More Questions on History
- Q. Who had scrapped the partition of Bengal?
A)Lord Mountbatten
B)Lord Hardinge
C)Lord Lytton
D)Lord Wellesley
Answer: Lord Hardinge
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Andal?
A)Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
B)Andal was a woman Alvar, the most striking features of her compositions were widely sung (and continue to be sung to date)
C)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her verses express her love for the deity
D)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Krishna; her verses express her love for the deity
Answer: Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
- Q. Assertion (A): The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music was written in Aurangzeb’s reign. Reason (R): Aurangzeb was a great patron of Classical Indian Music.
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were
A)Mahasabha and Ganasabha
B)Sabha and Mahasabha
C)Sabha and Samiti
D)Ur and Kula
Answer: Sabha and Samiti
- Q. Magical charms and spells are given in which of the following Vedas?
A)Sarna Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)Yajurveda Veda
D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda
- Q. Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant?
A)Indian Express
B)The Hindu
C)The Times of India
D)New India
Answer: New India
- Q. During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of
A)Arcot
B)Trichinopoly
C)Wandiwash
D)Pondicherry
Answer: Wandiwash
- Q. Who said the given statement – “I came alone and I am going alone. I have not done well to the country and the people, and of the future there is no hope”
A)Dara Shikoh
B)Mir Jumla
C)Jahangir
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in
A)Rajasthan
B)Sind
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Assertion (A): The Mughals, particularly Akbar, established a uniform pattern of administration in all provinces. Reason (R): Akbar is greatly indebted to Sher Shah Sur not only in local administration but also in provincial administration
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Napoleon was exiled to the Saint Helena after the defeat in the war of
A)Waterloo
B)Russia
C)Peninsular
D)Rivoli
Answer: Waterloo
- Q. Which of the following is considered as the main reason for division of Brahmo Samaj?
A)Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
B)Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism
C)Lack of strong propagator of views
D)Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like abolition of sati, widow remarriage and women education
Answer: Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
- Q. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
A)the presence of a 'council of ministers'
B)wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
C)the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
D)an extensive network of spy-system
Answer: the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
- Q. Of the following who did not oppose the Non-cooperation resolution?
A)Madan Mohan Malaviya
B)C R Das
C)Mrs Besant
D)Nehru
Answer: Nehru
- Q. AI Hilal was a
A)Journal
B)Mosque
C)Madrasah
D)Garden
Answer: Journal
- Q. When did Xinhai Revolution occur?
A)1900
B)1872
C)1911
D)1912
Answer: 1911
- Q. Purana Qila at Delhi was built by
A)Sher Shah
B)Akbar
C)Humayun
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Sher Shah
- Q. Who was “The First American”?
A)James Madison
B)Benjamin Franklin
C)John Adams
D)George Washington
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
- Q. The chief advocate of Fascism was
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Mussolini
C)St. Simon
D)Robert Owen
Answer: Mussolini
- Q. The war of Falklands was fought between which two countries
A)England and French
B)USA and Brazil
C)Japan and Korea
D)England and Argentina
Answer: England and Argentina
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