More Questions on History
- Q. Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?
A)Vedas
B)Upanishad
C)Tripitaka
D)Jatakas
Answer: Tripitaka
- Q. Hernan Cortez was a Conquistador from
A)Holland
B)England
C)Portugal
D)Spain
Answer: Spain
- Q. Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in
A)1939
B)1935
C)1941
D)1944
Answer: 1941
- Q. When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?
A)4th July, 1947
B)15th August, 1947
C)16th August, 1947
D)14th August, 1947
Answer: 14th August, 1947
- Q. The State is a necessary evil according to
A)Liberalists
B)Communists
C)Individualists
D)Anarchists
Answer: Individualists
- Q. PIassey is located near
A)Rajashahi in Bangladesh
B)Murshidabad in West Bengal
C)Calcutta
D)Monghyr in Bihar
Answer: Murshidabad in West Bengal
- Q. Who was the first Chancellor of Germany
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Leo von Caprivi
C)Otto von Bismarck
D)Hans Luther
Answer: Otto von Bismarck
- Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?
A)All the members of the commission were Englishmen
B)Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause
C)It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period
D)Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police
Answer: All the members of the commission were Englishmen
- Q. Who among the following 8th century Sanskrit poet wrote Gandavadha which describes the exploits of Yasoverman (king of Kanyakubj) ?
A)Vemana
B)Vagabhatta
C)Vidyapati
D)Vakpati
Answer: Vakpati
- Q. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
A)Canning
B)Elgin
C)Minto
D)Lytton
Answer: Canning
- Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira is famous for which of the following?
A)Sea port
B)Rock cut architecture
C)Water Conservation
D)Pottery
Answer: Water Conservation
- Q. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
A)Queen Elizabeth
B)Queen Mary
C)James I
D)Queen Anne
Answer: James I
- Q. Historian Abdul Hamid Lahori was in the court of
A)Akbar
B)Aurangzeb
C)Shahjahan
D)Jahangir
Answer: Shahjahan
- Q. Akbar was__________ years old when he became emperor
A)19
B)16
C)13
D)10
Answer: 13
- Q. According to Gregory of Tours, which of the following was true about Clovis’s conversion?
A)He began to consider conversion when his army was defeated by the Christian Alamanni
B)He was forced to convert by the bishops
C)He forced his army to be baptized after he was
D)At the behest of his wife, the queen Clotilde
Answer: At the behest of his wife, the queen Clotilde
- Q. The First Opium War started__________
A)1736
B)1729
C)1839
D)1939
Answer: 1839
- Q. The National Emblem of Italy is
A)White Eagle
B)Eagle
C)White Lily
D)Lily
Answer: White Lily
- Q. Sati was prohibited by
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Warren Hastings
C)Lord William Bentinck
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord William Bentinck
- Q. Who threw two bombs on the Door of the Central Assembly in New Delhi on April 8, 1929?
A)Batukeshwar Dutt
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Raj Guru
D)Both A and B above
Answer: Both A and B above
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