More Questions on History
- Q. Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat. Reason (R): Babur was the first to introduce the use of cannons in India
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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?
A)Agra
B)Sikandara
C)Fatehpursikri
D)Allahabad
Answer: Sikandara
- 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. In which European country feudalism process was first started
A)England
B)Italy
C)French
D)Russia
Answer: French
- Q. When was the non-cooperation movement started by M.K Gandhi?
A)Chauri-Chaura incident
B)After Rowlatt Act
C)Jalliawala bagh Massacre
D)None of the above
Answer: Jalliawala bagh Massacre
- Q. Narayana Guru started a Sanskrit school in __________
A)Kottayam
B)Varkala
C)Mahi
D)Calicut
Answer: Varkala
- Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Vaishnavism
D)Tantra
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. In which ot the following places was the Ryotwari settlement introduced by
A)North-West Provinces and Punjab
B)Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
C)Madras and Bombay
D)Bengal and Bihar
Answer: Madras and Bombay
- Q. Buddha means
A)The Religious Preacher
B)The Enlightened one
C)The Genius
D)The Powerful
Answer: The Enlightened one
- Q. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council ?
A)Lord Mountbatten
B)M. A. Jinnah
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)V. P. Menon
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
- Q. Which of the following is not a category into which Ashoka’s monuments may be grouped?
A)Pillars
B)Stupas
C)Viharas
D)Caves
Answer: Viharas
- Q. Who defeated whom in the second Battle of Tarain (AD 1192)?
A)Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
B)Prithviraj defeated Muhammad Ghori
C)Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
D)Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj
Answer: Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj
- Q. In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal?
A)Genghis Khan
B)Nader Shah
C)Hemu Vikramaclitya
D)Bajirao-I
Answer: Nader Shah
- Q. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the “Doctrine of Lapse” was not followed?
A)Nagpur
B)Satara
C)Jhansi
D)Punjab
Answer: Punjab
- Q. Ramayana was translated into Persian at Akbar’s court by whom?
A)Abul Fazl
B)Faizi
C)Badayuni
D)Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi
Answer: Faizi
- Q. Which Act may be regarded as the beginning of representative system in modern India?
A)Government of India Act 1918
B)The Indian councils Act 1861
C)Government of India Act 1925
D)Government of India Act 1935
Answer: The Indian councils Act 1861
- Q. Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant?
A)Indian Express
B)The Hindu
C)The Times of India
D)New India
Answer: New India
- Q. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
A)Moneylenders and Slaves
B)Merchants and Priests
C)Warriors and Traders
D)Women and Sudras
Answer: Women and Sudras
- Q. Who had written the book “poverty and Un-British rule in India”
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)R. C. Dutta
C)D. R. Gadgil
D)P. C. Mahalnobis
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
A)Swadeshi Movement
B)Quit India Movement
C)Non-Cooperation Movement
D)Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: Swadeshi Movement
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