More Questions on History
- Q. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was
A)India
B)Young India
C)Indian People
D)Voice India
Answer: India
- Q. Assertion (A): The nobility under Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a highly homogeneous one. Reason (R): Royal intervention in the iqta system was as its peak under Muhammad Tughlaq.
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. Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shaista Khan as Governor of
A)Bengal
B)Kashmir
C)Punjab
D)Deccan
Answer: Deccan
- Q. I. His reign saw beginning of a new intercourse between Europe of India II. Attempted to prohibit traffic in eunuchs III. Started practices of inter-caste marriages between the families of government officers IV. Ordered the abolition of inhuman corporal punishments Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
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. Babur summoned the pupils of the famous architect Sinan from
A)Kabul
B)Constantinople
C)Syria
D)Egypt
Answer: Constantinople
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Portuguese?
A)They spread Catholicism in western and eastern coast of India
B)They brought tobacco cultivation in India
C)They established first printing press in India at Goa in AD 1556
D)The Indian Medicinal Plants was the first scientific work which was published at Andhra Pradesh in 1563
Answer: The Indian Medicinal Plants was the first scientific work which was published at Andhra Pradesh in 1563
- Q. Shivaji sacked __________ and secured a large booty
A)Poona
B)Bijapur
C)Konkan
D)Surat
Answer: Surat
- Q. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira lived during the
A)Gupta Period
B)Maurya Period
C)Nanda Period
D)Sunga Period
Answer: Gupta Period
- Q. Shivaji crowned himself as King in the year
A)1674
B)1664
C)1670
D)1660
Answer: 1674
- Q. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his political guru?
A)Purushottam Das Tandon
B)Shri Bharat Kumar
C)Sir William Wedderburn
D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Q. Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?
A)Baburnama
B)Shahnama
C)Akbarnama
D)Chachnama
Answer: Chachnama
- Q. Assertion (A): The permanent settlement is said to have initially resulted in increased agricultural production. Reason (R): In this system the Zamindar could keep for himself any increase in the rental of his estate
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is 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 true but R is false
- Q. Which ascetics of the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy influenced the Ramananda?
A)Krishna Cult
B)Kabirpanthi
C)Nathpanthi
D)None of the above
Answer: Nathpanthi
- Q. Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as__________
A)Vishwanath Datta
B)Narendra Nath Datta
C)Upendranath Datta
D)Vasava Datta
Answer: Narendra Nath Datta
- Q. Famous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)None of the above
Answer: Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
- Q. Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?
A)Agra
B)Sikandara
C)Fatehpursikri
D)Allahabad
Answer: Sikandara
- Q. Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of
A)Ghagra
B)Panipat
C)Khanwa
D)Kannauj
Answer: Kannauj
- Q. In order to study the position of education Indian constitutional commission was constituted in 1929 under the chairmanship of
A)Phillip Reading
B)Phillip Uartog
C)Uartog Reading
D)None of these
Answer: Phillip Uartog
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation Movement? I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi’s ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Presently Daulatabad where Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq had transferred the capital from Delhi is situated near
A)Nizamabad
B)Mysore
C)Aurangabad
D)Bhopal
Answer: Aurangabad
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