More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?
    A)Government of India Act, 1858
    B)Charter Act of 1813
    C)Charter Act of 1853
    D)Charter Act of 1833
    Answer: Charter Act of 1853
  • Q. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
    A)Konkan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Surat
    D)Poena
    Answer: Konkan
  • Q. When did Saladin captured Jerusalem?
    A)1187
    B)1118
    C)1193
    D)1203
    Answer: 1187
  • Q. Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye?
    A)Gandhiji
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Bal Gangadhar
    D)Sardar Patel
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
    A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
    B)It changed the administrative system in India
    C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
    D)All of the above are incorrect
    Answer: All of the above are incorrect
  • Q. From which language, has the term ‘democracy’ been derived?
    A)Hebrew
    B)Greek
    C)English
    D)Latin
    Answer: Greek
  • 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. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Subhash Chandra Bose
    C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru
  • Q. Which of the following was not included in Pakistan by the Independence Act?
    A)The West Punjab
    B)East Bengal
    C)Sind
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: West Bengal
  • Q. According to Jain Shastra, Manno Sahssisso Bhimo, __________
    A)A Si Sahu
    B)Sidha
    C)Namorhastiadheybahhy
    D)Durtthasso Paridhawad
    Answer: Durtthasso Paridhawad
  • Q. To which personality Mahatma Gandhi gave the title “Deen Bandhu”?
    A)CF Andrews
    B)Sri Aurobindo
    C)Vinoba Bhave
    D)CR Das
    Answer: CF Andrews
  • Q. The majority of the moderate leaders of India’s freedom struggle may be traced to hail from
    A)Rural areas
    B)Bengal
    C)Urban areas
    D)Both rurals as well as urban parts
    Answer: Urban areas
  • Q. In which year Vatican City was established as an independent state
    A)1782
    B)1756
    C)1835
    D)1929
    Answer: 1929
  • Q. The Ibadat Khana was a meeting house built by which Mughal Emperor?
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who wrote Mudrarakshasa?
    A)Panini
    B)Vishakhadatta
    C)Patanjali
    D)Shudrak
    Answer: Vishakhadatta
  • Q. During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fahien visit India?
    A)Samudra Gupta
    B)Chandra Gupta-I
    C)Chandragupta II
    D)Kumara Gupta
    Answer: Chandragupta II
  • Q. What was the motive of Lord Wellesley to introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
    A)Prevent disloyalty towards the British
    B)Improve the administration of the Indian States
    C)Tone up the British Indian administration
    D)Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
    Answer: Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
  • Q. What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath called?
    A)Mahamastabhisheka
    B)Mahaparinirvana
    C)Mahabhiniskraman
    D)Dharmachakrapravartan
    Answer: Dharmachakrapravartan
  • Q. Which Mauryan king holds the title of Amitraghata?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisar
    C)Bindusara
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Bindusara
  • Q. When Ramakrishna Mission was founded?
    A)1797
    B)1795
    C)1894
    D)1897
    Answer: 1897

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