Welcome to your MTS 2021 ALL HISTORY Questions
What was the main reason for the defeat of Sirajuddaulah at the Battle of Plassey?
Aihole was the capital of the ______.
Who among the following led the Battle of Buxar on behalf of British East India Company?
In which year did the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb die?
Who among the following addressed the Indian National congress as its President in 1887?
Who among the following was a leader of the Khilafat Movement?
Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer came to India in ______.
Bidar Fort is situated in which state of India?
Who among the following Chahamana ruler defeated Sultan Muhammad Ghori in 1191?
In 1526, Babur defeated the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, at ______ and captured Delhi and Agra.
Which British governor ended the Dual System of Government in Bengal?
Which of the following statements is correct? I. Most of Ashoka’s inscriptions were written in Brahmi script. II. Many of Chanakya’s ideas were written down in a book called the Arthashastra.
Who was the Viceroy of India when Morley-Minto Reforms were introduced?
Who among the following was NOT a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty?
Which of the given statements related to the temples of India is correct? I.The Nagara style of architecture is also known as the North Indian style II.The Dravidian style of architecture is also known as the South Indian style.
Dantidurga belonged to which dynasty of India?
Who among the following rulers was chronicled by Minhaj-i Siraj?
Prarthana Samaj or ‘Prayer Society’, a religious and social reform, was found in 1863 at _________.
In which year did Babur defeat Rana Sanga at Khanua?
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi first introduce a nationwide satyagraha in India?
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of early Turkish rulers who ruled over Delhi from the year 1206 to 1290?
The Satnami Movement in Central India had a motive to:
Who among the following was given the title of ‘Uttarapatha Swamin’?
All India Muslim League was formed in ______.
Who defeated Maharana Pratap in the Battle of Haldighati in 1576?
What was the shape of the Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro?
Who among the following was a Shaka ruler in India (130-150 AD)?
Under which Act was the Supreme court established in India?
Ain-i-Akbari which is the third volume of the book ‘Akbar Nama’ deals with ______.
Which Mughal monument was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the memory of his wife, Dilras Banu Begum?
Who among the following freedom fighters of India was assassinated?
Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the court of _____ by the ______ ruler.
Who was the founder of the reform movement, Arya Samaj?
Who among the following was the first ruler of the Gupta dynasty to adopt the grand title of Maharaj-adhiraja?
At which Buddhist site of India did Gautama Buddha first preach the Dharma?
The Treaty of Lahore was signed in 1846 between the British empire and ______.
Which of the following events occurred as an after-effect of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13th April 1919)?
Who was the first ruler of Ilbari dynasty (Delhi Sultanate)?
Which Mauryan ruler was called ‘Amitrochates’ by the Greeks?
Who among the following was Akbar’s revenue minister?
Ghiyasuddin Balban (1265-1286 AD), ruler of the Slave dynasty, took up the title of ____________.
Which of the following was the capital of Mahajanapada Gandhara in 6th century BC?
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the rulers of the Tughluq dynasty who ruled over Delhi from the year 1320 to 1414?
Who among the following was the founder of the Shunga Dynasty (185 BC - 73 BC)?
Which of the following was a revolutionary organisation formed outside India in 1913?
The Begums of Bhopal founded a primary school for girls in the early twentieth century at _____.
Who among the following freedom fighters of India revived the Indian National Army ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ (which was formed in 1942 by Rash Behari Bose and Captain-General Mohan Singh) in the year 1943?
Which of the following is an example of Mughal architecture under Aurangzeb?
______ was the first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress.
Which of the following statements about Veda Samaj is correct? I. It was established in Madras in 1864. II. It worked to abolish caste distinctions and promote widow remarriage and women’s education.
In the 18th century, the British fought ______ wars with the Mysore rulers.
Who among the following devised the policy ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?
Ravikirti was a court poet of which Chalukya ruler?
Qutub-ud-din Aibak founded which of the following dynasties?
In which of the following sites of Indus Valley Civilisation was ‘The Great Britain' found?
Who among the following was NOT one of Akbar's ‘Navratna’ (nine gems)?
Which of the following statements is correct? I. Gautama Buddha belonged to a small gana known as the Sakya gana and was a Kshatriya. II. Gautama Buddha passed away at Kusinara.
