More Questions on History

  • Q. The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit India resolution on
    A)August 10, 1942
    B)July 14, 1942
    C)August 8, 1942
    D)June 30, 1942
    Answer: July 14, 1942
  • Q. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
    A)Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
    B)Promote heavy industries in India
    C)More foodstuff in case of famine
    D)Enable Indians to move freely within the country
    Answer: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
  • Q. Assertion (A): English was taken as the medium of instruction in India by the William Bentinck. Reason (R): William Bentinck wanted to promote western culture in India
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the battle of
    A)Tarain in 1192 A.D.
    B)Tarain in 1191 A.D.
    C)Chandawar in 1193 A.D.
    D)Ranthambor in 1195 A.D.
    Answer: Tarain in 1192 A.D.
  • 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. Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye?
    A)Gandhiji
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Bal Gangadhar
    D)Sardar Patel
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
    A)Devaraya I
    B)Bukka I
    C)Krishnadevaraya
    D)Ramaraya
    Answer: Devaraya I
  • Q. The Times of India’ which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838 as
    A)Bombay Times
    B)Bombay Chronicle
    C)Indian Times
    D)National Times
    Answer: Bombay Times
  • Q. Ashoka has been particularly influenced by the Buddhist monk
    A)Upagupta
    B)Ambhi
    C)Asvaghosha
    D)Vasubandhu
    Answer: Upagupta
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the administrative causes of 1857 revolt. I. Deprivation of the traditional ruling classes of their luxury due to the establishment of the company’s suzerainty over the Indian states. II. Introduction of new and revenue system which snatched the land from cultivator and gave it to the moneylender or traitor. III. Lord Canning’s announcement to that Mughals would lose the title of King and be mere Princess.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Both I and III
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Sindhia’s troops were defeated by General Wellesley at
    A)Assaye
    B)Bessein
    C)Tanjore
    D)Poona
    Answer: Assaye
  • Q. What was the capital of Shivaji’s Kingdom?
    A)Raigarh
    B)Pune
    C)Karwar
    D)Purandhar
    Answer: Raigarh
  • Q. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the
    A)Twelve Upangas
    B)Fourteen Purvas
    C)Twelve Angas
    D)Fourteen Uparvas
    Answer: Twelve Angas
  • Q. The Deccan Educational Society founded by
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Firoz Shah Mehta
    D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Q. In the Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”?
    A)Gramini
    B)Kulapa
    C)Vispati
    D)Gopati
    Answer: Gramini
  • Q. The Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 dealt with which of the following issues primarily
    A)Female infanticide
    B)Abolition of sati
    C)Child marriages
    D)Dowry prohibition
    Answer: Abolition of sati
  • Q. The exclusive right of trading between __________ was granted to the East India Company
    A)Red Sea and Caspian Sea
    B)North America and South America
    C)The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan
    D)France and Poland
    Answer: The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/ are correct related to the Atharva Veda? I. The Atharva Veda basically consists of charms and spells that were prevalent at that time in the society. II. The Atharva Veda presents a portrait of the Vedic society. One can find an independent and parallel stream of knowledge and thought in the Atharva Veda
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Who among the following leader headed the interim Government of 1946?
    A)M.K Gandhi
    B)C. Rajagopalachari
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. Marcopolo is known for
    A)Travelling to China, India and Asia
    B)Discovering Greenland
    C)Travelling round the Cape of Good Hope
    D)Discovering Canada
    Answer: Travelling to China, India and Asia

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