More Questions on History
- Q. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of
A)King of Jhansi
B)Peshwa Baji Rao II
C)Madhav Rao Sindhia
D)Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer: Peshwa Baji Rao II
- Q. British Crown assumed sovereignty over Indian from the East Indian Company in the year
A)1858
B)1857
C)1859
D)1860
Answer: 1858
- Q. Who is the author of Vande Mataram?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Q. Who established Chishti order in India?
A)Nizamuddin Aulia
B)Baba Farid
C)Al biruni
D)Moinuddin Chishti
Answer: Moinuddin Chishti
- Q. Akbar’s son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of
A)Jahangir Alampanah
B)Jahangir
C)Jahangir Alamgir
D)Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir
Answer: Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir
- Q. Who was one of the teachers of Alexander the Great
A)Aristotle
B)Plato
C)Socrates
D)None of the above
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on account of its
A)metal working
B)town planning
C)weights and measures
D)seals and figures
Answer: town planning
- Q. Which of the following is true regarding the Aryan Economy? I. Aryans, crossed the nomadic stage. II. Lion, elephants, & Boar were not known to them. III. Coins were known to them.
A)II, III
B)Only I
C)I, III
D)All of the above
Answer: Only I
- Q. When did William I conquer England?
A)1084
B)1066
C)1105
D)1111
Answer: 1066
- Q. The capital of the Yadava rulers was
A)Warangal
B)Dwarasamudra
C)Kalyani
D)Devagiri
Answer: Devagiri
- Q. During British rule, who was instrumental for the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency?
A)Elphinstone
B)Macaulay
C)Thomas Munro
D)John Lawrence
Answer: Thomas Munro
- Q. Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?
A)Harshacharita
B)Gaudavaho
C)Rajatarangini
D)Vikramankadevacharita
Answer: Rajatarangini
- Q. “India for the Indians” was the political message of
A)Vivekanand
B)D E Wacha
C)Dayanand
D)Hume
Answer: Dayanand
- Q. Who among the following Governor-General repealed the Vernacular Press Act of Lytton?
A)Dufferin
B)Northbrook
C)Elgin-II
D)Ripon
Answer: Ripon
- 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. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
A)Dr. J. Jayalalitha
B)Nandini Satpathy
C)Sucheta Kripalani
D)Ms. Mayawati
Answer: Sucheta Kripalani
- Q. The Company’s monopoly of Trade was abolished by the Act of
A)1813
B)1793
C)1833
D)Pitt's India Act
Answer: 1833
- Q. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
A)Sri Vaishavism
B)Sri Vaishnavism
C)Nirguna
D)Sikkhism
Answer: Sri Vaishnavism
- Q. Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?
A)Just before the First World War
B)First World War
C)After the First World War
D)After the passing of the Act of 1909
Answer: First World War
- Q. Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?
A)Nishka
B)Kakini
C)Rupyaka
D)Dinar
Answer: Rupyaka
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