More Questions on History

  • Q. Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
    A)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Lokmanya Tilak
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with
    A)Cavour
    B)Mazzini
    C)Garibaldi
    D)Bismarck
    Answer: Bismarck
  • Q. Bajirao-I (1720-1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Peshwas
    B)Nanda
    C)Haryanka
    D)Maurya
    Answer: Peshwas
  • Q. India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February 1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies set up outside India. This society was founded by
    A)VD Savarkar
    B)Lala Har Dayal
    C)Shyamji Krishnavarma
    D)Madan Lal Dhingra
    Answer: Shyamji Krishnavarma
  • Q. Two women who, while conducting the affairs of their states faced Akbar’s wars of conquest were Rani Durgawati and Chand Bibi (or Sultana), respectively of
    A)Malwa and Gujarat
    B)Jaisalmer and Khandesh
    C)Gondwana and Ahmadnagar
    D)Ranathambhor and Khandesh
    Answer: Gondwana and Ahmadnagar
  • Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a scholar in
    A)Arabic
    B)Persian
    C)Sanskrit
    D)French
    Answer: Arabic
  • Q. Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?
    A)Apollodotus I
    B)Antiochus II
    C)Apollodotus II
    D)Menander I
    Answer: Menander I
  • Q. For the cause of national liberation Swami Dayananda stressed on :
    A)Swadharma
    B)Swabhasha and Swarajya
    C)Swadeshi
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by __________
    A)The Government of India
    B)Secretary of State for India
    C)Parliament of England
    D)By Indian National Congress
    Answer: The Government of India
  • Q. Who united Norway, Denmark and, Sweden?
    A)Eric of Pomerania
    B)Albert, King of Sweden
    C)Haakon VI of Norway
    D)Margaret I of Denmark
    Answer: Margaret I of Denmark
  • Q. When was Government of India Act passed?
    A)1819
    B)1818
    C)1858
    D)1800
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called
    A)Vidatha
    B)Bali
    C)Varman
    D)Kara
    Answer: Bali
  • Q. The “Last Supper” a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of
    A)Titian
    B)Michael Angelo
    C)Leonardo da Vinci
    D)Raphael
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Q. When were Jews expelled from Spain?
    A)1453
    B)1376
    C)1492
    D)1327
    Answer: 1492
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler’s reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and architecture?
    A)Babur's
    B)Jahangir's
    C)Humayun's
    D)Shah Jahan's
    Answer: Shah Jahan's
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath Pillar?
    A)Deer
    B)Humped Bull
    C)Elephant
    D)Horse
    Answer: Deer
  • Q. Noor Jahan was wife of which Mughal Emperor?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Akbar
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. What was the unique system developed by the Mughals?
    A)Ryotwari settlement
    B)Centralised autocracy
    C)Mansabdari system
    D)Local responsibilities for crime detection
    Answer: Mansabdari system
  • Q. Bhakti Saint who was contemporary of Sivaji?
    A)Ekanatha
    B)Namadev
    C)Tukaram
    D)Gnanadeva
    Answer: Tukaram
  • Q. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
    A)Diwan-e-Aam
    B)Diwan-e-khas
    C)Ibadat Khana
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Ibadat Khana

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