More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
A)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B)Firoz Tughlaq
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)Sikandar Lodi
Answer: Sikandar Lodi
- Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in
A)The promotion of people's welfare by him
B)His extensive conquests
C)His marathon army
D)His exclusive patronage of Buddhism
Answer: The promotion of people's welfare by him
- Q. Which movement got the support from both Hindus and Muslims?
A)Quit India Movement
B)Non-Cooperation Movement
C)Champaran Stayagraha
D)Anti-Partition Movement
Answer: Non-Cooperation Movement
- Q. Who was the founder of ‘Gadhar party’
A)Chandarshekhar Azad
B)Sachindranath Sanyal
C)Lala Har Dayal
D)Batukeshwar Dutt
Answer: Lala Har Dayal
- Q. After receipt of Diksha, under which tree Abhinandannath Tirthankar attained Kaivalya gyan (enlightenment)?
A)Devdar
B)Neem
C)Vat
D)Priyangu
Answer: Devdar
- Q. When was the Trans-Siberian Railway completed?
A)1882
B)1872
C)1890
D)1916
Answer: 1916
- Q. The medieval Indian literary work ‘Darbar-i- Akbari’ was written by
A)Malik Muhammad Jayasi
B)Muhammad Hussain
C)Abul Fazl
D)Amir Khusrau
Answer: Muhammad Hussain
- Q. The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of
A)Mahabharta
B)Ramayana
C)Jataka
D)Panchatantra
Answer: Jataka
- Q. The Cabinet Mission Plan ruled out the possibility of the formation of
A)Pakistan
B)Union of India
C)Constituent Assembly
D)Groups by Provinces
Answer: Pakistan
- Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Jordan
D)Syria
Answer: Iraq
- Q. Assertion (A): Alauddin Khalji imposed price control in Delhi. Reason (R): He wanted to pay lower wages to artisans building his palaces in Delhi.
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. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Revolt of the Bhils? I. The Bhils revolted in 1818 due to the occupation of their territory by the British. II. They defied British authority for 50 years from 1818. III. Their revolt was finally ended by the British through military operations as well as conciliatory measures. IV. The leader of the Bhil revolt was Ram Charan
A)II & III
B)I & II
C)I & III
D)II & IV
Answer: II & III
- Q. The Cabinet Mission which arrived Delhi in 1946 was headed by
A)Sir Stafford Cripps
B)Lord Pethrick Lawrence
C)AV Alexander
D)Lord Attlee
Answer: Lord Pethrick Lawrence
- Q. Who is also known as ‘Bard of Avon’
A)Karl Marx
B)William Wordsworth
C)William Shakespeare
D)John Milton
Answer: William Shakespeare
- Q. Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formula?
A)Rig Veda
B)Sama Veda
C)Yajur Veda
D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Yajur Veda
- Q. Who quoted “The problems of day cannot be solved by motions, resolutions and can be solved only by blood and iron.”
A)Bismarck
B)Hitler
C)Kaiser William IV
D)King Frederick William IV
Answer: Bismarck
- Q. The Buddha’s Eight Fold Path did not include
A)Right Views
B)Right Resolve
C)Right Speech
D)Right Table Manners
Answer: Right Table Manners
- Q. When was the building of the Parthenon at Athens started?
A)424 BC
B)447 BC
C)404 BC
D)399 BC
Answer: 447 BC
- Q. Which of the following incident ended the historic fast of Gandhi?
A)Issue of White Paper
B)Poona Pact
C)Gandhi-Irwin Pact
D)Arrival of Simon Commission
Answer: Poona Pact
- Q. Who among of the following was the Viceroy of India when Indian University Act, 1904 was passed?
A)Lord Lansdowne
B)Lord Dufferin
C)Lord Minto
D)Lord Curzon
Answer: Lord Curzon
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