More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following rulers abolished Jiziya?
A)Balban
B)Aurangzeb
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct issues related to the Raja Rammohan Roy? I. Abolition of Sati II. Abolition of Child marriage III. Widow Remarriage
A)I, II and III
B)I Only
C)I and II
D)II and III
Answer: I Only
- Q. The Province of Bengal Constituted by the Act of 1935 would cease to exist as per __________
A)Wavell's Plan
B)The Cabinet Mission Plan
C)The Indian Independence Act of 1947
D)The Dikie Bird Plan
Answer: The Indian Independence Act of 1947
- Q. On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made free?
A)June 3, 1947
B)May 2, 1947
C)July 4, 1947
D)August 5, 1957
Answer: June 3, 1947
- Q. The transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the ‘Crown’ was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at
A)Delhi
B)Calcutta
C)Patna
D)Allahabad
Answer: Allahabad
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?
A)They worshipped gods in the form of human beings
B)The Harappans were phallus worshippers
C)They placed their gods in temples
D)They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess
Answer: They placed their gods in temples
- Q. Buddha gave his first religious message at
A)Pataliputra
B)Rajagriha
C)Gaya
D)Sarnath
Answer: Sarnath
- Q. Which revolutionary said – “freedom is objective of our life and the Hindu religion would led us to the attainment of this objective?”
A)Narayan Guru
B)Vinoba Bhave
C)Dayanand Sarshwati
D)Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: Aurobindo Ghosh
- Q. __________ is remembered as the ‘Grand old man of India’
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Ranade
C)Pulinbehari Sarkar
D)Amaresh Chakravarty
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. The local name of Mohenjodaro is
A)Mound of the tree
B)Mound of the living
C)Mound of the dead
D)Mound of the survivor
Answer: Mound of the dead
- Q. The Sikh Guru executed by Aurangzeb after cruel torture was
A)Har Krishan
B)Har Rai
C)Hargobind
D)Tegh Bahadur
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that
A)he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people
B)his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life
C)after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
D)he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal
Answer: after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
- Q. Aruvipuram installation was done by __________
A)Narayana Guru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Chattambi Swamikal
D)C.Kesavan
Answer: Narayana Guru
- Q. Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”
A)V. D. Savarkar
B)Brahma Datt
C)Dr. Gopal
D)Ashok Mehta
Answer: Ashok Mehta
- Q. Who among the following had observed, upon Gandhi’s assassination. “None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth”?
A)Nelson Mandela
B)Bertrand Russel
C)Albert Einstein
D)Leo Tolstoy
Answer: Albert Einstein
- Q. Advaita Deepika is the work of __________
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)C.Kesavan
D)Dr. Palpu
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Which of the following event compel M.K Gandhi to withdraw the Nation’s cooperation from the British Government?
A)Bhagat singh Hanging
B)Jallianwala massacre
C)Lathi charge
D)All of the above
Answer: Jallianwala massacre
- Q. Daiva Dasakam is a Malayalam work of __________
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)C. Kesavan
D)T. K. Madhavan
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Against Lord and State was written by
A)Sri Ramakrishna
B)K. N. Panikkar
C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
D)Shyama Charan Sen
Answer: K. N. Panikkar
- Q. During Aurangzeb’s reign, which of the following were not included in his government?
A)Marathas
B)Rajputs
C)Pathans
D)All of these
Answer: Marathas
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