More Questions on History
- Q. When Babur invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
A)Fargana
B)Kabul
C)Badakhshan
D)Herat
Answer: Badakhshan
- Q. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by
A)Akbar
B)Aurangzeb
C)Shivaji
D)Balaji Rao
Answer: Shivaji
- Q. Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography of
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Maxim Gorky
C)Oscar Wilde
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Adolf Hitler
- Q. Which of the following powers did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab?
A)Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana
B)Pallavas and Chalukyas
C)Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
D)Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms
Answer: Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
- Q. Who has been called the ‘Heroine’ of the 1942 Quit India Movement?
A)Sucheta Kripalani
B)Annie Besant
C)Sarojini Naidu
D)Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer: Aruna Asaf Ali
- Q. Charak was the famous court physician of
A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
B)Harsha
C)Ashoka
D)Kanishka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. What was the original name of Santa Claus?
A)St. Peter
B)St. Christopher
C)St. John
D)St. Nicolas
Answer: St. Nicolas
- Q. Which of the following leader was not associated with extremist leadership of Indian National Congress?
A)Aurobindo Ghosh
B)Lokmanya Tilak
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)A. O. Hume
Answer: A. O. Hume
- Q. Treaty of Lahore taken place on __________
A)1846 A.D.
B)1836 A.D.
C)1725 A.D.
D)1816 A.D.
Answer: 1846 A.D.
- Q. Which of the following upheavals took place In Bengal immediately after the revolt of 1857?
A)Indigo disturbances
B)Santhal rebellion
C)Sanyasi rebellion
D)Pabna disturbances
Answer: Indigo disturbances
- Q. Harsha was defeated by
A)King of Valabhi
B)Sasanka
C)Bhaskarvarman
D)Pulakeshin II
Answer: Pulakeshin II
- Q. Gandhara Art is the combination of
A)Indo Greek
B)Indo Roman
C)Indo Islamic
D)Indo China
Answer: Indo Greek
- Q. Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a Governor-General of
A)Fort William
B)India
C)Madras
D)Bombay
Answer: Fort William
- Q. The war of Falklands was fought between which two countries
A)England and French
B)USA and Brazil
C)Japan and Korea
D)England and Argentina
Answer: England and Argentina
- Q. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
A)Canning
B)Elgin
C)Minto
D)Lytton
Answer: Canning
- Q. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been
A)The rise of an other-worldly outlook
B)The growth of Sanskrit
C)The progress of philosophy
D)The consolidation of the caste system
Answer: The consolidation of the caste system
- Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? According to Pitt’s India Act the Board of Control would consist of
A)Secretary of State for India
B)The Chancellor of the Exchequer
C)Four Privy Councillors
D)The Governor-General
Answer: The Governor-General
- 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. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from__________ in January 1915
A)England
B)South Africa
C)USA
D)Russia
Answer: South Africa
- Q. Assertion (A): The invasions of Krishnadeva Raya into the territories of Prataparudra were inconclusive. Reason (R): Krishnadeva Raya invaded the territories of the Gajpathi not for the latter’s extinction but only for the recovery of lost territories.
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
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