More Questions on History
- Q. The declaration that Democracy is a Government ‘of the people, by the pebple’ was made by
A)Winston Churchill
B)George Washington
C)Abraham Lincoln
D)Theodore Roosevelt
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
- Q. The Mongols under__________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219
A)Nadir Shah
B)Timur Lang
C)Ahmed Shah Abdali
D)Genghis Khan
Answer: Genghis Khan
- Q. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
A)because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
B)because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
C)because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
D)because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
Answer: because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
- Q. Panchasidhantika, written by Varahmihir is based on?
A)Science
B)Mathematics
C)Astrology
D)Astronomy
Answer: Astronomy
- Q. After the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, who were called pro-changers in the Congress?
A)Anne Besant and Chittranjan Das
B)Motilal Nehru and Anne Besant
C)Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das
D)None of these
Answer: Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das
- Q. Which of the following statement is related with the provision of the Charter Act of 1833?
A)Put an end to the Company's tea trade and trade with China
B)Allowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China
C)Has not interfered with Company's tea trade and trade with China
D)Allowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China for ten years
Answer: Put an end to the Company's tea trade and trade with China
- Q. What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August?
A)On this day Mahatma Gandhi started 'Quit India Movement'
B)On this day the Indian National Congress had demanded "Poorna Swaraj"
C)Anniversary of formation of Interim Government
D)Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
Answer: Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
- Q. Which is representative of Dravida style of temple architecture?
A)Shikhara
B)Viman
C)Mandapa
D)Gopuram
Answer: Viman
- Q. From where did the quit India Movement begin?
A)Mysore
B)Calcutta
C)Bombay
D)Pune
Answer: Bombay
- Q. The third person who presented himself for individual Satyagrah launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940 was:
A)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
B)Brahma Datt
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)None of these
Answer: Brahma Datt
- Q. Which of the following civilization is famous for its city/town planning?
A)Mesopotamian Civilization
B)Indus Valley Civilization
C)Persian Civilization
D)Egyptian Civilization
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
- Q. Wavell Plan was announced in the year
A)1942
B)1945
C)1946
D)1940
Answer: 1945
- Q. To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?
A)Samprati
B)Nagarjuna
C)Vasubandhu
D)Kashyapa Matanga
Answer: Kashyapa Matanga
- Q. Who is the only women historian to have written a historical account of Mughal Period?
A)Zebun-nissa Begum
B)Noorjahan Begum
C)Gulbadan Begum
D)Jahanara Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. The two principal monuments of Alauddin Khalji reign – the Alai Darwaza and Jama Masjid at Khana – were constructed at
A)Delhi
B)Agra
C)Fatehpur Sikri
D)Gulbarga
Answer: Delhi
- Q. A new phase began in the Guru’s life in 1904. He decided to give up his wandering life and settle down in a place to continue his Sadhana (spiritual practice). He chose__________, twenty miles north of Thiruvananthapuram
A)Sivagiri
B)Karunagapally
C)Kayamkulam
D)Kannur
Answer: Sivagiri
- Q. What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?
A)Zamidar's property
B)Providing rent free land
C)Giving officer a right to revenue
D)Giving cash salary to Mansabdar
Answer: Giving officer a right to revenue
- Q. Gandhara Art is the combination of
A)Indo Greek
B)Indo Roman
C)Indo Islamic
D)Indo China
Answer: Indo Greek
- Q. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Vikrarnaditya
D)Skand Gupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
A)Government of India Act, 1919
B)Government of India Act, 1909
C)Government of India Act, 1935
D)None of these
Answer: Government of India Act, 1919
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