More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the founder of the Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India?
A)Baden Powell
B)Richard Temple
C)Charles Andrew
D)Robert Montgomery
Answer: Baden Powell
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to
A)work for harijan welfare
B)consolidate Khadi programme
C)cl do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence
D)write his autobiography
Answer: work for harijan welfare
- Q. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by
A)Dara Shikoh
B)Akbar
C)Shah Jahan
D)Jahangir
Answer: Dara Shikoh
- Q. Whom did the Britishers call the father of Indian disaffection and the biggest traitor?
A)Lala Hardayal
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)None of these
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
B)It changed the administrative system in India
C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
D)All of the above are incorrect
Answer: All of the above are incorrect
- Q. The first Bhakti Movement was organised by
A)Meera
B)Nanak
C)Ramdas
D)Ramanujacharya
Answer: Ramanujacharya
- Q. The Tokyo Conference which passed a resolution to form an Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was a conference of
A)Indians living in Tokyo
B)different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
C)Indian prisoners of war in Japanese custody
D)Indian revolutionaries living outside India
Answer: different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
- Q. The Mongols under__________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219
A)Nadir Shah
B)Timur Lang
C)Ahmed Shah Abdali
D)Genghis Khan
Answer: Genghis Khan
- Q. The most Important cause for the outbreak of the Ghadar revolution was the
A)Hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha
B)Commencement of World War I
C)Komagata Maru Incident
D)Arrest of Lala Hardayal
Answer: Komagata Maru Incident
- Q. One of the following was not involved in the Chittagong Armoury Raid, 1934. Who was he?
A)Surya Sen
B)Kalpana Dutt
C)Pritialata Woddekar
D)Dinesh Gupta
Answer: Dinesh Gupta
- Q. Democracy is a “government in which everyone has a share” was the opinion of
A)Seeley
B)Jeovans
C)Plato
D)Abraham Lincoln
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
- Q. There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohenjodaro. This is clear from the
A)Religious beliefs of the Harappans
B)Indus seals excavated
C)Tools and implements used by the Harappans
D)Different types of dwellings excavated
Answer: Different types of dwellings excavated
- Q. Identify the Buddhist Literature from the following
A)Upanishads
B)Tripitakas
C)Angas
D)Aranyakas
Answer: Tripitakas
- Q. When was Gandhi-Irvin Pact taken place?
A)March 15, 1933
B)September 23, 1932
C)March 5, 1931
D)February 10, 1930
Answer: March 5, 1931
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
A)Sutudri - Sutlej
B)Askini - Chenab
C)Vipas - Jhelum
D)Parushni - Ravi
Answer: Vipas - Jhelum
- Q. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the
A)Chola Administration
B)Maratha Administration
C)Ganga Administration
D)Vijayanagar Administration
Answer: Ganga Administration
- Q. What is ‘Patriarchal Society’?
A)System that values men more than women
B)System that values women more than men
C)System that values both men and women equally
D)System that values elders
Answer: System that values men more than women
- Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
A)Passive resistance
B)Organisation of secret societies
C)Constitutional agitation
D)Terrorism
Answer: Passive resistance
- Q. Which of the following was not the saint of Varkari sect?
A)Namdev
B)Tukaram
C)Eknath
D)Kabir
Answer: Kabir
- Q. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the imperial signature was
A)Nur Jahan
B)Jodha Bai
C)Mumtaz Mahal
D)Ladli Begum
Answer: Nur Jahan
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