More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following leaders were associated with the Revolt of Khasis in 1820-32?
A)Sambu Singh
B)Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
C)Sidhu and Kanu
D)Vir Manik
Answer: Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
- Q. The Mughals imported fruits from
A)Arabia
B)Samarkand
C)Kabul
D)Portugal
Answer: Samarkand
- Q. Muslim League was founded in the year
A)1905
B)1900
C)1906
D)1902
Answer: 1906
- Q. Which of the following place where the first meeting/session of the Indian National Congress was held?
A)Bombay
B)Calcutta
C)Madras
D)Allahabad
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Alexander was trained by
A)Aristotle
B)Socrates
C)Plato
D)Homer
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. Delhi was formally declared the future capital of the British India in :
A)1909
B)1906
C)1912
D)1911
Answer: 1911
- Q. When did Greco-Persian Wars end?
A)449 BC
B)460 BC
C)447 BC
D)424 BC
Answer: 449 BC
- Q. The Mayo College was started at
A)Calcutta
B)Delhi
C)Agra
D)Ajmer
Answer: Ajmer
- Q. Who discovered Troy?
A)Frank Calvert
B)Arthur Evans
C)Heinrich Schliemann
D)Homer
Answer: Heinrich Schliemann
- Q. The most powerful Peshwa was
A)Baji Rao-I
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Madhava Rao
D)Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: Baji Rao-I
- Q. Assertion (A): The Mughals, particularly Akbar, established a uniform pattern of administration in all provinces. Reason (R): Akbar is greatly indebted to Sher Shah Sur not only in local administration but also in provincial administration
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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. When did Charlemagne conquer the Lombards?
A)753
B)752
C)757
D)774
Answer: 774
- Q. Through which principle or device did Ghandhiji strive to bridge economics inequalities?
A)Establishment of village industries
B)Abolition of machinery
C)Trusteeship theory
D)None of the above
Answer: Trusteeship theory
- Q. Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?
A)Sikandar Lodi
B)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C)Akbar
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Sikandar Lodi
- Q. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Nanda
B)Maratha
C)Haryanka
D)Maurya
Answer: Maratha
- Q. When was Brahmo Samaj split?
A)1826
B)1866
C)1843
D)1857
Answer: 1866
- Q. The Governor General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was
A)Lord Macaulay
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Bentinck
D)Lord Hastings
Answer: Lord Bentinck
- Q. Wavell Plan- essentially dealing with Indian demand of self-rule and reconstitution of Viceroy’s Council was put forth by Lord Wavell in:
A)1942
B)1935
C)1945
D)1943
Answer: 1945
- Q. Under the Mughals __________ was administered as a department of the household
A)cavalry
B)infantry
C)artillery
D)navy
Answer: artillery
- Q. Who is known as ‘The Father of English History’
A)Alfred the Great
B)Jerome
C)John Chrysostom
D)Bede
Answer: Bede
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