More Questions on History
- Q. Aligarh Muslim University was founded by
A)Syed Ahmed Khan
B)Jinnah
C)Abul Kalam Azad
D)Bhutto
Answer: Syed Ahmed Khan
- Q. The Singh Sabha intended to restore Sikhism to its past purity by publishing historical religious books, magazines and journals, to propagate knowledge using Punjabi, to return Sikh apostates to their original faith, and to involve highly placed __________in the educational programme of the Sikhs
A)Frenchmen
B)Portuguese
C)Dutch
D)Englishmen
Answer: Englishmen
- Q. The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British. It began in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company and later spread to Delhi, Agra, Awadh, Kanpur, Chambal and Lucknow.
A)Awadh
B)Delhi
C)Bombay
D)The Chambal Region
Answer: Bombay
- Q. The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana’s Rajatarangini was
A)Shah Mir Samsuddin
B)Sikandar
C)Zain-ul-Abidin
D)Saifuddin
Answer: Zain-ul-Abidin
- Q. Who said “Spanish ulcer was the cause of my ruin”
A)Napoleon
B)Matternich
C)Marshal Fouch
D)Chamberlain
Answer: Napoleon
- Q. Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?
A)Government of India Act, 1858
B)Charter Act of 1813
C)Charter Act of 1853
D)Charter Act of 1833
Answer: Charter Act of 1853
- Q. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
A)William Bentinck
B)Robert Clive
C)Warren Hasting
D)Col. Sanders
Answer: Warren Hasting
- 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. Shivaji’s administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by
A)Sher Shah
B)Kautilya
C)Akbar
D)Adi Granth
Answer: Kautilya
- Q. Which of the following Mughal King reign during the large scale famine in Gujarat and Deccan?
A)Jahangir
B)Aurangzeb
C)Akbar
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Shahjahan
- Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
A)Buddhism
B)Jainism
C)Shaivism
D)Bhagavatism
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. Marx belonged to
A)Holland
B)Germany
C)France
D)Britain
Answer: Germany
- Q. Potato was introduced to Europe by
A)Germans
B)Portuguese
C)Spanish
D)Dutch
Answer: Spanish
- Q. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
A)The Maurya
B)The Nanda
C)The Sunga
D)The Kanva
Answer: The Nanda
- Q. Economic dimensions of justice have been emphasised by
A)Capitalists
B)Idealists
C)Socialists
D)Fascists
Answer: Socialists
- Q. In which year Vatican City was established as an independent state
A)1782
B)1756
C)1835
D)1929
Answer: 1929
- Q. Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in
A)Social service
B)Studies
C)Games
D)Rebellious deeds
Answer: Social service
- Q. Who among the following has been given honorary status among the seven wonders of the modern world?
A)Great Pyramid of Giza
B)Taj Mahal
C)Petra
D)Colosseum
Answer: Great Pyramid of Giza
- Q. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the central Secretariat in Delhi?
A)Herbert Bakers
B)Sir Edward Lutyens
C)Robert Tor Tussell
D)Antonin Raymond
Answer: Sir Edward Lutyens
- Q. In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress was founded, AO Hume acted as its
A)Vice-President
B)President
C)General Secretary
D)Member of the Working Committee
Answer: General Secretary
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