More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?
A)The Viceroy was given special powers
B)Diarchy was established in the provinces
C)The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers
D)The federal legislature was to be bicameral
Answer: Diarchy was established in the provinces
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya? I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal. II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. During the Dandi March the song ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ had been sung by the renowned musician
A)Onkar Nath Thakur
B)Digambar Vishnu Paluskar
C)Mallikarjun Mansur
D)Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit
Answer: Digambar Vishnu Paluskar
- Q. Who is the first crowned Czar (Tsar) of Russia
A)Ivan IV (the Terrible)
B)Peter I
C)Nicholas I
D)John Adams
Answer: Ivan IV (the Terrible)
- Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of
A)New India
B)India Wins Freedom
C)Gita Rahasya
D)Discovery of India
Answer: India Wins Freedom
- Q. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
A)Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
B)Yajurveda
C)Upanishads
D)Shatapatha Brahmana
Answer: Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
- Q. Poorna Swaraj’ (Complete Independence) was declared to be the goal of the Indian National Congress in its session of
A)Lahore, 1929
B)Lucknow, 1916
C)Tripuri, 1939
D)Lahore, 1940
Answer: Lahore, 1929
- Q. What is the correct order (first to last) of states annexed under the policy of “Doctrine of Lapse”?
A)Jaipur > Satara > Sambhalpur> Bahat
B)Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
C)Bahat >Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur
D)Satara > Jaipur > Bahat> Sambhalpur
Answer: Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
- Q. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In
A)Haryana
B)Punjab
C)Gujarat
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The Hindustan Republican Association, subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by
A)Chandra Shekhar Azad
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Jogesh Chandra Chatterji
D)Sachindra Sanyal
Answer: Sachindra Sanyal
- Q. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
A)Harappa
B)Kalibangan
C)Mohenjodaro
D)Chanhudaro
Answer: Chanhudaro
- Q. With which of the following would you associate Jyotiba Phule?
A)Theosophical Society
B)Satya Shodhak Samaj
C)Tattvabodhini Samaj
D)Dharma Sabha
Answer: Satya Shodhak Samaj
- Q. Who among the following was first initiated disciple of Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi?
A)Tansen
B)Todarmal
C)Birbal
D)Mansingh
Answer: Birbal
- Q. The First World Conference on Women in __________, generated a new interest in and debate on women’s issues
A)Hyderabad
B)Delhi
C)Mexico
D)Copenhagen
Answer: Mexico
- Q. The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists and craftsmen was
A)Chanhudaro
B)Mohenjo-Daro
C)Harappa
D)Lothalmenials
Answer: Chanhudaro
- Q. Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in
A)Social service
B)Studies
C)Games
D)Rebellious deeds
Answer: Social service
- Q. Who established in 1893 the society for the removal of Obstacles to the Hindu Religion?
A)Raja Ram Mohan Rai
B)Dayanand Sarshawati
C)The Chapekar brothers
D)None of these
Answer: The Chapekar brothers
- Q. The famous ‘Ratings Mutiny’ (Revolt of a section of Indian soldiers serving in the Royal Indian Navy) in Bombay in February 1946 was calmed down largely by the efforts of
A)C Rajagopalachari
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Vallabhbhai Patel
- Q. The most Important cause for the outbreak of the Ghadar revolution was the
A)Hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha
B)Commencement of World War I
C)Komagata Maru Incident
D)Arrest of Lala Hardayal
Answer: Komagata Maru Incident
- Q. The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately followed by the
A)Khilafat Movement
B)Minto-Morley Reforms
C)Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
D)Chauri-Chaura Incident
Answer: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
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