More Questions on History

  • Q. The sculpture “David” was a creation of
    A)Leonardo da Vinci
    B)Michelangelo
    C)Raphael
    D)Donatello
    Answer: Michelangelo
  • Q. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were
    A)Potato and Mustard
    B)Millet and Groundnut
    C)Tobacco and Maize
    D)Indigo and Maize
    Answer: Tobacco and Maize
  • Q. Under the Mughals one of the main imports was
    A)raw silk
    B)pepper
    C)cotton
    D)opium
    Answer: raw silk
  • Q. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in
    A)Rock edicts
    B)Archaeological excavations
    C)Coins
    D)Pillar edicts
    Answer: Rock edicts
  • Q. When did the Battle of Lechfeld happen?
    A)955
    B)918
    C)987
    D)996
    Answer: 955
  • Q. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China?
    A)Deng Xiaoping
    B)Zhou Enlai
    C)Mao Zedong
    D)Liu Shaoqi
    Answer: Mao Zedong
  • Q. Which of the following is associated with Sufi saints?
    A)Dakhma
    B)Tripitaka
    C)Khanjah
    D)Synagogue
    Answer: Khanjah
  • Q. The first Tirthankara of the Jains was
    A)Parshvanath
    B)Arishtanemi
    C)Ajitanath
    D)Rishabha
    Answer: Rishabha
  • Q. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
    A)Elizabeth II
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VIII
    D)James I
    Answer: Elizabeth I
  • Q. Sir William Wallace is known as the independence fighter of
    A)Scotland
    B)Denmark
    C)Ireland
    D)Italy
    Answer: Scotland
  • Q. Of the following who died as political prisoner in Lahore prison?
    A)Batukeshwar Dutt
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Jatin Das
    D)Sukh Dev
    Answer: Jatin Das
  • Q. Raja Rammohan Roy organised a historic agitation against the
    A)Evil custom of sati
    B)Caste system
    C)Degrading position of women in society
    D)Practice of superfluous religious rituals
    Answer: Evil custom of sati
  • 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. The correct chronological sequence of these Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb: I. Alamgir-II II. Farrukh Siyar III. Jahandar Shah IV. Shah Alam-II
    A)II,III,IV,I
    B)III,II,IV,I
    C)II,III,I,IV
    D)III,II,I,IV
    Answer: III,II,I,IV
  • Q. Champaran Satyagraha was in __________
    A)Bombay
    B)Gujarat
    C)Bihar
    D)Madras
    Answer: Bihar
  • Q. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because
    A)They were taller and stronger
    B)They used elephants on a large scale
    C)They were from an advanced urban culture
    D)They used chariots driven by horses
    Answer: They used chariots driven by horses
  • Q. When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
    A)860
    B)800
    C)871
    D)899
    Answer: 800
  • Q. The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of
    A)Stratification
    B)Pottery design
    C)Aryan invasion
    D)Radio Carbon-14 dating
    Answer: Radio Carbon-14 dating
  • Q. When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the Secretary of State for India was
    A)Curzon
    B)Salisbury
    C)Wedgwood Benn
    D)Montagu
    Answer: Wedgwood Benn
  • Q. Pitt’s India Act brought the company in direct subordination to a body representing __________
    A)The English Merchants in India
    B)The Parliament of Britain
    C)The Indian Merchants
    D)Princely States
    Answer: The Parliament of Britain

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