More Questions on History

  • Q. Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of
    A)Ghagra
    B)Panipat
    C)Khanwa
    D)Kannauj
    Answer: Kannauj
  • Q. Which of the following pair is incorrect?
    A)Indian Sociologist - Lala Har Dayal
    B)Comrade - Mohammed Ali
    C)Young India - Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)Common Weal - Annie Besant
    Answer: Young India - Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Q. How many Ganadharas were there in the religious family of Sambhavnath Tirthankar?
    A)105
    B)95
    C)115
    D)125
    Answer: 105
  • Q. Who, among the following, founded the ‘All India Depressed Classes Federation’ in 1920?
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)M. K. Gandhi
    C)G. K. Gokhale
    D)B. R. Ambedkar
    Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
    A)Pulicat
    B)Masulipatnam
    C)Surat
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: Pulicat
  • Q. Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
    A)R. G. Bhandarkar
    B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    D)B. G. Tilak
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. The name Buddha means
    A)learned
    B)enlightened
    C)divine
    D)sacred
    Answer: enlightened
  • Q. Which of the following Indian literature is the earliest known works?
    A)Rig Vedas
    B)Puranas
    C)Sama Vedas
    D)Rajtrangini
    Answer: Rig Vedas
  • Q. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
    A)1917
    B)1916
    C)1918
    D)1920
    Answer: 1917
  • Q. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism? I. The world is full of sorrows. II. People suffer on account of desires. III. If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained. IV. The existence of God and Soul must be recognised.
    A)II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)I, II and III
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Which one of following pairs is not correctly matched?
    A)Atharvaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian medicine
    B)Samaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian music
    C)Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
    D)Yajurveda Samhita - Origins of rituals
    Answer: Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
  • Q. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was
    A)Plantations and mines
    B)Railways
    C)Banking and insurance
    D)Shipping
    Answer: Railways
  • Q. Paramahamsa Mandali primarily aimed at breaking caste rules was founded in which of the following places
    A)Kerala
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
    A)Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
    B)Promote heavy industries in India
    C)More foodstuff in case of famine
    D)Enable Indians to move freely within the country
    Answer: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
  • Q. By which Act may be the British parliament did Queen Victoria assume the title of ‘the Empress of India’ to emphasize British sovereignty over the whole of British provinces in India and Indian states?
    A)The Royal Titles Act 1870
    B)The Royal Titles Act 1866
    C)The Royal Titles Act 1876
    D)The Royal Titles Act 1886
    Answer: The Royal Titles Act 1876
  • Q. The Sikhs were defeated by the English at __________ in 1856
    A)Amritsar
    B)Sobraon
    C)Lahore
    D)Kashmir
    Answer: Sobraon
  • Q. The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic society was
    A)Jana
    B)Vish
    C)Grama
    D)Gotra
    Answer: Grama
  • Q. After Alexander’s death the Eastern part of his empire came under
    A)Menander
    B)Seleucus Nicator
    C)Rudradaman
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Seleucus Nicator
  • Q. Mahabandula was killed at __________
    A)Tenesserin
    B)Rangoon
    C)Danubyu
    D)Prome
    Answer: Danubyu
  • Q. The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated imprisonment was
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)BG Tilak
    Answer: BG Tilak

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