More Questions on History
- 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. The revolutionary like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with :
A)1857 Revolt
B)The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
C)Chauri Chaura Case
D)The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Answer: The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
- Q. When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
A)1939
B)1946
C)1942
D)1940
Answer: 1942
- Q. Waterloo is located in
A)France
B)England
C)Spain
D)Belgium
Answer: Belgium
- Q. Who was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence?
A)George Washington
B)Benjamin Franklin
C)Thomas Edison
D)Thomas Jefferson
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
- Q. In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by
A)Clive
B)Major Munro
C)Rojer Drake
D)Boughton
Answer: Major Munro
- Q. In which century, Qutub Minar of Delhi was built?
A)13th Century
B)12th Century
C)14th Century
D)11th Century
Answer: 13th Century
- Q. __________was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb
A)Shah Jahan
B)Akbar
C)Jahangir
D)Babur
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. According to Jains, what was the number of Gandhars of Sumtinath Tirthankar?
A)100
B)50
C)150
D)200
Answer: 100
- Q. Ranthambhore Fort is in
A)Orissa
B)Maharashtra
C)Rajasthan
D)Sikkim
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Kalinga’s ruler Kharavela gave his protection to
A)Shaivism
B)Hinduism
C)Buddhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. Who among the following played a prominent role during the “Reign of Terror” in France?
A)Marat
B)Voltaire
C)Robespierre
D)Montesquieu
Answer: Robespierre
- Q. In 1916-18 the Home Rule League movement was launched under the leadership of :
A)G. S. Khaparde and Sir S. Subramania Iyer
B)Mohammad Ali Jinnah and G. S. Khaparde
C)Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Sir S. Subramania Iyer and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. In the Cabinet Mission Plan, provision was made for the Commissioner’s Provinces to represent by __________ members in the Constituent Assembly
A)10
B)14
C)8
D)4
Answer: 4
- Q. When was Hong Kong leased to Britain for 99 years by China
A)1900
B)1898
C)1901
D)1903
Answer: 1898
- Q. Who founded the Vikramashila University?
A)Dharmapala
B)Devapala
C)Dhruva
D)Gopala
Answer: Dharmapala
- Q. Who amongst the following was not associated with the Unification of Italy?
A)Garibaldi
B)Cavour
C)Mussolini
D)Mazzini
Answer: Mussolini
- Q. When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?
A)1378
B)1305
C)1453
D)1414
Answer: 1453
- Q. The sculpture “David” was a creation of
A)Leonardo da Vinci
B)Michelangelo
C)Raphael
D)Donatello
Answer: Michelangelo
- Q. Humayun was born in the year
A)1608
B)1508
C)1708
D)1808
Answer: 1508
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