More Questions on History
- Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
A)Religious domination
B)Subtle conquest
C)A casteless society
D)Non-violence and peace
Answer: Non-violence and peace
- Q. With which of the following would you associate Jyotiba Phule?
A)Theosophical Society
B)Satya Shodhak Samaj
C)Tattvabodhini Samaj
D)Dharma Sabha
Answer: Satya Shodhak Samaj
- Q. Who was the prime minister of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
A)Russell II
B)Lord Palmerston
C)Edward Smith-Stanley
D)Benjamin Disraeli
Answer: Lord Palmerston
- Q. Dandi March started on __________ 1930
A)12th April
B)12th March
C)12th February
D)12th May
Answer: 12th March
- 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. Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because
A)Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of its power and honour
B)He wanted to join the Congress
C)Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D)He was given to occasional eccentric quirks
Answer: Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
- Q. Assertion (A): English was taken as the medium of instruction in India by the William Bentinck. Reason (R): William Bentinck wanted to promote western culture in India
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Jyotiba Phule was one of the prominent __________ of the 19th century India
A)Politicians
B)Scientists
C)Economists
D)Social reformers
Answer: Social reformers
- Q. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
A)Germany
B)China
C)Italy
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained
A)Taking the Brahmans and Mullahs as their guides
B)In the service of God
C)In fighting for the country
D)In fighting against Islam
Answer: In the service of God
- Q. Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by
A)Akbar
B)Sher Shah
C)Humayun
D)Bhadur Shah
Answer: Humayun
- Q. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
A)1520
B)1530
C)1526
D)1550
Answer: 1526
- Q. The newspapers ‘The Punjabi and The pupil’ were published by :
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Bhagat Singh
D)Lala Hardyal
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
- Q. Which of the following pair of Congress Session is not correctly matched?
A)Madras Session 1927: Independence Resolution passed for the first time at the instance of Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Nagpur Session 1920: Changes in the Constitution of the Congress
C)Calcutta Session 1928: Return of Gandhi to active politics after six years
D)Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
Answer: Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
- Q. The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
A)Chandragupta-II
B)Chandragupta
C)Samudragupta
D)Kumaragupta
Answer: Chandragupta-II
- Q. The island of Corsica is associated with
A)Hitler
B)Mussolini
C)Napoleon Bonaparte
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. The Indian National Congress had passed the famous resolution on “Non-cooperation” in 1920 at its session held at
A)Delhi
B)Lucknow
C)Bombay
D)Calcutta
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. When was the first Ancient Greek Olympic Game begun
A)552 BC
B)776 BC
C)800 BC
D)235 BC
Answer: 776 BC
- Q. Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?
A)Baburnama
B)Shahnama
C)Akbarnama
D)Chachnama
Answer: Chachnama
- Q. The strategy of ‘divide and rule’ had been actually practised by
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Minto
D)Lord Dufferin
Answer: Lord Minto
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