More Questions on History

  • Q. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between
    A)France and Germany
    B)Sweden and Russia
    C)France and England
    D)Germany and Russia
    Answer: Germany and Russia
  • Q. When was the League of Nations established?
    A)In 1920
    B)In 1918
    C)In 1939
    D)In 1914
    Answer: In 1920
  • Q. The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was
    A)Strato I
    B)Alexander
    C)Menander
    D)Democritus
    Answer: Menander
  • Q. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
    C)Balban
    D)Bairam Khan
    Answer: Iltutmish
  • Q. Who united Norway, Denmark and, Sweden?
    A)Eric of Pomerania
    B)Albert, King of Sweden
    C)Haakon VI of Norway
    D)Margaret I of Denmark
    Answer: Margaret I of Denmark
  • Q. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization was
    A)Persian
    B)Dravidian
    C)Sanskrit
    D)Undecipherable
    Answer: Undecipherable
  • Q. Whose statue was an important creation of the people of Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Dancing Girl
    B)Natraj
    C)Buddha
    D)Narasimha
    Answer: Dancing Girl
  • Q. The first truly revolutionary organisation in Bengal was
    A)Yugantar
    B)Anusilan Samiti
    C)Abhinava Bharata
    D)Abhinava Bharat Society
    Answer: Anusilan Samiti
  • Q. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________
    A)1495
    B)1398
    C)1496
    D)1498
    Answer: 1498
  • Q. The Indian People play people’s role in the people’s war was the slogan of:
    A)Indian National Congress
    B)The Forward Block
    C)Communist Party of India
    D)None of these
    Answer: Communist Party of India
  • Q. A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of
    A)1919
    B)1909
    C)1935
    D)1861
    Answer: 1935
  • 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. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
    A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
    B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
    C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
    D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
    Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
  • Q. The term yavanika meant
    A)Dancer
    B)Foreign goods
    C)Curtain
    D)Theatre
    Answer: Curtain
  • Q. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English?
    A)William Jones
    B)Alexander Cunningham
    C)James Prinsep
    D)Charles Wilkins
    Answer: Charles Wilkins
  • Q. Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the
    A)Jains
    B)Parsis
    C)Jews
    D)Buddhists
    Answer: Parsis
  • Q. Who was the American leader who led a non-violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American Negroes?
    A)John F. Kennedy
    B)Abraham Lincoln
    C)Martin Luther King Junior
    D)George Washington
    Answer: Martin Luther King Junior
  • Q. The earlier Buddhist sculptures had shied away from depicting the image of the Buddha, except through such symbols as
    A)The Bodhi Tree
    B)Footprints
    C)Stupas
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The United East India Company refers to the company in India formed by the
    A)Dutch
    B)Portuguese
    C)French
    D)British
    Answer: Dutch
  • Q. Who was the Guru of Kabir?
    A)Ramananda
    B)Ramanuja
    C)Vallabhacharya
    D)Namadeva
    Answer: Ramananda

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