More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?
A)Aram Shah
B)Balban
C)Nasiruddin Mahmud
D)Iltutmish
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of in modern Indian history?
A)August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact
B)Morley-Minto Reforms, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
C)Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer
D)Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms
Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer
- Q. Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place ?
A)Monghyr
B)Daccan
C)Calcutta
D)Murshidabad
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and__________
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Rana Sanga
C)Hemu
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
- Q. The Round table conference at London met for the discussion of
A)A future administration of India
B)Provision of provincial autonomy
C)Gandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement
D)Congress claim to be the sole representative of Indians
Answer: A future administration of India
- Q. Who is the excavator of Harappa site?
A)Rakhal das Bannerji
B)Daya ram sahni
C)Mackey
D)B.K. Thapar
Answer: Daya ram sahni
- Q. When did Congress pass the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A)1911
B)1890
C)1900
D)1872
Answer: 1890
- Q. The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
A)1858 A.D.
B)1848 A.D.
C)1862 A.D.
D)1856 A.D.
Answer: 1858 A.D.
- Q. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was
A)Muhammad Shah
B)Ahmad Shah
C)Bahadur Shah
D)Shah Alam
Answer: Muhammad Shah
- Q. On Cabinet Mission, __________ observed, the proposals preserve the essential unity of India which la threatened by the dispute between two major communities
A)Nehru
B)Lord Wavell
C)Patel
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Lord Wavell
- Q. The author of ‘A Nation in the Making’ was
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)SN Banerjee
C)Hume
D)Tilak
Answer: SN Banerjee
- Q. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
A)Prakrit
B)Sanskrit
C)Pali
D)Sauraseni
Answer: Pali
- Q. Which of the following were the ideas popularized through theosophical society I. Doctrine of trans-migration of souls II. Universal brotherhood of man III. Reincarnation and Karma, and drew inspiration from philosophy of Upanishads and samkhya, yoga and Vedanta school IV. Against foreign rule
A)Only I and III
B)Only III
C)Only I, II and III
D)All the four are correct
Answer: Only I, II and III
- Q. Who was the founder of Kushan Empire?
A)Virna Kadphises
B)Kanishka
C)Kujula Kadphises
D)Vasiskha
Answer: Kujula Kadphises
- Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
- Q. The Treaty of Lahore was signed between the Sikhs and the British in India in the year
A)1846
B)1836
C)1856
D)1866
Answer: 1846
- Q. Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of__________ ?
A)Varanasi
B)Lucknow
C)Hyderabad
D)Bengal
Answer: Bengal
- Q. Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi on March 12, 1930?
A)Noncooperation Co-operation
B)Khilafat movement
C)Civil Disobedience Movement
D)Quit India Movement
Answer: Civil Disobedience Movement
- Q. The first to invade India were the
A)Greeks
B)Aryans
C)Persians
D)Arabs
Answer: Aryans
- Q. World renowned philosopher Karl Marx was born in the country
A)Germany
B)Austria
C)Russia
D)Italy
Answer: Germany
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