More Questions on History
- Q. Assertion (A): Firuz Shah Tughlaq did not leavy jizya tax. Reason (R): His influential minister Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul was a converted Hindu.
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: A is false but R is true
- Q. When Alexander invaded India, Taxila was ruled by
A)Porus
B)Ambhi
C)Ashoka
D)Bimbisara
Answer: Ambhi
- Q. The East India Association was founded by __________ in 1866
A)Raja radhakanta dev
B)Lord Lyveden
C)Debendranath Tagore
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Which of the following acts gave representation of the Indians for the first time in legislation?
A)Indian Councils Act, 1919
B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
C)Government of India Act, 1935
D)Government of India Act, 1935
Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1909
- Q. Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?
A)Deimachus
B)Gautamiputra Satakarni
C)Nahapana
D)Simuka
Answer: Simuka
- Q. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an
A)Regulating Act
B)White Paper
C)Ordinance
D)Resolution
Answer: Regulating Act
- Q. The Governor of the East India Company was
A)Appointed by the British Parliament
B)Appointed by the monarch of England
C)Elected by the members of the East India Company
D)Nominated by the Mughal Emperor
Answer: Elected by the members of the East India Company
- Q. Identify the revolutionary among the following who was not active in London?
A)Ashfaqullah
B)Shyamji Krishna Varma
C)Lala Hardayal
D)V D Savarkar
Answer: Ashfaqullah
- Q. Bicameral Legislature was first provided to India by the
A)Government of India Act of 1935
B)Pitt's India Act
C)Government of India Act of 1919
D)Council Act of 1861
Answer: Government of India Act of 1919
- Q. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year
A)1942
B)1935
C)1921
D)1922
Answer: 1921
- Q. Harsha was defeated by
A)King of Valabhi
B)Sasanka
C)Bhaskarvarman
D)Pulakeshin II
Answer: Pulakeshin II
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Tukaram
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedic period was
A)Lord Shiva
B)Marut
C)Agni
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. Mahabhasya was written by
A)Manu
B)Gargi
C)Bana
D)Patanjali
Answer: Patanjali
- Q. Which of the following is true regarding the Aryan Economy? I. Aryans, crossed the nomadic stage. II. Lion, elephants, & Boar were not known to them. III. Coins were known to them.
A)II, III
B)Only I
C)I, III
D)All of the above
Answer: Only I
- Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Pramatma in Kannada region?
A)Nimbarka
B)Mirabai
C)Vallabhacharya
D)Madhav
Answer: Madhav
- Q. The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit India resolution on
A)August 10, 1942
B)July 14, 1942
C)August 8, 1942
D)June 30, 1942
Answer: July 14, 1942
- Q. Queen Elizabeth I of England belongs to which dynasty
A)York
B)Stuart
C)Tudor
D)Normandy
Answer: Tudor
- Q. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jiziya on Brahmans?
A)Firoz Tughlaq
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
D)Balban
Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
- Q. Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed which city as Alinagar?
A)Agra
B)Calcutta
C)Ferozpur
D)Fatehpur
Answer: Calcutta
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