More Questions on History

  • Q. After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on
    A)January 15, 1947
    B)December 9, 1946
    C)February 10, 1947
    D)August 15, 1947
    Answer: December 9, 1946
  • Q. Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper
    A)National Herald
    B)Pioneer
    C)Kesari
    D)Patriot
    Answer: National Herald
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
    A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
    B)It changed the administrative system in India
    C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
    D)All of the above are incorrect
    Answer: All of the above are incorrect
  • Q. Which war was formally ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth
    A)World War II
    B)World War I
    C)Russo-Japanese War
    D)China Japan War
    Answer: Russo-Japanese War
  • Q. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
    A)Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
    B)Promote heavy industries in India
    C)More foodstuff in case of famine
    D)Enable Indians to move freely within the country
    Answer: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
  • Q. When were Morley-Minto reforms taken place?
    A)1909
    B)1905
    C)1919
    D)1857
    Answer: 1909
  • Q. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the battle of
    A)Tarain in 1192 A.D.
    B)Tarain in 1191 A.D.
    C)Chandawar in 1193 A.D.
    D)Ranthambor in 1195 A.D.
    Answer: Tarain in 1192 A.D.
  • Q. Assertion (A): Shivaji aimed at establishing Maratha rule in Delhi. Reason (R): Shivaji took the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is false but R is true
  • Q. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
    A)Bihar
    B)Assam
    C)Madras
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Which of the following reform is the legislative contribution of Raja Rammohan Roy?
    A)Indianisation of superior services
    B)Abolition of sati
    C)Reduction of export duties on Indian goods
    D)Abolition of east India company's trading rights
    Answer: Abolition of sati
  • Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of History’
    A)Thucydides
    B)Homer
    C)Herodotus
    D)Archimedes
    Answer: Herodotus
  • Q. Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar?
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. The Peloponnesian War was fought between which cities?
    A)Carthage and Athens
    B)Athens and Macedonia
    C)Sparta and Carthage
    D)Sparta and Athens
    Answer: Sparta and Athens
  • Q. Which statement is not the advocacy of Nirguna Saints?
    A)It is the concept of a formless God, which has no attributes or quality
    B)It advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being, particularly Rama and Krishna
    C)It conceived as Ishvara, the personal and purely spiritual aspect of godhead, beyond all names and forms (nama-rupa), and is to be apprehended only by inner (mystical) experience
    D)None of the above
    Answer: It advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being, particularly Rama and Krishna
  • Q. What was the original name of Dayananda Saraswati?
    A)Mul Shankara
    B)Malku das
    C)Narendra
    D)Dadu
    Answer: Mul Shankara
  • Q. The sun saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
    A)Baba Farid
    B)Muin-ud-din Chishti
    C)Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
    D)Shah Alam Bukhari
    Answer: Muin-ud-din Chishti
  • Q. Which of the following acts gave representation of the Indians for the first time in legislation?
    A)Indian Councils Act, 1919
    B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
    C)Government of India Act, 1935
    D)Government of India Act, 1935
    Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1909
  • Q. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by
    A)Akbar
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Shivaji
    D)Balaji Rao
    Answer: Shivaji
  • Q. The Inca civilization was raised in which country
    A)Colombia
    B)Bolivia
    C)Peru
    D)Chile
    Answer: Peru
  • Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
    A)Passive resistance
    B)Organisation of secret societies
    C)Constitutional agitation
    D)Terrorism
    Answer: Passive resistance

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