More Questions on History

  • Q. Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by which ruler?
    A)Qutubuddin Aibak
    B)Iltutmish
    C)Muhammad bin Tughluq
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Qutubuddin Aibak
  • Q. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by __________
    A)Sir John Shore
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Robert Clive
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. Dayananda was born on February 12 in 1824, in the town of Tankara, near Morvi (Morbi) in the Kathiawar region of the princely state of__________
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Assam
    C)Bihar
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
    A)Babur
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Shree Narayana Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Swami Dayanand established the head quarters of Arya Samaj in:
    A)Lahore
    B)Calcutta
    C)Mumbai
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. In which battle did the defeat of Muslims stop their invasions?
    A)Battle of Lechfeld
    B)Battle of Fontenoy
    C)Battle of Verdun
    D)Battle of Vouille
    Answer: Battle of Verdun
  • Q. I. Hawkins was the first Englishman to visit Jahangir’s court II. Hawkins was called by the name of English Khan, by Jahangir Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Hawkins?
    A)Both I and II are incorrect
    B)Both I and II are correct
    C)Only I is correct
    D)Only II is correct
    Answer: Both I and II are correct
  • Q. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, lifelong outspoken disapproval of Pakistan?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in favour of it
    B)There was no other go after he was presented with a fait accompli
    C)To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
    D)The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League
    Answer: To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
  • Q. Pitt’s India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784
    A)Governor-General of India
    B)Prime Minister Pitt
    C)Senior Merchants
    D)East India Company
    Answer: Prime Minister Pitt
  • Q. With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated?
    A)Nalanda
    B)Taxila
    C)Vikramshila
    D)Vaishali
    Answer: Taxila
  • Q. Constantinople, the capital of Roman Empire was captured by Turks in the year
    A)1415
    B)1385
    C)1453
    D)1469
    Answer: 1453
  • Q. The All India Muslim league was founded by
    A)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    B)Maulana Ahmed Ali
    C)Agha Khan
    D)Hakim Ajmal Khan
    Answer: Agha Khan
  • Q. The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed against
    A)Moneylenders
    B)Big landlords
    C)Revenue collectors
    D)British opium planters
    Answer: Moneylenders
  • Q. Who of the following Governor General is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Cornwallies
    C)Lord Mayo
    D)Lord Delhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    C)Vikrarnaditya
    D)Skand Gupta
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
    A)Rousseau
    B)Locke
    C)Hegel
    D)Plato
    Answer: Rousseau
  • Q. Who among the following is known as the “Father of the Indian Renaissance”?
    A)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Swami Dayanand Saraswati
    D)Swami Vivekanand
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Atharvaveda
    Answer: Samaveda
  • Q. When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?
    A)1378
    B)1305
    C)1453
    D)1414
    Answer: 1453

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