More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. Panini’s Ashtadhyayi, book on grammar in eight chapters is the final culmination of this excellent art of writing in sutra (precepts) in which every chapter is precisely interwoven. II. The Brahmanas elaborates vedic caste system of the society
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)None of the above
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Which city was recaptured at the end of the first war of Crusade
A)Venice
B)Rome
C)Jerusalem
D)Vienna
Answer: Jerusalem
- Q. Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce the gold coinage in India?
A)Vima Taktu
B)Vima Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Kujula Kadphises
Answer: Vima Kadphises
- Q. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in
A)Calcutta
B)Surat
C)Bombay
D)Lahore
Answer: Bombay
- Q. The university which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was
A)Taxila
B)Kanchi
C)Nalanda
D)Vallabhi
Answer: Nalanda
- Q. In which session of the Indian National congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim League take place?
A)Lahore session in 1940
B)Tripuri Session in 1939
C)Meerut Session in 1946
D)Lucknow session in 1916
Answer: Lucknow session in 1916
- Q. Who founded as Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College (MAO) at Aligarh in 1875?
A)Mirza Mohammad
B)Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
C)Maulana Qasim Nanotvi
D)Maulana Abdullah Ansari
Answer: Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
- Q. The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the hands of
A)Governor-General in Council
B)Parliament
C)Board of Control
D)Crown
Answer: Governor-General in Council
- Q. Which of the following Act(s) was/were passed in 1856?
A)The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
B)The Religious Disabilities Act
C)Both the above
D)None of the above
Answer: Both the above
- Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in
A)The promotion of people's welfare by him
B)His extensive conquests
C)His marathon army
D)His exclusive patronage of Buddhism
Answer: The promotion of people's welfare by him
- Q. Kheda Satyagraha is related to __________
A)Calcutta
B)Gujarat
C)Thana
D)Malabar
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of
A)1858
B)1853
C)1861
D)1892
Answer: 1858
- Q. In 1650 Gabriel Boughton, an employee of the Company obtained a license for trade in __________
A)Orissa
B)Bengal
C)Mysore
D)Surat
Answer: Bengal
- Q. A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was
A)Kaiser House
B)India House
C)Singh Sabha Building
D)Dadabhai Naoroji's House
Answer: India House
- Q. The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at __________ in England
A)Manchester
B)London
C)Liverpool
D)Haileybury
Answer: Haileybury
- Q. In India, the Wahabi movement was started by __________
A)1906
B)1901
C)1915
D)None of these
Answer: None of these
- Q. What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?
A)Hinduism
B)Zoroastrianism
C)Buddhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Hinduism
- Q. Who is regarded as ‘the Mother of the Indian Revolution’?
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Rani Lakshmi Bai
C)Madam Bhikaji Cama
D)Priti Lata Waddedar
Answer: Madam Bhikaji Cama
- Q. When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?
A)4th July, 1947
B)15th August, 1947
C)16th August, 1947
D)14th August, 1947
Answer: 14th August, 1947
- 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
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