Qutbuddin Aybak ruled over Delhi from ______.
Brihadeshwara temple at Thanjavur is one of the largest temples in India and is an example of Dravidian architecture during the ______ period.
Zoroaster was a/an ______ prophet.
By maternal descent, Mughals were descendants of ?
Who among the following founded Arya Samaj in 1875?
Richard Wellesley was the Governor – General of India from ______.
Which of the following rulers did NOT belong to Maurya dynasty?
Pulakesin I was the founder of ______ dynasty of South India.
The iron implement site of Hastinapur was found in which present day state of India?
After the Revolt of 1857 was put down by Britishers, which Mughal ruler was forced to leave the country?
Rulers of Mahajanapadas in ancient India collected taxes on crops at the rate of _____ of what was produced.
Who among the following took the title of ‘Ghazi’ after defeating Rana Sanga in the Battle of Khanwa in 1527?
Ancient Harappan site ‘Lothal’ was found in which state of India?
Khajuraho temple in Madhya Pradesh is an example of ___________ style of temple architecture.
Who among the following was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
Who, with the help of Kautilya, overthrew Dhanananda, the last Nanda ruler, in 322 BC?
Which Chola ruler built the Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
Which of the following universities was founded by Kumaragupta, the ruler of the Gupta dynasty?
Tipu Sultan became the ruler of Mysore in ______.
_________ was the capital of Chalukya dynasty.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding Simon commission? I. In 1927, the British government in England decided to send a commission headed by Lord Simon to decide India’s Political future. II. The commission had no Indian representative.
Kanishka was a ruler of ______ dynasty.
In which year did the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II appoint the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Who among the following Gupta rulers is known as the 'Napoleon of India’?
Who set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
______ was the capital of the Pandya dynasty.
Which famous Rashtrakuta king built the rock-cut temple of Kailash at Ellora?
Which of the following is NOT a reason for slowing down of the Non-cooperation Movement?
Most Harappan seals made of _____.
Harshavardhana (r. 606-647 CE) was a ruler of __________ dynasty.
In which year did the Bhopal Gas Tragedy take place?
Who among the following founded Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta (Kolkata)?
In which language did Banabhatta compose Harshacharita?
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi lead the Champaran movement against the indigo planters?
Who ruled over Delhi after Razia Sultan?
Rulers of Mahajanapadas in ancient India collected taxes on crops at the rate of _____ of what was produced
Ashoka fought a war to conquer Kalinga. Kalinga was the ancient name of coastal ______.
____________ was founded by the Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram Pandurang in 1863 when Keshub Chandra Sen visited Maharashtra, with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God.
Harishena was a court poet of ______.
Consider the following statements about a fort: 1. It was originally known as Mankal. 2. It was built on a hilltop in the year 1143. In above mentioned sentences, forts is being talked about?
Who of the following founded the Atmiya Samaj?
Which of the following is a famous example of a temple built in complete Dravidian style?
In which year did Tipu Sultan die defending his capital Seringapatam?
Who among the following Mauryan rulers fought the Kalinga War in 261 BC?
Manuscripts were usually written on:
Which of the given statements is correct? I. When Alivardi Khan died in 1756, Siraj-ud-daulah became the nawab of Bengal. II. In 1757, Robert Clive led the company’s army against Siraj-ud-daulah at Plassey
The Battle of Khanwa was fought between:
Which of the following statements about Veda Samaj is correct? I. It was established in Madras in 1864. II. It worked to abolish caste distinctions and promote widow remarriage and women’s education.
In a drama, Naresh spoke, “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it.’’ Who among the following Indian freedom fighters said this slogan?
Mangal Pandey was hanged to death for attacking British officers in Barrackpore on ______.
Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni was a ruler of which dynasty?
Raziya Sultan was the daughter of _
Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
Which of the following statements is correct? I. Robert Clive had come to Madras from England in 1743 at the age of 18. II. After the battle of Buxar, the East India Company appointed Residents in Indian states.
Quit India movement was started in ______.
The ancient Neemrana Baori is located in which of the following districts of Rajasthan?
Who among the following was the first Indian to be selected to the British ‘House of Commons’ on a Liberal Party ticket?
