More Questions on History
- Q. The Hundred Years’ War (from 1337 to 1453) was fought between
A)Germany and Russia
B)England and France
C)America and Argentina
D)England and Germany
Answer: England and France
- Q. The most important source of our information on ancient India’s cultural history are
A)Antiquities and monuments
B)Archaeological excavations
C)Literature and epics
D)Inscriptions and coins
Answer: Literature and epics
- Q. The first national leader to decry the salt tax in the Indian legislature was
A)M. K. Gandhi
B)G. K. Gokhale
C)J. L. Nehru
D)Netaji S C Bose
Answer: G. K. Gokhale
- Q. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were
A)Potato and Mustard
B)Millet and Groundnut
C)Tobacco and Maize
D)Indigo and Maize
Answer: Tobacco and Maize
- Q. Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions?
A)Devanagiri
B)Brahmi
C)Gurmukhi
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Brahmi
- Q. Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?
A)Just before the First World War
B)First World War
C)After the First World War
D)After the passing of the Act of 1909
Answer: First World War
- Q. The Simon Commission was boycotted by Indians because
A)It proposed to partition India
B)It sought to curb civil liberties of the Indians
C)It was an all-white commission without Indian representation
D)It proposed measures to contain nationalism
Answer: It was an all-white commission without Indian representation
- Q. Which of the following could be associated with Buddhism? I. Rejection of the authority of Vedas II. Denial of God III. Belief in the categories of jiva and ajiva IV. The concept of nirvana V. Theory of prakriti and purusha
A)II,III,IV and I
B)I,II and III
C)I,II and IV
D)I,III,IV and V
Answer: I,II and IV
- Q. When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A)After the Battle of Panipat
B)After the Battle of Plassey
C)After the war of Mysore
D)After Sepoy Mutiny
Answer: After Sepoy Mutiny
- Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?
A)Tipu Sultan
B)Haider Ali
C)Murshid Quli Khan
D)Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding Gyana Prasarak Mandalis or student literary and scientific societies is / are correct? I. Formed by common people to educate youth II. Had two branches Marathi and Guajarati III. Aimed to start schools for girls. IV. Organized lectures to propagate their ideas
A)I III and IV only
B)I and II only
C)II and III only
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
- Q. __________formed the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune?
A)Swarnakumari Devi
B)Ramabai Saraswati
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
- Q. In which country the Head of the State gets his office by the law of hereditary succession?
A)Sri Lanka
B)China
C)France
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
A)Demolition of Kanpur mosque
B)Chauri Chaura incident
C)Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
D)Kakori train dacoity incident
Answer: Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
- Q. The Cabinet Mission Plan ruled out the possibility of the formation of
A)Pakistan
B)Union of India
C)Constituent Assembly
D)Groups by Provinces
Answer: Pakistan
- Q. Which of the Delhi sultans pursued the policy of blood and iron?
A)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Balban
D)Iltutmish
Answer: Balban
- Q. Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C. in
A)Babylon
B)Persia
C)Macedonia
D)Taxila
Answer: Babylon
- Q. The origins of Indian music could be traced to
A)Yajurvedic Samhita
B)Rigvedic Samhita
C)Samavedic Samhita
D)Atharvavedic Samhita
Answer: Samavedic Samhita
- Q. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
A)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
B)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
- Q. The Sikh guru who had fought the Mughals was
A)Guru Hargobind
B)Guru Nanak Dev
C)Guru Tegh Bahadur
D)Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
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