More Questions on History
- Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
A)1925
B)1919
C)1927
D)1930
Answer: 1919
- Q. When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?
A)1378
B)1305
C)1453
D)1414
Answer: 1453
- Q. Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?
A)Ekanatha
B)Namadev
C)Tukaram
D)Gnanadeva
Answer: Gnanadeva
- Q. Industrial Revolution was started from which country
A)Germany
B)Franch
C)Italy
D)England
Answer: England
- Q. Assertion (A): The Kushanas issued a large number of gold coins. Reason (R): The period was marked by flourishing trade
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is 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: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Economy of Vedic period was based on?
A)Agriculture
B)Pastureland
C)Mining
D)Cotton Cultivation
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. Consider the following statements related to the cause of 1857 revolt. I. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers. II. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers. III. The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which of the following songs was so dear to Mahatma Gandhi’s heart, that he wrote: ‘That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the ‘Bhagavad Gita’
A)Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
B)Hare Ram
C)Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
D)Ishwar Allah Tero Nam
Answer: Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
- Q. An effect of the 1857 revolt was that
A)The British became totally demoralized
B)The spirit of rebellion in Indian was crushed
C)The British abandoned their repressive policies
D)Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
Answer: Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
- Q. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
A)Samkhya
B)Purva Mimamsa
C)Nyaya
D)Uttara Mimamsa
Answer: Samkhya
- Q. Which of the following was established first?
A)University of Bombay
B)Banaras Hindu University
C)Aligarh Muslim University
D)University of Allahabad
Answer: University of Bombay
- Q. Which one was the slogan during French Revolution
A)Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
B)Liberty, Authority, Fraternity
C)Liberty, Equality, Freedom
D)Liberty, Law, Fraternity
Answer: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
- 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. Which of the following statements about the Rigvedic Aryans is incorrect?
A)We have some indications of polyandry in this period
B)We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
C)There are no examples of child marriage in this period
D)The practice of levirate was known
Answer: We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
- Q. Bangladesh was created in
A)1972
B)1970
C)1973
D)1971
Answer: 1971
- Q. The Rama Krishna Mission was established by
A)Rama Krishna
B)Vivekananda
C)M. G. Ranade
D)Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: Vivekananda
- Q. Do or Die’ (Karenge ya Marenge) Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the eve of which mass movement?
A)Salt Satyagraha
B)Rowlatt Satyagraha
C)Quit India Movement
D)Non-Cooperation Movement
Answer: Quit India Movement
- Q. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Minister for Education was
A)Rajaji
B)Patel
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Q. In 1920 under her leadership the__________, the Ahmedabad textile mill workers union was established
A)Ushabai Dange
B)Majoor Mahajan
C)Parvati Bhore
D)Maniben Kara
Answer: Majoor Mahajan
- Q. The Gupta Saka was founded by
A)Chandra Gupta, the Second
B)Chandra Gupta, the First
C)Samudra Gupta
D)Kumara Gupta
Answer: Chandra Gupta, the First
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