More Questions on History
- Q. Who established the ‘Sharda Sadan’, a school for Indian Widows in colonial India?
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Mahadev Govind Ranade
C)Dayanand Saraswati
D)Pandita Ramabai
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
- Q. The revolutionary who died of a 64 days hunger strike was
A)Batukeshwar Dutt
B)Sukh Dev
C)Jatin Das
D)Raj Guru
Answer: Jatin Das
- Q. Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper
A)National Herald
B)Pioneer
C)Kesari
D)Patriot
Answer: National Herald
- Q. Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?
A)Baburnama
B)Shahnama
C)Akbarnama
D)Chachnama
Answer: Chachnama
- Q. The East India Association was founded by __________ in 1866
A)Raja radhakanta dev
B)Lord Lyveden
C)Debendranath Tagore
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. The President of the Congress Sessions of 1898 and 1902 was
A)Tilak
B)Hume
C)Dadabhai Naoroji
D)S. N. Banerjee
Answer: S. N. Banerjee
- Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
A)Cornwallis
B)Clive
C)Waren Hastings
D)William Bentinck
Answer: Clive
- Q. When was the last Bulgarian noble surrendered to the Byzantine Empire?
A)927
B)924
C)1014
D)1018
Answer: 1018
- Q. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during “Battle of Plassey”?
A)Mir Qasim
B)Mir Jafar
C)Sirajudduala
D)None of these
Answer: Sirajudduala
- Q. According to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapattanam, . . . . . . was ceded to the British
A)Cochi
B)Malabar
C)Travancore
D)Mysore
Answer: Malabar
- Q. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?
A)M. K. Gandhi
B)Morarji Desai
C)Mahadev Desai
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Vallabhbhai Patel
- Q. The most important source of our information on ancient India’s cultural history are
A)Antiquities and monuments
B)Archaeological excavations
C)Literature and epics
D)Inscriptions and coins
Answer: Literature and epics
- Q. Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?
A)Babur
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Akbar
Answer: Babur
- Q. The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the British and united the Indians
A)Lord Ripon
B)Lytton
C)Queen Elizabeth
D)Queen Anne
Answer: Lord Ripon
- Q. Which of the following was the prime objective of M.K Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha?
A)Economic relief to the common people
B)Complete Independence for India
C)Repeal of salt laws
D)Curtailment of the Government's powers
Answer: Repeal of salt laws
- Q. Which of the following Gods lost his importance as the first deity during the later Vedic period?
A)Agni
B)Varuna
C)Vishnu
D)Rudra
Answer: Varuna
- Q. Who built Jama Masjid?
A)Shah Jahan
B)Guru Ramdas
C)Rao Jodhaji
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. As per the Act of 1853 the Governor-General’s Council was enlarged for the purpose of
A)Legislation
B)Defence
C)Finance
D)Security
Answer: Legislation
- Q. Who among the following played an important role in Gadhar Movement?
A)Lala Hardayal
B)Shyamiji Krishna Verma
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
Answer: Lala Hardayal
- Q. Which governor General abolished the ‘Sati System’ in India?
A)Lord Ripon
B)Lord Canning
C)Lord William Bentinck
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord William Bentinck
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