More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi?
A)Ramakrishna Mission
B)Sevagram Ashram
C)Phoenix Ashram
D)Sabarmati Ashram
Answer: Ramakrishna Mission
- Q. Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal?
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Robert Clive
C)Dupleix
D)Lord Macaulay
Answer: Robert Clive
- Q. Which of the following Government of India Act/Indian Council Act brought three separate presidencies (Madras, Bombay and Bengal) into a common system?
A)Government of India Act, 1935
B)Indian Council Act of 1861
C)Government of India Act, 1919
D)Indian Council Act of 1909
Answer: Indian Council Act of 1861
- Q. Champaran Satyagraha was led by __________
A)Pulinbehari Sarkar
B)Amaresh Chakravarty
C)Gandhi
D)Patel
Answer: Gandhi
- Q. Which among the following fort was known as the ‘Key of Deccan’?
A)Ajaygarh
B)Kalinjar
C)Asirgarh
D)Gulbarga
Answer: Asirgarh
- Q. What is the meaning of Masi?
A)Defence
B)Teaching
C)Agriculture
D)Business
Answer: Teaching
- Q. Select correct pair of book and author
A)Brihat Samhita: Ravi Kriti
B)Mudrarakshasa: Somdeva
C)Kathasaritsagar: Visakdatta
D)Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara
Answer: Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara
- Q. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?
A)Jhelum
B)Ravi
C)Sutlej
D)Chenab
Answer: Jhelum
- Q. Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) in Chittorgarh?
A)Rana Kumbha
B)Maharana Pratap
C)Rana Sanga
D)Kunwar Durjan Singh
Answer: Rana Kumbha
- Q. Aurangzeb came to power after winning the war of succession and by defeating his three brothers
A)Shuja
B)Dara
C)Askari
D)Murad
Answer: Dara
- Q. Regulating Act was in the year of__________
A)1673
B)1573
C)1773
D)1873
Answer: 1773
- Q. Buland Darwaza is located in
A)Gujarat
B)West Bengal
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following leaders were associated with the Revolt of Khasis in 1820-32?
A)Sambu Singh
B)Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
C)Sidhu and Kanu
D)Vir Manik
Answer: Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
- Q. The formation of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) at the initiative of __________ in 1972
A)Roop Kanwar
B)Ela Bhat
C)Raja radhakant dev
D)Dwarkanath Tagore
Answer: Ela Bhat
- Q. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi introduced the token currency?
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Balban
C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D)Firuz Tughlaq
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Q. Who was the first Tudor monarch of England
A)Mary I
B)Elizabeth I
C)Henry VII
D)Edward VI
Answer: Henry VII
- Q. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
A)Ramanuja
B)Sankara
C)Madhava
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. I. Aurangzeb abolished Rahdari, Pandari and Pilgrim tax. II. Aurangzeb discontinued the practice of inscribing the Kalima on the coins. Which of the above statements is/are correct related to Aurangzeb?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only II
- Q. What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
A)Fatima Begum
B)Zeb-un-Nissa
C)Mehr-un-Nissa
D)Jahanara
Answer: Mehr-un-Nissa
- Q. Abdul Hamid Lahori is the author of
A)Padshah Nama
B)Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh
C)Alamgir Nama
D)Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
Answer: Padshah Nama
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