More Questions on History
- 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. First meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was held in
A)New York
B)Paris
C)Moscow
D)London
Answer: London
- Q. When was Byzantines recaptured?
A)1261
B)1204
C)1291
D)1225
Answer: 1261
- Q. Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of
A)Lord Curzon
B)Lord Lytton
C)Lord Ripon
D)Lord Hardinge-I
Answer: Lord Curzon
- Q. When did the Nawabs of Bengal surrender to the British East India Company?
A)1751
B)1707
C)1757
D)1765
Answer: 1757
- Q. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th century, India remained mainly localised because
A)the peasants had no leadership and organisation
B)they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc.
C)they grew out of local grievances
D)the big landlords were allies of the British
Answer: they grew out of local grievances
- Q. After the defeat at Plassey, Siraj-ud-daullah was assassinated __________and was made the nawab
A)Mir Qasim
B)Mir Jafar
C)Haider Ali
D)Tipu Sultan
Answer: Mir Jafar
- Q. Who established Prarthana Samaj?
A)Derozio
B)Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
C)David Hare
D)Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
Answer: Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
- Q. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of
A)Akbar
B)Babur
C)Jahangir
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. Akbar established Ibadat Khana at
A)Delhi
B)Lahore
C)Agra
D)Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
A)Brahmanism
B)Hinduism
C)Bhagavatism
D)Vedic Dharma
Answer: Brahmanism
- Q. In which century, Qutub Minar of Delhi was built?
A)13th Century
B)12th Century
C)14th Century
D)11th Century
Answer: 13th Century
- Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)Lord Minto - India Councils Act, 1909
B)Lord Dalhousie - Doctrine of Lapse
C)Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance
D)Lord Curzon - Vernacular Press Act, 1878
Answer: Lord Curzon - Vernacular Press Act, 1878
- Q. The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar’s conquest of
A)Malwa
B)Awadh
C)Gujarat
D)Chittor
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Who established East India Association in London 1866?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Subhash Chandra Bose
C)V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
D)Hemu Kalani
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Author of ‘Culture ideology Hegemony Intellectual and Social consciousness in Colonial India’ is
A)K. N. Panikkar
B)K. N. Ganesh
C)R. C. Majumdar
D)Herman Kulke
Answer: K. N. Panikkar
- Q. Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
A)Granary
B)Great Bath
C)Huge Hall
D)Two Story Building
Answer: Granary
- Q. The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was
A)Ambedkar
B)Nehru
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Subhash Chandra bose
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Select the correct pair of writer and their book
A)Bharavi's Mricchakatika
B)Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
C)Vishakhadatta's Rajdoot
D)Shudraka's Kirtarjuniya
Answer: Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
- Q. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
A)Chittor
B)Mewar
C)Haldighati
D)Udaipur
Answer: Haldighati
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