More Questions on History
- Q. Nanu moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forests of__________, where he led an austere life immersed in meditative thought and yoga and subjected himself to extreme sustenance rituals
A)Maruthwamala
B)Silanka
C)Karunagapally
D)Kayamkulam
Answer: Maruthwamala
- Q. The Third Buddhist Council was patronised by
A)Ashoka
B)Kanishka
C)Mahakashyap Upali
D)Sabakarni
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?
A)Mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Army
B)The last effort of the old political order to regain power
C)A struggle of the common people to overthrow common rule
D)An effort to establish a limited Indian nation
Answer: The last effort of the old political order to regain power
- Q. When did the Germans establish colonies in Samoa?
A)1899
B)1898
C)1900
D)1901
Answer: 1900
- Q. According to the Regulating Act, Directors were to be elected for a period of
A)4 years
B)5 years
C)6 years
D)3 years
Answer: 4 years
- Q. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were
A)Humayun and Jahangir
B)Babar and Humayun
C)Babar and Jahangir
D)Jahangir and Shahjahan
Answer: Babar and Jahangir
- Q. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in the year
A)1729
B)1707
C)1774
D)1823
Answer: 1707
- Q. Akbar’s nurse-in-chief was
A)Hamida Begum
B)Mumtaj
C)Jahanara
D)Maham Anaga
Answer: Maham Anaga
- Q. The INA was largely composed of
A)Overseas Indians
B)Indian Revolutionaries
C)Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
D)Deserters from the British Indian Army
Answer: Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
- Q. Which report became the basis for enacting the Government of India Act 1935?
A)Montague Chelmsford Declaration
B)Reading's report
C)Morley Minto Reforms
D)Simon Commission’s report
Answer: Simon Commission’s report
- Q. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________
A)Firuz Shah
B)Nadir Shah
C)Mohammed Shah
D)Mohammed Ghori
Answer: Nadir Shah
- Q. Purana Qila at Delhi was built by
A)Sher Shah
B)Akbar
C)Humayun
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Sher Shah
- Q. The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League came to each other in 1916 at
A)Amritsar
B)Lahore
C)Lucknow
D)Haripura
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was
A)Cabral
B)Albuquerque
C)Almeida
D)De Braganza
Answer: Albuquerque
- Q. During Kanishka’s reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to
A)Ayodhya
B)Delhi
C)Kannauj
D)Purushapura (Peshawar)
Answer: Purushapura (Peshawar)
- Q. After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministries were
A)Assam and Kerala
B)Bengal and Punjab
C)Bengal and Assam
D)Punjab and Kerala
Answer: Bengal and Punjab
- Q. Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James I, the king of England?
A)Willia Todd
B)John Hawkins
C)Sir Thomas Roe
D)Sir Walter Raleigh
Answer: Sir Thomas Roe
- Q. Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao-II?
A)Convention of Wadgaon
B)The Treaty of Purandhar
C)Treaty of Bassein
D)Treaty of Salbai
Answer: Treaty of Bassein
- Q. The language in which Buddha preached?
A)Urdu
B)Hindi
C)Pali
D)Hebrew
Answer: Pali
- Q. Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were
A)Persians
B)Abyssinians
C)Africans
D)Afghans
Answer: Abyssinians
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