More Questions on History
- Q. The United East India Company refers to the company in India formed by the
A)Dutch
B)Portuguese
C)French
D)British
Answer: Dutch
- Q. Two great socio-religious reformers of the 19th century who provided inspiration to the Indian National Movement were
A)Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendra Nath Tagore
B)Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda
C)MG Ranade and DK Karve
D)Keshab Chandra Sen and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda
- Q. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north west?
A)Indus river
B)Ravi river
C)Satluj river
D)Hindukush range
Answer: Hindukush range
- 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. Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Adi Granth?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Tukaram
Answer: Kabir
- Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
- Q. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of
A)Muhammad Ali
B)Abdul Kalam Azad
C)Zakir Hussain
D)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
Answer: Abdul Kalam Azad
- Q. Who was the 1st President of South Africa after apartheid?
A)Nelson Mandela
B)Zuma
C)Kofi Annan
D)Booker T. Washington
Answer: Nelson Mandela
- Q. Who made the famous statement “Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.”
A)Mirabeau
B)John Locke
C)Voltaire
D)Jean Jacques Rousseau
Answer: Jean Jacques Rousseau
- Q. Whose speeches at the World’s Parliament of Religions held in September 1893 made him famous as an ‘orator by divine right’ and as a ‘Messenger of Indian wisdom to the Western world’
A)Sri Ramakrishna
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
D)Shyama Charan Sen
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between
A)France and Germany
B)Sweden and Russia
C)France and England
D)Germany and Russia
Answer: Germany and Russia
- Q. The first definite and forceful expression of the concept of a separate homeland for the Muslims came from (or the Catcher of the idea of Pakistan was)
A)Rahmat Ali
B)Sir Mohammad Iqbal
C)M A Jinnah
D)Liaqat Ali
Answer: Sir Mohammad Iqbal
- Q. My Experiments with Truth is the work of Mahatma Gandhi published in
A)1902
B)1901
C)1906
D)1946
Answer: 1906
- Q. The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal and to abolish Indian indentured labour were taken during the Viceroyalty of Lord
A)Minto
B)Hardinge
C)Chelmsford
D)Reading
Answer: Hardinge
- Q. Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khwaja Abdus Samad to India?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Humayun
C)Akbar
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Humayun
- Q. Who was King Vipulvahan?
A)Brother of Sambhavnath
B)Father of Sambhavnath
C)Friend of Sambhavnath
D)Teacher of Sambhavnath
Answer: Father of Sambhavnath
- Q. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the
A)Chola Administration
B)Maratha Administration
C)Ganga Administration
D)Vijayanagar Administration
Answer: Ganga Administration
- Q. Aurangzeb, in his attempt to annex Marwar to the Mughal empire, was involved in a 30-year war. During these long years the most valiant struggle from the side of Marwar was fought by
A)Durgadas
B)Ajit Singh
C)Hadas of Bundi
D)Indra Singh
Answer: Durgadas
- Q. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the __________ age
A)Paleolithic
B)Megalithic
C)Neolithic
D)Chalcolithic
Answer: Chalcolithic
- Q. Who was the author of famous Persian series of 52 stories Tutinama?
A)Amir Khusrau
B)Nakhshabi
C)Abul Fazl
D)Hasan Nizami
Answer: Nakhshabi
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