More Questions on History
- Q. The portion of the actual produce fixed as state’s share under the Zabti System of Mughals was __________
A)One-third
B)One-half
C)One-fourth
D)One-fifth
Answer: One-third
- Q. British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule in India (and transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June1948) on
A)February 20, 1947
B)May 16, 1946
C)March 10, 1946
D)December 31, 1946
Answer: February 20, 1947
- Q. Which of the following reason that compel the Congress leader not to attend the Round Table Conference?
A)The British government wanted to give representation to communal organisations
B)The British government was not in favour of M. K. Gandhi's participation in it
C)The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
D)Fazl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference
Answer: The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
- 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. The home of Gargi, Maitrey and Kapila was at
A)Ujjain
B)Vidisha
C)Pataliputra
D)Mithila
Answer: Mithila
- Q. Which of the following pair of author & book is incorrectly matched?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji: Poverty and the Un-British rule in India
B)Rabindra Nath Tagore: Gora
C)Dinabandhu Mitra: Nil Darpan
D)R. C. Dutt: History of India
Answer: R. C. Dutt: History of India
- Q. Who proclaimed: It is years since I left castes and religions. Yet some people think that I belong to their caste. That is not correct. I do not belong to any particular caste or religion
A)T. K. Madhavan
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
D)Sree Narayana Guru
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Charles wood’s despatch deals with which of the following issues?
A)Female education
B)Child marriages
C)Abolition of sati
D)Female infanticide
Answer: Female education
- Q. When was the building of the Parthenon at Athens started?
A)424 BC
B)447 BC
C)404 BC
D)399 BC
Answer: 447 BC
- 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. Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Ashoka
C)Kanishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?
A)Egyptian
B)Mesopotamian
C)Sumerian
D)Chinese
Answer: Chinese
- Q. Hakim Mirza, the younger brother of Akbar was the viceroy of
A)Herat
B)Kabul
C)Agra
D)Bengal
Answer: Kabul
- Q. Who had conceived and founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
A)Annie Besant
B)Swami Muktananda
C)CR Das
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at
A)Jhansi
B)Arcot
C)Plassey
D)Wandiwash
Answer: Wandiwash
- Q. During the Gupta Empire, the term “UPARIKARA” was used for
A)Periodic supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers etc
B)An extra tax levied on all subjects
C)It was a voluntary offering by people to the king
D)King's customary share of the production normally amounting to 1/6th of the production
Answer: An extra tax levied on all subjects
- Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title ‘Raja’ by the__________
A)British
B)Mughals
C)French
D)Dutch
Answer: Mughals
- Q. Which of the following was not of the achievements of the Exteremist Group in the Congress?
A)The Calcutta Corporation Act and the Indian Universities Act were taken off the statute book
B)The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911
C)Nationalism took root among the progressive sections of society
D)The Extremists taught people self-confidence and selfreliance and prepared the social base of the nationalist movement
Answer: The Calcutta Corporation Act and the Indian Universities Act were taken off the statute book
- Q. Individual Satyagrah – symbolic and non-violent in nature was started on:
A)October 17, 1940
B)October 17, 1942
C)October 17, 1939
D)October 17, 1938
Answer: October 17, 1940
- Q. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of
A)Ashoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Dharmapala
D)Kanishka
Answer: Kanishka
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