More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?
A)Harappa
B)Kalibangan
C)Alamgirpur
D)Lothal
Answer: Harappa
- Q. Alauddin Khalji rigidly enforced ‘market control’ or economic regulations for
A)the general welfare of the people
B)building up a large and contented army with small salaries
C)both (A) and (B) above
D)curbing dishonest merchants and traders
Answer: both (A) and (B) above
- Q. Where was the Royal Durbar Held on November 1st, 1858 to issue to Queen’s proclamation?
A)Ahmadabad
B)Lucknow
C)Delhi
D)Allahabad
Answer: Allahabad
- Q. Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?
A)RD Banerji
B)Sir John Marshall
C)A Cunningham
D)Daya Ram Sahani
Answer: A Cunningham
- Q. Shivaji sacked __________ and secured a large booty
A)Poona
B)Bijapur
C)Konkan
D)Surat
Answer: Surat
- Q. Dadabhai Naoroji’s book ‘poverty and un British rule in India’ published in __________ analysed the nature of the British rule in India
A)1901
B)1898
C)1908
D)1946
Answer: 1901
- Q. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 5th March __________
A)1930
B)1928
C)1931
D)1935
Answer: 1931
- Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
A)Kalpa (Ritual)
B)Siksha (Phonetics)
C)Vyakarna (Grammar)
D)Ashtadhyayi
Answer: Ashtadhyayi
- Q. When was Jin Dynasty established?
A)280
B)238
C)285
D)313
Answer: 280
- Q. How many years did Elizabeth I reign England
A)36 Years
B)32 Years
C)40 Years
D)44 Years
Answer: 44 Years
- Q. The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through
A)Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance
B)Doctrine of Lapse
C)War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D)None of the above
Answer: Doctrine of Lapse
- Q. Muslim League was established in December
A)1905
B)1906
C)1925
D)1926
Answer: 1906
- Q. The home of Gargi, Maitrey and Kapila was at
A)Ujjain
B)Vidisha
C)Pataliputra
D)Mithila
Answer: Mithila
- Q. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th century, India remained mainly localised because
A)the peasants had no leadership and organisation
B)they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc.
C)they grew out of local grievances
D)the big landlords were allies of the British
Answer: they grew out of local grievances
- Q. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was
A)Muhammad Shah
B)Ahmad Shah
C)Bahadur Shah
D)Shah Alam
Answer: Muhammad Shah
- Q. Which one of the following sources states that Srinagar was built by Ashoka?
A)Divyavadana
B)Kalhana's Rajatarangini
C)Tarantha's History of Tibet
D)Mahavamsa
Answer: Kalhana's Rajatarangini
- Q. In the elections held in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1935 Congress Ministries were formed in :
A)Nine States
B)Eleven States
C)Five States
D)Ten States
Answer: Eleven States
- Q. The Religious lessons of ‘Jews’ are called
A)Musa Sanhita (Torah)
B)Gnome Collection (Sukti Sangraha)
C)Tripitaka
D)Tend Alesta
Answer: Musa Sanhita (Torah)
- Q. Which one is the oldest existing University in the World
A)University of al-Karaouine
B)University of Oxford
C)Al-Azhar University
D)University of Bologna
Answer: University of al-Karaouine
- Q. What is meant by a ‘Pir’ in the Sufi tradition?
A)The Guru of the Sufis
B)The Supreme God
C)The greatest of all Sufi saints
D)The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
Answer: The Guru of the Sufis
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