List of top History Questions

Mention any one Harappan site from the present state of Haryana.

In which year was the Deccan Riots Report submitted to the British Parliament?

Two of the below-given features of Harappan civilization are incorrect. Identify: A. It had a planned drainage system.
B. It consisted mostly of rural settlements.
C. The road and streets were laid out in a circular pattern.
D. Most settlements have a bigger higher section and a smaller lower section.
E. Burials were mostly in the form of pits.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Jotedars were also known as: A. Haoladars
B. Zamindars
C. Gantidars
D. Bargadars
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Panchayats in the Mughal Empire were assisted by a ‘Patwari'. What was the role of the ‘Patwari'?

Consider the following statements about the depiction of massacre of Cawnpore (Kanpur) in the newspaper Punch: A. An allegorical male figure of justice is depicted.
B. He bears a sword and shield in his hands.
C. The figure's posture is aggressive.
D. The figure is shown trampling sepoys under the feet.
E. The figure is carrying guns in hands. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Who wrote the famous book Indica?

Arrange the following in chronological order: A. Establishment of the Mughal empire by Babur
B. Establishment of the Bahmani kingdom
C. Emergence of the Sultanates of Ahmadnagar
D. Establishment of the Gajapati kingdom of Orissa
E. Establishment of the Vijayanagara Empire

What was the law that required zamindars to pay their dues by sunset of the specified date, or else their zamindari would be auctioned?

Prabhavati Gupta was the daughter of which Gupta emperor?

Tribal republic of Yaudheyas was located in:

Arrange the following in a chronological manner. (A) Ashtadhyayi of Panini
(B) The works of Kalidasa
(C) Compilation of the Puranas (in Sanskrit)
(D) Natyashastra of Bharata Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Mirabai defied her husband and did not submit to which traditional role?

______stated that as a Congressman and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi he had accepted Hindustani as a language of the nation, but he warned: “if you want my wholehearted support (for Hindi) you must not do now anything which may raise my suspicions and which will strengthen my fears.”

He founded a suburban township near Vijayanagara called Nagalapuram after his mother. Some of the most detailed descriptions of Vijayanagara come from his time or just after. Identify the "he" mentioned in the above lines.

Which of the following option is the most probable new feature of temples that must have been a mark of imperial authority?

Match List - I with List - II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Identify the correct statements:
• [A.] The ruins at Hampi were brought to light in 1800.
• [B.] Colonel Colin prepared the first survey map of the Hampi.
• [C.] Much of the initial information Colin received was based on the memories of priests of the Virupaksha temple and the shrine of Pampadevi.
• [D.] From 1900, photographers began to record the monuments which enabled scholars to study them.
• [E.] As early as 1936 epigraphists began collecting several dozen inscriptions. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which lake did Rudradaman, the Shaka ruler, rebuild?

In what language did the Alvars and Nayanars compose their hymns?

What was the primary focus of activities in Chanhudaro?

Consider the following statements about ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ and choose the correct statements.
• [(A)] The Ain is made up of three books.
• [(B)] Ain was officially sponsored to record detailed information.
• [(C)] The data in the Ain has been carefully collected.
• [(D)] Historians have detected no errors in totaling. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following option is the most probable new feature of temples that must have been a mark of imperial authority?