More Questions on History

  • Q. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramaditya was
    A)Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
    B)Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
    C)Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
    D)Hemachandra (Hemu)
    Answer: Hemachandra (Hemu)
  • Q. Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1854?
    A)Wajid Ali Shah
    B)Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
    C)Sirajud daulla
    D)Alivardi Khan
    Answer: Wajid Ali Shah
  • Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints scored a triumph over the Saivas in public debate at the court of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijyanagar?
    A)Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Shankaracharya
    D)Vallabhacharya
    Answer: Vallabhacharya
  • 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. Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha?
    A)Sungas
    B)Pandyas
    C)Kushanas
    D)Satvahanas
    Answer: Sungas
  • Q. Faraizi Movement which aimed at removing social reforms in muslims started in which of the following regions?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)East Bengal
    C)Kerala
    D)Delhi
    Answer: East Bengal
  • Q. The correct chronological order in which the given monuments were built is
    A)Gol Gumbaz, Red Fort, Buland Darwaza, Qutab Minar
    B)Qutab Minar, Buland Darwaza, Gol Gumbaz, Red Fort
    C)Qutab Minar, Gol Gumbaz, Buland Darwaza, Red Fort
    D)Gol Gumbaz, Buland Darwaza, Red Fort, Qutab Minar
    Answer: Qutab Minar, Buland Darwaza, Gol Gumbaz, Red Fort
  • Q. The Mughal leader Babur originally invaded northern India
    A)Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
    B)To creates a Shiite Muslim state
    C)To control the trade routes into Southeast Asia
    D)To defeat his longstanding enemy, the sultan of Delhi
    Answer: Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
  • Q. Against which Mughal Emperor was a FATWA issued from Jaunpur?
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. In the 326 BC Alexander invaded India. II. Ambhi, king of Taxila welcomed Alexander and his men III. Alexander died in 332 BC
    A)Only I, III
    B)All are correct
    C)Only I, II
    D)II, III
    Answer: Only I, II
  • Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Clive
    C)Waren Hastings
    D)William Bentinck
    Answer: Clive
  • Q. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
    A)Uttirameru Inscription
    B)Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
    C)Kudumiyammalai Inscription
    D)Kasadudi Copper Plates
    Answer: Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
  • Q. What is the moral of the horse?
    A)Restraint
    B)Politeness
    C)Knowledge
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. This social reformer most ardently worked for the removal of untouchability and uplift the depressed classes before Mahatma Gandhi came on the scene
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)M. G. Ranade
    C)Dayanand Saraswati
    D)Atmaram Panduranga
    Answer: Jyotiba Phule
  • Q. Which Viceroy of India had largest tenure during British rule:
    A)Lord Mountbatten
    B)Lord Linlithgow
    C)Lord Bentick
    D)None of above
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow
  • 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. On what ground did the second split in the congress take place in 1918?
    A)Montague Chelmsford Declaration
    B)Charter act of India
    C)Morley Minto Reforms
    D)None of these
    Answer: Montague Chelmsford Declaration
  • Q. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most important functionary of the state was the
    A)Revenue collector
    B)Senani
    C)Magician-doctor
    D)Purohita
    Answer: Purohita
  • Q. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
    A)Mundakopanishad
    B)Chhandogyopanishad
    C)Kathopanishad
    D)Kenopanishad
    Answer: Kathopanishad
  • Q. During Aurangzeb’s reign, which of the following were not included in his government?
    A)Marathas
    B)Rajputs
    C)Pathans
    D)All of these
    Answer: Marathas

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