More Questions on History
- Q. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________
A)Lord William Bentinck
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Lord Macaulay
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. The earliest city discovered in India was
A)Punjab
B)Harappa
C)Mohenjo Daro
D)Sindh
Answer: Harappa
- Q. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to
A)restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the First World War
B)provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of 1919
C)restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
D)lifting of martial law in Punjab
Answer: restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
- Q. Which city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance
A)Venice
B)Florence
C)Rome
D)London
Answer: Florence
- Q. Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law
A)Government of India Act of 1935
B)Rowlatt Act of 1919
C)Indian Council Act of 1909
D)Government of India Act of 1919
Answer: Rowlatt Act of 1919
- Q. When was Hong Kong leased to Britain for 99 years by China
A)1900
B)1898
C)1901
D)1903
Answer: 1898
- Q. Who founded the Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam?
A)Periyar Swami
B)Daya Nand Saraswati
C)Narayan Guru
D)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Answer: Narayan Guru
- Q. The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of
A)Markings on seals
B)Mystical insight by modern seers
C)Radio carbon dating
D)Travellers written accounts
Answer: Radio carbon dating
- Q. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?
A)Mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Army
B)The last effort of the old political order to regain power
C)A struggle of the common people to overthrow common rule
D)An effort to establish a limited Indian nation
Answer: The last effort of the old political order to regain power
- Q. The Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 dealt with which of the following issues primarily
A)Female infanticide
B)Abolition of sati
C)Child marriages
D)Dowry prohibition
Answer: Abolition of sati
- Q. When was the non-cooperation movement started by M.K Gandhi?
A)Chauri-Chaura incident
B)After Rowlatt Act
C)Jalliawala bagh Massacre
D)None of the above
Answer: Jalliawala bagh Massacre
- Q. Who was admired as tempestuous Hindu in 1893 in the World Parliament of Religious in Chicago ?
A)Rabindra Nath Tagore
B)Swami Dyanand Sarshawati
C)Gautam Budha
D)Swami Vivekanand
Answer: Swami Vivekanand
- Q. Who was the first Indian civil servant?
A)S N Banerjee
B)Motilal Nehru
C)C R Das
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: S N Banerjee
- Q. Who is the author of the book “The First Indian War of Independence- 1857-59”?
A)Syed Ahmad Khan
B)Karl Marx
C)R. Mazumdar
D)S. N. Sen
Answer: Karl Marx
- Q. As per Act of 1919 the lower house of the Central Legislature was known as __________
A)Legislative Assembly
B)Legislative Council
C)House of Representatives
D)House of Commons
Answer: Legislative Assembly
- Q. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by whom?
A)Jyotibha Phule
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D)Swami Vivekanand
Answer: Jyotibha Phule
- Q. Year of the Battle of Wandiwash is __________
A)1660
B)1560
C)1760
D)1860
Answer: 1760
- Q. Daiva Dasakam is a Malayalam work of __________
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)C. Kesavan
D)T. K. Madhavan
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Vasco da Gama a sailor belongs to __________.
A)American
B)Portuguese
C)German
D)South American
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. The word ‘Veda’ has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means
A)Sacredness
B)Divinity
C)Doctrine
D)Knowledge
Answer: Knowledge
- Indian History
- Ancient History
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Jainism And Buddhism
- Mauryan Empire
- Magadha Empire
- Harshavardhana Empire
- Vedic Age
- Medieval History
- Bhakti Movement
- Gulam Dynasty
- Khalji Dynasty
- Lodi and Sayyid Dynasty
- Tughlaq Dynasty
- Maratha Empire
- Sikh Empire
- Mughal Empire
- 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- British Rule
- Modern Indian
- Independence
- World History