More Questions on History
- Q. What did Jyotiba Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?
A)Attacking the caste system
B)Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
C)Led an antilandlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara
D)Seperate representation for untouchables
Answer: Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
- Q. When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
A)1939
B)1946
C)1942
D)1940
Answer: 1942
- Q. First war of Crusade was ended in the year
A)1095
B)1099
C)1123
D)1323
Answer: 1099
- Q. After reading Thomas Paine’s famous book __________Jyotirao was greatly influenced by his ideas
A)Prince
B)The Rights of Man
C)Utopia
D)Advaitha Deepika
Answer: The Rights of Man
- Q. Name the Pala ruler who was the first to plunge into the tripartite struggle
A)Mahipala
B)Devapala
C)Dharmapala
D)Gopala
Answer: Gopala
- Q. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
A)Persian invader Nadir Shah
B)Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
C)Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
D)British East India Company
Answer: Persian invader Nadir Shah
- Q. The Indian National Congress was the first organized expression of Indian nationalism on an all India Scale; a retired English LC.S officer played an important rule in its formation
A)Man Mohan Gosh
B)A. O. Hume
C)W. C. Banerjee
D)S. N. Sen
Answer: A. O. Hume
- Q. The British Conservative Party was earlier known as
A)Fabians
B)Whigs
C)Levellors
D)Tories
Answer: Tories
- Q. During Shivaji’s rule the Council of the State consisted of
A)Eighteen Ministers
B)Eight Ministers
C)Twelve Ministers
D)Fifteen Ministers
Answer: Eight Ministers
- Q. Which of the following revolts during Aurangzeb’s period had a peasant agrarian background?
A)Jats and Satnamis
B)Rajputs
C)Marathas
D)Sikhs
Answer: Jats and Satnamis
- Q. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order- I. Nandas II. Shisu nagas III. Mauryas IV. Hariyankas
A)II, I, IV and III
B)IV, II, III and I
C)IV, II, I and III
D)III, I, IV and II
Answer: IV, II, I and III
- Q. The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in __________ to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy
A)1843
B)1842
C)1845
D)1875
Answer: 1875
- Q. Which of all Harappan sites, has the most impressive drainage system?
A)Banawali
B)Harappa
C)Dhaulavira
D)Mohenjodaro
Answer: Mohenjodaro
- Q. The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was
A)Mir Jumla
B)Shaista Khan
C)Mirza Raja Jai Singh
D)Jaswant Singh
Answer: Mir Jumla
- Q. When was the August Kranti pulled back?
A)1942
B)1947
C)1943
D)1945
Answer: 1942
- Q. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
A)Cholas
B)Chalukyas
C)Pallavas
D)Satavahanas
Answer: Chalukyas
- 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. Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa?
A)Vallabhbhai Patel
B)B. G. Tilak
C)G. K. Gokhale
D)J. L. Nehru
Answer: G. K. Gokhale
- Q. Which of the following was built by Akbar to commemorate his conquest of Khandesh in Gujarat?
A)Buland Darwaza
B)Bada Imambara
C)Jama Masjid
D)Siddi Bashir
Answer: Buland Darwaza
- Q. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
A)cultivator
B)slave
C)neighbour
D)foreigner
Answer: neighbour
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