More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following Ancient Indian literature was a treatise on the science of governance?
    A)Arthsashtra
    B)Manusmriti
    C)Mahabharata
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Arthsashtra
  • Q. The Battle of Buxar fought between __________
    A)Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor
    B)The English, the Nawab of Bengal and the French
    C)Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and Nawab of Oudh
    D)Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and the Marathas
    Answer: Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor
  • Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
    A)Sea port
    B)Rock cut architecture
    C)Cotton cultivation
    D)Pottery
    Answer: Pottery
  • Q. The Province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Lytton
    C)Lord Dufferin
    D)Lord Curzon
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
    A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
    B)there are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
    C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
    A)Pulicat
    B)Masulipatnam
    C)Surat
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: Pulicat
  • Q. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
    A)Stones, trees and animals
    B)Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess
    C)Vishnu and Lakshmi
    D)Siva and Sakti
    Answer: Stones, trees and animals
  • Q. Chahalghani under IItutmish represented __________
    A)Slaves inherited by him from his predecessors
    B)His Turkish slaves
    C)General cadre of slaves
    D)The elite cadre of slave officers under him
    Answer: His Turkish slaves
  • Q. Under the Mughals one of the main imports was
    A)raw silk
    B)pepper
    C)cotton
    D)opium
    Answer: raw silk
  • Q. The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of Edict?
    A)Sarnath
    B)Sanchi
    C)Bhabra
    D)Kalinga
    Answer: Sarnath
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? Provision was made In the Act of 1935 for
    A)Provincial Subjects
    B)The Central Subjects
    C)Concurrent Lists
    D)A List of Subjects for Princely States
    Answer: A List of Subjects for Princely States
  • Q. Prior to the Indian Association Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with Sambhu Charan Mukherjee founded __________in Calcutta on 25 September 1875
    A)Indian National Congress
    B)The India League
    C)Madras Mahajana Sabha
    D)Bombay Presidency Association
    Answer: The India League
  • Q. Boston Tea Party’ protest was associated with the revolution of
    A)Italy
    B)America
    C)Franch
    D)India
    Answer: America
  • Q. Who among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza?
    A)Babur
    B)Allaudin Khalji
    C)Ibrahim Lodi
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Allaudin Khalji
  • Q. The Treaty of Versailles humiliated
    A)Germany
    B)Austria
    C)England
    D)France
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. Muslim League was founded in the year
    A)1905
    B)1900
    C)1906
    D)1902
    Answer: 1906
  • Q. The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act __________
    A)1858
    B)1856
    C)1865
    D)1946
    Answer: 1856
  • Q. Rajatarangini was written by
    A)Alberuni
    B)Kalhana
    C)Harsha Vardhana
    D)Kautilya
    Answer: Kalhana
  • Q. Who among the following was/were not disciples of Ramananda?
    A)Sena & Sadhana
    B)Kabir & Raidas
    C)Dhanna & Naraharai
    D)Tulsidas & Mirabai
    Answer: Tulsidas & Mirabai
  • Q. Consider the following statements about Sudarshan Lake. Which of them is correct?
    A)Tushaap constructed a darn on the lake during Ashoka Maurya
    B)It was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya
    C)First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign of Skandgupta
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above

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