More Questions on History
- Q. Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by
A)Shayista Khan
B)Afzal Khan
C)Jai Singh
D)Mir Jumla
Answer: Jai Singh
- Q. In the Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”?
A)Gramini
B)Kulapa
C)Vispati
D)Gopati
Answer: Gramini
- Q. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of
A)Ashoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Dharmapala
D)Kanishka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. When was Socrates born?
A)465 BC
B)469 BC
C)460 BC
D)449 BC
Answer: 469 BC
- Q. Who had founded the Indian Home Rule Society?
A)V D Savarkar
B)Madan Lal Dhingra
C)Lala Hardayal
D)Shyamji Krishna Varma
Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
- Q. Baji Rao-II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Peshwas
Answer: Peshwas
- Q. Which of the following ruler was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
A)Nizam of Hyderabad
B)Scindia of Gwalior
C)Dalip Singh of Punjab
D)Gaikwad of Baroda
Answer: Nizam of Hyderabad
- Q. The idea of incorporating, safeguards in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the
A)Gandhi-Irwin Pact
B)Third Round Table Conference
C)Visit of Simon Commission
D)Poona Pact
Answer: Visit of Simon Commission
- Q. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to
A)Amritsar
B)Agra
C)Karachi
D)Allahabad
Answer: Amritsar
- Q. The main exponent of the theory of Drain of Wealth was
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)RC Dutt
C)DR Gadoil
D)Karl Mane
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named
A)Revolutionary Socialist Bloc
B)Socialist Bloc
C)Forward Bloc
D)Socialist-Congress Bloc
Answer: Forward Bloc
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. Where was the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ founded?
A)Thailand
B)Singapore
C)Britain
D)Italy
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Who was the second President of America
A)Andrew Jackson
B)Thomas Jefferson
C)Abraham Lincoln
D)John Adams
Answer: John Adams
- Q. Who had, while fasting in the prison, written to the British governor, The individual must die so that the nation may live. Today, I must die so that India may win freedom and glory?
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Jatin Das
C)MK Gandhi
D)SC Bose
Answer: Jatin Das
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
A)They established their first company in Surat
B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
- Q. The Third Buddhist Council was patronised by
A)Ashoka
B)Kanishka
C)Mahakashyap Upali
D)Sabakarni
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. Which one country is still governed by a monarch?
A)Iran
B)Afghanistan
C)Iraq
D)Saudi Arabia
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya’s Court was
A)Seleucus Nicator
B)Kautilya
C)Megasthenes
D)Justin
Answer: Megasthenes
- Q. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?
A)M. K. Gandhi
B)Morarji Desai
C)Mahadev Desai
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Vallabhbhai Patel
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