List of top History Questions

Which statement is/are correct with respect to Wellesley's administration in India? A. Fort William College & a Persian Secretariat was established
B. The Censorship of Press Act was passed
C. Sadar Diwani & Nizamat Adalat were made independent of the supervision of the Governor General
D. Wellesley's administration was between 1795-1800
E. Fort William College was founded with the support of the Court of Directors

Which of the following about Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is/are true? A. Syed Ahmed Khan was in judicial service of the British Government
B. He was Member of imperial Legislative Council in 1878
C. He earned Knighthood in 1888
D. He opposed western scientific education
E. He said that religion should not be altered

Which of the books and authors are correctly matched? A. Hasan Nizami - Taj-ul-Maasur
B. Minhaj-us-Siraj - Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
C. Yahya Ibn Ahmed Sarhindi - Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi
D. Zia-ud-Din Barani Kitab-ul-Hind
E. Isami Tarikh-i-Firoz shahi

Which of the following statement about Revolutionary Activities in Bengal is/are correct? A. Rash Behari Bose & Sachin Sanyal organised Secret Societies covering far flung areas
B. Barindra Kumar Ghosh & Bhupendranath Dutta started weekly Yugantar in 1906
C. Prafulla Chakie & Khudiram Bose were not active in revolutionary groups
D. Ghosh brothers, Aurobindo & Baridra were tried in Alipore Conspiracy Case
E. In 1907 Yugantar group attacked on British Officer Sir Fuller

Arrange the literary sources in ascending chronological order:
A. Suttanipata
B. Sulvasutras
C. The Digha Nikaya
D. Harshacharita by Banabhatta
E. Narada Smriti

Which of the following are correct with respect to the 1st Battle of Panipat? A. It took place in 1526 CE
B. It was fought between Babar and Rana Sanga of Mewar
C. It involved gunpowder firearms and field artillery
D. Babar used Rumi (Ottoman) method of warfare
E. Ibrahim Lodi died in the battle field

Which statements are correct? A. In 17th century Venubai, disciple of Samarth Ramdas, became head of a math (matt)
B. Rupa Bhavani was referred as Akleshwari Sahiba
C. Lalla was called matsar (mad)
D. Akka Mahadevi (naked saint) was not respected by her followers
E. Akka Mahadevi was a follower of Shakti cult

Which of the following foreign accounts and their authors are correctly matched:
A. Indica by Megasthenes
B. The History of the first Han Dynasty by Pan-ku
C. Periplus of the Erythrean Sea by Ptolemy
D. Si-yo-ki by Hiuen Tsang
E. Fo-Kero-Ki by Fahaien

Arrange the kings of Vakataka dynasty in ascending chronological order:
A. Vidhya Sakti - I
B. Rudrasena I
C. Pravarasena
D. Prithvisena I
E. Narendrasena

Arrange in ascending chronological order:
A. Bengal British India Society
B. East India Association
C. British India Association
D. The Indian Association
E. Madras Native Association

Which of the statements about Abdur Razzaq are correct? A. Abdur Razzaq was a persian traveller
B. Abdur Razzaq visited Vijayanagara in the first half of 15th century during the reign of Deva Raya II
C. Abdur Razzaq gave a glowing account of the Vijayanagara empire and also the Vijayanagar city
D. Abdur Razzaq described Vijayanagar city as larger than Rome or any biggest towns in the western world at that time
E. Abdur Razzaq mentions how regular floods of Tungabhadra river caused destruction of crops and led to decline of the empire

Arrange following newspapers in ascending chronology:
A. Bombay Darpan
B. Bengal Gazette
C. Madras Courier
D. Bombay Herald
E. Bombay Samachar

Arrange the literary accounts in ascending order of their writing period:
A. Prithvi Raj Raso by Chandbardai
B. Rajtarangini by Kalhan
C. Shahnama by Firdausi
D. Padmavat by Jayasi
E. Dasakumara by Dandin

Mention the dynasties of Vijaynagar Empire:
A. Saluva dynasty
B. Aravidu dynasty
C. Taluva dynasty
D. Yadava dynasty
E. Sangama dynasty

Arrange the annexation of following states under Lord Dalhousie in chronological order:
A. Awadh
B. Satara
C. Nagpur
D. Udaipur
E. Jhansi

Arrange the following architecture in ascending chronologically:
A. Badshahi Mosque
B. Jama Masjid
C. Kabuli Bagh
D. Buland Darwaja
E. Bibi ka Maqbara

Given below are two statements one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as
Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
The composition of numerous avadanas (life history and teachings) was done with the sole objective of communicating the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism to the people.
Reason (R):
Mahavastu and Divyavadana were composed in Buddhist hybrid Sanskrit.

Given below are two statements:
one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as
Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
'Tat Tvam Asi' was a dialogue between Uddalaka and his son Svetaketu.
Reason (R):
Anguttara Nikaya gives a list of sixteen great kingdoms called 'sixteen Mahajanapada'.

Given below are two statements one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as
Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
The emergence of landlords living off the produce of the peasants led to the feudal system.
Reason (R):
In the feudal set-up, the position of the woman of the landed and fighting classes detoriate
D.

Arrange in ascending chronology:
A. Restoration of Meji in Japan
B. Opium Wars
C. May Fourth Movement
D. Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
E. Long march of China

Arrange annexation of status under Subsidiary Alliance in ascending order:
A. Hyderabad
B. Scindia
C. Mysore
D. Awadh
E. Jaipur

Given below are two statements:
one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as
Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
Iltutmish made a great contribution to the monetary system.
Reason (R):
He introduced the silver tanka and the copper jital - and he was the first to introduce Islamic type coinage with Arabic inscription from Delhi.

Given below are two statements:
one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as
Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
Robert Clive was instrumental in laying the foundation of British power in India.
Reason (R):
He was made the Viceroy of Bengal twice from 1757-1760 and 1765-1767.

Given below are two statements one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as
Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
Ranajit Guha began the subaltern school of thought in Indian Historiography in 1980's.
Reason (R):
Subaltern approach takes the position that the entire tradition of Indian historiography has an elitist bias & the role of the common mass has been neglected or ignore
D.

The Calcutta Botanical Garden was founded in 1787 under the aegis of: