More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the patron king of Pataliputra Buddhist Council?
A)Kalashoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Ashoka
D)Kanishka
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. In 1946, the Interim Government was formed under
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Patel
C)Rajaji
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The first Round Table conference was held on:
A)August 12, 1930
B)December 12, 1930
C)April 12, 1930
D)November 12, 1930
Answer: November 12, 1930
- Q. How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Narrowand Unhygienic
B)Wide and Straight
C)Slippery
D)Narrow and Curved
Answer: Wide and Straight
- Q. Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khwaja Abdus Samad to India?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Humayun
C)Akbar
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Humayun
- Q. Which of the following is associated with Sufi saints?
A)Dakhma
B)Tripitaka
C)Khanjah
D)Synagogue
Answer: Khanjah
- Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? As per the Act of 1935, the Federal Court would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between
A)The Federating Units and the Federal Government
B)The Federating Units
C)The Federal Government and a Federating Units
D)The Secretary of State and the Viceroy's Council
Answer: The Secretary of State and the Viceroy's Council
- Q. What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Recurrent Floods
B)Invasion of Aryans
C)Earthquakes
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
A)Maitreyi
B)Kalhana
C)Kalidasa
D)Panini
Answer: Panini
- Q. Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?
A)Sunga
B)Satavahana
C)Nanda
D)Kanva
Answer: Sunga
- Q. Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
A)Dadabhai Naroji
B)W. C. Bannerji
C)Gopalkrishna Gokhale
D)Gandhiji
Answer: Dadabhai Naroji
- Q. Which one of the following sequences represents the correct chronological order?
A)Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram
B)Shahji, Shivaji, Rajaram, Sambhaji
C)Shahji, Sambhaji, Shivaji, Rajaram
D)Sambhaji, Shivaji, Shahji, Rajaram
Answer: Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram
- Q. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in
A)Pali texts
B)Prakrit texts
C)Sanskrit texts
D)Pictographical texts
Answer: Pali texts
- Q. In 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to __________
A)18
B)17
C)19
D)20
Answer: 19
- Q. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 5th March __________
A)1930
B)1928
C)1931
D)1935
Answer: 1931
- Q. Akbar held his religious discussion in
A)Panch Mahal
B)Jodhabai's Palace
C)Ibadat Khana
D)Buland Darwaza
Answer: Ibadat Khana
- Q. Aligarh Movement towards the end revented its followers from joining the national movement. Which of the following reasons made it to take this decision though it initially propagated for unity?
A)Indians are educationally forward so in order to suppress them their activities need to discouraged
B)It felt that immediate political progress was not possible and British Government couldn't be easily dislodged
C)Gain support of British officials
D)National movement is waste of time so should concentrate on other works
Answer: It felt that immediate political progress was not possible and British Government couldn't be easily dislodged
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
A)Kakatiyas : Warangal
B)Hoyasalas : Dwarasamudra
C)Pallavas : Devagiri
D)Chalukyas : Kalyani
Answer: Pallavas : Devagiri
- Q. Krishnamohan started the __________ in 1831
A)Hindu Pioneer
B)Enquirer
C)Quill
D)Bengal Spectator
Answer: Enquirer
- Q. The State, from among the following, which was not annexed by the ‘doctrine of lapse’ is
A)Gwalior
B)Baghat
C)Sambalpur
D)Satara
Answer: Gwalior
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