More Questions on History
- Q. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
A)1520
B)1530
C)1526
D)1550
Answer: 1526
- Q. Name the temple in Combodia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharatha are depicted
A)Kailashnath
B)Borobudur
C)Angkor Wat
D)Brihadeshwara
Answer: Angkor Wat
- Q. Who was the author of the book Taj-ul-Maasir?
A)Jahangir
B)Abul Fazl
C)Hasan Nizami
D)None of the above
Answer: Hasan Nizami
- Q. Hernan Cortez was a Conquistador from
A)Holland
B)England
C)Portugal
D)Spain
Answer: Spain
- Q. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was
A)India
B)Young India
C)Indian People
D)Voice India
Answer: India
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?
A)Satnamis
B)Pothi
C)Vaishanavism
D)Shaivism
Answer: Satnamis
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi’s remark, “A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank” is regarding the proposals of
A)Cripps Mission
B)Simmon Commission
C)Cabinet Mission
D)Wavel Plan
Answer: Cripps Mission
- 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. Who is called as the ‘Prophet of New India’?
A)Sri Ramkrishna
B)Dayanand Saraswati
C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Sri Ramkrishna
- Q. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
A)The Ilbert Bill
B)The Government of India Act, 1858
C)Indian Councils Act of 1892
D)Queen Victoria's Proclamation
Answer: Queen Victoria's Proclamation
- Q. The Third Buddhist Council was patronised by
A)Ashoka
B)Kanishka
C)Mahakashyap Upali
D)Sabakarni
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. Which of the following leader given the term ‘insenate waste’ on the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A)Motilal Nehru
B)Lord Reading
C)Rabindra Nath Tagore
D)Mohammad Ali
Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
- Q. Year of the Battle of Plassey is __________
A)1657
B)1557
C)1757
D)1857
Answer: 1757
- Q. Who had strongly advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)C Rajagopalachari
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C Rajagopalachari
- Q. Joseph François Dupleix was the commander of the __________ forces in India
A)British
B)French
C)American
D)Dutch
Answer: French
- Q. The title VIKRAMADITYA was assumed by:
A)Kanishka
B)Samudragupta
C)Chandragupta II
D)Ashoka
Answer: Chandragupta II
- Q. Alauddin Khalji’s commander who led the campaign to South India was
A)Ulugh Khan
B)Alpkhan
C)Nusarat Khan
D)Malik Kafur
Answer: Malik Kafur
- Q. Who presided over the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 ?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Sarojani Naydu
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- Q. Akbar established Ibadat Khana at
A)Delhi
B)Lahore
C)Agra
D)Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. Who said that Indian National Congress is a ‘begging institute’?
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: Aurobindo Ghosh
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