More Questions on History
- Q. The Saviour of the Delhi Sultanate was
A)Minas-us-Siraj
B)Qutub-din-Aibak
C)Iltutmish
D)Ghiyasuddin Balban
Answer: Ghiyasuddin Balban
- Q. Arthasastra was written by
A)Kautilya
B)Dhanananda
C)Bimbisara
D)Pushyamitra
Answer: Kautilya
- Q. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the first president of
A)All India Unity Mahasabha
B)All India Hindu Mahasabha
C)All India Kisan Mahasabha
D)None of these
Answer: All India Kisan Mahasabha
- Q. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by
A)Sudraka
B)Banabhatta
C)Sri Harsha
D)Gunadhva
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. The INA was largely composed of
A)Overseas Indians
B)Indian Revolutionaries
C)Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
D)Deserters from the British Indian Army
Answer: Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
- Q. The second Battle of Panipat was fought between
A)Rajputs and Mughals
B)Akbar and Hemu
C)Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
D)Sikander and Adilshah
Answer: Akbar and Hemu
- Q. When did the Vietnam war occur?
A)1948
B)1937
C)1950
D)1955
Answer: 1955
- Q. Who built Imambara and Rumi Darwaza?
A)Asaf-ud-daula
B)Wajid Ali Shah
C)Shuja-ud-daula
D)Adbdul Mansur
Answer: Asaf-ud-daula
- Q. With which of the following would you associate Jyotiba Phule?
A)Theosophical Society
B)Satya Shodhak Samaj
C)Tattvabodhini Samaj
D)Dharma Sabha
Answer: Satya Shodhak Samaj
- Q. The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at
A)Samugarh
B)Dharmat
C)Deorai
D)Khajwa
Answer: Samugarh
- Q. Who among the following is referred to as ‘Desert Fox’?
A)Gen. Eisenhover
B)Lord Wavell
C)Gen. Rommel
D)Gen. McArthur
Answer: Gen. Rommel
- Q. The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of Edict?
A)Sarnath
B)Sanchi
C)Bhabra
D)Kalinga
Answer: Sarnath
- Q. After the ruin of India’s trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by
A)Peasantry
B)Zamindars
C)Income-tax payers
D)All the above
Answer: Peasantry
- Q. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
A)Eternity
B)Wind
C)Rain and thunder
D)Fire
Answer: Rain and thunder
- Q. The famous Kailashnath Temple at Kanchi was built by
A)Narasimhavarman II
B)Mahendravarman 1
C)Nandivarman II
D)Daritivarrnan
Answer: Narasimhavarman II
- Q. The pioneer of Indian communism was
A)G.N Ganguly
B)M.N. Roy
C)P.C Chandra
D)None of these
Answer: M.N. Roy
- Q. Who was governor general when the 1857 revolt broke out?
A)Lawrence
B)Canning
C)Dalhousie
D)Curzon
Answer: Canning
- Q. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its
A)underground drainage system
B)town planning
C)uniformity of weights and measures
D)large agricultural surplus
Answer: underground drainage system
- Q. When were Jews expelled from Spain?
A)1453
B)1376
C)1492
D)1327
Answer: 1492
- Q. Akbar’s nurse-in-chief was
A)Hamida Begum
B)Mumtaj
C)Jahanara
D)Maham Anaga
Answer: Maham Anaga
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