More Questions on History
- Q. The title VIKRAMADITYA was assumed by:
A)Kanishka
B)Samudragupta
C)Chandragupta II
D)Ashoka
Answer: Chandragupta II
- Q. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?
A)Parthians
B)Shakas
C)Greeks
D)Kushans
Answer: Greeks
- Q. Who said that Indian National Congress is a ‘begging institute’?
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: Aurobindo Ghosh
- Q. The Third Buddhist Council was patronised by
A)Ashoka
B)Kanishka
C)Mahakashyap Upali
D)Sabakarni
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)R.C. Dutt
D)M.K. Gandhi
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Who among the following leader draws his inspiration from M.K Gandhi?
A)Jayaprakash Narayan
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D)Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- Q. Who united Norway, Denmark and, Sweden?
A)Eric of Pomerania
B)Albert, King of Sweden
C)Haakon VI of Norway
D)Margaret I of Denmark
Answer: Margaret I of Denmark
- Q. Who established Narayana Gurukulam in 1923 in the Nilgiri Hills with the blessings of Narayana Guru?
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Nataraja Guru
C)T. K. Madhavan
D)Dr. Palpu
Answer: Nataraja Guru
- Q. What was the name assigned to Rishabhnath Tirthankar because of the mark on his right leg?
A)Prajapati
B)Hiranyagarbha
C)Rishabh
D)Vrihad Deva
Answer: Rishabh
- Q. Who said that he had not become His Majesty’s first Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire?
A)Churchill
B)Attlee
C)Disraeli
D)Loyd George
Answer: Churchill
- Q. Wavell Plan was announced in the year
A)1942
B)1945
C)1946
D)1940
Answer: 1945
- Q. The first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was
A)Satyendra Nath Tagore
B)Gokhale
C)Ramanuja
D)Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore
- Q. In Tamil Nadu, the movement started with __________ and __________
A)The Vaisnava Alvars
B)The Saiva Nayanars
C)Nirguna Saints
D)Both A & B
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. After the ruin of India’s trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by
A)Peasantry
B)Zamindars
C)Income-tax payers
D)All the above
Answer: Peasantry
- Q. Kasturba Gandhi died in detention (in 1944) at
A)Ahmedabad Prison
B)Yeravada Jail
C)Aga Khan Palace
D)Ahmednagar Fort
Answer: Aga Khan Palace
- Q. Bhulabhai Desai’s most memorable achievement was his defence of the India National Army (I.N.A.) personnel at the Red fort Trial towards the end of
A)1944
B)1943
C)1945
D)1946
Answer: 1945
- Q. Who defeated Hannibal at Battle of Zama?
A)Scipio Aemilianus
B)Cato the Elder
C)Scipio Africanus
D)Hasdrubal
Answer: Scipio Africanus
- Q. John Locke profounded
A)Theory of Divine Rights
B)Social Contract Theory
C)Patriarchal Theory
D)Theory of Force
Answer: Social Contract Theory
- Q. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?
A)Vikramaditya
B)Kanishka
C)Samudra Gupta
D)Ashoka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. The Ahmedabad Satyagraha of Gandhi was directed against
A)Indian mill owners and non government officials
B)British mill owners and government officials
C)British non-government officials
D)Indian government officials
Answer: Indian mill owners and non government officials
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