HISTORY-MCQs

HISTORY

H1. The main contribution of the Cholas dynasty in the field of administration lies in

(1) Systematic provincial administration

(2) A well planned revenue system

(3) A well organised central government

(4) An organised local self government

H2. Jahangiri Mahal is located in

(1) Delhi

(2) Fatehpur Sikri

(3) Agra Fort

(4) Sikandara

H3. The Political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was

(1) Vengi

(2) Madurai

(3) Kanchipuram

(4) Mahabalipuram

H4. Who were the immediate successors of the Imperial Mauryas in Magadha?

(1) Kushanas

(2) Pandyas

(3) Satvahanas

(4) Sungas

H5. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by

(1) Akbar

(2) Shahjahan

(3) Jahangir

(4) Sher Shah Suri

H6. The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bagh was

(1) Tegart

(2) Cornwallis

(3) Simpson

(4) O. Dwyer

H7. Both Mahavira and Buddha preached during the reign of

(1) Ajatashatru

(2) Bimbisara

(3) Nandivardhan

(4) Uday

H8. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the

(1) Rowlett Act

(2) Salt Law

(3) Act of 1909

(4) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

H9. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for

(1) Well-planned cities

(2) Efficient civil organization

(3) Development of Art and Architecture

(4) All of these

H10. The first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya

(1) Fa-hien

(2) Huen Tsang

(3) Amir Khusru

(4) Mau se Taung

H11. Who founded the non violent movement known as Khudai Khidmatgar, also known as ‘Red Shirts’?

(1) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(2) Bhagat Singh

(3) Khudi Ram Bose

(4) Lal-Bal-Pal

H12. Who was the first woman to become the Lt. General of the Indian Army?

(1) Lt General (Mrs) Kiran Vedi

(2) Lt General (Mrs) Swagatika Patel

(3) Lt General (Mrs) Punita Arora

(4) Lt General (Mrs) Sushma Shesadri

H13. The ancient kingdom of "Avanti" had its capital at

(1) Vaishali

(2) Kausambi

(3) Ujjain

(4) Ayodhya

H14. Who was the first Viceroy of India?

(1) C Rajagopalachari

(2) Cornwallis

(3) Charles John Canning

(4) W. Bentinck

H15. Which among the following battles was not fought by Napoleon?

(1) Battle of Waterloo

(2) Battle of Leipzig

(3) Battle of Trafalgar

(4) Battle of the Jutland

H16. Napoleon Bonaparte belonged to

(1) France

(2) Austria

(3) Germany

(4) England

H17. The first woman Governor of a state in free India was

(1) Mrs. Indira Gandhi

(2) Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

(3) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

(4) Mrs. Sucheta Kripalni

H18. Who drafted the Declaration of American Independence?

(1) George Washington

(2) Thomas Jefferson

(3) Karl Marx

(4) None of these

H19. Who was the mother of Mahatma Gandhi??

(1) Kamala

(2) Kasturba

(3) Putlibai

(4) Sarojini Devi

H20. Battle of Waterloo was fought in

(1) 1805

(2) 1809

(3) 1813

(4) 1815

H21. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?

(1) Ravindranath Tagore

(2) Satyendranath Tagore

(3) Sharmila Tagore

(4) Mohnish Tagore

H22. The second atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on

(1) Aug. 6, 1914

(2) Aug. 9, 1945

(3) Aug. 6, 1943

(4) Aug. 9, 1943