More Questions on History
- Q. The objective(s) of the Kuka Movement in the Punjab was/were
A)The revival of Sikh sovereignty
B)To purify Sikh religion of its abuses and superstitions
C)Both A and B above
D)The revival of the Khalsa
Answer: Both A and B above
- Q. At the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (INC) held in 1906 the flag of Swaraj for India was unfurled by
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)AO Hume
C)GK Gokhale
D)BG Tilak
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Which of the following was a leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army founded in 1928?
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Khudiram Bose
C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
D)Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: Chandra Shekhar Azad
- Q. As per Indian Independence Act, the suzerainty of His Majesty over the Indian State would come to an end on __________
A)14 August 1947
B)15 August 1947
C)15 August 1950
D)26 January 1950
Answer: 14 August 1947
- Q. Herodotus is considered as the father of
A)Geography
B)History
C)Political Science
D)Philosophy
Answer: History
- Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Jordan
D)Syria
Answer: Iraq
- Q. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against
A)Golcunda
B)Bijapur
C)Marathas
D)All the above
Answer: Marathas
- Q. Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court?
A)Mahipala
B)Vatsaraja
C)Nagahhatta-II
D)Mihira Bhoja
Answer: Mahipala
- Q. __________ is remembered as the ‘Grand old man of India’
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Ranade
C)Pulinbehari Sarkar
D)Amaresh Chakravarty
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
A)GopalaKrishna Gokhale
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from
A)Kheda
B)Dandi
C)Sabarmati
D)Champaran
Answer: Champaran
- Q. Noakhali is situated in
A)Bangladesh
B)West Bengal
C)Tripura
D)Bihar
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. In __________ , Jyotiba Phule formed the Satya Shodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth)
A)1853
B)1773
C)1873
D)1889
Answer: 1873
- Q. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the
A)Chola Administration
B)Maratha Administration
C)Ganga Administration
D)Vijayanagar Administration
Answer: Ganga Administration
- Q. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
A)Samudragupta
B)Kumaragupta
C)Skandgupta
D)Chandragupta
Answer: Skandgupta
- Q. The Industrial Revolution in England represented the climax of the transition from
A)Feudalism to capitalism
B)Slavery to feudalism
C)Capitalism to socialism
D)Socialism to market socialism
Answer: Feudalism to capitalism
- Q. When did the Cripps Mission, which had practically repeated the August Offer 1940 visit India?
A)1942
B)1941
C)1943
D)1944
Answer: 1942
- Q. __________ was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement
A)Maqsud Ali
B)Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
C)Abul kalam Azad
D)Karim Ali
Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- Q. Who was the last great ruler of Gupta dynasty?
A)Kumaragupta I
B)Skandagupta
C)Chandragupta Ii
D)None Of these
Answer: Skandagupta
- Q. The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the __________
A)Racial arrogance of the British
B)Introduction of western education in India
C)Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians
D)Queen's proclamation of 1858
Answer: Introduction of western education in India
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