More Questions on History
- Q. In 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent :
A)Cripps Mission to India
B)Wavell Mission to India
C)Mount Mission to India
D)August Offer
Answer: Cripps Mission to India
- Q. Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiral called __________
A)Nearchos
B)Ptolemy
C)Menander
D)Porus
Answer: Nearchos
- Q. In 1913 . . . . . founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva.
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Narayana Guru
C)Chattambi Swamikal
D)K.Madhavan
Answer: Narayana Guru
- Q. Which Goddess was worshipped as the “Goddess of Wisdom” by the Greeks
A)Apollo
B)Athena
C)Zeus
D)Diana
Answer: Athena
- Q. The founder of Jainism was
A)Neminath
B)Rishbha
C)Parsvanatha
D)Vardhaman Mahavira
Answer: Vardhaman Mahavira
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. Who among the following had authored the book, ‘At the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi’?
A)Rajendra Prasad
B)JB Kripalani
C)Jayaprakash Narayan
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Rajendra Prasad
- Q. The issue on which the Civil disobedience movement of 1930 was launched was
A)The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
B)Equal employment opportunities for Indians
C)Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government
D)Complete freedom
Answer: Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government
- Q. Which of the following is called “Magna Carta of English Education in India”?
A)Macaulay Commission
B)Wood's Dispatch
C)Vernacular Act
D)Both A & B
Answer: Wood's Dispatch
- Q. When was NATO signed?
A)1990
B)1949
C)1948
D)1950
Answer: 1949
- Q. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War?
A)Jefferson Davis
B)Abraham Lincoln
C)Robert E. Lee
D)Stonewall Jackson
Answer: Jefferson Davis
- Q. Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
A)Mohanjodaro
B)Kalibangan
C)Harappa
D)Chanhudaro
Answer: Chanhudaro
- Q. Ashoka was much influenced by Buddhist monk called
A)Vasubandhu
B)Upagupta
C)Ambhi
D)Asvagosha
Answer: Upagupta
- Q. Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A)Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
B)Mrs. Annie Besant
C)Mrs. Nelline Sengupta
D)Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer: Mrs. Annie Besant
- Q. Swami Dayanand established the head quarters of Arya Samaj in:
A)Lahore
B)Calcutta
C)Mumbai
D)Chennai
Answer: Lahore
- 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. Which of the following cannot be said to be a cardinal principle of the theosophical society?
A)Aimed Hindu spiritual wisdom through western enlightenment
B)It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
C)It believed in the existence of unique connections between god and every being
D)It believed in the possibility of reincarnation and karma
Answer: It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
- Q. With reference to the invaders in ancient India which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
A)Greeks-Kushanas-Sakas
B)Greeks-Sakas-Kushanas
C)Sakas-Greeks-Kushanas
D)Sakas-Kushanas-Greeks
Answer: Greeks-Sakas-Kushanas
- Q. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
A)Cow was sacred to them
B)Horse sacrifice was known to them
C)Pashupati' was venerated by them
D)The culture was generally static
Answer: Pashupati' was venerated by them
- Q. Who was called India’s Napoleon because of his victories?
A)Chandragupta
B)Skandagupta
C)Brahmagupta
D)Samudragupta
Answer: Samudragupta
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