More Questions on History
- Q. What was the name of first Gandhar of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
A)Vipul
B)Vajrnath
C)Chandra Prabhu
D)Vasu
Answer: Vajrnath
- Q. The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Qutb-din-Aibak
C)Feroz Shah Tughlaq
D)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer: Qutb-din-Aibak
- Q. In 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to __________
A)18
B)17
C)19
D)20
Answer: 19
- Q. In 1893 Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa in connection with the trial of a merchant:
A)Sachindra Bakshi
B)Hemu Kalani
C)Manmath Nath Gupta
D)Abdulla Seth
Answer: Abdulla Seth
- Q. The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was
A)Mir Jumla
B)Shaista Khan
C)Mirza Raja Jai Singh
D)Jaswant Singh
Answer: Mir Jumla
- Q. Who was the commander of 1857 revolt in Rohilkhand?
A)Begum Hazrat Mahal
B)Ahmadullah
C)Jung Bahadur Rana
D)Tatya Tope
Answer: Ahmadullah
- Q. By which Act may be the British parliament did Queen Victoria assume the title of ‘the Empress of India’ to emphasize British sovereignty over the whole of British provinces in India and Indian states?
A)The Royal Titles Act 1870
B)The Royal Titles Act 1866
C)The Royal Titles Act 1876
D)The Royal Titles Act 1886
Answer: The Royal Titles Act 1876
- Q. The famous Kailashnath Temple at Kanchi was built by
A)Narasimhavarman II
B)Mahendravarman 1
C)Nandivarman II
D)Daritivarrnan
Answer: Narasimhavarman II
- Q. Name the temple in Combodia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharatha are depicted
A)Kailashnath
B)Borobudur
C)Angkor Wat
D)Brihadeshwara
Answer: Angkor Wat
- Q. Which of the following are the reasons for which Wahabi / Walliullah movement was started?
A)Encouraging to give up puradh system
B)Spreading education among Muslim women
C)Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
D)Propagating Quran as the only source
Answer: Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
- Q. Mausoleum (Dargah) of Salim Chishti is situated in?
A)Fatehpur Sikri
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Gwalior Fort
D)Agra Fort
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. After the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, who were called pro-changers in the Congress?
A)Anne Besant and Chittranjan Das
B)Motilal Nehru and Anne Besant
C)Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das
D)None of these
Answer: Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das
- Q. Individual Satyagrah – symbolic and non-violent in nature was started on:
A)October 17, 1940
B)October 17, 1942
C)October 17, 1939
D)October 17, 1938
Answer: October 17, 1940
- Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of History’
A)Thucydides
B)Homer
C)Herodotus
D)Archimedes
Answer: Herodotus
- Q. Which was the first garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent?
A)Humayun's Tomb
B)Tomb of Jahangir
C)Taj Mahal
D)Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: Humayun's Tomb
- Q. Where were the hymns of Rigveda composed?
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Rajasthan
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Punjab
- Q. The main centre of Wahabi Movement during the freedom movement was
A)Mysore
B)Lucknow
C)Patna
D)Delhi
Answer: Patna
- Q. Who had, while fasting in the prison, written to the British governor, The individual must die so that the nation may live. Today, I must die so that India may win freedom and glory?
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Jatin Das
C)MK Gandhi
D)SC Bose
Answer: Jatin Das
- Q. Who introduced the Ryotwari System in India?
A)Lord Cornwallis
B)Munro and Charles Reed
C)John shore
D)None of these
Answer: Munro and Charles Reed
- Q. What was meant by the secretary of State of India during the British?
A)A Secretary level official appointed in each Presidency of India
B)An official who worked as the Secretary to the Viceroy of India
C)A British minister given full control over the Government of India
D)A senior officer appointed the Viceroy to look into his internal administration in India
Answer: A British minister given full control over the Government of India
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