More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following was also known as ‘Zinda Pir’?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. Who had succeeded Mir Jumla as governor of Bengal in the reign of Aurangzeb?
A)Izid Bakhsh
B)Siphr Sukoh
C)Shaista Khan
D)Shah Shuja
Answer: Shaista Khan
- Q. Chandra Shekhar Azad was __________ of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army
A)Secretary
B)President
C)Commander-in-Chief
D)Field Marshal
Answer: Commander-in-Chief
- Q. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
A)Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war
B)After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
C)He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
D)Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence
Answer: He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
- Q. The year of the foundation of the Women’s Indian Association (WIA) is
A)1937
B)1947
C)1927
D)1917
Answer: 1917
- Q. The Religious lessons of ‘Jews’ are called
A)Musa Sanhita (Torah)
B)Gnome Collection (Sukti Sangraha)
C)Tripitaka
D)Tend Alesta
Answer: Musa Sanhita (Torah)
- Q. The United Nations declared __________ as the International Year of Women
A)1878
B)1875
C)1975
D)1956
Answer: 1975
- Q. Where was St. Paul beheaded?
A)Ephesus
B)Rome
C)Kusadasi
D)Jerusalem
Answer: Rome
- Q. The immediate cause for the outbreak of the first World War was
A)The imprisonment of Lenin
B)The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
C)The ambition of America to dominate the world
D)The sudden death of Lloyd George
Answer: The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
- Q. Independence movement of Vietnam was headed by
A)Zhou Enlai
B)Ngo Dinh Diem
C)Pol Pot
D)Ho Chi Minh
Answer: Ho Chi Minh
- Q. November 26, 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history because
A)The constitution was adopted on this day
B)India took a pledge of complete independence on this day
C)India became a Republic on this day
D)The first amendment of the constitution was passed on this day
Answer: The constitution was adopted on this day
- Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A)Shiva
B)Ganesh
C)Durga
D)Vishnu
Answer: Shiva
- Q. Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?
A)The Punjab
B)Madras
C)Bombay
D)Calcutta
Answer: The Punjab
- Q. The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was published during the tenure of
A)Lord Minto
B)Lord Hastings
C)Lord metcalfe
D)Lord Macaulay
Answer: Lord Hastings
- Q. Who among the following composed the Hindi version of Ramayana?
A)Valmiki
B)Tulsidas
C)Ramananda
D)Kabir
Answer: Tulsidas
- Q. In 1893 __________ landed in India, made a tour of the country in the company of H. S. Olcott, and by her splendid presentation of Indian philosophy and her undisguised personal preference for the Indian spiritual heritage, won the support of orthodox Brahmins to Theosophy
A)Upendranath Basu
B)Annie Besant
C)I. N. Gurtu
D)George Thompson
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Which dynasty ruled over ‘Magadha’ after Mauryan Dynasty?
A)Shunga
B)Satavahan
C)Nanda
D)Kanva
Answer: Shunga
- Q. Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indian for the ICS from 21 year to
A)19 years
B)20 years
C)18 years
D)17 years
Answer: 19 years
- Q. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
A)II, I, IV & III
B)I, II, III & IV
C)I, III, II & IV
D)III, I, II & IV
Answer: I, II, III & IV
- Q. Name of the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the Sultanate period?
A)Rahim
B)Maladhar Basu
C)Chaitanya
D)Jaydeva
Answer: Maladhar Basu
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