More Questions on History

  • Q. What is ‘Milind panho’?
    A)One of the names of Buddha
    B)A Buddhist place
    C)A Buddhist Specimen of Art
    D)Buddhist text
    Answer: Buddhist text
  • Q. Chandragiri Fort is a historical fort, built in the 11th century. It is located in
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Karnataka
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. During the reign of which ruler use of Halo or Divine Lights were started in paintings?
    A)Aurangazeb
    B)Iltutmish
    C)Jahangir
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because
    A)the Nandas were low-born
    B)Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas
    C)the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
    D)Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule
    Answer: the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
  • Q. Most depicted animal of the Indus Valley Civilization was?
    A)Lion
    B)Elephant
    C)Bull
    D)Dog
    Answer: Bull
  • Q. Who has called the Prime Minister Primus inter pares (first among equlas)?
    A)Harcourt
    B)Morely
    C)Laski
    D)Lowell
    Answer: Morely
  • Q. The fortress of Asirgarh was under the rule of __________ when Akbar besieged it
    A)Raja Bhagvan Das
    B)Mansingh
    C)Bahadur Shah
    D)Hemu
    Answer: Bahadur Shah
  • Q. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
    A)Guru Ramdas
    B)Guru Amar Das
    C)Guru Arjan Dev
    D)Guru Hargovbind
    Answer: Guru Ramdas
  • Q. In order to restrict the freedom of the press, the British government passed “The Indian official secrets Act” in
    A)1904
    B)1907
    C)1903
    D)1896
    Answer: 1904
  • Q. Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in the
    A)Schism edict
    B)Rummindei inscription
    C)Kandhar inscription
    D)Bhabru edict
    Answer: Bhabru edict
  • Q. Who was the last ruler of Lodi Dynasty?
    A)Ibrahim Lodi
    B)Bahlol Lodi
    C)Daulat Khan Lodi
    D)Sikandar Lodi
    Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
  • Q. The famine which killed nearly 8 lakh people during British rule as per the report furnished by the Femine Commissioon of 1660 had struck :
    A)Northern India
    B)Eastern India
    C)Southern India
    D)Western India
    Answer: Western India
  • Q. The Mughal Emperor who discouraged ‘Sati’ was
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Jehangir
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?
    A)Jhelum
    B)Ravi
    C)Sutlej
    D)Chenab
    Answer: Jhelum
  • Q. Famous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler?
    A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    B)Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
    C)Alauddin Khalji
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
  • Q. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ is the call associated with
    A)French Revolution
    B)American Revolution
    C)Chinese Revolution
    D)Russian Revolution
    Answer: French Revolution
  • Q. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
    A)Abul Fazl
    B)Abu Said
    C)Firdausi
    D)AI-Beruni
    Answer: AI-Beruni
  • Q. What was Lala Lajpat Rai demonstrating against when he succumbed to police brutality?
    A)Minto-Morley Reforms
    B)Rowlatta Act
    C)Simon Commission
    D)Pitts India Act
    Answer: Simon Commission
  • Q. The first truly revolutionary organisation in Bengal was
    A)Yugantar
    B)Anusilan Samiti
    C)Abhinava Bharata
    D)Abhinava Bharat Society
    Answer: Anusilan Samiti
  • Q. Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi on March 12, 1930?
    A)Noncooperation Co-operation
    B)Khilafat movement
    C)Civil Disobedience Movement
    D)Quit India Movement
    Answer: Civil Disobedience Movement

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