More Questions on History
- Q. The Indian National Congress was the first organized expression of Indian nationalism on an all India Scale; a retired English LC.S officer played an important rule in its formation
A)Man Mohan Gosh
B)A. O. Hume
C)W. C. Banerjee
D)S. N. Sen
Answer: A. O. Hume
- Q. Who told that Indian National Congress represents only microscopic minorities?
A)Lord Dufferin
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Minto
D)None of these
Answer: Lord Dufferin
- Q. The year which is associated with the Gadar movement is:
A)1913
B)1911
C)1917
D)1922
Answer: 1913
- Q. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
A)1520
B)1530
C)1526
D)1550
Answer: 1526
- Q. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at __________
A)Gwalior
B)Meerut
C)Jhansi
D)Agra
Answer: Meerut
- Q. Who had become the first Governor-General of India after independence?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C)Lord Pethick Lawrence
D)Lord Mountbatten
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
- Q. When did the Sasanian Empire rise?
A)238
B)226
C)280
D)285
Answer: 226
- Q. The Rig-Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is born out by the fact that
A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
B)There are many references to the cow in the Rig-Veda
C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Bucephalus’ was the name of the horse of
A)Alexander
B)Napoleon
C)Julius Caesar
D)Mark Antony
Answer: Alexander
- Q. Chinese travellers visited India primarily because-
A)They were invited by ten Indian kings
B)They were interested in Buddhism
C)They were interested to study Indian culture
D)They were interested to stay in India
Answer: They were interested in Buddhism
- Q. Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as :
A)Sher-e-Maharastra
B)Sher-e-Bengal
C)Sher-e-Kashmir
D)Sher-e-Punjab
Answer: Sher-e-Punjab
- Q. The ‘political philosophy’ was the work of __________
A)Dadabai Naoroji
B)Gopala Krishna Gokhale
C)R. C. Dutt
D)Lala Lajpath Rai
Answer: Gopala Krishna Gokhale
- Q. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
A)Chandragupta
B)Srigupta
C)Samudragupta
D)Devicharangupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Pearl Harbour, an American Naval and Airforce base was attacked by
A)Japan
B)Germany
C)France
D)England
Answer: Japan
- Q. Kalinga’s ruler Kharavela gave his protection to
A)Shaivism
B)Hinduism
C)Buddhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. The Bombay Association, the first political association in Bombay presidency was founded by __________ in 1852
A)Pulinbehari Sarkar
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Amaresh Chakravarty
D)Prankrishna Parija
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Under the Mughals one of the main imports was
A)raw silk
B)pepper
C)cotton
D)opium
Answer: raw silk
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?
A)The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
B)The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
C)The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. __________formed the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune?
A)Swarnakumari Devi
B)Ramabai Saraswati
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
- Q. The Round table conference at London met for the discussion of
A)A future administration of India
B)Provision of provincial autonomy
C)Gandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement
D)Congress claim to be the sole representative of Indians
Answer: A future administration of India
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