More Questions on History
- Q. Charminar was built by?
A)Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
B)Humayun
C)Ashoka
D)Narasimha
Answer: Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
- Q. On which of the following systems of Hindu Philosophy , Shankaracharya wrote commentary in 9th century AD?
A)Vaisheshika
B)Sankhya
C)Yoga
D)Uttarmimansa
Answer: Uttarmimansa
- Q. Which of the following British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse?
A)Lord Auckland
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. I. Nasir Jang II. Muzaffar Jang III. Anwaruddin IV. Chanda Sahib Which of the above ruler(s) is/are associated with the French during the course of the Carnatic wars?
A)III & IV
B)I & II
C)II & III
D)II & IV
Answer: II & IV
- Q. Who had given the slogan of ‘Do or Die’ during All India Congress Committee in Bombay and ratified the ‘Quit India’ resolution?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Chand Bibi the famous Muslim ruler belonged to which kingdom?
A)Golconda
B)Bijapur
C)Ahmednagar
D)Berar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
A)Nagarjuna
B)Parsva
C)Asvaghosha
D)Vasumitra
Answer: Asvaghosha
- Q. Who has called the Prime Minister Primus inter pares (first among equlas)?
A)Harcourt
B)Morely
C)Laski
D)Lowell
Answer: Morely
- Q. Who are among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 managed to escape to Nepal? I. Kunwar Singh II. Nana Saheb III. Begum of Awadh IV. Bakht Khan
A)I and IV
B)I and II
C)II and IV
D)II and III
Answer: II and III
- Q. With whom is the slogan “Do or Die” associated?
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Subhas Chandra Bose
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Which one of the following traders first came to India during the Mughal period?
A)Dutch
B)Portuguese
C)Danish
D)Britis
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation Movement? I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi’s ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
A)Veda Vyasa
B)Valmiki
C)Vishnu Sharma
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
- Q. The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the
A)Tomars
B)Chauhans
C)Pawars
D)Pariharas
Answer: Tomars
- Q. India attained ‘Dominion status’ on
A)15th August, 1947
B)15th January, 1947
C)15th August, 1950
D)15th October, 1947
Answer: 15th August, 1947
- Q. What was the age of Akbar at the time of his coronation at Kalanaur?
A)Fifteen
B)Thirteen
C)Eighteen
D)Twenty
Answer: Thirteen
- Q. What does Jahangir mean?
A)The Grand Monarch
B)National Monarach
C)Conqueror of the world
D)Hero of hundred battles
Answer: Conqueror of the world
- Q. Who is the most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’?
A)Agni
B)Indra
C)Pashupati
D)Vishnu
Answer: Indra
- Q. In the absence of Gandhi, the Quit India Movement had been led by
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Aruna Asaf Ali
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Aruna Asaf Ali
- Q. Shivaji sacked __________ and secured a large booty
A)Poona
B)Bijapur
C)Konkan
D)Surat
Answer: Surat
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