More Questions on History
- Q. The Secretary of State for India was given powers by
A)The Act of 1919
B)The Act of 1909
C)The Act of 1858
D)The Act of 1861
Answer: The Act of 1858
- Q. Ranthambhore Fort is in
A)Orissa
B)Maharashtra
C)Rajasthan
D)Sikkim
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. The stone railing which Aurangzeb ordered to remove was presented to Keshav Rai Temple by
A)Shivaji
B)Shah Jahan
C)Dara Shikoh
D)Dadaji
Answer: Dara Shikoh
- Q. In the famous Kakori Conspiracy Case (August 1925) which of the following revolutionaries was not hanged?
A)Asafaqulla Khan
B)Ram Prasad Bismil
C)Snehlata
D)Suhasini Sarkar
Answer: Snehlata
- Q. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organising the agrarian movement in Punjab?
A)1907
B)1905
C)1909
D)1911
Answer: 1907
- Q. The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar’s conquest of
A)Malwa
B)Awadh
C)Gujarat
D)Chittor
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :
A)Government of India, 1935
B)Cripps Mission 1942
C)Independent India 1947
D)August Offer of 1940
Answer: August Offer of 1940
- Q. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to__________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers
A)Bombay
B)Madras
C)Surat
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: Ahmedabad
- Q. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
A)Prakrit
B)Magadhi
C)Mythili
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Magadhi
- Q. In which century did the first movement against vedic ritualistic practices start?
A)14th century BC
B)19th century BC
C)5th century AD
D)600 BC
Answer: 600 BC
- Q. When was Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile?
A)1248
B)1200
C)1203
D)1261
Answer: 1248
- Q. Assertion (A): Alauddin Khalji imposed price control in Delhi. Reason (R): He wanted to pay lower wages to artisans building his palaces in Delhi.
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. The first Indian selected for Indian Civil Service was
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Satyendra Nath Tagore
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)C. R. Das
Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore
- Q. Who was King Vipulvahan?
A)Brother of Sambhavnath
B)Father of Sambhavnath
C)Friend of Sambhavnath
D)Teacher of Sambhavnath
Answer: Father of Sambhavnath
- Q. Taoism, is an ancient tradition of Philosophy and religious belief deeply rooted in
A)Chinese custom and world view
B)Taiwanese custom and world view
C)Japanese custom and world view
D)Vietnamese custom and world view
Answer: Chinese custom and world view
- Q. Which is representative of Dravida style of temple architecture?
A)Shikhara
B)Viman
C)Mandapa
D)Gopuram
Answer: Viman
- Q. Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
A)Granary
B)Great Bath
C)Huge Hall
D)Two Story Building
Answer: Granary
- Q. The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal and to abolish Indian indentured labour were taken during the Viceroyalty of Lord
A)Minto
B)Hardinge
C)Chelmsford
D)Reading
Answer: Hardinge
- Q. Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A)Sharda Mukherjee
B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C)Fathima Beevi
D)Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
- Q. The Opium wars were fought between
A)Britain and India
B)Britain and China
C)India and China
D)Britain and Japan
Answer: Britain and China
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