More Questions on History

  • Q. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
    A)Gupta
    B)Maurya
    C)Kushan
    D)Kanva
    Answer: Maurya
  • Q. In which pact, warm relations were established between “Garam dal” and Naram dal” the two groups of the Indian National Congress?
    A)Lucknow Pact
    B)Gandhi-Irwin Pact
    C)Karachi agreement
    D)Lahore declaration
    Answer: Lucknow Pact
  • Q. Identify the body among the following that was not founded by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
    A)People's Education Society
    B)Samaj Samato Sangh
    C)Deccan Education Society
    D)Depressed Classes Institute
    Answer: Deccan Education Society
  • Q. The Mongols under__________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219
    A)Nadir Shah
    B)Timur Lang
    C)Ahmed Shah Abdali
    D)Genghis Khan
    Answer: Genghis Khan
  • Q. The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is
    A)Greek
    B)English
    C)Persian
    D)Arabic
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
    A)1912
    B)1911
    C)1920
    D)1925
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
    A)Magadhi
    B)Bhojpuri
    C)Pali
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. Who are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India?
    A)Cholas
    B)Mauryas
    C)Guptas
    D)Marathas
    Answer: Marathas
  • Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints was responsible for founding many punyakshetras along the length and breadth of India, by taming avatars of Parvati and imprisoning her essence in Sri Chakras?
    A)Ramanada Saraswati
    B)Shankaracharya
    C)Tulsidas
    D)Valmiki
    Answer: Shankaracharya
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding Ancient Indian Literature that helps in restructuring of Indian history? I. Ancient literature is religious in nature, and contain exaggerated mythical story without any chronology i.e., puranic and epic literature II. A large number of inscriptions, coins, and local chronicles do indicate an effort towards history writing
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Alauddin Khalji’s commander who led the campaign to South India was
    A)Ulugh Khan
    B)Alpkhan
    C)Nusarat Khan
    D)Malik Kafur
    Answer: Malik Kafur
  • Q. Agra Fort was built by
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Babur
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The Battle of Plassey is a particularly important event in Indian history because
    A)It enabled the British to have power in Bengal
    B)The Nawab of Bengal lost in it
    C)It laid the foundation for British rule in India
    D)It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits
    Answer: It laid the foundation for British rule in India
  • Q. Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of __________ in 1772
    A)Madras
    B)Bengal
    C)Bombay
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. The main cause of the tribal uprisings of the 19th century was
    A)Christian Missionary activities in the tribal areas
    B)the British land settlements and land laws had created tension in the tribal society
    C)the British Forest Laws
    D)new excise regulations and police exactions
    Answer: the British Forest Laws
  • Q. The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
    A)Maitreyi
    B)Kalhana
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Panini
    Answer: Panini
  • 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. Select the correct chronological sequence of the following events? I. Appointment of the Simon Commission. II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain. III. Submission of the Nehru report. IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference
    A)I, III, IV & II
    B)II, I, III & IV
    C)I, II, IV & III
    D)II, IV, I & III
    Answer: II, I, III & IV
  • Q. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?
    A)IItutmish
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Balban
    D)Firuz Tughlaq
    Answer: Balban
  • Q. Babur was born in the year
    A)1583
    B)1483
    C)1693
    D)1783
    Answer: 1483

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