More Questions on History
- Q. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
A)Sumanta
B)Dannayaka
C)Nayaka
D)Mahanayakacharya
Answer: Mahanayakacharya
- Q. Who among the following composed the Hindi version of Ramayana?
A)Valmiki
B)Tulsidas
C)Ramananda
D)Kabir
Answer: Tulsidas
- Q. First Anglo Sikh War fought between __________
A)The English & Portuguese
B)The English & French
C)The English & king Dalip Singh
D)None of the above
Answer: The English & king Dalip Singh
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the literature in Ancient India? I. The earliest known work of the Aryans in India was the Rig Veda which is a collection of 1048 hymns in Vedic Sanskrit. II. Most of the hymns are in praise of different Vedic deities and were intended for recitation at the Yajnas or sacrifices
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only II
- Q. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
A)Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
B)Promote heavy industries in India
C)More foodstuff in case of famine
D)Enable Indians to move freely within the country
Answer: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? I. He preached Vishishtadvaita. II. He said that the ‘God is Sagunabrahman’
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Gandhi had given out the stirring call of ‘Do or Die’ during the __________ Movement
A)Khilafat
B)Non-cooperation
C)Civil Disobedience
D)Quit India
Answer: Quit India
- Q. Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of
A)Marathas
B)Rohelas
C)Sikhs
D)Tamils
Answer: Rohelas
- Q. The Sikh Guru executed by Aurangzeb after cruel torture was
A)Har Krishan
B)Har Rai
C)Hargobind
D)Tegh Bahadur
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Abdul Hamid Lahori is the author of
A)Padshah Nama
B)Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh
C)Alamgir Nama
D)Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
Answer: Padshah Nama
- Q. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was
A)Milk and its products
B)Barley and rice
C)Rice and pulses
D)Vegetables and fruits
Answer: Milk and its products
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Revolt of the Bhils? I. The Bhils revolted in 1818 due to the occupation of their territory by the British. II. They defied British authority for 50 years from 1818. III. Their revolt was finally ended by the British through military operations as well as conciliatory measures. IV. The leader of the Bhil revolt was Ram Charan
A)II & III
B)I & II
C)I & III
D)II & IV
Answer: II & III
- Q. What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?
A)Zamidar's property
B)Providing rent free land
C)Giving officer a right to revenue
D)Giving cash salary to Mansabdar
Answer: Giving officer a right to revenue
- Q. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
A)Impact of World War II
B)Change in the government of the UK
C)Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Who were the three eminent statesmen who started the Non-aligned Movement?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru, Chou Enlai, Kwame Nkrumah
B)Jawaharlal Nehru, Anwar Sadat, Soekarno
C)Jawaharlal Nehru, Fidel Castro, Marshal Tito
D)Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Marshal Tito
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Marshal Tito
- Q. In 1884 __________founded the Indian National Union
A)A. M. Bose
B)A. O. Hume
C)Lord Dufferin
D)W. C. Banerjee
Answer: A. O. Hume
- Q. Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
A)Agra Fort
B)Gwalior Fort
C)Lahore Fort
D)Allahabad Fort
Answer: Gwalior Fort
- Q. Who was the US President during World War II
A)Joseph Stalin
B)Winston Churchill
C)Franklin D Roosevelt
D)Harry S Truman
Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt
- Q. Mughal presence in the Red fort was ceased by
A)Lord hording
B)Robert Clive
C)Heuroz
D)John Nicholsan
Answer: John Nicholsan
- Q. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on account of
A)the demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council
B)Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council
C)the demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
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