More Questions on History
- Q. In the elections held in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1935 Congress Ministries were formed in :
A)Nine States
B)Eleven States
C)Five States
D)Ten States
Answer: Eleven States
- Q. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by
A)1821
B)1721
C)1895
D)1921
Answer: 1895
- Q. One of the important factors that led to the World War-II the humiliating provisions in one of the following treaties. Which is that treaty?
A)Treaty of Versailles
B)Treaty of Paris
C)Treaty of Lorraine
D)Treaty of Brussels
Answer: Treaty of Versailles
- Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of History’
A)Thucydides
B)Homer
C)Herodotus
D)Archimedes
Answer: Herodotus
- Q. The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) fought in the Second World War against
A)Japan
B)Germany
C)Italy
D)Great Britain
Answer: Great Britain
- Q. Which of the following event was the reason for suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A)The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it
B)The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic
C)Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government
D)Chauri Chaura incident
Answer: Chauri Chaura incident
- Q. Tilak called him the ‘Diamond of India, the jewel of Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers’. Who is referred in these words
A)Shivaji
B)Lajpat Rai
C)Gokhale
D)Madhava Rao
Answer: Gokhale
- Q. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by
A)Cornwallis
B)Lord Hastings
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Bentinck
Answer: Bentinck
- Q. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been
A)The rise of an other-worldly outlook
B)The growth of Sanskrit
C)The progress of philosophy
D)The consolidation of the caste system
Answer: The consolidation of the caste system
- Q. Who was elected as First Consul of the Consulate of France?
A)Napoleon Bonaparte
B)Adolf Hitler
C)Napoleon III
D)Maximiliean Robespierre
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. The Peloponnesian War was fought between which cities?
A)Carthage and Athens
B)Athens and Macedonia
C)Sparta and Carthage
D)Sparta and Athens
Answer: Sparta and Athens
- Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn in 1922 because of
A)The Congress' extremist policies
B)Gandhi's ill health
C)Afervent appeal by the government to do so
D)Violence erupting at Chauri Chaura
Answer: Violence erupting at Chauri Chaura
- Q. What were the crops raised by the Harappans? I. Cotton II. Wheat III. Barley IV. Peas Select the correct option
A)I, II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)II and III
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of
A)Ashoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Dharmapala
D)Kanishka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
A)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
B)Ramabai Saraswati
C)Lord Edwin Montague
D)Dorothy Jinarajadasa
Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
- Q. East Timor, in Indonesian, Archipelago, was the former colony of
A)English
B)Dutch
C)French
D)Portuguese
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. The famous Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign of the Mughal emperor?
A)Bahadur Shah I
B)Aurangzeb
C)Jahandar Shah
D)Farrukhsiyar
Answer: Farrukhsiyar
- Q. The Inam land was one which was assigned to
A)Mansabdars
B)Scholars and religious persons
C)Hereditary revenue collectors
D)Nobles
Answer: Scholars and religious persons
- Q. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led by
A)Kshatriya Princes
B)Sudras
C)Vaisyas
D)Brahmins
Answer: Kshatriya Princes
- Q. Atmopadesa Satakam is the work of __________
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Dr. Palpu
C)C. Kesavan
D)Sree Narayana Guru
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
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