More Questions on History
- Q. November 26, 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history because
A)The constitution was adopted on this day
B)India took a pledge of complete independence on this day
C)India became a Republic on this day
D)The first amendment of the constitution was passed on this day
Answer: The constitution was adopted on this day
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from
A)Kheda
B)Dandi
C)Sabarmati
D)Champaran
Answer: Champaran
- Q. Russian communist leader Vladimir Lenin died in the year
A)1922
B)1924
C)1920
D)1921
Answer: 1924
- Q. Boston Tea Party’ protest was associated with the revolution of
A)Italy
B)America
C)Franch
D)India
Answer: America
- Q. The treaty of Allahabad took place between __________
A)Shuja-ud-daulah, Mir jafar and Shah Alam II
B)Shuja-ud-daulah, Robert Clive and Shah Alam II
C)Shuja-ud-daulah, Wajid Ali Shah and Shah Alam II
D)None of the Above
Answer: Shuja-ud-daulah, Robert Clive and Shah Alam II
- Q. Do or Die’ (Karenge ya Marenge) Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the eve of which mass movement?
A)Salt Satyagraha
B)Rowlatt Satyagraha
C)Quit India Movement
D)Non-Cooperation Movement
Answer: Quit India Movement
- Q. Presently Daulatabad where Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq had transferred the capital from Delhi is situated near
A)Nizamabad
B)Mysore
C)Aurangabad
D)Bhopal
Answer: Aurangabad
- Q. Which of the following cannot be said to be a cardinal principle of the theosophical society?
A)Aimed Hindu spiritual wisdom through western enlightenment
B)It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
C)It believed in the existence of unique connections between god and every being
D)It believed in the possibility of reincarnation and karma
Answer: It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
- Q. Who said Hanooz Dilli Door Ast?
A)Farid
B)Nizamuddin Aulia
C)Todarmal
D)Firdausi
Answer: Nizamuddin Aulia
- Q. Which governor General abolished the ‘Sati System’ in India?
A)Lord Ripon
B)Lord Canning
C)Lord William Bentinck
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord William Bentinck
- Q. In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and even resigned his membership of the Congress because
A)the political climate of India was unsuitable for any political movement
B)of the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement
C)he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare
D)of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to enter legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935
Answer: he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare
- 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. The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was
A)Neel Darpan
B)Rast Goftar
C)Shome Prakash
D)None of the above
Answer: Neel Darpan
- Q. The Ramayana narrates events believed to have taken place in the __________ Yuga or age
A)Dwapar
B)Sat
C)Kal
D)Treta
Answer: Treta
- Q. To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar
A)prohibited cow-killing
B)encouraged cow-killing
C)taxed cow-killing
D)remained silent to cow-killing
Answer: prohibited cow-killing
- Q. Ranthambhore Fort is in
A)Orissa
B)Maharashtra
C)Rajasthan
D)Sikkim
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Which of the following systems of Indian Philosophy uphold the ideology of Charvakism, Ajivika, Jainism and Buddhism?
A)Unorthodox System of Indian Philosophy
B)Orthodox System of Indian Philosophy
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Unorthodox System of Indian Philosophy
- Q. What was the meaning of the symbol Horse of Sambhavnath Tirthankar?
A)Restrained heart
B)Speed
C)Anger
D)Charm
Answer: Restrained heart
- Q. From which year did the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims?
A)1940
B)1942
C)1929
D)1919
Answer: 1940
- Q. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
A)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
C)Charter Act, 1793 AD
D)Charter Act, 1813 AD
Answer: The Regulating Act, AD 1773
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