List of top History Questions

Which of the following options shows the correct chronological order of events related to Indian National Movement?
I. Second Round Table Conference
II. Peasant Movement in Bardoli
III. Champaran Satyagraha
IV. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
“The mid-first millennium BCE is considered as a significant turning point in the course of World History.” Justify the statement.
“The political power or kingship was rarely dependent on birth as Kshatriyas but also open to anyone who could muster support and resources.” Explain the statement with the examples from sixth century BCE onwards.
Analyse the role of Gandhiji after independence of India.
Examine how art and literature have helped in keeping the memories of 1857 alive.
Arrange the major developments in Harappan Archaeology in a chronological order:
(A) Report of Alexander Cunningham on Harappan seal.
(B) S.R. Rao begins excavations at Lothal.
(C) Daya Ram Sahni begins excavations at Harappa.
(D) Vasant Shinde begins archaeogenetic research at Rakhigarhi.
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When was the First Round Table Conference held in London?
Who wrote the book Histories (Historika)?
Which Mughal emperor was so upset with tobacco that he banned it?
Who gave Sher Shah the title of Sher Khan?
Who attacked the Chittagong Armoury?
Who said that Harappa's drainage system is the oldest and best drainage system ever?
When did the Dutch set up their factory at Nizampatnam?
Arrange in chronological order: Pliny, Indica, Ptolemy, Geography, Vatsyayana, Mitra Mela.
Which statement was the Indian Rebellion of 1857 based on?
Who wrote the book Tahqiq-i-Hind?
Who is associated with the Chittagong Armoury Raid?
Who was appointed as the first Surveyor General of India in 1815?
The rulers of Vijayanagara empire called themselves ______
Saguna bhakti traditions do not include:
The terms "great and little traditions" were coined by:
Which of the following is not true about Ibn Battuta?

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Incident/ Characteristics)List-II (Traveller)
(A) He arrived in Ghazni as a hostage, but gradually developed a liking for this city(I) Al-Biruni
(B) He reached Sind in 1333 and was later appointed as the qazi of Delhi(II) François Bernier
(C) Physician to Prince Dara Shukoh(III) Ibn Battuta
(D) Wrote a detailed account of trade and society in South India(IV) Duarte Barbosa


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According to which Buddhist text, Asoka distributed portions of the Buddha's relics to every important town and ordered the construction of stupas over them?

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Origin-Country)List-II (Thinker)
(A) Iran(I) Plato and Aristotle
(B) China(II) Mahavira and Gautama Buddha
(C) Greece(III) Zarathustra
(D) India(IV) Kong Zi


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