More Questions on History

  • Q. First meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was held in
    A)New York
    B)Paris
    C)Moscow
    D)London
    Answer: London
  • Q. What was the name of capital of Anga (a mahajanapada)?
    A)Varanasi
    B)Champa
    C)Kaushambi
    D)Viratnagar
    Answer: Champa
  • Q. Queen Victoria became the Empress of India according to the Act of
    A)1861
    B)1858
    C)1876
    D)1909
    Answer: 1876
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar in 1602. Reason (R): He wanted to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat
    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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. The Cabinet Mission which arrived Delhi in 1946 was headed by
    A)Sir Stafford Cripps
    B)Lord Pethrick Lawrence
    C)AV Alexander
    D)Lord Attlee
    Answer: Lord Pethrick Lawrence
  • Q. The East India Association was set up in :
    A)1857
    B)1866
    C)1836
    D)1885
    Answer: 1866
  • Q. The correct descending order of the Mauryan officers, at the district level, was
    A)Yukta, rajuka, pradeshika
    B)Rajuka, pradeshika, yukta
    C)Pradeshika, yukta, rajuka
    D)Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
    Answer: Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
  • Q. The most powerful Peshwa was
    A)Baji Rao-I
    B)Balaji Baji Rao
    C)Madhava Rao
    D)Balaji Vishwanath
    Answer: Baji Rao-I
  • 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. Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was
    A)Agriculture
    B)Sea faring
    C)Working in mines
    D)Service in the army
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period
    A)Sunga
    B)Mauryan
    C)Kushana
    D)Gupta
    Answer: Kushana
  • Q. The language in which Buddha preached?
    A)Urdu
    B)Hindi
    C)Pali
    D)Hebrew
    Answer: Pali
  • 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. Who established the Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha in the year 1893 by :
    A)Raja Ram Mohan Rai
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Dyanand Sarshawati
    D)Damodar and Balkrishana Chapekar
    Answer: Damodar and Balkrishana Chapekar
  • Q. The Dandi March undertaken by Gandhi was
    A)A part of the Quit India Movement
    B)A routine March
    C)A part of the Civil Disobedience Movement
    D)A demonstration of Congress power
    Answer: A part of the Civil Disobedience Movement
  • Q. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
    A)In the "Lower town'
    B)Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
    C)Near the river Ravi
    D)Beside the western gate of the city
    Answer: Near the river Ravi
  • Q. The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called
    A)Civil Rights Movement
    B)Non-Aligned
    C)Apartheid
    D)Suffrage
    Answer: Apartheid
  • Q. Who among the following composed the Hindi version of Ramayana?
    A)Valmiki
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Ramananda
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Tulsidas
  • Q. Who united Norway, Denmark and, Sweden?
    A)Eric of Pomerania
    B)Albert, King of Sweden
    C)Haakon VI of Norway
    D)Margaret I of Denmark
    Answer: Margaret I of Denmark
  • Q. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
    A)Sayyid Ahmed Khan
    B)Mohammed Ali Jinnah
    C)Aga Khan
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Aga Khan

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