More Questions on History

  • Q. Tipu sultan was the ruler of
    A)Madurai
    B)Hyderabad
    C)Mysore
    D)Vijayanagar
    Answer: Mysore
  • Q. The Harappan site that had a dock is
    A)Harappa
    B)Alamgirpur
    C)Lothal
    D)Mohenjo-Daro
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. Krishnadevaraya maintained friendly relations with the
    A)British
    B)French
    C)Protuguese
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Protuguese
  • Q. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from
    A)Pindari menace
    B)Russian menace
    C)Rohelas
    D)Attack by Burmese
    Answer: Russian menace
  • Q. The Indian tricolour was unfurled for the first time by Jawaharlal Nehru
    A)On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
    B)At the ramparts of the red ford in 1947
    C)When India became a democratic republic in 1950
    D)When The Government of India Act was passed in 1935
    Answer: On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
  • Q. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo Mysore War?
    A)Lord Cornwallis
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Sir John Shore
    D)Warren Hastings
    Answer: Warren Hastings
  • Q. Benito Mussolini was a leader of
    A)Italy
    B)Germany
    C)French
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Whom had Gandhi named as Mira Behn?
    A)Kamla Devi
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Indira Gandhi
    D)Madeline Slade
    Answer: Madeline Slade
  • Q. The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was
    A)Gowri Shankar
    B)Abhi Shankar
    C)Daya Shankar
    D)Mula Shankar
    Answer: Mula Shankar
  • Q. Assertion (A): Alauddin Khalji imposed price control in Delhi. Reason (R): He wanted to pay lower wages to artisans building his palaces in Delhi.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are 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. On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by
    A)Prince Akbar
    B)Mir Jumla
    C)Shayista Khan
    D)Jai Singh
    Answer: Mir Jumla
  • Q. Who was the first sailor to sail around the world
    A)Vasco da Gama
    B)Ferdinand Magellan
    C)Christopher Columbus
    D)Amerigo Vespucci
    Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
  • Q. Who of the following leaders is not associated with the Brahmo Samaj?
    A)Keshab Chandra Sen
    B)Debendranath Tagore
    C)Raja ram Mohan Rai
    D)Atma Ram Pandurang
    Answer: Atma Ram Pandurang
  • Q. The United Nations declared __________ as the International Year of Women
    A)1878
    B)1875
    C)1975
    D)1956
    Answer: 1975
  • Q. Which was the oldest University?
    A)Kanauj
    B)Gandhara
    C)Nalanda
    D)Vaishali
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in :
    A)1913
    B)1905
    C)1919
    D)1925
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
    A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
    B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
    C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
    D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
    Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
  • Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Clive
    C)Waren Hastings
    D)William Bentinck
    Answer: Clive
  • Q. During the Mughal period Polaj was the
    A)land left fallow
    B)land annually cultivated
    C)land uncultivated
    D)barren land
    Answer: land annually cultivated
  • Q. Who is the author of “Shahnama”?
    A)Firdausi
    B)Utbi
    C)Hasan Nizami
    D)AI-Beruni
    Answer: Firdausi

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