More Questions on History

  • Q. Who had succeeded Mir Jafar to the throne?
    A)Chandra Sahib
    B)Haider Ali
    C)Tipu Sultan
    D)Mir Kasim
    Answer: Mir Kasim
  • Q. Buland Darwaza is located in
    A)Gujarat
    B)West Bengal
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Which empire lasted the longest among the following?
    A)The Pratiharas
    B)The Palas
    C)The Rashtrakutas
    D)The Senas
    Answer: The Rashtrakutas
  • Q. Where is Muslim mosque situated where a hair of pagamber Mohammad Sahed has been preserved
    A)Ahmedabad
    B)Ajmer
    C)Srinagar
    D)Mecca
    Answer: Srinagar
  • Q. After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named
    A)Revolutionary Socialist Bloc
    B)Socialist Bloc
    C)Forward Bloc
    D)Socialist-Congress Bloc
    Answer: Forward Bloc
  • Q. Greek Roman Art has found a place in
    A)Gandhara
    B)Ellora
    C)Kalinga
    D)Bhuddhist Art
    Answer: Gandhara
  • Q. Dholavira is situated at the bank of River
    A)Ravi
    B)Indus
    C)Luni
    D)Ghaggar
    Answer: Luni
  • Q. In which year George Washington became the first president of USA
    A)1765
    B)1735
    C)1770
    D)1789
    Answer: 1789
  • Q. What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August?
    A)On this day Mahatma Gandhi started 'Quit India Movement'
    B)On this day the Indian National Congress had demanded "Poorna Swaraj"
    C)Anniversary of formation of Interim Government
    D)Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
    Answer: Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
  • Q. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Aurangzeb? I. He forbade the cultivation of Bhang II. Forbade singing at court III. A proficient player of Veena IV. His tomb is at Tughlaqabad
    A)I, II and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)II, III and IV
    D)All the above
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The Prarthana Samaj had been established by
    A)Keshub Chandra Sen
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Swami Vivekananda
    D)MN Roy
    Answer: Keshub Chandra Sen
  • Q. Which of the following leader associated with Barout in Uttar Pradesh during 1857 revolts?
    A)Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah
    B)Shah Mal
    C)Tatya Tope
    D)Veer Kuwar Singh
    Answer: Shah Mal
  • Q. Chauth’ was
    A)Toll tax imposed by Shivaji
    B)A religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
    C)Irrigation tax charged by Akbar
    D)Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
    Answer: Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
  • Q. Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage in describing the progress of civilization?
    A)The discovery of fire
    B)Writing
    C)Agriculture
    D)The use of internet
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
    A)Kalpa (Ritual)
    B)Siksha (Phonetics)
    C)Vyakarna (Grammar)
    D)Ashtadhyayi
    Answer: Ashtadhyayi
  • Q. Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?
    A)Agra
    B)Sikandara
    C)Fatehpursikri
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Sikandara
  • 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. Which of the following according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world?
    A)Non-violence of the weak
    B)Non-violence of the brave
    C)Non-violence of the coward
    D)Non-violence of the down-trodden
    Answer: Non-violence of the brave
  • 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. A Study in Consciousness was written by __________
    A)Mrinal Gore
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Prasanna Kumar Tagore
    D)Rajkamal Sen
    Answer: Annie Besant

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