History Questions and Answers for Competitive Exam

History General Knowledge Questions

Q.31 Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar ?

(A) Hindi

(B) Urdu

(C) Persian

(D) Arabic

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Q.32 Which one the following kingdoms was founded by Raja Odeyar ?

(A) Tanjore

(B) Jinji

(C) Mysore

(D) Madura

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Q.33 Who built the Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri ?

(A) Jahangir

(B) Akbar

(C) Auranangzeb

(D) Shahjahan

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Q.34 Who put an end to the system of Dual Government in Bengal ?

(A) Regulating Act

(B) Clive

(C) Warren Hastings

(D) British Parliament

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Q.35 Muhammad Ghori ascended the throne of Ghazni in the year

(A) 1073

(B) 1173

(C) 1273

(D) 1373

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Q.36 The Qutub Minar at Delhi was built by ?

(A) Qutbuddin Aibak

(B) Shahjhan

(C) Aleu-din-khilji

(D) Chandragupta

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Q.37 When Humayun was succeeded by Akbar, he was

(A) 13 years old

(B) 14 years old

(C) 15 years old

(D) 16 years old

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Q.38 Where did British first open their factories in Eastern part of India ?

(A) Assam

(B) Orissa

(C) Bihar

(D) Sikim

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Q.39 Goa was captured by Portuguese ?

(A) 1450 AD

(B) 1460 AD

(C) 1500 AD

(D) 1510 AD

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Q.40 First Governor-General of Bengal was

(A) William Bentinck

(B) Robert Clive

(C) Warren Hastings

(D) Sir Charles Metcalfe

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