History Part-1
HISTORY QUESTIONS
1. When was the battle of Plassey was fought?
(a) 1757
(b) 1782
(c) 1748
(d) 1764
Answer: A
2. The territory of the Porus offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between which rivers?
(a) Sutlej and Beas
(b) Jhelum and Chenab
(c) Ravi and Chenab
(d) Ganga and Yamuna
Answer: B
3. Under Akbar’s Rule, the Mir Bakshi looked after which department?
(a) military affairs
(b) the state treasury
(c) the royal household
(d) the land revenue system
Answer: A
4.Tripitakas, the sacred books belong to which religion?
(a) Buddhists
(b) Hindus
(c) Jains
(d) None of the above
Answer: A
5. Which of the following is not represented by the trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism?
(a) Nirvana
(b) Sangha
(c) Buddha
(d) Dhamma
Answer: A
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6. Who propounded the theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) R.C. Dutt
(d) M.K. Gandhi
Answer: B
7. The treaty of Seringapatam was signed between Tipu Sultan and which British officer?
(a) Robert Clive
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Dalhousie
(d) Warren Hastings
Answer: B
8. When was the system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted for Indians?
(a) 1833
(b) 1853
(c) 1858
(d) 1882
Answer: B
9. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
(a) Dannayaka
(b) Sumanta
(c) Nayaka
(d) Mahanayakacharya
Answer: B
10. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was written in which language?
(a) Telugu
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Tamil
(d) Kannada
11. In which country did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
(a) China
(b) Germany
(c) Italy
(d) Japan
12. Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?
(a) Nanda
(b) Haryanka
(c) Maurya
(d) Shunga
13. Indian civilisation contact with which country led to the development of Kharosthi script?
(a) Central Asia
(b) Iran
(c) Greece
(d) China
Answer: C
14. Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of
I.brahman
II.purusha
III.prakriti
IV.satya
V.achyuta
VI.aniruddha
(a) I, II, III, IV and V
(b) II, III, IV, V and VI
(c) I, II, IV, V and VI
(d) I, III, IV, V and VI
Answer: D
15. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were known by which name?
(a) Walashahi
(b) Barawardi
(c) JCumaki
(d) Dakhili
Answer: D
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