IMP Indian History Questions for All Competitive Exams ★☆★ 1. Who of the following wrote the first Indian poetic work in English? [A] Kashi Prasad Ghosh [B] Ramchandra Vidyavagish [C] Krishna Mohan Banerjee [D] Hariharanand Ans: Kashi Prasad Ghosh 2.In which among the following years, Bombay transferred to the East India Company by Charles II ? [A] 1662 A.D. [B] 1664 A.D. [C] 1666 A.D. [D] 1668 A.D. Ans:1668 A.D. 3. Which among the following Hindu Painters was sent by Jahangir to portrait Shah Abbas-I of Persia ? [A] Basawan [B] Bishan Das [C] Dasrath [D] Manohar Ans: Bishan Dash. 4.The British East India Company ceased to be a trading Company via which among the following legislation? [A] Pitts India Act of 1784 [B] Charter Act of 1833 [C] Charter Act of 1813 [D] Government of India Act 1858 Ans: Charter Act of 1833 5.Who said that British established a robber state in Bengal between 1765 and 1772 ? [A] G. W. Forrest [B] Lord Macaulay [C] K. M. Panikkar [D] Nand Lal Chatterji Ans: K. M. Panikkar 6.The first victim of the British policy of Subsidiary Alliance was___? (A) Avadh [B] Mewar [C] Mysore [D] Hyderabad Ans: Hyderabad 7. The Peshwa accepted the Subsidiary Alliance with the British via which among the following treaties? [A] Treaty of Purandhar [B] Treaty of Bassein [C] Treaty of Salbai [D] Treaty of Surji Arjungaon Ans: Treaty of Bassein 8.Who among the following rulers is known to have assumed the title of Caliph himself ? [A] Balban [B] Alauddin Khalji [C] Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji [D] Mohammad bin Tughlaq Ans: Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji 9. Under which among the following treaties, the British East India Company secured the Diwani right of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ? [A] Alinagar [B] Faizabad [C] Allahabad [D] Benaras Ans: Allahabad 10. “The Meerut outbreak was sudden and short-lived like a summer gale”. This statement with reference to 1857 mutiny was of __? [A] S. N. Sen [B] S. B. Chaudhari [C] V. D. Savarkar [D] R. C. Majumdar Ans: S. N. Sen 11.Which among the following Mughal Emperor was also known as Roshan Akhtar ? [A] Ahmed Shah [B] Muhammad Shah [C] Jahandar Shah [D] Shah Alam Ans: Muhammad Shah 12.“Springing Tiger: A Study of a Revolutionary” is a biographical work on __? [A] Bhagat Singh [B] Chandrashekhar Azad [C] Subhas Chandra Bose [D] Shyamji Krishna Verma Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose 13.Who defeated Marathas in the third battle of Panipat? [A] Mughals [B] Rohillas [C] Britishers [D] Afghans Ans: Afghans 14.Emperor Akbar conferred the title of Jagatguru upon which among the following Jaina Philosophers? [A] Anandasagar Suri [B] Vijaykanak Suri [C] Hiravijay Suri [D] Vijay Shantichandra Suri Ans: Hira Vijay Suri 15.With reference to Delhi Sultanate, the Turkan-e-Chihalgani was constituted by __? [A] Qutubuddin Aibak [B] Iltutmish [C] Balban [D] None of these Ans: Iltutmish 16.Hind Swaraj, a book by Mahatma Gandhi in 1909 was originally written in __? [A] Hindi [B] Urdu [C] Gujarati [D] English Ans: Gujarati 17.Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the incident of “Black Hole” took place ? [A] Mir Zafar [B] Mir Qasim [C] Alivardi Khan [D] Sirajuddaula Ans: Sirajuddaula 18.The last Mauryan ruler, who was killed by his Commander-in-Chief was __? [A] Dasaratha [B] Kun-ala [C] Samprati [D] Brihadratha Ans: Brihadratha 19.In the Rigvedic Dasrajan Yudha (Battle of Ten Kings) the Bharatas emerged winner at the bank of __? [A] The Indus River [B] The Saraswati River [C] The Sutlej River [D] The Parushni River Ans: The Parushni River (• Rigvedic Name of the river ‘Parushni’ is known as Ravi) 21.The Portuguese built their first fortress in India at __? [A] Cochin [B] Goa [C] Anjidiv [D] Cannanore Ans: Cochin 22. The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian National Congress was__? [A] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur [B] Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit [C] Aruna Asaf Ali [D] Sarojini Naidu Ans: Sarojini Naidu 23.The Congress and Muslim League had most cordial relationships in between which among the following years? [A] 1906 to 1916 [B] 1916 to 1922 [C] 1922 to 1928 [D] 1928 to 1934 Ans: 1916 to 1922 24. The drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji was formally accepted in which among the sessions of the Indian National Congress? [A] Benaras session, 1905 [B] Calcutta session, 1906 [C] Surat session, 1907 [D] Calcutta Session ,1896 Ans: Calcutta Session ,1896 25. Which among the following regions was most affected by the Revolution of 1857 ? [A] Punjab [B] Maharashtra [C] Avadh [D] Madras Ans: Avadh 26. In which century, the Rajatarangini of Kalhana was composed? [A] The eleventh century [B] The twelfth century [C] The thirteenth century [D] The tenth century Ans: The twelfth century 27. “The king was the ruler of all except Brahamanas”. This was the view of __? [A] Manu [B] Yajnavalkya [C] Apasthamba [D] Gautama Ans: Gautama-dharmasutra 28. Ibn Batuta was a traveler from which among the following current nations? [A] Algeria [B] Morocco [C] Tunisia [D] Libya Ans: Morocco 29.Metronymics were borne by the later rulers of which among the following dynasties? [A] Maurya [B] Sunga [C] Kanva [D] Satavahana Ans: Satavahana 30. At which among the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization, the rows of distinctive fire altars with provision of ritual bathing have been found ? [A] Mohen-jo-daro [B] Harappa [C] Kalibangan [D] Lothal Ans: Kalibangan 31. The earliest evidence of rice cultivation comes from which among the following valleys? [A] Central Ganga Valley [B] Belan Valley [C] Gomal Valley [D] Bolan Valley Ans: Belan Valley 32. The inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script were deciphered by ___? [A] Alexander Cunningham [B] James Princep [C] Max Muller [D] Mortimer Wheeler Ans: James Princep 32. Veda which is partly in prose and partly in verses is ___ ? [A] Rigveda [B] Samaveda [C] Yajurveda [D] Atharvaveda Ans: Yajurveda 33. The irrigation tax was charged on the farmers for the first time by which among the following Sultans? [A] Alauddin Khilji [B] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq [C] Mohammad Tughlaq [D] Firoz Tughlaq Ans: Firoz Tughlaq 34.Which among the following was a new department of agriculture started by Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq? [A] Diwan-i-Risalat [B] Diwan-i-Ashraf [C] Diwan-i-Kohi [D] Diwan-i-Mustkharaz Ans: Diwan-i-Kohi 35. The commander of Alauddin Khilji’s forces during his Deccan Campaigns was __? [A] Malik Kafur [B] Ainul Mulk Multani [C] Nusrat Khan [D] Ulugh Khan Ans: Malik Kafur 36.The Boghazkoi inscription was discovered in __? [A] India [B] Iran [C] Syria [D] Turkey Ans: Turkey 37. Who among the following Arab scholars studied Sanskrit and astronomy for a decade at Varanasi ? [A] Alberuni [B] Amir Khusrau [C] Al’bidari [D] Al’Masher Ans:Alberuni 38. Which among the following is the most famous Bronze Image of Chola Period? [A] Murugan [B] Nataraja [C] Venkateshwar [D] Vishnu Ans: Nataraja 39. Which among the following ancient authors has complained of the drain of gold to India (due to trade hegemony of ancient India)? [A] Ptolemy [B] Nero [C] Strabo [D] Pliny Ans: Pliny 40.Which among the following Sultans called himself Naib-i-Khudai or Deputy of God was? [A] Iltutmish [B] Balban [C] Alauddin Khalji [D] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Ans: Balban 41.Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tools in India, was originally ___? [A] Palaeobotanist [B] Geologist [C] Archaeologist [D] Historian Ans:Geologist. 42.The beneficiaries of Asoka’s donations in the region of Barabar Hill were__? [A] Buddhists [B] Ajivikas [C] Svetambar Jains [D] Digambar Jains Ans: Ajivikas 43.Who identified “Sandrokottus” of the Greco-Roman literature with Chandragupta Maurya ? [A] D. R. Bhandarkar [B] Alexander Cunningham [C] R. P. Chanda [D] William Jones Ans: William Jones 44.In which of the following inscriptions Ashoka made his famous declaration, “All men are my children”? [A] Minor Rock Edict (Ahraura) [B] Pillar Edict VII [C] Lumbini Pillar Edict [D] Separate Kalinga Rock Edict I Ans: Separate Kalinga Rock Edict I 45.That the homeland of the Aryans was Arctic Region, was propounded by ___? [A] Max Muller [B] Edward Meyer [C] Bal Gangadhar Tilak [D] Herzefeld Ans: Bal Gangadhar Tilak. 46.God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste. This teaching is of __? [A] Kabir [B] Guru Nanak [C] Chaitanya [D] Ramananda Ans: Guru Nanak 47.Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent? [A] Brahmagiri [B] Chirand [C] Mehrgarh [D] Burzahom Ans: Mehrgarh 48.In context with the Mahayana Buddhism faith, the future Buddha is ___? [A] Krakuchanda [B] Amitabha [C] Maitreya [D] Kanak Muni Ans: Maitreya.
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