More Questions on History

  • Q. Which one of the following events did not take place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
    A)Second Delhi Durbar
    B)Establishment of the department of Archaeology
    C)Formation of Indian National Congress
    D)Partition of Bengal
    Answer: Formation of Indian National Congress
  • Q. Which of the following are correct regarding Shahjahan? I. Ousted the Portuguese from Hugli II. Created the office of Amin for assessment of revenue III. Kahabat Khan was appointed governor of Lahore IV. Ali Mardan Khan surrendered Kandhar to Mughals
    A)I, II and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)II, III and IV
    D)All the above
    Answer: I, II and IV
  • Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Shaivism
    D)Bhagavatism
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. Which governor General abolished the ‘Sati System’ in India?
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Canning
    C)Lord William Bentinck
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord William Bentinck
  • Q. Which of the following literatures is known as Apaurusheya?
    A)Brahman
    B)Vedas
    C)Upanishad
    D)Aranyak
    Answer: Vedas
  • Q. Assertion (A): The invasions of Krishnadeva Raya into the territories of Prataparudra were inconclusive. Reason (R): Krishnadeva Raya invaded the territories of the Gajpathi not for the latter’s extinction but only for the recovery of lost territories.
    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 false but R is true
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing? I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called ‘Indica’ which is no longer available to us. II. Megasthenese’s writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian. III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)II and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice President appointed by __________ would act for him
    A)Parliament
    B)Crown
    C)Board of Control
    D)Governor-General
    Answer: Governor-General
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
    A)Division of the empire after Ashoka
    B)Ashoka's pacifist policies
    C)Foreign aggressions particularly Greek
    D)Economic and financial crisis
    Answer: Ashoka's pacifist policies
  • Q. When did the Battle of Lechfeld happen?
    A)955
    B)918
    C)987
    D)996
    Answer: 955
  • Q. The correct chronological order in which they were built is: 1. Tughluqabad Fort 2. Lodi Garden 3. Qutub Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri
    A)3, 1, 2, 4
    B)3, 1, 4, 2
    C)1, 3, 2, 4
    D)1, 3, 4, 2
    Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
  • Q. Which Directive Principal bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral philosophy?
    A)Provision of free legal aid and advice
    B)Equal pay for equal work
    C)Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
    D)Protection of the mounments of historical importance
    Answer: Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
  • Q. Where was saint kabir born?
    A)Varanasi
    B)Delhi
    C)Mathura
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Varanasi
  • Q. The Hindu of Madras started in 1868 as a weekly, became a Daily in
    A)1899
    B)1889
    C)1890
    D)1855
    Answer: 1889
  • Q. Who issued a token currency in copper coins between AD 1329 and 1330?
    A)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    B)Alauddin Khilzi
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Feroz Tughlaq
    Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  • Q. Which of the following statement is related to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb?
    A)Promoted religious toleration
    B)Replaced many Hindu temples with mosques
    C)Converted to Hinduism
    D)Presided over an era of religious harmony
    Answer: Replaced many Hindu temples with mosques
  • Q. During Akbar’s reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?
    A)Man Singh-I
    B)Raja Todar Mal
    C)Birbal
    D)Tansen
    Answer: Raja Todar Mal
  • Q. Who discovered a direct sea route to India?
    A)Germans
    B)Portuguese
    C)The French
    D)The Dutch
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Who, according to the Buddhist, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?
    A)Maitreya
    B)Atreya
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Kalki
    Answer: Maitreya
  • 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

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