More Questions on History
- Q. Who was popularly known as Africa’s Gandhi?
A)Firoz Gandhi
B)Mir Karzai
C)Nelson Mandela
D)M.K.Gandhi
Answer: Nelson Mandela
- Q. Who propagated the Vaishnava Theology of Dvaitadvaita?
A)Ramanujacharya
B)Adi Shankaracharya
C)Nimbarkacharya
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Nimbarkacharya
- Q. In __________ , Jyotiba Phule formed the Satya Shodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth)
A)1853
B)1773
C)1873
D)1889
Answer: 1873
- Q. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
A)Lord Northbrook
B)Lord Harding
C)Lord Ellenborough
D)Lord Mayo
Answer: Lord Mayo
- Q. In which battle did the defeat of Muslims stop their invasions?
A)Battle of Lechfeld
B)Battle of Fontenoy
C)Battle of Verdun
D)Battle of Vouille
Answer: Battle of Verdun
- Q. The term yavanika meant
A)Dancer
B)Foreign goods
C)Curtain
D)Theatre
Answer: Curtain
- Q. Who advocated Nazism in Germany?
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Frederick William-IV
C)Bismarck
D)William-III
Answer: Adolf Hitler
- Q. Who is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt
A)Ibrahim Pasha
B)Muhammad Ali
C)Abbas I
D)Sa'id Pasha
Answer: Muhammad Ali
- Q. Who is regarded as the father and founder of the Indian National Congress?
A)SN Banerjee
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)AO Hume
D)Pheroze Shah Mehta
Answer: AO Hume
- Q. When did the Vietnam war occur?
A)1948
B)1937
C)1950
D)1955
Answer: 1955
- Q. When Alexander invaded India, Taxila was ruled by
A)Porus
B)Ambhi
C)Ashoka
D)Bimbisara
Answer: Ambhi
- Q. “The word impossible is found, in the dictionary of fools” was the famous quote of
A)Alexander the Great
B)Hitler
C)Julius Caesar
D)Napoleon
Answer: Napoleon
- Q. It is said that Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar’s contribution to making of modern India is many sided. Which of the following aspects contribute to it?
A)New methodology of teaching Sanskrit
B)Farmers and depressed class upliftment
C)Uplifting downtrodden women, abolishing child marriage , widow re marriage
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
- Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Ancient Indian literature? I. Brahmanas and Aryankas followed by philosophical doctrines of Upanishads. II. Brahmanas are contains detailed explanation about Vedic literature and instructions.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- 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. Which two countries were involved in a Hundred Years War?
A)England and France
B)Turkey and Austria
C)Palestine and Israel
D)Germany and Russia
Answer: England and France
- Q. Who was the Governor General of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A)Lord Reading
B)Lord Chelmsford
C)Lord Irwin
D)Lord Wavell
Answer: Lord Irwin
- Q. Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a
A)General
B)Justice
C)Member of Parliament
D)Secretary of State for India
Answer: Justice
- Q. Who was the founder of a society known as ‘Abhinav Bharat’ ?
A)B B Upadhyay
B)J K Hikki
C)Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D)None of the above
Answer: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?
A)Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas
B)Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas
C)Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
D)Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
Answer: Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
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