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History Questions and Answers - Set 1 (100 Questions)
History Questions and Answers - Set 2 (100 Questions)
History Questions and Answers - Set 3 (100 Questions)
The song Vande Mataram was originally composed in —
Assamese
Bengali
Hindi
Sanskrit
Sanskrit
The name Dharmasoka was found in the —
Maski Edict
Junagarh Inscription
Sarnath Inscription
Allahabad Pillar Inscription
Sarnath Inscription
Which of the following Sultans had greatest number of slaves in his court?
Balban
Alauddin Khilji
Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
Feroze Tughlaq
Feroze Tughlaq
Who was the founder of the Indian Association?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Dadabhai Naoroji
A.O. Hume
Surendranath Banerjee
Surendranath Banerjee
The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between —
Babur and Rana Sanga
Humayun and Nusrat Shah
Humayun and Sher Shah
Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga
Babur and Rana Sanga
The South Indian ruler who introduced sericulture as an agro-industry in his kingdom was—
Hyder Ali
Krishnadevaraya
Rajaraja II
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan
Who among the following was the first lady Prime Minister in the world?
Golda Meir
Indira Gandhi
Mary Eugania Charles
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected as the world’s first female Prime Minister on 21 July 1960. She addressed the 26th session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1971.
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was —
an exponent of flute
a hindustani vocalist
an exponent of sitar
an Odissi dancer
a hindustani vocalist
Which one of the following pair is correctly matched?
Warren Hastings → The Battle of Plassey
Lord Cornwallis → The Permanent Settlement of Bengal
Lord Wellesley → The Prohibition of Sati
Lord Dalhousie → Local Self-Government
Lord Cornwallis → The Permanent Settlement of Bengal
With reference to the colonial rule of India, which one was not the feature of Subsidiary Alliance System?
A subsidiary British army was to be maintained in the Indian State
The determination of expenses incurred on the subsidiary British army was the duty of Indian State
The Indian State had to care a British resident in her capital
Indian soldiers could be used by the Company commanders
The determination of expenses incurred on the subsidiary British army was the duty of Indian State