More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement regarding Henry Vivian Derozio are correct? I. He is an Anglo-Indian II. Was called first nationalist poet of modern India III. He taught at Hindu college and was later removed because of his radicalism
    A)Only I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Only II and III
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942?
    A)30th April, 1942
    B)7th August, 1942
    C)9th August, 1942
    D)5th July, 1942
    Answer: 9th August, 1942
  • 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. A day of deliverance and thanks giving’ was celebrated in 1939 by
    A)Muslim League
    B)Congress Party
    C)Forward Bloc
    D)Communist Party
    Answer: Muslim League
  • Q. After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a party in the struggle?
    A)Rastrakutas
    B)Gurjar Partiharas
    C)Palas
    D)Paramaras
    Answer: Paramaras
  • Q. India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February 1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies set up outside India. This society was founded by
    A)VD Savarkar
    B)Lala Har Dayal
    C)Shyamji Krishnavarma
    D)Madan Lal Dhingra
    Answer: Shyamji Krishnavarma
  • Q. Who was known as the Morning star of Renaissance
    A)Dante
    B)Montesquieu
    C)Shakespeare
    D)Geoffrey Chaucer
    Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Q. When did the Battle of Nicopolis take place?
    A)1453
    B)1396
    C)1305
    D)1378
    Answer: 1396
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding Gyana Prasarak Mandalis or student literary and scientific societies is / are correct? I. Formed by common people to educate youth II. Had two branches Marathi and Guajarati III. Aimed to start schools for girls. IV. Organized lectures to propagate their ideas
    A)I III and IV only
    B)I and II only
    C)II and III only
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: II, III and IV
  • Q. Which of the following pair is incorrect?
    A)Indian Sociologist - Lala Har Dayal
    B)Comrade - Mohammed Ali
    C)Young India - Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)Common Weal - Annie Besant
    Answer: Young India - Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Q. Who said – “Our Life and religion are useless without the attainment of Swaraj”?
    A)Veer Kunwar
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Q. Because of his virtuous deeds Ajitnath Tirthankara was born from whose womb?
    A)Tara
    B)Vijaya
    C)Sharmestha
    D)Geeta
    Answer: Vijaya
  • Q. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?
    A)Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
    B)Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
    C)Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
    D)Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar
    Answer: Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
  • Q. Who wrote Tughlaqnama?
    A)Amir Khusrau
    B)Abu Nasr Utbi
    C)Abul Fazl
    D)Hasan Nizami
    Answer: Amir Khusrau
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of Tudor dynasty in England
    A)Richard III
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VII
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Henry VII
  • Q. The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to
    A)Fatehpur Sikri
    B)Andman and Nicobar
    C)Mandalay
    D)Rangoon
    Answer: Rangoon
  • Q. Agra Fort was built by
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Babur
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed against
    A)Moneylenders
    B)Big landlords
    C)Revenue collectors
    D)British opium planters
    Answer: Moneylenders
  • Q. Which Mughal Emperor transferred the Mughal Capital from Agra to Delhi?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Jahangir
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Bahadur Shah
    Answer: Shahjahan
  • Q. Who among the following is referred to as ‘Desert Fox’?
    A)Gen. Eisenhover
    B)Lord Wavell
    C)Gen. Rommel
    D)Gen. McArthur
    Answer: Gen. Rommel

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