More Questions on History
- Q. Who is the oldest British monarch to sit on the Throne?
A)Queen Elizabeth-II
B)Queen Victoria
C)Queen Mary Tudor
D)Queen Anne
Answer: Queen Elizabeth-II
- Q. Who founded Anushulin Samiti in 1907 in Dhaka?
A)Kali Mohan Das
B)Shambhuchand Mukherjee
C)Barindra Ghosh and Bhupendra Nath Dutt
D)Jogesh Chandra Dutt
Answer: E
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about the Constitution of India?
A)The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
B)There should be a Union of India embracing both British India and the States
C)The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and should be free to form groups
D)Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A (Hindumajority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces) and Group C (Bengal and Assam)
Answer: The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
- Q. The Revolt of 1857 failed mainly because
A)it was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal
B)of superior resources of the British empire
C)it had very little nationalist sentiment
D)it was localised, restricted and scattered
Answer: it was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal
- Q. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
A)Mundakopanishad
B)Chhandogyopanishad
C)Kathopanishad
D)Kenopanishad
Answer: Kathopanishad
- Q. Which of the following leaders did not attended the First Round Table Conference?
A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)Dr. Ambedkar
D)Y. Chintamani
Answer: M. K. Gandhi
- Q. During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following centres?
A)Surat
B)Agra
C)Delhi
D)Calcutta
Answer: Agra
- Q. In which of the following Satyagraha campaigns, Mahatma Gandhi did not participate directly?
A)Non-Cooperation Movement
B)Rajkot Satyagraha
C)Kheda Satyagraha
D)Vaikom Satyagraha
Answer: Rajkot Satyagraha
- Q. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
A)Cow was sacred to them
B)Horse sacrifice was known to them
C)Pashupati' was venerated by them
D)The culture was generally static
Answer: Pashupati' was venerated by them
- Q. Which one country is still governed by a monarch?
A)Iran
B)Afghanistan
C)Iraq
D)Saudi Arabia
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the __________ to places ruled by Hindu Rajas
A)Poor
B)Nobles
C)Middle Class
D)Foreign residents
Answer: Poor
- Q. The first Tirthankara of the Jains was
A)Parshvanath
B)Arishtanemi
C)Ajitanath
D)Rishabha
Answer: Rishabha
- Q. Economic dimensions of justice have been emphasised by
A)Capitalists
B)Idealists
C)Socialists
D)Fascists
Answer: Socialists
- Q. Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time (i.e. In B.C)?
A)Zorastranianism
B)Shintoism
C)Islam
D)Tasism
Answer: Islam
- Q. Satyagraha finds expression in
A)Armed conflicts
B)Sudden outbursts of violence
C)Non-Cooperation
D)Communal riots
Answer: Non-Cooperation
- Q. The ‘Ajivikas’ were
A)Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
B)Sect contemporary to the Buddha
C)Sect founded by Charvaka
D)Sect founded by Shankaracharya
Answer: Sect contemporary to the Buddha
- Q. The Theosophical Society was officially formed in . . . . ., United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others
A)Calcutta
B)Madras
C)Bombay
D)New York City
Answer: New York City
- Q. During the Second World War Churchill replaced __________ as Prime Minister of England
A)Attlee
B)Chamberlain
C)Disraeli
D)Asquith
Answer: Chamberlain
- Q. In the history of Indian National Movement Santhal Rebellion took place between :
A)1849-50
B)1845-47
C)1855-56
D)1866-67
Answer: 1855-56
- Q. The Market Regulation system was introduced by
A)Iltutmish
B)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer: Alauddin Khalji
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