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National level online quiz on history

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earliest evidence of domestication of animals has been provided by Adamagarh. In which of the following states is located Adamgarh ?

a)

Rajasthan

b)

MadhyaPradesh

c)

Gujarat

d)

Maharastra

2.

Amarsimha whose work Amarkosha is related to which of the following ?

a)

Poetry

b)

Lexicography

c)

Grammar

d)

wars

3.

Which of the following Pala Kings founded the Vikramshila University?

a)

Gopala

b)

Dharmapala

c)

Devapala

d)

Mahendrapala

4.

What was the meaning of Visthi in the Gupta Era?

a)

ReligiousFunctionaries

b)

ForcedLabor

c)

Prostitutes

d)

Police

5.

Teri sites of Tamil Nadu are associated with which of the following periods?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Upper Paleolithic

6.

Which of the following is associated with the iron found in the upper Ganga valley for the first time?

a)

PaintedGreyWare

b)

Black-and-RedWare

c)

NorthernBlackPolishedWare

d)

Black-and-Red Ware

7.

Who among the following is known to have founded the “Academic Association”?

a)

HenryVivianDerozio

b)

MadhusudanDatta

c)

MadanMohanTarkalankar

d)

Surendranath Tagore

8.

Who among the following defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipore conspiracy case?

a)

TejBahadurSapru

b)

MotilaNehru

c)

awaharLalNehru

d)

Chitranjan Das

9.

Which among the following was a reason of eruption of Faraizi Movement?

a)

attacks of Christian Missionaries on Islam

b)

Oppression caused by Hindu Money lenders

c)

Oppressive Policy of the Company towards Muslim Tenants

d)

None of the above

10.

What is the most popular name of Oriental War?

a)

CaucasianWar

b)

CaucasianWar

c)

GreatNorthernWar

d)

War of the Sixth Coalition

11.

Which British officer suppressed Revolt of 1857 in Banaras and Allahabad?

a)

MajorWillianTaylor

b)

ColonelNeill

c)

ColinCampbell

d)

Nicholson

12.

Who among the following rulers of the Chola empire is credited with conquering the Sri Vijaya empire of the Sailendra rulers by sending a naval expedition?

a)

RajendraI

b)

KulottungaI

c)

RajarajaCholaI

d)

Vikramachola

13.

Who announced the Communal Award in August 1932?

a)

LordMountbatten

b)

LordIrwin

c)

MacDonald

d)

Clement Attlee

14.

The third battle of Panipat was fought in which year?

a)

1740

b)

1745

c)

1750

d)

1761

15.

Who was the first president of the eastern presidency of Fort William, Kolkata?

a)

SirCharlesEyre

b)

SirJamesII

c)

SirJohnSarman

d)

Sir Lally

16.

Who of the following said, “The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise.”?

a)

LordHamilton

b)

LordCross

c)

LordDufferin

d)

Lord Curzon

17.

Who among the following focused on providing Village education?

a)

LordMacaulay

b)

DrinkwaterBethune

c)

JamesThomson

d)

Warren Hastings

18.

Martanda Varma ruled Travancore during which of the following period?

a)

1719CEto1748CE

b)

1729CEto1758CE

c)

1709CEto1738CE

d)

1629 CE to 1658 CE

19.

In the late 19th century, which nation became the “Buffer State” in the “Great Game” between British empire and Russian empire?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Nepal

c)

China

d)

Pakistan

20.

Which of the following started the socio-religious organization “Tattvabodhini Sabha” and its appended journal ‘Tattvabodhini’?

a)

RamMohanRoy

b)

RadhakantDev

c)

DevendranathTagore

d)

Dwarkanath Tagore

21.

In which year, the name Pakistan was proposed for the first time?

a)

1929

b)

1931

c)

1932

d)

1934

22.

The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the

a)

9th Century AD

b)

10th Century A

c)

12th Century AD

d)

14th Century AD

23.

There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the

 

a)

 Indus seals excavated

b)

 Religious beliefs of the Harappans

c)

Tools and implements used by the Harappans

d)

Different types of dwellings excavated

24.

The term Nirgrantha is associated with

a)

Ajivikas

b)

Charvakas

c)

Jainas

d)

Pasupatas

25.

.  The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of

a)

Clive

b)

Comwallis

c)

Warren Hastings

d)

William Bentinck

26.

.  We can know about early Vedic period from

a)

Archaeological excavations

b)

The Rig Veda

c)

Jatak Katha

d)

Contemporary culture

27.

The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is

a)

3 : 5

b)

2 : 3

c)

2 : 4

d)

3 : 4

28.

The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from

a)

Rigveda

b)

Satpath Brahmana

c)

 Mundak Upanishad

d)

Ramayana

29.

Which among the following is not a fundamental Right?

a)

Right to equality

b)

Right to property

c)

Right to Constitutional remedies

d)

None of these

30.

Which of the following commissions has not been included in the Constitution of India?

a)

The Planning Commission

b)

UPSC

c)

The Election Commission

d)

 The Finance Commission