More Questions on History
- Q. Aligarh Muslim University was founded by
A)Syed Ahmed Khan
B)Jinnah
C)Abul Kalam Azad
D)Bhutto
Answer: Syed Ahmed Khan
- Q. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha?
A)G. Subramania lyer
B)B. C. Pal
C)Sardar Baghat Singh
D)Rukmani Lakshmipth
Answer: Sardar Baghat Singh
- Q. Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on :
A)16 October , 1896
B)16 October , 1911
C)16 October , 1907
D)16 October , 1905
Answer: 16 October , 1905
- Q. Aryabhatta, believed to have been born in the 5th century AD, was a most renowned scholar of
A)Biology
B)Astronomy
C)Medicine
D)Physiology
Answer: Astronomy
- Q. Who is the founder of Greek historiography?
A)Herodotus
B)Aristotle
C)Hippocrates
D)Thucydides
Answer: Herodotus
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the techniques of ‘Satyagraha’ advocated by Mahatama Gandhi?
A)Fasting
B)Ahimsa
C)Civil Disobedience
D)Non-Cooperation
Answer: Ahimsa
- Q. Which of the following leader was associated with the Home Rule League?
A)G. K. Gokhale
B)B. G. Tilak
C)M. G. Ranade
D)M. K. Gandhi
Answer: B. G. Tilak
- Q. Iltutmish established a centre of learning at
A)Calcutta
B)Multan
C)Alwar
D)Delhi
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Which U.S President announced the “New Deal” for economic recovery in the aftermath of the Great Depression?
A)Benjamin Franklin
B)Abraham Lincoln
C)Roosevelt
D)J.F. Kennedy
Answer: Roosevelt
- Q. Babur (1526-1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Nanda
B)Mughal
C)Maurya
D)Haryanka
Answer: Mughal
- Q. Who is the author of ‘Social Background of Indian Nationalism’?
A)Dharam Kumar
B)A. R. Desai
C)Ray Chaudhuri
D)K. Rajayyan
Answer: A. R. Desai
- Q. Aurangzeb died in the year
A)1764
B)1760
C)1707
D)1700
Answer: 1707
- Q. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
A)1917
B)1916
C)1918
D)1920
Answer: 1917
- Q. Year of the Battle of Plassey is __________
A)1657
B)1557
C)1757
D)1857
Answer: 1757
- Q. Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?
A)Agnimitra
B)Pushyamitra Sunga
C)Vasumitra
D)Jyesthamitra
Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
- Q. In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram
A)Palluruthi
B)Vaikom
C)Aluva
D)Trichur
Answer: Aluva
- Q. When was Brahmo Samaj split?
A)1826
B)1866
C)1843
D)1857
Answer: 1866
- Q. The capital of the Abbasid Caliphs was
A)Damascus
B)Bagdad
C)Constantinople
D)Madina
Answer: Bagdad
- Q. To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs Annie Besant published the newspaper (s)
A)Young India and Home Rule News
B)New India and Commonweal
C)Mahratta and Kesari
D)Home Rule Courier
Answer: New India and Commonweal
- Q. Alexander and Porus fought a battle at
A)Rajasthan
B)Hydaspes
C)Panipat
D)Train
Answer: Hydaspes
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