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Q. Where was Christopher Columbus from

A
Genoa
B
Venice
C
Spain
D
Portugal

Correct Answer

Genoa

More Questions on History

  • Q. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________
    A)Lord William Bentinck
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Lord Macaulay
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. Which of the Kushana ruler patronised Buddhism?
    A)Vikramaditya
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka
    D)Kautilya
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were I. Cheras II. Cholas III. Chalukyas iV. Pallavas V. Pandyas
    A)II, III, IV
    B)I, II, V
    C)III, IV, V
    D)I, II, IV
    Answer: I, II, V
  • Q. Who won the Battle of Poitiers in 732?
    A)Charles Martel
    B)Carloman
    C)Pepin of Herstal
    D)Pepin the Short
    Answer: Charles Martel
  • Q. Which of the following is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
    A)He started Ganpati Festval in 1893
    B)He wrote 'Gita Rahasya'
    C)He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
    D)He started home rule league in 1916
    Answer: He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not true about the Indian National Congress?
    A)W.C. Bannerjee was the first president of congress
    B)It was formed in 1885
    C)It was formed when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and provinces of India met at Bombay
    D)Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
    Answer: Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
  • Q. Servants of India Society was founded in
    A)India
    B)England
    C)America
    D)Burma
    Answer: India
  • Q. The Sikh military sect ‘the Khalsa’ was introduced by
    A)Guru Har Krishan
    B)Guru Har Rai
    C)Guru Gobind Singh
    D)Guru Tegh Bahadur
    Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
  • Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of History’
    A)Thucydides
    B)Homer
    C)Herodotus
    D)Archimedes
    Answer: Herodotus
  • Q. Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization. Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are 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: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Which emperor wrote the play ‘Nagananda’ in Sanskrit language?
    A)Harshavardhana
    B)Prabhakara vardhana
    C)Chandragupta II
    D)Bindusara
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. The East India Association was set up in :
    A)1857
    B)1866
    C)1836
    D)1885
    Answer: 1866
  • Q. Dadabhai Naroji has described his theory of ‘Drain of Wealth’ in the book
    A)British Rule and its Consequences
    B)Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
    C)Exploitative Nature of British Rule in India
    D)Nature of British Colonial Rule
    Answer: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
  • Q. Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer?
    A)Qutbdin Bakhtiyar Kaki
    B)Baba Farid
    C)Moinuddin Chisti
    D)Khwaja Bahuddin
    Answer: Moinuddin Chisti
  • Q. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National congress?
    A)Badruddin Tyabji
    B)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    C)Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
    D)Abul Kalam Azad
    Answer: Badruddin Tyabji
  • Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the leader of__________
    A)Rowlatt Satyagraha
    B)Bhoodan Movement
    C)Bardoli Satyagraha
    D)Swadeshi Movement
    Answer: Bardoli Satyagraha
  • Q. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?
    A)Sindhu
    B)Ganges
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Saraswati
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. A new period in__________’s life began in 1913 when she became active in Indian politics, and gave a lead by claiming ‘Home Rule’ for India
    A)Malati Patwardhan
    B)Ammu Swaminathan
    C)Annie Besant
    D)Ambujammal
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who is regarded as the second Alexander?
    A)Mubarak Khalji
    B)Jalaluddin Khalji
    C)Khusru Khan
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. When did the Battle of Sekigahara take place?
    A)1603
    B)1600
    C)1707
    D)1761
    Answer: 1600

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