More Questions on History
- Q. Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
A)Granary
B)Great Bath
C)Huge Hall
D)Two Story Building
Answer: Granary
- 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. When the August Offer 1940 was offered to India the Prime Minister of England was
A)Baldwin
B)Chamberlain
C)Churchill
D)Asquith
Answer: Churchill
- Q. Which of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?
A)Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
B)Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
C)Asiatic Society Library
D)Rampur Raza Library
Answer: Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
- Q. I. Aurangzeb abolished Rahdari, Pandari and Pilgrim tax. II. Aurangzeb discontinued the practice of inscribing the Kalima on the coins. Which of the above statements is/are correct related to Aurangzeb?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only II
- Q. In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in __________
A)Aligarh
B)Delhi
C)Bengal
D)Agra
Answer: Aligarh
- Q. Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the
A)Govemment of India Act, 1919
B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
C)Govemment of India Act, 1935
D)Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer: Govemment of India Act, 1935
- Q. Bande Matram was a series of articles published in the year 1907 by :
A)Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Domadar Chapekar
D)Balkrishana Chapekar
Answer: Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
- Q. Which of the following was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?
A)Female deities
B)Horse
C)Urban centres
D)Iron implements
Answer: Horse
- Q. Who wrote the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan Hamara’?
A)Sahir Ludhianvi
B)Ashafaqullah Khan
C)Mohammad Iqbal
D)Ramprasad Bisrnil
Answer: Mohammad Iqbal
- Q. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord?
A)Brahma
B)Shiva
C)Vishnu
D)Ram
Answer: Shiva
- Q. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?
A)Teaching the Vedas in schools
B)Promoting intercaste marriages
C)Ending the practice of Sati
D)Building more temples
Answer: Ending the practice of Sati
- Q. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
A)Canning
B)Elgin
C)Minto
D)Lytton
Answer: Canning
- Q. Who established in 1893 the society for the removal of Obstacles to the Hindu Religion?
A)Raja Ram Mohan Rai
B)Dayanand Sarshawati
C)The Chapekar brothers
D)None of these
Answer: The Chapekar brothers
- Q. Who in the year 1907 unfurled the first national flag at the International socialist conference in Stuttgart (Germany)?
A)Subash Chandra Bose
B)Madame Bhikaji Cama
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Sardar Patel
Answer: Madame Bhikaji Cama
- Q. Who said “Liberty consists in obedience to the general will”?
A)Rousseau
B)Hobbes
C)Green
D)Laski
Answer: Rousseau
- Q. Under the Mughal rule the Chief Minister was known as
A)Vakil
B)Diwan
C)Kazi
D)Mansabdar
Answer: Diwan
- Q. Which of the following was not a common social reform attempted by all the Hindu social reformers of the 19th century
A)monogamy
B)emancipation of women
C)female education
D)untouchability
Answer: untouchability
- Q. Who is known as the founder of the Rome city in 753 BC
A)Augustus
B)Julius Caesar
C)Romulus and Remus
D)Camillus
Answer: Romulus and Remus
- Q. The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
A)Aga Khan
B)The Turkish Caliph
C)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D)Abdul Kalam Azad
Answer: The Turkish Caliph
- Indian History
- Ancient History
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Jainism And Buddhism
- Mauryan Empire
- Magadha Empire
- Harshavardhana Empire
- Vedic Age
- Medieval History
- Bhakti Movement
- Gulam Dynasty
- Khalji Dynasty
- Lodi and Sayyid Dynasty
- Tughlaq Dynasty
- Maratha Empire
- Sikh Empire
- Mughal Empire
- 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- British Rule
- Modern Indian
- Independence
- World History