More Questions on History
- Q. What was the policy of “doctrine of lapse”?
A)States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
B)States were allowed to adopt son as an heir
C)According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army
D)None of these
Answer: States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
- Q. Why was the Second Round Table Conference failed?
A)Suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement
B)Priority to be given to communal question
C)Grant of Dominion Status
D)Date of transfer of power
Answer: Priority to be given to communal question
- Q. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad?
A)Subhash Chandra Bose
B)Chandrashekhar Azad
C)Bhagat Singh
D)Iqbal
Answer: Bhagat Singh
- Q. The programme of Swadeshi and Boycott against the partition of Bengal was visualised by
A)BC Pal
B)Surendra Nath Bennerjee
C)Aurobindo Ghose
D)Rash Behari Bose
Answer: Aurobindo Ghose
- Q. Assertion (A): The nobility under Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a highly homogeneous one. Reason (R): Royal intervention in the iqta system was as its peak under Muhammad Tughlaq.
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is false but R is true
- Q. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from
A)Sevagram
B)Wardha
C)Sabarmati
D)Dandi
Answer: Sabarmati
- Q. The institution of varna appeared in the
A)Later vedic period
B)Rigvedic period
C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
Answer: Rigvedic period
- Q. The Cabinet Mission which arrived Delhi in 1946 was headed by
A)Sir Stafford Cripps
B)Lord Pethrick Lawrence
C)AV Alexander
D)Lord Attlee
Answer: Lord Pethrick Lawrence
- Q. The principles of Ashoka’s Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Brahmanism
D)The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period
Answer: The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period
- Q. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is believed to record the achievements of
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Ashoka
C)Samudragupta
D)Chandragupta II
Answer: Chandragupta II
- Q. Who among the following Tomar rulers, is credited with founding the city of Delhi?
A)Vajrata
B)Anangpal
C)Rudrane
D)Devraja
Answer: Anangpal
- Q. Muslim League was established in December
A)1905
B)1906
C)1925
D)1926
Answer: 1906
- Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
A)GopalaKrishna Gokhale
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Kheda Satyagraha is related to __________
A)Calcutta
B)Gujarat
C)Thana
D)Malabar
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of
A)Arcot
B)Trichinopoly
C)Wandiwash
D)Pondicherry
Answer: Wandiwash
- Q. What was the name of the mother of Abhinandananatha Tirthankar?
A)Tara
B)Vijaya
C)Siddharta Devi
D)Marudevi
Answer: Siddharta Devi
- Q. The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at
A)Samugarh
B)Dharmat
C)Deorai
D)Khajwa
Answer: Samugarh
- Q. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
A)Diwan-e-Aam
B)Diwan-e-khas
C)Ibadat Khana
D)Buland Darwaza
Answer: Ibadat Khana
- Q. The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from
A)Sama Veda
B)Upanishads
C)Rig Veda
D)Ramayana
Answer: Upanishads
- Q. The doctrine of lapse had been put to much use by
A)Lord Bentick
B)Lord Dalhousie
C)Lord Curzon
D)Lord Ripon
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
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