More Questions on History
- Q. In what respect did Jainism differ from Buddhism?
A)In denying the authority of the Vedas
B)In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
C)In opposing animal sacrifice
D)In its attitude towards trade
Answer: In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
- Q. Who said’ ‘I am the State’?
A)Napoleon-I of France
B)James-II of England
C)Louis-XIV of France
D)Hitler of Germany
Answer: Louis-XIV of France
- Q. Why was the Khilafat Movement started?
A)To protest against the injustice done to Arabia
B)To protest against the injustice done to Egypt
C)To protest against the injustice done to Persia
D)To protest against the injustice done to Turkey
Answer: To protest against the injustice done to Turkey
- Q. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice President appointed by __________ would act for him
A)Parliament
B)Crown
C)Board of Control
D)Governor-General
Answer: Governor-General
- Q. The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the
A)Copper Age
B)New Stone Age
C)Iron Age
D)Chalcolithic Age
Answer: Chalcolithic Age
- Q. Who is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?
A)Mayo
B)Ripon
C)Lytton
D)Curzon
Answer: Ripon
- Q. A day of deliverance and thanks giving’ was celebrated in 1939 by
A)Muslim League
B)Congress Party
C)Forward Bloc
D)Communist Party
Answer: Muslim League
- Q. “Mansabdars” in Mughal period were
A)Officials of the state
B)Landlords and zamindars
C)Those who had to give revenue
D)Revenue collectors
Answer: Officials of the state
- Q. Who established Narayana Gurukulam in 1923 in the Nilgiri Hills with the blessings of Narayana Guru?
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Nataraja Guru
C)T. K. Madhavan
D)Dr. Palpu
Answer: Nataraja Guru
- Q. When was Hong Kong leased to Britain for 99 years by China
A)1900
B)1898
C)1901
D)1903
Answer: 1898
- Q. During the course of his numerous invasions, Muhammad Ghori (Before his conquest in the Second Battle of Tarain) was defeated by
A)Prithviraja Chauhan III of Ajmer
B)Chalukya king Bhima II of Gujarat
C)Both (a) and (b) above
D)(b) and the Chandela king Paramardi
Answer: Both (a) and (b) above
- Q. Baburnama was written by
A)Babur
B)Humayun
C)Abul Fazl
D)Akbar
Answer: Babur
- Q. The main outlet for foreign trade during Akbar’s reign was the port of
A)Calcutta
B)Karachi
C)Surat
D)Bombay
Answer: Surat
- Q. When did the Three Kingdoms period begin in China?
A)226
B)220
C)238
D)280
Answer: 220
- Q. Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Motilal Nehru
C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
D)Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Answer: Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
- Q. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya was
A)Dhanananda
B)Mahapadmananda
C)Navananda
D)Not known
Answer: Dhanananda
- Q. The Young Bengal group published the __________(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their views
A)Parthenon
B)Jnananvesan
C)Hesperus
D)Enquirer
Answer: Jnananvesan
- Q. The partition of Bengal was occurred in __________
A)1805
B)1804
C)1904
D)1905
Answer: 1905
- Q. The famine which killed nearly 8 lakh people during British rule as per the report furnished by the Femine Commissioon of 1660 had struck :
A)Northern India
B)Eastern India
C)Southern India
D)Western India
Answer: Western India
- Q. Which of the following statement is related to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb?
A)Promoted religious toleration
B)Replaced many Hindu temples with mosques
C)Converted to Hinduism
D)Presided over an era of religious harmony
Answer: Replaced many Hindu temples with mosques
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