More Questions on History
- Q. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________
A)Firuz Shah
B)Nadir Shah
C)Mohammed Shah
D)Mohammed Ghori
Answer: Nadir Shah
- Q. On which side did Japan fight in the First World War?
A)With Germany against United Kingdom
B)None, it was neutral
C)Against Russia on its own
D)With United Kingdom against Germany
Answer: With United Kingdom against Germany
- Q. Battle for Delhi was fought in the year __________
A)1526
B)1764
C)1556
D)1857
Answer: 1556
- Q. Assertion (A): Shivaji aimed at establishing Maratha rule in Delhi. Reason (R): Shivaji took the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals.
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: A is false but R is true
- Q. What was the unique system developed by the Mughals?
A)Ryotwari settlement
B)Centralised autocracy
C)Mansabdari system
D)Local responsibilities for crime detection
Answer: Mansabdari system
- Q. The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :
A)Government of India, 1935
B)Cripps Mission 1942
C)Independent India 1947
D)August Offer of 1940
Answer: August Offer of 1940
- Q. Who is generally consider as the first pharaoh of Egypt
A)Semerkhet
B)Menes
C)Takelot I
D)Tutankhamun
Answer: Menes
- Q. Who is the Duchess of Cornwall?
A)Camilla
B)Diana
C)Anne
D)Margaret
Answer: Camilla
- Q. The ‘Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College’ later became the
A)JamiaMilia Muslim University
B)Osmania University
C)Baraktullah University
D)Aligarh Muslim University
Answer: Aligarh Muslim University
- Q. Who officially instituted the first system of imperial examinations in China?
A)Huo Qubing
B)Han Wu Di
C)Wei Qing
D)None
Answer: Han Wu Di
- Q. The Mughal government can be described as an/a
A)Liberal monarchy
B)Autocracy
C)Centralised despotism
D)Absolute monarchy
Answer: Centralised despotism
- Q. I. Musamman Burj is situated inside the Fatehpur Sikri Fort II. Aurangzeb built Moti Masjid inside Agra Fort Which of the following option is correct related to the Mughal Architecture?
A)Both I and II are incorrect
B)Both I and II are correct
C)Only I is correct
D)Only II is correct
Answer: Both I and II are incorrect
- Q. Sardar Patel brought all the Indian States into the Country’s unity
A)By using armed forces
B)By a bloody revolution
C)By a bloodless revolution
D)With the help of the English
Answer: By a bloodless revolution
- Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
A)Narayan Rao
B)Raghunath Rao
C)Madhav Rao-II
D)Baji Rao-II
Answer: Baji Rao-II
- Q. In which year, Alexander the Great become the king of Macedonia
A)323 BC
B)336 BC
C)350 BC
D)200 BC
Answer: 336 BC
- Q. Arrange the following events in correct sequence with reference to the Indian freedom struggle I. Passing of ‘Indian Press Act’ II. Surat Split of Congress III. Launch of Non-Cooperation Movement IV. Passing of ‘Rowlatt Act’
A)II, I, III, IV
B)I, II, III, IV
C)II, I, IV, III
D)I, II, IV, III
Answer: II, I, IV, III
- Q. The institution of varna appeared in the
A)Later vedic period
B)Rigvedic period
C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
Answer: Rigvedic period
- Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Vira Narasimha : Tuluva
B)Dev Raya II : Sangama
C)Venkata II : Aravidu
D)Narsimha : Chalukya
Answer: Narsimha : Chalukya
- Q. Shivaji’s administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by
A)Sher Shah
B)Kautilya
C)Akbar
D)Adi Granth
Answer: Kautilya
- Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
A)GopalaKrishna Gokhale
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
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