More Questions on History

  • Q. The slogan of the French Revolution was
    A)Government of the people, by the people and for the people
    B)One nation, one leader and one flag
    C)Liberty, equality and fraternity
    D)None of these
    Answer: Liberty, equality and fraternity
  • Q. Which Mauryan king holds the title of Amitraghata?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisar
    C)Bindusara
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Bindusara
  • Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for failure of Young Bengal Movement? I. Suppression by British new law II. Did not involve peasant cause III. Radicalism was bookish in character and did not develop links with masses
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both II and III
    D)All the above
    Answer: Both II and III
  • Q. I. Jahangir had set up his court at Allahabad, assumed royal titles and struck coins in his name II. He banned slaughter of animals on two days in every week viz – Sunday & Thursday. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?
    A)Babur
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. Shivaji crowned himself at
    A)Konkan
    B)Poona
    C)Bijapur
    D)Raigarh
    Answer: Raigarh
  • Q. Which painting is made from Fresco style?
    A)Piklikhal
    B)Bhimbetka
    C)Ajanta
    D)Ellora
    Answer: Ajanta
  • Q. In which year Christopher Columbus discovered america
    A)1339
    B)1502
    C)1405
    D)1492
    Answer: 1492
  • Q. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most important functionary of the state was the
    A)Revenue collector
    B)Senani
    C)Magician-doctor
    D)Purohita
    Answer: Purohita
  • Q. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Sikhism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Alexander and Porus fought a battle at
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Hydaspes
    C)Panipat
    D)Train
    Answer: Hydaspes
  • Q. Krishna Deva Raya was a contemporary of
    A)Humayun
    B)Shershah
    C)Babur
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
    A)Upper middle class
    B)Priestly class
    C)Rich peasantry
    D)Urban Landlords
    Answer: Upper middle class
  • Q. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in
    A)1935
    B)1919
    C)1906
    D)1909
    Answer: 1909
  • Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
    A)Mirabai
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Tulsidas
    D)Surdas
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. In the year 1582, Akbar took the momentous step of
    A)Removing Jaziya
    B)Banning Sati
    C)Forming an army of jackals
    D)Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
    Answer: Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
  • Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
    A)Pala dynasty —Founded by Gopala
    B)Sena dynasty —Founded by Vijaya Sena
    C)Prathihara dynasty —Founded by Bhoja
    D)Rastrakuta dynasty —Founded by Amogavarsha
    Answer: Rastrakuta dynasty —Founded by Amogavarsha
  • Q. When did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happen?
    A)1942
    B)1941
    C)1945
    D)1940
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858, what name was to British Governor-General of India?
    A)Governor of the state
    B)Governor-General of India
    C)Viceroy of the state
    D)None of these
    Answer: Viceroy of the state
  • Q. Which reforms Act had created the office of the secretary of state for India?
    A)The Government of India Act, 1858
    B)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
    C)The Indian Councils Act, 1861
    D)Minto-Morley Reforms, 1908
    Answer: The Government of India Act, 1858

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