More Questions on History
- Q. What is the name of the World’s smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A)Palermo
B)Nauru
C)Vatican City
D)Namur
Answer: Nauru
- Q. American Civil War was started in the year
A)1806
B)1756
C)1861
D)1890
Answer: 1861
- Q. Subject matter which Manu Smriti deals with is related to
A)Politics
B)Economics
C)Law
D)Arts
Answer: Law
- Q. Who said that ‘the real seat of taste is not the tongue but the mind.’?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Aurobindo Ghosh
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. The founder of Jainism was
A)Neminath
B)Rishbha
C)Parsvanatha
D)Vardhaman Mahavira
Answer: Vardhaman Mahavira
- Q. Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”
A)V. D. Savarkar
B)Brahma Datt
C)Dr. Gopal
D)Ashok Mehta
Answer: Ashok Mehta
- Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the leader of__________
A)Rowlatt Satyagraha
B)Bhoodan Movement
C)Bardoli Satyagraha
D)Swadeshi Movement
Answer: Bardoli Satyagraha
- Q. Chand Bibi the famous Muslim ruler belonged to which kingdom?
A)Golconda
B)Bijapur
C)Ahmednagar
D)Berar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. The Rig Veda consists of
A)1028 hymns
B)1000 hymns
C)500 hymns
D)2000 hymns
Answer: 1028 hymns
- Q. The famine which killed nearly 8 lakh people during British rule as per the report furnished by the Femine Commissioon of 1660 had struck :
A)Northern India
B)Eastern India
C)Southern India
D)Western India
Answer: Western India
- Q. Who among the following was the pioneer of Yoga?
A)Banabhatta
B)Patanjali
C)Atreya
D)Vrudukanta
Answer: Patanjali
- Q. Who among the following rulers abolished Jiziya?
A)Balban
B)Aurangzeb
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which one of the following traders first came to India during the Mughal period?
A)Dutch
B)Portuguese
C)Danish
D)Britis
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. Which of the following was not included in Pakistan by the Independence Act?
A)The West Punjab
B)East Bengal
C)Sind
D)West Bengal
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of
A)Muhammad Ali
B)Abdul Kalam Azad
C)Zakir Hussain
D)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
Answer: Abdul Kalam Azad
- Q. Who got the monumental ‘Rayagopurams’ in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiru-pati, etc., constructed?
A)Krishnadeva Raya
B)Vidyaranya
C)Harihara
D)Raja raj
Answer: Krishnadeva Raya
- Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
- Q. Who said “The Simmon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish”?
A)Shivaswami Iyer
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Shivaswami Iyer
- Q. Swami Dayananda had translated the __________ into Hindi.
A)Four Vedas
B)Rig Veda and Yajur Veda
C)Sama Veda and Atharva Veda
D)Sama Veda and Yajur Veda
Answer: Rig Veda and Yajur Veda
- Q. Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at
A)Calcutta
B)Bombay
C)Gujarat
D)Poona
Answer: Bombay
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