More Questions on History
- Q. By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to __________
A)Parliament
B)The Secretary of State
C)Viceroy
D)Commander-in-Chief
Answer: The Secretary of State
- Q. Which of the following statement is correct about South-Indian Literature?
A)Tamil is the oldest with literature dating back to early centuries of Christian era. This developed during the three Sangams(assemblies of poets and writers) held during different times
B)In Southern India, the ancient Indian writings were written in four Dravidian languages which developed their own script and literature, these are, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,Malayalam
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
A)Impact of World War II
B)Change in the government of the UK
C)Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. __________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Babur
Answer: Babur
- Q. The hero of the Kakori ‘Dacoity’ case was
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Ramprasad Bismil
C)Batukeshwar Datta
D)Barkatulla
Answer: Ramprasad Bismil
- Q. The Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State
A)During the Khilafat Movement
B)At its birth in 1906
C)In 1930, when it opposed the Civil Disobedience Movement
D)At the Lahore Session of 1940
Answer: At the Lahore Session of 1940
- Q. Which one of the following pairs does not belong to the same category?
A)Satavahanas - Simuka
B)Mauryas - Brihadratha
C)Sungas - Devabhuti
D)Kanvas - Susaraman
Answer: Satavahanas - Simuka
- Q. What was meant by the secretary of State of India during the British?
A)A Secretary level official appointed in each Presidency of India
B)An official who worked as the Secretary to the Viceroy of India
C)A British minister given full control over the Government of India
D)A senior officer appointed the Viceroy to look into his internal administration in India
Answer: A British minister given full control over the Government of India
- Q. Arthasastra was written by
A)Kautilya
B)Dhanananda
C)Bimbisara
D)Pushyamitra
Answer: Kautilya
- Q. When were Jews expelled from Spain?
A)1453
B)1376
C)1492
D)1327
Answer: 1492
- Q. During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of contention between India and Bhutan was
A)Jalpaiguri
B)Duars
C)Goalpara
D)Cooch Behar
Answer: Duars
- Q. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
A)Prakrit
B)Magadhi
C)Mythili
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Magadhi
- Q. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
A)Gold
B)Silver
C)Iron
D)Copper
Answer: Copper
- Q. What was the symbol of Sambhavanatha Tirthankar?
A)Cow
B)Elephant
C)Horse
D)Tortoise
Answer: Horse
- Q. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
A)Chandragupta - I
B)Sri Gupta
C)Ghatotkacha
D)Kumaragupta - I
Answer: Sri Gupta
- Q. The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
A)Pepper
B)Ivory
C)A fine variety of Indian muslin
D)Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
Answer: Pepper
- Q. Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against the injustice done to
A)Turkey
B)Persia
C)Arabia
D)Egypt
Answer: Turkey
- Q. Which of the following Ancient Indian literature was a treatise on the science of governance?
A)Arthsashtra
B)Manusmriti
C)Mahabharata
D)None of the above
Answer: Arthsashtra
- 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. The site of birth (nativity) of Gautam Buddha is marked by
A)A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
B)A monastery
C)A statue
D)A Peepal Tree
Answer: A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
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