More Questions on History

  • Q. In 1883 Dayananda was invited by the Maharaja of __________ to stay at his palace
    A)Kashmir
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Gujarat
    D)Jodhpur
    Answer: Jodhpur
  • Q. Who was popularly known as Africa’s Gandhi?
    A)Firoz Gandhi
    B)Mir Karzai
    C)Nelson Mandela
    D)M.K.Gandhi
    Answer: Nelson Mandela
  • Q. When was Gandhi-Irvin Pact taken place?
    A)March 15, 1933
    B)September 23, 1932
    C)March 5, 1931
    D)February 10, 1930
    Answer: March 5, 1931
  • Q. Which of the following is related to Etymology?
    A)Kalpa
    B)Shiksha
    C)Nirukta
    D)Vyakaran
    Answer: Nirukta
  • Q. When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
    A)1939
    B)1946
    C)1942
    D)1940
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. Raja Rammohan Roy organised a historic agitation against the
    A)Evil custom of sati
    B)Caste system
    C)Degrading position of women in society
    D)Practice of superfluous religious rituals
    Answer: Evil custom of sati
  • Q. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China?
    A)Deng Xiaoping
    B)Zhou Enlai
    C)Mao Zedong
    D)Liu Shaoqi
    Answer: Mao Zedong
  • Q. “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge” – this was stated on the night of August 14, 1947 by
    A)C Raja Gopalchari
    B)Dr. B R Ambedkar
    C)Jawaharlal Neheru
    D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: Jawaharlal Neheru
  • Q. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at
    A)Jhansi
    B)Arcot
    C)Plassey
    D)Wandiwash
    Answer: Wandiwash
  • Q. To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I-Nasiri was built in the reign of
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
    C)Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
    D)Jalal-id-din Khilji
    Answer: Iltutmish
  • Q. Subhash Chandra Bose became the Supreme Commander of Indian National Army in :
    A)1935
    B)1932
    C)1943
    D)1945
    Answer: 1943
  • Q. Which of the following leader who presided All India Congress Committee session on 9th August?
    A)Aruna Asif Ali
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Aruna Asif Ali
  • Q. The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Assam
    C)Bengal
    D)Both (a) and (c)
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Champa was the capital of which one of the following Mahajanapadas in Ancient India?
    A)Magadha
    B)Anga
    C)Vajji
    D)Kasi
    Answer: Anga
  • Q. For the cause of national liberation Swami Dayananda stressed on :
    A)Swadharma
    B)Swabhasha and Swarajya
    C)Swadeshi
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who among the following was the founder of the Dravida Kazhagam ?
    A)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
    B)Periyar E.V Ramaswamy Naicker
    C)C. Rajagopalachari
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Periyar E.V Ramaswamy Naicker
  • Q. Where was Christopher Columbus from
    A)Genoa
    B)Venice
    C)Spain
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Genoa
  • Q. Who said, “this (the revolt 1857) was an eruption of social volcano, where many spent forces found vent. After the eruption, the whole social topography had changed; the scars if rebellion remained deep and shining?”
    A)Ashok Mehta
    B)J K Hikki
    C)K M Pannikar
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Ashok Mehta
  • Q. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to __________
    A)The Interim Government
    B)The Indian National Congress
    C)The Viceroy
    D)The Princes of the States
    Answer: The Interim Government
  • Q. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 AD ) was a king from which dynasty?
    A)Kanva Dynasty
    B)Gupta Dynasty
    C)Shunga Dynasty
    D)Maurya Dynasty
    Answer: Gupta Dynasty

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