More Questions on History
- Q. The first Indian selected for Indian Civil Service was
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Satyendra Nath Tagore
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)C. R. Das
Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore
- Q. The following are the lessons taught to masses i.e. Muslim women in particular
A)Removal of purdah and spread of education
B)Urged the Muslims to give up medieval customs and ways of thought and behavior
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. When did the Battle of Sekigahara take place?
A)1603
B)1600
C)1707
D)1761
Answer: 1600
- Q. Montagu who toured in India in 1918 was a
A)Member of Viceroy's Council
B)Member of Privy Council
C)Secretary of State for India
D)Viceroy of India
Answer: Secretary of State for India
- Q. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of
A)1858
B)1853
C)1861
D)1892
Answer: 1858
- Q. The revolutionary who died of a 64 days hunger strike was
A)Batukeshwar Dutt
B)Sukh Dev
C)Jatin Das
D)Raj Guru
Answer: Jatin Das
- Q. __________first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomar Rajputs
A)Patliputra
B)Delhi
C)Calcutta
D)Taxila
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
A)Moneylenders and Slaves
B)Merchants and Priests
C)Warriors and Traders
D)Women and Sudras
Answer: Women and Sudras
- Q. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
A)Jahangir
B)Shah Jahan
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Who started the journal ‘New India’?
A)Annie Besant
B)C. W. Leadbeater
C)Ram Mohun Roy
D)Keshub Chandra Sen
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. The previous name of Zaire was
A)Liberia
B)Benin
C)Congo
D)Sierra Leone
Answer: Congo
- Q. Eminent Tamil Poet C Subramania Bharati was associated with which of the following movements of the Indian National Congress?
A)Non-Cooperation
B)Extremist
C)Civil Disobedience
D)Quit India
Answer: Extremist
- Q. Which Bhakti Saints venerated in Sikhism, as well as Hindu warrior-ascetic traditions such as the Dadupanthis and the Niranjani Sampraday that emerged in north India during the Islamic rule?
A)Eknath
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Namdeva
Answer: Namdeva
- Q. What was the capital of Shivaji’s Kingdom?
A)Raigarh
B)Pune
C)Karwar
D)Purandhar
Answer: Raigarh
- Q. Who among the following initiated reforms among Muslims?
A)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
B)Muhammad Iqbal
C)Naoriji Furdonji
D)Altaf Husain Hali
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were I. Cheras II. Cholas III. Chalukyas iV. Pallavas V. Pandyas
A)II, III, IV
B)I, II, V
C)III, IV, V
D)I, II, IV
Answer: I, II, V
- Q. When the rule of the Delhi sultanate began?
A)1206 A.D.
B)1106 A.D.
C)1306 A.D.
D)1406 A.D.
Answer: 1206 A.D.
- Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar receive Shiksha (enlightenment)?
A)Nasik
B)Ayodhya
C)Ujjain
D)Kiskindha
Answer: Ayodhya
- Q. The Pakistan panacea was sponsored by
A)Jinnah
B)Azad Kalam
C)Md Iqbal
D)Liyakat All Khan
Answer: Md Iqbal
- Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?
A)All the members of the commission were Englishmen
B)Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause
C)It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period
D)Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police
Answer: All the members of the commission were Englishmen
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