More Questions on History
- Q. The ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was first applied to the princely State of
A)Jhansi
B)Satara
C)Avadh
D)Jaunpur
Answer: Satara
- Q. Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga War?
A)Chandragupta
B)Samudragupta
C)Shivaji
D)Ashoka
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. Narayana Guru’s later literary and philosophical masterpiece Atmopadesa Satakam was written in__________
A)Malayalam
B)Tamil
C)Sanskrit
D)Hindi
Answer: Malayalam
- Q. Which of the following Government of India Act gave separate representation to the Muslims?
A)Act of 1919
B)Act of 1909
C)Act of 1935
D)Act of 1947
Answer: Act of 1909
- Q. Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne?
A)Muhammad Shah
B)Jahandar Shah
C)Shah Alam-I
D)Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: Muhammad Shah
- Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
A)Self government
B)Complete independence
C)Economic independence
D)Political independence
Answer: Self government
- Q. In 1917 Anasuya Sarabhai had led the __________textile workers’ strike
A)Bombay
B)Ahmedabad
C)Calcutta
D)Malabar
Answer: Ahmedabad
- Q. When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
A)1919
B)1918
C)1920
D)1923
Answer: 1919
- Q. Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as
A)Zoroastrianism
B)Taoism
C)Shintoism
D)Paganism
Answer: Shintoism
- Q. When did the British establish colonies in Australia?
A)1840
B)1788
C)1872
D)1814
Answer: 1788
- Q. Hamza-nama paintings were produced during the reign of?
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Who founded as Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College (MAO) at Aligarh in 1875?
A)Mirza Mohammad
B)Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
C)Maulana Qasim Nanotvi
D)Maulana Abdullah Ansari
Answer: Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
- Q. The Kuka movement started in mid-nineteenth century in
A)Maharashtra
B)Western Punjab
C)Bengal
D)Madhya Bharat
Answer: Western Punjab
- Q. The Ajanta Paintings belong to the
A)Mauryan period
B)Harappan period
C)Buddhist period
D)Gupta period
Answer: Gupta period
- Q. What is Chivalry?
A)The code by which a Christian family lived
B)The code Charlemagne implemented
C)The code by which knights lived
D)The code by which young men lived
Answer: The code by which knights lived
- Q. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
A)Indo-Greeks
B)Mauryas
C)Guptas
D)Kushans
Answer: Indo-Greeks
- 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 these battles proved decisive in the Anglo French rivalry in India?
A)Battle of Plassey
B)Battle of Wandiwash
C)Battle of Mysore
D)Battle of Seringapatnam
Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
- Q. Who was the first Chancellor of Germany
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Leo von Caprivi
C)Otto von Bismarck
D)Hans Luther
Answer: Otto von Bismarck
- Q. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
A)uniformity
B)beauty and utility
C)sanitation and public health
D)demographic factor
Answer: sanitation and public health
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