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History Objective Questions – PART 6


101. Who founded for Matthas in the four corners of India ?
(A) Shankaracharya
(B) Ramanujacharya
(C) Bhaskaracharya
(D) Madhvacharya

102. Purushasukta is found in the—
(A) Bhagavad Gita
(B) Manusmriti
(C) Rigveda
(D) Atharva Veda

103. Mughal painting flourished during the reign of—
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb

104. The Indus Valley civilization specialized in—
(A) Town planning
(B) Architecture
(C) Craftsmanship
(D) All of these

105. Shivaji was crowned in the year—
(A) 1664
(B) 1666
(C) 1670
(D) 1674

106. Buddhism was introduced in China in the—
(A) Third century B.C.
(B) First century B.C.
(C) First century A.D.
(D) Third century A.D.

107. Where is well-known Dilwara temple located ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan

108. Who was the founder of Brahma Samaj ?
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(B) Arvind Ghosh
(C) Vivekanand
(D) Swami Dayanand Sarswati

109. When was Islam founded ?
(A) 7th century
(B) 5th century
(C) 3rd century B.C.
(D) 5th century B.C.

110. Who among the following was endowed with Naval power ?
(A) Badami Chalukya
(B) Bengi Chalukya
(C) Chola
(D) Rashtrakoot

111. Who was the last king of Maurya dynasty ?
(A) Brihadrath
(B) Kunala
(C) Samprati
(D) Salisuka

112. Who was not a member of cabinet mission ?
(A) Pathic Lawrance
(B) John Siman
(C) Stafford Cripps
(D) A.V. Alexander

113. Who was the founder of Prarthna Samaj ?
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(B) Devendranath Tagore
(C) Atmaram Panduranga
(D) Dayanand Saraswati

114. Who founded ‘Anushilan Samiti’ ?
(A) Pulin Bihari Das
(B) Pramatha Nath Mitra
(C) Swami Saradanand
(D) Barindra Kumar Ghosh

115. Who wrote the Song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achchha’ ?
(A) Ghalib
(B) Iqbal
(C) Kaifee Azmi
(D) Sahir Ludhianvi

116. Who abolished the ‘Iqta’ system ?
(A) Babur
(B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Alauddin Khilji

117. Who was the founder of ‘Atmiya Sabha’ ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Rabindranath Tagor
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Aurobinda Ghosh

118. Sudraka's Mrichchhakatikam' is a—
(A) Drama
(B) Novel
(C) Poem
(D) Shrot Story

119. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order ?
(A) Kumar Gupta — Samudra Gupta Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya
(B) Kumar Gupta — Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya, Samudra Gupta
(C) Samudra Gutpa—Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya — Kumara Gupta
(D) Samudra Gupta — Kumara Gupta — Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya

120. The battle of Kanwaha was fought between—
(A) Humayun and Mahmud Lodi
(B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Babur and Rana Sougha
(D) Humayun and Sher Khan

121. In which century was the ancient Vijayanagar city founded ?
(A) 17th century
(B) 16th century
(C) 15th century
(D) 14th century

122. Consider the following statements—
1. The British crown had assumed direct rule in India before the sepoy mutiny.
2. Lord Canning was made the first viceroy and Governor General after the end of the rule of the East Indian Company.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

123. With reference to Lord Cornwallis's permanent settlement, which one of the following, Statements is not correct ?
(A) It created a limited proprietary right of Zamindars on the land
(B) It had taken away the Magisterial powers of Zamindars
(C) It had left no police work for Zamindars
(D) It recognized the right of tenants due to which land lords could never oust them

124. Which of the following Mughal Emperors built the Jama Masjid of Delhi ?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan

125. Nadir Shah attacked Delhi during the reign of—
(A) Ahmad Shah
(B) Farrukh Siyar
(C) Jahandar Shah
(D) Muhammad Shah

126. The Governor-General associated with the prohibition of Sati was—
(A) Cornwalis
(B) Bentinck
(C) Wellesley
(D) Amherst

