More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
A)Vishnusarma
B)Suserman
C)Vasudeva
D)Vasumitra
Answer: Vasudeva
- Q. Whom would you associate with the Censorship of the Press Act 1794?
A)Andrew Frazer
B)Charles Metcalfe
C)Lord Wellesly
D)Lord Auckland
Answer: Lord Wellesly
- Q. Which of the following was defended by Chand Bibi against the Mughals?
A)Berar
B)Bijapur
C)Ahmednagar
D)Bedar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947
A)Lytton
B)Wavell
C)Linlithgow
D)Cornwallis
Answer: Wavell
- Q. Who founded Tattvabodhini sabha in 1839 ?
A)Maharishi Devendranath Tagore
B)Dayanand Sarswati
C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D)Jogesh Chandra Dutt
Answer: Maharishi Devendranath Tagore
- Q. Who is called the ‘Father of the Indian National Congress?
A)A. O. Hume
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Lokmanya Tilak
D)Surendra Nath Banerjee
Answer: A. O. Hume
- Q. The Buddha has been eulogized as an ocean of wisdom and compassion in
A)Jataka tales
B)Buddha-Charita
C)Amarakosa
D)The Light of Aisa
Answer: Amarakosa
- Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Jordan
D)Syria
Answer: Iraq
- Q. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedic period was
A)Lord Shiva
B)Marut
C)Agni
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. Which of the following concept the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman)?
A)Shaivism
B)Nirguna and Saguna
C)Sikkhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Nirguna and Saguna
- Q. The Marathas were defeated in Panipat because
A)The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
B)The Marathas did not fight bravely
C)The Maratha army was short of food supplies
D)The Marathas were considered alien by the local population
Answer: The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
- Q. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?
A)Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
B)Her gender
C)Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
D)Her incompetence
Answer: Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
- Q. “Mansabdars” in Mughal period were
A)Officials of the state
B)Landlords and zamindars
C)Those who had to give revenue
D)Revenue collectors
Answer: Officials of the state
- Q. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
A)Noakhali
B)Dandi
C)England
D)South Africa
Answer: South Africa
- Q. Which of the following was the cause of the decline of Buddhism?
A)Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteries
B)Buddhism was founded by a prince
C)Buddha and Mahavira were contemporaries
D)Buddha preached non-violence
Answer: Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteries
- Q. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
A)1520
B)1530
C)1526
D)1550
Answer: 1526
- Q. Which one of following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)Atharvaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian medicine
B)Samaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian music
C)Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
D)Yajurveda Samhita - Origins of rituals
Answer: Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
- Q. The following are the lessons taught to masses i.e. Muslim women in particular
A)Removal of purdah and spread of education
B)Urged the Muslims to give up medieval customs and ways of thought and behavior
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?
A)Sikandar Lodi
B)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C)Akbar
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Sikandar Lodi
- Q. Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
A)Mohanjodaro
B)Kalibangan
C)Harappa
D)Chanhudaro
Answer: Chanhudaro
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