More Questions on History
- Q. Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of which of the following wars
A)First World War
B)Austro-Prussian War
C)Second World War
D)Russia-Japan War
Answer: First World War
- Q. Indian Dyarchy was started by :
A)Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
B)Indian Council Act, 1861
C)Indian Council Act, 1992
D)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
Answer: Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
- Q. Aurangzeb was the son of
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. Akbar defeated Hemu in which of the following battle?
A)Second Battle of Panipat
B)Battle of Haldighati
C)Battle of Talikota
D)Third Battle of Panipat
Answer: Second Battle of Panipat
- Q. Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga has been described in the minor rock edict number.
A)IV
B)I
C)VIII
D)XIII
Answer: XIII
- Q. The Battle of Buxar fought between __________
A)Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor
B)The English, the Nawab of Bengal and the French
C)Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and Nawab of Oudh
D)Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and the Marathas
Answer: Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor
- Q. What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram?
A)Prasadas
B)Rathas
C)Mathika
D)Gandhakuti
Answer: Rathas
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principles of Mahatma Gandhi doctrine of Satyagraha?
A)Non-Violence
B)Truthfulness
C)Fearlessness
D)Abstinence
Answer: Abstinence
- Q. Muslim communalism was lent an impetus by the activities of
A)Liaqat Hussain
B)Ashfaqullah
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. What was the official language of the Sultanate?
A)Urdu
B)Persian
C)Arabic
D)Hindi
Answer: Persian
- Q. In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress was founded, AO Hume acted as its
A)Vice-President
B)President
C)General Secretary
D)Member of the Working Committee
Answer: General Secretary
- Q. The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj, Boycott and National Education at its annual session held at
A)Calcutta (1906)
B)Banaras (1905)
C)Surat (1907)
D)Madras (1908)
Answer: Calcutta (1906)
- Q. Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, Delhi was constructed by
A)Shahjahan
B)Sher Shah
C)Aurangzeb
D)Bhahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. Which of the following play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Palaka?
A)Raghuvansa
B)Mrcchakatika
C)Sri Adi Kala
D)None of the above
Answer: Mrcchakatika
- Q. Marx belonged to
A)Holland
B)Germany
C)France
D)Britain
Answer: Germany
- Q. Who was Nur Jahan’s son-in-law?
A)Nazim
B)Khurram
C)Abdul
D)Shahryar
Answer: Shahryar
- Q. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the ‘mixture of opposites’?
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Balban
C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Q. As the unrest continued unabatedly, the Madras government appointed . . . . . . the collector of Malabar as special commissioner to enquire into the causes of the uprisings and recommend remedial measures.
A)William Logan
B)Connolly
C)S. N. Banerjee
D)Gokahale
Answer: William Logan
- Q. The year which is associated with the Gadar movement is:
A)1913
B)1911
C)1917
D)1922
Answer: 1913
- Q. Gangaikonda Cholapuram was built during medieval India and was erected as the capital of the Cholas by?
A)Gajendra Chola
B)Rajendra Chola I
C)Vikram Chola
D)Rajendra Chola III
Answer: Rajendra Chola I
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