More Questions on History

  • Q. What is called the magna carta of Western Education system in Indian?
    A)Slavery Bill for Education
    B)Dispatch of Charles wood secretary of state 1854
    C)Wonder of Education refoms
    D)None of these
    Answer: Dispatch of Charles wood secretary of state 1854
  • Q. Who discovered a direct sea route to India?
    A)Germans
    B)Portuguese
    C)The French
    D)The Dutch
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. The Kalinga was fought in
    A)301 BC
    B)321 BC
    C)261 BC
    D)241 BC
    Answer: 261 BC
  • Q. In which of the following sects was Bindusara interested?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Ajivakas
    D)Lokayata
    Answer: Ajivakas
  • Q. Who among the following Mughal emperors, brought about the fall of Sayyid Brothers?
    A)Rafi-ud-daulah
    B)Bahadur Shah-I
    C)Shah Jahan-II
    D)Muhammad Shah
    Answer: Muhammad Shah
  • Q. Arrange the following events in a correct sequence of Indian National Movement I. Foundation of Indian National Congress II. Simon Commission III. Home Rule Movement IV. Cabinet Mission
    A)III, I, IV, II
    B)I, III, II, IV
    C)I, II, IV, III
    D)I, IV, III, II
    Answer: I, III, II, IV
  • Q. When did the Germans establish colonies in New Guinea?
    A)1898
    B)1884
    C)1899
    D)1900
    Answer: 1884
  • Q. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra?
    A)Skandagupta
    B)Chandragupta-I
    C)Kumaragupta
    D)Samudragupta
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. The origins of Indian music could be traced to
    A)Yajurvedic Samhita
    B)Rigvedic Samhita
    C)Samavedic Samhita
    D)Atharvavedic Samhita
    Answer: Samavedic Samhita
  • Q. When was the construction of Great Wall of China started?
    A)252 BC
    B)294 BC
    C)249 BC
    D)221 BC
    Answer: 221 BC
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath Pillar?
    A)Deer
    B)Humped Bull
    C)Elephant
    D)Horse
    Answer: Deer
  • Q. Who among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza?
    A)Babur
    B)Allaudin Khalji
    C)Ibrahim Lodi
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Allaudin Khalji
  • Q. How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Narrowand Unhygienic
    B)Wide and Straight
    C)Slippery
    D)Narrow and Curved
    Answer: Wide and Straight
  • Q. Gupta Dynasty was famous for
    A)Imperialism
    B)Art and architecture
    C)Revenue and land reform
    D)None of these
    Answer: Art and architecture
  • Q. From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the object before the INC was
    A)establishment of representative institutions
    B)wider employment of Indians in higher public services
    C)self-government to India
    D)Only A and B above
    Answer: Only A and B above
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?
    A)Deimachus
    B)Gautamiputra Satakarni
    C)Nahapana
    D)Simuka
    Answer: Simuka
  • Q. The English established their first factory in India at
    A)Surat
    B)Bombay
    C)Sutanati
    D)Madras
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. Before the passing of the Act of 1773, each of the three English Settlement in India was governed by
    A)President
    B)Viceroy
    C)Secretary
    D)Director
    Answer: President
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding Ancient Indian Literature that helps in restructuring of Indian history? I. Ancient literature is religious in nature, and contain exaggerated mythical story without any chronology i.e., puranic and epic literature II. A large number of inscriptions, coins, and local chronicles do indicate an effort towards history writing
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Who presided over the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 ?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Sarojani Naydu
    C)Subhash Chandra Bose
    D)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
    Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

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