More Questions on History
- Q. The Theosophical Society was officially formed in . . . . ., United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others
A)Calcutta
B)Madras
C)Bombay
D)New York City
Answer: New York City
- Q. The Veda which deals with the rituals is known as
A)Yajur veda
B)Rig veda
C)Sama veda
D)Atharva veda
Answer: Yajur veda
- Q. Who is regarded as as the ‘father of modern India’
A)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C)Sri Aurobindo
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Q. Raja Rammohan Roy and Brahma Samaj which of the following statements regarding Raja Rammohan Roy are correct? I. Considered as father of Indian renaissance II. Started Brahmo Samaj III. Set up Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta IV. Translated Vedas and five Upanishads to Bengali language
A)I, II, III
B)Only II and III
C)I, II and IV
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Who was the first Roman emperor who converted to Christianity
A)Caligula
B)Augustus
C)Constantine the Great
D)Cicero
Answer: Constantine the Great
- Q. Humayun Nama was written by
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Abul Fazl
D)Gulbadan Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. Lucknow pact’ was a deal between
A)Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures
B)Indians and the British about legislative seats
C)Depressed castes and Brahmins about job reservations
D)Hindus and Sikhs about job reservations
Answer: Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures
- Q. Shivaji sacked __________ and secured a large booty
A)Poona
B)Bijapur
C)Konkan
D)Surat
Answer: Surat
- Q. The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was published during the tenure of
A)Lord Minto
B)Lord Hastings
C)Lord metcalfe
D)Lord Macaulay
Answer: Lord Hastings
- Q. The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had fortified was at
A)Bombay
B)Surat
C)Masulipatnam
D)Madras
Answer: Madras
- Q. The Round table conference at London met for the discussion of
A)A future administration of India
B)Provision of provincial autonomy
C)Gandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement
D)Congress claim to be the sole representative of Indians
Answer: A future administration of India
- Q. The battle of Thermopylae was fought between
A)Athens and Rome
B)Sparta and Athens
C)Greece City States and Persia
D)Rome and Carthage
Answer: Greece City States and Persia
- Q. Which Viceroy of India had largest tenure during British rule:
A)Lord Mountbatten
B)Lord Linlithgow
C)Lord Bentick
D)None of above
Answer: Lord Linlithgow
- Q. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was
A)Kanishka I
B)Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka I
- Q. Which of the following event was the reason for suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A)The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it
B)The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic
C)Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government
D)Chauri Chaura incident
Answer: Chauri Chaura incident
- Q. The first Mysore War Fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767- 1769 A.D., came to an end by the
A)Treaty of Madras
B)Treaty of Pondicherry
C)Treaty of Mysore
D)Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Answer: Treaty of Madras
- Q. Bang Darshan was the main newspaper of
A)Birendra Nath Chatterjee
B)Sisir Kumar Ghosh
C)Pini Chandra Pal
D)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Q. When did Congress pass the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A)1911
B)1890
C)1900
D)1872
Answer: 1890
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact, which provided for
A)reservation of 48 seats for the depressed classes in different provincial legislatures
B)common electorate for all Hindus
C)reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the Central Legislature
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of
A)copper
B)clay
C)bronze
D)brass
Answer: clay
- Indian History
- Ancient History
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Jainism And Buddhism
- Mauryan Empire
- Magadha Empire
- Harshavardhana Empire
- Vedic Age
- Medieval History
- Bhakti Movement
- Gulam Dynasty
- Khalji Dynasty
- Lodi and Sayyid Dynasty
- Tughlaq Dynasty
- Maratha Empire
- Sikh Empire
- Mughal Empire
- 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- British Rule
- Modern Indian
- Independence
- World History