Rajaraja I, the most powerful Chola ruler, became king in ______ C.E.
In which year, did Sher Khan defeat Humayun at Kanauj?
Which of the following pairs of name of battle and year is/are correctly matched? I. Battle of Buxar – 1764 II. Battle of Plassey – 1757
Who among the following was the first Muslim woman ruler of medieval India from 1236 to 1240 AD?
Who among the following Chola rulers built Nishumbhasudini Goddess temple in Thanjavur?
In which year did the Mongols under Genghis Khan invade Transoxiana in North-East Iran?
Which of the following cities existed in the Indus Valley Civilization?
Who among the following persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow women to join the Salt Satyagraha movement?
Who became the first Governor–General of India in 1773?
Who among the following Mughal rulers built the Agra Fort?
Who among the following led of the famous Indigo Revolt in Bengal?
Which freedom fighter is also known as the ‘Grand Old Man of lndia’?
Megasthenes, an ambassador, was sent to the court of ______ by the Greek ruler of West Asia, Seleucus Nicator
______ in Gujarat was the emporium of western trade during the Mughal Period.
At the age of ______, Mahavira left home and went to live in a forest.
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi arrive in India from South Africa?
Name the only Female Muslim ruler of India.
The practice of erecting megaliths began about ______ years ago.
Who was the ruler of Mysore in 1761?
Who was the accused in the murder of Saunders in 1928?
The first railway line was from _______ to ________ in India in 1853.
Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the second battle of Tarain in 1192 AD?
What was the capital of the Satavahana Dynasty (60 BC - 225 AD)?
Most Harappan seals made of _____.
Kanishka was a ruler of ______ dynasty.
Who used the ancient texts to suggest that widows could remarry?
Which of the following dynasties ruled over Delhi just after the Sayyid dynasty?
Which of the following persons was a slave-generals of Alauddin Khalji (1296-1316 AD)?
Which of the following statements is correct? I. Tipu Sultan is also known as the Tiger of Mysore. II. Tipu Sultan ruled over Mysore from 1782 to 1799.
Pulakeshin II was a ruler of which dynasty?
Which of the following titles was held by Samudragupta, a ruler of the Gupta Dynasty?
Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj in 1828, at Calcutta?
Who among the following rulers of Mewar was defeated by Babur in the Battle of Khanwa (1527 AD)?
Which Indian movement was started to look into the problems of indigo planters in the year 1917?
Babur, the first Mughal emperor, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only ______ years old.
Who led the Battle of Plassey on behalf of the British East India Company?
Banabhatta was the court poet of ______.
The Janjira Fort is situated on a small island in the Arabian sea, off the coast of ______.
Who was the Governor-General of India when the permanent settlement was introduced in 1793?
As per the Rigvedic or Early Vedic Period (1500-1000 BC), who among the following was a River Goddess?
Which freedom fighter abolished the Zamindari System in Uttar Pradesh and was elected as the Home Minister in 1955?
In 1929, Indian National Congress demanded complete independence under the presidentship of ______.
Dholavira, which was the ancient Harappan site was divided into ______ parts
Mehrunnisa married Emperor Jahangir in ______.
All of the following are freedom fighters of India who were hanged to death on 23 March 1931 in the Lahore conspiracy case, EXCEPT _________.
Queen Rudramadevi belonged to which dynasty of India?
Which of the following pair of ‘Name of Ruler – Empire’ is correctly matched? I. Mahapadma Nanda – Magadha Empire II. Ajatasattu – Maurya Empire
When Alivardi Khan died in 1756, ______ became the nawab of Bengal.
Who among the following British Viceroys partitioned Bengal in 1905?
Sayyid Ahmed Khan founded Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in _________ in 1875.
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi lead a successful mill workers strike in Ahmedabad?
The revenue system of Mughal period during Akbar’s reign was called ______.
Who among the following was the first Mauryan ruler who tried to spread his message to the people through inscriptions?
____________, popularly known as Punjab Kesari took his last breath on November 17th, 1928
Which of the following is also known as ‘New Stone Age’ in the civilisation history of India?
In which of the following battles did Alexander the Great defeat Porus of Paurava in 326 BC?
Vidyalaya belonged to which dynasty of India?
