More Questions on History

  • Q. The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?
    A)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
    B)Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas
    C)Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
    D)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas
    Answer: Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
  • Q. Mughal presence in the Red fort was ceased by
    A)Lord hording
    B)Robert Clive
    C)Heuroz
    D)John Nicholsan
    Answer: John Nicholsan
  • Q. The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
    A)Devaraya I
    B)Bukka I
    C)Krishnadevaraya
    D)Ramaraya
    Answer: Devaraya I
  • Q. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
    A)Prakrit
    B)Magadhi
    C)Mythili
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Magadhi
  • Q. The Swadeshi Movement was launched
    A)With a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
    B)As a protest against division of Bengal
    C)As a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
    D)Due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
    Answer: As a protest against division of Bengal
  • Q. Champaran and Kheda Satyagrahas were led by
    A)M. K. Gandhi
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Sardar Patel
    D)D. G. B. Pant
    Answer: M. K. Gandhi
  • Q. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Subhash Chandra Bose
    C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru
  • Q. Who among the following had attended all the three Round Table Conferences in London?
    A)B. R. Ambedkar
    B)M. K. Gandhi
    C)J. L. Nehru
    D)M. M. Malaviya
    Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact, which provided for
    A)reservation of 48 seats for the depressed classes in different provincial legislatures
    B)common electorate for all Hindus
    C)reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the Central Legislature
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
    A)They established their first company in Surat
    B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
    C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
    D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
    Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
  • Q. The previous name of Zaire was
    A)Liberia
    B)Benin
    C)Congo
    D)Sierra Leone
    Answer: Congo
  • Q. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
    A)Chittor
    B)Mewar
    C)Haldighati
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Haldighati
  • Q. Who was the Governor General of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
    A)Lord Reading
    B)Lord Chelmsford
    C)Lord Irwin
    D)Lord Wavell
    Answer: Lord Irwin
  • Q. I. The rebels lacked effective leadership. II. They did not get the support of the civilian people anywhere in the country. III. There was no central organisation to guide them. IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English. Which of these statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?
    A)I, II & III
    B)I, III & IV
    C)III & IV
    D)II, III & IV
    Answer: I, III & IV
  • Q. The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transferred to power from
    A)British Crown to the East India Company
    B)East India Company to the British Crown
    C)East India Company to the Governor General
    D)British Crown to the Board of Directors
    Answer: East India Company to the British Crown
  • Q. In which battle did the defeat of Muslims stop their invasions?
    A)Battle of Lechfeld
    B)Battle of Fontenoy
    C)Battle of Verdun
    D)Battle of Vouille
    Answer: Battle of Verdun
  • Q. Assertion (A): Akbar claimed divinity for himself. Reason (R): He thought that in the country of many beliefs such as India, the sovereign should not be associated with any one particular religion.
    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. Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi?
    A)Second Battle of Panipat
    B)Third Battle of Panipat
    C)Battle of Haldighati
    D)First Battle of Panipat
    Answer: First Battle of Panipat
  • Q. What was Jagat Seth’s claim to fame in Bengal?
    A)Leading popular poet
    B)Diwan of Siraj-ud-Daulah
    C)Biggest banker in Bengal
    D)Commander of the Nawab's troops
    Answer: Biggest banker in Bengal
  • Q. From which country, the tradition of written Constitution began
    A)India
    B)Japan
    C)Britain
    D)America
    Answer: America

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