More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?
    A)Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas
    B)Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas
    C)Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
    D)Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
    Answer: Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
  • 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. The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was
    A)Namadeva
    B)Jnanesvar
    C)Tukaram
    D)Guru Ramdas
    Answer: Namadeva
  • Q. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because
    A)he suffered defeat in India
    B)he fell ill
    C)his forces refused to go further
    D)he did not like India
    Answer: his forces refused to go further
  • Q. Whose reign in Indian History was called the Golden Age of India?
    A)Maratha Empire
    B)Mughal Empire
    C)Gupta Empire
    D)Maurya Empire
    Answer: Gupta Empire
  • Q. The Marathas were defeated in Panipat because
    A)The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
    B)The Marathas did not fight bravely
    C)The Maratha army was short of food supplies
    D)The Marathas were considered alien by the local population
    Answer: The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
  • Q. In which year did Chicago and some other cities of USA witness protest by the labour unions which culminated in police firing which lead to the decision to observe May 01 as Labour Day
    A)1866
    B)1863
    C)1868
    D)1886
    Answer: 1886
  • Q. Who was given the title of “The Ambassador of Hindu – Muslim Unity” for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact?
    A)Fazl-ul-Haq
    B)Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
    C)Sayyid Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri
    D)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • Q. Who represented Indian women in The Second Round Table Conference?
    A)Sucheta Kripalani
    B)Aruna Asaf Ali
    C)Sarojini Naidu
    D)Kalpana Joshi
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. Who of the following Governor General is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Cornwallies
    C)Lord Mayo
    D)Lord Delhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. Which city was recaptured at the end of the first war of Crusade
    A)Venice
    B)Rome
    C)Jerusalem
    D)Vienna
    Answer: Jerusalem
  • Q. The __________ were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock company trade with India?
    A)Portuguese
    B)French
    C)Danish
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Dutch
  • Q. The Ghadar Party took the name Ghadar from
    A)its objective to wage another revolt
    B)the Revolt of 1857
    C)a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the Revolt of 1857
    D)All the above
    Answer: a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the Revolt of 1857
  • Q. Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?
    A)Mangalesa
    B)Ravi Kirti
    C)Bana
    D)Bilhana
    Answer: Bilhana
  • Q. Which of the following Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems?
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Cornwallis
    C)Lord Wellesley
    D)Lord Bentinck
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. Who scripted Gandhiji’s favorite song ‘Vaishnav Jan to __________ ‘?
    A)Premanand
    B)Narsi Mehta
    C)Chunilal
    D)Dharmiklal
    Answer: Narsi Mehta
  • Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
    A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
    B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
    C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
    D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
    Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
  • Q. The Indian National congress decided to launch an individual civil disobedience in place of Mass civil Disobedience in:
    A)1935
    B)1942
    C)1933
    D)1928
    Answer: 1933
  • Q. Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858?
    A)The British Parliament
    B)Queen Victoria
    C)Government of Britan
    D)None of these
    Answer: The British Parliament
  • Q. The Mughals have been made immortal by their achievements in the field
    A)Architectural
    B)Political
    C)Military
    D)Social
    Answer: Architectural

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