More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following are the four Agnikula classes of Rajputs?
A)Chandellas, Tornars, Solankis, Chauhans
B)Tomars, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
C)Chandellas, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
D)Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars, Solankis
Answer: Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars, Solankis
- Q. The Presidents of early English Settlements (Madras, Bombay and Calcutta) were responsible to __________
A)The House of Lords
B)The House of Common
C)The Home Government of the Company
D)The Council of Senior Merchants
Answer: The Home Government of the Company
- Q. Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
A)Humayun's Tomb
B)Fatehpur Sikri
C)Qutub Minar
D)Agra Fort
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. Where was the introductory capital of Harsha?
A)Kannoj
B)Paryag
C)Thaneshwar
D)Mathura
Answer: Thaneshwar
- Q. Lucknow pact of 1916 was between:
A)Indian Muslim League and Indian National congress
B)Indian Muslim League and Mahatma Gandhi
C)Indian National congress and Lord Hardinge
D)Lord Hardinge and Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Indian Muslim League and Indian National congress
- Q. The ‘Hero of Plassey’ was
A)Dupleix
B)Warren Hastings
C)Clive
D)Shuja-ud-Daulah
Answer: Clive
- Q. Where can the finest examples of medieval architecture be seen?
A)Castles
B)Cathedrals
C)Homes of townspeople
D)Universities
Answer: Cathedrals
- Q. Who was the Chief Architect of the World Trade Centre, New York?
A)Minoru Yamasaki
B)Le Corbusier
C)Edwin Lutyens
D)Charles Correa
Answer: Minoru Yamasaki
- Q. Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
A)Victoria
B)William IV
C)Edward VII
D)George V
Answer: Victoria
- Q. Assertion (A): The culture of the Mughal period is generally termed as the Mughal court culture. Reason (R): The Mughal court culture was an antithesis of Indian culture
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are 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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- 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. Who said that ‘the real seat of taste is not the tongue but the mind.’?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Aurobindo Ghosh
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. When did the Germans establish colonies in Samoa?
A)1899
B)1898
C)1900
D)1901
Answer: 1900
- Q. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown , was made from
A)Calcutta
B)London
C)Delhi
D)Allahabad
Answer: Allahabad
- Q. Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
A)Second Battle of Tarain
B)First Battle of Tarain
C)Battle of Khanwa
D)First Battle of Panipat
Answer: Second Battle of Tarain
- Q. United India House organizes Unity among Indians in the United states of America in
A)1908
B)1906
C)1910
D)1917
Answer: 1910
- Q. What is the ancient name of river Sutlej?
A)Vitasta
B)Askini
C)Shutudri
D)Parushni
Answer: Shutudri
- 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. The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately followed by the
A)Khilafat Movement
B)Minto-Morley Reforms
C)Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
D)Chauri-Chaura Incident
Answer: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
- Q. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
A)1853
B)1833
C)1858
D)1882
Answer: 1853
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