List of top History Questions

Religious reforms begun in Bombay in 1840 by:

Dayanand Saraswati authored :

Who started journal 'Kesari' along with Tilak?

Which of the following statements are wrong:
A. Puppetry is identified as Kathputli. 
B. Puppets are made out of wood and glass. 
C. The court puppeteers claimed that their puppets had life. 
D. The art of Puppetry originated in Rajasthan. 
E. In Marionette tradition, the puppets are manipulated by strings and wood. 
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When was Women's Indian Association started?

Who started the Ryotwari experiment in Bara Mahal?

In Deccan, the Mauryan empire was followed by the rule of:

Chanakya's machination of Chandragupta's enemies is described in :

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): During Delhi Sultanate the task of transporting food grains from the countryside was generally carried out by Karwaniyas. 
Reason (R): It was to fill up the royal stores. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Chaitanya popularised musical gatherings or kirtan as a special form of mystic experience. 
Statement II: Chaitanya travelled to Gaya to revive the Krishna cult. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Which of the following statements are correct.
A. R.G Bhandarkar reconstructed the political history of Satavahanas. 
B. V.K Rajwade published twenty-two volumes of sanskrit manuscripts and sources of Maratha history. 
C. D.R Bhandarkar was a sanskritist. 
D. R.C Majumdar was general editor of 'History and Culture of the Indian People'. 
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Homo habilis means a handy or skillful man. 
Reason (R): This was known so as he had hands. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Upper Paleolithic Age came to an end with the end of ice age. 
Reason (R): It was due to global warming. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Who among the following was a Chauhan ruler to patronize poets and scholars, built many magnificent temples, including a Sanskrit college at Ajmer and the Anasagar Lake?

Bharavi's Kiratarjuniyam describes the conflict between Siva and Arjuna in:

Arrange the following in the correct chronological order:
A. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey 
B. Suttanipatta 
C. The Rig Veda 
D. The Brahmanas 
E. Indika 
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Telugu didactic poem. Amuktamalyada was composed by Krishnadevraya. 
Reason (R): It was composed to attribute importance to the foreign trade. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Indians were first to use the decimal system. The Chinese learnt this from :

Which of the following was as an early capital of Harshavardhana?

The real greatness of the Chola empire started with accession of:

Who administered the Vijayanagar empire on basis of Kakatiya model?

Which of the following are correct:
A. The dry zone of the Central Peninsula was homelands of Hoysalas. Kakatiyas and later Vijayanagar. 
B. In 13th century with Hoysalas and Kakatiyas, a more war like age was at hand for peninsular societies. 
C. Vijayanagar was a mixed rural economy of peasants, herdsmen, and forest people. 
D. The homelands of Hoysalas, Kakatiyas and Vijayanagara was dependent on tank irrigation. 
E. High level multi crop production was speciality of Central Peninsula. 
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In Rig Veda, cattle were considered to be symbol of wealth and a wealthy person was called :

The center of manuscript production in Mughal India was known as :

Gupta age is known for literary contributions. Who compiled Amarakosha ?