More Questions on History
- Q. Who made tripartite periodisation standard?
A)Christoph Cellarius
B)Andreas Cellarius
C)Flavio Biondo
D)Genseric
Answer: Christoph Cellarius
- Q. Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?
A)Mahe
B)Puducherry
C)Goa
D)Chandannagar
Answer: Goa
- Q. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
A)Lord Northbrook
B)Lord Harding
C)Lord Ellenborough
D)Lord Mayo
Answer: Lord Mayo
- Q. Which one of the following monuments in Delhi is not included as a World Heritage Site?
A)Humayun's Tomb
B)Red Fort
C)Qutub Minar
D)Jantar Mantar
Answer: Jantar Mantar
- Q. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice President appointed by __________ would act for him
A)Parliament
B)Crown
C)Board of Control
D)Governor-General
Answer: Governor-General
- Q. The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were
A)Khudai Khidmatgar
B)The Jamiat-Ulema-hind
C)Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
- Q. In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of
A)Chanda Sahib
B)Anwaruddin
C)Nasir Jang
D)Muzaffar Jang
Answer: Anwaruddin
- Q. Which of the following is not included in Mughal paintings?
A)Islamic themes
B)Portraits
C)Flowers and plants
D)Hunting scenes
Answer: Islamic themes
- Q. What was the name of capital of Anga (a mahajanapada)?
A)Varanasi
B)Champa
C)Kaushambi
D)Viratnagar
Answer: Champa
- Q. Swaathanthrya gadha’ – was written by the great poet __________
A)O. N. V. Kurup
B)Cherusseri
C)G. Sankara kurup
D)Kumaranaasan
Answer: Kumaranaasan
- Q. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
A)uniformity
B)beauty and utility
C)sanitation and public health
D)demographic factor
Answer: sanitation and public health
- Q. The main centre of Gadar Movement of 1915 was :
A)Japan
B)United States of America.
C)Australia
D)Singapore
Answer: United States of America.
- Q. With the objective of raising the moral and material status of the untouchables Dr. B.R. Ambedkar organized:
A)The Bahishkrit Hitkari sabha
B)The Harijan Hitkari sabha
C)The Harijan Uthan sabha
D)The Bahishkrit Utthan sabha
Answer: The Bahishkrit Hitkari sabha
- Q. Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of __________ in 1772
A)Madras
B)Bengal
C)Bombay
D)Delhi
Answer: Bengal
- 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. When did the Korean war end?
A)1948
B)1937
C)1950
D)1953
Answer: 1953
- Q. Nanu moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forests of__________, where he led an austere life immersed in meditative thought and yoga and subjected himself to extreme sustenance rituals
A)Maruthwamala
B)Silanka
C)Karunagapally
D)Kayamkulam
Answer: Maruthwamala
- Q. During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at __________
A)Pushkalavati
B)Ujjayani
C)Taxila
D)Rajagriha
Answer: Taxila
- Q. Who discovered Troy?
A)Frank Calvert
B)Arthur Evans
C)Heinrich Schliemann
D)Homer
Answer: Heinrich Schliemann
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