More Questions on History
- 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. John F. Kennedy is the __________th President of United State of America
A)29
B)25
C)32
D)35
Answer: 35
- Q. The voluminous compositions attributed to Guru Gobind Singh (the last Sikh Guru) are collectively known as
A)Apni Katha
B)Dasam (Padshah Ka) Granth
C)Baichitra Natak
D)Gyan Prabodh
Answer: Baichitra Natak
- Q. Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
A)Amritsar
B)Gurdaspur
C)Lahore
D)Talwandi
Answer: Talwandi
- Q. Which day was declared as the ‘Direct Action Day’ by the Muslim League?
A)16th August, 1946
B)3rd September, 1946
C)16th May, 1946
D)4th Decembar, 1946
Answer: 16th August, 1946
- Q. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the
A)Primitive age
B)Paleolithic age
C)Neolithic age
D)Bronze age
Answer: Bronze age
- Q. Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a Governor-General of
A)Fort William
B)India
C)Madras
D)Bombay
Answer: Fort William
- Q. Who was the last Byzantine Emperor during the fall of Constantinople in 1453
A)John V
B)Manuel II
C)John VIII
D)Constantine XI
Answer: Constantine XI
- Q. Who is called as the ‘second Ashoka’ ?
A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Kanishka
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A)1857
B)1832
C)1864
D)1909
Answer: 1864
- Q. Sarojini Naidu was elected Congress President at :
A)Bombay, 1934
B)Haripura, 1938
C)Madras Session, 1927
D)Kanpur Session ,1925
Answer: Kanpur Session ,1925
- Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
B)Large estate owners
C)Revenue collectors
D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Answer: Large estate owners
- Q. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
A)Suhrawardy
B)Chisti
C)Qadiri
D)Naqshbandi
Answer: Chisti
- Q. Who among the following preached gospel of love?
A)Namadev
B)Gnandeva
C)Ekanath
D)Kabir
Answer: Namadev
- Q. Mahabandula was killed at __________
A)Tenesserin
B)Rangoon
C)Danubyu
D)Prome
Answer: Danubyu
- Q. What was the name of architect of Humayun’s Tomb?
A)Baram Khan
B)Man Singh
C)Mirak Mirza
D)Abul Fazal
Answer: Mirak Mirza
- Q. Alberuni came to India with
A)Alexander
B)Mahmud of Ghazni
C)Babur
D)Tamur
Answer: Mahmud of Ghazni
- Q. Humayun Nama was written by
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Abul Fazl
D)Gulbadan Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the
A)Aranyakas
B)Samhitas
C)Brahmanas
D)Upanishads
Answer: Brahmanas
- Q. The ‘Ajivikas’ were
A)Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
B)Sect contemporary to the Buddha
C)Sect founded by Charvaka
D)Sect founded by Shankaracharya
Answer: Sect contemporary to the Buddha
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