeat in the 2nd battle of Panipat in 1556?
A)Nadir Shah
B)Genghis Khan
C)Hemu Vikramaditya
D)Bajirao-I
Answer: Hemu Vikramaditya
- Q. Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital?
A)Mohammad Tughlaq
B)Firoz Tughlaq
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)Balban
Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
- Q. The Hindu Pioneer started in __________
A)1831
B)1827
C)1834
D)1838
Answer: 1838
- Q. When did the invasion of Poland begin?
A)1936
B)1935
C)1937
D)1939
Answer: 1939
- Q. The Battle of Plassey was fought in
A)1782
B)1757
C)1748
D)1764
Answer: 1757
- Q. Anti Semitism’ to Adolf Hitler meant
A)Anti Jewish policy
B)Anti Black policy
C)Anti Protestant policy
D)Anti German policy
Answer: Anti Jewish policy
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