More Questions on History
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
A)Sutudri - Sutlej
B)Askini - Chenab
C)Vipas - Jhelum
D)Parushni - Ravi
Answer: Vipas - Jhelum
- Q. “The Three Emperors League” 1873 was also known as
A)Triple Alliance
B)Dreikaiserbund Treaty
C)Reinsurance Treaty
D)The Dual Alliance
Answer: Dreikaiserbund Treaty
- Q. Who attended the Imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi?
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)M.K. Gandhi
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
Answer: Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
- Q. Aravippuram movement which is considered as a precursor to all south Indian socio religious reform movement started in which of the following places?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)Harappa
D)Mohenjo Daro
Answer: Lothal
- Q. How many Mahajanapadas were there in ancient India?
A)16
B)20
C)18
D)10
Answer: 16
- Q. Who was the trusted General of the Mughal emperor Akbar?
A)Man Singh I
B)Raja Todar Mal
C)Birbal
D)Tansen
Answer: Man Singh I
- Q. Who wrote famous thesis entitled ‘South India in 1857: war of Independence’:
A)K M Pannikar
B)J K Hikki
C)M G Ranade
D)V.D. Savarkar
Answer: V.D. Savarkar
- Q. Which King was executed by guillotine during French Revolution in 1793
A)Louis XIII
B)Charles X
C)Henry IV
D)Louis XVI
Answer: Louis XVI
- Q. Who was the US President during World War II
A)Joseph Stalin
B)Winston Churchill
C)Franklin D Roosevelt
D)Harry S Truman
Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt
- Q. Pitt’s India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784
A)Governor-General of India
B)Prime Minister Pitt
C)Senior Merchants
D)East India Company
Answer: Prime Minister Pitt
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing? I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called ‘Indica’ which is no longer available to us. II. Megasthenese’s writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian. III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)II and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The Sikh Guru who had been killed at the instance of Aurangzeb was
A)Guru Hargobind
B)Guru Atjan Dev
C)Guru Tegh Bahadur
D)Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: Guru Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Who was the patron of the 3rd Buddhist council?
A)Ashoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Kanishka
D)Harsha
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Dara Shikoh I. Dara Shikoh was the youngest son of Shahjahan. II. Dara Shikoh was the devotee of Qadiri Silsila.
A)Both I and II are incorrect
B)Both I and II are correct
C)Only I is correct
D)Only II is correct
Answer: Only II is correct
- Q. Which war was formally ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth
A)World War II
B)World War I
C)Russo-Japanese War
D)China Japan War
Answer: Russo-Japanese War
- Q. After receipt of Diksha, under which tree Abhinandannath Tirthankar attained Kaivalya gyan (enlightenment)?
A)Devdar
B)Neem
C)Vat
D)Priyangu
Answer: Devdar
- Q. Chola Empire was divided into
A)Mandalams, Nadu, Malkhand & Avanti
B)Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Valanadu
C)Mandalams, Bhoomi, Avanti &Valanadu
D)Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Malkhand
Answer: Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Valanadu
- 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. Who was the first Chancellor of Germany
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Leo von Caprivi
C)Otto von Bismarck
D)Hans Luther
Answer: Otto von Bismarck
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