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Questions Related to history

When did the Battle of Peshawar take place?

  1. 1752

  2. 1754

  3. 1756

  4. 1758


Correct Option: D

When did the siege of Bharatpur take place?

  1. 1805

  2. 1806

  3. 1807

  4. 1808


Correct Option: A

When did the Battle of Salher take place?

  1. 1672

  2. 1656

  3. 1662

  4. 1668


Correct Option: A

When did the Battle of Nesari take place?

  1. 1670

  2. 1661

  3. 1674

  4. 1664


Correct Option: C

When did the Battle of Patan take place?

  1. 1786

  2. 1788

  3. 1790

  4. 1798


Correct Option: C

What did Shivaji Maharaj told the Deshmukh of Rohida?

  1. Visit every village

  2. Shift people to a safe place down the ghats

  3. Strictly told him not to delay even for a moment

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

The British described the tribal people as ____________ .

  1. Wild and Savage

  2. Innocent and Harmless

  3. Pious and Humane

  4. Intellectual and Philosopher


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The British described the tribal people as wild and savage because of their lifestyle and practices.

A Museum keeps the objects or their remains that were once used by man.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance.

Who was the author of Shatpatre?

  1. Agarkar

  2. Gopal Hari Deshmukh(Lokhitwadi)

  3. Ghokhale

  4. Tilak


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Shatpatre was written by Gopal Hari Deshmukh(Lokhitwadi).  
  • He wrote about the social issues like child marriage, caste system, widow remarriage, dowry system, and polygamy. 
  • He promoted women's emancipation and education of women.

Which one of the following books is the official History of Revolt of 1857?

  1. Eighteen Fifty-Seven

  2. Theories of Indian Mutiny

  3. The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Eighteen Fifty-Seven was written by well known Indian Historian Dr.Surendra Nath Sen, with a foreword by Maulana Azad and published in May 1957 by the publication division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The book gives an unbiased record of the first uprising against the British. None of the other books are authorized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting but are published by Calcutta Press and Cambridge University Press, hence, incorrect.