More Questions on History

  • Q. What was the original name of Santa Claus?
    A)St. Peter
    B)St. Christopher
    C)St. John
    D)St. Nicolas
    Answer: St. Nicolas
  • Q. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the “Doctrine of Lapse” was not followed?
    A)Nagpur
    B)Satara
    C)Jhansi
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the issue of
    A)propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress
    B)constant interference by Governors in day-to-day administration
    C)India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World War
    D)failure of the British to define their war aims
    Answer: failure of the British to define their war aims
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi compared Pherozeshah Mehta with the Himalayas, Tilak with the Ocean and Gokhale with
    A)the Ganges
    B)the Sky
    C)the Gangotri
    D)the Mansarovar Lake
    Answer: the Ganges
  • Q. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Babur
    C)Humayun
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. In the early Vedic-period, Varna system was based on
    A)Birth
    B)Education
    C)Occupation
    D)Talent
    Answer: Occupation
  • Q. The city of “Tashkent” is located in
    A)Kazakhstan
    B)Uzbekistan
    C)Russia
    D)Kyrgyzstan
    Answer: Uzbekistan
  • Q. Who among the following preached gospel of love?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Namadev
  • Q. Who wrote the history of Aurangzeb’s reign in total secrecy because of the emperor’s opposition to it and what was the name of that historical work?
    A)Mirza Muhammad Kazim's Alamgir Nama
    B)Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
    C)Muhammad Saqi's Masir-i-Alamgiri
    D)Aquil Khan Razi's Zafar Nama-i-Alamgir
    Answer: Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title ‘Raja’ by the__________
    A)British
    B)Mughals
    C)French
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Mughals
  • Q. Who played Socrates to the first generation of the English educated young men of Bengal
    A)Rai Narain Bose
    B)Swami Vivekananda
    C)Henry Vivian Derozio
    D)Drinkwater Bethun
    Answer: Henry Vivian Derozio
  • Q. Who among the following has written the play of Mudrarakshasa (narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya)?
    A)Vishakhadatta
    B)Kautilya
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Panini
    Answer: Vishakhadatta
  • Q. As per Indian Independence Act, the suzerainty of His Majesty over the Indian State would come to an end on __________
    A)14 August 1947
    B)15 August 1947
    C)15 August 1950
    D)26 January 1950
    Answer: 14 August 1947
  • Q. Which Nazi Field Marshal is known as the ‘Desert Fox’
    A)Erwin Rommel
    B)Viktor Brack
    C)Hans Frank
    D)Hermann Goring
    Answer: Erwin Rommel
  • Q. Temple entry movement started mainly in Kerala aimed at which of the following
    A)Keeping the monopoly of temples to Brahmin class
    B)Allowing untouchables to Hindu temples and roads
    C)Allowing women to enter temple
    D)Sanskrit lessons to be imparted only to Brahmin family members and others to be devoid of it in order to preserve its purity
    Answer: Allowing untouchables to Hindu temples and roads
  • Q. The British Prime Minister Atlee announced the withdrawal of the Britishers in the House of Commons from India on
    A)February 20, 1947
    B)February 20, 1942
    C)March 20, 1947
    D)March 20, 1942
    Answer: February 20, 1947
  • Q. Who was the second President of America
    A)Andrew Jackson
    B)Thomas Jefferson
    C)Abraham Lincoln
    D)John Adams
    Answer: John Adams
  • Q. With whom was the seven-year rule of’ “missions, omissions and commissions’ associated?
    A)Lord Curzon
    B)Lord Dalhousie
    C)Lord Lytton
    D)Lord Mayo
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. The correct chronological order in which they were built is: 1. Tughluqabad Fort 2. Lodi Garden 3. Qutub Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri
    A)3, 1, 2, 4
    B)3, 1, 4, 2
    C)1, 3, 2, 4
    D)1, 3, 4, 2
    Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
  • Q. When was the Hindu College, Calcutta established?
    A)1817
    B)1829
    C)1858
    D)1853
    Answer: 1817

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