More Questions on History
- Q. Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiral called __________
A)Nearchos
B)Ptolemy
C)Menander
D)Porus
Answer: Nearchos
- Q. A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was
A)Kaiser House
B)India House
C)Singh Sabha Building
D)Dadabhai Naoroji's House
Answer: India House
- Q. Akbar’s nurse-in-chief was
A)Hamida Begum
B)Mumtaj
C)Jahanara
D)Maham Anaga
Answer: Maham Anaga
- Q. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the rituals described in the
A)Yajurveda
B)Rigveda
C)Grihyasutras
D)Upanishad
Answer: Grihyasutras
- Q. The Regulating Act was passed in the year
A)1773
B)1793
C)1763
D)1783
Answer: 1773
- Q. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its
A)underground drainage system
B)town planning
C)uniformity of weights and measures
D)large agricultural surplus
Answer: underground drainage system
- Q. Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat” movement?
A)Munda
B)Uraon
C)Santhal
D)Konadora
Answer: Uraon
- Q. Mughal presence in the Red fort was ceased by
A)Lord hording
B)Robert Clive
C)Heuroz
D)John Nicholsan
Answer: John Nicholsan
- Q. Montague – Chelmsford report was prepared on the basis of
A)The Government of India act, 1919
B)The Government of India act 1913
C)The Government of India act 1935
D)None of these
Answer: The Government of India act, 1919
- Q. Servants of India Society was founded in
A)India
B)England
C)America
D)Burma
Answer: India
- Q. Who had founded the Indian Home Rule Society?
A)V D Savarkar
B)Madan Lal Dhingra
C)Lala Hardayal
D)Shyamji Krishna Varma
Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
- Q. Which Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923?
A)Individual Satyagraha
B)Salt Satyagraha
C)Ryots Satyagraha
D)Flag Satyagraha
Answer: Flag Satyagraha
- Q. Which among the following book based on the exploits of Yasovarman of Kanauj?
A)Gaudavaho
B)Rajatarangini
C)Malavikagnimitram
D)All of the above
Answer: Gaudavaho
- Q. After the ruin of India’s trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by
A)Peasantry
B)Zamindars
C)Income-tax payers
D)All the above
Answer: Peasantry
- Q. The All India Muslim league was founded by
A)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
B)Maulana Ahmed Ali
C)Agha Khan
D)Hakim Ajmal Khan
Answer: Agha Khan
- Q. Where were the hymns of Rigveda composed?
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Rajasthan
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Punjab
- Q. In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by
A)Clive
B)Major Munro
C)Rojer Drake
D)Boughton
Answer: Major Munro
- Q. What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Recurrent Floods
B)Invasion of Aryans
C)Earthquakes
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Who is known as the “slave of a slave”?
A)Mahmud of Ghazni
B)Muhammad bin Oasim
C)Iltutmish
D)Outbuddin Aibak
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of
A)Landlords
B)Money lenders
C)Traders
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
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