More Questions on History

  • Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in :
    A)1913
    B)1905
    C)1919
    D)1925
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians?
    A)It did not have any woman member
    B)It did not include any Indian as a member
    C)It was appointed before the stipulated time
    D)If refused to meet prominent Indian leaders
    Answer: It did not include any Indian as a member
  • Q. Montague – Chelmsford report was prepared on the basis of
    A)The Government of India act, 1919
    B)The Government of India act 1913
    C)The Government of India act 1935
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Government of India act, 1919
  • Q. The battle of Plassey was fought between
    A)East India Company and Tipu Sultan
    B)East India Company and Ahmad Shah
    C)East India Company and Sirajuddaulla
    D)East India Company and Anwaruddin
    Answer: East India Company and Sirajuddaulla
  • Q. Second battle of Panipat was fought between which two armies?
    A)Babur and Rana Sanga
    B)Babur and Lodi Empire
    C)Akbar and Hemu
    D)Akbar and Rana of Mewar
    Answer: Akbar and Hemu
  • Q. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
    A)Impact of World War II
    B)Change in the government of the UK
    C)Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the Delhi sultans pursued the policy of blood and iron?
    A)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Balban
    D)Iltutmish
    Answer: Balban
  • Q. Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Cornwallis
    C)William Bentinck
    D)Lord Curzon
    Answer: Lord Cornwallis
  • Q. Who was the founder of Vikramshila Vihar?
    A)Gopala
    B)Dharmapala
    C)Nagpala
    D)Mahipala
    Answer: Dharmapala
  • Q. When King George-V and Queen of India visited India, a magnificent Durbar was held at
    A)Delhi
    B)Calcutta
    C)Bombay
    D)Madras
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. The Kailasa temple is one of the largest rock-cut ancient Hindu temple located at Ellora was built by?
    A)Krishna I
    B)Krishndev Rai
    C)Nadivarman
    D)Rajendra Chola
    Answer: Krishna I
  • Q. Consider the following statements related to the cause of 1857 revolt. I. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers. II. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers. III. The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
    A)Industry
    B)Infra structure
    C)Agriculture
    D)Services
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of
    A)Warren Hastings
    B)Macaulay
    C)Lord Canning
    D)Lord William Bentinck
    Answer: Lord Canning
  • Q. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
    A)Babur
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. As per ‘August Offer’ the British objective for India was __________
    A)Puma Swaraj
    B)Dominion Status
    C)Responsible Government
    D)Provincial Authority
    Answer: Dominion Status
  • Q. Assertion (A): Akbar claimed divinity for himself. Reason (R): He thought that in the country of many beliefs such as India, the sovereign should not be associated with any one particular religion.
    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. Who among the following was the first to sign the ‘Instruments of Accession’?
    A)The Dewan of Travancore
    B)The Maharaja of Baroda
    C)The Nizam of Hyderabad
    D)The Raja of Jodhpur
    Answer: The Dewan of Travancore
  • Q. In the Mughal administration, military recruitment had been looked after by the
    A)Bakhshi
    B)Kotwal
    C)Wazir
    D)Diwan
    Answer: Bakhshi
  • Q. Lytton held an Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 to announce __________ as the Empress of India at a time when a large part of the country was in the grip of a severe famine
    A)Queen Victoria
    B)Queen Elizabeth
    C)Queen Anne
    D)Queen Marie
    Answer: Queen Victoria

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