More Questions on History
- Q. In 1906 to protest discrimination against Indians in S. Africa Mahatma Gandhi started
A)Satyagraha at Cape Town
B)Satyagraha at Durban
C)Satyagraha at Port Elizabeth
D)Satyagraha at Johannesburg
Answer: Satyagraha at Johannesburg
- Q. Which was the backbone of Indus Economy?
A)Trade
B)Agriculture
C)Wheel Made
D)Carpentry
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. In Tamil Nadu, the movement started with __________ and __________
A)The Vaisnava Alvars
B)The Saiva Nayanars
C)Nirguna Saints
D)Both A & B
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
B)Large estate owners
C)Revenue collectors
D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Answer: Large estate owners
- Q. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were
A)Humayun and Jahangir
B)Babar and Humayun
C)Babar and Jahangir
D)Jahangir and Shahjahan
Answer: Babar and Jahangir
- Q. Which was the first garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent?
A)Humayun's Tomb
B)Tomb of Jahangir
C)Taj Mahal
D)Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: Humayun's Tomb
- Q. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India’s contact with
A)Iran
B)Central Asia
C)Greece
D)China
Answer: Greece
- Q. The island of Corsica is associated with
A)Hitler
B)Mussolini
C)Napoleon Bonaparte
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. Who among the following was responsible for making “Sikhism’ a militant force?
A)Guru Teg Bahadur
B)Guru Har Govind Singh
C)Guru Govind Singh
D)Guru Arjun Singh
Answer: Guru Har Govind Singh
- Q. The battle between Babur and Rana Sanga was fought at
A)Chunar
B)Panipat
C)Khanwa
D)Jaunpur
Answer: Khanwa
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the establishment of parties during Indian Struggle Movement?
A)Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party, Swaraj party
B)Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Swaraj party, Muslim League
C)Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party
D)Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Muslim League
Answer: Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party, Swaraj party
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Guptas is NOT true?
A)Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
B)They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India
C)The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times
D)Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased
Answer: Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
- Q. Vikram Shila University was founded by
A)Kanishka
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Dharampala
D)Pulakesin II
Answer: Dharampala
- Q. When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought?
A)1788-89
B)1780-84
C)1784-88
D)1770-74
Answer: 1780-84
- Q. Arrange the following Tughlaqs in the chronological sequence: I. Firuz Tughlaq II. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq III. Abu Bakr IV. Nasiruddin Mahmud V. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
A)I,II,V,IV,III
B)II,V,I,III,IV
C)II,V,I,IV,III
D)IV,II,I,V,III
Answer: II,V,I,III,IV
- Q. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as
A)Qalandars
B)Khangahs
C)Silsilahs
D)Darveshs
Answer: Silsilahs
- Q. When was the kingdom between the Rhine and Rhone rivers created?
A)864
B)843
C)876
D)877
Answer: 843
- Q. Which of the following is the name of US Parliament?
A)Senate
B)Diet
C)Congress
D)House of commons
Answer: Congress
- Q. Vardhamana Mahavira the 24 th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at __________ and died at __________
A)Kusinara and Pava
B)Vaishali and Rajagriha
C)Kundagrama and Pava
D)Kashi and Champa
Answer: Kundagrama and Pava
- Q. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
A)Konkan
B)Gujarat
C)Surat
D)Poena
Answer: Konkan
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