More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following place where the first meeting/session of the Indian National Congress was held?
A)Bombay
B)Calcutta
C)Madras
D)Allahabad
Answer: Bombay
- Q. During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of contention between India and Bhutan was
A)Jalpaiguri
B)Duars
C)Goalpara
D)Cooch Behar
Answer: Duars
- Q. Gandhi wanted to realise ‘truth’ through
A)Dharma (Religion)
B)Ahimsa (Non-violence)
C)Karma (Service)
D)Dhyana (Meditation)
Answer: Ahimsa (Non-violence)
- Q. Two Sayid brothers Sayid Abdullah Khan and Sayid Hussan Ali Khan (who rose to become the king makers during the later Mughal period) met their downfall during the reign of
A)Rafi-ud-DaIjat
B)Farrukhsiyar
C)Rafi-ud-Daula
D)Muhammad Shah
Answer: Muhammad Shah
- Q. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?
A)To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
B)To oust the British from India
C)To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society
D)To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community
Answer: To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
- Q. Which of the following was defended by Chand Bibi against the Mughals?
A)Berar
B)Bijapur
C)Ahmednagar
D)Bedar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Ranthambhor was
A)A Rajput fort
B)A Mughal palace
C)Capital of the khaljis
D)A Buddist pilgrimage centre
Answer: A Rajput fort
- Q. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the Government he founded Al-Balagh in
A)1914
B)1913
C)1915
D)1916
Answer: 1913
- Q. Under which tree Sumtinath Tirthankar received Kaivalya Gyan?
A)Neem
B)Devdar
C)Priyangu
D)Vat
Answer: Priyangu
- Q. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 AD ) was a king from which dynasty?
A)Kanva Dynasty
B)Gupta Dynasty
C)Shunga Dynasty
D)Maurya Dynasty
Answer: Gupta Dynasty
- Q. Tulsidas composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Harsha
C)Akbar
D)Krishnadeva Raya
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested, during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year
A)1908
B)1906
C)1913
D)1917
Answer: 1908
- Q. Who was the President of Indian National congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A)Sardar Patel
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Maulana Azad
D)Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Answer: Acharya J. B. Kripalani
- Q. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?
A)Kalidas
B)Jayadeva
C)Panini
D)None of the above
Answer: Jayadeva
- Q. In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to__________ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system
A)Sabarmati
B)Dandi
C)Champaran
D)Chauri Chaura
Answer: Champaran
- Q. The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612
A)Plassey
B)Buxar
C)Swally
D)Trafalgar
Answer: Swally
- Q. Who built Jodhpur Fort?
A)Shahjahan
B)Guru Ramdas
C)Rao Jodhaji
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Rao Jodhaji
- Q. How many gandhara were in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)85
B)80
C)90
D)95
Answer: 95
- Q. Who secured papal recognition of his kingship in 1328?
A)Edward I of England
B)Edward Bruce
C)Edward II of England
D)Robert the Bruce
Answer: Robert the Bruce
- Q. The Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State
A)During the Khilafat Movement
B)At its birth in 1906
C)In 1930, when it opposed the Civil Disobedience Movement
D)At the Lahore Session of 1940
Answer: At the Lahore Session of 1940
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