More Questions on History
- Q. The Tata Iron and Steel Works was completed with the aid of
A)Russian experts
B)Japanese experts
C)American experts
D)French experts
Answer: American experts
- Q. Who is known as the founder of the Rome city in 753 BC
A)Augustus
B)Julius Caesar
C)Romulus and Remus
D)Camillus
Answer: Romulus and Remus
- Q. The Moplahs of Malabar (Kerala) who were largely Muslim leaseholders and cultivators, indulged in a series of rebellions in Kerala between 1836-1919. Which of the following regarding these Moplah uprisings is not true?
A)These uprisings were a peculiar form of rural terrorism
B)They were mainly directed against the upper caste Hindu landlords
C)Most of the Moplah martyrs were poor peasants of landless lobourers
D)A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs)
Answer: A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs)
- Q. Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult?
A)Madhava
B)Vallabhacharya
C)Chaitanya
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
A)The Upanishads
B)The Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Brahmanas
Answer: The Brahmanas
- Q. The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of
A)Stratification
B)Pottery design
C)Aryan invasion
D)Radio Carbon-14 dating
Answer: Radio Carbon-14 dating
- Q. The East India Company had taken Bombay from
A)Charles I
B)The Dutch
C)Charles II
D)The Portuguese
Answer: Charles II
- Q. On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by
A)Prince Akbar
B)Mir Jumla
C)Shayista Khan
D)Jai Singh
Answer: Mir Jumla
- Q. The term ‘Philosophy’ is derived from which of the following?
A)Ancient Roman
B)Ancient Greek
C)Hebrew Language
D)English
Answer: Ancient Greek
- Q. The Communist Party of India was founded in 1921 by
A)SM Joshi
B)Hiren Mukherjee
C)MN Roy
D)RC Dutt
Answer: MN Roy
- Q. In Gandhian Socialism
A)State is not required
B)State is required
C)State is sometimes required and sometimes not required
D)State is neither required
Answer: State is not required
- Q. Viewing the pathetic condition of widows and unfortunate children Jyotirao decided the open an orphanage called __________
A)Arya Samaj
B)Satya Shodhak Samaj
C)Brahma Samaj
D)Ramakrishna Mission
Answer: Satya Shodhak Samaj
- Q. During Quit India Movement,’Parallel Government’ was constituted at
A)Allahabad
B)Varanasi
C)Lucknow
D)Ballia
Answer: Ballia
- Q. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
A)Maitreyi
B)Kalhana
C)Kalidasa
D)Panini
Answer: Panini
- 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. When was Government of India Act passed?
A)1819
B)1818
C)1858
D)1800
Answer: 1858
- Q. Who wrote the book Ninety-Five Theses, which is regarded as initial catalyst for the Protestant Reformation
A)Martin Luther
B)Michelangelo
C)John Calvin
D)Huldrych Zwingli
Answer: Martin Luther
- Q. Satyagraha finds expression in
A)Armed conflicts
B)Sudden outbursts of violence
C)Non-Cooperation
D)Communal riots
Answer: Non-Cooperation
- Q. Who said “one religion one caste and one God for mankind?”
A)Swami Sachidanand Sarshwati
B)Dayanand Sarshwati
C)Swami Ramanand Sarshwati
D)Narayan Guru
Answer: Narayan Guru
- Q. Azad Hind Fauz or the Indian National Army (INA) was founded by
A)Rash Behari Bose
B)Subhash Bose
C)General Mohan Singh
D)Shah Nawaz
Answer: General Mohan Singh
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