More Questions on History
- Q. What was meant by the secretary of State of India during the British?
A)A Secretary level official appointed in each Presidency of India
B)An official who worked as the Secretary to the Viceroy of India
C)A British minister given full control over the Government of India
D)A senior officer appointed the Viceroy to look into his internal administration in India
Answer: A British minister given full control over the Government of India
- 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. PIassey is located near
A)Rajashahi in Bangladesh
B)Murshidabad in West Bengal
C)Calcutta
D)Monghyr in Bihar
Answer: Murshidabad in West Bengal
- Q. The American Civil War saw the end of
A)Landlordism
B)Slavery
C)Monarchy
D)Apartheid
Answer: Slavery
- Q. Who is the author of the book ‘The Great Rebellion’?
A)T N Das
B)Robert Knight
C)Ashok Mehta
D)K M Pannikar
Answer: Ashok Mehta
- Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
- Q. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, lifelong outspoken disapproval of Pakistan?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in favour of it
B)There was no other go after he was presented with a fait accompli
C)To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
D)The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League
Answer: To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
- Q. The Greatest Kushan leader who got converted to Buddhism was
A)Virna
B)Kujala
C)Kanishka
D)Kadphises
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Under the Mughals the jizya was collected from
A)Muhammadans
B)Persians
C)Hindus
D)Foreign visitors
Answer: Hindus
- Q. __________formed the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune?
A)Swarnakumari Devi
B)Ramabai Saraswati
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
- Q. According to Marx, the source of value is
A)Land
B)Capital
C)Labour
D)None of the above
Answer: Labour
- Q. Which of the following languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India?
A)Persian
B)French
C)Portugese
D)Arabic
Answer: Persian
- Q. Who is the Duchess of Cornwall?
A)Camilla
B)Diana
C)Anne
D)Margaret
Answer: Camilla
- Q. Who among the following supported the Doctrine of Predestination
A)Zwingli
B)John Calvin
C)Martin Luther
D)John Knox
Answer: John Calvin
- Q. Kabir was contemporary of
A)Sultan Sikandar Lodi
B)Guru Nanak
C)Both (A) and (B) above
D)Babur
Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
- Q. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
A)Bijapur
B)Ahmednagar
C)Satara
D)Golconda
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were
A)Afghans
B)Mongols
C)Turks
D)A Jat tribe
Answer: Turks
- Q. Dyer was __________ by the Government of Britain
A)Sentenced to death
B)Sentenced for life
C)Rewarded with honour
D)Relieved of his service
Answer: Relieved of his service
- Q. Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century?
A)Dutch
B)Portuguese
C)The house of Jagat Seth
D)Mulla Abdul Gaffar
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. The British Prime Minister Atlee announced the withdrawal of the Britishers in the House of Commons from India on
A)February 20, 1947
B)February 20, 1942
C)March 20, 1947
D)March 20, 1942
Answer: February 20, 1947
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