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Q. Potato was introduced to Europe by

A
Germans
B
Portuguese
C
Spanish
D
Dutch

Correct Answer

Spanish

More Questions on History

  • Q. August Offer 1940 was made by the Viceroy
    A)Linlithgow
    B)Willingdon
    C)Minto
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Linlithgow
  • Q. Which of the following is the ceremony of initiation of education in Buddhism?
    A)Upanayanam
    B)Siksha
    C)Pabajja
    D)Diksha
    Answer: Pabajja
  • Q. Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1892
    D)1833
    Answer: 1892
  • Q. “Middle Ages” in Western Europe includes the period __________
    A)Beginning of Byzantine through the end of the Roman Empire
    B)AD 300 - AD 1600
    C)Beginning of Early Christian through the 13th or 14th centuries
    D)End of the Roman Empire through the Byzantine period
    Answer: Beginning of Early Christian through the 13th or 14th centuries
  • Q. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the ‘interlopers’ represented by the
    A)Indigenous merchants
    B)Portuguese
    C)British free merchants
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British free merchants
  • Q. The Home Rule Society, popularly called ‘India House’ , had been established in London to promote the cause of Indian independence, by
    A)Madan Lal Dhingra
    B)Lala Hardayal
    C)Shyamji Krishna Varma
    D)V D Savarkar
    Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
  • Q. Aravippuram movement which is considered as a precursor to all south Indian socio religious reform movement started in which of the following places?
    A)Kerala
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Andra Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
    A)Italy
    B)Uzbekistan
    C)Morocco
    D)Russia
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer?
    A)Qutbdin Bakhtiyar Kaki
    B)Baba Farid
    C)Moinuddin Chisti
    D)Khwaja Bahuddin
    Answer: Moinuddin Chisti
  • Q. Who was the second President of America
    A)Andrew Jackson
    B)Thomas Jefferson
    C)Abraham Lincoln
    D)John Adams
    Answer: John Adams
  • Q. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________
    A)Jainism
    B)Sikhism
    C)Buddhism
    D)Jewism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
    A)Sea port
    B)Rock cut architecture
    C)Cotton cultivation
    D)Pottery
    Answer: Pottery
  • Q. As per Pitt’s India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of __________
    A)The Court of Directors
    B)The Board of Control
    C)The House of Commons
    D)The House of Lords
    Answer: The Court of Directors
  • Q. Who made tripartite periodisation standard?
    A)Christoph Cellarius
    B)Andreas Cellarius
    C)Flavio Biondo
    D)Genseric
    Answer: Christoph Cellarius
  • Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?
    A)Red Fort
    B)Agra Fort
    C)Taj Mahal
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. The founder of the Independent Sikh State was
    A)Guru Govind Singh
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Dalip Singh
    D)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
    Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
  • Q. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh’s political capital. Which city was called his religious capital?
    A)Anandpur Sahib
    B)Amritsar
    C)Gujranwala
    D)Peshawar
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. The First Opium War was fought between British and __________
    A)Indian
    B)Chinese
    C)Japanese
    D)Thai
    Answer: Chinese
  • Q. The remains of the Great Vijayanagar Empire can be found in
    A)Golconda
    B)Bijapur
    C)Hampi
    D)Baroda
    Answer: Hampi
  • Q. The building of the famous Kailasa temple at Ellora was executed under the Rashtrakuta king
    A)Govinda-III
    B)Amoghavarsha-I
    C)Indra-III
    D)Krishna-I
    Answer: Krishna-I

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