More Questions on History

  • Q. Who is the creator of the world famous statue ‘David’ in Florence
    A)Raphael
    B)Leonardo da Vinci
    C)Filippo Brunelleschi
    D)Michelangelo
    Answer: Michelangelo
  • Q. Lucknow pact’ was a deal between
    A)Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures
    B)Indians and the British about legislative seats
    C)Depressed castes and Brahmins about job reservations
    D)Hindus and Sikhs about job reservations
    Answer: Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures
  • Q. What is the correct order (first to last) of states annexed under the policy of “Doctrine of Lapse”?
    A)Jaipur > Satara > Sambhalpur> Bahat
    B)Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
    C)Bahat >Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur
    D)Satara > Jaipur > Bahat> Sambhalpur
    Answer: Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
  • Q. The institution of varna appeared in the
    A)Later vedic period
    B)Rigvedic period
    C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
    D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
    Answer: Rigvedic period
  • Q. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?
    A)Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
    B)Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
    C)Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
    D)Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar
    Answer: Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
  • Q. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was
    A)Womesh Chandra Banerjee
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Surendranath Banerjee
    D)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    Answer: Womesh Chandra Banerjee
  • Q. Who was “The First American”?
    A)James Madison
    B)Benjamin Franklin
    C)John Adams
    D)George Washington
    Answer: Benjamin Franklin
  • Q. The first image of the Buddha was carved out during the reign of
    A)Pusyamitra Shunga
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka I
    D)Menander
    Answer: Kanishka I
  • Q. Megasthenes was succeeded as ambassador by
    A)Demetrius
    B)Darius
    C)Deimachos
    D)Philip
    Answer: Deimachos
  • Q. Bishandas a famous portrait painter resided in the court of?
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Which one was the last city founded in the Russian Empire
    A)Vologda
    B)Arkhangelsk
    C)Veliky Novgorod
    D)Murmansk
    Answer: Murmansk
  • Q. All souls day is a __________ festival.
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Christian
    D)Muslim
    Answer: Christian
  • Q. Which one of the following was the cause of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
    A)Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali
    B)War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb
    C)Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc.
    D)All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
    Answer: All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
  • Q. The theory of “natural rights” was propounded by
    A)Locke
    B)Hobbes
    C)Bentham
    D)Marx
    Answer: Locke
  • Q. The currency of Thailand is
    A)Rupiah
    B)Baht
    C)Yuan
    D)Yen
    Answer: Baht
  • Q. Kabir was contemporary of
    A)Sultan Sikandar Lodi
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Both (A) and (B) above
    D)Babur
    Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from?
    A)Persia
    B)Morocco
    C)Turkey
    D)Central Asia
    Answer: Morocco
  • Q. Ram Prasad Bismil had been associated with the case?
    A)Kanpur conspiracy
    B)Alipore bomb
    C)Kokori bomb
    D)Meerut conspiracy
    Answer: Kokori bomb
  • Q. Economy of Vedic period was based on?
    A)Agriculture
    B)Pastureland
    C)Mining
    D)Cotton Cultivation
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. The Arabic work of Al-Biruni that gave an account of the subcontinent is called__________
    A)Kitab - Al Bharat
    B)Kitab - AI Hind
    C)Pustak - AI Hind
    D)Pustak - AI Bharat
    Answer: Kitab - AI Hind

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