More Questions on History
- Q. As per the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which of the following did not form a part of Pakistan?
A)Sind and British Baluchistan
B)East Bengal and the West Punjab
C)The North West Frontier
D)Assam
Answer: Assam
- Q. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and__________
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Rana Sanga
C)Hemu
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
- Q. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in
A)Larkana district
B)Montgomery district
C)Chandigarh area
D)Gujarat
Answer: Larkana district
- Q. Tripitakas’ are sacred books of
A)Jains
B)Hindus
C)Parsis
D)Buddhists
Answer: Buddhists
- Q. In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the Company’s rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use military force?
A)Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868)
B)Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855)
C)Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899)
D)Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
Answer: Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
- Q. In which of following Buddhist councils compilation of holy books was completed?
A)Pataliputra
B)Rajgir
C)Kashmir
D)Vaishali
Answer: Rajgir
- Q. The Tata Iron and Steel Works was completed with the aid of
A)Russian experts
B)Japanese experts
C)American experts
D)French experts
Answer: American experts
- Q. A resolution declaring ‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed in the Congress Session held at
A)Calcutta
B)Lahore
C)Gaya
D)Haripura
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Napoleon got finally overthrown in the Battle of Waterloo in the year
A)1813
B)1814
C)1815
D)1816
Answer: 1815
- Q. Hakim Mirza, the younger brother of Akbar was the viceroy of
A)Herat
B)Kabul
C)Agra
D)Bengal
Answer: Kabul
- Q. Who was the founder of Lodi dynasty?
A)Sikandar Lodi
B)Daulat Khan Lodi
C)Bahlol Lodi
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Bahlol Lodi
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Reformers influenced by the preaching of Sufi teachers?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Nanak
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The immediate cause of split in the INC at its Surat Session was
A)expulsion of Tilak from the INC
B)election of the President of the INC
C)demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
D)resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education
Answer: election of the President of the INC
- Q. Who had been the first to emphasise the instruction in literature and science through the English Language was essential for building a modern India?
A)GK Gokhale
B)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C)Raj Ram Mohun Roy
D)MM Malaviya
Answer: Raj Ram Mohun Roy
- Q. The institution of varna appeared in the
A)Later vedic period
B)Rigvedic period
C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
Answer: Rigvedic period
- Q. Assertion (A): The permanent settlement is said to have initially resulted in increased agricultural production. Reason (R): In this system the Zamindar could keep for himself any increase in the rental of his estate
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. When was Xerxes I murdered?
A)460 BC
B)465 BC
C)449 BC
D)447 BC
Answer: 465 BC
- Q. Who was the author of famous Persian series of 52 stories Tutinama?
A)Amir Khusrau
B)Nakhshabi
C)Abul Fazl
D)Hasan Nizami
Answer: Nakhshabi
- Q. Which of the following leader was not present in the very first meeting of Indian National Congress?
A)Kashinath Trimbak Telang
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Pherozeshah Mehta
D)Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: Surendranath Banerjee
- Q. The Social System of the Harappans was
A)Slave Labour based
B)Fairly egalitarian
C)Colour Varna based
D)Caste based
Answer: Fairly egalitarian
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