Indian History Quiz Set 1

Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh , a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to ?

Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

Queen victoria’s proclamation was read by Lord Canning at Allahabad Durbar on

Who among the following is known to have regulated the course of Vitasta in Kashmir by his engineering operations?

Consider the following statements :

1.  Historians use the word source to refer to the information found from manuscripts, inscriptions and archaeology.
2. Ramayana and Mahabharata are also important source of ancient Indian history.

Which of the above is / are correct?

Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?

Consider the following statements on Neolithic settlements in South India

1.  Lapidary art and domestication of animals are the remarkable features of the first phase of the South Indian Neolithic settlements.
2.  The red coloured pottery were discovered in the Neolithic settlements.
3. Millet was the main crop harvested by Neolithic farmers of south India.
4. Crop rotation technique was started in the field of agriculture.

Which of the above is / are not correct?

The earliest evidence of settled agriculture from the sub-content comes from

The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva I. To which dynasty did he belong to?

Which Turkish general destroyed the universities of Nalanda and Vikramsila?

Which one of the following travellers is not associated with the description of the glories of Vijayanagar kingdom?

Which one of the following statements about the teaching of Kabir is not correct ?

Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was

What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British?

Identify the Englishman, who gave all the information about the “Black-Hole Episode”, though in a single-sided way.

Identify the positive effects of the beginning of European Commerce in India. (1) Money economy grew up. (2) International market relations were set-up. (3) Increased quantity of India’s export. (4) Indian agriculture was further commercialised.

Who was the founder of ‘Drain Theory’ which among others, exposed the constant drain of wealth from India to England:

Swami Dayanand (1) Attacked the spread of western sciences. (2) Organised social services during natural calamities, like floods, droughts, epidemics etc. (3) Encouraged inter-caste marriages and widow remarriage. (4) Opposed child marriages and polygamy.

Which two Europeans were involved in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760?

English was made the medium of instruction in India in the year of: