More Questions on History
- Q. The __________ was run by Tarachand Chakravarty
A)Hesperus
B)Quill
C)Enquirer
D)Bengal Spectator
Answer: Quill
- Q. Who founded the Pala Empire?
A)Dharmapala
B)Devapala
C)Dhruva
D)Gopala
Answer: Gopala
- Q. The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was
A)Mir Jumla
B)Shaista Khan
C)Mirza Raja Jai Singh
D)Jaswant Singh
Answer: Mir Jumla
- Q. Battle of Kannauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and__________
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Humayun
- Q. After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on
A)January 15, 1947
B)December 9, 1946
C)February 10, 1947
D)August 15, 1947
Answer: December 9, 1946
- Q. Who discovered a direct sea route to India?
A)Germans
B)Portuguese
C)The French
D)The Dutch
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. Who, according to the Buddhist, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?
A)Maitreya
B)Atreya
C)Nagarjuna
D)Kalki
Answer: Maitreya
- Q. Sarvodaya stands for
A)Non-cooperation
B)Total revolution
C)Upliftment of all
D)Non-violence
Answer: Upliftment of all
- Q. In which script were the Ashokan inscription were written in North West Frontier Province?
A)Brahmi
B)Prakrit
C)Sanskrit
D)Kharoshti
Answer: Kharoshti
- Q. Anthology of the Bomb’ was written by
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)Tilak
C)Gokhale
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
- Q. Who was the architect who designed “Taj Mahal” ?
A)Ustad Ahmed Lahori
B)Muhammad Hussain
C)Shah Isa
D)Ismail
Answer: Ustad Ahmed Lahori
- Q. Who said – “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India?”
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Ashok Mehta
D)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Q. The ‘Hero of Plassey’ was
A)Dupleix
B)Warren Hastings
C)Clive
D)Shuja-ud-Daulah
Answer: Clive
- Q. The name of the Indian Astronomer (who knew five astronomical systems), who lived in the 6th century was
A)Bhandarkar
B)Varahamihira
C)Pujyapada
D)Prasastapada
Answer: Varahamihira
- Q. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
A)The Maurya
B)The Nanda
C)The Sunga
D)The Kanva
Answer: The Nanda
- Q. When was Sputnik 1 launched?
A)1957
B)1970
C)1980
D)1990
Answer: 1957
- Q. Who founded India House in London and guided other revolutionaries
A)Lokmanya Tilak
B)Sri Aurobindo
C)Shyamji Krishna Varma
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
- Q. When was ancient Rome founded?
A)753 BC
B)776 BC
C)752 BC
D)742 BC
Answer: 753 BC
- Q. Assertion (A): The jainas follow the practice of worshipping images of tirthankaras. Reason (R): They denied the existence of a Supreme Being.
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: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
- Q. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
A)1520
B)1530
C)1526
D)1550
Answer: 1526
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