More Questions on History
- Q. After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the revolt worked was
A)to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
B)to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire
C)elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
D)each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region
Answer: elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
- Q. The Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Indian Muslims for the first time at its :
A)Lucknow session in 1916
B)Lahore session in 1940.
C)Meerut Session 1946
D)Tripuri Session in 1939
Answer: Lahore session in 1940.
- Q. The National Anthem was first sung in year 1911 at the Annual session of the India National Congress held at
A)Mumbai
B)Pune
C)Kolkata
D)Lucknow
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. Which revolutionary was sentenced to death on August 17, 1909?
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Rash Bihari Bose
C)Chandra Sekhar Ajad
D)Madanlal Dhingra
Answer: Madanlal Dhingra
- Q. The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of __________ into the hands of the British in India
A)Awadh
B)Meerut
C)Gwalior
D)Rohilkhand
Answer: Gwalior
- Q. From which year did the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims?
A)1940
B)1942
C)1929
D)1919
Answer: 1940
- Q. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Subhash Chandra Bose
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Q. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
A)Babur
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Who was the disciple of Vallabhacharya?
A)Surdas
B)Tulsidas
C)Tukaram
D)Ramanuja
Answer: Surdas
- Q. Assertion (A): Akbar dispensed with the practice of keeping revenue records in the local languages, in addition to Persian. Reason (R): In Mughal lndia, Persian language and literature was well developed and widely in use.
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: A is true but R is false
- Q. Who of the following became a member of the “Din-i-Ilahi”?
A)Raja Birbal
B)Todarmal
C)Raja Man Singh
D)Tansen
Answer: Raja Birbal
- Q. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
A)Chandragupta
B)Srigupta
C)Samudragupta
D)Devicharangupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the strength of the Constituent Assembly would be
A)289
B)389
C)250
D)350
Answer: 389
- Q. The Buddha attained nirvana at __________
A)Sarnath
B)Bodh Gaya
C)Sanchi
D)Kusinagara
Answer: Bodh Gaya
- Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
A)Passive resistance
B)Organisation of secret societies
C)Constitutional agitation
D)Terrorism
Answer: Passive resistance
- Q. Which of the following is in the World Heritage list?
A)Hampi
B)Khajuraho
C)Nalanda ruins
D)All of the Above
Answer: All of the Above
- Q. Tipu sultan was the ruler of
A)Madurai
B)Hyderabad
C)Mysore
D)Vijayanagar
Answer: Mysore
- Q. Who was the founder of Pataliputra?
A)Ajatashatru
B)Bimbisara
C)Udayin
D)Kanishka
Answer: Ajatashatru
- Q. Who was the last Emperor of Rome
A)Romulus Augustulus
B)Nero
C)Julius Nepos
D)Julius Caesar
Answer: Romulus Augustulus
- Q. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
A)Shah Jahan
B)Babur
C)Humayun
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Humayun
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