More Questions on History

  • Q. A new phase began in the Guru’s life in 1904. He decided to give up his wandering life and settle down in a place to continue his Sadhana (spiritual practice). He chose__________, twenty miles north of Thiruvananthapuram
    A)Sivagiri
    B)Karunagapally
    C)Kayamkulam
    D)Kannur
    Answer: Sivagiri
  • Q. __________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Babur
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from__________ in January 1915
    A)England
    B)South Africa
    C)USA
    D)Russia
    Answer: South Africa
  • Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
    A)Ripon
    B)Mountbatten
    C)Northbrook
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. The battle of Thermopylae was fought between
    A)Athens and Rome
    B)Sparta and Athens
    C)Greece City States and Persia
    D)Rome and Carthage
    Answer: Greece City States and Persia
  • Q. When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought?
    A)1788-89
    B)1780-84
    C)1784-88
    D)1770-74
    Answer: 1780-84
  • Q. In 1937, the Congress formed Ministries in
    A)9 states
    B)7 states
    C)5 states
    D)4 states
    Answer: 5 states
  • Q. Which of the following is not match correctly?
    A)Lothal : India
    B)Harappa : Pakistan
    C)Dholavira : Rajasthan
    D)Banwali : Haryana
    Answer: Dholavira : Rajasthan
  • Q. Which among the following book based on the exploits of Yasovarman of Kanauj?
    A)Gaudavaho
    B)Rajatarangini
    C)Malavikagnimitram
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Gaudavaho
  • Q. In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of
    A)Chanda Sahib
    B)Anwaruddin
    C)Nasir Jang
    D)Muzaffar Jang
    Answer: Anwaruddin
  • Q. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Robert Clive
    C)Dalhousie
    D)Warren Hastings
    Answer: Cornwallis
  • Q. Mahe was a colony of __________
    A)French
    B)English
    C)Dutch
    D)Germany
    Answer: French
  • Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? I. Muizuddin Bahram Shah II. Iltutmish III. Raziya IV. Rukhnuddin Firuz
    A)II, IV, III, I
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)III, II, IV, I
    D)IV, III, I, II
    Answer: II, IV, III, I
  • Q. Which emperor shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
    A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Sher Shah Suri
    D)Genghis Khan
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • Q. Who among of the following was the Viceroy of India when Indian University Act, 1904 was passed?
    A)Lord Lansdowne
    B)Lord Dufferin
    C)Lord Minto
    D)Lord Curzon
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
    A)Tang
    B)Sung
    C)Han
    D)Chin
    Answer: Chin
  • Q. Hevarappathinkangal is a Tamil work of __________
    A)Sree Narayana Guru
    B)Chattambi Swamikal
    C)K. Ayyappan
    D)K. madhvan Nair
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because
    A)Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of its power and honour
    B)He wanted to join the Congress
    C)Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    D)He was given to occasional eccentric quirks
    Answer: Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
  • Q. Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest of arts of
    A)Cholas
    B)Pallavas
    C)Pandyas
    D)Chalukyas
    Answer: Pallavas
  • Q. What is meant by a ‘Pir’ in the Sufi tradition?
    A)The Guru of the Sufis
    B)The Supreme God
    C)The greatest of all Sufi saints
    D)The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
    Answer: The Guru of the Sufis

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