More Questions on History
- Q. The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell’s Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Gandhi
C)Jinnah
D)Rajaji
Answer: Jinnah
- Q. Who among the following was the reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramananda
C)Valmiki
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Tulsidas
- Q. In which of the following Satyagraha campaigns, Mahatma Gandhi did not participate directly?
A)Non-Cooperation Movement
B)Rajkot Satyagraha
C)Kheda Satyagraha
D)Vaikom Satyagraha
Answer: Rajkot Satyagraha
- Q. In which script were the Ashokan inscription were written in North West Frontier Province?
A)Brahmi
B)Prakrit
C)Sanskrit
D)Kharoshti
Answer: Kharoshti
- Q. Aurangzeb died in the year
A)1764
B)1760
C)1707
D)1700
Answer: 1707
- Q. Who were associated with Indian league established in 1875 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) ?
A)Kali Mohan Das and Arvindo Ghosh
B)Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Arvindo Ghosh
C)Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Sambhu Charan Mukherjee
D)None of these
Answer: Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Sambhu Charan Mukherjee
- Q. In the Cabinet Mission Plan, provision was made for the Commissioner’s Provinces to represent by __________ members in the Constituent Assembly
A)10
B)14
C)8
D)4
Answer: 4
- Q. What was the name of the father of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)Mallinath
B)Jitshatru
C)Parsavnath
D)Neminath
Answer: Jitshatru
- Q. The famous Indo-Greek Kin, who embraced Buddhism was __________
A)Menander
B)Strato I
C)Demetrios
D)Alexander
Answer: Menander
- Q. Who among the following was also known as ‘Zinda Pir’?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. Who said “Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?
A)Bankim chandra Chatterjee
B)Raj Narain Bose
C)Swami Vivekanand
D)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Bankim chandra Chatterjee
- Q. Who was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin Khalji attacked and conquered it in 1303 AD?
A)Rana Ratan Singh
B)Rana Kumbha
C)Rana Hammir
D)Rana Sanga
Answer: Rana Ratan Singh
- Q. Individual Satyagrah – symbolic and non-violent in nature was started on:
A)October 17, 1940
B)October 17, 1942
C)October 17, 1939
D)October 17, 1938
Answer: October 17, 1940
- Q. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
A)The Ilbert Bill
B)The Government of India Act, 1858
C)Indian Councils Act of 1892
D)Queen Victoria's Proclamation
Answer: Queen Victoria's Proclamation
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the impact of Bhakti Movement? I. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Hindu literature in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music. II. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Buddhist text in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. Which of the following leader was not moderate?
A)Anand Charlu
B)Dada Bhai Naoroji
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
- Q. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in the year
A)1729
B)1707
C)1774
D)1823
Answer: 1707
- Q. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of
A)King of Jhansi
B)Peshwa Baji Rao II
C)Madhav Rao Sindhia
D)Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer: Peshwa Baji Rao II
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Dara Shikoh I. Dara Shikoh was the youngest son of Shahjahan. II. Dara Shikoh was the devotee of Qadiri Silsila.
A)Both I and II are incorrect
B)Both I and II are correct
C)Only I is correct
D)Only II is correct
Answer: Only II is correct
- Q. How did the Maurya Empire finally end?
A)The Kanvas of Central India deposed the last Mauryan ruler
B)The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General
C)The last Mauryan ruler was killed in a battle with the foreign invader from the north-west
D)The last mauryan ruler had no heir and the throne was claimed by one of his powerful ministers
Answer: The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General
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