More Questions on History
- Q. Who is called the “Greatest Investigator of Antiquity”?
A)Darwin
B)Aristotle
C)Cuvier
D)Socrates
Answer: Darwin
- Q. The Market Regulation system was introduced by
A)Iltutmish
B)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer: Alauddin Khalji
- Q. The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was published during the tenure of
A)Lord Minto
B)Lord Hastings
C)Lord metcalfe
D)Lord Macaulay
Answer: Lord Hastings
- Q. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by Gandhi in the year
A)1919
B)1916
C)1920
D)1923
Answer: 1920
- Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during
A)Home Rule Movement
B)His imprisonment in 1908
C)Revolutionary Movement
D)Swadeshi Movement
Answer: Home Rule Movement
- Q. With the fall of which among the following the French Revolution began?
A)Communes
B)Bastille
C)Jacobin Club
D)Pilinitz
Answer: Bastille
- Q. What was the name of the father of Rishabhanatha Tirthankar?
A)Sambhavnath
B)Nabhiraya
C)Sumitnath
D)Vasupujya
Answer: Nabhiraya
- Q. The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) resulted in the defeat of the__________ forces
A)British
B)American
C)French
D)Russian
Answer: French
- Q. The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the year
A)325BC
B)331 BC
C)322 BC
D)365 BC
Answer: 331 BC
- Q. Akbar’s mausoleum is situated at
A)Sikandra
B)Sasaram
C)Agra
D)Delhi
Answer: Sikandra
- Q. Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?
A)Devapala
B)Mahipala
C)Gopala
D)Dharampala
Answer: Dharampala
- Q. The Swaraj Party was organised by
A)Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
B)Lala Lajapat Rai and Feroze Shah Mehta
C)CR Das and Motilal Nehru
D)C Rajagopalachari and CY Chintamani
Answer: CR Das and Motilal Nehru
- Q. Which of the following signs was etched on the right leg of Rishabhnath Tirthankar?
A)Bull
B)Cow
C)Elephant
D)Tiger
Answer: Bull
- Q. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihira are associated with the age of the
A)Kushanas
B)Guptas
C)Mauryas
D)Palas
Answer: Guptas
- Q. Who said “Where there is no law, there is no freedom”?
A)Lenin
B)Bentham
C)Marx
D)Locke
Answer: Locke
- Q. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
A)Cornwallis
B)Robert Clive
C)Dalhousie
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Cornwallis
- Q. Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc. in his diary?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Babur
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Babur
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Poona pact?
A)It was signed on January 23, 1932
B)It was signed between Madan Mohan Malaviya and Dr. Ambedkar
C)It was signed in yarvada jail in Puna
D)This act increased the number of seats reserved for depressed class from 71 to 147
Answer: It was signed on January 23, 1932
- Q. An emigre (a person or thing who/which has emigrated) communist journal brought out by M N Roy was
A)The Worker
B)Anushilan
C)Kisan Sabha
D)Vanguard
Answer: Vanguard
- Q. Assertion (A): Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued currency of copper coins and declared them as legal tender. Reason (R): Sultan’s treasury was empty because of his short-sighted projects.
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
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