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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 God who is most prominent in the Rigveda is —
Agni
Indra
Pasupati
Vishnu
Indra
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer.
List I (Events related to Buddha)
(a) Birth of Buddha
(b) Enlightenment
(c) First Sermon
(d) Death of Buddha
List II (Places)
i. Bodh Gaya
ii. Lumbini
iii. Kusinagar (or Kasia)
iv. Sarnath
v. Rajgriha
a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-v
a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
a-iv, b-ii, c-v, d-iii
a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
Consider the following foreign visitors to India
1. Alberuni
2. Fa-hien
3. Hiuen Tsang
4. Megasthenes
Which one is the correct chronological order in which these persons visited India is
4, 3, 1, 2
2, 4, 3, 1
4, 2, 3, 1
1, 2, 4, 3
4, 2, 3, 1
The famous Kailasa temple, cut out of solid rock at Allora, was built under the patronage of the
Cholas
Kadambas
Pallavas
Rashtrakutas
Rashtrakutas
The medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture was —
Alauddin Khalji
Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Sher Shah
Akbar
Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Tulsidas composed his Ramcharitmanas in the reign of —
Babur
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Akbar
At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was—
Ahmad Shah
Bahadur Shah
Muhammad Shah
Shah Alam II
Muhammad Shah
The Jhansi state was made a part of the British empire in India through —
the Policy of Doctrine of Lapse
Mayo's Provincial Settlement
the Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
War against Gangadhar Rao
the Policy of Doctrine of Lapse
After the assumption of Diwani, the British East India Company started realising 'Tribute' from India to England in the form of —
cotton textiles, silver and indigo
raw silk, cotton textiles and indigo
silve, cotton textiles and tea
cotton textiles, silk and tea
cotton textiles, silk and tea
Consider the following Acts:
1. Pitt's India Act
2. The Charter Act
3. The Regulating Act
4. Indian Councils Act
What is the correct chronological sequence of these Acts?
3, 1, 2, 4
4, 1, 2, 3
3, 2, 1, 4
1, 4, 2, 3
3, 1, 2, 4