More Questions on History
- Q. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led by
A)Kshatriya Princes
B)Sudras
C)Vaisyas
D)Brahmins
Answer: Kshatriya Princes
- Q. The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was
A)Yuan Chawng
B)Megasthenes
C)Fa-Hien
D)Nicolo Conti
Answer: Nicolo Conti
- Q. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north west?
A)Indus river
B)Ravi river
C)Satluj river
D)Hindukush range
Answer: Hindukush range
- Q. Who is known as the founder of Yuan Dynasty in China
A)Genghis Khan
B)Kublai Khan
C)Batu Khan
D)Berke Khan
Answer: Kublai Khan
- Q. When was the All Red Line inaugurated?
A)1902
B)1901
C)1922
D)1872
Answer: 1902
- Q. In which year America got independence
A)1776
B)1760
C)1780
D)1782
Answer: 1776
- Q. Charminar was built by?
A)Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
B)Humayun
C)Ashoka
D)Narasimha
Answer: Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
- Q. Who established Mahabalipuram?
A)Pandya
B)Pallava
C)Chola
D)Chalukya
Answer: Pallava
- Q. Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of
A)Lord Curzon
B)Lord Lytton
C)Lord Ripon
D)Lord Hardinge-I
Answer: Lord Curzon
- Q. When was Operation ‘Condor’ implemented?
A)1975
B)1970
C)1980
D)1990
Answer: 1975
- Q. Who among the following has been given honorary status among the seven wonders of the modern world?
A)Great Pyramid of Giza
B)Taj Mahal
C)Petra
D)Colosseum
Answer: Great Pyramid of Giza
- Q. “The word impossible is found, in the dictionary of fools” was the famous quote of
A)Alexander the Great
B)Hitler
C)Julius Caesar
D)Napoleon
Answer: Napoleon
- Q. The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of
A)Shah Jahan
B)Akbar
C)Aurangzeb
D)Bahadur Shah I
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. Which of the following leaders were associated with the Revolt of Khasis in 1820-32?
A)Sambu Singh
B)Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
C)Sidhu and Kanu
D)Vir Manik
Answer: Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
- Q. Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) in Chittorgarh?
A)Rana Kumbha
B)Maharana Pratap
C)Rana Sanga
D)Kunwar Durjan Singh
Answer: Rana Kumbha
- Q. The famous painting ‘Last Supper’ is a creation of
A)Vincent van Gogh
B)Michaelangelo
C)Leonardo Da Vinci
D)Sandro Botticelli
Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
- Q. On what charge was Khudiram Bose, a boy of 18, sentenced to death on April 30, 1908?
A)for participating in the Alipur Conspiracy
B)for being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first revolutionary organisation in Bengal
C)for murdering one Kennedy in Muzaffarpur
D)for attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to some young men for minor offences.
Answer: for attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to some young men for minor offences.
- Q. __________, a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.
A)Warren Hastings
B)Sir William Jones
C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D)Lord Macaulay
Answer: Sir William Jones
- Q. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was controlled by
A)The Indian Legislature
B)The Viceroy's Council
C)The Parliament in England
D)The Secretary of State
Answer: The Parliament in England
- Q. During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at __________
A)Dunkirk
B)London
C)Paris
D)Liverpool
Answer: Dunkirk
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