More Questions on History
- Q. The term ‘Upanishad’ Literally implies
A)Wisdom
B)Knowledge
C)Sitting near
D)Recitation
Answer: Sitting near
- Q. Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa?
A)Vallabhbhai Patel
B)B. G. Tilak
C)G. K. Gokhale
D)J. L. Nehru
Answer: G. K. Gokhale
- Q. Identify, among the following, the saint who had preached non-sectarianism in Medieval times
A)Ramananda
B)Tukaram
C)Dadu
D)Raghunandan
Answer: Dadu
- Q. Jinnah gave his opposition to Wavell’s Plan in the Conference held at __________
A)Shimla
B)Delhi
C)Calcutta
D)Madras
Answer: Shimla
- Q. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
A)Queen Elizabeth
B)Queen Mary
C)James I
D)Queen Anne
Answer: James I
- Q. Ranthambhor was
A)A Rajput fort
B)A Mughal palace
C)Capital of the khaljis
D)A Buddist pilgrimage centre
Answer: A Rajput fort
- Q. Bangladesh was created in
A)1972
B)1970
C)1973
D)1971
Answer: 1971
- Q. The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of
A)Mahabharta
B)Ramayana
C)Jataka
D)Panchatantra
Answer: Jataka
- Q. Under the Mughal rule the judicial service was formed by
A)Diwan
B)Vakil
C)Kazis
D)Mansabdars
Answer: Kazis
- Q. British Indian Association was founded on October 29, 1851 at__________
A)Pune
B)Calcutta
C)Madras
D)Bombay
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. In the Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”?
A)Gramini
B)Kulapa
C)Vispati
D)Gopati
Answer: Gramini
- Q. Two great socio-religious reformers of the 19th century who provided inspiration to the Indian National Movement were
A)Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendra Nath Tagore
B)Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda
C)MG Ranade and DK Karve
D)Keshab Chandra Sen and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda
- Q. Which of the following statement is related with the provision of the Charter Act of 1833?
A)Put an end to the Company's tea trade and trade with China
B)Allowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China
C)Has not interfered with Company's tea trade and trade with China
D)Allowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China for ten years
Answer: Put an end to the Company's tea trade and trade with China
- Q. When was the All India Women’s Conference founded?
A)1925
B)1924
C)1926
D)1927
Answer: 1927
- Q. Who among the following played a prominent role during the “Reign of Terror” in France?
A)Marat
B)Voltaire
C)Robespierre
D)Montesquieu
Answer: Robespierre
- Q. When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy was
A)Lord Irwin
B)Lloyd George
C)Lord Reading
D)Lord Ripon
Answer: Lord Irwin
- Q. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between
A)France and Germany
B)Sweden and Russia
C)France and England
D)Germany and Russia
Answer: Germany and Russia
- Q. Who was the trusted General of the Mughal emperor Akbar?
A)Man Singh I
B)Raja Todar Mal
C)Birbal
D)Tansen
Answer: Man Singh I
- Q. Who was the 1st President of South Africa after apartheid?
A)Nelson Mandela
B)Zuma
C)Kofi Annan
D)Booker T. Washington
Answer: Nelson Mandela
- Q. Gurudevan participated in the anniversary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam held at Palluruthy in__________
A)1917
B)1913
C)1927
D)1948
Answer: 1927
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