More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?
    A)Rangpur
    B)Pataliputra
    C)Sukatagendor
    D)Lothal
    Answer: Pataliputra
  • Q. The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the year
    A)325BC
    B)331 BC
    C)322 BC
    D)365 BC
    Answer: 331 BC
  • 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 of the following is the ceremony of initiation of education in Buddhism?
    A)Upanayanam
    B)Siksha
    C)Pabajja
    D)Diksha
    Answer: Pabajja
  • Q. M. A. Jinnah, in his early political life
    A)Initiated Hindu-Muslim unity
    B)Supported two nation theory
    C)Imagined Pakistan as an independent State
    D)Was a communalist
    Answer: Initiated Hindu-Muslim unity
  • Q. Michelangelo was a __________
    A)Sculptor
    B)Painter
    C)Astronomer
    D)Poet
    Answer: Sculptor
  • Q. Charles Wood’s Despatch__________
    A)1684
    B)1554
    C)1784
    D)1854
    Answer: 1854
  • Q. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the imperial signature was
    A)Nur Jahan
    B)Jodha Bai
    C)Mumtaz Mahal
    D)Ladli Begum
    Answer: Nur Jahan
  • Q. Akbar was__________ years old when he became emperor
    A)19
    B)16
    C)13
    D)10
    Answer: 13
  • Q. The Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by
    A)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    B)Wajid Ali Shah
    C)Asaf-ud-daula
    D)Begum Zeenat Mahal
    Answer: Begum Hazrat Mahal
  • Q. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and__________
    A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    B)Rana Sanga
    C)Hemu
    D)Ibrahim Lodi
    Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
  • Q. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?
    A)Parthians
    B)Shakas
    C)Greeks
    D)Kushans
    Answer: Greeks
  • Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
    A)Religious domination
    B)Subtle conquest
    C)A casteless society
    D)Non-violence and peace
    Answer: Non-violence and peace
  • Q. Who established the four monasteries Sringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka & Puri?
    A)Ashoka
    B)Ramanuj
    C)Shankaracharya
    D)Madhav Vidhyaranya
    Answer: Shankaracharya
  • Q. Wavell Plan was announced in the year
    A)1942
    B)1945
    C)1946
    D)1940
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. The Ajanta Paintings belong to the
    A)Mauryan period
    B)Harappan period
    C)Buddhist period
    D)Gupta period
    Answer: Gupta period
  • Q. Charminar was built by?
    A)Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
    B)Humayun
    C)Ashoka
    D)Narasimha
    Answer: Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
  • Q. Defeated Humayun in the Battle of Kannauj (1540) also constructed the Purana Qila of New Delhi
    A)Malik Kafur
    B)Adil Shah
    C)Bin-Kasim
    D)Sher Shah Suri
    Answer: Sher Shah Suri
  • Q. On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British would quit India by June, 1948?
    A)August 15, 1947
    B)January 26, 1947
    C)January 26, 1948
    D)February 20, 1947
    Answer: February 20, 1947
  • Q. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Akbar-II
    Answer: Jahangir

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