Q. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________

Correct Answer

Nadir Shah

More Questions on History

  • Q. Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a
    A)General
    B)Justice
    C)Member of Parliament
    D)Secretary of State for India
    Answer: Justice
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 22, 1772 in village Radhanagar in the District of Hooghly in __________
    A)Assam
    B)Bombay
    C)Bengal
    D)MP
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. The earliest specimen of Kavya style is found in?
    A)Ellora
    B)Ajanta
    C)Kathiawar
    D)Mohenjodaro
    Answer: Kathiawar
  • Q. When did the Indian Rebellion begin?
    A)1857
    B)1818
    C)1858
    D)1819
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. The Mughal government can be described as an/a
    A)Liberal monarchy
    B)Autocracy
    C)Centralised despotism
    D)Absolute monarchy
    Answer: Centralised despotism
  • Q. Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
    A)Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda"
    B)Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
  • Q. Who among the following has been given honorary status among the seven wonders of the modern world?
    A)Great Pyramid of Giza
    B)Taj Mahal
    C)Petra
    D)Colosseum
    Answer: Great Pyramid of Giza
  • Q. The term yavanika meant
    A)Dancer
    B)Foreign goods
    C)Curtain
    D)Theatre
    Answer: Curtain
  • Q. The Law of Twelve Tables was concerned with which civilization
    A)Greece
    B)Egypt
    C)Rome
    D)China
    Answer: Rome
  • Q. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Akbar-II
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
    A)Bengal
    B)Elizabeth
    C)Red Dragon
    D)Mayflower
    Answer: Red Dragon
  • Q. Of the following who are not given reserved seats in the Indian legislature?
    A)Scheduled Tribes
    B)Scheduled Caste
    C)Anglo-Indian
    D)Landed Gentry
    Answer: Landed Gentry
  • Q. Pitt’s India Act brought the company in direct subordination to a body representing __________
    A)The English Merchants in India
    B)The Parliament of Britain
    C)The Indian Merchants
    D)Princely States
    Answer: The Parliament of Britain
  • Q. When was the First Round Table Conference held?
    A)1931
    B)1933
    C)1930
    D)1903
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. Mzal Khan who fought with Shivaji was the ruler of
    A)Mewar
    B)Bijapur
    C)Gujarat
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Bijapur
  • Q. Doctrine of Passive Resistance was published in the daily Vande Mataram in:
    A)April 1906
    B)April 1907
    C)April 1905
    D)April 1904
    Answer: April 1907
  • Q. Who is regarded as the father and founder of the Indian National Congress?
    A)SN Banerjee
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)AO Hume
    D)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    Answer: AO Hume
  • Q. Who build the St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia
    A)Vladislav I
    B)Peter I
    C)Ivan the Terrible
    D)Feodor I
    Answer: Ivan the Terrible
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)none of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organizational skill in:
    A)Champaran Satyagraha
    B)Kheda Satyagraha
    C)The Bardoli Satyagraha
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Bardoli Satyagraha

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