More Questions on History

  • Q. In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :
    A)February 1932
    B)February 1925
    C)February 1935
    D)February 1937
    Answer: February 1937
  • Q. As per ‘August Offer’ the British objective for India was __________
    A)Puma Swaraj
    B)Dominion Status
    C)Responsible Government
    D)Provincial Authority
    Answer: Dominion Status
  • Q. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
    A)Hinayana
    B)Mahayana
    C)Digambar
    D)Theravad
    Answer: Digambar
  • Q. Abhinandannath Tirthankar initiated first Parna after how many days of receipt of Diksha?
    A)Two
    B)One
    C)Three
    D)Four
    Answer: Two
  • Q. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
    A)Ahoms
    B)Santhals
    C)Pagal Panthis
    D)Ramosi
    Answer: Santhals
  • Q. Name the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Gopalkrishna Gokhle
    C)Aurobindo Ghosh
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
    Answer: Gopalkrishna Gokhle
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after
    A)refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
    B)signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
    C)being permitted by the Congress
    D)receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
    Answer: signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas provides information about the civilization of the Early Vedic Age?
    A)Yajur-veda
    B)Rig-veda
    C)Atharva-veda
    D)Sarna-veda
    Answer: Rig-veda
  • 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 libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?
    A)Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
    B)Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
    C)Asiatic Society Library
    D)Rampur Raza Library
    Answer: Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
  • Q. The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of
    A)Warren Hastings
    B)Macaulay
    C)Lord Canning
    D)Lord William Bentinck
    Answer: Lord Canning
  • Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with
    A)Cavour
    B)Mazzini
    C)Garibaldi
    D)Bismarck
    Answer: Bismarck
  • Q. When did Saladin captured Jerusalem?
    A)1187
    B)1118
    C)1193
    D)1203
    Answer: 1187
  • Q. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
    A)IIitutmish
    B)Balban
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat” movement?
    A)Munda
    B)Uraon
    C)Santhal
    D)Konadora
    Answer: Uraon
  • Q. What was the main inspiration for establishing Theosophical Society?
    A)Women's education and their upliftment
    B)Tackling zamindars issue
    C)Propagate Indian thought and culture there by revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
    D)Work for depressed classes
    Answer: Propagate Indian thought and culture there by revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
  • 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. Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?
    A)Patinenmelkanakku
    B)Tolkappiyam
    C)Patinenkilkanakku
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Tolkappiyam
  • Q. The Shivaji Festival was inaugurated in 1895 by
    A)Morley
    B)Hume
    C)Tilak
    D)Gokhale
    Answer: Tilak
  • Q. Who wrote the book ‘Oliver Twist’
    A)Mark Twain
    B)William Shakespeare
    C)Charles Dickens
    D)Christopher Marlowe
    Answer: Charles Dickens

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