More Questions on History
- Q. As per the Regulating Act, a Governor-General and four Councillors were appointed for
A)Bombay
B)Bengal
C)Madras
D)Surat
Answer: Bengal
- Q. Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother__________
A)Aurangzeb
B)Jahangir
C)Babur
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. Buddhism in Nepal was introduced during the reign of
A)Ashoka
B)Samudragupta
C)Chandragupta
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. Treaty of Lahore taken place on __________
A)1846 A.D.
B)1836 A.D.
C)1725 A.D.
D)1816 A.D.
Answer: 1846 A.D.
- Q. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
A)Havaldar
B)Jumadar
C)Faujdar
D)Hazari
Answer: Havaldar
- Q. In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of
A)Chanda Sahib
B)Anwaruddin
C)Nasir Jang
D)Muzaffar Jang
Answer: Anwaruddin
- Q. Where French established their first factory?
A)Masaulipatam
B)Surat
C)Pulicat
D)Cochin
Answer: Surat
- Q. During the Mughal period Polaj was the
A)land left fallow
B)land annually cultivated
C)land uncultivated
D)barren land
Answer: land annually cultivated
- Q. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were
A)Potato and Mustard
B)Millet and Groundnut
C)Tobacco and Maize
D)Indigo and Maize
Answer: Tobacco and Maize
- Q. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
A)Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
B)Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
C)Inscriptions of Ashoka
D)Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
Answer: Inscriptions of Ashoka
- Q. Who said,” One Country One God, One Caste, one Mind brothers all of us Without Difference, without Doubt ?”
A)Syed Hasan Imam
B)V. D. Savarkar
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: V. D. Savarkar
- Q. The site of birth (nativity) of Gautam Buddha is marked by
A)A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
B)A monastery
C)A statue
D)A Peepal Tree
Answer: A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
- Q. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to
A)restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the First World War
B)provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of 1919
C)restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
D)lifting of martial law in Punjab
Answer: restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
- Q. The Rigvedic Aryans were governed by a
A)Form of democracy
B)Tribal republic
C)Monarchical government
D)Rule by elders
Answer: Monarchical government
- Q. Whom did the Britishers call the father of Indian disaffection and the biggest traitor?
A)Lala Hardayal
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)None of these
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Shudraka : Mrichchhakatika
B)Kalidasa : Kumarasambhava
C)Varahamihira : Brihat-samhita
D)Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
Answer: Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Kabir
Answer: Mirabai
- Q. Who was known as the Morning star of Renaissance
A)Dante
B)Montesquieu
C)Shakespeare
D)Geoffrey Chaucer
Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Q. The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the?
A)Pallavas
B)Chola
C)Pandyas
D)Kaktiya
Answer: Pallavas
- Q. Who founded India House in London and guided other revolutionaries
A)Lokmanya Tilak
B)Sri Aurobindo
C)Shyamji Krishna Varma
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
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