More Questions on History

  • Q. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War?
    A)Jefferson Davis
    B)Abraham Lincoln
    C)Robert E. Lee
    D)Stonewall Jackson
    Answer: Jefferson Davis
  • Q. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . . . in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
    A)Arabia
    B)Manipal
    C)America
    D)Africa
    Answer: Arabia
  • Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
    A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
    B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
    C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
    D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
    Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
  • Q. The ruler of Mysore who secured the rendition of Mysore was
    A)Hyder
    B)Tippu
    C)Krishnaraja III
    D)Rajendra Wodiar
    Answer: Krishnaraja III
  • Q. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
    A)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
    B)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
  • Q. A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was
    A)Kaiser House
    B)India House
    C)Singh Sabha Building
    D)Dadabhai Naoroji's House
    Answer: India House
  • Q. When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence?
    A)On 26th January 1931
    B)On 26th January 1929
    C)On 26th January 1935
    D)On 26th January 1930
    Answer: On 26th January 1930
  • Q. Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut
    A)Devaraya
    B)Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
    C)Zamorin
    D)Krishnadevaraya
    Answer: Zamorin
  • Q. Who among the following freedom fighter opposes the Annie Besant’s idea of launching Home Rule Movement?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)G. K. Gokhale
    C)Aurobindo Ghosh
    D)B. G. Tilak
    Answer: G. K. Gokhale
  • Q. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatri Mantra?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Kathopanishad
    D)Aitareya Brahmana
    Answer: Rigveda
  • Q. Consider the following on the chronology of appointment of Viceroys I. Reading II. Irwin III. Wellingdon IV. Linlithgow
    A)III, II, IV, II
    B)I, II, III , IV
    C)IV, III, II, I
    D)II, IV, III, I
    Answer: I, II, III , IV
  • Q. The ‘Hero of Plassey’ was
    A)Dupleix
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)Clive
    D)Shuja-ud-Daulah
    Answer: Clive
  • Q. The Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission established by Vivekananda in 1898 are at
    A)Belur
    B)Kanyakumari
    C)Hyderabad
    D)Murshidabad
    Answer: Belur
  • Q. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who founded Atmiya Sabha in 1815?
    A)Dayanand Saraswati
    B)Brahma Datt
    C)Raja Rammohan Roy
    D)None of these
    Answer: Raja Rammohan Roy
  • Q. In which year Genghis Khan was proclaimed as Emperor or Khagan
    A)1998
    B)1192
    C)1200
    D)1206
    Answer: 1206
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak began his drive for new awakening among the Indians by publishing two newspapers in 1881
    A)The Maratha and Samwad
    B)The Maratha and Kesari
    C)The Samwad and Kesari
    D)The Maratha and Kumudi
    Answer: The Maratha and Kesari
  • Q. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
    A)Germany
    B)China
    C)Italy
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. The INA was largely composed of
    A)Overseas Indians
    B)Indian Revolutionaries
    C)Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
    D)Deserters from the British Indian Army
    Answer: Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
  • Q. Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
    A)Akbar
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Murad
    D)Dara Shikoh
    Answer: Dara Shikoh

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