More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?
    A)Rangpur
    B)Pataliputra
    C)Sukatagendor
    D)Lothal
    Answer: Pataliputra
  • Q. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the ground that
    A)the sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted
    B)the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
    C)It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna Swaraj
    D)Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
    Answer: Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
  • Q. Of the following, which country’s constitution did not influence the fathers of Indian Constitution?
    A)The USSR
    B)The USA
    C)Canada
    D)Ireland
    Answer: The USSR
  • Q. Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper ‘Kesari’ during the National Struggle?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Lokmanya Tilak
    D)Muhannad Iqbal
    Answer: Lokmanya Tilak
  • Q. The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj, Boycott and National Education at its annual session held at
    A)Calcutta (1906)
    B)Banaras (1905)
    C)Surat (1907)
    D)Madras (1908)
    Answer: Calcutta (1906)
  • Q. When was the modern petroleum industry started?
    A)1829
    B)1808
    C)1846
    D)1898
    Answer: 1846
  • Q. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his political guru?
    A)Purushottam Das Tandon
    B)Shri Bharat Kumar
    C)Sir William Wedderburn
    D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. When was the League of Nations established?
    A)In 1920
    B)In 1918
    C)In 1939
    D)In 1914
    Answer: In 1920
  • 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. The Cripps Offer was regarded as a ‘post dated cheque’ by
    A)Jinnah
    B)Nehru
    C)Gandhi
    D)Rajaji
    Answer: Gandhi
  • Q. The Ganapati festival was started in __________
    A)1793
    B)1792
    C)1893
    D)1904
    Answer: 1893
  • Q. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of
    A)Malwa
    B)Mewar
    C)Meerut
    D)Mankat
    Answer: Malwa
  • Q. Who was the first sailor to sail around the world
    A)Vasco da Gama
    B)Ferdinand Magellan
    C)Christopher Columbus
    D)Amerigo Vespucci
    Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
  • Q. Who among the following was also known as ‘Zinda Pir’?
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title ‘Raja’ by the__________
    A)British
    B)Mughals
    C)French
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Mughals
  • Q. In which year British East India Company established Singapore
    A)1819
    B)1808
    C)1832
    D)1849
    Answer: 1819
  • Q. When did M.K Gandhi suspend non cooperation movement after the violent act of peasants at Police station of Chauri Chaura, near Gorakhpur in UP?
    A)Mar 1922
    B)Feb 1922
    C)Jan 1920
    D)Feb 1920
    Answer: Feb 1922
  • Q. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
    A)Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
    B)Promote heavy industries in India
    C)More foodstuff in case of famine
    D)Enable Indians to move freely within the country
    Answer: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
  • Q. Which of the following Act(s) was/were passed in 1856?
    A)The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
    B)The Religious Disabilities Act
    C)Both the above
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both the above
  • Q. Which of all Harappan sites, has the most impressive drainage system?
    A)Banawali
    B)Harappa
    C)Dhaulavira
    D)Mohenjodaro
    Answer: Mohenjodaro

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