More Questions on History
- Q. The greatest historian of the reign of Akbar, who wrote Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari, was
A)Abdur Qadir Badauni
B)Nizamuddin Ahmad
C)Abul Fazl
D)Abdas Khan Arwani
Answer: Abul Fazl
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the points stressed by Mahatma Gandhi while exhorting the people to join the Quit India Movement?
A)our quarrel is not with British people, we fight their imperialism and we must purge ourselves of hatred.
B)Forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims and think of yourselves as Indians only.
C)Feel from today that you are a free man and pot a dependent. Do or die. Either free India or die in the the attempt.
D)Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
Answer: Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
- Q. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of Justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda Panho) was
A)Menander
B)Demetrius
C)Eukratises
D)Heliocles
Answer: Menander
- Q. Gupta Dynasty was famous for
A)Imperialism
B)Art and architecture
C)Revenue and land reform
D)None of these
Answer: Art and architecture
- Q. It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad Ghori, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was
A)Hemantasena
B)Samantasena
C)Ballalasena
D)Lakshamanasena
Answer: Lakshamanasena
- Q. With the help of Baghnuk (Tiger-claws) Shivaji killed
A)Shayista khan
B)Afzal khan
C)Muhamad Khan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Afzal khan
- Q. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Both (A) and (B) above
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?
A)IItutmish
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Balban
D)Firuz Tughlaq
Answer: Balban
- Q. Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?
A)Ekanatha
B)Namadev
C)Tukaram
D)Gnanadeva
Answer: Gnanadeva
- Q. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
A)In the "Lower town'
B)Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
C)Near the river Ravi
D)Beside the western gate of the city
Answer: Near the river Ravi
- Q. Agra Fort was built by
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Babur
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced In India?
A)Dohakosa
B)Divya Vandana
C)Vjrachedika
D)Vamsathapakasini
Answer: Vamsathapakasini
- Q. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in
A)Gujarat
B)Madras
C)Delhi
D)Calcutta
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Faraizi Movement which aimed at removing social reforms in muslims started in which of the following regions?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)East Bengal
C)Kerala
D)Delhi
Answer: East Bengal
- Q. The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa) was
A)Balban
B)Iltutmish
C)Firoz Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Who of the following Governor General is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Lord Cornwallies
C)Lord Mayo
D)Lord Delhousie
Answer: Lord Wellesley
- Q. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?
A)No. X
B)No. XIII
C)No. XI
D)No. XII
Answer: No. XIII
- Q. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of
A)Ashoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Dharmapala
D)Kanishka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of
A)Brahmanas
B)Samhitas
C)Aranyakas
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Who has called the Prime Minister Primus inter pares (first among equlas)?
A)Harcourt
B)Morely
C)Laski
D)Lowell
Answer: Morely
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