More Questions on History
- Q. When was NATO signed?
A)1990
B)1949
C)1948
D)1950
Answer: 1949
- Q. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was
A)Plantations and mines
B)Railways
C)Banking and insurance
D)Shipping
Answer: Railways
- Q. Which country first invented Gunpowder in around 270 AD
A)India
B)China
C)Korea
D)England
Answer: China
- Q. Who said “one religion one caste and one God for mankind?”
A)Swami Sachidanand Sarshwati
B)Dayanand Sarshwati
C)Swami Ramanand Sarshwati
D)Narayan Guru
Answer: Narayan Guru
- Q. Humayun’s Tomb was built by
A)Bega Begum
B)Humayun
C)Babur
D)Akbar
Answer: Bega Begum
- Q. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?
A)Teaching the Vedas in schools
B)Promoting intercaste marriages
C)Ending the practice of Sati
D)Building more temples
Answer: Ending the practice of Sati
- Q. When did the Korean war end?
A)1948
B)1937
C)1950
D)1953
Answer: 1953
- Q. Given below are the names of prominent leaders and their respective operational areas during the the revolt period. Select the incorrect pair
A)Khan Bahadur Khan - RuhelKhand
B)Rani Laxmibai - Indore
C)Kunwar Singh - Sahabad
D)Nana Saheb - Kanpur
Answer: Rani Laxmibai - Indore
- Q. Which of the following legislative measures taken till 1861 regarding women rights and marriage are true? I. Permitted inter-caste marriage II. Daughter to be treated equal with son regarding inheritance III. Equal remuneration to both men and women IV. Immoral traffic of women to be illegal
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)III, II and I
D)All the above
Answer: I and II
- Q. Baji Rao-II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Peshwas
Answer: Peshwas
- Q. According to Jains, what was the number of Gandhars of Sumtinath Tirthankar?
A)100
B)50
C)150
D)200
Answer: 100
- Q. Muhammad BinTughlaq transferred his capital from
A)Delhi to Devagiri
B)Delhi to Warangal
C)Delhi to Madurai
D)Delhi to Vijayanagar
Answer: Delhi to Devagiri
- Q. The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of
A)Stratification
B)Pottery design
C)Aryan invasion
D)Radio Carbon-14 dating
Answer: Radio Carbon-14 dating
- Q. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
A)Chittor
B)Mewar
C)Haldighati
D)Udaipur
Answer: Haldighati
- Q. The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Why did the Congress decide to resume the movement In January 1932?
A)Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British Government
B)Failure of the Second Round Table Conference
C)British policies of repression
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?
A)Sanskrit
B)Hindi
C)Ardh-Magadhi
D)Regional vernacular languages
Answer: Regional vernacular languages
- Q. As per Wavell’s Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of __________
A)Parliament
B)Viceroy
C)An Indian Member of the Executive Council
D)Secretary of State
Answer: An Indian Member of the Executive Council
- Q. What is the correct order (first to last) of states annexed under the policy of “Doctrine of Lapse”?
A)Jaipur > Satara > Sambhalpur> Bahat
B)Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
C)Bahat >Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur
D)Satara > Jaipur > Bahat> Sambhalpur
Answer: Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
- Q. The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at __________ in England
A)Manchester
B)London
C)Liverpool
D)Haileybury
Answer: Haileybury
- Q. Who among the following has written Malavikagnimitram?
A)Banabhatta
B)Pusyamitra Sunga
C)Kautilya
D)Kalidasa
Answer: Kalidasa
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