More Questions on History
- Q. The term ‘Upanishad’ Literally implies
A)Wisdom
B)Knowledge
C)Sitting near
D)Recitation
Answer: Sitting near
- Q. The Sikh Guru who was executed by Aurangzeb was
A)Guru Arjan
B)Guru Nanak
C)Guru Gobind
D)Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer: Guru Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by
A)Shayista Khan
B)Afzal Khan
C)Jai Singh
D)Mir Jumla
Answer: Jai Singh
- Q. After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title of
A)Peshwa
B)Maharaja
C)Chhatrapati
D)Samrat
Answer: Chhatrapati
- Q. After the defeat at Plassey, Siraj-ud-daullah was assassinated __________and was made the nawab
A)Mir Qasim
B)Mir Jafar
C)Haider Ali
D)Tipu Sultan
Answer: Mir Jafar
- Q. What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?
A)Closure of old routes of trade
B)Deterioration in law and order situation
C)Abuse of trade licence by European companies
D)Poverty of the Mughal nobility
Answer: Deterioration in law and order situation
- Q. Who founded the Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam?
A)Periyar Swami
B)Daya Nand Saraswati
C)Narayan Guru
D)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Answer: Narayan Guru
- Q. From which country, the tradition of written Constitution began
A)India
B)Japan
C)Britain
D)America
Answer: America
- Q. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of __________ to the East India Company
A)Rs. 400,000
B)Rs. 480,000
C)Rs. 500,000
D)Rs. 300,000
Answer: Rs. 400,000
- Q. Todar Mal was associated with
A)literature
B)music
C)land revenue reforms
D)law
Answer: land revenue reforms
- Q. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life
A)Chand Bardai
B)Vir Siroja
C)Meerja Umed
D)Nur Fateh
Answer: Chand Bardai
- Q. The first Swarajist Conference was held at
A)Allahabad
B)Ahmedabad
C)Madras
D)Bardoli
Answer: Allahabad
- Q. Servants of India Society was founded in
A)India
B)England
C)America
D)Burma
Answer: India
- Q. Noor Jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor?
A)Akbar
B)Babur
C)Shahjahan
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
A)By advocating open revolt
B)By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
C)By seeking foreign help against the British
D)By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad
Answer: By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
- Q. Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man’.Who said this?
A)Sri Ramakrishna
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
D)Sri Narayana Guru
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital?
A)Mohammad Tughlaq
B)Firoz Tughlaq
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)Balban
Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
- Q. When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A)After the Battle of Panipat
B)After the Battle of Plassey
C)After the war of Mysore
D)After Sepoy Mutiny
Answer: After Sepoy Mutiny
- Q. Harappa is situated on the bank of the river
A)Ravi
B)Ganga
C)Yamuna
D)Sindhu
Answer: Ravi
- Q. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the __________ to places ruled by Hindu Rajas
A)Poor
B)Nobles
C)Middle Class
D)Foreign residents
Answer: Poor
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