More Questions on History
- Q. Sivagiri pilgrimage was conceived by __________ and T. K. Kittan Writer. It was duly approved by Gurudevan on January, 1928
A)T. K. Madhavan
B)Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar
C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
D)Govindan Vaidyar
Answer: Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar
- Q. Under the Mughals the cotton goods were exported to
A)Sumatra
B)Africa
C)Japan
D)England
Answer: Africa
- Q. Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at
A)Gwalior Fort
B)Amer Fort
C)Fatehpur Sikri
D)Agra Fort
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. In which of the following places Vardhaman attained the state of enlightenment?
A)Pavapuri
B)Kundagram
C)Jrimbhik Gram
D)Kashmir
Answer: Jrimbhik Gram
- Q. The Mughal subdued the Pathans by following the policy of
A)Association
B)Annexation
C)Divide and rule
D)Co-existence
Answer: Divide and rule
- Q. When did China start the Civil Services Examination?
A)1905
B)605
C)1920
D)1949
Answer: 605
- Q. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangzeb was
A)Har Rai
B)Tegh Bahadur
C)Amar Das
D)Angad
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother__________
A)Aurangzeb
B)Jahangir
C)Babur
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. During Karikala’s rule the important Chola port was
A)Puhar
B)Calicut
C)Korkai
D)Thondi
Answer: Puhar
- Q. Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?
A)Babur
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Humayun
- Q. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
A)Gold
B)Silver
C)Iron
D)Copper
Answer: Copper
- Q. Assertion (A): The Sultans may not have been too eager to encourage large scale conversion. Reason (R): The increasing conversion could lead to a loss of revenue, as jizya paying citizens to Islam
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: A is true but R is false
- Q. When did Alexander the Great die?
A)385 BC
B)399 BC
C)335 BC
D)323 BC
Answer: 323 BC
- Q. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the
A)Pallavas
B)Rashtrakutas
C)Pandyas
D)Chalukyas
Answer: Chalukyas
- Q. On which theatre house, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
A)Ford's Theatre
B)Senator Theater
C)Oscar Theater
D)Gold Theater
Answer: Ford's Theatre
- 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. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
A)because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
B)because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
C)because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
D)because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
Answer: because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
- Q. In the battle of Panipat, Babur faced the armies of
A)Hemu
B)Jaichand
C)Daulat khan
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
- Q. The name Buddha means
A)learned
B)enlightened
C)divine
D)sacred
Answer: enlightened
- Q. The revolutionary like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with :
A)1857 Revolt
B)The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
C)Chauri Chaura Case
D)The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Answer: The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
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