More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following sect is emphasised on nirguni Bhakti – devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine?
A)Shaivism
B)Sikhism
C)Vaishanvism
D)All of the above
Answer: Sikhism
- Q. Before the Regulating Act was passed in 1773, there was __________ at home to administer the East India Company
A)A Secretary
B)A Committee of 24
C)A Council of Lords
D)A Board of Revenue
Answer: A Committee of 24
- Q. I. His reign saw beginning of a new intercourse between Europe of India II. Attempted to prohibit traffic in eunuchs III. Started practices of inter-caste marriages between the families of government officers IV. Ordered the abolition of inhuman corporal punishments Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
A)I, II, and IV
B)I, II, and III
C)II, III, and IV
D)All the above
Answer: I, II, and IV
- Q. Who among the following initiated the Kheda Satyagraha?
A)Mohanlal Pandya
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Sardar Patel
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Mohanlal Pandya
- Q. Who is the founder of the concept “Sarvodaya”?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Vinobha Bhave
C)Jai Prakash Narayan
D)K. G. Mushroowala
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Who said about the British Government these words – “You do not realize how strong the government is if the congress challenges the government the government would finish it in five minutes?
A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
C)Basant Kumar Biswas
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Q. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
A)Arabs
B)Ghurids
C)Karkotakas
D)Hindushahis
Answer: Hindushahis
- Q. In 1884 __________founded the Indian National Union
A)A. M. Bose
B)A. O. Hume
C)Lord Dufferin
D)W. C. Banerjee
Answer: A. O. Hume
- Q. Name three important forms of Satyagraha
A)Boycott, civil disobedience and rebellion
B)Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
C)Non-cooperation, revolution and referendum
D)Revolution, plebiscite and boycott
Answer: Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
- Q. Dandi March started on __________ 1930
A)12th April
B)12th March
C)12th February
D)12th May
Answer: 12th March
- Q. The last country of Axis power to surrender during the end of the World War II was
A)Japan
B)Germany
C)Italy
D)France
Answer: Japan
- Q. Under which document was the separate electorate granted for muslims ?
A)The Permanent Settlement
B)Charter Act of 1813
C)Mahalwari System Reforms
D)Morley Minto Reforms
Answer: Morley Minto Reforms
- Q. When did the Nawabs of Bengal surrender to the British East India Company?
A)1751
B)1707
C)1757
D)1765
Answer: 1757
- Q. Which Mughal Emperor fought the battle of Panipat in 1526?
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Babur
- Q. Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne?
A)Muhammad Shah
B)Jahandar Shah
C)Shah Alam-I
D)Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: Muhammad Shah
- Q. Who took the throne after Chandragupta Maurya?
A)Ashoka
B)Bimbisara
C)Bindusara
D)Vishnugupta
Answer: Bindusara
- Q. Which of the following pair leader associated with the Revolt of 1857 is not correctly matched?
A)Khan Bahadur Khan : Bareilly
B)Hazrat Mahal : Kanpur
C)Kunwar Singh : Bihar
D)Bakht Khan : Delhi
Answer: Hazrat Mahal : Kanpur
- Q. Who was the in-charge of a pargana?
A)Pattidar
B)Amin
C)Shiqdar
D)Oanungo
Answer: Shiqdar
- Q. The Veda that contains charms and spells toward off evils and diseases is
A)Atharvaveda
B)Rigveda
C)Samaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by __________
A)Sir John Shore
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Robert Clive
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord Wellesley
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