More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?
A)Rangpur
B)Pataliputra
C)Sukatagendor
D)Lothal
Answer: Pataliputra
- Q. The Government of India Act of 1935 consists of __________ sections and 10 schedules
A)330
B)300
C)321
D)331
Answer: 321
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Jataka tales? I. It is a collection of tales belonging to the pre-Buddhist period give us a revealing glimpse into a period when the fusion between the Aryan and the Dravidian races had been almost completed. II. It gives us the periods of rule and genealogies of dynasties of kings.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
A)IIitutmish
B)Balban
C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Alauddin Khalji
- Q. In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal?
A)Genghis Khan
B)Nader Shah
C)Hemu Vikramaclitya
D)Bajirao-I
Answer: Nader Shah
- Q. Which among the following names is not associated with the theosophical society?
A)Madame Blavatsky
B)Col. Occolt
C)Annie Besant
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A)Khilafat Agitation
B)Bardoli Satyagraha
C)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D)Chauri Chaura incident
Answer: Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
- Q. The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of
A)Foreign affairs
B)Intelligence
C)Army organisation
D)Finance
Answer: Army organisation
- Q. Humayun’s Tomb was built by
A)Bega Begum
B)Humayun
C)Babur
D)Akbar
Answer: Bega Begum
- Q. The ‘Hero of Plassey’ was
A)Dupleix
B)Warren Hastings
C)Clive
D)Shuja-ud-Daulah
Answer: Clive
- Q. The non cooperation movement was called off due to
A)Chauri Chaura Incident
B)Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy
C)Poona pact
D)Gandhi-Irwin pact
Answer: Chauri Chaura Incident
- Q. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
A)Nandas
B)Mauryas
C)Guptas
D)Cholas
Answer: Guptas
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
A)Sutudri - Sutlej
B)Askini - Chenab
C)Vipas - Jhelum
D)Parushni - Ravi
Answer: Vipas - Jhelum
- Q. The Vijaynagar ruler Krishna Dev Raya’s work ‘Amuktamalayada’ was written in which language?
A)Malayalam
B)Tamil
C)Kanada
D)Telugu
Answer: Telugu
- Q. Which one of the following is included in the rights of serfs?
A)The right to move from one manor to another
B)The right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
C)The right to marry whomever they wanted to marry
D)All the above
Answer: The right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
- Q. Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?
A)Ramanuja
B)Nimbarka
C)Madhva
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?
A)Deimachus
B)Gautamiputra Satakarni
C)Nahapana
D)Simuka
Answer: Simuka
- Q. When was the Bill of Rights sanctioned?
A)1776
B)1775
C)1783
D)1791
Answer: 1791
- Q. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi?
A)Ramakrishna Mission
B)Sevagram Ashram
C)Phoenix Ashram
D)Sabarmati Ashram
Answer: Ramakrishna Mission
- Q. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition
A)The Portuguese
B)The French
C)The Dutch
D)The English
Answer: The Portuguese
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