More Questions on History
- Q. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was
A)Aram Shah
B)Iltutmish
C)Qutb-ud-din Albak
D)Balban
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Who among the following is the great disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and helped in spreading the message that there are many roads to god and salvation and service of god for man was embodiment of god?
A)Swami Vivekananda
B)Raja Rammohan Roy
C)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. An effect of the 1857 revolt was that
A)The British became totally demoralized
B)The spirit of rebellion in Indian was crushed
C)The British abandoned their repressive policies
D)Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
Answer: Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
- Q. Who was the first Roman Emperor
A)Claudius
B)Caligula
C)Augustus
D)Nero
Answer: Augustus
- Q. The Sikh Guru who wrote “Zafar-Nama” in Persian was
A)Guru Har Krishan
B)Guru Har Rai
C)Guru Gobind Singh
D)Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
- Q. Sir Huge Rose described whom as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel’?
A)Rani Laxmi Bai
B)Begum Hazrat Mahal
C)Kunwar Singh
D)Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: Rani Laxmi Bai
- Q. Assertion (A): Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued currency of copper coins and declared them as legal tender. Reason (R): Sultan’s treasury was empty because of his short-sighted projects.
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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Which of the following is/are mantra of Jainism?
A)All philanthropies acts are renounced for life-long
B)All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
- Q. Group of Monuments at Hampi was built by?
A)Udayin and Shishunaga
B)Harihara and Bukka
C)Devavarman and Vainya
D)Mahendraverman and Sirmara
Answer: Harihara and Bukka
- Q. Which of the following was built by Akbar to commemorate his conquest of Khandesh in Gujarat?
A)Buland Darwaza
B)Bada Imambara
C)Jama Masjid
D)Siddi Bashir
Answer: Buland Darwaza
- Q. Which Mughal Emperor fought the battle of Panipat in 1526?
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Babur
- Q. When was the Non-Cooperation Movement got momentum under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress?
A)1922-1924
B)1920-1922
C)1987-1989
D)1990-1992
Answer: 1920-1922
- Q. In the Rigveda the term Dasas and Dasyus refers to
A)tribals
B)robbers
C)non-Aryans
D)menials
Answer: non-Aryans
- Q. Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
A)Government of India Act, 1919
B)Government of India Act, 1909
C)Government of India Act, 1935
D)None of these
Answer: Government of India Act, 1919
- Q. The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the
A)Tomars
B)Chauhans
C)Pawars
D)Pariharas
Answer: Tomars
- Q. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
A)Bengal
B)Elizabeth
C)Red Dragon
D)Mayflower
Answer: Red Dragon
- Q. When did the USS ‘Panay’ incident happen?
A)1936
B)1935
C)1937
D)1939
Answer: 1937
- Q. When did Henry Tudor seize the crown?
A)1431
B)1420
C)1453
D)1485
Answer: 1485
- Q. After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministries were
A)Assam and Kerala
B)Bengal and Punjab
C)Bengal and Assam
D)Punjab and Kerala
Answer: Bengal and Punjab
- Q. The main cause of the tribal uprisings of the 19th century was
A)Christian Missionary activities in the tribal areas
B)the British land settlements and land laws had created tension in the tribal society
C)the British Forest Laws
D)new excise regulations and police exactions
Answer: the British Forest Laws
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