127. The capital of Shasanka was—
(A) Karnasubana
(B) Mahabalipuram
(C) Kamlhipuram
(D) Kannauj

128. The book written by Hieun Tsang is called—
(A) Shakuntala
(B) Indica
(C) Si-yu-ki
(D) Yeun-chi

129. Who wrote ‘Rajtarangini’ ?
(A) Kalhan
(B) Kalidas
(C) Abul Fazl
(D) Ibn Batuta

130. The first battle of Panipat took place in—
(A) 1526
(B) 1528
(C) 1626
(D) 1628

131. The oldest Veda is—
(A) Rig Veda
(B) Sama Veda
(C) Yajur Veda
(D) Atharva Veda

132. Pseudonym of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was—
(A) Bhanu Singh
(B) Anila Devi
(C) Nillohit
(D) Kalkut

133. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in the year—
(A) 1790
(B) 1793
(C) 1799
(D) 1801

134. Which one of the following may be regarded as the first labour association in India ?
(A) The Bombay worker's Association
(B) The Bombay millhands' Association
(C) The Indian workers' Union
(D) The Printer's Union Calcutta

135. Who was the Sikh Guru to be salughtered by Aurangzeb ?
(A) Ramdas
(B) Teg Bahadur
(C) Arjundev
(D) Gobind Singh

136. The All-India Kisan Sabha was formed in—
(A) 1926
(B) 1936
(C) 1946
(D) 1956

137. Who wrote ‘Akbarnama’ ?
(A) Aul Fazl
(B) Faizi
(C) Shaik Mubarak
(D) Tanse

138. Who was called ‘Chanakya of Maratha Politics’ ?
(A) Baji Rao II
(B) Balaji Viswanath
(C) Nana Pharnabis
(D) Mahadaji Sindia

139. Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Zizyaon Hindus ?
(A) Babar
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan

140. “I am giving you a Muslim province”—who said ?
(A) Fazlul Haque
(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Stafford Cripps
(D) Lord Mountbatten

141. Who converted Sikhs into a martial race ?
(A) Arjundev
(B) Gobind Singh
(C) Hargovind
(D) Teg Bahadur

142. Who was called ‘The Akbar of Kashmir’ ?
(A) Zainul Abedin
(B) Hussain Shah
(C) Balban
(D) Sujauddoullah

143. Which one of the following was an émigré Communist Journal of M.N. Roy ?
(A) Kishan Sabha
(B) The worker
(C) Vanguard
(D) Anushilan

144. Who founded All India Harijan Singh ?
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Gandhiji
(C) Jayprakash Narayan
(D) Raj Narayan

145. Who was known as ‘the parrot of Hindustan’ ?
(A) Amir Khusro
(B) Malik Muhammad Jaisy
(C) Roy Vonmal
(D) Purandar Khan

146. Who was the Muslim General to have conquered Bengal in 13th Century A.D. ?
(A) Afzal Khan
(B) Iktiaruddin-bin-Baktiar Khilji
(C) Chenghiz Khan
(D) Temuchin

147. Who was the Chola king to have conquered Bengal?
(A) Rajaraja
(B) Rajendra Chola I
(C) Rajendra Chola II
(D) Rajadhiraja

148. Who was the Hindu Saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims ?
(A) Sre Chaitanya
(B) Ramanuja
(C) Rabidas
(D) Namdev

149. Who was among the Mughal Emperors, the ‘Zinda Pir’ to the Sunnis ?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Akbar
(C) Babar
(D) Humayun

150. Aim of the Swarajya Party was to—
(A) Agitate for total freedom
(B) Baycott the Congress moves
(C) Enter the legislature and wreck the Government from within
(D) Resort toextremism

Answers :

126. (A) 127. (A) 128. (C) 129. (A) 130. (A) Babur (1526-30) defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the 1st Battle of Panipat in 1526 to lay the foundation of the Mughal dynasty. 131. (A) 132. (B) Pseudonym of Rabindra Nath Tagore—Bhanusingha Pseudonym of Sarat Chandra — Anila Devi Pseudonym of Sunil Gangopadhyay — Nillohit Pseudonyam of Sararesh Basu — Kalkut. 133. (B) 134. (B) 135. (B) 136. (B) 137. (A) 138. (C) 139. (B) 140. (B) 141. (B) 142. (A) 143. (C) 144. (B) 145. (A) 146. (B) 147. (B) 148. (D) 149. (A) 150. (C)

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