More Questions on History
- Q. Potato was introduced to Europe by
A)Germans
B)Portuguese
C)Spanish
D)Dutch
Answer: Spanish
- Q. Socialism is essentially a movement of
A)The poor people
B)Intellectuals
C)The middle classes
D)The workers
Answer: The workers
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to Mughal Emperor Jahangir? I. Jahangir claimed that he could distinguish the work of different artists in a single picture. II. Painting was at its climax during his reign.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)None of the above
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation Movement? I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi’s ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
A)Pepper
B)Ivory
C)A fine variety of Indian muslin
D)Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
Answer: Pepper
- Q. Aravippuram movement which is considered as a precursor to all south Indian socio religious reform movement started in which of the following places?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
A)Devaraya I
B)Bukka I
C)Krishnadevaraya
D)Ramaraya
Answer: Devaraya I
- Q. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his political guru?
A)Purushottam Das Tandon
B)Shri Bharat Kumar
C)Sir William Wedderburn
D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Q. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
A)In the name of the Crown
B)By the Company
C)By a Board of Directors
D)In the name of Governor-General of India
Answer: In the name of the Crown
- Q. In __________, the First National Trade union organization (The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)) was established
A)1908
B)1904
C)1917
D)1920
Answer: 1920
- Q. Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A)Mayo
B)Curzon
C)Ripon
D)Lytton
Answer: Mayo
- Q. When were ancient Olympic games held first?
A)780 BC
B)776 BC
C)790 BC
D)800 BC
Answer: 776 BC
- Q. Who is known as the founder of the ‘Republic of Turkey’
A)Fevzi Cakmak
B)Ismet Inonu
C)Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
D)None of the above
Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
- Q. The Bombay Association, the first political association in Bombay presidency was founded by __________ in 1852
A)Pulinbehari Sarkar
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Amaresh Chakravarty
D)Prankrishna Parija
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of
A)1919
B)1909
C)1935
D)1861
Answer: 1935
- Q. Who was the author of United States Declaration of Independence
A)George Washington
B)Thomas Jefferson
C)Abraham Lincoln
D)Benjamin Franklin
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
- Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title ‘Raja’ by the__________
A)British
B)Mughals
C)French
D)Dutch
Answer: Mughals
- Q. Upanishads are books on
A)Philosophy
B)Politics
C)Medicine
D)Social life
Answer: Philosophy
- Q. Shah Jahan was kept in prison by Aurangzeb at
A)Agra
B)Ajmer
C)Delhi
D)Daulatabad
Answer: Agra
- Q. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was
A)Cabral
B)Albuquerque
C)Almeida
D)De Braganza
Answer: Albuquerque
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