More Questions on History

  • Q. What was the name of the assassinator of John F. Kennedy
    A)John Wilkes Booth
    B)Lee Harvey Oswald
    C)John Surratt
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald
  • Q. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of
    A)King of Jhansi
    B)Peshwa Baji Rao II
    C)Madhav Rao Sindhia
    D)Malhar Rao Holkar
    Answer: Peshwa Baji Rao II
  • Q. Birbal was an advisor in the court of?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in __________
    A)1881
    B)1878
    C)1888
    D)1898
    Answer: 1878
  • Q. Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha. Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha.
    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: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
    A)Establishment of village industries
    B)Abolition of machinery
    C)Adoption of non-violence
    D)Trusteeship theory
    Answer: Trusteeship theory
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs does not belong to the same category?
    A)Satavahanas - Simuka
    B)Mauryas - Brihadratha
    C)Sungas - Devabhuti
    D)Kanvas - Susaraman
    Answer: Satavahanas - Simuka
  • Q. The Mughals imported fruits from
    A)Arabia
    B)Samarkand
    C)Kabul
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Samarkand
  • Q. The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was
    A)Birbal
    B)Todermal
    C)Tansen
    D)Man Singh
    Answer: Birbal
  • Q. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown , was made from
    A)Calcutta
    B)London
    C)Delhi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to __________
    A)Parliament
    B)The Secretary of State
    C)Viceroy
    D)Commander-in-Chief
    Answer: The Secretary of State
  • Q. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
    A)Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
    B)Shankracharya was born that year.
    C)Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
    D)All Muslim invaders were defeated.
    Answer: Shankracharya was born that year.
  • Q. Where does Dutch founded their first factory in India?
    A)Masaulipatam
    B)Nagapatam
    C)Pulicat
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Masaulipatam
  • Q. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru?
    A)B. G. Tilak
    B)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    D)Dadabhai Naoroji
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment.
    A)Bodh Gaya
    B)Sarnath
    C)Kapilavastu
    D)Rajgriha
    Answer: Bodh Gaya
  • Q. To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?
    A)Teachers
    B)Lawyers
    C)Journalists
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
    A)Saivaite Nayanmars
    B)Sankara
    C)Vashnavaite Alwars
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Sankara
  • Q. The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the
    A)Tomars
    B)Chauhans
    C)Pawars
    D)Pariharas
    Answer: Tomars
  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Ancient Indian literature? I. Brahmanas and Aryankas followed by philosophical doctrines of Upanishads. II. Brahmanas are contains detailed explanation about Vedic literature and instructions.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. India was partitioned as a consequence of the formula contained in
    A)Attlee's Declaration
    B)Cabinet Mission Plan
    C)June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan
    D)Both B and C above
    Answer: June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan

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