More Questions on History
- Q. The United East India Company refers to the company in India formed by the
A)Dutch
B)Portuguese
C)French
D)British
Answer: Dutch
- Q. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangzeb was
A)Har Rai
B)Tegh Bahadur
C)Amar Das
D)Angad
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. After receipt of Diksha, with which food Abhinandannath Tirthankar initiated first Parna?
A)Kheer
B)Milk
C)Water
D)Dahi
Answer: Kheer
- Q. Tilak started his career as a
A)Professor
B)Writer
C)Journalist
D)Lawyer
Answer: Professor
- Q. Who among the following organised the “All India Depressed Classes Association” in colonial India?
A)Jyotiba Phule
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)Pandita Ramabai
D)B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?
A)Kalidas
B)Jayadeva
C)Panini
D)None of the above
Answer: Jayadeva
- Q. Under whose leadership was the Chittagong Armoury Raid organised?
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Sukhdev
C)Surya Sen
D)Rajguru
Answer: Surya Sen
- Q. The reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as ‘Lokhitavadi’ (For the well of others) was
A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B)MG Ranade
C)Pt Ramabai
D)GK Gokhale
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. I. Nasir Jang II. Muzaffar Jang III. Anwaruddin IV. Chanda Sahib Which of the above ruler(s) is/are associated with the French during the course of the Carnatic wars?
A)III & IV
B)I & II
C)II & III
D)II & IV
Answer: II & IV
- Q. There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo-Daro and __________
A)China
B)Egypt
C)Sumeria
D)Afghanistan
Answer: Sumeria
- Q. Which of the following principle propagated by Aligarh school which helped in bringing reforms in Muslims? I. Intolerance to other religions and religious texts II. Quran was the only authoritative work for Islam and all others are secondary. Therefore said belief in only Islam III. Incorporate modern western thought
A)Both I and II
B)Only I
C)Both II and III
D)All the above
Answer: Both II and III
- Q. Which of the following was built by Akbar to commemorate his conquest of Khandesh in Gujarat?
A)Buland Darwaza
B)Bada Imambara
C)Jama Masjid
D)Siddi Bashir
Answer: Buland Darwaza
- Q. As per the Act of 1853 the Governor-General’s Council was enlarged for the purpose of
A)Legislation
B)Defence
C)Finance
D)Security
Answer: Legislation
- Q. Which of the Act made the governor of Bengal as Governor General of India?
A)Charter Act, 1813
B)Pitt's India Act, 1784
C)Charter Act, 1833
D)Regulating Act, 1773
Answer: Charter Act, 1813
- Q. Who of the following became a member of the “Din-i-Ilahi”?
A)Raja Birbal
B)Todarmal
C)Raja Man Singh
D)Tansen
Answer: Raja Birbal
- Q. Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?
A)Vallabhbhai Patel
B)Rajendra Prasad
C)Rajagopalachari
D)Lord Mountbatten
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
- Q. The island of Corsica is associated with
A)Hitler
B)Mussolini
C)Napoleon Bonaparte
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. Delhi was formally declared the future capital of the British India in :
A)1909
B)1906
C)1912
D)1911
Answer: 1911
- Q. The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the reign of Jahangir was of
A)Guru Tegh Bahadur
B)Guru Ram Das
C)Guru Angad
D)Guru Arjan
Answer: Guru Arjan
- Q. According to __________ the Mutiny was a popular rebellion
A)V ASmith
B)V D Sarkar
C)L Mukherjee
D)Chabbra
Answer: V ASmith
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