More Questions on History
- Q. The Harappan site that had a dock is
A)Harappa
B)Alamgirpur
C)Lothal
D)Mohenjo-Daro
Answer: Lothal
- Q. The Crimean War in 1854-1856 was fought between
A)USA and England
B)Russia and Turkey
C)Russia and Japan
D)England and France
Answer: Russia and Turkey
- Q. I. Buddhist elements II. Secular aspects III. Jain culture Which of the above statements is/are correct related to Ajanta Painting portray ?
A)Both I and II
B)Only I
C)I, II and III
D)Only III
Answer: Only I
- Q. Which of the following personality is related with the “Deepavali Declaration”?
A)Lord Linlithgow in 1940
B)Lord Irwin in 1929
C)Gandhiji in 1930
D)Subhas Chandra Bose in 1941
Answer: Lord Irwin in 1929
- Q. The fortress of Asirgarh was under the rule of __________ when Akbar besieged it
A)Raja Bhagvan Das
B)Mansingh
C)Bahadur Shah
D)Hemu
Answer: Bahadur Shah
- Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the leader of__________
A)Rowlatt Satyagraha
B)Bhoodan Movement
C)Bardoli Satyagraha
D)Swadeshi Movement
Answer: Bardoli Satyagraha
- Q. Who composed ‘The History of the Kings of Britain’?
A)Geoffrey of Monmouth
B)Ambrosius Aurelianus
C)Thomas Malory
D)Vortigern
Answer: Geoffrey of Monmouth
- Q. Humayun Nama was written by
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Abul Fazl
D)Gulbadan Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against
A)Golcunda
B)Bijapur
C)Marathas
D)All the above
Answer: Marathas
- Q. Taxila was a famous site of
A)Mauryan art
B)Early Vedic art
C)Gandhara art
D)Gupta art
Answer: Gandhara art
- Q. What does the Yajur Veda contain?
A)Spells and charms
B)Only hymns
C)Hymns and rituals
D)Commentaries on society
Answer: Hymns and rituals
- Q. During Akbar’s reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?
A)Man Singh-I
B)Raja Todar Mal
C)Birbal
D)Tansen
Answer: Raja Todar Mal
- Q. The site of birth (nativity) of Gautam Buddha is marked by
A)A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
B)A monastery
C)A statue
D)A Peepal Tree
Answer: A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
- Q. Satavahana dynasty originated from?
A)South of Vindhya
B)South of Arawali
C)South of Satpura
D)South of Satmola
Answer: South of Vindhya
- Q. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
A)Bijapur
B)Ahmednagar
C)Satara
D)Golconda
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Who had given out the political message or ‘India for the Indians’?
A)Dayananda Saraswati
B)P. A. Charlu
C)AO Hume
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Dayananda Saraswati
- Q. “Treaty of Rajpurghat” was signed on December 25, 1805 between Holkar and __________
A)British
B)French
C)Portuguese
D)Dutch
Answer: British
- Q. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________
A)Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D)Firuz Tughlaq
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Q. Which among the following is correctly matched?
A)Swadeshi Movement - Rabindra Nath Tagore
B)Non-Cooperation Movement - Surendra Nath Banerjee
C)Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Swaraj Party - Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose
- Q. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
A)Pitt's India Act
B)Regulating Act
C)Charter Act
D)Company Act
Answer: Regulating Act
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