HISTORY QUESTIONS FOR SSC , HPSSB ,PSSSB PCS and other STATE EXAMS Part-11

HISTORY QUESTIONS FOR SSC , HPSSB ,PSSSB PCS and other STATE EXAMS Part-11

201.During whose regime, did Deimachos, the Greek ambassador, visited India?

(A)Chandragupta Maurya

(B) Bindusar

(C) Ashok

(D) Brthadrath

Ans(b)

202.Who called British Economic policy as ‘Colonial Economy’?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

(D) Madan Mohan Malaviya

Ans(d)

203.When did separate electorate system was established for Muslims? 

(A)1908

(B )1909 

(C) 1910 

(D) 1911

Ans(b)

204. The statement of Mahatma Gandhi that it was ‘a post-dated cheaue’ was related to?

(A) The Simon Commission

(B) The Cripps Mission

(C) The Cabmet Mission

(D)The Young-Husband’s Mission

Ans(b)

205 Under which Viceroy’s tenure Indian National Congress was formed?

(A) Lord Dufferin

(B) Lord Ripon

(C) Lord Lansdowne

(D) Lord Curzon

Ans(a)

206. Fort William was situated in? 

(A) Madras

(B) Machalipattnam

(C) Orissa

(D) Calcutta

Ans(d)

207. The author of “Indian Epigraphy” is?

(A) D. C. Sircar

(B) Oldenburg 

(C) F.F. Pargitar

(D) H. D. Sankalia

Ans(a)

208. Where did Britishers establish their first trade centre ? 

(A) Calcutta

(C) Bombay

(B) Surat

(D) Karnatak

 Ans(b)

 209. Who was Alara Kalama? 

  (A) Disciple of Buddha

(B) Prominent Buddhist monk

(C) Teacher of Buddha

(D) Ruler who criticized Buddhism

Ans(c)

210. Which session of the Indian National Congress approved ‘Gandhi-Irwin Pact’?

(A) Karachi Session 

(B) Lthore Session 

(C) Calcutta Session

(D) Tripura Session

Ans(a)

211. Which Urdu poet was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference? 

(A) FaizAhmadFaiz

(B)Mohammad Iqbal

(C)Josh Malihabadi

(D)Firaq Gorakhpuri

Ans(b)

212. The author of Historica is? 

(A) Justin

(B) Herodotus

(C) Deodorus

(D) Megasthenes

Ans(b)

213. Kalibanga is situated in? 

(A) Gujarat

(B) Punjab (Pakistan) 

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Haryana

Ans(c)

214 With reference to the Swadeshi Movement during the Indian Freedom Struggle, which of the following statement is not correct?

(A) The theme song of Swadeshi Movement in Bengal was Ravindranath’s “Amar Sonar Bangla”.

(B) Syed Haider Raza led the Swadeshi Movement in India

(C) The Ganapati and Shivaji festival became a medium of the movement

(D) The Surat split in 1907 weakened the Swadeshi Movement

Ans(c)

215. Who among the following was fond of slaves? 

(A) Alauddin Khalji

(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

(C) Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq

(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans(d)

216. Sravanabelgola is associated with? 

(A) Chandragupta Maurya

(B) Ashok

(C) Vihnugupta

(D) Dasharath

Ans(a)

217. Who called Samudragupta ‘Napolean of India’?

(A) R.K.Mukheijee

(B) R.C.Dutt

(C) R. S. Sharma

(D) V. A. Smith

Ans(d)

218. Which language was the State language during the Sultanate period?

(A) Arabic

(B)Persian (C)Turkish 

(D) Urdu

Ans(b)

219. Dahasala system was introduced by Akbar in?

(A) 1575 

(B) 1580 

(C) 1590 

(D) 1602

 Ans(b)

220. Which mughal Emperor introduced “Duaspa-Sihaspa” method in Mansabdari System?

(A) Akbar

(B) Jabangir

(C) Shahjahan

(D) Aurangzeb

Ans(b)

221. Who among the following recognized important role played by women in family and society in his

preaching’s?

(A) Guru Nanak

(B) Saint Ravidas

(C) Saint Gyaneshwar

(D) Saint Tukaram

 Ans(a)

222. The Kalinga War conquered by Ashoka is described in? 

(A) Rock Edict I

(B) Rock Edict V 

(C) Pillar Edict VII 

(D) Rock Edict XIII

 Ans(d)

223. Who was called ‘dvija’?

(A) Brahman, Kshatriya,Vaishya 

(B) Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra 

(C) Brahman, Vaishya, Shudra 

(D) Shudra, Kshatriya, Brahman

Ans(a)

224. Ibn Batuta, the famous traveller of 14th Century, lived in?

(A) Venice

(B) Geneva

(C) Spain.

(D) North Africa

 Ans(c)

225. Nizamuddin Aulia and Nasir ud-din Chirag were

  (A) Sohrawardi Saint

(B) Chishti Saint

(C) Nakshbandi Saint

(D) Silsilah

Ans(b)

226. How many ruling dynasties were there in the Delhi Sultanate?

(A)2

(B)3 

(C)4

(D)5

Ans(d)

227. Who was the President of 3rd Buddhist Assembly? 

(A) Mahakassap

(B) Vasumitra

(C) Ashvaghosha

(D) Moggaliputta Tissa

Ans(d)

228. Kharaj was meant by? 

(A) Land Tax

(B) House Tax

(C)Loan

(D) Law

Ans(a)

229. Which one of the following Muslim leaders joined the Home Rule League founded by Annie Besant?

(A) Mohammed Iqbal

(B) Mohammed Ali Jinnah

(C) Syed Ahmad Khan

(D) Abul Kalam Azad

Ans(b)

230. Rowlatt Act wa passed in? 

(A)1916

(B) 1917 

(C)1918

(D) 1919

Ans(d)