More Questions on History
- Q. Bimbisara was succeeded by
A)Ajatashatru
B)Ashoka
C)Vasudeva
D)Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: Ajatashatru
- Q. As a result of the elections held in early 1937 under the Act of 1935 the Congress formed ministries in provinces
A)9
B)7
C)10
D)8
Answer: 8
- Q. Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858?
A)The British Parliament
B)Queen Victoria
C)Government of Britan
D)None of these
Answer: The British Parliament
- Q. Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?
A)To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
B)To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
C)To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement
D)To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission
Answer: To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
- Q. The first muslim woman who ruled Northern India was
A)Nurjahan
B)Razia Sultana
C)Mumtaz
D)None of the above
Answer: Razia Sultana
- Q. Who among the following started Bengali weekly newspaper ‘Sambad Kaumudi’ in year 1821?
A)Aurobindo Ghosh
B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C)Ramkrishna Paramhans
D)Debendranath Tagore
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Q. Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
A)Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy
B)This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces
C)The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
D)The diarchy was introduced at the centre
Answer: The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
- Q. Gautama Buddha was born at
A)Sarnath
B)Kusinagar
C)Bodha Gaya
D)Lumbini
Answer: Lumbini
- Q. Which revolutionary was sentenced to death on August 17, 1909?
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Rash Bihari Bose
C)Chandra Sekhar Ajad
D)Madanlal Dhingra
Answer: Madanlal Dhingra
- 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. Who introduced the Ryotwari System in India?
A)Lord Cornwallis
B)Munro and Charles Reed
C)John shore
D)None of these
Answer: Munro and Charles Reed
- Q. Which one was the capital city of Byzantine Empire
A)Rome
B)Venice
C)Vienna
D)Constantinople
Answer: Constantinople
- Q. The Battle of Waterloo was fought in the year
A)1805
B)1800
C)1807
D)1815
Answer: 1815
- Q. The Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire started in the year
A)1821
B)1805
C)1852
D)1895
Answer: 1821
- Q. In 1907, after the passing of Col. H. S. Olcott, __________ became the second International President of the Theosophical Society
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Annie Besant
C)Ahalya Rangnekar
D)Bhabani Charan Mitra
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. In which year Adolf Hitler was appointed as Chancellor of Germany
A)1935
B)1933
C)1938
D)1940
Answer: 1933
- Q. Which one of the following is not a salient features of the renaissance age
A)Feudalism
B)Humanism
C)Rationalism
D)Scientific Temperament
Answer: Feudalism
- Q. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru?
A)B. G. Tilak
B)Pheroze Shah Mehta
C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
A)He died in Indian in 1833
B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born in a well-to-do family in Bengal, probably in 1772
C)He was given the title of Raja by the Mughal Emperor
D)He started the newspaper named "Sambad Kaumudi"
Answer: He died in Indian in 1833
- Q. Consider the following statements related to the cause of 1857 revolt. I. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers. II. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers. III. The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
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