More Questions on History
- Q. When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?
A)4th July, 1947
B)15th August, 1947
C)16th August, 1947
D)14th August, 1947
Answer: 14th August, 1947
- Q. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
A)Guru Nanak
B)Dadu Dayal
C)Sri Chaitanya
D)Guru Govind Singh
Answer: Guru Nanak
- Q. Name the oldest civilization
A)Mesopotamian civlization
B)Indus Valley civilization
C)Egyptian civilization
D)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Answer: Mesopotamian civlization
- Q. The term Nirgrantha is associated with
A)Charvakas
B)Ajivikas
C)Jains
D)Pasupatas
Answer: Jains
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Indian National Congress? I. The Poorna Swarajya resolution was passed in Lahore session of the Congress held in December II. The Congress Working Committee which met on January 2, 1930, decided that January 26,1930, should be observed as the Poorna Swarajya Day
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Which among the following is correctly matched?
A)Swadeshi Movement - Rabindra Nath Tagore
B)Non-Cooperation Movement - Surendra Nath Banerjee
C)Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Swaraj Party - Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose
- Q. Which type of pottery was most popular with the Later Vedic people?
A)Black and Red Ware
B)Black-slipped Ware
C)Painted Grey Ware
D)Red Ware
Answer: Painted Grey Ware
- Q. Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
A)Second Battle of Tarain
B)First Battle of Tarain
C)Battle of Khanwa
D)First Battle of Panipat
Answer: Second Battle of Tarain
- Q. Who is the oldest British monarch to sit on the Throne?
A)Queen Elizabeth-II
B)Queen Victoria
C)Queen Mary Tudor
D)Queen Anne
Answer: Queen Elizabeth-II
- Q. Who had rounded the first women’s university in India?
A)Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
B)Rani Ahilya Devi
C)Rani of Thomi
D)Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
- Q. SN Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the Metropolitan Institute at
A)Madras
B)Bombay
C)Calcutta
D)Bangalore
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Agra Fort was built by
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Babur
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was
A)5 years
B)4 years
C)3 years
D)2 years
Answer: 5 years
- Q. Who led the revolt in 1857 in Bihar and defeated the British Army near Aara?
A)Kunwar Singh
B)Bahadur Shah Jafar
C)Tatya Tope
D)Mangal Pandey
Answer: Kunwar Singh
- 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. In the battle of Panipat, Babur faced the armies of
A)Hemu
B)Jaichand
C)Daulat khan
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
- Q. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the Government he founded Al-Balagh in
A)1914
B)1913
C)1915
D)1916
Answer: 1913
- Q. Who had founded the Indian Home Rule Society?
A)V D Savarkar
B)Madan Lal Dhingra
C)Lala Hardayal
D)Shyamji Krishna Varma
Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
- Q. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because
A)They were taller and stronger
B)They used elephants on a large scale
C)They were from an advanced urban culture
D)They used chariots driven by horses
Answer: They used chariots driven by horses
- Q. Where was Narayana Guru born?
A)Maharashtra
B)Kerala
C)Bengal
D)Punjab
Answer: Kerala
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