More Questions on History

  • Q. The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was
    A)Mir Jumla
    B)Shaista Khan
    C)Mirza Raja Jai Singh
    D)Jaswant Singh
    Answer: Mir Jumla
  • Q. Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Humayun
    C)Akbar
    D)Bahadur Shah
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. The National College in Calcutta had been established on :
    A)July 14, 1906
    B)September 14, 1906
    C)March 14, 1906
    D)August 14, 1906
    Answer: August 14, 1906
  • Q. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the __________ Movement
    A)Non-cooperation
    B)Khilafat
    C)Swadeshi
    D)Civil Disobedience
    Answer: Swadeshi
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya? I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal. II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
    A)Hinayana
    B)Mahayana
    C)Digambar
    D)Theravad
    Answer: Digambar
  • Q. The Special Congress Session held in 1920 at Calcutta was presided over by
    A)LaIa Lajpat Rai
    B)Nehru
    C)Bose
    D)Gandhi
    Answer: LaIa Lajpat Rai
  • 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. Assertion (A): The permanent settlement is said to have initially resulted in increased agricultural production. Reason (R): In this system the Zamindar could keep for himself any increase in the rental of his estate
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
    A)Samaveda
    B)Atharvaveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Rigveda
    Answer: Yajurveda
  • Q. It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad Ghori, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was
    A)Hemantasena
    B)Samantasena
    C)Ballalasena
    D)Lakshamanasena
    Answer: Lakshamanasena
  • Q. The Hindu of Madras started in 1868 as a weekly, became a Daily in
    A)1899
    B)1889
    C)1890
    D)1855
    Answer: 1889
  • Q. The Peshwa’s Secretariat at Pune (Poona), the pivot of the Maratha government was known as
    A)El Beriz Daftar
    B)Huzur Daftar
    C)Chalte Dafter
    D)Peshwa Dafter
    Answer: Huzur Daftar
  • Q. Who was the first nun of Gautama Buddha?
    A)Smriti
    B)Meenakshi
    C)Gautami
    D)Gargi
    Answer: Gautami
  • Q. The ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was first applied to the princely State of
    A)Jhansi
    B)Satara
    C)Avadh
    D)Jaunpur
    Answer: Satara
  • Q. Assertion (A): Nalanda was the centre of Buddhist learning in the post-Gupta period. Reason (R): It was patronised by the Pala rulers.
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  • Q. The immortal national Song ‘Vande Mataram’ has been written by
    A)Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya
    B)Rabindranath Tagore
    C)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
    D)Surendranath Bandopadhyaya
    Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
  • Q. The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were
    A)protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the Rowlatt Acts
    B)restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India
    C)lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of repressive laws
    D)None of the above
    Answer: restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India
  • Q. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
    A)Ibrahim Lodi
    B)Babur
    C)Sher Shah Suri
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Till when did the Wars of the Roses last?
    A)1431
    B)1420
    C)1453
    D)1487
    Answer: 1487

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