More Questions on History
- Q. When Babur invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
A)Fargana
B)Kabul
C)Badakhshan
D)Herat
Answer: Badakhshan
- Q. What was the name of architect of Humayun’s Tomb?
A)Baram Khan
B)Man Singh
C)Mirak Mirza
D)Abul Fazal
Answer: Mirak Mirza
- Q. Which Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
A)Arjun Dev
B)Tegh Bahadur
C)Hargobind
D)Gobind Singh
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Who opened the First Round Table Conference?
A)MK Gandhi
B)King George V
C)Lord Irwin
D)Ramsay McDonald
Answer: King George V
- Q. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
A)Madan Mohan Malviya
B)Sukumar Dutt
C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D)Motilal Nehru
Answer: Madan Mohan Malviya
- Q. Who amidst the following was a wife of emperor Ashoka who influenced him?
A)Charulata
B)Chandalika
C)Gautami
D)Karuwaki
Answer: Karuwaki
- Q. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was
A)Womesh Chandra Banerjee
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Surendranath Banerjee
D)Pheroze Shah Mehta
Answer: Womesh Chandra Banerjee
- Q. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
A)Nishka
B)Karashopana
C)Suvarna
D)Kakini
Answer: Karashopana
- Q. Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by which ruler?
A)Qutubuddin Aibak
B)Iltutmish
C)Muhammad bin Tughluq
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Qutubuddin Aibak
- Q. The issue on which the Civil disobedience movement of 1930 was launched was
A)The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
B)Equal employment opportunities for Indians
C)Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government
D)Complete freedom
Answer: Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government
- Q. Which one of the following was NOT introduced by Shivaji?
A)Chauth
B)Land-tax
C)Sardeshmukhi
D)Pilgrim tax
Answer: Pilgrim tax
- Q. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihira are associated with the age of the
A)Kushanas
B)Guptas
C)Mauryas
D)Palas
Answer: Guptas
- Q. Who wrote Vedanta-Parijatasourabha, a commentary on the Brahma Sutra, in simple language?
A)Ramanuja
B)Nimbarka
C)Madhva
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Nimbarka
- Q. The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: “Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children.” This statement was made by
A)Tavernier
B)Monserrate
C)Manrique
D)Bernier
Answer: Bernier
- Q. Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?
A)Ramanuja
B)Nimbarka
C)Madhva
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. Who was the spatial (Sthaanik) during Mauryan’s period?
A)Provincial Administrator
B)District Administrator
C)Village Administrator
D)City Administrator
Answer: District Administrator
- Q. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Minister for Education was
A)Rajaji
B)Patel
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Q. The Sikh Guru executed by Aurangzeb after cruel torture was
A)Har Krishan
B)Har Rai
C)Hargobind
D)Tegh Bahadur
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Which of the following could be associated with Buddhism? I. Rejection of the authority of Vedas II. Denial of God III. Belief in the categories of jiva and ajiva IV. The concept of nirvana V. Theory of prakriti and purusha
A)II,III,IV and I
B)I,II and III
C)I,II and IV
D)I,III,IV and V
Answer: I,II and IV
- Q. In November 1781, Sir Eyre Coote defeated __________ at Porto Nova
A)Marthanda Verma
B)Hyder Ali
C)British
D)Tipu Sultan
Answer: Hyder Ali
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