More Questions on History
- Q. The National Liberal Federation was founded by
A)Motilal Nehru
B)S. N. Bannerjee
C)Abul Kalam Azad
D)Mrs. Annie Besant
Answer: S. N. Bannerjee
- Q. Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?
A)To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
B)To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
C)To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement
D)To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission
Answer: To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
- Q. Brahmavidya Panchakam is a Sanskrit work of __________
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)K. Madhvan Nair
D)Dr. Palpu
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?
A)Surdas
B)Adi Shankaracharya
C)Ramanuj
D)Kapil
Answer: Adi Shankaracharya
- Q. According to Jains, what was the number of Gandhars of Sumtinath Tirthankar?
A)100
B)50
C)150
D)200
Answer: 100
- Q. Dandi March started from __________ in 1930
A)Sabarmati Ashram
B)Surat
C)Delhi Durbar Hall
D)Vedaranyan
Answer: Sabarmati Ashram
- Q. During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the Indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam’s Hyderabad, Travancore, etc.) was/were
A)Praja Mandal Movement
B)State People's Movement
C)Both A and B above
D)Swaraj Movement
Answer: Both A and B above
- Q. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
A)Badauni
B)Abul Fazal
C)Abdul Latif
D)Isar Das
Answer: Badauni
- Q. The most important source of our information on ancient India’s cultural history are
A)Antiquities and monuments
B)Archaeological excavations
C)Literature and epics
D)Inscriptions and coins
Answer: Literature and epics
- Q. Who was the first to distill petroleum?
A)Cathryn J. Prince
B)Benjamin Silliman
C)Edward Hitchcock
D)James Dwight Dana
Answer: Benjamin Silliman
- Q. Which city was recaptured at the end of the first war of Crusade
A)Venice
B)Rome
C)Jerusalem
D)Vienna
Answer: Jerusalem
- Q. In March 1923 Chittranjan Das along with Motilal Nehru formed :
A)The Forward Block
B)The Gaddar Party
C)The Swaraj Party
D)None of these
Answer: The Swaraj Party
- Q. In which session of Congress the demand of “Purna Swaraj” was accepted as the aim of the congress ?
A)Madras
B)Calcutta
C)Nagpur
D)Lahore
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Which of the following statement is related to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb?
A)Promoted religious toleration
B)Replaced many Hindu temples with mosques
C)Converted to Hinduism
D)Presided over an era of religious harmony
Answer: Replaced many Hindu temples with mosques
- Q. In __________, a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called ‘Brahma Samaj’
A)1728
B)1628
C)1828
D)1928
Answer: 1828
- Q. The Queen Victoria assumed the title of the Empress of India in 1876 by :
A)Indian Sabha
B)British parliament
C)Singaporian Parliament
D)None of these
Answer: British parliament
- Q. Who called Muazzam as Shahi-i- Bekhabar?
A)Zulfikar khan
B)Kafi Khan
C)Kam Baksh
D)Nur Jahan
Answer: Kafi Khan
- Q. Who defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa?
A)Firoz Shah Suri
B)Muhammad Adil Shah
C)Sikandar Shah Suri
D)Sher Shah Suri
Answer: Sher Shah Suri
- Q. The first elaborate description of Upanayana Sanskar is found in the
A)Taittiriya Brahmana
B)Aitareya Brahmana
C)Tandyamaha Brahmana
D)Shatapatha Brahmana
Answer: Tandyamaha Brahmana
- Q. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
A)Patriarchal
B)Patrilineal
C)Matriarchal
D)Matrilineal
Answer: Patriarchal
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