List of top History Questions

An interesting book giving us a glimpse into the domestic world of the Mughals is the ___ written by Gulbadan Begum:
The painting in which Shah Jahan is shown as honouring Prince Aurangzeb at Agra before his wedding is painted by ___
Before the Railway Age, the collection centre for cotton from the Deccan was _______.
When Permanent Settlement was imposed, who was the Raja of Burdwan?
A 'sahukar' was someone who acted as both a ________.
Identify the law according to which if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned.
Francis Buchanan-Hamilton was a ________.
The kingdom annexed by the British in 1856 on the pretext of misgovernance was ________.
Who among the following painted ``Relief of Lucknow''?
A large majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from Awadh and _______.
Who wrote “Khoob ladi mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi”?
"Love is Stronger than Hate: A Remembrance of 1947" is written by:
Which ‘Article’ gave the Centre the powers to take over a state administration on the recommendation of the Governor?
Name the leader who defended the rights of the state and felt that reallocation of power was necessary to strengthen not only the states but also the centre.
"There cannot be any divided loyalty". Name the Constituent Assembly member who said this.
Name the leader who made a strong plea for making \(\underline{‘Hindi’}\) a national language:
Name the Constituent Assembly member who said, \(\underline{“The\ real\ minorities\ are\ the\ masses\ of\ this\ country”:}\)
The author of 'The Story of Indian Archaeology' is:
List IList II
(A) Kalibangan(I) Haryana
(B) Shortughai(II) Gujarat
(C) Dholavira(III) Rajasthan
(D) Banawali(IV) Afghanistan
Identify correct statements about Harappan town planning:
(A) Settlements divided into two sections
(B) Grid-pattern streets
(C) Windows at ground level
(D) Great Bath in Mohenjodaro
(E) Poor drainage systems Choose the correct answer:
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(A) Allelui(I) Mohenjodaro and the Indus Civilisation
(B) Wheeler(II) Mythical Massacre at Mohenjodaro
(C) Marshall(III) Harappa 1946
(D) Dales(IV) Origins of a Civilisation

Terracotta plough models were found at:
Who rebuilt Sudarshana Lake in the 2nd century CE?
Sixth century BCE turning point:
(A) Mahajanapadas
(B) Coinage
(C) Temple architecture
(D) Painting golden age
(E) Iron use Choose the correct answer:
Arrange mahajanapadas west to east:
(A) Koshala
(B) Anga
(C) Magadha
(D) Matsya
(E) Gandhara Choose the correct answer: