More Questions on History
- Q. In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill appointed the Cripps Mission to resolve Indian political crisis because
A)of the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India's borders
B)he was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt
C)both A and B above
D)of INA's initial success on India's eastern borders
Answer: both A and B above
- Q. The ‘political philosophy’ was the work of __________
A)Dadabai Naoroji
B)Gopala Krishna Gokhale
C)R. C. Dutt
D)Lala Lajpath Rai
Answer: Gopala Krishna Gokhale
- Q. A resolution declaring ‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed in the Congress Session held at
A)Calcutta
B)Lahore
C)Gaya
D)Haripura
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Which ancient account describes the Nandas expedition over all their rival monarchs that make them powerful rulers of North India?
A)Vedas
B)Manusmriti
C)Puranas
D)Brahamanas
Answer: Puranas
- Q. Jathi Nirnayam is the work of __________
A)C. Kesavan
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)Nataraja Guru
D)T. K. Madhavan
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Guru died on 20 September, __________
A)1908
B)1902
C)1918
D)1928
Answer: 1928
- Q. The most powerful Peshwa was
A)Baji Rao-I
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Madhava Rao
D)Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: Baji Rao-I
- Q. Sufi Sect’ originated and developed in
A)Christianity
B)Islam
C)Hinduism
D)Zoroastrianism
Answer: Islam
- Q. Which Act provided for the establishment of an All India federation at the centre consisting of the provinces of British India and the princely states?
A)Government of India Act 1918
B)The Government of India Act 1935
C)Government of India Act 1925
D)Government of India Act 1930
Answer: The Government of India Act 1935
- Q. The concept of Sagunabrahmana was the outcome of which concept of Bhakti Movement?
A)Vaishanavism
B)Nirgunabraman
C)Shaivism
D)None of the above
Answer: Nirgunabraman
- Q. The All India Muslim league was founded by
A)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
B)Maulana Ahmed Ali
C)Agha Khan
D)Hakim Ajmal Khan
Answer: Agha Khan
- Q. What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed classes?
A)20% reservation in the provincial legislature
B)44 seats in the central legislature
C)18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the provincial legislature
D)50% reservation in the ICS
Answer: 18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the provincial legislature
- Q. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
A)Upagupta
B)Vishnu Gupta
C)Brahma Gupta
D)Brihadratha
Answer: Upagupta
- Q. The Prime causes of the 1857 mutiny did not include
A)The Widow Remarriage Act
B)The new system of education
C)The despatch of Indian Sepoys to Afghanistan
D)Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the British
Answer: Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the British
- Q. Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi?
A)Second Battle of Panipat
B)Third Battle of Panipat
C)Battle of Haldighati
D)First Battle of Panipat
Answer: First Battle of Panipat
- Q. Akbar saw the sea for the first time in his life at
A)Surat
B)Calcutta
C)Cambay
D)Madras
Answer: Cambay
- Q. Which of the following School challenges the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests?
A)Ajivika School
B)Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
C)Purva Mimamsa
D)Vedanta
Answer: Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
- Q. Who had founded the Indian Home Rule Society?
A)V D Savarkar
B)Madan Lal Dhingra
C)Lala Hardayal
D)Shyamji Krishna Varma
Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
- Q. Bibi Ka Maqbara was erected by __________ at Aurangabad and is a replica of the Taj Mahal
A)Bahadur Shah Zafar
B)Jahangir
C)Aurangzeb
D)None of the above
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in
A)Social service
B)Studies
C)Games
D)Rebellious deeds
Answer: Social service
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