More Questions on History
- Q. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
A)Cholas
B)Chalukyas
C)Pallavas
D)Satavahanas
Answer: Chalukyas
- Q. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
A)Canning
B)Elgin
C)Minto
D)Lytton
Answer: Canning
- Q. The actual name of Dayanand Saraawati, the founder of the Arya Samaj was
A)Mula Shankar
B)Daya Shankar
C)Virjanand
D)Mool Chandra
Answer: Mula Shankar
- Q. Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indian for the ICS from 21 year to
A)19 years
B)20 years
C)18 years
D)17 years
Answer: 19 years
- Q. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an
A)Regulating Act
B)White Paper
C)Ordinance
D)Resolution
Answer: Regulating Act
- Q. What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August?
A)On this day Mahatma Gandhi started 'Quit India Movement'
B)On this day the Indian National Congress had demanded "Poorna Swaraj"
C)Anniversary of formation of Interim Government
D)Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
Answer: Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
- Q. Tansen, a great musician of his time, was in the Court of
A)Akbar
B)Jahangir
C)Shahjahan
D)Bahadur Shah
Answer: Akbar
- Q. In May__________, S. Ramaswami Mudaliar and P. Anandacharlu established the Madras Mahajana Sabha
A)1784
B)1783
C)1872
D)1884
Answer: 1884
- Q. When did the Korean war end?
A)1948
B)1937
C)1950
D)1953
Answer: 1953
- Q. Muslim League was established in December
A)1905
B)1906
C)1925
D)1926
Answer: 1906
- Q. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Akbar
- Q. The culmination of the series of the uprisings was the Mappila revolt of
A)1895
B)1921
C)1821
D)1721
Answer: 1921
- Q. Who among the following was impeached in the UK for his actions in India?
A)Lord Ripon
B)Lord Wavell
C)Lord Hastings
D)Lord Cornwallis
Answer: Lord Hastings
- Q. Which Roman Emperor is also known as ‘little boot’
A)Julius Caesar
B)Nero
C)Caligula
D)Augustus
Answer: Caligula
- Q. Whom had the rebels of 1857 enthroned as the emperor/emperess of India?
A)Tantia Tope
B)Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi
C)Bahadur Shah Zafar
D)Faqir-ud-din
Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Q. After the ruin of India’s trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by
A)Peasantry
B)Zamindars
C)Income-tax payers
D)All the above
Answer: Peasantry
- Q. When did the Nawabs of Bengal surrender to the British East India Company?
A)1751
B)1707
C)1757
D)1765
Answer: 1757
- Q. What was the another name of ‘Quit India movement’?
A)Swadeshi Movement
B)Khilafat Movement
C)Home Rule Movement
D)August Kranti
Answer: August Kranti
- Q. Assertion (A): In some places artisans and craftsmen participated in the Revolt of 1857. Reason (R): The British policy of ‘one-way’ free trade destroyed village industries and handicrafts in India
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. Which of the following ruler was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
A)Nizam of Hyderabad
B)Scindia of Gwalior
C)Dalip Singh of Punjab
D)Gaikwad of Baroda
Answer: Nizam of Hyderabad
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