More Questions on History

  • Q. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
    A)Persian invader Nadir Shah
    B)Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
    C)Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
    D)British East India Company
    Answer: Persian invader Nadir Shah
  • Q. To take care of the conquered lands, Muhmmad Ghori left behind his trusted General
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Nasiruddin
    C)Qutub-din-Aibak
    D)Malik Kafur
    Answer: Qutub-din-Aibak
  • 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. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the rituals described in the
    A)Yajurveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Grihyasutras
    D)Upanishad
    Answer: Grihyasutras
  • Q. Find out the odd one
    A)AI-Biruni: Given valuable account about Harshavardhana
    B)Hiuen-Tsang: Acquired knowledge of Indian society through literature
    C)Megasthenes: Describes about the Indo-Persian relations
    D)Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
    Answer: Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
  • Q. The Market Regulation system was introduced by
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    C)Alauddin Khalji
    D)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress was founded, AO Hume acted as its
    A)Vice-President
    B)President
    C)General Secretary
    D)Member of the Working Committee
    Answer: General Secretary
  • Q. Under the Mughals the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
    A)Mansabdar
    B)The crown prince
    C)Emperor
    D)Zamindar
    Answer: Emperor
  • Q. Akbar’s teacher was
    A)Bairam Khan
    B)Abul Fazl
    C)Abdul Latif
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Abdul Latif
  • Q. Who was elected as First Consul of the Consulate of France?
    A)Napoleon Bonaparte
    B)Adolf Hitler
    C)Napoleon III
    D)Maximiliean Robespierre
    Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Q. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped in Nagasaki city
    A)Fat Man
    B)Fat Boy
    C)Scorpion
    D)Death Kiss
    Answer: Fat Man
  • Q. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
    A)Pradesa
    B)Bhukit
    C)Vithi
    D)Ahara
    Answer: Vithi
  • Q. The Prarthana Samaj had been established by
    A)Keshub Chandra Sen
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Swami Vivekananda
    D)MN Roy
    Answer: Keshub Chandra Sen
  • Q. Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
    A)Pulakesin-Il
    B)Pulakesin-I
    C)Vikramaditya-I
    D)Vikramaditya-II
    Answer: Pulakesin-Il
  • Q. Who wrote Mrichhakatikam?
    A)Vishnu Sharma
    B)Vishakhadatta
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Shudrak
    Answer: Shudrak
  • Q. Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923?
    A)Chittaranjan Das
    B)B. G. Tilak
    C)M. K. Gandhi
    D)G. K. Gokhale
    Answer: Chittaranjan Das
  • Q. When did the Battle of Kosovo take place?
    A)1366
    B)1261
    C)1389
    D)1396
    Answer: 1389
  • Q. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
    A)Nagarjuna
    B)Vasumitra
    C)Charaka
    D)Patanjali
    Answer: Charaka
  • Q. Arthasastra was written by
    A)Kautilya
    B)Dhanananda
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Pushyamitra
    Answer: Kautilya
  • Q. Who among the following was the counter part of Tipu Sultan during the Treaty of Seringapatnam?
    A)Robert Clive
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)Cornwallis
    D)Dalhousie
    Answer: Cornwallis

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