More Questions on History

  • Q. Assertion (A): Rana Sanga lost the battle of Khanwa in the year 1527. Reason (R): An ally of Rana Sanga, Hasan Khan Mewati betrayed him during the battle
    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 true but R is false
  • Q. The Mehrauli pillar inscription belongs to the period of the
    A)Kushanas
    B)Mauryas
    C)Sungas
    D)Guptas
    Answer: Guptas
  • Q. __________co-edited ‘the National Reformer’ with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88
    A)S. N. Banerjee
    B)W. T. Stead
    C)H. P. Blavatsky
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who among the following was the counter part of Tipu Sultan during the Treaty of Seringapatnam?
    A)Robert Clive
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)Cornwallis
    D)Dalhousie
    Answer: Cornwallis
  • Q. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
    A)Tivara
    B)Kunala
    C)Mahendra
    D)Jalauka
    Answer: Tivara
  • 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. In which year was the All India Muslim League founded?
    A)1906
    B)1903
    C)1909
    D)1912
    Answer: 1906
  • Q. Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacturing of Harappan seals?
    A)Bronze
    B)Terracotta
    C)Copper
    D)Iron
    Answer: Terracotta
  • Q. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the __________
    A)Brahma Samaj
    B)Arya Samaj
    C)Ramakrishna Mission
    D)Theosophical society
    Answer: Arya Samaj
  • Q. Brihadeshwara Temple which was built by Raja Raja Chola I is dedicated to?
    A)Shiva
    B)Vishnu
    C)Brahma
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Shiva
  • Q. Who was the National leader who wrote History of India on the walls of the Andaman Cellular Jail?
    A)Ambedkar
    B)Nandalal Bose
    C)Vir Savarkar
    D)Jyotiba Phule
    Answer: Vir Savarkar
  • Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Vaishnavism
    D)Tantra
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. The revolutionary who was an accused in Lahore Conspiracy Case and who died in Jail after 64 days fast was
    A)Sukh Dev
    B)Jatin Das
    C)Raj Guru
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Jatin Das
  • Q. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
    A)Demolition of Kanpur mosque
    B)Chauri Chaura incident
    C)Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
    D)Kakori train dacoity incident
    Answer: Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
  • Q. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at
    A)Jhansi
    B)Arcot
    C)Plassey
    D)Wandiwash
    Answer: Wandiwash
  • Q. Who murdered Julius Caesar?
    A)Marcus Brutus
    B)Augustus
    C)Mark Antony
    D)Pompey
    Answer: Marcus Brutus
  • Q. Who wrote famous thesis entitled ‘South India in 1857: war of Independence’:
    A)K M Pannikar
    B)J K Hikki
    C)M G Ranade
    D)V.D. Savarkar
    Answer: V.D. Savarkar
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti saint of Maharashtra responsible for creating a background for Maratha nationalism and also opposed all social distinctions?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Tukaram
  • Q. In which year Bastille of Paris stormed by the people which lead to the French Revolution
    A)1779
    B)1746
    C)1789
    D)1808
    Answer: 1789
  • Q. Who among the following was named as Zinda Pir or Living Saint in Mughal period?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Aurangzeb

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