More Questions on History

  • Q. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by
    A)Qanungo
    B)Kotwal
    C)Amin
    D)Krori
    Answer: Qanungo
  • 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 first national leader to decry the salt tax in the Indian legislature was
    A)M. K. Gandhi
    B)G. K. Gokhale
    C)J. L. Nehru
    D)Netaji S C Bose
    Answer: G. K. Gokhale
  • Q. Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
    A)Humayun's Tomb
    B)Fatehpur Sikri
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Agra Fort
    Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
  • Q. The Greatest Kushan leader who got converted to Buddhism was
    A)Virna
    B)Kujala
    C)Kanishka
    D)Kadphises
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. American Civil War was started in the year
    A)1806
    B)1756
    C)1861
    D)1890
    Answer: 1861
  • Q. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
    A)December, 1922
    B)September, 1920
    C)October, 1924
    D)November, 1925
    Answer: September, 1920
  • Q. Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was responsible for India’s economic miseries?
    A)BP Wadia
    B)BC Pal
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)GS Arundale
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period
    A)Sunga
    B)Mauryan
    C)Kushana
    D)Gupta
    Answer: Kushana
  • Q. The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was:
    A)Nana Sahib
    B)Bhakt Khan
    C)Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
    D)Jung Bhadur Rana
    Answer: Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
  • Q. The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of
    A)copper
    B)clay
    C)bronze
    D)brass
    Answer: clay
  • Q. The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called
    A)Verna
    B)Sikhara
    C)Nagara
    D)Gandhara
    Answer: Gandhara
  • Q. Sir Huge Rose described whom as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel’?
    A)Rani Laxmi Bai
    B)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    C)Kunwar Singh
    D)Bahadur Shah Zafar
    Answer: Rani Laxmi Bai
  • Q. The Vedic term vrihi stands for
    A)Wheat
    B)Cotton
    C)Rice
    D)Barley
    Answer: Rice
  • Q. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of __________ to the East India Company
    A)Rs. 400,000
    B)Rs. 480,000
    C)Rs. 500,000
    D)Rs. 300,000
    Answer: Rs. 400,000
  • Q. The main founder (s) of the Swaraj Party was/were
    A)Motilal Nehru
    B)CR Das
    C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    D)Only A and B above
    Answer: Only A and B above
  • Q. The first elaborate description of Upanayana Sanskar is found in the
    A)Taittiriya Brahmana
    B)Aitareya Brahmana
    C)Tandyamaha Brahmana
    D)Shatapatha Brahmana
    Answer: Tandyamaha Brahmana
  • Q. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?
    A)Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
    B)Her gender
    C)Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
    D)Her incompetence
    Answer: Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
  • Q. Who started the Indian Reforms Association?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)Narayan Guru
    C)Krishna swami Aiyar
    D)Keshav Chandra Sen
    Answer: Keshav Chandra Sen
  • Q. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisara
    C)Ashoka
    D)Pushyamitra Sunga
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya

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