More Questions on History
- Q. Akbar’s teacher was
A)Bairam Khan
B)Abul Fazl
C)Abdul Latif
D)Kabir
Answer: Abdul Latif
- Q. Buddha gave his first religious message at
A)Pataliputra
B)Rajagriha
C)Gaya
D)Sarnath
Answer: Sarnath
- Q. Viewing the pathetic condition of widows and unfortunate children Jyotirao decided the open an orphanage called __________
A)Arya Samaj
B)Satya Shodhak Samaj
C)Brahma Samaj
D)Ramakrishna Mission
Answer: Satya Shodhak Samaj
- Q. Name the kingdom which first used elephants in wars
A)Magadha
B)Kosala
C)Champa
D)Avanti
Answer: Magadha
- Q. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from
A)Sevagram
B)Wardha
C)Sabarmati
D)Dandi
Answer: Sabarmati
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding Poona Pact (1932)? I. It refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India. II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B. R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Which Veda deals with magical hymn or charms of spell?
A)Samveda
B)Rigveda
C)Atharvaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. Which of the following revolutions is related to the thirteen English colonies
A)Industrial Revolution
B)Russian Revolution
C)French Revolution
D)American Revolution
Answer: American Revolution
- Q. What do you consider to be the least important cause for Alauddin’s south Indian campaigns?
A)Imperialism
B)Political condition of South India
C)Fabulous wealth
D)Religion
Answer: Religion
- Q. Assertion (A): Akbar dispensed with the practice of keeping revenue records in the local languages, in addition to Persian. Reason (R): In Mughal lndia, Persian language and literature was well developed and widely in use.
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 true but R is false
- Q. Which of the following was not of the achievements of the Exteremist Group in the Congress?
A)The Calcutta Corporation Act and the Indian Universities Act were taken off the statute book
B)The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911
C)Nationalism took root among the progressive sections of society
D)The Extremists taught people self-confidence and selfreliance and prepared the social base of the nationalist movement
Answer: The Calcutta Corporation Act and the Indian Universities Act were taken off the statute book
- Q. Who established the Sadr-Di-wani-Adalat during the British East India Company’s rule?
A)Warren Hastings
B)Wellesley
C)Dalhousie
D)Cornwallis
Answer: Warren Hastings
- Q. Mahabandula was the great General of the
A)Sikhs
B)Marathas
C)Nepalese
D)Burmese
Answer: Burmese
- Q. What were the crops raised by the Harappans? I. Cotton II. Wheat III. Barley IV. Peas Select the correct option
A)I, II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)II and III
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Rajatarangini was written by
A)Alberuni
B)Kalhana
C)Harsha Vardhana
D)Kautilya
Answer: Kalhana
- Q. When did the Battle of Crecy take place?
A)1337
B)1327
C)1346
D)1376
Answer: 1346
- Q. Which was the oldest University?
A)Kanauj
B)Gandhara
C)Nalanda
D)Vaishali
Answer: Nalanda
- Q. Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of
A)Cripps Mission
B)Wavel Plan
C)August Offer
D)Cabinet Mission
Answer: Cabinet Mission
- Q. Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult?
A)Madhava
B)Vallabhacharya
C)Chaitanya
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. __________ is the acknowledged high priest of the drain theory
A)S. N. Bose
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)J. N. Ghosh
D)J. N. Mukherjee
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
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